During the two Northern Expeditions in the Southern Dynasties, the Tianxiong Army, Xiaosheng Army, Xuanwu Army and other elite forbidden brigades were all killed and abandoned their armor. Although Xiao Heng, his father Xiao Qian, Li Chulin and others were guarding the inner city of Datong at that time and did not go out to fight.
, but he had long been arrogant and contemptuous towards the soldiers and horses of the Southern Dynasties.
After joining the Red Husband, Xiao Heng followed his father and brother to lead troops for thousands of miles and fought dozens of battles. The soldiers and horses of the Southern Dynasties they encountered were overwhelming and invincible. Even if they occasionally held strongholds to resist, they could only be defeated by spending more time and effort.
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Over the past three or four years, Xiao Heng has built up absolute self-confidence deep in his heart. He is also ambitious and wants to establish illustrious martial arts.
Xu Huai has become famous over the years, but in Xiao Heng's view, Chushan's many great victories were all given away by Cao Shixiong, Yue Hailou, Li Chulin and others.
Deep down, Xiao Heng looked down upon Cao Shixiong, Cao Shili brothers, Li Chulin, Yue Hailou and others. How would he face up to the strength of Xu Huai and the Chushan Army?
In front of his father Xiao Qian, he kept talking about driving away the three hundred Chushan Cavalry from the ferry, but when he returned to the north bank by ferry, he only wanted to surround and annihilate the bold and provocative three hundred Chushan Cavalry near the ferry, leaving no one behind.
Sneaking through the net and escaping gave him a chance to reinforce Bianliang.
Under his order, more than two thousand Yunzhou cavalry wearing blue-black or brown armor, with a hundred cavalry in a group, quickly spread out toward the northeast, as if there was an invisible giant pen dipped in black, swiping from the bank of Cai River.
Draw it out.
After the Yunzhou cavalry detachment circled to the north of the ferry, they quickly turned to the southeast and galloped, intending to form a pincer attack and encirclement as quickly as possible to prevent the Chushan army from escaping eastward through the gap on the edge of the river bank.
Xiao Heng reined up his horse and stopped on a low slope just north of the ferry, staring sharply at the ferry more than two thousand steps to the south. Four cavalry teams of 100 people were deployed in front of the short slope, each spread out in a wild goose formation, guarding the other side.
The position of the Chinese army with General Xiao Heng as the core.
The general's banner was placed high on the low slope, and a dozen cavalrymen with command flags on their backs, as well as war drummers, trumpeters, and command flag bearers were on standby, waiting for Xiao Heng to issue further combat instructions.
The left-wing cavalry is still galloping towards the southeast river bank, but the eight hundred-man cavalry on the right wing have already launched an offensive formation in a staggered cone formation, aiming towards the ferry...
Xiao Qian reined up his horse and stopped at the south bank. Seeing that his second son Xiao Heng kept talking about driving away the enemy cavalry from the ferry in order to take the soldiers and horses from the south bank to cross the river, but actually intended to annihilate all the enemy cavalry at the ferry. He was so angry that his chest hurt, but it was impossible at this time.
He sent a messenger across the river to relieve his second son Xiao Heng of his military power.
Xiao Qian could only urge the soldiers and horses on the south bank to cross the river directly to the north bank immediately. Even if two or three hundred soldiers formed a formation on the north bank, it would give him some peace of mind.
In addition, surrounded by dozens of guards, he rushed to a low slope on the northwest corner of Zhongmou City. Along the dilapidated north bank of the Cai River, he scanned the area from west to east, trying to find a way out of the jungles, river bends and reed swamps.
A possible ambush figure was found behind the scenes.
Of course, Xiao Qian could also see that although his second son Xiao Heng was eager to destroy the enemy and make meritorious deeds, he did not lose the vigilance he should have.
In addition to sending dozens of scouts to the northeast for reconnaissance and galloping directly towards the forests and reed swamps where ambushes might be hiding, two hundred-man cavalry units of the Chinese army were also deployed to the north and east of the short slope.
, in case an ambush comes from these two directions.
This fact comforts Xiao Qian...
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Wang Ju held the war horse and arranged the scale armor that mainly covered the chest, front shoulders and legs of the war horse.
In the battle of Longjin Bridge, the battlefield was very narrow, and the horses could basically survive dozens of arrows and kill the enemy. Therefore, they carried a small amount of armor and riding equipment and did not rush to wear them into battle.
