Although the armored cavalry lacks mobility, even if it is trapped in a tight siege, relying on its strong defense with both men and horses, well-equipped equipment, and the fact that the cavalry and war horses are all elites, once formed, it will still be like a steel fortress, indestructible.
More than a thousand armored cavalry changed their formation into a square formation. The surrounding soldiers were deployed layer by layer to make it airtight. Gao Kan led 300 soldiers to sit in the formation and provide support to all parties at any time. Although this formation lost mobility,
But the defense is extremely high, supplemented by the powerful protection of the armored cavalry, making it impregnable.
The entire military formation withstood the crazy attack of the main force of the rebels, and retreated with ease, preventing the enemies coming up from both wings from outflanking them. Surrounded by the tide of rebels, they remained as motionless as a rock, despite the high winds and waves,
The mainstay flows.
Changsun Jiaqing led his elite troops to charge wildly, but when they hit the opponent's array, they were shattered into pieces, with blood everywhere, but it was difficult to shake them at all.
The square formation retreated slowly amid the rebel siege, like a roller with blades embedded in its body, rolling and crushing the crowd. Wherever it passed, scraps were everywhere and blood flowed like a river.
The rebels were already frightened.
Even the Changsun family's army under Changsun Jiaqing was frightened when faced with such a small but indestructible armored cavalry that cut off a piece of their own flesh when they got close. Their morale quickly dropped. From the initial frantic attack, they turned into
Because I was shouting and shouting in the distance, my feet didn't dare to step forward for a long time...
The eldest son Jiaqing's scalp was also numb. No matter how many troops he had, he could not withstand filling the sword of the armored cavalry. The troops of the surrounding clans had already been frightened and panicked and did not dare to step forward. If the family troops under his command suffered heavy casualties, they would not go forward.
How can we lead the Guanlong clan in the future?
But retreat is definitely not possible. After being attacked like this, there will be countless casualties. If he retreats without fighting and allows the Youtun Guards to escape calmly, Changsun Wuji will have to kill himself...
He waved his sword and shouted: "Surround him, surround him! As long as he is surrounded to death, he will be unable to fly. With so many of us asking him to kill him, he will be exhausted!"
The surrounding soldiers remained silent...
The truth is indeed this. No matter how powerful the armored cavalry of more than a thousand people is and how high their defense is, as long as they are trapped in the formation, they will be eaten one by one sooner or later, just like turtles in a urn.
But the question is who steps forward first to sacrifice the strength of the cavalry with their lives, and who hides behind to seize the final victory?
When we are on the verge of a desperate situation, it's just a last-ditch fight. Everyone fights bravely to kill the enemy. Whoever dies and who lives depends on their destiny. However, the situation is completely different now. Those who go first will die, and those who go last will live. Whoever loses his mind will fight for his life first.
Upward?
The rebels gathered densely in the narrow strip between Chang'an City Wall and Longshou Canal, surrounding more than a thousand armored cavalry. However, the fighting gradually subsided, and more people followed suit as the armored cavalry evacuated northward.
, but they are only willing to shout from a distance, or shoot cold arrows suddenly, but they will never rush up to fight.
The soldiers on the city wall looked down and saw tens of thousands of troops moving slowly following the square array of armored cavalry, as if on a drill...
Although they were deeply surrounded, the armored cavalry showed no fear. Although the enemy formed a circle from a distance and formed a siege, it gave the soldiers and horses a rare opportunity to recover their strength. The armored cavalry had both men and horses, so they had poor mobility.
, because the weight is too heavy, even if these soldiers are tall and strong, and the horses are only one in a hundred, they cannot withstand the huge physical exertion.
Once you are trapped in a tight siege and faced with fights from all directions, your physical strength will be consumed quickly, and you will eventually become a turtle in a urn until the entire army is wiped out.
But right now, this situation does not exist.
The soldiers and horses retreated slowly as the rebels surrounded them, quickly recovering their physical strength and always maintaining a strong combat power. Gao Kan was in the middle of the formation, with a calm face under his hood, while commanding the soldiers to form a tight square formation.
Leave a gap and wait for the opportunity.
Soon, the opportunity came.
The rebels on both sides, under the command of Changsun Jiaqing, circled all the way north, trying to block the armored cavalry in the narrow place between the city wall in the northeast corner of Chang'an City and Longshou Canal. The two armies were galloping all the way and would reach their destination.
When the encirclement was completed, a group of light cavalry suddenly came out from Longshou Plain.
