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The left flank of the Zhou army was 10,000 ironclad cavalry led by Cheng Yanjin. This cavalry, like the Xuanjia Elite Cavalry, is also the most famous cavalry unit in the Zhou army, and it can be said to be the elite of the elite.

They were the strongest and highest martial arts soldiers drawn from the cavalry of each army by Yuming, carefully trained and cultivated, and gave the Zhou army the best equipment and treatment, whether it was loyalty or combat effectiveness, they were the strongest in the Zhou army. This is also the reason why they can easily have an advantage over the cavalry of the Shang Tang Army.

At this moment, Cheng Yanjin is wielding the Xuanhua axe and commanding his soldiers to fight with the Tang cavalry, he has basically completed the encirclement of the Tang Army's central cavalry, and is launching the final attack on the defeated Tang cavalry.

"General Cheng!" Just when Cheng Biting Jin thought that he was winning, the deputy general hurriedly rode over, and then couldn't wait to say: "It's a big deal!" Now there are no less than 20,000 elite cavalry of the Tang Army, which is rushing towards our army! Judging from their banners and armor, they should be the most elite Xuanjia Heavenly Soldiers of the Tang Army! ”

"Good! My old Cheng has heard the name of the Xuanjia Heavenly Soldiers for a long time, and I want to see if they are powerful, or if my Great Zhou's ironclad cavalry is powerful! After hearing the news, Cheng Yanjin was not surprised and said: "Today, the Xuanjia Heavenly Soldiers are coming, just in time for our ironclad cavalry to try the blade!" Command the officers of each team to immediately turn around and prepare for battle! ”

With Cheng Yanjin's order, the 10,000 ironclad cavalry of the Zhou army on the left flank quickly reorganized into formation. The central cavalry of the Tang Army, which had been routed before, could no longer pose any threat to them.

And just when the ironclad cavalry of the Zhou army was completed, the Xuanjia elite cavalry of the Tang army had arrived in front of the ironclad cavalry of the Zhou army under the leadership of Duan Zhixuan.

The two armies looked at each other, and Cheng Yanjin brandished the Xuanhua axe at this time, and shouted: "My Great Zhou ironclad cavalry has always been the most elite cavalry in the world. But the Xuanjia cavalry of the Tang Army actually claimed to be heavenly soldiers. Today, the so-called Xuanjia Heavenly Soldier is in front of us, who is the first cavalry in the world, only after a move to know! Brothers, follow my old journey! ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill! The ironclad cavalry shouted in unison. It's really morale, and the sound of killing is shocking!

Cheng Yanjin then threw his entire army into the battlefield without reservation, but the Xuanjia elite cavalry commanded by Duan Zhixuan only sent 5,000 people as a vanguard assault.

As a result, they were soon surrounded by 10,000 ironclad cavalry.

Although the Xuanjia Elite Cavalry is an elite division, the disadvantage in numbers still quickly put them in a passive situation, after all, the ironclad cavalry of the Zhou army is also an elite division, and even slightly superior in equipment and combat experience.

However, just as Cheng Biting Jin was about to kill, he suddenly heard the sound of horns on the left and right, and the sound of shouting and fighting shook the heavens and the earth.

He looked left and right, but saw fifteen thousand Xuanjia elite cavalry pressing from one direction, and attacking the two wings and rear of the ironclad cavalry in a sharp assault formation.

As soon as Cheng Yanjin started the war, he threw all his troops into it, wanting to take the method of breaking through the center and defeating the enemy in one fell swoop.

This formation does have a lot of convenience in attack, but the defense is much worse. At this moment, he was attacked by the face of the Xuanjia Elite Cavalry, and he was immediately rushed into chaos.

Cheng Yanjin knew that if he was broken through here, the flank of the main force of the central force of the Zhou army would be immediately attacked by the Tang army's Xuanjia elite cavalry, and there might be a possibility of defeat.

He took a deep breath and shouted, "Start now!" The whole army is only allowed to advance, not retreat, desperately blocking the Tang army thieves, and buying time for the main force of the central government to buffer and adjust! ”

The panicked ironclad cavalry quickly calmed down and began to grit their teeth and try their best to support it, but they had already lost the opportunity and were at a disadvantage in terms of strength. And the enemy's combat effectiveness is also strong, so they are starting to be at a disadvantage, and the situation is becoming more and more unfavorable.

At this time, the news that the left flank of the Zhou army was raided by the Tang army also reached Yuming's ears. Zhang Zhongjian eagerly reported: "Your Majesty, the left flank of our army has been attacked, and General Cheng Yanjin is in a bloody battle, but the situation is not good!" Do you want to send troops to help? ”

After hearing this, Yu Ming's eyes flashed and said: "Li Jiancheng is cunning, he wants me to increase the left flank of my army, so as to weaken the strength of our army on the frontal battlefield, so that he can use the advantage of his strength to implement the tactics of breaking through in the center in order to win the war." I won't fall for this! ”

He also saw through Li Jiancheng's intentions at a glance.

However, only half an hour later, the detective came to report again: "Your Majesty, the Tang army invested not ordinary troops on the left flank, but the most elite Xuanjia Heavenly Soldiers, and the number has reached 20,000. General Cheng Biting Jin fought unfavorably, and now he is on the verge of defeat! ”

"The Chinese army must not be weakened now!" Yu Ming was also a little angry and said: "You go and tell Lao Cheng that now I can't send reinforcements to save him, let him find a way to hold his ground!" Cheng Yanjin led the most elite ironclad cavalry, if he can't defeat the Tang army's Xuanjia elite cavalry and make the left flank of my central main force be impacted, don't blame me for taking his military treatment! ”

He also regretted it a little in his heart, and he still shouldn't have handed over the ironclad cavalry to the command of this arrogant "famous general" because of Cheng Yanjin's original plea.

