After a while, everyone who got the news became very happy. After all, only by staying on the battlefield and fighting can the soldiers better demonstrate their value and have the opportunity to make great contributions.
Naturally, not everyone is happy. For example, the commander of the fifth battalion of the third regiment is a little unhappy. He will lead the fifth battalion, thousands of cavalry, to defend the west. If he fails to do so, he will have nothing to do with the war.
But this was a decision jointly made by the second and third regiment commanders, and as the battalion commander, he had no choice but to obey it.
A whole thousand cavalrymen headed west with unwillingness on their faces. Afterwards, Jiu She and Ma Yihui moved separately, like two giant claws of a crab, divided into two directions: east and west, tentatively heading towards
Pingcheng began to attack from the north direction.
At this time, directly opposite the Second Regiment and the Third Regiment, a team of 10,000 and a team of 15,000 slave soldiers respectively were advancing in the strong wind.
They were the slave army that rushed out from both sides of Pingcheng on the first day. However, because they were attacked by artillery and bows and arrows, their formation was already in chaos, and many people even wanted to quickly pass through what they regarded as death.
Even the weapons and military supplies were lost.
So from a distance, they all looked down and out in embarrassment.
After crossing the death zone, everyone thought they had saved their lives. People talked about how wealthy the land of Great China was. They had also mentioned it in previous publicity, saying that as long as they could jump over Pingcheng, there would be people behind them.
Countless wealthy villages and cities are waiting for them. As long as they can rush in, there will be countless good things waiting to plunder.
But after they really jumped over Pingcheng and rushed over at the risk of their lives, they found that what they saw was completely different from what they expected. The wind was also strong here, even stronger than the wind south of Pingcheng.
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Not only that, they had advanced seventy miles, but they didn't see even a single person. Although they passed two villages during the walk, there were no people there. When they rushed into the village, there was nothing.
What was left to them, apart from the earthen walls, was really cleaner than their faces.
Without food, there is no replenishment. No matter how dissatisfied the slave soldiers are, all they can do at this moment is to continue walking, hoping that after going deeper, they can see people, find food, and let them
Keep living.
Fortunately, it was winter, and snow could be seen everywhere on the ground, so the water problem was easy to solve. Otherwise, even thirst would make them unable to go on their way.
But these two embarrassed armies, before they could find the people of the Great China Kingdom or the wealth that belonged to them, were the first to usher in the Great China Army's cavalry, the cavalry army belonging to Canglang Camp.
When the 10,000 people to the west first saw the group of black spots in front of them and stood there in a daze, the third regiment commander Ma Yihui led four battalions with a total of 4,000 Canglang battalion cavalry to charge towards them.
After reintegrating, the Canglang Battalion was nearly ten times stronger than before in the first battle.
Captain Ma Yihui took the lead, riding on a war horse, facing the fierce wind that stung his face, shouting the slogan of charging and galloping forward.
Behind him, four thousand cavalrymen also shouted slogans of charging and followed him. The shadows of four thousand black horses came like dark clouds covering the sky, giving people an endless feeling.
Opposite them were 10,000 slave infantry, and they had a numerical advantage. Because of this, when they saw the Canglang Battalion rushing towards them, they did not just surrender, but chose to hold various weapons.
He rushed forward.
In the eyes of the 10,000 slave army infantry, the cavalry from afar are not just enemies, they also represent food. If they are just war horses, if they can be chopped down and eaten, they can surely replenish the body's missing nutrients.
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"Bow and arrow ready - release!"
Commander Ma Yihui, who came from afar, did not rush directly into the slave army camp recklessly. Although they could rush in with their strength, they would inevitably suffer losses. He had already seen that this was just
They are just an army of slaves. If they have to suffer huge losses in fighting them, then their training during this period will be meaningless.
Following Ma Yihui's order, the original three regiments of 4,000 cavalry quickly changed their formations, from rushing in to a fan shape. The 4,000 cavalry actually pulled out a huge plane, and then a
A cavalryman took a strong bow in his hand and shot an arrow.
The bows and arrows come in a fan shape, which has the advantage of ensuring that any place in front can be covered by the arrows. In this way, the slave soldiers rushing at the front will be hit.
They kept waving the weapons in their hands. Maybe they were lucky enough to knock down the arrows in front of them, but arrows would come from the left and right. How could they defend themselves?
It's like a person being besieged by many people. You can guard against the top, but not the bottom; you can guard against the left, but not the right.
When thousands of arrows flew towards them, slave soldiers were seen falling to the ground after being hit by arrows. Many of them were not hit by just one arrow, but by several arrows.
