The three newly reorganized battalions in Taiyuan Prefecture are the best-equipped soldiers in the entire Northern Han Dynasty, and the soldiers from the Shenzhan Battalion brought by Liu Ling to this battle have almost emptied the inventory of the Ministry of War in Taiyuan Prefecture. Well-made infantry bows
Almost every infantryman had a handful of them, and the soldiers' quivers were filled with wolf-fang arrows that cost five large coins to make.
Nearly nine thousand infantrymen were ambushed in the snow. The fire not far away burned half of the sky red, but made the surrounding darkness even deeper. This is the so-called darkness under the lamp. Walking outside, you almost miss the ambushed Han army.
None of the Yan soldiers who passed by felt any danger.
The two thousand cavalrymen of the Han army were happily tossing in the Yan army's camp in Zhuma County, setting fire to each tent, and then driving the Yan army's rebels deeper in circles. More than nine thousand Han troops were lying on the ground.
They waited in the snow for the Yan army to enter the ambush circle, and then with the trumpet as the command, they all stood up and bent their bows to set arrows. The wolf-fang arrows tied with cloth strips were ignited, and from a distance it looked like they were just floating in the air.
sea of fire?
With a buzzing sound, the first round of thousands of wolf-toothed arrows rained down like fire. The soldiers of the Yan army all held torches. When the fire rain falling from the sky merged with the long river composed of torches, the Yan army's outer perimeter
The torches were immediately extinguished. The long river of torches narrowed a lot in an instant. The distance of less than 80 steps allowed the lethality of the wolf-fang arrows to be maximized. The Yan army ran too fast, the formation was too chaotic, and the personnel
It's too dense, so there's no need to aim. Just open the bow and shoot the arrow, and a torch will immediately fall to the snow and go out.
Thousands of wolf fang arrows were like thousands of venomous snakes spitting flames falling from the sky, biting the Yan army soldiers to death one by one. Before the Yan army soldiers had time to cause chaos, the second round of wolf fang arrows pierced the air with a hissing sound.
The sound came again. Where was the wolf-fang arrow? In the eyes of the Yan army soldiers, it was clearly a soul-catching chain from hell.
After two rounds of wolf-fang arrows, a thick layer of the Yan army's formation was ripped off like cotton-padded clothes. When the senior generals yelled and issued orders, and the junior officers ran around to execute the orders. Chapter 1
Three rounds of wolf fang arrows were fired again at an unparalleled speed. This round of wolf fang arrows was not tied with cloth strips. The arrows shot in the dark were even sharper. There was no place to hide or hide. The Yan army soldiers immediately became confused.
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No one organized a counterattack!
The Han army calmly threw out three rounds of arrows, but none of the generals in the Yan army ordered a counterattack! They also had bows and arrows in their hands. Although most of them were simple bows made of bamboo pieces, they sent hundreds of arrows.
There is no problem with a ten-step accident. Besides, the Han army has set up a one-line formation on both sides that is obviously contemptuous. Such a formation can be smashed with a sharp enough counterattack!
Unfortunately, the Han army seemed to have taken advantage of the Yan army's weakness, and bullied the Yan army for not having a single qualified general! The only person who saw the Han army's flaws was Sun Shubao, but even though he was hoarse, he could not organize people to protest.
The Han army fought back. The Yan army, which quickly swelled to more than 100,000 people, was all a mob. The consequence of being brought to the battlefield without a day of training was that the generals' orders could not be carried out at all!
Although the 7,000 veterans of the Gyeongju Prefecture's Food Guard Army have been integrated into the new army, what is the use of dividing and integrating the 7,000 people into the entire army of nearly 300,000 people? The youngest of each veteran of the Food Guard Army is also a corps commander
, but can they control their people in the battle array?
No one obeyed the order. The stunned Yan army soldiers were in a mess like headless chickens, with no sense of direction at all. The dark snow around them seemed to be full of ambushing Han troops. No one had the courage to pick up weapons and rush over.
At this time, I don't know who took the lead in running towards Ganniu Mountain. I saw that there was no Han army blocking the road behind, and the Yan army was running back in the direction of the mountains like a flock of migrating yellow sheep.
In the distance, the Han cavalry in the Yan Army's camp in Zhuma County suffered almost no losses. Under Liu Ling's personal leadership, two thousand cavalry drew a beautiful arc and rushed towards the Yan Army's team.
