Fire-throwing pots, let’s call those earthen pots filled with kerosene thrown by the Korean infantry.
The advantage of this kind of fire pot throwing is that it has a longer throwing distance. Korean soldiers can often throw it directly from more than ten or twenty feet away.
Chance of being killed with a crossbow.
Faced with the fire attack tactics of the Korean army, the Wugang chariot of King Su's army immediately became a target. Its 15-foot-high and nearly 14-foot-wide baffle prevented the Korean soldiers from even deliberately aiming.
You can hit the target accurately.
This incident caused a significant increase in the number of fires in the Wugang chariots of the Wei Army's vanguard army, and also made Zhao Hongrun frown deeply.
It is undeniable that the vast majority of Wugang vehicles that catch fire only have the outer edge of the fender burning. However, it is conceivable that if this fire that is difficult to extinguish burns the entire fender, then this Wugang vehicle should almost be scrapped.
Already.
A pot of kerosene was exchanged for a Wugang cart. Zhao Hongrun felt that he was at a disadvantage no matter how he calculated the cost - even if he did not value the cost of the Wugang cart, this kind of Wugang cart was built by craftsmen from the Metallurgical and Manufacturing Bureau.
, consuming materials and manpower, it was naturally difficult for Zhao Hongrun to accept that it was so simple and ignited by the Han soldiers.
But at this moment, Zhao Hongrun had no choice. After all, he couldn't ask the soldiers to put out the fire at this time. Putting aside whether he could put out the fire on the Wugang chariots, at least in Zhao Hongrun's view, the safety of every soldier under his command
Life is more valuable than dead things like Wugang chariots.
"It would be nice if it was covered with iron sheets..."
Looking at several burning Wugang vehicles, Zhao Hongrun sighed quietly.
To be fair, whether it was Zhao Hongrun who drew the drawings of the Wugang chariot, or the craftsmen of the Metallurgical and Manufacturing Bureau who built the Wugang chariot according to the drawings, it is not that they did not think of this. The problem is that the Metallurgical and Manufacturing Bureau has not yet developed what Zhao Hongrun requested.
The iron sheet forging process, even though the thin layer of iron sheet seems to be unskilled, is actually very difficult.
At this moment, Zhao Hongrun could only hope that the loss of those Wugang vehicles could be exchanged for huge rewards, or at least help him conquer the Qi Pass in front of him.
But just when Zhao Hongrun was secretly hoping, there was unusual movement on the Qiguan side - the Qiguan city gate opened again, and a group of cavalry came out from the pass.
"Huh?"
Seeing this situation, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but frowned, feeling a little confused.
Because in his opinion, if the Korean cavalry attacked his Wei army's Wugang chariot head-on, there was almost no chance of victory.
Even though there were no less than dozens of Wugang vehicles on the battlefield that were set ablaze by the Korean army's fire attack, this could only be considered a minor loss at best to the merchant navy who had hundreds of Wugang vehicles here.
To put it bluntly, the Shang Shui Army still had enough Wugang chariots to build a defense line. Under such circumstances, the Korean cavalry actually came out of the pass. This made Zhao Hongrun a little confused and couldn't figure out what the Yin Hou Han Yang was thinking.
.
Immediately, when he noticed that the cavalry on the opposite side was trying to attack the flank of the Shang Navy from the south, Zhao Hongrun made a vague judgment in his mind: This was probably because the Korean army was trying to make a disparity and deliberately let him focus on the south side and ignore the north side.
potential threats.
What potential threats are there to the north?
You must know that to the north of the Shang Shui Army at this time is the Qishan Mountain where it is unknown whether the Korean cavalry is ambushed.
But this time, Zhao Hongrun made a mistake in his judgment, including Zhai Huang, the deputy general of the Shangshui Army who was commanding the war. He also mistakenly believed that the dispatch of the Korean cavalry at Qiguan was to attract their attention so that the Korean cavalry could ambush in Qishan.
