Chapter 395 A moment
The first year of Chengtian, the first year of Republic, May 25th.
In the wilderness of Qinghe, the Taishan Army's 3,000 cavalry troops faced off against the Qinghe New Han Army's cavalry, with a total of 5,600 cavalry troops.
At this time, both the Han and Thai sides were beating gongs and drums, and the war was about to break out.
The corpses of the Han soldiers who had gone out to the outpost were exposed on the battlefield. The horses that lost their owners were still hoarsely sleeping, but they were frightened by the sound of moving drums on both sides and fled in all directions.
Although Shen Pei is a ruthless person, he has his own way of doing things in the military.
At this moment, he arranged the Chinese army's large banner at a slightly higher point. Although it was also a small slope, it was also the highest viewing area on the battlefield.
Relying on this small slope, Shen Pei deployed his extraordinary troops behind the slope, and in front of the slope he arranged the formation that Zhang Chong had seen before.
Then, between the formations, there are also arranged horses, ropes, and card frames. The remaining three hundred cavalry were also placed behind the slope to rest, so as to become his winning hand.
When the Taishan military drums on the opposite side thundered, Shen Pei had already seen the arrangement on the opposite side.
Opposite, the armored soldiers were arranged in the front row. They were dazzling under the sunlight. Looking back, we saw that the cavalry on the opposite side were deployed on both wings. They were all dismounting and resting. As for the enemy's last surprise force, Shen Pei hasn't seen it yet.
Thinking of this, the rationing flag bearer ordered:
"Order the front line to stand up. Without my order, no one can retreat. Anyone who retreats will have everything killed."
Ku Lie's military law soon spread to the officials in the front line.
The general in the front camp was Jiao Chu, a brave man. He knew that Shen Pei was a ruthless person, so he didn't dare to show any slightness in his heart.
He personally went to the front line and conveyed the commander's military orders for this battle to all the generals, asking the brothers not to lose the face of the "Jiao" camp.
After building up his military strength, Jiao Chu did not leave the front line immediately. Instead, he took advantage of the opportunity to look at the enemy armored soldiers on the other side who were preparing to charge.
Jiao Chu's eyesight was not bad, and he could see almost exactly the same thing from more than five hundred steps away.
He knew about the Taishan Army. Although he was just a local tycoon, he didn't know much about the world's major events. But since the Taishan Army entered Hebei, it has successively defeated the two strongest front armies of the Han Army. Everyone knows how powerful these people are.
But today, when he saw the group of armored soldiers in front of him, he really intuitively felt what elite armored soldiers were. These individuals could really shine in the sun. How rich do they have to be.
Looking at my subordinates, they can't even make up for the first row. If you fight like this, there is no chance of winning.
Thinking of this, Jiao Chu unconsciously glanced back to the slope. All the trophies and baggage they had robbed were there, and he didn't know if there would be a chance to get them again.
Just when Jiao Chu finished his observation and was about to return to his safest right rear corner, the armored soldiers on the opposite side suddenly activated.
Especially when an armored man with a big ax led the charge, even though there were only five hundred people, they charged forward with a majestic force.
Jiao Chu secretly scolded these people for their lack of martial ethics and for sneaking up on him without even beating the drums, causing him to be on the dangerous front line now. But he also knew that the officials behind him were all looking at him. If he ran away now, how low would his morale be?
Jiao Chu, who was forced into a corner, also became furious. He was also a prominent figure in the North. Who wouldn't be able to do this if he really tried his best?
So Jiao Chu stood in the front row and shouted:
"Hold still, the first row will follow my orders before moving forward."
Needless to say, with Jiao Chu taking the lead and being on the front line, everyone's original nervousness and fear will be much better. After all, they had fought many battles and had one or two lives under their control. If they hadn't seen how sophisticated their opponents were, they wouldn't have panicked like this.
But now, with determination shown above, what else do they have to fear? Just hit it.
The judge on the back slope also saw the situation in the front line.
From such a distance, of course he couldn't see Jiao Chu coming to the front line, but he could see that Jiao Chu's flag had moved forward to the front line.
He really didn't expect that Jiao Chu would have such determination.
So he quickly ordered:
"Go to the front line to repay the reward. Lead the soldiers with Jiao Chu's body. Have a brave heart to fight. If you accumulate one level of merit, you will be rewarded with a hundred catties."
The leader waiting by the side received the military order and rushed to the front line on his horse, shouting all the way:
"Sima Jiaochu, the commander of the front camp, takes the lead and has the courage to fight. If he accumulates first-class merit, he will be rewarded with a hundred catties."
"Sima Jiaochu, the commander of the front camp, takes the lead and has the courage to fight. If he accumulates first-class merit, he will be rewarded with a hundred catties."
