When Chen Cheng trotted towards the right wing with his soldiers, in front of him, the gathered friendly cavalry had already launched a charge towards the Han army. However, the terrain here was narrow, which was conducive to infantry combat, not conducive to cavalry.
They galloped vertically and horizontally. The cavalry did not dare to attack with all their strength. If they rushed into the enemy's siege, they would not be able to come back.
With such concerns, the power of the cavalry is reduced by at least one-third. Hesitation will lead to defeat, and decisiveness will be in vain.
When he heard that the army was coming in large numbers from the east, Han Sui didn't believe it at first. He spread spies widely in Guanzhong and knew that Huangfu Song's army had been transferred to Chang'an. How could it come so fast? He waited until it was confirmed.
After realizing the authenticity of the news, he fell into shock. Then, Chen Cheng's move to mobilize all his own troops to delay the Han army's actions gave Han Sui many good ideas in his heart.
He had been fighting for a long time on the spot, but he still couldn't make up his mind. Those good ideas seemed really good, but if they went wrong in the slightest, they would be ruined. While he was thinking hard, Chen Cheng's military order arrived again.
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"You want me to lead the army to attack from the left wing?" Han Sui suppressed his thoughts and said, "I understand."
General Tian Le asked: "Lord, what should we do? Do we want to attack?"
Han Sui said: "Bring five thousand cavalry forward immediately!"
He had already thought clearly just now that if most of the Xiliang coalition forces were lost here, even if he withdrew his troops, it would be difficult to stop the pursuing army. The last time Ding Yuan reached the foot of Ji County,
If it weren't for Dong Zhuo's rise to power in Bingzhou, half of Hanyang would still be in the hands of the imperial court.
It is said that Dong Zhuo has now launched the slogan "Qing Jun's side", and many states and counties have followed suit and raised troops.
As Han Sui and Chen Cheng pressed the cavalry up, a fiercer battle immediately broke out on both wings. The Han army opened up a wide front, which made the cavalry unable to use their maneuverability to bypass and flank, and could only hit it head-on. But the additional equipment
The cavalry, equipped with double stirrups and high-bridge saddles, had stronger impact than before. In just one charge, they penetrated the Han army's front row of infantry.
These Xiliang cavalry have always been famous for their powerful impact, and almost everyone is good at using long spears. They rode tall horses, ignored the oncoming arrows, and fiercely crashed into the infantry queue.
The spear was broken, and the sharp edge pierced the strong body of the war horse. People were thrown back and their horses were neighing, hundreds of war horses were stabbed to death by infantry halberds and long swords, and the cavalry on horseback were also thrown off.
But the man and the horse weighed five to six hundred kilograms, and the momentum of the galloping could not be easily blocked. The halberds and long poles cut the muscles, and the war horses neighed and knocked the infantry in front of them to the ground. Some of them fell to the ground.
In this place, two or three rows of infantry were smashed through. The cavalry behind took the opportunity to pounce on them and stabbed the scattered infantry to death on the ground with their spears.
You may have many worries before the war starts, but once the war starts, you won't care about anything. The Xiliang Army has many shortcomings, but it is still a world-famous strong force, and it naturally has its own advantages.
Balibashi, who had just withdrawn from the left wing, saw the Qiang cavalry crashing into the Han army's battle formation and launching a life-and-death battle. He couldn't help but feel his blood welling up. He galloped to the commander's flag and shouted to Liang Xinghao.
He said: "General, please allow me to lead the troops to charge!"
Liang Xing is the commander of the Flying Bear Cavalry, and he is now ordered to supervise the battle from behind. Hearing this, he shook his head and said: "The Lord's order is for you to repair it."
Balibashi had just been beaten to disgrace by the Han army in the narrow area on the left wing. Now that he finally waited for the Han army to come out to the open area, he naturally wanted to go forward and regain the ground. In addition, Chen Shijun was the most important military merit. After every battle,
, officers at all levels must write down the battle history, and then submit it to the chief register office to compile the battle process, and the army commander will approve the military exploits of each department.
