Chapter 534 Frustration (50 months)
The land where the area from Tangzhou entered Gyeonggi Province was flat, with no obstacles except the gullies and ridges in the fields, and was suitable for cavalry sprinting. So when we met Li You's army here, Wu Lie was secretly happy and believed that we would win this battle. Yalehan was also average. He watched Wu Lie lead three thousand elite troops to rush to the flank of the Jiazhou army, and at the same time ordered the rest of the troops to prepare. As long as the formation of the Jiazhou army was broken by Wu Lie, he would command the army to suppress it.
The one sent by Li You was Qin Shixin. In the Jiazhou Army, he was the best candidate except Li You. When he was in Zhang Guo's army, he was responsible for cavalry command and accumulated a lot of valuable experience. After joining the Jiazhou Army, he entered martial arts and learned a lot of cavalry combat methods from Li You, which were passed down from Chen Qingzhi, Wei Qing, Li Guang and other famous generals.
The cavalry under Qin Shixin's command was not comparable to those of the imperial guards in the Jing camp. These were all elite soldiers selected from the Jiazhou army. They were equipped with excellent armor and weapons made by Gu Jiangzi, and the horses they rode were good horses snatched from Murong Ke. When it comes to the average quality of the horses, they were even above the cavalry led by Wu Lie. When it comes to personal martial arts and horse skills, they may not be able to compare with Wu Lie's cavalry for the time being, but after Li You's training, their discipline and array proficiency were far superior to those free and casual cavalry in Mobei.
If one-on-one challenge, then the defeat may be the cavalry under Qin Shixin, but when ten to ten, the two sides may form a stalemate. When one hundred to one hundred, the Mobei cavalry will definitely be defeated by the Jiazhou army.
The current situation was just as Li You expected. The three thousand cavalry under Wu Lie was scattered in formation and roared out from his mouth to rush towards Qin Shixin's army. The three thousand cavalry under Qin Shixin's army were in an orderly line and pressed towards the other side like a wall. When they entered the land of one arrow, the cavalry of the Jiazhou army took out their bows and crossbows from the saddle and fired at Wu Lie's army.
Three thousand arrows rushed towards the Wuliu Army like heavy rain, directly covering the densest areas of the Wuliu Army, and instantly took away the lives of the three-digit Mobei cavalry. The somewhat impatient Mobei cavalry directly took off the horse bow and fought back. However, the feather arrows shot by the weak horse bow at this position could not cause harm to the Jiazhou Army at all. Most of these feather arrows fell into the open space in front of the Jiazhou Army. Even a few fell into the Jiazhou Army formation, they were easily blocked by the armor on their bodies, causing almost no losses to the Jiazhou Army. The difference in equipment between the two sides was clearly visible.
"Collapse the crossbow and raise the gun!" Qin Shixin shouted loudly, and then the three thousand cavalrymen put down the crossbow machine and took out the spear and put it in their hands. The production process of the horse lance was too cumbersome and the cost was too high, so these cavalry still used long spears. Each row of hundreds of cavalrymen all tied the spears and aimed at the Mobei cavalry in front of them and rushed straight. Before the other party could launch the third round of shooting, he bought it and went to Wu Lie's troops.
The cavalrymen in Mobei pulled out their scimitars at their waists to prepare for the battle, but the Jiazhou army was so tight that they could not find any loopholes. They could always block the spears on the front, but they could not avoid the assassination of the soldiers on the side. The short scimitar could not break through the Jiazhou army's gun forest, and hundreds of forwards were instantly caught and fell off the horse.
On the battlefield, the cavalry and martial arts that these Mobei cavalry were proud of in the past lost their effect at this moment. No matter how good the martial arts were, they could not resist the stabbing of several spears. The forward of the Jiazhou Army quickly broke through Wu Lie's first line of defense.
"Abandon the gun in the front row, draw the sword!" Qin Shixin held up the mature copper mace and issued another order loudly. The forward who had just broken through the enemy formation immediately dropped the spear that had pierced into the enemy's body and pulled out a special saber from his waist. The knife has a wide back and a thin blade. The blade body is heavier and the lines are smooth. This is conducive to increasing the strength of chopping. The handle of the knife has a semicircular handguard, which not only protects the back of the hand but also prevents it from falling off.
The second, third, and fourth wave of gun forest continued to attack the Wuliu Army. Once the spear hit the enemy, they threw down the spear and pulled out the sabre, and slashed towards the enemy like a wall of swords. As soon as the war began, the cavalry in Mobei was at a disadvantage in the cavalry battle, which was something that had never happened since Wuliu began to fight.
These Central Plains people actually made the cavalry rushing into this shape! Wu Lie stared at the enemy's tight formation. Under this formation, the personal bravery of the Mobei cavalry could not play any role. They were about to be broken through by the enemy and divided into several pieces. Wu Lie immediately glared red and stared at Qin Shixin who was commanding the battle.
Now they are completely at a disadvantage, but there is a chance of victory. As long as I kill this enemy general, the Jiazhou army that has lost its command will definitely be in chaos. At this time, it will be our good man in Mobei to perform.
After making up his mind, Wu Lie rushed towards Qin Shixin with three hundred elite guards. The soldiers in the front rushed through the Jiazhou army's gun forest with their bodies, opening a small gap for them. Then Wu Lei led the remaining soldiers to rush towards Qin Shixin from this gap, and the outcome was here.
"Good come!" Qin Shixin was a little impatient when he could only command the battle behind, but could not go into battle to kill the enemy. Now, he saw Wu Lie rushing over and was happy instead of surprise. Then he handed over the command to his deputy, and he waved his guards and waved his maces to meet him.
The right-handed mature copper mace smashed it down, Wu Lie raised the scimitar in his hand to fight, and the two weapons made a crisp sound of impact; both sides secretly praised the opponent's strength in their hearts, and then began the second round of battle.
Wu Lie is indeed extraordinary in martial arts. The scimitar Feiwu fought with Qin Shixin, but it was not enough to be comparable to Qin Shixin's mature bronze mace, but his Mobei cavalry could not stop the Jiazhou army. After several rounds of kung fu, Wu Lie's army had been completely divided by the Jiazhou army.
"I didn't expect that the people of the Central Plains could train such powerful cavalry." Yalehan, who was watching the battle in the rear, exclaimed. It seemed that this battle was difficult to fight. The Jiazhou army was definitely not an opponent that could be easily defeated in one battle. "Blow the trumpet, let General Wu Lie come back."
Yalehan had no choice but to make such a decision. The first battle they encountered with the Jiazhou army had already lost, and the morale of the other soldiers was also hit by this and became low. Even if he could not get it by urging his army to attack, it would be better to give in temporarily and find a way in the future.
Chapter completed!