Xu Shiji thought before that Cheng Biting Jin was more than brave, but his resourcefulness was insufficient. The ironclad cavalry should be commanded by Zhiyong Shuangquan in the future, and it is more suitable for a general like Luo Shixin or Luo Cheng to command the cavalry for a long time.

However, because Cheng Yanjin himself strongly requested to try to command the ironclad cavalry, he had a very good relationship with him, and Cheng Yanjin was a character he liked very much when he watched "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" in his previous life, so he reluctantly agreed to his request. But I didn't expect this result to really happen.

On the plain east of the original city, when the battle between the two armies of Zhou and Tang was at its most intense, Li Jiancheng ordered Duan Zhixuan to raid the left flank of the Zhou army with 20,000 Xuanjia elite cavalry, and 10,000 ironclad cavalry led by Cheng Yanjin. In the early afternoon, under the strong impact of the Xuanjia Elite Cavalry, Cheng Yanjin was finally defeated, although he did not retreat, but he was unable to prevent the Xuanjia Elite Cavalry from passing through his defensive area and threatening the central main force of the Zhou army.

Duan Zhixuan, the commander of the Xuanjia Elite Cavalry, according to Li Jiancheng's order, did not continue to entangle with Cheng Yanjin's remnants of the cavalry after defeating Cheng Yanjin's ironclad cavalry, but left a small number of soldiers and horses to continue to fight with it, and the main force went straight to the main infantry of the Zhou army in the center and led by Qin Qiong.

Under the sudden blow of the Xuanjia elite cavalry, the infantry units of the Zhou army lost a lot of people.

However, after all, the strength of the Xuanjia Elite Cavalry was not much compared to Qin Qiong's main infantry force.

Qin Qiong faced the enemy's attack on the flank, although he was a little staggered, but he finally stabilized his position. However, just as he was about to turn around and fight, Duan Zhixuan commanded the Xuanjia elite cavalry to take the initiative to retreat and re-attack Cheng Yanjin's troops, as if he wanted to eat the most elite ironclad cavalry in the Zhou army in one bite.

No one knew that Li Jiancheng ordered the Xuanjia elite cavalry to act like this, which was to serve one purpose, that is, to divert Yuming's attention from the frontal battlefield and divide his troops to reinforce the left flank, so as to win the most favorable conditions for the victory of the central forces of the Tang Army on the frontal battlefield.

But at this time, Yu Ming was like an iron heart, no matter how many troops the Xuanjia Elite Cavalry annihilated and how much noise he made, he completely ignored it. On the contrary, in the afternoon, he threw the last living force in his hands, the Imperial Forest Army, into the central battlefield.

This Imperial Forest Army was reorganized and reorganized from the former Sui Forbidden Army originally stationed in Luoyang City.

In the pre-Sui period, although the Imperial Forest Army numbered about 100,000, it almost never participated in any battles, and its combat ability was very low.

After Yuming established the Great Zhou Dynasty, he decided to change this status quo.

He also knew that the reason why the Imperial Forest Army of the Sui Dynasty had no combat effectiveness was that it had always lived in the capital, mostly engaged in ceremonial warfare and guarding the palace, and had not fought for a long time.

And an army that has not fought for a long time, no matter how strong the soldier's body is and how powerful it looks, it is impossible to maintain its combat effectiveness.

Therefore, Yu Ming stipulated that the Royal Forest Army should also be divided into two groups and rotated to participate in the battle in order to maintain its combat effectiveness.

Now, the Imperial Forest Army that followed him participated in the war of the Jianghuai Army in the south.

Although their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of several main Zhou armies, they are also a strong force.

At this time of the war, Li Jiancheng was a little anxious, and the continuous onslaught of the Xuanjia elite cavalry failed to make the Zhou army transfer a single soldier from the frontal battlefield, but on the contrary, he greatly increased the central troops.

In fact, Yuming's combat intention was already very obvious, that is, to form a local numerical advantage over the Tang army on the frontal battlefield, and then eat the central main force of the Tang army in one bite and break through the Tang army's defense line from the front.

However, at this time, Li Jiancheng had no extra troops available in his hands, and seeing the Zhou army advancing from the center step by step, and the Xuanjia elite cavalry could not attract its troops, this made Li Jiancheng also feel a little powerless.

"Order Duan Zhixuan to increase his offensive strength, and the left wing of the Zhou army must be completely defeated within two hours!" Li Jiancheng's face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, but he said to himself: "Yuming, after your right wing completely collapsed, I don't believe that you can still calm down, and still vigorously increase troops to break through to the central ......"

At this time, on the side of the Zhou army, Xu Shiji, a military advisor who had been paying attention to the battlefield, said: "Your Majesty, the Wang Junlang Department in the center of the Tang Army has fallen into a heavy siege, and the defeat has been achieved. At that time, our army will not only be able to break through the central formation of the Tang Army, but also have excess forces to support the left flank! ”

"A new force? Do I have any extra troops? Yu Ming was slightly stunned after hearing this, but after thinking about it for a while, he suddenly laughed. Because he has already thought of a troop.

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