Chapter 56 Cavalry Collision Six
Gradually, Xu Kang seemed to have found some patterns in the white horse's attack.
It is obvious that Gongsun Zan is not willing to throw his cavalry into a melee. He always points it out and gives full play to the characteristics of the white horse, which is good at fighting horses and strong in riding and shooting, and has mastered the rhythm changes of the entire battlefield. .
Although Xu Kang was unable to change all this, he was unwilling to just follow Gongsun Zan's rhythm. In order to disrupt the opponent's rhythm, he divided his cavalry into three brigades, and ordered Zhao Bahu, Xian Yufu and Pei Yuanshao to command one group respectively. Team.
Whenever the White Horse Yi Cong launches an attack, they send a cavalry force to meet the enemy, which can effectively save their own limited horse power.
With his majestic white horse and handsome appearance, Gongsun Zan is as dazzling as Prince Charming in fairy tales at any time. If he were placed in modern society, he would charm many nymphomaniac girls.
But at this time, he was full of helplessness. After all, his troops were still too few. Faced with Xu Kang's rogue style, he didn't have many countermeasures. After all, with his troops of more than 3,000 men, if If the troops are divided again, even if Xu Kang allows himself to rush over, the threat to the Yellow Turban Army camp will be very limited.
Gongsun Zan now gradually understood that it seemed impossible to repeat the great victory of the previous few nights when the opponent was well prepared.
If this is the case, then I will eat your annoying cavalry to vent my hatred.
The corner of Gongsun Zan's mouth raised his signature sneer again, and he charged forward brandishing a double-headed iron spear.
Seeing Gongsun Zan launching another offensive, Xu Kang thought that the opponent was still just harassing, so he waved his command flag and ordered Zhao Bahu to attack.
Zhao Bahu, who had been waiting for the formation for a long time, saw the order, immediately grasped the steel gun, turned the horse's head, shouted, and led more than a thousand soldiers under his command to meet him.
The bumpy horse shook his soul, and the manic strong wind blew his fighting spirit. Zhao Bahu was extremely obsessed with this feeling of charging.
Because only on horseback can he forget about his disabled right leg, only on horseback can he feel that he is complete, and only on horseback can he become a hero admired by the soldiers instead of a cripple.
The big iron gun was flying in his hand, and his heart was flying at the same time.
When the two teams were about to collide, Zhao Bahu saw the man who was still dazzling among the white horses. He was the owner of the white horse Yi Cong - Gongsun Zan. Zhao Bahu almost subconsciously rushed towards the man on horseback. .
Gongsun Zan also saw Zhao Bahu. It was this man who prevented him from fully attacking in the battle a few nights ago. If she had not led the cavalry to disrupt the situation, Gongsun Zan believed that he would have been able to defeat Cheng Yuanzhi's army that night. defeated.
If that's the case, just a few thousand men could defeat the tens of thousands of Yellow Turban troops who had been confronting Liu Yan for a year. This myth, which is not a myth, would elevate his reputation to a point unmatched by anyone in Youzhou. It's a pity that all this is not a myth. They were all destroyed by the man in front of me.
Gongsun Zan not only hated the other party for ruining his good deeds, but also recognized that this person must be a high-ranking official among the Yellow Turban thieves, so he also rushed towards him.
The two were approaching quickly, and Zhao Bahu had already seen that the other side seemed to have no signs of retreat. It seemed that Bai Ma Yicong finally wanted to have an upright cavalry battle. Thinking of this, Zhao Bahu was not afraid of the backlash and accelerated towards Gongsun Zan. go.
The two of them thrust out the spears in their hands almost at the same time. The two spears met in the air and struck each other. After a stream of sparks were wiped out, they passed by their ears.
Speaking of the cavalry's fighting style, it is actually far from as exciting as shown in later movies and TV dramas. When the cavalry charges, because they are surrounded by their own people, they can only charge straight forward, and the only way to attack is the simplest thrust. This is
This is the reason why most cavalrymen are equipped with long weapons such as guns and spears that are good for thrusting.
So when the two of them passed by each other, Zhao Bahu thought he had escaped Gongsun Zan's attack range, but he didn't expect that his real killing move would begin just then.
The back-carrying spear is different from the back-carrying spear used in combat. Gongsun Zan made a double-headed iron spear in order to enable himself to perform this maneuver when the cavalry charged. He twisted the body of the gun backwards and stabbed with his back hand, without using ordinary marksmanship at all.
In the middle of the step of turning the gun head, almost at the moment when the two men passed by on the wrong horse, the wall on the other side had penetrated directly into the back of Zhao Bahu's head, making a "pop" sound, as if he was defeated.
Gongsun Zan continued to advance, unable to check his results at all. He could only rely on his feeling that he had concentrated his opponents.
When Xu Kang saw that Gongsun Zan had changed his usual fighting style and the whole army was pressing forward, he was shocked and secretly yelled, "Not good." Before the generals around him could react, they already shouted:
"Cavalry, all troops attack."
Nearly three thousand cavalry, led by Xu Kang, rumbled towards Gongsun Zan's white horse Yi Cong.
In an instant, more than 6,000 cavalry collided and became entangled. Horse head against horse head, horse tail holding horse tail, fighting into a ball.
White Horse Yi Cong has been trained for a long time, and his riding skills and personal combat power are superior to the Yellow Turban Knights. However, this advantage is not obvious in the melee. On the contrary, the Yellow Turban Army's military advantage and the knights' desperate tactics gradually become apparent.
Showing its power. After being hit, every Yellow Turban knight immediately jumped out of his horse with a roar, rushed towards the white horse Yi Cong, biting his mouth with his teeth, and used all possible means to kill them all. The white horse Yi Cong
The casualties increased rapidly.
This is why Gongsun Zan was unwilling to fight in the beginning.
The two sides fought for nearly an hour, with heavy casualties. Finally, Gongsun Zan saw that his soldiers suffered too many casualties compared to previous battles, so he had to issue the order to retreat first.
"We won." Although there were less than two thousand people left, the White Horse Yi Cong had indeed retreated. When this fact was confirmed, the Yellow Turban Army cheered completely.
Because although it was Baima Yicong who took the initiative to withdraw from the battle, it was Baima Yicong, the cavalry team that the people on the grassland were afraid of. Now we have actually forced them back. Isn't this worthy of cheering?
Just when Xu Kang and the other soldiers were cheering like children, Gong Yinglian came over with a horse, and Zhao Bahu was sitting on it.
Wherever the horses passed by, all the cavalry stopped cheering and stood aside indifferently.
Xu Kang hadn't reacted yet and said with a smile: "What's wrong? We defeated Baima Yicong, just for everyone to be happy, you..." He finally realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere, and the smile on his face gradually condensed.
I heard Gong Yinglian choke and say: "General Zhao has passed away."
Xu Kang was stunned for a moment, as if he had been struck by lightning.
Zhao Bahu's funeral was held with great grandeur, and was attended not only by soldiers from the knight camp, but also by major generals in the army.
As the veteran and main founder of the Steel Sword Knights Camp, his status and reputation in the Knights Camp are unmatched by even the commander-in-chief Xu Kang.
And he has indeed lived up to expectations, building the Steel Sword Knights Camp into a warrior camp that dares to fight and fight hard.
He is worthy of the title of Youzhou Yellow Turban Hero.
The flames soaring into the sky drowned Zhao Bahu's figure. Xue Keer cried like a man in tears and said: "Master once said that if he dies one day, I hope he can be taken back to his hometown for burial."
"I will, I will definitely take him back to my hometown." Xu Kang made his promise seriously.
Chapter completed!