Although Zhao Yun urged the team to move forward quickly, he did not take it lightly. When he saw the smoke and dust ahead, he flicked the bright silver gun in his hand. The well-trained Jingzhou Army soldiers quickly gathered up the long line of baggage convoys, and some soldiers came from
The team rushed out and protected the front of the convoy.
The smoke and dust in the distance gradually came closer, and it was possible to feel the earth shaking slightly. Zhao Yun's heart tightened, it could not be Jingzhou's troops. There were not many cavalry in Jingzhou, and they only brought 5,000 cavalry on this expedition. Looking at the posture on the other side,
No less than ten thousand people.
Zhao Yun raised his spear again and shouted in a deep voice: "Crossbowmen, prepare!"
Following his order, a "click, click" sound came from the team behind him.
Zhao Yun looked solemn and shouted: "Shoot!"
There was just a "bang" sound, and a thousand crossbow arrows were shot in the direction of the smoke. These were the crossbows produced by the institute, and all of them were six-stone crossbows, which required the strength of the waist and legs to open.
The range and power of this kind of crossbow are amazing, but the firing process is relatively slow. This time, the rear army carried a total of 3,000 crossbows. In order to ensure continuous firing, these 3,000 crossbowmen had one for every 1,000 people.
The group performed the actions of loading the crossbow, advancing the crossbow, and firing the crossbow in sequence.
At this time, the cloud of smoke and dust was still six or seven hundred steps away from Zhao Yun's rear army. Zhao Yun's eyesight was very good and he could already tell that it was a group of cavalry. The first wave of crossbow arrows accurately shot into the cavalry group, and you could feel
The cavalry group paused for a moment, and then continued to charge over. However, a second wave and a third wave of arrows fell from the sky. With this grouping method, although each wave of crossbows fired far fewer arrows, it still
It can cause the effect of continuous strikes, and you can feel that the speed of the cavalry's impact has slowed down.
The crossbowmen fired two rounds, and the cavalry on the opposite side had already rushed to a distance of 300 steps. From here, the flag of the Xiliang Army could be clearly seen.
Zhao Yun waved his spear and said in a deep voice: "Strike horse nails! Set up a chariot formation!"
Because Jingzhou lacked horses, in order to deal with the powerful northern cavalry, the Jingzhou army not only conducted various targeted trainings, but also developed some targeted weapons and formations, one of which was horse nails. That time in Yingchuan
When rescuing Cai Yong's family, Wei Zhongdao's horse was injured by a nail scattered by the Yellow Turban remnants. Inspired by this incident, Liu Xin ordered the research institute to develop this new weapon-horse nail.
No matter which direction a nail is thrown from, there will always be two spikes pointing upward, which can easily penetrate the horse's hoof.
Following Zhao Yun's order, groups of soldiers rushed forward in turn and threw out the slender clay pots in their hands. The pots fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. The nails contained in the pots were scattered everywhere.
All. The use of clay pots to lay horse nails can also be regarded as Liu Xin's invention. This was an idea he came up with inspired by later grenades. In this way, a large area of horse nails can be laid out in front of the battle very quickly.
In fact, there is another way to lay out the horse nails, which is more effective, which is to throw the clay pots using a trebuchet. It can be thrown farther and the layout area is wider. However, the current situation is urgent, and the trebuchets are still available.
These are some parts and there is no time to assemble them.
This cavalry was the team brought by Zhang Ji to attack Jingzhou's rear army. Dong Zhuo's cavalry had three parts. The most powerful was the Xiliang cavalry, with a total of 30,000 people in Luoyang, followed by the 5,000 Bingzhou cavalry who followed Lu Bu and surrendered to Dong Zhuo.
Iron cavalry, and the old Luoyang army also had 20,000 cavalry, which was the weakest in combat power. This time, Zhang Ji brought only 20,000 Luoyang cavalry.
Liu Xin's army was stationed at Yique Pass, and Zhang Ji came here via Guangcheng Pass. These Luoyang cavalry were usually poorly trained and would inevitably be in a hurry when facing a battle. Zhang Ji originally wanted to approach the Jingzhou rear army quietly, and then attack from the flank of the Jingzhou army.
They launched an attack, but the Luoyang troops, whether they were too nervous or too excited, sped up when they were still far away, thus leaking their whereabouts.
Not only that, these Luoyang cavalry also formed a dense formation when they charged. As a result, to their surprise, the Jingzhou Army's crossbow arrows were shot from such a distance. They were caught off guard and made someone flip over. Because
The team was so dense that those who were shot fell off their horses and tripped many cavalrymen. By the time the Jingzhou army stopped firing their crossbows, the cavalry team had lost more than 3,000 people.
At this time, the crossbowmen had abandoned their stepping crossbows and replaced them with compound bows. The training of the Jingzhou Army required a soldier to master the use of multiple weapons. These crossbowmen not only knew how to use a stepping crossbow, but also used compound bows.
They also use compound bows, and they also pull out their waist knives and participate in hand-to-hand combat.
Especially in the rear army, which escorts grain and supplies, Liu Xin has higher requirements for the soldiers. This is the difference between Liu Xin's use of troops. When others use troops, the elite are put in the front, but Liu Xin puts the best
The soldiers were used to protect the grain and grass. Because Liu Xin knew that many battles in history had major reversals due to the enemy's sneak attacks on grain and grass, and he did not want to repeat the same mistake.
