Chapter 3734 Heavy Cavalry Charge
The battle was raging above and below the city, with corpses and mutilated limbs strewn everywhere within a radius of more than ten feet below the city.
The soldiers who were ramming against the city gate with their carts had just finished the collision once more. When they stepped back slightly to prepare for the next collision, they suddenly found that the impregnable city gate suddenly opened a gap inward...
The soldiers' eyes widened instantly, not knowing what happened, they were all stunned on the spot.
Could it be that the defenders couldn't stand it anymore and were planning to open the door and surrender?
Just when the rebel soldiers looked confused and at a loss, the city gate opened, and the sound of rapid horse hooves sounded like muffled thunder in the city gate, deafening. The soldiers suddenly woke up, and someone screamed heartbreakingly: "Cavalry!"
He turned around and ran away, and the others also reacted, looking horrified, trying to escape from the city gate before the cavalry rushed in. The soldiers at the back didn't know what was going on. When they saw Pao Ze in front suddenly running back crazily, they immediately followed him out of reflex. As they ran, they asked, "Brother, what's going on up front?"
The brother was also confused: "I don't know either..."
Anyway, there is a situation, no matter what is going on, just run.
Then, the thunderous sound of horse hooves roared from behind, coming from far and near. The brave ones slowed down and glanced back. Their scalps suddenly became numb, and they shouted at the top of their lungs: "Armed cavalry!"
Running for his life.
To this day, the most ace unit of Youtun Guard, the "Armored Cavalry", has repeatedly made military exploits. Whether it is external or internal, it has a fierce reputation and has never been defeated. Every time it appears, it can severely damage the enemy. Since the Guanlong uprising, they have been repeatedly violently attacked by this army, which has already changed the tone of the Guanlong army.
When the army was under siege, such a ferocious and powerful cavalry suddenly came out, and even a fool knew its intention!
Whoever stands in front of the armored cavalry at this time will be completely torn into pieces...
Almost as soon as the armored cavalry came out of the city gate, the rebels below the city were completely in chaos. Even the Changsun family's private army, which had relatively strict military discipline and received formal training, was hastily disorganized and could no longer fight. To maintain stable military morale.
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The armored cavalry rushed out from the city gate, roaring like a billowing stream of iron. More than a thousand cavalry formed a huge "frontal formation". Liu Shenli acted as the "arrow", and a horse pole in his palm flew up and down, blocking the enemy in front of him. The rebels flew away and penetrated one by one, and dug hard into the densely packed rebels under the city. The entire array was like cutting through waves, rushing straight into the central army without any hesitation.
The offensive and defensive battle at Yamato Gate has been fierce for nearly two hours now. The defenders of the city have suffered numerous injuries and can barely hold on to the city. However, these iron cavalrymen, who were usually known as the "Kings of Soldiers", had been recuperating their strength inside the city gate, watching helplessly as Paoze fought desperately but could not go to the battle to help, and they were all holding back their strength.
At this moment, they charged out from the city gate with clear goals. They were like tigers coming out of the pan, biting their lips tightly under their hoods and holding their swords tightly, urging the horses under them to burst out with all their strength and rush towards the enemy's center. , intending to penetrate the enemy's formation and "behead" the enemy general!
This sudden attack was caught off guard, causing chaos in the rebel array. The armored cavalry were unparalleled in their attack. When they ran at full speed, they were invincible. All obstacles that tried to stand in front of them were directly knocked away and penetrated. The huge "frontal attack" Under the leadership of Liu Shenli, the "out of formation" forcibly cut a bloody path and rampaged through the rebel camp. Wherever they went, there was blood, blood, and mournful wailing.
Invincible.
Seeing this, the defenders at the top of the city were greatly boosted in morale, and they all raised their arms and shouted.
The rebels were devastated by the killing, and the morale of the army, which had been stabilized by Changsun Jiaqing with great difficulty, was on the verge of collapse. The most terrible thing was that because he was eager to break the city, Changsun Jiaqing sent all the troops up, without leaving any reserves at all. this The iron cavalry equipped with carved tools cut through the battle formation like a sharp sword, heading straight towards the central army where he was. Although there was still a distance of hundreds of feet and countless soldiers in the middle, Changsun Jiaqing made the A chill rose from his crotch.
He felt that even if the army in front of him doubled, it would be impossible to stop the charging armored cavalry, especially when the opponent's first general, Yi Gan, was like a poisonous dragon coming out of its hole, flying up and down. Guanlong's soldiers were really... Bumping into death, brushing against death, rushing all the way is like entering a desert with no one to match.
