Chapter 183: The Battle of Chencang (2)

When Chen Cheng trotted towards the right flank with his own soldiers, in front of him, the friendly cavalry that had been gathered had already launched a charge against the Han army. It's just that the terrain here is narrow, which is conducive to infantry combat, but not to cavalry. The cavalry did not dare to attack with all their might, and if they rushed into the encirclement of the enemy, they would really not be able to come back.

With such concerns, the power of the cavalry was reduced by at least a third. If you hesitate, you will lose, and if you are decisive, you will give it in vain.

When he heard that there was a large-scale killing of officials and troops in the east, Han Sui did not believe it at first. He spread spies widely in Guanzhong, knowing that the Huangfu Song army had been transferred to Chang'an, how could he come so quickly? When the authenticity of the news was confirmed, he fell into shock. Then, Chen Cheng's act of transferring his own army to delay the movement of the Han army made Han Sui have many good ideas in his heart.

He had been fighting for a long time in the same place, but he had never made up his mind. Those good ideas seem really good, but if they are a little bit wrong, they will be gone. While he was thinking hard, Chen Cheng's military order arrived again.

"Ordered me to lead an attack from the left flank?" Han Sui pressed the thoughts in his heart and said, "I know." ”

General Tian Le asked, "Lord, what should we do?" Want to strike? ”

Han Sui said: "You immediately bring five thousand cavalry forward!" ”

He had already figured out just now, if the Xiliang coalition army lost most of it here, even if he withdrew his troops and horses, it would be difficult to stop the officers and troops who were pursuing by victory. Last time, Ding Yuan was killed under the city of Jixian County, if it weren't for Dong Zhuo's big seat, I am afraid that half of Hanyang is still in the hands of the imperial court.

It is said that Dong Zhuo has now played the slogan of "Qingjun side", and many states and counties have also followed suit.

As Han Sui and Chen Cheng pressed the cavalry up, a fiercer battle broke out on both flanks. The Han army spread out a wide front, so that the cavalry could not use their mobility to carry out rear and flank attacks, and could only crash headlong. But the cavalry, equipped with bilateral stirrups and Takahashi saddles, had a stronger impact than before, and with just one charge, they penetrated the front row of the Han army's foot soldiers.

These Western Liang cavalry have always been known for their powerful impact, and almost all of them are good at using spears. Riding on tall horses, they ignored the oncoming arrows and slammed into the ranks of the infantry. The spear snapped, and the blade pierced the horse's sturdy body. Hundreds of horses were stabbed to death by infantry halberds and Changge, and the cavalry on horseback was also thrown off.

But even the people and horses weigh five or six hundred pounds, and the momentum of the gallop will not be stopped casually. The halberd and Changge severed their muscles, and the neighing of the war horse knocked the infantry in front of them to the ground. In some places, two or three platoons of infantry were smashed through. The cavalry behind took the opportunity to pounce and stabbed the scattered infantry to the ground with their spears.

There may be a lot of concerns before the war, but once the fight starts, there is nothing to worry about. The Xiliang Army has many flaws, but it is still a well-known strong soldier in the world, and it naturally has its advantages.

Bali Bashi, who had just withdrawn from the left flank, watched the Qiang cavalry crash into the battle formation of the Han army, and started a battle of forgetting life and death, and couldn't help but feel his blood surge, he beat his horse and galloped under the handsome banner, and shouted to Liang Xing: "General, please allow me to lead the troops to charge!" ”

Liang Xing was the commander of the Flying Bear Hussars and was now ordered to oversee the battle in the rear. Hearing this, he shook his head and said, "The lord's order is for you to make repairs. ”

Bali Bashi was beaten by the Han army in the narrow area of the left flank just now, and now he finally waited for the Han army to come out to the open area, so he naturally wanted to go forward to find the field. In addition, Chen Yuanjun attaches the most importance to military merits, and after each battle, officers at all levels must write down the battle history, and then hand it over to the main book office to write the battle process, and the military Sima approves the combat exploits of each department.

