Chapter 148 Why run away!
The first battle to break out was actually outside the city.
One hundred and ten Xianbei people stayed outside to take care of the horses because they did not bring all the horses into the city.
When they saw Chen Yougen arriving with four hundred sword troops, the Xianbei people who were feeding their horses didn't know what they were doing.
Someone shouted a few words, but no one understood.
After the four hundred people dismounted, twenty people were left to gather their horses. The remaining three hundred or so people immediately formed a team, wearing armor and holding crossbows, and rushed towards the Xianbei people grazing.
Some Xianbei herdsmen felt something was wrong, so they subconsciously snatched away the horses, turned around and ran away.
Some people looked on stupidly, but they were greeted by dense crossbow arrows.
The screams were endless.
One after another the Xianbei people fell to the ground.
Some people took out weapons to resist, but were soon chopped down to the ground by the long sword warriors who abandoned their crossbows and held swords.
It was almost a one-sided killing.
"Chang Can, take fifty people and mount your horse to pursue the remaining enemies." Chen Yougen ordered.
“Nuo.” Chang Can didn’t talk nonsense, and immediately led his team of fifty people, each with three horses, individual crossbows and heavy swords, and chased in the direction where several enemies were escaping. .
"Liu Da, you lead fifty people to collect the horses." Chen Yougen continued to order: "The rest of you, follow me to search for the thieves and see if there is any land to herd the horses."
"Nuo "The soldiers responded with a bang, mounted their horses, and disappeared into the night with a roar.
Towards the door, the battle begins a little later.
Six hundred people from the first building of the Silver Spear Army set off first. When they arrived, they found Xianbei warriors chatting in twos and threes in the city gate.
Two hundred veterans held strung bows and faced a hail of arrows.
In the dark city gate, there were constant groans and screams.
The archer did not stop. After shooting one round, he took out the second arrow from the quiver on his waist, and while moving forward, he shot at the place where the figure was looking forward to.
The screams gradually became less and less.
Four hundred new recruits of the Silver Spear Army pulled seven or eight baggage trucks and rushed in in formation.
They walked dozens of steps and finally encountered the first group of Xianbei people who came to check after hearing the screams at the city gate. It looked like there were hundreds of people, no horses on horseback, holding all kinds of weapons, and they were menacing.
"Woo——" As soon as the horn sounded, the veteran archers rushed over again, picked up their bows and arrows, and shot them with their heads covered.
The Xianbei people were caught off guard, and more than 20 people lay down on the spot.
Others yelled curses and fled backwards, apparently calling for help.
"Dong dong dong..." The drums sounded, and the sword and shield bearers of the Forbidden Army's left guard rushed up. They were led by the building owner Huang Biao, holding large shields and ring-headed swords, and followed closely behind the baggage train. After the vehicle, proceed along the avenue.
The sound of "rustling" footsteps sounded, and the spearmen wearing only four hundred pairs of iron armor followed behind the sword and shield men.
Behind them, there were a larger number of infantrymen holding spears, with only leather armor or even no armor - but it was enough. On the narrow streets, there was no need for all of them to wear armor.
Four hundred infantry archers were sent from Jiying to Chaomen to assist in the battle.
They glanced at the Silver Spear Army in amazement, everyone holding a bow.
Some of the archers have been soldiers for more than ten years, and this is the first time they have seen an army with all archers and all members fighting in close combat.
The people from Qiannu Camp are also here.
While building a second barricade in the rear, they used horse-drawn carriages to pull several huge crossbow machines, trying to step forward to support the infantry.
The entire offensive formation was quickly set up.
The crossbow was loaded onto the carriage, and shield bearers and spearmen guarded the front, rear and left sides, covering the crossbowmen's operation of the crossbow machine.
A large group of people followed behind.
The dense jungle of spears stretches as far as the eye can see, with infantry archers moving forward and back, ready to assist everywhere.
From Jiying, some archers were even divided into houses on both sides of the street. Some climbed onto the roofs, and some even squatted on trees, holding strong bows, and killed Xianbei people in groups of three or three from a high position.
The sound of rapid hooves sounded at the end of the street.
After Shao Xun heard this, he immediately climbed on the wall of a private house and watched from a distance.
The cavalry is getting closer and faster.
Shao Xun is too lazy to take action, because there are always idiots who want to play cavalry charge in the narrow streets.
"Woo——" the horn sounded.
The powerful mechanism shot out instantly.
The thick crossbow arrows, with the scream of death, penetrated the thick night sky, and with great force, they crashed into the oncoming Xianbei cavalry.
The people are on their backs!
The crossbow caused terrible damage. The horse stood up in pain and threw the knight on its back to the ground.
The knight relied on his strong skills to roll out the moment he landed. Before he could get up, another horse fell to the ground and pressed on his calf.
There was a "click", and the miserable howl resounded through half the street, just like the scream of the woman he tortured last night before she died.
Another batch of crossbow bolts came, and this time the knight fell off his horse.
The iron armor on his body was like paper, and was directly pierced by the crossbow arrow. The person was also carried away by the strong force, and finally landed with a crash, motionless.
The crossbow bolts continued to shoot out, and the corpses of the cavalry piled up like mountains. After they fell, even larger and more obstacles formed, completely blocking the subsequent cavalry charge. "Dong dong dong..." The drum sounded.
“Kill!” The archer jumped over the corpses of the men and horses, and shot a wave while standing.
