The wind hisses, the horse roars, and the blood roars filial piety.
Jisun, who was charging at high speed, slashed the neck of a Han soldier with his knife, knocked over a man who turned his back and ran away with his knife, and tried to stab the third man in the chest with his knife.
But the Huanshou sword broke when it hit the opponent's blade.
Ji Sun showed no mercy and threw the hilt of his sword at the Han soldier, causing his appearance to be disfigured.
Afterwards, Jisun crouched on his horse and continued to charge. He dodged a spear that was stabbed at him, and then pulled out an iron bone flower from his trousers and continued to hit him.
As for the Han soldier who was missed by the Sun Sacrifice, he did not escape and was stabbed to death by the Jinan Yellow Turban Cavalry who followed closely behind the Sun Sacrifice.
Not far away, Lu Zhi was sitting on a horse under a large banner, surrounded by a curtain, and in front and behind were armored soldiers with helmets and armor.
At this time, Lu Zhi naturally discovered the counterattack of a Qingzhou Yellow Turban Cavalry, but Lu Zhi did not take it to heart.
He calmly looked at the situation on the battlefield.
Both the left and center armies of the thieves were defeated. The only one that still maintained a stable formation was their right army, but it was difficult to save the building.
There were also hundreds of cavalry rushing towards them, but Lu Zhi also regarded them as clowns and had nothing to worry about.
Tens of thousands of troops were defeated, so what use were hundreds of men to help?
He has never seen anyone who can break through the barriers of thousands of troops, kill generals and seize the flag. Besides, at this time, there are thousands of Yue cavalry opposite him, and there is an armored formation of 400 people. He also has 500 people under his tent.
So, stay calm and everything is under control.
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When Jisun and others rushed past Yueqi, Zhou Zhong shouted that it was not good and hurriedly blew the horn to dispatch his troops to chase Jisun and others.
Facing the oncoming Yue cavalry, the Jinan Yellow Turban cavalry kept turning around and cutting off their horses' heads to buy time for Sun Ji to advance forward.
But Sun Ji's charge also ran into trouble.
Standing in front of them was a 400-strong armored force. Originally, they had to be spared in order to sacrifice their grandson, but this phalanx formed a wide formation and surrounded them tightly behind.
You can't go around any longer to sacrifice your grandson. If you go around more, the whole horse will stop.
Having no other choice, Ji Sun led his cavalry and charged directly into the phalanx.
Fortunately, in order to form a wide formation, the thickness of the Han army's armored line was very thin. As long as four or five people were killed, they could be penetrated.
But if this guard was selected by Lu Zhi as his own guard and could wear armor, how could it be considered an ordinary soldier?
When Ji Sun was charging forward, a soldier in front of him showed no fear and struck Ji Sun on the head with a single blow of his long horse-cutting sword.
Fortunately, Jisun was wearing an iron helmet and did not follow the example of others and only wore a red turban. Otherwise, Jisun's life would have been killed in one fell swoop.
Jisun was also startled. The chop hit Doumo, and he was only slightly bruised. When he was stressed, his bone hit the opposite chest.
But this time, the sacrifice to the grandson did not hurt this person, at least on the surface. The man had armor on his chest, and when he sacrificed to the grandson, he did not hit the bones in a circle from behind, and the momentum was not enough.
Later, Ji Sun was hit on the shoulder by something unknown, which also scratched his armor, but was not serious.
He couldn't kill the front row armored soldiers, but the war horse under Ji Sun's crotch had already taken him deeper.
But within a few steps, the war horse heard a cry, and then fell to the ground. An enemy warrior holding a horse-cutting sword cut off the horse's hoofs, and the war horse fell to the ground without weight.
Sisun rolled to the ground, and the armor on his body had blocked him from many swords. But even so, when Sisun stood up, he was still dizzy, and his whole body was covered with blood and mud.
Fortunately, the cavalry companions who followed him also charged in. In the brief collision with the Han army's armored soldiers, they also fell to the ground like sacrificing their grandchildren.
Obviously, this group of Han armored soldiers were specially trained to block the charge of cavalry. This can be seen from their body shape and the horse-cutting swords they hold.
But what is surprising is that in this brief impact, the number of casualties on both sides was very small. The total number of casualties was probably only a dozen, and the number of injured was estimated to be twice that number.
In the short battle, the Jinan Yellow Turbans' thick winter clothes and iron armor helped them withstand many attacks from the Han army.
The ring-headed swords on the Yellow Turban Riders are not very effective against the Han soldiers. This is because the Han soldiers are all wearing armor, and some of them have outstanding physical fitness and are also wrapped in several layers of armor.
