282. Confrontation of official roads
"Deputy Marshal, there are about 30,000 yuan of iron cavalry in the fifteen miles ahead, and they are rushing towards our army."
On the official road, Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Jue led the foot soldiers to march towards Cen Xi overnight. But at this time, there was a scout in front of him to report.
Zhang Jue sat at the front of the team, his spirit was still a little sluggish, and when he heard the scout's report, he couldn't stop gritting his teeth.
He knew that that Su'er was not easy to deal with.
Although he still doesn't know the inside story of why Yang Fan rebelled, he guessed that nine times out of ten it was also done by Su'er.
Boyan is better at fighting with Yang, but Yesu'er is extremely good at such conspiracy.
Zhang Jue's eyes swept around, and he hurriedly rushed to the back of the army.
Wen Tianxiang was at the end of the break.
Before Wen Tianxiang approached, Zhang Jue said: "There are 30,000 yuan military iron cavalry in front of him to intercept it. Did our army take refuge in the nearby valley? ”
In the hazy night, he had just seen a valley on the north side of the official road. There were two mountains connected there, and the narrow valley pass was a good way to keep the cavalry out.
It's just that Zhang Jue also hesitated when he said this. Because, if they retreat to the valley, the Yuan army in front is very likely to skip them, and then rush straight to the cavalry troops that are still fighting behind. At that time, Ge Lichun, Ge Xiuhong, Yan Mingling, and Liu Yong are bound to be dangerous.
Wen Tianxiang groaned for a moment, and sure enough, he said, "No." We must hold off this Yuan army. ”
Zhang Jue also had such thoughts, so he nodded.
Wen Tianxiang shouted: "Order, the three armies form a circular formation, protect the grain, grass, baggage, and wounded soldiers in the middle, and block the Yuan army's iron cavalry!" ”
"Circle the Circle!"
"Circle the Circle!"
The shouts soon spread through the large force of improvised infantry of the various troops.
The commanders of the various armies gave orders at each level, and the whole army gathered in the center and began to form a circle.
The 3,000 soldiers of the Tianwei Army have not been able to clear their suspicions, and they are surrounded in the middle guards, and there are many wounded soldiers. Less than 4,000 Heavenly Warriors were on guard.
The rest, with the talent, Tiangui, Tiangu, Tianxuan, Tianmeng army of the foot soldiers are all around.
Ge Xiuhong and Ge Lichun each sent out 5,000 cavalry, and now, there are only more than 20,000 foot soldiers left.
And the formation of the circle is less than 20,000 people.
This makes the round array not look very large, and it can be said that there is little hope of blocking the 30,000 iron cavalry of the Yuan army.
Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Jue were both heavy-faced, but at the moment, there was nothing they could do.
They also already knew that Yue Peng and they were leading an army from Cen Xi and were fighting with the Yuan army behind. If they avoided the edge of the Yuan army's iron cavalry at this time, it would be equivalent to sending Yue Peng and them all to death.
Such a price is unbearable for Da Song.
Although a circular formation was formed to resist the Yuan cavalry, the final result may be that all the infantry and cavalry will be annihilated by the Yuan army. But what can be done?
The strength of the Song army was far weaker than that of the Yuan army, which doomed them to be constrained everywhere.
Wen Tianxiang is only looking forward to it now, and Yue Peng and Su Quandang in the back can help Ge Xiuhong and others destroy the Yuan army's iron cavalry.
In this way, there is hope for them.
"Marshal Yu, deputy marshal, on the bank of the Yujiang River in front of ten miles, there are more than 10,000 cavalry from Tianying and Tianman coming towards us."
And just as the foot soldiers were in full swing, another scout hurried to the army to report.
When Wen Tianxiang heard the report, he was slightly happy.
Although even if Lu Yu led more than 10,000 cavalry to arrive, they still did not seem to have the upper hand, but when it came to it, it was not a certain defeat.
As long as their foot soldiers can block the momentum of this wave of Yuan army iron cavalry, it is difficult to say whether they will win or lose.
He didn't let the scout send an order to Lu Yu, but continued to shout: "Quickly set up the formation!" Hurry up! ”
After more than ten minutes like this, the circle formation of the Song army finally took shape.
At the outermost end of the circle are the shield soldiers.
Behind the shield soldier, it is the pikemen who intersperse the gaps in the shield, propping the spear on the ground, and the tip of the spear is exposed outside the shield.
In the back, there are ordinary foot soldiers with knives or guns.
There weren't many cavalry and musketeers left, all of them blocking those Yuan pursuers behind.
Zhao Da and Zhao Hu led the flying dragon soldiers in the open space in the middle of the circle, and the four hundred grenadiers had been erected again, and the cannonballs were piled up next to them.
In less than two minutes, the sound of horses' hooves could be faintly heard.
