The first thousand one hundred and ninety-seven chapters Li Shentong
At the last moment of the confrontation between the cavalry on both sides of the Far Eastern Army and the Li Family Army, the dense formation left both sides with no way to retreat and no room for escape.
Killing and being killed only occur in the moment when the horses cross each other. At this time, personal combat skills and riding skills have no effect. The courage of the warrior is best reflected in the cavalry battle.
The oncoming Li Jiajun cavalry no longer had much formation to speak of. They had just had time to escape the nightmare of long-range attacks by the Far Eastern Army's rapid crossbows. When they thought they could fight for revenge, they found that they had no formation to charge, and faced them.
The Far Eastern Army on the other side still maintained a strict charging formation.
The huge difference was quickly apparent.
Under the threat of the dense spears in front of them, some horses of the Li family's cavalry ran diagonally to the side regardless of the control of the riders, but diagonally there was also the incoming whirlwind battalion cavalry formation.
As a result, their formation became more and more scattered.
As the Li family's cavalry no longer had a strict formation, the horses of the Whirlwind Battalion no longer had the threat of dense spears in front of them, and they would not ignore the control of the cavalry and go to the side.
However, under the final rapid run, the Cyclone Battalion cavalry array inevitably began to curve, but the short distance was not enough to affect the integrity of the formation.
Fifty steps apart, the horse speed increased to its fastest, and the two sides were approaching at a speed of about 20 meters per second. The cavalrymen of the Tornado Battalion in the front row all turned red, their eyes widened, and they clenched the iron guns in their hands, pointing the guns at the opposite side.
The Li Jiajun cavalry, who were originally running at the front, also had fierce faces, but when they saw clearly the opponent's tight formation with almost no gaps, they finally became a little panicked - they were originally outnumbered.
The Far Eastern Army is larger, but the result now is that each of them has to face attacks from at least two spears.
There were still people in the front row of the Li family's cavalry trying to shoot arrows. A wave of light arrows fired from the cavalry bows flew towards them. More than a hundred Far Eastern Army cavalry were hit. Because of their good armor defense, only a dozen of them fell off their horses.
A short distance is fleeting.
"Kill!" The Far Eastern Army's cavalry formation simultaneously burst out with a final roar of exhaustion.
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.
At the last moment, the horse of the Tornado Battalion cavalry did not obey and moved slightly to the left. However, this was a normal phenomenon, but it did not cause the cavalry's lances to deviate too much. Each cavalry in the first row was always staring at the oncoming enemy.
The Li family's cavalry lowered themselves and passed each other amidst the roaring hooves of both sides.
People were on their backs, blood was splattered, soldiers were howling, horses were neighing, and the Far Eastern Army's few grenades were occasionally exploding, accompanied by the sound of drums and horns.
It didn't take long for all of this to be gradually covered by the sand and dust raised by the galloping cavalry.
On both sides of the battlefield, they were completely trapped in a dark and dark fight.
In fact, although the light cavalry confrontation on the two wings was shocking, the battlefield in front of the central army was more tragic than that on the two wings.
The morale of Li's army, which thought it had surrounded the front army of the Far East Army's center, was greatly boosted. Then the Li's army, which had been on the verge of collapse, became extremely ferocious. Li Shentong mobilized 30,000 people and swallowed these 10,000 Far East troops.
The army launched a fierce attack.
However, these 10000 Tornado Battalion Cavalry and 1000 Death Soldier Cavalry did not panic at all, and did not even make a sound.
Five hundred of the one thousand dead soldiers first rushed up in all directions, and then they all exploded. A wave of human bombs came, repelling the 30,000 besieged Li Army, buying some time, and then the other 10,000 whirlwind
The battalion cavalry and the five hundred dead soldiers dismounted at an absurdly fast speed and formed a circular infantry square.
Although he felt a little bad, at this point, Li Shentong could only continue to order 30,000 troops to attack the Far Eastern Army infantry circle surrounded by them even more frantically.
However, after a crazy wave of attacks, the 30,000 Li army who besieged the circular formation were stunned and confused.
