It was just dawn.
Shortly after the rising sun lifted off the ground, the sunlight splashed from the east, illuminating the enemy cavalry that rushed from west to east. Occasionally, some armor and swords in the enemy's queue reflected the light into the eyes of the soldiers of the Dai County Army. The sparkling spots were like the rippling waves rising from the deep black waves.
 The attack was more than a thousand cavalry on the right side of the Youzhou Central Army. Under the general's call, they rode their horses and moved forward quickly. At first, it seemed to pierce the left ribs of the Daijun Army's front, but when they were about to enter the Daijun Army's range of the Daijun Army's bow and arrow, they suddenly turned, swept horizontally across the center of the battlefield, and instantly rushed to the right wing.
Although this light cavalry has only more than a thousand strength, it is very powerful because it is loose in formation when running. They stormed the entire array of Dai County Army, cooperating with the rolling smoke and dust and the shouts of killing, and the rumbling of iron hooves, causing the blades of grass to sway and the earth to tremble. It is like surging and angry waves roaring along the embankment, and it is about to uproot the embankment!
The Dai County Army's array was spread out based on two rivers, north and south, and was roughly shaped like an east-west fan. At this moment, the light cavalry under Ni Yi's troops had retreated to the central army with Lu Yao, and the entire formation was completely under the cover of the side vans. Hundreds of side vans formed a whole and were connected by iron chains. After each group, the spearmen, archers, and swords and shields formed dozens of small square formations. The spearmen provided medium-range lethality, crossbowmen carried out long-range killing, swords and shields dealt with the situation of fighting, and the side vans were the unbreakable Jincheng Tangchi. The four cooperated and complemented each other, enough to exert several times of their power.
Faced with the provocation of Youzhou Light Cavalry, the rows of side vans remained motionless, and the spears like forests mounted by the spearmen on the roof of the side vans were also unmoved.
The enemy cavalry roared straight to the far right wing of the Daijun Army, and turned around before they were about to step into the water siege on the banks of the Liansan River. Thousands of cavalry turned half a circle and ran to the left wing again. This time, their route was approaching much closer. While galloping on horseback, many riders controlled the horses with their legs, and shot with their bows and arrows.
The continuous trembling sound of bowstrings almost overwhelmed the sound of hooves. Hundreds of arrows flew across the sky like locusts. Most of the arrows hit the wooden boards set up by the side vans, making a tick sound; some of them drew arcs across the wooden wall and fell from the gaps of the shields set up by the swords and shields, which immediately caused a scattered whine. Some soldiers standing in the array fell down, and then some companions picked up the dropped shields and filled the shield dam again.
Cavalry and shooting are quite superb skills in the Central Plains, and they are not mastered by trained elites. But in the northern border, it seems that every Hu can do it easily. It has to be admitted that in terms of combat skills alone, the Xianbei cavalry far exceeds the Jin people, and even better than the Miscellaneous Hu cavalry recruited by Lu Yao in Dai County.
"This is just a means of testing by the enemy, but letting it go is not a solution..." Lu Yao murmured to himself. Although the Dai County Army was properly defended, such losses could be almost negligible in the entire battle; but if he was always in a situation where he was beaten and did not fight back, the morale of the soldiers would soon drop to a situation of collapse. He narrowed his eyes, looked back and forth at the movements of the enemy on a large scale, and suddenly shouted: "Send the order to the front line to find a way to drive these flies away, be careful not to fight!"
The commander rushed downhill and rode his horse away. After a moment, the flags representing the leader of the front formation shook repeatedly, indicating that he had received the order. However, the entire army did not move any movement, allowing the enemy cavalry to gallop back and forth. The soldiers just shrank, and there were no bows and arrows that they were shooting. This scene caused many generals and officers in the central army to look at each other, and many people showed doubts and even nervous expressions.
The leader of the front formation is Liu Xia. The experience of fighting side by side in the past two months has made Lu Yao full of confidence in this young general who is both civil and military, so he did not specifically instruct Liu Xia how to do it. The battlefield changes in all directions, and the way to win is originally one-minded.
The Xianbei cavalry crossed the front for the fourth time. This time, they were closer to the modern county army's chariot formation than the previous few times, and chose to shoot at a high angle. The arrows drew high arcs across the wooden wall. Although most of them were blocked by shields, many stray arrows still hit, causing considerable commotion to the infantry behind the wall.
A thousand-mile dike collapsed in an ant hole. Judging from the experience of the Xianbei people and the Jin people's countless battles, such a shake means that morale cannot be maintained; soon, the shake will extend to the entire army like a plague. "Come again! Come again!" A large Xianbei man dressed as the leader laughed out loud: "Come again, they will be finished!"
