Thousands of dead soldiers were completely killed. After being pushed aside, the Far Eastern Army's battle line continued to push forward. They only pushed forward for more than a hundred steps, and when they saw that the rebels were about to be killed and completely defeated, the rebels
Three or four thousand dead soldiers with crazy faces rushed out from the center, and used the same method to block the Far Eastern Army's offensive again, and held it back for a while.
Following this group of dead soldiers, four groups of dead soldiers rushed out one after another and entangled the Far Eastern Army in front.
Wang Junlin, who was watching the battle on his blood-maned horse from the rear, saw this scene and his pupils suddenly shrank. He did not expect that Yang Su could kill so many dead soldiers and adopt such a decisive method of attack.
Of course, Yang Su's investment of tens of thousands of dead soldiers at one time was not as simple as entangling the Far Eastern Army's front lines.
When four waves of dead soldiers rushed out, Wang Junlin saw a cavalry force of 20,000 people suddenly rush out from the camp behind the rebel battle formation, and circled towards the right wing of the Far Eastern Army at a wind-like speed.
rushed over from the side.
Wang Junlin's face suddenly changed slightly, because he could tell at a glance that this 20,000-strong cavalry was a real elite soldier. When he recognized the middle-aged general who commanded this cavalry, his expression became slightly solemn for the first time.
, and also knew the origin of the 20,000 cavalry.
The general who rushed towards the right wing of the Far Eastern Army with 20,000 fine cavalry was Li Zixiong, the former Youzhou marching general and one of the great generals of the Sui Dynasty. The 20,000 fine cavalry were obviously brought over from Youzhou by Li Zixiong.
It's just that with the powerful intelligence ability controlled by Wang Junlin, he didn't get any information in advance about how the 20,000 Youzhou elite cavalry came to Yang Su's army.
"Most of them were broken into parts, dressed up as common people, and sent to Hongnong County in batches over a long period of time." Wang Junlin could only think of this explanation.
This is the elite cavalry of Youzhou with a total of 20,000 people. They have been fighting against Liaodong Khitan, Turks, Goguryeo and other enemy countries all year round. Their combat power, experience and riding and archery skills are among the best in the world. And they wear iron armor and their weapons are also the best in the world.
Sophisticated, far beyond what other rebels can compare to.
Taking advantage of the opportunity gained by tens of thousands of dead soldiers, these 20,000 people braved the rain of arrows fired from the back rows of the Far Eastern Army and got closer and closer to the right flank of the Far Eastern Army at a speed as fast as the wind.
Li Zixiong was a general trained by Yang Su. Only a person like Yang Su could train a general in the Sui Dynasty. How could someone like Yi be named a general in the Sui Dynasty? His vision and timing were even better.
It is extraordinary that at this time, he led 20,000 elite cavalry to successfully break through the crossbow interception.
The incident happened suddenly without warning, and the Youzhou cavalry was extremely fast, so when 20,000 Youzhou elite cavalry rushed to the right flank of the Far Eastern Army, the Far Eastern Army's spear battle formation lost its calmness and seemed a little panicked.
The direction of the flanking spear formation had not yet been completely reversed.
A large gap was opened, and thousands of Far Eastern Army soldiers were killed.
But the iron discipline of the soldiers trained by Nie Xiaoyu at the Snake Island training camp played a reversal role at this moment. No matter how the colleagues in front died, the soldiers of the Far East Army in the back took care of themselves skillfully and quickly under the command of the general.
After the formation of the Far Eastern Army was formed, even the Youzhou Jingqi could not shake it.
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The frontal battle with tens of thousands of dead rebel soldiers continued. The right-wing Far Eastern Army's fast crossbows were flying in the sky. The Youzhou cavalry was like a torrential wave, but the Far Eastern Army's infantry phalanxes seemed to remain standing.
At this time, except for Luo Shixin's 5,000 Whirlwind Battalion cavalry beside Wang Junlin, almost all the rest of the Far Eastern Army were involved in the fight.
"Luo Shixin, take your whirlwind battalion and mount up to kill Li Zixiong." After all, the number of the Far East Army is less than one-third of the opponent's. Their combat power can be much stronger than the opponent's, but the physical strength of the two sides is not much different. They carry so much weight.
, when the fighting time lasts for a long time, the soldiers' physical strength will be too exhausted, and their combat effectiveness will drop sharply.
Therefore, the longer it takes, the more disadvantageous it will be for Wang Junlin, and now it is impossible for Wang Junlin's right wing to kill back the 20,000 Youzhou Jingqi in a short time.
Luo Shixin had long been impatient with waiting, howled, and charged forward with five thousand cavalry from the Whirlwind Battalion.
