Chapter XII

The moon stars are scarce, and the wind on the grassland is even colder, and they drill into their clothes vigorously. The soldiers could only huddle together in twos and threes to keep each other warm. Due to the rapid march, almost everything that could be thrown was thrown away except for weapons and armor.

While the soldiers were trembling, they suddenly felt the earth tremble. Some of the soldiers stood up and looked ahead, a little confused. Cao Er and Yuan Da glanced at each other, looked a little panicked, and scolded, "Damn! Cavalry! Enemy attack! ”

A sharp voice rang out in the ranks, "Enemy attack!" Enemy attack! Immediately after that, two rockets took off into the air, which was the order of the Chinese army to form a formation. Youzhou is bordered by nomads. Dealing with these people who grow on horseback must have their own tricks. That is the infantry formation against the cavalry.

Although the Azi Battalion is a new barracks, it is quite proficient in formation drills. After experiencing the initial panic, the mood of each soldier began to calm down, and they quickly lined up. Shields studded with iron thorns were erected, and horse-repellent stakes were placed at the front of the ranks in a certain order, and spearmen placed their spears horizontally on top of the shields. Everyone's hands were slippery and sweaty and their palms were soaked with sweat.

"One hundred and fifty steps!"

"One hundred steps!"

"Fifty steps!"

The soldiers on the watchtower are constantly updating the distance of the enemy troops, and their voices are hoarse!

The captain stood on the platform, his eyes narrowed slightly, "Release the arrow!" ”

The herald of the archers received the order and waved the flag in his hand, "Release!" ”

Arrows whizzed out, raining down on the enemy camp like a storm. I saw that the enemy cavalry came to hide in a gorgeous belly, hid on the side of the horse's belly, dodged the arrows, and only a few unlucky eggs fell from their horses with arrows and were trampled to death by the horses behind.

Although the Battalion A is a new barracks, everything is going on steadily.

After two rounds of arrows, the enemy army was already in front of the formation. The horses slammed into their shields with a frightening muffled sound, and the shieldmen stood up to the cavalry's ramming in front of them, and the spearmen thrust their spears out with all their might. Whenever the shield soldiers in front of them fell, someone would go up to them, and as soon as the shield fell, the whole battle formation would be in chaos, and these people would become a living target for these cavalrymen.

The cavalry was hampered, and the offensive slowed down. The enemy's commander whispered a few words to the adjutant general, and saw the enemy cavalry detour to both sides of the Cao army, and the entire Cao army's battle array was surrounded.

The lieutenant stood on the platform, his forehead covered with beads of sweat. He had just discovered the traces of the enemy army, and before he could make any judgment, he was attacked by the enemy, which caught him a little off guard. After all, it was not the first time to go to the battlefield, and one order after another was conveyed, and finally passed to the ears of every soldier through the commander.

At this moment, the entire A-word battalion was surrounded by enemy troops. If the enemy cannot be defeated, then it is only a matter of time before the enemy is won. Fortunately, the enemy army is not many in number, and it can withstand for a while. The first time they saw blood, some of the soldiers stood in place, at a loss.

"What are you doing in a daze, save people (go up)!" The shouts rang out incessantly, and some of the veterans reprimanded the stunned recruits, and then rushed forward despite their pain.

Yuan Da and Cao Er held spears in their hands, constantly stabbing at the enemies in front of them. The whole arm was a little numb, and the blood splattered on the face, which looked very hideous.

"Brother, hold on!" Yuan Da leaned against the back of a shield soldier and shouted encouragement.

The pressure on Cao's battle formation is increasing, and the battle formation is constantly retreating. Sergeant Cao gritted his teeth and supported it, but even so, gaps began to appear in the battle array. Although it was extinguished by the short knife hand, there were more and more gaps.

Sergeant Cao couldn't resist it, and the gaps in the battle formation became more and more and bigger. Just as the lieutenant gave the order to fight to the death, the enemy was attacked by a rain of arrows. Due to the lack of precautions, many enemy cavalry were shot and fell from their horses.

A rumbling sound sounded behind Cao Jun, and the earth shook slightly. Listening to the sound, Cao Er looked at Yuan Da in surprise. Yuan Da was also full of surprise, "The prime minister is here?" ”

Cao Er drew the spear stuck in the enemy's body and shook his head firmly.

The sudden appearance of the team in the rear also surprised the commander of the colonel. There are no reinforcements in Youzhou City, otherwise they would not have let a new battalion like the Jiazi Battalion come to support the Torta Department.

"What's going on?" The lieutenant asked in a loud voice.

Soon I got a reply from the watchtower, "General Qiyu, a pair of cavalry appeared in the rear of our army, with black clothes and black armor, and the number is about five hundred!" ”

"Black clothes and black armor?" The lieutenant thought that there was no such army in Youzhou.

"Command the rear army, be careful!" The lieutenant hurriedly gave an order, if the back was attacked by the enemy at this time, then the battalion would be cold.

The pair of black-clad and black-armored cavalry soon approached the battle formation of the Jiazi battalion, and the sergeants put up their shields and guarded vigilantly. These cavalrymen did not even look at each other, and went directly to the enemy cavalry.

The cold light flashed, and the heads were rolling. The black-clad and black-armored cavalry was very powerful, and as soon as they joined the battlefield, they changed the situation. People kept falling off their horses, and even if they didn't die, they were trampled to death by the horses.

When Cao Er and Yuan Da saw the banner of the black-clothed and black-armored cavalry, they cheered loudly, "Brothers, fight hard to kill the enemy!" Our reinforcements are coming! ”

Hearing this, the soldiers of the Jiazi Battalion used all their strength as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, waved the weapons in their hands, and pushed the battle formation outward little by little.

The enemy's commander-in-chief also saw the banner of the newly joined cavalry, his face turned pale, and he ordered the adjutant general, "Withdraw your troops!" ”

With the order of the commander-in-chief, the enemy troops began to retreat in an orderly manner. The black-armored cavalry did not catch up, but only cleared the enemy troops outside the battle formation. In the time of a stick of incense, the battle is over.

The captain with a happy face came to the black-armored cavalry with his personal guards, "Liu Xu of Youzhou Jiazi Battalion, I don't know who the generals are?" ”

"The tiger and leopard ride Li Jian, polite, General Liu." A black-faced man came to Liu Xu on a horse.

"Thank you!" Liu Xu bowed his hand to express his gratitude.

Li Jian smiled faintly and returned the salute, "Where the duty is, I hope that the general will quickly take care of the battlefield." ”

In this battle, the enemy army left more than 600 people and left hastily. The number of battalions was reduced by two-thirds, and the number of people was reduced from 2,000 to 700.

Looking at the corpses everywhere in front of them, some soldiers sat limp on the ground. Half an hour ago, he was leaning on his back, but now he was lying on the ground, a cold corpse.

Under the scolding of the veteran, the recruit began to take care of the battlefield, dragging the body of Pao Ze to the carriage, ready to take it back to Youzhou City. After this battle, although the Jiazi battalion suffered heavy losses, it was baptized with blood and fire and grew rapidly. No matter how much training you have, you can't get the baptism of war, and you can grow up quickly.

Under the escort of 500 tigers and leopards, the 700 soldiers of the Jiazi battalion marched listlessly towards Youzhou City.