Chapter 482: The Mo Sword Army is mighty
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These Xuanjia elite cavalry are the most elite cavalry in the Tang Army, and they are all recruited from the herdsmen in Xiliang and Longxi. The vast majority of people can be said to have grown up on horseback since childhood, and many of them have foreign blood, and they are also treated the best in the Tang Army. So both their loyalty and morale are quite high.
In the eyes of the princes on the scene, the six elite cavalry fought with the same number of infantry on flat ground, which was impossible to defeat, at most because the Zhou army was tightly defended, so that the Tang cavalry could not rush through the formation of the Zhou army in a short time.
But now, these Tang cavalry have already suffered casualties before they have rushed to the front of the Zhou army.
"Everyone cheer up, grit your teeth and persevere, as long as you enter the enemy's formation, it is time for us to slaughter them!" The commander of the Tang Army, who rushed to the front, shouted encouragement.
Although his subordinates suffered some casualties. But he was still convinced that by rushing into the enemy's ranks, they would be able to turn the tide in one fell swoop with a powerful charge.
Finally, after another round of enemy fire, the Tang cavalry finally killed in front of the infantry of the Zhou army. At this time, after Yu Ming's order, the Zhou infantry in front of them all abandoned their bows and arrows, picked up the long Mo knife placed beside them, and slashed at the Tang cavalry that was rushing over.
"Poof!" As soon as a Zhou infantry slashed with a sword, the head of the Tang cavalry in front of him was cut off and rolled to the ground like a watermelon. Blood gushed out of his neck, staining the white horses beneath him red.
Seeing this, another Tang soldier was furious and raised his spear to stab at the Zhou infantryman. Trying to avenge his comrades.
However, he soon found out in despair that although his spear was also one and five zhang long, it could not reach the enemy's body in front of the enemy's two-zhang long Mo knife. If he wants to kill by force, he must rush through it.
But in this way, the enemy's Mo knife will cut off his head first!
The Tang Jun hesitated, but still slammed the buttocks of his horse. He decided to take a gamble, for in his opinion, such a heavy and long sword must be inconvenient to wield, and the Zhou infantryman who had just killed one of his companions must have been a little weak. Even if he splits it again, he should be able to block it.
So, still with his spear raised, he ran wildly towards the enemy with a shout.
And the Zhou army infantryman smiled, showing his white teeth. It was as if it was a lamb rushing at us.
The Tang cavalryman was stunned for a moment, feeling that something was wrong, but at this time he couldn't stop his steps.
"Poof!" He saw a flash of swords in front of him, and then a sharp pain in his neck.
Then the scenery in front of him changed, and he felt like he was flying......
Then he looked down and saw that his headless corpse was falling from his horse, blood spurting wildly from his neck.
Only then did this Tang cavalryman finally understand that he had been beheaded by the enemy.
"Humph! Seeing that I had only killed one person, he thought that I was not strong and wanted to pick up cheap ......" The infantry of the Zhou army spat on the ground and said: "When the old men practiced this Mo knife, General Qin tied sandbags to the hilt of the knife for us to practice. Now we wield this sword like you wield a spear......"
Similar scenes are playing out in various corners of the battlefield.
The cavalry of the Tang Army had no experience in fighting the Modao Army, and they had never thought about how to fight against such an infantry armed with an oversized long knife.
From the day of its establishment, the Modao Army took cavalry as its main combat object. All training and exercises were conducted with cavalry as an imaginary enemy. Yuming even asked the Liaodong cavalry to take turns to accompany the Modao army to practice. So that his Modao army has accumulated rich experience in fighting cavalry.
In this case, there is a mental calculation and no intention. In addition, the Modao Army was born to defeat cavalry, and the two armies fought with only one meal, and the Tang cavalry suffered more than half of the casualties. When they all tried to rush to the Zhou army's formation, they were cut off by Mo's knife in the middle of the horse, and then their heads or arms were cut off with a single sword.
After the two sides entered into a hand-to-hand encounter, but after only one meal, the Tang army had already suffered more than half of the casualties. The corpses were strewn all over the field, the blood flowed like a river, and the horses carried the corpses of the Tang cavalry aimlessly on the square.
"This Mo Sword Army is so powerful!" Seeing this, Li Yuan was so anxious that he almost jumped up.
Although he knew that the Zhou army was difficult to fight, even if it was an infantry against the cavalry of the Tang army, it was really difficult to win. But he never expected that Zhou Jun would fight so easily.
Before the battle, the Zhou army and the Tang army were more than six people, but now, the Zhou army still has about five people, but the Tang army has only two people left, and they all show fear on their faces, and they dare not rush forward.
"Humph! The second brother also played really badly! How could there be such heavy casualties? And only a few enemies were killed! Li Yuanji snorted coldly and said, "If I were to change the command, even if I couldn't win, the situation wouldn't be so bad!" ”
After Li Yuan heard this, he glared at himself. His lips opened, but he didn't say it. However, he was thinking in his heart, it seemed that although Shimin was very good at fighting, he was still inferior to Yuming's young age.
Among his current personalities, Li Yuanji obviously can't become a big man, and Li Shimin originally wanted to focus on cultivating. But now it seems that I dare not say that I am completely satisfied.
