As soon as the Tiefu Tu appeared on the scene, it showed great momentum and shocking power. When Bai Qi was defending the city in Xiongzhou, he had already learned from the soldiers who fled back from Bazhou that the Jurchens had such a powerful army.
.But Bai Qi thinks that these soldiers may be exaggerating. There is no cavalry in the world that can completely ignore the attack of Da Zhou's arrows and crossbows and rush to the city. This is most likely made up by these fleeing soldiers to avoid punishment.
Excuse. However, when Tiefutu rushed out of the passage that the opponent's cavalry took the initiative to get out of the way, Bai Qi was so surprised that he almost screamed.
Wearing black and gray armor, men and horses looked like knights from the underworld emerging from the ground, carrying an evil aura. Their fanged masks made them even more terrifying. As soon as they appeared on the scene, the entire battlefield was suddenly the focus of attention.
It fell on them. They advanced calmly, neither fast nor slow, but with a suffocating sense of oppression.
"Iron Buddha, Iron Buddha!" Some of the Zhou soldiers who had experienced the Battle of Bazhou cried out in horror, their voices full of fear.
Although Bai Qi was shocked, he knew that this was a heavy cavalry, not a real knight from hell. They were just men and horses wearing heavy armor, so they might not be invincible.
"Why are you panicking? Archers, don't let go of your arrows yet!" Bai Qi shouted.
A dense rain of arrows came immediately, and tens of thousands of powerful arrows mercilessly enveloped the Iron Buddha cavalry formation. The bows and arrows hit the armor of the heavy cavalry and the armor of the horses, making a clanging sound.
It was like a sudden rain hitting green lotuses, dense and noisy. Countless arrows bounced on the heavy armor, and the iron arrows were so powerful that they hit countless sparks on the armor. Under such a dense rain of arrows, generally
The cavalry had already been cleared away like leeks, but the Iron Buddha cavalry remained motionless. The knights on horseback were only shaken slightly by the impact of the arrows, and dozens of horses were hit in the legs by arrows.
It just fell over. The entire cavalry seemed to be advancing in a violent storm, without slowing down at all, which was terrifying and desperate.
Bai Qi's heart was cold. He finally understood that the situation described by the soldiers before was not nonsense. It was all true. The armor on the knights and horses of this heavy cavalry was impenetrable to arrows. This was really a
A group of soldiers and horses that ignored the resistance of bows and arrows. No wonder it is called Iron Buddha. It is really like a moving iron tower and cannot be destroyed at all.
"Shoot their horses' legs, shoot their horses' legs." A general nearby shouted loudly, because he discovered that dozens of horsemen fell down because arrows hit the calves of the horses.
, that's the only place that can hurt your opponent.
Bai Qi did not give the order for a long time, because he discovered that the armor on the opponent's horse was actually only a few feet above the ground. In other words, the opponent's weakness was only the four horse legs that were a few feet above the ground. But the shooting
How precise is the archery required to shoot the horse's legs? Moreover, the reason why bows and arrows can densely cover the opponent's formation is because the bows and arrows have an upward shooting angle. If you can only shoot the horse's legs, then the bow and arrow must be shot diagonally downward. Then only the first two
Only the soldiers in the platoon have angles, so what role can they play? And even if the opponent's horse is shot, the knight on the horse will not be injured at all. Before, he had seen with his own eyes the heavily armored knight in the snow after the horse fell to the ground.
They rolled over and got up unscathed. Soon they got on the backup horses following behind, which could not cause any damage to them.
The formations of both sides were already very close to each other.
As soon as he hesitated, Tiefutu had already rushed forward. Bai Qi had no choice but to roar and lead his cavalry to attack. This was the only thing he could do.
"Shu La La!" The Iron Buddha cavalry all raised their two-foot long spears before the opponent rushed up. Their arms were covered with pesos, and one end of the pesos was wrapped around the spear shaft. When they raised the spears with both hands,
, the tip of the spear was held flat, and the tail handle of the spear was pressed into a leather pocket groove on their waist. This is the most commonly used method by charging spear cavalry to stabilize the spear and use pressure to relieve the impact.
The next moment, the cavalry from both sides collided head-on. Tiefutu rushed into the dense Zhou cavalry formation. Their spears went straight forward and pierced the bodies of the Zhou cavalry rushing in front. Many Da Zhou soldiers were directly hit from their horses by their spears.
Pierced through the body, impaled on the tip of the spear, and then fell to the ground with a bloody hole between the chest and abdomen. Some Zhou cavalry also forced their way into the narrow gap between the iron pagodas, and they got the chance to kill with long swords.
, however, the long sword was worth the weight of the helmet. In addition to a ping-pong noise, there were flying sparks. The Iron Buddha cavalry was not damaged at all. They even ignored the existence of these cavalry and just brushed against them with their long spears.
Then, the next wave of Tiefutu's spears rushed in a staggered formation, piercing and knocking down the approaching Zhou cavalry.
This is no longer a mutual attack between cavalry, but like the flesh-and-blood Zhou cavalry attacking a huge fine iron battlefield full of spikes. It is an act of suicide, and the other party is safe and sound.
But his own body was shattered into pieces.
The Iron Buddha cavalry rushed forward for more than a hundred steps. Behind them, the muddy snow was covered with corpses. There were corpses gushing blood everywhere, dyeing the snowy battlefield for miles around red.
No one would have the courage to fight against such an opponent, let alone the Zhou soldiers and horses who forcibly gathered their morale. Facing a monster like Tiefutu, the Zhou cavalry had nothing to do. They were frightened and began to rout one after another.
