The area of contact between Tielindu and the enemy cavalry was actually not large. It could only deal with dozens of cavalry on the front. Coupled with the existence of the small slope, the enemy cavalry only rushed forward for a short period at the beginning, and then lost the battle.
He gained speed and started a melee with the infantry of Ironindu.
At this time, if they could organize another wave of charges without interference, they would probably be able to take away Tielin, whose formation had been scattered. However, they were first intercepted by the Hedong cavalry along the way, and then broke through the Zhongwu Army and the Yicheng Army.
After blocking Li Kan, the more than 300 horsemen who finally rushed in front of Li Kan could no longer make any tactical changes. They could only increase their horse speed to the extreme, and a fierce wave came.
A wave of flow is actually a gamble. Bet that you can't bear it, bet that you are afraid, bet that you will collapse, and if you don't win the bet, you will lose all your chips. These five carefully selected cavalrymen from the north have lost the bet at this moment
, there were more than 300 horses, but less than 100 horses in front were stopped. The speed of the horses dropped sharply, and those behind could not rush past. In an emergency, the horses' heads were turned around, and it was a mess. Some people even couldn't control the horses and fell to the ground.
They were trampled by iron hooves and screamed repeatedly.
The sound of bowstrings kept ringing. At such a close distance and with such a dense crowd, every shot seemed to take away a life. The soldiers of Tielindu became more and more courageous as they fought, and there were even people in the other two directions that were not affected.
Rushed over for reinforcements. Shao Shude held on to the reserve team tightly and did not put them into battle. It was no longer necessary. If the enemy cavalry missed a hit, they should find a way to escape. What Tielin has to do now is to leave as many soldiers as possible.
Many enemy cavalry, teach them a profound lesson.
There were dull footsteps in the distance. Shao Shude stood on a high place and could see very clearly that it was a section of the Yicheng Army that had left the formation and was marching in column, trying to flank the enemy cavalry from the rear. Their routine.
It’s similar to Tielin. First, there will be a few waves of arrows to surprise the enemy knights who are standing on top of the war horses. Then the shield hands in the front row will quickly squeeze up and knock away the stabbing horse spears or spears.
, creating an opportunity for Pao Ze who is holding a four-meter gun behind him.
With the battle fought like this, it can be said that the surprise attack was a complete failure. The enemy generals were also unambiguous and made a prompt decision. Regardless of whether the person standing in front of them was one of their own or the enemy, they directly smashed it open with their maces, then clamped the horse's belly and rushed out first.
"Whoosh!" A heavy arrow flew down from a small slope and accurately hit the man's chest. Although he was blocked by the armor, the strong momentum did not stop and he was directly taken off the horse.
"Kill!" When the soldiers of Tielin Du saw that there was an advantage to be taken, they immediately stabbed five or six long spears at them. The enemy general's soldiers were as powerful as crazy tigers. They swept them with their horse spears and blocked them with their bodies, trying their best.
You must protect your commander with all your strength.
The enemy general dropped his helmet on the ground and stood up with disheveled hair. For the first time, panic showed in his eyes. He was surrounded by soldiers and infantry, and there were more people coming from the outside. How could he get out?
"Kill this thief general, I'm afraid I won't be rewarded with hundreds of pieces of silk!" The Tielindu soldiers shouted, and more than ten of them thrust forward. The enemy general was stretched to the left and right, relying on his armor to fight and retreat, trying to join his own soldiers.
"Whoosh!" Another arrow shot, directly through the gap in the skirt and armor, and nailed into the enemy general's calf. He staggered to his knees on the ground, and was about to say something, when he saw a big ax flying through the air.
Then, he struck hard at the junction of the neck and shoulder.
Blood spurted out suddenly. The Iron Lindu soldier wielding the ax kept moving, and after a few more blows, he lifted up a bloody head and shouted: "Behead the thief general, the rear camp
Xu Hao!"
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The north wind howled, and the military flags were flying. Li Kan stood on a small high slope and looked steadily at the soldiers and horses from the east of the river on the other side.
How dare these people expose themselves to Hebei!
