Chapter 774 Hedging
Perhaps no one expected that Jingle would be the chess player in this battle.
On one side are the 6,000 heavy infantry of the Yinqiang Zhongying, 10,000 light infantry of the Wansheng Army, 2,000 cavalry of the Yi Cong Army, plus 1,500 pro-army troops on foot and cavalry, for a total force of nearly 20,000.
On the other side were more than two thousand cavalry.
In addition, there should be thousands of strong men and women in Jingle City, but they are afraid and dare not go out for the time being, and only stick to the city.
Thousands of men, women, and children should still be able to be pulled out of the nearby mountains, but they were already frightened and fled away.
The war started under such circumstances.
On the seventh day of May, under the bright sunshine of early summer, the cavalry of both sides took the lead in fighting.
Liu Da, the deputy governor of the Yi Cong Army, took out a small round shield from under the saddle.
The original shield was made of wood and was relatively heavy. Later, he felt that it was not being used very well, so he replaced it with a round shield from somewhere.
There is a gripping hand on the shield, which is not located in the center, but on the outer edge. After reaching in and grabbing it, the shield will appear as if it is on the arm, and you can block the enemy's weapon by raising your hand.
The shield is in the left hand, and the right hand holds a short spear, which can be used to thrust left and right. It is very different from the Xianbei people's Central Plains cavalry tactics with spears and halberds.
There was a sudden sound of horse hooves and smoke filled the sky.
The Xianbei people only had two thousand cavalry, but when facing thousands of infantry and cavalry, they were not afraid and actually took the lead in launching a charge.
Liu Da was a little angry.
Behind him, the great banner of King Liang stood on the mountainside.
Countless infantrymen threw simple antlers made from cut branches in front of them. They were wearing armor, bows were strung, guns were raised in front of them, and they were watching eagerly.
Even the lightly armored yellow-headed man blocked the baggage train at the periphery.
They were a little scared, but their soldiers were all over the mountains and plains, and their number was about ten times that of their opponents, so they gradually calmed down.
Of course there is no necessary connection between victory or defeat and the number of people, but having more people can boost morale. Especially for those who are new to the battlefield, having more people is the most intuitive thing.
"Charge!" Liu Da took the lead and rushed out with four to five hundred cavalry.
The more than a thousand riders behind them slowly gathered together, jogging in small steps at first, then slowly increasing their speed, and then rushed out after them.
The standard three-stage charge is what Cao Mengde calls "war cavalry", "trap cavalry" and "roving cavalry".
The war cavalry wears iron armor and charges from the front.
The Trap Cavalry followed closely behind.
The rangers carried light spears and bows and walked at the back.
Liu Da was leading the war cavalry at this time, most of which were Jie slaves from his family. No one dared to run, no one dared to retreat, and they charged forward without hesitation.
The other side also rushed up with strange screams. In addition to spears and halberds, there were also a variety of weapons.
Liu Daye roared angrily and spotted the horse that was charging towards him.
The opponent wore two crotch armors, his eyes were as wide as copper bells, and his face was extremely ferocious. When the horse charged, the mane of the horse was flying and the braids were flying up and down.
The two sides quickly approached and exchanged blows instantly.
"Bang!" The spear, which was braving the cold light, was hit by the shield and went out crookedly.
Liu Da took advantage of the situation to release his force, twisted his body, held the tail end of the short spear, and thrust it diagonally into the shoulder and neck of the rope head from top to bottom.
Screams sounded from behind, more than one, from both the enemy and ourselves.
After riding the horse for more than ten steps, another person came towards him, piercing him with a spear.
Liu Da had no time to react. He clasped the shield tightly with his left hand, with the upper end backward and the lower end forward, forming a slope to protect his body and neck. He held a short spear in his right hand and stabbed forward from under the shield.
When the horse passed by the wrong horse, an unexpected blow struck.
The enemy's spear first penetrated the shield, and then moved upward diagonally, removing most of its power.
Liu Da leaned back subconsciously. While releasing his strength, he avoided the fate of being stabbed in the face by a spear. The short spear in his right hand seemed to have stabbed the opponent, but he didn't know where it was. Anyway, a huge force came from his hand. Then he abandoned the short spear. When he stood up again, he had pulled out a thick iron sword from its sheath.
The cavalry charges in hand-to-hand combat. It is said that they form a "tight" formation, but in fact it is not as crowded as in the movie. In fact, there is a considerable distance between people to avoid collisions. .
Therefore, after fighting with the second person and running forward seven or eight steps, Liu Dacai met the third person.
This person is lagging behind. Naturally, he is not very powerful. He doesn’t even have armor on his body. Liu Da was confident and went straight to him. As they passed each other, he moved his hands to the left at the same time. The shield in his left hand blocked the opponent's weapon first, and the iron sword in his right hand slashed out from under the shield. With the speed of his horse, he A huge gash was opened between the opponent's chest and abdomen.
Blood spurted out, and his intestines fell down as he walked. The enemy swayed on the horse for a while and then collapsed.
After killing the third person, the front suddenly opened up, and Liu Da had broken through the enemy's formation.
He slowed down his horse, ran forward for more than a hundred steps, then reined in his horse and turned around.
Looking around, it seems that a lot of people have died.
This confrontation was very tragic for both parties.
The brave cavalry burned with life and fought against each other in the midst of thousands of troops. This kind of courage to face life and death is not something that ordinary people can withstand.
Those who can persevere for a long time and withstand the pressure to go to the battlefield repeatedly are all brave, cruel and even -
Perverted people who take pleasure in killing people!