At this time, the battlefield they were about to charge into was much wider than in front of Longjin Bridge.
Facing enemy cavalry that are several times their own size and not less maneuverable than them, it also means that they may need to charge and gallop repeatedly to defeat the enemy.
The more than thirty pieces of armor and riding equipment brought this time, regardless of the damage and difficulty of replacing them, were all taken out to cover the horses in the front and on both wings.
Wang Ju wanted to be in the front line of the battle. Not only did he personally check whether the horse armor was loose, he also kept an eye on Wang Jun, Su Mi and others as they made meticulous preparations for the battle. They were not allowed to miss any detail.
The war horse next to Xu Huai was not wearing heavy armor, but was lightly coated. He stepped on the stirrups and turned over to sit on the saddle. He half-unsheathed the sword, flicked the blade with his fingers, and heard a soft sound as he put it back into the sheath. Then he reached out and touched it.
The hidden buckle connection between the neck armor and the mantle; check the saddle, bridle, various tethers, quivers, saddle knives, gun rings and other items in turn; reach out and gently caress the neck of the war horse under your crotch, and place your fingers on the thick twitching
On the blood vessels, I can feel the rhythmic pulsation and rush of blood.
Seeing that everyone on the left and right were in formation, Xu Huai took off the Tuomu walking bow from the saddle, placed it horizontally on the saddle, plucked the string with his fingers, took out six arrows from the quiver and held them upside down in his hand.
, while driving the horse, he waved his hands to the left and right to launch the attack with him.
At that time, autumn had just begun, the sun was shining brightly, the sky was clear and cloudy, the breeze was blowing, the grass was swaying, the war horses were neighing, and the horses' hooves were trampling their armor.
The billions of sounds emitted by the moving leaves converged into a flood tide that was much more powerful than the Cai River, filling the world almost instantly.
Chushan's three hundred-man cavalry formations marched north in parallel, but their speed was not as fast as expected, and the generals were silent.
The armored cavalry attacked in a tight formation, and the horses in the front and on the wings were covered with heavy armor. Of course, they could not charge like a loose cavalry formation. Every knight would try their best to increase the speed of their horses before engaging in battle.
Generally speaking, after just a thousand steps of acceleration, a charging array composed of more than a hundred light cavalry will have the momentum of a flood rolling down the valley.
Chu Shanjia's horse was running at a small pace. The speed was not very fast, but the formation was extremely dense, and its momentum was only slightly stronger than that of the light cavalry. Viewed from a high altitude, it looked like three blue-black sharp blades, heading north towards the enemy cavalry.
The direction of the Chinese army where General Xiao Heng was located went straight in.
Of course, the Yunzhou cavalry could not just sit back and watch the three hundred Chushan armored cavalry go straight to kill the central commander.
It was impossible for Xiao Heng to expose himself directly so easily.
At this time, the cavalry groups on the left wing were still galloping towards the southeast river bank. However, seeing the fierce battle approaching, the Chushan armored cavalry had no intention of breaking out and escaping. They quickly reined in their horses and stopped, reorganizing their ranks on the spot.
Form an attack formation to pincer the attack from the left wing as soon as possible.
The Yunzhou Cavalry in the staggered array on its right wing was ready earlier. Listening to the low horn sound of "woo woo", the three hundred cavalry conical formations were launched, and the speed gradually increased from slow to fast, and soon there was a flood.
A tidal wave of momentum swept towards Chu Shanqi's left front wing.
"Left hit!" Xu Huai waved his arrow and roared towards the left front.
Three hundred Chushan armored cavalry galloped just over a thousand paces from the ferry, and were still one thousand two hundred paces away from where the enemy general Xiao Heng was.
If they continued to advance north, their flanks would be exposed and they would be overwhelmed by the three hundred enemy cavalry rushing from the front.
Xu Huai's horse was in front of him, and he galloped forward to the left. Generals Wang Ju, Wu Tiehai, Wang Jun, and Shi Xiong followed closely behind. Wu Tiehai and Wang Zhang were each on the left and right wings, forming the front line.
More than a hundred cavalry quickly drew a thick arc on the grassy ground and turned to the front left. Ten seconds later, they collided with three hundred Yunzhou cavalry who came out from the enemy's right-wing formation.
