In the main formation of the Korean army, the bugle sound representing the attack sounded.
Accompanied by the solemn and majestic bugle sound, the soldiers of the two Korean armies, Yuyang Army and Shanggu Army, slowly approached the Wei army in the distance with neat steps.
On the opposite side, the Wei army remained motionless, as if solemnly waiting for the arrival of the Han army.
Today's troop deployment, the Han army's Yuyang Army and Shanggu Army moved in full force. Only Beiyan Shou Leyi left half of his troops in the "Qinghe Military Camp", so the total strength is about 50,000.
As for the Wei army, its strength is about 40,000. Apparently, the Wei army has also reserved thousands of soldiers to guard Julu to prevent unexpected changes.
Although the number of the Wei army in this battle was slightly less than that of the Han army, in fact, no one on the Han army dared to relax their vigilance because of this. After all, the opponent was the Shang Shui army led by Wei Gongzi Run himself, who was more or less a general in the Central Plains.
A powerful enemy that he dreams of defeating and becoming famous all over the world.
In today's Central Plains, the combination of Wei Gongzi Run and the Shangshui Army (including the Yanling Army) can definitely be regarded as the strongest army in the Central Plains. Even the Wei Wujun, who has a very high status in the hearts of the Wei people, has a higher status in the entire Central Plains.
, or the threat level is far less than that of the former. After all, the former is the only army that has remained undefeated for ten years and successively captured Shouying, the capital of Chu King, Handan, the capital of South Korea, and Xianyang, the capital of Qin King.
From ancient times to the present, no army has achieved such brilliant results as the Shangshui Army (including the Yanling Army).
Because of this, even though they knew that this battle would be assisted by Sima Shang's 50,000 heavy cavalry, Yuyang Guards Qin Kai and Shanggu Guards Ma She, who were leading the army at this time, still felt extremely dignified and nervous in their hearts.
"Tap tap tap——"
On the frontal battlefield, tens of thousands of Korean troops slowly approached the Wei army in the distance at a relatively orderly pace. On the west side of the battlefield, "Xu Li", the deputy general who guarded Ma She in Shanggu, also led thousands of Shanggu cavalry.
He looked solemnly at the Wei cavalry directly opposite - judging from the flags, the Wei cavalry opposite was personally commanded by Wu Ji, the general of the Shang Shui Army.
Wei General Wu Ji is also famous in Korea. In the eyes of Koreans, the threat level ranks third, only behind "Wei Gongzi Run" and "Nanliang King Zhao Zuo", and worse than Wei General Sima
An, Shaohu, Pang Huan and others are ranked even higher. The reason is that Wu Ji once captured alive one of the top ten North Korean tycoons in the former North Plains and acted as the governor of the county. Therefore, he was dubbed "Wei" by the Koreans.
The reputation of "the brave general of the country".
In fact, there are many brave generals in Wei, such as "Meng Lu", "Cai Qin (Cai Qin Hu)", "Jiang Bi", "Cao Jie", etc., but so far, only Wu Ji has achieved the level of surrender.
The Korean people are afraid of it.
"This mission is not easy to handle..."
Looking at the Shang Shui Army cavalry waiting solemnly in the distance, Xu Li, the deputy general of the Shanggu Army, swallowed his saliva and couldn't help but feel a little uneasy in his heart.
When he noticed that the cavalry on the opposite side had a banner with the words "Wei Shang Shui Army", he could not help but feel a little uneasy. After all, as far as he knew, Wu Ji, the general of the Shang Shui Army opposite, was the bravest among the three armies and liked to fight alone.
Riding to kill the enemy general, in addition to Ju Xin, Kang Gong Han Hu's former deputy general, the Korean veteran "Xin Zan", who had fought in the north and south under Kang Gong Han Hu, helped Korea through the most difficult moments.
The hero was also beheaded by Wu Ji.
Counting them carefully, there were probably more than a dozen Korean generals who died in Wu Ji's hands, considering there were more than 2,000 generals.
Xu Li felt a little weak at the thought of confronting such a fierce person today.
After all, he is self-aware. With his martial arts, he is not a match for Ju Xin, so how can he withstand the opposing Wei general Wu Ji?
But as the deputy general of the Shanggu Army, how could there be any reason to retreat in the face of battle?
Therefore, at this moment, he could only pray secretly, praying that when the cavalry clashes later, the guy named Wu Ji would never come to him.
Unfortunately, Xu Li didn't know that his head, Shang Shui Army General Wu Ji, had long been concerned about him.
