Winter nights are long. ..

When dusk fell, the sunlight on the horizon had quickly faded away. Amidst the wind and snow, only the western sky was left with a little bit of white. The boundless snow reflected a cold silver-gray color in the dim light. The infantry was moving.

They retreated, and then the sound of iron hoofs came fiercely.

'Suddenly, the flying snow set up a huge wall, and the armored cavalry rushed straight into the crowd. The wall of swords was waved, setting off a black wave of blood. The soldiers in the front tried to stabilize their position, but they were shot and killed.

When I went out, I bumped into steel armor.

Fighting on the battlefield is sometimes like attacking and defending in chess. Everyone has a chance to make a move.

The advancing cavalry were like upturned iron plows, slashing and killing among the crowd. The light cavalry followed closely, and behind them were the infantry advancing in the square formation. And on the side of the advancing formation, running and pulling

More than a thousand Jurchen cavalry who had distanced themselves looked at this side, not daring to move forward. They ran into the range of the bows and arrows, and fired arrows at this side. The other side also fired back with arrows. Neither side had the upper hand.

This round of shooting had almost no results.

Qin Shaoqian turned to look at the distance of the Jurchen cavalry, and then waved the steel knife: "Kill! No need to change formation! Kill them all——"

At the Moutuogang camp, Shu Liesu was stunned for a moment after receiving the news: "What? Heavy armored cavalry?"

≮The messenger said that the Jurchen army who attacked brazenly encountered a hard idea in a hurry.

When the two warring parties charged up, the cavalry leader Hu Zongxiu was in the first row of the queue. This was something that should not have happened. However, Hu Zongxiu was a powerful general with extraordinary courage. Secondly, he had a long-term record of victory.

, so that the Jurchens have almost become accustomed to the Wu Dynasty army cutting melons and vegetables. This time Zongwang attacked the city, Hu Zongxiu was not taken along. This made him very aggrieved - although he stayed here

He did consider that the cavalry he led was powerful in combat, but in addition to the cavalry, the infantry remaining in the camp at this time were mostly inferior soldiers who ranked at the bottom of the Jurchen army. Guarding the camp with these people, he

I was really suffocated.

You know, in the Jurchen army, although there are many cavalry and infantry establishments, most of them are either used to clean the battlefield and do side work, or they are simply used as coolies. Those who stayed in the camp at this time

More than 6,000 infantrymen usually help craftsmen with work, and even carry goods and transportation. Even so, their combat power is still much stronger than the same number of soldiers of the Wu Dynasty.

Hu Zongxiu was very depressed. He led the cavalry and took the brunt of the attack into the opponent's formation. When he discovered that the opponent's cloak was covered with iron armor, it was too late to respond. A large number of cavalry collided, and the Jurchen troops paid a heavy price in the first round.

It was a heavy price that was unimaginable on ordinary days. Hu Zongxiu himself was struck from the shoulder to the chest with a knife. He was already tall and strong. He shouted: "There is a fraud, withdraw——" After that, he was no longer breathing.

≮In such a charge, even if the people in the front line hear the shouts and want to change formation, it is already extremely difficult. The Jurchen cavalry has a strong fighting spirit. Since there is no way to retreat, they will use their strongest strength to fight.

The opponent broke through, but in this fight that lasted for tens of breaths, the Jurchen soldiers encountered an attack with the same strength as their own. Not to mention the heavy cavalry, they were in close combat and could hardly inflict any damage to the opponent in a hurry.

Damage, even if several of the opponent's heavy cavalry were knocked into the snow by the huge impact, the damage caused to oneself by the opponent was several times greater.

If this were the case, the Jurchen cavalry could still surround and kill the few heavy cavalry with the combat effectiveness and willpower of a large number of cavalry. However, when the light cavalry battle continued for a while in the intensive battle, a group of Jurchen elites had already realized that something was wrong. This one in front of them

The Wu Dynasty army, even with the same light cavalry, maintained almost the same fighting will as our own. Although their personal combat power was still lacking in one way or another, the opponent's sword swings and sudden advances were extremely determined. This is what makes them an elite army.

The primary characteristic - with this kind of will, they often will not escape even if they experience a large number of casualties...

The Jurchens have experienced a lot of battles in the past few months, and the reasons for their victory are all due to this: 10,000 cavalry against tens of thousands of infantry, the first round of impact, the casualties on both sides, the gap is not big, the cavalry casualties are one to two hundred

, the infantry casualties were between three and four hundred. However, as soon as the first round passed, the Jurchen Jingqi's casualties would plummet, and the infantry who were attacked by a frontal attack and broke the first round of defense would encounter massacre.

This is often the case even if the cavalry confronts them. The Wu Dynasty had cavalry. Since the cavalry was not easy to form, they often went through a lot of training. However, when the psychological defense in the first round of charge was broken, these Wu Dynasty cavalry would also become hunted.

