Since the noise was not caused by these heavy cavalry, where did this sound come from? With doubts in his heart, An Hong's expression suddenly changed drastically, and he thought of some possibility that might arise.
Not only An Hong's face changed, but Zhong Mu, the commander-in-chief of Liaozhou, also turned frighteningly pale. Compared to the former who was still guessing, his location was a slightly higher place, which was just right. You can see the huge smoke and dust coming from all directions. Although it is covered by the rolled up yellow sand, you can't see what is going on, but it can cause such a movement, even if you think about it, you will know it. The movement must have been caused by the attack of a large number of cavalry.
"This is impossible. This movement cannot be caused by one thousand or two thousand cavalry. Could it be said that the number of cavalry in Jizhou has reached five thousand? Where did they get so many horses? How much financial and material resources will it cost? Manpower?”
There are few horses on dry land, so the formation of cavalry has always been regarded as a very luxury.
To build a qualified cavalry, it is not only enough to have war horses, but also warriors who are good at riding. It also needs enough concentrated feed and more logistics support personnel to ensure the continuous fatness of the war horses. Being fat and strong allows war horses to be pulled onto the battlefield at any time and play their role.
These investments are very huge. Often, to feed a cavalry, the price paid is to feed five times the number of infantry, which is no problem. If it is a heavy cavalry, it is even ten times more difficult to do.
And if there was no war, who would spend so much energy and waste so much money? This is also the main reason why there are so few cavalry among the various forces in Daqian.
A man as good at war as King Zhong only had four thousand cavalry at his most glorious time. This was already a powerful force that shocked everyone. Zhong Mu really couldn't imagine that Jizhou was even stronger than Liaozhou. No? It seems to be more bitter, cold, remote and poor there.
Due to the asymmetry of information and the mentality of not going out to take a look, everyone is looking down on the Jizhou Army, and it is destined that once they appear, they will surely amaze everyone.
The smoke and dust are getting bigger and bigger, and the distance is getting closer and closer. Finally, we can see the opponent's lineup clearly. Under the majestic black chainmail, the bright silver gun shining in the sun, and the weapons hanging on the war horses. When the thick armor came into Zhong Mu's eyes one by one, his complexion began to change from red to green, and from green to black.
"How is this possible? How is this possible? They are all heavy cavalry?" With an incredible question mark in his mouth, Zhong Mu's eyes turned quickly, and then he noticed that not only the front, but also the left and right wings had smoke and dust. Approaching oneself.
What's even more damning is that in order to spread out the army, the Liaozhou Army chose a plain, which is the best place for the cavalry to launch a charge. It can be imagined that once the opponent launches an attack, they are afraid that It will be like a hurricane passing through the sea, bringing up countless wind and waves.
"Quick, pass on the order, shrink the formation, the spearmen move forward to interact with the shield soldiers, and the archers are ready to release arrows." After ten breaths, Zhong Mu finally responded and started shouting loudly. .
Under the military order, the Liaozhou Army, which originally seemed to be very neat, began to make adjustments. Unfortunately, there was too little time for them to prepare, and the various military services had to intersperse and cooperate with each other, so that in a short period of time, they would not be ready. When the enemy encountered the enemy, the army began to fall into disarray.
The Liaozhou Army has 40,000 people, of whom there are only 20,000 real veterans, and another 20,000 are new recruits with no combat experience. It is already very difficult for them to command and stop them, and with the heavy cavalry getting closer and closer, it is very difficult to bring them out.
Under the terrifying momentum, more and more recruits turned purple and became more and more at a loss.
"Quickly, adjust the formation according to the general's order." Pioneer General An Hong also shouted loudly. However, the situation in front of him could not be controlled by shouting. When he discovered that his soldiers were either afraid or because of fear,
, because the training time was too short, when he was unable to make adjustments immediately, cold sweat ran down his face. After seeing the Jizhou heavy cavalry getting closer and closer, he took advantage of this gap to launch a charge.
He was timid.
As if he couldn't help himself, An Hong abandoned his own team and rode straight towards the Chinese army.
"What are you doing here? Why don't you go and command your army?" Seeing An Hong, who was sweating profusely, running up to him with only about a hundred soldiers, Zhong Mu understood the other person's thoughts and shouted.
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"General, we are bound to lose this battle, so we should retreat quickly before our retreat is blocked. If we keep the green hills, we won't be afraid of running out of firewood." An Hong, who ran over, said eloquently.
"Yes, General, please keep the green hills." The other captains also had ugly looks on their faces. After hearing An Hong's words, they seemed to have found enough excuses for themselves, and they all spoke out to comfort them.
With.
If we say that in the fifth round, everyone will try their best. But if they still fight when they know that they will lose, then that is not what everyone thinks. If they think that if they continue to fight, not only will they not win, but if they fail, they will
Everyone is scared to let their lives be thrown here.
