"The drums are weak and the strength is exhausted, the arrows are exhausted and the strings are broken, the white blades are crossed and the swords are broken, the two armies are frowning and fighting for life and death." Diao Ancient Battle Texts
The battle deployment had not even been adjusted halfway, when I heard a burst of muffled thunder and a sudden start on the ground. A row of cavalry with tall people and bright banners, holding torches high, rushed straight from the road to the north. They quickly formed a charging formation. Time is like a horse neighing, and it will come in a blink of an eye.
These people who were on guard in front of the formation had just experienced a big battle, and now they were being mobilized frequently. They were all already slack-jawed and drowsy. They didn’t understand what was going on at first, but when they came back to their senses, they couldn’t help but be shocked. Shout: "The cavalry is coming!"
At this shout, all the soldiers were awe-inspiring and drew their swords and bows one after another. However, they did not have time to form a defensive formation. The fence of Luzhai was not set up and there were almost flaws everywhere. Even Lu Fan, who had always been calm, could not help but feel sad at this time. He was anxious and worried that the people under his command would not be able to withstand the opponent's attack.
The title of Yueqiying was passed down from the time when Emperor Xiaowu established the Northern Army School Lieutenant. It has been passed down for nearly four hundred years. Now it has become one of the six Northern Army schools that the emperor painstakingly built and reorganized.
Riding is not the specialty of Yue people. Yue cavalry does not refer to the cavalry of Yue people in the south, but refers to the cavalry composed of people with superior physical strength. Nowadays, we focus on building cavalry camps equipped with armor and cavalry equipment to be good at riding and shooting bows. Compared with the Changshui Battalion, which was dominated by Qiang and Hu cavalry, Yueqi preferred more agile, swift, and flexible tactics.
They all wear light armor and are equipped with lances, stirrups, saddles and other riding equipment. What they focus on is quickness. As long as they can penetrate the enemy's heart like a sharp knife before the enemy has time to form a defensive formation, they can defeat the enemy with one blow!
Xu Gushun hugged Lu Meng behind him, and his whole body tensed up. He saw the thick dust raised by the cavalry on the road ahead, like a layer of yellow mist rising into the sky, the dust billowing in the air. Countless cavalry passed through. In the yellow fog, there was a sound like thunder before the rain in the distance, like a god beating a drum made of Kui cowhide in the clouds.
The sound was getting closer and closer, and the front row of cavalry threw the torch in their hands with all their strength. The torch spun around a few times in mid-air, and as soon as it fell to the ground, it was trampled by the hooves of the horses that followed, causing countless sparks.
"Put up a shield, set up a shield!" Lu Meng listened to Deng Dang, Xu Gu and other uncles and the Wu Commander yelling. Although most of them were from Jianghuai and Jiangdong, most of them had followed Sun Jian to conquer the Qiang and Hu. , veterans of the crusade against Dong Zhuo, their years of combat experience have taught them how to fight against the cavalry. Needless to say, the officers did not need to say anything at this time. Many people reacted after a brief shock and tried to gather into formation to deal with the impact of the cavalry. The nn gunmen began Drawing their bows and shooting arrows, the infantry began to hold thick shields and spears in front to defend against the enemy.
However, the scattered formations were difficult to integrate, and the cavalry battalion was approaching fiercely. They swarmed in, carrying the dust and mist along the road. Under the leadership of a few uncles at the front, several columns flexibly and quickly penetrated the formation. in the gap.
Due to the temporary change of the planned deployment and the disorganized military formation, as soon as hundreds of cavalry rushed in, the thousands of infantry inside were unable to resist, and they all avoided the cavalry and dodged to both sides. The Yueqi battalion encountered almost no decent resistance, so they made a detour through the opponent's formation from north to east, intending to break through the formation.
Seeing that his side was about to be divided and scattered, Xu Gu became anxious and ordered Lu Meng beside him: "I can't protect you anymore. You have to take care of yourself and don't let me down!"
After saying that, he pulled out his sword, holding the shield in his left hand and the sword in his right hand, and stepped out with big steps. He was not tall and was very agile among the chaos. He moved several times to avoid the cavalry that rushed towards him.
Putting the knife in front of the shield, he twisted his waist and pushed forward with both hands. The blade instantly cut through the horse's belly. The heart and soul inside poured out all at once. Xu Gu couldn't dodge. Half of his body was covered with dripping blood. It looked like
Terrible and terrifying.