The party Xiang Qiang he was born in was not a big clan, so he followed Chen Cheng to the north, and then went on an expedition to Linrong, and made many military exploits, so he was able to have a large pasture at the foot of Yin Mountain. It stands to reason that life is much better now than before, but the more people have, the more they want.

After owning the ranch and more people, Bali Bashi wanted more and more things. That's why he came forward to ask for battle, but unfortunately, Liang Xing didn't agree, which made Bali Bashi very disappointed. Now is the best point of entry, the enemy's forward infantry has just been disrupted, and it is a good time to launch a surprise attack, too early or too late will not have such a good opportunity now.

In the open space to the west of Chencang, a Han cavalry was going back and forth, and after defeating several Xiliang troops who had withdrawn from the city, they crushed several counterattacks by Chengyi's army. This Han cavalry is composed of Hun cavalry and wolf cavalry of Bingzhou, on the side of the main general, a wrestler holds a flagpole of six feet, the flag is fluttering in the wind, and it is embroidered with a big "Lu" word.

Lu Bu took the lead with more than 2,000 cavalry, and was first pierced once by Chen Cheng's army, and then pierced by the flying bear hussars again. After gathering the scattered cavalry, he rushed out of the southern avenue. The speed of the cavalry did not inflict much damage on them, and they rushed into the open ground around Chen Cang.

Since the cavalry battle just now had already been defeated once, Lu Bu was not willing to let his elite cavalry go to the middle assault cavalry just now, but was ready to go around Chen Cang to cut off the ranger in the north. But when they went around to the west gate, they ran into the Xiliang army, which was withdrawing from the city.

Most of these Xiliang troops had no horses, and their formations were chaotic and unorganized, so they were the best targets for cavalry slaughter. Lu Bu gave up and continued north, but led his cavalry to trample back and forth outside the West Gate, killing the corpses of the Xiliang army all over the field. It's a pity that this good time of slashing and slaughtering didn't last long, and the soldiers and horses in the city drove out one after another.

When Lu Bu's cavalry slaughtered back and forth, the withdrawn soldiers and horses pressed down after a little formation, and were soon dispersed by Lu Bu's cavalry. Several soldiers and horses who went out of the city were like this one after another, and it was not until Cheng Yi led the army to kill them that the offensive of Lu Bu's army was contained.

After participating in the decisive battle with the Huns, Cheng Yi greatly appreciated the tactics of the cavalry's intensive charge, and after returning home, he carefully trained thousands of iron cavalry, ready to show his skills here. However, this place is not wide in the first place, and the central battlefield is even more chaotic, and if you rush through it with iron horses, you will probably kill more friendly troops than the enemy. As a last resort, he could only use cavalry to enter the battlefield in batches, so that after launching a surprise attack, they adopted the tactics of guerrilla fighting, which only made the scene even more chaotic.

The defenders in the city were not numerous, and after being killed by the Xiliang army, they were quickly forced to retreat to the last few strongholds, and if it weren't for the rapid and rapid arrival of reinforcements from officers and soldiers, they would have been wiped out in a short time. Therefore, the various troops that entered the city were able to withdraw in a relatively orderly manner and quickly plunge into battle.

But not long after Lu Bu's army was suppressed, reinforcements from officers and soldiers poured out from Ximen. And hundreds of crossbowmen went up to the city wall and unfurled, and then shot the Xiliang army under the city with strong bows and hard crossbows. Zhang Heng and others did not dare to fight, and retreated after fighting, and gradually moved to the west with the soldiers and horses of their headquarters.

Chen Cang gained and lost, Yang Qiubu was condescending, and the act of controlling the road was completely meaningless, Chen Cheng ordered those friendly troops to come forward to fight, just to withdraw Yang Qiubu.

