In front of the big tent of the Chinese army of the Yuan army, a pure black Su Luding banner hunted in the wind, and the bronze three-pronged tip above the tip of the flag reflected the sunlight, and the light and shadow were projected into the tent, reflecting on the face of a Mongolian general with a round helmet and thick armor, a beard, and eyes as thin as a knife.

At this time, the Mongolian general sat on the brocade dun, pressed his knees with one hand, rubbed the thick tendrils of his chin with the other, and stared at the general in front of him who was listening to the order: "Wang Wanhu, you listen well." Although the prime minister said before the war that he was just testing the reality of the Song army, and he didn't need to care too much about the victory or defeat, I Baijianu told you that this is the first battle of my army, and I can only win and not lose, understand? ”

It was the main general of the first battle, the son of the instigated capital, the envoy of Yingzhou, and the slaves of 10,000 households. And the general he mentioned in his ear was Wang Weiyi.

Wang Weiyi gritted his teeth and said, "Understood! The general is reassured. The last general is to treat the body of sin, and he expects this battle general to atone for his sins, even if he fights hard, he will win! ”

Baijianu laughed, patted Wang Weiyi's shoulder armor, and banged: "Wang Wanhu has this determination, it's very good......"

Suddenly there was a report outside the tent: "Lord Wanhu, the Song army is out of battle." ”

Baijia Nu suddenly got up, and Jia Ye was sonorous: "Okay, it's finally out, go and see." ”

The big tent of the Chinese army of the Yuan army stood on a small hill behind the big array, climbing high and looking into the distance, which was conducive to command. The mountainside has layers of antlers that resist horses, and the defense is tight. At the foot of the mountain, hundreds of armored horsemen stood solemnly, encircling the hill, and the Chinese army was protected like an iron bucket.

Baijianu and Wang Weiyi stood in front of the mountain bag, and when they saw the iron cavalry of the Song army rushing out, as well as the big "Zhang" character general flag, they immediately knew that this was the Song army's back army, and it was personally commanded by Zhang Ba, the back general.

There were not many cavalry units of the Song army, and it was just such a single seedling, which the Yuan army could know with a little spying.

"Zhang Ba! Back to the Army! There was a strong war intent in the eyes of the hundred slaves.

"There are about five hundred cavalry, and the cavalry of the Song army is only more than a thousand, and nearly half of them will be dispatched at this time, so I am really willing to do it." Wang Weiyi's eyes were gloomy, and he said gloomily, "I don't know if we will fight each other, if I am disabled, then Lord Song will feel distressed." ”

When Zhang Ba's Beiwei army left the island, there were originally only 500 cavalry, but after that, as the army went all the way to the north and swept through Guangnan, more and more horses were captured. For the Dragon Sparrow Army, there is no shortage of knights, only war horses. When the gap in war horses was replenished, the Beiwei army was also continuously expanded, and after the Wang division entered Fujian, the Beiwei army had expanded to 1,500 horsemen.

Because of this, Zhao Lie was willing to take out five hundred horsemen to touch the Yuan army.

Baijianu has been coldly watching the tens of thousands of cavalry and infantry troops of the Song army in front of them go out of the village, set the flag (use the banner to determine the range of the array), and form a formation, estimating that it is almost over, and suddenly ordered: "Batu, lead three hundred cavalry to compete with the cavalry of the Song army." If the Song cavalry was defeated, they would take the opportunity to disrupt their formation from both flanks. ”

Among the attendant generals behind him, a one-eyed Mongolian general stepped out of the ranks, put on the helmet under his ribs, and shouted: "Obey! ”

After receiving the order, Batu galloped down the hill, and immediately a servant brought a strong horse covered with leather armor, and the saddle was lined with all kinds of long and short weapons, as well as two bows for foot and horsemanship, like a moving armory.

Batu turned over and got on his horse, shouted, and galloped in front of the cavalry formation, and a large group of cavalry followed closely behind him, bypassing from the rear of the formation, roaring out from the right flank, the sound of hooves roared, rolling up the yellow dust in the sky, and rushing to the cavalry of the Song army.

On the side of the Song army, the task of the Beiwei army was to disperse the enemy cavalry and harass them when the infantry army formed a formation; After the infantry army completes the formation, it is scattered on both sides of the formation to protect the flanks from enemy cavalry attacks.

Therefore, at this time, when they saw a large number of Yuan cavalry rushing towards them, the cavalry did not need to look at the command of the main general in the rear, but turned their eyes to their general, Zhang Ba, the general on their backs.

