Chapter 186 Hole Cards
As soon as the flag fell, it didn't take much effort to find out that all the subordinates of Ashina and Bu Lishe had lost their morale, but they didn't flee yet, after all, he was not a commander, and his subordinates still had grassroots generals.
However, this kind of persistence did not last long, because of the lack of the same command of the banner, each fighting for its own sake, how could it be better than the coordination of others.
Nearly half of the dead and wounded, the two teams, almost simultaneously routed, fled in the direction of the main camp.
After chasing for a thousand meters, Wei Chi Jingde and Xue Wanshu stopped, took people back to the outside of the city, reorganized the team, and prepared for the next attack, after all, they killed 1,000 enemies and lost 800 themselves, although there were not so many, 5,000 Xue Yantuo cavalry, about 2,000 casualties; With 2,000 men under Wei Chi Jingde, it was much better, with only 500 casualties, which was a big victory!
"Congratulations! A victorious start! Luo Yi stepped forward and hugged his fists.
"Huh! The last general is fortunate not to be dishonored! Or General Wei Chi is better. Xue Wanshu smiled and saluted back.
"Hey, hey! Fluke, fluke! Not long after joining, he was not familiar with Luo Yi, so Yu Chi Jingde just grinned honestly and said modestly.
"Let the wounded brother enter the city, Shibi Khan will definitely go out again." Luo Yi smiled.
"Hmm!" Xue Wanshu nodded and agreed, and then made arrangements, only to find out that Wei Chi Jingde actually captured a general.
As Luo Yi expected, Shibi Khan saw that there were 20,000 people, and those who fought less than 10,000 actually failed, and also lost a younger brother and a general, and immediately jumped like thunder, and immediately ordered Zhi Sili and another younger brother Ashina and Desire Valley to bring another 20,000 people to fight, and they must destroy the cavalry.
However, this time he repeatedly told that the two should not be separated, nor should they be reckless. In fact, even if he didn't say it, the two of them didn't plan to rush to the front in person, after all, he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and he didn't want to follow in his footsteps.
Just when Shibi Khan dispatched his men and horses again to besiege Luo Yi and others, in the west of Youzhou City, Zou Yu finally showed his hole cards.
A thousand heavily armored iron lance soldiers came out of the crowd and pressed towards the cavalry whose speed had been reduced.
Horse lance! It is about 2.5 meters long, has a two-meter mallet, and has a sword-like blade fifty centimeters in front.
The long horse lance is generally for the cavalry, and Zou Yu specially left it for the foot soldiers according to the manpower of his subordinates, which is to break the cavalry.
Heavily armored lancers, holding iron horses, lined up in a neat queue, shouting trumpets to move forward.
"Slash!" One of the lieutenants shouted.
"Hah!" Exhaling and making a sound, a row of horse lances, waving like big knives, slashed down.
The Turkic cavalry, how to defend against the thin leather armor, was suddenly cut in half, and even had the strength to kill the war horse, and the person with great strength even broke it with men and horses.
"Enter!"
"Slash!" The lieutenant's voice sounded again.
The horses in the second row took two steps forward, and with the help of the charging force of the advance, they slashed down again.
Specially selected from the soldiers, the strong men selected from a hundred miles, one after another, like a meat grinder, strangled the Turks.
"If you want to come to the famous Mo Dao Soldier, it should be more or less like this." Zou Yu watched the lance soldiers advance and said to himself with a smile.
He thought of the Mo knife soldier, and the legend is that as soon as the Mo knife came out, the human and horse tools were broken! Isn't it the same as it is in front of you?
"After the war, we must rehabilitate the troops." Zou Yu reminded himself in his heart. Then he shook his head, got rid of his thoughts, and concentrated on directing the battle.
The lancers, of course, did not go out alone, the crossbowmen fired in the rear, the pikemen, the shieldmen, the guards left and right, and gradually advanced.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and three hundred heavy cavalry, armed with spears, rushed towards the Turks, and behind them, five hundred light cavalry.
These 800 people are Zou Yu's last hole card, 300 Mingguang armor, which is the last inventory of Daxing City, he did not reward the grassroots generals, but planned to form a heavy infantry, but with Xue Yantuo's war horse, he just formed a cavalry to make up for the heavy cavalry position taken away by Qin Qiong.
It's just that this has always been heavily ridden, only the cavalry wears Mingguang armor, and the war horses are the same as the horse lancers, all of which are double leather armor.
However, even then, against the Turkic cavalry, it was enough. Generally, cavalry battles are aimed at knights, and there is no time and opportunity to engage in war horses, so war horses are protected by leather armor. As for the cavalry, you must know that the Mingguang armor itself is made for generals, and it is one of the best armors in addition to the Liaodong steel armor, and the protection ability is naturally outstanding.
The Turkic cavalry could not break through the defense at all when they cut it with their weapons, and they only needed to stab with their spears.
Of course, this is just the main side of the main force that has embarrassed the Turks, and there are still many places where the Turks broke through the formation and slashed and slaughtered.
Although the beggar army has just formed an army and has not even trained much, the fighting spirit and morale it has shown cannot be compared with many regular troops, and in the face of the Turks, there is no retreat, no timidity, even if it is injured, it is still desperate.
Because they all know that retreating is also a dead end, before the war, Zou Yu arranged for someone to register everyone's address, name, and family members, and each person also has a wooden identity tag, double protection, to ensure that their information will not be lost.
Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Liaodong have carved out a large area of land, and the houses are ready, and they are allowed to choose a place to settle after the war.
Moreover, Zou Yu promised that even if he used the grain of Guangyong Fengcang, he would ensure that everyone would not starve; Marching, training, a bowl of mutton soup for each meal, and eating three meals a day are also very satisfying points for everyone, so no one minds working hard for such a general, not to mention that they may be able to spell out a rich and noble, don't you see so many low-level generals, all of whom are selected by ordinary beggars; Those who were slightly literate were also promoted to clerical positions such as scribes.
It is precisely because the beggar army is so desperate and can remain undefeated by foot and horse, and even kill the Turks; Another point is that Shibi Khan is a little stingy with the vassal tribes, and every time the spoils are shared, it is only a little soup and water, so many people do not have the determination to fight with all their might, fearing that the losses will be too large and will be swallowed up by other tribes.
This is a common problem of the steppe tribes, who do not want other tribes to grow, for fear of threatening the status of their own tribe; Or that the grassland materials themselves are more scarce than those in the Central Plains, bit by bit, more attention, more care, and it is distressing to go out a little.
In order to survive, in winter, my tribe will drive away the elderly, how can I be willing to help others, just like a prairie dog, constantly hiding food in my own hole, others starve to death, what do I care?
This point is the difference between the Central Plains and other places, the people of the Central Plains are also frugal, but because the food is grown by themselves, not robbed, so when neighbors, relatives and friends, and even passers-by are affected, they do not mind reaching out to help.
Although this is an expression of moral character, it is also the difference between human and animal nature.
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