Chapter 262: Making a feint to the east and attacking in the west
It is the nature of animals to be afraid of fire, including tigers and wolves, as well as horses.
More than two hundred prepared horses ran faster and faster, and the faster they went, the greater the fire, like a huge fire dragon, running wildly eastward.
Such a spectacle of horses galloping forward in unison, the impact is no weaker than when a landmine explodes.
There was no need for Hu Bing and Jin Rein, and the horse immediately stopped its momentum. Fortunately, this time there were few soldiers and the formation was not as tidy as before. Although the remnant army once again collapsed without a fight, Hu Bing was knocked off the horse and was beaten again.
There are not many tragic scenes of riding behind the wheel.
But the terrible thing is that there is nowhere to escape except turning around and heading east.
There is a side wall blocking the north side, and the south side is only a few dozen feet away, and Bai Qi is still shooting arrows at the prepared horses to prevent the fire horses from getting too close and being affected.
Hu Qi could only turn around again and rush eastward.
To the east is Xiangwei's main formation...
Hu Bing, who was on horseback, was extremely nervous and wanted to control the horse, but no matter whether it was cutting with a knife or stabbing with a spear, the horse only knew how to speed up, but did not dare to turn its head.
Only Murong Qinggu, who was blinded in one eye by a horse shot, acted like a lone hero, riding a brilliant horse and resolutely rushed towards the fire horse formation...
Li Chengzhi stepped on his feet, straightened his waist, and looked eastward.
At this time, the elite team had changed their formation and headed south, as if they were going to intercept the White Cavalry head-on.
He couldn't help but admire him.
It has to be said that Hu Qi's generals reacted quickly enough, and these standard cavalry are indeed elite. The formation can change at any time, but there is no trace of chaos.
If he knew that these fine cavalry were Tuyuhun's guards, Li Chengzhi wouldn't be so surprised.
Just like the tiger cavalry of the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, the Xiaoguo Guards of the Sui Dynasty, and the Xuanjia Army of the Tang Dynasty, with the strength of the whole country of Tuyuhun, the Xiang Guards only had about ten thousand cavalry.
The reason why there are no fewer tigers and cavalry than those of the Yuan and Wei dynasties is not because Tuyuhun’s national power was strong.
On the contrary, it is precisely because there is not so much iron that the forging technology is worse, so we can only make up for it in terms of quantity.
Xiangwei's cavalry only had half-length armor, while the war horses didn't even have iron armor and could only wear leather armor.
But compared to his riding skills, Bai Qi is not even the slightest bit worse...
Li Chengzhi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there were not many elite cavalry in the team, probably around a thousand at most.
In a cavalry battle, it seems feasible to surround one with five, but don't forget that more than two hundred white cavalry are all equipped with both men and horses.
What's more, he still has half of his fire horses unused.
After running forward for about five or sixty feet, Li Chengzhi suddenly realized when he saw that the Hu cavalry were actually dividing their troops and even breaking the formation wall, as if leaving a passage for the white cavalry to advance eastward.
Hu Jiang clearly wanted to cut Bai Qi into several pieces, and then defeat them one by one.
With only a few troops, if the formation is cut off again, how much impact will White Cavalry have left?
Anyone who dares to crawl into those empty gaps is a fool...
Li Chengzhi's eyes turned cold, he grabbed the copper whistle and blew it hard.
As soon as the whistle sounded, each horseman reacted: first, he pulled the reins sharply to turn the horse to face due east, then took out the fire folder, pulled out the copper cover, and lit the fire.
As soon as the horse's tail was lit, the cavalry loosened the reins of the prepared horse, and then either drew their swords or used arrows to stab the prepared horse hard.
In pain from preparing his horse, he swung his hoof sharply and naturally distanced himself from the war horse.
At the same time, the cavalry forcefully pulled the reins of the war horse, and the horse's direction of travel suddenly veered north.
All this happened so fast that General Hu didn't even have a chance to react. In just a few breaths, the white cavalry split into two again. The fire horse headed east, straight towards Xiangwei, while the war cavalry headed towards
Running wildly in the Northeast.
