Chapter 1046: The Battle of the Horses
The battle between the mouth of the Maling Gorge and Zhang Fei was suddenly cold arrows by the veteran Huang Zhong between life and death, Liu Yi tried his best to resolve it almost perfectly in the crisis, but he still suffered a certain degree of injury, the slight numbness of the right half of the body may only be temporary, but the flank of Zhang Yide's snake spear swept over the left shoulder can damage the combat power, fortunately, this injury is mostly in the flesh and skin, and the pain does not hurt the muscles and bones, but this battle is enough to make him wake up, and the way of this battle formation should be exhausted in the future.
Of course, the injury on the left shoulder can not affect his view of the enemy, so that Tai Shici led the personal guard iron cavalry to block the first wave of impact of the Yangzhou army is of great significance, it must be known that the iron cavalry battalion has been formed for more than ten years, and the cavalry battalion of the main force is still formed in the whole army of the two-year strategy. The personal guard iron cavalry is not, as early as in the battle of Jizhou, they have repeatedly performed miraculous feats under the leadership of Tai Shici, in addition to the number of less than the iron cavalry battalions in all aspects compared with it can not fall behind, the individual combat power is slightly exceeded, after all, it is the personal guard of the Yan King's pro-army, the quality of the soldiers are one in a hundred, in the terrain of the gorge mouth can play its advantage side.
The Yan army had never fought against the Feiyan cavalry of the Yangzhou army, but Liu Yi's rich experience in a hundred battles was unparalleled in the world, and the enemy's combat strength could be seen from the opponent's formation, war horses, and soldiers' riding skills. In the past few years, Liu Bei must have spent countless efforts on this hard-won cavalry, just looking at its calm bearing, the majesty of the formation, I am afraid that it can be compared with the Cao army, tiger and leopard cavalry, in the face of the impact of such an enemy army, we must not be negligent.
Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhongsan, will retreat to the formation to the Feiyan cavalry to launch an impact, but in this very short period of time, the guard iron cavalry has been laid out in the gorge under the leadership of Tai Shici, the terrain here is not conducive to the impact of the cavalry, because of its formation is difficult to expand, the strength is not as good as Fang Ziyi, it will never hedge with it, since the guard battalion occupies the gorge, he will give full play to the advantages of this terrain. And for the command of his old commander, the soldiers of the personal guard battalion also understood it very quickly, and there was no sense of condensation between the formations.
Like the Yan Army, the Feiyan Cavalry of the Yangzhou Army did not have a head-to-head battle with this world-famous Han strong army, but from the moment their offensive was launched, they could already get a glimpse of the extraordinary from the opponent's unchaotic formation and expression! Whether it is facing Sun Ce's Jiangdong soldiers or the Shanyue soldiers entrenched in the south of Yangzhou, the Feiyan cavalry is mostly invincible when it launches an offensive, and the enemy army will be more or less panicked under their impact, but such a performance They can't see a single star in the pro-guard battalion, even if the enemy is outnumbered, the other party is not only excited but has a strong fighting spirit! Behind him is where King Yan is, and even if the soldiers of the personal guard battalion don't want their lives, they will not let the enemy army cross them and threaten the king, this is a belief that no enemy army and situation can change!
Due to the difference in terrain, the Feiyan cavalry could not give full play to the speed of their own impact, and the narrowness of the gorge also made it difficult for the enemy to form a clever cooperation in the formation after rushing up. In the face of the Yan army's thick momentum, even a brave general like Guan Yu and Huang Zhong did not dare to take the lead rashly, and they had to wait for the two armies to become entangled before they could give full play to their martial arts! But perhaps there are few people who can defeat the two generals in other places, but the existence of Zhao Yuntai Shici in the Yan army formation can make them not fall behind in cutting-edge force, and the two generals can only wait for the best time!
Soon after the initial confrontation, the forward position was a burst of people on their backs, at this time, the soldiers on both sides could rely on their own combat power, limited to the terrain to maximize the horsepower is not easy, and both Liu Yi and Tai Shici have considered the advantages and disadvantages in the previous formation! In fact, in terms of the current situation between the two sides, it is more effective to use the heavy infantry army to impact it than the cavalry, but Zhang Feifei's cavalry formation is spread out on the official road to the Danyang elite soldiers and Wudang Fei army that follow, and the mobilization of tens of thousands of people is extremely difficult in the not wide space, and for the Yangzhou army, this battle is advantageous and quick decision, even with Guan Yu's unified army, it can only be weighed between the two, and it is not a mistake to choose to use the cavalry to impact first.
The first wave of attacks did not go well, the rhythm of individual combat made the losses of the Feiyan cavalry much more than that of the personal guard iron cavalry, and the corpses of the fallen soldiers made the already narrow terrain even more obstructive, and to a certain extent, it also affected the raid of the successor soldiers! However, in Guan Yu's heart, he expected this time, and at the same time as the soldiers in front were fighting, he had already organized two teams of foot soldiers in the back formation, and these elite soldiers also followed left and right when they raided Xu Nan Water Village that day.
