It took nearly ten days for Nicephorus and Michael to lead more than 700 cavalry across the mountains and ridges to join the infantry regiment dragged by Xue Ping.
However, by this time the infantry regiment had been trapped in place for more than half a month, and another They were often harassed by Xue Ping's Western Qin cavalry.
The loss of troops was a trivial matter.
The key was that their physical strength, morale and spirit were too poor.
For more than half a month, Xue Ping has been sending small groups of cavalry to harass the 25,000 infantrymen.
There have been several riots every day, often all night long, so that all the Eastern Roman troops cannot rest.
This makes the 25,000 infantrymen harassed.
The five thousand Eastern Roman infantry were not only physically weak, but also mentally exhausted, with almost no morale.
If the camp had not been well-organized and tightly defended, and the Western Qin army would have been unable to mobilize enough infantry to attack the camp, They had long since been defeated.
Nicephorus and Michael also lost nearly five hundred cavalry before they ventured into the camp to join the main infantry.
When they arrived at the camp, they met with the generals leading the infantry and listened to their experiences for nearly half a month.
They immediately realized that they could not If this continues, the only way is to withdraw immediately.
Once Western Qin mobilizes troops from various places, it will be too late.
"It is not too difficult for us to withdraw, but these Western Qin cavalry are really elusive and extremely cunning.
We must pay a certain price, otherwise we will be dragged in place by them and unable to move."
An infantry general Nicephorus said.
Nicephorus frowned and asked: "You have been harassed by the Western Qin cavalry for more than half a month.
Haven't you come up with some effective way to deal with their harassment?"
The infantry generals looked at each other and shook their heads.
At this time, Michael said: "Your Majesty, I have an idea.
Although we don't have many arrows, it should be enough if they are just used as a deterrent.
We can deploy the crossbowmen outside the formation during the retreat, and Shoot more sentries and blow the horn to warn the Western Qin cavalry as soon as they find traces of them.
The crossbowmen quickly assemble to attack the attacking Western Qin cavalry.
There are not many Western Qin cavalry to contain us, and they are lightly armed.
Their defensive power is much different from other Western Qin cavalry.
If they dare to charge into our army formation, they will inevitably suffer heavy losses.
They are not many in number.
We can’t afford this kind of loss.
In addition, if we find suitable terrain, we can set traps to lure them in, and then annihilate them in one fell swoop.”
Nicephorus really didn't think about setting a trap to annihilate a group of Western Qin cavalry.
When it comes to using tricks, Westerners are really no match for Easterners.
He really doesn't have the confidence to play tricks in front of Guan Gong.
He said: "Let's put aside whether we can set up a trap to annihilate this group of Western Qin cavalry.
As long as we can get rid of them and allow us to join the Second Route Army to break through Sunset Pass and return to the country, this will be your way to victory.
I have thought about it. , you can give it a try and leave tomorrow.”
Originally, Nicephorus wanted to act rashly, but if they did not retreat immediately, the army would soon collapse, because the army did not have much rations anymore, so it had to move and find new food before the rations were exhausted.
Therefore, we must bear a certain price, otherwise we will only lose more miserably.
The next day, Nicephorus and Michael led the army to break camp and retreat to the north.
This news was quickly learned by Xue Ping.
On the one hand, Xue Ping sent people to report to the Holy Mountain, and on the other hand, he led his army to follow or watch covetously from one side. .
In the next few days, Xue Ping sent troops to perform more than a dozen raids and achievements, but the results achieved were really limited.
The only thing that was gratifying was that the speed of the Eastern Roman army's northward retreat was greatly reduced.
They could only move twice a day.
Thirty miles, this is already the limit, If we go faster, there will be loopholes in the defense along the way, which will allow the Western Qin cavalry to take advantage of it.
Moreover, in the evening, great efforts will be made to build a strong and solid defensive camp.
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Fences must be erected, lookout posts must be erected, and traps must be widely deployed.
