"The soldiers galloped forward, and Zheng's soldiers were in strict formation, standing still. They all used their regimental cards to cover themselves, and it was like a blockage." [Ming Dynasty Southern Strategy Volume 11]
The Yellow River was rolling, and hundreds of large ships were crossing. For a moment, like thunder on the ground, the war drums on the bows of the ships suddenly exploded. A large number of soldiers from the Zhongba camp, dressed in fine armor, stepped off the ships and formed a simple formation in an orderly manner.
Protective formation.
At this time, the thundering drums also sounded in the opposite camp. Hundreds of cavalrymen, led by Cheng Yin, ran out of the camp gate and ran towards the shore. Under the sun, a large flag with the word "Cheng" fluttered in the wind.
Cheng Yin was wearing a black armor and red robe and holding a long spear. Surrounded by hundreds of cavalry, he looked extremely brave!
Using cavalry against infantry, and attacking half-crossing, if he faced an ordinary army, Cheng Yin could win in a single battle with hundreds of elite cavalry under his command. Unfortunately, the one facing him was the most elite of the Northern Army, and the emperor spent countless
The middle base camp was built with resources, and his original identity was the trap camp once led by the middle base captain Gao Shun.
But after hearing a high-pitched horn sound and the rumbling of marching drums, an infantry square formation wearing armor and holding shields was quickly formed on the river bank. All members of the middle camp were in black clothes and armor, and the team was in order, holding long weapons in their hands.
The knife is like a shining forest.
When Cheng Yin saw this, his heart suddenly became awe-inspiring. He raised his long spear high and shouted flatly: "Kill!"
Hundreds of elite cavalry, formed by Cheng Yin who spent countless wealth, shouted loudly and formed a charging echelon, roaring towards the black middle camp position like huge waves on the sea.
Gao Shun was not afraid at all, and calmly ordered his men to gather together tightly to protect the middle part of the archers of the Shesheng Battalion who had disembarked early. Facing the terrifying momentum of hundreds of cavalry galloping, the Zhongba Battalion did not shout.
The slogans were used to boost morale, and there was no panic or nervous trembling. They remained motionless and silent. It was not until the wave of cavalry on the opposite side rushed in front of them that the war drums behind the middle camp sounded again.
Behind the first tall shield wall, a group of archers suddenly stood up in layers. Upon hearing Ju Jun's order, their arrows were like locusts in a shower, screaming and shooting towards the cavalry that was attacking at high speed.
In just a short moment, the only sounds were people shouting and horses neighing, and a large number of cavalry fell off their horses. The huge waves that were hitting the reef suddenly stopped and became chaotic!
The strong bows and crossbows of the Shesheng Battalion did not stop at all. Colonel Ju Jun fired the hard bow and fired arrows one after another. Each time, he was able to shoot an enemy cavalry off his horse. The dense rain of arrows blocked the entire cavalry charge formation.
When the opposing cavalry was unable to lift its head under the weight of the fierce arrow rain, a loud horn sound suddenly sounded.
Gao Shun led hundreds of heavily armored soldiers from the middle camp, armed with long knives, and shouted out from behind the shield wall. In groups of three, they divided and fought against the enemy cavalry, which was already in chaos! The cavalry were separated and entangled by the infantry's chaotic formation.
When fighting, it is difficult to support each other and form an offensive. On the contrary, the infantry of the middle camp are just the opposite. They jump quickly and divide the work. One person stabs the knight with a gun, another uses a knife to chop the horse's leg, and the other calls for cover from the left and right.
Very understanding.
Cheng Yin was irritated and shouted to the cavalry around him: "Send the order to the back! Come on all of them!"
The guard said hurriedly: "The arrows on the other side are fierce and the soldiers are sharp. We should not fight for a long time."
Cheng Yin was anxious and chest tight. Seeing that he dared to contradict him, he couldn't help but became furious: "I think you have no courage! You haven't given my order yet!"
The guard's face was ashen, so he had to take out the command flag from his arms and wave it vigorously at the camp behind him. Then he drew his sword and shouted: "Kill!"
He ignored his duty as a guard and rushed out at the head of the crowd, as if he wanted Cheng Yin to see if he had the guts.
Cheng Yin was a little dazed for a moment, watching helplessly as the dashing guard was riding his horse, and before he had time to injure an enemy soldier, the horse beneath him had its legs cut off with a knife. Cheng Yin reacted and hurriedly patted the horse.
He went over and killed the enemy soldiers for him, leaned over on his horse and said, "Get up and fight again!"
