Chapter 773 How to block a light ride that doesn't leave hands?
On the one hand, Xiao Tang was determined to drive out all the Xia tribes who entered the country to loot, burn and kill. On the other hand, he was determined to cause more killings by staying on the Hedong Road. By the way, he also wanted to find the wild place where Xiao Tang and Guan Sheng avenged their son's death.
After three days, the two sides finally collided at the foot of Huyan Mountain, and another round of fighting was inevitable.
Although Yelunkui was bitter and angry because of the loss of his beloved son, he did not become confused by his anger. The Xia cavalry, which mainly consisted of bows, horses and light cavalry, did not engage in fighting. When they discovered that Xiao Tang's troops
The Song army's combat power was indeed far superior to that of the officers and soldiers under Hedong Road, and with Wang Huan and Han Cunbao gradually encircling them from the flanks, the Xia people's cavalry chose to turn around and retreat. Xiao Tang did not order his troops to pursue and fight fiercely.
Instead, he ordered the crossbowmen of each unit to cover up the formation, causing the enemy cavalry to drop three to four hundred dead bodies.
Naturally, the Xia people did not flee, and Xiao Tang also knew that the more Song troops he commanded, the more heavy logistics he would need to carry would become a weakness exposed to the enemy. Xiao Tang's current military configuration lacked a large number of light cavalry.
, even if there were, I am afraid that they cannot let the thieves lead their own noses and distance their troops. After suffering some small losses, the Xia tribes calmly evacuated, retreated three miles away, and began to organize their formations, planning to start again.
Use roundabout tactics to disturb the Song army, or throw away Xiao Tang's troops and attack various prefectures under Taiyuan Prefecture, so that the Song army can do nothing.
Three days later, the enemy cavalry suddenly split into two groups. One group of troops suddenly charged towards the right wing of Xiao and Tang's army. However, there was no close hand-to-hand combat between the two sides. The Xia archers, horsemen and cavalry went in a big circle.
When the horses are galloping, they will madly rain out arrows like locusts at the Song army. Just as Yao Pingzhong said, these Xia people's horsemen, who are mainly nomadic tribes, are not a hard nut to crack, but if you hate it, you hate it.
I wanted to hit them but couldn't. This time the Xia riders drew an arc and wandered in front of the Song army's formation. When they found that there was a danger of being intercepted and surrounded, they immediately galloped past while doing flying horseback shooting.
The formation of the cavalry galloping this time was more dispersed than the last time. Therefore, even if Xiao Tang's army's crossbows were fired intensively, it would be difficult to cause greater damage to the Xia cavalry. The two sides fired at each other, and no one took advantage of it.
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In the battle formation, Hu Yanzhuo felt anxious. He immediately asked Xiao Tang for orders to lead his 1,000 chain heavy cavalry and 2,000 powerful cavalry to pursue the Xia people's roving cavalry, which was advancing and retreating. However, Xiao Tang slowly
Said: "The purpose of those guys' harassment is to disrupt our army's position. The cavalry army should not move lightly. They must always pay attention to the movements of the Xia thieves on the other side."
Xiao Tang was thinking about Fu Hu Yanzhuo's ability to command cavalry and his combat qualities. However, he was also eager to make meritorious deeds and was easily impulsive. Otherwise, in the original work, he would not have lost all his heavy cavalry in succession and would still be in Qingzhou.
Knowing the plan devised by Song Jiang and Wu Yong, they led only more than a hundred horsemen and rushed out of the city to capture Song Jiang. Instead, they stepped into a trap and both the men and horses fell down and were captured alive.
Sure enough, just as the Xia cavalry was harassing and shooting on the right wing of the Song army, trying to attract all the attention of the Song army, another group of Xia cavalry suddenly urged their horses to advance quickly, and suddenly rushed towards the left wing of the Song army.
There were tens of thousands of Xia cavalry on both wings. Dust was rising all over the sky in front of the Song army's formation, and the roaring torrents of horse hooves made people feel trembling in their hearts.
If a general who lacks experience in battle and has an impetuous temperament fights fiercely with these highly mobile rangers as a commander, he will easily be distracted by the enemy. Moreover, his riding skills are superb, and most ethnic groups have done so.
The Dangxiang riders of the Xia Kingdom's regular army were able to completely break the cavalry formation into two and four into four when running at high speed... The attack was actually imaginary, and imaginary was real. The relatively slow-moving Song Army's infantry formation was here.
The formation will loosen and collapse under the attack of advancing and retreating, and the formation will be loose and collapsed. At that time, all the harassment and testing will become a substantial attack. In terms of tactics, it is also a tactic that the Xia people are very comfortable with.
