Chapter 68: Defeat

Due to the inertia of rushing forward, the body of the war horse knocked a hole in the shield wall, and with a wail, it fell into the phalanx of the Chu army with a roar, almost hitting a few close Chu soldiers.

And the Liang sergeant on the war horse was naturally not spared, and the moment he was thrown off the horse, he was stabbed into a sieve by several spears that flashed with cold light.

The opening on the shield wall is naturally made up by the Chu army holding the shield, and this scene is constantly staged on this shield wall, but it is not worth dying like this Liang sergeant, because the spear in their hands also penetrates the Chu soldier with the power of the forward rush, and the fallen war horse will also overwhelm the unlucky Chu army.

Even some Liang soldiers jumped over the shield wall on their horses, causing panic in the Chu army's array, but after he killed a few Chu soldiers, he was also stabbed into a sieve by the surrounded Chu army, blood flowed, his eyes were round, and he swallowed his last breath unwillingly.

The neighing of horses, the sound of galloping iron hooves, the sound of horns, the sound of drums, roars, cries of pain, the sound of crashing and the sound of sharp blades piercing into the flesh all show the cruelty of war.

Blood sprayed, has unconsciously stained the ground, the casualties of the two armies are not small, but the casualties of the Liang army are larger, not because of how elite the soldiers of the pioneer battalion are, but because the cavalry frontal impact infantry phalanx is not dominant, in the face of the rain of arrows, hundreds of horses fell, although because the lethality of the arrows is not large, there are not many deaths, but they also lose their combat effectiveness.

Moreover, the strength of the cavalry lies in its flexible characteristics and powerful impact power, and its flexible characteristics should be used to find the weak side of the infantry phalanx and charge, and the result will be completely different.

Of course, if you charge head-on, break up the infantry phalanx, break their will, and make them unable to work together to form an effective defense, then it will naturally evolve into a massacre of infantry by cavalry.

The cavalry does not have any absolute advantages and disadvantages over the infantry, the competition is only the will of the two soldiers, if the infantry is not strong, in the face of the cavalry charge will be frightened, then the result is naturally a one-sided slaughter, and if the infantry is strong-willed, then it can naturally block the cavalry's charge, causing huge damage to the cavalry.

The situation was temporarily favorable to the Chu army, but the deadlock was broken by one person, only to see Pan Long riding a horse straight to the shield wall, when he was about to hit the shield wall and was pierced by the spear on the shield wall, he pulled the reins, the front hooves of the war horse jumped high, making a loud neighing sound, and then the two front hooves stepped heavily on the two shields, and the Chu army behind the shield was hit by this huge force and had to retreat.

When the shield was stepped out of the horse's hoof, the spear in Pan Long's hand also pierced through the shield next to him at the same time, and pierced into the body of the shield-holding Chu army.

Pan Long relied on his bravery to tear two openings from the turtle-like shield wall of the Chu army, this scene was naturally looked at by the nearby Liang army, and the morale was greatly boosted for a while, and naturally they would not waste this great opportunity, and they all took the lead and rushed towards the two victory channels that Pan Long had carved for them.

On the other hand, the Chu army was shocked by Pan Long, who was like a general in the sky, and was a little flustered for a while, and did not step forward in time to block the two gaps, and the opportunity for this moment was seized by the Liang army.

After they reacted, the Liang army had rushed into the army formation and slaughtered in all directions, the war horses were rampant, and many Chu troops were knocked to the ground and became the souls of the horses.

And the Liang army on the war horse was even more merciless, the spear pierced into the body of a Chu army, although the Chu army was still stubbornly resisting, the spear also stabbed the Liang army on the war horse to the ground, cutting off a lot of war horses' legs, but the price was heavy, and the Liang army's iron cavalry was still coming, and the gap was constantly expanding.

The situation has developed in an extremely unfavorable direction for the Chu army, and if the situation is allowed to develop like this, it will only be a matter of time before the Chu army is defeated.

This scene was naturally seen by everyone, and the eldest grandson Yan sighed: "Chen Gongzi is going to be defeated, let's be ready to take him!" But don't let anything happen to him! ”

Du Gui snorted coldly and said: "I knew that he was going to lose, so I persuaded him not to go, let me go for him, but he didn't believe it, so he had to go by himself, look, defeat!" ”

"Chen Gongzi can do such a situation at a young age, it is already very good, but it is a pity to lose." Lu Han shook his head and said.

"What's good, what's good? When King Qin went to the battlefield for the first time, he returned with a great victory," Peng Ze extremely disagreed with Lu Han's statement, and couldn't help but speak out.

"Don't shout, if you have the strength, let's save it to rescue Chen Gongzi!" Nie Yi said: "All the soldiers, prepare to receive Chen Gongzi. ”

On the other side of the Liang army camp, an old man with a red face looked at this scene and said with a smile: "Our army has won, it seems that the Chu army is nothing more than that!" These two thousand iron cavalry are not the elite of our army, but they can easily defeat the Chu army, doesn't this mean that taking Xiangzhou is just around the corner? ”

His name is Wu Xu and he is a veteran of Liangguo.

