Chapter 649 A fatal blow

With the sound of weapons clashing, blood spurted out and corpses fell to the ground from the horse's back.

The Longxiang Army and the Pishi Ying Army were entangled.

Luo Youdu withdrew his gaze and secretly rejoiced that it was Yang Ye who had made a great contribution this time.

As Xiao Qulie thought, Long Xiang's army was not equipped with cavalry shields. In other words, most of the Central Plains cavalry were not equipped with cavalry shields.

Mainly because the Central Plains cavalry, from generals to soldiers, like to fight with long soldiers with both hands, and cavalry shields are a burden for them.

The key is that with the improvement of smelting technology and the development of the country's overall economy, the effectiveness of armor has been improved. The ability to defend against arrows is getting stronger and stronger, and the horse bows of the nomads cannot cause much damage to the cavalry.

The Khitan suddenly developed a powerful recurve bow and a chisel-shaped arrowhead specially designed to break armor. For them with information asymmetry, if they use inertial thinking to deal with it, they will definitely cause a lot of damage.

Just like their divine arm bow...

Luo Youdu did not believe that the Khitans would foolishly use their heavy armored cavalry to attack the crossbow array. The reason was that the Divine Arm Bow was an unprecedented improvement and used archery to shoot, giving the enemy the illusion that they were setting up a bow and arrow array.

Only then did heavy armored cavalry charge into the crossbow array.

With his rich experience against the enemy, Yang Ye gained insight into the changes in the enemy's equipment and established the advantage of Long Xiang's army at this moment.

There is no doubt that the recurve bow and chisel-shaped arrowheads have not been effective, and the Pishi Eagle Army is already at a disadvantage.

The Pishi Eagle Army is good at bows and horses. They rely on their powerful bows and arrows to disrupt the enemy's formation and win in the chaos.

Now their bows and arrows have lost their effectiveness, allowing the Long Xiang army led by Dang Jin to close in.

The result is self-evident.

Khitan military formation.

Yelu will be photographed. Yelu's house hostage and all the Khitan soldiers and generals are silent.

They never imagined that the proud Tielin Army and the Eagle Army of the Pishi Army, two powerful armies that they had high hopes for, would go into battle at the same time, and it would be like this.

Both are at a disadvantage...

Yelu Bishe didn't know much about military affairs, and he was still in command at first. Now that he was at such a disadvantage, he felt a little blind. He suppressed panic and maintained his majesty as the Khitan emperor, saying: "Yu Yue, is the situation not good for us?"

Yelu Wuzhi understood the meaning of Yelu Bishe and said: "The Southern Dynasty's infiltration into our internal affairs is more serious than we imagined. We have made advance preparations to achieve this situation. The top priority is to let the Tielin army retreat. The Southern Dynasty's important task

Jia's ax is more powerful than we thought, so let Wu Xian lead his troops to support it."

Yelvbi asked: "Where is the Eagle Army?"

Yelu Wuzhi shook his head and said: "The Eagle Army cannot retreat. Once the Eagle Army retreats, the opponent's Longxiang Army will have no control. They will either take advantage of the victory to cover up the attack, or they will cut off the Tielin Army's retreat, which will be detrimental to us."

The Tielin Army is a heavily armored cavalry, so naturally it is not as fast as the Long Xiang Army's assault cavalry.

Yelv Bishe no longer hesitated, and made arrangements according to Yelu Wuzhi's suggestion. Seeing Xi General Wu Xian leading the Xi tribe's cavalry to the battlefield, he suddenly thought of something, his face changed drastically, and he whispered: "I won't let that happen.

The Southern Dynasty has found out."

Yelu Wuzhi was extremely serious and said: "It's impossible. There are only a handful of people who know what happened. This was all discovered by the Southern Dynasty. There are no people from us in the temple."

Yelu Bishou felt relieved.

Yelu Wuzhi looked at Yelu Shabu with some complexity. The sworn expression appeared in his mind, and he thought to himself: "Should I tell him?"

Soon his eyes became determined and he no longer considered the matter.

Every move of the Khitan army was quickly discovered by Luo Youdu.

Lu Duoxun said: "Your Majesty, the enemy has sent troops to support the Tielin Army. Depending on the situation, it is not to assist in the attack, but to cover their retreat."

Luo Youdu only had one pair of eyes and could not take into account the overall situation. Advisors such as Lu Duoxun and Han Wei beside him naturally helped share the burden.

Luo Youdu pondered for a moment and said: "It's not that easy to retreat. Order Liu Fu to bite the Tielin army and ask Zhang Qiong to fight their reinforcements."

At this time, Han Wei, who was helping to keep an eye on the enemy's Yelüsha tribe, suddenly reminded him: "Your Majesty, look, the enemy by the river has moved."

Luo Youdu, who had been paying attention to the Chinese army, held up his telescope and looked at the Yelusha tribe on the bank of the river, and said in surprise: "Hey!"

