Chapter 198: The duel between cavalry and chariot soldiers
Zhao Yong watched the enemy matrix raise the prepared banner after approaching him and approaching the land of one stone.
When the enemy's archers drew their longbows, Zhao Yong lowered the flag. All the bows and arrows of the Zhao people were launched together, and with a deafening roar of bowstrings, nearly 100,000 arrows flew into the sky, like dark clouds, covering the sky of the entire battlefield.
The Yan army then launched, and 50,000 long arrows flew into the sky at the same time, rushing towards the Zhao army like a dark cloud.
The rain of arrows from both sides met in the air, making the sky of the battlefield darker. It was these feathered arrows that were the first to fight, and they met in the sky, then collided, broke, and fell, and the middle of the battlefield was immediately covered with arrows from both sides.
But there were still a few that fell, and countless arrows rushed into the formations of both sides, immediately bringing a bloody flower to scream and wail.
But the formation of the Zhao people did not loosen, and the Zhao people still braved the rain of arrows to shoot at the opponent, and they shot twice or three times.
Facing the rain of arrows that the Zhao people shot twice or three times, the formation of the Yan people began to shake, and the Yan people began to fear.
Without hesitation, he gave the order for a chariot assault.
The warriors on the chariot loudly encouraged the Changge soldiers who followed and braved the enemy's arrows to kill the enemy.
Seeing the enemy's chariot charging, the soldiers in the front row of the Zhao people immediately dropped the bows and arrows in their hands, picked up Changge, and flattened them. The chariot of the Zhao army also began to start, and the armor soldiers on the chariot also launched an attack on the enemy without flinching.
The chariots that were striking each other collided in the blink of an eye, and the archers on the chariots shot their arrows, and the shieldmen on the chariots protected their generals, and swung the lords out of their Changge, and if they were killed, they were victorious, and there was no result, and the two chariots staggered past and rushed out.
It's a combination.
In this kind of decisive battle, there is no rush to pass, the possibility of both sides to strike the war, and if you want to stop the war, one side must be defeated and surrendered.
Looking at this huge and magnificent war scene, Zhao Xing took out his cavalry crossbow and said with emotion: "This kind of scene is much more spectacular and grand than in the movie, and it is also a great blessing in life to be able to witness such a grand scene with your own eyes." ”
Xu Jie also followed to wind the cavalry crossbow, "Your inexplicable and wonderful statement is very annoying, but if you want to maintain this feeling of participating in the fortunate event, please survive the upcoming battle, because this kind of battle of hundreds of thousands of people, the death of one person is as insignificant as a leaf falling in the forest." ”
Zhao Xing thought for a while, then put away his cavalry crossbow, and then said to Zhao Wuji: "Mr. Xu Jie and I are in charge of the Chinese army, and you take our warriors to attack according to our tactics." ”
Xu Jie also put away the cavalry crossbow and nodded: "Shuai does not leave his position, this is the foundation of winning the war." ”
So, the two of them watched Zhao Wujian lead the army to the battlefield and kill the enemy.
Le Yi, who was sitting on his horse and observing the battle situation, saw that Zhao Yong's army and Qi Jie's army were fighting together and did not start. When he saw the opposite, Zhao Xing's position raised smoke and dust, and he yelled at the soldiers around him: "Warriors, follow me-" The first one rushed towards the army formation of Yan State like an arrow off the string.
The Zhao Xing cavalry was divided into left and right attacks, which made the formation of the Yan army shake even more. Qi Jie, who was standing in the position of the Chinese army, immediately saw the crisis, but he also knew on paper that if the left and right wings were broken through, then he would be finished, so he decisively ordered: "The left and right matrices, don't care about the safety of the Chinese army, and do your best to block Zhao Xing's cavalry raid." ”
Such an order was correct, and the soldiers of the left and right matrices immediately covered the Zhao Xing cavalry who rushed over with a rain of arrows.
Because of the support of Liang Yi, Zhao Xing's cavalry could not exert their cavalry and shooting skills around the formation, they could only, and could only use all their strength to assault, and rushed towards the enemy formation.
The overwhelming rain of arrows shot the rushing riders to the ground. The mournful neighing of the war horses and the dying screams of the soldiers converged into a huge shout, which sounded on the battlefield, making Zhao Xing Xu Jie, who was hiding behind the formation, afraid for a while.
"At the beginning, the main commander of the army charged, but now it may have fallen on the way to attack."
Zhao Xing almost strangled Xu Jie: "A gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, and the handsome does not leave his position, this is my rule." I have set the rules that I must obey myself, so I should command you into battle. ”
Xu Jie smiled: "I'm Changshi, I shouldn't be here, so, please Lord when I am air." ”
Zhao Xing was angry.
Batches of giant arrows flew out, covering the path of Zhao Xing and Le Yi.
Batches of arrows rained down the road in front of the cavalry into a grassland of arrows.
Zhao Wuji and Le Yi still roared closer, and shot the crossbow arrows in their hands at the Yan army's military formation, and a piece of locusts flew over, and the Yan army was shot down one by one.
Without waiting for the Yan army to fly out again, the two of them rushed out of the shooting range with the soldiers roaring.