After firing two bows and arrows in succession, the formation of the Canglang Camp cavalry changed. A large number of charging horses suddenly stopped in place, and then began to retreat backwards. While retreating, there were still arrows on the side.
The arrows kept coming, falling towards the slave army.
This is the kite flying method commonly used by cavalry.
Specifically, it refers to the cavalry using the speed of their horses to maintain an arrow's distance from the enemy, and then using bows and arrows to injure and kill the enemy.
So pity those slave soldiers, they can't catch up! Their legs are no match for their four hooves!
If you want to turn around and retreat, their war horses will immediately turn around and follow them, and countless bows and arrows will continue to appear behind them, shooting at their backs and taking away their lives.
This kind of strategy of hitting but not being hit, and being shot again and again if not hit, gave the slave soldiers a huge headache, but they were completely helpless.
Originally, the best way for infantry to fight against cavalry was to set up a defensive formation. First, have bows and arrows to attack the enemy from a distance, then shield soldiers in front, guarding the camp; pike soldiers in the back, ready to counterattack at any time.
Prepare.
In this way, as long as a solid formation is formed, it is possible to withstand the impact of the cavalry, but as long as the opponent's cavalry is slowed down or simply stopped, the initiative may change hands.
On the contrary, if the infantry is led out of rhythm by the cavalry and is lured to death, then no matter how many people there are, it will not be enough.
There are also some warriors among the slave soldiers, some of them are traitors and even have some military acumen. But unfortunately, even if they know how to deal with the cavalry, they don't have iron shields, and they don't have enough time to do it.
A camp has been organized. Under such a situation, even if the God of War is reincarnated, he will only be slaughtered.
There are also some slave archers who have thought about using bows and arrows to fight back. But the bows and arrows in their hands are not comparable to the ox-horn longbows in the hands of Canglang Camp. No matter the attack distance or power, they are not of the same level at all.
And even if some slave archers can release their bows and arrows, and hit the Canglang Camp cavalry just in time, the black armor they wear is enough to protect important positions, and they will not be injured under normal circumstances.
And even if some people are injured, they will only be minor injuries and only need simple bandaging before they can continue to participate in the war.
Inequalities in equipment, tactics, morale, speed, strength, etc. caused the Canglang Battalion to suppress these slave soldiers at the beginning of the war.
When the battle lasted for nearly half an hour, and nearly three thousand corpses of slave soldiers had fallen on the snow-white ground, the slave soldiers, whose morale was originally low, finally collapsed.
When they saw that resistance meant death, the slave soldiers who did not want to die threw away their weapons and knelt on the ground. They also shouted, "Surrender, surrender, don't fight, I am also a big enemy." Ganren, not aliens!"
With such shouts, no bows and arrows came to greet them. This result made more slave soldiers follow suit. The remaining slave soldiers of less than 7,000 were shouting like this. Most of them knelt down, and in the end, only the gang members, less than a few hundred in number, were still resisting.
Perhaps they also knew that if they betrayed Da Gan, there would be no good fruits to be gained. Especially if they fell into the hands of Emperor Hua, who said he was not from my race and had different intentions, they would probably be worse off than dead. So they chose to resist one by one, choosing to fight to death now rather than suffer the consequences while alive.
Four thousand cavalry faced hundreds of people, and of course they would not cause any trouble. Just after a wave of arrows fell, there were hundreds more dead people on the ground, and the battle quickly followed. It's coming to an end.
"You guys, gather all the weapons and tie them together with ropes."
"You guys, gather all these corpses and bury them in heavy snow."
"You guys, pick up all the bows and arrows on the battlefield and send them to this place."
"you..."
More than six thousand prisoners of war from the slave army were transformed into hard labor at this moment, doing various things amidst the shouts of the soldiers of Canglang Camp.
Two hours later, everything here was restored again. After the strong wind, even everyone’s footprints were completely covered with snow. If it weren’t for the fact that there were more than three thousand corpses in the raised earth mound in the distance, I’m afraid it would not have been possible. Does anyone know that a bloody battle took place here just now?
More than 6,000 slave army prisoners were escorted backwards by 4,000 Canglang Camp soldiers. They will be uniformly sent to a designated location, where someone will receive them.
Hot meals have been prepared there long ago, waiting for the heroes to return.
There, there were military doctors waiting to examine the wounded.
There, there is enough food and grass waiting for the war horses to visit, and even if the war horses are injured, there will be other war horses to replace them.
There, there was an already warm fire in the military tent to ensure that every soldier could have a good sleep in warm conditions and replenish enough mental strength.