Chapter 486: Defeat Battle

After the first row of iron cavalry charged, some died directly in the enemy formation, some fell in front of the enemy formation, and some barely controlled the horses, but the horses ran to both sides, and the first row of the charge almost failed, and had no effect.

But this is only the first row of the horizontal row of the brigade, the whole impact has just begun, the infantry of the Shun army shouted and stretched their spears forward, at this time, several frontal fronts, even if they want to turn around and escape, are crowded and unable to move, for the sake of the plan is to fight.

The impact of the front row was also seen later, and it was too late for the second row to adjust its tactics, and the only thing these iron cavalry could do was to lean their bodies forward as much as possible, and the cavalry spears in their hands stretched forward as much as possible.

When it first came into contact, although the Shun army resisted, there were still several gaps in the first column's front, and the entire large array, in the part of the iron cavalry impact, had a tendency to concave backwards.

Before it could be adjusted, the iron cavalry came again, and although the time between them was very short, the impact effect this time was very tragic.

The people in iron armor plus the horses in leather armor, as well as miscellaneous weapons and equipment, the weight of the superposition, and then the speed of the horses galloping at high speed is amplified, and the tip of the spear is infused with such a huge power, when it looks like it is about to stab the foot soldiers of the Shun army, the iron cavalry is in a hurry to let go.

In such a reunion, the force of the shock will also be very huge, and if people still hold it firmly, their arms will be easily broken.

Even so, the power of the front stab of the cavalry is huge, the spear of the cavalry of the Jiaozhou battalion is modified equipment, consciously longer than the infantry spear of the Ming army and the Shun army, of course, the infantry spear of the Ming army and the Shun army is shoddy, and the length often does not meet the standard. Generally on the short side.

Before the horses rushed to the spear array, the cavalry's cavalry spears had already pierced the Shunjun infantry in front, and the Shunjun infantry did not have the good protection of the Shandong soldiers and horses, and the people in the first row were still wearing cuirasses or something.

They were only lucky to get scale armor or ring-arm iron armor when they captured the Ming army, but neither of these California could resist a close-range assassination, let alone such a force.

What's more, most of the Shun army is just cloth clothes. The spear with great power stabbed them in the flesh, like inserting chopsticks into tender tofu, and thuded through, because the queue was extremely crowded, and often the assassination was not just killing one, but three or four people were pierced at the same time.

The impact of this second row is much better than that of the first row, and there are also unlucky ghosts who are stabbed by the spears of foot soldiers. But he also rushed into the infantry array, drew his long knife and axe and began to slash and kill the ground cavalry, but the infantry array was too dense, and after he rushed in, he only waved it a few times. The horses could not turn, and then they were stabbed off their horses by the foot soldiers who had made up for them.

But just now, I was looking at the unshakable Shunjun front, but at this time it seemed a little loose, this kind of rapid impact. The soldiers of the Shun army have never seen before, and they are too amazing.

This is only two rows of cavalry, and there is a huge brigade of cavalry behind, although the two attacks in front of him were blocked, but this is a few lives on his side in exchange for one life on the other side, and it may not be exchanged.

With such a wide front, why should I stand in the middle of this, and those companions on the side don't have to face such a terrible charge. The cavalry stormed the line of the infantry. In addition to its own strong impact, there is also the psychological shock caused to the foot soldiers in the impact again and again.

The infantry of the Shun army has been able to withstand it until now, which is already a very good performance, and the cavalry of the third row arrived very quickly, but the gap opened by the second row has not been filled until now.

When the third platoon rushed to the ground, it was already preferring to throw away its weapons and run in both directions. Or lying on the ground. Bet yourself not to be trampled on by horses, and avoid the presence of soldiers who are stabbed with spears. Especially those gaps, the soldiers were even more frightened.

The spears of the foot soldiers were already a little unsteady, and the line was slightly loose, and this time the horses' stamping on the ground and the shouts of the soldiers did not hide the sudden eruption of screams.