But in the end, the Yellow Turban Cavalry was at a disadvantage, not because they were inferior to the armored soldiers, but because many of their horses had their legs cut off by the opponent. Most of them, like Ji Sun, had lost their mobility.
Dozens of swords come at you, and hundreds of swords come back.
Even without their horses, the Jinan Yellow Turban cavalry were still moving unswervingly towards the Yanhan banner under the leadership of Qu Shuai Jisun.
Ji Sun and these Qingzhou heroes have long since had no other ideas, other than death!
One man begged for death, and thousands of men fought against the enemy, not to mention hundreds of heroes who were upright. As a result, the Han army's armored formation was retreating visibly to the naked eye.
And more and more Yellow Turban heroes broke through the phalanx, and continued to advance towards the Great Banner of Yanhan with their sacrificial grandsons in their arms.
The fight ahead was all in Lu Zhi's eyes.
The place where he set up the banner is one of the few slopes on this battlefield. Although it may not be more than a foot high, it is already the commanding height of this area.
Looking at the moth generals fighting hard down the slope, fearlessly seeking death, Lu Zhi felt a little stirring in his heart.
He calmed down his scattered mind and winked at the ghost-faced general beside the big banner. The ghost-faced general Yu Shi led two hundred soldiers to kill him down the slope, pointing directly at the position of sacrificing his grandson.
As soon as the ghost-faced general moved this way, Lu Zhi stopped looking this way, because he believed that with Yu Shi's fighting power, the outcome was already determined.
Therefore, Lu Zhi looked at the center of the battlefield, where the Youzhou Assault Cavalry was located.
Lu Zhi was so happy to see his horse riding wildly and violently, but soon he rubbed his eyes, looked into the distance in disbelief, and dropped the whip in his hand.
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Youzhou Tuqi really avenged their shame this time.
This battle is called a smooth battle. Aside from the fact that the bandit army accidentally attacked and killed the deputy commander-in-chief at the beginning, this battle can be described as exciting.
First, the archers launched a long-distance attack and shot down the rebels, leaving the enemy with mourning all over the place. Then the infantry rushed across the line and destroyed the strong formation on the opposite side. Finally, it was the Youzhou Assault Cavalry who made the decisive move and won the battle.
This is right.
This is what their Youzhou assault cavalry fought for. The reason why they were defeated in Xingyang before was all because of the deputy commander-in-chief who was an amateur and an expert in commanding. He had to use their assault cavalry to directly attack some strong formation, so they had the previous situation.
shame.
Sure enough, I had heard that the sect member was from the south, so the south can also fight?
But this time it's different. After the new commander Cui Jun took over the command and started fighting this battle, he decided to fight it the right way.
I heard that Cui Shuai belongs to a famous family in Hebei. As expected, his father is a hero and his son is a good man.
At this time, Lieutenant Gai Tong of the Left Military Academy was leading a team of 20 people. He knocked over a group of defeated soldiers on horseback, and then their swords and swords intersected, leaving a fragment of limbs and arms.
Wearing the basin collar armor, Gai Tong became more and more energetic as he killed.
He shot down one who was about to run away with one arrow, smashed one who was kowtowing to beg for mercy with one shot, and as for the other who dared to resist stubbornly, Gai Gong didn't even need to take action. His horse directly kicked the thief's chest down with a backward kick.
chest.
Now that he knows it, he still doesn't feel as angry as he did before the war.
Before the war, he was dissatisfied as to why the fifty men of armor and cavalry were not given to him to command, but instead were given to a boy named Gongsun Yue who didn't even have full hair.
In terms of martial prowess, family background, and seniority, how could Gongsun Yue be as good as him? He was simply not worthy of being given a drowning device.
But it happened that Gongsun Yue was the cavalry commander who was heavily equipped with sudden cavalry. Look at the heavy armor of those fifty cavalrymen, and they looked like a weapon for killing generals, seizing flags, and making marquises and ministers. Now it is really a secret investment.
But now Gai Tong is relieved. How angry he was before, he is so happy now.
Sure enough, Lu Shuai still cares about his family, knowing that this position can only be given to a young man like Gongsun Yue. Without him, he can die and carry it!
Ha ha.
No wonder Gai Tong was so proud, it was just because as Lu Zhi was the important winner in this battle, the heavy equipment of the fifty cavalry was too miserable.
The 50 heavily armored assault cavalry were indeed extraordinary. Once they charged, the ground would shake and the mountains would shake. They were unrivaled. When the enemy's left formation was in ruins, they plowed over the entire enemy's formation.
The thieves' sabers could not hurt them at all, but they were crushed into pulp by these fifty cavalrymen. The effect was unexpectedly good.
In fact, at the beginning, the officers of the Youzhou Tuqi were not optimistic about these heavy cavalry. It was not that they thought this type of troops was bad, but that they felt that only fifty cavalry could do a good job!