Tan Ma passed by, and the sound of reporting merit aroused the desire of all the camp officials under his command to seek merit. This was the effect Shen Pei wanted.
Looking at the enemy's armored soldiers getting closer and closer in the distance, Shen Pei smiled coldly. The enemy's army, which had not engaged in battle and was in chaos, was useless no matter how well-equipped it was.
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The same evaluation also emerged in Jiao Chu's mind.
Seeing the enemy troops that had already rushed out of formation, Jiao Chu's face flushed with excitement, and he shouted:
"Listen to my order and let go."
Jiao Hu's existence has replaced the role of the front line leader, so as soon as he spoke, the hand near him put down his hand.
The ones near them also followed suit, and finally those a little further away, even if they didn't hear General Jiao Chu's order clearly, they also put it down because they saw that everyone else was letting it go.
Jiao Chu originally thought that the enemy on the other side was a mob, but when the enemy troops got closer and closer, he felt something was wrong.
The first is that they seemed to have started charging from five hundred steps away. Wearing iron armor and under the sun, they kept charging all the way to the front. What kind of physical fitness is this?
Another thing is, these people seem to have no front, but why are they in twos and threes? There are three armors in front, another three armors on the left, and there is another three-person armor behind the six people. This seems to be somewhat regular in it.
Just when Jiao Chu's uneasiness was getting bigger and bigger, Xu Huang had already reached the front of the formation.
He had already seen the enemy's general's position, and without hesitation at all, he started to rush over with a group of three or three attackers.
Stepping on the increasingly hot yellow earth, Xu Huang's blood surged more and more, and the temperature inside his armor became higher and higher, all of which spurred him to move faster and faster.
Finally, at the end, he accelerated, jumped with a giant ax, and then jumped into the battle circle with the blank expressions of the Han army on the opposite side.
Afterwards, Xu Huang made these people understand what the bloody storm was. These people were completely helpless in the face of Xu Huang, who was covered in iron armor, but the giant ax in Xu Huang's hand was just wiped off and his limbs were broken off.
What frightened the Han army even more was the way the robes died.
For some unknown reason, this warrior, who was as majestic as a devil, liked to kill people by cutting him in the middle. After being beheaded, many of them couldn't die for a while, and they went crazy and covered their intestines that were bleeding all over the floor.
The stench of this battlefield rose to a new level.
Jiao Chu was not far away from Xu Huang, and he was also frightened by this man's ferocity. At this time, regardless of his own dignity, he planned to withdraw first.
He finally saw that this man was an unparalleled warrior, and he was definitely no match for him. He had to summon a group of big yellow crossbows to shoot at him.
But just as Jiao Chu was about to leave, he looked up in surprise and saw a flag with the word "Jiao" flying behind him.
Then he saw his flag guard standing behind him so stupidly, and he knew nothing about it before.
Jiao Chu's heart skipped a beat, and when he turned around, he saw the Taishan Army warrior looking at him with a bloody face, and he had just looked at this person.
Jiao Chu wished he could chop up his stupid flag guard. He wished he could die. When I go to the front line and you carry the general's flag for me, you really want the enemy to know that I'm here.
But the tiger soldier on the opposite side had already come to kill him. After casually cutting down two Han soldiers blocking the way, this man finally rushed in front of him.
Jiao Chu has never lacked bravery. When he saw this, he suddenly let out a wild roar and swung his sword towards the opposite side.
Xu Huang just raised his ax and easily knocked away the knife thrown by Jiao Hu.
Then he saw the commander-in-chief on the opposite side taking a mixture of iron and copper from his own soldiers, and then came over to kill him. Xu Huang snorted coldly, took something from the belt around his waist, and then shook it hard.
Then, as if the prohibition button had been pressed, Jiao Chu on the opposite side paused for a moment, then slowly collapsed to the ground. Then he saw a halberd stuck on his forehead.
Don't ask why Xu Huang knows this move, just ask which general in the Taishan Army doesn't know this move.
What is good at the top will be replicated below. What's more, this skill is really useful on the battlefield.
Within five steps, it's fast and accurate.
Jiao Chu's martial prowess had not yet been demonstrated, and it ended like this. After that, his head was cut off by Xu Huang and tied to his belt.
As for his generals and flag guards, they were chopped down one by one by the guards beside Xu Huang.
In this way, not even a moment after the battle broke out in front of the Han army, the generals and generals' flags were gone.
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As Xu Huang entered the formation, more and more Feihu soldiers began to rush into the Han army's horizontal formation, and then fought with swords against swords and axes against axes.
In matters of military warfare, A is the first. For the officers and soldiers fighting on the front line, the difference between having armor and not having armor is too big. The Flying Tigers didn't have to block the Han army's attack at all, so they chopped down the paper-like leather armor on the other side with just one move.