The two sides began a second wave of charges.
Among the three sections of cavalry, this time the "ranging cavalry" is in the front, the "trap cavalry" is in the middle, and the "war cavalry" is at the rear. In the flat river valley, hundreds of riders spread out to the left and right wings with bows and arrows in hand.
The sound of arrows piercing the air was very dense, and more than ten enemy riders fell down in an instant.
They were not afraid at all. They clamped their legs tightly on the horse's belly and rushed forward.
Occasionally arrows flew out of the formation, and each time they shot down a rebel cavalryman.
"Boom!" Just after the Rangers slightly disturbed the opponent's formation, the Traps Charged straight in and passed by the wrong horse. The soldiers from the two sides who were also from the Xianbei tribe suffered numerous casualties.
The empty horse ran away diagonally, with a mournful cry.
The blood splashed up, and after it reached the top, it fell down like a goddess scattering flowers.
The ground is covered with stumps, broken arms, intestines, hearts, livers, kidneys, spleens and other parts.
The knight who had fallen off his horse and was lucky enough not to die ran to both sides. When he met the opponent's cavalry who also fell off his horse, he rushed forward with red eyes.
Some people didn't even have weapons, so they hugged each other, punched each other, and rolled on the ground.
Unfortunately, Liu Da was shot down from his horse, but he was not seriously injured. He stumbled up and stood up with his bare hands.
An enemy knight saw that there was an advantage to be taken and rushed towards him.
Seeing this, his slave who had been following him for many years rushed forward and blocked the enemy's killing blow. However, his figure flew high into the sky and fell into the grass on the roadside.
Liu Da rolled and crawled away from the center of the battle between the cavalry on both sides and came to the slave.
The slave was on his deathbed, his wide-open eyes filled with tears.
"Wei Lang, from now on, your son will be my son. I will raise him and the King of Liang will make him an official." Liu Dal said repeatedly.
After hearing this, the slave closed his eyes with relief and regret, and died as humble as a reed by the river.
Liu Da opened his fingers, took out the iron sword, glanced up, found a fallen enemy soldier, and roared to kill him.
After the second confrontation between the two sides, their respective formations were greatly damaged, and the casualties were obviously heavy.
Excited drumming sounded on the mountainside.
“Kill!” Thousands of infantry soldiers in the camp with silver spears crossed the antlers and advanced with swords, shields, spears and bows in hand.
The movements are uniform, the formation is indestructible, and the morale is extremely high.
There happened to be a gust of north wind blowing, and high-pitched shouts of killing rushed towards the Xianbei cavalry who had charged twice, making their horses commotion.
Six thousand iron-armored warriors marched towards their wall. At first, they might have tried to see if they could push through, but no one dared to do so now.
They hesitated for a while. It was obvious that they could not win this battle today.
But I was a little reluctant to leave like this, because the flag of "General Shao" was flying high on the mountainside. With such an important goal ahead of us, how can we be willing to accept it if we don’t give it a try?
But the Shao thieves are camped on the mountainside, how can they charge?
Fortunately, the Xianbei people are also experienced in fighting in the north and south. They have fought with Liu Han, Wang Jun, Shi Le, and Duan Bu Xianbei dozens of times. They are rich in experience. It seems that they are planning to launch the first army in Yi. They retreated during three waves of charges.
The remaining thousands of people turned around on horseback and fled to the south.
The Yi Congjun took advantage of the situation and launched a pursuit.
Even Shao Xun's pro-army troops sent five hundred men on horseback to pursue them.
The south gate of Jingle County opened with a bang, and a group of strong men and women, holding horned bows, scurried southward. They didn't dare to fight in the field, and they couldn't beat the opponent, but they still had the courage to pursue, and they were still very bold.
The officials and people at Jingle City watched the whole process of this head-on confrontation between men and were greatly shocked.
Such an intense fighting was too cruel for them. The Xiongnu and Wuhuan tribes had not been like this for many years.
Perhaps, there were some such warriors among the Huns who served as thugs of the Han Dynasty during the Later Han Dynasty.
Perhaps the Wuhuan cavalry, who was regarded as the "famous cavalry in the world" during the Cao Wei Dynasty, dared to do this.
But times have changed, these are old calendars.
The Xiongnu and Wuhuan cavalry are becoming more and more cunning in their battles, and now the Xianbei people dominate the world.
Their tactics were completely based on the Han cavalry tactics, and so were their equipment. They were already the best cavalry in the world. Even the King of Liang recruited a large number of Xianbei people with excellent horsemanship skills for training.
After such a battle, the remaining little thoughts in my heart have disappeared.
There are 20,000 troops outside the city. What do you want to do?
The north gate of Jingle City opened again, and the county magistrate led people to drive cattle and sheep over to work the army.
"No need." Shao Xun came down from the mountainside and said, "Send the preserved meat, cheese, and grain from the city. I'm in a hurry."
The order to break camp and set off. Already issued.
The ministries began to pack up their equipment and prepare to head south.
The yellow-headed soldiers who acted as auxiliary soldiers beheaded the enemy's heads. There were more than 500 heads in total, and they were stacked on the carriage, which looked very scary.
After breaking through the roundabout Xianbei cavalry, the road ahead was much clearer.
Shao Xun wants to march seventy miles southward, directly into the old city of Loufan, across the road between Xiurong and Jinyang.
If we can catch one or two Tuoba Xianbei nobles this time when we go north to suppress the invasion, we will be able to do our best.
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