Near the Lantian camp, countless red troops like ants rushed forward.
At this time, Cao Shen was ordered to lead 20,000 cavalry. In less than two minutes, the cavalry regiment had rushed in front of the Qin army that was shouting just now.
Cao Shen narrowed his eyes. The strength of the Qin army was about 30,000, and the cavalry was only 3,000 or 4,000.
The corner of Cao Shen's mouth rose. With this small force, you dare to face my nearly 100,000-strong army? I'm afraid the opponent's general is having a seizure.
There is no need for the infantry behind us. The battle can be over quickly with just 20,000 cavalry.
At this time, the leader of the Qin army was none other than He Yutai, who had fled to Guanzhong in the morning. The 30,000 Qin army looked at the tsunami-like red ocean on the opposite side, without any fear, and bravely charged towards the enemy in front.
When the two cavalry regiments with huge disparity in strength were only more than 300 meters apart, He Yutai shouted: "All the cavalrymen listen to the order and light the 'thunderbolt bombs'!"
After hearing this, all the cavalrymen suddenly got on their horses and each pulled out a fire stick and a round iron tool from their waists. After a while, a strong pungent smell floated in the air...
In the breath, the two cavalrymen were less than a hundred meters apart. The cavalrymen lowered their heads and glanced at the half-burned fuse in their hands, feeling panic in their hearts.
If one of them is bad or delayed, then this 'thunderbolt' can be fatal on the spot...
"Ninety meters, eighty meters, seventy meters..."
He Yutai was calculating silently in his mind. When he estimated that the distance between the two sides was less than 70 meters, he shouted: "Throw it!!!"
Among them, more than 2,000 knights did not hesitate at all. Following the inertia of their horses, they threw the round iron weapons in their hands heavily towards the Liu Bang cavalry on the opposite side.
The 20,000 cavalry led by Cao Shen suddenly saw countless objects with sparks in the sky hitting the army. For a moment, the knights were filled with doubts.
"What is this? It's smaller than a stone. What does it do?"
As I thought about it, all those small iron balls fell into the position of the 20,000 cavalrymen.
When the distance between the two armies is less than ten meters!
Countless loud noises that stung the ears were heard, and the charging horses of both armies were suddenly stopped by the huge noises and shock waves.
Huge black smoke rose up, and the war at this time could truly be called a battlefield filled with smoke. After this battle, I am afraid that the future war situation will completely change significantly...
At this moment, the 20,000 cavalry led by Cao Shen were in chaos, with horses neighing and screaming, crying to the heavens and the earth...
Although Cao Shen was not affected by the explosion just now, he was very close and was shocked by the huge explosion. His mind went blank for a moment. Looking back at the cavalry formation, the scene was like hell on earth.
But your opponent will not give you a chance. When the enemy was stunned, confused, and stagnant, the more than 3,000 cavalrymen led by He Yutai controlled the horse reins and charged straight into the cavalry formation in front of them like a sharp sword!
"kill!"
"Charge!...Kill!"
.....
At this time, the more than 3,000 cavalrymen led by He Yutai were like wolves rushing into the flock of sheep. The opponent was blown up by thousands of 'thunderbolt bombs' just now, and the losses were quite heavy.
Before he could recover, the Qin cavalry had already charged into the formation.
Cao Shen pulled the reins of his horse and shouted: "Hold on! Hold on! There are few cavalry in the Qin Army. Form an array to surround and annihilate the Qin Army's cavalry!!"
After hearing the general's call, the cavalry finally calmed down and dispelled the terrifying fear from the unknown just now...
Although the 20,000 cavalry suffered heavy losses due to the inexplicable iron ball just now, the main force of the cavalry is still there. If the formation is tightly arranged, they can still take down this Qin army cavalry.
After reacting, all the knights held the reins and controlled the horses to rush towards the Qin army.
But...it seems it's still a step too late
Because the two armies were too close just now, the Qin army took advantage of the chaos to rush into the cavalry formation and kill them indiscriminately, losing nearly three thousand knights on the spot.
