Chapter 526: A fierce battle of life and death

"Report! The enemy of Zhu Ji Pass has passed through Qiyang Town! Thirty miles from here! "Scouts keep coming back with the latest news. It's coming so fast! Chi Zhanhui was taken aback, and he didn't dare to hesitate at the moment, and hurriedly ordered the horse army on the hill to withdraw, and let the Korean army clean up the remnants of the enemy. The army immediately began to set up and prepare to meet the enemy!

The Jin and Han coalition forces, with their backs to Qishan, still followed the habits of the Jin army, the infantry formed a large formation, the horse army was deployed on the left and right crutches, and more than 50,000 foot cavalry were slightly scattered, and they were in a hurry to take their places. Chi Zhanhui and Han Chang and other generals will call themselves the Chinese army and wait for the battle! Behind them, the Han army swarming up was fighting to the death with the remnants of Yang Congyi!

The cold wind shouted, blowing the military flag and hunting, and Chi Zhanhui stood under the battle flag, looking at the south with a cold expression. Come on, let's fight it out at the foot of this mountain! I want to see how many means this tiger army has!

"Tell the Ma army, once the enemy arrives, take advantage of its formation to launch a fierce attack! Rush it! Chi Zhanhui shouted in a deep voice. No wonder he is so arrogant, at this moment he has 15,000 horsemen in his hand, and he is located in the wilderness, even if he comes to the enemy 100,000, he is not afraid! Looking around, the big array was almost complete, and a smile appeared on the face of this Jurchen general. I'm afraid that you will shrink in the pass of the city and refuse to come out! Field? I can't ask for it!

Just when more than 50,000 Jin troops were urgently forming a formation, waiting for the enemy from the south, someone suddenly found a horse army running from the west! At first glance, they didn't think anything of it, but when they got closer, the soldiers of the Jin army found that this was probably one of the largest cavalry corps they had encountered since the battle with the Song army! The enemy horses came all over the field, and the roaring hooves shook the heavens and the earth, and the sound was terrifying!

As soon as he saw this horse army, Chi Zhanhui knew that today he wanted to take advantage of the cavalry and launch an attack while the enemy formation was not successful. To win the battle, you must first deal with this cavalry. Unexpectedly, the Purple Gold Tiger was defeated so badly in Juzhou, and he still has such a strong family background? Where did he come from?

When he was in doubt, he heard the general shouting: "The south is coming!" ”

Turning his head to the south, he saw that the flags were all over the sky, and the enemies of Zhu Jiguan were swarming! Chi Zhanhui couldn't laugh anymore, and at this time, his 50,000 gold army was entering the final moment of formation. It's not good, this enemy cavalry from the direction of Fengxiang Mansion City will still attack while my formation is not successful! As soon as he thought of this, he flew to order the crutch horses on the left and right wings to remain on alert, and as soon as the enemy moved, I moved!

However, the cavalry coming from the direction of Fengxiang Mansion City did not seem to have the intention of preemptively. They stopped and waited. But they didn't move, but Chi Zhanhui dared to move. Under the tent of Wushu, he is always a pioneer general, in addition to plagiarism, the most important thing is "dare", he dares to do things that others dare not do!

At this moment, the cavalry coming out of Fengxiang Mansion City threatened the right wing of the Jin army, and Chi Zhanhui did not move the right wing troops, but the left wing did not have a burden!

"Left crutch, outflank!" Chi Hui didn't discuss it with anyone, and gave the order decisively!

As soon as the military order was given, the horn sounded! The kidnapping horses on the left flank of the Jin Army slowly drove out! At this time, the 20,000 cavalry led by Xu Hong was arrayed, and the only two commands of a thousand cavalry troops were sheltered in front of the formation, how could this resist the outflanking of the six or seven thousand cavalry of the Jin army? Seeing the enemy cavalry attacking, Zhu Jiguan's headquarters was still in an orderly formation: the spear was in the front, the bow and crossbow were in the center, the two wings were ridden, the antlers were placed in front of the formation to resist the horses, connected by iron hooks, and the flying artillery was placed behind the obstacles, and they were ready to fire...... There is a reason why Zhu Jiguan's army is not in a hurry, the Song army planned in front of this battle, and because it is in the plain area, so after they came out of Zhu Jiguan, they have already advanced in accordance with the designed pattern. After arriving at the battlefield, you only need to make a simple array to declare the formation.

