Just as the four of them were laughing and joking, a group of soldiers and horses appeared in the field of vision under the hill. There were not many people, only about six or seven hundred people, but they were all tall and burly, with bright armor. Under the light of the setting sun
, the swords are shining, the men are strong and the horses are strong, and they are extremely mighty.
"What? Is it possible that they really want to attack?" Zhou Quanrong, commander of the Tangzhou Anji Army, asked.
"Hahaha, it seems that I won the bet. I'm sorry, sirs, I'll give you ten taels of silver." Feng Zai'an laughed and opened his hands to face them.
Li Zhidong, commander of the Ping Army in Ruzhou, said in a deep voice: "Commander Feng, they are about to attack, but you come to ask for money. Hurry up and prepare for the battle."
Feng Zai'an laughed and said: "I'm sorry that you won't go back on your word. Whoever goes back on his word, I will scold him bloody and publicize this matter. If we fight, we will fight. What are we afraid of? Do you want me to set up another bet?
It’s still ten taels of silver, I bet they will lose.”
The other three people gave him a big look. What's the point of betting? There were only hundreds of people trying to attack. Wouldn't that mean death? Only a fool would bet on him.
"Get ready! Fight!" Several people shouted orders. Archers, spearmen, sword and shield soldiers, and hook and sicklemen quickly mobilized, each performing their duties, and they were all ready to meet the opponent's charge. Don't look at the poorly equipped tanks.
The army, compared with the soldiers and horses below, is like a beggar, but the mix of arms is very complete. After all, they are officers and soldiers who often fight against the Funiu Mountain bandits. Compared with the soldiers and horses in other comfortable places, these soldiers and horses from the four states are
It can definitely be said that he has rich combat experience and relatively complete equipment among the box soldiers.
Under the hill, Lin Jue and other hundreds of cavalry were ready to go. Time was running out, and they had no time to hesitate. They had to break through the blockade of the mountain pass, otherwise they would be dragged here until the rear group of forbidden troops arrived, and it would be a dead end.
Lin Jue was riding on a horse, wearing black scales and a purple-red cloak, and the red tassel on his helmet was fluttering in the wind. Originally, Shen Tan, Ma Bin and the others did not let Lin Jue go into battle, and it was also for his sake.
For the sake of safety. But how could Lin Jue back down at this time? He didn't want to be such a pustule. It was precisely because this charge was so dangerous that he insisted on attacking with everyone.
Everyone refused to listen, so Sun Dayong had to personally lead more than ten nursing staff to protect Lin Jue's safety. But on the battlefield, anything could happen. Swords and arrows have no eyesight, and no one can guarantee Lin Jue's absolute safety.
"Get ready!" Lin Jue raised the shining long knife in his hand and shouted loudly.
Everyone unsheathed their swords, tightened their horse's reins, and got ready. The wind was howling in the four fields, war flags were hunting overhead, and the horses were snoring and pawing their hooves uneasily. A mountain eagle circled in the sky, and suddenly,
Suddenly, a loud and long cry was emitted.
Following the hawk's cry, Lin Jue let out a loud roar: "To live! Kill!"
"Kill!" Everyone roared in unison, relaxed their reins, and urged the horses. The war horses neighed and rushed out from the bottom of the hill, running wildly between the sloping and rugged mountains and plains.
The smoke stirred up by the cavalry's hoofs rose in the air, and the frightened hares and pheasants jumped and flew around in the mountains and fields. The roar of the horses' hooves echoed in the hills. The distance between the two sides was less than three miles, and although the land of Pingchou was rugged, it was still
The cavalry rushed over without being hindered. Before it was time to drink tea, the cavalry had already rushed down the slope of the mountain pass.
The knight on horseback galloped forward, urging the horse to rush up the sloping hillside. Going uphill allowed the charging speed to increase.
It began to slow down. In front of the Xiang army, thousands of archers were already kneeling on the ground, raising their bows to the sky, ready to shoot. From a high position, the archers could shoot arrows from a hundred and fifty paces away, facing the charge.
The soldiers and horses launched an attack. However, the number of the opponent was not large. Seven hundred people were scattered on the hillside of Kuandalishu, and the formation was extremely scattered. Therefore, if they wanted to kill their opponents in large numbers, they could only wait for them to get closer.
The mountain pass is a terrain that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. Only by relying on the limitations of the terrain to force the opponent to gather together, can large-scale feather arrow shooting play a decisive role.
The charge of the cavalry was approaching, and the formation was gathering. After a few breaths, the cavalry was already eighty steps away from the formation of the side soldiers. The commander of the side troops could no longer wait for the enemy to really rush in front of him. So he waved his hand.
He took the command flag in his hand and made preparations to release arrows.
Just when the opponent started to fire arrows, Lin Jue jumped up on the horse and fell behind it. At the same time, he shouted loudly: "Abandon the horse!"
All the knights jumped off their horses one after another. The weight on the horses suddenly decreased and they ran more easily. At the same time, the horses felt the sting on their buttocks. The moment they jumped off, each knight stabbed the horse's buttocks.
The war horse suffers pain and strikes faster.
When the first round of arrows fell, killing dozens of horses and more than a dozen palace guards, the horses that had been stabbed on the buttocks were galloping toward the opponent's front line with bared teeth and screams of grief.