Before engaging the enemy, both sides took shots at each other, but the impact was not significant.
The generals on both sides are wearing armor, and even if the war horses are temporarily hit by arrows, the battle will not be affected for a short time.
Meeting the enemy is the beginning of a real bloody fight.
At this time, Wang Ju was almost out of his position while driving the horse and dancing with the iron spear. Wang Jun, Liu Yueting, Su Mung and others were each on Wang Ju's two wings;
After Jun, his son and others protected him.
On today's battlefield, facing several times the enemy's cavalry, no one can guarantee that being in the front line and charging will not cause any accidents. No matter what aspect they consider, Wang Ju, Wu Chihai, Wang Zhang and others are firmly opposed
As the coach of Chushan, Xu Huai was at the forefront of the attack from beginning to end.
Xu Huai had to make a compromise. Not only did he not have any armor on his horse this time, he also held a Tuomu bow and was slightly behind by two or three positions.
Feather arrows shot, the horses neighed, and the silent Chushan cavalry generals burst into earth-shattering roars at the moment of the battle - Xu Huai stepped on the stirrups, clamped his legs tightly on the horse's belly, raised his buttocks from the saddle, and saw
The king raised his iron spear and caught an enemy general's spear, and shot three arrows from the gap between the generals' array, hard and accurately towards the enemy general's face.
The enemy general struck at Wang Ju with a spear, and his arms were numbed by Wang Ju's iron spear. He saw three arrows fired in succession in the lightning flash. He only had time to raise his right elbow to block, but heard "Puff puff!"
"Poof" three muffled sounds, the three sharp arrows shot through the elbow armor without exception, and penetrated deeply into the forearm bones, causing heartbreaking pain.
On the battlefield of fierce fighting, a moment of hesitation means eternity.
Wang Jun was half a body behind his father Wang Ju when he was riding his horse before. At this moment, he just caught up and stood side by side with Wang Ju. The long spear he held moved forward like flowing water, piercing the enemy general's throat effortlessly.
Wang Ju exhaled loudly and slashed with his iron spear.
When the battle began, the enemy general was already frightened by Wang Ju's unyielding momentum. He pulled the reins to make the horse move to the left, but it was not enough.
Not wanting the enemy general to lose control of his horse after his death and disrupt the assault formation here, Wang used his spear with great force to directly sever the horse's neck from the right diagonal side.
Xu Huai held the three arrows in his hand and immediately shot them towards the enemy soldiers behind him.
Of course, when fighting in the front line, it is more common for soldiers to hold up their spears and stab them into the chest and abdomen of enemy soldiers who are faster than them.
The advantage of the dense formation was revealed at this moment. In a limited space, each enemy soldier often faced three or four spears and spears coming at them. Yunzhou Cavalry galloped before the battle, sprinting faster and having more power.
The purpose is just to make their bodies penetrate deeper and more transparently on the spears held by the Chushan Cavalry.
The enemy soldiers fell one after another in the battle
Horses, but the vitality of the war horses under their crotches is much stronger. Not everyone has the ability to directly kill the war horse with a single shot or a knife, or deflect the galloping war horse in the direction of the sprint with great force at the critical moment.
The uncontrolled horses were scurrying in the formation, the Yunzhou Cavalry's own front formation became more and more scattered, and the Chushan Cavalry's speed was also suppressed.
However, Xu Huaining would rather slow down, but still want the three hundred Chushan Assault Cavalry to maintain their ability to penetrate the assault array, and ordered everyone to control their horses more precisely to avoid obstacles and move forward in formation.
The elite of the guards' barracks have been practicing intensive assault formations in a narrow space for a long time, and now it's time to put them into use again.
The core of armored cavalry assault is to do everything possible to avoid the enemy and own generals, the interference of war horses, and the inevitable obstacles such as mud ponds and canals on a chaotic battlefield, so as to ensure that the ability to drill through the combat is not weakened.
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The battlefield they were on at this time was flat. If the Chushan Cavalry was disrupted by dozens or twenty frightened horses whose owners had been killed, who had the right to challenge the Yunzhou Cavalry, which was several times their size?
In addition to having poor equipment, the most important thing about the Yunzhou Cavalry was that they were in a loose formation and had no ability to fight head-on with the Chushan Cavalry. After seeing the battle, more than 20 people were killed in a short time, and everyone else was killed.
