The appearance of the Liao cavalry all over the sky was like pouring a basin of ice water on the heads of the more than 4,000 Great Zhou cavalrymen who escaped death such as Han Gang, and their hearts tightened, becoming cold and desperate. It's a complete dead end, and everything is irreversible from the moment you step into that ambush circle. Today, there are no lucky people, no survivors, everyone is going to die here, and no one will have an accident.

At the sound of the horn, the cavalry of the Liao army all over the mountains began to move closer to the official road and shrink the encirclement. The bend of the official road in front of them was dusty, the sword light flickered, and a Liao cavalry had already appeared on the official road in front, and they were galloping on their horses, shouting loudly for Han Gang and others to rush in. They were in ambush on the official road, so they came the fastest and rushed the hardest. The Liao cavalry in the surrounding mountains and fields was mainly to prevent Han Gang's men and horses from escaping from the mountains, and the main force to complete the final blow was still the cavalry on these official roads. It was 30,000 elite cavalry of the Liao State divided into three teams, enough to deal with any Great Zhou soldiers and horses who escaped from the ambush circle.

The two sides were only a few miles away, and they were soon to rush to the front. Han Gang stood still, not knowing what to do. Retreat is a retreat that will not go, and retreating to the ambush circle is still a dead end. You can't escape, and the mountains and fields are full of Liao cavalry. The cavalry of the Great Zhou Dynasty did not have the ability of the cavalry of the Liao State, and they could ride horses and gallop between the mountains and ravines. Once you leave the official road, you will not be able to move an inch. It is also unrealistic to leave the horse and run away on foot, the other party will search everyone out, and no one can escape.

"General Han, the left and right are dead, Mo Ruo fought with them. Killing one is enough, killing two earns one. What are you afraid of, the horse leather shroud is the final destination of our soldiers, and we would rather kill the enemy and die, but we can't embarrass Da Zhou and our children and grandchildren. A young general beside him said in a deep voice.

Han Gang turned his head to look at him, nodded slightly, and said, "What's your name?" I see you're a little familiar. ”

The young general arched his hand and said: "Humble Ma Qingshan, the first battalion of the cavalry of the Ansu Army is positive, and I have been following Lord Han for four years. Four years ago, Lord Han met the lowly one. ”

Han Gang frowned and thought about it, then suddenly pointed at Ma Qingshan and said, "Oh, you are the one who gave up the Spring Festival Examination and came to the border town to throw a pen from Rong, aren't you?" It was a sensation at first. Yes, yes, General Ben did meet you at the time. ”

Ma Qingshan nodded and said, "It's the villain." Adults have a good memory. The villain was still laughed at at the time. Later, Lord Han gave me justice and punished several people who ridiculed me. ”

Han Gang nodded and smiled, four years ago, there was a scholar who gave up Chunqiu to join the army, which was a sensation. Some people ridiculed him for not knowing current affairs, and studying in these years is 10,000 times better than joining the army. Some people ridiculed him for deliberately creating a gimmick knowing that he would not pass the exam. After Han Gang learned of this, he punished several officials with foul mouths, and also met with the man. originally intended to let him be a personal entourage who wrote letters and sorted out copywriting by his side, but this Ma Qingshan refused on the spot, saying that he had come to join the army to kill the enemy, if he wanted to do these things, why did he come to join the army, just continue to study. Han Gang was not reluctant, so he went with him.

The Ma Qingshan in front of him was already dark-faced and strong, no different from an ordinary cavalry soldier. I remember that when he joined the army, he still looked weak and thin. It seems that these four years have been earth-shaking for Ma Qingshan.

At such times

Wait, Ma Qingshan, a person who was born as a scholar, can say such things, which makes everyone around him feel guilty.

"That's right, fight with them. Kill one is one. Can't let Liaogou see us clearly. ”

"Yes, General Han, give the order. Today, we will fight to the death and live up to our good head. ”

The generals said loudly.

Han Gang was moved in his heart, but he also felt guilty. He is responsible for the situation at this moment. In the case of being alerted, he trusted Yang Jun's judgment too much to be able to respond cautiously. There is no escaping this responsibility. Han Gang wanted to die before, not because of the situation in front of him, but because he felt that he couldn't stand the brothers around him, and felt that he was too stupid.

"Brothers, you are all good, how can I Han Gang, have a good brother like you in this life. Han Gang's incompetence has put you in such a situation, and I feel really guilty in my heart. Han Gang said with a sigh.

"Lord Han, don't do this, it's not your fault. Even if there is, it can't be all blamed on you. If there is anything, everyone will carry it together. The big deal is death, we are not afraid of death, what are we afraid of? Ma Qingshan said loudly.

"Exactly, the general doesn't have to blame himself, the enemy army is already outside Rich, we can't delay." The soldiers shouted one after another.

Han Gang cleaned up his mood, slowly raised his long knife, and shouted loudly: "Okay, all the soldiers listen to the order and prepare to charge." Teach the Liao people to know that our Great Zhou cavalry is not easy to bully. We may not be able to survive today, I only have one sentence to tell you, in this life, you brothers, Han died without regrets. After a while, the brothers who went to Huangquan first waited on the road, don't go too fast, but let's meet again in front of the bridge, remember each other's appearance, and in the next life, we will still be brothers. ”

With tears in their eyes, the soldiers shouted loudly: "Yes, I will be brothers in the next life!" ”

Han Gang opened his mouth, revealing his white teeth, and the green tendons on his forehead burst out, and he let out a heart-rending cry.