When Li Shentong saw this scene, his heart sank.
This is completely different from their previous plans and imagination!
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On the command carriage at the rear of the Far Eastern Army, there were only Wang Junlin, Luo Shixin and various command and communication troops. In addition to Wang Junlin's nearly a thousand special forces soldiers on both sides, there were also 10,000 Tornado Battalion cavalry as a reserve team that had not been dispatched.
The team leader is naturally Luo Shixin.
The fight was inextricable, but Wang Junlin still refused to put the 10,000 cavalry led by Luo Shixin into the battle. Instead, he let them stay by his side to watch the battle and wait. This made Luo Shi's confidence extremely anxious, but he did not dare to have any doubts.
dissatisfaction.
"Xiao Xinzi, what do you think Li Shentong is thinking about now?" Wang Junlin took back the telescope and suddenly asked Luo Shixin, who was beside him and was worried.
"Li Shentong thought he had eaten a delicious bite, but now he was choked. He probably doesn't feel very good at the moment." Luo Shixin replied without thinking, "Li Shentong thought he had eaten our front-line army.
, but he didn’t know that the prince took the initiative to put those eleven thousand people into his mouth.”
"What else?" Wang Junlin stared intently at the command platform where Li Shentong was at the rear of the Li family army, and suddenly shouted: "Xiao Xinzi, do you think Li Shentong is so confident today because they still have a supporting force?"
Luo Shixin was startled by his question. He thought for a moment before saying, "Your Majesty, this is unlikely! The Li family has so many people in Hedong. It should be difficult to mobilize more people at this time!"
"The wealthy families in Chang'an City can help Li Yuan raise 150,000 troops in just one month. The wealthy families in Hedong can help Li Shentong raise another 50,000 troops no matter what!" Wang Junlin suddenly turned around and looked.
He glanced at Luo Shixin and said, "What's more, we are going to attack Taiyuan. Among the seven sects and five surnames, the Taiyuan Wang family has been inherited for thousands of years. Taiyuan City is their home base. This time they will definitely spare no effort to provide people, money and food."
Luo Shixin's expression condensed slightly, and he thought for a moment and then said: "Pei Ji is Li Shentong's army commander. I heard that the power of the Pei family is not weaker than that of the Wang family."
Wang Junlin shook his head and said: "Everyone in the Pei family is very cunning. Pei Ji asked Li Shentong to serve as a military commander, not for military merit, but because he was worried that they would not be able to stop our army and could betray him at any time. After all,
Pei Shiju has done a lot for me over the years."
Luo Shixin suddenly said: "So it is absolutely impossible for the Pei family to help Li Shentong at this time, but it is possible to provide money and food."
Perhaps Wang Junlin felt that the time had come, so he suddenly raised his voice and said, "Xiao Xinzi, now I ask you to bring 10,000 people to support the center or the left and right wings. Can you break through a gap?"
Without waiting for Luo Shixin's reply, Wang Junlin added: "Most of Li Shentong's 100,000 horses are elite soldiers. At least they have superb riding skills. They can fight against each other and be prepared to attack them. With your extra 10,000 horses, it's now a melee."
, we may not be able to win easily. Moreover, if we attack the left, the Li Jiajun may not be able to save the left, and if we attack the right, the Li Jiajun may not be able to save the right.”
Wang Junlin flicked his riding whip and said: "The art of war says that to surprise the enemy, attack them unprepared. Xiaoxinzi, where do you think the Li family's army is most unprepared at this time?"
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Luo Shixin's eyes lit up.
"Little Xinzi! Your nature is similar to that of Xuanba. You like to charge into battle and don't like to use your brain. You should be able to think of these things on your own, but now you have to be guided by me before you can think of them. I see that after this battle,
, send you to Snake Island to stay
It will take some time." Wang Junlin glared at Luo Shixin and scolded him.
"Your Majesty, Xiao Xinzi knows that he is wrong!" Luo Shixin's face suddenly turned pale, and when he thought about going to Snake Island, he begged for mercy with a grimace.
