At that time, Xiang Luo was leading the 2,500 cavalry who had crossed the bridge to come to the rescue. Before they had gone far, he saw a group of scattered Chu cavalry retreating in embarrassment.
Xiang Luo only thought that these were stragglers who were greedy for life and afraid of death. He immediately slapped his horse and stepped forward and shouted:
"Anyone who escapes from battle will be killed by Wu He!"
Then with a wave of his hand, the cavalry behind him raised their crossbows and aimed at the deserters.
However, the deserter shouted:
"Captain, our army has been defeated, and our commander died in battle!"
Naturally, Xiang Luo didn't believe it. It only lasted longer than a stick of incense and it was a cavalry battle. How could he be defeated so quickly, so he shouted:
"Stop talking nonsense, don't blame me for being heartless if you don't stop!"
The deserters had to stop one after another and follow Xiang Luo's request to form a team and prepare to fight again.
However, this is just Xiang Luo's wishful thinking.
All the deserters knew how powerful the black-armored cavalry was, and they knew that Xiang Luo's two thousand five hundred cavalry were no match for the black-armored cavalry either.
In fact, not only Xiang Luo's 2,500 cavalry, but also 10,000 cavalry would be helpless against the 3,000 black armored troops.
So Xiang Luo's orders were given, and the deserters were only forced to stop by crossbow arrows.
But when the black-armored army appeared on the other side, the deserters began to riot again.
Xiang Luo still shouted:
"Don't retreat, anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
This order was still intimidating at first, but as the black-armored army got closer and closer, no one paid much attention to it.
I don't know who led the way. The deserters pulled the horse's head and fled from both sides... This is a very smart way. If you can't advance or retreat, then escape from both sides.
Xiang Luo couldn't help but become furious when he saw this scene.
This is related to the prestige of his captain and the morale of the troops. If he continues to indulge like this, how will he command the troops in the future?
So he gritted his teeth and ordered: "Fire the arrow!"
With a "whoosh" sound, the deserters fell off their horses one by one.
Then Xiang Luo shouted again:
"Fire the crossbow and prepare to fight!"
However, it was too late at this time. The arrows of the Black Armored Army shot into the Chu Army's formation from the front in a blink of an eye, followed by another batch... which only caused the Chu Cavalry to be in chaos.
Xiang Luo loudly urged his troops to come forward and engage in close combat with the black armored army.
In fact, the cavalry of this era was not suitable for close combat. For example, if you wield a sword in your hand and slash the enemy with one sword, it can kill the opponent, but the reaction force can easily make the rider lose his balance and fall off the horse.
Not to mention the long soldiers of this class.
Among them, cavalry are particularly prone to clashing with each other... When horses running at high speed meet, they will stand upright and the rider will undoubtedly be thrown off the horse.
Therefore, when fighting on horseback, you must either use a crossbow or dismount and fight on foot.
At this time, Xiang Luo seemed a little impatient and actually ordered a close combat with the enemy.
But if you think about it in detail, Xiang Luo's order makes sense.
First of all, Xiang Luo believed the deserter's words at this time.
I didn't believe it before because I thought the deserters were just a few skirmishers, but when a large number of black-armored cavalry appeared on the opposite side, it became clear that they were not skirmishers.
If only the scattered soldiers fled back, then where was the main force led by Zhang Xi?
Did it disappear out of thin air or escape to other directions?
So there is only one possibility, that is, as the deserters said, Zhang Xi's tribe has been defeated by the Black Armored Army, and then the Black Armored Army pursued them all the way here.
Xiang Luo vaguely felt that this was related to the ability of the black-armored army to shoot bows on horseback.
However, he still felt his scalp numb. He could defeat Zhang Xa's 2,500 cavalry in such a short time. Does that mean that his own 2,500 cavalry would have the same result?
In this case, you should not fight with the black armor army from a distance but choose close combat.
No matter how dangerous the close combat is, the Chu cavalry is dangerous and the black armored army is equally dangerous.
The Chu cavalry were more powerful, so fighting one by one, it was clear that the Chu cavalry had the advantage.
The Chu army on the other side still has 5,000 cavalry. As long as they can fight until the 5,000 cavalry arrive...then there will be no suspense in this battle.
Xiang Luo's idea is right, and there is still a chance.
Because at this time, the Black Armored Army was heading straight towards Chu Qi... This was actually because Chen Duan or it could be said that the Black Armored Army was not skilled enough in using this tactic and made a mistake.
If Chu Qi also rode up to meet them at this time, the black-armored army might not have time to turn around and hit him head-on.
Needless to say what would happen. The horses collided together and became a mess. The rider fell off the horse and was trampled by the frightened horse... Although the black armored army had the ability to ride and shoot, there was no one who could not fall off the horse without being trampled to death by the horse.
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So the result will be as Xiang Luo expected, with both the enemy and ourselves suffering heavy losses.
But a draw is a win for the Chu army.
From this point of view, Xiang Luo is a shrewd captain and a qualified commander.
The problem is that to have strong generals, you also need to have elite soldiers.
Although Xiang Luo's order was issued, all the Chu riders were stunned when they heard it...
If we rush forward, wouldn't we be asking for death?
Could it be that the captain is crazy?
We have more troops than the Qin army, why should we use this suicidal tactics?
So no matter Xiang Luo kept shouting orders, all the Chu Qi were stunned and hesitated on the spot. They were so angry that Xiang Luo cursed but they were helpless.
The fighter plane disappeared in an instant, and soon the black-armored army pulled its horse and headed towards the flank.
In desperation, Xiang Luo could only shout:
"Chase!"
This time Chu Qi finally moved, and a large number of people followed behind the black armored army to kill them vigorously.
Then, they quickly understood the situation of Zhang Xi's troops before.
Unlike Zhang Xi, Xiang Luo was well prepared for this and immediately pulled his troops back when he saw something was wrong.
The black-armored army was naturally chasing after him.
However, Xiang Luo fought against the rain of arrows to pull his troops across the bridge and set up a formation at the head of the bridge, and then stabilized the position.
This is indeed a good method, because the black-armored cavalry relies on maneuvering to maintain contact with the enemy to play the role of mounted archery.
But if they cross the bridge, they will be surrounded by the Chu army, so of course they cannot attack by force.
Xiang Luo only had a small number of people... out of 2,500 riders, there were only a thousand left.
Xiang Luo was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the black-armored army heading west again at lightning speed.
Xiang Luo couldn't help being shocked and quickly ordered:
"Hurry up and inform Wu Zhan's department, instructing them not to attack at all, but to guard the bridge and not allow the enemy to cross!"
The messenger responded and rode west to report the news.
In fact, this was Xiang Luo's misconception. The Black Armored Army went west not to trouble the five thousand horsemen, but because they had almost run out of arrows after these two battles. They were looking for carriages to replenish arrows.
Wang Ben fought these two battles very happily. He raised his hands to Chen Duan with respect and fear and said:
"The captain is good at fighting. We were able to defeat Chu Qi with one against two, which really opened Wang Ben's eyes!"
Chen Duan smiled and said:
"How is this my strategy?"
"If it weren't for the training of the deputy general, how would we know the many benefits of riding and shooting?"
When Wang Ben heard this, he was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped... This is actually Shen Bing's tactic again?!