Chapter 170: Infantry vs. Cavalry, Battalion of Fire
At present, the war between the Han and the Xianbei people has reached a fever pitch. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info especially on this battlefield not far from Wuwei City.
Here, the enemies of the Han army were the western Xianbei and their great king Kebineng.
After Dong Zhuo received Wuwei City's request for help, he immediately rushed back to the vicinity of Wuwei City with his headquarters soldiers and horses as quickly as possible.
After Kebineng received the intelligence of Dong Zhuo's army, under the anger brought by Xiahou Yuan's torture in the past few days, Kebineng took the lead in attacking Dong Zhuo. Moreover, Dong Zhuo's army also launched a counter-charge towards Kebineng after the formation was formed.
After Dong Zhuo and Kebineng went to war, the Xu Shu army that stayed behind in Wuwei also immediately made arrangements. Xiahou Yuan, who had been staying outside the city, had already walked halfway to the battlefield when the flood camp guarding Wuwei drove out of Wuwei City.
Xiahou Yuan, with the 500 elite heavy hammer auxiliary battalion as the vanguard, personally led the team to assassinate the sentinels of the Xianbei people in front, and successfully approached the rear army of Kebineng unknowingly in the Xianbei people.
However, it is impossible for the army to march silently. And even more so when the enemy is on guard.
When Xiahou Yuan was still seven or eight miles away from Kebineng, Kebineng finally knew that there was a tiger behind him!
In fact, Kebineng didn't want to eliminate Xiahou Yuan's department. But Kebi can be compared with Xiahou Yuan, that is, the enemy is dark and I am bright. Kebineng didn't know how many people Xiahou Yuan had, and there were fewer people going out, so he was afraid that he would be surrounded by the Han army; There are many people who go out, and they are afraid that the big camp will be served by the Han army. Moreover, according to Kebineng's own discussion with Budugen, Budugen should also be about to reach his own camp. Let's wait for the step to come.
However, Kebineng couldn't wait for Budugen, but waited for Dong Zhuo.
Xiahou Yuan slashed the last Xianbei sentry to death with a single sword. He glanced up at the fleeing Xianbei Sentinel. With a sigh, he said to the soldiers beside him, "Send someone to inform the brothers in the back." First line up the formation, and then approach the rear army of the Xianbei people step by step. ”
After the soldier Dorno, he immediately ran in the direction of the main force of the army.
Xiahou Yuan sat on the ground and wiped the blood stains on the big knife of the ring hand with the clothes on the corpse of the Xianbei people, "Let's go, let's go and join the army!" ”
After Xiahou Yuan joined up with the main force behind, Kebineng learned that there were more than 15,000 Han troops who had been harassing him. Kebineng was shocked and immediately decided to launch a surprise attack on the Han army from his back, cutting through the enemy army and then breaking through.
Because, at this time, the Han army, which was able to have a head-to-head duel with Kebi, was divided into three more teams. It seems that their goal should be themselves.
If you don't leave at this time, it's not easy to leave if you want to go later! Although Kebineng is very muscular, his head is not unbright. If he didn't even have this vision, it would be impossible for Kebineng to achieve the position of king.
Kebi Neng made a quick decision, and as the 5,000 cavalry of the rear army, he immediately turned his horse's head and marched towards the Han army that was sneaking up from behind.
After Xiahou Yuan returned to the main force, he immediately asked the soldiers to set up a neat and tight defensive formation. Whoever knows that there is an enemy army of more than 10,000 people behind him will not remain indifferent.
From a distance, Xiahou Yuan saw the dust flying in the distance. He knew he was right. Xianbei people are really here!
"Brethren of Hammer Battalion! Do you still remember the battle under the city of Jibei back then? General Anthy, with our 3,000 heavy hammer battalion brothers, held back 30,000 enemies! Now you are also soldiers from the Hammer Battalion. Tell me, can you continue to be brilliant! ”
"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”
The soldiers of the Heavy Hammer Auxiliary Battalion answered Xiahou Yuan with three kills. Xiahou Yuan nodded with satisfaction.
At this time, the captain of the Agni Fire Battalion walked out and said to Xiahou Yuan, "General, you can't do this. We are both under the command of General Anthy, and you can't keep the brothers of the Hammer Battalion in the limelight. Our Fire Battalion is also an elite, so we can't keep letting us fight the Hammer Battalion. ”
"Yes, General!"
