Chapter 424: Battle with Zhou Yu (5)
Roar, roar, roar...
Liu Yi's spearmen came from the left flank and lined up in a neat phalanx.
In order to have a spacious place to perform, they did not go over, and waited solemnly at a great distance.
"General Liu, I'll leave it to you." Zhang Jaw led the pioneer battalion over.
"Yes."
The pioneer battalion roared by.
The battlefield was handed over to Liu Yi's spearmen.
Huang Gai in the distance also saw it, and knew that the cavalry would be restrained by spearmen, but he still led the army to rush over. Because before going to war, Zhou Yu repeatedly instructed that he must break through the camp.
Therefore, he wants to fight his way out.
"March!"
Liu Yi swung his sword and shouted.
Two thousand spearmen, marching in four formations.
Their aim was not to kill the enemy, but to rely on the length and sharpness of the spear, to slow down the edge of the enemy's horsemen, and even to force the enemy horsemen to stop. This is a skill unique to pikemen. If it was a spear, it would never be possible, and the cavalry rushed over and crashed into the soldiers. The spear is two feet long, and it can easily pierce the body of the war horse without being counterattacked. There is a saying that one inch is long and one inch is strong, which probably refers to this time.
Puff puff...
Huang Gai led the cavalry to charge, and in front of him were hundreds of vanguards, the first to engage the spearmen. I saw that all the soldiers had hit the sharp spears, and the horses were pierced through the body, unable to advance or retreat. And those soldiers tried to fight back, but found that they could not reach the enemy at all.
Sigh!
Huang Gai hurriedly stopped his horse.
The later cavalry, following Huang Gai's example, did not continue to advance.
Hundreds of vanguards, almost instantaneously, were defeated by Liu Yi's spearmen, and they suffered casualties. And their deaths were miserable, they were all poked with spears, and their blood flowed like pillars.
And the most incredible thing is that none of Liu Yi's spearmen died, and not even a single weapon was missing.
"Humph!"
Huang Gai soon realized that this was a unit that specialized in restraining cavalry. The only way is to abandon the war horse and go to foot combat.
"Dismount, follow me!"
Huang Gai did not hesitate to abandon his horse and rushed forward on foot.
The army behind him did the same.
There were about a thousand cavalry, and it was changed to foot combat.
This decision seems to be a helpless move, but it is actually a common tactic used by the Jiangdong Army. Because of the mountains, gorges, and water areas in Jiangdong, the role of cavalry is very small, and cavalry is often changed to infantry and even sailors. They are not only good at cavalry combat, but also good at foot combat and water combat. Now it's time to ride as a step, it's not strange at all, or it's stronger in combat.
"Kill..." After the hundreds of pioneers were killed, Huang Gai entered the battle with thousands of infantry troops.
All of a sudden, Liu Yike was deflated...
One inch is long and one inch is strong, and one inch is short and one inch is dangerous.
The spearmen had a spear that was two feet long, and they could only be useful when keeping a distance and facing the cavalry. And the infantry brought by Huang Gai, all armed with shields and short knives, easily rushed into the spearmen's military formation.
A fight.
The spearmen were defenseless.
"Retreat!"
Liu Yi was also shocked and had to order a temporary retreat. And this retreat further boosted the enemy's might, so that their cavalry quickly followed.
Liu Yi sent additional troops, circled the flank, focused on attacking the enemy's cavalry, and narrowed the range of their activities. At the same time, the infantry army facing Huang Gai, although suffering heavy casualties, did not flinch in the slightest.
This scene fell in Yuan Xi's eyes, and he couldn't help frowning.
"Kill it..." Due to the weakness of the walled gate, Zhou Yu took the opportunity to break through the walled gate. Then a large number of attacks were made, so that the defense line of Qianzhai was completely lost.
Of course, Yuan Xi didn't plan to defend it.
If heavy troops were sent to guard it, it would be impossible for Zhou Yu to break the defense so quickly.
"My lord..." After Zhang Jaw retreated, he joined Yuan Xi: "Zhou Yu has come in, and his army has broken through the Zhaimen, and it is very likely that he will respond to Huang Gai and surround Liu Yi's spearmen. We should send chariots to stop us. ”
"So what are you waiting for? Hurry up and give the order! ”
"Yes."
The Pioneer Battalion of the Open Jaw had suffered all the casualties and was unable to participate in the battle. However, the 5,000 chariot army is still neatly organized, which is the biggest help to block Zhou Yu's advance.
"Rush!" He drew his sword and swung it.
Thundered...
All the chariots are out of battle. At first, I didn't think there was much of a scene, and the speed of running was not fast, but as all the chariots came out of the battle, it was like spreading a fan, and the chariots extended to both sides, and the scene became bigger and bigger, and finally ran wildly.
The sound of thunder gives people a kind of shock.
Zhou Yu's army was only halfway through the march before it was forced to stop.
"Grand Governor, it's a chariot!" Admiral Cheng Pudao.
"Array."
"Yes."
Cheng Pu is a veteran of Jiangdong, with three generations of prestige, and he is by no means a waste of fame, not only good martial arts, but also outstanding in the ability to arrange troops, and often serves as the main general. Now in the face of the charge of 5,000 chariots, there is no fear.
Under his command.
I saw countless tiny shield arrays forming.
Why is it said to be a tiny shield array, because there are only five soldiers in the array. Stack shields on top of each other, layer upon layer and extend upwards. Such a shield array, two zhang away from one, is a huge number.
After lining up the formation.
Five thousand chariots rushed in.
"Kill..." Cheng Pu drew his sword and shouted angrily.
All the shields are heading towards the chariot.
Roar, roar, roar...
The neat pace and roar resounded over the battlefield, and there was a great momentum of fearlessness.
If Zhangjaw's chariot is strong, Cheng Pu's shield array is not weak at all.
Boom boom...
The two armies collided.
At this moment, all the shield arrays were tilted, and the shields formed a slope, and one wheel of the chariot rushed up the slope, lost its balance, and was immediately overturned.
This method of warfare has appeared on the battlefield many times and has achieved miraculous results.
Huang Gai took full advantage of the shield and inflicted heavy damage on Zhang Jaw's chariot.
This is something that Yuan Xi and the chariot did not expect.
"The Jiangdong Army really deserves to be an elite and can adapt to various tactics. Our Hebei Army could not do this, and it was able to form a huge formation in this short quarter of an hour. Open jaw, after this war, our army will have to step up training. Yuan Xi saw the situation on the battlefield and was moved.
"Yes."
Zhang Jaw frowned and said, "Lord, if we continue to fight like this, our chariot will not be of much use." You'll have to find a way. Moreover, the thousands of Jiangdong troops in the back mountains will definitely attack with Zhou Yu in the north and south, although there are thousands of cavalry led by Lang Gu to block, but the strength of the Jiangdong Army is not weak, and the last general is worried that Yu Gu is not an opponent. ”
"That's what I'm worried about, too." Yuan Xi pondered for a moment, and suddenly saw the battlefield on the left flank, with the addition of mammoths, there had been a breakthrough, and Huang Gai couldn't resist it.
"Hold on a little longer, I'll turn the mammoth over and attack Zhou Yu..."
Zhou Yu's location is behind Cheng Pu.
Also to the west of Yooyi.
As long as you rush from the left flank, you will soon be in front of him.