If it were twenty years ago, Changsun Jiaqing would probably rush forward and fight with him for 300 rounds, then kill him off his horse. Nowadays, the older we get, the less courageous we are. Besides, we are old and frail, so how can we dare to fight?
Seeing the armored cavalry cutting through the array and rushing towards them like waves splitting through water, Changsun Jiaqing held the reins and turned the horse's head to retreat back to avoid the enemy's sharpness. At the same time, he ordered: "The left and right armies move closer to the center, don't move." If you have to fight to the death, you only need to form a formation to limit the assault of the armored cavalry! If anyone dares to retreat even half a step after the order is given, I will behead all the men in his family and use the female family members as military servants!"
"Here!"
The soldiers around him hurriedly conveyed orders to various troops while covering the retreat of eldest son Jiaqing.
Liu Shenli watched as the tooth flag symbolizing the enemy general began to retreat slowly, and more and more soldiers rushed in front of him. It was difficult to rush to Changsun Jiaqing in a short time, and he became very anxious. This time out of the city to fight, it was an unexpected and miraculous effect. Otherwise, if there were only more than a thousand cavalry, how many people could be killed even if each of them matched one to a hundred? Once the enemy reacts and we are trapped in a tight siege, we will be in trouble.
Suddenly, he had an idea, and he challenged a captain on the opposite side with his horse, and shouted: "The rebels have been defeated! The rebels have been defeated! Changsun Jiaqing has escaped!"
When the soldiers behind him heard this, they also shouted: "The rebels have been defeated!"
When the rebels who had gathered densely nearby heard this, they subconsciously looked up at the tall tooth flag embroidered with the emblem of the Changsun family at the back. Sure enough, they found that the big flag was slowly retreating, and they immediately felt panicked. The generals have all run away, why should we fight? !
Many soldiers lost confidence and turned around and ran away. But there were soldiers on both sides, in front and on the left, which immediately disrupted the entire array, making people more and more panicked. More and more soldiers were afraid and retreated continuously.
In this era where "traffic is basically based on walking and communication is basically based on shouting", it is very difficult to command a large-scale military operation on the battlefield. If there is no effective command method that can quickly and accurately dispatch generals to the army, then no matter how well-equipped the army is, it will only be a bunch of rabble.
The military flag came into being.
The earliest military flags were the flags of tribal leaders. Later, flags of different colors represented different meanings. Multiple flags were used cross-wise to perfectly convey the general's orders.
The "tooth flag" that symbolizes the general is the soul of an army in a sense. "When the flag is with the people, but when the flag falls, the people die" is not just a saying. It is the spirit of the political army, no matter how tragic the war is. We must protect the military flag from falling down, otherwise it will be a complete defeat.
Although the military flag of the Changsun family has not fallen down at this moment, even the most ordinary soldiers understand the meaning of the slowly retreating military flag - the general is afraid of the charge of the armored cavalry and wants to retreat to distance himself. The flesh and blood of the soldiers were used to stop the killing beasts covered in iron armor.
The soldiers were both unwilling and fearful. Although it was not as complete as the collapse of the entire army when the flag fell, it was not far behind.
Tens of thousands of rebel hedgehogs gathered in the area under the Yamato Gate. Some were afraid and wanted to flee, some followed military orders and went forward to encircle and suppress them, and some stopped and watched...it was a mess.
Changsun Jiaqing, who was retreating, watched this scene helplessly and was scared to death. If the whole army mistakenly thought that he wanted to abandon the army and flee, which would lead to the collapse of the entire army and a huge defeat. After returning, Changsun Wuji I'm afraid I could chop him up alive!
He quickly reined in the reins and said loudly: "Stop, stop, stop! Go to all the ministries quickly to convey the order, give up the siege, and install iron cavalry with encirclement and suppression equipment!"
The tooth flag stood firmly again and stopped retreating. Military orders were issued to all departments, and the chaotic military morale gradually stabilized. Then each army retreated slowly, moving closer to the Chinese army, intending to sandwich the armored cavalry tightly in the middle.
The great power of the armored cavalry comes from its powerful impact and invulnerable armor. However, once it is trapped in a tight siege and loses its impact, the armor alone can only become a living target for the enemy. One person and one sword cannot kill you. What about ten swords for one person or one hundred swords for one hundred people?
Sooner or later it will be chopped into pieces. (End of chapter)