The Jin army's left crutch horse gradually increased its speed, and after leaving the big formation, the soldiers were divided into two ways, and the intention could not be more obvious, that is, to attack Xu Hong's left and right flanks and outflank. When the Song army fought, there were multiple phalanxes in order to effectively resist the impact of the cavalry. In order to achieve this, the depth of the phalanx must be sufficient. However, just like a rectangle, if you guarantee the length and width, you can't take into account the width.

Now the Jin Army's left crutches and horses are outflanking left and right, that is, they do not directly rush at your front, but hit you in the ribs. Break you off and divide and encircle! If they succeed, then Xu Hong's soldiers and horses are basically finished, and as soon as he finishes, Yang Yan and Zhang Xian will come again, and it will not be of much significance.

But the name of the red-haired tiger, shouldn't it be called for nothing?

Xu Hong was in the Chinese army, and he saw that the golden cavalry was divided into two roads and rushed to attack with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai. He didn't even move his eyelids, and he didn't even instruct his generals again, because the tactics had already been worked out, and judging from the current situation, there was no need to change them.

Seventeen flying guns were lined up in front of the formation, the muzzles of the black holes were held high, the ammunition had been filled, and the gunners with torches stared at the speeding enemy horses, without fear.

They were followed by heavily armored infantry with spears more than a foot in their hands. They were more relaxed, because they could all see that the Jin army's abductors were not coming at them.

Then, there were a large number of crossbowmen. The eight-bull crossbow is too large, too complicated to operate, and takes up too many troops, so it is not suitable for field combat. Therefore, the Divine Arm Bow and the Tazhang Crossbow formed the main force of the Song army's long-range strike. At this time, the bow and crossbow array was already ready to shoot arrows, just waiting for the enemy to come.

On the contrary, the cavalry that was originally blocking the two flanks in front of the formation, as soon as they saw the Jin army's abductors rushing over, they turned their horses' heads and retreated to the rear of the large formation. A thousand horsemen to meet several times the enemy? Still have to be scattered? Isn't that death? I'm afraid that one round will give you a rush.

The ground is trembling, and Qishan is trembling! The iron hooves of the kidnapping horse trampled the earth, like a monstrous wave, hitting head-on!

In the Song army's formation, the strings sounded like a thunderbolt! The divine arm that is cherished by the soldiers is mighty! The short and sharp feathers that were lying quietly in the arrow trough whistled out and shot at the enemy rider at a speed that was difficult to catch with the naked eye!

The cavalry at the front fell in response! The horse soared into the air, shook off the knight, and slammed it to the ground, tumbling and screaming! But this did not hinder the impact of the other horse armies in the slightest, and over the years, how could there be more than a hundred battles with the Song army? Isn't that all they can do? In addition to the bow and crossbow, what other board eyes can be played?

The sound of hooves rumbled, rapidly closing the distance between the two armies!

"Stepping on the crossbow!" The shouts of the officers rose and fell in the Song army's formation.

Hearing the order, the crossbowmen raised their crossbows flat, each looking for their target. From their half-squinted eyes, a fierce light burst out!

The waves of air brought up by thousands of arrows are like a strong wind! The Jin army, which is divided into two roads, has left corners, and there are many people who fall from the horse with arrows from their horses! But they're still lunging and never show signs of stopping!

After the arrow is fired, the crossbowmen move in unison, step on the stirrup, pull the string, and put the arrow again! Whether an army is well-trained or not depends not on how beautifully the formation is or how distinctly it is on its armor, but on these most basic technical and tactical levels. And for the formation of thousands of cavalry troops swarming, they can do not panic, do not mess up, stick to their posts, and be loyal to their duties, this is called an elite division!

"Flying artillery!" This order may have been the most exciting for the soldiers in the past year or two. No matter how far this new firearm can hit, the earth-shattering roar alone is enough to destroy the enemy's psychology and boost the morale of our army!

Seventeen flying guns, each in two directions, in the first round of shelling, the gunners adjusted the guns to the maximum elevation angle. That's right, the current flying artillery has cannon ears cast on both sides. Don't underestimate the two iron bumps, its appearance makes the artillery bid farewell to stiffness and rigidity, and by adjusting the elevation angle, the range of the artillery can be controlled.

When the loud noise that the soldiers were expecting came, seventeen iron projectiles brought up gunsmoke and roared out from the muzzle of the cannon! The soldiers could even see the black shells arc through the air and fall into the enemy group!

When a puff of earth and stones was raised in the crowd of golden horsemen, the soldiers thundered with joy!

In sharp contrast, it is the frightened Jin Army's abductors and horses. They were not afraid of a long-range attack from 300 paces away, because from the perspective of fundamental combat experience, although the Divine Arm Bow was powerful and penetrating, it was already close to the enemy with at most three arrows.