The target to kill. In large-scale military operations in the cold weapon era, the real top priority is willpower. If this is not equal, other factors basically do not need to be considered.

In the Battle of Hubu Dagang, if the 20,000 Jurchen soldiers had encountered 800,000 local dogs instead of 800,000 Liao troops, they would probably have been defeated by the Jurchen side. When the morale of the soldiers collapsed on the battlefield, an avalanche effect was formed.

At that time, humans were inferior to dogs.

The Jurchen soldiers in the battle formation at this time may not be able to say this clearly, but after experiencing successive killing battles, their sensitivity to battle is still very high. Hu Zongxiu's death caused some hesitation on their part, but

The deputy general who was under Hu Zongxiu realized that something was wrong and immediately issued an order to retreat. At this time, many junior officers in the Jurchen cavalry had already begun to lead the retreat.

More than five hundred Jurchen soldiers were killed in blood after suddenly encountering this Wu Dynasty army.

The 1,500 people who retreated still maintained their will to fight. Under the leadership of Hu Zongxiu's deputy Talai, the Jurchen cavalry began to move to the side, trying to attract the opponent's attention. At the same time, they also sent messengers to inform them.

The infantry retreated and notified the camp to be on alert, but they later discovered that the Wu Dynasty army did not change lanes to pursue them. They went straight to the Moutuogang camp, and two thousand people led by the infantry general Pu Lu happened to be right there.

In the middle of this road.

The sky was dark, and when the heavy cavalry came from the front carrying the wind and snow, Pulu's soldiers had no time to retreat into the camp. Even though Pulu was still chewing just a moment ago, the so-called "Wu Dynasty" message from Talai and others

What kind of quality the "elite cavalry" were, they also formed a defensive array, but then he understood this.

The speed of the heavy cavalry may not be as fast as the light cavalry, but when they advance firmly, the corpses of the infantrymen are like spread out blood carpets, broken limbs, minced meat, slurry, and dragged out internal organs, crushed by the hoofs of horses.

The human body stretched out shockingly in the blink of an eye. The tragic scene that used to be the Wu Dynasty infantry being killed by the Jurchen cavalry was reproduced here on a small scale.

The gate of Moutuogang Camp was not far behind. Pulu organized a resistance and was still trying to evacuate his men into the camp. However, Shu Liesu's order came soon after.

Stop outside the camp gate, stand firm at a distance, and are not allowed to enter the camp!

In the distance, Shu Lie quickly walked up to the gate of the camp, and then he saw through the opponent's intention. He immediately ordered the camp gate to be closed tightly. In the distance, as many as two thousand soldiers had given up their formation and began to turn around and run away.

The North Korean cavalry chased them all the way from the rear. Amid the hooves and wind and snow, these Jurchen soldiers seemed to be chased by a furious tide, and from time to time some people were caught in it. In the dim sky on the side, the Jurchen cavalry was quickly circling, trying to

Go forward and occupy the upper wind, and then attack the Wu Dynasty army.

"After Hu Zongxiu died, who took over was Talai?" Shu Lie above the camp gate asked quickly.

"yes."

"Okay." Shu Liesu nodded, "Send the order to draw the bow. The furthest distance ahead... prepare... to shoot -"

On the city wall, arrows flew into the sky, and after falling, part of the bows and arrows shot into the cavalry formation. At the same time, many Jurchen soldiers running at the rear fell...

There seemed to be an invisible line between the defeated troops and the heavy cavalry. Looking at the camp gate here from a distance, the cavalry stopped. This Wu Dynasty army was waiting for the infantry to follow closely. Its purpose was quite clear.

It seemed that they were just for the purpose of attacking the camp.

The two sides fought not long ago, and Shu Liesu had not felt like this for a long time. Just like what Zong Wang did when he was preparing to attack the Wu Dynasty people, tens of thousands of troops broke through the outside of Bianliang City overnight with thunderous momentum.

The more than 200,000 Wu Dynasty troops in the wilderness were defeated by the enemy, which almost directly destroyed the fighting spirit of all the Wu Dynasty troops. And the unknown Wu Dynasty troops in front of them seemed to have the same idea.

Before the Shu column quickly closed the camp gate, they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity for the Jurchen infantry to enter the camp, use heavy cavalry to clear the way, and charge straight in.

Many times, simple tactics are the strongest tactics. The Jurchens are accustomed to victory in this land. If the speed of the tactics is slightly increased and the tactics are hesitant, they are not willing to give up their friendly forces despite their constant victory.

, now he is about to fight with the door open.

But now, the cavalry had stopped outside the range of the bow and arrow.

