The most arrogant in history

Chapter 258 A fierce battle.

Now that he has soldiers and generals, Ye Kun is no longer afraid of Wei Kang, the big fool!

It is estimated that Kuai Qu and Cai Tao only have 30,000 soldiers and horses.

Ye Kun and Wei Ning can resist the rebels together.

There is also Shangguan Jifu's army, which together can crush Wei Kang and Kuai Qu and Cai Tao.

After lunch, Lu Kaijiang and Zhou Xuanwu led the vanguard and marched quickly all the way to Tiexian Pass to set up camp.

There was no obstacle along the way.

The next afternoon, Ye Kun led his army to the city of Changsha again and confronted the rebels in the open area outside the city.

Shao Zhen, a general under Kuai Qu, rode out with his spear in hand and shouted:

"Ye Kun, do you know that the eldest son Wei Ning has killed Lord Wei in order to seize power? We want to avenge Lord Wei and kill Wei Ning. This is the family affair of the Wei family, why are you interfering?"

Ye Kun was too lazy to talk nonsense, and didn't believe Shao Zhen's nonsense. He waved his hand and said, "Shoot him to death!"

Bang bang bang!

With the sound of bowstrings, several chariots shot arrows with pulley crossbows at the same time. The giant arrows like javelins flew straight towards Shao Zhen.

"oops!"

With a scream, Shao Zhen fell to the ground with his horse.

The chariot crossbow is extremely powerful and can penetrate two armored warriors within 200 meters.

Shao Zhen was not knowing whether to live or die. He was only a hundred steps away from Ye Kun and was almost seeking his own death!

Ye Kun continued to give orders: "Chariot crossbows and pulley crossbows, advance from both wings and continue to shoot arrows. The armored soldiers are in the center and ready to charge!"

Yan Liuhai hadn't fought in a war for a long time, and he was eager to fight. He rushed out first, raised his gun and shouted: "Follow me to charge and defeat the enemy!"

Seeing this, Ye Kun hurriedly ordered: "Crossbowmen provide cover, follow up!"

The entire army then went out and stormed the enemy camp.

The two sides engaged in a bloody melee.

Suddenly, dust flew up in the rear, and Cai Tao sent out a group of soldiers to attack Ye Kun from both sides.

Ye Kun ordered Zhou Xuanwu and Lu Kaijiang to resist the enemy in the rear, using iron tripwires to repel the enemy and chariot crossbows to behead the enemy general.

The Kuai Qu troops in the front had already been unable to hold on, but when they saw Ye Kun being attacked from both sides, they became encouraged and launched a full-scale counterattack.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Ye Kun shouted to his men: "Fire your cannons and bombard the enemy's rear!"

This time, Yan Liuhai brought eight cannons from Xiping Mountain, but they had never been used.

The firearms battalion immediately fired artillery at a high angle to attack the enemy's rear troops.

However, only eight artillery pieces could not change the outcome of a large-scale field battle because there was no systematic and effective tactical strike centered around the artillery.

Moreover, the bronze cannon's firing rate was not high enough, and the solid shells were not powerful enough. In addition, the two sides were fighting in a melee, making it difficult for the cannon to start its attack.

"Cover the chariot crossbows, get close to the enemy general, and wait for an opportunity to decapitate him!" Ye Kun had to adjust his tactics.

Now we also have chariot crossbows, which have the advantage of long-range attacks. If we can decapitate a few enemy commanders, we can change the situation on the battlefield.

Lu Kaijiang and Zhou Xuanwu organized an armored guard team to cover the chariot crossbows and go deep into the melee scene, looking for opportunities to decapitate.

At this moment, shouts and cries of killing were heard from the direction of Changsha City.

Wei Ning finally opened the city gate and led his troops to charge out.

Dust and smoke were also billowing in the north as Shangguan Jifu's general Wang Meng arrived with three thousand light cavalry.

The rebels of Kuai Qu and Cai Tao no longer dared to fight, so they sounded the retreat, evacuated Changsha City, and retreated to the mountainous area east of Changsha.

Ye Kun breathed a sigh of relief, but also complained in his heart that Wei Ning was too slow.

If no one comes, my small number of troops will be almost unable to hold on.

"Brother, I know you will come to help me!"

Wei Ning was in high spirits when he saw the rebels retreat. He stepped forward and held Ye Kun's hand:

"The defeated army has retreated, and Changsha City has been defended. My dear brother, you and General Wang Meng, follow me into the city and get drunk tonight."

"Brother, save the wounded now!"

