Chapter 569 Xie Jing Joins Forces
Baggage and food are of course important, but what is more important is to stay alive. Therefore, the first thing to do now is to kill and stabilize the situation. As for food, we have to do so even if we have to discard some of it.
Soon, more than ten thousand soldiers gathered together. The general made some arrangements and then led his men to kill downwards.
In the valley below, Lu Feng led thousands of cavalrymen to charge back and forth. Although he also lost one or two thousand soldiers, the results of the battle were extremely brilliant.
The first wave of thousands of soldiers who came down from the mountain were all strangled to death, leaving only a small number as prisoners.
"General, more soldiers are coming, and it looks like there are at least tens of thousands of them."
Hearing the lieutenant's report, Lu Feng shook the blood off his long sword and then shouted an order, "Brothers, follow me and charge from the side. There is no need to fight them to the death. The commander-in-chief will be here soon. As long as we can disperse them, it will be our great achievement."
Afterwards, thousands of soldiers split into two and rushed and moved towards the enemy's two wings.
Because most of the cavalry were given to Lu Feng, what was left in Jia Cong's hands were almost all infantry, so he was naturally one step late.
After receiving the report from the front, Jia Cong led his army to rush forward. When they reached the mountain pass, Jia Cong ordered, "There is a valley ahead, so it is not advisable to deploy a large army. Jiang Zining and Teng Wu, you two will lead the troops in the front and use the Two Dragons Emerging from the Water Formation to enter the valley and attack. After joining forces with Lu Feng, Jiang Zining will lead his troops to join Shao Yong."
"The enemy's main camp on the other side was ambushed. Although they have temporarily retreated, they will soon return. Go and provide support."
"Cheng Yuhu, Lei Zhao, wait until the two sides engage. Each of you will lead two thousand soldiers to attack from the side and cut off the enemy's center. Afterwards, Cheng Yuhu will lead his troops to attack from above and below, while Lei Zhao will take advantage of the enemy camp's emptiness and directly attack the enemy's main camp."
The generals responded to the order and then led their troops forward.
Then Xie Jing led his troops and rushed towards the valley. When they reached the mountain pass, Du Jie, who had arrived earlier, had already cleared a path.
"General, there is a fight going on in the valley . It should be General Lu Feng's troops."
Xie Jing said nothing and rode forward, "Follow me and kill!"
However, most of the enemy troops that rushed down in the first wave had been defeated by Lu Feng, so Xie Jing only encountered a few small groups of soldiers, who he easily dispersed and killed. Soon he saw Lu Feng's flag from afar.
After taking a look at the situation ahead, Xie Jing gave the order, "All soldiers, follow me and attack their center directly."
The valley was narrow, and at the foot of the mountain, enemy troops were engaged in a fierce battle with Lu Feng's cavalry. If he approached them, it would only further constrain the cavalry's movements. It would be better to take advantage of the enemy's disarray and directly attack their center. Currently, he had several thousand soldiers under his command, more than enough to give the enemy a hard time.
It was also bad luck for this tribal army. Xie Jing's army and the troops of Cheng Yuhu and Lei Zhao attacked the enemy's two wings almost at the same time. The combined number of troops on both sides was nearly twice that of the central army, and the enemy was in chaos in an instant.
With the loss of the central army, the soldiers below no longer had the will to fight. In addition, with the arrival of Jia Cong's army, they immediately collapsed.
Xie Jing, having been holding back for over ten days, was so enthused by the killing that he led his troops directly into the enemy's center. Just then, the opposing generals Lei Zhao and Cheng Yuhu arrived, and the three of them joined forces to directly slaughter the enemy's center.
"Brother Cheng, Brother Lei, thank you very much!" It was not until this moment that Xie Jing stepped forward to speak to Cheng Yuhu and the others.
"If you don't come soon, you will have no choice but to collect my body."
"Hahaha!" Cheng Yuhu and the other two laughed. "Thank you, General. You should treat us brothers to a round of drinks."
"Sure, sure!" Xie Jing nodded repeatedly, "Is the Marshal here?"
"The commander-in-chief has also arrived and is just below. He ordered the two of us to charge the enemy's center and then split into two groups, one to attack downwards and the other to raid the enemy's main camp."
"Brothers, you two should lead your troops to raid the main camp. Leave these bastards down there to me. They've been holding me back for so many days , how can I not chop off a few more heads?"
Seeing that Xie Jing also had several thousand soldiers, Cheng Yuhu and the other two immediately agreed. Afterwards, they led their troops to charge again, one above the other.
The enemy had only a little over 20,000 soldiers, and the troops from the other main camp were blocked and unable to advance. Therefore, Jia Cong's troops had the advantage in numbers. Furthermore, they were caught off guard in the first battle, and the fire had caused panic. By the time the central army was dispersed by Xie Jing and his men, the entire battlefield was already decided.
The soldiers below were surrounded and killed by the troops of Xie Jing, Lu Feng and Teng Wu. Although there were still some soldiers left in the camp, they were leaderless and there was a fire on the side. In addition, since Lei Zhao and others were able to charge over, it was obvious that the main general below had been defeated. Therefore, they had no intention of fighting at all.
Therefore, Cheng Yuhu and his companions charged twice, and the enemy troops immediately surrendered.
Because the fire had begun to spread downwards, Lei Zhao and the other two did not dare to stay for too long. After barely gathering some baggage and food, they forced more than a thousand prisoners to rush downwards.
By the time they reached the foot of the mountain, the battle was over.
Just as this was happening, the sky was getting light!
"General, before I came here, I sent a group of soldiers to attack another camp while the chaos was going on." Xie Jing didn't have time to be polite and spoke first after seeing Jia Cong.
Jia Cong thought for a moment, then said, "Lu Feng will lead the front troops to clean up the battlefield and take prisoners. Lei Zhao will lead his troops to prevent the fire from spreading!"
"Xie Jing, Wang Sheng, you two lead your troops to feint an attack on the other camp. Tell Jiang Zining and Shao Yong to lead a hundred-man team to approach the enemy camp, primarily to harass them. If you encounter a large force of enemy troops, there's no need to fight to the death."
Attacking from below is not easy. Moreover, if it is a large-scale attack, the enemy does not need to use any means, just a few piles of stones and rolling logs can cause heavy losses to your troops.
Using a small group of a hundred men to harass the enemy could minimize casualties. Although Xie Jing and his men were only feinting, the enemy must be in a state of panic, and even a feint would cause considerable chaos. As long as Xie Jing's troops could successfully steal the camp from the rear, a life-and-death battle could be avoided, at least with minimal casualties.
All the generals received the order, and then the deafening shouts of killing rang out again.
Just as Xie Jing led his troops to meet up with Jia Cong, Guo Wei in the camp also headed directly to the rear of the camp.
Although Shuangxi was not far behind the camp, it was only a small river and it was not difficult for the enemy to cross it. Therefore, in order to avoid the enemy attack from the rear, the two men sent 5,000 soldiers to camp in the rear.