……
Many of the Flame Battalion soldiers chimed in.
"Well, in that case, let the brothers of the Agni Battalion take the role of defense. The Hammer Battalion listens to orders! ”
"The last general!" The captain of the Hammer Battalion replied loudly.
"Give up your place and let the brothers of the Burning Camp come forward. You divide into two teams and shoot the Hu people on both sides! ”
"No!"
Xiahou Yuan's department had just finished making adjustments, and the cavalry of the Xianbei people had already leaked out.
"Beat the drums!"
"Roar~, ha!"
With the rumbling drums and the deafening roar of the soldiers of the Agni Battalion. Tall shields were erected.
The first thing the Xianbei cavalry who rushed to the front saw was the dense spear tips and the shield array composed of rows of steel. But in recent years, the weakness of the Han people has not attracted the attention of these Xianbei warriors.
The Xianbei cavalry did not pause, and the war horses did not slow down, and rushed straight towards the shield array of the fire camp opposite.
Xiahou Yuan was riding on a horse, located relatively high in the center of the shield array.
The Soul Chasing Bow has been taken off by Xiahou Yuan. A white feather arrow has been sent to the bowstring by Xiahou Yuan.
"Buzz!" The tremolo of the bowstring brought out a dense rain of arrows! It was released by the soldiers of the Agni Battalion, who were located in the rear. After they shot the first arrow from Xiahou Yuan, they sent out the first volley!
The elite of the Five Elements Battalion is not only the elite of the soldiers who are veterans of a hundred battles, but also their elite and every soldier will use at least two weapons.
For example, the archers of the Five Elements Battalion. They are not just archers, they draw their swords from their waists, and they also have a fighting power that cannot be underestimated. The sword and shield hand of the Five Elements Battalion, picking up the spear, is also a qualified pikeman.
This is the different elite of the Five Elements Battalion. Moreover, the minimum standard for the soldiers of the heavy hammer battalion is to make good use of both weapons. And most of them were accompanied by two weapons. Bow and arrow: That's a compulsory subject. Although their archery skills did not reach 90 out of 100 shots, it was still no problem to hit 70%.
Of course, the 50,000 people in the five battalions of the current Five Elements Battalion have not all reached this level. However, the Camp of Sharp Gold and the Battalion of Agni have already completed this elite. The remaining three battalions were also completed.
The proudest thing for the Xianbei people is to ride and shoot, but now the Xianbei people are facing a salvo of the Han army!
After the arrow was lost through a graceful parabola, it successfully nailed into the body of the Xianbei people. And even though the knight on horseback dodged the rain of arrows, the war horse under him did not have such a good fate.
Time. The charging formation of the Xianbei people was overturned by the seven people who were shot by the rain of arrows. However, the Xianbei cavalry did not slow down.
If you don't rush, you will die, and if you rush, maybe there is a glimmer of hope to live!
The giant shield was firmly inserted into the ground by the soldiers of the Flame Battalion. The Han soldiers carrying shields could not see what was ahead, and could only hear the heavy sound of horses' hooves on the ground.
The horses' hooves flew up and down, and the splashed dirt flew in all directions. Before the Han army could release the fourth wave of arrows, the Xianbei people were already ready to jump. But the archers of the Han army did not stop shooting, and the rain of arrows continued to baptize the cavalry of the Xianbei people in the back.
The Xianbei war horse is much better than the local war horse in Liangzhou. When the Qiang people attacked Zhu Jun's shield array before, there were many cavalry who did not jump over the giant shield and jumped into the advance phalanx. Today, there are very few cavalry of the Xianbei people who have not jumped into the shield array.
The giant shield used by the Flame Camp was actually not short, nearly seven feet tall. Seven feet is about one meter six. And the war horses of the Xianbei people carried the knights, and with the momentum of the charge, they easily crossed over.
The Xianbei cavalry did jump over, but they were greeted by a dense line of spears! The Xianbei war horse, which successfully avoided being hit and killed, was stabbed through by five or six spears piercing into the abdomen at the same time before it landed.
Then, the war horse, which was still screaming, received the gravitational pull of the earth and fell heavily to the ground. Some of the Han soldiers who didn't have time to dodge were smashed under the horses.
