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Although the 10,000 cavalry led by Dou Jiande was nothing more than a rabble in Luo Yi's eyes. But for the Hebei rebels, these cavalry greatly inflated their confidence, after all, in the past, the rebels only had infantry.

In the past, under the command of Dou Jiande, although they had many victories against the official army, they only had 10,000 cavalry at most. It was only more than half a year ago that the Turks were defeated at Yanmen Pass, and many defeated soldiers fled into Hebei, so they got a large number of horses from these defeated soldiers and built a cavalry army of 10,000 people.

Now, this Hebei cavalry army, which is beginning to take shape, is rushing towards the Youzhou army with a shout.

And Luo Yi also yelled-for-tat: "Youzhou boy rush with me!" Kill all these bandits! ”

After that, the soldiers and horses of Youzhou behind him roared in unison, and 50,000 infantry marched in neat steps in this open wilderness, each of them holding spears and shields, and the tips of their spears were shining coldly. The army was like a torrent of steel, rushing back towards the Hebei rebels who were surging like a tide.

When the distance between the two sides was still fifty zhang, Luo Yi gave an order, and the soldiers of the Youzhou Army, who were steadily advancing, all put down their shields and squatted down collectively in the five rows in front.

The infantrymen behind them took their longbows and crossbows from their backs and put them in their hands. Although the longbows and crossbows they used were much worse than those equipped in the Liaodong army, they still had considerable lethality against these unarmored peasant rebels.

"Shoot the arrows!" Luo Yi gave an order at this time.

"Whoosh! Sou! Sou! Sou! ”

In an instant, thousands of arrows were fired, and the branches shot at the enemy like meteors.

The cavalry of the Hebei Righteous Army who were galloping wildly only felt that there were black spots in front of them, and sharp arrows were whistling from the air. Countless cavalrymen were shot off their horses by sharp crossbow arrows, and then trampled into pulp by the iron horsemen of their companions.

Dou Jiande waved the spear in his hand, left and right, and barely knocked away a few crossbow arrows that shot at him.

However, the soldiers around him were not so lucky, and many of them had already fallen from their horses with arrows, letting out a series of screams.

In the face of such a powerful crossbow arrow, Dou Jiande also felt a throbbing in his heart, the enemy's equipment was stronger. This longbow used by infantry has a much longer range and crossbow arrows than the short bow used by cavalry, and its lethality and penetration are also stronger than that of short bows. The enemy had just released a round of arrows, and he estimated that his cavalry had lost thousands of men.

However, Dou Jiande did not hesitate, he understood the strengths and weaknesses of the Youzhou army.

The Youzhou Army and the Liaodong Army are well-equipped and of high quality. But their weakness is that there are few people, as long as he can lead a large group of men and horses to rush into the opponent's array, then they can form a melee, and when they fight, there are more people. As long as the opponent's defensive formation is broken, the large number of infantry desperately rushing up behind can eat the 60,000 elite Youzhou army in one bite like ants gnawing on elephants.

At that time, with the captured weapons and armor of the Sui army, he could arm another 60,000 horses. As for the loss of human life, Dou Jiande didn't pay attention to it at all. As long as he can feed so many soldiers, he can even pull up 100,000 horses.

However, the bow and arrows of the Youzhou army were really powerful, and before the two armies met, they actually shot six rounds of arrows. This made Dou Jiande's heart angry. He knew that after six rounds of sharp arrows, his 10,000 cavalry had lost at least more than 6,000.

But fortunately, they have already rushed quite close, and as long as they rush into the enemy formation, it is time for their Hebei army to exert its might. Anger burned in the chests of the Hebei army, wielding sabers and spears, ready to show their might in close combat.

But at this moment, a crisp and loud voice sounded in the Youzhou army: "Listen to my order, the archers retreat, and the pikemen attack!" ”

At this time, all the archers standing in front of them retreated, and then a large number of infantry armed with spears rushed forward, and they held spears of nearly two feet and raised them high in the air.

The commanders on both sides shouted at the same time: "Kill! ”

A brutal bloody battle has begun!

Due to the huge impact force, the Youzhou infantry could use spears to pierce those Hebei cavalry who did not wear armor without difficulty. Some powerful soldiers even pierced two Hebei cavalry on their spears.

However, as the number of people pierced by the spear increased, the shaft of the spear finally could not withstand the tremendous pressure, and soon after the piercing, it broke one after another. At this time, the Youzhou infantry threw down their spears, drew their sabers from their waists, and rushed towards the enemy with shields in hand.

At this time, because the two armies had been in close contact, the cavalry of the Hebei Army also began to greet the heads of the Youzhou infantry with spears, spears, sabers and other weapons, and in an instant, the Youzhou Army also suffered thousands of casualties.

The follow-up units of the two armies were not in the slightest disorder. In the shouts of the officers, they continued to charge towards the enemy, and in an instant, the main forces of both sides had all entered the battlefield, and the big melee began!