Life and death are just such a moment. And the result is often that the Han army dies, and nothing happens to the Taishan army.
You only need one knife to kill someone. Think about how crazy it would be to kill someone in just a moment.
The wails and cries from the front line had spread to the rear ranks, making them panic.
A few couldn't suppress their fear and turned around and left. But he was quickly caught up and chopped down by the Bazhan team from behind.
The reason why the Qinghe Han Army was able to achieve such combat effectiveness within a short period of time was due to harsh punishments.
So when they saw the miserable scene in the front line, everyone could only hold back and not dare to move, for fear of being pulled out by the beheading team and chopped down.
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When the big flag with the word "scorch" was cut down, Shen Pei on the slope could naturally see everything. He pinched his jade pendant to calm down.
Then he said to the flag soldiers:
"Give Zhang Qi and Zhao Rui orders to step forward to assist Hengzhen."
Soon, this military order was sent via flag language to the military formation where Zhang Qi and Zhao Rui were, and they were behind Jiao Chu.
At this time, Zhang Qi's forehead was covered with sweat, not from heat, but from fear.
He knew that Jiao Chu was strong in battle and under his command, but who would have thought that they would be defeated so quickly?
Because of the problem of vision, they didn't know exactly what the strength of the Taishan Army's trapped troops was, and because of this, they frightened themselves even more in their minds.
The flag soldiers on the side had received the military order from the Chinese army and said to Zhang Qi:
"Sima, the Chinese army asked us to step forward to support the front line."
This person said this three times in a row before waking up Zhang Qi.
"What?"
At this time, Zhang Qi asked with a confused look on his face.
When Ying Qibing saw Zhang Qi's sweat on his head and his white lips, he became even more panicked. He said in a panic:
"The Chinese Army asked us..."
Zhang Qi directly grabbed the conversation:
"Okay, the Chinese army asked us to withdraw. So why are we still standing there? Withdraw our troops."
Ying Qibing looked at Zhang Qi's flushed face with excitement and choked back the next words. Half of the officials in their Zhangzi camp were descendants of the Zhang family, and they were out-and-out disciple soldiers.
So when Zhang Qi makes his decision, no one will object.
So, the judge who was frowning at the battle saw such a scene.
As soon as he ordered the two battalions to move forward, he saw the two battalions moving away one after the other.
Shen Pei immediately realized that Zhang Qi was going to run away.
At this moment, Shen Pei was trembling with anger and had no hope of winning this battle.
Originally, they were fighting against the odds. In this wilderness, with 6,000 infantry and cavalry against 3,000 elite cavalry, the chances of winning were slim to begin with. But when Zhang Qi, a beast, stabbed him in the back, his military morale was completely lost.
Thinking of how high-spirited he was before the expedition, and how he might be defeated and humiliated later, he lowered his hands feebly.
But as soon as his hand lowered, he was caught by someone.
Then Shenpei saw his nephew holding his hand and said firmly:
"Uncle, we haven't lost yet."
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Zhang Chong has been watching the formation calmly. He had no doubts about winning this battle. Wouldn't it be right for his three thousand elite riders to defeat the five or six thousand people on the opposite side in this wilderness?
However, the enemy's chaos was faster than Zhang Chong expected. After all, based on the previous results of this Han army, it was still quite strong.
Who would have thought that these are actually silver-like pewter spearheads. They are like wolves and tigers when they bully those who are weaker than themselves, and they collapse when they encounter those who are stronger than themselves.
It seems that I still look down upon the other generation.
Seeing the chaos on the other side, Zhang Chong stopped waiting and ordered the second wave of attacks.
At this moment, Li Hu's and Li Fu's two battalions of Qianqi, organized by their respective generals and generals, began to line up in a cone-shaped impact array, preparing to carry out a devastating blow to the enemy's waist from both sides.
The knights checked the status of their horses one last time, and then all mounted.
Amidst the neighing of thousands of horses, the two battalions of Li Hu and Li Fu rushed out to fight.
The earth-shaking impact came like an overwhelming mountain, and the Han army began to collapse before they even got close.
Again, without courage and strong formation in the wilderness, infantry can only achieve military merit under the impact of cavalry.
More and more Han troops abandoned their formation and fled. There are also some loyal and brave people who try to save the defeat and still hold on to the front.
For example, a general would personally supervise the battle with his sword, set up a flag before breaking the troops, and shout: "Anyone who crosses the flag will be killed!"
But the rout continued, and the soldiers detoured directly from the flag.
This general is Zhao Rui who was ordered to move forward before. Seeing that his defeat was certain, he committed suicide under the banner of shame and anger.
At this point, the Han army in Qinghe fought for a moment, and the army was defeated.
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