The Dangxiang Qiang he came from was not a large tribe, so he followed Chen Cheng to the Northland, and then went on an expedition to Linrong, where he made many military exploits and was able to own a large pasture at the foot of the Yin Mountain. Logically speaking, life now is better than before.
It has gotten much better, but the more people have, the more they want.
After owning the pasture and more tribesmen, Bali Baldisu wanted more and more things. That's why he came forward to ask for a fight, but unfortunately, Liang Xing did not agree, which made Bali Balshu very disappointed.
It's disappointing. Now is the best entry point. The enemy's forward infantry has just been disrupted. It's a good time to launch an assault. If it's too early or too late, you won't have such a good opportunity.
In the open space to the west of Chencang, a Han cavalry was moving back and forth. After defeating several Xiliang troops who withdrew from the city, they also crushed several counterattacks by the Chengyi army. This Han cavalry was composed of Xiongnu cavalry.
It consists of Bingzhou wolf cavalry. Beside the general, a strong man is holding a flagpole measuring 16 feet. The flag is fluttering in the wind, with a big word "LV" embroidered on it.
Lu Bu took the lead with more than 2,000 cavalry. He was first penetrated by Chen Cheng's army, and then again by the flying bear hussars. After gathering the scattered cavalry, he rushed from the south road.
They came out. The speed of the cavalry prevented them from suffering many blows, and they rushed into the open land around Chencang.
Since the cavalry battle just now had been defeated once, Lu Bu was not willing to let his elite cavalry go head-to-head with the medium-loaded assault cavalry just now. Instead, he prepared to go around Chencang to defeat the swimming cavalry to the north.
The cavalry cut them off. But as soon as they got around the west gate, they encountered the Xiliang army who was withdrawing from the city.
Most of these Xiliang troops had no horses, and their formations were chaotic and unorganized. They were the best targets for cavalry massacre. Lu Bu gave up and continued north, and instead led his cavalry to trample the Xiliang troops back and forth outside the west gate, killing the Xiliang troops.
Killed corpses lay everywhere. Unfortunately, this good time of mass killing did not last long, and the soldiers and horses in the city came out one after another.
When Lu Bu's cavalry was massacring back and forth, the withdrawn troops and horses, after reorganizing for a while, were pressed forward by the whole army, and were quickly killed and dispersed by Lu Bu's cavalry. This was the case for several troops and horses that left the city one after another, until Cheng Yi led the army
The army fought over and finally contained Lu Bu's army's offensive.
After Cheng Yi participated in the decisive battle with the Huns, he greatly appreciated the tactics of intensive cavalry charge. After returning home, he carefully trained thousands of cavalry and prepared to show off their skills here. However, this place is not wide to begin with, and the central battlefield is even more
It was a mess. If he used his cavalry to rush over, he would probably kill more friendly troops than the enemy. As a last resort, he could only put the cavalry into the battlefield in batches, and let them adopt the tactics of wandering after launching an assault. As a result,
It just makes the scene more confusing.
There were not many defenders in the city. After being killed by the Xiliang army, they were quickly forced to retreat to the last few strongholds. If the reinforcements from the officers and soldiers had not arrived too quickly and urgently, they would have been defeated in a short time.
The entire army was wiped out. Therefore, all the troops entering the city were able to withdraw in an orderly manner and quickly join the battle.
However, not long after Lu Bu's army was suppressed, reinforcements from officers and soldiers poured out continuously from the west gate. Hundreds of crossbowmen mounted the city wall and spread out, and then used strong bows and crossbows to kill the Xiliang army below the city.
Zhang Heng and others did not dare to fight, so they retreated while fighting, and gradually moved towards the west with their troops.
Chen Cang was gained and lost again. Yang Qiu's troops were condescending, and their behavior of controlling the road was completely meaningless. Chen Cheng ordered the friendly troops to go forward and fight in order to pull Yang Qiu's troops down.
On the mound, the fighting was in full swing. Relying on the large number of people and good equipment, the Han army invested thousands of heavy infantry in the first attack. Under the cover of archers, they approached directly under the mound. Yang Qiu saw this
, immediately ordered the sword and shield soldiers to get out of the way, and then ordered the spear soldiers to rush down from above.