They all fled to the two wings.
This is also where the cavalry is far superior to the infantry. Its formation is originally relatively loose. Once the front cannot resist, it is very convenient to escape from the wings; unlike the dense infantry array, once the armored cavalry rush in, if it cannot be quickly
After reorganizing an effective counterattack, each one fought independently in the chaos, and had no way to quickly break away from the battle, so he was trapped in a one-sided killing.
The problem is that after the three hundred Yunzhou Cavalry fled to the two wings, and their cavalry formation was easily penetrated by the Chushan Cavalry, the distance between the Chushan Cavalry and the central army position where Xiao Heng was located has been shortened to 600 steps from the diagonal side.
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The Yunzhou cavalry who fled to the two wings did not escape far away, but still tried to approach from the flanks and harassed the Chushan assault cavalry array with crossbows.
The generals on both wings of Chushan's sudden cavalry were mainly equipped with swords and shields. On the one hand, they used crossbows to cover the flanks, and on the other hand, they used sharp swords to harvest isolated and besieged enemy soldiers——
However, at this moment, the sharp whistle coming from the front line clearly required the cavalry on both wings to ignore the injured enemy soldiers who were fallen off their horses or scattered on the battlefield, and just pay attention to using their shields to block the scattered arrows that were fired, and follow the sudden attack closely.
Move forward on the array.
The armored cavalry attacked in a dense formation, and the horses in the front line and on both wings were heavily armored. Of course, they could not gallop as fast as the light cavalry.
However, as long as the assault armored cavalry does not stop, like Tang Woxue, it cuts through the loose cavalry formation that the Yunzhou cavalry rushes to intercept. It will always be like three black sharp blades, weaving in and out in the direction of the Yunzhou cavalry's central army. Five or six hundred
The distance is definitely much shorter than everyone thinks.
As short as a breath.
On the low slope where Xiao Heng was located, there were only two hundred-man cavalry units on the right wing of the Chinese army, which were deployed in a flying goose formation for defense.
"Pick the ax and throw it to kill!"
They charged forward under the rain of locust arrows. When they were thirty paces away from the second wave of enemy cavalry, Wang Ju gave an order and the twenty or so soldiers in the front took off their short-handled axes from their saddles.
Quickly throw it towards the enemy cavalry ahead.
The lethality of throwing a bladed ax at a short distance of more than twenty steps is definitely stronger than that of throwing a spear, which flickers in the air with a deadly and soul-stirring cold light.
Except for the agile generals who have time to dodge or block, armor, including war armor, cannot withstand sharp ax blades that can break armor and kill people at close range. Even the small shields used by cavalry may be able to withstand it.
Punctured by an axe.
Although only five or six of the Yunzhou Cavalry were killed by flying axes at the first time, the shields held by most of them were still effective. The problem was that the formation of the Chushan Jia Cavalry in the front assault was too dense, and two of them were killed at once.
Thirty flying axes were thrown, aiming at the five or six enemy knights in front. How many of them could withstand it with a small shield?
The small shield could only cover the chest, abdomen or facial vitals. The shoulders, arms and thighs were hit by flying axes one after another. Even if they could not die for a while, the blood flowed like a stream, and even the leg bones and arms were directly chopped off by the flying axes, or maybe
The war horse was directly torn open by flying axes, wounds that were dozens of times more terrifying than those caused by arrows. This forced the enemy soldiers who were facing Chushan's sudden cavalry to rush to both sides to avoid the gap, so that the gap was easily opened.
"Clang, clang!" The Yunzhou Cavalry in the distance came over with a dense rain of arrows. The Chushan generals just moved forward and struck fiercely, tearing the gap wider and more completely.
At this time, the war horses were heavily armored or the horses were hit by arrows. The generals who had not yet had time to change horses gathered with Wang Ju and Wang Zhang as the core. While deliberately slowing down, the center of gravity began to attack both sides.
In the center is Wu Chihai leading more than a hundred light cavalry to gather behind Xu Huai.
At this time, Xu Huai also replaced the long wooden bow with a long one. When he saw that the gap had been torn, while he was moving on his horse, his sharp eyes like a falcon were fixed on the dozens of people who were only a hundred steps away.
The bodyguards, some messengers, and Yunzhou Cavalry Commander Xiao Heng guarded by flag drummers...
