Zhiguzhai is the hub of water transportation in the entire north. It is also the gathering place of many rivers such as Lushui, Lugou River, Juma River, Caohe, and Yishui. It is also known as "Nine Rivers at the Bottom". During the Taiping Period, various places
The higher ground is covered with many shops, warehouses, docks, homes of wealthy merchants and even attached residential areas.
But by this time, the vast majority of the residents had fled and dispersed. A large number of houses far away from the core area of Zhigu Village had long been demolished by the defenders. The available wood and stone were moved back to build barriers, barracks and various defenses.
facility.
The generals and colonels of each department also returned to their headquarters, commanding the soldiers to cross the pontoon bridge to the north, quickly stepping through the ruins and low-lying wetlands, and entering the wasteland where the ground was frozen as hard as iron.
The soldiers with small drums hanging from their waists were beating rhythmic drums beside Chen Ran. The soldiers changed their steps in response to the sound of the drums. The three horizontal formations formed a reverse "pin" shape. The first two horizontal formations were slightly retracted inward.
, covering the flanks.
On the front of each horizontal formation, the swordsmen and shieldmen put their heavy wooden shields on the ground, while the spearmen stuck their spear tails on the ground and raised their spears diagonally according to the requirements of countless trainings. The archers put their quivers in their hands.
Take it off the back and place it next to your body against your legs.
Someone pulled out the arrows, and the arrow clusters were stuck downwards on the ground, and one stood upright within reach. Then a companion reminded: "Don't take out too many, or you won't be able to shoot three or five rounds, that's enough!"
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The three soldiers in the horizontal formation had a very high armor ratio, but they did not bring the heavy-armored warriors who stormed Li Quan's camp that day. They used elite soldiers wearing dozens of kilograms of heavy armor to jump into the formation and confront the enemy cavalry head-on.
Shaking is a feasible idea, but on a larger-scale battlefield, the navy has a better choice.
At this time, the enemy cavalry approached.
The two sides are less than three miles apart, and the momentum of thousands of cavalry seems to fill the mountains and plains. From a distance, you can see the cavalry excitedly waving their swords, and you can feel that they have been nourished after killing to their heart's content during this period.
violent emotions.
When they confirmed that the navy had left the city to fight in the field, and the number of troops used was only a little over a thousand, they became even more crazy.
Brother Yang Jie's own troops have three times the advantage. Behind him, towards the mouth of the Sancha River, there are more than 20,000 people led by Shi Tianying. This battle will be won no matter how it is calculated, and it must be won cleanly and neatly.
Win for the Jin army trying to support Zhongdu, win for Genghis Khan!
When the cavalry began to speed up, Yang Jie had enough time to urge his own soldiers to ride forward, and then the infantry also began to move.
After carefully observing the enemy, he made a judgment. The thousand men who went out to fight at this time were indeed the main force of the Dinghai Navy stationed in Zhigu Village, but there were at least several hundred strong men in the village.
If our side makes a circle, crosses the Lugou River, and then attacks the city directly, it will easily be attacked by Ding Haijun who turns back in a straight line, so the best way is to defeat it head-on here.
The formation of these infantry is very neat, but the disadvantage in strength is obvious, and they will never be able to stop our own attack.
Is the navy great?
I heard that the commander-in-chief of the Nading Navy, Guo Ning, was originally a regular soldier in Wushabao, Changzhou. What is the difference between this background and the generals of the Black Army? What Guo Ning can do, the generals of Beijing Road can also do.
Can do the same!
As for the Zhigu village in front of him, Brother Yang Jie found out that Chen Ran, who was leading the battle at the moment, was the commander of Guo Ning's guards, and he was also a cripple who was injured on the battlefield.
Can a disabled person still fight?
This group of defeated troops probably took advantage of the weak southerners after going to the south, so they must have been too confident! They don't understand that the black army soldiers from Beijing Road are the ones who have endured the wind, sword, frost and sword for a long time.
, a strong army gathered in the most difficult situation!
The cavalry advanced rapidly, galloping in the wilderness. To the north of Zhigu Village, there was a mixture of large saline-alkali land, shrubs, and grass shoals. The war horses galloped close, stirring up smoke and dust all over the sky.
The dust was a bit choking, and Chen Ran coughed twice. But he stood in the middle of the queue and did not move at all.
The officers and soldiers with him as the center also remained calm and unmoving.
In this neat formation, which is as sharp as a knife and an axe, the determination of thousands of people naturally condenses into a rock-solid military spirit. This is the result of long-term training, and it also determines the prosperity of the navy itself and brings strong confidence to everyone.
result.
Those who followed Monk Luo to Zhongdu were certainly the most powerful warriors selected from the entire army. The soldiers and horses here at this time were by no means inferior.
They are Guo Ning's personal guards. All of them are experienced soldiers. An ordinary soldier can be a general if sent out. And the officers all followed Guo Ning south from Hebei.
old man.
As the most rigorously trained and comprehensive force in the Dinghai Navy, so far, all the movements of everyone in the army have been perfect, just like on the training ground. Everyone, including Chen Ran, has a strong attitude towards their own side.
With absolute confidence, everyone knows that when the enemy cavalry rushes in front of them, their performance will still be perfect, and such performance will inevitably lead to victory!
On the other hand, looking at the black army on the opposite side...
Want to learn from the Mongols? Thousands of cavalry are rushing around, and then they are just riding horses to skim the formation, throwing bows and arrows, disrupting the infantry array, and charging into the formation with cameras. They don't even have confidence in their own routines, so how can they fight a tough battle!
