Yuchi Jingde suddenly discovered that the Goguryeo cavalry separated a cavalry from each wing and attacked them from both wings. The Goguryeo cavalry who had been "defeated" in the frontal formation and fled to the two wing formations also gathered again and directly attacked them.
They counterattacked towards Yuchi Jingde's cavalry formation. And soon Yuchi Jingde's cavalry was cut off from the army behind Wang Junlin's side. They wanted to use their superior force to annihilate Yuchi Jingde's cavalry formation as soon as possible, and then join the other cavalry formations on Wang Junlin's side.
fighting.
In the melee, such a maneuver would not have been easily noticed by Wang Junlin's generals.
However, just when all the Goguryeo cavalry generals thought everything was under control, the muscles on Yuan Taizuo's face suddenly tightened.
He knew that this moment was the most critical.
Sure enough, he saw that at the moment when he ordered to mobilize some cavalry on both wings with the intention of encircling and killing Yuchi Jingde, Wang Junlin also ordered to wave the command flag, allowing 30,000 cavalry from Silla and Baekje on both wings to attack the Goguryeo army at the same time.
attack!
Because they wanted to encircle Yuchi Jingde's subordinates as quickly as possible, the two wings of the Goguryeo army at this time only had about 10,000 cavalry. Although they were stronger than Silla and Baekje, they were three times different in strength.
In an instant, they were plunged into a hard-fought melee.
Yuan Taizuo knew that in the end this battle would not be won so easily.
Now, in some parts of the battlefield, both sides have advantages and disadvantages. Under the guidance of Yuan Taizuo, the Goguryeo army divided and surrounded the three thousand cavalry of Yuchi Jingde. However, Wang Junlin had a vicious vision and at the most appropriate time
Seizing the opportunity, he used some people on both wings of the Goguryeo army to support the Chinese army. Just when it was at its weakest, he decisively ordered all 60,000 troops from Baekje and Silla to launch a fierce attack.
The key now is how long Yuchi Jingde and his cavalry can hold out. If they are quickly defeated and the freed Goguryeo cavalry quickly supports the two flanks of the army, then Goguryeo will win the final victory in this field battle.
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On the contrary, if Yuchi Jingde's subordinates showed great tenacity and were not defeated until both wings of Goguryeo were defeated, then Goguryeo would definitely be defeated.
In fact, in Wang Junlin's original plan, the Goguryeo army was led by Yuchi Jingde and his cavalry to charge, causing chaos, and then attack with all their strength. However, what they faced was that although their troops had been weakened due to the mobilization of troops, they were still well prepared.
Two wings of the Goguryeo army.
At this time, the two wings of both sides were about a mile away from each other. Both sides were light cavalry, and their charging routines were very similar. For example, the main formation had not officially started charging, and both sides invariably sent out rangers to start the fight, and sent out a group of mounted archers.
The more powerful cavalry kept firing.
This is the most commonly used tactic by cavalry. It can be said to be fatal for troops with weak fighting will and poor sense of discipline. It can even be used to no avail. In particular, the Goguryeo people are very skilled in using this tactic, and they generally use it.
A team of 500 people is used to form a wide arc-shaped skirmishing front to harass the enemy's formation, luring the enemy to leave the formation or waver. The cluster in the rear formation will find the opponent's weak position and conduct a concentrated charge, thus causing the entire enemy's formation to collapse.
Fortunately, Silla Kingdom and Baekje Kingdom have often fought with Goguryeo in recent years, and are no strangers to this tactic. They also sent many rangers to try their best to contain the opponent's performance. The two sides combined to have a total of 80,000 cavalry to meet them.
He continued to advance with the harassing light arrows.
The gentle speed brought about the chaotic sound of horse hooves. The two sides approached to 300 paces. The generals in unison gently pinched the horse's belly. The war horse lightly jumped and began to canter. The cavalry commanded different infantry. They could stand at the rear and command, but the cavalry
But we have to charge forward, and we have to lead the charge while commanding at the same time.
At this moment, Wang Junlin could see surging horse heads everywhere, and the intensive sound of hoofbeats slowly merged into a rumbling sound, which echoed in Wang Junlin's ears.
The distance between the two sides was soon only two hundred steps. Because of the advance, it was actually only more than a hundred steps. The formations of both sides were like a moving wall of horses. The skirmishers and rangers on both sides had little room to maneuver and retreated in front of the dense cavalry.
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At a certain moment, both sides hit their horses and accelerated at the same time, and the rumble of horse hooves was like thunder running from far to near in the sky.
No one of the harassing Goguryeo cavalry dared to block the front, so they fled to both sides, aiming their bows and arrows at the two wings and shooting at random. Several people on the two wings were shot over, but this loss had no impact on the overall cavalry formation.
The armies of both sides finally approached within the range of long-range bows and arrows. To put it simply, they were shooting arrows at each other from their running horses. Before they could charge together, thousands of cavalrymen from both sides died.
As the two sides accelerated in the end, the differences caused by different horse power and riding skills immediately became apparent. Compared with Yuchi Jingde's previous neat charge formation, the cavalry on both sides' charge formation, which was relatively neat just now, became longer and longer.
At this time, facing each other, the distance between the two sides was only the last hundred steps in the blink of an eye, and it only took a few breaths of time.
"kill!"
The dirt and grass clippings brought up by the horses' hooves flew everywhere, and the vibrations caused by the galloping of 80,000 cavalry on both sides could even be felt by Wang Junlin and Shen Guoer on the command post at the rear of the army. However, Wang Junlin's gaze on the command post at the rear was still in the middle.
The people surrounding Yuchi Jingde frowned tightly.
Standing next to Wang Junlin, Shen Guoer witnessed the collision of 80,000 cavalry on both sides, which shocked her even more. She even opened her mouth involuntarily, her eyes opened momentarily, and she held her breath waiting for the moment of collision. Intensive
The formation left both sides with no way to retreat and no room to escape. Killing and being killed only happened at the moment when the horses crossed each other. At this time, personal combat skills and riding skills were of no use. The courage of the warriors was in the cavalry.
It was demonstrated to its greatest extent during the war.
Fifty steps apart, the horse's speed increased to its fastest, and the two sides approached at a speed of about twenty meters per second. The cavalry in the front row all turned red, their eyes widened, and they clenched the iron guns in their hands, pointing the guns at the enemy opposite.
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There were still people in the front row of the cavalry on both sides trying to shoot arrows, and a wave of light arrows fired from the cavalry bows flew towards them. Every time, someone fell off the horse, and the short distance disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Kill!" The cavalry formations from both sides simultaneously burst out with their final roars.
boom!
The two torrents of horses collided head-on. Countless pieces of broken gun shafts and blades flew around. The sound of breaking and the collision of men and horses continued. The sound of the friction between gun blades and armor made people's teeth sore. The horses that couldn't avoid each other collided with each other, causing their bones to break.
, some horses were knocked into the air, and some fell to the ground with their riders, rolling desperately on the ground.