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To the side, in the direction of the woods, he saw the scouting horse he had sent out fleeing in embarrassment, very fast, galloping desperately.
But even so, the arrows in the forest flew out with a "whoosh", biting the backs of the probing horses behind them, and shooting them to the ground one by one.
Tan Ma, who was fleeing in front, leaned on his horse and shouted loudly: "There is an ambush, there is an ambush..."
With this posture, there is actually no need for these detective horses to call the police. Anyone who sees this scene will know that something is going on.
Seeing this, Gao Yigong didn't even think about it and immediately shouted loudly: "Array, array..."
When his men heard this, they quickly gathered under the commander's flag and tried to form an array.
However, it is not that easy to arrange a long snake formation on the road into a battle formation!
Even if the three thousand troops led by Gao Yigong were all old thieves, they would not be able to assemble them in a short while.
On this side of the woods, imperial officers and soldiers wearing red military uniforms rushed out like a tide. At the head was a large flag with a large Chinese character "Chen" embroidered on it.
As soon as Gao Yigong saw him, he knew who it was!
The person who blinded one eye of King Chuang Li Zicheng would be known to him even if he turned into ashes.
"Chen Yongfu!" When Gao Yigong saw him, his eyes immediately turned red.
Seeing that the imperial cavalry that had come out of the forest, there were only about 300 cavalry, followed by infantry, he roughly estimated that the imperial army only had this small number of cavalry.
Moreover, he could tell at a glance that Chen Yongfu was leading the cavalry and rushing towards his infantry column. If he could not stop the imperial cavalry, the infantry who had not yet completed their assembly would probably be completely defeated.
Thinking like this, Gao Yigong immediately shouted loudly: "Come on, cavalry, kill them for me!"
He has a thousand cavalry under his command. Although there are only about 500 people gathered under his banner who can hear his command, but even so, there are more cavalry than the cavalry on the opposite side.
He didn't think that the imperial cavalry, who had taken the lead, would have much advantage over the cavalry. As long as he could stop the imperial cavalry and allow him to complete the assembly of the infantry, he wouldn't be afraid!
Following his order, the cavalry among the bandits, numbering about five hundred, began to launch a counterattack against the imperial army.
It was also at this time that Gao Yigong felt that he could relax a little, so he had the opportunity to focus his eyes and carefully observe the enemy's situation.
As a result, when he took a look, he immediately discovered that among the imperial cavalry, there were about a hundred cavalry that were special.
These cavalrymen are not wearing cotton armor, but iron armor that reflects the metallic luster. They wear a bright red cloak. They are all burly men. Even the horses under their crotches are taller than those of other imperial officers and soldiers.
Taller.
After seeing this clearly, Gao Yigong was immediately surprised.
Then, he discovered something special. These cavalrymen were charging at the front, and the weapons in their hands were not spears, but sabers. In addition, there was also... a short blunderbuss in one hand?
Suddenly, Gao Yigong was startled.
Instinctively, he felt that these cavalry were difficult to deal with.
However, when the military order was passed, the cavalry began to charge. Even if he wanted to order a retreat, he could not retreat at this time.
In just a short time, because the woods were not far from the official road, the two cavalry armies were about to encounter each other.
Gao Yigong saw that the horse speed on his side was not at the highest speed at all. In terms of speed, the imperial officers and soldiers had the advantage.
At this moment, gunpowder smoke was heard coming from the ranks of the one hundred cavalry of the imperial army, and then the sound of "bang bang bang" was heard.
Almost at the same time, many knights opposite the imperial officers and soldiers fell off their horses one after another.
Then, the two cavalry armies collided.
After all, the short gun couldn't hit many people, and in the end, we had to rely on strength to win! Gao Yigong comforted himself in this way, keeping his eyes fixed on the battlefield.
As a result, his eyes widened again and an incredible expression appeared on his face.
Most of his cavalrymen are armed with long spears. In this type of cavalry hedging, those with longer weapons have an advantage.
If I can stab you, but your saber has not hit me, then the one with the strongest weapon wins!
However, what Gao Yigong saw in front of him shocked his jaw.
I saw that in the cavalry confrontation, his men's spears did stab the imperial cavalry first.
However, the imperial officers and soldiers did not hide at all. They just turned slightly sideways and saw that the spears were stabbed into the imperial officers and soldiers. They could not penetrate at all, but slipped over.
In just a moment, the sabers of the imperial officers and soldiers followed closely and struck the rogue cavalry.
Needless to say, the rogue cavalrymen who were struck by the saber fell off their horses one after another.
The imperial cavalry used the hundred cavalrymen in red cloaks as arrows and almost without stopping, continued to charge towards the bandit team.
The bandit cavalry at the back were shocked when they saw the confrontation between the cavalry in front. Whoever dared to step forward desperately tightened the reins, led the horse's head, and made an arc to avoid the court officials.
The edge of the army.