If raised to the strategic level, the great victories achieved by the Xia army in the previous Song-Xia wars were all targeted in terms of troop deployment, so that the Song army, which had superior strength, would be seduced into fatigue.
The Rangers attack, sometimes moving and then falling still, avoiding the real and attacking the weak, and the momentum is unpredictable. According to Xiao Tang's thinking, the current style of play of the Xia Ren's Rangers is completely "pretend to be aggressive and run away, it's really exciting." In this situation,
Next, how should you respond?
"Pass my military order, the three armies will shrink their formation and form a circular formation for defense. All troops must strictly obey the order and do not move lightly!"
Xiao Tang immediately issued the order. The Taiyuan New Army formation in the Song army, which had been somewhat loosened by the Xia cavalry, also gradually shrank. The rear formation shot out a shower of arrows, and the front formation used long gunmen and swords.
The shield hand slowly retracted and moved back in response to the surrounding troops. The formations of several Song army soldiers and horses became more coordinated. The disruptive tactics of the Xia people's cavalry on both wings did not seem to have any effect.
However, the leader of the party, Meeyangma, who was leading 5,000 men to attack on the left flank of the Song army's formation, immediately became happy when he saw this. The Song army's formation shrank, and he could just lead the people to rush eastward. The gate of Taiyuan Mansion was opened wide, as if to
He was put into a pack of five thousand jackals and rushed into the sheepfold to feast on them. The jungle was eaten by the strong in the vast desert. For three points of profit, one had to risk seven points of danger, let alone the counties, towns and villages in the Song Dynasty that were far richer than the nomadic tribes of the Xia people.
But at this moment, Yao Ma, who was rushing to the east with his troops, found that in addition to the Song army's defensive formation, there was also a group of soldiers and horses running out quickly, shouting uniform chants, and accompanying them.
With the sound of metal grinding, a Song general slowly twisted the spear in his hand and raised it high above his head. Nearly a hundred Taiping vehicles also blocked the front of the military formation. Several battalions of Song troops behind him were also ready, waiting for Xia Qi to attack.
However, there are only two or three thousand Song troops, and they dare to block my way!? Meiya Ma doesn't know Chinese characters, and she doesn't know that the banner displayed by the Song troops in front clearly says "Yongxing Army Road Marshal Division Bingma Dujian"
, "Little Taiwei Yao Pingzhong" and other names, he gritted his teeth, raised the saber in his hand high, and immediately swung it down heavily, shouting violently: "Fire the arrow!"
"Whoosh whoosh!"
The galloping Xia people immediately drew up their bows and fired arrows. More than a thousand sharp arrows flew into the air, then suddenly fell from the air, and fell towards Yao Pingzhong's military formation!
Just like the rain of arrows falling down, compared with the muffled sound of sharp weapons piercing flesh and blood, there was a clanking sound of gold and iron in the Song army formation. The Western Army soldiers were already prepared to set up shields for defense, but there were only a hundred or so soldiers.
The infantry, spearmen, and archers stood next to the fallen arrow clusters. However, except for those who were shot in vital parts and died, the rest of the soldiers with two or three sharp arrows stuck in their bodies remained standing. They maintained their position, and the rigorous military formation was basically impossible.
Didn't cause any commotion.
This group of Song soldiers are not cowards who are afraid of swords! Such an idea suddenly came into mind, but when he said that he had five thousand people from the three tribes under his command, it was hard for the army to form a strong formation.
I can't break through. How can these two or three thousand Song people block my way!?
The leader of the wild chaos incited all the party members to follow him to continue to deal with the Song army on the Hedong Road. He originally planned to use the advantage of the Xia cavalry to defeat the Song army, and at the same time plunder the famous city Dafu Taiyuanfu on the Hedong Road.
The counties, towns and villages. After thinking for a moment, Yao Ma finally gave the order loudly. The other leaders of the party received the order. The five thousand light cavalry that were galloping at high speed split into two groups in an instant. The momentum of the rear group slowed down, while the front group drove the cavalry.
Rufei was already rushing towards the intercepting Song army in front of him.
"Your mother, the Russian thief! I'm waiting for you coward to come here! Brothers, we're getting into trouble with the Xia country bird thief again. Each one of you should use your tricks more brightly, so don't let me be a scapegoat!"
A commander next to Yao Pingzhong drew his sword and roared. The soldiers of the Sixth Battalion under his command had already been prepared, and they were about to collide with the Xia cavalry that was rushing towards them!