The war horses of the Xianbei people are all of some excellent blood, and their height is almost between 1.7 and 1.8 meters, so their self-weight is also about 400 catties. This 400 catties is not a Han system. Plus the weight of the knight on horseback and the weapons and small amount of armor that the knight held. Therefore, the total weight of a cavalry of the Xianbei people is about 600 catties, and according to the Han system, it is nearly 1,300 catties.
What is the concept of such a weight falling on a person, a comminuted fracture of the whole body plus death without any pain!
In fact, the shield array set up by the soldiers of the Agni Battalion has space for the soldiers to dodge, except for the shield that is placed without any gaps when defending against the enemy's arrow rain. As an elite battalion under Cao De, the Agni Battalion successfully dodged the corpses of the enemy's volleys is also a compulsory subject.
Therefore, because there were not many soldiers of the Agni Battalion who were stoned to death by the corpses of war horses.
Soon, because of the impact and smashing of the Xianbei war horse, the shield array in the first row was quickly broken through by the Xianbei people.
At this time, the soldiers of the Fire Battalion, who had been carrying the shield before, gave up the shield and drew the ring hand broadsword at his waist. Dodge the scimitar swung from the enemy's head, cut off the horse's legs, and then slash the enemy's chest with the knife.
Although the shield array on the first layer had been pierced open by the Xianbei people, there were still second, third, and fourth rows waiting for them.
If the Xianbei people want to rely on these five thousand people to break through Xiahou Yuan's shield array, it is really wishful thinking.
A four-tiered shield array of 4,000 soldiers, made up of a mixture of sword and shield men, sword and axe hands, and pikemen. Soldiers of the Flame Battalion hiding behind their shields could easily stretch out their spears and stab the Xianbei people, while the Xianbei people could only see the soldiers of the Flame Battalion after they had overturned the sturdy shields.
Just after the first row of shield arrays of the Agni Battalion fell into a scuffle, Xiahou Yuan had already come to a relatively high place. Here, Xiahou Yuan can condescendingly observe the situation of the battle at the forefront of the battle.
"General, look!"
Xiahou Yuan followed the arm raised by the guards beside him, and a bright banner appeared in front of his own military array. That's the banner of the king of Kebineng!
Reinforcements from the Xianbei people came. Kebineng jumped out before Hua Xiong, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others surrounded him. This means that the main force of the Xianbei people has also come.
At this time, the Xianbei people who were in the war group no longer had the advantage of cavalry. The speed of the war horse has been successfully blocked by the shield of the fire battalion. The Xianbei people who fought on their horses next suffered a loss.
War horses are also thinking animals, and they know that this thing in front of them will not end well if they collide with it. Therefore, no matter how much the knight on his back beats, the war horse will not be stupid to send him to death. Of course, there is a special case.
Kebi could see that the situation on the battlefield was not ideal, and he reluctantly ordered: "Inform the warriors in front of you to give up the war horse!" ”
The desolate sound of the horn sounded from behind Kobineng. All Xianbei people understand the meaning of this trumpet. They jumped off their horses in tears, and then slashed their partners in the ass with unbearable stabs.
The wounded and painful war horse roared and ran forward regardless of it.
More than 2,000 war horses rushed towards the second layer of the Flame Camp without any scruples.
The war horse running in front of him subconsciously turned around or braked sharply after seeing the obstacle in front of him. It's a pity that the war horses behind can't be seen.
Under the crowding of each other, a large number of war horses slammed into the shields used to resist the Xianbei people.
No matter how strong a man is, he can't stop the onslaught of the horses. In a matter of moments, the second layer of the Flame Camp's shield array had collapsed and disintegrated.
Next up is the third layer of shields. Although the impact received by the third layer of the shield array is much smaller than that of the second layer of the shield array. However, the impact of the herd is unimaginable.
It wasn't until the horses reached the fourth shield that the horses finally reversed direction due to the decrease in the number of horses. Began to run along the shield to the sides. The Xianbei people who followed behind the horses took advantage of the situation and slaughtered into the shield array of the fire camp.
All of a sudden, the scuffle began to spread, and fortunately there was a fourth-layer shield array, otherwise once the frightened horses penetrated Xiahou Yuan's formation, then this battle would not be fought.
