Chapter 487: The Chinese Army is the bait
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; They could only follow in the footsteps of the crowd, mechanically raising their guns and pushing the tide of spears forward. ◢ With *Dream * Small ◢.1a Once they have launched a charge, they cannot turn around or retreat. The further they went, the steeper the slope became; And the more they squeezed the Bohai cavalry forward, the bigger the opening opened up in the area they defended. But they have no way out.
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; Everything was as precise as planned. The phalanx of spears on the left flank of the Song army had just moved back. The long-standing Mongol cavalry attacked like ghosts, holding their knives under their elbows to prevent the reflection of the metal, and the Song pikemen did not even have time to turn their eyes until the sharp knives slashed at them, and the most terrible Mongol attack was discovered.
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; The most brilliant swordsman will not show mercy when he catches the only flaw in his opponent in a very short time. The first blow of the Mongol cavalry completely destroyed the resistance of the Song army's left flank, and they rushed into the array of Song pikemen infantry from the flank, chopping off thousands of heads before the infantry could turn around, sweeping through the famous infantry mountain formation.
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; Under such an onslaught, the strong left wing of the Song army had no ability to block it. The Mongolian cavalry instantly rushed into the Song army, and the banner of Ali Hague burned into the core of the Song army's large array like a ball of fire.
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; The Mongol cavalry made a rapid advance but soon found it more difficult with each step they froze. They began to encounter the most elite knights and warriors selected from the entire Xiangfan garrison, but the Mongol cavalry was not afraid of them, knowing in their hearts that the more brave the Song soldiers they encountered, the closer they were to the Song commander.
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; They never saw where the legendary "Iron Qilin" heavy cavalry, the most elite forbidden army of the Song people, was, but everyone could see it clearly, and they were getting closer and closer to the swaying banner.
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;Hu Guoliang is a black-armored black horse, wielding a soap-tasseled spear, the sound is like a thunderbolt, and no one can stop him wherever he passes. They always crushed the military formation in front of them like lightning, and when the large groups of military horses of the various departments of the Yuan army surrounded them, they roared and disappeared into the white mist, leaving the frightened Yuan army to listen to the distant hooves echoing in their ears, and those hooves were always imminent, elusive, so that they were worried that these hooves that seemed to come from all directions would suddenly erupt at any time in the weakest part of their array.
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; The "Iron Kirin" summons each other in the mist with reed whistles, maneuvering freely. They had scattered a small force of the Yuan army, and were about to take advantage of the victory to pursue it, when they suddenly heard the rumbling drums from the Song army camp.
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;Di Yanping spit out the reed whistle in his mouth and said to Hu Guoliang, "This is an urgent drum, General Niu is calling for help." ”
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; Hu Guoliang listened with a frown, frowned and shouted to Di Yanping: "The whole army retreats north to save the camp." ”
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; A member of the generals who was closely following Di Yanping's side suddenly turned around and shouted: "My lord! His voice was anxious, and the others also heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from the wind, and those hooves were as light as the wind, as fast as a shower, and rolled out in a tight piece of small snowflakes, which was by no means the sound that ordinary Yuan cavalry could step on.
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; Hu Guoliang's face changed, and he said that it was too late, it was fast, and it was only a moment, and the sound of hooves like a drizzle of angry waves had come from three sides, and there was even a way to the back of them, obviously about to surround them in an instant.
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; "We're besieged. Di Yanping clenched the blood-soaked war horse under him and shouted. There was no need for him to remind them, everyone knew that if they turned and retreated at this time, they would be giving their backs and sides to the enemy's fierce shots. The Song army has been fighting for a long time, and it is already exhausted, and if it is caught up by the enemy from behind, it is a dangerous thing.
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; Hu Guoliang's anger burned like a basin of molten iron poured down from his head. He clenched the spear in his hand and shouted, "Okay, the whole army turns their horses, and let us meet them!" ”
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; The remaining cavalry of the Song army was bundled up and formed into a row of black and white iron walls, each with a shield in his left hand and a sword and spear in his right hand. They stood silent, facing south, with only the tail of their horses flicking gently, only blood and sweat running silently from their foreheads and arms, but everyone who still had the strength straightened up, raised his head, and stared wide-eyed, facing without fear the burning fire of the Mongol cavalry with their rapidly growing red helmets. Each of them knew in their hearts that the only opportunity they could seize was to rush head-on, and only by desperately crushing the enemy in front of them and rushing into the melee of these cavalry formations famous for their bows and arrows could they have any hope of defeating them and surviving.
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; Although there were not many Mongol cavalry emerging from the fog in front of the Song army's camp, they were all elite. Niu Fu personally led the people to set up in front of the camp in front of the dense trap of the horse ditch is extremely tricky, although it is not deep, but it is easy for the front hooves of the fast horse to sink into it and break the leg bones, and their positions are continuous, the fast horse jumps over the first ditch and will fall right in the second ravine. The Mongol cavalry was forced to divide into small groups and jog cautiously, but no matter how slow their horses ran, these fierce cavalry still rushed to his banner.
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;Niu Fu squinted at the white line drawn on the ground, and couldn't help but swallow. The hand of a young man with a divine arm bow on the side was trembling, and Niu Fuyang whipped him with his hand. "Hold it steady and then put it away, it's no different from shooting a rabbit." He shouted, and the horses under his seat craned their necks and howled frantically forward.
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; The crossbowmen of the Song army usually fought in three rows. The first row squats, the second row aims, and the third row winds up, which can maintain a dense rain of arrows at all times, but there are too few crossbowmen in the Niu Fu camp, and the formation is loose, so only people with crossbows can line up in front of the formation.
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; Niu Fu patted the ears of the nervous warhorse, hoping that it would be quiet, and it paced back and forth with broken steps, so that he could not tell how close the Mongols were rushing.
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; The first row of arrows is fired.
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; Time seemed to freeze in the whooshing sound of those crossbow arrows, and the hooves of the galloping cavalry stretched out stiffly, as if hanging in mid-air, and there was no reaction for a long time. Niu Fu even suspected that this row of arrows had been released too early, and then saw the cavalry running in front of him raise their hands, and even the men and horses fell to the ground, smashing up a cloud of black mud.
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; The salvo only suffocated these battle-hardened cavalry arrays slightly, and although the overturned horses, the neighing of horses, and the screams of men were reflected in all directions like ripples, the sound of the hooves of the horses rushing forward was always heard.
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; Second row of arrows.
&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; More men and horses fell this time, but the Mongol advance was already approaching, and Niu Fu could see their tense lips and the grim smile on their lips.