Chapter 390: A Failed Plan
Continuous drum beats were heard in the Goryeo camp. The Goryeo soldiers, who were originally panicked and confused, revived their muscle memories from past training and began to integrate according to the drum beats. They were no longer a group of scattered sand.
At this moment, the soldiers in the Goryeo camp finally showed the basic qualities that a regular soldier should have , and the pressure instantly fell on Yuwen Chengdu and his men.
The key to a night attack is the word "attack". Now that Goryeo has withstood the pressure and started to integrate and press forward, they were forced to retreat in an instant. The Han army, which had been standing in opposition along the central army tent, was gradually squeezed out of the camp.
"Damn it, why are Xue Rengui and the others so slow?" Yuwen Chengdu's face was filled with anger. This was completely different from the plan. The front camp had already been captured, so why hadn't anyone come to support them?
There was no way they could take over the camp if they continued to fight like this, so they could only leave in disgrace.
Given the number of soldiers in the Goryeo camp, after he and Gao Lan resisted the first wave of attacks, they had no new support and had no choice but to retreat.
"Wait a little longer. The front and rear camps have heard the signal. Logically, they should be on the way." Gao Lan roared and reduced his legion's talent by a circle to bestow it on the soldiers on the front line.
He could hardly hold on any longer. The high-intensity legion talent had caused him to be exhausted and injured, and he seemed unable to last long.
"Send a signal and tell Xue Rengui that we can't hold on any longer!"
"Never mind, use the thunder talisman!" Yuwen Chengdu looked at his subordinates who were about to be driven out of the camp, and he made up his mind and directly ordered them to use their ultimate moves. If they were driven out of the camp, all their previous efforts would be in vain.
"Squeak~Squeak~"
The sound of thunder and lightning rang out one after another, and the Goryeo soldiers, who were originally evenly matched, fell down one after another like wheat being cut.
However, more Goryeo soldiers rushed up fearlessly to fill the gap, but it was meaningless against the Han soldiers who were holding weapons enchanted with lightning .
The Goryeo soldiers only hurt the Han soldiers when they hit them, but the Han soldiers' weapons enchanted with lightning were enough to paralyze the Goryeo soldiers with just one blow, and then kill them.
The epochal gap in weapons between the two sides directly caused the casualties of Goryeo soldiers to increase sharply, while the number of casualties of Han soldiers was almost negligible, and the casualty ratio between the two sides began to widen rapidly.
Relying on the powerful thunder talisman, Yuwen Chengdu and Gao Lan led their soldiers to launch a counterattack and directly pulled the battle line back to the vicinity of the central army camp.
"The battle array is intertwined to delay time. Their effect cannot last long!"
Li Xunhong calmly gave the order. If this powerful weapon could last, it would not have been taken out until now. It should have been used directly when the camp was attacked.
"We can probably hold out for another quarter of an hour. When the time comes, we will retreat immediately!"
Yuwen Chengdu could do nothing but watch the Goryeo soldiers who were trying to delay time. The opponent was a veteran, and it would be better to hope for support from Xue Rengui or others than to expect the opponent to lose their composure.
On the other side, Xue Rengui was stopped on the road. After dealing with the diehards among Jin Enyun's guards, he captured the other guards who had lost their will to fight, and then drove these prisoners towards the right camp.
Seeing the signal from Yuwen Chengdu and others, Xue Rengui was helpless. He had wasted too much time on Jin Enyun, especially the diehard members who fought to the death in the end. They were simply wasting their time with their lives.
As a result, they ran head-on into the Goryeo First Mixed Army sent by Yeon Gaesomun and were directly intercepted.
Xue Rengui brandished the Fang Tian Hua Ji and did not take the enemy in front of him as human beings at all. He madly displayed his strength and wanted to implement a decapitation tactic, directly capture the commander of the legion, quickly break through and then support the right camp.
The commander of the First Mixed Army of Goryeo, Yeon Nansang, had no intention of fighting against Xue Rengui. He recognized Xue Rengui at a glance, the terrible enemy who defeated his father Yeon Gaesomun.
As the eldest son of Yeon Gaesomun, he was very clear about Yeon Gaesomun's power. Precisely because he knew so much, he could feel more deeply the horror of Xue Rengui.
Yuan Nansheng dodged back in a despicable manner and summoned hundreds of Goryeo archers.
"Shoot! Let him die!" Yuan Nansheng ignored Xue Rengui's provocation and immediately gave an order, firing a rain of arrows, intending to shoot Xue Rengui and his horse into a sieve.
Xue Rengui retreated helplessly. Under the cloud, he could not ignore such attacks. At such a close distance, even he could not remain unscathed.
Xue Rengui, who failed in his charge, pulled out the arrow from his left arm and took a look at the arrowhead, which was not surprisingly poisonous.
However, these were all minor problems for the internal energy leaving the body. In a few moments, the wounds on Xue Rengui's body healed as if they had never happened.
Looking at the Goryeo First Mixed Army that was ready for battle, Xue Rengui could only give up the plan of a strong attack. The opponent was definitely elite, and the commander was extremely cautious. It was simply not an army that could be defeated in a short time.