On the snow, Qin Shaoqian looked at the camp with firelight from a distance. He turned to look at Han Jing aside, who was also reining in his horse and frowning.

"General Han, the enemy is left behind with great speed. He is a famous general in hundreds of battles. He needs to make a decision quickly."

In this desperate battle, although the cavalry was commanded by him, Qin Shaoqian understood that the real leader of this team was Han Jing who came down from Luliang Mountain. Luliang bandits have always been fierce, and Ning Yi certainly impressed the leader Miss Lu

, but it is difficult to say how to get along with these soldiers and generals, and Qin Shaoqian is not willing to suppress them as a general. The most important thing is that this battle started with the cavalry, and the Jurchens were killed in the fierce battle just now.

Caught off guard, thousands of lives were lost along the way, but the real casualties were those of the elite cavalry that came down from Luliang Mountain. At this time, many of the heavy cavalry that were advancing all the way were also taking the opportunity to rest and relax.

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In normal times, he would have been able to obtain the achievements that the Jinluan Palace boasted about, but now, he cannot relax at all.

Han Jing cupped his hands and said, "Since we are here this time, we have put life and death aside. General Qin doesn't need to care about it. Just give the order."

At the gate of the Moutuogang camp, Shu Lie quickly took a breath and exhaled it. At this time, the entire Jurchen camp was already in motion, and a large number of soldiers were swarming to various places on the wall: "Send the order and give the signal."

Notify Ta Lai, the wild fox tactics, against the infantry of the Wu Dynasty, use the heavy cavalry to draw the opponent's cavalry to attack, and consume the heavy cavalry's physical strength!"

This order has not yet been issued. In front of the camp, the light cavalry force of more than 2,000 people has begun to run in disguise, taking the direction of the more than 1,000 cavalry led by Talai, while the infantry and heavy cavalry began to merge and remained in formation.

.Suddenly, the Jurchen cavalry also began to run. If it was just a light cavalry confrontation, one thousand five against two thousand, Talai might dare to do it, but considering that the opponent's heavy cavalry is still there, and the task of defending the camp is important, it is not possible to fight this

Just one battle would be enough, and he didn't expect to be entangled by the opponent's cavalry.

The Wu Dynasty's light cavalry kept parallel to the outer wall of the camp, running straight towards the east, while the Jurchen cavalry surrounded them in reverse. From a distance, the snow dust thrown up by the two teams looked like long dragons running. On the gate of the camp, the technique

Orders were issued in rapid succession to alert the soldiers responsible for the defense of the western wall.

The cavalry is not suitable for attacking the city, but it is not impossible to attack. On the side of this Wu Dynasty cavalry, Talai led 1,500 Jurchen knights, always keeping close to an arrow's distance from the opponent. Once the opponent enters, he will shoot towards the camp.

distance, he would immediately shorten the distance with the opponent, and together with the camp, fire a volley at the light cavalry.

At the same time, the Wu Dynasty infantry phalanx directly in front of the camp gate also began to move, pushing towards Talai's cavalry. The Wu Dynasty's cavalry ran to the distance and began to turn, trying to push away the running Jurchen cavalry.

Press into the angle between the shooting ranges of both sides...

A long team like a dragon roared across the snowy field. Talai led the troops and turned in an arc. On one side, the infantry of the Wu Dynasty was pushing forward. From the rear, the light cavalry of the Wu Dynasty pressed forward, and both sides drew their bows.

Then they fired arrows together, and the arrows flying into the sky went in different directions. Then, only a few sparsely fell into each other's formation range.

Talai led the cavalry. At the extreme distance of the encirclement on both sides, they successfully broke out!

"Okay!" Shu Liesu waved his fist and shouted at the city gate. That was the Jurchen's almost artistic control that was brewed in the battlefield killings!

After Talai crossed out, he widened the distance from Wu Chao's light cavalry. With Wu Chao's infantry formation as the center, he began to run wildly and scatter, trying to provoke the heavy cavalry who were with the infantry. The infantry simultaneously launched a counterattack, while on the other side

, after chasing away the Jurchen cavalry, more than two thousand light cavalry turned again. They aimed at the wall of the Moutuogang camp and began to shoot. On the wall, the soldiers put up their shields and retaliated with bows and arrows. However, this time

The north wind came, and the Moutuogang camp was downwind. For a moment, arrows hit the shields with a sound like hailstones.

Just like the Jurchens' tactics outside Bianliang City, every part of the city wall needs to be defended. They can shoot at high speed, but they can quickly change positions. This is obviously what the Wu Dynasty people had in mind. In such a fast movement,

Once a weak point in the camp wall is found, two thousand people will swarm in this direction. There is no doubt that once these four thousand people break through the camp, everyone's face will be ruined.

The intensity of the battle has begun to brew...
To be continued...