On the mound, the battle is raging. The Han army relied on a large number of people and good equipment, and invested thousands of heavy infantry in the first attack. Under the cover of the archers, they approached directly under the mound. Seeing this, Yang Qiu immediately ordered the sword and shield soldiers to get out of the way, and then let the pikemen rush down from above.

Taking advantage of the superiority of height, the pikemen forced the Han army back from the back attack and stabbed dozens or hundreds of people to death. However, the Han army reacted quickly, and while shooting at close range with crossbowmen, more heavy infantry was piled up. The two sides fought repeatedly on a front of no more than sixty or seventy paces, the ground quickly wet with blood, and the mound was littered with corpses.

Yang Qiujun is also a typical Western Liang army, good at riding attacks, and after dismounting, the combat effectiveness is not like that at all. Although it occupied some geographical advantages, the enemy was more numerous, so he was killed by the Han army and retreated one after another. When Chen Cheng rushed over, Yang Qiu had already ordered the cavalry standing by behind the mound to launch an assault below.

The heavy infantry of the Han army was chasing the enemy upward, but the cavalry of the Western Liang army suddenly appeared in front of them, and they only resisted for a moment with their swords, shields and spears, and then they were scattered in formation. The elite cavalry under Yang Qiu's command also learned from the Flying Bear Hussar to make some tactical improvements and conducted intensive charge training.

Although I have only learned six or seven percent for various reasons, my power has increased a lot. After the cavalry broke through the infantry line, they did not turn around, but continued to rush forward, and the Han shooters below the mound were also scattered, and then turned back and ran back in the direction of the mound.

The Han heavy infantry were very brave, although they were scattered in formation, but when the cavalry returned, they continued to attack with spears and spears, and killed more than a dozen cavalrymen, but they were immediately attacked by the cavalry and the infantry on the mound, and were immediately defeated.

Yang Qiu waited until his cavalry returned, looked out, and saw the Xiliang cavalry of the brigade rushing towards the east, and then fought with the infantry of the Han army. Due to the limitations of the terrain, the cavalry quickly lost its impact, and the two sides were scuffled together, and there were soldiers everywhere who were fighting in chaos. It is impossible to distinguish where the enemy is and where is his own people.

He looked at the battlefield below with some stammer, and said in his heart: This kind of chaotic battle scene has not been encountered for a long time.

In Yinchuan for more than a year, Yang Qiu often heard those officers say that "the army must maintain a formation", and subtly, he also agreed with such a statement. Because it's obvious that armies that maintain a full chain of command and formation will deal the most damage output.

The drill on the school field illustrated this very well, and the stragglers were only slaughtered in front of the whole battle array. Even some particularly strong martial arts "first" or "trapped", after rushing into the enemy formation, they can kill at most two or three people, and they will be chopped into meat sauce.

But before his eyes, the battlefield was now a mess, with people neighing everywhere, the crowd of people in the scuffle constantly moving, the battle line constantly breaking and reorganizing, and everywhere there were sparks from the slashing of blades, and soldiers screaming and falling to the ground.

Not only were there Han soldiers everywhere in front, but on the mountain beams in the rear, there were also Han light infantry figures. Yang Qiuxin said: The lord ordered me to stay here for half an hour, and now that the time has far exceeded, can I withdraw it?

Even if this kind of big melee is won, he will lose a lot, and he has no interest in throwing all the strength in his hands.

While he was thinking, a group of centaurs in the distance came in from the periphery. Although there are less than 100 riders, it is unstoppable. On horseback, Chen Cheng opened his bow left and right, and every time he was startled, an officer of the Han army fell to the ground. In just a few breaths of Yang Qiu's gaze, four Han army commanders were killed.

In this era, the costumes of officers and generals are more flamboyant, because this can make the soldiers in the engine room see more clearly, which can boost morale. It is on the battlefield that it is easy to distinguish people of higher status. Not only the Han army, but also the Xiliang army, the Huns and Wuhuan people.

Therefore, Chen Cheng could easily distinguish the enemy's officers and shoot them one by one with a bow and arrow.