The arrows landed on the Mongolian helmets or leather caps. The arrow clusters passed through the eyebrows almost without any obstruction, and pierced the skull fiercely. The sound of the skull being crushed was dull, just like using an ax to chop cork. "
"Hush" sound.
The bodies of the knights who were hit by arrows immediately became stiff. Some bodies were lying on the back of the horse and continued to charge, while others fell to the ground and were dragged by the horses for a few steps before being trampled by the following horses.
More arrows continued to fly down, hitting the Mongolian cavalry.
In the past few years, the Mongols have looted a huge amount of materials from the Jin Kingdom, which has greatly improved everyone's equipment level. Especially the Xue Army officers and soldiers, almost everyone is wearing armor. But under the dense rain of arrows, the knights
They could be hit by arrows from almost any position, and even horses wearing the same armor would scream in agony while running.
The Huo'erchi's counterattacks also caused huge damage.
When they were a little far away from the Dinghai navy formation, they did not aim at the enemy and shoot arrows. Instead, they bent down and rode their horses, pulling round bows with both hands and throwing arrows at will. Until the horses approached the gap on the outer edge of the Dinghai navy formation, when the horses took off,
When they reached a high point, they suddenly stood up and aimed and shot from a high position.
Those who can shoot arrows through the layers of shields and armors in this short moment and hit the Dinghai soldiers in the face can be said to be one of the best in a million. Among them, there are even a few who can shoot from the side in one go.
He took out several arrows from his quiver and fired them one after another. The arrows hit each other, as if the arrows were chasing each other in the air.
Zhang Xin, who was giving command at the front of the queue, kept gesticulating and giving directions. As a result, he attracted the attention of a certain Huo'erchi, who shot two arrows at him. The one aimed at the front door bounced off the brim of his helmet.
, the one towards the waist hit him, he roared and pulled out the arrow, only to feel a sharp pain.
His armor was extra thick, and he bled a lot, but his injuries were not serious. Among the Ding navy officers around him, not many were directly shot to death by arrows. In comparison, this shot was
It must be the Mongols who died more.
But the Mongolian cavalry surged forward, and few people noticed the dead among them. On the contrary, the miraculous and precise shooting inevitably frightened the soldiers. At this moment, the swordsmen, shieldmen and spearmen at the forefront
The hands, almost subconsciously leaned down to avoid it.
This kind of avoidance caused the defense line to waver only for a moment, but for the Xue Army cavalry, this moment was enough for them to charge into the formation.
Several loose gaps were as conspicuous in their eyes as blazing torches. Without the Yanmen's orders, the cowardly Xue army rode through the formation and immediately tore open the gaps.
Puffs of blood rained one after another, and many high-pitched cries were instantly replaced by wails. The Ding navy officers in front of the array suffered an unbearable and violent blow.
They had not experienced this kind of experience for a long time. Ever since Ding Haijun established its foothold in Shandong, any force or enemy could only bow before Ding Hai Hai's strong queues and powerful cavalry. But at this time, what they faced was
The most powerful force ever on the grassland!
Blood spurted out, heads flew, weapons and armor collided intensively, and the teeth-piercing sound of metal interlacing erupted. The soldiers of the Ding Navy waved their swords and guns wildly, but the gains were limited.
The Mongols galloped wildly in the gaps between the military formations, narrowly avoiding many attacks. They dodged and kept charging deeper into the military formations, only to return fire easily, reaping lives at the speed of their horses.
As a result, more queues fell into chaos, and the increasingly large Dinghai fleet was like boiling water. More Mongolian cavalry continued to charge, making the boiling water even more turbid.
Outside the military formation, Shi Ji, who was responsible for commanding these cowardly Xue troops, suddenly went bald and laughed.
"This is the navy, that's all."
Shiji Hutuhu was Genghis Khan's adopted son and close confidant Nak'er. When he was fifteen years old, he tracked an elk alone in extremely cold weather and heavy snow, and did not return for a day and a night, so much so that Genghis Khan thought he had frozen to death. For this reason, he got angry and beat Qu Chugu'er Nayan, who was in charge of the imperial tent. Unexpectedly, the next day, Hu Tuhu returned to the camp and told everyone that he had killed thirty deer and twenty-seven.
