The rain fell on the ground, making the soil between weeds and shrubs very muddy. Updates are quick and ad-free. Especially the muddy ground where soldiers stepped on, the vegetation on the surface was destroyed, making it even more slippery.
The soldiers of the New Army fled northeastward with difficulty, hoping to survive the rainy period and avoid encountering the invading cavalry in the rain.
However, the weather did not go as planned, and although the rain was not heavy, it never stopped. The thunderous sound of horse hooves gradually sounded from the southwest, and 120,000 rebel cavalry were already two miles away.
Cao Bianjiao knew that he could not escape today, so he shouted loudly: "The whole army forms a circular formation to meet the enemy!"
For infantry facing cavalry in the field, the circular formation is the simplest and most defensive formation. The circular formation is equally strong in all directions and will not collapse when the cavalry outflanks the rear.
The soldiers of the New Army stopped running away in the rain and began to form a formation. These soldiers who had been training for many years knew that today would be a bloody battle, so they were all generous and drew their swords to prepare for the battle.
The soldiers of Xuanfu were holding long spears and guarding the east wing of the new army. Although the morale of these veterans was not high, they did not panic before the war and seemed quite calm - after all, these veterans were fierce warriors who had fought with the Tatars.
Soldiers, how can we be afraid of traitors?
But the recruits in Ji Zhen and Datong, also in the east, were very panicked. The recruits all turned pale as they thought about having to use infantry to meet the cavalry charge.
The sound of horse hooves is getting closer and closer. The sound of hundreds of thousands of military horses trampling the earth is really amazing and gives people a huge psychological impact.
Soon, the invading cavalry appeared at the corner of the valley.
On rainy days, the new army could not use artillery to bombard the invaders, but the muddy ground also affected the cavalry's sprint. If a cavalry group charge can reach a speed of forty kilometers per hour on dry land, then in the rain, these cavalry can only run out
At 30 kilometers per hour, the impact is not as great as before.
The composition of the invading army is very different from that of ten years ago. Today's elite in the invading army are mostly officers and soldiers who surrendered to the thieves, and there are many who are good at archery. Originally, during the charge, the invading army could shoot arrows and sprint at the same time, but in the rain
Bows and arrows have no lethality, so the new army is not afraid of being hit by arrows.
But no matter what, these are 120,000 horses weighing nearly one ton. There is no doubt that the soldiers in the front row will be hit by death.
The two armies were getting closer and closer, one hundred feet, fifty feet, thirty feet. Cao Bianjiao stood in front of the formation holding a tiger spear and suddenly shouted: "Long live!"
The new army is the emperor's personal army, and they fight for the emperor wherever they go. At this time, Cao Bianjiao shouted "long live the dragon", which immediately infected the surrounding soldiers. Sixty thousand people roared like a tsunami, roaring loudly:
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
With a bang, the intruder's cavalry crashed into the front line of the new army.
It was like the tide hit the embankment, causing huge splashes at the edge. But those splashes were not the tide, but the infantry that was knocked into the air. The infantry at the front could not stand firm under the collision of the horses.
, was knocked away. The flying infantry received extremely heavy injuries, most of them were seriously injured.
Fortunately, the valley is not wide, and the battlefield is only three miles wide. Although more than a thousand soldiers were knocked away by the cavalry, the casualties were still bearable.
The cavalry loaded into the group of advanced soldiers and stopped. The soldiers were surprised to find that the officers and soldiers were hit hard by the cavalry, but the formation was not disordered at all. This army of officers and soldiers who used firearms were also very strong in the cold weapon fight.
Tenacity.
"Long live!"
The soldiers of the New Army shouted slogans, waved their sabers and fought with the cavalry.
Yang Guozhu was holding a big sword and rushed into the thief cavalry under the cover of soldiers. Before a thief soldier could react, he was slashed in the chest by Yang Guozhu and screamed and fell off his horse. Yang Guozhu succeeded with one blow.
He yelled angrily and slashed at another bandit with his sword.
Cao Bianjiao also took the lead. He was hit by the invading army's horse and flew back half a meter. However, relying on his strong body, he climbed up from the ground and rushed forward with his tiger spear.
It's not that Cao Bianjiao Tuodao is the best, but he has always fought like this. In every battle, he rushes to the front and fights.
Seeing how brave Cao Bianjiao was, the morale of the New Army soldiers around him was greatly boosted. They waved their swords and rushed towards the rebel cavalry, as if they had launched a counterattack.
120,000 cavalry attacked 100,000 officers and soldiers, but failed to overwhelm the officers and soldiers. Instead, they fell into a fight.
Li Zicheng rode on horseback and stood on the top of a hill two miles away, frowning as he watched the entanglement between the intruders and the government troops.
Li Zicheng thought that the imperial army was infantry using firearms, and their ability to fight on foot must be very limited. Li Zicheng hoped that the momentum of the charge of 120,000 cavalry could overwhelm the imperial army at once. Even if it didn't work, he would smash the imperial army into pieces.
, morale plummeted.
But the situation on the battlefield was that the cavalry rushing into battle and the official infantry were stuck together.
Li Guo sighed and said, "General Xiao Cao is indeed worthy of his reputation. The Beijing camp he brought out can be said to be an iron army."
Li Zicheng took a breath and remembered the scene when he was chased by Cao Wenzhao in Shaanxi more than ten years ago. The rebel army at that time was very weak in combat. When he encountered Cao Wenzhao, he was like meeting the king of hell. He would only run away when he was killed.
Unexpectedly, more than ten years later, the strength of the Chuang army had greatly increased, but they still could not defeat Cao Wenzhao's nephew Cao Bianjiao.
Li Guo suddenly said: "But it seems that the more than 20,000 officers and soldiers to the east are about to collapse."
Li Zicheng looked up and saw that the soldiers in Datong Town and Ji Town were already crumbling.
These low-morale recruits obviously couldn't bear the pressure of fighting against the old rebels and couldn't stand it any longer.
Just hearing a bang, more than 20,000 new soldiers collapsed. They abandoned their weapons and fled north.
Li Zicheng's face lit up with joy, and he excitedly observed the changes on the battlefield.
But to his great disappointment, the new army in the Beijing Camp did not collapse due to the collapse of 20,000 new soldiers. Where the new soldiers in Datong and Jizhen fled, the veterans of Xuanfu came up waving their spears.
As soon as Xuanfu's veterans came to replace them, the scene turned into a bloody fight again.
In the narrow valley, the width of the battlefield was very narrow, and the numerical advantage of the intruders did not translate into a formation advantage. In the narrow terrain, the cavalry could not repeatedly attack the infantry.
Song Xiance, who was beside Li Zicheng, looked at it, shook his head, and said: "King Chuang, this official's Beijing camp is very powerful, we can't rush in."
Li Zicheng took a breath, very disappointed.
The greatest advantage of cavalry is its impact power. During the fight between the two armies, riding on horseback is actually not conducive to combat. The invaders in the front row began to dismount and fight on foot, but because of the obstruction of the horses, the formation density of the invaders was very low.
The elite soldiers in the front row are often two people facing three people from the new army, and the fight is very difficult.
The existence of rain also makes the war more difficult. Every movement in the rain requires several percent more effort than usual.
The two armies saw each other repeatedly in the three-mile-wide valley, and casualties continued to rise. The blood cut by sharp weapons sprayed on the battlefield, gradually turning the mud and water in the front row of the battlefield red.
