Seeing the long sword held by the captive under his arm stabbing towards him like thunder, Xu Zan suddenly froze on the horse, and missed the sharp blade of the ruler from the side of his shoulder by a hair's breadth, and made a backhand move.
The sharp sword light hit the prisoner's face, but the prisoner raised his hand to block it with his iron arm guard, and pulled out a string of sparks.
In the blink of an eye, two fast-moving war horses passed each other.
Xu Zang didn't even look behind him, and without any hesitation, the long sword in his hand slashed away at the two horsemen who were following the captive general and were attacking him. The sword's light was fierce and fierce.
There were four horsemen following Xu Tong closely, but when faced with the fierce and killing generals, they did not rely on their numbers to attack him. Instead, they pulled the reins and drove the horses to the left and right in pairs.
Galloping on both sides, the iron ropes connected to the saddles of the two war horses were wrapped around each other. As the horses galloped to one side, they straightened up in an instant, and the captives came with their men and horses.
The general also had quick eyesight and quick hands, but in an instant he could only try his best to stretch his body astride the saddle and be ready to accept the impact. He watched helplessly as the horse under his crotch collided with the iron rope.
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The iron rope is not too thin, just like a willow branch, but the general has already pulled the horse to the highest speed, and the soft horse's neck has no protection.
Time cut out a blood groove with hot blood spurting out.
The war horse roared miserably and stood up with its hooves raised. At this moment, the general took advantage of the situation and jumped up, touching the ground with his long sword, and then retreated back more than ten feet.
After Xu Pang killed a captive soldier, he did not advance towards the captive general, but rode his horse to the left to kill him.
The iron rope is half fixed on the saddle bridge of the horse, and most of it is even looped in the pocket. The soldiers on the horse wear metal gloves densely woven with iron wire, and tightly hold one end of the iron rope.
As the horses galloped quickly to both sides, the iron ropes slipped out and became tightly stretched at the same time.
If an enemy rider collides with him, the greased iron wire rope will slide out at a faster speed when held by the metal glove, thus preventing the person and horse from being dragged down.
Xu Zang did not pursue and kill the fallen general.
First, the general was extremely powerful. When he fell from his horse, his body was not unbalanced at all. Xu Zang was not confident that he could kill him quickly before backup arrived - no Red Guard cavalry general at the level of a thousand captain could.
Look down upon.
The second is the elite cavalry who quickly spread the iron ropes on both sides. They are the ones they want to protect.
Xu Pang's troops were mainly heavy-armored infantry, riding horses and walking in the snow. Of course, it was very fast. Once they dismounted and formed a formation, there were hundreds or thousands of captive cavalry in the periphery.
As thick snow approaches Ruyin City, it will be much more difficult.
Maybe there is no way to cross the last twenty or thirty miles in one day.
Therefore, even if he saw a large group of captives and cavalry coming to intercept them, Xu Zang delayed it until the last moment before ordering the abandonment of the horse and forming a formation. The purpose was to get as close as possible to Ruyin City and shorten the final outcome as much as possible.
The formation marched into the distance of Ruyin City on foot.
However, if the heavily armored infantry did not complete their formation in time, they would be directly charged by a large number of red cavalry, and the consequences would be disastrous.
Xu Teng could only use a small number of elite cavalry around him to spread iron ropes to force down the forward line of red cavalry that had launched a charge, trying to buy as much time as possible for the heavy armored infantry behind him to form a formation.
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The rhythm of the charge of the red cavalry was disrupted, and it seemed that it was only delayed for a dozen breaths, but this was enough for the heavy-armored infantry to drive the pack horses out to the outside, with a score of ten or two.
A team of ten people gathered together, placed heavy shields on the snow, and supported their sharp spears on the heavy shields outwards, ready to face the impact of the captive cavalry.
This extreme tactic comes with a price.
