Correspondingly, for the Han army, if they could not stop Wang Gui from going south, then this siege battle would be a complete failure, which meant that the Han army would be forced to use a large amount of manpower and material resources to attack Wang Gui's group.
If it is small, it is very likely that there will be very few teams left to search, and the transportation of food on the grain road will be hindered.
This is something that even the Han army cannot accept now.
Therefore, in response to Wang Gui's changes, Li Xingchen's order was equally decisive.
The Han army on the north side, led by Li Xinchen himself, made a large circle and directly cut off Wang Gui's retreat to the direction of Matou City due west, while the Han army on the south side, led by Cheng Feng, made a small circle and intercepted Wang Gui's retreat.
Advance.
Coupled with the fact that Li Jing led the Han infantry to press up from the side and rear, another encirclement was finally formed!
"Bang bang bang!" The light of muskets suddenly appeared in the darkness, and the Northern Zhou cavalry in front fell down one after another.
Obviously, everyone in the Northern Zhou cavalry and Wang Gui himself did not expect that the Han army would be equipped with such a large number of muskets. They also hoped that they could directly penetrate the Han army's queue through a fast and violent attack, so that their own cavalry could fight immediately.
Take advantage of it to the extreme.
After all, when it comes to the ability to fight immediately, the Northern Zhou cavalry is indeed proud of itself.
But when they hit the Han army's muskets head-on, this capital became useless. Many people on the galloping horses felt as if they were hit by a hammer all at once, and fell straight from the horseback.
Fly out upside down.
The fire cannons equipped by the Yulin Cavalry are all typical items that sacrifice range to increase power. When the fire cannons are bombarded, it is not impossible to knock people away from such a short distance.
The charge of the Northern Zhou cavalry suddenly came to a halt, as if they were being slapped head-on. The short spears of the Han army had already broken through the air, and one short spear after another penetrated into the chest of the Zhou cavalry, forcing the Zhou people to fight little by little.
Back up.
"Kill!" I'm afraid no one expected that the first one to break into the Zhou array was not the Han cavalry, but the infantry led by Li Jing.
After all, Li Jing and the others are closer to the Zhou people, so they naturally have an advantage. In just a few steps, running forward, the spear can already stab the enemy's horse in the butt!
"Charge, charge!" Wang Gui yelled, waving the knife in his hand repeatedly.
He couldn't turn around and tangle with the Han army's spearmen, otherwise the Northern Zhou cavalry would be completely entangled. Even now, Wang Gui could feel that the Han army's infantry and cavalry were coming from all directions.
A yoke was coiled around his neck, and as the roars of the Han army overwhelmed each other, and the Han army's flag got closer and closer, the yoke became tighter and tighter, and gradually even breathing became difficult!
Under the leadership of Cheng Feng, the Han cavalry suddenly increased their speed, their horses were raised, and there was a cold light.
Two lines of cavalry collided with each other, and for a moment, they were knocked off their backs!
"Kill!" The horse in Cheng Feng's hand either thrust forward or struck left and right. The surrounding Northern Zhou cavalry fell off their horses one after another. For this Han family warrior, they really had no choice but to walk around. Everyone was worried.
There are different directions of efforts, and it is obvious that Cheng Feng, as the chief general of the Yulin Cavalry, is definitely not as good as other Han generals when leading large-scale troops and horses to fight, but when it comes to personal force value, then he is
The Han army asked itself whether it was still at the forefront.
Faced with Cheng Feng's quarrels, the people around him really had nothing to do.
"Kill!" More Han troops came up from the left and right wings to cover, but Cheng Feng continued to charge forward, not caring about his way back. Naturally, there were Yu Linqi soldiers responsible for covering the left and right wings, or holding muskets at close range.
Bombard the enemy's chest, or straighten up your spear and stab the enemy's chest, or wave your sword to help Cheng Feng resist the attack from the flank.
Cheng Feng's bravery is not just his bravery alone, but the mutual cooperation between the Han army soldiers. For the Yulin Cavalry, this kind of mutual cooperation is compulsory. When they really go deep behind enemy lines, no one has the ability to do so.
If you have the opportunity to become a so-called lone hero, you rely on the brothers Pao Ze around you.
The Yulin Cavalry's combat prowess was obviously beyond Wang Gui's imagination.
Wang Gui could already feel that the enemies in front of him were not from a simple background. They cooperated very closely when charging forward, some were offensive, some were defensive, and some were retreating to reload their muskets. Several people formed a team.
, and several teams formed a group and cooperated with each other to move forward.
If one team can tear a gap in the enemy's defense line, more teams will immediately rush towards the gap. Others are waiting for the Northern Zhou soldiers to rush to block and fill it, and then launch an attack from another direction.
, and suddenly tore open the weak spot caused by the deployment of troops.
Such exquisite cooperation has never been seen by Wang Gui in his long career in the army, but the fact that he has not seen it does not mean that he has not heard of it.
I am afraid that if you look at the entire Southern Barbarians, only the Yulin Cavalry has such ability. This army has created miracles one after another, from the original Three Gorges to the later Xiangyang. Although Wang Gui was not among them, there is information in this area.
He had collected a lot of them. After all, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. He also wanted to know how far the enemies on the opposite side had developed, and whether the Zhou army could really stop them.
Unexpectedly, Li Xingchen actually sent the Yulin Cavalry over, but thinking about it, only the Yulin Cavalry could come from Huaidong for support and maintain such combat effectiveness.
Looking at the Han cavalry who were wearing light armor, carrying horse poles, and carrying muskets on their waists, to be honest, Wang Gui himself was a little envious. Such equipment was almost piled up with money, and the Han army probably
They could only afford to raise such a Yulin Cavalry, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty simply did not have the financial resources.
More importantly, there is no such awareness.
Awareness, the awareness of military construction, this is what Wang Gui believes is the biggest gap between the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Han Dynasty.
Wang Gui didn't know how Li Xingchen did it, but he could clearly feel that the thinking, ideas and fighting methods of the Han army soldiers were completely different from those of the Northern Zhou army. The Han Dynasty not only reformed the military system, but also
Firmly capturing the minds of the army, these soldiers demonstrated absolute loyalty and fighting spirit.
Back on that small hillside, a group of new soldiers were able to defend the Han army's red dragon flag even if they had little experience. They may still be immature, but they have already developed loyalty to the imperial court and the courage to fight.
This is often the most important part of an army.
Experience can be acquired, but this kind of thinking and fighting spirit are difficult to cultivate little by little, so Wang Gui is very envious.
I envy the spirit of these soldiers fighting bloody battles.
In comparison, the Northern Zhou army was naturally much inferior.