Tai Shi Ci led the guards to lay down the first line of defense, and Zhao Yun led the cavalry battalion soldiers to open a distance from Tong Tong, although Liu Yi did not say anything, but the two brothers for many years know each other very well, Ziyi should be able to resist the impact of the other party but it is difficult to maintain it for a long time, the Yan army also needs to be prepared to use the Maling Valley Road to block one by one, this nearly ten miles of road will become a sharp weapon for them to block the enemy, whether they can use it perfectly will also become the key to tonight's battle.
Zilong's cavalry battalion retreated and set up a formation, but Liu Yi was just a few dozen steps behind the formation of the pro-guard battalion, he had to gain time to suppress his injuries as soon as possible and recover his combat strength, and at the same time, he also had to make all kinds of tactics against the enemy's response! In the face of the impact of the enemy army and the changes in Guan Yu's rear formation, Liu Yi and Tai Shici both knew in their hearts that the other party's move was powerful, such a terrain infantry army was easier to play than the cavalry army, and the Danyang elite soldiers cooperated with the command of the famous general Guan Yu in the previous night battle had exerted great power, Liu Xin and a group of generals were extremely impressed by their use of troops.
If the more than 10,000 cavalry battalions behind him were replaced by the white horse battalion of Yan Gang at this time, Liu Yi would have full confidence to drag on this battle for a longer time, and among the four battalions of the iron cavalry, Zhong Fu's command was the most suitable to fight in such terrain, and their cavalry and guerrilla methods would be brought into full play, that is, they could not say that they could break through the white horse battalion of the well-trained infantry group of the opponent's well-trained infantry army group, but there was no problem in delaying time! However, nine times out of ten, unsatisfactory things in the world, the battle array will never be calculated by one side alone, and Lang Sheng can only rely on the strength in his hands to resist the enemy!
The three successive waves of impact Feiyan cavalry were never able to break through the position laid out by the personal guard battalion led by Tai Shici at the mouth of the gorge, but their payment was by no means without a price, as evidenced by the damage of hundreds of soldiers of the personal guard battalion in just half an hour. Although they are strong in battle, the number of people is always only two thousand, according to such a proportion of consumption, I am afraid that it will be difficult to support it for two hours, the impact of the Yangzhou army does not take into account its own damage at all, and Guan Yu's ability to adapt to changes is extremely strong, and the formation composed of the fourth wave of impact Danyang elite soldiers has replaced the previous Feiyan cavalry as the main force.
It is the arrows of the cavalry of the guard battalion to meet the enemy's attack, but compared to the Feiyan cavalry, the damage they can cause to the opponent's foot soldiers is obviously much smaller, the Danyang elite soldiers are very good at using formations and wooden shields to guard against the opponent's bows and arrows in the impact, and at the same time, their speed can not be too affected, which is very ingenious, thinking that Guan Yu's diligence in the training of his subordinates is by no means under the Yan army, even if Tai Shi Ci still has no arrows, but how many people can be injured with the power of one person? Not to mention, they didn't have too many arrows when they came on a light horse!
If you can't do it, you have to retreat, and you can't be the same on the battlefield, after Zhang Bow and arrow shot down a few other opponent's foot captains, Ziyi already caught a glimpse of the white-haired warrior rushing forward out of the corner of his eye, and when he resolutely ordered the personal guard iron cavalry to turn and retreat. Under normal circumstances, he would be very happy to have a long and short time with this old general who has the ability to penetrate Yang in a hundred steps, and Ziyi has not met anyone who can be compared with him on this road for ten years since the head arrow battle in Fuping City. However, at this moment, as the general of the unified army, this battle is very important, and everything must be based on the battle situation!
Advance like a tiger down the mountain, dare to break through all the obstacles of the enemy, retreat must come and go like the wind, can not have the state of dragging mud and water, as the Yan Wang's pro-army guard battalion is undoubtedly well versed in this way, their retreat appears to be extremely orderly, and there is rarely a sense of self-embracement when turning around, when Liu Yi led the army and Fan Chouxi Liang Iron Cavalry battle, the momentum of retreating in unison was the most talked about by this person later, and now the thousand people turned and retreated again appeared in the cross-horse ridge.
Guan Yu can make adjustments according to the battlefield environment in time, and use the steadiness of the infantry to replace the cavalry to attack, and the terrain and battle situation at this time are the best way, but this does not mean that the Yan army has no way to deal with it! The first purpose of Tai Shici's retreat is to use the speed of the cavalry far beyond the opponent to open the distance between it, and then it depends on the cooperation between Zhao Yun and him.
The first reaction of the Danyang elite soldiers was to chase after them, but the comrades behind them and the corpses of the soldiers killed in the Yan army affected the Feiyan cavalry to keep up, and the formation of the guards when the iron cavalry retreated in a short distance of one mile has changed significantly, from the rear formation of Fang Cai to several narrow queues! At this time, the Danyang soldiers who were bravely advancing didn't have too many ideas, but Guan Yu, who was in the back, had a change in face!