Think about it, after all, Xu Li is the lieutenant whom Ma She, the guardian of Shanggu, regards as his confidant. Killing Xu Li is equivalent to cutting off an arm of Ma She. This is not comparable to killing a few ordinary Korean generals.
In addition to staring eagerly at Xu Li's Shanggu cavalry, Wu Ji was also paying attention to the situation on the frontal battlefield, secretly thinking that after defeating the Shanggu cavalry on the opposite side, he would find a way to cut into the Korean army on the frontal battlefield and disrupt the Korean army's formation.
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Just when Wu Ji was paying attention to the frontal battlefield, the Korean army was slowly approaching to the point where it was only a stone's throw away from the Wei army.
For a moment, the atmosphere on the battlefield seemed to become much more tense, as if the air around him had become thicker, making it difficult to breathe.
"Whoa!"
I saw Yuyang Shou Qin Kai, who was serving as the vanguard general, pulled out the sword on his waist, pointed at the Wei army on the opposite side from a distance, and shouted in a deep voice: "Yuyang army, attack!"
At the same time, Ma She, the Shanggu guard on the other side, also issued an order to attack in his military array.
In order to hold back the Wei army and bring the battle to a stalemate as soon as possible, the Korean army skipped the previous war mode and directly entered the final stage.
Following the Qin Dynasty, Ma She gave an order, and tens of thousands of Korean infantry showed their momentum as the strongest army in the past. They roared like shouts, and these shouts finally converged into one word.
"kill--!!"
Facing the Korean army's attack, Nanmen Chi, the deputy general of the Shang Shui Army, came to the battle in person, waved his big hand forward, and shouted sternly: "You sons of the Shang Shui Army, let the Koreans appreciate the strength of our Shang Shui Army! Attack!"
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"Whoa whoa--!"
The soldiers of Shangshui, who had been waiting solemnly, suddenly burst out with a more powerful cry than the Korean army.
In just the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of Korean troops and tens of thousands of merchant navy troops violently collided together like two torrents.
At this time, there were no tricks or conspiracies at all, only bloody struggles and collisions. The area where the two armies met seemed to have turned into a meat grinder. In just the blink of an eye, countless soldiers died.
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In this most brutal and primitive fight, the Shangshui Army demonstrated their strength in sweeping across the Central Plains. Rows of heavy infantry armed with iron shields, in a tight formation, blocked the Korean army's tidal offensive.
, and eroded the opponent's space step by step - every time a Korean soldier was killed, the Wei soldiers took a step forward. Repeatedly, in less than a stick of incense, they forcibly moved the battle line towards the Korean army.
The direction advanced more than ten feet.
Although looking at the entire battlefield, the distance of more than ten feet is really insignificant, but this can fully prove that the Wei army is stronger than the Korean army.
"Kill it!"
Ran Teng, the general of the Wei army, roared violently, and as if he and his dozen or so fierce soldiers turned into sharp knives, they plunged into the hinterland of the Korean army, killing them.
“Don’t fall behind Team Ran Teng!”
Not to be outdone, Xiang Li, a brave general of the Wei army, also participated in the battle and set an example to inspire his soldiers.
It has to be said that the heavy infantry is the absolute core of the Wei army.
Head-on collision, both in terms of momentum and actual combat, they are superior to the Korean soldiers.
It's not that the Korean soldiers are not brave enough, they suffer from their lack of weight - don't think that heavy armor is just a burden on the battlefield, in fact, it is also an advantage.
Just like on the battlefield at this moment, when the heavy cavalry of the Shang Shui Army protected their chests with shields and slammed into the opposite side with all their strength, the Korean light infantry on the opposite side were all knocked off balance and retreated continuously.
On such a battlefield that is so dense that there is almost no place to stand, there is no room for you to move around. Once you lose your footing, it means that you are not far away from death.
What's more, the soldiers of Shangshui are rich in battle experience. If it is not necessary, they will not even use the sword in their right hand in such a fierce battle. They simply rely on brute force and the momentum brought by their own weight to kill the Korean soldiers on the opposite side.
Knocked to the ground, and then trampled directly over the opponent's body - as for those Han soldiers who fell to the ground after being trampled by the Wei army but had not yet died, they were handed over to Tongze from the rear team for the finishing blow.
With this simple, crude but effective tactic, the Shangshui Army gained an advantage on the battlefield from the very beginning.