Horse traps, horse tripping ropes and horse rejections.
Although this method of the Eastern Roman Army was sound and allowed it to reduce a lot of losses, the corresponding disadvantages also emerged.
The retreat speed was too slow, allowing Erzhu to pursue him with more than 10,000 Western Qin cavalry, plus Li Su's troops.
With Xue Ping's tribe, Er Zhumou could command 20,000 cavalry, and there were also 3,000 heavy cavalry.
When Nicephorus received the news, he was so shocked that he fell off his horse.
He did not expect that the pursuers would come so quickly.
He greatly underestimated the mobility and strong will of the Western Qin cavalry.
The overwhelming sound of horse hooves and the soaring clouds made the Eastern Roman army, which was originally weak in combat will and mental state, panic during the march.
Nicephorus's plan and intention failed, and was attacked by a large-scale Western army.
After the Qin cavalry caught up, they immediately lost the opportunity to safely withdraw into the country.
Erzhu now has sufficient troops and is not worried about losses at all.
The defensive capabilities of the cavalry in his hands are much stronger than Xue Ping's 3,000 light cavalry, and he also has 3,000 heavy armored cavalry.
Although extremely panicked, the Eastern Roman army hurriedly formed a chaotic military formation under the command of Nicephorus to deal with the possible attack of the Western Qin cavalry.
"It was obvious that the Eastern Roman army was marching just now.
The surrounding terrain was flat, which is perfect for our Western Qin charge.
They were still in chaos just now.
Although they are now in formation, the formation is not strict, there are too many loopholes, and the military morale is low.
After he stabilized, it was just when his illness was killing him that I sent my order.
Zhao Shuo led 3,000 people to stay.
Down as a reserve team, ready for support at any time, other ministries launched a full-scale attack.
The heavy armored cavalry attacked the enemy's center.
Four light cavalry divisions attacked the left and right wings respectively.
Archers cruised around the periphery.
Heavy cavalry and light cavalry first attacked the entire enemy.
Break through their formation, then turn around and cut through them from both sides, do you understand?"
"Understood" the generals agreed loudly.
"Okay" Erzhu immediately ordered: "Heavy armored cavalry, charge" "Come on me, all the soldiers!"
Liang Zhenwu shouted and the heavy armored cavalry rushed towards the Eastern Roman infantry formation first.
It is not easy for cavalry to fight infantry, especially when there are heavy cavalry.
The heavy cavalry forms a dense and strict formation and rushes over like an overwhelming mountain.
This kind of momentum is too huge, and most people simply cannot withstand this huge momentum. , and didn’t have the courage to resist.
The Eastern Roman soldiers holding swords, spears, and shields all had earth-colored faces and trembling legs.
Many of them did not dare to look directly at the Western Qin cavalry who rushed over with cold-light spear heads in their hands and tied to the belly of the horse.
Spear heads on both sides.
"Boom!"
The Western Qin heavy armored cavalry directly collided with the Eastern Roman army.
The first few rows of Eastern Roman soldiers were either knocked away or skewered by the spears and spears of the Western Qin heavy armored cavalry.
However, some Western Qin heavy armored cavalry were also attacked by the Eastern Roman soldiers.
Pick off the horse.
The impact of the heavy armored cavalry was unparalleled.
With the Eastern Roman infantry being poorly prepared both mentally and in all aspects, the front of the center of the Eastern Roman army was instantly overwhelmed.
The soldiers were wailing and screaming.
Many people had no place to hide and were knocked to death and trampled to pieces by the heavily armed Western Qin heavy cavalry.
Three thousand heavily armored cavalry were like a heavy hammer hitting a weak man's chest, instantly inflicting serious injuries on him.
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Nicephorus didn't even have the chance to give orders and make tactical adjustments.
He and his guards were directly routed.
The soldiers swept away and fled to the rear, and even his banner was attacked by the heavy cavalry of the Western Qin Dynasty.
The soldiers fell during the attack.