The soldiers under his command are not made of iron. After experiencing breakouts, camp breaches, and pursuits, if they can still take down a full-strength legion, they will not be just a group of double-talented soldiers.
"Send a signal and tell the troops in the right camp to retreat. I'm afraid today's plan will have to be compromised!" Xue Rengui sighed and gave up the idea of supporting Yuwen Chengdu in capturing the right camp. Instead, he led his troops to retreat towards the city.
Since we can't get rid of the biggest trouble, let's go back and capture those Goryeo soldiers who are besieging the city first. The more we can win, the better.
When Yuan Nansheng saw Xue Rengui retreating and sending signals in the air, he probably guessed that Xue Rengui and others were planning to retreat.
"No pursuit allowed. Pick up the defeated soldiers along the way and bring them back to the camp!"
He simply gave up on supporting the right camp and focused on gathering the defeated soldiers along the way. These were the future members of their Yuan family, so any amount of them would be the best.
Anyway, the soldiers besieging the city were not theirs, so the losses were losses, and he didn't feel bad at all.
"retreat!"
Looking at the signal from the sky, Yuwen Chengdu blurted out two words in hatred. He was full of ambitions, but was stopped at the right moment. It was extremely annoying.
However, although he was stubborn, he was not a fool. Since the situation was hopeless, he would just retreat. After all, he had made enemies this time and there would be no shortage of opportunities to settle accounts with these guys in the future.
"No pursuit, repair the camp, and patrol in formation!"
The cautious Li Xunhong did not choose to pursue. He did not know whether it was a trap set by the enemy. Moreover, the night vision abilities of many soldiers exposed before made him very worried.
He could only choose the safest way, which was to stay in the camp and wait, and did not choose to chase Yuwen Chengdu and others.
Yuwen Chengdu and his companions wandered around the camp for a while, and finally found that Li Xunhong had no intention of pursuing them. They could only give up unwillingly and retreat towards the distant city. He had the same intention as Xue Rengui.
No matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat. You have to get something to make the trip worthwhile.
Just when the war in the right camp came to an end, Yan Liang and Zhang He in the left camp had already begun to show their invincibility. Unlike the other camps with few soldiers, Liu Yu brought a large number of Fuyu cavalry.
Under the leadership of Yan Liang and Yan Rou, they rode their horses directly into the Zuoying camp. The entire Zuoying camp was in chaos and was torn to pieces by Yan Liang and Yan Rou. The morale of the originally timid Buyeo cavalry continued to rise.
Spirit is a mysterious thing, invisible and intangible, but it can really play a huge role in battle.
As their momentum grew, the Buyeo cavalry seemed to be enlightened, and many of them even possessed military talents on the spot.
The people of Buyeo, who were originally suppressed by the Han Dynasty, took off directly after they surrendered to the Han Dynasty, with the shackles removed from them and the blessing of the Nine Cauldrons' national destiny.
Most of the regular soldiers were directly promoted to single-talent soldiers, and some even became dual-talent soldiers.
These two talents are very despicable, and are also the nature of the Buyeo people. The first talent is to gather in groups, and the second talent is to cling to others. Anyway, Yan Liang really doesn't understand how they can be so identical. The entire Buyeo cavalry has no other talents but these two.
The effect of the first talent is that the more people there are, the stronger they are; the effect of the second talent is that the stronger the object they assist, the more powerful power they can exert.
To put it bluntly, they just bully the weak and fear the strong. However, after relying on the Han Dynasty, serving as auxiliary troops for the Han Dynasty is the way they can maximize their strength.
I have to say it was very useful, at least when fighting Goryeo, it unleashed amazing power.
After Yan Liang, Zhang He and Yan Rou tore open a gap like a tiger descending from a mountain, the Fuyu people rushed in instantly along the gap torn open by Yan Liang, Zhang He and Yan Rou, just like a pack of wolves cooperating almost instinctively.
The entire camp was torn apart by the Buyeo cavalry, and the Buyeo army that continued to infiltrate from several cracks destroyed the entire Goryeo camp like ants. The speed of destruction was very slow, but it seemed so determined.
The Goryeo camp was destroyed in just a few minutes, and morale collapsed. The camp's commander was extremely anxious, but to no avail. In the end, he could only retreat with his personal guards like Kim Eun-yoon.
The entire Goryeo camp was left to be ravaged by a group of fierce men like wolves and tigers. The chaotic scene was simply unbearable to watch.
"General Yan, the right camp seems to be in trouble. General Xue has released the retreat signal!" Zhang He looked at the signal in the sky, killed a soldier who wanted to attack him, and spoke silently.
"Say goodbye to Governor Liu, we're retreating too. Looks like we can't complete today's plan!" Yan Liang also saw the signal from the sky. Although he didn't know much about the situation, the failure of the right camp definitely affected the entire plan.
Jia Xu, who was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai in the city, frowned slightly. The signals that appeared one after another in the sky showed that this plan had basically failed, and he didn't know what went wrong.
After a quick calculation, Jia Xu also set his sights on the Korean soldiers under the city. Since a big victory could not be achieved, he would first take a small victory under the city.
