Chapter 419
Opposite to Longxiang Army are the Shuangmi cavalry led by Shuangmi Xihou, with a total of more than 5,000 people.
When he saw the strange cavalry army opposite, Shuangmi Xihou had already started to feel a little confused.
I have never seen such a strange cavalry unit.
But Shuangmi Xihou could not retreat. On the one hand, he was unwilling to lose face in front of his mortal enemy Xiumi Xihou. On the other hand, as King Yuezhi said, Shuangmi Xihou had actually noticed the shortcomings of the Zhao cavalry on the opposite side - the mobility was too poor!
In Shuangmixihou's view, there are three factors that determine the outcome of the cavalry's battle, namely horses, riding and shooting.
All three are very important, and the most important one is undoubtedly the horse.
Isn’t the reason why cavalry is a cavalry because it has horses and has strong mobility compared to infantry?
Just like the Zhao cavalry in front of you, one by one, they are covered with helmets and armor, there is no mobility at all?
Not to mention mobility, I’m afraid that the acceleration cannot be added, right?
Can this kind of thing be called a cavalry?
With this in mind, Shuangmixihou issued an order without hesitation: "The whole army is ready to shoot, and then go around!"
For Shuangmixihou, of course, he would not be stupid enough to fight head-on with the Zhao cavalry, who seemed to have strong protective power. What is riding a horse and rushing forward is something that the cavalry would only do when facing the defeated infantry.
Just shoot an arrow and lure the inappropriate cavalry to rush up, and then run with them like walking a dog, so that their horses can be exhausted and then they can fight as much as they want.
Under the order of Shuangmixihou, many Shuangmi cavalrymen drew their bows on the horse and shot the first wave of arrows in one after another.
Accompanied by a jingling sound, most of the arrows fell on the armor, and of course they did not cause any decent damage.
Shuangmixihou was prepared for this, anyway, this wave of arrows just angered the other party.
Seeing that the distance between the two sides was very close, and the cavalry of the Longxiang Army on the opposite side also began to speed up. Shuangmixihou pulled the reins without hesitation and headed towards the side.
Under the leadership of Shuangmixihou, five thousand Shuangmi cavalry led their horses to turn and prepared to bypass the battlefield in a diagonal manner.
After running wildly for a while, Shuangmixihou felt very happy and thought to himself: "Those armors seem to be all iron helmets. Maybe after seizing them back, you can make some iron tools and make them out. By the way, our Shuangmi team does not have craftsmen. Let's see if we can grab some craftsmen back this time."
Suddenly, a scream came: "Be careful, Lord Xihou!"
Shuangmixihou subconsciously turned his head and looked at it, and his face suddenly changed drastically.
"How is this possible?"
The Zhao cavalry, who originally thought that they would never be able to catch up with them, was already in front of them!
Shuangmixihou made a major mistake. He just took it for granted that heavy things would definitely not run light things. He did not know that the heavy cavalry of the Longxiang Army in front of him were best at sprinting, and he did not know how many arduous training the soldiers of the Longxiang Army, including the mounts, had carried out to enhance their explosive power and sprinting speed. Even even cultivated war horses consciously cultivated in this regard.
When he came to his senses, a Longxiang Army officer rushing to the front had already caught up with him, and a long steel gun swept towards him!
Shuangmixihou was shocked and subconsciously raised the saber in his hand to block it.
With a loud bang, Shuangmixihou felt his right hand tremble, and the tiger's mouth was torn apart in an instant, and the sabre in his hand couldn't help but soar into the sky.
When Shuangmixihou was secretly complaining that something was wrong and wanted to distance the two sides, the officer of the Longxiang Army opposite took back his spear and stabbed him again.
The shot was a quick, accurate and ruthless person. Shuangmixihou had no time to make a mistake, and then the tip of the gun pierced his chest mercilessly.
The severe pain instantly poured into Shuangmi Xihou's mind. He opened his mouth wide and stretched forward with his hands trying his best to grab some life-saving straw.
However, the next moment, the spear was pulled out of his body and took away the life of the Yuezhi Xu.