In this way, although there is no such shooting effect as circling the enemy line, it still puts tremendous pressure and damage on the enemy, and although there are casualties on one's own side, it is insignificant in comparison.
Because Liang Yi was behind to support the Yan army, Zhao Xing's cavalry could not ride around the formation, but such a two-wing oppression also made the advance feel great pressure and danger.
This kind of passive beating can most frustrate the morale of the army, and it is impossible to achieve victory and solve the war on both flanks. Therefore, Qi Jie ordered that each wing send out 200 chariots to attack, defeat, if at least drive away the enemy, and let himself concentrate on facing the main force of Zhao Yong in front of him.
The left and right armies each sent out two hundred chariots and rushed towards Zhao Wujian and Le Yi's cavalry with a bang. The overwhelming momentum of the chariot is really terrifying.
A hundred infantry following each chariot, wielding a long ge, can overturn the horses at great distances.
This was the first time that Zhao Xing's cavalry had really faced a dignified battle of chariots and soldiers since they formed an army, and it was a real hard-fought battle.
Such an imminent duel made Zhao Xing clench his fists nervously, and Xu Jie's beard was shaking nervously on the side. They are not nervous about defeat, but nervous about this battle, what kind of loss ratio will be given to them, and give them a comparison of the size of the real combat effectiveness gap between the two arms.
It was at this time that the art of command was revealed, and Zhao Wujian was overjoyed when he saw the enemy's chariots rushing out. So, he immediately commanded his soldiers and launched a direct attack on the enemy, and after their crossbow arrows harvested the first batch of Yan infantry, they rushed into the enemy formation, and stabbed with their spears, causing the enemies on the chariots to fall one after another. But the long spear of the Yan army, which protected the chariot, also made Zhao Wuji's soldiers turn on their backs. The two sides immediately trembled together.
And the cavalry, having lost its shock power, could only fight with the infantry with a condescending superiority. But at this time, the power of the chariot came into play, and the chariots surrounded by the infantry became the support of the Yan infantry, and they did not have to worry about being broken through behind them, as long as they faced the enemy directly.
The armor soldiers on the chariot not only became the core of dispatch and command, but also the fierce generals and archers on it became the biggest enemy of the cavalry. They became fortresses on the battlefield and truly played the leading role of the chariot.
Le Yi had not experienced real cavalry battles either, and his experience was in principle inferior to that of Zhao Wuji, who had dealt with the Qin-Wei coalition army. But the reason why a generation of famous generals became famous generals is not only because he has bravery, but also because he has a cool head and improvisable thinking.
As soon as Le Yi saw the two hundred chariots roaring out and killing him, he yelled well, and immediately launched a cavalry shot at the infantry that followed. And ordered a small cavalry, with a fierce determination not to die, to insert into a small part of the two hundred chariot caravan, and in the blink of an eye cut him out of the whole. Then the other cavalry, with absolute superiority, submerged the small piece that had been cut off. This piece was annihilated, and another small force of cavalry, striking again, divided another piece, and continued to give annihilation. After an hour, the enemy's 200 chariots and his 20,000 infantry were completely lying on the battlefield.
Regardless of fatigue, Le Yi decisively launched a real decisive attack on the left flank of the enemy, which had become thin.
More than 10,000 cavalry no longer used any tricks, like sharp swords, directly approached the enemy's left flank, which had almost no resistance, smashed them through and routed them in a blink of an eye, and then launched an attack on the enemy's Chinese army without hesitation.
The left army was defeated, the Chinese army was hit, and the entire Chinese army was in chaos. The Chinese army was in chaos at the back, and the Yan army, which was fighting desperately with the Zhao army in front, also collapsed in a blink of an eye.
Looking at the defeated army, looking at the imposing Zhao army, Qi Jie closed his eyes in pain, and in a shouting and screaming, he ordered Si Qi to put down his great luck - surrender to the Zhao army.
The Chinese army fell, and the Yan army, who was fighting, put down the weapons in their hands and stood with their hands tied.
Zhao Jun immediately stopped attacking and began to slowly get out of the distance of the fight. They didn't take away the enemy's weapons and armor, and of course they weren't worried that the enemy would take the opportunity to pick up their weapons and fight back again, because everyone kept the rules.
The chariot of the rider came alone, and there was no left and right of the car on his car, and there was only the driving of the royal Rong.
The chariot came to Zhao Yong's face, and Qi Jie stood on the chariot and arched his hand: "The foreign minister sees Zhao Jun, I hope that Zhao Jun will be free of illness for ten thousand years." ”
Zhao Xing nodded and accepted Qijie's wish.
Qi Jie took off the sword at his waist and handed it to his own Yu Rong, who took him, jumped out of the chariot, and walked in front of Zhao Yong: "Please Zhao Jun accept the surrender of my Yan General." ”
Zhao Yong took the sword in Yu Rong's hand, and said in a flat voice: "The widow accepts the surrender of your general, and I will treat his subordinates and soldiers with gentlemanly courtesy." ”
After receiving this permission and acceptance, he stepped out of his carriage and walked in front of Zhao Yong, formally kneeling down and surrendering.
With the kneeling of Qi Jie, the entire battlefield instantly broke out in the earth-shattering cheers of the Zhao army, and the kneeling of Qi Jie really announced that the battle of spoon was over and the Zhao army was victorious.