Take the opportunity to make a sneak attack.
In this case, Bao Yuan personally led the Korean cavalry along the Qishui River and rushed directly towards the right wing of the Shang Shui Army.
As the Korean cavalry got closer and closer to his own defense line, Zhao Hongrun frowned, feeling that something was wrong.
Because from the charging speed of those Korean cavalry, he felt that the opponent did not look like a feint.
"...are they really making an attack in the east? I always feel that Baoyuan and Dangyinhou Han Yang will not underestimate me, Zhao Run, right? Even if they really ambush soldiers and horses in Qishan, I can't predict it... Wait a minute, is it possible?
Quite the opposite?』
Zhao Hongrun's face looked a little ugly.
At this time, the cavalry led by Bao Yuan had already made an extremely dangerous maneuver along the cliffs to the south, bypassing the Wugang chariots of the Shang Shui Army's front team.
It has to be said that this attack by the Korean cavalry was extremely dangerous, because some cavalry were too close to the cliff and could not adjust their direction in time, so that their horses stumbled and slipped off the cliff, and both men and horses fell into the Qi River under the cliff.
But the most important thing is that at least 70% of the Korean cavalry still successfully bypassed the Wei army's Wugang chariots that could not be intercepted in time, and successfully reached the hinterland of the Shangshui Army.
"Defend! Form a formation to meet the enemy!" Tang Wai, a general of 2,000 men from the Shang Shui Army, shouted sternly.
Near him, the sword and shield soldiers of Shang Shui were a little confused. According to the process of attacking Qiguan, the soldiers under Tang Wei's command were part of the second wave of troops attacking Qiguan - waiting for Ran Teng, Xiang Li, Zhang Ming and others.
After the thousand-man team pushed the Wugang chariot under Qiguan and attracted the crossbow arrows of the Korean army, the soldiers of the Tangwake tribe would quickly insert into the battlefield, carry the ladder and rush to the foot of the pass wall, and join Ran Teng and other thousands of people.
Bring all your troops together to attack Qiguan.
But now, the Wei soldiers under Tang Wai's command were confused by the sudden Korean cavalry, because they still couldn't understand where the Korean cavalry rushed in from - there were many Wugang chariots directly in front.
The defense line, on the right (south) side, is a cliff. Where did the Korean army appear?
Seemingly sensing the panic and confusion of his soldiers, two thousand people shouted loudly: "Soldiers, don't be alarmed, deploy your defenses where you are."
It has to be said that Yuwaki's judgment is still very wise, but Baoyuan has more experience in battle.
I saw Baoyuan raise the corner of his mouth after seeing the 2,000 Shang Shui Army deploying defenses on the spot for the Wei soldiers under Tang Wai's command. Instead of attacking Tang Wai's army, he instead attacked the back of the Wugang chariot in front of the Shang Shui Army.
——The vast majority of the Wugang chariot troops, especially those on the north side, did not know that a cavalry had rushed into the formation of their merchant navy from the edge of the cliff in the south.
Therefore, these Wugang chariot troops continued to advance, and their follow-up friendly forces, namely the army under the command of General Yuwaki of 2,000 men, were ordered by Yuwaki to deploy defenses in place, causing the soldiers one by one.
Stopping forward, he raised his shield and prepared to withstand the attack of the cavalry. This invisibly widened the distance between the Wugang chariot in front and the second echelon of teammates behind him, allowing the cavalry led by Baoyuan to rush to the Wugang chariot more easily.
behind the body.
This oversight caused the Shangshui Army's former Wugang Chariot troops to suddenly fall into a situation where they were attacked from both sides - the Korean infantry was in front of them, and the Korean cavalry was behind them. Which side should they deal with?
"How could Han Qi get behind our army?!"
After noticing the commotion behind him, Ran Teng, a thousand-man general standing on a Wugang chariot, was furious and immediately ordered his Wugang chariot to stop moving forward.
