The steel whip collided with the opponent's weapon, and there was a clanging sound. The long knives in the hands of some thieves were broken in two, and some thieves closed their knives to block, but they were also hit backwards by the huge force and even fell off the horse.

There are also thieves who are not afraid of death and directly attack Li Yan's cavalry. The long knives in their hands slashed at Li Yan's cavalry, and they couldn't break the chain mail on Li Yan's cavalry at all. And the steel whip in the hands of Li Yan's cavalry was beaten on them, even if they were wearing armor and cotton clothes, their internal organs were damaged, and they vomited blood and died.

The cavalry on both sides charged at high speed, striking at a split second before ramming into the next opponent. As long as there is a momentary hesitation, then the only result is death. However, in the face of the enemy's attack, everyone will always have different choices, some want to resist, and some want to attack more resolutely to make the opponent defend. Therefore, no matter who it is, only those who are more determined and more focused will live longer.

With only a few breaths, thousands of men and horses on both sides staggered, and what remained in the confrontation area was the corpses in one place. There are more corpses of thieves, and there will also be some corpses in chain mail in between. The wounded are very few, and after being injured and falling from the horse, they are basically blurred by the blood and flesh when they are stepped on by the war horse behind. And they have to face a second onslaught from the cavalry of both sides, so there is basically no chance of survival.

Both sides stopped after rushing out for more than a hundred steps, regrouped their formations, and prepared to start the second assault.

Bai Shixiong ordered: "Check the bullets, the wounded retreat." After that, he took a general look, and this time their casualties were not small, with nearly a hundred losses.

But the thieves' losses were much greater, they lost at least five hundred, and a quarter of them in half a rendezvous, which made them tremble.

"Boss, you can't fight anymore!" A cavalry leader said loudly: "The officers and soldiers are too powerful, they have firearms, and the brothers in front can't avoid them at all!" And they're all wearing chain mail, so our knives can't hurt them! ”

The leader looked at the officers and cavalry on the opposite side, and said helplessly: "Let's not fight, but the officers and soldiers on the opposite side don't agree." If you escape, you will only be slaughtered. Rushing over face to face, maybe you can pull a cushion back. ”

Before they could organize their ranks here, Li Yan's cavalry launched another charge. There were still four rows, and they rushed towards them with a bang.

"Rush! Twenty years later, another hero! The leader roared loudly, raised the long knife in his hand, and also rushed towards the cavalry of the official army.

Soon the two sides repeated the confrontation just now, and after a burst of gunfire, more than sixty percent of the thieves who rushed in the first row were knocked off their horses, and then the two sides began to fight with cold weapons. This time the thieves had learned their lesson, and few of them could use spears on horses, but only with knives or bones. They knew that their knives couldn't help the champion's chain mail, so this time they were all defending with all their might, and not being hurt was the greatest success.

However, where the long knives in their hands are the opponents of the steel whip, as long as they parry, most of the long knives will be broken, and the steel whip will also hit them with the trend, so that they will be injured a lot. Only those who have superior arm strength and have heavy broadswords or bones in their hands can block the blows of the officers and soldiers.

The defending side always loses, and they face not one opponent, but four enemies in quick succession. As long as one is unprepared, he will be swept off his horse by the steel whip of the official army.

After a while, the two sides quickly separated. This time the casualties of the thieves were even greater, and another six or seven hundred people were left in the middle of the clearing.

The casualties of Li Yan's cavalry were only more than 40 people, after all, there were brave people among the thieves, who did not care about their lives and exchanged their lives for their lives. Some even jumped directly from their horses and dragged their men off their horses, and both of them perished.

Both sides finally finished a round of battle, and both returned to where they started to attack. But now the number of people is reversed, and Li Yan's cavalry is slightly more than the cavalry of the thieves.

The cavalry of the thieves did not stop, but continued to trot all the way and ran towards the flank of their infantry. They were not far from the infantry, and even if the officers and soldiers chased after them, they would be attacked by their artillery, so they were not panicked. However, they were all frightened, and they did not dare to fight against the cavalry of the official army anymore.

Bai Shixiong saw that the thief's infantry was almost ready, so he sent two hundred soldiers to search for the remains of their robes on the battlefield, and then also greeted them, and led the troops back to the rear of their military formation.

Yuan Zongdi exclaimed: "What a monster! The firearms of other officers and soldiers were of extremely poor quality, and no one dared to use them, but Li Yan's troops had so many firearms! ”

"It's just one round," Li Guo muttered, "Our cavalry losses are more than fifty percent, which is really terrible." ”

Yuan Zongdi reminded: "Their infantry is going to attack. ”

"Did you send someone to inform the boss?" Li Guo said worriedly: "Although there are many of us, we are not Li Yan's opponents. Now the cavalry did not dare to attack, and it was difficult even if they wanted to besiege it. ”

"Someone has been sent to inform." Yuan Zongdi said: "It would be nice if we started building the pontoon bridge yesterday, and now Zong Min and Cao Cao are still in the city waiting for the pontoon bridge to be built, and they can't do it if they want to come over to help us." ”

At this time, Li Zicheng also came to the city wall, he didn't see the cavalry duel, but he also heard the report of his subordinates. He watched as Li Yan's army formation lined up, slowly pressing towards the troops on his north bank.

"Send the cavalry again!" Li Zicheng frowned and ordered.

Tian Jianxiu persuaded: "Self-contained, you can't go to the cavalry anymore." Li Yan's cavalry is also very powerful, and he beat our 2,000 cavalry in one round, and there are no 1,000 left. And their losses will not exceed two hundred. If we continue to wear out like this, our cavalry will run out. ”

"Where's the Tiger Squat Cannon?" Li Zicheng asked again.

Tian Jianxiu replied: "The forty gates are all in the city." ”

"Send them all!" Li Zicheng ordered: "I want to see what kind of situation his Li Yan's soldiers were bombed by us!" ”

Tian Jianxiu hurriedly reminded: "But our tiger squat cannon can only shoot seventy or eighty steps." Li Yan's iron filings can hit 200 steps, so it's useless. ”

"Let Li Guo resist me! Without my orders, dare to retreat without authorization, kill! Li Zicheng shouted murderously: "Let Shi Jincai's people also pass!" He was taught by Li Yan, let him resist it for me! ”

He was really angry, he had an army of fifty, but he was pressed and beaten by Li Yan's 20,000 people, is there any heavenly reason? If he can't beat Li Yan down, how can he attack the seal? How else to control Henan? How else to complete the hegemony? So he must defeat Li Yan, even if it is at the expense of his nephew!

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