Guo Ning, who had been watching the battle calmly, shouted sternly: "Send the order to the front team, and those who retreat will be killed!"
Since the second half of last year, Ding Haijun has opened up the trade route to Liaodong, thus gaining access to war horses. Because the number of horses has increased so rapidly, there is not enough land for grazing in Shandong, so Chu materials have been moved several times.
Call officials together to discuss a response plan.
Guo Ning remembered that one of the plans was proposed by Liang Jushi. He said that deep in the sea east of Shandong, there is a large island named Tamluo. The island chief is called Star Lord, Prince, and he has been attached to Korea for nearly a hundred years. If we win
That large island was placed as a vassal of Ding Haijun and was very suitable for grazing.
Guo Ning really has an impression of this island. He even traveled there in that big dream.
However, these discussions were all put on hold by the end of last year.
There are three reasons. First, Genghis Khan went south through the eastern part of the grassland and first arrived at Dading Prefecture in Beijing. On the Liaodong side, generals such as Heshi Liehuanduan and others faced the direct threat from the Mongolian army, so they recruited troops, expanded their forces, and made deals with the Ding Navy.
Secondly, the cost of supporting the cavalry is very high. Although the Dinghai Navy has financial resources from the sea, it needs money everywhere, and it is impossible to continue to expand the cavalry team. Thirdly, starting from the second half of last year, a certain person under the Dinghai Navy
The people in the army slightly opened up the special relationship with the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties, and were able to purchase a small amount of armor and weapons. Naturally, the only items used in exchange were war horses.
As a result, the number of naval cavalry seemed less than sufficient compared to the rapidly expanding total force.
Accompanying Guo Ning to Northern Xinjiang this time were 800 light cavalry and more than 400 heavy cavalry. Except for a small number of sentinel cavalry who had to go out constantly to investigate, the rest were kept in the formation to prepare for the final decision at the critical moment.
Relatively speaking, the Mongols were so well off when it came to horses that it was enviable.
To the Mongolians, horses are like agricultural tools to farmers and boats to fishermen. They are inseparable and loyal partners and a part of the entire ecology. No one can count how many herdsmen there are on the grassland, and the number of horses is
It was at least five times or even ten times the number of herdsmen. Not to mention that the Mongolian army broke into the Jin Kingdom herding station the year before last and took away hundreds of thousands of war horses.
These horses that were driven into the battle were naturally not the war horses that the knights rode when fighting, but the auxiliary horses and slave horses used to carry the luggage and equipment, so they definitely did not have armor.
After all, the officers of the Ding Navy are well-trained and have rich combat experience. Since the officers stepped in to restrain them, the entire formation remained stable. The shield bearers in the front row took advantage of the horses to rush in and smashed the bulge at the bottom of the shield hard.
into the ground. And all the generals raised their voices and shouted: "Fire the arrow! Shoot it again! Shoot it again!"
However, it is different to charge thousands of war horses into battle. This is to forcefully exchange the lives of war horses for human lives. Who among the ordinary Mongolians has such generosity? They have been hit by so many big guys, and then beaten by the horses that follow.
If you step on it... you will definitely not be able to live, not to mention not being able to survive, not even a scrap of flesh will be left!
The second and third rounds of arrows came out in response.
In a dense group of horses, the fall of a horse will often affect the surrounding horses. More horses are tripped by the fallen horse, forming a chain reaction, and fallen and whining horses are everywhere. When they are thrown
Towards the end, the herd of horses seemed to have become much thinner in the blink of an eye.
When a Mongolian knight goes out to fight, he usually brings three to five horses. These horses are partners when fighting, a source of food when hungry and thirsty, and at certain times, such as now, they themselves become weapons!
In the time it took him to say a word, several archers lined up behind him had already fired their arrows, and the arrows flew out from Zhang Xin's head and side.
The first team of swordsmen and shielders were in position, the second team of swordsmen and shielders, and the third team of swordsmen and shielders trotted forward, stacking their shields like fish scales. Through the gaps between the fish scales, spears more than one foot long were penetrated.
Spear. The spearman stands with one foot in front and one foot behind, pointing these long weapons forward, and piercing the tail end of the spear into the ground to gain strength.
The method of driving horses into battle is nothing new. However, horses are property after all, not dung. When fighting the Mongols in the past, we could see at most thirty or fifty horses charging into battle, and the soldiers lined up tightly.
