Chapter 434: Accident
Finally, the "spear" and the "shield" collided together. Although the Yuan army was elite, it was still unable to catch the cavalry charge under such terrain, and although the soldiers in front of them held huge shields and the pikemen in the rear cooperated with them, the Xiliang soldiers who regarded death as if they were at home still smashed through their defense line fiercely.
The Jiangdong soldier holding the giant shield had a resolute face, pressed against the giant shield with his right arm, held the handle on the inside of the giant shield with both hands, and firmly attached his whole body to the giant shield, his right leg was slightly bent in front, and his left leg was stretched out in the back, firmly against the ground. This action has been practiced countless times and is deeply engraved in the minds of every soldier.
The spearmen behind the giant shield soldiers hold the specially made and lengthened iron spears in both hands, and hold the spears at the end of the spears against the pits in the ground that have just been stepped on, and the head of the spear is held high through the hole-like gaps between the giant shields. From a distance, it looks like a whole shield wall is covered with long iron thorns.
Although the Xiliang Iron Cavalry relied on its flesh and blood and constantly broke through this shield wall under the fearless charge, it paid the blood of countless soldiers and war horses. However, after crossing this great wall of steel, they were faced with endless strong soldiers.
Because it was a battle with the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, all the soldiers under Yuan Shu's command replaced their knives with spears to fight the enemy. Or three or four, or five or six Yuan soldiers formed a group, formed a formation, and stabbed their spears outward from back to back, stabbing at the surrounding Xiliang cavalry.
Spearmen, for cavalry, is also a method of restraint. Under the countless "guns forest", the Xiliang soldiers rushed through the shield wall at the beginning and fell into a bitter battle again.
"Why are these Jiangdong soldiers so difficult!" Constantly using the big knife in his hand to split the spear that stabbed at him, Yang Qiu secretly hated in his heart.
The seemingly weak Jiang Dongbing showed surprisingly tenacity, and the tacit understanding between them was incomparable, which made him feel extremely uncomfortable. One of his own generals was beaten by a thousand generals with three hundred generals on the other side and fell into disadvantage. Even the spears stabbed by the surrounding soldiers he had to be vigilant at all times, because these sneak attacks continued, not to mention, the spears were made of fine iron, and the spears were powerful and heavy, and the spear body was extremely strong, and it was difficult for him to cut it with a knife.
In contrast, looking at the wooden spear held in the hands of the cavalry under his command, Yang Qiu only felt shabby. It's too much of a bully!
Under the anger, Yang Qiu once again blocked the spears around him with the big knife in his hand, and with all his strength, he shouted angrily and picked them all away. At this moment, when he was exhausted, a dense group of spears pierced him and the war horse under his crotch.
Yang Qiu's new strength was not born at this time, and he couldn't raise his strength at all, so in a hurry, he had to turn over and roll off the horse.
How could the thousand people who were fighting against him let go of such a great opportunity? Quickly rushed up and stabbed out with a fierce shot.
"Die!"
Yang Qiu's face was shocked, and he desperately mustered up the strength on his arms, and raised the long knife in his hand to block it. But after all, he was in a hurry, barely blocking the spear, but the whole person was flying and fell to the ground, unable to grasp it with both hands, and the big knife in his hand also fell into the distance. Seeing this, the surrounding Jiangdong soldiers instantly surrounded them and stabbed out the spears in their hands.
"My life is at stake!" Yang Qiu said in horror in his heart.
"Stop hurting my brother!" Zhang Heng rode in from the oblique side at this time, and swept the spear in his hand to protect Yang Qiu.
Seeing this, Yang Qiu used a force on his waist, and a carp stood up, snatched an iron gun from the Jiangdong soldiers beside him, swept around, and forced the Jiangdong soldiers to retreat.
"Big brother, don't entangle with them, let's break through quickly!" Zhang Heng said loudly.
Yang Qiu also realized the difficulty of the Jiangdong soldiers, and hurriedly retreated, reorganized the personal guard cavalry, regardless of the army that was entangled, and rushed directly towards the weak place of the troops.
