Perhaps the attack on Xiazhou and Yanzhou went too smoothly. After Xixia's 50,000-strong army entered Lingzhou, there was absolutely no doubt that Ren Dejing's army would actually lure the enemy in. Ren Dejing's most elite troops and Xixia's 50,000-horse army
After a fight, they began to retreat. The Xixia rebel army immediately pursued them.
However, Ren Dejing's army was an elite force. It had been trained for many years, and it was not defeated in one attack. Even though it retreated, it was very methodical, leading the Xixia army to a canyon area.
After arriving at the canyon area, Ren Dejing's army no longer retreated. Instead, they set up a very standard defensive formation. The prairie cavalry was very experienced. When they saw the spear formation set up by Ren Dejing's soldiers, they immediately launched an attack.
Although the formation of spears and spears can restrain cavalry, the fact is that spearmen are only used to resist cavalry charges. They are defensive, and once they lose their formation, they cannot escape the inevitable consequences of being destroyed by cavalry, just like a side
Just like a shield, you can't say that having a shield is enough. Spearmen are used for defense, not for restraining cavalry. In fact, in places suitable for galloping horses, there is no infantry to restrain cavalry. There is no way to deal with cavalry.
Only cavalry.
However, just after the prairie cavalry launched their charge, Ren Dejing's army formed in the front suddenly dispersed. Only a group of heavy cavalry in full armor and a large group of light cavalry were seen charging from behind.
The northwest army was shocked. The Persian archers immediately fired to support the grassland cavalry, but the penetrating power of Persian bows and arrows could not penetrate the golden armor of the blood-clad guards. The Persians behind them helplessly watched the two thousand heavy cavalry.
He rushed into the prairie cavalry formation.
The prairie cavalry wanted to spread out their formation and gain some space for detours, but found that there was no room for them to detour in the canyon. The blood-clothed guards charged in a wave, directly cutting the formation of the prairie people into pieces.
The grassland people responded quickly and immediately adjusted their formation. Unfortunately, before they could adjust again, the Central Plains light cavalry behind them had already arrived.
"Attack both wings!"
Facing the well-prepared Zeng Yi and others, the prairie cavalry was unable to display its best mounted shooting ability. Coupled with the seemingly charge of the heavy cavalry of the Blood Guards, cutting up their formation, the prairie cavalry's fight was a frustrating one.
"Retreat!" Finally, the grassland people couldn't stand it anymore and chose to retreat. When they saw that the enemy was about to retreat, Ren Dejing's soldiers and the light cavalry from the Central Plains couldn't help but pursue them. They took over and ran into the Persians.
Rain of arrows.
"Stop chasing!"
Zeng Yi and others are very clear-headed. The penetration power of Persian bows and arrows is indeed not good, but that is compared to the armor of the Blood Guards heavy cavalry. Compared with the Central Plains light cavalry and Ren Dejing's troops who are only equipped with light armor and leather armor.
, the penetration power of Persian bows and arrows is sufficient, so if you catch up rashly like this, you will suffer big losses!
"Master Ni, why don't you give chase? This is a great opportunity to destroy the enemy!"
"We can no longer pursue them. The enemy is not as strong as they are! As long as they leave the canyon and have enough space to detour, my heavy cavalry will not have much advantage! If you pursue such a rash pursuit, you will suffer a big loss!"
Ren Dejing was born in the army, and to be able to climb up to this point is certainly no ordinary person. He sighed and couldn't help but said: "Hey, what a great opportunity! I didn't expect that the prairie cavalry has so much experience!"
"It's not a pity for the general. In this battle, more than 10,000 enemy cavalry were wiped out and the enemy's cavalry troops were basically disabled. This can be regarded as achieving the strategic goal!"
In fact, when it comes to calculating the casualties, both sides can only say that they are evenly matched. The prairie cavalry lost tens of thousands of horses, and Zeng Yi and his side lost less than ten thousand. However, most of the losses of the prairie people were cavalry, while Zeng Yi and his side lost more than ten thousand horses.
The main loss was the infantry when luring the enemy deep. For Ren Dejing, this was a big profit!
This battle successfully blocked the Xixia army, which was supported by the grasslands and Persia, and successfully suppressed its arrogance. As Zeng Yi expected, in the next few days, this army would no longer attack.
Dare to attack without restraint.
This also made Ren Dejing finally breathe a sigh of relief, but after losing two states, only Lingzhou, his hometown, was left, part of which was already occupied by Xixia. Ren Dejing's situation was still very dangerous.
"Sir Ni, I wonder when our northwest Central Plains Army will be able to launch a counterattack?"
At this time, Ren Dejing no longer dreamed of the King of Chu. If this continues, let alone the King of Chu, if the Central Plains army does not launch a counterattack, his old nest may not be able to be saved. Now Ren Dejing
All of Jing's hopes were placed on the northwest army of the Central Plains.
"General, don't be anxious. You should know that a battle involving hundreds of thousands of troops is not something you can just do. You have to wait for the opportunity. The northwest army is currently actively preparing. I believe it won't be long before a full-scale counterattack will be launched!"
"But, the opportunity now is good. Xixia is empty inside, and with our cooperation, we can defeat Xixia in one round!" It can be seen that Ren Dejing is really anxious now.
In fact, Ren Dejing's hometown has been operating for so many years, so it is not without strength, but such an intensity of war has almost emptied Ren Dejing's pockets. If this continues, he is really worried that he will not be able to withstand it and will go bankrupt first.
At that time, there was no military pay, let alone defeating the Xixia people. It is estimated that his soldiers mutinied first.
"General, the imperial court considers issues from an overall perspective. Although it seems that the opportunity is good now, the imperial court still has many issues to consider! In addition to Xixia, we also have to consider the problems of the grasslands and Persia. We must know that the imperial court is facing a serious situation.
Not only Xixia, but also the two great empires of Persia and Steppe!"
"Hey, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for long. The cost of the war is too great. Now I only have Lingzhou left, and there is really no way to fight a protracted war with Xixia."
"This is indeed a problem, but there is no need to worry, general. As long as you persist, there will be a way for the car to reach the mountain and for the boat to reach the bridge. There is always a way. As long as you persist until the Central Plains army counterattacks, it will be the beginning of the general's rise again!
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If you are familiar with Zeng Yi, you can actually tell that Zeng Yi is deceiving Ren Dejing. Zeng Yi never really paid attention to Ren Dejing. From beginning to end, he was just fooling him. He never even reported it to the court.
The imperial court never made any promises to Ren Dejing. Compared to Mingjiao, Ren Dejing was nothing more than a pawn.
The original Ren Dejing still had some value, but as his strength became weaker and weaker, his value became lower and lower. Even if the Central Plains army counterattacked, it would be difficult for him to regain his glory.