After all, the number of Xianbei people had too much advantage, which made many soldiers relax their vigilance. The commander of the Xianbei light cavalry was also immersed in the joy of suppressing the Daijun army. He did not notice that due to the slightly exhausted war horses, their speed of galloping decreased slightly; and the route of running was getting closer and closer to the Daijun army's chariot formation.
At this moment, the rapid drum beats in the Daijun army formation rang, and the stretched wooden wall suddenly became higher. Hundreds of swords and shields shouted at the same time and raised their shields to the wooden wall. The crossbowmen raised their upper bodies and exerted their strength, and launched a volley with their shield cover!
漫天的弩箭厉啸着飞扑而至!
The power of riding and shooting is mainly reflected in the combination of long-range strikes and the maneuverability of war horses. In terms of lethality alone, it is inferior to step shooting. That is because it is inconvenient to use force on horseback and riding a bow is usually softer than step bow; and the running horses are bumpy and it is difficult for archers to aim.
The disadvantage of riding and shooting is the advantage of step shooting. On the one hand, most of the Daijun crossbowmen who launched the volleys used extremely powerful long-shot horn bows, with a range of nearly a hundred steps higher than the short bows of the Xianbei people. Half of these strong bows came from the savings of the Hu tribes of Daijun over the years, and half came from the support of the counties and states in northern Jizhou. Although they were all old goods, after the emergency repair and preparation of the past month, most of them have been restored to function and can play a role in the battle on the north grassland. On the other hand, the Xianbei light cavalry traveled horizontally in front of the Daijun army. In order to form a dense ejection, they slowed down and stacked several queues. This is the favorite target of the crossbowmen who posed a standard step shooting posture!
The Xianbei cavalry suddenly transformed from hunters to prey. They were dumbfounded and at a loss. In an instant, dense arrows fell like rain, easily passing through the body without armor, bringing out a bang of blood mist. The injured Xianbei cavalry roared and wanted to persist in fighting, but the war horses caught in the arrow jumped and neighed wildly, completely disrupting their formation.
At this time, the fierce and fast drum sounded again. The swords and shields filled between the side vans ran away to both sides, and a cavalry suddenly came out of the formation! The leader was Liu Xia and Liu Zhengchang!
"good!"
“Beautiful job!”
The ranks of the ranks who were watching the battle with Lu Yao could not suppress their excitement, and some even beat their armor vigorously and cheered continuously.
Lu Yao was very optimistic about Liu Xia's ability, and Xue Tong was convinced of Lu Yao's vision. Therefore, the two of them were not worried about the small battle situation in front of them at first, and they were even less concerned about it at this moment. Even when the dust was rolling in front of them and the two armies were in a mess, they even had time to chat.
Xue Tong smiled bitterly and said, "Daoming, if you go ahead and scold Wang Jun, you will immediately send troops to attack. This ability is really rare."
"That's natural." Lu Yao was staring at the enemy's movements, calculating the military strength everywhere with his fingers, and replied casually: "When I was in Luoyang, I had heard of some of the deeds of Wang Pengzu. This family has a very high family, but because of the low status of the mother's family, I was disliked by my biological father since I was a child, so I developed an extremely inferior personality and hated others' verbal attacks the most... This is exactly what I need today. Moreover, hehe, I am actually good at trash talk and I have a halo of mocking."
Xue Tong widened her eyes like a copper bell and was stunned for a moment, and decided not to pay attention to the words that she could not understand. He shook his head and sighed, "I have something I can't think thoroughly. Please forgive me for being stupid... What does the so-called 'just fit today' mean? The two armies are going to fight anyway, so why do we have to anger Wang Pengzu?"
The scolding was only targeted by Wang Jun, which was almost nothing to the morale of the local Xianbei soldiers, and the effect of boosting the morale of one side was actually very limited. In Xue Tong's opinion, this was a meaningless act. But Xue Tong knew that Lu Yao's actions must have corresponding reasons. After struggling for a while, he finally decided to ask clearly.
Lu Yao pondered for a moment. He noticed that after hearing Xue Tong's question, middle-level officers including He Yun and Chu Kun all showed a very interesting expression. So he thought for a while, what should he say to make the generals and schoolmen understand while explaining his own actions. At this time, someone suddenly interrupted: "General Lu's move is really in line with the current situation and is consistent with the military strategy. If General Lu's permission is granted, I would be willing to explain to General Xue."
The person who spoke was Wei Cao. Because of his noble status, Lu Yao only appointed his entourage to defend him, but did not restrict his actions. The Dingxiang Hou had always stopped at the center of the Dai County Army and watched the situation with the generals. No one had expected that he would suddenly ask for a speech at this time.
"...If Duke Deyuan really knows my feelings, then you might as well say it." Lu Yao said. Wei Cao was famous in the northern grasslands, but when he talked with Lu Yao the day before yesterday, he really did not show any outstanding talents. Therefore, Lu Yao gave a few points of the teaching test in his words.
Chapter completed!