Most of the iron cavalry that rushed this time were able to crash into the pawn formation after the assassination, and drew the long knives and big axes hanging on the side of the saddle and slashed downward, allowing themselves to break through the ground The gap is getting bigger and bigger.

The iron cavalry rushed into the ranks of the Shun army, broke through their dense formation, and caused greater damage with chopping weapons, while the soldiers of the Shun army relied on the numerical advantage to divide and surround the iron cavalry, waiting for the opportunity to assassinate.

But there are waves of iron cavalry behind them, and the two iron cavalry teams of the second echelon have begun to accelerate, and the speed of Tang Er's horse in it slowed down slightly, the vermilion spear in his hand was raised, and he drew a few circles in mid-air, and then pointed forward, the original tight formation of the iron cavalry team began to disperse, and the cavalry distanced themselves from each other, but they also accelerated and rushed forward.

The foot soldiers, who were still entangled with the third row of cavalry, saw that the enemy's cavalry brigade was killing again, and many of them either wanted to dodge on both sides or avoid the battlefield.

And the foot soldiers who can still stick to the front find that their companions around them are either fleeing or dodging, without the support of their peers and the collective queue, the scattered foot soldiers are the result of being slaughtered against the cavalry, no one wants to send them to death, they naturally have to dodge.

The array of infantry against the cavalry was like an avalanche of a snow-capped mountain, starting with just a small fragment, and then bringing about the collapse of the entire snow-capped mountain, from the timidity caused by the iron cavalry at the beginning, to the small gap, to the current gradual collapse.

Tian Jianxiu, the general of the Great Shun System, saw this scene and his face gradually turned pale, and he could see the banners in front of him gradually tilting and retreating, and he could also hear the screams and wails of the soldiers.

He didn't expect that the Shandong soldiers and horses would be able to invest so much regardless of casualties, and use a very determined attack to make the infantry array that he thought was like a strong city collapse step by step, and suddenly the panicked screams were a little louder, and the collapse speed of the infantry array guarding against the cavalry charge was a little faster.

"Tiger, you lead the horse team to copy their left side, now these ironclad cavalry are rushing at my front, the flanks are unguarded, no matter how fierce these ironclad charges, our foot soldiers can resist for a while. I led my army back more than a hundred steps, and when you attacked his flank, I would have immediately counterattacked. ”

A lieutenant of the Shun army in chain mail nodded, urging the horses under the crotch, Liu Zongmin, Hao Shaoqi and Tian Jianxiu all had cavalry composed of former Shaanxi border soldiers as the backbone in their hands, and they were the most effective part of their army, this captain known as the tiger was Tian Jianxiu's confidant and favorite general. It is not used until the critical time.

Because of the fatigue of his cavalry, so he gave way to the front of the pawn, and now he has somewhat eased up a little strength, and in the current situation, if he does not send his cavalry again, let alone open this passage, I am afraid that his troops will collapse here.

But the general Tian Jianxiu led the elite of the Shun army to cut off the back of the Ming army, until now. Although the infantry placed in the front gradually could not support it, the troops around Tian Mihide could still hold firmly in control, and the order from his side was given, and the flag and drum beat together gave the signal.

Tian Jianxiu's Chinese army began to slowly retreat, opening up some distance from the troops in front. This is already a preparation for giving up the battlefield space after being rushed away in front of you.

After the cavalry of the second echelon rushed up, the front team of the Shun army could no longer maintain a strict formation and organized resistance, and completely dispersed, and a dozen or a dozen people, three or five people, gathered in a team to fight separately. Some people desperately fled to the outside of the battlefield, while others continued to fight.

But now, only this part of the Shun army has collapsed, the two wings and the Chinese army are still intact, and the light cavalry of the Jiaozhou Battalion Horse Army will definitely not fight as hard as the iron cavalry.