Shi Ji Hu Tu Hu was praised by everyone for his bravery and courage, but because he was born in the Tatar tribe, he was always a follower of Genghis Khan and could not directly lead his tribe to fight.
Today, this time, he was responsible for the battlefield command for the first time, and he was still under the watchful eye of Genghis Khan. Shiji Hutulu believed that he would have a good record. He had been following Genghis Khan for more than twenty years, and it was time for him to He knew everything about tactics and everything. He was determined to fight a good battle and bring the Mongols' mighty military power to its fullest.
"Add two more thousand-man troops and outflank them directly from both wings!" he shouted loudly.
There is no need to increase the number of Mongolian cavalry in the frontal attack. Those who are already in the battle aim to use the speed advantage of the cavalry to pass between the various naval units.
The tactics of the Mongolian cavalry have always been like this, and the Qixue Army is a collection of the best among them. They can drive vertically and horizontally within hundreds of miles, and can also dance with their horses in the military formation like a forest of swords and spears. Each cavalry squad , at this moment, it is like a sharp blade, cutting the enemy apart.
No matter how brave and skilled their opponents are, once they are cut and dispersed, there is no possibility of confrontation. The Mongols move around at will and can concentrate their absolute military superiority in any direction and at any point.
What Shi Ji Hu Tu Hu wants to do is to continue to draw Ding Haijun's attention so that their formation has to be dispersed and they are unable to concentrate their efforts on the front.
When the cavalry interspersed in the front emerges from the formation and join the troops on both wings, they will be more powerful. It is easy for each unit to turn back and attack, or to turn and intersect to create more gaps!
The Mongolian cavalry outflanking movement was immediately noticed by the Ding navy officers.
Wang Shixian was lying on a large car, staring at the situation, as if he had witnessed the deadly fight in Haicang Town that day.
These Mongolian cavalry are much stronger than the six thousand households under Tuo Lei's command in Haicang Town. Wang Shixian feels that any one of these cavalry can be regarded as one of the best Batu'er in the ordinary Wanggu tribe. The status is equal to that of Na Yan.
If this battle was fought by Wang Shixian, he would at least arrange his carts into a formation and set them up outside to block the cavalry, and then concentrate his archers to interrupt the Mongolian attacks one by one.
But Guo Ning's arrangement was what Guo Ning wanted to achieve. Wang Shixian could only try his best to mobilize his troops and keep the formation intact.
This is difficult.
As the Mongols continued to gallop deeper and deeper, Wang Shixian's position gradually became the front line. A Mongolian cavalry noticed his figure dressed as a general and flew an arrow from a distance.
Wang Shixian felt a black shadow pass before his eyes. He was suddenly startled. His cheeks felt warm, and then his neck felt hot. He touched it, cursed, and then shouted: "At least a thousand
There are many Mongols... maybe two thousand cavalry rushing into the battle! How long do we have to wait? Where are the Qiu Huiluo people?"
An officer pointed to the inside of the military formation and shouted: "It's coming! It's coming!"
While they were talking, the Mongolian army had already carved out four or five passages in the formation of Ding Haijun. If you look down from a high altitude, each passage is like a thick blood line, and the blood line runs through the front line of Ding Hai Hai.
The central position of the military formation extends.
Most of the vehicles accompanying Ding Haijun heading north are concentrated here.
This kind of vehicle is the best basis for setting up a defense line when the infantry is arrayed in the field. If the vehicle array is placed on the outside, the Mongols will not be able to easily break in anyway. They can only harass the outside again and again, even if they spend ten
It took half a month to wait for Ding Haijun's vehicle formation to have an omission.
This is common sense in the art of war. Why doesn’t the navy do it?
The Mongols, who were deeply involved in the fierce fighting, had no time to think about this problem. They only felt that the line of defense formed by the chain of carts suddenly hindered the running of their own cavalry, and they were furious.
