Chapter 205: Rush!
Zhao Changqing and his troops were deliberately ridiculing and ridiculing the rebels, as if they wanted to anger them.
Sure enough, this method has worked. Miao Zhan, the leader who led 600,000 rebels and marched straight in, said loudly to the crowd:
"The cavalry rushes forward, the infantry suppresses the formation, and whoever captures the Wei Emperor alive is crowned king and prime minister! Kill him by me!"
The 600,000 people who rebelled against the thieves just heard the word "kill" and rushed forward without saying a word and regardless of what type of troops they were.
Capturing the emperor alive, making him king and becoming prime minister, this is what they dream of!
Therefore, the rebel side is in chaos.
What kind of cavalry rushes forward to hold down the infantry?
Everything is in chaos.
Those without horses were afraid that those on horseback would take the credit, but those on horseback were rushed forward by the army and did not have enough space to let their horses gallop.
Going back and forth greatly restricted the mobility of their cavalry and greatly reduced the strength of the cavalry.
In fact, they have no fighting power at all.
It was just a temporary organization formed by a group of people who knew how to ride horses. They had not even been trained in some of the most common and basic killing techniques on horseback.
Miao Zhan was also dumbfounded and murmured in his heart: "These untouchables don't do what I say! Why are you rushing so blindly?"
However, he just complained in frustration and did not panic because of it.
Because he has an army of 600,000 and doesn't believe he can defeat him.
Zhao Changqing calmly looked at the disorganized army of rebels swarming forward, and snickered in his heart.
Then he waved his arms. When the enemy troops came closer, the heavy armored cavalry standing in the first row were ready to prepare. He only heard him give an order first:
"Golden Light Array, wake up!"
In an instant, the heavily armored warriors standing in the first row on horseback untied a parcel from behind, and a large bronze mirror appeared.
Almost at the same time, they completed a relatively perfect coordination.
When all the bronze mirrors were placed in front of the formation, for a moment, under the influence of light transmission, the soldiers who were constantly charging forward closed their eyes or covered their eyes and involuntarily stopped running forward.
This kind of sudden strong light will really cause a strong burning sensation when it shines on the eyes, which can cause great damage to the eyeballs.
In addition, this kind of bronze mirror was specially processed by Zhao Changqing. After being carefully polished by Ban Shuyimen all night, it already has a special light-gathering effect.
When all the hundreds of bronze mirrors are displayed, the effect is absolutely amazing.
The rebels at the front stopped and focused only on their own eyes, ignoring the charge at the rear that was unable to stop due to the chaos of people and riders, resulting in a serious stampede.
The number of dead at one time was countless.
Seeing that the first wave of attacks had been effective, Zhao Changqing immediately said loudly: "Fierce fire oil!"
I saw the soldiers on the back row of light cavalry pick up a long bow from their waists, and hang a small object similar to a wine bottle on the arrow. After Zhao Changqing gave the order, thousands of arrows were fired.
The objects hanging from the arrows, which looked like wine bottles, were all shattered when they hit the ground. An unknown liquid flowed out of them, exuding an unpleasant smell.
This liquid is known to every soldier in Zhao Changqing's army.
It is the fierce fire oil that is relatively common in the military.
At first, when the rebel army saw thousands of arrows being fired, they were very frightened. For a while, the formation became chaotic again.
But when they saw that the thousands of arrows fired at once were unable to hurt anyone, they all laughed.
It was a mockery of the lack of power of their bows and arrows.
Even Miao Zhan was puzzled. Why would such a powerless arrow be released?
What does the bottle hanging on the arrow mean?
He had never experienced a real major battle between two armies, so it was understandable that he couldn't figure out what was going on for a while. Even though he had too many worries in his heart at the moment, it was difficult to think clearly for a while.
At the moment when the fierce fire oil fell on the ground in a large area, Zhao Changqing narrowed his eyes and ordered the three armies: "Raise the arrows!"
At this moment, the soldiers really used powerful arrows, and they were rockets.
Arrows in units of one hundred thousand were shot one after another on the ground and on the rebel army, causing blazing flames. In just a moment, the rebels suffered heavy losses.
When these rebels saw the fire burning, they also saw countless arrows being shot towards them one after another, and the arrows could kill people. In an instant, the morale of the army was weakened, and the whole army was in chaos.
Some people even started to run to the rear.
Seeing this, Miao Zhan asked a group of masters to come to supervise the battle. After killing a soldier who wanted to escape, he used his greatest strength to say to his army:
"Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy! Let me charge forward! If you kill one of the enemy's generals, you will be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households! If you kill one of the soldiers, you will be granted the title of Hundred Households!"
Saying this can still have a certain motivating effect.
Sure enough, when the rebel army got out of the sea of fire and regained its strength, they once again chose to charge towards Zhao Changqing.
And he also knew very well that the trick just made them suffer losses or disrupt their position. If they used this to repel the enemy, it would be a fool's errand.
However, at least in the battle just now, the effect he wanted had been achieved. He drew out the sharp sword in his hand, raised it high to the sky, and said to the three armies with a serious look:
"The great Wei Dynasty will last forever!"
One hundred thousand soldiers shouted in unison,
"The great Wei Dynasty will last forever!"
As soon as they finished speaking, they already grasped the spears and halberds in their hands.
"Ride heavy in front, ride light in the rear, and charge with the formation!"
Zhao Changqing roared again, drove his horses, and rushed towards the enemy camp without hesitation.
Almost at the same time, the 100,000-strong army silently recited the word "kill", then raised their spears and followed Zhao Changqing to charge away.
The two armies collided, and due to the advantage of the heavy cavalry charging into the formation, a large number of the rebels were killed in one fell swoop.
Although these are just stragglers composed of ordinary people, they may be vulnerable to the imperial army, but after all, there are 600,000!
This battle of 100,000 against 600,000 will definitely leave a mark in the history books. This battle will add icing on the cake to Zhao Changqing’s reputation as the ‘Emperor on Horseback’.
The cavalry played an unprecedented advantage in this charge. Relying on the momentum of the downward charge, the rebels at the front were directly overturned.
Then, hand-to-hand combat began.
Before coming to this battle, Zhao Changqing had given repeated orders that he must take advantage of the cavalry and not stay in one place for a long time to fight with the enemy soldiers, but must start roaming.
It is also based on this factor that among the 600,000 rebels, traces of Zhao Changqing's 100,000 troops can be seen everywhere.
However, the distance between each of the soldiers is not far and they can support each other.
Under such a tight formation, the rebels suffered a lot.
They originally thought that 600,000 people versus 100,000 people would be an extremely easy battle. However, until now, they were completely wrong.
Compared with those without armor, there is no advantage.
Moreover, anyone who can become a cavalry has a certain level of martial arts cultivation.
Some of them are enemies of ten or hundreds of people.
Chapter completed!