Chapter 617: Fire Attack Dragoon
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Yang Yichen laughed: "Xuan Gan, I finally made you think of it, Beifeng, Mu Dun, I'm so sorry for myself not to attack with fire at this time!" I've already given the order, so just wait and see the show! ”
The second layer of chain armor that Yang Xuangan was wearing was also removed at this time, only wearing the middle coat, and the two doctors also got into the car and began to smear wine and medicine on the wounds on Yang Xuangan's body, but Yang Xuangan's attention was now completely focused on the battle ahead, and he didn't care about these medicated cloth things at all, and even the feeling of the body was thrown out of the clouds.
I saw that the Shuozhou cavalry continued to wreak havoc on those large wooden shields with a dense rain of arrows, but Yang Xuangan noticed that some dried dung eggs were hung at the end of the arrows, wrapped in withered thatch, and even some of the eggs were yellow, obviously with sulfur and other fire-igniting things, and after a while, the wooden shield wall was full of these dangling fire-igniting things, and the enemy troops hiding behind the wooden shields didn't even know anything about this qiē.
At the head of Daizhou City, Wang Shichong looked coldly at the sulfur powder bag densely covered with the wooden shield, sighed, and muttered: "Pei Wen'an, after all, you are a scholar and a leader, and you are talking about it on paper." ”
Just when the cavalry of the Shuozhou army suppressed the enemy with a rain of arrows, the infantry had advanced to a place less than a mile away from the enemy formation, and the archers at the front rushed from the back of those knife carts and chariots to the front row, drew out the arrows wrapped in the quiver with sulfur and wolf dung at the front end, and took out the fire folds in their arms and fought one after another, very quickly. The more than 3,000 archers in the front row were all rocketed. Look far away. A fiery dragon rose in front of the battlefield.
in the rebel camp. When Pei Wen'an saw that the archers on the opposite side began to ignite, he reacted immediately, and he shouted hoarsely: "Withdraw!" Evacuate! ”
Qiao Zhongkui didn't care about punching him again at this time, so that he could understand who should give orders in the army, and he didn't even care about letting the herald wave the flag again, so he turned around and jumped to the place where the signal flag was released, grabbed a white flag at once, and shook it vigorously five times in the air.
Qiao Zhongkui's department has always used the white flag as a signal to retreat. The fastest retreat was only three times, but Qiao Zhongkui shook five times in a row in a hurry, and all the soldiers were slightly stunned when they saw it.
At this moment of distraction, more than 3,000 rockets on the opposite side crossed a beautiful arc from the air, with a rolling heat wave, rushing towards the wooden shield, shooting at the wooden plank that had already been covered with hay and wolf dung, "booming", and exploding many fireballs at once. The fire took advantage of the wind and suddenly ignited a raging fire. In an instant, the wall lined with wooden shields turned into a wall of fire.
The crackling of the flames and the sound of the fire rolling forward through the wind drowned out the screams of the soldiers holding wooden shields as they were burned.
This time, you don't have to hesitate anymore, you don't have to look at the flag, and your movements have become uniform: throw down your weapons and flee as fast as you can, the farther away from this damn fire, the better!
The light cavalry of the Shuozhou army found the happiest rhythm this time, the enemy fled backwards in the light of fire and smoke, and the wooden wall that seemed insurmountable just now has also become a pile of fire wall burning on the ground, Yang Yichen's handsome flag raised a green flag, and the Shuozhou cavalry all understood, and did not chase into the fire, but pulled out the long arrows in their quivers as much as they wanted, and did not need to aim, and fired at the back of the fire wall as much as they wanted.
A rain of black arrows swept through the wall of fire, bringing pieces of death, many feathered arrows were lit with feathers at the end of the arrows when they passed through the wall of fire, and when they were nailed to the human body, they had turned into a fiery snake, and the soldiers who were shot in the back by such fire-tailed arrows all screamed and turned into a ball of fire.
The infantry archers also entered the stage of free fire, and as the mounted archers galloped back and forth and blocked the front, the infantry archers simply gave up the direct fire and instead fired in a wide arc into the sky.