The light cavalry on the right flank of the horse army, with the last row of the iron cavalry as the baseline, followed unhurriedly behind, and the iron cavalry charged. The light cavalry also began to slowly accelerate.

The left wing of the Shun army saw the movements of the enemy's light cavalry not far away, although it was not as amazing as the charge of the iron cavalry in the center, but this light cavalry was also majestic, who knows if it would be so straight to fight, as a result, when the left wing of the Du Wei Zhanglu and others were imitating the Chinese army to gather in formation to resist, the light cavalry on the opposite side took advantage of the fact that they were gathering on the ground, and the light cavalry brigade on the right wing of the horse army went towards the left side of the Shun army.

After making a turn, the light cavalry team rushed directly to the left. The left flank of the Shun army had just gathered under the orders of the general, ready to deal with a possible light cavalry charge. Who would have thought that the opponent's light cavalry actually rushed over from the flank, and the space needed for the foot soldiers to move was small.

But these foot soldiers on the left flank were not as well disciplined and trained by the soldiers of the Jiaozhou battalion. After making the action of resisting the front, the team wanted to adjust the direction immediately, facing the light cavalry rushing from the left, which had already caused chaos, and the light cavalry had already rushed to the front.

Because people are accustomed to using their right hand, they have a subconscious habit of going to the right in their movements, and this nature is also reflected in the military formation.

When the generals set up the battle formation, they all intentionally or unintentionally placed the strongest team on the right flank and attacked the opponent's left flank.

The general Tian Jianxiu is also a general, and he has experienced the role of wind and waves, and he certainly knows the problems that will arise on the left flank when he arranges the army.

But today, the horse army in Shandong did not give them any time, and the hastily arrayed could only be arranged according to the usual method, strictly speaking, this could not be regarded as a flaw, and no one could have imagined that the Jiaozhou battalion horse army would dare to attack first in the situation of being inferior in numbers.

And it is such a desperate attack, although it is a success, but regardless of casualties, it takes a lot of determination to invest in his own strength, coming early in the morning, the number of opponents is small, Tian Jianxiu really didn't expect the other party to be so ruthless.

So the elite ironclad cavalry pushed up regardless of casualties, and the two sides were caught off guard as soon as they took the battle, and all the flaws, even the small mistakes that could not be called flaws, were magnified a lot in this rush and surprise, and immediately became fatal mistakes.

For the light cavalry of the Jiaozhou battalion horse army, although it is a light cavalry, it can be charged according to the road of the iron cavalry, and the deterrence of the cavalry charge lies in the queue, a horse and a cavalry The enemy will not be afraid, but a neat formation of cavalry charges, the deterrence produced is not just as simple as that.

The left flank array of the Shun army was still in the process of mixing, and when they saw the cavalry of the brigade lined up in a group to cover and kill, the generals were a little unable to control the troops.

Although these Shun troops were also veterans, they were tired from a night's march, and suddenly encountered such a scene, and their own ranks were in chaos. The haste quickly turned into panic, panic quickly turned into collapse, and then the collapse and disintegration of the entire left wing.

The light cavalry of the horse army on this side was only about 1,500 cavalry, but the effect was not much worse than that of the iron cavalry that charged head-on and fought hard.

The horses of the cavalry were close to each other, and the spears were almost in a row, and the tips of the spears were pointed diagonally downward, and they kept their speed and leaned over.

The thing that made the soldiers of the Shun army feel resentful and aggrieved in their hearts was. Even the light cavalry of Shandong soldiers and horses are also wearing iron helmets and are protected by a cuirass on the upper body, if such cavalry is in the Shun army, it has already been used as an elite, but this protection has ensured that the bows and arrows scattered from the left flank cannot cause any effective damage.

Before the two sides could make contact, the left flank of the Shun army collapsed, and these weaker soldiers did not have the courage to raise their spears against the incoming cavalry, not to mention that their formation and concentration were not guaranteed. Even if the people in the front row put up their spears, they might not be able to resist.