Thousands of light cavalry were simply and lightly armed, like arrows from a bow string. They came from a high position and took advantage of the terrain. The two rebel armies that were outflanking had no time to change their formations. The formations that seemed scattered due to their rapid march were broken by the light cavalry.
The light cavalry shuttled back and forth among the enemy formations, quickly cutting the rebels into several chaotic formations that were difficult to distinguish from head to tail. Then they fired crossbows and arrows, divided them and attacked them, killing the rebels until they howled like ghosts and ran away.
There is no way. If the infantry can wait for the opponent to run out of energy to surround them when facing armored cavalry, then facing the extremely mobile light cavalry, they can only run for their lives...
The sudden chaos in the north was keenly sensed by Gao Kan. He knew that the supporting troops had arrived, and immediately ordered: "The whole army will lose their position and break out to the north!"
"Here!"
The soldiers under his command agreed in unison. During this period, the soldiers who had recovered their physical strength quickly changed their formations. Thanks to the hard training, even if they were in the chaos at this moment, they were still calm and able to change their formations.
The army worked perfectly like a precise machine, and the formation changes were quickly completed.
Gao Kan once again became the vanguard from the position of the central army. More than a thousand armored cavalry formed a huge "front loss", suddenly accelerated, and broke through to the north.
In the past, the rebels were afraid of the lethality of the armored cavalry and were unwilling to come forward to engage in close combat. They stayed surrounded from a distance, which gave the armored cavalry ample space to exert their force.
When the armored cavalry charged again, no matter how many infantry they had, it was difficult to resist them. All obstacles in their way of charge were trampled by the cavalry and chopped into pieces with steel knives.
Gao Kan led his armored cavalry on a rampage and headed north.
The surrounding rebels were frightened and fled to both sides like a tide, not daring to show off their strength.
Soon, the charging armored cavalry only felt that the main force of the enemy had been left behind. They passed by the oncoming reinforcements and galloped all the way, escaping into the densely forested Forbidden Garden on Longshou Plain and returned.
Daming Palace.
Thousands of light cavalry were responsible for guarding the heavy cavalry. When the armored cavalry escaped into the forbidden garden, they fired all the crossbows they carried, and then followed behind the armored cavalry like howling wind and clouds.
The area between the first canal was littered with corpses, and wounded soldiers were still writhing and wailing.
Changsun Jiaqing led his soldiers to rush here. Looking at the tragic situation in front of him, and then looking at the dense forest on the Dragon Head Plain that was getting higher and higher in front of him, his eyes went dark and he almost fell off his horse.
He is responsible for guarding Tonghua Gate and commanding the local army. This is Changsun Wuji's trust in him, and it is also the power of the Changsun family as the "leader" of Guanlong. However, at this moment, he was attacked and killed by Youtun Guards, resulting in heavy losses.
Losing is not only because his eldest grandson Jiaqing is incompetent, but also because he has left the face and prestige of his eldest grandson family on the ground and allowed others to trample on him.
It's not just that.
The peace talks are now at the most critical moment. In the morning, Changsun Wuji ordered the troops in various places to be on tight defense to guard against possible surprise attacks. As a result, his side suffered a huge defeat in the evening. The consequences of this were extremely serious and would make
Guan Long lost the initiative at the negotiating table, which even led to the complete collapse of the peace talks.
At the critical moment when Li Ji was stationed in Tongguan and eyeing Chang'an, if he suffered such a defeat, you can imagine how angry Changsun Wuji would be...
He was deeply afraid of the deep-tempered and cruel head of the family. However, he made a big mistake at this moment. The iron cavalry of Youtun Guards and the light cavalry quickly escaped to the forest in the Forbidden Garden on the east side of the Daming Palace.
It was so dense that there could be an ambush of the Youtun Guards at any time. He didn't dare to pursue it at all and could only watch the enemy walk away.
Not only was the morale of all the soldiers completely depleted, but the eldest son Jiaqing himself was also dejected and said helplessly: "Count the losses, check the number of people, and then report to the head of the family."
You can't hide. There are nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses gathered here, and countless pairs of eyes are watching. You can't hide the losses, you can only report them honestly, and then resign yourself to fate and bear any punishment.
It is conceivable that after this battle, Guanlong will definitely criticize him as the commander of the army in every possible way, thereby weakening the Changsun family's control over the clan's army and enhancing the dominance of each family...
*****
Yu Wenshiji was humiliated by Cheng Yaojin in Tongguan and did not wait for a moment. He immediately ended his trip to lobby Li Ji and returned to Chang'an with his servants and soldiers.
As soon as they arrived at Baqiao, they were frightened by the fierce fighting and almost fell off their horses.