No one is born with the ability to kill enemies, they always need to be trained slowly.
But then again, the Song Dynasty's border troops also lacked training. Perhaps they had not fought with the Liao Kingdom for too many years. Now even the border troops are a little timid, which is a bad thing.
But, now that the young commander is here, hehe, these people will not lack opportunities to exercise.
"Captain, Meng Qi is here." A scout who was putting his ear to the ground suddenly stood up and reported to Wang Yi.
"Okay, everyone, get ready and take out all the bows and arrows you just captured. Once Meng Qi appears and enters the killing range of our bows and arrows, shoot as hard as you can, and kill everyone you can." Wang Yi's face was filled with emotion.
Showing excitement.
This scene fell into Zhang Qi's eyes, and he couldn't help but think to himself, "These are really a group of murderous gods."
Mengqi is here.
Mandu Latu came straight from Xincheng to Yangxing Village with two thousand Mongolian cavalry.
Gurli acted as a vanguard, leading the charge with two hundred Mongolian cavalry, hoping to avenge the previous losses.
Already familiar with the terrain of Yangxing Village, when Geli appeared, he came to the west gate of the village, and then the cavalry began to line up.
When seemingly countless rows of Mongolian cavalry appeared, the Song soldiers in the village looked nervous each and every one of them. Except for Wang Yi's twelve men, everyone else could not help but tremble all over their bodies.
, this may be nervousness, fear, or a little excitement.
"Don't move yet, wait until Meng Qi gets close before shooting." Wang Yi was afraid of exposing his target prematurely, so he and his eleven comrades kept saying to the other Song troops around them.
"Where are the people? Didn't you say there are elite soldiers from Song Dynasty here?
Why didn't you see it?" Mandu Ratu came to Geli's side on horseback and asked with a disapproving look on his face.
"General, they are in the stronghold. They will only appear when we launch an attack."
"Okay, that's it. You lead the charge. If these elites appear, we will suppress them with a large army and destroy them." Mandu Ratu nodded lightly and gave the order.
"Yes." Gurli agreed, and then shouted to the two hundred Mongolian cavalry beside him: "Everyone, be careful of the archers for a while, and now the whole army will move forward."
The two hundred Mongolian cavalry were divided into four columns, with fifty cavalry in each column. A certain distance was maintained between the cavalry and the cavalry, forming a fan shape and moving forward little by little.
As soon as there was movement here, the ground suddenly trembled, and then to the southeast of them, a large number of cavalry were killed.
These cavalrymen were wearing the red armor of the Song Army. Under the sun, patches of red luster flashed from time to time.
Preparatory Imperial Guards appeared.
Regardless of their combat prowess, they were still well-dressed. Everyone brought a set of armor with them when they went into battle. From a distance, they looked quite impressive.
But the actual situation is that Yang Wenguang and others were cursing and galloping. Otherwise, he originally did not want to launch a charge so early, because he had not seen the Mengqi and the defenders of Yangxing Village fighting together.
They rushed out and Meng Qi escaped, but what should they do?
What was unbearable was that as soon as Meng Qi appeared, his soldiers couldn't help it.
They only thought about meritorious service, only thought about being heroes, and forgot about the fact that they could not attack without military orders.
First two or three riders rushed out, followed by more and more
Many cavalrymen rushed out together. In desperation, Yang Wenguang was afraid that his brothers would suffer a loss, so he had to order the army to charge together.
The Preparatory Imperial Army came out one step ahead of schedule. Looking in the eyes of Wang Yi in Yangxing Stronghold, he couldn't help cursing secretly, "Fuck, what are you doing out so early? We haven't entangled them yet, so we are not afraid of them running away."
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Zhang Qi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw it. There were indeed reinforcements. From the looks of it, he didn't have to worry about his own safety.
Mandu Latu outside the stronghold also saw the 4,000 reserve imperial troops of the Song Dynasty rushing in from a distance, and he was really frightened.
Centurion Gurli, in particular, immediately gave up the attack on Yangxing Village and ran to Mandu Latu and said: "General, the Song Army indeed has an ambush here, otherwise we should withdraw first."
"Withdraw? Why withdraw?" Mandu Latu glanced at Gurli very disapprovingly. "Isn't it just the Song Army cavalry? It's not like they haven't fought before. Their combat power is just that."
When the Mongolian army first entered the Song Dynasty, they did encounter some Song army border cavalry.
The two sides also fought, which of course ended with the victory of the Mongolian cavalry.
Although Mandu Latu did not participate in that battle, he heard from his colleagues that the Song army's horses were not good and the strength of the cavalry was average, so it would not be a big deal if they really took action.
These words were written down by Mandu Latu. He was thinking that if there was a chance, he would like to meet these Song Army cavalry for a while to see if they were really that vulnerable.
Unexpectedly, the opportunity has come now.
