Chapter 542: Resting on His laurels

The advantages of the cavalry were gradually brought into play, charging with iron cavalry, like a sharp knife piercing a bush, naturally cutting through thorns and thorns, without enough experience and brave blood, it was difficult to use infantry against cavalry. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info

In the entire Great Sui and Turkic warfare, there are only a handful of examples of infantry defeating cavalry in the wilderness, and Yang Su's victory can be described as brilliant.

Luo Zhaoyun once used infantry and a little cavalry to defeat the pursuit of Goguryeo's cavalry, which is relatively rare.

The Northern Qi army has not fought a war all year round, even if it has had some training, but it has not really fought bloodily, and many recruits have not seen blood, how can they have such courage to dare to face the charge of the iron cavalry without changing their color?

Whoa!

The clash of armor made a trembling sound, and then many of the infantry were underprepared by the phalanx, and the iron cavalry reopened their mouths.

Wave after wave of onslaught, Zhao Duo, Mai Zhongcai, and Ouyang Yong, the three captains, led the cavalry team to overlap and bombard like waves, intertwined with each other, like a big net spreading, allowing the infantry to dodge in all directions, and the formation was chaotic, but they could not really escape.

Once the cavalry array is in full swing, they can sweep everything in front of them like a lawn mower.

"The opportunity for meritorious service has arrived, kill-"

"The Sui army is invincible!"

Most of the cavalry in the first few rows are veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time and have fought in the border garrison, they are experienced, and they know when to use war horses to attack, when to shoot spears, when to accelerate, and cooperate with each other.

The cavalry in the back continued to come up, making the neatly cut pieces of tofu even more trivial.

When the five teams of cavalry rushed past the four teams, more than half of the 10,000 people were killed and wounded, and the second team of cavalry clashed again with the second phalanx of the Northern Qi army.

At this time, Hu Lu Chuiyun, who was in the position of the Chinese army, found that something was wrong, because the two thousand cavalry in front of him immediately weakened as soon as they clashed with the opponent's cavalry, the gap was very large, the formation was messy, and it was very good-looking when I didn't understand it.

"How so? It's not written like this in the art of war, as long as you lay out the three-talent formation, advance as a whole, or brake with static, you can have both offense and defense, why isn't it smart, is there something wrong with the book of war? ”

Hu Lu Chuiyun is familiar with the art of war, and he memorizes all kinds of rules and regulations, analysis and annotations, but it is the first time in actual combat, and he is still thinking about theoretical issues.

"Beat the drum and blow the trumpet, and the whole army presses it!" The iron rod was ready to press the infantry up, and in addition to the archers, the long soldiers and heavy armor soldiers were about to enter the battle.

At this time, the archer moved forward, and then shot the bow and arrow at an angle of forty-five degrees, and the range of the arrow landing was almost to the direction of the Chinese army.

Knock knock!

Mai Tie Staff personally led the army to attack, pressed after the cavalry, and was about to really start a positional battle with the opponent.

The iron cavalry is only responsible for breaking the formation, messing up the opponent's formation, making the army's morale unstable, and then pressing the heavy armor soldiers, long soldiers, etc.

Puff puff!

The heavy armor soldier was holding a thick shield and a spear, and behind him were a team of spears and long ge, which were as dignified and thick as a hill, crushing by, and the opposing infantry was already scattered, unable to organize an effective counterattack, so they could only retreat backwards.

One retreats and one advances, and the morale is high.

"Kill me!" Mai Tiezhu's eyes were cold, he swallowed and spat hard, and pointed forward with his horse lance in his hand.

The direction of the army, all under the command, the attack is like a tide, there is no moment, countless soldiers follow one after another, they want to use their powerful combat power to crush the soldiers of the Northern Qi Restoration Army.

In fact, the Chinese army where Hu Lu Chuiyun was located was already facing the danger of being stabbed by the cavalry's sharp knives.

He didn't expect that the front triple array, close to 20,000 people, did not block the opponent's cavalry impact, breaking his expectations and making him passive and at a loss.

"Resist, must resist!" Hu Lu Weeping Cloud shouted loudly.

"General Hu Lu, the front several formations have been broken, and they can't resist, and if they don't withdraw the troops, the Chinese army will also be impacted, and then they will not be able to organize the formation, and they will face a big defeat." One of the generals reminded the Lord of the Word.

Hu Lu Chuiyun said in annoyance: "Then what do you say to do, retreat?" ”

"Yes, the last general thinks that we should withdraw as soon as possible and return to the city to prepare for war, otherwise, if we continue to fight, we will be completely annihilated here." General Wang Zhen said.

At this moment, two or three thousand iron horsemen passed through the second phalanx of infantry, just as the iron plough arched a layer of fertile soil, and the field rolled to both sides as the ploughshare advanced, and was ploughed into ravines, blood bloomed everywhere, stumps fell, and the heads flew and were bloody.

"Kill, kill, kill—" The Sui army became more and more courageous, and the Northern Qi army rolled back like a receding tide.

"Withdraw your troops!" Hu Lu Chuiyun also saw that the general situation was not good, and it was irretrievable, and he really couldn't figure it out, why his formation was so clever, but he couldn't stop the attack of the Sui army, could it be the gap between the soldiers?

Until such a big defeat, Hu Lu Chuiyun still couldn't figure out where the defeat was, and finally felt in his heart that it was not the crime of his own command, but that the soldiers of the Northern Qi army were too fragile.

The defeat was like a mountain, Hu Lu Chuiyun retreated with more than 10,000 people, and nearly 3,000 cavalry pursued, along the way, many people and horses were lost, and when they returned to Luancheng, there were only a few thousand people left.

This aggrieved battle made Hu Lu Chuiyun almost cry bitterly, it was originally a battle for fame, but it turned out to be so miserable, so that the grandson of this general, how can he be embarrassed!

If the command of the wheat iron rod is determined, the remaining remnants of the army will be encircled and annihilated, and those who surrender will not be killed, and those who resist will be killed, leaving no room for survival.

In this battle, 13,000 enemies were killed, 4,000 troops were surrendered, several thousand people were scattered, and the remaining three or four thousand people retreated to Luancheng.

After the battle, the wheat iron staff did not rush in, but rested on the spot, and ordered the soldiers to clean up the battlefield, separate the corpses of soldiers on both sides, and burn the corpses in batches to avoid the plague.

Count the weapons and equipment, horses, etc., recover the damaged iron tools and armor, and after smelting, you can remake weapons, five baht coins, etc., in an orderly manner, and wait for the arrival of the rear commander.

There are only two important towns in Beiping County, one is Lulong City, one is Luan County, and the others are small towns.

However, there is an important Yulin Pass in Beiping County, there is the Great Wall, which is an important defense to block Goguryeo, Khitan, and Yan Ya from entering the pass, and it is also a fortress to block Yan County and Liaoxi, and at present, the Northern Qi army has sent troops to conquer Luancheng and Yulin Pass in Northern Qi, only Lulongcheng is still holding on, and Yan County is also in danger.

The main force of the Northern Qi army, most of them is in Yulin Pass, and then Gao Tansheng, the main figure of the Gao family, and others have already waved their troops to attack Yan County, vowing to include all the land in western Liaoxi and open up with Liaodong, so the Han land outside the pass belongs to the remnants of the Northern Qi Dynasty.