The battle between the two sides instantly became intense.
Fang Yiai and Li Yixie led their troops through the formation of the government troops, rushed to the border troops in Heicheng, and decisively turned around and returned. The border troops who were waiting sternly were unable to do anything. They were very frustrated. They pushed forward and chased them.
Fang Yiai and Li Yixie fought and retreated, using dense crossbow arrows to pin down the frontier troops.
Li Jiancheng became angry and ordered a large army of grassland aliens to attack from both sides, trying to pursue him.
Qin Huaidao saw that all the soldiers who could come had returned, so he stopped when he saw fit, and led his troops to rush over, standing behind the soldiers to intercept the rebels. A thousand soldiers fired crossbows at once, with the power of thousands of archers, covering
The government troops retreated.
Niu Jinda and other generals commanded the soldiers to evacuate quickly. After all, they were infantry and their running speed was limited. Seeing the rebels chasing after them, they put on a posture of never giving up. They got angry and shouted fiercely: "Sir, General, the big
After the general cuts you off, you are all men of the Tang Dynasty, how can you be a coward and kill him back for me?"
"Yes, kill them back." The other generals were also angry.
The evacuating soldiers were a little confused. They turned around and saw that the Hussars General was really leading his troops to the rear to cover everyone's retreat. There were tens of thousands of troops. They looked in danger. Every one of them was moved. A sense of shame surged into their hearts. Immediately,
He was also angry and tightened his grip on the sword.
Niu Jinda continued to encourage: "You are suspected of being rebels, but the general does not care about life and death. He believes in you and fights to the death for you. What about you? Are you a coward, or should you follow the general and fight back to clear away the suspicion on you and prove it?
I am a warrior of the Tang Dynasty."
When everyone heard this, their eyes became serious. Suspicion is a lifelong shame and must be washed away.
Niu Jinda had led troops for many years and knew the thoughts of his soldiers very well, so he continued to yell: "If the general dies in battle, who will help you clear away the suspicion? If the general dies in battle, you will be cowards and rebels, and you will live in shame all your life.
It will embarrass the tribe and bring shame to the family. If you don’t want to die, follow me and kill him."
"Kill back!" The dozen generals around Niu Jinda roared.
"Kill back!" The soldiers also roared. Not for others, but for themselves to avoid the suspicion of rebellion, they must fight back to save the general. Otherwise, who will prove it for themselves?
If the general dies in battle, even if he escapes back, he will still be charged with being a traitor.
Countless soldiers came to their senses, gripped their weapons tightly, and followed Niu Jinda back. Each one of them had their eyes wide open, murderous intent bursting out, and they hated the rebels who were threatening them.
Although Niu Jinda lacked strategy, he had too much experience in leading troops and was proficient in fighting. He knew that he could not lead troops to assist Qin Huaidao, Fang Yiai and Li Yixie. Doing so would only cause chaos, so he led his troops to charge towards a group of prairie alien cavalry who were chasing them.
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This cavalry has not yet picked up speed, and the horses are not fast enough to cause a collision.
Niu Jinda shouted: "Line up, with the spearmen in front."
The combat effectiveness of the imperial soldiers is not as good as that of the Imperial Army, but they usually have a lot of training and have strict discipline and obedience. They quickly stop the formation and the formation is very chaotic in the rush, but at least the spearmen are in front, so it is better to have a general appearance than to rush in randomly.
Niu Jinda saw the cavalry getting closer and shouted: "Archers, shoot freely, quickly!"
Other generals also shouted orders: "Archers, free fire, lagging cavalry."
The archers unfurled their bows and nocked arrows, shooting arrows at random in front of them. There was no accuracy at all, but it also had a certain deterrent effect. The cavalry were so frightened that they lowered their bodies to avoid the arrows. Some of the unlucky ones were shot and fell off their horses screaming.
More archers joined the battle, and the arrow rain became denser.
Many of the grassland alien cavalry rushing forward fell down, but the distance became shorter and shorter.
Niu Jinda saw that the formation was too chaotic and could not be blocked at all, so he shouted: "All pikemen listen to the order and raise their guns!"
Everyone didn't know why, but they still raised their guns.
"Aim at the target ahead!" Niu Jinda continued to yell.
The pikemen quickly locked onto one person.
"Throw!" Niu Jinda roared, his voice rolling like thunder.
Thousands of pikemen instinctively threw their pistols at them, regardless of whether they could hit them.
The spear flew past, like a large dark cloud appearing out of thin air, and slammed into the oncoming cavalry. Although it was not accurate, it could not hold up the many spears. Countless cavalry fell off their horses, and countless horses were stabbed. The men stood up screaming, and even
He fell heavily to the ground and became a mess.
When Niu Jinda saw that he had successfully blocked the cavalry's momentum, he was overjoyed. He drew his sword suddenly and roared: "Brothers, follow me and kill, the time has come to wash away the shame and take revenge."