The spearmen climbed over the obstacles with difficulty, then formed a team and ran quickly, chasing behind the Xianbei cavalry who were riding back.
"Kill!" The spears were thrust out in a row. The cavalry in groups were no match at all and were instantly stabbed to the ground.
Someone waved the halberd in vain, but sitting on the horse, the gap between his armpits and front and back was too big. He was first knocked to the ground by a wooden pole, and then rushed up. The Shieldhand slit his throat. After twitching, his body stopped moving.
The infantry marching along the wall are invincible in the streets.
The powerful crossbows and infantry bows provided long-range firepower, the large shields shielded the threats posed by the weak cavalry bows, the spears stabbed, and the ring-headed knives decapitated people. No one could stop them.
The Xianbei people had "enjoyed" for a day and a night, but their physical strength had already been greatly reduced. Many shepherds and slaves could not find their leaders. The largest resistance organized was only a hundred people, and it was quickly completely crushed.
The streets were full of dead bodies, piled up like mountains.
The horses must be unable to run, and now they can only play foot combat, which they are not good at.
But infantry warfare requires organization, equipment, and training. They are lacking in this area. When faced with the left guard of the Forbidden Army who formed a strict formation, with all types of troops in place and working in perfect coordination, it was almost impossible to stop them for a moment.
Not to mention that there are still people with bow-legged legs. It is really difficult for them to dismount and fight...
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A dark cloud floated in the night sky.
A strong wind suddenly blew away the bloody smell of Chang'an.
But the killing did not stop.
Lines of Imperial Guard infantry, armed with swords and guns, cleared out the remnants of the enemy in this area of the North City house by house.
I didn’t have time to elaborate on the plan, but I killed more than a thousand people anyway.
After advancing for a while, they encountered more than 500 people from the advance battalion who came from the direction of Yongzheng.
These hundreds of heavy armored infantrymen were covered in blood. After joining forces, they laughed loudly and shouted "Kill them happily".
After the two armies merged, they continued to clean up the remaining enemies along the street.
Not long after, the sound of killings in the direction of Zhicheng Gate and Qingming Gate subsided. A total of nearly two thousand infantry on both sides successfully fought through the entire street and met in the center.
At this point, the combined troops have killed at least 2,500 Xianbei cavalry, which is a remarkable achievement.
The left guard sergeants distributed in the south, southwest, and southeast gates are still fighting.
But listening to the sparse sounds, it should be nearing the end.
Everyone was getting more and more excited. On normal days, what kind of life would it take to kill five thousand cavalry?
After this battle, Luoyang's biggest enemy was also eliminated - well, something seemed a little wrong.
Qi Hong hurriedly hid in the palace city.
He was not stupid. He knew that in this situation, it was impossible to rush out on horseback.
The corpses of men and horses blocked the streets, and at least three barricades were set up inside each city gate. I was afraid that if I rushed out, I would be shot by crossbows.
He once wanted to fly out of the city, but failed to find a chance, so he retreated and hid in the palace, trying to resist.
But in his haste, only about two hundred people gathered around him, which made him want to cry without tears.
If the five thousand cavalrymen who were once so famous charged in the wilderness, who could stop them?
But they were tricked and blocked in Chang'an City, unable to find a way out.
Ru Zhi Nai He!
What makes people even more desperate is that Duan Xianbei, whom the Governor Wang has won over by marrying his daughter, can get up again after being severely damaged? You know, in many battles in the past few years, they have already lost more than 3,000 cavalry piecemeal. Losing another 5,000 this time is a serious injury to Duanbe Xianbei, who has a population of only 150,000 to 60,000. Move the bones.
Duan Bu Xianbei is not without enemies.
The grassland is most afraid of showing signs of decline, because once you do, you may be eaten by your vicious neighbors.
Alas!
However, now is not the time to feel sad for Duan Bu, and it has little to do with him. Qi Hong calmed down and looked around for a way out of trouble.
At this moment, drum noises were heard outside Miyagi Shenhu Gate and Yunlong Gate. After a while, the sound of swords clashing was heard, and the Xianbei soldiers who stayed behind the door fled in confusion and dispersed in a rush.
Two palace gates, one east and one west, opened one after another.
“Kill the thief!” Hundreds of soldiers of the Silver Spear Army entered from the Shenhu Gate, and hundreds of soldiers of the Forerunner Battalion entered from the Yunlong Gate.
The army formed a square formation in the wide square in front of the palace, and then moved forward quickly.
"It's over!" Qi Hong sent out the last hundred or so men to fight with the enemy.
He took several personal followers and ran towards Xiaoyaoyuan in the north of the palace city.
When I got closer, I found that Xiaoyao Garden was full of dead branches and leaves. It had not been used for a long time, and all the gates were sealed.
He was so anxious that he was running around.
In desperation, he summoned a follower and asked him to carry him up. After grabbing the wall with his hands, he was about to exert force when he heard a "swish" sound and a long arrow flew from behind. Come out through the neck.
Qi Hong’s hands pulled at the wall a few times, then hung down weakly and fell to the ground.
The golden-armored god general rushed over quickly, slashing horizontally with his heavy sword one after another, barely able to defeat the enemy.
A moment later, all four people in Xiaoyao Garden, including Lian Qihong, were killed.
He Shi Shiran wiped the heavy sword, took out the ring-shou knife, cut off Qi Hong's head, held it in his hand, and said with a smile: "General Qi, there is no need to run away!"< br>
(End of this chapter)