Come here. These two thousand Han cavalry are like hungry prairie wolves, while the large groups of Yan troops are like fat and delicious yellow sheep in their eyes.
A hundred steps away, the Han cavalry fired another burst of arrows, and hundreds of Yan troops were shot to the ground. At this time, even if Sun Wu came back to life, it would be impossible to organize the Yan army. A large-scale rout began, and no one could stop it.
Ouyang Zhuan also retreated under the protection of the so-called Royal Forest Army. The generals who tried to organize the soldiers to resist killed them until their hands shook, but they could not stop the Yan army soldiers from escaping.
The nine thousand infantry of the Han army began to quickly gather into square formations on both sides of the Yan army. Under the leadership of the general, they pressed towards the Yan army like a thick wall. The soldiers in the front stepped forward with flat legs.
Started to accelerate, followed by Pu Daoshou wearing fine armor, and then followed by the heavy-armored Mo Daoshou who were as heavy as Mount Tai. The pure archers collected the walking bows and bows dropped by their companions.
They gathered their bows and arrows together and formed a circular formation to protect them. They did not rush forward with the large group of people.
The entire formation was orderly, and under the command of low-level officers, all the soldiers quickly completed the formation. Except for the two thousand archers, the formation of seven thousand soldiers slowly and heavily pressed towards the Yan army.
It is not an attack formation. In terms of attack effect, the wild goose formation is far sharper than the square formation. But now that the Yan army is in chaos, there is no need for a sharp assault. Instead, it needs to give the Yan army a fatal blow in terms of momentum.
The soldiers in the first few rows quickly collided with the defeated troops. The infantrymen in the first few rows killed the Yan soldiers who were just escaping one by one, and then flew away. Several rows of infantrymen killed the Yan army soldiers in a panic.
Running away simply doesn't give you the courage to resist. No one can remain calm in the face of the steel jungle.
Ouyang Zhuan saw the approaching Han army, and kept giving orders for his men to organize a counterattack. He gathered the few cavalry in the Yan army, and after reorganizing, about 3,000 cavalry began to accelerate towards the Han army infantry. The war horses
Tramping on the muddy snow and the bodies of dead soldiers, they rumbled towards the Han infantry. The cavalry on horseback waved their swords and shouted to encourage themselves.
Seeing the cavalry roaring in, Zhao Er, who was commanding the Han army on the left, loudly ordered a change of formation. The first three rows of Han infantrymen began to move closer to each other. The soldiers squatted down and raised the front of the infantry at an angle.
The backs of the soldiers were on the ground. The soldiers in the second row had their bodies hunched, their front legs arched, and they stepped back straight, holding the rifles tightly with their hands. The soldiers in the third row stood upright, holding the rifles tightly with both hands, trying their best to hold the rifles tightly.
The steps are stretched out.
As soon as the formation was assembled, the Yan army's cavalry rushed over like a torrent. More than 3,000 cavalry were divided into two teams and attacked the Han army infantry on both wings. This tactic of dividing the troops to defeat the Han army in one fell swoop looks beautiful, but it is actually
It is weakening one's own attack power. If more than 3,000 cavalry concentrate their strength to attack the Han infantry on one side, disrupt the opponent's formation and then attack the other side, although it will take longer, the absolute attack power will be much greater than dividing the troops.
And fight.
Using 1,500 cavalry to attack a phalanx composed of 4,000 Han troops on each wing theoretically has a high chance of victory. However, the premise is that this cavalry has at least undergone basic training and is equipped with basic protective equipment.
Obviously, it was difficult for the Yan army's cavalry to act in unison according to orders.
First of all, the horses that the Yan army's cavalry sit on are uneven. The generals may have a good horse from the Western Regions or Northern Sailor, but most of the soldiers are ponies from the Central Plains, and most of them are used for pulling and transporting goods.
Because the quality of the horses and horses were so different, the cavalry's attack formation was obviously a bit confusing. Furthermore, although the Yan Army cavalry is already known as the most elite unit in the entire Yan Kingdom, it was built with all the strength of the Qingqing Prefecture.
The team. But this is just a slogan. The Yan army cavalry is not even equipped with the most basic breastplate. Most of the soldiers just wear a piece of wood under their cotton-padded clothes.