It's just that Mandu Latu is not stupid. He will not really believe that the Song cavalry is invincible just because of a few words from his comrades.
No. At this time, he was observing the four thousand cavalry coming from far and near.
Whether the cavalry is strong or not can be discerned by those who truly understand military skills.
For example, the speed at which they run, the formation in which they run, etc.
Going too fast won't work. If you go too fast, you will overdraw the strength of the war horse in advance, and you will easily suffer a loss when you really fight.
It doesn’t matter if the formation is chaotic. You must move forward while protecting each other. If it is too chaotic, there will be no joint force at all and it will be easy for the enemy to break through.
With these understandings, Mandu Ratu looked up and what he saw surprised him. These Song cavalry had a fierce impact and high morale, but the formation was very scattered, some were fast and some were slow.
There is no cooperation to speak of.
And they have no intention of controlling the horse's speed. Don't they know that while running like this, they will have speed, but the load on the war horse will be very heavy, and when the battle actually begins, it will not be able to perform at its full strength.
These are some of the most basic common sense, but the Song cavalry in front of them has been stained with it, so this cavalry is either really elite, and it is done deliberately to show weakness.
Or they are just rookies who have never killed an enemy in battle.
So which one is it?
Mandu Latu was still weighing things in his mind, but Gurli on the side said anxiously, "General, let's retreat quickly, otherwise we won't have a chance to retreat when they rush over."
"No, now, charge over with your cavalry. I want to see what his strength is."
Mandu Ratu finally decided to take a gamble.
So far, the Meng cavalry has not achieved a large-scale annihilation of the Song cavalry. So if it is done by itself,
If so, his reputation will spread throughout the entire Mongolian world, and he will be a hero at that time. At that time, he may be promoted from a captain of two thousand to a captain of five thousand, or even a captain of ten thousand. It is not impossible.
Just for the sake of safety, Mandu Laluo did not escort all the troops, but just sent Geli with his two hundred cavalry as a test. If these Song cavalry were really powerful, he would turn around and leave, which would cause big losses.
Two hundred cavalry.
On the other hand, if these Song cavalrymen are just showmen, hehe, then he will launch an attack and eat a big fat piece of meat.
"ah!"
Gurley looked surprised when his name was called.
He actually asked himself to lead a charge, but there were thousands of cavalry on the opposite side, and he only had 200. Wasn't he going to die?
"Go and try their skills. Don't worry, I'll hold you back from behind." Mandu Latu's voice sounded again, a little more determined than before.
He really wanted to see the strength of the Song Cavalry. This kind of test was extremely necessary, so that he would know what to do when he met the Song Cavalry in the future.
Gurli made a face and cursed Mandu Latu in his heart, why don't you die. But the military order has been issued, and he still had to obey. "Mengqi, charge with me."
Instead of attacking Yangxing Village, which was right in front of him, Gurli focused on the 4,000 reserve cavalry of the Forbidden Army.
With a shout, the two hundred Mongolian cavalry turned around and ran towards the Song cavalry coming from the southeast. At this moment, each of them had a look of death on their faces, and it was obvious that they did not think they could survive this time.
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"Two hundred cavalry, who are you looking down on? Encirclement." Yang Wenguang galloped
Among the cavalry, they were overjoyed when they saw that Meng Qi did not run away when they saw him, but only sent two hundred cavalry to die. He shouted to all around and issued military orders.
But after shouting, Yang Wenguang sadly discovered that it had no effect.
The cavalry around him did whatever they were supposed to do. Even if they had no intention of encirclement, no one looked at Yang Wenguang. Instead, they continued to urge the horses to gallop forward, giving people the feeling that they were fighting at night.
If so, the enemy will generally run away.
Although the four thousand cavalrymen were selected by Yang Wenguang, they were not familiar with them before and at most they only knew each other.
In addition, Yang Wenguang has not yet shown his personal charm and strength, then everyone is a captain and not on the same line, so why should we listen to you.
Just because the loyal general Su Shi asked us to obey your orders, do we really have to listen?
Are you kidding me?
Who is Su Shi, and why does he order himself?
At this moment, four thousand cavalry seemed like a lot, but in reality it was just a plate of loose sand. If nothing else, at least every captain leading the team had his or her own little plan, Xiao Jiujiu.
Yang Wenguang shouted loudly, but it had no effect at all. This made him stunned for a moment, and his expression changed drastically. A cavalry team that cannot be unified and has a common voice cannot express their true power.
Not only that, when each fights independently, the possibility of being defeated one by one by the enemy is also extremely high.
Yang Wenguang, who was annoyed but at the same time helpless, looked around and said, "It's okay, it's okay, Hu Yanqing is still here."
Yang Wenguang saw
After calling Yanqing, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and then galloped towards him, shouting at the same time, "My cavalry is coming closer to me, and obey orders."