The cavalry of the New Yan Army rushed towards the unit, and the other party quickly recognized their identities and immediately greeted them.
The cavalry found that the infantry were all exhausted and looked even more tired than they had been running wildly for many days, and couldn't help but feel a little strange.
Yan Ran, who was exhausted, saw Wei Wushuang and a group of infantry generals with deep cheeks and red eyes. The situation Yan Ran encountered briefly informed the infantry generals. The listeners sighed at the mutiny and massacre that occurred in Linzi, and were also very disappointed with the defeat of the 100,000 Chu army to the 50,000 Tattoo Army. Afterwards, Wei Wushuang and several infantry generals roared, informing the cavalry generals of the experience of more than 40,000 infantry units these days.
It turned out that there was a narrow plain in the north and south of Julang Pass. When the Qi army infantry retreated from Julang Pass, they could rely on the method of laying traps on the narrower plains to delay the Tama cavalry. But after gradually moving away from Julang Pass, they entered a large and wide plain and could no longer rely on the traps. Therefore, as soon as the light cavalry of the 11th Legion of the Tama Army stepped onto the big plain, they immediately exerted their devil-like combat power, causing the Qi army infantry to fall into a nightmare!
The light cavalry of the Tatto Army have all undergone long-term cavalry training and can accurately shoot archers on the speeding horses. The power of the bows and arrows used is even greater than that of the Qi army's infantry. Although the divine crossbows of the Qi army are extremely powerful, the number of divine crossbows is rare after all, and the arrows are limited. After three battles, more than a thousand light cavalry of the Tatto Army were killed, the Qi army did not dare to use divine crossbows again because they had to keep these precious weapons to deal with the terrifying flying monsters in the sky.
What is more terrifying than the bows and arrows of the Tamers is the cavalry's advantage over the infantry's speed and endurance. The Tamers' horses are tall, run fast, and have excellent endurance. This allows the Tamers to choose time and place to actively fight. Whenever they see that the war is not easy to win, the Tamers' light cavalry will retreat, or follow from a distance to observe; and when the situation is favorable to them, the Tamers' army launches an attack! This is very cruel to the Qi army: whenever they have superior force, the Tamers' army retreats, making it impossible for the Qi army to pursue and expand the results of the battle. Whenever the Tamers' army is superior, the Qi infantry cannot escape the opponent's attack, and there are heavy casualties every time.
In addition to large-scale attacks, the Taming Army also sent a number of cavalrymen to linger in turn around the Qi army, waiting for an opportunity to launch a harassing attack. Although this could not kill many Qi army, it made the infantry always need to remain vigilant and had no chance to rest. This is why the Qi army infantry was so exhausted.
Yan Ran shook her head and sighed, then asked, "How many infantry casualties are there now?"
Wei Wushuang replied: "Since we withdrew from the Jilang Pass, our army has killed 3,600 people. Fortunately, we have the treatment of the girls of the Lingyao, otherwise more than 20,000 people will die in our army, and the entire army will be wiped out in a few days!"
At this moment, the sound of a "wow" horn suddenly sounded. Everyone knew that there was an emergency military situation when they heard it, so they quickly rode their horses toward the sound.
The soldiers were already very tired, but under the threat of death, they all cheered up: the archers bent their bows and arrows, the rest raised their shields, stared at the blood-covered eyes, and stared at a group of black-armored cavalry flying in the distance.
As the distance approached, it became clear that the enemy had nearly 3,000 people, and the formation was loose and messy, and the distance between the people and horses was very large, approaching the Qi army from multiple directions. Each of the Tattoo Army held a large bow, carried an arrow, and also carried a thin scimitar or small war hammer.
When it was four hundred steps away, the light cavalry of the Tattoo Army turned a corner, from heading straight to running horizontally in front of the Qi army, and at the same time shot arrows above the Qi army's head. The Qi army archers immediately shot sharp arrows into the air.
The tactical gap between the two sides is clearly reflected: the interval between the Tattoo cavalry is very large, and there are only two or three rows, so it is difficult to be shot by sharp arrows falling from the air. However, the Qi army's infantry is relatively dense, becoming a good target for the Tattoo army to scatter arrows; in addition, the Tattoo army moves horizontally and quickly, while the Qi army is stationary. Therefore, although the Qi army shoots more arrows than the Tattoo army and is protected by shields, soldiers are constantly shot by sharp arrows falling from the air and lose their combat effectiveness, while very few Tattoo army gets shot.
As the encirclement of the Tattoo Army expanded and extended, it gradually became a shooting at the Qi army in the middle from several directions at the same time. The Qi army's shield was not big enough to protect the entire body. At this time, it was even more indifferent to one thing: it could block one side, but it could not block the other side!
Under the barely covered by the shield soldiers, the Qi army's archers fought back frantically regardless of their fatigue, and many people were so tired that they vomited blood. However, because the tattoo army was very dispersed and ran away quickly, the Qi army's shooting was largely blind: they could not aim at all, and they could only be considered an vent! The shield soldiers and the archers continued to fall, but fortunately the seriously injured soldiers were soon treated by the elixir girls.
After the tattoo army shot out more than 200 sharp arrows each carried, they cheered for a while, then helped the injured person who fell to the ground and ran away.
The battlefield has returned to silence, and the sound of birds singing through the mist seems to be so peaceful and peaceful. Only hundreds of thousands of sharp arrows inserted on the shield and on the ground, more than two hundred dead bodies, and the moans of nearly ten thousand wounded people prove that there had been a battle just now.
After the Qi army dealt with the wounded, the army began to drive south again. The soldiers were filled with hatred and helplessness, but they were not excited, because in addition to fatigue, the successive similar blows had already made them accustomed to and numb.
Wei Wushuang said on the horse: "There are seven or eight such large-scale attacks every day, and there are countless small-scale harassments, day and night. We can't rest at all. If we continue like this, cough cough cough cough..." He suddenly started to cough violently.
When Wei Wushuang's cough stopped, Yan Ran sighed and said, "I looked at the battle just now. The fighting skills of the Taming Army's light cavalry far exceeds that of our cavalry. If the cavalry of both sides faced off, as long as the enemy ran and shot arrows like before, our cavalry would be unable to deal with it at all, and sooner or later they would be killed and wiped out! It seems that we must change our plan. If we continue like this, even if we are not shot to death, we will be exhausted to death!"
Wei Wushuang also said: "According to the situation in the south you just mentioned, Linzi will definitely not be able to defend it. Moreover, we have intercepted it in front and pursued soldiers behind... For the sake of the present, the first thing is to protect this precious army and wait for a chance to make a comeback!"
Yan Ran nodded helplessly and said, "I don't know what happened to Lu Jing. If those ships... No! I'm afraid it's difficult! If the tattoo army sends light cavalry to chase and kill them, plus those black flying dragons and firebirds, it will be impossible to resist with Lu Jing's six thousand Polu Army cavalry. Even if the Polu Army has already sailed to sea, at most they can only save themselves and cannot pick us up on the ship. As for the navy at the port, their combat power is like waste, and they can only be used as boatmen. It is definitely not reliable to fight."