Lin Jue's five-flowered horse was one of them. That horse was considered the leader. It seemed to understand the intentions of Lin Jue and others. It whinnied and rushed towards the enemy formation. His master was not willing to give him a knife because there was no need.
, the five-flowered horse knew what its master was going to do, Lin Jue just slapped it on the buttocks, and it rushed forward like a whirlwind.
Lin Jue refused to use hundreds of cavalry to touch the opponent's archers. This kind of unnecessary casualties must be avoided. So he discussed with everyone a way to charge the battle with horses and convert the cavalry into infantry. When the opponent
When they start to fire arrows, they all dismount their horses and advance with shields. Stick a knife on the horse's butt, and let the crazy horses be the first helpers to absorb the damage and attack the enemy's formation. This will cause the loss of almost all the horses, but it will definitely
It will effectively ensure the survival of personnel and allow the impact of the war horse to tear apart the opponent's defense line.
The archers of the Xiang soldiers shot a total of three rounds of arrows, and more than 200 war horses were killed. After that, more than 400 war horses rushed into the formation crazily. The Xiang soldiers had to deal with the situation in front of them, and the archers
They could only retreat quickly to avoid being trampled by the iron hooves of the crazy war horses. While the opponent was busy killing the running and biting horses, Lin Jue and others had successfully rushed twenty steps away. At this moment
In terms of distance, the archers have basically lost their effect. The opponent's reaction was also quite quick. After several commanders yelled and adjusted, the soldiers holding hand-to-hand swords, shields, guns and swords pushed forward, ready to fight.
It was like a huge boulder being thrown into the water, creating huge waves. It was also like a sharp knife cutting into the delicate flesh. The more than 600 people led by Lin Jue rushed into the opponent with a fierce and fierce aura.
In the formation, the most brutal hand-to-hand combat began.
More than 600 people against 20,000 people. No matter who sees such a scene, they will think that Lin Jue is crazy. With more than 600 people taking the initiative to attack 20,000 soldiers, unless these 600 people all
They are possessed by gods, and each one has three heads and six arms. Or if each one is equipped with a tortoise box and has enough ammunition, it may be possible to win.
Lin Jue gave the order to attack
At that time, it cannot be said that everyone did not have doubts. But they chose to believe Lin Jue and chose this seemingly stupid behavior to commit suicide. On the one hand, the situation forced them to make such a choice. If they did not attack, they would have to wait to die.
.On the other hand, they believed in Lin Jue. They believed that Lin Jue would not let people like them die. He must have made other considerations.
But this time, they misunderstood. Lin Jue had no choice but to launch the attack. Although he had made some tactical arrangements, it was not known whether it would work. The crazy move of 600 people attacking 20,000 people was completely
It was based on the situation and the absolute trust in the combat power of the 600 men under his command.
In fact, Lin Jue has always been ridiculing the behavior of both sides fighting hand-to-hand in the cold weapon era. In his opinion, it is a very stupid behavior for both sides to fight hand-to-hand with swords on the battlefield. In Lin Jue's view,
Hand-to-hand combat is the last option. It is the most helpless choice after various strategies and methods fail. If there is any way to defeat the enemy and win, Lin Jue will never choose such a stupid fighting method.
However, Lin Jue also had to admit one thing. In the era of cold weapons, the benchmark for measuring whether a soldier is an elite soldier is his hand-to-hand combat ability. Whether the brave man can win in a face-to-face fight, whether he can win in a bloody battlefield,
Killing the opponent while still surviving is the ultimate pursuit of the elite soldiers of this era. How can the so-called bravery be reflected? It depends on the spirit of the death squad.
It depends on the courage to see the red with the bayonet. If you rely entirely on external forces such as strategy and firearms, it actually seems to be a waste of time.
This is also the reason why Lin Jue has never equipped anyone around him with firearms. Of course, the high price is also one of the reasons. But as Bai Bing has always said, relying on the power of weapons and equipment will affect the cultivation of personal martial arts.
Lin Jue agreed with her point of view. These words also apply to soldiers and horses. Relying entirely on weapons and equipment will make them relax their martial arts and physical training. This is actually not a good thing.
For example, in today's situation, when firearms and ammunition are insufficient, repeating crossbows, bows and arrows are exhausted, and the location cannot be occupied, and no strategic arrangements can be made, the last thing you can rely on is your own martial arts combat effectiveness. If there is no such thing as the final guarantee,
, this battle is not even fought, it is better to surrender immediately.
It was precisely based on his trust in the fighting power of these 600 people that Lin Jue made the decision to give it a go. These more than 600 people were all royal guards. There were thousands of royal guards, and all of them were carefully selected.
After a screening process, only more than a thousand people were left as guards of the palace and guards of the Lin family. It can be said that these people are all the best among the elite. The guards of the palace are not old soldiers. They are Shen Tan
The trained tiger and wolf soldiers were all recruited from the rivers and lakes and selected from the strong bones and muscles of farmers' children. Shen Tan's training methods for them were also extremely harsh, so this was definitely not a team that could always be underestimated. Before this,
The battle also proved this point. If it were other mobs, after experiencing these battles in the capital and on the way out, they would have dispersed like birds and beasts, but they did not.
What Lin Jue values is the courage to die in them, which is also the last resort to start this battle. To charge against an enemy that is more than ten times larger than oneself, what is needed is the kind of spirit that regards life and death as nothing.
It requires the indifference of a lion, but also the courage of a lion facing a large flock of sheep.