They can also withstand the threat of stepping on the crossbow at a distance of more than 180 paces. Because once at this distance, they are ready to slaughter!

But when they came one after the other, and entered a distance of one hundred and fifty paces, that kind of pressure was not something that ordinary people could afford. The divine arm bow stepped on the crossbow and continued to shoot, and I don't know how many companions fell to the ground; The archers with the largest number of opponents fired thousands of arrows in unison, creating an almost impermeable rain of arrows, enveloping them in the threat of death!

And the loud noise that shook the heavens and the earth shocked everyone and horses! And they have to wait until all the opponent's equipment is used in turn, and then they can pick up the cavalry bow with a pitiful range and shoot back. The cavalry did not dare to look at how many corpses of men and horses were left behind them, and they did not have time to care about them, because they had already entered a distance of less than a hundred paces, and they were about to crash into the opponent's phalanx! Can you cut off the enemy and outflank it, in one move!

At this time, the shrunken turtle-like cavalry of the Song Army came up!

At the foot of Qishan, the corners of his mouth twitched when he was in Chizhan Hui, who was supervising the battle in the Chinese army. His bulging eyes showed disbelief! His left-hand horse was under intense attack before they could engage in hand-to-hand combat! When he saw the cavalrymen fall from their horses like dates, he was not heartbroken. As long as the outflanking can be achieved, it will be worth the casualties!

He did not panic when the flying artillery roared into the sky, kicking up a cloud of dust and startling the war horses. Because through the battle of Zhu Jiguan, he knew that although that thing sounded scary, it was also quite powerful against the dense infantry army, but in the face of the relatively scattered cavalry attack formation, it was obviously not hot.

It wasn't until the kidnapping horses that attacked from both sides collided with the enemy formation, but the Song army did not appear in the imaginary rout, that his face changed! The heavy infantry of Song Junbu on both flanks caught the kidnapping horse hard! It's a battle of steel! Although the spear mace of the Jin army is powerful, the broadsword and heavy axe of the Song army are by no means easy to match!

As soon as the abducted horse entered the battle, the Qin Fengjun under the command of Xu Hong and the soldiers of the Liangxing Pacification Division troops, so that the long soldiers, when they saw the torso of the enemy knights, poked under the horses, and made the crossbowmen with short axes specialize in picking up the legs of the horses! They were heartbroken, for the horses whose legs had been cut off were of no use other than to be eaten as meat...... Chi Zhanhui also reacted quickly, and when he saw that the outflanking tactics did not work, he did not drag the mud and water at all, and shouted: "Withdraw!" ”

Before the words fell, there were exclamations beside him: "The west is here again!" ”

He suddenly turned his head to look, only to see that after the thousands of enemy horsemen, the Song army was overwhelming! Until this moment, this Jurchen fierce general had the feeling of being surrounded!

"How's the fight?" Yang Yan spewed out clouds of white mist from his mouth, and before galloping out of the army, he asked Li Chengwei, who was watching the battle.

"Xu Siguan and Xu Wuguan were very good, and they caught the surprise attack of the Jin Army's left crutch. Yang Dutong, please look, the kidnapping horse is retreating. Li Chengwei pointed his gun at him and said loudly.

Yang Yan looked into the distance, and saw that Erxu's large array basically maintained its shape, and under their hard counterattack, the enemy's abducted horses really couldn't resist it, and they were beginning to retreat.

"Good! I will pack up and attack the right flank of the Jin army, and your horse army will not move for the time being! Yang Yan shouted loudly. As soon as he finished speaking, he found that Erxu's big array had started!

It turned out that Xu Hong saw Feng Xiang's soldiers coming, and he had no scruples. Decisively seize the fighter plane and order the whole army to rush forward! The Jin Army's left-handed horse was driven back by the red-haired tiger like this!

Chi Zhanhui could no longer calm down, and if the left crutch retreated, and the Song army pursued after him, it was very likely that the left flank would be disrupted. Once the left wing is not protected, the situation of the war is dangerous!

"Mid lane! Foot army out! Intercept me! He shook his fists and roared wildly.

The advantage of the Jin cavalry makes people often ignore that they also have an elite infantry army. Especially in recent years, in many battles with the Song army, they have gradually found some ways. In view of the Song army's tendency to use hoplites as the backbone, the Jin army also developed its own heavy infantry.

Choose a sturdy warrior, dressed in heavy armor, armed with mace and iron bones. Interestingly, this heavy infantry is also called "Iron Floating Tu". At the critical moment, Chi Zhanhui sent this heavy infantry up, trying to rely on them to intercept Xu Sheng and Xu Hong.

