Five thousand Jurchen cavalry began to accelerate from the bottom of the ramp and rushed up the pass. Their speed was actually not much different from the charge on the flat ground. They made weird shouts and their crescent knives circled above their heads, in the sunlight.
A dazzling light reflected below.
In just a moment, they had rushed up the ramp and arrived at the location of the Iron Thorn Formation. The Luoyan Army's crossbows fired from all directions, but they could not stop the Jurchens' charge. When the hooves of the war horses stepped on
The moment the wooden raft frame was laid, all the Jurchen soldiers and horses were relieved. The horses did not jump in pain, did not hiss and bite, but rushed forward as if they were walking on flat ground. The wooden rafts under their feet
Being trampled by the war horses, they were deeply fixed on the iron spikes on the ground, which made them even more stable. Several hundred horsemen rushed through the iron spikes barrier unharmed and continued to charge towards the pass.
Below, Yarubuhua and the generals were also observing the situation nervously. When they saw the cavalry rushing through the stabbing formation unharmed, Yarubuhua and the others also breathed a long sigh of relief.
"General Lu, this method is indeed miraculous. I want to inform Prime Minister Lu and mark your great achievements." Yalu Buhua said, holding up his big finger.
Lu Zixing hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Don't dare, I just want to help the general. As for the credit, the general doesn't think about it. This is his own responsibility."
Before Yalu Buhua could say a few words of praise, he suddenly heard panicked shouts from the generals around him. He hurriedly turned around and saw that the cavalry on the ramp were in chaos, with people turning on their backs. The distance was far away, although he couldn't see very well.
Really, but you can see some war horses rolling and twitching on the ground. The charging momentum of the cavalry at the front came to an abrupt halt. They obviously suffered a strong sniper attack. The troops and horses at the rear continued to charge upwards, and the troops and horses continued to charge upwards.
The crowd was jammed on the ramp two hundred steps in front of the opponent's formation, and it was once again a mess.
News soon came that the Jurchen cavalry rushing forward encountered another iron thorn formation. Hundreds of war horses stepped directly over the iron thorn formation, and they were suddenly turned upside down. The iron thorns pierced the horses' hoofs, and the war horses jumped crazily.
Neighing, they were rolling around on the slope. The second iron spike formation was already about two hundred steps below the pass. At this distance, strong bows such as the Iron Arm Bow could already hit the cavalry from high places.
What's even more troublesome in the formation is that the thousands of Luoyan Army archers ambushed along the longitudinal slopes on both sides of the pass can already shoot at the Jurchen cavalry without restraint. Bows and arrows from three directions form a dense crossfire, ruthlessly
They fired indiscriminately at the chaotic Jurchen cavalry formation. In a very short period of time, the Jurchen cavalry suffered thousands of casualties.
It is not surprising to be hit by bows and arrows. As a cavalry, you have such awareness. When charging, you will be blocked by the opponent's bows and arrows. But under normal circumstances, when the opponent's bows and arrows can hit the cavalry, it is also the time when the cavalry is about to rush to the opponent.
When you are in front of you. What you need to do at this time is to speed up your horse and charge forward. If you rush to the opponent's formation, you can kill your opponent.
.But at this moment, the Jurchen cavalry are unable to charge. There is an iron spike array in front of them, and charging will only lead to death. At this moment, they are in a situation where they are passively being beaten. If they wait for a moment longer, there will be a large number of casualties.
"Retreat, retreat!" the leading Jurchen general shouted the order, and the cavalry immediately turned their horses and retreated down the slope. Only when they were hundreds of steps away and out of the range of the opponent's bow and arrow did they slow down in shock.
Speed, reorganize the formation.
From the charge to the retreat, it took less than a stick of incense. In this short period of time, the first echelon of 5,000 Jurchen cavalry killed and injured nearly 2,000 people. On the hillside, injured people and horses were rolling and groaning all over the place.
The archers of the Luoyan Army shot them to death on the slope one by one with bows and arrows.
There was deathly silence around Yalu Buhua, and the generals were speechless.
"General, let's repeat the same trick and make some wooden rafts to pave the way. I didn't expect the other party to be so cunning and set up another stabbing formation. Damn it." A general said softly.
Yalu Buhua suddenly jumped up, blushed and yelled: "Why is the other party cunning? We are too stupid. Damn it, no one warned me that the other party may arrange multiple ground thorns. You are all useless.
, they are all a bunch of rubbish. No one even reminded this general. How many wooden rafts are there? Who knows how many ground stab arrays there are? Besides, the ground stab arrays behind are all within the range of the opponent's bow and arrow, then
How many people are going to die? Damn it, it’s really annoying. Can’t we attack this small pass?”
