Just like a tiger encountering its prey, the cavalry from both sides dispatched almost immediately. Even in the dark night, they still did not give up the victory that seemed to be about to be achieved.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!" The sound of arrows piercing the air kept ringing, and people kept screaming and falling off their horses in the evening wind.
Then came the continuous sound of horse hoofbeats. The sound of hoofbeats was so dense that one could tell that someone was charging in groups.
Everyone knows that the Central Plains cavalry likes to charge and fight hand-to-hand and fight face to face. For various reasons, the prairie cavalry is not willing to confront the Central Plains cavalry head-on. Instead, they like to circle around and kill the enemy with bows and arrows.
Generally speaking, the Xia Army cavalry are the ones who like to fight for their lives with you on the battlefield, instead of staying twenty or thirty steps away and shooting arrows from a distance. When they see you approaching, they will immediately flee backwards, and then shoot arrows after they have distanced themselves.
The Khitans and Uighurs.
But tonight it was the other way around.
Facts have proved that not all steppe cavalry likes to ride and shoot. Some are more special, such as the Jin army cavalry who were born in the ninth surname of Zhaowu. The ancestors of these Sogdians came from Central Asia and Iran. At this time, they carried long spears and large spears to attack
The Xia Army cavalry launched a group charge.
The Xia army facing the battle was from the Liang family in Helong. The leader, Liang Mancang, was the son of Liang Xiangjian. He led a group of light cavalry who could not tell whether they were Han, Dangxiang or Tubo people, shooting arrows in circles from a distance.
As a result, a scene with characteristics of the Tang Dynasty appeared on the battlefield. The Hedong Fan soldiers rushed directly into the Daxia Fan soldiers, and the two sides got together and fought each other until they died.
Li Si'en was relatively brave, with a very high level of riding and shooting. Under the dim light, he fired arrows repeatedly and hit several people. Then he pulled out a handful of iron weapons and rushed over at the head of the horse, slashing horizontally and vertically. His bravery was unmatched.
Even Liang Mancang's younger brother Liang Mantun was hit and almost fell off his horse.
"No more fighting, retreat!" Liang Mancang rode his horse forward, danced with his sword, swept down several Jin soldiers, rescued his younger brother, then yelled and retreated.
On a chaotic battlefield, shouting like this would not be heard by too many people. This has nothing to do with the noisy environment, but also has to do with people - when people are extremely nervous, it is easy to ignore other aspects, and often do not
Pay attention to the flags, identify the golden drums, and obey orders. This is the biggest difference between new recruits and veterans.
However, this group of Helongfan people are already familiar with tribal warfare. They are usually not very organized. They advance in a swarm, retreat and disperse and escape. They have practiced it countless times. Fighting and fighting, many people see the robe Ze.
They were all retreating, so they turned their horses' heads and ran directly towards the fields, stepping on the crops, crossing the field ridges, and passing through the villages, running for their lives like flying.
Upon seeing this, the Jin army's morale was greatly boosted, they roared angrily and pursued even tighter.
At the edge of the woods not far from the battlefield, Wang Jianji opened his eyes wide, trying to see the whole battlefield clearly.
The war horse under his crotch snorted uneasily and kept moving, just like his master.
There were more than two thousand knights in the woods. At this moment, they had stood up from sitting on the ground, leading their horses, silently waiting for orders.
Li Yu weighed an iron mace, which was given to him by Wang Jianji's soldiers.
Li Yu could tell that the soldiers wanted to see his joke. It was actually normal to give weapons to civil servants for defense, but they were usually horizontal knives or daggers. So you gave me a mace?
This thing is used to smash the enemy's armor and hit it on the head. Even if the enemy is wearing a helmet, he will fall to the ground. But correspondingly, there are strength requirements to use this weapon. Can civil servants really do it?
?
But he underestimated Li Yu. When he was the chief clerk of Anling County under Lu Yanwei's rule, he acted as the county captain and led people to arrest thieves with weapons. He was born in the Li family of Zhao County, and he also learned from Li Yu when he was young.
He has learned some martial arts skills, and has also shortened the time for studying literature. Although the mace is heavy, it is not impossible to use.
"Why don't you become my righteous soldier?" Wang Jianji turned his head, looked at Li Yu, and said with a smile.
"General, don't be ridiculous. It's time to send someone to stop you." Li Yu said, "The night is dim. If you retreat after the fight, the thieves will not be able to catch up."
"You idiots like you are too busy thinking," Wang Jianji sighed.
"Not all Mao-literati are like this." Li Yu said with a wry smile: "Some are upright, some are indifferent and elegant, and some educate the world. I am both greedy for officialdom and cherish my life, so I am far worse than them. Besides, I once worked for Dezhou An
The Chief Secretary of Lingxian County is still helping you with advice at this time, but already - alas! General, please give the order quickly."
"Okay!" Wang Jianji looked serious, and immediately ordered the 500 Tianxiong Army cavalry to rush out of the woods to stop the Jin army and allow the brothers Liang Mancang and Liang Mantun to escape with their lives.
The cavalry quickly set off.
They slowly descended the slope, slowly increased their speed, and then crossed the fields covered with wheat ears and rushed into the ranks of the Jin army.
The Jin army had noticed them and had to dedicate part of their manpower to fight them.
The two sides fought like this in the fields, with blood raining and corpses falling like rain.
The wheat that the people of Cangzhou worked so hard to plant in spring was trampled badly by war horses. But no one cares about their feelings. When life and death are at stake, who cares whether you destroyed the wheat field?
Besides, this is still a small scene. When the two armies are facing each other, thousands of infantrymen stand in the wheat fields, and the harvest is over for a year. In many cases, there is no way to choose the battlefield. Fight wherever you go, and everything will be done to win.
