Suddenly, Li Guang's troops changed their style, becoming like a golden dragon, shaking its head and wagging its tail, with its head and tail responding to each other. This golden dragon carried countless sharp weapons with it, and wherever it went, the enemy soldiers fell in droves.
This formation is called the Golden Dragon Tail Swing Formation. Whether it's the head and tail swinging or the body swaying, the soldiers use sharp weapons to kill the enemy soldiers, and also release hidden weapons from time to time to launch attacks.
The Golden Dragon Tail Formation works in tandem, with each part of the dragon responding to the attack of the enemy soldiers. If any part of the dragon is attacked, the other parts will react, making it impossible to effectively strike the formation.
As the golden dragon advanced, a large number of enemy soldiers were killed.
Leading the way was Li Guang, whose silver spear moved like a silver dragon, soaring up and down. Any enemy soldier who encountered him was doomed, and the enemy soldiers and generals dared not approach him at all.
At this moment, the barbarian soldiers were thrown into chaos. They had never seen such a tactic before, and with so many barbarian soldiers in the camp, they were helpless against the swaying golden dragon.
The Golden Dragon Tail Formation continued its advance through the enemy camp. Although the pace was slow, it would soon leave the camp and reach Shimen Gou City.
Xiao Zan was furious. He commanded all the soldiers in the camp to press forward with overwhelming force. He refused to believe that his 100,000 troops could not deal with these mere 3,000 men.
Seeing the situation, Li Guang felt it was about time and ordered the bombardment team to begin dropping bombs.
Two hundred grenadier soldiers—those were Li Guang's prized possessions. He positioned them in the center of the formation, ensuring they wouldn't suffer any harm.
The grenadiers knew it was time for them to show their skills, so they immediately took the bombs from their waists, pulled out the fuses, and threw them toward the area where the enemy soldiers were gathered.
The barbarian soldiers never dreamed that many bombs would fly out from the middle of this long dragon, exploding among them and causing blood and flesh to fly everywhere.
The barbarian soldiers had all heard of bombs and knew their power; if they were hit by one, they would surely die.
The bombs were too powerful, and the enemy soldiers learned their lesson. They were so frightened that they scattered and fled, and Xiao Zan's orders were no longer effective.
Just then, the gates of Shimengou City opened wide, and countless soldiers rushed out of the city, surging towards the enemy camp like a tide.
Xiao Zan never dreamed that the army of the Northern Dynasty would seize the opportunity to launch an attack, and it was too late to mobilize troops to resist.
Because the barbarian soldiers in the camp were so disoriented by the bombing that they had no idea that the army in the city had already attacked.
Just now, Yue Heng saw everything that happened in the enemy camp clearly from the city wall.
Li Guang's Golden Dragon Tail Swing Formation kept causing chaos in the enemy camp, basically turning the camp upside down.
These past few days, Yue Heng had been worrying about the barbarian troops besieging Shimen Gou City when he realized that an opportunity had come.
The opportunity was fleeting, and it would be a great pity to miss it. He immediately mobilized his army and waited for the explosions in the enemy camp. This was what the soldiers who had stormed in from the west gate told him.
Sure enough, a series of explosions were heard in the enemy camp shortly afterward. Yue Heng immediately ordered the city gates to be opened and charged into the enemy camp at the forefront.
The Northern Dynasty army stormed into the barbarian camp and began a frenzied slaughter. The barbarian soldiers, in complete disarray, were unable to mount an effective resistance and quickly collapsed.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Xiao Zan lost his will to fight and quickly fled with his remaining troops.
Yue Heng led the pursuit, eliminating many of the barbarian soldiers. In the end, Xiao Zan escaped with only 20,000 to 30,000 remnants of his army.
Yue Heng was overjoyed. This great victory over Xiao Zan had reversed the situation on the border, and defeating the allied forces of the three kingdoms was only a matter of time.
In this battle, more than 60,000 enemy troops were killed and countless spoils of war were captured. Yue Heng immediately wrote a battle report and sent it to Hanyu Pass to be delivered to Marshal Han.
In the council hall of the city, Yue Heng received Li Guang. He was very grateful to Li Guang, who not only helped him regain the grain supplies, but also created such a good opportunity for him to defeat Xiao Zan's army of 100,000 in one fell swoop.
Li Guang originally wanted to tell General Yue about his background, but felt it was unnecessary. He handed over the compressed biscuits and crossbows he had brought to General Yue, and prepared to rest in Shimen Gou for two days before returning to Shuixian Village.
Yue Heng was overjoyed to receive the compressed biscuits and crossbow, and immediately sent them to Marshal Han's camp.
To prevent encountering enemy soldiers on the way, Yue Heng arranged for a large number of soldiers to escort the goods, ensuring their safe passage.
Unexpectedly, two days later, Marshal Han arrived at Shimengou from Hanyuguan, and Yue Heng and Li Guang went out to greet him.
Marshal Han is over sixty years old this year. Although his health is not very good, he gives people the feeling that he is still vigorous for his age.
Marshal Han dismounted from his warhorse, and upon seeing Yue Heng, immediately asked:
"General Yue, which Li Guang did you mention in your battle report? Let me see him quickly."
Yue Heng grabbed Li Guang's hand, pulled him to Marshal Han's side, and said:
"Reporting to Marshal Han, this is General Li Guang. He is on the orders of Zhao Shaofu of Shuixian Village to transport a large quantity of compressed biscuits and five thousand crossbows to the border. I have already sent these items to Hanyu Pass."
"I have received these items. I am very grateful to Zhao Shaofu. He has been a great help to us. With these items, defeating the allied forces should not be a big problem."
At this moment, Marshal Han looked Li Guang up and down, making Li Guang feel embarrassed.
"You are Li Guang, indeed a rare young general. This time, thanks to General Li, you set up the Golden Dragon Tail Formation in the enemy camp and used bombs to bomb the enemy soldiers. With two measures, you caused chaos among the enemy soldiers in the enemy camp."
This move created an opportunity for General Yue to defeat Xiao Zan in one fell swoop. This battle basically stabilized the situation on the border. General Li deserves great credit. I plan to report this matter to the court, but..." Marshal Han hesitated.
The capital has been captured and the emperor has fled. He is very worried about the emperor's safety and wants to report the great victory at the border to the court, but he is unable to do so.
"Marshal Han, you flatter me. What I did was just a small favor. It was General Yue who seized the opportunity and sent troops in time to defeat Xiao Zan's 100,000-strong army."
Marshal Han smiled and said:
"You two don't need to be modest. I know exactly what's going on. Let's not talk about that now, let's go into the city."
“Yes, yes, let’s go into the city first and have a good celebration later,” Yue Heng said.
After entering the city, Marshal Han began to inquire how the few thousand men from Shuixian Village had annihilated Shang Wei's army of 100,000.
Li Guang smiled and began to recount how Shuixian Village resisted Shang Wei's army. Marshal Han listened with great admiration.
Marshal Han had never understood why the enemy soldiers were flooded, but now he finally did.
It turns out that Shuixian Village took advantage of the characteristics of the Wei River's flood season to concentrate the floodwaters and flood the enemy troops.
This move eliminated half of Shang Wei's forces, making the subsequent battles much easier.
Regardless, the fact that a force of only a few thousand men could annihilate 100,000 enemy soldiers is a miracle in the history of warfare, and it is something that Marshal Wang should learn from.
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