"Report!... Traces of Korean cavalry were found on the north side, numbering at least 10,000 cavalry."
"Report!...The Korean cavalry from the north broke through the Youma Army and Shang Shui Army."
"Report..."
One after another, Zhao Hongrun, who was in the rear of the Shangshui Army's main force, learned of the battle situation on the north side of the battlefield.
"Didn't Ma You and Wu Ji... didn't block the Han cavalry?"
Zhao Hongrun frowned and thought.
In his opinion, if it was said that the Korean cavalry in the north defeated the Yuma army before reaching the rear, he would not believe it at all.
After all, there is no way Yuma's heavy cavalry could be defeated by a light cavalry force in such a contact battle.
Then the truth came out: it must be the Korean cavalry general on the north side who managed to get rid of the Yuma army.
There is no way, the heavy cavalry is too bulky, and it is quite powerless against enemies with stronger mobility than it.
As for Wu Ji, Zhao Hongrun couldn't make a good judgment - although this general whom he favored and had the potential to command was indeed somewhat weak in command, the Shangshui soldiers under his command were by no means inferior to those of the Yanling Army.
Therefore, since Sun Shuke could lead the Yanling army to block the Han cavalry, it stands to reason that the Shang Shui army should also be able to block it. How could the formation be disrupted?
After much deliberation, Zhao Hongrun could only make one judgment: when Wu Ji noticed that the Korean cavalry was trying to attack the rear army in a roundabout way, because he was worried about Zhao Hongrun's safety, he lost his position and intended to take the initiative to intercept the Korean cavalry, so he was killed.
That Korean cavalry caught the flaw.
"What a waste of worry..."
Although he was impressed by Wu Ji's loyalty, Zhao Hongrun still had to give two words of praise and criticism: The central army and the rear army have nearly 30,000 merchant navy troops, and there are Nanyan cavalry on the side to support them. What is there to worry about?
"Report!... Three thousand generals, Yi Jia and Chen Xie, have led their troops to attack to block the invading Korean cavalry from the north."
"Report!... The cavalry battalion of the Southern Yan Army will attack, attack the invading Han cavalry from the north from the flank, and assist the two generals Yi Jia and Chen Xie."
Not long after, two more reports reached Zhao Hongrun.
As Zhao Hongrun said, after learning that there were invading Korean cavalry in the north, the two generals Yi Jia and Chen Xie who were deployed on the northern flank of the rear army and the central army immediately took corresponding measures to meet the enemy, and around him
The Nanyan cavalry under General Wei Mu of the Southern Yan Army also dispatched at the same time to assist Yi Jia and Chen Xie in blocking the invading Korean cavalry from the north.
It must be said that this is the reason why Zhao Hongrun did not panic, because he knew that it would be difficult for the Korean cavalry invading from the north to kill his rear army.
After all, the close combat infantry of King Su's Army are almost all heavy infantry. Zhao Hongrun owed a huge sum of money to the Ministry of Revenue to build extremely strong armor for the close combat infantry of King Su's Army. It is no exaggeration to say that as long as the soldiers of King Su's Army
Gradually master the tricks of dealing with cavalry. It is difficult for light cavalry like the Korean cavalry to cause serious casualties to the soldiers of King Su's army in a real sense.
In front of the heavy infantry, the light cavalry actually does not have many advantages except mobility. As long as they are commanded properly like Sun Shuke, it is not a problem to block the charge of the Korean cavalry. After all, the real strength of the Korean cavalry is not in their presence.
It's performance on the battlefield, but its role at the strategic level.
If Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, tried to use cavalry to restore the Korean army's disadvantage on the Jixian battlefield, then Zhao Hongrun could only say that the Marquis of Dangyin was thinking too much.
However, despite this, Zhao Hongrun still sent someone to convey instructions to Zhai Huang, the commander of the Shangshui Army in the Chinese Army, urging the latter to step up the attack on Ji County and strive to capture Ji County as soon as possible.
After all, although the heavy infantry can block the charge of the Korean cavalry, this is based on paying the price of casualties. Since Zhao Hongrun already has a strategy to deal with the Korean cavalry, he naturally has to reduce the meaningless sacrifices of his own soldiers as much as possible.
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"Please reply to His Highness Prince Su and give me another half hour. Within half an hour, Zhai will definitely be able to conquer Ji County!"
After receiving the order conveyed by Zhao Hongrun, Zhai Huang said this to the ordering soldier.
At this moment, Zhai Huang was sure of victory in capturing Ji County. After all, his Shang Shui soldiers clearly had the absolute advantage on the other side of the Ji County city wall.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that it was not just the Shangshui Army that attacked Ji County this time, because in the south of Ji County, the Yanling Army was also attacking the city.
Therefore, Zhai Huang believed that it was only a matter of time before Jixian was captured.
However, the Korean troops defending the city were still resisting desperately and were unwilling to give up the city so easily.
Of course, in Zhai Huang's opinion, this is just a fight between trapped beasts and cannot last long.
