Chapter 569 The overall situation has been decided
In the age of cold weapons, pikemen were the cheapest and had the worst combat effectiveness. If you think that as long as pikemen can practice modern assassination, they can be invincible, it is completely devoid of common sense.
The main role of pikemen in ancient wars was to gather together in formation to resist the charges of enemy cavalry and infantry groups. Therefore, a single pikeman, without Lin Chong's skill, would definitely be massacred.
Therefore, as long as you don't get close to the pikemen formation and attack them from a distance with long-range weapons such as muskets, bows and arrows, javelins or hand axes, it will be a one-sided massacre. Because the pikemen hold guns with both hands, there is no way to hold them.
The shield blocks enemy attacks.
Moreover, it is very inconvenient for pikemen to chase. If you don’t believe it, you can try it by running with a long stick and a watermelon knife. Therefore, pikemen were a passive role in ancient wars. If it were not like that
If so, who would be willing to spend more iron materials to build eighteen kinds of weapons?
So when the soldiers of the peasant army fled, they were quite relieved. They thought that the Runing army used long weapons, so it would be inconvenient to pursue them, and they might be able to escape with their lives.
But those who escaped didn't know that the advantage of ax spearmen over pikemen is that they can launch a single-person pursuit. There are also corresponding tactical support.
Seeing the opponent disintegrating, the soldiers of the Runing Army quickly divided into groups of three and began to pursue without hesitation. In war, large-scale casualties often occur during the pursuit. The deserters in front sold their backs to themselves.
The ax gun in his hand is accurate every time.
After running for dozens of steps, the soldiers of the Peasant Army found that they could not run away at all. They could only turn around and fight. However, the broken soldiers did not take care of each other, and the other party was a three-person combat team. Once the battle started, even the so-called
He was unable to fight against trapped beasts. He either had a few bloody holes in his body or was split into several pieces.
But the old camp soldiers of the Peasant Army were indeed fierce. Many Peasant Army soldiers who felt that they could not escape turned around and fought desperately. For a while, the offensive of the Ax Lancers was somewhat suppressed. But when the cavalry of the Runing Army appeared in
On both sides, the courage and fighting will of the peasant soldiers suddenly disappeared.
Such a one-sided battle puts a lot of psychological pressure on people, so the physical strength of the peasant army soldiers is also very fast. It is not that no one thought of surrendering, but those peasant army soldiers who just knelt on the ground and begged for mercy were immediately chopped down. This
There was no manpower to guard the prisoners at that time, so it was better to get rid of them with an axe.
Seeing that the Runing Army was going to kill them all, although the soldiers of the Peasant Army were cursing in their stomachs, they had no choice but to run! But they couldn't run a few steps, and the cavalry behind them had already caught up and chopped them down with a knife.
, there are no blocking troops in front of the Runing Army.
At the sound of sharp whistles, the Runing Army quickly gathered its troops. Although the battle lasted for a short time, the long-distance attack tonight was very exhausting. The next step is to truly defeat this battalion of peasant soldiers.
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Li Sanhe held the copper whistle in his mouth and saw that the troops had gathered. He immediately gathered all his strength and blew it. With the whistle, several places in the cavalry queue were blown at the same time. The cavalry began to accelerate slowly, and the cavalry in the rear row
They began to spread out towards the two wings, trying their best to rush into Liu Guoneng's camp from a frontal position.
The cavalry of the Runing Army were arranged into two groups, the front and rear. The cavalry in the rear row took out a torch wrapped in oilcloth from the saddle bag hanging on the side of the saddle. After lighting it with a fire medium, the torch suddenly burned.
The torches were covered with grease. Even the wind generated by the horses running at high speed could not blow them out.
Liu Guoneng's troops were still making their final efforts. Some leaders shouted for the soldiers in the tents to come out to fight. However, in a short period of time, two opposite orders of "one in, one out" made the peasant soldiers even more panicked.
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And those who came out of the tent saw that there seemed to be countless cavalry lighting torches and forming formations in the darkness. They did not dare to face the battle. The whole camp suddenly exploded, and everyone was
Running in a panic, but in a hurry, not knowing where to run? And the cannonballs fired slowly on the hillside made the camp even more chaotic.
It was only then that Liu Guoneng, who had put on armor, got out of his tent. This shows how fast the Runing Army fought. Under the command of Liu Guoneng, the most elite soldiers and leaders around him
They all commanded their troops to counterattack against the Runing army.
But after running a few steps, the cavalry in the front row of the Runing Army began to charge. These cavalry were soldiers with the most sophisticated armor and weapons, and they did not hold torches in their hands. They were completely formed according to the charging formation.
The cavalrymen all leveled their spears and rushed over at high speed like a row of spears.
Liu Guoneng's soldiers who had just plucked up the courage to intercept them immediately collapsed. They ran to both sides, trying not to block the cavalry of the Runing Army. So when they rushed into the tent area in the center of Liu Guoneng's camp, there was nothing left.