Tens of thousands of people were fighting, and they were exhausted to death just by relying on these fifty cavalry.
But when I use it now, I find that this heavy cavalry is actually so useful in assaulting and dividing the enemy formation. Because it has everything to do, the thief formation will be broken into pieces at a touch. Although not many people are killed, it can destroy the remaining formation of the thief army.
Stir until finely chopped.
However, the next fifty riders were in dire straits.
Because the horses slowed down, these cavalrymen were knocked to the ground by the angry Jinan Yellow Turbans, and then seven or eight of them were arrested and stoned to death.
Even the leader, Gongsun Yue, would have died in the formation if he had not spared the energy to lead him out because his horse was a divine horse sponsored by Gongsun Zan.
This was the first appearance of the Han army's heavily armored assault cavalry. Although it was extraordinary, it had a tragic ending.
In fact, the death of these heavy cavalry is still to blame on these Youzhou assault cavalry, just because they don't know how to cooperate with these heavy cavalry.
Generally speaking, a mature heavy cavalry strategy is to arrange various arms around the heavy cavalry.
Because of the armament capabilities of heavy cavalry, neither light cavalry nor light armored cavalry can compete with it.
The crossbowman may be able to defend himself against the charging heavy cavalry by missing arrows in his hand. As long as the shot hits a weak point in the armor of the cavalry or warhorse, the heavy cavalry will be dismounted, but the probability of this situation is too low.
Because facing the charge of heavy cavalry, not many archers had the courage to stand still. Most of them had to run away before the heavy cavalry rushed in front of them, otherwise they would not be able to escape. From such a distance, the arrows shot by these archers missed the target.
Of course it's not of much use.
Therefore, as soon as the heavy cavalry appears, it becomes the king of the battlefield and the decisive force that dominates the battlefield trend.
But heavy riding is not without its shortcomings, that is, its endurance is short and the knight's ability to rescue the knight after falling off the horse is weak.
Because both men and horses are armored, the horse's sprinting time is short. Once the horse stops speeding, it can easily be pulled down by the enemy infantry.
And once the armored knight falls from his horse, it is impossible for him to stand up again by his own strength. At that time, he is just a snail with a shell, and he can be easily picked and killed.
Therefore, generally speaking, there must be auxiliary arms in the establishment of heavy cavalry.
This kind of auxiliary unit can be the same number of infantry, and the whole army can be selected to be light and agile, and can pull up a handful of knights after the heavy cavalry falls.
But in this process, the requirements for the auxiliary troops are high. On the one hand, they must be able to keep up with the speed of the horse, and on the other hand, they must be in tune with the knights and have a true brotherhood.
Because it is not something ordinary people can do to entrust their lives to their comrades. If the knight falls off his horse and his companions run away, he is doomed.
Likewise, these knights basically find their own companions for life and death. These people may be their brothers, their disciples, or even their children. But they will never find strangers in the army.
After all, it is extremely difficult to achieve mutual trust.
But neither Lu Zhi, nor the officers of the Youzhou Cavalry, nor even the heavy-armed Cavalry were aware of this.
Therefore, after their horses slowed down and were thrown off their horses, no one could save them. Those Youzhou cavalry were still chasing them north, so there was no time to care about them.
In this way, the heavily armored assault cavalry who had made great achievements in this battle ended in a melee before they could enjoy their moment of glory.
But who can blame this?
No one is to blame, because whether it is a new technology or a new way of combat, when it first appears, users basically use the old method because they do not understand it.
This is the fate of new things.
Not to mention the destruction of Youzhou Heavy Cavalry, after all, they also completed their mission.
It is only said that Gongsun Zan, the captain of the white horse who was fighting, breathed a sigh of relief after seeing his brother's horse return, and then continued to fight.
At this moment, the rebel army's formation has been in chaos, but what is annoying is that the three formations of the big banners on the opposite side are still standing there, and they will continue to drive the bandit troops to rush towards the big banners.
These last thieves are so tenacious.
The dead in front of the battle are all piled up in piles of corpses. If you don’t surrender, are you really not afraid of death?
While feeling these emotions, Gongsun Zan still had a layer of haze in his heart.
That is to say, he has not forgotten that there was also a group of Taishan bandits who came to attack with these moth thieves. Although these thieves have withdrawn, who knows whether they will appear later?
Just when Gongsun Zan was thinking about it, he suddenly heard a vaguely familiar voice.
He put down his horse and listened suspiciously to the direction from which the sound came. It was from the east. The sound became clearer and clearer as it followed the east wind.
Gradually, Gongsun Zan heard clearly:
"Raise swords and soldiers, exchange for peace, and restore the Qingming Dynasty to the world!"