It has to be said that Dangyin Hou Han Yang is in an extremely bad situation right now. Whether it is the Shangshui Army in the western suburbs outside the city or the Yanling Army in the southern suburbs, these two elite Wei armies are making the Han army defending the city exhausted.
Originally, Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, hoped to send out cavalry to defeat one of the Wei armies, so he chose the Shangshui Army. After all, the Shangshui Army's main formation had a royal flag with the words "Wei, Su Wangrun" erected. But as of now,
The dispatch of cavalry was temporarily unable to shake the overall posture of the merchant navy.
It was so stable that the Wei army under the command of Wei Gongzi Run was so stable that Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, even doubted that this Wei army might be the pride of the Wei people - the second generation of Wei soldiers?
"It's almost time to retreat."
Next to Dangyin Hou Han Yang, Bao Yuan suggested in a low voice: "Today, Wei Gongzi Run led all his troops out and made it clear that he wanted to capture Ji County... Although I have not yet figured out why he values Ji County so much.
But I feel that Lord Dangyin's army alone is not enough to compete with that Wei army." After a pause, he continued: "From Gongdi to Qishui, there is a plain that is more than a hundred miles long.
It is the most suitable battlefield for our Korean cavalry to gallop... I think it is better to block it than to open it up, and give Ji County to the Wei army. I believe that by occupying Ji County, the Wei army will have the confidence to march towards Qiguan. By then, we will be there for hundreds of years.
On the plains of Yuli, we will have a showdown with this Wei army."
"..." Dangyin Hou Han Yang was silent when he heard this.
It was undeniable that in his opinion Baoyuan's judgment was correct. After all, the advantage of the Korean cavalry was not to guard one place. The more open and spacious the battlefield, the more advantageous the cavalry was in mobility.
It's just that Han Yang, the Marquis of Dangyin, still found it a little hard to accept: Wei's army had been defeated by their Korean army for nearly a hundred years. They won less and lost more in front of their Korean army. However, in the past two battles in Northern Xinjiang, the Wei army's
However, his strength has skyrocketed, which severely frustrates Han Yang's sense of superiority as a Korean.
"Wait a moment longer..."
Putting his right hand on his mouth, Dangyin Hou Han Yang looked like he was thinking, and whispered: "If Xin Zan succeeds in attacking the Wei army, our army will hold on to this city; if he fails, our army will retreat."
"..." Bao Yuan hesitated and opened his mouth, but finally nodded.
To be fair, Dangyin Hou Han Yang placed his hope on his general Xin Zan, but in fact, Xin Zan's current situation is not good at all.
Although Xin Zan successfully got rid of the Youma Army and bypassed Wu Ji's army, on the way to attack the rear army of the Shang Navy, he was blocked again as expected - from the rear army of the Shang Navy and
On the northern flank of the Chinese army, two Wei armies surrounded them in time.
Originally, Xin Zan wanted to repeat his old trick, but he didn't expect that the cavalry of the Nanyan Army who was supporting the Shang Shui Army also quickly approached, making Xin Zan dare not make any roundabout instructions easily.
I have to say that the battle situation here is really chaotic. The three thousand people of the Shang Shui Army, including Yi Jia, Chen Xie, Nanyan cavalry, and Korean cavalry under Xin Zan, were fighting in a melee, making the people here
The battle situation was quite chaotic - the Han cavalry attacked the Shang navy, and the Nanyan cavalry took the opportunity to attack the Han cavalry. The three parties were completely confused. There was me among you, and you among me.
Although all three parties are elite troops, the command system is almost paralyzed at this moment, resulting in a chaotic situation.
In this situation, both the Korean cavalry and the Nanyan cavalry fought very hard. After all, the strength of the cavalry is based on speed, and there is a premise here - first, there must be a clear and unified attack target.
But in the current melee situation, the command system of the two cavalry is almost paralyzed, how can they still achieve unity?
In comparison, the soldiers of Shangshui had a much easier time, because their mission was clear and had not changed - to stay where they were and block the Korean cavalry.
"...It's time to withdraw."
Looking at the chaotic battlefield, the Korean cavalry general Xin Zan frowned.
Although he was unwilling to get off to a bad start, as an experienced general, he knew that he could not continue to struggle.
Because in such a melee situation, the sacrifice of his cavalry was almost meaningless - he felt that he would suffer a loss if he exchanged with the Nanyan and Wei cavalry, let alone exchanged with the infantry of King Su's army.
To know the value of a cavalryman, there must be at least ten infantrymen.
"withdraw!"
Xin Zan gritted his teeth and ordered.
After hearing this, a guard beside him took out a horn from his arms and blew the horn that represented the retreat of the entire army.
But at this moment, a lance flew from nowhere and pierced the body of the guard, moving forward and back.
"??"
Xin Zan was stunned when he saw this, and subconsciously turned his head. He was shocked to see a man who was suspected to be a general of the Wei army not far away, leading a dozen Nanyan cavalry and dozens of Wei soldiers, heading towards this direction.
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"Are you coming for me?"