At this time, Zhang Ming's thousand-man team to the south had already stagnated. Only Xiang Li's thousand-man team to the north still pushed forward without knowing what happened.
This caused chaos in the formation of the Shang Shui Army's front army, allowing the Korean infantry who had been waiting for an opportunity to seize the opportunity and rush into the Wei Army's front army's formation.
Seeing this situation, Qianren General Ran Teng used his emergency authority, took over the frontline command without hesitation, and ordered the Wugang vehicles in this area to focus on self-protection - that is, to use about ten or twenty Wugang vehicles.
The cars were arranged in a square gate formation, and the stronghold was first established.
It has to be said that this measure effectively protected the crossbowmen following the Wugang chariot, but it also made the entire defense line riddled with holes, so that more and more Korean infantry rushed into the Wei army's formation and started fighting with each other.
Melee fighting.
"how so?"
As the commander of this battle, the deputy general of the Shang Shui Army, Zhai Huang, was quite stunned, because before, it was clear that the Wei army had the absolute advantage, but in the blink of an eye, the Korean army tore apart the defense line.
At the same time, Zhao Hongrun was watching this scene in silence on the second floor attic of a jinglan car.
In fact, when Bao Yuan led the cavalry and tried to go around the edge of the cliff in the south, he didn't believe it in his heart, because the route Bao Yuan chose was so dangerous that when the Korean cavalry rushed in
When the Shangshui Army was inside the formation, about 30% of the Korean cavalry rushed down the cliff and fell into the Qishui below because they were unable to speed up.
In fact, 70% of the cavalry were able to successfully rush into the hinterland of the Shang Shui Army. This was due to the superb riding skills of these Korean cavalry. Otherwise, if a new cavalry that had not been trained for a long time were brought in, the loss would definitely exceed 30%.
It has to be said that Bao Yuan was also driven into panic by Zhao Hongrun, otherwise, he would not have made such a dangerous and dangerous attack. Fortunately, it was successful in the end. As for the cavalry who fell off the cliff, these losses Bao Yuan
Still able to bear it.
At this time, the 2,000-man general Yuwaki also realized his mistake and tried to make up for it. After all, because of his relationship, the Wugang chariot troops in front were being attacked from both sides by the Korean army.
So, after much hesitation, he ordered the entire army under his command to move forward in an attempt to compress the activity area of the Korean cavalry. After all, on the Linli battlefield, a certain King Su had clearly taught the Wei soldiers how to defeat the powerful Korean cavalry.
, you don’t need to kill many people, you just need to compress the opponent’s activity area step by step, and when the cavalry loses the space to move, he is at best an infantryman on horseback.
However, Baoyuan once again anticipated Yuwaki's decision in advance, so when the latter ordered the entire army to move forward, Baoyuan led a team of about 300 riders directly into Yuwaki's army's formation.
They were heading towards the middle army of the Shang Shui Army.
At this time, Bao Yuan finally showed his strength as one of the top ten heroes in Beiyuan. He was seen riding on horseback, waving a long-handled sword as thick as a child's arm with both hands, and fighting at the front of the team.
The soldiers of Shangshui whom he encountered had their shields blown away by his sword, and were killed on the spot by the second sword.
Bao Yuan's bravery boosted the morale of his three hundred cavalrymen, so much so that Tang Wai's team of 2,000 men was pierced by Bao Yuan's army in just half a cup of tea.
However, when Bao Yuan led the three hundred cavalry to kill Tang Wai's army and attempted to go further towards the middle army where the deputy general of the Shang Shui Army, Zhai Huang, was located, at the position of the middle army, the sword and shield soldiers in the front row were attacking one after another.
The two sides retreated, revealing more than a hundred repeating crossbows that had been neatly arranged at some point in the back.
"I've been waiting for a long time..."
Behind the hundreds of crossbows, the deputy general of the Shang Shui Army, Zhai Huang, sat astride a horse and said calmly.