A heavy snowfall buried the shallow pits dug overnight by the Left Route Army, leaving no trace behind.
It was precisely because of the heavy snow that the Northern Qi cavalry were stopped outside the camp.
If there were no traps for trapping horses, not to mention whether the cavalry could successfully attack by surprise, even if they could not, they would be able to advance and retreat freely, and the left army would not have any means to retain them.
But now, all these cavalry are forced to stop, and it is already difficult to run in a short time.
Su Ding had been staring closely at the battlefield. When these Northern Qi cavalry began to fall, he gave the order decisively and waved his hand fiercely.
The archers who were ambushing both sides of the camp immediately rushed out. With a loud shout, one or two thousand crossbowmen began the first round of volley!
The rain of arrows immediately filled the sky like locusts, and fell like rain on the cavalry formation.
Nuo Yong had sharp eyes and quick hands. He blocked an arrow with the single sword in his hand. He opened his eyes angrily and gritted his teeth.
"Back off, back off!"
If it were an ordinary cavalry, they would probably be in disarray by now.
Fortunately, these cavalry are the elite of the border army, and they were brought out by Nuo Yong himself. They have very good adaptability. After Nuo Yong gave the order, the order was quickly passed on. There were thousands of cavalry, but only a small number.
Some of the cavalrymen were delayed when turning around, but most of the cavalry successfully completed the U-turn without stopping.
However, at this time, the rain of arrows did not stop.
With almost every breath taken, cavalrymen were being killed or wounded.
What's even worse is that after being hit by arrows, some horses, because of the pain and fright, kicked up their hooves and ran wildly in the queue, unable to control themselves at all.
One horse was frightened and bumped into other horses. The nearby horses became frantic. For a moment, a stampede-like effect occurred among the cavalry.
At this time, Nuoyong had no intention of facing the enemy.
He roared angrily: "Stay in formation, keep in formation!"
"Retreat in an orderly manner!"
After all, these cavalry were elite and were brought out by Nuo Yong. Although the situation was very serious, most of them still completed the U-turn and began to run north away from Jing County.
At this time, from the beginning of the "battle" to now, only tea time has passed.
It is said that more than 500 cavalrymen fell off their horses and were left near Jingxian County.
Su Ding, on the other hand, was ambushing on both wings. He gave an order, and the ambush troops on both wings immediately rushed forward. Under the cover of arrows, they began to charge in the direction of the cavalry.
However, in order to confuse these Qi people, Su Ding deployed reinforcements very close to the left army camp. By the time the ambush troops on both wings advanced and the encirclement was completed, most of the cavalry had already escaped by virtue of their mobility advantage.
, leaving only one or two hundred riders, who were surrounded by Su Ding.
General Su personally put on his armor and went into battle. Looking at the nearly two hundred cavalrymen who were slowly surrounded, he rode forward and shouted: "People inside, listen!"
"I am Huai'an Army Su Ding!"
"Now, dismount immediately and accept surrender. Neither Hu nor Han will be punished!"
"If anyone is willing to surrender to our Han family's royal division, our Huai'an army will treat them favorably and we will never break their promise!"
Until now, the Huai'an Army has been relatively short of cavalry.
Although Shen Yi has worked hard over the years to save a lot of horses and train a cavalry, but in the final analysis, it is pieced together bit by bit. The overall military quality is compared to the elite cavalry of the Northern Qi frontier army. There is still much difference.
At this time, Shen Yi really needed a well-trained cavalry to fill the Huai'an Army's cavalry battalion to improve the Huai'an Army's cavalry combat quality.
Originally, the surrounded cavalry were still considering whether to fight to the death, but after hearing Su Ding's voice, many people became quiet, and the scene fell into a deathly silence.
The Huai'an Army's Northern Expedition has been going on for several years. After a few years, in addition to Shen, who became famous all over the world and was called the Shen Thief by the Qi people, the three generals under his command also became famous.
As for Su Ding, basically everyone in the Qi army has heard of it.
As the cavalry were surrounded more and more tightly, some people jumped off their horses and lowered their voices.
"It seems to be the Su Mopan mentioned by those who conquered the South..."
To these Qi troops, Su Ding was undoubtedly a big shot. Generally speaking, such a big shot was trustworthy when he personally came to persuade them to surrender.
At least they won't kill the prisoners after persuading them to surrender.