Seeing this scene from a distance, even though Yuyang Shouqin was happy and expected it, his expression at this moment also looked a bit ugly.
You must know that the Yuyang Army under his command is not a weak force. It is also an army that has defeated Donghu several times and has been tested on the battlefield for many years.
What I didn't expect was that the Yuyang Army, which was not inferior to the powerful Donghu soldiers, fell into a disadvantage in such a short period of time when facing Wei's Shang Shui Army today.
At this time, he finally realized that his Yuyang Army attacked Julu a few days ago but was easily repelled by the Shang Shui Army on the opposite side. This was natural, because the strength of the Shang Shui Army was originally superior to his Yuyang Army.
"...Did you suffer from the equipment?"
Qin Kai frowned, and after gritting his teeth, he made a difficult decision: "Forward the target, crossbowmen fire a volley!"
The front line he refers to actually refers to the front line on the battlefield at this moment. It cannot be denied that when the battle situation is so stalemate, ordering crossbowmen to fire a covering volley is undoubtedly a way to kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred.
It was decided that after all, arrows have no eyes. In this case, friendly troops will be accidentally injured, and the probability of accidental damage is even high.
But Qin Kai had no choice, because if he couldn't find a way to suppress the momentum of the Shang Shui Army's counterattack at this time, the front army of his army might collapse.
"Fire the arrow!"
Following the roar of a Korean army general.
The crossbowmen of the Yuyang Army who were in the middle army pulled the triggers one after another and launched a burst of fire in front of them without distinguishing between friend and foe.
The flying arrows, which were as dense as a swarm of locusts, after crossing a small half of the battlefield, enveloped the entire frontline area like a heavy rain, interrupting the offensive momentum of the Shang Shui Army, forcing the latter to slow down the offensive and move the shield
Hold it on your head to withstand the baptism of this rain of arrows.
After a burst of clanging noise, the Korean and Wei soldiers on the front line suffered casualties from each other, but after careful calculation, the Korean soldiers suffered greater losses. After all, the Wei army's solid armor and iron shields were able to effectively defend
Flying arrows from a long distance, but on the other hand, most of the armors worn by the Korean soldiers were leather armor, and their defensive performance was far inferior to that of the Wei army's iron armor. Now they were exposed to the rain of arrows, how could they be spared?
"Damn it, are you bullying our army for not having bows and crossbows?"
In the center of the Wei army, three thousand generals Gu Tao and Xiang Dai saw this scene and were furious. They immediately ordered their crossbowmen to fight back at the Han army.
For a moment, the flying arrows on the battlefield were like a tide of locusts, so dense that they could even cover the entire sky.
At this time, on the northern flank of the battlefield, Xu Li, the deputy general of the Shanggu Army, also suppressed the fear in his heart and launched a charge towards the Shangshui cavalry led by Wu Ji, the general of the Shangshui Army.
At the same time, the Shangshui cavalry led by Wu Ji also launched a charge against the cavalry under Xu Li.
Before the advent of heavy cavalry, cavalry could not be regarded as the absolute main force on the frontal battlefield. They were more responsible for dividing and disrupting the enemy's formation. In addition, they were responsible for sneak attacks on the enemy's main formation, killing generals and capturing flags.
At the moment, Xu Li and Wu Ji have very clear intentions for each other: to defeat the enemy cavalry and then enter the frontal battlefield!
The charge of the light cavalry was certainly not as spectacular and brutal as the charge of the heavy cavalry, but it was not without its merits.
For example, Wu Ji, the general of the Shang Shui Army, a man hailed by the Koreans as the "Brave General of Wei", was sitting astride a war horse, waving the heavy iron gun in his hand, and personally charging at the front line. During this period, he was always being attacked
The enemy cavalry he encountered were all knocked off their horses with the iron gun in his hand.
At the same time, Wu Ji's eyes were still looking around, looking for the commanders among the enemy's cavalry. It seemed that he was preparing to stage a good show of killing the enemy generals with a single cavalry, which he was very good at.
Suddenly, Wu Ji's eyes lit up, because he finally saw the flag with the words "Han Shanggu Deputy Xu". He clamped his legs under the horse's belly, and headed towards that place while leading only a few dozen cavalry.
He faced Jiang Qi and killed him.
However, when Wu Ji reached Xu Li's general flag, he was suddenly stunned, because he looked around and could not see Xu Li, the confidant and favorite general who guarded Ma She in the valley.
At this moment, a loud shout came from the distance: "All armies, listen to the order and follow me to attack the Wei army!"