Some of them, the gun barrels were thrust out at random, but they were still able to get through.
Zhang Xin, who was charged with marching, also drew his waist knife, stood fiercely in the front row, looked left and right, and stared at some soldiers whose faces turned pale with fright: "The envoy has issued an order, and those who retreat will be killed! I am standing here, if I
Take a step back and behead!"
The Ding navy formation, which had always been stable, began to waver. Some soldiers' legs couldn't help but feel weak, and some were shivering even though they were holding their shields forward with both hands, so that the shields were shaking slightly.
When the horses appeared, they were not far from Ding Haijun's military formation. At that moment, it seemed as if even the smoke and dust in the sky had been trampled down, and then turned up again.
The number of horses charging into the battle was estimated to be around three thousand, and it was unknown how much effort it would take to gather them together. They densely formed a huge group, and for some reason they all fell into a state of rage. All the horses were running as hard as they could, crazy.
The neighing of the ground, the sound of hoofbeats and the neighing of horses simply overwhelmed the roars of the soldiers of both armies.
But it's different when a group of horses rush into battle. These horses are crazy. If they rush into battle, so many horses will trample, collide, and bite them continuously. How many lives will they need to pay for it?
For more than an hour before, the Mongolian light cavalry circled repeatedly, but the Dinghai navy's formation remained motionless and showed no reaction at all. That's because the Dinghai navy, from the commander to the officers, all knew the Mongolian tactics and knew the best way to deal with this kind of light cavalry attack.
The best way is to ignore it. If the whole army braces itself to deal with it, it will lead to a rapid depletion of energy and play into the Mongols' hands.
Arrows rained down from the sky, causing blood flowers and wails to bloom at the same time. Some horses were seriously injured and staggered for a few more steps, then bent their knees or fell sideways. Because they were running too fast, they fell to the ground and rolled.
Sliding forward on the ground, his muscles and bones were broken almost instantly.
They come so fast!
The horses galloped at full speed, approaching the military formation in the blink of an eye.
The Mongolian horse is not a particularly tall and majestic horse breed, but the weight of a horse is no less than that of four or five ordinary people. It is an extremely strong animal! When these animals gather into a large group of thousands, such as
When the strong wind howled through the open space in front of the military formation, the once calm soldiers all lost their countenance.
The soldiers holding shields in the front row could already vaguely see the thick white gas spurting from the nostrils of the horses, their abnormal red eyes, and their muscles that appeared to be bulging due to sweating from running wildly!
The Mongols had some special skills in raising horses. Did they use drugs or something, which made thousands of horses angry, drove them crazy, and brought out their bestiality! Such furious war horses became
When we are running around in a group, we don’t care even if there are spears and sharp blades in front of us!
Relying on a handful of brave warriors with excellent riding skills, they repeatedly whipped and controlled the direction. Countless war horses collided with each other, separated and combined, and crashed into Ding Haijun's military formation across the entire wide front!
The Mongolian light cavalry raised so much smoke and dust, it turned out to be to protect these beasts!
Before they gave the order, the sword and shield players in the first row had knelt down on one knee, pressed their shoulders against the shields, and connected the shields in a row. At this moment, those who dared to do this were all outstanding warriors. They relied on
Only through rigorous training and repeated indoctrination in the army can we muster the courage to stand in front of the galloping horse with our flesh and blood!
A little further away, a soldier of the Military Law Corps held a big sword and shouted loudly: "The envoy has issued an order, and anyone who retreats will be killed!"
But more horses became more violent because of their injuries, and they ran faster and faster. Before the archers had time to fire the fourth wave of arrows, the horses rushed to the front of the formation!
"The first team of swordsmen and shieldmen hold on! The second team goes forward, the third team goes forward! The first, second and third teams of spearmen go forward!" While the archers were shooting, the generals shouted wildly.
This series of scheduling is completed as quickly as possible.
The moment it was completed, a group of angry horses crashed into each other!
These horses are crazy, they are really not afraid of the threat of spears and spears!
In the front row of the entire Ding Navy array, there were the roars of the soldiers, the muffled sound of broken shields, and the crackling sound of spears and spears breaking. At least a dozen sword and shield wielders were lifted by the huge momentum of the galloping war horses.
Flying into the air, he screamed and fell to the ground with his hands and feet tied.