The guard was pressed under the horse corpse, bleeding from the corner of his mouth, and had already been stabbed in the waist. At this time, he smiled miserably and said to Cheng Yin: "Master! Do I have the courage?"
Cheng Yin remained silent. Compared with the courage of this guard, he felt a little ashamed from the bottom of his heart.
The camp in the rear received the message and quickly responded. More than 20,000 people immediately came over like an overwhelming force.
Less than half a moment later, most of Cheng Yin's hundreds of cavalrymen were lost. In order to avoid losing them all here, he had no choice but to abandon the corpses of hundreds of men and horses and retreat temporarily.
During the battle with the cavalry, the middle camp always kept a close distance from the rear formation. At this time, under the command of Gao Shun, they only killed the lone cavalry in front of them, with no intention of pursuing them. Seeing that Cheng Yin temporarily retreated,
The middle camp immediately retreated as soon as it was ready, slowly retreated behind the shield wall, and stood ready.
This is the tactic Gao Shun has always adhered to: retreat with one strike, kill the enemy gradually, and never hesitate to fight.
At this time, the drums and trumpets sounded, and Cheng Yin led more than 20,000 people to fight back again, vowing to drive the middle base camp into the Yellow River. In an instant, it was like a huge wave rolling ashore, surrounding the place where the middle base camp was established.
In the formation, under the cover of the shield wall, the soldiers of the middle camp held swords and guns from the gaps in the shields, and stabbed them continuously from above. The archers behind the cover also struggled to pull up their strong bows and crossbows, and fired at the enemy troops who had gathered in the formation.
Crazy shooting of dense rain of arrows.
There are not many elite troops under Cheng Yin. Most of the more than 20,000 people now are former county soldiers and surrendered Yellow Turban bandits. They can't be said to be loyal at all. It's okay to follow the wind and fight, but when you see the middle base camp and the
The Shesheng battalion cooperated seamlessly and appeared to be menacing. Not long after the battle began, a large number of soldiers fled. Among them, Liu Shi and Li Damu were the most conspicuous.
"Damn it, I knew running into these soldiers would not end well!" At this time, Li Damu saw with his own eyes a soldier wearing ordinary leather armor using a knife to look at the soldiers, just scratching the opponent's armor.
There was a spark, and then the soldier was chopped down by the cold-looking soldier.
"Then why are you still standing there?" Liu Shi gathered around Li Damu with a few of his brothers who were also in white and yellow turbans earlier, and said anxiously: "Don't run around now!"
After they saw the strength of the soldiers in the middle camp, they made a wise choice to save their lives. However, a group of them began to retreat, and the rest followed suit, and large groups of people began to flee on the battlefield.
Upon seeing this, Cheng Yin immediately sent his cronies to supervise the battle and chopped down more than a dozen people on the spot.
"No one is allowed to retreat! Press them all!"
"Cheng Yin, this thief, can't be beaten by himself, so why don't he let others escape!" Li Damu saw that the few people who were fleeing in front were shot to death with arrows by the henchmen supervising the battle, and he immediately stopped moving forward, with a look of anger on his face.
"Then what should we do now? We can't escape, and we can't continue to fight." Liu Shi looked at the corpses lying on the ground, thought about it, and suddenly whispered: "How about we pretend to be dead?"
"Pretending to be dead? There are tens of thousands of people running around here, how do you know if they will trample you to death?" In desperation, Li Damu was aroused with anger in his heart, and he said viciously: "Anyway, retreating will lead to death.
, if you go in, you will die, you might as well go back and try how powerful those armored soldiers are!"
The battlefield was full of chaos, with people shouting and horses neighing, and the rebels trampling on each other. However, Cheng Yin's side was outnumbered. Although Gao Shun, Ju Jun and others were brave and good at fighting, and their subordinates were elite and incompetent, they were still forced to do so.
Be in a group and support with difficulty.
At this moment, a chaotic group of soldiers and horses suddenly broke out from behind Cheng Yin. It turned out to be Wang Yi, the governor of Hedong who was guarding Puban City. Seeing the stalemate, he came with a few county soldiers to help in the battle. At this time,
There were new changes on the river bank. The Changshui Battalion on the other side took advantage of the fighting between the two parties and had no time to pay attention. They took advantage of the situation and crossed the river and broke into the rebel formation from the side.
Cheng Yin's face was ashen, and he was trembling. In a panic, it took him a long time to shout: "Retreat!"
The rebels suddenly seemed to be discouraged and swarmed in and dispersed. Gao Shun did not pursue them and continued to hold their position, while Captain Zhang Meng led the Changshui Cavalry in pursuit.