The cavalry of the Jiuyuan Army was as fast as the wind and instantly cut through the obstruction of more than 20,000 archers on the road, and caused the loss of most of the more than 20,000 archers. Compared with the loss of the archers, the cavalry of the Jiuyuan Army could be said to have suffered very few losses.
The superb riding skills and brilliant battle results opened Li Zuoche's eyes.
Steady as Mount Tai, as mobile as a stray rabbit, as quiet as a jackal, and as aggressive as a tiger. This is Li Zuoche's evaluation of the cavalry of the Jiuyuan Army.
If such an army is coupled with a fighting style that is not afraid of death, then who else in the world can defeat it? Such a Jiuyuan Army is simply an army that cannot be defeated. The only way to defeat them is to kill them.
Almost exhausted
Perhaps only when these brave and elite soldiers are dead will they no longer resist or rush to kill.
As early as the two armies on the left and right completely surrounded Meng Tian's tens of thousands of infantry, the more than 300 chariots that were originally cruising on Meng Tian's left wing had all returned to the front of Li Zuoche's Chinese army.
Such large-scale melee tanks between the enemy and ourselves can no longer play any role. It is more appropriate to return to the front of the Chinese army to escort Li Zuoche.
These more than 300 chariots and the more than 200 chariots that originally returned to defend Li Zuoche but were not destroyed by the cavalry of the Jiuyuan Army, add up to nearly 600. These 600 chariots except for the more than 200
The remaining chariots continued to guard Li Zuoche's side. When the Jiuyuan cavalry passed through the archers, the remaining four hundred chariots faced the rushing Jiuyuan cavalry.
Nearly 400 chariots, with more than 50 heavy chariots equipped with "flat spears" as the vanguard, formed a broad charge formation with a width of more than 500 paces. The remaining 350 or so chariots
The chariots and canines staggered to form a broad formation with a depth of more than 200 steps, following closely behind.
"Crossbow" Liu Zhixin, who was galloping at the front, shouted over his head.
On such a noisy battlefield, his shouts were quickly drowned out like the moans of mosquitoes. Fortunately, the Jiuyuan Army were all well-trained elites. Although they could not hear his voice, they immediately understood Liu Xin's actions when he saw them.
Got what he meant
The rest of the charging Jiuyuan cavalry followed suit and raised their small crossbows that had been loaded with crossbows after piercing through the defense of 20,000 archers. This is the rule of the Jiuyuan cavalry. On the battlefield, carry a strong crossbow with you.
Be ready to go at any time
The powerful crossbow is the most important weapon for all the Qin cavalry when they are not equipped with the three cavalry artifacts.
The distance between the archers and Li Zuoche was nearly 600 steps, and the Jiuyuan cavalry and Li Zuoche's chariot were approaching quickly.
three hundred steps
two hundred steps
"Boom"
A crossbow arrow first flew out of the strong crossbow in Liu Xin's hand. The cavalrymen of the Jiuyuan Army who followed him also pulled the triggers on their own strong crossbows when they saw this.
"Buzz" the familiar sweet voice sounded again from the Jiuyuan Cavalry Formation
Hearing this sound is pleasant to the ears of the Jiuyuan cavalry, but it is an enchanting sound to the chariot soldiers who have already suffered once. The running chariot has no cover at all. They can only curl up as much as possible and watch helplessly.
The crossbow arrow flew towards me, and then quickly penetrated into my body in a burst of severe pain.
"Boom, boom, boom" series of loud noises
After this series of loud noises, there was a continuous loud noise, wood chips flying everywhere, and war horses neighing.
The nearly thirty or so heavy chariots in the center that were rushing towards the Jiuyuan cavalry received the most greetings. Whether it was the horses pulling the chariots or the chariots, or the soldiers on the chariots, they suddenly turned into hedgehogs.
The overturning of more than thirty heavy tanks caused devastating effects.
Of the hundreds of tanks that had been following them, except for the more than a hundred tanks on the outermost sides of the two sides, which had a chance to escape, the rest of the large number of tanks that followed more than 30 tanks were unable to do anything at all while galloping.
Stopping or turning, they all bumped into the overturned heavy tanks in front of them.
Originally, these heavy chariots were a weapon against the Jiuyuan Army, but now they became the life-stealing ghost of Li Zuoche's chariot soldiers themselves.
The small, light tanks couldn't shake these big guys at all. They hit them one after another like dominoes, and the vehicles were destroyed. Soldiers and horses were killed. The few that missed the opportunity almost missed the collision and fell because the driver turned the corner too fast.
A wave of crossbow arrows produced brilliant results, causing more than 400 chariots to lose more than 300
However, the elite cavalry of the Eight Thousand Nine Original Army were not at all excited or excited, because at such a close distance there was no time or opportunity to reload the crossbows, and the rest was a real fight.
There are still more than two hundred chariots in front of Li Zuo's army, and there are more than a hundred chariots on both sides who have just escaped.
The overturned chariots had a great impact on the charge of the Jiuyuan Army. Fortunately, the Jiuyuan cavalry all had superb riding skills. They turned their horses' heads slightly and gave way to more than a hundred chariots on both sides who were frightened and ran away.
The road turned into two streams that quickly passed through the large formation of chariots and then headed straight towards Li Zuo's chariot again.
If Li Zuoche was amazed by the Jiuyuan Cavalry before, now he is a little frightened.
