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However, the bows and arrows used by the Tang cavalry were still the same as those of the Sui army, which were old-fashioned short bows, and compared with the bows and arrows of the Zhou infantry, the rate of fire was slow and the range was short, and they were not easy to hit the target while they were running, so the casualties caused to the Zhou army were limited.

Rao is like this, but Yu Ming still sighed, because his army is attacking, not defending, and the battlefield here is the area selected by Li Jiancheng, so he can't arrange traps, barbed wire and other things. Otherwise, the cavalry of the Tang Army would never be able to rush into their own infantry phalanx.

But after all, it is impossible for a person to be satisfied with everything in his life, and many of Yuming's battles in the past were fought at the time and place of his choice. Now he saw that the enemy was about to rush to him.

To his surprise, the cavalry equipment of the Tang army was almost the same as that of the Zhou army, equipped with short bows, small round shields, and armor on both sides of the horses, making the cavalry's attack power stronger.

Moreover, the number of cavalry of the Tang army has also increased a lot, although it is not like the Zhou army, the cavalry accounts for one-part of the total strength, but it is also considerable, which makes Yu Ming amazed.

He secretly thought in his heart: if Li Tang was given more time to breathe, they might not be able to build more elite divisions comparable to ironclad cavalry like the Zhou army. If that situation really occurs, Zhou Jun wants to dominate the world, but he is afraid that he will have to pay a heavier price.

Therefore, Yu Ming is even more determined to settle the situation in a war, if he can't defeat the Tang army in this Northern Expedition, recover Hedong, and establish an advantage over Li Tang, it is still unknown whether he can win the world in the future.

At this time, after paying a certain price in the charge, the Tang cavalry finally rushed to the front of the Zhou infantry formation. At this time, the soldiers of the Zhou army had already set up their shields, and put their long guns in the gap of the shields, waiting for them.

Although they were not formidable swordsmen for cavalry, they were also heavily armed infantry with incredible defensive power, and they were also a weapon against cavalry after forming a dense array of spears and shields.

"Pong! Disheveled! Disheveled! Disheveled! ”

One by one, the cavalry of the Tang Army crashed into the shield array of the Zhou army, making a loud noise.

And the infantry of the Zhou army did not show weakness, raised their spears, and stabbed out at the enemy.

Suddenly, the Tang army's war horses that rushed to the front let out a wail, and the cavalry on the horse was suddenly thrown down by the painful war horse. Then he died under the spear of the Zhou army.

"Kill!" Wang Junlang was also red-eyed and shouted loudly.

Not to be outdone, the Tang cavalry swung their spears and stabbed left and right at the Zhou infantry.

Their spears were slightly longer than the spears of the Zhou army, and they rode on horses, condescendingly, and had an advantage in this undefendable plain.

Although the losses of the Tang army were very heavy, they also caused many casualties among the Zhou army. Moreover, now the Tang soldiers who have decided to fight to the end have come up one by one as if they were crazy. It had gradually rushed closer to the small hillside where Yuming was.

At this time, Yu Mingfang raised his Liquan treasure spear and pointed vigorously forward: "The cavalry on both wings is dispatched!" Encircling this Tang army cavalry, we must let them go and never return! ”

So, the Zhou army on the hillside was in charge of the flag, and immediately waved the big flag again and again.

The 20,000 cavalry of the Zhou army on both flanks, after receiving the order, also began to move to the center and launched an attack from the flanks of these Tang cavalry.

"Our army will win, long live the Great Zhou!"

The cavalry on both wings, under the leadership of Cheng Yanjin, surged over like a tide, all of them were armed with Damascus black steel swords, and the men and horses were all ironclad cavalry wearing iron armor, and their combat effectiveness was sharp.

The cavalry of the Tang Army fought with it, and after the spear was pierced, it often could not penetrate the enemy's armor, while the enemy's saber could easily cut off his own head, even if he blocked it with a spear, it was often the end of the spear breaking the death.

However, the Tang army did not have the slightest fear, and was still fighting bravely, they were willing to die for the Tang Dynasty and their Royal Highness. These Tang cavalry are all Li Jiancheng's descendants, they are very loyal to them, and their combat effectiveness is also very strong, and they can be said to be the strongest enemies encountered by the ironclad cavalry since the establishment of the army.

"Go ahead and encircle the enemy!" Cheng Yanjin saw that although his cavalry suffered many casualties, after all, it had a certain advantage, and the formation of the enemy cavalry was gradually being compressed by himself. He was also very happy in his heart, secretly thinking that he must capture Li Jiancheng in this battle and make a contribution.

The 50,000 Zhou infantry in the central phalanx, seeing that the enemy cavalry had begun to retreat, also broke out into bursts of cheers, they picked up the spears in their hands and rushed towards the Tang cavalry......

On the plain east of the original city, hundreds of thousands of soldiers began a cruel and earth-shattering bloody battle for their respective monarchs!

The swords and guns collided together, making a "clanging bell" sound, and the soldiers on both sides widened their red eyes, and with a fierce expression of wanting to eat people, they ruthlessly beckoned the weapons in their hands to each other, and with the screams and wails, people continued to fall to the ground and become a dead corpse.