However, after all, the Tornado Battalion only had a quarter of the opponent's number, so it could only constantly contain the Youzhou Iron Cavalry's right-wing cavalry, but did not fight them head-on.
The infantry square formation withstood the first round of fierce impact from the Youzhou Iron Cavalry, losing more than a thousand people. After stabilizing the battle formation, it began to advance step by step, charging towards the Youzhou Iron Cavalry center. This march was very slow.
, they must maintain a dense formation like a forest of spears during the slow march in order to offset the cavalry impact advantage of the Youzhou Iron Cavalry.
Li Zixiong made a decisive decision and gave an order. About 10,000 cavalrymen from the right wing of the Youzhou Iron Cavalry rushed out, walked in an arc and rushed towards the rear of the Far East Army formation. Luo Shixin, led by 5,000 cavalrymen, had no choice but to go forward and was forced to face the enemy.
Battle.
Apparently Li Zixiong forced Luo Shixin to lead the Tornado Battalion to fight them head-on, with the intention of wiping out the Far East Army's only mobile force.
With the fierce fighting, the Far Eastern Army's infantry formation had the absolute upper hand in the frontal battle, but the flanks were in a stalemate, and the battlefield began to expand. Arrows filled the sky, fighting shook the sky, and the troops surged like
Although the surging tides may seem chaotic, they are actually orderly.
A stalemate will naturally be of no benefit to the Far Eastern Army, because they are small in number and cannot afford to use up their strength and physical strength.
With a solemn look on his face, Wang Junlin picked up the divine bow hanging on the side of the blood-maned horse.
Yang Su was obviously on guard against Wang Junlin's magical bow.
Cheng Wai said nothing, but the soldiers guarding him at all levels would not give Wang Junlin a chance, so Wang Junlin shot Li Zixiong.
Wang Junlin knew that Li Zixiong was also a master of breaking the power, so he did not dare to aim for too long to avoid being noticed by the opponent, but shot the arrow almost as soon as he raised the magic bow.
As soon as the unique harsh sound broke through the air, Li Zixiong, who was leading a charge from the flank, felt his heart sink.
The speed of the divine arrow was so fast that it was almost like teleportation. As soon as the sound appeared, it appeared in front of Li Zixiong.
In the midst of the lightning and flint, Li Zixiong roared angrily, and suddenly chopped out the treasure in his hand.
Clang! There was a sharp collision of gold and stone. Li Zixiong, worthy of being a great general of the Sui Dynasty and the first among the second-generation generals of the Sui Dynasty, actually blocked the arrow that was shot at his heart.
It's just that the power of divine arrows is not just about fast speed, long range and accurate shooting.
The divine power contained in this arrow caused Li Zixiong's expression to change drastically, and the horse in his hand flew away. His arms were numb and painful, and he was unexpectedly injured.
And this huge force passed through his arms and acted on the mount under his crotch. The horse let out a whine on the spot and fell to the ground, knocking the injured Li Zixiong to the ground as well.
With a puff, Li Zixiong got out from under the still churning horse and spit out a mouthful of hot blood. His face was pale, but he was seriously injured. Because of his arm injury and the fact that he was splitting the horse, he fell off guard and was unable to dodge in time.
, was crushed by the horse again.
Four hundred steps away, Wang Junlin's eyes like cold stars were full of regret. With Li Zixiong's strength, he was not killed by a single arrow. With precautions, and there were so many people on the battlefield, it would not be easy to kill Li Zixiong with a hidden arrow.
However, the general who was regarded as the backbone was injured and dismounted. The nearly 20,000 Youzhou cavalry were still affected instinctively. Many generals' expressions changed drastically, and their morale was instantly affected.
"This general is still alive, continue to kill the enemy." Li Zixiong roared, got on the horse of another soldier, and led the men to continue to charge. However, he was seriously injured and no longer had the same bravery as before.
Taking advantage of the declining morale of the Youzhou Iron Knights, Luo Shixin led the Cyclone Battalion to charge and gain the upper hand in a local area.
At this point in the battlefield, Yang Su's biggest trump card besides the tens of thousands of dead soldiers - the 20,000 Youzhou cavalry strategy of sneak attack from behind has ended in failure, and if these 20,000 elite cavalry are held back by the Tornado Battalion,
Being surrounded by the infantry of the Far Eastern Army, the final outcome must be the complete annihilation of the entire army.
Li Zixiong had rich battlefield experience and naturally would not let this situation happen, so he issued the order to retreat at the last moment, and sent out two thousand people to hold back the Tornado Battalion, leading about fifteen thousand Youzhou Iron Cavalry.