However, Wang Junlin was too lazy to pay attention to him and ordered: "Go! Be careful of encountering the opponent's reinforcements."
"Xiao Xinzi understands." Luo Shixin responded loudly, turned to face his 10,000 whirlwind battalion cavalry, and shouted in a deep voice: "Listen to my orders! In a team of a thousand people, quietly go around the hillside on the right and meet on the side of the hillside.
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The entire battlefield spans a full ten miles, and it is not a plain with a wide view. Many places are blocked by mountains and slopes. In addition, due to the charge of the cavalry, the battlefield is filled with dust. These ten thousand-man teams
It is not difficult to disappear without leaving a trace, especially when Li Shentong's attention is entirely on the 11,000 Chinese front troops who are surrounded.
Therefore, not long after, the 10,000 reserve troops originally at the back of the Far East Army's formation disappeared without a trace.
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On the east bank of the Fen River, the fierce battle between the Li Army's 100,000 troops and the Tornado Battalion's 50,000 cavalry had lasted for more than two hours. At the beginning of the battle, Li Shentong thought his plan was going well, especially after surrounding the Far East Army's front and center troops.
, and even saw the dawn of victory.
In fact, after he had spared no effort to increase the intensity of rewards and punishments these days, the morale of his 100,000 troops did not disappoint him today, and he was also satisfied with the combat effectiveness they displayed.
However, the combat power displayed by the Tornado Battalion surprised him, especially the 11,000 Far Eastern Army surrounded by them, which made him feel chilled in his heart.
Although he had fought several battles with the Far Eastern Army in the past few days, he had some judgments about the combat strength of the Far Eastern Army - because the Far Eastern Army had a large number of grenades and explosive packs before, and they all prepared camps for many days to fight defensive battles.
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Therefore, he originally thought that as long as it was a field battle, with twice the strength of the opponent, and on a battlefield designed by himself, with so many calculations, he would be able to win the battle no matter what, or at least be undefeated.
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In fact, this can be regarded as giving a relatively high position to the Far East Army's Tornado Battalion, but now it seems that there was still an error in his judgment, and he still underestimated the combat power of the Far East Army.
Even without gunpowder weapons such as grenades, the combat effectiveness of the Far Eastern Army's Cyclone Battalion exceeded his expectations.
Because, it has been more than three hours since they surrounded the front line of the Far Eastern Army's Chinese Army, but they still failed to capture the surrounded front line of the Far East Army's Chinese Army as expected.
It was not that he didn't know that the cavalry and navy of the Far Eastern Army had to train infantry tactics, but he never thought that the soldiers of the Whirlwind Battalion, who were famous for their cavalry charges, seemed to be better at infantry battle formations than cavalry, and this was something
The Far Eastern Army brought enough bows, crossbows and arrows.
Whether the Li family's army was cavalry or infantry, facing these "infantry" troops of the Far East Army fighting in formation, the battle became extremely difficult from the beginning.
Li Shentong knew very well that if he could not destroy the surrounding Far Eastern Army of more than 10,000 people in a short period of time, today's battle would not only not be won, but would also be lost.
He looked ugly and immediately ordered: "Concentrate all your efforts to shoot the generals of the Far Eastern Army. Without their backbone, these people will destroy themselves without attack."
Following Li Shentong's order, the Li Jiajun immediately organized more than thirty sharpshooters to specifically greet the generals of the Far East Army.
It was impossible for the generals of the Far Eastern Army to huddle in the rear and command. A general who was commanding this wave of Eastern Army was quickly hit by two arrows in the thigh and lost the ability to move. He was guarded by his own soldiers in the middle of the battle formation and fell down.
It is already difficult to command the troops on the ground.
However, it didn't take long for Li Shentong's face to become increasingly ugly, and there was even a hint of fear and worry in the depths of his eyes.
The commander of the Far Eastern Army, the general, is no longer commanding the army, but the situation has not changed much.
Nowadays, there are no senior generals in the front lines of these whirlwind battalions. Even after this general, the two captains have been shot dead. Now the people commanding these Far Eastern armies are at most regimental leaders and hundreds of people.