As soon as the military order came out, Tiefutu blocked the wall and entered! With sixty or seventy pounds of equipment, Tiefutu was the same as the Song army's Tiger Jie Rock, and it was difficult to charge quickly. They slowly left the main formation, wielded their weapons, and trotted towards the battlefield. It can be seen that this Jin army's heavy steps are not in vain, because when the left crutch horse was driven by Erxu's department and washed over like a tide, if it was replaced by other troops, I am afraid it would have been wrapped up and scattered long ago. However, Tiefutu still maintained a fairly intact formation and faced the Erxu Division.

The pace is steady, the armor is sonorous, and at the agitation of the trumpet! In the face of the Song army rushing like a flood, the heavy infantry of the Tiefu Tu howled and ran!

There was a loud bang, and the two armies met! The soldiers used their bodies as a wall, and two torrents of steel slammed together! The soldiers at the forefront even came face to face with the enemy, face to face! All kinds of heavy weapons fly up and down, and flesh and blood are splashed! It is called that the sun is bright and there is no light, and the wind and clouds are changing!

The sound of the crash of steel, the shouts of the enemy's companions, the wails of the wounded soldiers! All this aroused the boundless killing intent of the soldiers of the two armies! At the moment, they are all ferocious beasts! I want to kill the other party!

Yang Yan didn't dare to hesitate at all, and he was not willing to give Jin Jun a chance to breathe!

"Tiger Jie, Rock, Arrow, Flying Feather, Xihe Foot Soldiers, all armies attack together! Brothers, kill! ”

The roar of the angry sea sounded in Qin Fengxi's army array! With the sharpness of the silver horn and the thunder of the war drums, the main force of the Song army that came out of Fengxiang Mansion City came out as soon as it took a look! Outside of the Shema Army, Yang Yan pressed almost most of the infantry army at the beginning of the war!

Dark all round! The bitter cold can't stop the boiling blood of the officers and men of the two armies!

Landslides and cracks! Death is hard to resist the victory of the soldiers of the two armies!

Tiger Jie! Rock! In the Battle of Dunzhou, the two strong brigades of the Hu'er Army, which were almost completely wiped out, were rebuilt again after two years of pain and hard work! Today, they will prove with their blood and lives that they are still the mainstay and the main force of the Tiger Army!

"Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! "This inspiring trumpet resounded throughout Qishan! Two heavy infantry, wielding broadswords, heavy axes, and bones, took ten thousand steps, like a thick city wall, and forced towards the right flank of the Jin army!

Two crossbow-based troops, closely followed by the heavy infantry! An infantry army of nearly 20,000 launched a thunderous blow!

In the Jinzhong army formation, Han Chang has repeatedly learned the strength of the Hu'er army. So far, they have not been able to figure out a way to crack the Song Army's "Tuan Hua Array". Therefore, you can only learn from the same way, draw a scoop according to the gourd, you make heavy soldiers, I will also do it, you make a group of flowers, I will also learn!

Seeing Hu'er marching forward like a wall, he shouted anxiously: "Hurry up and let the infantry army press up!" The Ma army is waiting for an opportunity to attack, and they can't be allowed to come up! The tiger is extremely fierce, and once the soldiers are short-handed, they can only be strangled by it! ”

At this critical juncture, Chi Zhanhui doesn't care who made the suggestion. Immediately complied, and roared: "Herald the living girl, go up!" Stabilize in the middle! In his tone, it was difficult to hide his panic!

Lou Su returned to China due to illness, and his son Wanyan remained in Shaanxi and was exempted from the cleansing of Dajin Xinjun. Today, he is in charge of the right wing corps of the Jin army. Seeing the defeat of the left flank, he knew that the responsibility was heavy, and as soon as he received the military order, he immediately urged the infantry to meet the enemy!

When the right-wing Jin army left the big array, the Qin Feng army and the Xihe army had already begun to speed up! The soldiers were dressed in thick armor and wore hoods on their heads, revealing only half of their faces! Tightly clutching the weapon in his hand, he tried his best to move forward, and rushed towards the enemy with a thunderous momentum!

Behind them, two armies of bows and arrows followed!

On the vast battlefield, two armies face each other! The sound of the call sign is higher and higher! When entering the distance of 100 paces, the archers of the two armies of Fengya and Feiyu hid behind the heavy infantry, tied the arrows on the wind, raised the angle, and the strings rang out at will, and a rain of arrows rose in the Song army's charging array! It's a pity that there is no sun today, otherwise, the sun would be dim!