"Maybe he shouldn't have been put in the East Palace, and he should also be allowed to lead his troops into battle, maybe he can also play an unexpected role." Li Yuan touched his beard and thought secretly in his heart.
At this time, Red Sleeves, Shu Meng, Yin Fei and others were also relieved, now the number of their own army was more than twice that of the enemy, and the scene was still dominant, it seemed that victory was in hand.
However, at this moment, Li Shimin had a gloomy face and shouted to his own soldiers: "Pass the order: all the cavalry on the field dismount and step forward to kill the enemy with their swords!" These enemies were all armed with heavy broadswords two feet long, which were good for long-range attacks but not for close combat. Only by getting close to them can you win! ”
After his order was conveyed, the Tang cavalry immediately dismounted, drew the sabers at their waists, and charged towards the Mo sword soldiers of the Zhou army. Although they also felt that they couldn't rush over when they were sitting on their horses, could they still rush over after dismounting? But they didn't have time to think about it, after all, if they were defeated, their fate would not be better in the end, and they would definitely die. Therefore, it is better to listen to the orders of King Qin.
Thinking of this, they also rushed over.
The soldiers of the Modao Army were also stunned when they saw that all the cavalry of the Tang Army had dismounted and rushed over with short blades.
However, they did not panic, and swung their knives and slashed at the enemy.
But at this time, the infantry of the Zhou army found that the situation was not very good.
Because the Mo knife is long and heavy, although it is powerful to swing, it is difficult to turn. It's okay against the cavalry, after all, the enemy is inconvenient to dodge on horseback, and he can still hit with a single sword.
But after all the enemies dismounted, their bodies were far more flexible than when they were riding, and they could avoid them sideways when they slashed at them. Even if you can't avoid it, you have time to raise the saber in your hand to block. You must not let this big sword cut at you.
After blocking or avoiding the first attack of the Mo Knife, the Tang soldiers were able to bully themselves in front of the Mo Dao soldiers, and then slash at the enemy with their waist knives or sabers.
Because the Mo knife is far away and not close, it can't play a role at all after the enemy is close. All of a sudden, the soldiers of the Modao Army in the front rows suffered a counterattack from the Tang Army and suffered heavy casualties.
"I didn't expect Li Shimin to discover the weakness of the Modao Army so quickly, which is advantageous for long-distance combat and not conducive to close combat. It also caused me a lot of trouble......" Yu Ming sighed lightly, and he also admired this opponent a little.
However, Li Shimin only found out a little late now, after all, the strength of the two armies is so different. The rest of our army is more than twice as tall as he is...... Moreover, my Mo Dao Army is not just a weapon of Mo Dao! Yu Ming muttered to himself.
Immediately, he ordered the flag bearer to wave the flag and order the Zhou soldiers in the square to change formation.
"Quick! Everyone abandoned the Mo knife and used the scimitar to meet the enemy instead! The commander of the Zhou army at the scene shouted.
The soldiers of the Mo Dao Army immediately threw away the long and heavy Mo knife as they said, then pulled out the scimitar in the scabbard from their waists, and rushed towards the enemy with a shout.
The thousand soldiers of the Modao Army who were selected to participate in the battle for the ownership of Luoyang City were the most elite troops in the Zhou army, and they were not only highly armed, but also all equipped with Damascus black steel swords. It's one of the sharpest weapons in the world.
"Kill! For the revival of the Great Zhou! The soldiers of the Zhou army soon rushed into the enemy line and slaughtered like chopping melons and vegetables. The two sides suddenly formed a melee battle.
At this time, Zhou Jun and Tang Jun were pulled back to the same running line. Both sides fought with short blades, one abandoning the cavalry and the other abandoning the Mosake. Fighting in the square with the most ordinary saber.
In this way, it will be up to us to see which side has stronger troops and combat effectiveness and a firmer will to fight.
The soldiers of the Zhou army and the soldiers of the Tang army actually did not expect that the other party would be so tenacious, so their strength was a little overwhelmed. But the battle came to the last critical moment, and they could not be allowed to retreat.
At this time, the advantage of the Zhou army's larger strength was brought into play. In almost every battle group, the number of soldiers of the Zhou army was more than twice that of the Tang army. When the combat effectiveness of the two sides was about the same, the superiority in strength allowed the Zhou army to regain the situation and began to attack the formation of the Tang army.
Although the Tang Army's Xuanjia Heavenly Soldiers were also very tenacious. But in the face of the Zhou army, whose martial arts were not weaker than them and numbered more than them, they couldn't hold on, and the formation couldn't help but retreat. No matter how Li Yuan and Li Shimin shouted, they were like the end of a strong crossbow, and they were powerless to return to the sky......
Finally, after fighting for another half an hour, the Tang army finally couldn't hold on anymore, and turned from a disadvantage to a small defeat, and then a small defeat to a big defeat, and finally a thousand miles of defeat......
When the last Tang soldier was killed, the princes at the scene couldn't help but change their faces slightly, because it meant that the Zhou army had won the final victory, and Luoyang, the eastern capital of Luoyang, one of the largest fortified cities in the world, was Yuming's in the future......
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