Chapter 518 Grass Bridge
A big flag appeared in the wilderness.
On the tip of the flag, there is a withered human head.
Behind the banner, there was a continuous sound of rustling footsteps.
Lu Ming climbed to a high ground and lay down in the grass.
Ahead is a small river, a tributary of Zhangshui River, flowing eastward.
There is a bridge on the river, called "Grass Bridge". It is not really a bridge made of grass. The original meaning is "Grass Market Bridge". In fact, this bridge is made of stone and is very strong.
The vanguard of the Jin army has appeared on the other side of the river.
They are extremely bold and arrogant.
Even if the scouts have been killed or expelled, they still dare to advance forward without fear of being ambushed.
Perhaps, those who act as vanguard no longer care much about being ambushed.
The enemy vanguard had already put on all their armor, bows were strung, and swords were unsheathed. When they reached the bridge, the entire army of more than 3,000 people stopped.
After a while, they selected more than a hundred warriors and rushed towards the grass bridge.
The battle broke out immediately.
Lu Ming watched patiently for a while. There were only a thousand soldiers guarding the bridge, many of them were old, weak, sick and disabled. Not long after the fight, those hundreds of soldiers rushed into the formation.
The sword and shield players fell to the ground one after another, the spearmen hurriedly retreated, and the foot archers were at a loss...
So, without any surprise, these thousands of people collapsed.
The Jin army began to pursue and kill, and the follow-up troops on the other side of the grass bridge were also striding to keep up.
“That’s it!” Lu Ming got off the high ground and came to a small forest below. He got on his horse and said, “Attack!”
The waiting cavalry got on their horses one after another, and quickly Followed by.
On the grassland below the slope, the broken soldiers were running around, busy and desperate.
The cavalry rushed out from all over the woods, like streams converging into a river and sea, gradually converging into a line.
As Lu Ming rushed, he waved his saber to boost morale.
“Kill!” Qian Yuqi shouted in response, shaking the entire wilderness.
Horse hooves stepped on the ground, and the Huns cavalry maintained a steady forward momentum.
The sergeants drew out their arrows and picked up their bows.
Or holding a rein in one hand and a spear in the other.
Or a round shield in the left hand and an iron sword in the right hand.
There are also people carrying machetes or wooden poles on their backs.
Everyone is solemn and brave.
When boosting morale again, Lu Ming turned his head and took a look, very satisfied.
This is the warrior Dahu recruited with a lot of money. The cost is high, but at least at this moment, their performance is worth the money.
The cavalry brought up a cloud of smoke, turned a corner, and appeared northwest of Caoqiao.
Lu Ming looked back on his last morale boost.
Everyone raised their swords and guns and responded in unison.
Lu Ming laughed loudly, picked up the speed of his horse, and rushed forward. Before charging, he glanced subconsciously and was startled——
The sword and shield hand held the card in one hand and the knife in the other, holding it diagonally above his forehead to facilitate chopping.
Smoke and dust were everywhere on the ground, but a row of sword and shield wielders marched forward in unison, showing off the momentum of thousands of troops.
Following the sword and shield hands are several rows of step spearmen, holding their long black spears diagonally and stepping forward menacingly.
The other side didn't seem to expect to encounter cavalry, because they were setting up a long line to sweep away the remaining enemies. At this time, seeing the cavalry from a distance, they were shocked.
In their haste, they didn't mess up.
With the command flag waving, the "one-word horizontal formation into five-row column" improvisation was performed almost engraved in the bones.
The enemy cavalry is getting faster and faster.
The Heiyi Army is still changing formations nervously.
Archers came forward from the rear, shooting arrows at the cavalry from a distance.
A few rangers also gathered together and launched a hasty counterattack against the enemy.
The arrows shot through the air, and the enemy cavalry kept falling off their horses. During the charge, their formation once again tightened into a cone shape, trying to defeat the Jin army in one fell swoop with their bravery and speed.
The formation of the Heiyi Army has reached an advanced stage, and the first two rows have been sorted out.
The sword and shield hand placed the shield in front of him and squatted on the ground.
Step forward half a step with your hands, and face the enemy with a long distance.
The archer passed through the gap between them, came behind the shielder, and picked up his bow and arrow. After shooting two arrows, he turned around and left without looking at the results, leaving the battlefield to others.
Many enemy riders fell off their horses. They gritted their teeth, became angry, and moved faster and faster.
The archers on both wings have withdrawn, and some of them picked up their arms again and raised them diagonally outward.
Those with better archery skills still hold their bows and wait for orders.
The enemy cavalry is close at hand.
"Xi Lv Lv——" The horse stood up, raised its front hooves high, and turned sideways to avoid the sharp blade.
“Kill!” The sword and shield hand waved the ring-headed sword and chopped off the horse’s legs.
The infantry thrust straight forward with their hands straight, knocking off the horse the cavalryman who was trying his best to stabilize his body on horseback.
There were also cavalrymen who forcibly drove their horses and crashed into the crowd of infantry with a "bang".
The shield hand was knocked away and vomited blood.
Bu Li couldn't keep his body steady with his hands and fell to the ground. The horse fell down in pain, crushing the crowd.
The following cavalry rushed in along the gap, waving their spears and swords non-stop.
The Heiyi Army was slightly confused, but it did not collapse.
Some people got up from the ground, while others stepped forward with their spears in hand, constantly stabbing the huge cavalrymen in the air under their left and right armpits.
The two sides were fighting for a while: the Heiyi army was suddenly attacked, and there was some confusion. The Huns cavalry failed to disperse them, and their speed suddenly slowed down.