Knowing that nothing can be done, he retreated without losing a way out. Fighting? Victory or defeat is a common thing for military strategists. Zhong Mu also found a suitable excuse for his retreat. Amid the expectations of the generals, he sighed
He said, "That's all, that's all. Who would have thought that the Jizhou Army actually had so many heavy cavalry? This battle is a good defeat. I'm sure Your Majesty won't blame me if he knows about it."
"Yes, your Majesty is wise and will not punish you." The other generals also said in unison at this moment. This was equivalent to deciding on an offensive and defensive alliance. Everyone agreed and turned around and wrote to Qian Yingzong.
By blaming the public, it is tantamount to alleviating their guilt.
"Okay, the order goes down, the new soldiers are in front, the veterans are behind, retreat." Even if he decides to escape without fighting, he must seize every minute and every second. Zhong Mu issued the military order decisively, and then turned around.
Mounted his horse and rushed towards where the Jizhou cavalry did not appear behind him.
The main general ran away, and other generals also fled with their own soldiers and some veterans. There were more than 20,000 Liaozhou soldiers on the battlefield, and they became leaderless. Unfortunately, they did not know the rear
What happened is still waiting for new military orders to be issued.
In the sky, the birds that had been watching the changes in the battlefield made new achievements again. From their high position, they could easily see the fleeing Liaozhou cavalry generals. The news was also sent to Xu Hun's hands immediately and forwarded to Feng
Hands of shame.
"Hahaha, are you escaping now? Very good, order the frontline army to tell the news to the Liaozhou Army soldiers who are still stupid. In addition, inform Gu Dashou that his two thousand light cavalry can set off.
The pursuit has begun." Feng Xun laughed. The situation on the battlefield was just like the previous staff deductions, giving him a sense of victory.
On the frontal battlefield, a total of 6,000 heavy cavalry, with 2,000 men on each side, attacked the 28,000-man Liaozhou Army.
Taking advantage of the speed of the war horses, the heavy cavalry quickly arrived at a position 150 to 60 meters in front of the Liaozhou army, and then launched a fierce attack with long bows and horns.
For the infantry of the Liaozhou Army who were already the prey in the urn, the heavy cavalry did not use the extremely lethal hook arrows, but only ordinary bows and arrows. But they were equally powerful, and when the iron arrowheads fell into the Liaozhou Army camp
, it will still bring out a lot of blood.
From time to time, some of the Liaozhou soldiers who were shot by bows and arrows would fall down, and blood would often splash all over the body or even the face of the comrades next to them. In the eyes of the new recruits who had no battlefield experience, their legs trembled.
His arms were weak. If there weren't tens of thousands of veterans cheering him on, the morale of the army would probably collapse by now.
The heavy cavalry did not launch a fierce attack as expected. Instead, they kept wandering around and shooting arrows. At the same time, they shouted loudly to persuade them to surrender. "Brothers of the Liaozhou soldiers, all your generals have fled, and you are just the ones who stay."
You are just a scapegoat. Your death in battle will have no meaning. If you abandon your weapons and surrender immediately, you will avoid death."
Among the heavy cavalry, all those with loud voices shouted according to these words, so that all that was heard on the battlefield was this sound. For a while, the faces of many soldiers changed drastically, and their eyes began to change.
Looking back, I wanted to see if what these Jizhou heavy cavalry said was true.
"Don't believe their deceptive words. The generals are watching us from behind. Come on, where are the archers? Counterattack." Among the crowd, there were some centurions who had not had time to escape, and a few thousand captains.
They began to drink loudly. Although they hated the generals who abandoned them, since they were left behind, they had to play their role. If they could not hold back the Jizhou cavalry, they would have failed to complete their mission.
, in that case, their family members left in Liaozhou will suffer because of themselves.
Even if he can hold off his opponent for a while, General Zhong Mu will think of himself with this achievement.
Under the shouts of several captains and a group of centurions, most of the soldiers who had no scheming cheered up again. It is said that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. They did not know the difference between infantry and cavalry. They just saw the large number of their own people.
Borrowing each other's courage, the archers began to counterattack.
It's just an ordinary bow and crossbow. Its effective distance is only within a hundred meters. It cannot pose any threat to the Shanshan Guards who are 150 meters away. But the bow and arrow are not originally released to kill the enemy, but just to kill the enemy.
Just to boost courage and morale.
"Hmph! I don't know what to say. Blow the trumpet and launch a charge." Seeing the situation like this, the Liaozhou soldiers actually dared to attack the reflection. Feng Xun put down his telescope and showed an angry look on his face. Some people are so mean and don't want to show their shame.
You have to hit him until it hurts. Only when it hurts will you know what pain is.
