Chapter 0062 Night
The cavalry marched forward with a roar, and the leader, holding a broadsword, was none other than Li Yu. He had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. He first asked Pang Jue to lead the army to feint an attack on Wancheng, forcing Yuan Zhao to lead his army to return for support, so that he could attack them halfway.
In the end, Yuan Zhao was fooled and led his army to march day and night. The army was exhausted. When they were about to approach Wancheng, the sun was setting, and Li Yu finally led the cavalry to attack.
Looking at the chaotic Nanyang army opposite, Li Yu's face looked much better. In terms of strength, his one thousand cavalry were naturally inferior to more than ten thousand soldiers, but cavalry had a natural advantage over infantry, especially in the current situation, the infantry was not prepared at all, the army was exhausted, weapons and armor were thrown aside, and they had no power to resist at all.
Following Yuan Zhao's order, some archers drew their bows and shot their sharp arrows. Unfortunately, not only were their arrows inaccurate, but they also had no power and could not hurt Li Yu's cavalry at all.
In the blink of an eye, Li Yu personally led the cavalry to charge into the Nanyang army. The Nanyang army was simply unable to stop it. Some were killed by Li Yu, or they simply fled. There were very few resistance. It was almost impossible for any army to resist a powerful cavalry under such circumstances.
Yuan Zhao opened his mouth wide, looking at the soldiers running around him with a look of despair on his face. Ten thousand soldiers from Yingyang Prefecture of Nanyang County were wiped out in such a situation. Yuan Zhao didn't know what to do.
"Let's go, Lord Governor, leave here quickly." The moment Li Yu appeared, Lv Zizang knew that things were not going well, so he prepared to take Yuan Zhao away. No matter how powerful the exhausted army was, it was no match for the elite troops who were waiting for the opportunity to tire themselves out, especially when the enemy was cavalry. The Yingyangfu troops in Nanyang County were not elite troops either, so it was almost impossible to expect them to fight to the death.
"Let's go. Where else can we go? We failed this time." Yuan Zhao looked at Lu Zizang with a bitter face. The soldiers and horses of Nanyang County were almost completely destroyed and they had no ability to defend Nanyang County. Li Yu's soldiers and horses would roam around Nanyang County, and Yuan Zhao had no way to deal with Li Yu.
"Sir, as long as you have the green mountains, you will not be afraid of running out of firewood. Nanyang is a big county with a large population. After you go back, you can continue to recruit soldiers. As long as you are here, we will be able to destroy Li Yu sooner or later." Seeing this, Lu Zizang hurriedly said, "We still have General Yin Shishi. General Yin Shishi's troops will soon arrive in Wancheng. Let him help us defend Wancheng."
"Yes, leave here quickly." Yuan Zhao thought of Yin Shishi. Yin Shishi's troops would arrive in Nanyang. At that time, Yin Shishi's troops could be temporarily stationed in Wancheng to resist Li Yu's attack. As long as Wancheng was defended, Yuan Zhao would not worry even if the more than 10,000 troops were lost.
Yuan Zhao and Lu Zizang ran away without hesitation at this time, and the 10,000 county soldiers became the target of Li Yu's attack. The cavalry were divided into groups of 100 and moved around in the chaotic army. As long as they found signs of the chaotic army gathering together, the cavalry would rush forward and drive away the enemies, giving these defeated soldiers no chance to gather.
For a moment, the earth was filled with shouts and cries of killing. The soldiers of Nanyang County were like headless flies, running around in all directions. Occasionally there were soldiers who resisted, but they were quickly defeated by the Beggars' Army. Li Yu's sword was covered in blood, and his entire body was covered in blood. He glanced around, and at this time, the sun had already set, and the afterglow had disappeared without a trace. The soldiers had already lit torches, illuminating the far and near.
"It's a pity that I'm afraid a lot of people have escaped." Li Yu took a deep breath. Attacking at this time has advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is that in this situation, it is very difficult to catch up with the enemy after they are defeated. After the enemy flees in all directions, it is impossible to find these people .
"Clean up the battlefield and prepare to return." Li Yu looked at the battlefield in the distance. After the battle, there would be no problem in Wancheng, but in Fangcheng, Li Yu was still a little worried. Would Yin Shishi advance as he imagined? Would Xie Yingdeng be able to resist Yin Shishi's attack? Moreover, would Wu Yunzhao in the city risk sending troops? These were all problems. So Li Yu decided to return overnight.
Below the square city, Xie Yingdeng's face was full of fatigue. Yin Shishi's army had finally arrived. The two sides fought for an entire afternoon, and there were casualties on both sides. Fortunately, Xie Yingdeng was on the defending side, relying on the camp, so there were relatively few casualties. However, Yin Shishi had a large number of troops, and Xie Yingdeng did not know whether they could withstand the enemy's attack.
"General Xie, please be careful tonight! Try to take care of the two ladies and the families of the soldiers." Cen Wenben looked at Xie Yingdeng and said, "I'm worried that Master Yin Shi will launch a night attack tonight."
"Is he trying to kill himself? Launching a night attack at this time, is he sure he can defeat us?" Xie Yingdeng looked at Cen Wenben in surprise. Although the combat effectiveness of both sides was different, Xie Yingdeng's defense was still very powerful. Could Yin Shishi withstand such a loss and launch an attack at night?
"Why not? My army is not here. Yin Shishi has obviously discovered this. If I were him, I would definitely attack overnight. Even if there are some losses, it is worth it." Cen Wenben said dimly, "Killing so many people, isn't it a military achievement? Yin Shishi wanted to gain military merits! To cover up the fact that he was defeated."
"We have to be careful." Xie Yingdeng was stunned when he thought of what Li Yu had said at the beginning. Perhaps Li Yu had this idea before he left.
"We must be careful and not be discovered by others." There was a faint light flashing in Cen Wenben's eyes. Although Li Yu divided the camp into six camps, in fact, Cen Wenben secretly divided the old camp into two parts. One part was the families of the army, occupying a minority in the old camp, and the other part was the refugees who were brought along along the way. Most of these people were old and weak, occupying the majority.
Cen Wenben was actually opposed to this kind of bandit warfare, but he had no way to reject these people. He could only let them follow the army. But now, Cen Wenben believed that the critical moment had arrived.
In Yin Shishi's camp, Yin Shishi and Yin Hongzhi stood quietly under the gate. The father and son looked at the enemy camp in the distance. It was pitch black and there was not even a sound.
"Father, now that the decision has been made, let's give the order! Li Yu might have already invaded Nanyang by now. If we give him a blow at this time, we will let him know that my Yin family father and son are not so easy to deal with." Yin Hongzhijun showed a smile on his face, cold and complacent.
"Attack and kill these rioters." Yin Shishi knew that attacking at night was inappropriate, but he still prepared for it.