Although the rebel soldiers are desperately fleeing backwards, tens of thousands of troops have just been crowded together in a dense formation, and they can't run fast for a while, and the armor in the back is never as thick as the front, and every time this piece of arrow rain falls, hundreds of rebels will be shot to the ground, even if they don't breathe on the spot, they will soon be trampled into pulp by the people behind.
Pei Wen'an and Qiao Zhongkui's eyes were red, and they looked at these most elite troops under King Han with heartache and helplessness, and now they were slaughtered in pieces like lambs to be slaughtered, and most of them couldn't even snort, they had already become a corpse, and then they were burned into a charred corpse by the fire that spread from behind.
Qiao Zhongkui sighed, threw away the order flag in his hand, turned around and stepped on his mount, and said to Pei Wen'an, who was still standing there, when he got on the horse: "The general trend has gone, Pei Zhuguo, let's run for your life first!" ”
Pei Wen'an had been there all along, but when he heard this, he suddenly seemed to come back to his senses, took off his helmet at once, and slammed it on the ground, his cloak was scattered, like a gambler with red eyes who had lost and shouted: "No, I haven't lost yet, we still have a chance, Qiao Zhongkui, if you want to run for your life, you go by yourself, I, Pei Wen'an, will either win or die here!" ”
It is also strange to say that after Pei Wen'an roared like this, the north wind that was still cold just now actually stopped all of a sudden, and the fire that had been burning all the way with the wind stayed in place this time, and suddenly it was no longer chasing the back of the fleeing rebel's butt at the speed of the wind just now, and the hundreds of rebels closest to the fire suddenly felt that the back was not so hot all of a sudden, and even the air became fresh.
Seeing this situation, Pei Wenan was stunned at first, and immediately reacted, "hahaha" looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, turned his head, and stared viciously at Qiao Zhongkui, who was at a loss on the horse, and said: "See no, the sky will not die, I will not die, the fire is stopped, you can fight back, we still have a chance!" ”
Qiao Zhongkui immediately yelled at the flag officer beside him, and the roaring wind from his mouth sprayed the flag soldier with saliva on his face: "What are you still doing, hurry up and give orders, and reorganize the team." The cavalry was in front. The infantry was in the rear. Once you've lined up, you're killed! ”
Yang Yichen on the other side looked blankly at the big banner that suddenly stood motionless, and muttered, "How can this be?!" Why did the wind stop in less than half an hour? ”
Yang Xuangan shook his head and patted Yang Yichen's shoulder: "Brother Yichen, the so-called unpredictable circumstances in the sky, don't be too annoyed, even if it is only burned for half an hour, there are tens of thousands of enemy soldiers burned and shot to death." Most of the rest are already frightened, and we can win if we fight head-on. Besides, my Xiaoguo Iron Cavalry has been recuperating, and at this time, if I change them to charge and kill, even if I have five thousand Iron Cavalry, I will definitely be able to win a big victory. ”
A trace of displeasure flashed in Yang Yichen's eyes: "No, our Shuozhou army will definitely be able to win this battle alone, if we lose, your Xiaoguo knight will go up again, this is what we agreed." ”
His head turned to the battlefield ahead, and he watched with a gloomy face as the rebels regrouped two miles to the west, gritting his teeth and squeezing out a phrase: "This battle." I just want everyone in the world to see that the elite soldiers of the Great Sui are sharp. Not only your Xiaoguo Iron Horse, but also our Shuozhou military horses! ”
Wang Shichong looked at the big banner that had stopped at the head of the city and was no longer waving, and then looked at the dragon cavalry guards on the opposite side who had begun to reorganize their teams and were ready to fight back, and smiled slightly: "It's a little interesting." ”
Yang Xuangan let out a long sigh and sat down, the wounds on his shoulders and arms had all been treated, sprinkled with the best Jinchuang medicinal powder, and wrapped in bandages.
Those little colonels helped him put on the close-fitting set of chain armor, Yang Xuangan took advantage of the battle just now, ate a bag of jerky, and drank the big bag of spirits to the point that there was not a drop left, and the amazing strength seemed to return to his body all at once, and he could fight again at any time.
