Chapter 273: The Encounter between Jin and Western Xia

There should be a sense of ritual in life.

Qin Mu unconsciously remembered the words of the later generations.

The war in the era of cold weapons is full of rituals.

The collision of steel, the sparks from the knife slashing on the iron armor, the screams of death, the iron harrier was like a big hammer, smashing the golden soldier.

The composition of the Jin soldiers is not all Iron Float. That's not scientific.

Troops, even in the period of cold weapons, must be matched.

There was cavalry, there was infantry. Cavalry was also divided into heavy cavalry and light cavalry.

The infantry was to form an array and maintain the battle line. The light cavalry reconnoitred everywhere and harassed constantly. The hoplites were the main force and were used to charge into battle. Once the enemy position was broken away, the infantry behind could defeat the opposing scatter with their own organization.

Because of the different classes, the speed is different.

The fastest among the golden soldiers was the light cavalry. Only they can run after the ass of the jeep.

Infantry and hoplites certainly couldn't keep up.

So the Iron Harrier took advantage of it. They were the heavy cavalry of Western Xia, and they had a huge advantage in equipment in the face of the light cavalry of the Jin State.

In the era of cold weapons, personal bravery is one thing, and the more important thing is to look at the equipment.

The armor of the Iron Harrier has been passed down from generation to generation, and it is by no means something that the light cavalry of the Jin Kingdom can cut.

The role of the light cavalry was not to charge into battle, but to take advantage of their mobility and agility to move around the enemy's heavy cavalry and infantry formations.

But now the situation is forced to do so, and they can't brake at all.

The light cavalry was like a group of little teddies, rushing directly in front of the pitbulls.

Pitbulls, also known as pit bulls, are huge in size and are built for fighting.

Teddy's kind of female plaything, where is the opponent of Pitbull, only one round, the golden soldiers have fallen off the horse.

During the Cold Weapon period, a cavalryman who fell off his horse was dead.

There are 300 iron harriers as a team, and the golden soldiers are facing a whole team of iron harriers. There is no mercy on the battlefield, every knife, every shot, is endless.

The golden soldiers who fell off their horses were faced with countless horses' hooves. The Iron Harrier is not only wearing heavy armor on the body, but also the horse is wrapped in armor, and the weight of this hoof cannot be stopped by a person.

The Iron Harrier was like a raging heavy tank, directly crushing the light cavalry of the Jin Kingdom. Everywhere he passed, corpses were strewn all over the field.

It is worthy of being the national treasure army of Western Xia.

This made Wan Yan Zong's heart bleed. In one accident, almost all of the light cavalry was lost. He has traveled all the way, thousands of miles, and he has fought dozens of battles without so many of his subordinates.

Today, three hundred people were lost in an instant, how could the second prince endure it.

"Kill." Wanyan Zongwang was furious for a while, and he also lost his usual reason.

All these iron harriers must be left for my people to be buried.

This order is not the second prince's impulse to completely lose his mind, but the situation forced him to do so. His main force was also in the midst of the charge, and there was no way to stop and line up at this time.

It's as if two cars are driving head-on, and one of them brakes timidly, then it must be bad luck to slow down.

The infantry of the Jin Kingdom also have horses to ride, otherwise how could they have traveled all the way to these thousands of miles.

All of them are skilled in bowing and horses. Hearing the second prince's order, he immediately stretched out his bow and arrows.

The two sides are approaching at a rapid pace, and both have already entered the range of the other.

Two canopies of arrows flew up, enveloping both sides.

Now, it is Jin Bing who suffers. After all, the Iron Harriers were all hiding in the thick iron shells, and the infantry of the Golden Soldiers were not yet armoured.

"Array! Iron Float, armored. This rain of arrows calmed down Wanyan Zongwang.

It's too much of a loss to fight like this.

Rushing for a while, although the army can drown these hundreds of iron harriers, their own losses are too great to bear.

And behind the Iron Harrier, the banner of Brother Richard of Western Xia has been fluttering, and the main force of Western Xia has followed.

The golden soldiers dismounted one after another, and the big shields were connected in turn, and the threat of the rain of arrows was suddenly lifted.

Tiefutu is a heavy cavalry, and that armor is dozens of pounds, and it can't be worn anytime and anywhere, so if you don't tire the horse to death, you have to exhaust yourself to death - thousands of miles.

They were all in armor before the war. It's just that this time I didn't expect to start the war in a hurry, and I was a little hurried for a while.

With the help of the people, Tiefutu put on his armor and finished the whole line.

At this time, Richard's army also came to the battlefield and set up a camp within a stone's throw of the golden soldiers.

Seeing that there was no chance, the Iron Harrier immediately turned around and returned to the back of his array.

In this short contact battle, the Iron Harrier was almost unscathed, and the three hundred Jin Kingdom light cavalry almost died, and only a dozen clever ones took advantage of the chaos to escape back.

Brother Richard looked at the Jin army in front of him, and couldn't help but straighten his neck and look around.

This battlefield is not like a mountain, with mountains on one side and rivers on the other. In that case, Richard was going to turn around and run—but don't be forced to die by two fires, one in front of the other.

Fortunately, there are no mountains or rivers on this battlefield, just a wide plain, and there is no obstacle to fleeing anywhere.

This made Richard settle down and began to observe Jin Jun carefully.

For the sudden appearance of the Jin army, Brother Richard was not prepared at all. When he discussed with his eldest brother, he thought that even if the Jin State fought the Liao State, even if it could win, it would have to exert the strength of the whole country, and how could there be any spare strength to divide the troops.