The battle was over long ago. The enemy cavalry, which came to raid about 2,000 people, was first intercepted and killed by Zhang Yanqiu's Fanhan cavalry, and then was shot and killed in large numbers by the infantry bows of the Zhongwu Army and the Yicheng Army, and finally attacked the core high ground where Li Kan was located.
At that time, more than half of the more than 300 cavalry were lost, and even the main general Cheng Huaixin was killed by the formation. It can be said that stealing a chicken but losing a lot of rice.
In this battle, they lost at least 900 cavalry. The remaining more than a thousand people ran to the distance to wait and see, and wanted to avenge the general, but felt that they had no chance, and finally had to retreat in despair, even Fanzhi County
No one dared to enter, and simply disappeared into the vast wilderness.
Cheng Huaixin's identity was confirmed by interrogating prisoners of war. After Li Kan learned about it, he was very happy and promised Xu Hao on the spot a reward of 20 min and 100 pieces of silk. As the boss of Tielindu, Shao Shude finally had the title of ten generals that he had longed for.
Li Kan made it clear that Tielindu had made great contributions and should be heavily rewarded. Shao Shude could also promote several lieutenants to reward his subordinates for their contributions.
This is all as it should be.
Tielindu's performance this time, even if it can't be said to be amazing, is still quite qualified. Many of the previous rewards are indeed not in vain. The soldiers have high morale and are skilled in combat. There is no fear of collapse at the first touch, showing extremely strong cohesion.
.The most important thing is that they really know how to fight, know when to fight and how to fight at other times. The grassroots team officers have strong subjective initiative and are truly worthy of being all veterans.
I didn’t mention it, but there were a lot of rewards after I returned. Li Kan’s other powers were limited, but he still had the ability to issue rewards. Not only Tielin, but also the Zhongwu Army, Yicheng Army, Zhang Yanqiu Department and even those who crossed the river who contributed this time
There are all the villagers in Daizhou Tutuan. Hedong Army? Haha, let alone rewards, Lao Li will take good care of it this time.
After winning the battle, Li Kan's expression was different. At this time, Shao Shude accompanied him on a war horse and patrolled the battlefield. Zhang Yanqiu made great efforts. Although he could not say that he was able to defeat the Hedong general, he must have taken on a lot of trouble.
Li Kan deliberately tried to win over him and talked a lot with him, but Zhang Yanqiu looked gloomy and worried, which made Li Kan feel very unhappy.
Shao Shude looked on and sighed. Li Kan's character, he has now figured out a little bit, and he will not run away if he is narrow-minded. Zhe Silun declined to enter Jinyang, but he was immediately assigned to the front line of Lanzhou. This Yanqiu may march
You are a good fighter, but you really don't know how to be a good person. You have offended the generals of Hedong, and you are also absent-minded about Li Kan's recruitment. This is a dissatisfaction on both ends, and I am afraid that the next days will be very difficult.
After winning the battle on the north bank, the Hedong Army's crossing of the river suddenly accelerated. In less than an hour, General Zhang Kai came with his men to pay tribute.
"General Zhang, why are you so late?" Li Kan looked at Zhang Kai who had arrived late, snorted coldly, and asked.
"The wind suddenly rose, flying sand and rocks, and the river waves surged. The soldiers were blinded and restless. It was difficult for the generals to forcefully drive them for fear of triggering chaos." Zhang Kai replied.
"Did you know that there is a ban on beheading in the army?"
Zhang Kai's face changed. What he said before was actually half true and half false. He had a selfish motive to wait and see the situation and make Li Kan look ugly, but it was also true that he did not dare to force the sergeants. Although these generals were arrogant and domineering, they dared to follow
It is impossible to say that they can cover up the sky with one hand. Once the sergeants mutiny, no one dares to guarantee that they will survive. Even if you are a veteran general, you will still die.
"I have been patrolling the north, but I haven't made any achievements. General, are you willing to take Fanzhi County for me?" Fortunately, Li Kan did not really seize this point to attack him, but gave Zhang Kai a chance to appear to be guilty and meritorious.