The combat power of the Jiangdong soldiers was completely beyond their imagination, and they thought that they would be considered elite soldiers when they robbed grain before, but they never thought that the army that Yuan Shu was fighting head-on was even more elite. As a result, the cavalry led by them fell directly into it, although it was only barely out of the upper hand, but it was extremely difficult to break through.
Wei Yan is not the kind of person who acts recklessly without certainty, although he likes to take risks, he is not ignorant of the overall situation. He knew that the 10,000 troops under his command were completely enough to block the charge of more than 10,000 iron cavalry, so he chose to take the initiative. But the unexpected often strikes just when you think you're prepared.
"Kill!"
Just when the battle was in the valley, the earth-shattering shouts of killing sounded outside the valley, and at the same time, the sound of horses' hooves sounded.
"What's going on?" Wei Yan said anxiously when he heard this shout.
"Lord, it's the lord who has come to save us!" On the contrary, Yan Xing, who was extremely embarrassed, said excitedly at this time.
"Reinforcements are coming! Reinforcements from the Lord are coming! Yan Xing looked up to the sky and shouted.
When the Xiliang soldiers who fell into the disadvantage heard the shout of the commander, their morale was for a while, and their originally exhausted arms were suddenly renewed.
"Kill! Reinforcements are coming, and we are saved! Kill them all! Yang Qiu and the others quickly reacted, and shouted in unison. The sound of more than 10,000 iron horses galloping, who else could it be besides Han Sui's tens of thousands of iron horses?
Just as Yang Qiu and the others thought, Han Sui also followed after seeing that all the troops under his command were chasing after him. However, he was cautious by nature and did not rush to catch up with Yan Xing, Yang Qiu and others, but hung far behind, observing the situation.
He knows that if he fights head-on, it will be useless for his 10,000 army to have or not, but if he encounters some accidents, his 10,000 army is likely to be the lifeline for this army, or his last way back.
Sure enough, Yan Xing and the others were ambushed, and Han Sui sent cavalry to find out the situation and quickly chased after him.
Wei Yan didn't expect Han Sui to be so cautious, thinking that the other party had no reinforcements in a short period of time, and he was not prepared to deal with the enemy forces outside the valley, and the entire army was completely arranged for the enemy troops on the inner side of the valley, exposing the crossbowmen to the outside.
Seeing the surging cavalry in the rear, the Yuan army located at the mouth of the valley instantly panicked, and wanted to transfer the shield soldiers and spearmen to the rear at the first time, but the cavalry led by Yang Qiu and others was firmly entangled, and they couldn't get out at all. As a last resort, the partial general could only let go of this thought, and directly let the crossbowmen turn the direction to shoot, and prepare for a short handover.
The crossbowmen are not powerless to fight back after being close to them, and Ju Yi's first deceased soldier is a typical example, that is, he is still beaten by close quarters. All of Yuan Shu's infantry were skilled in bowing, and likewise, the archers were trained in strict melee combat. Not to mention that they can compete in close combat with ordinary foot riders, at least they can have the strength to fight.
After two rounds of arrows, the cavalry led by Han Sui rushed in front of the crossbowmen. The crossbowmen in front of them threw away their crossbows and arrows in their hands, and instead picked up the long swords at their waists, bent down to dodge the terrifying onslaught of the enemy below.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”
Despite the constant dodging, the cavalry's charge was too fast, and countless crossbowmen were either pierced by the spears in the hands of the Xiliang soldiers, or directly knocked into the air by the galloping war horses, and their internal organs were torn apart and died. However, there were still many crossbowmen who escaped this fate, and even some crossbowmen took advantage of the situation to lower their bodies, clench their swords horizontally, and slash at the horse's legs. The speeding horse momentum also turned into a fatal weakness, and countless galloping war horses fell to the ground directly after screaming, and after death, the horse corpse continued to roll forward due to inertia, and even the Xiliang soldiers with them rolled to the ground.