"kill--"
Seeing that the foreign cavalry offensive on the grassland was frustrated, the soldiers of the government became bolder and rushed forward with howls, fighting to clear their name and wash away their shame.
There were as many as 20,000 to 30,000 imperial soldiers who rushed out. At this moment, they transformed into tigers and wolves, and charged forward with a certain impulse of revenge. Like a stormy sea, they drowned the thousands of cavalrymen who rushed up.
In the distance, Qin Huaidao was a little confused when he saw this scene. Things were different from what he imagined. Where did those soldiers get the courage? His eyes quickly locked on a veteran who was charging ahead.
Like a mad lion defending its territory.
"Niu Jinda?"
Qin Huaidao was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed. As expected, the old general's sword was still young, he was proficient in military affairs, and he also knew how to encourage the soldiers to go to war. It was interesting. He shouted: "Su Dingfang, go assist Niu Jinda and let him grab more horses and lead the troops."
"Follow the order!" Su Dingfang quickly hit the horse and killed him.
"Go and tell the two generals Cheng to come and take over." Qin Huaidao looked at a team leader. The battlefield was changing rapidly, and the plan would naturally change accordingly.
The team member agreed, quickly broke away from the formation, and ran back.
At this time, Fang Yiai and Li Yixie came back with the army, and shot back the rebels who attacked the pro-army army. Qin Huaidao rode forward and shouted: "Fang Yiai, Li Yixie, don't worry about the pursuers, just follow me."
"Follow the order." The two men shouted, leading their troops to follow, no longer caring about the large number of rebels chasing behind them.
In the absence of Su Dingfang, Qin Huaidao took over the command of the pro-army forces and led his men to rush in one direction, crashing into a large army of grassland aliens coming to support them from the flank.
This cavalry wanted to surround the soldiers and rescue their own people. When they saw a large number of opponents charging towards them, they were furious and ignored the pursuit behind them. The cavalry was most afraid of being attacked on the flanks because the horses were rushing forward and it was difficult to adjust their running direction.
, launching a counterattack from the side is very uncomfortable.
But Qin Huaidao and others were different. The horses rushed forward and fought smoothly. Seven or eight thousand people dispersed and attacked at the same time. The crossbow arrows flew like rain, forming a terrifying big net and rushed forward, covering a large area in an instant.
When shooting from the front, the cavalry can lower their bodies and hide behind the horse's neck to evade, but they cannot hide from the sides unless they shrink down and hide on the other side. However, the horses rush forward together and are crowded together. If they hide to the side, they will be knocked away by their fellow horses.
If you go out, your death will be even worse.
The cavalry was so angry that they could not hide or retreat. The only thing they could do was to rush forward and distance themselves. Qin Huaidao led his troops and rushed over, cutting off the cavalry and splitting them into two. Fortunately, only a few hundred people were able to get out. Qin Huaidao
Too lazy to care, the leader made a circle, charged in from the flank again, and continued to rob and kill.
"Qiang Qiang Qiang!"
Suddenly, a signal came from the rebel camp to withdraw troops.
The rebels retreated like a tide. Qin Huaidao killed them all and was about to come back again. When he saw this scene, he ordered the army to stop. The continuous running of the horses consumes a lot of physical strength and cannot be done blindly.
The army stopped and stared coldly at the rebels who were slowly retreating, each of them with high morale.
Su Dingfang rode over and shouted: "General, the two generals Cheng are here with their troops. Do you want to pursue them?"
Qin Huaidao looked back and saw that Cheng Chuliang and Cheng Chubi came with a large army. No wonder the rebels retreated, but the war horses could not fight for a long time. The government soldiers had just turned over and had not yet been organized and integrated. The combat effectiveness had not been formed. It would be a loss to continue the fight. He immediately said
: "Inform the soldiers to clean up the battlefield, bring some weapons and horse meat as spare, go north, move quickly!"
"Understood." Su Dingfang hurriedly ran to deliver the order.
Not long after, Cheng Chuliang and Cheng Chubi came over and stopped not far away, staring at the rebels with eager eyes, not in a hurry to attack.
Qin Huaidao stared at the rebel camp. Countless archers were already in formation to cover the retreat of the army. If they rushed forward, they would seek death. Horses neighed during the civil war in the camp, and the sound was loud. Apparently, there were a large number of cavalry on standby, ready to attack at any time. Fortunately, they didn't attack just now.
After chasing him, he saw that the soldiers had not gone very far, so he shouted: "The rebels may send out a large-scale cavalry to pursue them. The team spreads out and sets up a two-stage defensive formation. We must fight to the death and must be blocked for a quarter of an hour!"
"Understood." The generals took the order and quickly ordered the troops to disperse.
There are no fortifications to support, and no terrain to use, so we can only carry on and fight to the death!