Thousands of He cavalrymen galloped in, roaring and shouting in chaos, without even the most basic formation, but their momentum was extremely strong, with more than ten thousand iron hooves beating wildly on the ground, and smoke billowing in the air.
, within a few moments, they had rushed to a distance of only 250 steps away from Xiao Wei and others. The ferocious faces were already vaguely visible, and the hastily formed soldiers from various provinces had just returned to Xiao Wei.
Where the others were, even a formation had not yet been formed. Facing the menacing group of Huihe cavalry, everyone's faces showed a solemn look - all those who were hunting this time
He is a noble person in each palace, and his defense strength is naturally not bad. Not counting the more than 200 royal guards brought by Xiao Wei, the rest of Liu, Shi, and Zhang each have 150 personal guards following them.
Although they were strong and strong from hundreds of battles, the total strength was less than 700 people. Facing at least 3,000 cavalry, the difference in strength between the two sides was really huge.
"Xiao San, what should we do? There are a lot of thieves, why don't we retreat first?" Although Fatty Tang had fought a battle at Yanziling, he had the advantage of the anti-tank ditch at that time, so there was no danger in beating people.
This large-scale cavalry attack was nothing to compare with. Seeing the huge strength of the Huihe cavalry, Tang Da Fatty's face turned pale with fright. He tremblingly approached Xiao Wei and spoke in a trembling voice.
road.
Retreat? It's almost like courting death! Although Xiao Wei has never experienced a cavalry battle, the principle of cavalry battle is still clear - in such an open terrain, if you want to escape, you will definitely be driven away.
Sheep, not to mention the equestrian skills of most of the palace guards are pretty good, but compared with the nomads, they are far behind. There is a full sixty miles from here to Jinchang City.
If you run away, only a few can actually escape. It's hard to say for others, but someone like Fatty Tang, whose riding skills are so bad, is definitely destined to die violently![
"Shut up!" Xiao Wei did not dare to let Fatty Tang's words disturb the morale of the army at this time. He reprimanded him unceremoniously, waved his hand, and shouted loudly: "Ningnan, Ningbei, listen to the order: you wait.
Each leads his troops to line up in front of the formation. Anyone who dares to retreat without authorization will be killed and pardoned!"
"Follow your orders!" The brothers of the Ning family are all masters of infantry combat. Most of the palace guards are also from the infantry army. They are not very good at horse combat. Sitting on the horse at this time, they all feel that they are not comfortable with it.
, upon hearing Xiao Wei's order, they all responded loudly, and all led their troops to get off their horses, run to the front of the formation, and quickly formed two small square formations, each holding a crossbow in their hands.
Be ready to fire on command at any time.
"Brother Shi, Brother Zhang, please lead your headquarters to the left and right to protect the central army. Brother Li, I will lead my headquarters to press back and be ready to respond to all parties at any time!" At this critical moment, Xiao Wei took over the command power without hesitation.
He gave orders repeatedly.
Shi Fenggong and Zhang Chaoyang are both heirs of the family. Although they have practiced martial arts since childhood, they are both quite knowledgeable in military strategy. However, due to the conventions of the five major families, they have no relevant experience in the military.
, everyone is eager to try it, but when it comes to arranging troops, in fact, both of them have forgotten it at the moment, thinking about how to kill the enemy later. Don't look at Shi Fenggong's previous shouting "Formation"
"In fact, what kind of formation should be formed, or how should the formation be formed but was not mentioned. It was not until Xiao Wei gave the order loudly that the two of them came to their senses, and each led his own guards to separate left and right, forming two wings.
The phalanx formed an infantry phalanx composed of palace guards in the middle. At the same time, Liu Mingli's personal guards retreated to the back and lined up neatly behind Xiao Wei.
The speed of the enemy cavalry was very fast. Just when Xiao Wei and others had just set up their formation, the Uighur cavalry forwards who came in "chaos" had already rushed to a distance of only a hundred steps away from the Yanxi army formation, and their speed continued unabated.
, shouting wildly, continued to attack forward, and had the courage to eat Xiao Wei and his party in one go. They were divided into left and right wings. When Zhang and Zhang saw that the enemy was approaching, they both wanted to rush to attack with their troops.
They went up, but they never heard any relevant orders from the central army. Everyone was so anxious that their faces turned red, and they secretly wondered if Xiao Wei was frightened by the enemy's strength.
Are you afraid? One thing is that Xiao Wei has fought in a battle at least, but facing the cavalry brigade rushing forward like this, saying he is not afraid is definitely a lie. However, Xiao Wei knows better that fear is also useful.
, although it is not clear how the Uighur cavalry on the opposite side came to kill, nor was it clear who came under the order of the other party, there is one thing that Xiao Wei is clear about, that is, the purpose of this Uighur cavalry coming is to kill.
In this case, there is no point in being afraid of annihilating this small force. The only way to have a chance of survival is to fight with all your strength!
Eighty steps, seventy steps, sixty steps, the Uighur cavalry that was attacking quickly rushed into the most powerful shooting range of the crossbow in the blink of an eye. At this time, Xiao Wei at the center still remained silent and calm.
The silence was not only for Shi, but also for Zhang and others to be filled with doubts. Even the Uighur cavalry who came to charge were a bit confused. No one could figure out what Xiao Wei was up to.