Taking advantage of the height advantage, the long gunmen forced back the attacking Han army and stabbed dozens or hundreds of people to death. However, the Han army quickly reacted and fired at close range with their crossbowmen while shooting more
Heavy infantrymen piled up. The two sides fought repeatedly on a front line of no more than sixty or seventy steps. The ground was quickly wet with blood, and the mounds were covered with corpses.
Yang Qiu's army was also a typical Xiliang army. They were good at riding attacks. After dismounting, their combat effectiveness was completely different. Although they occupied some geographical advantages, the number of enemies was larger, so they were killed by the Han army and retreated one after another. After Chen Cheng came over,
At that time, Yang Qiu had already ordered the cavalry on standby behind the mound to launch an attack below.
The heavy infantry of the Han Army was chasing the enemy upwards. Unexpectedly, the cavalry of the Xiliang Army suddenly appeared in front of them. They only resisted for a moment using swords, shields and spears, and then they were scattered. The elite cavalry under Yang Qiu also followed suit.
The Flying Bear Cavalry made some tactical improvements and conducted intensive charge training.
Although it was only 60% to 70% for various reasons, its power has been improved a lot. After the cavalry penetrated the infantry line, they did not turn around, but continued to charge forward, knocking down the Han army archers under the mound.
He was stunned, and then turned around and ran back towards the mound.
The heavy infantrymen of the Han army were very brave. Although they were broken up, they took advantage of the cavalry's return and attacked with spears, halberds and spears, killing more than ten cavalrymen. However, they were immediately attacked by the cavalry and the peasants.
The infantry on the hill attacked from a pincer attack and were immediately defeated.
Yang Qiu waited until his cavalry returned and looked outside. He saw a large group of Xiliang cavalry rushing towards the east, and then fought with the Han army's infantry and cavalry. Due to the restrictions of the terrain, the cavalry quickly lost its impact.
, the two sides were fighting together, and there were soldiers fighting randomly everywhere. It was impossible to tell who was the enemy and who was one of our own.
He stared at the battlefield below with his mouth agape, thinking: I haven't encountered such a chaotic scene for a long time.
During more than a year in Yinchuan, Yang Qiu often heard those officers say that "the army must maintain its formation." Subtly, he also agreed with this statement. Because this is an obvious thing, maintaining a complete chain of command and formation
The army can cause the maximum damage output.
The drills on the school field illustrate this point very well. Those stragglers can only be slaughtered in front of a complete battle formation. Even some who are particularly skilled in martial arts "first" or "trapped", after rushing into the enemy's formation, at most
If you can kill two or three people, you will be chopped into meat paste.
But in front of his eyes, the battlefield now looked like a mess. People and horses were everywhere. The melee crowds were constantly moving. The battle lines were constantly breaking and reorganizing. There were splashes of weapons everywhere as they cut each other.
Sparks, and soldiers falling to the ground screaming.
Not only were Han soldiers everywhere in front, but also Han light infantry appeared on the mountain ridge behind. Yang Qiu thought to himself: My lord ordered me to stay here for half an hour. Now that the time has been exceeded, can we withdraw?
Already?
Even if he wins this kind of melee, he will suffer heavy losses, and he has no interest in throwing all the strength he has into it.
While he was thinking, a group of men and horses came from the distance and fought in from the outside. Although there were only less than a hundred horses, they were unstoppable. On horseback, Chen Cheng fired his bow left and right. Every time there was a thunderbolt, an officer of the Han army fell to the ground.
In just a few breaths while Yang Qiu watched, four Han soldiers were killed by arrows.
In this era, officers and generals tend to be more ornately dressed, because this allows the soldiers in the computer room to see more clearly and boosts morale. Therefore, on the battlefield, it is easy to distinguish people with higher status. Not only
The Han army was like this, the Xiliang army was like this, and the Huns and Wuhuan people were like this as well.
Therefore, Chen Cheng could easily identify the enemy officers and shoot them one by one with his bow and arrow.