Soon, the Luoyang cavalry, who had just been complacent because the Jingzhou Army's crossbows had stopped, received another wave of feather arrows. This time it was a salvo of three thousand people, which was more dense than the crossbows just now. The Luoyang cavalry was once again attacked.
The shots were enough to knock people off their feet. The cavalry was so fast that the crossbowmen only had time to fire two rounds before they stopped and drew out their swords.
Although they encountered a head-on attack by the Jingzhou Army, the Luoyang cavalry lost more than 6,000 people, but the team was also dispersed, and the effect of the bow and arrow shooting from the Jingzhou Army would be greatly reduced. Seeing that they were getting closer and closer to the Jingzhou Army,
Zhang Ji also became excited. If he could burn the Jingzhou Army's baggage and food, he would be the first to do so. The Luoyang cavalry did not slow down, but took up their bows and arrows one after another, hoping to return the favor before rushing into the Jingzhou Army's formation.
A wave of riding shots.
Zhang Ji rode on his horse, pointed his spear at the Jingzhou army, and shouted: "Charge! Kill!"
As he gave the order for the final attack, the cavalry moved faster. At this moment, an accident happened. The Luoyang Army's horses stumbled one after another, screaming and knocking the riders on their backs to the ground. Among the cavalry troops
Suddenly there was chaos.
However, the momentum was so strong that they could no longer hold it back. Many of them fell to the ground before they could shoot the bows and arrows in their hands. Before they could get up, horse hooves as big as bowls stepped over them, and they were immediately miserable.
The screams were loud.
In this short distance of a hundred steps, Zhang Ji's cavalry suffered the greatest losses. People were constantly being thrown off their horses, as if these horses had become allies of the Jingzhou Army. The most hateful thing was that they did not see any of the Jingzhou Army.
Any movement made everyone tremble with fear, not knowing what magic spell the Jingzhou army had cast.
After finally breaking through this strange and terrifying area, Zhang Ji's men were left with less than 10,000 men. However, the shield formation in front of them greatly increased their confidence. These shields were simply vulnerable to the impact of the powerful cavalry.
As long as the shield formation is knocked down, the infantry behind them will have no choice but to be massacred by them.
Just when they were about to collide, the shield array suddenly loosened. Almost instantly, the soldiers holding shields and steel knives took more than ten steps back, and what appeared in front of them was a long dragon connected by chariots.
These chariots were covered with iron sheets, so they were not afraid of fire attacks. They were all connected by iron chains and mechanisms, and the grain and grass and baggage behind them were completely surrounded.
The war horses couldn't stop their pace, and they all bumped into the car array, like hitting a stone wall. Behind the car array were rows of spearmen, who kept repeating "stab, withdraw, stab,
They made a mechanical movement of "retract", regardless of whether they stabbed a person or a horse. Pillars of blood spurted out in front of them, and the chariot was dyed a shocking bright red. Many cavalrymen were even injured because their horses collided with the chariot.
On the formation, under the influence of huge inertia, he flew all the way to the back of the spearman. As soon as he landed on the ground, he was chopped into pieces by the swarming swordsmen.
In a panic, Zhang Ji whistled and gathered the remaining troops. Only a thousand riders were left who could fight. Seeing that the situation was not good, he did not dare to charge into the formation again, so he turned his horse's head and left.
Zhao Yun had a clear view from behind the chariot formation. He took off his strong bow and peered at Zhang Ji's horse. The "whoosh" was an arrow. The horse neighed and fell into the dust. Zhao Yun waved his spear and galloped the horse.
After passing through the chariot formation, they rushed into the defeated army, stabbed left and right, and all of them fell off their horses. The Jingzhou soldiers behind also swarmed up and defeated the Luoyang army.
This battle was the best record in history, in which the infantry defeated the cavalry with a small number. Less than a thousand of Zhang Ji's 20,000 cavalry escaped, and the rest were either dead or wounded. All the survivors became prisoners of the Jingzhou army.
Even Zhang Ji himself was captured alive.
Almost at the same time, Zhao Cen, the commander of Hulao Pass, surrendered to the Kwantung Allied Forces. When the Kwantung princes learned that Dong Zhuo was going to abandon Luoyang and evacuate to Chang'an, they all retreated. Only Cao Cao led his troops to pursue him, but Li Ru's plan was defeated.
The ambush laid by Cao Cao almost wiped out his entire army. Even Cao Cao himself almost became a prisoner of the Xiliang army. Although Xu Rong was killed, Cao Cao was also seriously injured.
When he learned that Zhao Yun had defeated Zhang Ji's cavalry, Liu Xin still couldn't believe his eyes when he took the battle report. It was indeed unheard of for the infantry to fight the cavalry like this. But Liu Xin was not dazzled by the victory. He knew that what would happen next
Therefore, there are such results. First, the Jingzhou army was well prepared and Zhao Yun commanded it properly. Second, the Luoyang cavalry was neglected in training and its combat effectiveness was too poor. Third, the cavalry at this time had not really become the king on the battlefield.
Mongolian cavalry, then the result may be completely different. On the other hand, Liu Xin also felt that it was a pity that because too many horse nails were used, the horses suffered huge damage. Many horses could no longer be used as war horses, or even just
Can be killed to serve as rations for soldiers.
Seeing Zhang Ji being tied up by his guards and being escorted into a tent, Liu Xin couldn't help but hesitate in her heart. She was really embarrassed whether to kill him or to keep him.