Gao Yigong didn't expect that the imperial cavalry would be so elite. He knew something was going to happen. He hadn't even given the order yet. His sixth sense, which he had developed through many years of fighting on the battlefield, made his hair stand on end. Subconsciously, he hurriedly fell to the ground as quickly as possible.
On horseback.
"ah!"
A scream came from behind him, but it was one of his guards who was hit by an arrow and fell off his horse.
Gao Yigong looked up and saw Chen Yongfu hiding behind the one hundred red cloaked cavalry, shooting arrows in his direction.
At this time, Chen Yongfu was preparing to shoot the second arrow.
Gao Yigong knew that Chen Yongfu's archery skills were very accurate and he used a strong bow. Even though he was shooting from a horse, he did not dare to take it lightly and quickly retreated back.
"kill……"
Countless officers and soldiers were charging. In addition to the dust brought by the cavalry rushing out of the woods, there were also countless infantry troops rushing out of the woods. And the dust was also flying in the woods, so it was obvious that there were many people inside.
Seeing the arrows of the imperial cavalry, they almost rushed to the team.
When the foot soldiers among the bandits saw him, they were all frightened.
Those at the front of the team, with despair on their faces, continued to form formations. However, at the back of the team, the rogue infantrymen began to turn around and flee.
The reason for this reaction is actually because these thieves are all old thieves.
It's hard to say whether they can become old thieves or how capable they are of killing enemies, but their ability to escape and their ability to see when things are going wrong are definitely good. Otherwise, they wouldn't be alive today.
These old thieves saw that their cavalry could not stop the imperial cavalry at all, and also saw the imperial officers and soldiers behind them charging towards them with great momentum. They did not know how many men and horses there were, so they still dared to fight again.
Unless there is a supervising team behind!
But, at this time, there is no such thing!
It's not that the old thieves at the front of the bandit team don't want to escape. It's that they know that if they turn around and run away, they will only die and there is no way to escape.
But the thieves behind knew that the chance of escape was fleeting, and if they didn't take advantage of the opportunity given by the thieves in front to escape, they would have no chance to escape.
As a result, Gao Yigong's team collapsed!
Those old thieves who tried to block the imperial cavalry were completely vulnerable to the powerful momentum of the cavalry, and were passed through like paper by the imperial cavalry.
Gao Yigong did not think about stopping the team from resisting, but drove his horse to escape first.
It's not that he has never lost a battle, it can even be said that he often lost battles in the past.
As long as the cavalry losses are not heavy, the lost troops can come back again.
As for the cavalry, he actually wasn't worried. They were all old thieves with their own experience.
Except for those who died during the confrontation, the other cavalry would return south to gather on their own, so there was no need for him to worry.
After fleeing far away and seeing that the imperial cavalry was not pursuing him, Gao Yigong reined in his horse and stopped, looking at the battlefield in the distance with a gloomy look on his face.
Although it was true that he had suffered repeated defeats in the past, it had been a long time since he had suffered a defeat. As a result, he, the pioneer, suffered a defeat, and he really couldn't be happy.
This battle will fail, Gao Yigong already knew it without thinking too much.
First, he did not expect that the Kaifeng officers and soldiers would fight, so he rushed on the road and was ambushed.
Second, there are such elite cavalry in the imperial cavalry. The armor on their bodies may be the same as Shanwen armor. How much money was spent on this?
He had fought against Chen Yongfu before, but he had never seen these red-cloaked cavalry before.
The only thing that can be explained is that these batches of red cloaked cavalry must have been brought by Sun Chuanting!
Then, there is a question that is very critical!
How many cavalrymen in red cloaks are there in Kaifeng?
According to the information I had obtained before, Sun Chuanting did not lead the army to Kaifeng. Is it possible that the information is wrong?
Thinking about this, Gao Yigong became a little nervous.
If the news is wrong and the Chuang King's army fails to attack Kaifeng again, the consequences will be very serious.
Worried about a trap in Kaifeng, Gao Yigong finally led his troops back and reported the situation to Li Zicheng.
After listening to his report, before Li Zicheng could speak, Cao Cao and Luo Rucai spoke first: "Sun Chuanting has many tricks up his sleeves. We have to figure this out! Otherwise, I won't want to go to Kaifeng!"
Li Zicheng was a little frightened after hearing this, so he sent more detective horses to find out the news.
Two days later, all the information gathered from various sources was placed in front of Li Zicheng.
First, Sun Chuanting did not bring troops to Kaifeng;
Second, the cavalry in red cloaks are Sun Chuanting's personal guards, and there are only so many of them!
Third, Chen Yongfu actually ambushed Gao Yigong with only a thousand men, and the dust in the forest was just someone raising dust.
Fourth, over there in Kaifeng, there is a rush to harvest grain, which is almost finished.
After hearing this news, Li Zicheng was so angry that he cursed Gao Yigong, and by the way, he also despised Luo Rucai: "Look at you, you play with women every day, how dare you, how dare you be frightened by Sun Chuanting, a dog official like this?"