Chapter 257: The Bloody Battle
Sprinting, rushing, and cavalry storming the infantry formation were destined to have casualties, and they were stepping on the corpses of the Pao Ze brothers. This time, Wanyan Qige knew that it would take a huge price to be able to break through, so in the face of the enemy's large array, he did not hesitate to order the cavalry to attack.
Tactics like this kind of rushing into battle are often rushed up, rather than encountered, and the troops must be arranged at different levels to gradually crush the opponent. There is only one charge, and if the impact is successful, it is a big victory, and if the impact fails, there is no second chance.
Impact, rush and kill, accompanied by the low sound of bull horns, the Jin cavalry rushed over like tigers descending from the mountain, looking like a group of man-eating beasts, which made the Song army shudder, creepy, and frightened. Many of the soldiers were nervous, their legs trembled, and their faces turned pale with fright. It was the first time they had been in battle, and the first time they had encountered such a formidable enemy, so it was normal to be nervous.
Xu Ning participated in the Battle of Western Xia, but the 10,000 forbidden troops under his command had never been on the battlefield and had never seen blood, so it was normal for the soldiers to be nervous. However, despite the nervousness of the soldiers, the large array remained unmoving, and the soldiers still waited for the arrival of war.
In order to motivate the soldiers to fight bravely, Xu Ning personally beat drums and cheered.
Soon, the Jin cavalry at the front rushed over, and when the horse's hooves stepped on the thistle, they quickly turned on their backs. This is an iron thistle covered with poison, whether it is a person or a horse, as long as it is stepped on, it will immediately lose its combat effectiveness.
The cavalry in front turned on their backs, and the cavalry behind had significantly slowed down, but the cavalry of the Jin Kingdom was mentally prepared for this situation, so although the speed slowed down, the army was still sprinting.
Seeing the Jin army on their backs, the Great Song Forbidden Army lost its previous tension and gradually stabilized their minds, they understood that the Jin Army was not a flood beast, but also flesh and blood, and a human being, and would also shed blood and sacrifice. Since it has been encountered, it is destined to meet on a narrow road, and the brave wins.
There were about three or four hundred cavalry who lost their combat effectiveness because of the thistle, but most of the cavalry still rushed through the first obstacle and soon came to the second obstacle.
If you want to pass the barricade logically, you obviously can't rely on the war horse to sprint, so many Jin troops dismounted to move the barricade, and it was at this time that the archers behind the barricade began to exert their might, and soon countless Jin soldiers were shot.
The Jin cavalry began to shoot arrows and shoot back, and the two sides launched mutual fire, this kind of shooting has great lethality for both warring sides, but the Song army is behind the barricades, which is still somewhat covered, and the Jin cavalry has a relatively large target with men and horses, in this case, it is obvious that the Jin army has greater casualties.
The Jin army was strong in combat and was fully certified at this time, a pair of cavalry was responsible for archery to suppress the Song army's crossbowmen, and a bunch of cavalry dismounted to move the barricades.
A quarter of an hour passed, the barricades were removed, and the crossbowmen, who had suffered more than half of the casualties, quickly retreated into the woods, and if it were not for the cover of the crossbowmen in the woods, the crossbowmen would have been strangled by the Jin army. Although more than half of the casualties, but the Jin army also paid the price of seven or eight hundred people, it can be said that this battle, the strength is equal, no one has bargained, but it has greatly slowed down the speed of the Jin army's sprint, from this level, the Jin army lost, at least lost in momentum. And the Song army won, won the strategic deployment, and won self-confidence.
At this time, the forbidden army with spears against the enemy's formation completely passed the panic period, witnessed the Jin cavalry turning on their horses, and witnessed countless Jin troops being shot. They are all soldiers, and sooner or later they have to go into battle to kill the enemy, and it is normal to shed blood and sacrifice on the battlefield. The forbidden army, which has survived the panic period, is full of fighting spirit and welcomes the arrival of the most brutal hand-to-hand combat.
The brutal melee battle finally began, the war horse raised its front hooves high, stepped heavily on the long shield, the shield was crushed, and the soldiers behind were trampled on the chest by the war horse, killing them on the spot. The spear pierced into the belly of the war horse, the wounded war horse fell to the ground, and the legs of the Jin army on the horse's back were pressed under the huge body of the war horse and could not move, either stabbed to death by the spear of the forbidden army, or trampled to death by the war horse behind the headquarters, the scene was really miserable.