People came to stop these cavalry.
The cavalry following behind were divided into small groups, scattered everywhere, setting fire to kill people, creating chaos. As the fire spread, the camp suddenly became much brighter, and the gunmen of the infantry regiment behind also took the opportunity to shoot. The huge
The noise made the camp even more chaotic.
Compared with the cavalry in the front row, the scattered cavalry in the back row caused greater damage. These cavalry were holding torches and set fire to the tents first, and then chopped down those who ran out. They were in teams of ten,
Work in groups of five and set fire to everything in sight. Cut down everyone who is running in front of the horse.
In order to prevent rain, the main material for making tents at that time was felt. And felt was very oily. After it was ignited, the fire was quite fierce. At first, it needed the Runing Army to light it, and later it was ignited by each other, although the tents were between tents.
A large enough gap was left. However, the collapsed tent and flying sparks still caused a hell.
It was not that there was no resistance. Some soldiers of the peasant army shot arrows at the cavalry. However, their eyes were dazzled by the flashing firelight. This was really not accurate.
Moreover, those cavalrymen were still wearing helmets and heavy armor. Shooting bows and arrows at this point had no effect at all. Only a few lucky ones were able to hit the front door.
But there are not many people in the peasant army who have the courage to resist. In addition, as long as they shoot arrows, they will attract death. The cavalry of the Runing army immediately stepped forward to kill them. Even from a distance, they will also attract the gunfire of the Runing army.
Shooting, so after a while, the weak resistance was shattered.
After all, the road leading to Liu Guoneng's tent was much wider. The cavalry in the front row of Runing Army followed this road and quickly charged over. There were no weaklings who could be selected as Liu Guoneng's personal soldiers. Their reaction was very fast.
When the front row of cavalry rushed in, the soldiers jumped on their horses, completed the entire team as quickly as possible, and rushed out to prepare for resistance.
At this time, Liu Guoneng's horses were not moving fast, and it was impossible to carry out any counterattack, so there was only one option. There was no order, everyone was on horseback, bows and arrows were drawn, and hundreds of arrows flew out with screaming tips.
, as if falling like raindrops.
Liu Guoneng's personal soldiers judged that if the first wave of shooting was effective, these sneak attackers would at least fall down and become a mess. The people behind would also be hindered by the fallen human and horse corpses in front.
But these Runing Army cavalry all wore iron helmets and heavy armor. The first few rows even wore face shields, and the horses even had leather and felt vests wrapped around the horse's head and chest. So.
Facing the arrows and leveling their spears, the front row cavalry of the Runing army simply lowered their heads, while the cavalry behind them raised their small round shields. This was enough.
With a "ding-ding-ding" sound, none of the Runing Army's cavalry fell off their horses. It would be a tragedy for the stationary cavalry to face the charging cavalry.
There was no resistance at all. The heavy armored cavalry holding the spears began to accelerate. The weight of the people, horses, and armors were added together, and they gradually accelerated. The speed and power were accumulated on the spears, and they rushed forward.
Liu Guoneng personally sent troops.
Anyone who was stabbed by the spear was pierced cleanly and neatly. Because of the length of the spear, even people in the second row were pierced. Liu Guoneng's soldiers and their horses suffered heavy casualties at this moment.
When they penetrated the enemy's formation, the Runing cavalry in the front row immediately dropped their spears, took out swords or short axes from the side of their saddles, and began to chop.
Liu Guoneng's soldiers had no ability to stop the charge of the cavalry, and they could not gather together to stop it. Their only resistance was to shoot arrows. When the close combat came, they could only be hopelessly massacred.
By the time the scattered cavalry of the Runing Army in the back row rushed over, Liu Guoneng's personal soldiers had been completely defeated. At this time, the east side of Liu Guoneng's tent was already a sea of fire, and the scattered cavalry of the Runing Army began to kill towards them.
To the west, followed by the infantry regiment.
At the first moment, Liu Guoneng realized that the situation was not good, ran out of the tent, mounted his horse and fled. But Li Sanhe and the others had no regrets, because with this kind of fire and killing, victory was already guaranteed.
"Burn this tent!" Li Sanhe pointed at Liu Guoneng's tent and ordered loudly.
"Sir! There must be some good things in this tent!" an officer reminded.
"Burn!" Li Sanhe's eyes widened immediately.
Burning this big tent is a signal that the overall situation has been decided, letting all the peasant soldiers who can still resist know that it is impossible to come back. In comparison, what are some external possessions?
Sure enough, seeing the raging flames rising from Liu Guoneng's tent, everyone in the camp knew that the situation was over, and Li Sanhe then issued an order to surrender. The peasant army was completely knocked out of spirit, and no one could even escape.
Several, most of them laid down their weapons and surrendered to the Runing Army.
At this moment, the first ray of sunlight shone on the horizon, and it was dawn. Li Sanhe was extremely heroic, and tonight's battle proved that even in hand-to-hand combat, the Runing Army was also the strongest! (To be continued...)