Ye Kun pulled his hand away, looked at the chaotic battlefield, and sighed: "In this battle, hundreds of my brothers were killed or injured, so I don't have the mood to drink!"

The battle was fought hastily, and Yan Liuhai underestimated the enemy. Although he won, it still caused a lot of casualties.

Wei Ning was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Right, right, right, rescue the wounded first. Everyone, come together and rescue the injured brothers!"

Ye Kun personally participated in rescuing people and settling the wounded.

By dark, the casualties were counted.

On Ye Kun's side, more than 300 brothers died, more than 100 were seriously injured, and 500 to 600 were slightly injured.

"Liu Hai, this is the consequence of your impulsiveness..." Ye Kun called Yan Liu Hai aside and whispered:

"You were too impatient. You attacked the enemy before I had finished my deployment. Fortunately, Wang Meng came to help, otherwise, we would have suffered even greater losses today."

"Brother, we suffered a few hundred casualties, but we killed more than a thousand enemies. In a war, there are always casualties."

"Shut up!" Ye Kun glared:

"You are now a great general, my right-hand man. If you charge forward regardless of life or death and are shot to death by the enemy's arrows, it will be a huge loss to me, understand? A general is a commander, not a warrior who charges into battle."

In ancient wars, generals were required to lead their troops.

In fact, this is a very wrong way of command.

Because once the general dies, the entire army will be finished.

During the late Qing Dynasty, the Qing court invited foreigners to train new recruits in the musketeer corps.

When foreign teachers saw Qing generals leading troops and rushing to the front in battle, they found it incredible - as a commander, why don’t you stay in the rear to command the overall situation, but pretend to be a fool and go to die?

Later, guns and cannons completely replaced bows and arrows, and we entered the era of complete hot weapons. Commanders no longer went to the front lines, but gave remote commands from the rear.

Yan Liuhai knew that Ye Kun was doing this for his own good, so he smiled and said, "I understand, big brother. Next time we fight, I promise not to be impulsive."

Ye Kun nodded, buried his brothers who died in the battle, asked the army to live outside the city, and sent his personal soldiers back to Shuangya Mountain to bring Wei Caiqin over.

The eldest son Wei Ning stabilized the situation and was very happy. He invited Ye Kun into the city again.

Only then did Ye Kun enter the city and pay a visit to Wei Dingshan that night.

The city of Changsha was filled with the smell of blood.

There is also a kind of oppressive terror.

Wei Ning purged the forces of Kuai Qu and Cai Tao and killed thousands of people.

Wei Dingshan was vomiting blood, coughing violently, and gasping for breath, all because of his second son Wei Kang.

Ye Kun was surprised to see Wei Dingshan's complexion, and stepped forward to comfort him:

"Father-in-law, please take care of yourself. The situation is under control. Kuai Qu and Cai Tao, retreat with the remnants. It is no longer a threat. The eldest son will be able to quell the rebellion soon!"

"No, Kuai Qu and Cai Tao's main forces are still there..." Wei Dingshan lay on the bed, his chest heaving violently:

"I'm afraid I won't live for many more days, dear son-in-law, you, you must... help Ning'er and kill the traitor Kuai Qu and others..."

"Don't worry, father-in-law. Shangguan Jifu and I have already started mobilizing our troops and will soon help the eldest son quell the rebels."

Ye Kun comforted her again and said, "Caiqin will be back soon, father-in-law, you can rest assured and wait for Caiqin to come back to serve you."

"Qin'er, Qin'er..." Wei Dingshan sighed and closed his eyes to rest.

Ye Kun took his leave and took Wang Meng to have dinner with the eldest son to discuss the next course of action.

Wang Meng said, "Lord Shangguan has brought his navy to join the eldest son's navy and is attacking Cai Tao's water fort. As for the navy, Lord Shangguan will definitely win."

Wei Ning smiled and said, "That's easy. Tomorrow we will mobilize the army and pursue Kuai Qu and Wei Kang. They won't dare to resist and will surely retreat to Yichun and Nanxiang. We will besiege the two counties of Yichun and Nanxiang and wipe out the rebels!"

This dandy young man thinks fighting a war is very simple.

Ye Kun couldn't help but said:

"Brother, my troops have come a long way from Xiping Mountain and have suffered a fierce battle. We have suffered heavy casualties and need to rest. In addition, we have no food and fodder with us. We need you to prepare some for us. Also, Changsha City needs to strengthen control and calm people's hearts. So I think we have to wait before we can pursue Kuai Qu."

Wei Ning was stunned, and said thoughtfully: "Then... wait for two days?"