"This is impossible!" The Yuezhi King in the distance screamed in shock.
There were nearly tens of thousands of cavalry on both sides rolling in smoke and dust. Of course, the Yuezhi King could not see all the situation clearly, but the Zhao army's cavalry rushed into the Shuangmi cavalry like a group of wolves descending the mountain. The situation of cutting the Shuangmi cavalry off the horse like chopping melons and vegetables still clearly came into the eyes of the Yuezhi King.
Next to King Yuezhi, the Qin envoy looked as if dead and kept lamenting: "It's over, it's over."
Under the stunned gaze of the Yuezhi people, the five thousand cavalry were killed and dispersed like five thousand sheep, fleeing in a hurry on the prairie, with corpses everywhere.
Anyone with eyes can see that Shuangmi is finished.
The Yuezhi King's eyes were red.
That was a total of five thousand cavalry, one-quarter of the Yuezhi cavalry this time!
King Yuezhi grabbed the envoy's neckline and stared at the other party viciously: "You damn thing, dare you deceive me? Why are the fighting power of the people of Zhao so strong?"
The Qin envoy had come back to his senses and looked calm: "King, the foreign minister has already said to let you retreat."
King Yuezhi was speechless. After a while, he pulled the Qin envoy heavily to the ground: "Tie him up!"
Suddenly, the Yuezhi King suddenly looked up.
A sound of drums hit the ears of all Yuezhi people.
The Zhao army's central army formation began to attack.
The densely packed infantry soldiers came out like a tide.
On the other side, the cavalry of the Xiumi tribe was blocked by the chariot formation and could only shoot cold arrows from afar. If they were slightly closer, they would be blocked by the dense arrows of the Zhao army.
The Yuezhi King gasped and his eyes fell in the direction just now.
The Zhao State Chongjia Army, which had killed 5,000 cavalry of Shuangmi, had turned around and stopped chasing the remaining soldiers of Shuangmi, but stopped horse hooves and slowly pressed towards the Yuezhi Central Army's main formation while gathering its formation.
The Yuezhi King was a little dry and asked at the generals beside him: "Who can stop this cavalry?"
It is not the first time that the Yuezhi King has led his troops. Of course, it can be seen that the key is that if no one can block the impact of the Longxiang Army, then nothing will be in vain.
No one could answer the question of the Yuezhi King. The two Xuhou, who were beside the Yuezhi King, lowered their heads guiltily, fearing that they would be named by their own king.
The Shuangmi tribe is a powerful tribe second only to the Xiumi tribe among the five major tribes. Even the Shuangmi tribe was beaten to such a powerless resistance. These two Xihou, who were not as good as the Shuangmi tribe, naturally could not volunteer.
Seeing Zhao's troops approaching, the Yuezhi King's face was gloomy and clear.
Finally, someone couldn't help but whisper: "Master, why not... withdraw your troops!"
As soon as this statement was made, it seemed like a barrier was broken, and the generals of the Yuezhi even agreed.
It was really because the Shuangmi team was defeated too quickly and miserably just now, which scared everyone.
God knows how many such cavalry in Zhao State still exist!
The Yuezhi King was silent for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Send the order immediately, retreat, retreat immediately!"
With the order from the King of Yuezhi, many Yuezhi cavalry no longer hesitated, retreated like a tide, galloping towards the north.
Le Yi looked at the Yuezhi cavalry who was leaving, frowned, and sighed: "There are too few cavalry..."
At present, Le Yi only has these three thousand Dragon Xiang troops in his hands. After the Yuezhi people chose to escape, Le Yi did not have a good way to deal with the other party.
But immediately Le Yi's face became relaxed and he ordered: "Come on, I'll send orders to everyone to catch the prisoners. Remember, the living prisoners are calculated based on the military merits of the two heads!"
Le Yi has already thought about it. It is impolite to come but not go. Since the Yuezhi people dare to approach so close to Guanzhong this time, Zhao State will definitely go back and "visit" it next time.
By that time, these living Yuezhi captive guides would be very important.
Chapter completed!