Kebi could see that the formation of the Han people was about to be broken, and with a wave of his big hand, 10,000 Xianbei cavalry roared and rushed towards the center of the battlefield.
The Xianbei people increased their troops, and Xiahou Yuan, who had been staring at Kebineng closely, naturally discovered this scene. Although Xiahou Yuan still had the heavy hammer in his hands and the deputy battalion had not been used, it was not yet the time for them to appear. Xiahou Yuan was waiting, waiting for the Xianbei people to charge the whole army without remembering the price.
The first 5,000 Xianbei people to participate in the battle were already in a melee with the soldiers of the first three broken Flame Battalion shield arrays. The 10,000 Xianbei cavalry who came to support bypassed the crowd that was still fighting and divided into three teams. Rushed towards Xiahou Yuan's last shield array from both sides. And the support army in the middle directly joined the melee battle circle.
Xiahou Yuan waved to the side, and the Flame Camp archers, who had already withdrawn from the battle sequence and were resting in place, put their bows on their backs, and then pulled out the ring hand broadsword at their waists!
That's right, the second weapon of the archers of the Flame Battalion is the Ring Hands Broadsword. However, the original idea of this knife configuration was self-defense.
With this sword, if you are attacked on the march, you don't have to be a lamb to the slaughter; Second, it can also act as a last resort in the event of an emergency.
Therefore, as long as their ring hand broadsword is drawn, it means that the battle is not optimistic!
Xiahou Yuan had already made the decision to rather break the jade than the whole thing, even if he put the entire Agni Battalion in, he would have to wait for Dong Zhuo's cavalry to arrive.
Since Kebineng can appear here, it means that Kebineng has given up the cavalry duel with Dong Zhuo. And Kebineng definitely won't say that his back is under the nose of Dong Zhuo's cavalry. There will definitely be soldiers after the break.
Xiahou Yuan only needs to hold on until Dong Zhuo breaks through Kebineng's palace troops and appears behind Kebineng. The army of Kobineng is finished!
The Xianbei people who charged towards the last shield array were even more ferocious. Moreover, the shield array, which was suffering from the impact from different directions, was finally overwhelmed and had a flaw.
The Xianbei people seized the fighter in time, and in one fell swoop, the gap in the shield array continued to expand.
Xiahou Yuan couldn't wait any longer. Wait any longer, and all the 4,000 soldiers who formed the shield array will be handed over there.
Xiahou Yuan waved his hand, and the flag bearer waved the order flag. It's time for the Hammer Sidekick to come out. With their glory.
The heavy hammer sub-battalion, which had been waiting for a long time, was divided into two teams. From both sides of the formation, quickly insert into the battlefield. Following their line of attack, they will fight their way through the Xianbei cavalry and then surround the entire crowd.
However, can Kebi be able to make the Hammer Battalion succeed?
No way!
After the Hammer Battalion had just shown its intentions, Kebi was able to wave his hand. Another 10,000 Xianbei cavalry was dispatched.
It's just that their goal is to be three inches from the heavy hammer sub-battalion that will present a long snake formation.
And at this moment, there was suddenly a flying dust on Kebineng's side.
A big banner with the word "Dong" is waving in the wind.
Dong Zhuo, who has not shown up, appeared.
On the battlefield where Dong Zhuojun and Kebineng's cavalry fought, Hua Xiong, Li Dao, Guo Yan and Zhang Ji had already completed the semi-encirclement of Kebineng, but unfortunately after Kebineng knew that the Han army also appeared in his rear, Kebineng put most of his troops on breaking through the blockade of Xiahou Yuan.
And Dong Zhuo, who has not yet appeared in person, saw that Kebineng's banner moved, and he hurriedly caught up.
Now, Dong Zhuo has arrived. Dong Zhuo brought 10,000 cavalry. Although the number is small, due to the attention of the Xianbei people and most of the army, they have already invested in the location of Xiahou Yuan and the Agni Fire Battalion. Therefore, Dong Zhuo's 10,000 cavalry faced less than 20,000 Xianbei people.
And the more than 10,000 soldiers who Kebi can stay behind the palace believe that they will soon be chiseled through and defeated by the 30,000 army led by Dong Zhuo's general. (To be continued.) )