The soldiers of the Youzhou Army are completely superior to the Hebei Army in terms of soldier quality and equipment, although they cannot be one as ten, but one as two or as a can be done.

Because they were very well-equipped, with one slash, the leather armor of the Hebei army was immediately cut off, and even if someone blocked it with weapons, many of them were cut off, resulting in defeat and death.

And what made the Hebei Army even more shocking was that the Youzhou Army still maintained the integrity of the squad in the melee. They work in groups of two, attacking and defending, helping each other, and generally two people can resist the attack of the Hebei army to four people.

As a result, as the broadsword and spear of the Youzhou Army were swung out again and again, more and more cavalry of the Hebei Army fell.

Dou Jiande looked at the scene in front of him, his heart was dripping blood, how precious these ten thousand cavalry were, he knew very well in his heart. But he also knew that if he ordered a retreat in order to save the ten thousand cavalry, he would have lost all his efforts. He could only use 10,000 cavalry to disrupt the formation of the Youzhou army, and then he could give his infantry a chance to besiege the enemy.

Dou Jiande's good intentions finally paid off, when Luo Yi and Luo Cheng led the Youzhou cavalry to kill the 10,000 cavalry of the Hebei Army and almost collapsed, Dou Jiande's more than 100,000 infantry finally surrounded from all directions.

In fact, these infantry had already arrived nearby, but Dou Jiande had not let them enter the battle. Because he knew that with the opponent maintaining an intact formation, these infantry would not be able to play much role if they went up, and could only be pierced by the enemy's uniform spears, while their spears could not break through the enemy's shield defenses.

Therefore, only wait until the enemy's formation is completely dispersed by their own cavalry, forming a large melee, and let the infantry go up. Because at this time, the war has become a battle of heads, and there are more people on the other side.

However, Luo Yi, who was already trapped in the center of the battlefield and only wanted to kill the enemy, did not realize the danger at all. In his opinion, the enemy's 10,000 cavalry were routed by him, and the remaining infantry was even more vulnerable.

But Luo Yi didn't know that although Dou Jiande's cavalry was more valuable than infantry, Dou Jiande played a trick in this attack. His cavalry was not a trained elite division, but a group of old and weak soldiers who were just let them ride their horses. His real main force is all in the infantry, and now the Youzhou army has been completely encircled.

"Full speed rush! This time, we must let the Youzhou army go and never return! Dou Jiande waved the flag in his hand and shouted.

Just when Luo Yi was still assassinating the last remnants of the Hebei cavalry with a spear, Dou Jiande had already transferred all the 120,000 infantry and surrounded Luo Yi, Luo Cheng and others. Although these soldiers did not ride horses, their equipment was significantly different from that of the previous Hebei cavalry. Many people wore armor, and everyone carried shields. Although their shields are of different colors and have strange patterns. There are all kinds of square shields, round shields, iron shields, and copper shields, but there are always means of defense.

Luo Yi was also careless, the reason why he could easily defeat Dou Jiande's cavalry. It is because Dou Jiande's cavalry is simply a rabble, and they have no combat effectiveness at all except for being fearless of death. But if the Youzhou infantry is caught in a melee and allows a large number of Hebei infantry to surround them and form a close-range battle with more and less, then his infantry combat effectiveness will not be able to play at all, and he will be killed by the enemy's numbers.

Luo Yi quickly understood, but by this time it was too late.

At this time, Dou Jiande looked coldly at the infantry of the Youzhou Army who were surrounded in the core, and he was angry in his heart. The 10,000 cavalry he had just built had almost been defeated. Fortunately, many of the horses survived, and after the battle, he was still able to form a cavalry unit.

He was now holding a spear, pointed forward, and roared angrily, "Archers prepare!" ”

The Hebei infantry who came up from all sides were all armed with longbows and crossbows, and aimed at the Youzhou infantry in the center.

"Shoot the arrows!" Dou Jiande shouted.

The archers of the Hebei army immediately loosened their bowstrings. They are numerous, reaching more than 10,000 people. These more than 10,000 archers are also divided into wheels and can fire continuously and non-stop.

Listening to the sound of "buzz", tens of thousands of sharp arrows flew into the air like wind and clouds, covering the sky.

A moment later, they poured down like dark clouds and flew towards the heads of the Youzhou soldiers.

The quality of these Hebei archers is naturally not high, and the accuracy of their bows and arrows is also very low. But at such a close distance, the soldiers of the Youzhou Army were all surrounded in the center, and they could shoot the enemy almost without aiming. And the enemy can't dodge at all.

Pieces of arrows rained down from the sky, taking the lives of countless Youzhou Army soldiers.

Luo Yi swung his spear, blocked left and right, and the sharp arrows shot at him were blocked. But the soldiers around him were not so lucky, and many people were shot down by sharp arrows and died.

"Father! Let's break through! Surrounded in the core like this, let the enemy shoot, and in the end we can only die! Luo Cheng's face was covered with blood at this time, and he said in a hurried tone to Luo Yi.

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