Chapter 1,460 The Dragon's Head is on the Plain (Continued)
The wind and snow were falling all over the sky, and the artillery shells landed accurately in the crossbow array of the Guanlong army. The exploding shrapnel ruthlessly harvested the lives of the crossbowmen. The huge shock wave threw out the broken limbs and broken arms separated by the shrapnel. The scene was cruel.
It's as cool as hell.
In order to avoid such a devastating power, the morale of the Guanlong army, which was not very strong in the first place, was quickly shaken. When the artillery fire of the Youtun Guards began to extend from the crossbow array to the heavy armored troops in the rear, kerosene bombs fell one after another.
In the formation, any items contaminated by flying sparks would cause a fire that was difficult to extinguish. Even the iron armor burned red, and the Guanlong soldiers finally began to shout and race to avoid it.
The tight formation began to waver and fall apart.
Ahead, the waiting iron cavalry of the Right Guards began to move forward slowly, and the light cavalry on the two wings also slowly wandered away, as if the ferocious wolves were extremely focused before hunting, just waiting for the prey to show a slight flaw, then swarmed up and used their sharp swords.
Its fangs tear its prey into pieces.
Changsun Jiaqing, who was at a height, could see the entire battlefield. The actions of the right guard were clearly visible, and the purpose behind them was obvious. He was so anxious that he waved his whip on horseback and ordered at the top of his lungs: "Don't panic, don't panic.
Get ready to retreat! The enemy is waiting for the moment when our formation is scattered. Once the enemy breaks into the formation, no one will survive!"
On the one hand, the supervising team came forward to kill the soldiers who disrupted the formation, in order to frighten the soldiers and prevent the entire army's formation from collapsing and morale collapsing.
In fact, due to the limited number of Youtunwei's artillery, this seemingly fierce battle actually did not cause much damage. But everyone is afraid of death, let alone a makeshift ragtag group like the Guanlong Army.
Next to him, Pao Ze was cut to pieces by flying shrapnel, and his face was covered with splattered blood. How could he remain calm?
"Boom boom boom"
Countless artillery shells fell from the sky, accompanying the heavy snowfall into the Guanlong army formation, killing and injuring the soldiers' bodies, and cruelly torturing the soldiers' courage and belief. Finally, when a flying shrapnel cut off the flagpole of the Chinese army's flag, the side facing the wind
At the same time that the flying flag of Hunting Hunter fell, countless soldiers let out a shout full of fear, turned around and ran away, completely ignoring the blood-stained steel swords of the supervisory team behind them.
The supervising team obeyed the general's orders and fought hard to cut down the deserters. However, more and more soldiers turned around and routed, and the supervising team was annihilated almost in an instant.
In the distance, the rumble of drums came through the wind and snow. More than a thousand armored cavalry moved forward slowly amidst the sound of war drums, slowly increasing their speed, like a steel city wall pressing up bit by bit. Although the speed was slow, it was like
The tremendous pressure from the collapse of Mount Tai completely crushed the morale of the Guanlong army.
Then, the speed of the armored cavalry became faster and faster. The cavalry trampled the ground like thunder, completely suppressing the roar of the artillery, and collided with the Guanlong army like an overwhelming mountain.
"boom!"
There was a huge sound, which was the muffled sound of countless soldiers and horses colliding with their swords. At the moment of hand-to-hand contact, blood spattered into the sky, the soldiers' bodies fell to the ground, and the armored cavalry violently crashed into the Guanlong army formation.
Long soldiers were pierced by spears and knocked away by their horses.
At the same time, the light cavalry on both wings ignited the thunderbolts in their hands, accelerated their horses and passed in front of the Guanlong formation, threw the thunderbolts into the Guanlong formation from a distance, then took off the crossbows on their saddles, and fired at the panicked
The defeated Guanlong soldiers started shooting.
In just an instant, Guanlong's army was completely defeated.
Changsun Jiaqing almost went crazy. He waved his riding whip hysterically to urge the rear formation to move forward to suppress the enemy troops, and ordered the supervising team to kill the defeated troops and stabilize the situation. However, when more than a thousand armored cavalry broke through the defenses outside the array in an orderly manner, this
How can tens of thousands of ragtag troops with little training and crude weapons resist?
Standing in the position of Changsun Jiaqing, he looked down at the battlefield and saw clearly that the armored cavalry were pouring in like a torrent of steel. The charge was like a flash flood, scattering the Guanlong army's formation, and the soldiers were swept into it, making it unstoppable.
The light cavalry on both sides protected the two wings of the armored cavalry, shooting and killing Guanlong soldiers continuously, and then dug into the Guanlong formation while protecting the armored cavalry.
"Mom!"
Changsun Jiaqing's eyes were red. While he was angry that the Guanlong army was so vulnerable, he was also shocked by the power of the Youtun Guards!
He clearly saw all the enemy's arrangements and strategies, but he couldn't resist!