As soon as the flag of the central army fell, the morale of the troops on the left and right wings was even more shaken.
They were even more unable to withstand the attack of the Western Qin light cavalry that followed, and the arrows fired by the archers from behind A small number of arrows can only scratch the itch of the Western Qin cavalry, and their limited lethality will not have much effect.
The situation was like this.
Although Nicephorus tried his best to stop it, the situation was over.
The will of the Eastern Roman soldiers was completely destroyed, and everyone could only think about running for their lives, and nothing else.
Stretching for dozens of miles north from the battlefield, there are corpses of Eastern Roman soldiers who were chased to death.
These Eastern Roman infantry had no horses and only had two legs.
How could they outrun the four-legged Western Qin cavalry?
When he caught up with him, he was stabbed in the back.
This one-sided massacre scene can only be described as corpses strewn across the field and rivers of blood.
This can no longer be said to be a war, but slaughter is more appropriate.
Nicephorus was escorted by Michael with only a few hundred cavalry and escaped all the way north.
For several days and nights, he was exhausted and his horses almost broke.
However, they were eventually defeated by a force from Beroea Castle.
The Western Qin army that came out blocked the way.
This Western Qin army backed up the Castle of Beroea and stared covetously at Nicephorus and other hundreds of Eastern Roman cavalry who were coming in panic.
This Western Qin army only had 200 cavalry, but Nicephorus could not ignore it.
If it were infantry, he could easily use the troops to bypass Beroea and retreat to the north.
But these are cavalry, they can Easily chase his rear and defeat his army in one go.
If you want to retreat safely, the only way is to defeat this group of Western Qin cavalry with only two hundred people.
"There is no other way.
Let's fight.
Only by defeating them can we bypass Beroea."
Nicephorus said with a solemn expression and drew the sword from his waist.
Michael and the cavalry of the Guard also knew the situation at hand.
Only by breaking through the blockade here would they have a chance to join the Second Route Army.
However, they did not know whether they could still pass Alexander Taller, but they could not give up hope.
There is not much nonsense about "killing".
The two sides directly confront each other.
The two hundred Western Qin cavalry are slightly smaller in number.
This is their disadvantage, but they also have an advantage.
They are fighting behind the city and are covered by the infantry on the city wall. , while the Eastern Roman cavalry charged in the direction of the city wall, and the cavalry had limited space for detours.
The cry of killing immediately spread, and people kept falling off their horses on the battlefield.
The flying hooves of the horses brought up a lot of sand and dust.
The Western Qin cavalry lost some people after rushing through the Eastern Roman cavalry formation, but they quickly turned around and started again.
At this time, the Eastern Roman cavalry were being shot by bows and arrows from three hundred Western Qin infantry on the castle.
Waves of arrows were shot down, causing Nicephorus' cavalry to lose many people.
"No, Your Majesty, we must leave immediately, otherwise we will all be left here" Michael shouted loudly while resisting arrows shot down from the city wall.
Nicephorus immediately said: "Michael, take the rest of the people to stay and block the pursuers.
I'll leave first and wait for you at Alexanderthaler."
After saying that, Nicephorus did not wait for Michael to agree, and immediately led the others around Beroea and headed north.
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Michael was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
At the critical moment, this father-in-law actually left his son-in-law to die.
What happened to Michael?
No resentment, but he could no longer have other thoughts at this time, because the Western Qin cavalry had already rushed over.
Two days later, Nicephorus and the guards who fled all the way to the port of Alexandria found that the port city had been reoccupied by the Western Qin army.
The Eastern Roman army he had left behind had long been annihilated.
Then he and his men took off their Armor, disguised as travelers and entered the city trying to get through, but they were very unlucky. , his identity was discovered at the city gate, and a battle broke out at the city gate.
He lost some members of the guard and retreated in panic.
However, he was soon overtaken by the Western Qin cavalry in Alexander Taler City and was shot with random arrows.
It's so sad that a generation of emperors died here like a hedgehog
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