Xu Fang and his retinue withdrew to the formation surrounded by heavily armored infantry, but more than thirty people did not withdraw from the forward line where the cavalry had an absolute advantage, and fell forever in a pool of blood on the battlefield.
However, the Lu cavalry on the flanks had no chance to organize a second charge at this time. Wu Sanrong had already led the Khitan cavalry to quickly approach.
The men under Wu Sanrong's command were all Khitan knights, who were good at riding and shooting, and were no weaker than the Red Husbands. However, in order to join Xu Zang's troops as quickly as possible, Wu Sanrong did not hesitate to disperse the entire cavalry formation.
Even when he saw a group of red cavalry attacking their flank diagonally, Wu Sanrong had no intention of shrinking his cavalry formation to attack or avoid it.
Ignoring the enemies in Yingshang and Lugou for the time being, the number of Red Husband cavalry assembled in Jiaopi and Quanhe alone is as high as 20,000. Once the Red Husband cavalry is deployed calmly, it will have enough power to cover the entire periphery of Ruyin City.
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If the horse infantry dismounts and forms a formation, if there is no cavalry to cover the flanks, they will be constantly harassed by captives riding on the periphery, and the snow on the battlefield will be thick, and the advance will be very slow.
amazing.
This will actually result in the heavy armored infantry being unable to truly participate in the next fierce battle, leaving the selected vanguard cavalry to bear the ferocious offensive of the main force of the captive cavalry under Ruyin City.
Therefore, even though the men and horses behind him were cut off by the Red Husband Cavalry, and nearly a thousand Khitan cavalrymen in the middle and rear were forced to disperse and flee eastward, and people kept falling off their horses after being hit by arrows or being overtaken and killed by the Red Husband Cavalry, Wu Sanrong still gritted his teeth and led the remaining troops.
The Khitan elite who came down approached Xu Pang's headquarters without looking back.
At least the red cavalry on the flanks were far from enough to completely surround Xu Dan's three thousand heavily armored infantry. After Wu Sanrong led more than a thousand Yan cavalry to join them, they quickly divided into two teams and clung to the two wings of the heavy armored infantry formation.
Assemble.
Wu Sanrong was hit by a sharp arrow in the gap between the leaves of his left shoulder armor. Wu Sanrong sat on the horse and untied his shoulder armor and arm armor, and asked the guards to bandage them. He looked around in the distance. The Khitan cavalry who was cut off at the waist was ten meters away from the east.
They regrouped in front of a small forest a few miles away, but according to estimates, almost two hundred people died in the battle.
"You're too fierce, charging so close before dismounting and forming a formation!"
Seeing Xu Fang riding his horse over, Wu Sanrong laughed and cursed.
"If it wasn't so fierce, how could we catch up with this fierce battle?" Xu Tan said with a grin, "Next, you will guard the rear wing for us, and I will dispatch another 600 heavily armored infantry to follow your command?"
Wu Sanrong's troops are mainly light-armored cavalry. Now there are only a thousand men and horses crossing over to join. He wants to completely cover the two wings of the heavy armored infantry formation with a size of 3,000. The heavy armored infantry formation is directly covered by the red cavalry.
The battlefield is interspersed, which is a bit difficult and will also slow down the speed.
In order to contain the main force of the Red Husband Cavalry on the front battlefield of Ruyin South City as much as possible, Shi Hu had ordered the cavalry under the city to take the initiative to attack. At this time, he was engaged in a fierce battle with the Red Husband Cavalry on the battlefield south of Ruyin City.
Now they can only rush into the battlefield from the south as quickly as possible in order to share the pressure of the cavalry under the city and at the same time inflict maximum damage to the red cavalry.
The front and sides of the heavy armored infantry formation are exposed, and they can even be further expanded to meet the enemy. Of course, the advancement speed will be faster, but it will also make the sides and rear more weak, requiring a mixed cavalry group to abandon the shield.
The soldiers with swords and armor provided a tight cover to prevent the enemy cavalry from breaking through.
able.