Commander, under their command, the defensive power of the Far Eastern Army's circular formation did not drop much.
Li Shentong had to admit that the Far East Army was different from all the armies he had ever seen, and it was fundamentally different.
What kind of nightmare is this? This is the strength of the Far East Army. This is the army trained by Wang Junlin? He suddenly remembered that what Wang Junlin is best at is creating miracles. These troops may be another miracle created by Wang Junlin.
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As for the rumor that the Far Eastern Army was trained by a woman named Nie Xiaoyu on an island, Li Shentong definitely didn't believe it.
However, now the Li family has become mortal enemies with Wang Junlin and the Far East Army, which means that he will always be an enemy of such an army.
Even if you are lucky enough to be undefeated today, what should you do to defeat the Far Eastern Army in another battle in the future?
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Not to mention the iron knot surrounded by the Li family's army as the lone army penetrated deeply, the rest of the battlefield at this time completely became a battlefield where each other consumed the lives of soldiers. In this case, which side or group of troops would be defeated first?
The situation is likely to get out of hand and turn into a huge rout.
Therefore, no matter what, Li Shentong had to grit his teeth and persist. They had the numerical advantage, and it was not that they did not have reinforcements at the moment. He still had 50,000 new troops in the rear, but that was only the new army. If the situation on the battlefield was advantageous,
Under certain circumstances, it would be okay for these new recruits to keep up and fight smoothly. If their situation was unfavorable, he really doubted whether it would be useful to transfer these 50,000 new soldiers.
At this time, every charge and arrow shot by the Li Jiajun could bring some casualties to the front line of the Far East Army's center, but they could never break through the iron formation surrounded by them.
However, Li Shentong's order was very simple and clear. He forced his subordinates to continue to attack wave after wave, so that this wave of Far Eastern Army people could not rest and maintained a high state of tension at all times. In his opinion, the opponent was always in a state of high tension.
You will get tired, and then there will definitely be flaws.
Moreover, this wave of fast crossbow arrows by the Far Eastern Army officers and soldiers will eventually run out!
This tactic is actually the most effective strategy currently.
It was just that the battlefield was changing rapidly, because the terrain here was not flat, and the battlefield was more than ten miles long, so it was too big, so he didn't know that Luo Shixin had led 10,000 whirlwind battalion cavalry and disappeared.
More than an hour later, Li Shentong suddenly heard a sound coming from the rear right side. He unconsciously turned around and saw that an army was galloping towards him from the northeast.
The distance was too far, and the battlefield was dusty. In addition, it was a cavalry galloping towards him, so he couldn't see clearly which army it was. But judging from the direction, it should be his own cavalry, but for a reason
Being cautious, he still waved his hand to summon Pan Pan, a personal attendant, and said: "Go and see whose men and horses are there. Are they stupid? Why are they here?"
The follower agreed and galloped towards the northeast. Li Shentong turned his head again and paid attention to the battlefield.
But before Li Shentong could put his mind on the battlefield for a long time, suddenly, he heard the guard beside him shout "Ah". He turned around and saw that the guard who had just been sent out had his chest
He was hit by an arrow and was carried back by his horse at a trot.
"It's the cavalry of the Far Eastern Army." Several of his followers stammered.
"Far Eastern Army?" Li Shentong was stunned for a moment, his eyes narrowed into a thin line, and he stared at the direction where the team of people were coming.
Xiang, a chill suddenly came up from Li Shentong's back, his face became more and more ugly, and he said viciously: "When did Wang Junlin's troops disappear?"
Li Shentong subconsciously clenched the hilt of the knife at his waist. Not to mention him, even every soldier around him could easily tell that there were at least tens of thousands of people in that team, and they only had two or three thousand around them at this time.
Obey personally.
What's more important is that if this cavalry suddenly appears and joins forces with the front line of the besieged Far Eastern Army's central army, the entire battle situation will be turned upside down.
"What should I do?" Marching Sima Pei Ji kept having other thoughts in his mind, but his eyes were fixed on Li Shentong.
