Suddenly, a horn sounded in the valley opposite. The Zhou army who was building fortifications immediately stopped what they were doing, grabbed weapons and held them in their hands. They quickly gathered together. A group of cavalry rushed out from the depths of the valley.
About five hundred riders lined up at the entrance of the valley, confronting Liu Ling and the others from a distance.
Not long after, the Zhou army's cavalry moved to both sides, and a burly general rode out on a tall black horse. The general pointed at Liu Ling and the others on horseback and said something, and suddenly joined the army.
More than two hundred cavalry were separated from the formation and rushed towards Liu Ling.
“Don’t be surprised by changes”
Liu Ling nodded and said: "Being able to do these four words is enough to show that the Yongxing Army is well-trained. Such a team is far beyond what the grass bandits in the Gray Army can compare with."
Zhao Er pointed at the more than two hundred cavalrymen who were approaching and said with a smile: "I'm just a little arrogant. I think those two hundred cavalrymen can defeat us? It would be great if the prince is not here. I can defeat those cavalrymen with only fifty cavalrymen."
The water-like cavalry killed everyone and turned them upside down."
Liu Ling said: "What's wrong with me here?"
Zhao Erdao: "The prince's safety is more important, there is no need to argue with Zhou Jun's morale."
Liu Ling asked: "Then I want to ask you, if I am not here and I have these hundred and ten soldiers under your command, do you have the confidence to kill all the more than 200 Zhou troops?"
"If the prince is not here, his subordinates can naturally kill those Zhou soldiers just like chopping melons and vegetables. There is no need for a hundred cavalry, fifty men are enough."
Liu Ling smiled and said: "Then why do you care about my presence or absence? Two hundred cavalry came to the door by themselves. If you don't eat it in one bite, won't you make the black-faced man opposite you laugh? Hua Ling Zhao Er! Get my kiss from the king.
The soldiers came to meet him and beat him to pieces. After killing him, he ran away. Why do you care so much!"
Hua Ling and Zhao Er ignored it and said, "Fifty people are enough. The prince cannot be without someone to protect him."
After saying that, the two men ordered fifty cavalry, rushed down the hillside, and faced the more than two hundred horsemen of the Zhou army. The hillside was not steep, and in fact it was not very high. The fifty-two horsemen of the Han army
Riding down the horse, a standard cavalry attack formation was quickly formed.
The speed of both sides was very fast, and it didn't take long for the distance to be within 150 steps. Both sides chose bows and arrows at the first time, but obviously Zhou Qi, whose riding skills were far inferior to those of the Han army, suffered a loss. Hua Ling took the lead.
, opened the bow and arrow, and caught nine wolf-fang arrows at once. When his arms struggled, the three-stone hard bow was pulled open by him like a full moon. With a buzzing sound, the nine wolf-fang arrows were shot out at the same time.
Immediately on the opposite side, five or six cavalrymen were shot off their horses by wolf-fang arrows.
After a round of arrow rain, the Han cavalry immediately hung on their horses sideways, and no one was shot down by the opponent's arrows. On the other hand, at least thirty people of the Zhou cavalry were shot dead. This was not a Zhou cavalry battle.
Their strength is low, but these fifty Han cavalrymen are all the best warriors, so they can become Liu Ling's personal soldiers, so they are naturally very skilled in martial arts.
After escaping the enemy's first round of arrows, the Han cavalry got up from under their horses, drew their bows and fired out the second round of arrows. The two sides were approaching so fast that even elite soldiers like them were still worth the time.
Two arrows. Hua Ling shot down three or four Zhou soldiers again. He immediately put away his bow and arrows, grabbed a throwing spear and threw it towards the opposite side without any delay. With two arrows and one shot, the Han army's blow was far greater than that of the Zhou army's cavalry.
Much sharper.
Seeing that the distance between the two sides was only thirty steps, which meant they could collide in just one breath. Hua Ling lowered his chin and stretched out his horse.
boom!
The two cavalrymen collided without any fancy, and many people fell off their horses immediately. Although the Zhou army's combat power was good, their killing skills and self-protection skills were far inferior to those of Liu Ling's soldiers who had rich combat experience.
Far less. After the impact, dozens of Zhou soldiers were immediately stabbed to death by sharp horse spears, while only three Han soldiers fell from their horses. There were not many people on both sides, and they were killed quickly after one collision.
Hua Ling made a gesture, and Zhao Er understood it carefully. After the two men led the cavalry to break through the enemy army, they immediately divided to the left and right, divided into two teams, one on the left and one on the right, and killed the Zhou army again. Both sides turned back at the speed of their horses.
They were almost the same, but the gap in equipment became obvious at this time. Not only were each of Liu Ling's soldiers equipped with hard bows, but they were also equipped with lightweight repeating crossbows.
This repeating crossbow is usually hung at the waist, and the repeating crossbow is always loaded with five crossbow arrows. Raise your hand, pull the trigger, and the five short crossbows shoot out. The rapid rate of fire is the biggest advantage of the repeating crossbow.
However, the firing force of the machine gun is far less than that of the bow and arrow, so the best distance for the repeating crossbow to show its power is within fifty steps.
The Zhou army did not expect that the Han army's cavalry was equipped with so many murderous weapons. When they turned around, the Han army's crossbow arrows had already been fired at them. Forty or so continuous crossbows were launched, and dozens of Zhou army's cavalry were immediately shot off their horses.