This is the real disaster, the collapse of the left flank of the Shun army is a chain reaction, and the direct consequence is that the front team that is still in the melee also collapses.

The crux of the matter is that the catastrophe and the pursuit will not stop with the collapse, and the cavalry of the Jiaozhou Battalion will always chase after these routs. Let this collapse continue to expand.

Almost at this moment, the infantry of the front team and the left flank were driven by the horse army towards Tian Jianxiu's main force, which Tian Jianxiu did not expect at all.

A large number of routs ran towards this side, dodging and dodging. If you can't kill it cleanly, the array of the Chinese army will also be chaotic and loose by the impact of these routs, and when the cavalry behind you follow, it will be impossible to save the overall situation.

The commander of the system, Tamihide, ordered the defeated troops to go back along the edge of the formation, hoping that the cavalry he sent out would be effective.

Although the soldiers of the main force of the Shun army shouted hoarsely, and even whipped with the shafts of their spears and the backs of their swords, they could not stop the routs from seeking refuge in the array.

After all, the Shandong cavalry was holding spears, knives and axes high behind them, and even the soldiers of the Shun army did not have the courage to face it. Cannibalism has already occurred in order to find a way out, and the spear shaft and the back of the knife have been used to drive the ground just now, and the spear tip and blade have already been used.

Even so, they still couldn't stop the trend of collapse, and the space of more than 100 steps vacated by the slow retreat just now was already filled with the rout.

Now the iron cavalry pursued quite calmly, and the teams were like waves, taking turns to beat on the broken army formation. Make their confusion even worse. The light cavalry on the left flank mixed in with the crowd. Wanton slaughter with sabers and spears.

On the right side, where Tian Jianxiu pinned his hopes, there has been no news coming. The personal soldiers sent to contact were blocked by the rout, and they could not return to their own formation.

Tian Jianxiu looked at the panicked situation of the soldiers, and was extremely depressed in his heart, as if there was a fire to vent, and he was so angry that he shouted on the horse, but the situation in front of him was already uncontrollable.

"Withdraw, withdraw, the headquarters is not chaotic, and other places don't have to pay attention to it. ”

When it is broken, it is broken, Tian Jianxiu was about to lose his pawn to protect the handsome, but he still hesitated immediately, and ordered with some pain:

"If there is anyone who disturbs the military formation, it will be killed!!"

After this order was passed on to the people who had given the order, the cries in the chaos instantly doubled, and many of the people who had been colleagues and fellow villagers raised butcher knives to each other.

But this decision is correct, if you don't retreat in time, then the entire army formation will be in danger of collapsing, but now is not the time to escape.

There are routs around, and there are large groups of chasing soldiers behind them, if you want to retreat calmly, how can it be so easy, the people who retreat are panicked, and it is even more difficult to stabilize the troops, but at this time, the general Tian Jianxiu has to do it, if he is still there, I am afraid that the ending will be more troublesome.

The Shun army formation, which was like a mountain and a forest, retreated like this, and Tang Er did not participate in the pursuit and charge, he stayed in front of the formation and watched the battle. The vermilion spear in his hand was like a handsome flag of the Chinese army, always standing there.

The iron cavalry rushed forward in a group, and the stragglers who had withdrawn from the previous charge were automatically gathered behind Tang Er, and the left flank of the horse army at this time was already shouting to kill the heavens.

The cavalry of the army was killed and pounced on the left flank of the horse army, but for the Jiaozhou battalion. The average level of soldiers is very high, because they are all soldiers who come out of a recruitment standard and a training system, and the difference between the right and left flanks on the battlefield is the position, and it has nothing to do with the strength of the soldiers.

According to the advance arrangement of Tang Er, the commander of the horse army, the light cavalry on the left flank was originally used to follow the iron cavalry charge to expand the results of the battle, and at this time it happened to be used to block the cavalry of the Shun army.