"He's got his sword drawn and is ready..." Shi Fenggong finally lost his temper. Seeing that there was still no movement on Xiao Wei's end, Shi Fenggong planned to strike first, but before he could finish his attack,
After the order, Xiao Wei's furious roar came from the Chinese army formation: "Fire the arrow!" After this order, the palace guards who had been waiting for a long time did not dare to neglect, and pulled the crossbows one after another, and a burst of triggers
Amidst the noise, hundreds of steel arrows shot out like locusts. At such a close distance, they were both accurate and powerful. Dozens of Uighur cavalry rushing at the front were immediately shot.
” turned into a gourd rolling on the ground, and the sound of miserable screams was heard one after another, and the momentum of the charge was involuntarily dampened.
"Attack the left and right wings, kill!" Seeing that the momentum of the enemy cavalry's charge was dampened, Xiao Wei did not dare to neglect, and shouted loudly, ordering the left and right wings to attack.
"Kill, kill all the thieves!" Shi Fenggong had been waiting impatiently for a long time. When he heard that Xiao Wei finally gave the order to attack, he roared excitedly, kicked the horse in the belly, and the man and the horse went out in unison.
One hundred and fifty of his guards rushed up on horseback. At the same time, Zhang Chaoyang on the left wing also led his troops to attack at the same time. The two cavalrymen thrust into the surging Uighur force like two sharp knives.
A huge melee immediately broke out among the cavalry brigade.
As the saying goes, the end of a strong crossbow cannot penetrate silk. Although a group of Huihe cavalry had many troops and horses, they started galloping from a mile away. By the time they reached the Yanxi army's formation, their horses were exhausted, and they were hit by crossbow arrows again.
Although there were not many casualties during the looting, the morale was already dampened. Looking back at history, although Zhang and his men had a small number of troops, they were all elites, and the horses they rode were all top-notch horses.
In addition, both Shi and Zhang were brave generals. They fought all the way and defeated the enemy together. When the attack started, the Uighur cavalry was rushed into chaos. However, the two Yanxi troops were like two
Huanglong usually charged back and forth in the Uighur cavalry formation, and was invincible wherever it went. In just a few back and forth sweeps, nearly two hundred Uighur cavalry died tragically under the swords of the Yanxi army.
"Woooooooo..." Perhaps the enemy generals hiding behind the formation saw that the situation was not going well and immediately blew the signal to withdraw their troops. A group of Uighur cavalry immediately scattered in all directions and retreated like a "tide".
"My young prince, the enemy army has been defeated. Let me lead my troops to pursue you." Liu Mingli saw the history. Zhang and the two men were killing each other so happily that they could no longer hold back. Now that the enemy army was retreating, how could they hold it back?
Then he rode forward and shouted for orders.
Logically speaking, when the enemy army was defeated, it was a good time to beat the drowned dog. However, Xiao Wei did not agree to Liu Mingli's request for a fight. As soon as he stood up, he stood on his horse, looked into the distance for a while, and waved his hand violently.
, loudly ordered: "Blow the trumpet, withdraw the troops!"
"Young prince..." When Liu Mingli heard that Xiao Wei was about to withdraw his troops, he immediately became anxious and hurriedly tried to persuade him, but Xiao Wei ignored him at all and yelled with wide eyes: "Blow!"
Call me, withdraw your troops. Anyone who dares to resist the pursuit will be killed and pardoned!"
Liu Mingli saw that Xiao Wei was so determined, so he didn't dare to say any more, and stepped aside in frustration. A bugler hurriedly raised his horn and blew the order to withdraw his troops. They were chasing the energetic Shi and Zhang.
Hearing the Chinese army's horn sounding, although they were extremely dissatisfied, they still followed the order and led their troops back to the formation.
"Young prince, if you weren't fighting well, why did you let those thieves escape?" Shi Fenggong was in a rare battle, and when he was in the mood to kill, he was summoned back by the order. He was very unhappy, and when he saw Xiao Wei, he
With a dark face, he complained dissatisfiedly.
"Yes, these Uighur thieves have bullied people too much. They should all be wiped out. It's a pity to withdraw the troops at this time!" Zhang Chaoyang was also dissatisfied with Xiao Wei's order. When he saw Shi Fenggong complaining, he also agreed.
These two fools are so confused just thinking about fighting! Xiao Wei is really not used to being questioned. If he were replaced by a palace guard, Xiao Wei might have stabbed someone with a knife. Unfortunately, Shi and Zhang
The two of them were not his subordinates, and they could not even be considered allies. Therefore, no matter how dissatisfied Xiao Wei was, he could only explain with a smile: "Brother Zhang, the enemy is in darkness and we are in the clear. We must beware of the enemy's ambush. Furthermore,
Although the enemy troops have retreated, there is no major "chaos". There may still be an ambush later. Now that we are alone outside, it is better to be careful." [
Xiao Wei's words have reached this point. Shi and Zhang can't say more, but their faces are still not very good-looking, and they are secretly complaining that Xiao Wei is timid.
Rushu, as for Liu Mingli, although he did not dare to complain, the look on his face was equally gloomy. The atmosphere in the entire team immediately became tense. At this moment, there was a sound of horns in the distance.
Suddenly, the Uighur cavalry who had just retreated turned around again and attacked Xiao Wei and others. At the same time, there was a loud sound of horse hooves behind the ridge where the Uighur cavalry had originally charged out, and nearly a thousand more Uighur cavalry came from the battlefield.
outflanked the left side of the cavalry, with bright armor, obviously very different from the previous group of chaotic cavalry, and this was the elite of the ambush. Facing the Uighur cavalry brigade that attacked again, Shi