Chapter Eighty-Eight: Cavalry Flanks

Five hundred paces away, the infantry of the White Polish Army watched as the 1,000 elite horse bandits on their side were dealt with like chopping melons and vegetables.

They were terrified, but the captain who had just spoken wildly did not give up and shouted, "Formation! And all those who had long handles came and lifted them up diagonally. These cavalry can't rush us! ”

After a while, the dreadnoughts had dealt with the stubborn horse bandits, and the fallen soldiers had found suitable mounts and were ready to fight, so they formed a neat formation and approached the White Polish infantry in small steps.

When they approached one hundred and twenty paces, another short horse whistle sounded, and the riders on horseback drew their compound bows and aimed them at each other.

The archers of the White Polish Army had already thrown in the first group of battles, and now most of these men were armed with melee soldiers and could not shoot back. In fact, even if there is a hunting bow team, it can only shoot counterattacks, and one hundred and twenty steps is already more than the range of a simple single bow.

Seeing that the soldiers were afraid, the lieutenant shouted, "Don't be afraid, everyone! This distance is to put the Great Wall here, and they can't shoot it. Uh-uh-uh......"

With the sound of arrows breaking through the air, the school captain watched as a feathered arrow was inserted into his chest!

He gripped the arrow desperately with both hands, and a hysterical sound came out of his mouth, trying to stop the passage of his life. However, his whole body gradually went limp, and he fell to the ground, convulsing meaninglessly.

"Hah, right on target."

The arrow just now was shot by Hu Lang'er himself, and he often had to be thrown at this distance, but his arm strength was superior and his archery skills were high, and he still shot the opponent's leader with one blow at a distance of 100 paces.

After the heavy cavalry fired two more rounds of arrows, the White Polish army had a tendency to disperse.

"Everyone, charge, let's kill! But don't forget to follow the plan. ”

All the cavalry shouted together: "Captain, rest assured, we will definitely live up to our mission!"

The distance of more than 100 steps was just enough for the cavalry to raise their speed, and the nearly 800 heavy cavalry on Hu Lang'er's side crashed into the chaotic White Polish infantry group in this way. The high-speed horses crashed into the first row of people, and the cavalryman's rifles directly stabbed the infantry, which was powerless to resist, and instantly harvested a large number of lives.

If these infantrymen had formed a formation armed with spears and even shields and spears, and had not been afraid to dodge as the cavalry approached, the cavalry side would probably have suffered heavy casualties.

Unfortunately, none of the above was achieved, and these rebels, who had lost their command, had already broken down and fled when the cavalry began to accelerate, and of course they would be brutally killed by the heavy cavalry.

In an instant, the entire battle line changed, and the Baibo army on the east side of the battlefield had an absolute advantage in numbers, but Hu Lang'er's heavy cavalry was like a sharp blade for Ku Ding to untie the ox, instantly cutting into the military formation and tearing the Baibo army apart.

The Baibo army in the middle and west of the battlefield attacked fiercely, but it could not cause much effective damage, and it was unable to open the situation for a long time.

Li Le and Hu Cai saw that the situation was not good and immediately took action. Li Le ordered the whole army to initially retreat for reorganization, and he judged that the opponent's killing move had been used, and Bai Bo's side had an absolute advantage in numbers, and he only needed to redeploy to regain the initiative on the battlefield.

Sure enough, in no more than a moment, under the orders of some military officials and old thieves, the middle and west sides of the formation had broken away from the 12th and 13th Brigades of the Dreadnought Army for 200 steps, and the troops on the east side were passively retreating and fleeing, and also left the entanglement of the Dreadnought infantry.

Li Le sighed in his heart that if he hadn't retreated a little just now, the situation in the whole army would be dangerous now.

It is likely that the eastern flank has collapsed as it is now, and the large army in the center will have the enemy in front of it, and the flanks and backs will be attacked, and the troops in the center and even the west will be defeated together.

At least for now, only more than 10,000 horses on the east side have lost control and begun to rout, and nearly 40,000 troops on the front and west sides are still eyeing each other.

As the enemy took the initiative to disengage, the pressure on the soldiers and horses of Huang Yu and Yang Feng was suddenly relieved. The front of the position was strewn with countless farm tools, clothes, and corpses, some of whom had been killed in front of the battle, but many more had died from arrows and trampling.

The dreadnought army hurriedly stepped forward with the medical staff of the logistics department and brought the seriously wounded soldiers down for treatment.

They or they who have preliminarily mastered the initial treatment techniques such as hemostasis, dressing, and fracture protection must have more than enough heart and strength to deal with major diseases and incurable diseases, but it is still not a problem to deal with stone injuries, stick hits, pressure to stop bleeding, etc.

With the more serious injuries and dead soldiers being taken out of the formation, Huang Yu's 13th Brigade was reduced by more than 100 people, and Yang Feng's 12th Brigade was reduced to more than 300 people, but the morale and formation of the two soldiers and horses were not greatly affected, and they could follow the order to attack at any time.

Now most people's eyes are focused on the east side of the battlefield, that is, the Hu Lang'er cavalry, chasing and killing the defeated Baibo army.

Hu Lang'er's more than 700 horsemen slaughtered into the chaotic crowd of the White Polish army, and with the spears in their hands, they continued to expand the results of the battle, driving and torturing the frightened White Polish army like a flock of sheep.

If the White Polish infantry on the eastern flank had not been attacking the dreadnought infantry, causing a surprise attack on the flanks and backs, but had been defending in formation, such a tragedy would not have happened at all.

However, this kind of hundreds of elite cavalry all rushed sideways, defeated tens of thousands of infantry on their backs, and then carried out massacres, which abound in history. However, due to horse harness and other reasons, most of them appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty and later.

Li Le and Hu Cai are also battle-hardened generals, and Li Le has just disengaged the infantry in the center and west at the most critical moment to regroup, so as to avoid a complete collapse due to chain reasons. Instead, they can rely on numerical superiority to keep an eye on the dreadnought's infantry.

After Hu Cai reported to Li Leluo, he led 5,000 soldiers and horses to stabilize the collapsed infantry on the east side, and planned to eat Hu Lang'er's hundreds of cavalry in turn.

At present, Hu Lang'er's cavalry is chasing the defeated infantry and is more than a mile away from the dreadnought infantry. However, Tong Yuan and Xu Rong strictly ordered Huang Yu and Yang Feng's two brigades of soldiers and horses to hold on to their positions and not advance.

Seeing this situation, Hu Cai immediately led the last 5,000 reserve troops who stayed by his side, and on the one hand, he strictly ordered that those who retreated should be killed, and on the other hand, he quietly sent 500 cavalry to make a detour, specifically blocking the retreat of Hu Lang'er and others.

Some of the old thieves formed a formation in front of the rout, leaving only a very narrow passage, and many of the rout soldiers ignored the order not to retreat, thinking that these passages were reserved for their own life-saving places to escape.

They shouted "saved" and "thank you for your help" as they ran towards the passage.

I don't want those brothers to kill them directly with guns and knives when they see the rout coming, the narrow passages are to prevent the rout from killing and injuring them with weapons, and the fake passages are left. When the routs saw that there was a passage, they would not frantically attack their own people in order to escape and open the way.

Seeing that the hundreds of people who fled in front fell into the hands of their own people, Hu Cai and other leaders kept shouting, "Death to those who retreat!" ”

Finally, the fleeing rout stopped, and after a short respite, reflexively continued to kill the hundreds of cavalry that pursued them.