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    In the early morning of the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, the shore of Laishui River was shrouded in a thick layer of war clouds. Three miles in front of the Ming army's position, more than 60,000 cavalry, including Liu Liqiti, were ready to go. Within the Ming army's position, 30,000 Huai  The Ling army was making final preparations before breaking out.  The Ming army's encirclement was rearranged. Due to the lack of manpower, it was arranged into an arc-shaped fortress position with intervals and depth. The starting points on both sides were two hundred steps away from the river bank, and the gaps between them were blocked by firepower provided by ships.  , the main body of the arc-shaped position is organized into units of thousands of people, in a staggered shape, and is guarded by vehicles. Some of them have piled up sand bags. There are improvised horseback horses placed dozens of feet outside the vehicle formation, including crossbowmen and crossbows.  The cannons are complete and can strike in all directions. In addition, horses are also placed in positions. The distance between positions varies from more than a hundred steps.  At first glance, this encirclement is full of loopholes, but the Huailing army did not dare to break through easily. They had already tasted the power of the Ming army's crossbows yesterday.  Liu Li was filled with resentment in his heart. He thought he was hidden and followed him for hundreds of miles. He was still complacent about not being discovered. But he was suddenly told that your concealment has lost its effect. Hurry up and show your face.  From being entrusted with important responsibilities to being insignificant, few people can bear this huge psychological gap!  Liu Liqiti glanced at him coldly and said in a dark voice: "Although King Ming has set up the iron barrel formation, we have nearly 100,000 troops attacking from inside and outside, which is almost twice as many as him. He is too arrogant, General Yao."  , give the order quickly, don't let the morale of the soldiers drop. Yao Huang looked at Tan Daoji, and Tan Daoji nodded slightly, indicating that he would go all out. Then Yao Huang shouted: "Attack!"  " "Woooooo~~" Accompanied by the cold horn, the sound of horse hoofs roared loudly. According to the gaps in the Ming army's positions, more than 60,000 cavalry divided into more than ten groups and rushed away! At the same time, the Huailing Army in the encirclement circle  They also shouted in unison, holding up shields and pushing carts, and ran as fast as they could as long as there was some cover. Although they had no long-range weapons except bows and arrows, and they did not have the impact of cavalry, they were not as powerful as cavalry.  The purpose was the same, to break through the Ming army's position! "Buzz~~" The throwing ballistae on the ship and on the position fired first, and what was thrown was not stone bullets but dense black dots falling like rain.  In an instant, ghosts were crying and wolves were howling in the camp, and the soldiers were falling down one after another! The caltrops were useless against the cavalry, but they were a powerful weapon against the infantry! It was more uncomfortable than dying to see the companions holding their feet in pain.  The soldiers were rolling on the ground, and the soldiers who were lucky enough not to be stepped on immediately lost their indomitable momentum and could not get out at all. Some people did not give up and tried to sweep away the iron caltrops, but stone bullets were immediately thrown at them.  Try. They understood that if they stayed as hostages, their lives would not be in danger for the time being. The inner circle quickly stabilized. The Huailing Army simply stopped moving. It was useless to move. The ground was full of iron caltrops.  If there is a misunderstanding, it will lead to an attack by the Ming army, and the counterattack will not be possible. These 30,000 people are completely destroyed. "Tangtangtang~~" The enemy troops in the outer circle are already within three or four hundred steps.  In an instant, stone bullets, giant arrows and short arrows poured out, and the enemy riders were thrown off their backs. Some of them were lucky enough not to be hit by the enemy horses. Once they slowed down, the price they paid was their lives.  There were piles of corpses outside, and the position was as stable as a mountain. The Ming army's arrows seemed to be endless, and the density did not weaken at all. Wei Feng originally wanted to stay in the position, but the soldiers forced him to get on the ship and stand on the watchtower.  Being condescending, he suddenly felt a sense of invincibility. This was clearly an insult. When cold weapons are used to the extreme, they can also produce the impact of hot weapons. However, the enemies he faces are still spears, bows and arrows.  It seemed that the Eight-Nation Allied Forces were fighting against the Qing cavalry, but the difference in weapons was too big. Yao Guang's face was extremely ugly, and he couldn't help but cursed: "Damn it, it's caltrops again. In addition to caltrops, King Ming also knows how to do it."  What to use?  " Tan Daoji also felt a burst of bitterness in his heart. Regarding the iron caltrops, the Beifu Army had carefully studied the way to crack it, but sadly found that iron caltrops was the nemesis of the infantry. Unless the infantry wore shoes that could not be afraid of  Caltrops, and this is obviously impossible. The Huailing Army was destroyed by Caltrops. In fact, the Beifu Army also cast a large amount of Caltrops. Since they could not be cracked, they were used together with the Ming Army, and they were specially used for this purpose.  It imitated the Ming army's method of throwing iron caltrops with a trebuchet, but unfortunately, it has not been used so far. Therefore, the Ming army has never attacked any city of the Beifu army. The main force of the Ming army has also eliminated the infantry.  Only the cavalry, crossbowmen and crossbowmen secretly shook their heads. Tan Daoji turned around helplessly and said: "General Yao, it is difficult to break the Ming army's position, so it is better to withdraw the troops.  ¡± Yao Huang actually didn¡¯t hold out much hope anymore. The Ming army¡¯s positions were in the east and west.It seems full of loopholes, but this kind of position with gaps is more difficult to deal with than a tight position, especially since the Ming army has dozens of positions. Even if you break a few of them, it will not help. If you want to break them all,  It is impossible to escape. At the same time, the Huailing army is restrained by the iron caltrops and has no hope of rushing out!  However, knowing what he understood, Yao Huang was still unwilling to accept it and said: "If we retreat from this battle, our army will never have a chance to attack. It will not help if we retreat to Qiao. We can only be dragged alive on the shore of Laishui River. How can we sit on it?"  Seeing King Ming eating away at our two armies step by step?" Tan Daoji sighed and said, "General Yao, please blame me for talking too much. Unless a miracle happens, this battle will be lost. King Ming will dominate the world after the war.  It is inevitable that although King Ming is ruthless, he is not a murderous person. He will never kill the Taiwei because of the girl. If the rest of the Beifu Army has the Taiwei to intercede, they may be able to save their lives. As for you, you are.  Lord Qin¡¯s youngest son is also the elder brother of Princess Xiping. Because of this relationship, you can also survive. In this case, why bother to fight? Let¡¯s just follow the instructions of King Ming and wait patiently by the Laishui River. Let¡¯s just leave it to fate and go back anyway.  , I can only be trapped and die in Qiao! "Everyone knows the truth, but Yao Gu still feels extremely humiliated, his face changes, and he keeps struggling violently.  Tan Daoji didn't look at him, he looked up to the sky and sighed: "God's will, God's will is to allow King Ming to take over the world, what can a mortal like Daoji do? It is a wise move to obey the heaven and the time. It is good to be rich and noble.  You have to live to enjoy it, General Yao. If you withdraw your troops at this time, you can still leave a way for the soldiers to survive, so why do you want to be a villain? " "Hey!" Yao Gu sighed heavily. He knew that Tan Daoji was desperate.  Performance, but in such a desperate situation, what else can we do without despair?  Yao Yu couldn't help but recall in detail every step he took since coming to Qiao. According to common sense, except for some small intrigues, there were basically no mistakes. Moreover, his own side and the strength of the Beifu Army were still able to survive despite successive setbacks.  Better than the Ming army, why was it in dire straits?  Yao Man didn't understand, but Tan Daoji actually had some understanding. The key was that the loss of water control rights made the two armies of more than 200,000 troops and horses passive from the beginning.  After a while, Yao Yu put aside the problem temporarily and waved his hand feebly: "Retreat!" "Bang, bang, bang~~" The sound of the gong seemed to be weak. The Ming army's position could not be broken for a long time, and the knights were already gone.  The thought of fighting to the death is just like a strong effort, then weakened, and exhausted again and again. The first attack on the Ming army's camp was a strong effort, but unfortunately it was not captured. The second attack on the Wei Feng cavalry failed, which was a failure, and it was also a failure to rescue the Huailing army.  With no hope of success in sight, it was because of exhaustion that the morale of the coalition forces was almost worn away. Therefore, when they heard the retreat horn, they all hurriedly reined in their horses and returned!  The generals gathered around Yao Gu and Tan Daoji again. The bald-haired Wen Zhi complained: "The Ming army's defense is so solid. General Yao, what should we do?" Yao Gu and Tan Daoji exchanged hidden glances.  During the conversation, the two had reached a tacit agreement, that is, they must not reveal their intention to surrender. After all, the Ming army's attitude towards the Tuoba clan was to kill them all. As soon as they mentioned surrender, the Tuoba clan would inevitably betray them, and Liu Bobo and Ju Qumeng  The thoughts of Xun Xun and Bald Latan are also difficult to fathom. It is very likely that the whole army will be divided immediately!  After all, they still have a bit of luck. Although they are stuck in the quagmire here, if Qiao defeats the Ming army, they can make a comeback immediately. Surrendering the Ming army is just a last resort, so no split is allowed to happen at this time.  .  "Ahem~~" Yao Huang coughed twice and said without changing his expression: "Although the Ming army's defense is strong, he can't leave. We just have to fight with him. If we can drag King Ming here, we must be able to defeat Qiao.  The battle situation should be of some help. Please wait patiently. Qiao will probably take action soon. We will decide what to do based on the situation." Tan Daoji secretly expressed his admiration and said, "I will discuss this with General Yao.  The situation of the battle here is reported to the Taiwei and the heads of the states. It is useless for us to rush. They are the ones who make the final decision. Everyone, please have a good rest and remember to be on strict guard and let the Ming army find loopholes. " The generals thought.  Thinking, this is all that can be done, so without saying anything, they all cupped their hands and left.  Unknowingly, twelve days have passed. During this period, the Huailing army gave up any thought of breaking out and honestly accepted the fate of being besieged. The Ming army's position is still there, and the surrounding ten  In Yuli's place, there were more than 50,000 horsemen from Yao Guan and Tan Daoji, and they were in peace with each other. Wei Feng also asked the Huailing army to carry out the wounded soldiers for bandaging and treatment.  At first, the Huai Ling army was timid and wary, but after the first soldier who could not bear the pain volunteered to be treated by the Ming army, more and more people came to save him, and the generals turned a blind eye.  Closing one eye, they also figured out that what happened now was probably the fate of being captured. If that was the case, why waste their time?What about being a bad person?  Excessive persecution might lead to a mutiny, and he would be kidnapped and sacrificed to the Ming army, but Wei Feng never mentioned anything about surrendering.
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