Faintly hearing the shouting, Wu Ji subconsciously looked back and realized that Xu Li had unexpectedly led a team to break through the Shangshui Cavalry under his command.
It turned out that Xu Li had long guessed that Wu Ji was heading for his head, so he used the golden cicada to escape from his shell, and used his flag to confuse Wu Ji, while he himself was mixed in with the ordinary cavalry, so that Wu Ji and him
When we passed each other, we didn't notice it.
"Damn! I was cheated!"
Wu Ji suddenly woke up and threw down the captured flag of Xu Li in a rage. He reined in the reins and turned the horse's head, shouting: "Turn back! Turn back and chase!"
But unfortunately, after such a delay, Xu Li and the Shanggu cavalry had already fled far away.
It has to be said that this reflects the inexperience of Shangshui's soldiers in cavalry warfare. Obviously, the number of cavalry on both sides is almost the same, but after a confrontation, although the casualties of both sides were similar, Xu Li's Shanggu
However, the cavalry instinctively immediately gathered together and pointed their troops directly at the front of the battlefield with clear purpose. However, for the purpose of killing the enemy, the formation of the Shangshui cavalry under Wu Ji became disorganized during the charge, so that in terms of tactics,
Its implementation lags behind that of the Korean Army.
Just like right now, Xu Li's cavalry can directly cut into the Wei army's array on the front battlefield, while Wu Ji's Shangshui cavalry must first summon nearby cavalry to reorganize their formation. This kind of lag behind in time will It is actually very deadly on the battlefield.
Fortunately, the deputy general of the Shang Shui Army, Zhai Huang, knew that the cavalry of his Shang Shui Army had just been formed and lacked actual combat experience. Therefore, he had already prepared for the possibility that his cavalry would be penetrated by the Korean cavalry, and had arranged for troop alert early. Although Han general Xu Li successfully deceived Wu Ji, he was helpless against the Wei army's tight and watertight defensive formation.
At the same time, in the Han army's main formation, Dangyinhou Han Yang looked up at the sky, then glanced at the battlefield again, and said to Lihou Hanwu beside him: "Lihou, the time is almost up. If you delay any longer, it will be almost dusk. , it would not be conducive to pursue the defeated Wei army."
After hearing this, Lihou Hanwu, who was looking at the battlefield in front, also raised his head and glanced at the sky. Seeing that the sun was slowly setting in the west as Dangyinhou Han Yang said, he nodded slowly.
It has to be said that on the frontal battlefield at this time, the Korean army was actually at a disadvantage, but Lihou Han Wu was calm from beginning to end. After all, he still had a trump card in his hand that could determine victory or defeat.
"Instruct Qin Kai and Ma She to continue to hold back the Wei army until Sima Shang's heavy cavalry arrives, and then retreat to the two wings. Do not block our army's heavy cavalry... In addition, ask Sima Shang to attack immediately."
Calling a few soldiers, Lihou Han Wu gave instructions.
"yes!"
Several soldiers clasped their fists and accepted the order, then rode away on horseback.
After a while, one of the soldiers came to Sima Shang's army and conveyed the order of Li Hou Han Wu to the newly promoted Beiyuan general.
At this time, Sima Shang was actually stationed behind a hill about five miles away from the battlefield, waiting for the order to attack.
After receiving the order from Li Hou Han Wu, Han general Sima Shang led his 20,000 heavy cavalry and slowly approached the battlefield.
In today's battle, he did not dispatch all 50,000 heavy cavalry. The reason was very simple. In order to catch the Wei army by surprise, he had to ensure that each heavy cavalry had two horses, one for carrying heavy armor, and one for carrying heavy armor. Horses are used to go into battle to kill the enemy.
Another reason is that Sima Shang believed that 20,000 heavy cavalry was more than enough to deal with the approximately 40,000 Shang Shui troops on the battlefield at the moment.
With 20,000 heavy cavalry, 40,000 war horses, and 20,000 retinues to assist the riders in putting on armor, it is undeniable that the scale of Sima Shang’s troops is also extremely large - and this is still within the standard of "20,000 heavy cavalry" Above, if 50,000 heavy cavalry were moving in full force, the scene would be even more majestic.
With a large number of people and horses, it was easy for the Wei army to detect it, so Sima Shang moved very quickly. After receiving the order from Li Hou Han Wu, he quickly brought the soldiers and horses to a place only two or three miles away from the battlefield.