Yang Xuan asked faintly: "Brother Yichen, you always refuse our Xiaoguo's help, I really don't know why, the soldiers are in danger, your anger will cause thousands of brothers to suffer unnecessary casualties, is it worth it?" ”
Yang Yichen's voice was categorical and sonorous, without half a minute of hesitation and hesitation: "It's worth it, it's worth it!" ”
"Xuan Gan, don't you know that we, the border generals, have been out of town for many years, but we can't prove our bitterness with military exploits."
"If a man is born in the world, he should make a meritorious career, and return the body of the horse leather, if he is unknown for a lifetime, can not leave anything, and finally dies of old age, then it is really better to be like Si'en, blood spilled on the field, leaving a legend of heroes."
When Yang Yichen said this, tears flashed faintly in the tiger's eyes, and Yang Xuangan knew that he thought of his brother's death again, and couldn't help but be silent.
Yang Yichen wiped his eyes pretending not to care, looking ahead, but the object of his mouth was obviously Yang Xuangan: "Xuangan, in a while, it will be the final decisive battle between our Shuozhou army and the elite of this thief army, please don't interfere, if we die, you will go again, okay?" ”
Yang Xuangan laughed: "I believe that Brother Yichen will definitely win." ”
Yang Yichen's confident smile also appeared on his face, he jumped off the chariot, rode the spotted brown-maned horse, and said to Liu Wuzhou and the soldiers behind him who were holding the handsome flag: "When the soldiers meet for a while, move my banner forward, I want every soldier to see that Yang Yichen is fighting at the forefront!" ”
In the rebel formation, these well-trained dragoon guards quickly stabilized themselves even in such an unfavorable retreat, and began to assemble again according to the banner at the Shuai Banner.
Just now, the cavalry had horses running fast, and the losses were not too great, but more than half of the infantry were shot and trampled to death and burned, and the rest of the people were almost all unarmed, discarded their armor, and the wolves were unbearable, all of them were disgraced, and they stood behind the horse's buttocks empty-handed.
Pei Wen'an also snatched a tall horse, and gave a speech in front of the army, his appearance now has completely lost the demeanor of a strategist and Confucian general, because he had killed two deserters with his own hands just now, and now he was like a fierce ghost, his face was covered with blood, his hair was almost upside down, and his hoarse voice stimulated the self-esteem and fighting spirit of the dragoon guards.
Pei Wen'an also lost no time in announcing that as long as the current enemy was defeated in this battle and Daizhou City was captured, the army would be plundered for three days, and the King of Han would definitely award a bounty to the soldiers who defeated the Xiaoguo knights and Shuozhou foot cavalry.
provoked these routs who had just lost their armor and only hated their parents for not having two more legs, and they were full of morale all of a sudden, patting their chests and screaming, eager to rush out immediately, grab money, food, and women!
The Shuozhou Army also returned to the most basic formation. Because the Shuozhou cavalry is mostly light cavalry. You can't go head-to-head with these iron-clad dragoon guards. So both retreated to both wings.
The archers in front had retreated to the back of the entire infantry array behind the blades and chariots, and the pikemen stood behind the chariots with their spears. In the front position, Yang Yichen was standing in front of the formation, and behind him was the handsome flag embroidered with the word "Yang".
The rebels had already left the burning fire, and had gone a full three miles to the west, and the distant fires reflected red and blackened and white. But he gritted his teeth, eager to devour the face of the enemy on the other side.
After Pei Wen'an's speech, he galloped back to Qiao Zhongkui's handsome banner, the two looked at each other, Qiao Zhongkui waved his hand, and the Chinese army's 100 cowhide drums were beaten to the ground, and the dragoon guards were charging at the front of the other party's military formation!
The distance between the two sides was rapidly approaching, shortening from about five miles to three miles, and then to one mile, and the earth-shaking momentum of the iron-clad war horses shocked the hearts of every soldier on both sides on the battlefield.