Both sides are elite divisions, and both are warriors who are not afraid of death. When a man falls, a companion fills the vacancy. The soldiers who were still alive were also screaming, brandishing their weapons on the battlefield, fighting and dodging.

They pulled their weapons out of one enemy's chest and stabbed another in the back, and moments later they were stabbed by the enemy next to them and fell in a pool of blood......

On the battlefield, soldiers on both sides are fighting bloodily, and they have completely forgotten the fear of death. All that's left is to mechanically swing the knife, draw it, stab the spear, retract it, and then subconsciously focus on the next target, sending the enemy to hell.

The battle, which started early in the morning, has been going on for more than two hours now, and the Xuanjia Battalion, known as the Xuanjia Heavenly Soldiers, as the most elite unit of the Tang Army, has never directly participated in the battle. This elite division, dressed in the armor of dark bright light and the white tassel logo on the helmet, could only stare dryly as they watched their comrades fall one after another......

The expressions of battle on the faces of the soldiers of the Xuanjia Battalion became more and more intense. But as the Tang Dynasty, Li Jiancheng, the commander of the Tang Army in this battle, seemed to have completely forgotten that he had such a force. Ignoring the eager expressions on the faces of the soldiers of the Xuanjia Battalion.

"Your Highness, the 20,000 cavalry urgently reinforced from Changping County have arrived on the battlefield! The leader is General Zhang Baode! Just when the cavalry of the Tang Army was about to be defeated, Liu Jing hurriedly ran over and said.

Li Jiancheng breathed a long sigh of relief, what he had been waiting for was this new force.

Zhang Baode is also a brave general, once participated in the battle of Hedong with Li Shimin two years ago, rich combat experience, known as the name of brave and good at fighting, for the victory of the original decisive battle, Li Jiancheng also made a hard gamble, the southern front of the Tang Army, which was already at a disadvantage, and transferred 20,000 elite cavalry to help the original battle.

In his opinion, it is impossible to take care of all the lines. It's better to gamble, even if there are 20,000 cavalry left on the southern front, it will not be able to resist the attack of Wei Chi Jingde's 100,000 army. It's better to move to the middle line to participate in the original battle. As long as this battle is won, it will be enough to turn the overall situation of the entire Hedong battle.

Li Jiancheng also planned to wait for the Zhou army to be exhausted before he put his 20,000 fresh troops into battle and strive for a decisive battle.

As he spoke, Zhang Baode had already walked over majestically, and then bowed to Li Jiancheng and said, "Your Highness, Zhang Baode has come to report." My 20,000 cavalry can be thrown into battle at once! ”

Li Jiancheng nodded, the Tang army originally had 20,000 more troops than the Zhou army, but it was only because the equipment and combat effectiveness could not compete with the ironclad cavalry of the Zhou army, so they were at a disadvantage.

Now that the continuous arrival of reinforcements has made the Tang army on the battlefield much more powerful, and the Zhou army is already a little tired, the situation has become favorable to the Tang army.

Li Jiancheng thought that the time had come, and even ordered Zhang Baode to lead 20,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry as reserves, without rest, all of them were thrown into the frontal battlefield at the first time.

The addition of 50,000 new troops of the Tang Army made the Tang Army, which was already in danger, suddenly stabilize the morale of the army and stop the defeat.

And at this time, Yu Ming saw that the Tang army was coming to reinforcements, and he did not hesitate to go-for-tat, and put the 10,000 infantry in his hands on the frontal battlefield, including Qin Qiong's 10,000 Mo sword army.

The battlefield of more than 100,000 bloody battles has once again shown a stalemate, and both sides are elite troops who are not afraid of death and have strong combat effectiveness.

Although the Tang army already had an advantage in numbers, their weapons and equipment were weaker than those of the Zhou army. The troops of both sides who later participated in the battle, even if they had superior physical strength, could not win the battlefield in a short time.

After observing for a while, Li Jiancheng suddenly shouted, "Duan Zhixuan! ”

"Your Highness, your subordinates are here!" Duan Zhixuan hurriedly bowed and saluted.

Li Jiancheng glanced at him and said: "Now is the time to use the Xuanjia elite cavalry, I order you to be the commander of the Xuanjia battalion to carry out a forced assault on the left flank of the Zhou army, and make sure that the attention of the Zhou army is shifted from the center to its left flank, so that our army can achieve a great victory!" ”

"Please rest assured, Your Highness! The last general will definitely live up to his mission! Duan Zhixuan, who had been waiting for a long time, also responded excitedly.

Immediately, he turned over and got on his horse, and then shouted at the soldiers of the Xuanjia Battalion behind him: "All the soldiers of the Xuanjia Battalion, listen to the general's order: the whole army will attack!" ”

The 20,000 Xuanjia elite horsemen roared and rushed frantically towards the left flank of the Zhou army. The 20,000 elite knights, like a pack of wolves that had been imprisoned for a long time, finally opened their fangs and mouths......

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