At this point, we can't go any further, because if we go further, once seen by the Wei army, their intentions for this battle will be completely exposed.
After giving the order to stay where he was, Sima Shang clapped his hands and gave an order to his cavalry: "Quick, quick, put on your armor, and the servants will assist the riders."
It cannot be denied that the preparation work of the heavy cavalry is indeed cumbersome, which is why the heavy cavalry can hardly exist independently on the battlefield - if there are no other troops to help hold back the enemy, the speed of the heavy cavalry in preparing for battle will The enemy troops have long since disappeared.
Under Sima Shang's order, the followers put heavy vests on the horses that were ready to go into battle, and then assisted the riders to put on the equally heavy armors neatly, and pushed them onto the horses' backs. After this preparation, let alone
These retinues and even the riders were panting from exhaustion, taking big gulps of air to adjust their breathing.
"Ready to attack!"
When everything was ready, Sima Shang ordered his followers to guard the spare war horses and stay in place, while he led 20,000 heavy cavalry and slowly approached the battlefield.
Like this, nearly half an hour later, Han general Sima Shang finally arrived at the battlefield with 20,000 fully armed cavalry.
I saw him pulling out his sword and shouting sternly: "Target, the Wei army in front, attack with the whole army!"
After giving the order, the 20,000-strong cavalry began to gallop at a small pace, and then the speed became faster and faster, heading towards the Wei army on the battlefield.
It has to be said that when Wei State's 5,000 Shangshui wandering horses charged with heavy cavalry, the ground was shaking and the mountains were shaking, let alone now with 20,000 heavy cavalry.
In fact, when the 20,000 heavy cavalry began to run, even the soldiers of Han and Wei who were on the battlefield felt the shaking like an earthquake for the first time.
"That's... heavy cavalry?!"
When some Shangshui soldiers who didn't know what was going on vaguely saw the 20,000 Korean heavy cavalry preparing to enter the battlefield in the southwest corner of the battlefield, even the calm old soldiers showed a look of horror on their faces at this moment.
This is no wonder. After all, Shang Shui Army and Shang Shui Yuma are brother armies and have cooperated with each other many times. Therefore, they are very aware of the terrifying power of heavy cavalry on the battlefield.
"The Korean army actually has heavy cavalry?"
"...And this number of people is actually more than "Yuma"!"
Due to the arrival of South Korea's heavy cavalry, the Shang Shui Army was inevitably a little panicked.
Maybe they once confidently believed that the only things in this world that could defeat them were hunger and death, but now when facing the tide of heavy cavalry in the distance, they couldn't help but feel fear in their hearts.
Some of the smart Wei soldiers among them finally realized why the generals ordered them to dig soil and dig holes secretly before the war started.
"withdraw!"
Seeing that their own heavy cavalry had arrived on the battlefield, Yuyang Guard Qin Kai and Shanggu Guard Ma She decisively ordered their troops to retreat to both sides to avoid being accidentally injured by the charge of the heavy cavalry.
Almost at the same time, they also heard the urgent shouts of several Wei generals: "Withdraw the troops! Withdraw the troops!"
"Withdraw troops? Is it too late?"
In the main position of the Han army, when Li Hou Han Wu saw that the Wei army on the front battlefield was showing signs of turning around and retreating, he secretly sneered in his heart.
While sneering, he also felt uncontrollable excitement and excitement in his heart.
This excitement and excitement may be because he is about to witness the spectacular scene of 20,000 heavy cavalry sweeping the battlefield, or it may be because he will defeat Wei Gongzi Run, an opponent who has never been defeated before.
With excitement in his heart, Li Hou Han Wu's face was rosy and his eyes were shining as he watched the 20,000 heavy cavalry swarming towards the Wei army like a tide.
"Close...close..."
Just when Li Hou Han Wu subconsciously tightened his reins, expecting the iron hoofs of the heavy cavalry to crush the Wei army in the distance that had fled backwards.
Suddenly, the expression on his face froze.
Because he saw his own heavy cavalry on the battlefield, and for some unknown reason, they fell to the ground in large numbers, creating a tragedy of people overturning their horses and trampling on each other.
"This...how is it possible!"
Li Hou Han Wu exclaimed in surprise.
At the same time, Zhao Hongrun, who was still staying in the Wei army's main formation with no intention of leaving, finally couldn't hold it any longer, and a malicious smile appeared on his face.
"Idiot, who do you think proposed the idea of heavy cavalry? Hey!"