The bloody battle has just begun, one by one the shields were trampled to pieces, one by one the forbidden troops were trampled to death by the war horses, the Jin cavalry was stabbed on their backs, and countless Jin troops were trampled to death by the war horses.
One step forward is the abyss of death, and one step back is not an inch. Behind the last platoon of forbidden troops were crossbowmen, who would be shot directly once they retreated, and their mission was to hold the last position and ensure that the large array was not overwhelmed by the Jin army. The forbidden army in the back was the strongest line of defense, so that the forbidden army in front died tragically, and the forbidden army in the back was still slowly advancing ahead.
The forbidden army of the first row was not destined to die in vain, and the five hundred soldiers were wiped out in less than a quarter of an hour, but it greatly delayed the speed of the cavalry attack, once there was no speed, no impact, then the cavalry was not called cavalry, at most it was infantry on horseback, and even less flexible than the infantry, and became a live target for the spearmen in the second row.
The super-long spear, which was five feet long, stabbed forward in unison, and countless Jin State cavalry were stabbed to death, and countless war horses were stabbed. The Jin cavalry of the slain who turned on their backs was unable to move an inch, and the war horses could not be impacted at all, and the advance was slow, and the casualties were huge. It's really an inch of mountains and rivers, an inch of blood. Every time the Jin army took a step forward, it would pay huge casualties.
The cavalry of the Jin State, which has always been known for its speed, impact and flexibility, completely lost its advantage this time, this kind of close-range close combat, the cavalry sat on the war horse, facing the spear stabbed from the opposite side, not only to protect themselves, but also to protect the war horse, it can be said that the strong impact of the Jin army has been greatly contained. This kind of melee combat is extremely stressful for both warring parties, and if the casualties are too large, if even adjustments are made, the consequences are unimaginable.
Although the casualties were huge, the Jin cavalry was advancing layer by layer, stepping on the corpses of the Pao Ze brothers, and the advance speed was slow, so the casualties would be infinitely magnified. The Jin army quickly adjusted, the speed of the shock slowed down, and began to fight steadily, and at the same time, the Jin army began to shoot the enemy with bows and arrows. After all, if the Great Song Forbidden Army wanted to firmly hold its position, it must use spears, knives and axes, and short spears.
Bows and arrows, the bows and arrows that determine the direction of this battle began to wield, and dense arrows were overwhelming. The Jin army rode and shot arrows, and the 3,000 archers behind the spear repellent formation began to wield power, and at the same time, the 3,000 archers in the forest also began to shoot at the Jin army. The reason why there was no archery before was because the two sides were intertwined, and it was easy to accidentally injure one's own people by archery. Now that the Jin army took the initiative to adjust its tactics and began to use archery to attack, then the six thousand archers under Xu Ning's previous ambush showed their might, and it was obvious that this time the layout, Xu Ning's skills were superior, and in a sense, Brother Yan Qi was defeated.
The archers on both sides fired at each other, which greatly reduced the defensive pressure of the forbidden army in the spear rejection of the enemy's formation, and they were no longer passively beaten, but held a shield in their left hand and a short spear in their right hand and began to counterattack. At this time, 3,000 spearmen officially appeared on the stage, and almost all the spearmen in front were killed.
There were corpses all over the mountains, war horses without owners everywhere, severed arms and stumps everywhere, and rolling heads everywhere. The blood stained the earth, the tragic hand-to-hand combat, the cruelty and sincerity far exceeded Xu Ning's imagination, he kept beating the drums to cheer for the soldiers, and his voice was hoarse.
"The Han army is invincible and sweeps the world."
"The Han army is invincible and sweeps the world." At the beginning, it was Xu Ning who was shouting, followed by the Great Song Forbidden Army, at this moment, they were no longer the Great Song Forbidden Army, no longer the Great Song Forbidden Army that fled in the face of Jin Guotie's cavalry, but the Han army that was inseparable from Jin Guotie's cavalry, and it was an invincible Han army, destined to sweep the world.
The Han army was invincible, and the shouts of sweeping the world became higher and higher, almost to the point of deafening, which deeply stimulated this Great Song Forbidden Army, they forgot their identity, and at this moment, they were the invincible Han army.
The Han army was invincible, and the Jin army was sluggish. The bloody battle lasted for an hour, and the blood was already flowing and the corpses were everywhere. However, the cavalry of the Jin State, which had lost the advantage of sprinting, could not move an inch, no matter how they sprinted, the final result was that countless soldiers fell, but the enemy's battle formation was always chaotic, and it could not be broken through at all.