The uneven combat effectiveness determined that the Yan army's cavalry team had no other way to win except through numbers. They could not compare with the two thousand fine cavalry under Liu Ling's command. The cavalry team built with the strength of the Han Dynasty was far better than the Yan army's cavalry team.
The cavalry is much more elite. Because of its relationship with the Liao Dynasty, the horses used by the Han army's cavalry are all pure Khitan breeds.
The 1,500 cavalrymen were like a big river in the rainy season, rushing towards the Han army's position. The long forest of Han army infantry was like a thick embankment, with a dazzling edge. The cavalry attacked the infantry battle formation.
, does not necessarily guarantee an advantage. In addition to being slightly disadvantaged when faced with the impact of well-formed heavy armored cavalry, the finely armored infantry in defensive formations are not actually at a complete disadvantage when facing the frontal impact of light armored cavalry.
Basically, not many of the Yan Army's cavalry are equipped with fake and expensive horseshoes. Each person has a large Han standard horizontal sword, which is already very luxurious compared to the overall equipment of the Yan Army, while the Han Army's infantry has three rows in front.
The long step is three feet long. The sword is as short as the sword and the step is long. In fact, the outcome of the battle is already decided before it even starts.
The first row of Han troops suffered a violent collision from the Yan army's cavalry, but their crouching bodies held the rifles firmly. The sharp rifles pierced the cavalry on horseback like sugar-coated haws on a stick, and the cavalry's
The war horses trampled the Han infantry below. From a distance, the battle scene looked like countless bees with their spikes swarming to attack a huge hedgehog. Immediately, countless bees were killed.
The hedgehog's defensive spikes pierced him to death.
The Han army's formation was shaken by the impact and then recovered. Although some of the cavalry at the front broke through the three-layer defense of the soldiers, before they had time to rejoice, they were chopped down by Pu Daoshou at the back of the formation, and they fell to the ground.
Before the cavalryman could stand up, he was cut into pieces by the swordsman. The human viscera and the horse viscera were mixed together, making it impossible to distinguish between humans and animals.
But the Yan Army cavalry also knew that this battle was a matter of life and death, so they attacked particularly sharply. They rushed forward without fear of death, and died one after another. The defense of the first three rows brought down at least 500 cavalry, but they soon
Soon it was full of holes, and the following cavalry targeted the gaps and attacked continuously.
Finally, the Yan army's cavalry defeated the Han army's infantry position after paying the price of more than 600 cavalry. The following cavalry swarmed into the Han army's position. They were greeted by countless Pu swordsmen. These
The two well-trained swordsmen cooperated with each other. One of them ignored the knight and was only responsible for chopping the horse's legs. The other waited for the cavalry to fall off the horse and then made a clean cut. The rifleman followed up in an orderly manner after the formation was broken.
Withdrew, revealing the bright Pu Dao array behind them.
More than 1,500 cavalrymen had already lost less than half when they broke through the infantry swordsmen's defense. After rushing into the Pu Dao formation, they seemed to have entered a swamp composed of countless blades. The cooperation of two Pu Dao soldiers was like a small whirlpool in the swamp.
And countless small whirlpools form a deadly death place.
The leading Yan army general gritted his teeth and charged forward desperately. After breaking through the Pu Dao formation, there were only three soldiers left around him, and each of them had at least four or five injuries. This general fought out of Pu
After the sword formation, I felt that the pressure in front was lightened. When I looked back, the number of cavalry behind me was less than three hundred. I gritted my teeth and told the cavalry behind me to follow. As long as I penetrated the enemy formation, I could cut through the Han army's defensive formation.
It's not enough to defeat the opponent, but it will lay the foundation for victory for the infantry brothers who rush behind.
The general of the Yan army wiped the blood on his face and loudly urged his men to gather quickly and rush out of the enemy's formation. Before the cavalry behind him could fully catch up, he rushed out first. Three soldiers were protecting him on the left and right, each of them
There was a heavy expression on his face.
At this moment, the Yan army general's war horse suddenly neighed and fell down. Before he could see clearly what was going on, the cavalry behind him fell off the horse one after another. A fallen soldier rolled on the spot and stood up.
He wanted to save his general, but he was nailed to the ground by a spear before he could even take three steps. With his death, the Yan army cavalry finally saw clearly what had killed so many war horses.
In front, there is a wall of copper and iron. (To be continued)