Su Mopan is the nickname given to Su Ding by the Qi army. It means that fighting with him may be ordinary at first contact, but as long as they are entangled together, his offensive will be endless like a millpan spinning in circles, until the enemy is defeated. Until everything is wiped clean.
It is worth mentioning that in addition to Ling Su, who was called Ling Valley's leader because of his smooth fighting, Xue Wei was called a crazy tiger by the Qi people, especially the garrison in Henan, because of his fierce fighting.
Xue Crazy Tiger.
With Su Ding coming forward and being surrounded by the Huai'an Legion, the surrounded Qi cavalry quickly dismounted, dropped their weapons on the ground, and knelt down to surrender.
Su Ding, on the other hand, didn't even look at them. He looked to the north at the main force of the Northern Qi cavalry who had gradually fled away, and frowned deeply.
That Nuo Yong was much more difficult to deal with than he thought.
If it were an ordinary general who suddenly suffered such a big loss during the attack on the camp, he might stay and fight the enemy. After all, Nuo Yong's remaining cavalry still had good combat effectiveness.
It can be beaten head-on.
Even Su Ding himself was ready to bite a hard nut and planned to keep this cavalry even if he lost a few more people.
But Nuo Yong ran away too fast and never looked back!
This kind of decisiveness on the battlefield is very rare and is also one of the essential qualities of a good general.
General Su was silent for a while and said in a deep voice: "Send my order to the general to have the cavalry battalion go out and give chase."
"If you can kill one more Qi people, you will earn one more point!"
Although the cavalry of the Left Army is still immature, they are at least cavalry. At this time, the only ones who can catch up with the cavalry are the cavalry.
In addition, Nuoyong's troops are most likely coming for a long-distance attack. If they run back now, the horses may not be able to keep up. If the cavalry of the left army catches up now, there may not be any victory.
Even if there is no victory, it would be good to give this cavalry battalion some combat experience against cavalry.
Soon, nearly 3,000 cavalrymen from the Huai'an Army's left army mounted their horses and gave chase, preparing to catch up and beat up the drowned dog.
Su Ding, on the other hand, came to Shen Yi, who had been watching the battlefield. He lowered his head and looked a little ashamed: "Mr. Shen, I have failed to live up to your exquisite arrangement and caused most of the Qi cavalry to escape!"
Shen Yi shook his head and said with a smile: "I have watched the whole battle. Your ambush cannot be too close, and it is not good to be in the north. It is normal that you cannot surround them."
"What's a pity is that this Nuo Yong is too calm."
Mr. Shen also frowned slightly and said, "If he can get a little higher and let us keep half of the cavalry, this time it will be a great victory."
On the battlefield, the lives of soldiers are not equal.
In terms of military value, the military value of a cavalryman is three to five times that of an ordinary infantry.
And a well-trained cavalry is worth at least five infantry, or even higher!
If half of these five thousand cavalry can be eaten, it will be of great help to the entire battlefield. It can even be said to be a rare victory this year.
Having said this, Shen Yi narrowed his eyes slightly.
"But for now, it's acceptable."
"At least…"
Shen Yi clasped his hands and smiled: "At least at this new year, Qi people should not dare to disturb you."
Su Ding lowered his head: "It all depends on Mr. Shen for planning the strategy."
Lord Shen smiled dumbly and did not answer.
"Let's go and see those cavalry prisoners."
Su Ding bowed his head again.
"The general will show you the way."
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Hejian Mansion, General Mansion.
Nuo Yong, who had fled back in embarrassment, looked at the two Zhou Shizhong and his son who seemed to be doing nothing in front of him, and his face was livid with anger.
He slapped the table hard and glared at Zhou Yuanlang: "You father and son, are you having an affair with a southerner and conspiring to harm me!"
Zhou Yuanlang frowned and asked: "General, what happened?"
Nuo Yong was furious and said loudly: "I led people to attack the camp. Who knew that the Huai'an army seemed to have opened its eyes and set up an ambush in advance, causing me heavy losses!"
He looked at Zhou Yuanlang fiercely and gritted his teeth: "Did you kid reveal the whereabouts of our army?"
"I don't even know when the general led his troops out of the city."
Zhou Yuanlang let out a long sigh and looked at Nuo Yong with a sad tone.
"Shen Thief is full of tricks."
"I have advised you, General, not to go and fight without permission."
Nuo Yong became even more angry and furious. He slammed the table fiercely and pointed at the father and son. His face turned red and his neck was thick with anger.