Chapter 5 The End of the War

In order to attack Huanzhou, Duke Ying Zhang Fu brought almost all the siege equipment on the border of the Great Zhou.

After several days of fierce fighting, the casualties of both sides were almost equal.

This can be called a miracle among the countless battles of all sizes that the Great Zhou had experienced since its founding.

After all, Zhang Fu was the one attacking the city!

As the military strategy says, if there are ten, surround them, and if there are five, attack them.

The Zhou army had only 30,000 more soldiers than the Liao soldiers defending Huanzhou.

But they were able to consume the Liao soldiers in Huanzhou with almost a one-to-one casualty ratio.

This was also thanks to countless siege equipment.

At this moment, in the inner city of Huanzhou.

Liao general Yelu Renxian was anxiously asking the generals,

"Has the reinforcements from Shuo and Ying states not arrived yet?"

A general bowed and said, "Reporting to the general, Shuo and Ying states have encountered obstacles from the enemy. It is difficult to return to help for a while."

Hearing this, Yelu Renxian sneered, "It seems that Zhang Fu is determined to eat us up."

Many Liao generals said disdainfully:

"We defend the city, they attack the city, even though we have a slight advantage now with falling rocks, battering rams, heavy crossbows, etc."

"But the consumption of their weapons every time they attack the city is also extremely huge. If they really fight, I am afraid they will not have the appetite to eat us up."

"As long as our army holds on and waits for reinforcements, we will definitely be able to kill the Zhou army here!"

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As soon as the voice fell, a scout came to report.

It was said that the Zhou army was suspected of heading north, and 10,000 cavalrymen had already headed towards Yingzhou.

Hearing this, Yelu Renxian was surprised and said, "Zhang Fu's target is not Huanzhou, but Yingzhou?"

The reinforcements sent by Yingzhou have been blocked by the Zhou army.

If Zhang Fu turns around and attacks Yingzhou at all costs at this time, then Yingzhou will be in danger!

Once Yingzhou is lost, the Liao army's mutual support will be in vain.

In addition, Yingzhou is also the rear army base camp, with the baggage, food and grass needed by the Liao army.

"Perhaps Zhang Fu deliberately set up a maze, and his purpose is to lure our army out of the city!"

Someone said.

How could Yelu Renxian not know this?

But he didn't dare to gamble!

Once he lost, the Liao army would be trapped by the lack of food and grass. At that time, it would be the Liao army that was dragged to death!

"Zhang Fu brought so many siege equipment to make up for the gap between offense and defense."

"I know that he is now thinking about me going out of the city to fight with him!"

"Most of the troops I brought with me on this expedition are cavalry, and they are not good at defending the city at all!"

"Since he wants to start a decisive battle, then I will fulfill his wish and let him see what the grassland cavalry is!"

Yelü Renxian had made a decision when he said this.

The 50,000 troops that originally defended Huanzhou have suffered more than 4,000 casualties in the past few days.

Yelü Renxian left 6,000 people to defend the city, and the remaining 40,000 went out of the city to fight the Zhou army in the field!

When Zhang Fu learned about this, he couldn't help laughing and said:

"What a Yelu Renxian, he is really courageous!"

"I thought he was going to be a coward!"

"In this case, order the whole army to assemble, gather troops, and start a decisive battle with the enemy!"

The battle has come to this point, and it's time to fight with real swords and guns.

Half a day later, outside Huanzhou City

Both sides chose to fight a decisive battle in a vast area.

The advantage of the Liao army lies in its cavalry, which has strong harvesting ability and mobility.

The Zhou army, on the other hand, has a complete range of arms.

"Shield soldiers resist the cavalry's edge, and the sword soldiers hide among the shield soldiers to cut the horses, and form a formation to trap the cavalry!"

"Spear soldiers harass the enemy on the flanks, and all cavalry, rush straight to the enemy's center from the left!"