Immediately after, the earth seemed to shake slightly.
Although the Yuan Army Iron Cavalry could not be seen in the night, everyone knew that the Yuan Army Iron Cavalry was already extremely close. In the Song army, from the commander to the soldiers, almost all of them were solemn.
Fighting cavalry in the open area was a great loss.
The momentum of the iron cavalry when charging can often make people timid.
It's here!
In just two minutes, the torches of the Yuan army's iron cavalry were already very clear.
"Royal!"
Many generals in the Song army shouted.
The soldiers were all shouting, holding their shields and spears in both hands, and their faces were extremely tense.
Seeing the continuous torches in the dark night, it was obvious that the Yuan army had a large number of iron cavalry.
As the Yuan army got closer and closer, the trembling on the ground became more and more intense, and the hands of some soldiers were already covered with fine sweat.
But the Yuan army was thousands of kilometers away, but it suddenly diverted. Many people suddenly stopped where they were.
The Song soldiers were puzzled, but Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Jue were very clear. These Yuan troops who reined in their horses were to resist the cavalry of Tianying and Tianman.
The Yuan army, Tianying and Tianman reinforcements rushed over from Cen Xi at the same time, and it was impossible not to know the other party's movements.
General Yuan can't be a fool, there is no reason to give Tianying and Tianman reinforcements a chance to rush to their rear.
And the Yuan General Simutuo really thinks so.
He galloped at the front of the cavalry array, and saw the torches in the middle of the Song army in front of him, and instantly saw that the Song army was in a round formation.
At that moment he gave two orders.
First, 10,000 horses on the left flank were divided to resist the cavalry of the Song army who rushed here from the banks of the Yujiang River.
Second, the two armies of the center and the right directly attacked the Song army's main array from the official road.
Break the surface with a point.
Maybe he doesn't know this word, but as a veteran, he knows how to break the circle as quickly as possible.
The circle is like an egg, if you hold it with the palm of your hand, it is difficult to break the egg, but if you poke it with your fingers, you can immediately puncture the egg.
"Groups one to ten, ready!"
In the round formation of the Song army, the brothers Zhao Da and Zhao Hu shouted at the same time.
The two brothers were very fierce, and even if they ran around all night, they couldn't see much fatigue on their faces.
The four hundred soldiers of the Wyvern Army were divided into four rows by them, divided into forty groups. It is undoubtedly intended to take turns.
Smudto led the cavalry closer.
At the speed of a cavalry charge, a distance of several hundred meters can be said to be just a few breaths.
"Put!"
Zhao Da and Zhao Hu stared at the torches in the Yuan army, roughly estimated the distance, and suddenly ordered.
Successive cannon shots.
In the night, countless fires suddenly exploded in the Yuan army's iron cavalry array.
However, the cavalry of the Yuan army did not pay attention to any formation. Rao was blown up and turned on his back, and the rest of the people were still charging forward.
"Eleven to twenty groups, put!"
"Twenty-one to thirty groups, put!"
Zhao Da and Zhao Hu ordered one after another. The Wyvern Sergeant and the ordinary soldier next to him who was in charge of reloading were very busy.
Hundreds of shells poured into the Yuan cavalry formation one after another in just a few tens of seconds.
Such power is undoubtedly somewhat impressive.
The approximately 20,000 iron cavalry charged by the Yuan army finally became chaotic. Some of the horses were frightened, ran to the side, and trampled each other.
Simuto probably didn't expect the Song army to go out of the city with so many grenadiers, and he was a little stunned for a while.
Turning his head to see the chaotic soldiers behind him, this made him angry.
Cannonballs are simply the nemesis of cavalry.
"Kill!"
But he continued to charge forward with the iron horse.
He knew that as long as he rushed into the large array of the Song army, it would be impossible for these shells of the Song army to make any more contributions.
At the moment, the Song army's shells could only hit the middle of their army. The iron rider ahead was safe and sound.
In more than ten seconds, the Yuan army's iron cavalry came into contact with the Song army's circular array.
The shield soldiers on the periphery of the Song army's circle array hid under the shields, and several of them carried a shield at the same time.
However, even so, it was still broken through by the Yuan army's iron cavalry.
The iron cavalry momentum of the Yuan army, which went forward one after another, was too strong, and some soldiers were knocked out several meters away with shields.
The pole and spear poked at the war horse of the Yuan army, and just after the battle, the scene was a little tragic.
Simuto sees hope.
As soon as the iron cavalry made contact, it directly broke through the shield defense of the Song army, which was undoubtedly a good sign. Judging from this trend, it is entirely possible for them to drive straight into the circle formation of the Song army, and at that time, the Song army without war horses will only be slaughtered.
However, at this moment, there was a sudden sound of dense explosions.
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