"Painting a tiger is not like a dog, it's just a bunch of thieves!"
Chen Ran raised his right hand. In the tragic scar on his right hand, two metacarpal bones were completely shattered, making it difficult for his middle finger and ring finger to bend and extend, making it difficult to fight with a knife in person. But it doesn't matter at all, not everyone
Generals must charge into battle like Guo Xuanshi!
When he raised his hand, he was covered in the horizontal formation at the rear. The spearmen and shieldmen put their weapons on the ground at the same time. More than 300 people took out secondary weapons from behind, and most of their secondary weapons were rifles.
There are archery bows and dozens of powerful crossbows.
Counting the first two archers in the horizontal formation, the number of crossbowmen among these one thousand people exceeds 750!
Enemy cavalry approaches.
Three hundred steps, two hundred steps, one hundred steps.
The black cavalry continued to roar, making various movements on their horses to show off their riding skills, and then appeared to rush towards the infantry array at high speed and directly overwhelm the infantry.
Chen Ran waved his hand and struck down.
"Fire the arrow."
Dense arrows flew out and fell like rain. When they hit people or horses, they made a continuous popping sound. The black cavalry who rushed nearby were hit by arrows one after another.
Brother Yang Jiezhi's clan brother Yang Hudu, who was also known as a brave cavalry commander, rushed at the front. Two crossbow bolts were fired at him, as fast as a meteor. One hit his mount and the other hit his face.
Yang Hu didn't say a word, and the men and horses rolled to the ground.
The arrows were like a curtain of rain, sweeping across the cavalry, causing people to fall on their backs wherever they went.
This kind of loss cannot scare the black army.
At least a dozen officers shouted at the same time: "Keep charging!"
The cavalry gathered quickly, surging like a wave, leaving behind those comrades who were shot down and killed, while the forward momentum only became stronger and stronger.
Many black knights were riding their horses and charging, while holding their bows directly on their horses and shooting back.
Only those who have personally experienced the battlefield can understand the terrifying power of a cavalry charge. This power can scare determined soldiers into cowards, and scare the dense military formation into pieces. The Mongols have always done this, Black Army Knights
Consciously, I learned the essence of eighty-nine points.
But the Dinghai navy's queue did not move.
The arrows shot by the cavalry bows also fell. Some people in their ranks were injured and some were shot to death. But others did not waver and continued to shoot.
The second round of arrow rain, the third round of arrow rain.
The strictly trained crossbowmen fired non-stop, pouring arrows into the cavalry.
The exclamations and screams of the people, the neighs and cries of the horses almost overwhelmed the roars of the Black Army knights as they charged. The Black Army's charging queue was still there, and those at the front were all the most powerful and brave soldiers, but starting from behind
Someone slowed down the horse.
The sound of a horn sounded immediately behind them. It was brother Yang Jiezhi who blew the horn to urge a fierce attack. So the cavalry who were lagging behind quickly speeded up.
The cavalry at the front were indeed attacking fiercely, and they were getting closer and closer despite the rain of arrows.
Seventy steps! Fifty steps! Thirty steps!
The knights of the black army suffered the fourth round of arrow rain, and the originally dense cavalry finally became a little scattered. At first, some cavalry were tripped by the dead man in front, and fell to broken bones. But the shouts of killing and the sound of horse hoofs on the ground,
Pour it into the ears of every knight, causing their blood to surge faster and their murderous intent to almost boil.
The casualties in this battle were more than those in the previous battles combined, but they were not beyond the endurance of the knights. The knights of the Black Army have become real desperadoes in the past month. Now that they have arrived on the battlefield,
They all tied their heads to their belts.
If you die, just die. As long as you have a good time before you die, it won't be a loss.
However, what confused them was that the enemy army still did not move!
The formation of the Ding Navy has been completely stable from the beginning to the present! If you look at the battlefield from a high altitude, the Black Army is like a mighty black tide, but the tide will definitely be blocked by the rocks. Those rocks have stood on the seaside for thousands of years, and they will not
It moves!
The scene of the cavalry charge is so terrifying. The ground shakes, iron hooves fly, and the sound is like thunder. It seems that it can trample any enemy into flesh wherever it goes. Why are the navy officers not afraid? Why don't they move?
Are they carved from wood? Or cast from iron?
How could there be such an army?
At the moment when they were about to crash into the enemy formation, the black knights at the front almost simultaneously saw the contemptuous eyes of the Ding navy officers and the spears they held tightly. The blades of those spears happened to be at eye level with the war horses.
, exuding a cold and cold light.
The man was still hesitating, but the horse was already panicking.
Experienced war horses can understand the details of the battlefield almost better than humans. These smart big animals immediately warned their owners that the enemy was not in chaos! There was no chaos at all!
The horses understand, and the people understand even more. Unless it is a heavy cavalry with both men and horses wearing armor, and the light cavalry is used to attack the formation, the loss will be too great!
It was like a tide that was moving forward suddenly stopped. The knights reined in their horses frantically, and the horses raised their upper bodies, kicked their front hooves suddenly, and then ran sideways.
This move blocked the way for the latecomers to charge, so the knights behind began to curse, but soon, all the cavalry had to gallop sideways.
Only some of them were particularly unlucky and failed to rein in their horses in time, and then crashed into Ding Haijun's military formation alone. The situation was like a small amount of seawater splashing on the rocks, and then being torn into waves by the sharp edges of the rocks.
A senior Dinghai navy archer sneered: "Look, I'm right, right? Four rounds!"