Some cavalrymen were so furious that they rushed into the gap between the carts. As a result, both men and horses were blocked by the iron chains between the carts and fell to the ground. Some cavalrymen jumped off their horses and tried to tear away the chains.
, move the cart and clear the passage, but how can this be done in a fight? What’s more, on the roof of the cart, there are Ding navy officers shooting arrows and killing!
Some cavalrymen immediately moved their horses to both sides, intending to continue cutting and intersecting along the edge of the vehicle formation. But the scale of the vehicle formation was really quite large, and the front was very wide. The Mongolians who were exploring both sides did not run very far.
, the Mongolian cavalry behind them kept moving forward, and in an instant they were crowded together with the cavalry in front.
When the Mongolian cavalry forms a formation to fight, the formation is always wide and unusually wide. This is the so-called "formation like a sea". The formation is wide, so it is convenient for maneuvering, changing, gathering, dispersing and reuniting to surprise the enemy. This is a habit engraved in the bones of the Mongolians.
, they are like this in any battle, and they will instinctively avoid situations that are too concentrated.
But at this time, because Ding Haijun's front line was penetrated, a large number of infantry were left behind by the Mongols, and the Chinese army was unable to break through for a while. There were thousands of cavalry, and perhaps more Mongolian cavalry suddenly fell into the formation while fighting.
Obstructed, they gathered densely in one place.
A large number of cavalry were crowded together in a thick layer. Many horses could not even hover. Some knights with particularly outstanding skills simply walked on the backs of horses, and then tried to jump on top of the cart to fight.
The Mongols were indeed extremely fierce. One person took the lead, and ten or hundreds of others immediately followed. In the blink of an eye, the Mongolian knights gathered more closely along the car formation. They used densely thrown arrows as cover, holding up their swords and guns, like black
The ants tried to climb over the car array.
Wang Shixian couldn't stay on the roof of the big car any longer and rolled down in embarrassment.
"Throw it! Throw it quickly!"
Behind the car formation, stood Qiu Huiluo. Behind Qiu Huiluo, there was a row of soldiers. They were all big and round, and they were holding something the size of a wine jar in their hands. It looked like it was made of iron and was very heavy.
This is an iron cannon.
Generally speaking, this kind of weapon is not easy to make or preserve. It is only used to defend the city. Throwing three or five at a time can make a sound and intimidate the enemy. Back then, Guo Zhongyuan used an iron artillery cannon to kill He in Zhongdu City. Shi Liehu Shahu is so lucky.
At this moment, what the navy needs is an explosion.
Three or five iron artillery cannons can only scare people, but what about thirty or fifty?
Or, at this moment, a hundred iron artillery pieces were thrown out at the same time, and the targets were the Mongolians who had lost the speed of their horses and gathered in front of the car formation?
The soldiers lit the fire line at the top of the iron cannon. As the fire flickered, they threw the iron cannon hard.
The object weighing more than ten or twenty kilograms could not be thrown very far. It barely crossed the top of the cart and fell immediately.
The Mongolians looked up and saw a hundred iron artillery pieces falling. They thought they were rocks to hit people and were not particularly alarmed.
The brave Mongolian warriors have never seen any danger. In an instant, many people even thought with contempt, what if they were hit by stones? These stones did not fall from extremely high places, so they may not have much power. As long as they do not hit their heads, they may not It's going to take our lives!
The stone fell to the ground, and the thin fire line continued to burn. Because there was a small amount of gunpowder powder wrapped in the fire line, it smoked and made a soft "hissing" sound when burning.
Except for a few unlucky ones who were hit squarely, most Mongolians paid no attention at all. The most daring Mongolian warrior in the front row was leaping from his horse and rushing towards the top of the cart like a flying man.
Then there was a loud bang.
An iron cannon exploded, and flames shone within a few feet. Then came the second, third, fourth, until the hundredth. Fire, smoke, loud noises, and fragments of the iron cannon flew into the sky. An explosion occurred. The huge impact caused hundreds of Mongolian cavalry to fly.