Chapter 971: Retreat was ordered
Man Bing ordered the right-wing battalion to charge forcibly under the rain of arrows, anyway, standing still and rushing forward, there is no difference between the situation they face, and it is better to take the initiative to attack and fight than to be beaten passively.
This time, Man Bing did not simply send the QANG cavalry, but sent the cavalry with shields, otherwise the QANG cavalry without any protection would rush forward, and it would be no different from sending them to death.
However, even if it is a cavalry with a shield, the shield used is only a small round shield, not the kind of rectangular shield used by infantry sword and shield soldiers that can cover their heads and feet, the kind of bulky shield, the cavalry cannot use it at all, and this small shield can only barely protect the vital parts of the cavalry, as for the limbs and war horses, they are completely exposed.
Going against the flow of arrows is a very difficult thing in itself, but now Man Bing has no choice, because standing in place, they can only be beaten, and they have no chance if they don't risk rushing.
Deng Ai saw Sima Jun counterattacking, and secretly sneered, don't look at the Yuecai battalion is now restructured into a cavalry long-range attack unit, but the foundation of the Yuecai battalion has not been lost, put down the bow and arrows, wave the saber and the long qang, the Yuecai battalion is still a melee cavalry that makes the enemy fearful.
However, it was not yet time for the Yue cavalry battalion to launch a melee attack, and Deng Ai decisively ordered the Yue cavalry to retreat, freeing up a distance from the battlefield.
On the way back, the arrows in the hands of the Vietnamese cavalry did not stop, but continued to fire, and the faster the Sima soldiers rushed away, the faster they died.
Although the Sima army rushed up, the Vietnamese cavalry retreated, so that the distance between the two sides did not change, and the Vietnamese cavalry did not retreat far, but always kept a stone's throw away from the Sima army.
As for the arrows, whether they were advancing or retreating, they never stopped, and the Sima army was always having people falling, and the momentum of the offensive was strangled by the Yue cavalry battalion.
The attack on the right flank was quickly reported by Sima Yi, which obviously did not surprise Sima Yi, because this was originally what Sima Yi expected, and if there was anything else that surprised Sima Yi, Cao Liang was too patient and did not send troops out until this time.
However, the attack method of the Bingzhou army greatly surprised Sima Yi, and the attack of the Bingzhou army this time did not adopt the previous charging method of the cavalry battalion, but all used archers and cavalry to carry out long-range coverage attacks.
Mounted archery is a difficult skill to master, so although each cavalry battalion is also equipped with archers, it is not an organized system, and can only act as a sniper shooter on the battlefield, suddenly delivering cold arrows to the enemy's key figures.
A cavalry army of 10,000 men will have 10,000 cavalry marksmen, what kind of terrible force will this be?
Thinking of this, Sima Yi couldn't help but gasp, Cao Liang trained such a terrifying cavalry, how could Sima Jun be the enemy?
Riding archers are all elites, how did Cao Liang do it?
A question arose in Sima Yi's heart, but in an instant he understood that it was the Takahashi saddle and the bilateral stirrups, and it was precisely because of these two epoch-making horse harnesses that it became easy to control and control the war horse, and it became a reality to train large-scale horse archers.
When Sima Yi saw these new harnesses, he immediately had the urge to copy them, because this had a very positive effect on the improvement of the combat effectiveness of the cavalry.
But Cao Liang was far ahead of him, Cao Liang not only invented the Takahashi saddle and bilateral stirrups, but also trained the archers, all of which would become Sima Yi's nightmare.
Is this the decisive battle that Sima Yi has been waiting for for a long time? Cao Liang was obviously more prepared than him, and it was no wonder that when Cao Liang trained the cavalry before, he hid them in the valley to prevent the leakage of these new harnesses.
Those stupid spies didn't have mastered what the Bingzhou army had, and their spy mistakes would bring incalculable losses to Sima Jun.
These horse harnesses and equipment, when they clash on the battlefield, can not be kept secret, but when it comes to the final decisive moment, Cao Liang does not need to keep it secret, if this time Sima Jun's cavalry collapses in a battle, then even if they master the new horse harness, they will not be able to compete with the Bingzhou army in terms of strength.
A chill suddenly appeared in Sima Yi's heart, the reason why Cao Liang had no fear was that he had the strength to surpass Sima Jun, and in this decisive battle, Cao Liang's purpose was very clear, that is, to prepare to annihilate the cavalry of Sima Army, so that Sima Yi would have no chance to turn over.
Now Sima Yi is not thinking about how to destroy the state army, but how to preserve his strength, if Sima Yi is given enough time, he can also create extremely fast light cavalry and archers who are good at long-range attacks, but will Cao Liang still give him this opportunity?
"Father, the right flank has been attacked by the state army, and it is time for us to send troops to fight back." When Sima Zhao heard the news of the attack on the right flank, he immediately took the initiative to ask for battle.
Sima Yi waved his hand and said, "There is no need to rescue, pass the order, the whole army retreats quickly, don't fall in love with war!" ”
Sima Zhao couldn't help but be dumbfounded, Sima Yi's decision was too sudden, didn't they make a plan before, once they were attacked by the state army, the other departments immediately reinforced and counterattacked, using the advantage in the number of cavalry to crush the enemy.
Why did Sima Yi suddenly change his mind, they marched into the state this time, with the intention of eliminating Cao Liang, and this battle really started, why did Sima Yi retreat?
"Father, this ......" Sima Yi was puzzled.
Sima Yi didn't have time to explain to him at all, because Sima Yi was already keenly aware of the danger coming, and if he delayed for a moment, Sima Jun would have more risk of annihilation.
"Do what you are told, and those who violate it will be killed!" Sima Yi's tone was resolute, and there was no room for doubt.
Sima Zhao had no choice but to go down and give orders to all battalions and units, asking them to retreat quickly.
The entire Sima army was completely stunned, why did he suddenly order a retreat? Now there is only a battle with the Bingzhou army on the right flank of the Sima army, and the other battalions and units are still in a state of forward pursuit, although the battle on the right flank has affected the speed of Sima army's advance, and many people are still thinking about how to fight.
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