Chapter 255: The Battle Begins
The cavalry general of the Zhao army is called He Dapeng, he is nearly fifty years old, in this era, he is definitely a veteran, his qualifications are not ordinary, he is a cavalry general of the standing army of Zhao State, was dug by Zhao Qi, became the leader of the cavalry under his command, when he was young, He Dapeng and the Huns have been fighting for many years, and can be said to be very familiar with cavalry tactics. And he put all the cavalry into the battle against these Yan State miscellaneous soldiers at one time, because he intended to destroy the eye-catching insect around him as quickly as possible, so that he could fight Jiang Dawei's Yuyang soldiers with peace of mind. In Zhao Qi's mind, these well-trained cavalry, against these ineffective Yan State miscellaneous soldiers, are completely like killing chickens with cattle knives, and they are all lifted up with a drum, maybe the cavalry charge formation has already scared them.
The momentum of the charge of the two thousand cavalry group was indeed very amazing, but what disappointed He Dapeng was that although the other party was panicked, it did not collapse as he expected, and although the formation was looser, it did not collapse. It looks like it's going to take a bit of effort, as you'll have to get into the opposing camp, cut and scatter, and then the infantry will follow behind you to pick them up.
Twenty thousand Yan soldiers sound like a lot, but when gathered, the territory they occupy is also limited, and at this time, as the cavalry gets closer and closer, the formation that has just loosened is squeezed closer and closer because of the fear and fear of the soldiers, and everyone is tightly crowded together, as if in this way, they can get a sense of security.
When the cavalry reached this distance, everyone knew that they could not escape at this time, and they could not escape even if they turned around and squeezed inward, but formed an extremely tight formation, people leaned on people, people crowded people, and the spears in their hands had nowhere to be placed, so they could only stretch out into the air.
And what made these miscellaneous soldiers brave was the position of the wind supporters from the middle part.
Four hundred paces, above the central position, there was no movement, and the Fufeng soldiers who were still singing war songs before seemed to suddenly become mute, without the slightest sound. When the cavalry approached three hundred paces, and all the people could clearly see the hideous faces of the cavalry on the opposite side, on the central position, a terrifying sound suddenly erupted, and black lightning rushed out from there, and in the eyes of the miscellaneous soldiers of the Yan State, they could only see the afterimage of these powerful crossbow arrows in the air, but then, the cavalry of the Zhao State who were still three hundred steps away fell off their horses one after another as if they were hit by a heavy hammer, but they could see it clearly.
After a round of shooting, the cavalry of Zhao who rushed up from the opposite side recessed inward.
Seeing all this, all the Yan soldiers cheered loudly.
The sudden blow surprised He Dapeng, he thought it was a bed crossbow, but on such a miscellaneous position, there were so many bed crossbows that made him puzzled, but he was surprised, but he was not timid, the lethality of the bed crossbow was huge, but the rate of fire was his biggest weakness. One shot is almost a waste for the cavalry.
"Speed up!" He roared loudly.
However, the sound of the graft sound once again made him almost froze, and the second wave of shooting was like a raging storm, knocking down more people, because this time, they were closer to the opponent's position.
There were still two hundred steps away from the opponent's position, but more than a hundred cavalry fell, which made He Dapeng angry, until this time, he did not realize that the huge crisis was approaching him step by step, but there was only one thought in his heart, two hundred steps, one breath can rush to.
The sound of the line was endless, and the crossbow arrows on the opposite side were endless, without stopping, and they were shot wave after wave, and the cavalrymen who rushed towards the central position fell one after another about one hundred and fifty steps away from the position, and the tired dead bodies were instantly on the ground, and a corpse wall was built on the ground. This defense is a line of life and death, and no cavalry can cross this line.
On both flanks, the cavalry under He Dapeng directly collided with the infantry, and the cavalry rushed fiercely into the advance position, and then was stabbed off the horse by a spear, and then rushed up again, tearing a deep hole in the infantry array.
However, these Yan miscellaneous soldiers were too tightly crowded, the front wanted to escape, but they couldn't turn around, couldn't retreat, in despair, they stabbed the spears in their hands fiercely, hoping to block the cavalry's charge, the spear was broken, the bones were broken, and the mouth was spraying blood, after all, the manpower could not compete with the sprinting cavalry, the front fell softly, and the whole body was broken, but a large number of deaths successfully slowed down the speed of the other party, behind them, the surviving infantry, in shock, poked the spear in their hands fiercely, They roared like beasts, blood splattered on their faces, and frantically raised their spears and stabbed and poked.
