Wu Yuanhao waved his copper-ringed broadsword, and his men were moved by the general's bravery. More than 20,000 soldiers rushed out at once. These people had already gathered near the city gate. It must be said that their army was usually very good. At least at this moment, there was no stampede.
Less than 1 kilometer away is the Tang Dynasty military camp. Yesterday, it was so out of reach for them. They hid inside the city walls and shivered, not knowing what to do with the Tang Dynasty army. Now they were like lambs to be slaughtered. As long as they could hold their breath and rush through this 1 kilometer, all the Tang Dynasty troops would be at their mercy.
Moreover, it was clearly visible from the city wall that the Tang army camp was completely dark. The brothers we sent out for a surprise attack had already disrupted their entire camp. Even the part closest to us was filled with Tang soldiers running around. If they still had combat effectiveness, the shells would have rained down on them long ago. But now there were only a few sporadic shells. Although each shell could take away a few of our lives, compared to the final victory, these lives were really nothing.
Huo Qubing was already ready in front of the camp gate. We had entered a new era. Only a fool would bring cavalry with him to fight alongside you. He had already assembled 3,000 men, including musketeers, who were all running around. At his signal, they would quickly form a long snake formation in front of the camp.
500 meters...
Huo Qubing also clenched the musket in his hand, mainly because the range of this thing was too short. If it was less than 50 meters, it would have no killing power at all.
The Vietnamese cavalry was only 200 meters away from us. At this time, Huo Qubing immediately mounted his warhorse. The originally chaotic army quickly found their positions and raised their muskets.
The charging Vietnamese troops were stunned. Hadn't they just been in such a chaotic mess? Where on earth did these people come from? The troops in front tried to hold back their horses, but the people behind them pushed them forward with all their might. Aside from the few at the front, who saw what was happening, the others behind had no idea what was going on and even complained that the people in front didn't run faster.
"shot…"
At Huo Qubing's command, more than 1,000 muskets opened fire instantly. The distance was already the maximum killing distance. More than 800 Vietnamese soldiers were beaten like sieves, and many people behind them were also injured by the penetrating bullets.
Wu Yuanhao's scalp was also scraped off, and a large amount of blood was already flowing down his forehead. He was rushing in the front just now. If the soldier in front had not missed the target, he might have been lying on the ground like the others, and then been crushed by their own horses' hooves.
The same artillery sounds from yesterday rang out again. It turned out that everything was fake. They withdrew the artillery to the second line and did not place it too close as before. Now even if the army that rushed out wanted to run back, there was no way, as the way back was littered with exploding shells.
The three teams of musketeers in front of the military camp took turns firing, maintaining a continuous output of firepower. Wu Yuanhao never thought that the Tang army would think of the front of him and make such a deployment in such a short time.
Wu Yuanhao had to admire the courage and carefulness of the Tang Dynasty commander. You know, if you use the rear of your military camp as bait, it is very likely that your entire military camp will be lost here. Generally, a more cautious general would never agree to it, but he happened to meet Zhang Chunze, the former playboy.
Huo Qubing was also a mediocre general. He was fully confident in the combat effectiveness of his army, so when Changsun Ze proposed this battle plan, Huo Qubing did not even stop him for a minute. He immediately agreed to the battle plan and had already drawn up his part. The two of them hit it off so well. If Wu Yuanhao did not suffer a loss, then who would suffer a loss?
The Vietnamese army had never seen this kind of volley tactics. They only saw rows of white smoke rising in front of them. But every time the white smoke rose, hundreds of brothers around them were killed. Those in the back also knew that something had happened in front, and they did not dare to continue charging forward. Those in the rear wanted to run back, but when they looked back, they saw that they were nearly 2 kilometers away from the city wall, and there were artillery shells exploding everywhere on the way back. How long do you have to be alive to be able to rush through?
"It's no use, General. Look, their cavalry has already begun to surround us from both sides. Now, before the encirclement is formed, you must rush out!"
Just as Wu Yuanhao was covering his scalp, his men had already discovered that the situation on the battlefield had changed again. The Tang Dynasty cavalry that had disappeared finally appeared.
The Tang Dynasty cavalry appeared on the left and right wings, their goal being to surround Wu Yuanhao's men.
As for the two groups of people sent out for the sneak attack earlier, they have now been suppressed, and only 2,000 people are needed to suppress them.
Wu Yuanhao also knew that now was not the time to talk nonsense. If he was also captured, it would be a heavy blow to the entire Vietnam. After all, he had a certain authority in the entire Vietnam. The war had just started for less than 5 days, and your general had been captured by the Tang army. What's the point of your resistance!
Wu Yuanhao endured the pain on his forehead, jumped on his horse and led dozens of cavalrymen to run quickly towards the city gate. Although he led tens of thousands of cavalrymen, many people couldn't even find their own horses during the charge. Although they also wanted to run back with the general, they couldn't catch up with him on their own legs.
The Tang army's trumpets also sounded. It was obvious that they had observers on high ground. When they saw Wu Yuanhao and his men running towards the city gate, the artillery quickly adjusted their coordinates and specifically suppressed Wu Yuanhao's fleeing army.
There weren't many people around Wu Yuanhao to begin with, and after being bombarded by artillery for a while, more people fell off their horses. Now Wu Yuanhao only had less than 10 people left...