"good!"
Wu Sanrong was about to summon his generals together, and after quickly discussing the corresponding combat strategy, the horn sound of "woo woo woo" sounded quickly and deeply:
Three conical formations composed of 500 armored soldiers formed the front and side front formations of the entire array. Three phalanx formations composed of 500 armored soldiers followed and advanced forward; more than a thousand Khitan cavalry were mixed into four groups.
More than a hundred soldiers with swords and armor used anti-crane wing formations to cover the sides and rear.
Riding on horseback, cavalry covers a much larger battlefield area than simple infantry.
In the fierce battle that broke out under Ruyin City in the afternoon, although the total force invested by the red cavalry was only slightly higher than that of the vanguard army, because part of the vanguard army needed to stay in the city to suppress the defenders' counterattack, some of them were heavily armored
Infantry, so on the entire battlefield, it makes people feel that the red cavalry has an absolute advantage in terms of troop investment.
Xu Pang and Wu Sanrong led the heavy armored infantry formation into the battlefield from the south, and they had the illusion of being plunged into the vast ocean.
However, the three thousand heavy infantry soldiers were the most elite soldiers in Vietnam. Even though they had experienced a whole night of non-stop marching in the wind and snow, which consumed a lot of physical strength, they still had high morale.
Even if his field of vision is completely blocked, facing the waves of captives coming like a torrent, he is still as unswerving as a rock heading towards Ruyin.
Nancheng advances.
Mo Lihu had no other choice at this moment, no way to retreat.
He knew very well that only by repelling or even defeating the troops who raided Ruyin, not only could Ruyin be saved from danger, but also the 60,000 soldiers and horses gathered in Jiaopi-Quanhe could be saved from danger, and they would not have to worry about being surrounded and annihilated by the main force of the southern army.
, there is even the possibility of turning defeat into victory.
If Ruyin had been completely captured before midday, he might have chosen to retreat and defend the two pontoon bridges north of Quanhe River. But at this time, not only had Ruyin not been completely captured, but most of the defenders were still on guard. Sun Yanzhou
, under the control of Hu Dangzhou and others, if he doesn't fight now, he may not have the courage to appear on the battlefield with the elites of Beijing and Xiangzhou again in the future.
What's more, they now firmly hold a military advantage outside the city. As long as they launch an attack with determination, they can also inspire the fighting spirit of the Ruyin defenders to launch a counterattack from inside the city, thereby gaining a greater advantage.
Of course, he knew that there were large groups of elite horse infantry from Beijing and Xiang that were rapidly approaching Ruyin, but apart from the fact that he had sent a small group of cavalry to harass and delay their advance, he believed that Prince Ping Yanzong was gathering at Yingshang-Lugou.
The 20,000 elite cavalry will arrive at the Ruyin battlefield in the afternoon at the earliest.
This also means that even if he and Shan Xue's 20,000 cavalry are exhausted, as long as the Jingxiang raiding troops are severely damaged, the final victory will still belong to them.
Mo Lihu also knew that the nearly 200,000 main troops of the Southern Army were advancing unswervingly towards Jiaopi-Quanhe, and the distance to Ruyin City was getting closer every moment, leaving him very little time.
Limited, it is impossible to use traditional tactics to exhaust the troops in Beijing and Xiang for a surprise attack. The only way is to attack and attack again.
Therefore, despite repeated attacks being dismantled, Molihu resolutely devoted his troops to launch new attacks.
Attack heavy armored infantry with a dense cavalry formation, use heavy armored cavalry against heavy armored cavalry, and use light armored cavalry against light armored cavalry.
After the offensive was broken down, the cavalry who retreated from the front line quickly regrouped, ready to engage in a new round of battle at any time.
Mo Lihu wants to turn the entire battlefield south of Ruyin City into a flesh-and-blood millstone for the generals of both sides to see who can persist to the end...