Cao Shen and other generals were in great pain when they saw this. Counting the cavalry that had just been bombed, in less than one round trip, seven or eight thousand cavalry had been lost.
Cao Shen's eyes were blood red, he pulled out his long sword, roared angrily, and galloped towards the Qin cavalry formation...and all the cavalry behind him saw that the general was taking the lead, and they all followed more crazily and tried to tear the Qin cavalry alive.
The black cavalry regiment was heavily surrounded by a sea of red, but He Yutai led the black knights without panic at all. They stood firm and did not collapse.
Although Cao Shen's more than 10,000 cavalrymen were extremely brave and brave, it would be difficult for them to defeat the Qin cavalry for a while.
But time waits for no one. Before the two armies fought for a few rounds, the 27,000 Qin infantry troops behind them had already arrived first...but the 70,000 troops led by Liu Bang were still two miles away...
The shocking loud noise just now also alarmed Liu Bang's infantry who were still marching. All the troops were so shocked that their breathing stopped for a moment.
After Liu Bang and Zhang Liang briefly spoke a few words, they immediately ordered the army to speed up. They were very worried about what might happen to the 20,000 precious cavalry... These cavalry are the real main force. Without them, no matter how many they have,
It's hard for infantry to accomplish anything
When the 27,000 Qin infantrymen saw the surrounded Qin cavalry regiment, they all angrily attacked the red sea with spears and swords...
At this time, when Liu Bang's main army was walking quickly to a place one mile away from the 20,000 cavalry, suddenly!
Countless black arrows flew from the sky, and hundreds of red warriors fell to the ground in the blink of an eye.
Liu Bang's army was also blocked by the sudden rain of arrows, and the army came to a halt!
Liu Bang looked horrified. He didn't expect that the Qin army had laid an ambush here, and he shouted: "The shield army moves forward to stop the Qin army's crossbows!"
"Here!"
I saw five thousand soldiers holding huge shields walking out of the army, standing on the side of Liu Bang's army
"Bang, bang, bang, bang..."
In a moment, the shield army formed a long line of defense. With the two shields superimposed, the height actually blocked the waves of Qin army's arrow rain.
"Rumble, rumble..."
Suddenly there was a sound of horse hoofbeats. Judging from its momentum, it seemed to number in the thousands.
But the sound of the horseshoes is like the sound of a death knell. How can this be the decadent and war-fearing Qin army? This is obviously the Qin army that wiped out Liuhe, right?
Liu Bang and everyone's guess was right. They saw a black cavalry team coming out from behind a mound. Judging from their number, there were about three thousand cavalry.
The general leading this cavalry is none other than Li Xin!
Li Xin put his feet in the stirrups, nodded with satisfaction, and murmured: "Young Master can come up with such a wonderful thing. It would be great if we could equip the whole army with stirrups this time. It's a pity that there are less than a thousand."
Horse stirrups...otherwise it would be easier to capture Liu Bang's 30,000 riders, haha."
Three thousand black-armored cavalry followed Li Xin, running quickly to approach Liu Bang's army.
Liu Bang looked horrified and pulled Zhang Liang: "Zifang, how could the Qin army achieve such a sophisticated ambush? What should we do?"
Zhang Liang was also shocked by the waves of ambushes. His face turned pale. He had miscalculated. He had completely miscalculated.
Zhang Liang took a deep breath and said calmly: "My lord, I am afraid that there must be a famous general in the Qin army, otherwise it will be difficult to carry out such an offensive..."
"The 20,000 cavalrymen led by General Cao Shen don't know what situation they are encountering now. It's better for our army to move forward, break through Qin Fu's army, and quickly join up with the cavalry."
After hearing this, Liu Bang did not hesitate and shouted: "Zhou Bo! The army is moving forward with all its strength. The cavalry is less than a mile away from us!"
Zhou Bo immediately raised his hands after hearing this: "Here!"