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"Raise swords and soldiers, exchange for peace, and restore the Qingming Dynasty to the world!"
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Gongsun Zan froze. When he heard this familiar war song, he didn't know that his lifelong enemy, the Taishan Army, was coming.
He looked at the sky and estimated that it was only half an hour until dark, and that he was still just one step away from defeating the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans. What should he do?
At this moment, on the east side of the battlefield, not only Gongsun Zan heard it, but the entire Youzhou cavalry also heard it, and even the Wei Jun soldiers who came with them and the Zhao Guobing soldiers behind them also heard it.
When the Wei Jun soldiers heard this voice, although they had never encountered it head-on, they had heard it from Pao Ze before. It was the battle song of the Taishan Army.
At this time, the enemy joined the battlefield, but the soldiers of Wei County lost the courage to take revenge. Many of them panicked and hurriedly picked up the armor of Pao Ze who died in the battle on the ground to equip themselves with another layer of armor.
The name of a person, the shadow of a tree, and the invincible reputation of Taishan's army are all effective at this moment. The Han army began to waver, and many people looked at their general, eager to withdraw from the battlefield.
Even the tiger generals like Gongsun Zan were shaken in their fighting spirit and looked at the position of the central army behind them to see what Lu Zhi had ordered.
It was at this time that Lu Zhi's soldiers appeared in front of the Youzhou Tuqi, covered in blood, and gave them a strange order.
Lu Shuai actually said:
"Youzhou suddenly rides forward to stop the Taishan bandits. Zhao Guobing will arrive shortly."
This command is very confusing.
The order was given to Cui Jun. The soldiers found Cui Jun under the conspicuous ceremony.
At this time, Cui Jun, with his men and horses, was spotless. When he received Lu Zhi's military order, he was completely confused.
Because from Cui Jun's position, he could not see the so-called Zhao Guobing at all. There were only Youzhou Tuqi scattered in the east of the battlefield.
And Lu Shuai actually asked him to take the remaining Youzhou Cavalry to stop the approaching Taishan bandits?
Are you kidding me?
They Youzhou Tuqi didn't even get a grain of grain, and they fed their limited dry food to their horses, and then they fought all afternoon. How many of them were too tired to get on their horses, and they were still asked to snipe?
Furthermore, how many of the Youzhou Cavalry can be gathered now, and how many can be summoned at once? Then they will attack the Taishan Bandits, who are famous for their strong formations? That would be to let them of the Youzhou Cavalry die!
Therefore, Cui Jun regarded Lu Zhi's order as a random order and ignored it completely. Instead, he blew the horn to gather troops and signaled the nearby Youzhou Cavalry to come closer to him. Cui Jun planned to lead them to evacuate the battlefield.
Xu knew that the first military order was a bit confusing, and Lu Zhi's second military order followed.
Another soldier covered in blood with an arrow stuck in his shoulder said:
"The commander-in-chief hopes that your troops can cruise around to harass the Taishan bandits, prevent them from joining the battlefield, and take away Dahu. The Yueqi has moved to the left wing of your troops and will fight with your troops. Action."
Cui Jun understood Lu Zhi's second military order.
But he couldn't believe it.
Because although Lu Zhi assigned him a Yue cavalry army, he asked them to seize the Taishan bandit's banner? Lu Zhi must have thought too highly of him.
But this time, Cui Jun heard the murderous intention in the last two words of Lu Zhi's military order. He knew that if he ignored it, he might be the one who killed him next time.
Therefore, no matter how unhappy Cui Jun was, he had no choice but to obey the military order.
At this time, the nearby Youzhou Tuqi continued to gather under his banner. Looking at these elite soldiers, Cui Jun made a decision that he would regret for the rest of his life:
"Turn the horse's head around and charge towards the east with me!"
Youzhou son is not afraid of death. He listens to the coach's order, wipes away the blood, and sings heroically.
Afterwards, the 1,200 Youzhou Riders gathered together, after a short rest, they galloped towards the east without looking back.
There is the Taishan Army's Eastern Expeditionary Army, which will join the battlefield, with 3,000 infantry and 500 cavalry.
And if Cui Jun could be more patient, he would receive the third military order, which told him to evacuate the battlefield with the Youzhou Cavalry.
It turned out that all this was due to the second soldier passing the wrong military order.
The great encirclement mentioned by this order was not for Cui Jun to seize the great encirclement of the Taishan thieves at all, but for Cui Jun to withdraw the great encirclement of the Youzhou Cavalry when nothing could be done.
Because the Han army like Youzhou Tuqi was the most powerful, its symbol must not fall into the hands of the enemy.
And these were all transmitted incorrectly by the nervous commander.