265 The 100,000 army of Chu State was cut in half, and they retreated in a panic!(1/2)
Li Yu, wearing tight steel armor and a big red cloak, led 20,000 light cavalry out of the woods, rushed forward, and headed straight for the Chu light cavalry.
Ten thousand light cavalrymen of the Chu army were pressing the formation. When they heard the movement from behind, they turned around and took a breath of air conditioning in shock.
When they saw 20,000 light cavalrymen appear, they almost wanted to escape.
But.
They crossed the river and were in the territory of Jiangnan. Without their own city and territory, they had nowhere to escape.
Must fight to the death!
Must win!
"kill--!"
"In this battle, either they die or we die!"
"Fight to the end!"
"Follow the example of Emperor Taizu, fight against the enemy, and die and live. Our army will win!"
The Chu cavalry general shouted.
He drew his sword, slapped his horse, led ten thousand Chu light cavalry, and rushed towards the cavalry led by Li Yu with a rumbling sound.
Ten thousand light cavalry of the Chu army began to accelerate, roaring, increasing the momentum of fighting to the end of the death.
...
Li Yu showed a sneer and turned to Di'er and said, "Di'er, the troops are divided into two groups. Lead 10,000 cavalry to surround the flanks and penetrate their backs."
"Yes, Princess!"
Di'er immediately took over a cavalry flag and waved it.
The 20,000 light cavalry in the court were immediately divided into two.
Li Yu led ten thousand cavalry, drew out his sword, and rushed towards the Chu army straight.
Di'er led another 10,000 cavalry, but made a small curve. The cavalry broke through a small curve, like a clever blade, and flipped it straight to the back of the Chu cavalry.
When the Chu cavalry general saw that the imperial cavalry divided the troops and immediately showed despair.
It's over!
His opponents are so exquisite in using cavalry!
Even if he wanted to fight to the death, he had no hope.
"boom!"
"kill--!"
The 10,000 light cavalry of the imperial court led by Li Yu and the 10,000 light cavalry of the Chu army collided head-on, and the two armies fought head-on.
At the same time, Di'er had already brought another 10,000 cavalry to the flank of the enemy cavalry and stabbed into the back of his heart with a knife.
The formation of the Chu cavalry was attacked from the front and back, and it began to be in chaos from the rear, unable to resist the entry of Di'er's ten thousand cavalrymen, and it was immediately completely in chaos.
After a moment of failure to hold on, he began to collapse.
The light cavalry of the Chu army were in chaos and pulled out their horses and fled, wanting to escape back to the riverside, crossing the river, and return to the north of the river.
The light cavalry of the court held on and chased and killed them all the way.
General Li Pan closed his eyes in despair.
With one stick of incense, the Chu army's 10,000 cavalry were finished.
...
The 15,000 soldiers of the Chu army lined up by the river, holding spears and big swords, ready to fight against the 30,000 elite infantrymen of the court.
They saw that the Chu army had 10,000 light cavalry, and were defeated by the imperial army as soon as they met and massacred all the way.
My belly and legs were trembling.
They knew very well what kind of people they were and how much combat effectiveness they had.
They fought for a day, and the casualties were extremely heavy, and they could not hold on anymore. They could not bear it. There was no physical strength or morale left.
Even if there are 30,000 miscellaneous soldiers coming from the opposite side, they still can't resist it!
"kill--!"
"Escape~!"
"Dad, mom, I don't want to die."
A mistress collapsed and cried, threw down her sword, turned around and ran away.
Almost instantly, this paper-paste army collapsed as if it was blown down by a hurricane. They ran to the river desperately, trying to get on the boat and flee back to Jiangbei.
Thirty thousand elite infantrymen had destroyed their fighting will before they could fight with them.
General Li Pan rode a war horse and looked at the battlefield in a daze.
His 10,000 elite infantry were attacking the Danyang Army's turtle formation with all their might, but knew that there was a large army of imperial court in the rear, and he had no morale and could not attack at all.
They were in a dilemma and were attacked from both sides.
Ten thousand light cavalry had been killed and collapsed, most of them were killed and injured, fleeing along the riverside, and being chased by the imperial cavalry was terrible!
Ten thousand miscellaneous soldiers collapsed in the blink of an eye.
These 10,000 elite infantry were completely exposed to the enemy.
finally.
Thirty thousand elite infantry in the court rushed to the riverside, came behind the 10,000 elite infantry in the Chu army, and stabbed them hard.
The last elite infantry of the Chu army collapsed instantly and was chased by the river.
On the south bank of the Yangtze River, there was no other Chu army that maintained its combat effectiveness.
All the Chu army was defeated and desperately fled into the river and towards the downstream ships. However, they could escape the pursuit of 20,000 light cavalrymen in the imperial court.
This ten miles away is destined to be a road to return.
"King of Chu, I'm sorry to you!"
General Li Pan closed his eyes, drew his sword and committed suicide.
...
Nightfall.
Finally fell.
On the banks of the river, the screams gradually disappeared... either died or surrendered directly. There was no movement.
On the river, it was pitch black and I couldn't see anything.
Dozens of building ships, lit torches and lamps, and the lights were brightly lit. Many passenger ships and cargo ships... were far away from the shore, afraid that the imperial army would swim over.
King Xiang Wu of Chu sat blankly, with the generals and ministers, his face was ashen and silent as he was.
Half of the 50,000 Chu troops were destroyed on the shore.
They still have 50,000 troops in their hands, on thousands of ships.
Get off the boat to rescue?
It’s not that I don’t want it, but that I can’t.
The remaining 50,000 Chu troops, including 10,000 elite archers and 40,000 miscellaneous soldiers.
The court had 20,000 elite cavalry, 30,000 elite infantry, and 6,000 Danyang troops. The powerful perverts were not worth it at all.
If ten thousand elite archers go down, they will not have enough powerful infantry to defend and protect them, and they will only die.
Even the 10,000 elite infantry and 10,000 elite cavalry on the shore cannot withstand the imperial army, so don’t expect these 10,000 elite archers to play a role.
Besides, this is the last capital of Chu State, and there must be no mistake at all.
Once these 50,000 soldiers were destroyed in Jiangnan.
The princes and states of Chu... were destroyed.
The princes and kings in Jiangbei went to annex the State of Chu in the blink of an eye.
"I...lost a general, lost an army of 50,000!"
"My dear friends, what are your plans?"
King Xiang Wu of Chu held his forehead and said dejectedly.
His ambition to dominate the world has already lost more than half of his battle.
"Jiangnan is too dangerous, so let's go back to Jiangbei!
We, along with King Zhao, King Qi, King Jiaodong, King Jiaoxi, King Jinan, King Linzi, etc., took over Jiangbei, Central Plains, Northwest, Northeast, and even advanced to Hanzhong and Western Shu, and could still rule over half of the world.
Let the King of Wu fight for this Jiangnan.
To be continued...