But the golden soldier in front of him was clearly placed in front of him. This proves that the Jin State was not only able to divide its troops, but also divided a lot of troops. At a cursory glance, there were 3,000 of them.

Brother Richard quickly calculated the balance of strength, he was 4,000, and the opposite side was 3,000, and he had a slight advantage.

But war is not an arithmetic problem. Brother Richard is a commander, not a brainless soldier. He was well aware of the purpose of the war.

This time, the Western Xia was going to take advantage of the fall of the Liao State to see if they could take the two cities of Hebin and Ningbian.

This is the sole purpose of sending troops. Fighting with the Kingdom of Jin was not in Richard's plan at all.

If it weren't for Qin Mu forcing the Jin soldiers in front of the Western Xia army, then Richard would have retreated immediately after receiving the scout's report and discovering the Jin army.

The Jin State had just destroyed the Liao State, and now it was the time when the morale of the troops was at its strongest, so there was no need for Brother Richard to wade into this troubled water.

He's here to take advantage, not to fight hard. What good did it do to Western Xia with Jin Bing's desperate efforts? Not at all. Only the lives of soldiers can be buried in vain.

But the situation is uncontrollable, now that the two armies have faced each other, and each other has entered a combat state, at this time, if he wants to evacuate safely, he does not have the ability to do so, and Wanyan Zongwang on the opposite side will not let him go like this.

The army of this time and space has various banners, and the banner of Wanyan Zongwang has its own name on it, and Brother Richard knows who the opponent is at a glance.

Wanyan Zongwang, this is the legendary number one fierce general of the Jin Kingdom. Why was I so unlucky to meet him?

It's better to talk about it first, and if you can, you won't fight. Obviously, Wanyan Zongwang is still here for Yelu Yanxi, and this time, Brother Li has no intention of helping the Emperor of Liao again.

Isn't the lesson from the last time deep enough?

But he didn't want to fight, Wanyan Zongwang wanted to fight. for nearly three hundred of his men died. It's like gambling, one party wants to run if he wins, and how can he do it if he loses.

Don't run, if you don't give me back your win, you want to slip away, no way.

Wanyan Sect waved the banner of Wangling, and the front of the Jin soldiers flew a rain of arrows and shot towards Western Xia.

Any war at any time has the characteristics of the times.

At that time, World War I had the characteristics of World War I, World War II had the characteristics of World War II, and the Gulf War had the characteristics of the Gulf War.

There is also a fixed process for field warfare during cold weapons.

First, a rain of arrows, long-distance killing, and then depending on the situation, rush into battle.

The opposite battle column is a row, and there will always be dead and wounded under the rain of arrows. Once there are too many dead and wounded, and the battle line cannot be maintained, that is where the loophole lies.

At this time, the heavy cavalry can desperately charge at the enemy's weak points.

Once the heavy cavalry tore through the enemy's line, the enemy was even more unable to keep the battle column intact. At this time, the infantry then charged, and the victory was basically achieved.

A wise commander lies in the grasp of timing. When to charge, where to charge.

Tiefutu also gathered his strength and gradually moved to the left flank of the ranks. Wanyan Zongwang found that the right flank of Western Xia was somewhat scattered. That's the opportunity.

Of course, it can also be a trap, so he has to be cautious and observant.

Western Xia's response was nothing more than releasing arrows. However, in addition to archery, Western Xia also had another powerful weapon - trebuchet.

The Poxi Army was reloaded again and continued to fire. This time, it was not to smash Qin Mu, but to smash the queue of the Jin army.

They were all terrified just now. How could that weird car break stones?

Just listen to the "bang", and the stone will explode. This must be sorcery.

This point, Yeli Zhigao understands best.

In the last battle of Jiashan, the Iron Harrier was almost wiped out, but Nori Zhigao was still lucky to run back.

Running for his life has become an instinct for him.

He led another team of three hundred Iron Harriers and witnessed the magic of the jeep from a distance. This reminded him of the day in Dahan Village, when he met the 300-fold family army.

It was the same that time, an immortal holding a magic weapon, as soon as he made a sudden move, his hundred iron harriers all died.

This time, could it be that you met that immortal again?

This made Yeli Zhigao immediately raise his vigilance. He looked around for the strange little car.

Qin Mu had already run away at this time. Wouldn't it be better to stay nearby and wait for death!

He slammed on the gas pedal and drove the little jeep almost into the air.

Just now it was to lure Jin Bing into pursuit, so he kept pressing the speed. Not anymore.

The thrill of galloping on the grassland embraces everyone.

Jia Hongxian and Yu Liyan enjoyed this speed for the first time in their lives. How dare they drive so fast before, after all, female drivers.

The horse's top speed is only 70 kilometers, which is still a real miracle horse, and it can't last, it's just a sprint in a very short time.

In fact, Yu Liyan has grown up on horseback all her life, and she can only run fifty or sixty kilometers at the fastest.

Now, the speed of the watch is almost 100.

Everything just now was too exciting. This is true for Qin Mu, for Jia Hongxian and Yu Liyan.

Don't look at Yu Liyan, who was as calm as a stone when he shot, but he was also in a cold sweat afterwards.

All three had a sense of the aftermath of the disaster. At this moment, they are like a whole, they all need to vent and carnival.

And speeding on the vast grasslands is the best way to decompress.

The car seemed to fly, pulling out a cloud of smoke and dust on the yellow and green grass.

Glancing in the rearview mirror and seeing the loess floating behind him, Qin Mu couldn't help but start thinking while driving, should the construction of water conservancy facilities on this land be put on the agenda immediately?