Xu Gu kept walking and hacked to death the cavalryman who was pinned under his horse. He stood up again to catch his breath. Looking back, he found that Lu Meng was also following his example, staring at the enemy's horse's legs and hacking at them.
Although Lu Meng's strength was not great, he was more flexible than before. In a short time, several horses were injured by him.
Cavalrymen cherish their mounts. As long as they are reluctant to let their mounts get injured and dismount to fight on foot, then our infantry's world will be ours.
Xu Gu knew this truth very well and had taught Lu Meng this just now. He was a rough man and did not understand many truths. Many of the truths were the experience and methods he had learned in life on the battlefield, so he was eager to learn
Sharing experience with a junior like Lü Meng. Not only had the method of infantry fighting against cavalry been taught to Lü Meng, but it was also immediately verified, which greatly comforted him.
He wanted to say something, but he could only breathe hard. The trauma in his chest seemed to be torn apart by the blow just now, but he just frowned, held the weapon in his hand tightly, and did not forget to express his appreciation.
He glanced at Lu Meng.
After fighting this battle, Amon can be regarded as a real soldier.
Just when he was distracted, an enemy cavalry suddenly jumped out. Xu Gu planned to repeat his old trick. While using his shield to defend, he used both hands to slash at the belly of the enemy's horse. As expected, the feeling of scratching the belly was not there.
Instead, there was a harsh scraping sound from the blade, which brought him back to his senses.
That knight was obviously different from other ordinary cavalry. Not only was this man covered in light armor, but even the vital parts of his mount were covered in light armor. He was an officer!
Xu Gugang reacted and saw a cold light in front of him. It was the usual killing method used by cavalry. He leaned half to the side and stretched out the knife horizontally with his hand. As long as the horsepower was enough and the hand was steady, he could use the horse's speed along the way.
Harvest heads.
"Uncle Xu!" Lu Meng seemed to be shouting something in horror, but Xu Gu couldn't hear anything clearly.
Lu Meng ran to Xu Gu in a few steps, knelt on the ground, hugged Xu Gu and cried anxiously.
Just now, Xu Gu noticed that the cold light was approaching, and subconsciously raised his knife to block it, so that he was not cut off by his opponent. He was cut with a deep wound on his neck, and he was still able to breathe. His pupils gradually became dilated, and the look in his eyes also disappeared.
It started to disperse, and there was a gurgling sound in the mouth, as if there was phlegm in the mouth, and he said vaguely:
"Our Amon is going to be a Huo Qiaoqi."
After saying this, he hung his head and died in Lu Meng's arms.
Lu Meng's face felt like a storm had fallen. The long-suppressed grief, anger and helplessness occupied every inch of his chest. Tears fell in large drops. This lively and delicate young man no longer deliberately maintained his adult appearance.
Instead of being calm and strong, he lay on Xu Gu's body and cried bitterly like a child. His thin body could not bear the grief of losing a loved one. He choked and said: "I don't want to be a general anymore."
After crying for a while, he raised his head blankly. His irrational behavior just now was enough for the cavalry rushing from behind to take him away with a knife. But now he stared blankly at the direction the enemy cavalry was running from.
At this time, there was no sign of any cavalry. The hundreds of cavalry that rushed over earlier turned out not to be vanguard cavalry, but the entire opponent's cavalry force.
Impossible. Uncle Cheng clearly said that the other party has at least two to three thousand riders. There is no way it can only be like this!
Lu Meng stood up. At this time, his spiritual platform was extremely clear, and his mind was spinning rapidly.
He was thinking about how this factor would change the battle situation. If there were indeed only so many cavalry coming from the north, it meant that the opponent had to break through his own main force at the other end!
Lu Meng suddenly turned around and saw that the enemy cavalry officer who had just chopped down Xu Gu was riding back. A green shoulder strap was sewn on each of his shoulders, with three horizontal bars of unknown purpose on it. In addition, Lu Meng did not
He was no stranger, even somewhat familiar, because his brother-in-law Deng Dang also wore similar armor, and he was a uncle!
Prince Du Bo of the Yueqi Camp rode back calmly and calmly. His cold eyes were fixed on Lu Meng, as if he was looking at a dead man. He had already killed one person just now, so naturally he didn't mind killing one at this time.