"Bowmen sit in the rear army, wait for the enemy cavalry to rush, and cooperate with shield soldiers to fight the enemy!"

Zhang Fu issued several military orders in succession.

As for Yelu Renxian's fighting style, it was much simpler, mainly highlighting a reckless charge.

Although the shield soldiers and sword soldiers cooperated tacitly, facing the charge of tens of thousands of cavalry, they suffered heavy losses for a while.

However, when the enemy continued to charge forward, the volley of bowmen and crossbowmen came into play.

If the enemy cavalry rushed to the rear army, the spearmen hidden on the right would be needed to stop them.

As soon as the battle started, it fell into chaos.

"Kill!"

The shouts of killing from both sides seemed to be earth-shattering.

This pure decisive battle had no conspiracy or trickery in it. Every soldier was fighting with real swords and guns.

The casualties were also astonishing.

Soon, the enemy smashed the shield formation.

Without the formation, the Zhou army's advantage was gone.

The shield soldiers and the sword soldiers could only fight on their own.

Zhang Fu stood on the battlefield and personally waved the flag to command.

Afterwards, the Zhou army's biggest killer move, tens of thousands of cavalry, attacked the enemy from the left.

Yelü Renxian was riding on a warhorse, watching the development of the battle nervously, when suddenly a scout came to report.

Tens of thousands of cavalry rushed straight towards him.

For a time, all the Liao generals were uneasy.

Yelu Renxian turned his head to look, drew out the curved knife from his waist, and laughed:

"Why are you panicking? I had expected the Zhou army to deploy troops like this!"

"Except for the charging troops, the rest of you, follow me to resist the enemy!"

"I will give you the last order. If you see me fall off the horse, don't panic, fight hard and annihilate the Zhou army here!"

"Kill!"

After the last word fell, Yelu Renxian rushed forward directly.

Seeing this, a group of Liao generals shouted:

"Follow the general until death! Kill!"

"Kill!"

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This is the bloody spirit and fighting spirit of the Liao soldiers.

From the commander-in-chief to the pawns, everyone has the thought of sacrificing themselves to be a benevolent person.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Great Zhou Dynasty has launched many campaigns to recapture the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun.

But every time, they failed.

It is also enough to prove that the Liao soldiers fought bravely!

A big battle lasted for a whole day and still didn't stop.

The morning light broke and the whole land was dyed with color.

Broken limbs and broken arms can be seen everywhere, piles of bones, and even rivers of blood!

It's like purgatory on earth!

The losses on both sides have exceeded 40%.

Both the enemy and our coaches know it well.

A battle is considered a defeat if the loss exceeds 30%.

If the loss exceeds 50%, it is a rout.

If you put it in the mouth of a novelist, it would be a total annihilation!

But now, both sides have lost 40% of their losses, and the fighting is still going on.

Neither side had the slightest intention of retreating.

Moreover, the style of play no longer has any rules. It is purely hand-to-hand combat, like a street gang fight.

The blood in the hearts of all the soldiers was stirred up, as if they were tireless.

They all know that at this time, whoever wants to retreat will be truly defeated.

Zhang Fu saw that more than half of the enemy's horses had been lost, and he immediately shouted:

"Heavy armored infantry, charge!"

In an instant, hundreds of chariots were seen, and there were about five foot soldiers on each chariot.

It integrates charge, defense, melee combat and long-range attack.

These five hundred people are Zhang Fu's last trump card!

Enemy cavalry rushed forward, but the infantry with scimitars in their hands fell on the chariot, but it was difficult to cause damage to them.

The enemy commander naturally noticed this scene;

"Heavy armor that can defend against weapons! Chariot! What a Zhang Fu, who endured it until now before taking action!"

He knew that the originally stalemate battle situation had completely changed with the addition of those five hundred people.

"withdraw!"

Yeluren yelled first!

The Liao army was defeated so far!

Seeing the Liao army retreating, Zhang Fu and all the surviving Zhou army soldiers couldn't help laughing.