.The Iron Buddha finally showed its fierce and invincible power in a head-on confrontation. No cavalry could meet the iron Buddha's trampling charge head-on. They calmly rolled over and crushed the opponent's formation to pieces.
Wanyan Agu would not let go of this perfect opportunity to charge. He gave an order loudly, and the Jurchen cavalry circled around from both sides of the Tiefu Tu and charged towards the opponent's already chaotic formation.
The war came to an end at noon. On the snowy wilderness more than ten miles away on the south bank of Baima Crossing, the scene was horrific. There were patches of bright red blood on the snow, like plum blossoms blooming in the snow. Countless corpses fell on the snow, blood and
The bones and flesh soon became frozen and stiff, and some still maintained the painful struggling posture before death. The mouth was open and the teeth were bared, and the expression was ferocious, making people feel as if they were among ghosts, which was extremely terrifying.
The 150,000 troops and horses that had finally been accumulated were almost wiped out in today's battle. There were more than 50,000 casualties and more than 40,000 prisoners, and the rest all fled. Bai Qi once again made a miraculous escape.
After his own formation was completely broken, and before the overwhelming power of Tiefu Tu to break the formation, Bai Qi knew that this battle was irreversible. Fortunately, the thousands of cavalry in his guard camp still had considerable combat effectiveness. He led this group of
Three thousand cavalrymen fought their way through the battlefield and successfully escaped death.
The Jurchen army also suffered a heavy loss this time. In the melee at the beginning of crossing the river, more than 13,000 Jurchen cavalry were killed and injured, and nearly 300 Iron Buddha cavalry were lost. Although bows and arrows could not harm the Iron Buddha, in the melee
During the battle, when the infantry of the Zhou Dynasty were trampled by the Iron Buddha, some people desperately cut the horse's legs, causing the knights to fall off their horses. The heavy-armored knights were actually very cumbersome on the ground, and it took a long time for them to get up after falling to the ground.
Unlucky, hundreds of brave Zhou soldiers, knowing that they were bound to die, just rode on them and stabbed their opponents with daggers through the two eye holes in their masks. The daggers penetrated from the eye sockets into their brains, killing their opponents.
Compared with the more than 10,000 ordinary soldiers and horses who were killed or injured, Wanyan Aguda was most distressed by the loss of the Iron Buddha. Because he had realized the powerful combat effectiveness and role of the Iron Buddha on the battlefield. Every time a soldier was lost, it would be a great loss.
It made him feel very distressed. In the two battles of attacking Bazhou and today's battle, Tiefutu lost more than 400 people, and only 2,500 riders of the 3,000 Tiefutu were left. But the good news is,
Fifteen hundred iron pagoda heavy cavalry are rushing to join the army. They are the latest batch of iron pagodas to receive heavy armor. Previously, due to the rush of time, only three thousand iron pagodas followed the army. In the past nearly two months,
Here, another 1,500 cavalry can be put into battle, which will greatly increase the combat effectiveness of the Jurchen army.
After the war, the Jurchen army made a summary. Wanyan Aguda first formally affirmed the strategy of military advisor Li Guochou in front of all the generals, affirmed his status in the army, and asked the generals to respect Li Guochou.
The enemy of the country must no longer have the intention of excluding the country. Wanyan Aguda did this, naturally he did not really want to be completely undefended against Li Guochou. In fact, since he knew Li Guochou's intention to rejuvenate the country, Wanyan Aguda instead
He was even more on guard against Li Guochou. What he said was for Li Guochou. After all, he was about to attack Bianliang. He needed Li Guochou to make suggestions for him wholeheartedly, so he wanted to ask his opponent Hulu Yalu
Buhua and others expressed their disrespect for the military advisor in order to move Li Guochou and make him work wholeheartedly.
Secondly, Wanyan Aguda proposed a method of warfare that he had learned from this battle, which was to use Tiefu Tu as the vanguard to attack and break the formation in frontal combat. After destroying the opponent's formation, the light cavalry would attack from both wings.
Then outflank and charge, completely disrupting the opponent's defense system. General Wanyan Agu's cavalry outflanking tactics is called the "kidnapping horse". After everyone's careful imagination, this is indeed the best fit between the two different cavalry arms.
The cooperation between Tiefu Tu and Guaizima is perfect. This is a new tactic and a new way of fighting. Wanyan Aguda is indeed a person who is good at summarizing and diligent in thinking. After the battle, it is his way to reflect and summarize.
This time, he was able to sum up effective tactics from the battle process, which is indeed beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Finally, it is about the loss of soldiers. The 250,000 Jurchen army started from attacking the Great Zhou Dynasty. Although it was unstoppable along the way, the casualties continued. So far, only 18 of the 250,000 Jurchen army are left.
Ten thousand people. Although the number is still large enough, there are actually only 150,000 soldiers in the army now. Among the 30,000 people, 10,000 are logistics and heavy troops, and there are still 20,000 left to guard various large and small cities that were captured.
In the middle, two thousand people will be left in the big state capital, and a thousand or eight hundred soldiers and horses will be left to garrison in the small state capitals and county towns. This is not only to ensure the smooth flow of supply lines, but also to collect more supplies from the occupied areas.
and grain.
If 150,000 soldiers and horses attack Bianliang City, it seems that they are overestimating their capabilities. There are 200,000 forbidden troops in Bianliang City alone, plus other soldiers and horses in the city, as well as the strongest city wall defense system in the world, is it really possible?
Can it be captured?
Faced with such doubts, no one has any confidence.