The generals smacked their lips and were speechless, thinking: "You didn't think of this yourself, so what's the use of blaming me? You are the commander-in-chief, isn't this kind of thing your responsibility? You yourself are a fool, and the commander-in-chief can't even do this.
I can’t even think of it, who is to blame? That’s your own incompetence.”
"We have so many soldiers and horses, why do we have to be led by others? Since they have manipulated the pass, we just don't attack the pass. Our 70,000-strong army can attack the mountain directly and launch a full-scale attack.
The number of Luoyan Army troops is much smaller than ours, why don't they attack by force? I really don't understand." Alibai rolled his eyes and said coldly.
Yarubuhua originally wanted to scold Alibai, but the sarcastic words of this guy next to him were really annoying. But after thinking about it, Alibai made sense. Why do we have to insist on attacking at the pass. The left and right sides
As long as the hillside on the side is attacked, the pass will be broken and the opponent will flee in panic. However, the problem is that the cavalry on the hillside on both sides cannot attack. They can only turn their cavalry into infantry to attack. This is abandoning the strengths of their own troops and their opponents.
The way to fight is not to do this unless absolutely necessary.
"Send the order. Organize manpower to fill the mud bags. It takes too long to cut down the trees. It is more effective to cover the iron spikes with mud bags. Mobilize a large number of carts to rush into the formation with the army, but all pits and spikes will be filled in and covered. This attack will only
You must advance but not retreat." Yalu Buhua ordered in a deep voice.
Alibai frowned and sneered: "Still charging? Don't you think there are not enough people to die? The archers on both sides will shoot our troops into sieves."
Yalu Buhua shouted coldly: "Alibai, since you know that the archers on the slopes on both sides of the pass are a great threat, I will leave this matter to you. I order you to lead your 20,000 troops from both sides of the pass.
A coordinated attack on the hillside. The purpose is to contain the firepower of the opponent's ambush manpower and ensure a frontal attack on the slope. There must be no mistakes."
Alibai's eyes widened in astonishment, and he pointed at his nose and said, "You asked me to attack the hillside?"
Yalu Buhua shouted: "What? Isn't this the idea you proposed? Who will go if you don't go?"
Alibai said angrily: "You are pretending to be public for personal gain, you want to harm me."
Yalu Buhua shouted sternly: "Alibai, this is a military order. Don't forget what the leader told you, asking you to assist me with all your strength. If you dare to disobey my order, hum..."
Alibai sneered: "What? Can't you kill me?"
Yalu Buhua sneered and said: "It's not impossible to kill you. You disobey military orders, resist and refuse to obey, and are afraid of the enemy and refuse to fight. Even if I kill you, the chief will not blame me. Do you think the chief will tolerate your disobedience?
A military order? Don’t forget that you and I must win this trip. Once we lose, neither of us will be able to answer. If you don’t want to get out of hand, just do as I say.”
Alibai glared angrily, but also warned himself that a good man should not suffer the immediate loss. Yalu Buhua is the commander-in-chief. If Yalu Buhua really offends Yalu Buhua and kills him for disobeying military orders, wouldn't he suffer the loss of being dumb? Although it will be terrible afterwards.
The leader will definitely punish him, but what's the use if he dies? And there is really no room for failure in this battle. The leader mobilized such a large number of soldiers and horses to attack Funiu Mountain in the hope that this battle will lay the foundation for the entire world in one fell swoop.
The battle situation. If this battle cannot be won, the big leader will not spare himself and Yalu.
"Bah! If it weren't for the overall situation, I wouldn't bother you. Do you think you can scare me? You can attack the hillside if you want me to, but I need to increase my manpower." Ali Bai spat out a thick mouthful of phlegm.
Yalu didn't want to be tit-for-tat. He frowned and glared at Alibai. He looked around and finally landed on Lu Zixing. Lu Zixing had already shrunk behind the people, but he hadn't escaped his gaze. When
When Yalu Buhua's eyes fell on him, his whole body went cold.
"General Lu Zixing, take your troops and follow General Alibai to flank the hillside and cover the attack pass. There must be no mistake." Yalu Buhua said.
Lu Zixing hesitated and said nothing with a white face. Yalu Buhua shouted sharply: "What? You don't want to? Well, your 10,000 troops will attack the pass slope for me. Now you will be satisfied, right?"
"
Lu Zixing almost fainted. Attacking the slope is more dangerous than attacking the pass. They are just passive cannon fodder. Lu Zixing hurriedly shouted: "No way, I will follow General Alibai to attack the hillside. My subordinates
Soldiers and horses are born as infantrymen, and they are also good at dismounting and fighting."
Yalu Buhua cursed and shouted coldly: "Okay, get everything ready for me. Attack with all your strength in half an hour, and be sure to break through the pass in one fell swoop."