Compared with the light cavalry of the Jiaozhou battalion, Tian Jianxiu's elite cavalry did have the upper hand in equestrianism and combat skills. But the advantage contained in this upper hand was not enough to form an overwhelming advantage, and it could not be defeated, and a stalemate battle was formed at the beginning, and the horse army of the Jiaozhou battalion needed time.

The cavalry in the gathering place around Tang Er was already nearly three hundred, and seeing that the Ming army on the opposite side began to retreat like a tide, Tang Er didn't even pay attention to the fierce battle that was threatening him on the flank, and ordered loudly:

"Remove the armour and felt of the horses from their armours and harnesses. Soldiers remove all but their breastplates and helmets!! ”

This order was aimed at the more than 300 cavalrymen who were following him, and when the cavalrymen heard this order, they did not hesitate, and dismounted one after another and began to disarm and busily disarm.

It is not difficult to remove armor and armor that are connected by buckles and knots. Soon the cavalry around him fulfilled his request and remounted their horses, and when they had gathered at his place just now, the cavalry took advantage of this rare gap. Feed the horses some dry food to supplement their horsepower.

After removing the protective gear and taking off some of the armor, the burden on the horses became much lighter, and it was a new force on the battlefield.

"All of them, follow Ben and go straight to the enemy!!"

Although there are only 300 people, these 300 people are all full of courage and momentum. Tang Er pointed the spear in his hand forward, urging the mount.

The team led by Tang Er had few people, but there was already chaos and rout in front of them, they launched a charge on the battlefield, and the scattered soldiers of the Shun army in front of them could not form any obstacle at all, and the iron cavalry and ordinary cavalry were already mixed with the foot soldiers, and there was no momentum of impact.

This time, Tang Er led the more than 300 horsemen to rush over, and they were no longer able to resist the local people. The footmen dodged one after another. The Jiaozhou battalion horse army on both sides of the charging queue followed behind one after another, and the scale of this shock team became larger and larger. Slice the entire chaotic battlefield from the center.

The cavalry of Tian Jianxiu, the general of the Shun military system, has been sent out, and most of his subordinates are foot soldiers, and the speed of retreat is inevitably much slower, and the surrounding area is wrapped by the impact of the rout, and there are cavalry who have been following, and they are always inseparable from the brigade, Tian Jianxiu's face is already pale.

Suddenly, the rout soldiers who were running behind the main force of the Shun army suddenly thought about running on both sides, and the cavalry led by Tang Er rushed in, and this rapid and rapid road had already gathered nearly a thousand iron cavalry and light cavalry, and the speed was almost the fastest, just rushing to the rear of Tian Jianxiu's army.

Sometimes the ice cubes are as hard as stones, but sometimes, as long as the power is used skillfully and quickly enough, even the largest pieces of ice will be shattered with a hammer.

At this time, Tian Jianxiu's military formation was like this, and the force that Tang Er invested when he was stuck became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The stability of the army that the Shun army has been trying to maintain collapsed instantly, and suddenly, the original position that could still be distinguished from the periphery of the rout became blurred, and it was impossible to distinguish, because all the troops were scattered, and now there are only two kinds of soldiers on the battlefield, the Jiaozhou battalion horse army on horseback, and the Shun army that fled on the ground.

"Obey the order and kill every enemy you see!!"

Tang Er stabbed the back of a rout soldier in front of him with a scarlet spear, and shouted on his horse, and the soldiers who followed him immediately repeated his order in unison and shouted out, and in the end, what echoed everywhere on the battlefield was "kill light" and "kill light".

As if to set off this momentum, on the other side of the battlefield, that is, in the direction of facing Gao Jie's soldiers and horses, suddenly the guns rang out, like thunder.

"Where did they run!! We'll go with it!! The only victor in this world is our Jiaozhou battalion!!