As the first priority, even the army that loves to protect the people cannot be pedantic at this time.
"The fight was pretty good." Wang Jianji watched from a distance for a while, then got on his horse and said, "Let's withdraw."
Li Yu also mounted his horse.
The group left the battlefield with a huff and retreated to the southeast.
The sound of the large group of cavalry retreating made the second reinforcements of the Jin army a little suspicious. They subconsciously slowed down their horses and allowed the Xia soldiers from all walks of life to fight and flee.
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Li Cunju waited in Lutai Military City in the middle of the night until the soldiers shook him awake.
"How?" He jumped up from sleeping in his clothes and asked.
"The Jingsai Army won a great victory, beheading 200 people and seizing more than 100 horses," the soldier replied.
"They really picked it up!" Li Cunju said with some envy, and then he was a little confused: "How come Xia Bing is so careless?"
The soldier couldn't answer. In fact, he was also covered.
While the two were staring at each other, Li Si'en had already led the cavalry back to the city, and his loud voice could be heard from a distance.
"It's so nice! It's so nice!" After Li Si'en got off his horse, he walked into the government office at a fast pace. He laughed loudly and said, "Xia Thief's horse is really good, tall and powerful, and its horse is extraordinary."
Li Cunju became even more depressed after hearing this.
Of course, he didn't know that there was some exaggeration in Li Si'en's words. In fact, among the more than 100 captured war horses, less than 20 could be called sacred horses, but they were only a little taller than the Jin army's war horses.
, after all, they are all the eliminated products of Ma Zheng, and they are really not considered good horses.
"After the king knows about this victory, he will be rewarded." Li Cunju said sourly.
Li Si'en smiled and said nothing.
Li Cunju couldn't sit still anymore and stood up and asked: "How many people have come from the Xia thieves? Are they really that easy to fight?"
"About one or two thousand horses, it's not difficult to fight. After a quick charge, the thieves dispersed. I guess it won't be long before the Xia people go to war. They are tired of men and horses, and their fighting spirit is not strong, which may be ordinary." Li Si'en
said.
"Then..." Li Cunju hesitated.
"I just met a messenger outside the city. The army to capture the dead is about to arrive." Li Si'en suddenly said again.
"Capture the unborn army?" Li Cunju was shocked when he heard this and frowned again.
The army that captured the students was cavalry, led by Li Siben. When they arrived, Li Cunzhang, who was left behind, was not far away. Maybe they would have arrived at Yukou Pass with soldiers and horses from You, Zhuo, Ying, and Mo states.
In fact, he could have brought more troops south, but Li Cunxiao's betrayal changed everything.
Although Guizhou was besieged by soldiers and horses from the three towns of Hedong, Yiding and Youzhou this year and suffered heavy losses, it was not captured in the end and the threat always existed. This forced Li Cunzhang to leave some soldiers and horses to guard Tanji camp.
The army behind the mountain, which suppressed Li Luoluo, could not leave. From time to time, they went to Guizhou for raids and repeatedly struggled with Gui, Xin and Yi soldiers.
In short, it is very difficult. Li Cunxiao is really cheating, so why did he suddenly drop the position? What can Shao Shude give you?
Speaking of wealth, I don't think I have any. I'm still hiding in that damn place in Guizhou.
Talking about power, it seems that it is still the same as before. I am afraid that military rewards will almost not be issued.
Li Cunju couldn't figure it out, and subconsciously felt that even if he wanted to surrender, he shouldn't surrender at this time. Isn't it the end of the road yet? Why bother?
"It's the Shengsheng Army." Li Si'en nodded with certainty, and added: "As soon as the Shengsheng Army comes, the opportunity to fight with the Xia people will most likely be taken away by them. It will be difficult for our two armies to mix infantry and cavalry."
"When you say that, do you mean to..." Li Cunju asked with some uncertainty.
Li Si'en struggled for a long time, then looked into Li Cunju's eyes and said: "The King of Jin ordered us to go south to rescue Cangzhou. In that case, why not just collect food and military supplies, reorganize the troops and go south. You and I will have a combined army of thirteen thousand people."
, there are still four to five thousand Cangjing soldiers in the city, and there are 17,800 here. From the Lutai army going south to Cangzhou, there must be Cangzhou warriors. Let's gather them along the way and recruit some native Tuan folk. If we can gather them
With thirty or forty thousand people, we can have a run-in with the Xia thieves. The Xia thieves attack the city until they are exhausted, and their resentment is high. Maybe there is a chance."
Li Cunju hesitated slightly.
"This opportunity is rare!" Li Si'en said anxiously.
After Li Cunju thought for a while, he said: "It is better to wait for the army to capture the students and persuade them to go south together. With the army to capture the students in the lead, let's observe carefully from behind to see how many percent of the Xia bandits' combat strength is left. If that doesn't work.
If you get it, speed up and go south to kill!"
Li Cunju's words were relatively safe. All aspects had been taken into consideration. Li Si'en also agreed, nodding and saying: "That's it. A fighter plane appears but can't be caught. This is a mediocre person. Seize the army and act as the vanguard. Quietly stop, Lu Long Er
The army will follow, and the remaining generals will follow with their own troops, layer upon layer, supporting each other, which couldn't be safer."
The two came to an agreement and no longer hesitated.
The whole army had a good night's rest that night. On the next day, they sent out men and horses to collect provisions, carts, horses and mules, and Latin soldiers joined the army to serve as the army's masters.
After everything was prepared, on July 20th, led by the newly arrived army of capturing students, more than 30,000 soldiers of the entire army headed south, cautiously heading toward Cangzhou.