Volume IV Chapter 13 Hand-to-hand combat
Wang Jiayin had about 150,000 horses under his command, excluding the 10,000 horses left behind in the camp and the 40,000 cavalry who raided the two wings, and there were still 100,000 troops left in the front; And Lu Xiangsheng's side has a total of only 100,000 horses, excluding the 40,000 spearmen on both sides of the defense and the 10,000 transport troops left behind in the camp, there are 50,000 horses left in the front, one to two, at an absolute disadvantage, and his only hope for a turnaround falls on the 1,000 Guanning iron cavalry led by Cao Wenzhao.
Of course, Wang Jiayin didn't know what other hole cards he had, he couldn't help pouting after hearing the spies' return, 50,000 people dared to resist my 100,000 army, and he also put the most mobile cavalry at the front, this Lu Xiangsheng is really an idiot!
In the face of such a poor opponent, Wang Jiayin couldn't get excited, and he kept urging his subordinates to hurry, hurry, and hurry, because he couldn't wait to taste the victory of destroying the 100,000 army of the imperial court. That's a 100,000 army, how many troops are there in the imperial court, as long as he defeats these 100,000 troops, he can run rampant in Shanxi, Henan and even Jiangnan, how much to look forward to!
Under his urging, in less than half an hour, the 100,000 army came to Lu Xiangsheng's camp two miles away, looking at the neat phalanx in the front row, he couldn't help but mock: "This team is full of neat platoons, it seems that this Lu Xiangsheng is not useless, at least the arrangement of troops is well practiced, hahahaha." ”
Lu Xiangsheng's side is different, looking at the dense and countless thieves in front of him, Guan Ning's iron cavalry is nothing, they have all seen the ferocious Houjin iron cavalry, and these peasant troops dressed in messy clothes have nothing to fear.
The 50,000 Tianxiong Army recruits behind were not so calm, they had never seen the Houjin Iron Cavalry, nor had they seen the peasant army, saying that they were still farmers half a month ago, and they were naturally terrified when they saw that the number of the other party was twice as large as their own. Fortunately, their coach Lu Xiangsheng was at the forefront like a needle in the sea, which gave them a little courage, so that they would not run away.
Wang Jiayin waited for the whole army to stop, and then carefully looked at the phalanx of Lu Xiangsheng's platoon, and said disdainfully: "Putting the cavalry in front, do you want to block the archers behind?" I want to put the spearmen in front of the target, because I'm an idiot like you! ”
After a little consideration, he resolutely ordered: "The herald sword and shield soldiers are in the front, the pikemen are in the center, and the halberd soldiers are in the back, and a thousand people are in a row, two steps apart, and the formation is arranged at a distance of one mile in front of the enemy." And the archers stayed behind and did not go, lest they injure their own men by mistake. Go ahead. ”
As soon as he gave the order, the heralds scattered in all directions, and the 100,000-strong army began to gather forward, slowly forming a long phalanx.
After the big array was set up, Wang Jiayin ordered again: "Set off fireworks and notify the cavalry to charge." ”
"Whoosh" an arm-thick cannon rushed into the sky, and exploded with a bang, and there was a faint sound of horses' hooves and shouts of killing on the left and right sides of the front.
Wang Jiayin showed a triumphant smile and shouted: "Beat the drum and march." ”
The low drum beat of "Dong Dong" sounded from the rear, and the phalanx in front began to advance with the rhythm of the drum.
Wang Jiayin and a group of generals stood in front of the remaining archers phalanx, closely watching the phalanx of both sides, it was very strange that Lu Xiangsheng didn't react at all, just rode a war horse, stood under the banner of the handsome, and looked at the front blankly, like a dementia patient.
Wang Jiayin couldn't help laughing and said, "It can't be stupid, right?" Hahahaha, who called you a coach to be at the forefront, this person is really a talent! ”
When his phalanx was still about two hundred steps away from the place, Wang Jiayin suddenly shouted: "Beat the drum, the whole army will assault." ”
The drum beat slowly became dense, and the army in front shouted in unison as if they had taken stimulants: "Rush...... Yes. “
Lu Xiangsheng seemed to be woken up by this earth-shattering shout, he raised his hand and shouted, "Grenade ready." “
The 1,000 Guan Ning Iron Cavalry in front hurriedly thrust the spear and broadsword behind his back, took off the grenade hanging from his waist, pulled out the pin, raised his hand and leaned back, and made a throwing shape.
At this time, the other party had already rushed to only a hundred steps away, Lu Xiangsheng waved his hand and shouted: "Vote." “
A thousand Guan Ning Iron Horsemen followed his movements and threw the grenade out neatly.
The peasant army in the charge looked at the black ball flying overhead, and couldn't help but shrink his neck, this guy, it can't be iron, if he is hit, at least he will have to run two or two bloods! No one thought that this was a thunderbolt, and many people have seen it, and that thing was on fire, and when it was thrown out, it carried a spark with it.
It's good to die that the generals who lead the team are not angry, they are very disdainful of the practices of the officers and soldiers, I have 100,000 people, you throw a thousand pimples to scare anyone, so they don't pay attention to the things flying above their heads, they don't speak, and the soldiers below can only ignore the flying balls, and rush forward with their heads covered, anyway, there are only about a thousand, hit it, hit it, whoever is hit is unlucky!
Unexpectedly, whether this thing hit a person or smashed to the ground, it exploded with a "boom", and the steel needles like cow hair flew everywhere, and the front half of the peasant army was suddenly in chaos, and countless people screamed:
"Ah, my eyes, what is this!"
"Ah, my hand, thunder, thunder, thunder!"
"Ah, my legs, how can there be a thunderbolt that doesn't need to be ignited!"
......
When Lu Xiangsheng saw this scene, he immediately raised his long knife and shouted: "Beat the drum, the whole army will raid, rush." “
As soon as he finished shouting, he brandished a big knife and rushed towards the enemy, and the frightened Cao Wenzhao hurriedly shouted and rushed forward.
At this time, the back remembered the dense drum beat, Guan Ning Iron Cavalry rushed up without hesitation, and the recruits behind saw that the boss rushed up, and Guan Ning Iron Cavalry also rushed up, one by one finally came to the spirit, and also rushed up with the ghost crying wolf.
Lu Xiangsheng was like a killing god at this time, the Daguan knife in his hand was danced by him only to see the light of the knife, not the shadow of the knife, the head of the person flew everywhere, the blood was soaring, and there was no living mouth within five meters of his body!
Cao Wenzhao was stunned when he looked at it from behind, is this still the former governor who was polite and polite? How can it be like going crazy as soon as you go to the battlefield! But his kung fu is really not blowing, he is really higher than me!
Cao Wenzhao finally put his mind at ease, with such a powerful skill, as long as he was not surrounded by hundreds of people, he should be fine, and he also gave up the idea of stepping forward to help the governor against the enemy, just followed closely behind Lu Xiangsheng and helped him kill the thieves who were surrounded behind, lest he really be surrounded by hundreds of people.
Wang Jiayin, who was in the distance, was also frightened by Lu Xiangsheng's performance, looking at Lu Xiangsheng who rushed into his phalanx like chopping melons and vegetables all the way, he couldn't help but scolded in his heart: "Nima, how did I hear that this guy Lu Xiangsheng is a civil official?" Does he look like a civil servant? Nima, don't you want to be so fierce, if you want the civil officials of the court to be so fierce, I'm going to make a fart! ”