Zhao Yun felt mixed emotions when he saw the team coming from several miles away, led by Yuan Xi.
Are you really here to help me?
Zhao Yun is not a fool. How could he not know that Yuan Xi's bet seems to be beneficial to him, but there is no way to take advantage in the world, and he will definitely pay a corresponding price.
But when Zhao Yun learned that the Huns were robbing the hinterland of the Central Plains and poisoning the people, he still agreed.
Not for anything else, just for the ambition in my heart to wipe out all enemies and pacify the world.
Now that he was being chased by Baima Yicong, Zhao Yun did not regret it at all, but the fact that Yuan Xi came to rescue him was a bit unexpected for Zhao Yun.
Why is he, a nobody, and a member of the other party's wealthy family so important to him?
However, when Zhao Yun saw clearly the troops brought by Yuan Xi, he suddenly felt bad.
Except for a dozen heavy cavalry and dozens of bow cavalry, the remaining hundreds of people were actually infantry!
Moreover, these people were actually sitting together on nearly a hundred donkeys, carts and mule carts. Zhao Yun had never seen such a marching team!
At that time, mules and donkeys were used to pull heavy supplies of food and grass, and infantry marched with light equipment on foot. How could anyone sit directly on a cart like this?
Moreover, how can an almost entirely infantry team deal with the White Horse Yicon, which is entirely composed of cavalry?
Thinking of this, he shouted: "There are hundreds of white horses behind me, be careful!"
Yuan Xi heard it from afar, picked up the telescope to see the situation clearly, and found that Bai Ma Yicong had already chased Zhao Yun's team seven or eight miles away, and it only took less than half a quarter of an hour to break into his team.
Moreover, the opponent's calculations were very accurate. He only waited for Zhao Yun's team to meet up with his supporting team, and when chaos arose, he would then rush in!
In normal times, this place is located on the plains, and the cavalry would not be able to get away easily if they rush into battle.
But that's normal times.
Now is the time to test the combat capabilities of this animal-powered mechanized force!
Because all of his infantry came in armor, their physical strength was at its peak, and they were ready to fight at any time!
This was not his first initiative. In the Han Dynasty, and even during the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms period, there were precedents of heavy infantry chasing cavalry on horseback, waiting for the horses on both sides to collapse, then dismounting and fighting in formation, and defeating the cavalry.
He said to Qu Yi who was beside him: "Brother Qu, I have a favor."
After hearing this, Qu Yi laughed and said: "Don't worry, brother, let me show you that I have not lost my former prestige!"
He yelled: "Get out of the car and form an array!"
After hearing this, several hundred foot soldiers jumped off the donkey cart one after another and formed a formation behind the cart. They took out their shields to cover their bodies so that the enemy could not see clearly what was going on behind the shields.
As for the heavy cavalry and light cavalry, Qu Yi arranged them on the flanks. These dozens of cavalry were too few in number and were unable to crush the fully armored white horse Yi Cong. They could only harass and attack from the flanks as a countermeasure.
Zhao Yun, with hundreds of his subordinates, suddenly issued an order to speed up, bypassed Yuan Xi's military formation, and reached the rear in advance.
Yuan Xi came up to him with a smile, cupped his hands and said, "It's a great blessing to finally wait for Brother Zhao."
Zhao Yun was moved in his heart and said: "The opponent has a large number of people. I'm afraid we can't defeat them. Please be careful, general."
"If Zhao Yun is needed to rush into the formation to resist, please give your orders, general."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. Brother Zhao has been attacking for dozens of miles and is exhausted. Please rest for a while and take a look at the situation again."
Zhao Yun had no choice but to agree, thinking that if the battle here was overwhelmed, it would be too late even if he rested, right?
The sound of hoofbeats rumbled, and hundreds of white-horse righteous soldiers rushed in. The leading general was also an effective subordinate of Gongsun Zan.
He saw Yuan Xi's formation from a distance, with donkeys, carts, mules and workshops scattered in front of the formation. Behind them were soldiers with swords and shields, and on both sides were cavalry waiting for an opportunity.
His mind changed rapidly, and he made a decision in an instant, shouting: "Ping Shu, charge into the formation!"
Hundreds of white horse righteous men roared loudly, and they all lifted up the horses hanging from the saddles. For a moment, there was a cold light, which made people tremble.
Suddenly, hundreds of cavalry troops rushed towards Yuan Xi's army!