"Kill!"

"Kill!" The soldiers shouted with tears, raised their swords, and rushed out on horseback. More than 4,000 cavalry rushed forward and rushed out against the Liao army's iron cavalry rolling in front.

The cavalry of both sides collided in a very short time. It wasn't the biggest cavalry battle, but it was no less brutal than any unusually large cavalry battle. The two sides were crowded on an official road only six or seven zhang wide, like two trains colliding head-on. At the moment of collision, it seemed that even the earth trembled.

Blood splattered in the air, and the cold light of the sword pierced the ears and eyes. The stump is severed, and the spinning head is flying. The trampled flesh under the horse's hooves, the piercing sound of the long knife rubbing against the armor as it stabbed deep into the opponent's body. The smell of flesh and blood, the stench of feces and urine incontinence before death......

And so on, all in this moment of hand-to-hand contact. What you see, what you hear, what you smell in your nose are all intertwined in an instant, forming a hellish scene in front of you.

In general, the principle of cavalry combat of the Liao army was not to fight in close quarters, because they did not have the advantage of weapons and armor. They will rely on their superb riding skills, accurate riding and archery skills, and their opponents to engage in guerrilla warfare before hand-to-hand combat. Their light riding fast horses can quickly get rid of their opponents' entanglements

Wrap and shoot their cavalry opponents from a distance with a powerful longbow. Their longbows are so powerful that they can pierce through the best armor in the world. But at the same time, they also have their disadvantages, that is, the rough and thin armor, not too sharp blades, and the backwardness of horse fighting skills. Because of this, the cavalry of the Liao army generally did not choose to fight head-on with their opponents.

But today, they launched a direct hand-to-hand attack. On the one hand, in the eyes of the Liao people, these 4,000 fish that have slipped through the net have become lost dogs, where do they still have fighting spirit. As soon as the cavalry army charged, they were immediately scattered and disintegrated. On the other hand, it is also limited by the terrain. There is no room for maneuver on the official road. Could it be that in the face of the defeat of these 4,000 remnants, they still have to get out of the way and go to the extremely dangerous terrain full of ravines and thorns on both sides to move and release arrows? Isn't that a joke? In view of this, this time Liao Qi chose to rush over directly, because they all believed that the other party was not worth mentioning at all, and he was not an opponent at all.

However, they never expected that these 4,000 remnants of the defeated army would be so strong that they did not collapse as they imagined. As soon as the two sides fought, Liao Qi immediately felt this. The four thousand cavalry of the Great Zhou Dynasty are actually a kind of fighting for their lives, their eyes are red, regardless of the fact that they only greet their own soldiers and horses, and completely ignore the opponent's blades and slash at themselves. They are completely lethal in their style of play, desperately trying to let their opponents get hit by their own casualties. And what's worse is that their armor is excellent, and although it is covered in blood, it does not hinder their protective effect. The two sides slashed at each other, and the Liao cavalry obviously had heavier hands, while the Great Zhou cavalry may have suffered only minor or no injuries because of the protection of armor. On the surface of the battle, a Great Zhou soldier killed several Liao cavalry in a row, and finally was cut down under the horse.

Originally, the Liao cavalry of 10,000 cavalry charged, both in terms of momentum and the number of soldiers and horses. However, after a brief stalemate, the Great Zhou cavalry began to advance instead. Like a sharp long knife, it broke through the surrounding obstacles, and the blade carried flesh and blood residues, stabbing the seemingly solid defense line of the Liao soldiers into blood. When a person is fearless of life and death, he will burst out with extremely powerful power. When a soldier is fearless of life and death, it will also make his opponent fearful.

Although the Liao cavalry was numerous, they showed signs of retreat. The Great Zhou cavalry had no regard for life and death. They exchanged their lives for their lives, and even one life could be exchanged for several lives, which made the fierce Liao cavalry a little overwhelmed.

The battle lasted for a while, and the number of casualties on both sides skyrocketed. Especially when the cavalry of the Great Zhou Dynasty penetrated into the interior of the Liao cavalry, the two sides formed a narrow and concave battle surface, and there were more soldiers and horses fighting, and the casualties were also greater.

At a certain critical point, the Liao cavalry finally couldn't bear the psychological pressure, and they began to retreat to the rear. At this time, there were only 2,000 cavalry left in the Great Zhou cavalry, and 6,000 in the Liao cavalry. The battle loss ratio between the two sides remained at 1 to 2. If the Liao cavalry can hold on, they will eventually be able to rely on numbers to win the side. But they couldn't hold on. When the number of dead and wounded in a soldier reaches 30%, it has actually reached a critical point. The Great Zhou cavalry suffered more than fifty percent of the casualties but did not collapse, and that was because they had no choice. But the Liao soldiers are different, they have a back road, and they have follow-up reinforcements, so they will never continue to consume.