Looking at the more than 8,000 Great Qin cavalry charging forward unscathed, he suddenly realized that the more than 200 chariots lying in front of him might not be able to stop these cavalry for long.
Facts once again verified his guess
The eight thousand or nine original cavalry and the last two hundred or so cavalry are getting closer and closer. The miserable situation of the more than four hundred chariots in front is still vivid in my mind, so the more than two hundred chariots that are coming forward now do not dare to move in a dense formation.
shape to form an oppressive charge
The reason is very simple. I am afraid of another crossbow attack from the Jiuyuan Cavalry.
The distance between each chariot is at least twenty steps, and the chariots following behind do not dare to move the chariot with all their strength. They carefully maintain the distance between the chariots in front. They have been afraid of being bitten by snakes for ten years.
well rope
In fact, after breaking through the obstruction of the more than 400 chariots in front, Liu Xin's eight thousand cavalrymen had no time to load crossbows and fire arrows at them while galloping. However, Li Zuoche's chariot soldiers did not know that,
Everyone has seen the continuous firing of Da Qin's crossbow machine in front.
Seeing the Jiuyuan Jingqi rushing towards them like a black hurricane without hesitation, the guards around Li Zuoche all turned pale, and the drumbeats of the bodyguards who were supposed to take over from Li Zuoche suddenly became chaotic.
"Lord Xiangguo, it's better to retreat," an older guard advised.
When Li Zuoche heard what the old guard said, he looked back at the drum-beating guard and looked at the Jiuyuan cavalry and his own chariot soldiers who were about to collide, and then looked back at the Mengtian surrounded by tens of thousands of people in the distance.
The huge encirclement of Jiuyuan infantry, eyes flashing
Now Meng Tian's 30,000-odd Jiuyuan infantry only has more than 15,000 left, and nearly half of them have been killed. However, Li Zuoche's 100,000 infantry has suffered heavy casualties. At least 20,000 of the more than 100,000 infantry have been killed.
Many people killed
Among the 15,000 people killed by the Jiuyuan Army, nearly 10,000 people were lost in the cavalry raid and subsequent fights plus the harassment of chariots. In other words, for every Jiuyuan infantry killed, Li Zuoche lost more than 10,000 people.
The infantry will kill four or even five infantry.
Li Zuoche didn't know about this loss, but he could vaguely feel the casualties of one hundred thousand infantry from the number of people he could see. The most important thing is that although the encirclement still exists, there are not many of his infantry anymore.
Fighting spirit
From the beginning of the war between the two armies, there has been a fierce battle for more than an hour. Now, not many people in the direction of the infantry phalanx of Meng Tian's army dare to step forward to fight. A large encirclement surrounded Meng Tian's infantry phalanx.
The infantry phalanx advanced while retreating as a whole.
Truly unstoppable
Li Zuoche knew that if things continued like this, his encirclement would be broken through by Meng Tian sooner or later, and he did not believe from the bottom of his heart that his more than two hundred chariots could stop the brave Jiuyuan Jingqi.
Should I return it or not? This question also made Li Zuoche very confused.
As soon as the Chinese army retreats, the morale of the Zhao army, which has dropped to freezing point, will inevitably be hit; if they do not retreat, once the Jiuyuan cavalry breaks through the obstruction of more than two hundred chariots, no one will be able to stop them.
Li Zuoche has ignored the more than a thousand personal guards around him. The archers and chariots who were not dead before are still eating the ashes splashed by the Jiuyuan cavalry on their way back to defense.
To withdraw the troops and fight another day? An idea appeared in Li Zuoche's mind
But now he can't help it anymore
Li Zuoche was struggling, but Meng Tian was not. The Jiuyuan Army, which had never let him down before, still did not let him down this time. Although he was in the center of the phalanx, he could still keenly feel the advance of the infantry phalanx.
is accelerating
Moreover, the shouts of killing around him were obviously much weaker. The originally high morale of the infantry surrounding his army had been completely lost after such a long battle. Meng Tian immediately thought of the reason.
"beating the war drum"
The high-pitched war drum sound of "dong dong dong" suddenly sounded from the center of the Mengtian infantry square formation.
The war drum in Li Zuoche's army, which had just returned to normal, was frightened by the sudden high-pitched drum beat and was immediately suppressed.
The already exhausted infantrymen of the Jiuyuan Army suddenly became more motivated when they heard the sound of the drums, and their charge became fierce again. Suddenly, the infantrymen of the Jiuyuan Army suddenly burst into flames with their swords flying. In less than ten breaths, they were already
Completely tearing open a huge hole in the encirclement that had been blocking the front.
The tens of thousands of Jiuyuan troops were like a black torrent breaking through a dam. They did not fight with Li Zuoche's infantry who reacted and wanted to encircle them again. They rushed towards Li Zuoche's Chinese army formation as fast as the tide.
On the other side, more than 8,000 Jiuyuan fine cavalry collided with more than 200 scattered chariots. At the moment of the collision, the Jiuyuan cavalry who rushed to the front jumped up from their horses one after another, using their horses to
He rushed forward and jumped into the chariot first.
The war horses screamed, sawdust flew everywhere
The soldiers on the chariot looked at the Jiuyuan cavalry flying down with horrified eyes, their sword shadows flickering and blood splashing.
Eight thousand Yuan Jingqi have swept through everything, and in a dozen breaths they have penetrated the formation of more than two hundred chariots! (To be continued