Lose both? This word suddenly appeared in Wan Yan Qige's mind, and now he finally understood why the general of the Song State who was fighting against him used the tactics of losing both sides, it seems that in this battle, the Song army is bound to win, even if it is a defeat of both sides, it will not take a step back.
Sprints, sprints again and again, in the end, in exchange for the tragic death of the soldiers, Brother Wanyan Qi has a little headache, but he knows that he can't break through here, and it is still difficult to break through to another road. Faced with the enemy's lose-lose tactics, Wanyan Qige could only hold on.
The casualties of the soldiers were constantly increasing, and Xu Ning was also a little nervous at this time, he knew that if he could continue like this, he would really lose both, if he could successfully stop this Jin army, then even if the whole army was annihilated, it would be a victory. But once the Jin army broke through, no matter how big the casualties were, it would be a defeat in the end.
The first time he fought for the King of Han, Xu Ning would not accept defeat, he waved his military order and began to change his tactics. The archers changed their weapons, replaced their bows and crossbows with short spears, long knives, and axes, and engaged in the final melee combat with the Jin army. In this battle, either the Jin cavalry was killed, or the Jin cavalry stepped on the corpse to break through.
Miserable, miserable, miserable, this battle is so miserable that countless soldiers will not forget the tragic situation of this day in the days to come. This group of soldiers has become a soulless killing machine, only knowing killing, with only sprinting in their eyes, not retreating.
The scuffle was completely plunged into a melee, and neither side was using bows and arrows, and the final melee combat began. This battle is destined to be cruel, and it is impossible to say who won and who lost. There are only killings, only casualties, no wins or losses.
This is a bloody battle of will, the advantage in numbers is gradually revealed, after all, the Han army is more than the Jin army of 3,500 people, if it is not a close combat, the strong impact of the Jin cavalry can cover up the lack of numbers, and it can still win a big victory and crush the Song army. However, in this kind of close combat in narrow terrain, the cavalry did not sprint, not only to protect the horses, but also to protect themselves, in this case, the advantage was eroded little by little, and the numerical disadvantage gradually appeared.
It's not right to lose both, if it's not good, the whole army will be annihilated, Wanyan Qige saw the other party's true intentions, and finally chose to withdraw the army, he didn't want the whole army to be wiped out, he didn't want the whole army to be wiped out like this.
The withdrawal of the army is obviously the best ending for Brother Wanyan Qi, no matter what, the enemy is infantry, and it is not cavalry to chase at all, he also firmly believes that the other party will not chase, if he does not withdraw the army and insists on fighting, the result will be the annihilation of the whole army.
The military system of the Jin State decided that when fighting on the battlefield, the soldiers from the commander to the lower level fought bravely, but once the army was defeated, there would also be a situation where the army was defeated. The worst thing is that once the soldiers below are killed, then the captain will become an empty shell, and it will be difficult to replenish it in a short time. For Brother Wanyan Qi, the 30,000 Song Dynasty troops were wiped out, but if his 10,000 cavalry were wiped out, then he would be completely finished, and it would be more difficult to turn over than to ascend to the sky. For him, the top priority was not to preserve the honor of the Jin army, but to protect his cavalry from being completely annihilated.
Retreat, seeing the retreat of the Jin army, Xu Ning did not order the pursuit, the casualties in this battle were huge, although nearly two thousand Jin cavalry were annihilated, but more than three thousand were killed on his side, in this case, the forced pursuit, the casualties would be greater, the key is how can the infantry catch up with the cavalry?
The victory in exchange for the loss of 3,000 is bitter, but in the hard-fought positional battle, the infantry annihilated 2,000 cavalry in the case of 3,000 casualties, which can be regarded as a great victory, but this victory is bitter, because Xu Ning knows that if it is not deployed in advance, 10,000 infantry will encounter six or seven thousand cavalry, and they will either be completely annihilated or completely defeated. Unless it is more than three times, the infantry will be defeated in a positional battle with the cavalry.
"Victorious, the Jin army withdrew." I don't know who shouted, followed by the soldiers cheered, they forgot the cruelty of the previous bloody battle, forgot the pain, forgot the tragic death of the Pao Ze brothers, just knew that they had won, and they knew that they would be the Han army in the future, and they would no longer be included in the establishment of the Great Song Forbidden Army.
At some point, the Great Song Forbidden Army was the pride of the Great Song Dynasty, and after being mercilessly torn off its gorgeous coat by the Jin State Iron Cavalry, the Great Song Forbidden Army became synonymous with vulnerability. The Han army, only the Han army is a real soldier, and only they can successfully resist the invasion of foreign enemies.