Although Li Shentong was still livid at this time, he was not desperate. He took a deep breath and looked to the rear. There were 50,000 new soldiers there, 10,000 of whom were cavalry. Leading these 50,000 horses were his trusted generals.
, seeing a Far Eastern Army cavalry suddenly appearing here, they will naturally react.
Even in this noisy battlefield, Li Shentong could clearly hear the sound of the galloping horses' hooves.
Luo Shixin led 10,000 cavalry and was blocked by 50,000 Li's army recruits.
The two groups of men and horses opened their bows and arrows in unison and shot towards each other.
Hundreds of new recruits from the Li Family Army were dismissed, while only seven or eight from the Whirlwind Battalion were dismissed.
But the two groups were still approaching quickly.
Pei Ji, whose heart was spinning, was secretly relieved when he saw 50,000 new soldiers arriving in time. However, he saw a young general in black armor and white horse galloping at the front among the Whirlwind Battalion cavalry. He was so brave that no one else could.
Even if you block him for a moment, rushing into your own recruits is like a tiger rushing into a flock of sheep, like entering a deserted place.
These 50,000 new soldiers are said to be new recruits, but in fact many of them are bodyguards from well-known families and have been trained themselves. Although they are not as good as the 100,000 elite soldiers led by Li Shentong, they are not much worse than the county soldiers of the counties in Hedong.
Pei Ji turned around and asked Li Shentong: "Who is that? The Far East Army also has such a powerful general who can defeat ten thousand people?!"
Li Shentong looked ugly and said in a deep voice: "That is Luo Shixin, the commander of the Far Eastern Army's Tornado Battalion."
There were actually quite a few masters among these 50,000 recruits, all of whom were sent by powerful families to lead the team. They rushed towards Luo Shixin one after another, wanting to join forces to kill Luo Shixin. However, no matter whether they were masters or ordinary soldiers, Luo Shixin could not do anything.
There was no one-man general at all. He rushed forward, which was like a sword with an indestructible tip. With 10,000 cavalry against the 50,000 Li family's fresh troops, he had the upper hand from the beginning. Seeing that
They even had to kill the 50,000 new recruits of the Li Family Army to rescue the trapped front line of the Tornado Battalion's central army.
Pei Ji was about to ask Li Shentong to move back with him. Unexpectedly, there was a loud roar from beside him, and several fast horses rushed out in front of him. He was stunned for a moment and realized that it was Li Shentong who got off the horse, changed horses, picked up a handful of horseshoes, and rushed forward.
He went out. The two thousand soldiers around him were afraid that he would be missed, so they hurriedly rode their horses to keep up.
At this time, Pei Ji had no time to dissuade him and could only watch the battle in fear.
However, Li Shentong was born with supernatural power. A horse that seemed to weigh nearly a hundred kilograms was inextricably killed with a special machete in Luo Shixin's hand.
Pei Ji watched for a while and saw that Li Shentong was not far behind. He thought that Li Shentong was so trusted by Li Yuan. His ability to lead troops in battle may not be that good, but he himself was a rare and fierce general.
Luo Shixin was already in a state of excitement and madness. After he understood Wang Junlin's intention to fight, he finally managed to escape from behind the mountain on one side of the battlefield with 10,000 people, and then deliberately went around in a large circle, hoping to give Li Shentong a blow.
Unexpectedly, he rescued the front line of the army and broke the stalemate in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, just as he was about to succeed, 50,000 new recruits of the Li family army suddenly appeared.
To be honest, he was shocked when he saw the sudden appearance of the 50,000 Li family troops at first, thinking that his detour and sneak attack would fail.
However, after going all out to fight, he discovered that the combat power of these 50,000 troops was obviously much weaker than that of the other Li family troops. He recalled Wang Junlin's previous analysis and immediately understood that this was the opponent's latest move with the support of the Taiyuan Wang family and other Hedong nobles.
The new army formed.
Luo Shixin was like Li Xuanba on the battlefield, like a madman. At this time, the murderous intention in his heart suddenly arose.