Shao Shude stood behind Li Kan and glanced at the dozens of soldiers beside Zhang Kai from the corner of his eye, thinking about how Sergeant Tielindu, who had just experienced a battle, could capture him quickly. Of course, this did not mean that Li Kan
He was not so crazy about killing Zhang Kai. Although he was extremely angry at the Hedong soldiers and horses who just watched him fall into danger without rescuing him, if he took action at this time, one bad move would force tens of thousands of soldiers to turn back, and he couldn't afford it.
this responsibility.
"General, I will obey your orders. It will be getting late today. Let's reorganize our troops and horses. We will attack the city early tomorrow morning and vow to capture Fanzhi County." Zhang Kai replied, with no expression on his face. He was obviously much smarter than Zhang Yanqiu.
After meeting Zhang Kai, not long after, Guo Fei, He Gongya, Yi Zhao, Kang Chuangui and other generals arrived again. Li Kan hated these people very much, but he couldn't really do anything to them. You can imagine how he felt.
Shao Shude followed Li Kan throughout the whole process, and he looked like a competent pro-military general. The Hedong generals had already inquired about the previous battle process, and knew that the Tielin Du Formation had killed the rebel general Cheng Huaixin, which surprised them all.
Everyone knows that the rebels can fight. But Tielindu, who was born in the Tiande army, was able to carry five cavalry troops from the north into the formation and kill the enemy generals. This was indeed enough for them to take a high look, wasn't it?
It's not because of combat effectiveness, but because of morale.
After Zhang Yanqiu also arrived, he first said hello to Shao Shude. He had witnessed the entire battle with his own eyes before and admired Tielindu's combat effectiveness. Coupled with the friendship of fighting side by side, he showed a lot of goodwill. Even Shao Shude
Seizing the opportunity to ask him military questions, he did not hesitate to answer them. Kang Chuangui looked very unhappy when he saw the two of them mingling together, while He Gongya snorted coldly and cursed "shit" in a low voice.
I don’t know who I’m scolding.
After returning to the Chinese army camp, Shao Shude found Li Yanling and Chen Cheng to discuss the matter of pensions for the casualties. Having made such a great contribution, Li Kan certainly could not be stingy with money, so there would be no shortage of pensions and rewards. But
How to successfully deliver pensions to the families of fallen soldiers is a difficult problem.
Shao Shude thought about it and felt that no matter how difficult it was, he had to do it. It was not his style to fool the soldiers and break their promises. Everyone had eyes and were watching. If you fool them this time, there will be enemy cavalry next time.
When we charge into battle, do you think everyone will still fight to the death?
"Let's do some statistics first." Shao Shude looked at Li and Chen and said, "I estimate that Zhaoyi Town has the most people, followed by Lan and Shi Erzhou. Everyone should write it down. I will report it to the commander when I get back.
Issue an official letter, and then send troops to escort the pension and property across the border. Chen Cheng, you go back to Zhaoyi, Lao Li, you go to Lanzhou. No matter how far or how difficult it is, this matter must be done. None of my soldiers will die in vain.
By the way, bring an extra 10% or 20% of your money. If your family is really in trouble, give a little more. The soldiers traveled thousands of miles to fight for me, Shao, in the east of the river. I wish I could be there to comfort you. This matter is
Let's do it this way. If you don't have enough money, just use those horses in exchange for money. There is always a way."
In this battle, Tielindu did capture a lot of war horses, about one hundred, fifty or sixty. After the war, Shao Shude sent fifty horses to Zhang Yanqiu's tent as a thank you. The remaining hundred were initially collected.
They decided to stay by themselves, but if they don't have enough money, it doesn't matter if they take some out in exchange for money. Anyway, they don't have any plans to form a cavalry now.
Fighting requires courage! Where does courage come from? In peacetime, rewards will not be charged, but after the war, casualties will be fully compensated; meritorious deeds will be rewarded, and delinquencies will be punished; do not abuse soldiers, do not humiliate strong men. In this way, courage will be doubled, even if the enemy has thousands of troops