Zhang Ba, who was dressed in thick armor, raised his hand, pulled down the visor, tightened the round arm shield of his left forearm, patted the heavy horse chopping knife next to the saddle with his broad palm, and licked his lips: "Old man, I'm going to drink blood again, hehehe...... However, it wasn't you who tasted the first drop of blood. ”

Zhang Ba said, pulled out the first handcuff in front of the saddle, and said loudly: "Battalion A soldiers, check the handcuffs!" ”

There was a noise of the machine, and the 300 cavalrymen of the armor battalion of the Beiwei army checked the two handcuffs in front of the saddle again, and from time to time raised the guns to the edge of the arm shield to aim and shoot falsely.

Cavalry handcuffs are flintlock short guns, called handcuffs to distinguish them from pistols. This kind of handcuff is very heavy, the mouth of the gun is trumpet-shaped, and the effective range is only twenty steps, and the armor-piercing range is only ten steps. However, because the projectile is large and heavy, and the destructive power is extremely great, no matter how human or small, one shot is a big hole. Because of the speed of cavalry encounters, the chances of hitting a man were far less than the chance of hitting a horse, so they sacrificed range in exchange for great damage.

After ten breaths, Zhang Ba raised his arms, and the commander behind him raised the red flag representing Battalion A, and the trumpeter raised his horns to his mouth, inhaled deeply, and his cheeks bulged.

"Sortie—"

Woo - the horn sounds.

Three hundred horsemen smashed their horses, and the roar shook the sky, and they met it fiercely.

The two cavalry forces faced each other, and in just a few miles, they arrived in an instant.

At fifty paces, the Mongol cavalry began to take off their riding bows and draw light arrows.

Forty steps, tense and tense! Hundreds of sharp arrows flew diagonally in the air, and after reaching the highest point, they fell rapidly with gravity.

The cavalry raised their arms and shields in unison, curling up as much as possible.

For a while, arrows rained down and fell into the formation of the back cavalry.

Angry blood splashed, people turned on their backs, and smoke and dust billowed out, obscuring the sight of the cavalry in the rear and the infantry of the Song army who were forming formation.

Li Zifa, Huang Hua and other generals who were shouting out to their soldiers were in formation, and they looked up into the distance with concern. It's a pity that the thick yellow dust only has a faint shadow of riding, and I can't see the specific situation clearly, let alone the casualties.

But no matter how thick the smoke and dust are, it can't cover the clairvoyant mirror on Tonggu Mountain.

Zhao Lie and others could see clearly that the Mongolian cavalry shot over more than 20 horsemen in this wave of arrows. However, with the speed of the cavalry hedging on both sides, the Mongols only had one chance.

Jiang Fenglie and other generals gritted their teeth and clenched their fists, leaning in! Lean in!

In the flying blood and dust, the cavalrymen drew their first handcuffs, using the edge of the arm shield as the support, and the muzzle of the black hole pointed at the enemy cavalry who were getting closer and closer.

At the same time, the Mongol cavalry inserted their riding bows, some pulled out their throwing axes, some drew their scimitars, some showed their throwing spears, and some flew with lassoes......

Twenty Steps...... After a few breaths, it was the moment when the two sides fought each other in close quarters and fought flesh and blood.

Zhang Ba held a horse chopping knife in one hand and a handcuff in the other, and roared violently: "It's time to shoot back, one more shot for the dead brother!" ”

The cavalrymen roared in unison: "One more shot for the dead brother!" ”

In cavalry battles, the two sides staggered rapidly, often only have the opportunity to shoot a shot, desperately shoot one more shot, you can improve the hit rate, and even kill one more enemy, which is equivalent to avenging the brothers.

Fifteen Steps...... Ten Steps......

Bang bang!

The smoke of gunpowder is filled, people are neighing, the smoke and dust are thick, and it is difficult to see. Both the back cavalry and the Mongol cavalry relied on their fighting instincts to pull the board or throw the weapons in their hands. Then came the cold light lit up, the battle and the collision, and occasionally the sound of gunshots and heavy bodies falling to the ground.

The two sides staggered past each other, and the originally dense cavalry suddenly seemed much more sparse. In the middle of the battlefield, there are corpses of men and horses all over the ground, the wounded are struggling desperately or unable to look at the sky and waiting for death, and the horses that have lost their owners are screaming and jumping around the battlefield.

Less leaning, the cavalry of the two armies turned around and hedged again.

After another dense rain of arrows and gunfire, a large number of corpses of men and horses were once again thrown down in the battleground.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of a horn in the middle of the Yuan army, and the Mongolian cavalry who heard the horn did not turn back to hedge again, but went straight to their own formation.

"Win! Win! ”

The soldiers of the Song army who were forming the formation cheered in unison, waving flags, their morale was high, and the speed of the formation was accelerated.

On the viewing platform of Tonggu Mountain, all the generals who watched the battle took a long breath in unison, and then their mood became heavier and heavier - the cavalry battle was too tragic.

Zhao Hunting moved the clairvoyant mirror, the camera crossed the battlefield, threw it at the Yuan army camp, and said silently in his heart: "Boyan, you must be watching the battle, so open your eyes and watch it." ”