"Whoosh!" An arrow flew out, and the enemy fell down in response.
Not far away, dozens of horsemen were mixed together, fighting hard.
Fighting between cavalry can sometimes look very funny. After the horse's speed slows down, he swings his weapon to stab, which is an action that the infantry can't bear to watch.
The martial arts are seriously out of shape, with large gaps left, right, front, and rear, and a bunch of blind spots that cannot be cut. When it comes to stopping, the cavalry will be beaten to death by the infantry in one-on-one situations.
Perhaps they couldn't stand this low-level fight, so they quickly separated, distanced themselves, and charged again.
The war horses neighed in pain, and the knights screamed in despair. During the confrontation, no one was spared, they were all cannon fodder.
After a while, the battle was over.
Chen Hanbin could not bear the loss of cavalry and ordered a withdrawal.
The knights of the Silver Spear Army were showing off their power around them, laughing loudly and provoking. But they were also experienced veterans and carefully controlled the distance to prevent themselves from entering the range of the rifle.
"The trouble is big this time." Chen Hanbin sighed inaudibly.
Three thousand sergeants went out to fight, and ended up encountering a large group of enemy cavalry. Because they were walking in a hurry, they didn't have time to prepare vehicles that would hinder the enemy's charge. Well, it's okay without vehicles. Just prepare some obstacles such as antlers in advance.
If they didn't have any, they could cut some branches and modify them, but they didn't make any preparations.
As a general, he does not know the enemy's soldiers or the enemy's situation. When he encounters a provocation, he leads his troops to attack in order to destroy the thieves. As a result, his soldiers are also killed. If you encounter such a person, consider yourself unlucky.
The Silver Spear Army charged again. This time they circled to the rear, and before the Huai Army could react, they quickly shot at them on horseback, and then rode away again without any hesitation.
In desperation, the Huai army divided some people to face the rear, and the entire formation almost turned into a hedgehog shape.
More and more cavalry appeared nearby, hundreds of them riding together, constantly teasing the Huai army infantry, and sometimes even risked going deep within the range of the infantry bow, at the expense of casualties.
The Huai people's formation was greatly stretched, and when viewed from above, it was slightly deformed. Some were forward, some were lagging behind, some were quickly in position, and some were not able to catch up, and the gaps between them were getting bigger and bigger.
It's so big that the joint can even run a horse.
Zhecongyun climbed up the tree branch again and looked at the enemy's formation.
It was obvious that the enemy was not prepared at all. After constantly attacking and killing their men who went out to collect firewood and conduct reconnaissance, they came angrily to clean them up, only to fall into our own trap.
The quality of their infantry is okay, but not strong.
It's not that his skills are not strong, it's more that he has never seen so many war horses and is extremely uncomfortable with this style of play.
Theoretically speaking, infantry who dare to fight bravely can still deal with cavalry without forming a formation or in a scattered formation. However, 90% of the infantry in the world cannot do this. We cannot ask too much of them. After all, the fear in their hearts is very strong.
Difficult to overcome.
The Huai army infantry were repeatedly teased and dragged around, and their formation gradually fell into disarray. Zhe Congyun couldn't see clearly the expressions on their faces, but it could be seen from their gradually slower movements that their physical strength had been greatly exhausted.
They did not have a car formation to protect them and could not rest in groups, but the Silver Spear Army could divide into several groups to engage in wheel battles.
They're finished.
The flag gradually rose. Chen Hanbin also noticed this, but he did not take any action because he had no idea what the Xia people were planning.
The dull sound of horse hooves sounded in the northwest.
The sound was not urgent, and it was obviously not a large group of cavalry, but it was extremely dull, like a drumstick, hitting people's hearts.
Shining silver armor appeared in everyone's eyelids.
Tall war horses, thick armor, and long and thick bridles, this is an extremely powerful but difficult to find a place for it to be used: armored cavalry.
The knight controlled the horse calmly and gradually increased its speed.
The horses we ride on are all tall horses carefully selected by Yinchuan Ranch. Although they all have various shortcomings, such as bad temper, unstable genetics, poor endurance, easy to get sick, etc., they are tall and fast.
When it charges, its power is simply earth-shattering.
"Hold on!" Chen Hanbin roared angrily and secretly cursed at the same time.
What age are you in, and you still use armored cavalry?! Is Shao Thief crazy? It’s expensive and useless. What’s the use of it except for cosmetics?
The "expensive and useless" armored cavalry could not hear their words. The horse speed gradually increased, and the power of the charge became more and more astonishing. The Huai army infantry was already weak in physical strength and mentally exhausted. At this time, they saw the enemy's armored cavalry without any hesitation.
As he decelerated and rushed towards them, an irresistible feeling of despair arose in his heart.
The light cavalry gradually gathered together, following the wings and back of the Flying Bear Army, as if they were waiting for the armored cavalry to break through the gap, and then swarmed in, dividing the enemy into several pieces.
"Hold on!" Chen Hanbin stepped forward in a hurry, holding a rifle in front of him.
It was too late. The heavy armored cavalry was extremely fast. It arrived in an instant and rushed forward with great momentum.
"Boom!" "Crash!" "Ah!" "Failed, defeated!"
The two or three rows of infantry in front were overwhelmed by the rush.
With their scattered formation, they could not organize effective resistance at all. The people behind them continued to run away, and the thin layers of infantry were torn to pieces like paper.
Chen Hanbin's rifle had been broken, and the armored horseman who hit it had his head drooped. He seemed to be dead or seriously injured. He did not make any movement, but the horse continued to charge forward.