Starting with bows and arrows and ending with crossbows, it was a real battle between horses and horses. The Han cavalry only lost three people, while the Zhou cavalry lost more than a hundred people. Such a huge contrast is simply shocking.
The black-faced general of the Yongxing Army who was watching the battle from a distance burst into anger.
I have never suffered such a big loss or been so humiliated when facing the enemy head-on!
Although the reputation of the Yongxing Army is not as great as that of the Twelve Guards, even the generals of the Twelve Guards do not dare to attack the Yongxing Army. Although the main reason is that the Yongxing Army has an army of 200,000.
, but the combat effectiveness of the Yongxing Army cannot be ignored. At that time, it seized the land of Qinzhou, Fengzhou, Chengzhou and other four states from the Hou Shu Kingdom, and the series of clean victories against the Hou Shu Army were all attributed to the Yongxing Army.
Fighting. The soldiers of Hou Shu, who are known as the best infantry in the world, can only retreat in front of the Yongxing Army. Today, more than 200 cavalry of the Zhou Army were defeated so miserably against the 52 cavalry of the Han Army.
, the black-faced general Shen Wannian, who had personally participated in the invasion of Shu, was naturally angry.
However, his pride as a soldier prevented him from issuing an order to increase the number of troops. With two hundred to fifty, the Zhou army was already embarrassed. If he sent more cavalry to assist in the battle, even if he killed all the Han people on the opposite side,
There was no luster on his face at all.
A pair of leopard eyes glared fiercely at the Han soldiers who were full of tricks and seemed to have endless weapons on their bodies. Shen Wannian wished he could rush over and tear those cunning Han cavalry into pieces.
Seeing that the cavalry of both sides were about to engage in a direct fight for the second time, when there was still fifty steps away, a burst of crossbow arrows from the Han army caught Zhou Qi off guard. When they subconsciously reined in their horses, the Han cavalry suddenly accelerated.
The two groups of Han cavalry, like two sharp knives, rushed past the two sides of the Zhou army's cavalry. There seemed to be no intersection between the two teams, but the cavalry on both wings of the Zhou army were torn apart by the Han cavalry.
When the Han army turned back, they had already changed their horizontal swords and passed by the two wings of the Zhou army. The horizontal swords were much more flexible than the long horse swords. When facing the enemy head-on, of course the horse swords were more powerful, but if
If there is such a cross attack or entanglement, the lethality of the horizontal sword is much greater than that of the horse sword.
Another forty Zhou army cavalry were ruthlessly slaughtered, and the headless corpses were rolled off their horses one by one. After the second attack, the Zhou army's number was already comparable to that of the Han army.
The two blows made the Zhou army, which had been so high-spirited before, suddenly wilted like an eggplant beaten by frost, and its morale suddenly fell to the bottom. The methods of the Han army could not but be said to be fair and aboveboard, because they used the weapons they could use reasonably.
Used to the extreme.
After the remaining fifty or so Zhou army cavalry turned their horses and aimed at the Han army for the second time, everyone felt a chill in their hearts, which was an unstoppable fear of death. Three years ago
In the battle against the soldiers of Hou Shu, they were invincible heavenly soldiers and generals, but this time, they were severely knocked down from the mortal world, and they didn't even have a chance to stand up. If they were dead, how could they stand up?
"enough"
Hua Ling waved her hand to Zhao Er.
Zhao Er pushed up the visor and replied with a smile: "Do it again, I guarantee there will be no one left."
But when he saw that the black-faced general finally couldn't bear it and rushed over with hundreds of cavalry, considering the prince's safety, he could only give up the idea of killing all the remaining fifty or so Zhou troops. See
The Zhou army on the opposite side had no intention of charging over again. Zhao Er took off his bow and arrows and shot three more arrows, shooting down three cavalrymen. He waved his hand with satisfaction and returned with the remaining forty cavalrymen.
go back.
When they returned, Liu Ling had already led people slowly down the hillside.
"Good job."
Liu Ling said with a smile.
"Let's go back. If that black-faced general dares to chase us, that would be the best."
He waved his hand and led the generals back.
Shen Wannian was very angry. In his opinion, the behavior of the Han army was extremely shameless. He ran away as soon as he got an advantage. There was no bloody soldier in him! He was rude and straightforward. He insisted that death in battle was the final destination of a soldier.
The highest honor. If it were him, he would never lead people to evacuate, but would lead them to continue killing until they were all killed. This is a shortcoming, a fatal shortcoming.
"Chase me! I won't be able to swallow this breath unless I tear those bastards into pieces!"
He roared angrily.
A general pulled the reins of Shen Wannian's horse and said: "General, stop chasing. The commander-in-chief asked the general to defend the first line of the gorge. The general must not get out lightly!"
Mentioning Xie Jun, the military commander of the Yongxing Army, Shen Wannian, who was so angry, immediately softened like a deflated rubber ball. The commander-in-chief's military skills were as good as a mountain. If he knew that he led his army out lightly, even if he killed the hundred or ten people
The Han soldiers were all killed, and he was afraid that he would also be severely punished. He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid of dying under military law rather than on the battlefield. However, if he knew that among the hundred or ten people on the opposite side, there would be Han soldiers
If the coach Liu Ling, the loyal king of the Han Dynasty, would fight to be executed by military law, he would lead his people to attack.
There are no ifs in life, so Shen Wannian missed the one and only opportunity that could threaten Liu Ling's safety. (To be continued)