Xin Zan couldn't react for a while, because on the battlefield in the Central Plains, it was rare for a strong general to kill an enemy general on his own. After all, no matter how brave a general was, he couldn't withstand the concentrated fire of dozens of powerful crossbows.
When Xin Zan came over, the Wei general was already close at hand, and he fiercely swung the lance in his hand towards him.
Xin Zan was an experienced veteran after all. He subconsciously clamped his legs around the horse's belly and blocked the blow with the spear in his hand.
This powerful blow made him feel chest tight and breathless.
In fact, if he hadn't subconsciously clamped the horse's belly just now, he would have been knocked off the horse by this blow.
"General, retreat quickly!"
The guards on the left and right exclaimed.
How could Xin Zan dare to stay? After all, with just this attack, he knew that the force of the attacker was far superior to his, so he turned his horse and left.
But the Wei general refused to let go and rode his horse to catch up.
Suddenly, the Wei general threw out the only remaining lance in his hand.
At that time, Xin Zan felt as if there was a gust of evil wind coming from the back of his head. He lowered his body subconsciously and heard a whooshing sound as the lance flew over his head and hit the ground in front of him.
"Damn it!"
Realizing that he had missed, the Wei general, no, it should be the Shang Shui Army General Wu Ji, cursed secretly, jerked the reins and chased after him.
Seeing this, Xin Zan's guard cavalry broke away one after another and charged towards Wu Ji with their weapons raised.
However, with one enemy against many, Wu Ji did not panic. He drew out the sword from the sheath and slashed left and right. Regardless of whether the guard knights were dead or alive, he forcibly broke through the latter's blockade and chased Xin Zan desperately.
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But unfortunately, Wu Ji, who was born as an infantry general, was no match for Xin Zan in terms of riding skills. Even after chasing for a while, Wu Ji still couldn't catch up with Xin Zan.
Suddenly, the two of them rushed out of the chaotic battlefield, and their eyes suddenly became bright.
Seeing that Xin Zan was about to join his cavalry, Wu Ji gritted his teeth, grabbed the reins of the horse with his left hand, hung his whole body on the right side of the horse, raised the sword in his hand, and pointed it toward Xin Zan's crotch and the horse's chest.
The horse's hooves flicked over.
Just hearing a scream, Xin Zan's horse's front hooves were cut off by the sword. The whole horse leaned forward, and Xin Zan, who was caught off guard, was immediately thrown out.
"It's over..."
The moment he was thrown out, Xin Zan's mind went blank. He turned sideways with great effort and looked at the Wei general in a daze as he quickly rushed toward him on his horse.
"Bang!"
Xin Zan fell heavily to the ground on his back.
At this time, Wu Ji had already galloped in front of him. He suddenly pulled the reins with his left hand, and the horse under his crotch neighed, as if he had forced the horse to stand up, causing its front hooves to fly into the air.
Immediately, the pair of horse hoofs stepped heavily on Xin Zan's breastplate, and there was a muffled sound accompanied by broken bones. Xin Zan spurted a mouthful of blood, stared at his eyes, and died on the spot.
Seeing this, the nearby Korean cavalry who were preparing to rescue General Xin Zan were stunned.
Not to mention these Han cavalry, even the Nanyan Army cavalry who were chasing after Wu Ji to protect Wu Ji looked at this scene in shock, and then whispered, secretly guessing Wu Ji's identity.
At the same time, outside Jinyang City in Taiyuan County, which is quite far away from here, Jiang Bi, the commander of the Northern Army, who has always been a fierce general, was hit in the chest by the local commander of the Korean army, and he vomited several mouthfuls of blood.
Retreat in panic.
"General?!"
"withdraw!"
Facing the guard's concerned inquiries, Jiang Bi held on to his breastplate and issued the order for the entire army to retreat.
As he was retreating, he couldn't help but look back and saw not far away, a burly Korean general nearly ten feet tall sitting astride a war horse, holding in his hand what looked like a combination of a mace and a long-handled sword.
strange weapons.
"That guy...is that guy a monster?!"
Recalling the situation when the two of them fought just now, Jiang Bi couldn't hide the shock in his heart.
He has never encountered a general who can far surpass him in arm strength and martial arts.
While watching Jiang Bi's escape, the Korean general put the strange weapon in his hand on his shoulder, spat, and said with disdain: "Huh, Jiang Bi, the Wei general who defeated Jin Piao, is still here?"
I thought he was some kind of heroic figure, but he turned out to be a reckless man with only one or two points of brute strength. I was greatly disappointed... There are so many mediocrities in the world, but there are so many rats."
His tone was slightly lonely, as if there was no one in the world with whom he could fight.
"……hateful!"
Perhaps subconsciously sensing the disdain that General Han had for him, Jiang Bi clenched his fists in shame and anger and gritted his teeth.
But it is undeniable that the martial arts and physical fitness that he was proud of in the past were eclipsed in front of that Han general.
In front of Lian Pi, the "Ten Heroes of Beiyuan" and the "Shou of Taiyuan".