The light cavalry seized the opportunity and rushed into the gap, firing arrows continuously and continuing to create chaos.
The three thousand infantrymen were defeated. They lost their will to fight and ran away. They didn't care about anything and just wanted to save their own lives.
The light cavalry followed happily, harvesting heads wantonly.
Chen Hanbin stumbled and ran for two steps. Hearing the sound of wind behind him, he subconsciously ducked and passed by with his rifle.
But before he could be happy, another shot came from the side, taking advantage of the horse's momentum and knocking him to the ground.
Countless horse hooves trampled his body and continued to rush forward, chasing him north.
Zhe Congyun climbed down from the tree, got on his horse, and pursued with his own soldiers.
The pursuit led them to Xucheng. Thousands of Haizhou soldiers in the city dispersed in panic.
The cavalry continued southward and pursued them all the way to Linhuai County, where they defeated a marching native group.
No one stopped, everyone was full of fighting spirit, divided into several groups, and attacked everywhere with the momentum of victory.
They burned down the forage yard, destroyed the inn, killed the local warriors with low combat power, and marched to the gate of Linhuai City. Even the sharp archers, risking being hit by crossbow bolts and long arrows, bent their bows and
The arrow shot down a big flag at the top of the city, and left laughing.
The whole of Sizhou was turned upside down.
******
Shao Shude was active near Hong County at this time.
There were many soldiers and horses around him, including 2,000 silver saddles, 3,000 silver spears and 2,000 armored cavalry.
He never thought about regaining Hong County, a county in Suzhou that had been occupied by the Huai people for a long time. He only took a short look and left.
"See you, Your Highness." Dai Siyuan, the chief and deputy envoy of the Japanese army, and Li Renhan saluted together.
The Japanese army originally numbered 10,000 people, but after the cavalry was withdrawn, there were still 9,300. The previous attack on Donghe City failed, so they immediately gave up. At present, a total of more than 8,600 people have been transferred north to wait for opportunities to join other battlefields.
"Is there any movement among the bandits in Donghe City?" Shao Shude asked.
"The bandit army is small and they dare not leave the city." Dai Siyuan replied.
"What a pity." Shao Shude said with a smile: "It's not easy to meet someone as reckless as Chen Hanbin."
If the rebel army doesn't come out, fight you, or be mobilized, there will naturally be no flaws. But this passive way of fighting also has hidden dangers, and Shao Shude is ready to seize this and make a fuss about it.
"The Japanese army will march eastward to Sizhou today and cooperate with the Silver Spear Army in fighting." Shao Shude ordered: "Don't force yourself, don't advance rashly, cooperate with the cavalry in fighting, and focus on destroying the traitors."
"As ordered." Dai Siyuan and Li Renhan responded in unison.
"Your Highness, there is no doubt that Yang Xingmi should be in Qingkou. After Sizhou suffered a loss, in order to stabilize its flanks, it will definitely send a large army to help. We must be more cautious when advancing eastward. After April, the southeast wind blows non-stop, and the Huai people
It is very convenient for the boatmen to go north or west. It only takes a few days to go from Qingkou to Linhuai and Xuyi..."
"Don't worry." Shao Shude said: "He will fight his, and I will fight mine. Why should we fight Yang Xingmi head-on? Using cavalry to mobilize the enemy and eliminate them in mobile warfare is the best strategy. Yang Xingmi is here, he comes to Huaihe,
I'll leave. I don't care about fame, I only seek practical benefits. The only way to win is to eliminate as many of the thieves' effective forces as possible."
When Shao Shude said this, Xie Tong felt relieved, and Dai Siyuan and Li Renhan also understood more clearly their combat ideas for the next period of time, and bowed and left.
Starting from the eighth day of April, Shao Shude released most of the cavalry, and more than 20,000 cavalry were roaming the land of Sizhou. With the help of the Japanese infantry, the cavalry's range of activities expanded sharply, because there were people in the rear helping them collect food and grass.
, guarding prisoners, and sometimes even helping to attack fortresses that cavalry alone could not capture.
On the ninth day of the lunar month, the rebel army Xuyi, Linhuai, and Hongxian defenders assembled more than 8,000 infantry and cavalry in an attempt to recapture Xucheng. However, the results were inconsistent. The Hongxian defenders had not yet arrived, but the Linhuai defenders had been defeated and lost two soldiers.
More than a thousand.
The Xuyi garrison had just crossed the river. Upon hearing the news of their defeat, they divided a thousand men to help guard Linhuai, and then retreated to the south bank.
On the 11th, on their way back, the defenders of Hongxian County were besieged by more than 20,000 soldiers from Pengri, Yinqiang, and Feixiong. The three thousand Qizhou soldiers were completely wiped out, and Feng Jingzhang only escaped with his life.
That night, the two thousand defenders remaining in Hong County surrendered.
On the 13th, a large group of cavalry appeared near Linhuai again. The Huai people hurriedly burned the pontoon bridge connecting to the south bank and did not dare to fight.
On the 14th, the Xia army built a pontoon bridge near Linhuai in preparation for crossing south.
Haozhou seemed to be facing a formidable enemy, and urgent military reports were sent to Qingkou one after another.
Hongxian, Xucheng, and Linhuai had a total of 20,000 soldiers and horses. Half of them were lost in less than ten days. Although they were all miscellaneous soldiers recruited from various places, such a loss method still caused great losses.
Yang Xingmi frowned.
The Xia army's tactics were very uncomfortable for the Huai army, which was accustomed to face-to-face fighting. It was time to think carefully about how to fight next.
