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A sudden attack from both sides
This caused the Western Xia soldiers to flee in disarray.
The Ming army did not continue the pursuit.
Instead, they turned around and attacked the Western Xia soldiers at the forefront.
Those three thousand Western Xia soldiers
They are throwing small boats into the river.
Not only were they attacked from both sides,
The Ming army also began firing arrows wildly from their main formation.
They were surrounded on three sides and collapsed instantly.
The five hundred cavalrymen accompanying the army were not wearing armor.
They swam across while lying on horseback.
The ten-meter-wide river channel was quickly crossed.
Then he rode his horse to pursue and kill the collapsing Western Xia soldiers.
Even at this point, the Tiger Crouching Cannon had not yet been fired.
One after another, defeated soldiers fled back.
Li Renyi was both shocked and furious, and questioned him.
"How come they all lost?"
Po Chou Maqi's personal guards said...
"The general was originally leading us to attack the mountain,"
"As I was crawling, I heard a sound,"
"Then I saw the general fall and roll down."
"There are many small holes on my body that are bleeding."
"Even heavy armor has been penetrated."
"Then we will retreat with the entire army."
"The Han soldiers are pursuing us,"
"Another sound came,"
"Many generals fell down in a daze."
Li Renyi swallowed hard.
It turns out that everything in the plea for help was real!
.....
Because the troops had retreated in disarray,
Li Renyi was unable to see the body with his own eyes.
We can only guess what happened based on the soldiers' descriptions.
After listening, Ding Zhongyi said,
"In future battles, generals will not be allowed to lead troops into battle."
"He must command from within the formation,"
"Otherwise, they will inevitably become the target of public criticism."
“Not bad,” Li Renyi nodded.
Ding Zhongyi further stated, "The cannon mentioned in the letter requesting aid..."
"We haven't encountered it yet."
"These Han soldiers are trying to lure us into committing more troops,"
"They've made up their minds to wipe out our entire army."
Li Renyi asked, "Knowing this, can we still withdraw our troops?"
"The Prince of Jin has already gone around to the south,"
"Once we retreat from here,"
"The Prince of Jin was left isolated and isolated deep in enemy territory."
"We cannot afford to lose the Southern Army Command,"
"The Prince of Jin cannot ignore this."
"The implications are too great,"
"Neither of us can bear that responsibility."
Chapter 1724 Yang Zhi's Method
"Would they have known there was a risk of total annihilation?"
"Are you still going to stubbornly charge forward?"
Ding Zhongyi appeared somewhat anxious.
Li Renyi said, "I am the commander-in-chief, and you are the supervisor."
"If you are willing to take responsibility, I will withdraw my troops."
These were just words spoken in anger.
Ding Zhongyi was a Han Chinese.
They simply cannot bear this responsibility.
Ding Zhongyi said, "Let's wait for news of the surprise attack."
They sent three thousand men.
Enter from a valley to the north.
After crossing mountains and ridges, we entered another river valley.
They were able to get several miles behind the Ming army.
They retreated and set up camp that day.
No further attacks will be launched.
In the middle of the night, the raiding army returned looking disheveled.
There weren't many Ming soldiers defending that path.
There were only about a thousand people.
Moreover, they didn't have any firearms.
But taking advantage of the favorable terrain
The Western Xia soldiers, who had attempted a surprise attack from a detour, fled in disarray.
The first battle ended in defeat, and the surprise attack also failed.
Li Renyi was completely baffled.
It wasn't that he was incompetent in commanding troops,
It's not that they've never fought a battle like this before.
I have absolutely no idea how to deal with it.
And the terrain was awful!
After daybreak, Li Renyi convened a meeting of his generals.
Let everyone brainstorm and discuss solutions.
You say one thing, I say another.
A few generals said that they should retreat.
Most of the generals were clamoring for a direct assault.
As for how to launch a strong attack...
No one could explain the specific tactics.
Ding Zhongyi suddenly said, "The river channel nearby is very narrow."
"Can we build a dike to store water?"
"Should we breach the dikes again and flood the enemy forces downstream?"
Li Renyi shook his head: "It can't hold much water."
"It probably won't even reach waist-deep."
"At most, they'll just wade ashore and get the enemy soldiers' legs wet."
"Moreover, the construction of dikes upstream caused a sharp drop in water levels downstream,"
"The enemy will surely be able to guess the plan."
"Then set up camp and hold out, buying time for the enemy."
“We’re waiting for the Prince of Jin to launch his attack from the south,” Ding Zhongyi said.
Li Renyi questioned, "What about the Southern Army Command?"
Ding Zhongyi guessed: "The Southern Army Command is probably gone."
"Otherwise, we would not have stood by and watched the Han people divide their troops and come here."
Li Renyi pondered deeply.
They actually followed the advice.
They stayed in the camp and never came out again.
This made Yang Zhi extremely upset.
He had already heated the pan and put in the oil.
Preparing to cook a delicious dish,
The vegetable, however, refused to be poured into the pot.
This Western Xia army numbered over 60,000.
In the first battle, they suffered over four thousand casualties and prisoners.
Moreover, the deputy commander-in-chief also died in battle in a muddled manner.
They were terrified of being beaten!
Now they are guarding their camp and refusing to come out.
Yang Zhi is really not easy to attack.
He must leave men to defend the city.
He only brought a little over 12,000 soldiers with him.
Should we launch a full-scale attack on the enemy camp, which still has nearly 60,000 men left?
Once the initiative is launched...
Not only did they lose their terrain advantage,
Moreover, it turned into a favorable terrain occupied by the enemy.
"We can fight,"
Li Jinyi said,