As luck would have it, the lieutenant general had just ordered the formation to move south, which happened to free up the northeast corner.
At this time, the defeated troops and the fire horses that followed were rushing eastwards towards the gap, which was equivalent to opening a way for Li Chengzhi in front. The white knight only had to follow closely to get through unimpeded.
What's more, in order to block Li Chengzhi, whether it was the front formation commanded by the deputy general or the rear formation arranged two miles east, the entire formation was a long formation from south to north. If the formation was not changed, it would definitely be fired.
The horse rushes forward.
The deputy general was shocked and angry, and his hair was about to smoke.
He thought he had considered all possibilities, but he didn't know that Li Chengzhi actually created a fire horse formation, disrupting all his tactical arrangements.
Seeing that the fire dragon was getting closer and closer, the deputy general could only protect himself first and find a way to prevent the fire horse from attacking the cavalry formation, and then he could consider blocking the white cavalry.
"Change of formations... go east, fast, go east... everyone slows down their horses and lets the fire horses pass first..."
If he doesn't want to be chased by the fire horse like the remaining troops, the deputy general can only ask the Xiangwei to change the formation to the east, and then let all the troops keep as far away as possible to make way for the fire horse formation.
But after this delay, who knows if he can still catch up with Li Chengzhi?
The deputy general gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.
Hu Qi is changing his formation, and Bai Qi is also changing his formation.
"Come together!"
Li Chengzhi shouted loudly, and Li Liang blew the brass whistle hard.
Immediately, Li Rui, who was acting as the vanguard, quickly slowed down his horse.
The two cavalrymen who followed him spurred their horses and rushed forward quickly, walking side by side on Li Rui's left and right.
The cavalry behind them also performed the same action. After a while, the cavalry team, which originally had only a single line, became three parallel lines.
The formation leader was originally two miles away, but in the blink of an eye he shrunk to at least a hundred feet. There was not a single horse in the formation, and they were all men and horses.
At this point, the available means have been exhausted, and there is no other way except desperately.
There was no need for Li Chengzhi to give orders. Each of the cavalrymen drew their bows and arrows. Even Gao Wenjun drew his bows.
"Do you want to die?"
Hearing an angry shout beside him, Gao Wenjun turned his head and saw Li Chengzhi with a cold face and glaring angrily.
Li Chengzhi still doesn’t know that Gao Wenjun is an expert in archery, but even if he knew, he would still scold him when he should.
There is also Wei Yu in Gao Wenjun's arms. How can he not be affected when he raises his bow and draws an arrow?
After cursing, Li Chengzhi leaned down and took off the bow from the war horse's belly hook. When he straightened up, he discovered that the woman was smiling?
She was still looking straight at him, smiling silly.
Is your brain broken?
"Protect Wei Yu and don't cause trouble!" He scolded again, turned his head and stared at Yafeng closely.
The broken wall six or seven miles east of Li Rui's Suiting is no longer less than a hundred feet long...
A few dozen feet further forward, neither Hu Qi, who was responsible for helping him clear the way, nor Huo Ma, who was chasing after him, realized that there was a passage to the north not far away that allowed him to climb over the side wall.
Follow the inertia and run eastward...
Further south, although the elite cavalry team has slowed down and is preparing to speed up after passing through the horse formation, the direction of travel is still due east.
Li Chengzhi was ecstatic.
Haha, you didn’t expect that?
This is an escape, how can you only run in one direction?
When he decided to break out of the encirclement, Li Chengzhi had already made a plan. In the early stage, he would try his best to lead the main force of Hu Qi to the due east. When the enemy firmly believed that he would not flee in the second direction, Bai Qi would quickly turn around and pass through this broken wall.
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After that, you can flee to the north, or even turn around to the west and circle back to Wuwei City.
By the time Hu Qi reacted, it was already too late.
Either turn around and climb over the side wall through the gap to catch up, or continue forward and look for the next broken wall.
But no matter which one it was, by the time Hu Qi climbed over the Great Wall, Bai Qi had already run at least four or five miles away...