"Commander, retreat quickly!"
"The enemy's charge is too fast. Please ask the commander to withdraw into the Daming Palace first!"
The generals and colonels on the left and right saw the armored cavalry driving into the Guanlong army array with force like breaking bamboo. They were about to penetrate the entire army and come straight to this place, so they quickly gave them advice.
However, the eldest grandson Jiaqing got angry and shouted angrily: "I was ordered to guard here. What I am guarding is not only my face, not only the victory or defeat of this battle, but also the lifeblood of all the Longmen clan! It is easy to retreat at this moment, but once you retreat,
There is no way to retreat, your descendants and my descendants will all become common people, like dolphins and dogs, being insulted and driven around by others! Anyone can retreat, but as a descendant of Guanlong, you cannot retreat even if you die!"
The battle has just begun. Even though our formations are scattered and our soldiers are defeated, there are not many soldiers killed in the battle. It's just that the charge speed of the armored cavalry is too fast and the momentum is too fierce and unstoppable, so it seems that Guanlong's side has been completely defeated.
However, a full 30,000 troops were guarding this place, and they were not injured at this moment. How could they not try to block the armored cavalry after a bloody battle, but instead they were defeated and fled at the wind?
His eldest grandson Jiaqing cannot afford to lose this person!
"Immediately pass on the order. The troops commanded by someone will collapse without a fight, and even cause the entire army to collapse and lead to a great defeat. After this battle, I will report to the Duke of Zhao to have him executed, and all his children and family members will be sent into the army and exiled for three thousand miles!"
The surrounding captains were immediately silent, and few soldiers fought purely for themselves. For the soldiers who were mostly slaves of wealthy families and villagers, it was simply unrealistic to grant a wife a title, because they had been members of their respective families for generations.
Domestic slaves were of low status and could not enjoy the political treatment of the court.
The most important thing is to obtain military merit, so that the family can reduce taxes, and his wife and children can have enough to eat. If the head of the family is happy to pardon his lowly status and become a commoner, he will be willing to die!
If all the children in the family are going to be exiled for three thousand miles, what's the use of being the only one left?
These days, if you count three thousand miles from Guanzhong to the east, west, north, and south, you will either be in the ice and snow with few people, or the smoke will be raging and snakes and insects will be rampant. Even if you are lucky enough to survive on the road, how many days will you be able to hold on after arriving at the place of exile?
It's better for the dignitaries. After all, there are abundant resources. For the common people, exile is equivalent to death...
General Sun Jiaqing's military orders were conveyed downwards, and finally had some effect. Although the soldiers were frightened, they slowly stopped retreating under the assembly of their respective commanders, and hurriedly joined the formation, trying to block the fierce charge of the armored cavalry.
The armored cavalry can be regarded as a great weapon in the cold weapon era, but they are not invincible. The lack of mobility is an obvious shortcoming. In front of the enemy, they block the road without fear of death, even if the fields are littered with corpses. They broke up and retreated, blocking the way with their lives, which made the armored cavalry trapped in a tight siege and unable to exert their charging power.
But even so, every soldier who can be selected as an armored cavalry is one of a hundred, tall and strong, with strong combat power, and the armor of men and horses provides an indestructible defense force. Each one is like a dynamic fortress, even if he is deeply surrounded, He also fights bravely and is invincible to those who stand in his way.
As the armored cavalry advanced, blood flowed everywhere from the corpses, and the hot blood completely melted the ice and snow on the ground...
Seeing that his military order was effective, Changsun Jiaqing ordered the cavalry in the rear formation to be divided into two, and came out from both wings to block the light cavalry of the right garrison, which was barely able to hold them back.
For a time, Longshou Plain was littered with corpses, blood flowed, and the battle was extremely tragic.
The eldest son Jiaqing, who was on horseback, was a little exhausted. He stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead. Just after he took a breath, he saw another cavalry galloping from not far away in the heavy snow. This cavalry was completely unaware. Not seeing the fierce battle on Longshou Plain, they just accelerated blindly, trying to pass under the north wall of Taiji Palace in the south, all the way east, approaching Daming Palace, and detouring behind the Guanlong army.
Once the intervening purpose is achieved, these 30,000 Guanlong troops will be like turtles in a urn, surrounded only to be slaughtered...
The eldest son Jiaqing's eyes were about to burst and he shouted angrily: "Block that cavalry!"
However, at this moment, all the troops are entangled with the armored cavalry and light cavalry of Youtun Guard. The formation is completely chaotic. Where can any troops be able to withdraw calmly?
As he watched the cavalry getting closer and closer, he was so close that he could almost see clearly the cavalry on the horse. The cavalry was dressed in strange clothes. Their appearance was very different from that of the Han people. The scimitars they wielded in their hands were even more unique. Changsun Jiaqing almost broke his teeth. : "Tubo Huqi!"