"The old general laughed, how could the mere Chu army be the opponent of my Xiliang army? Don't say that if you take Xiangzhou, it is not impossible to take half of the Chu State! A general next to him Ma Zhen said, and there was no meaning of contempt for the enemy between his words.

"Haha......"

The crowd burst out laughing.

"You, you, don't underestimate the enemy!" Wu Xu pointed at Ma Zhen and said, although he said that he should not underestimate the enemy, but his expression was relaxed, how could he not make people look like they should underestimate the enemy?

Xie Wu's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the battle in the field, and when he heard this, he frowned, looked at them with sharp eyes and said, "Is the loss close to more than a thousand iron cavalry considered a light take?" Our army is on par with the enemy's main fight, can it be considered a victory? Ben has already admonished you not to underestimate the enemy, why are you still doing this? ”

In the face of Xie Wu's questioning, the generals lowered their heads.

Although they didn't dare to contradict Xie Wu, they could still see from their expressions that they didn't take Xie Wu's words seriously in their hearts.

How could Xie Wu not see it? But he just sighed inwardly and didn't say anything, turned his head and looked at the battle in the field.

The increasingly unfavorable situation over there naturally did not escape the eyes of the people in the military formation, Guan Yong came to Chen Rui and arched his hand and said, "General, withdraw!" The Liang army has entered our army's formation, and if we do not withdraw, our army's losses will be even heavier. ”

The nearby soldiers showed a panicked look on their faces when they heard this, they had not been on the battlefield, the cavalry broke through the defense of the infantry phalanx, and they knew the consequences of breaking into the infantry phalanx, thinking of that terrifying scene, they couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat behind their backs.

Chen Rui's eyes froze, revealing a murderous aura, and shouted: "The enemy's iron cavalry has lost nearly half, and our army is mighty, if anyone dares to take a step back, I will not spare it." ”

The panic on the faces of the soldiers when they heard this disappeared a lot.

"Guan Yong, lead the soldiers under your command to guard the phalanx on the right, and don't let the enemy break in."

"Whoa!" Guan Yong's eyes flashed with reluctance, but he still gave up.

"Order Feng Fan, command in the center, and I will personally lead the troops to stabilize the phalanx on the left."

On the left is the side where Pan Long tore two openings and the Liang army entered the phalanx.

"Childe can't," Zhang Ning persuaded: "Childe doesn't have to take the risk himself, just let me go." ”

Chen Rui shook his head and said, "It's useless to rely on one's own strength on the battlefield, I can boost morale." ”

"But Childe ......"

Chen Rui directly interrupted him: "No, I don't want to lose this battle." ”

It was his first battle, and he wasn't commanding it well, but it was well organized, and if it weren't for Pan Long's personal courage to tear through their defenses, he would have won this victory with certainty.

But there is nothing in this world, since Pan Long has torn the hole, then he will block it.

Zhang Ning also knew that he couldn't persuade the son, so he didn't persuade him, but tightened the spear in his hand.

That's right, he replaced with a spear, because an inch is long and an inch is strong, and it is advantageous to use a spear over a sword on a war horse, and he will also rob it.

Chen Rui hurriedly galloped to the left side with Zhang Ning and two hundred personal soldiers, these personal soldiers were all elite soldiers selected from the Qin army, and everyone sat down with a majestic war horse.

As a pro-soldier, the platoon naturally can't be bad.

"Kill!" Coming to the left, Chen Rui roared, and the soldiers behind him killed Liang Jun.

On the left side, under the charge of the Liang army, the Chu army, which had suffered great losses and was struggling to support, saw that its morale was about to collapse, when it heard Chen Rui's roar, it was stunned, and when it saw the people who came and the two hundred iron horsemen, it was the Qin army, the elite of the elite.

The morale that was on the verge of collapse returned to the body and was greatly boosted, causing a lot of trouble to the Liang army, and with the addition of the new force Qin army, many Liang troops were suddenly beheaded under the horse.

Of course, Chen Rui didn't just let out a loud roar, he also killed those Liang troops, and at the moment when he staggered with a Liang army, while lying on horseback to avoid the spear he swept over, a sword swung out, slashing through the man's chest and abdomen.

There is no need to look at it, Chen Rui also knows that the man will not survive after chasing down the horse.

The blood on the Qingxiao Sword was dripping rapidly, and the flickering azure light was like a fierce light, as if looking for the next target.

Of course, it is precisely like this, Chen Rui held the Qingxiao Sword to kill the next Liang army, and the Liang army saw that it was a young general, and his eyes flashed with joy, as if this great achievement was his own, and he stabbed it mercilessly.

Chen Rui leaned back, the head of the spear passed above the tip of his nose, Chen Rui swung the Qingxiao Sword upward, and the spear broke in response.

The soldiers of the Liang Army were stunned, that is, at this moment, Chen Rui cut his throat, lowered his head, and slowly fell to the ground, the war horse did not feel the death of his master, and was still running forward.

In an instant, Chen Rui killed two Liang soldiers, this scene was naturally witnessed by Pan Long, although there was a more courageous one, the spear picked up several Liang soldiers, but who called Chen Rui a general, Pan Long had already written him down when he appeared, and it was still a silver armor and a white cloak, it was difficult to remember.

Seeing that he was coming, he naturally would not let go of this great opportunity to make contributions.