The wings loosened slightly, but they never collapsed, but the center was like a stubborn rock in the middle of the sea, standing there without the slightest wavering. He Dapeng is going crazy, he has fought with the Huns for many years, he has never encountered such a situation, he has seen how the Hun cavalry broke down the infantry position of Zhao State, and also participated in countless cavalry duels, shouting to kill the sky, the horse's hooves are like thunder, a sprint down, behind him, often will fall the corpses of countless cavalry on both sides, but he has never seen this situation, in the face of a group of infantry defensive positions, he can not get closer. And those miscellaneous soldiers of the Yan Kingdom on both wings were obviously scared to death, but they didn't retreat, looking as if they were about to collapse, but they caused huge damage to their cavalry.
It's not that these Yan miscellaneous soldiers don't want to retreat, but they can't retreat. They squeezed too tightly. And in the middle, the corners of Gao Yuan's mouth were sneering, compared to the Donghu cavalry, these Zhao cavalry were really more than one grade behind. Donghu people and Gao Yuan fight more, for this kind of long-range, fast rate of fire arm crossbow, there are already some ways to deal with it, when they hear the sound of the line, they will scatter the formation at lightning speed, the gap between the formation as far as possible, in order to reduce the lethality of the arm crossbow, of course, this has to be built on superb horsemanship, can quickly complete the steering in the high-speed sprint without colliding with each other, when facing the Donghu soldiers, now the lethality of the arm crossbow, It is far less handy than the previous few uses, and more often, when Gao Yuan fights with the Donghu soldiers, he already has to rely on his own combat effectiveness. Fortunately, he did not encounter the large-scale Donghu cavalry now, otherwise, with his current strength, he would not be able to fight with his opponent at all, and he could only fight according to the city like other places, of course, if he had tens of thousands of Fengfeng soldiers, it would be another situation.
And the cavalry of Zhao State in front of them is obviously much worse, when the speed of the sprint rises, their reaction speed is much slower, that is, there is a quick response, the horse flashes to both sides, but most of them collide with their companions around them, people turn on their backs, and the others are more, they can only desperately watch the black crossbow arrows coming towards them but can't make any dodge moves.
"Infantry!" Watching the battle on both wings, Gao Yuan shouted.
The infantry roared and rode out, and behind him, a hundred Fufeng cavalry raised their sabers in their hands and chased after the infantry.
The infantry did not rush against the opposing cavalry, he brushed the front edge of his position, ran all the way, and went to the forward flank position, the infantry on horseback, the bow was like a full moon, and the arrows were like shooting stars, and when they were running wildly, the arrows shot out one after another like meteors, knocking down the cavalry on the opposite side one by one.
The arrows are not missing, the arrows are deadly, at this moment, the infantry's hard archery skills play a vivid tribute.
After firing seven arrows in a row, the infantry inserted their bows into the bow pouches on their horses' backs, then pulled out their sabers at their sides, and roared wildly and rushed into the cavalry of Zhao State who were attacking the left flank.
Meng Chong on the left flank was in a bitter battle at this time, and they were extremely embarrassed by the opponent's cavalry, and they got the help of the infantry, and their spirits were greatly lifted, especially when they saw that the Fufeng cavalry against the cavalry of Zhao was actually a one-hit kill, it aroused the wildness in their hearts.
The main force of the Zhao army was still slowly advancing towards Jiang Dawei's Yuyang army soldiers, and the Yan army on the opposite side was also catching up, Zhao Qi's attention was completely on the enemy on the opposite side, and the deputy general Zhao Dong beside him inadvertently looked back, glanced at the flank battlefield that had been left behind them, and suddenly opened his mouth in surprise.
He Dapeng's cavalry was caught in a bitter battle. Not only did they not break the position of those Yan soldiers, but they fell into passivity.
"General!" He exclaimed. Look!"
Zhao Qi turned around, his face had changed color, how could this be?
"You go to supervise the war!" He shouted in a deep voice, "Let He Dapeng attack the two wings, let the foot soldiers behind him attack the central core position, the opponent's bow and crossbow are powerful, take the big shield soldiers as the lead, advance slowly, first crush its two wings, and then besiege the core!"
Zhao Qi is worthy of being a veteran for many years, and just by sweeping two glances, he can see the key points on the battlefield in the flanks and rear." High flags? When did the Yan army produce such a good general? Is this a soldier there?"
"General, it seems to be Liaoxi Fufeng!" Zhao Dong, whose eyesight was obviously better, saw clearly the small characters on the side of the tall flag, which was marked with the name of the place where Gao Yuan came.
"Fufeng Gaoyuan, I seem to have heard of this name!" Zhao Qi was slightly stunned, but immediately threw the name behind him, "You go over and command, take it down as soon as possible."
"Yes, General!" Zhao Dong turned around and hit the horse and left.
Farther away, Jiang Dawei also saw the battle in the distance, he was also stunned, but he was a little mixed, although he wanted Gao Yuan to die immediately, but the current situation is obvious, the longer Gao Yuan persists, the more Zhao soldiers he attracts, the more favorable his form here will be, and then, Zhou Yu's last blow will also be able to achieve greater results. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (biquge.info) to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation ......)