He tried his best to take the lead and saw that he was about to easily penetrate the 50,000 Li family's new soldiers. When he was about to attack the trapped front army of the Chinese army on his side, he was unexpectedly attacked by Li Shentong himself and led his own soldiers to attack him and stopped him.
When he came down, he was surprised at Li Shentong's strength. At the same time, Luo Shixin's fighting spirit was completely aroused, and it was already overwhelming.
Although Li Shentong was born with supernatural power and had extraordinary immediate killing skills, there was still a gap between him and Luo Shixin, who was personally taught by Nie Xiaoyu. As time went by, he became unable to sustain his strength. In the end, he was injured by Luo Shixin and was killed by his own soldiers.
Save your life.
Luo Shixin secretly cried out that it was a pity, but did not pursue Li Shentong. After a hard fight, he finally defeated the Li Jiajun who intercepted him, and entered the Li Jiajun's encirclement of the Far East Army's central front line. In a short time, Luo Shixin
A large opening was opened inside, and the front line of the besieged Tornado Battalion saw reinforcements. The morale of the troops was greatly boosted. Under the protection of the men and horses brought by Luo Shixin, they all mounted their horses one after another, changing from infantry to cavalry again, and charged into the palace of the Li family army and killed everyone.
After the wave, they actually sent support from both sides.
Li Shentong had no time to lament that the meat he had bitten into his mouth actually spit out. The detective horses from both wings flew back to report that Luo Shixin led the troops who had just retreated to kill the two wings. This caused the two wings of the Li family's army to retreat steadily. If the Chinese army was not defeated again,
If the enemy forces or reinforcements are sent to support the two wings, they will soon be unable to resist and will be completely defeated at any time.
Li Shentong was so angry that he almost vomited blood. The number of light cavalry on both wings was nearly twice that of the opponent, but they were defeated so quickly.
And he wanted to dispatch troops from the Central Army to support the two wings, but suddenly found that the front line of the Central Army of the Far East Army had lost nearly 20,000 troops just to attack the encircled Far East Army. He no longer had any extra troops to support the two wings. As for the new recruits who had just arrived
Not to mention that nearly ten thousand people died in just that moment. The most important thing was that Luo Shixin had already killed them with ten thousand men. If they were sent to the battlefield at this time, bad things might happen.
Coupled with the fact that he had just been injured by Luo Shixin, the depression and disbelief made Li Shentong want to go crazy.
"General Li, the question now is not whether we can defeat the Far Eastern Army, but how to retreat safely." Pei Ji didn't want to die under the chaos of the soldiers. He already had some other thoughts in his mind and began to think about and remind Li Shentong what he should do now.
things.
Li Shentong instantly felt as if someone had poured a basin of ice water over from scratch. He gritted his teeth and said, "Retreating at this time will only bring about a greater defeat. Only if I personally lead some troops and horses to cut off the rear, the army will not retreat in a panic.
.I’m just afraid that the army will be defeated like a mountain, and the other troops will only focus on their own escape, and will never think of catching up with me after I am cut off."
Li Shentong's expression had returned to calm, but a flash of determination flashed in his eyes, and he had already made a decision.
He did not plan to retreat. He planned to lead his own soldiers and the remaining 40,000 new soldiers to attack the center of the Far East Army, which was obviously weak due to supporting the two wings. He wanted to kill the center of the Far East Army before the two wings were defeated.
Thus breaking the situation.
Therefore, he sent people to notify the armies on both wings, telling them that they must hold on for half a stick of incense, and he would be able to lead the central army to defeat the enemy.
However, while Li Shentong led more than 40,000 new soldiers and personal soldiers to support the Chinese army, Pei Ji led nearly a thousand of his personal soldiers to retreat quietly.
Wang Junlin had been observing the center of the Li family army where Li Shentong and Pei Ji were with his binoculars. At this moment, he suddenly discovered a small wave of Li family troops retreating. He immediately ordered the soldiers around him to shout loudly: "Li Shentong and Pei Ji have led their soldiers to escape.