This decision can be said to be the optimal solution at this time.
They had chased Zhao Yun for dozens of miles, stopping and stopping in the process, and did not chase him desperately, just to save the physical strength of the horses under their legs.
But even so, the horse's physical strength was running low. If he turned back at this time, he would inevitably be chased by dozens of cavalrymen and become passive.
In this case, it is better to use the remaining physical strength of the war horses to overwhelm the opposing military formation, which is dominated by infantry!
Although the opponent has set up a vehicle formation, it is located on a plain and the gaps between the vehicles are quite large, which is enough for our side to break in!
Hundreds of white horses gradually accelerated, and the horses' hooves stepped on the ground, making a neat and dull echo. The several-foot-long horses reflected the dazzling light under the sun, like a silver dragon, rushing towards Yuan Xi's main formation!
Many of the shield-wielding soldiers on Yuan Xi's side saw this scene through the gaps in their shields. They couldn't help but tremble and exclaimed.
When Qu Yi saw it, he shook his head inwardly. These were the soldiers he had trained in the past two years. Although they had been on the battlefield many times, they had never faced the scene of the opponent's cavalry charging into battle collectively. It was expected that they would be shaken.
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The soldiers he led before were much better than the current group. Those people were all veterans of Liangzhou, and they could keep their expressions unchanged against the enemy cavalry that was close at hand.
However, he should never see those soldiers who followed him to death first.
Thinking of this, Qu Yi yelled, "I'm in front of the formation!"
"I will live and die together with you!"
"No advance, no retreat!"
When the soldiers who were still trembling heard this, they suddenly became brave and shouted: "No!"
Gongsun Zan's generals held their horses straight and took the lead, maximizing the speed of their horses.
He pedaled the stirrup with his left foot and pressed his right foot against the saddle. At this time, the cavalry all used single stirrups, and they were mostly used for mounting horses. However, the experienced Baima Yicong understood that stirrups were of great help for horseback assaults, even though there was a high bridge saddle to fix them.
body, but only when the two work together can the power be exerted.
This is the basis of Baima's righteousness across the Northland!
Seeing that we are getting closer and closer to the opponent's military formation, one hundred and fifty steps, one hundred steps, eighty steps, fifty steps!
He suddenly began to feel a little uneasy. Why was the other party still squatting behind the carriage?
carriage
shield
hide
charge into battle
Thirty steps!
He vaguely felt like he had seen this situation before.
Qu Yi shouted: "First row, get up!"
Suddenly, behind the carriage, a neat row of soldiers stood up, all holding powerful crossbows in their hands!
"put!"
Fifty or sixty crossbow arrows rained down on Baima Yicong in an instant!
The next moment, the dozen or so white horse followers at the front flipped over and rolled on the ground. Some of the horses behind were tripped and others were forced to slow down and go around.
"Second row, get up!"
The second row of crossbowmen stood up in unison, and the first row of crossbowmen quickly squatted down and reloaded their arrows.
"put!"
Another twenty war horses fell to the ground.
As a result, the momentum of the more than 200 cavalry behind them was completely blocked, and they were forced to go around to both sides, and their formation was completely scattered.
"First row, get up!"
The leading general Gongsun Zan's war horse was also shot over his crotch. He rolled to the ground and quickly stood up, finally remembering what this familiar scene was about!
Battle of the Border Bridge!
At the same time, he escaped death and his memory was still fresh, but today he was still led into a trap by the other party!
If the situation was exactly the same as when setting up the battle formation at Jieqiao, he would have woken up earlier, but Qu Yi made a slight change and confused the opponent.
Arrange the car formation first, so that Gongsun Zan's generals will think that they are just using their cars to block.
Later, two rows of crossbowmen were used to alternate firing, creating a time difference and shortening the interval between crossbow arrows. Although the damage was not increased, the speed of the war horses was greatly slowed down!
Gongsun Zan's general shouted: "Keep charging, don't stop!"
He carried the crossbow arrows and took the lead to run with the horse's bridle raised. The arrows shot into the armor and became embedded between his flesh and armor, but he ran faster and faster.
Seeing that the opponent's crossbow was useless as he approached the car formation, his eyes widened the next moment.
The sword and shield soldiers on the opposite side, as well as the crossbow soldiers who threw away their long crossbows and raised their ring-headed swords, led by a bearded man, rushed forward with shouts and wanted to face Baima Yi Cong cheek to cheek!