Yang Yichen waved his hand. The soldiers pushing their swords, shields, and chariots roared, pushing the heavy obstacles forward with all their might. The lancers in the back put their spears on the shoulders of their comrades in front of them with one hand, and pressed the backs of the people in front of them with the other hand, pushing their companions in front of them to rush forward together.
The two large groups of steel formations made a loud noise like Mars hitting the earth, and they collided directly, and the knights in the first row of the rebels flew out directly from their horses like trapeze artists, often in the process of flying, they were stabbed into a string of sugar gourds in the air by the long lances in the infantry team that were held diagonally to the sky.
And the dozens of "lucky people" who were not directly poked to death in the air smashed into the crowd like boulders emitted by catapults, rolling all the way, and could knock down more than a dozen people alive, and then they were slashed and trampled into a pile of blurred flesh and blood by the soldiers in the back row, plus dozens of stinky big feet.
But the full impact of the dragoon guards was not without effect, although the hundreds of people in front of them either flew kites and became flyers, or they were hung directly on the knife board, ten thousand blades pierced the heart, and the death was extremely miserable, but there were also dozens of horsemen who successfully overturned the current chariot or knife board, and successfully stepped into the infantry camp behind.
Although these men were quickly stabbed from their horses by the lancers, pulled down, and dismembered with knives, the subsequent iron horsemen continued to pour in from these narrow gaps one by one, wielding maces, copper hammers, steel whips, iron maces, sabers and other heavy weapons, slashing indiscriminately.
Because the dragon rider guards with men and horses are all equipped with men and horses, armor and horses, plus the weight of the weapons, there are eight or nine hundred catties, plus these are all strong men, the weapons used are all powerful, and for a while they are more and more deep into the camp of the Shuozhou infantry army, so that the spearmen gritted their teeth and resisted, while slowly retreating backwards.
With the continuous influx of rebel iron cavalry, the 5,000 lance men of the Shuozhou infantry army were squeezed slowly away from the chariots and blades in the front row, leaving a gap of more than 20 steps, and more than 1,000 iron cavalry were squeezed into this gap.
Some of the outlaws even flew from their horses into the formation of spearmen, first smashing a group of people, and then drawing their broadswords and heavy swords to slash and slash indiscriminately.
In the short time of the battle, Changshuo's men had already left nearly 1,000 corpses, and the remaining 2,000 people in the front row were also injured in different ways, and they were still retreating back, seeing that they were about to reach the place where Yang Yichen's banner was.
Yang Yichen's eyes were blazing, his face sank like water, and he slowly raised the big knife in his hand, and a flag soldier behind him understood it, and immediately raised a yellow flag and shook it vigorously in the air three times.
The 3,000 sword and axe men behind Yang Yichen, who had long been unable to hold back and were eager to try, rushed forward at once under the leadership of Wang Rengong, who had already been impatient, like a tiger descending the mountain.
Dressed in heavy armor and holding battle axes, broadswords, swords, and other weapons in both hands, the axemen swooped through the gap between the formations of the lancers, and then rushed forward as if a stream had merged into a huge lake, and disappeared in an instant.
The dragoon guards, who were fighting vigorously in the first row, were wielding heavy horses and weapons to smash around, and at the same time driving the mounts under their hips, stepping on the wounded and dead on the ground and crushing forward, and suddenly these knights felt that their mounts had lost their center of gravity and fell forward, and they were directly lifted off their horses and fell dizzy.
It turned out that the swordsmen and axemen came out of the middle of the pikemen's formation, and they did not cut people, but directly at the horse's legs.
Although these dragoon guards wore heavy armor, the armor of the horses was limited to the head and body of the horses, and it was impossible to put shin armor on the legs of the horses like knights, so the axemen used these sharp and heavy weapons such as chopping swords and two-handed axes to cut the legs of horses, just like cutting a small tree with a large axe, and it broke with a single stroke.
The knights, whose whole body was wrapped like a tin can, were thrown to the ground at once, and at this time, the overly heavy iron armor on their bodies had a side effect, first they fell dizzily and couldn't distinguish between the southeast and the north, and when they wanted to get up, they couldn't get up all of a sudden. (To be continued......)