Yelusha on the river bank unexpectedly attacked with force. They divided their troops into two groups and attacked the Longxiang army directly advancing from the Dang. They all rushed into Yao Neibin's army.

They came out in full force and fought extremely fiercely and decisively.

"Let Yao Neibin hold on and don't worry about their division of troops! It is his task to protect the river."

Luo Youdu reacted very quickly and kept issuing orders: "Hu Yanzan, you lead one unit to support Long Xiang's army."

Hu Yanzan was instantly excited and shouted: "Kill the thief!"

As if he had been given blood, he led his soldiers and horses towards the battlefield.

Yelüsha stood on a higher hill on the river bank and looked down at the battlefield. It goes without saying what the situation has been like since the war.

The defeat of the Iron Forest Army and the Eagle Army was fatal to them.

Yelusha had experienced hundreds of battles and knew everything about the battlefield.

Such a large-scale legionary battle relies on two words: "morale."

By controlling morale, you can win the final victory.

There are 30,000 soldiers in the Central Plains, and the Khitans have more than 45,000 in total.

Even if we don't resist each other, we can kill each other from morning till night if we fight each other with swords.

If we really want to determine the outcome based on damage and casualties, we have to fight until the sky is dark and the earth is dark.

Whichever side has strong morale will be in decline relative to the other side.

If the fighting spirit is not there, no matter how many soldiers and horses there are, they are still a burden.

Over the years, the Central Plains have developed an invincible mentality, so they have unparalleled resilience. Even if they are in a crisis, their desire to win will not diminish. Even if the enemy is outnumbered, they still have the courage to fight to the end.

This is the unique characteristic of a warrior who has fought hundreds of battles and a journey of everlasting victory.

Relatively speaking, the Khitan has been in troubled times in recent years. It has been overwhelmed by the Southern Dynasty in every aspect. It has internal divisions and unstable temples. From the overall situation, it is weaker.

Although they have not developed badly over the years.

Faced with this situation, their small failures will be magnified.

The Tielin Army placed high hopes on the Khitan people, but they boasted too much.

Let the Central Plains suppress them as soon as they meet now. The impact on the morale of the entire army will be far greater than an ordinary defeat.

If the situation cannot be reversed in a short period of time and continues to be consumed, defeat is inevitable.

When the Tielin Army completely retreats, it may be the moment of great defeat.

The Tielin Army can still hold on with its courage, but for at least half an hour...

The Tielin Army indeed possesses unparalleled combat power, but their men and horses are heavily armored and are destined to be unable to fight for a long time. Once their manpower and horsepower are exhausted, they will be slaughtered like lambs.

Something must be done!

Yelusha refocused his attention on the battlefield in front of him. The ground was covered with flesh and blood, making the river bank red and green, and the piled corpses could even fill up the river bank.

In less than half an hour, more than 1,300 brothers have been killed.

"Commander! If you can't rush in, the opponent will not give up an inch as if he is risking his life." Ge Yi retreated from the front line. He was hit by an arrow in the abdomen, leaving only an arrow tail. He also received a knife on his chest and left arm.

Gun, eyes are red.

Yelusha glanced at him, and his cold gaze made him take a step back.

"They don't want their lives, so you just care about yours?"

Ge Yi was furious and shouted: "I, the Khitan warrior, are not afraid of death. Almost all of the eight hundred brothers who rushed with me fell on the river beach. I will feel heartbroken in the end."

Yelusha gritted his teeth and said: "Then I will give you eight hundred people. Even if you take one step forward, your great contribution will be remembered. In today's battle, there will be no retreat!"

Ge Yi nodded heavily, turned around and rushed towards the battlefield without saying a word.

Dayu right-wing army.

Yao Neibin was a little confused at the moment, and Yelusha across from him seemed to have suddenly gone crazy, biting him desperately.

No casualties, no losses.

Yao Neibin is also a veteran general who has experienced battles for a long time. He knows his tasks well and can distinguish the priorities.

His task was to coordinate and protect the river, which was far inferior to Gao Huaide's left-wing army, let alone the forward army, which was the fiercest battle.

Why are you biting so hard at yourself?

Yao Neibin licked his chapped lips and roared loudly: "Even the Khitan kid treats our bodyguard and infantry division as a soft persimmon, how can he bear it? He has to use all his strength to do it, but he can't let Ma

The people from the Military Division and the Front Division are competing against each other."

There are three forbidden armies of Dayu: the Imperial Camp Division, the Palace Front Division, and the Guards and Military Division.

Of course, it goes without saying that the Imperial Camp Division was established by Luo Youdu. The Dianqian Division was the main force of the Later Zhou Dynasty in the past and was commanded by Han Lingkun.

The Guards and Military Division is divided into the Infantry Division and the Horse Division.

The commander of the Ma Army Division was Gao Huaide, while the commander of the Infantry Division was Han Tong.

The situation is obvious.
To be continued...