Text: Volume 7, Chapter 3, Section 11, The Battle of the Five Armies (6)
Emperor Ming Fengyunlu
Volume VII The Bloody Battle in the Southwest
Chapter 3 Tiger Ben's Bloody War Quells Rebellion
Section 11 The Battle of the Five Armies (6)
With Guo Yi's order, five thousand Longxiang Iron Cavalry soldiers turned over and dismounted together, and quickly formed a cone-shaped attack battle formation, two thousand pikemen formed a dense spear formation in front, and the remaining Iron Cavalry soldiers held blades Then, hundreds of iron cavalry soldiers roamed in front of the formation, all holding the three-eyed guns that were ready to be fired, ready to bring the first wave of blows to the rebels.
Guo Yi was in the middle of the formation with a war knife in his hand, and when he saw that the soldiers of the whole army had finished arranging, he shouted: "Long Xiang! Offensive! ”
"Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! ”
Five thousand dragon and iron cavalry soldiers roared in unison, and the tight battle formation began to move rapidly in the blink of an eye, and the entire large array was as unstoppable as a high-speed charging rhinoceros. Thousands of soldiers were running fast, and the entire battle array was not chaotic at all. And the hundreds of soldiers who were ready to go in front of the battle had already rushed between the two armies, and the fire breaker in their hands had already ignited the fire rope, and they could fire the fire guns in their hands at any time.
At this time, An Bangyan saw the Long Xiang Iron Cavalry rushing over from a distance, and couldn't help but be surprised in his heart, he never expected that the official and military iron cavalry in front of him could not only charge into battle on horseback, but also be able to dismount and fight on foot!
"Looks like we've met an opponent today!"
An Bangyan knows very well in his heart that it is not difficult to train an elite iron cavalry, and it is not difficult to train a brave foot soldier, but if an elite iron cavalry can not only charge into battle, but also dismount and form a fierce battle, it will be a little incredible, it is the elite of the elite, and the officer army in front of him is too difficult to deal with!
Just thinking about it, Guo Yi had already led the Longxiang Iron Cavalry to rush to the front of the rebel formation, and the hundreds of Iron Cavalry soldiers who were wandering in front of the formation had already raised the three-eyed gun in their hands, and then a violent explosion resounded throughout the battlefield, and the thick gunpowder smoke filled the front of the two armies, completely covering thousands of Longxiang Iron Cavalry soldiers.
The rebels under An Bangyan were in a big chaos, hundreds of pikemen in front of the formation were hit by hundreds of dense lead fired by three-eyed guns and suffered heavy casualties, the rebel soldiers fell like straw in the autumn, and the pikemen who were preparing to replace them were also frightened by the scene in front of them, and they did not go up in time for a while, and a huge gap suddenly appeared in the entire spear formation of the rebels.
Guo Yi saw this scene through the smoke of gunpowder, and was immediately overjoyed, and immediately led the iron cavalry soldiers to rush up, and thousands of Longxiang iron cavalry soldiers slammed into the gap in the rebel array, like a sharp nail, nailed into the rebel array, and used the weapons in their hands to continuously expand the gap in the rebel array.
Thousands of dragon and iron cavalry soldiers roared angrily, and the pikemen in front of the formation rushed to the front of the army, constantly poking at the spearmen in the rebel array; Some of the soldiers picked up spears and knives and joined the battle, and some of the soldiers were still holding three-eyed guns, shooting at the rebel soldiers from time to time in the formation, constantly disrupting the rebels' formation with dense firepower.
The battle was extremely fierce, with thousands of Longxiang Iron Cavalry soldiers and 20,000 rebels engaged in a head-to-head duel, and the armies of both sides fought to the death. However, the Longxiang Iron Cavalry soldiers are not only excellent in battle, but also all of them are wearing well-made armor, and there is a layer of refined cotton armor inside, which is full of protection. The rebel soldiers, on the other hand, basically do not wear armor, but only use shields to protect themselves, and only a few leaders and backbones wear armor. Therefore, in the confrontation between the soldiers of the two sides, the rebel soldiers can be said to fall in pieces, and those rebel pikemen all felt despair from the bottom of their hearts when facing the dragon horse pikemen. In front of the rebel soldiers, the Longxiang Iron Cavalry Spearmen are like one after another "Iron Floating Slaughter", the excellent armor protects the Longxiang Iron Cavalry soldiers, and the spears in the hands of the rebels can't hurt the other party at all; And the spear in the hands of the Longxiang Iron Cavalry is a shot and a life, constantly killing and injuring the rebels' troops.
Seeing this, An Bangyan couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and hurriedly mobilized the archers behind the large array, and fired arrows at the dragon horse who was fighting fiercely in front of the formation.
"Ready! Put! ”
"Whoosh! Sou! Sou! ”
"Put it again!"
"Whoosh! Sou! Sou! ”
The dense arrows instantly enveloped the Long Xiang Iron Cavalry Array, Guo Yi waved his knife away from the arrows that came over, and shouted loudly: "Raise your shield!" Raise your shield! ”
"Protection! Protect! Protect! ”
In the roar of thousands of Longxiang Iron Cavalry soldiers, countless shields were erected, and the entire Longxiang Iron Cavalry Array turned into a huge "tortoiseshell array" in a blink of an eye, which firmly protected the Iron Cavalry soldiers, leaving only countless spears still shuttling in front of the formation, continuing to fight with the rebels to the death.