The war drums were beating on the Caoqiao side, and hundreds of Black Army infantrymen quickly crossed the bridge and came to the north bank of the river for reinforcements, but they were still a short distance away from the fighting place.
Part of the Huns cavalry circled to both sides, mounted bows and started a fierce battle with the infantry archers on both sides.
One side is powerful, and the other side has a large number of people. People on both sides are constantly fighting, and blood and screams fill the left and right wings.
The cavalry archer quickly moved away and gave up his position.
The infantrymen of the Black Army crossing the bridge sped up, and some archers had already rushed to the front, preparing to use the tactic of "picking up a bow and setting an arrow to shoot at a straw man while marching" that they had practiced all year round.
The Huns melee cavalry came up.
They rushed to the field vacated by the cavalry archers, armed with long spears and halberds. During the charge, they pushed through the black army infantry with only one or two thin layers, and crashed into the infantry queue.
The archers scurried away with their heads in their hands, trying to get out of the way.
The Huns cavalry were overjoyed and were about to work harder to break down the thickest infantry formation in the middle from the flanks when dense arrows flew from the sides and rear.
The reinforcing infantry archers did not care about being exposed on the unobstructed battlefield. As they advanced quickly, they drew arrows from their waists and fired arrows continuously as they marched, showering the Huns' melee cavalry with a shower of arrows at close range.
The screams of dying people and the painful neighing of war horses continued to sound.
Blood was spilled everywhere, and the battlefield was littered with corpses and a mess.
The infantrymen who were overwhelmed on the left and right wings slowly recovered.
There was no formation, and it was even more difficult to command in the chaos. Everyone took the weapons they picked up and greeted the cavalry closest to him.
The infantry and cavalry fought together again, and each suffered heavy casualties.
The Hun cavalry archers rushed over again.
The reinforced infantry of the Heiyi Army rushed directly into the melee, no longer in formation, and engaged in a chaotic battle with the Huns cavalry.
The cavalry archers went around in a circle, hesitating a little, as if they didn't know whether they should shoot their own men and the enemy together.
With such hesitation, the opportunity was gone, because the third batch of reinforcements arrived on the grass bridge.
The leader whistled and led the mounted archers away from the battlefield, looking for opportunities elsewhere.
At this time, on the frontal battlefield, the fighting had just passed its most brutal stage.
The Hun cavalry, which had lost speed, sat on horseback, stabbing their spears awkwardly, but with little success. On the contrary, because the target was too big, they were constantly knocked off their horses, hacked with swords and axes, and died quickly.
Lu Ming's war horse had just been stabbed by a spear, and the horse rushed wildly, arousing exclamations and creating a large amount of chaos.
Lu Ming quickly stood up from the ground, drew out his saber, and faced the two riflemen.
As the saying goes, an inch is longer than an inch is strong. After barely resisting for two times, he took out a rifleman and then retreated, trying to go back to get his horse and fight again.
A person rushed from the front, thrust straight forward, quickly and accurately, and went straight to the door.
Lu Ming waved his sword to block and held the man's spear pole.
Unexpectedly, another stab came from the side. Lu Ming subconsciously dodged from the side, but saw that the blade on the opposite side was slightly lowered, and it pierced directly into his thigh.
Severe pain came instantly, and Lu Ming staggered on his feet. As soon as he raised his head, he saw the person from before stabbing him again and piercing his armpit.
As if all his strength had dissipated, Lu Ming couldn't hold on anymore and fell to his knees.
"Huh!" A long Ke ax struck, almost smashing his head.
Lu Ming's soldiers couldn't save him in time, so they rushed forward in mourning, exchanging wounds for wounds and lives for lives, and strangled with the Jin army.
But the frontal battle at this time is actually coming to an end.
Looking down from the air, the hundreds of infantrymen of the Black Army on the north bank of Caoqiao have gradually restored their formation and begun to push outwards, constantly knocking down the Hun cavalry who had lost speed.
The Huns were not fools. It was too much of a disadvantage to fight on the same spot, so they all turned their horses' heads and retreated.
The melee between the left and right wings continued, but the Huns no longer sent reinforcements, and the remaining people turned their horses' heads and tried to break out.
The cavalry archers walked to the front and shot a round of arrows, which stopped the advancing Black Army infantry offensive. Some unlucky ones simply lay down.
Hou Feihu on the south bank of Caoqiao saw it and was furious.
During the pursuit, they were suddenly attacked. The formation had not yet been set up, but this group of Huns cavalry took advantage.
So far in the battle, their casualties have been slightly greater than the enemy's, and some small formations have been directly disrupted. It is really intolerable.
Fortunately, he once imagined that the Black Gun Army could compete with the Silver Spear Army. Now it seems that he still has to practice hard.
The south wind blew across the earth, and the battle gradually subsided.
The two sides broke away from contact in a tacit understanding, looking at each other from a distance, shocked.
One party suddenly made a surprise attack. The general took the lead and led the charge. Not only did he not disperse the opponent, but he also defeated the general.
One party has been in the army for more than two years. They have trained hard and are well-equipped, but they have suffered greater casualties.
After the armistice, the soldiers on both sides were breathing heavily, silently recalling the bloody battle just now.
Drums sounded from the south bank of Caoqiao.
"Attack!" Hou Feihu rushed over and ordered a counterattack.
“Kill!” After finishing their formation, the officers and soldiers of the Heiji Army advanced with bows and spears.
The Huns were silent for a while and disappeared into the distance.
In the afternoon of the same day (July 23), the Heiji Army, as the vanguard, arrived in the south of Yecheng, dug trenches, placed antlers, and built a camp around the car.
Three stations were shocked.
(End of this chapter)