Seeing that the dense rain of arrows had limited damage to the Long Xiang Iron Cavalry, An Bangyan couldn't help sweating on his forehead, and immediately gathered 4,000 rebel soldiers, divided into two teams on the left and right, and killed the two wings of the Long Xiang Iron Cavalry, wanting to rely on the numerical advantage to kill and injure a large number of Long Xiang Iron Cavalry's troops.
After all the 4,000 rebels attacked, An Bangyan looked at the easternmost part of the entire battlefield with great concern, only to see that the battle situation there was also very intense, and said secretly: "I hope the master of the luxury family can hold on until I lead the army to arrive, the strength of the 20,000-strong army in front of me is too strong, and it is estimated that the master of the luxury family will not last long." I must deal with the thousands of officers and troops in front of me as soon as possible and attack the large array of the Chinese army as soon as possible, otherwise there are very likely to be bad variables if the war continues to develop! ”
At this moment, not only An Bangyan was eager to defeat his opponent, but Guo Yi was also in the same mood. Seeing that 2,000 rebel soldiers had been killed on each flank of the large array, Guo Yi couldn't help but feel angry in his heart and shouted, "Change the formation!" The whole army is in a circle! ”
"Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! ”
Thousands of Longxiang Iron Cavalry soldiers changed from the cone-shaped formation in the offensive state to the defensive circle formation in the blink of an eye, and thousands of soldiers cooperated tacitly, and there was no flaw in the process of changing the formation.
At this time, the Longxiang Iron Cavalry was already attacked on three sides, and more than 10,000 rebels had completely surrounded them, and the battle had completely entered the stage of stalemate.
However, Guo Yi did not panic in the face of such a situation, after all, the combat power of the Longxiang Iron Cavalry was much higher than that of the rebel soldiers, although the current battle situation could not make progress for a while, but the casualties on both sides were not at the same level at all, and the rebel soldiers had to pay for the lives of several or even a dozen people in order to kill a Longxiang Iron Cavalry soldier. The Longxiang Iron Cavalry Formation seemed to be besieged by more than 10,000 rebels, and the situation was critical, but in fact it was as stable as Mount Tai.
Seeing this, An Bangyan was so anxious that he kept ordering his subordinates to step up the attack, and gradually the entire rebel array became messy, and almost every rebel army was constantly crowded, either struggling forward to besiege the Longxiang Iron Cavalry soldiers, or had been defeated and retreated, and the entire rebel array was already showing signs of getting out of control.
An Bangyan was well aware of the changes in his subordinates, and after some entanglement, he finally ordered the army to retreat immediately, preparing to reorganize the formation and then continue to fight with the Longxiang Iron Cavalry soldiers.
After receiving An Bangyan's order, more than 10,000 rebels withdrew like a tidal wave, and they all rushed to regroup one mile south of the battlefield.
Seeing this, Guo Yi was willing to agree, and immediately led the Longxiang Iron Cavalry soldiers to follow closely behind, firmly biting the tail of the rebels, and always keeping a certain distance from the rebel brigade, so that it could not be successfully withdrawn to reorganize the queue.
An Bangyan couldn't help but scold angrily when he looked at the Long Xiang Iron Cavalry following in the distance, and he couldn't care about regrouping in anger, so he directly ordered the army to press all and prepare to fight to the death with the Long Xiang Iron Cavalry.
At this time, Guo Yi looked at the rebel soldiers and horses who had re-killed like a tide, and couldn't help laughing, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, stick to the formation!" Fight to the end! ”
"Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! ”
The blood station was launched again, and more than 10,000 rebel soldiers surrounded thousands of Longxiang Iron Cavalry soldiers, and the two sides once again started a bloody battle.
Suddenly, An Bangyan noticed a slight roar coming from the south side of the battlefield, and an extremely terrifying thought instantly filled An Bangyan's mind.
"Retreat! Immediately form a formation on the spot, and the whole army will form a circle! ”
An Bangyan shouted hoarsely, like a frightened madman, startled the surrounding rebel soldiers, and immediately dispersed to deliver the military order.
More than 10,000 rebel soldiers retreated one after another after receiving An Bangyan's order, and the entire rebel array became extremely chaotic, and the uneasy mood spread rapidly among the rebel soldiers. Guo Yi saw the opportunity and immediately led thousands of Longxiang Iron Cavalry soldiers to take advantage of the momentum to attack, and immediately defeated the rebel rear team, and the panic began to spread among the rebels.
At this moment, An Bangyan saw that thousands of officers and soldiers suddenly appeared in the south of him, and a battle flag of the Great Bright Sun and Moon Jintao was fluttering in the wind among the iron cavalry army. Immediately afterwards, more than 10,000 rebel soldiers also saw this terrible scene, and the entire army exploded immediately. Those rebel soldiers who have been fighting for a long time are exhausted at this time, coupled with the continuous onslaught of the Longxiang Iron Cavalry, where is the heart to face the cutting-edge official and military Iron Cavalry at this time?
As a result, the more than 10,000 rebel soldiers collapsed after a burst of exclamation, and the entire battlefield was full of rebel soldiers fleeing in panic.
Seeing this, Guo Yi immediately cheered, and led the Longxiang Iron Cavalry soldiers to cover up and kill, and swept most of the battlefield in an instant. At the same time, Lu Ying, who led more than 5,000 iron cavalry soldiers to support, also gave the order to attack, and the iron cavalry army crushed the rebels from south to north, which accelerated the rout of the rebels.
Ahn Bangyan looked at the nightmare scene in front of him, standing there like a madman and smirking, his heart full of despair.