Chapter 146: Invincible Iron Horseman
Wang Bo was confused, and he didn't want to think about what kind of army he was, a reckless army, extremely poorly equipped, and an army without strict training.
On the other hand, Wu Yunzhao has a neat lineup and is well-equipped, waiting for Wang Bo to attack, this abacus is exquisite.
Just a stone's throw between the two armies, Wang Bo's army does not know how many people will die if they want to cross over.
Can Wang Bo have a chance of winning?
Not to mention that Lu Chang can let Wu Yunzhao lead an army alone, he and Zhang Yu are both people who know soldiers, which means that they are handsome.
In the face of the surging Wang Bo army, the Jiangnan army was ready for battle.
When the enemy army entered the killing range of the bow and arrow, the bow and arrow of the Jiangnan army began to play a role, and wave after wave of bows and arrows were fired in turn, and the enemy troops on the opposite side suddenly turned on their backs and were in chaos.
The bows and arrows were so dense that the soldiers of Wang Bo's army were a little afraid, but the small leader behind him kept scolding and intimidating, and the soldiers had no choice but to move forward slowly, and the marching speed of the army slowed down.
In fact, the slower the speed of travel, the more times the bow and arrow were fired, the more people died, and the casualties were more numerous.
It was chaotic, and the soldiers in the front of Wang Bo's army were frightened by the rain of arrows, and they were afraid to rush forward, but the rear was constantly rushing forward, squeezing the army back and forth in chaos.
Nima, this battle is not disciplined at all, and it is worthy of a rabble.
In fact, it is no wonder that the army is poorly equipped, the shields are limited, and many soldiers do not even have a shield, counting on the physical resistance to the opponent's bow and arrow, and no one is willing to change it.
Bows and arrows are the heavy firepower of this era, and if there is no shield, all that remains is the share of the slaughtered. If Wang Bo's army can rush through quickly, it may be able to reduce the mortality rate, and then. Hand-to-hand combat with the enemy will not be too badly defeated.
It's a pity that Wang Bo is not a soldier in the first place, and it is unlucky to be a soldier under him.
And that's not the worst time. Just when Wang Bo's army was attacking unfavorably and fell into chaos, dense horse hooves sounded on both flanks of the army, and the cavalry of the Jiangnan army was dispatched.
It turned out that Wu Yunzhao had never let the cavalry appear. In order to paralyze Wang Bo.
Now that the two armies have engaged in battle, and the enemy's attack is blocked and chaotic, it is a good time for the cavalry to charge into battle.
Most of the cavalry of the other armies were frontal assault formations, cutting through the enemy army and forming a rout. The Jiangnan Army specialized in the means of surprise attacks from the flanks.
Lu Chang cherished the cavalry very much, and the casualties of the frontal assault may be larger, and the casualties of the flank raid are relatively fewer.
The reason is simple, if the opposing army has bows and arrows, they will generally be placed in the front defense, and the flanks are relatively small, so it will not pose a threat to the cavalry.
As for the final war effect. Almost, right?
How many cavalry did Lu Chang's Jiangnan Army have? Almost 10,000 cavalry.
Lu Chang attached great importance to the cavalry, and the cavalry that finally flickered from the Sui Emperor Yang Guang was very reluctant to consume.
Looking at the forces of all parties in the world, that is, Li Tang in the northwest, there are some cavalry in his hands, as for the others, there are very few war horses, and there are not enough generals, where can they still form cavalry?
In the era of cold weapons, cavalry is definitely a big killer, and it will determine the final outcome of a battle at a critical time.
The Jiangnan army had 6,000 cavalry, all of whom were already experienced cavalry troops, and the rest were trained. However, the cavalry lacked combat experience, and in every war, Lu Chang would arrange a small number of veterans to gradually adapt to the war environment.
After taking turns to play. The recruits gradually became veterans, and the Jiangnan cavalry really became the ace army in Lu Chang's hands.
Wu Yunzhao led a small number of cavalry, the total number was only 1,000, and there were 500 cavalry on each side.
Even so, the cavalry on each side was divided into two teams.
A group of cavalry in front quickly cut into Wang Bo's army and slashed in a burst. Suddenly the flesh and blood flew sideways, quite ferocious.
This savage, frenzied killing frightened the soldiers of Wang Bo's army, and the soldiers who did not die fled one after another, squeezing backwards, causing chaos in the ranks.
The cavalry in front had just passed, and a pair of cavalry in the back rushed over, slashing and slashing again, exploiting layer by layer. Nima, knife shaved noodles.
After this wave of cavalry had passed, another pair of cavalry had turned back and started to charge again. In this way, the cavalry barely stopped running, repeatedly cutting through the enemy formation.
Wang Bo's army was 30,000, and the army formation was very thick. According to conventional cavalry tactics, it was to use a conical chisel through the enemy's formation.
But here comes the problem, the cavalry cut through the enemy formation, relying on the cavalry's speed and fierce charge. It may be successful when the formation is thin, but when faced with a thick enough formation, the speed of the horses will become slower and slower, and the cavalry will inevitably suffer casualties.
Once stopped, the cavalry was in danger.
Lu Chang is a descendant of the world, he will not stick to the rules, and he will fight how to fight a war.
These cavalrymen followed Lu Chang to fight many battles, and they were deeply influenced by Lu Chang, and they were all thieves, so they would not do stupid things.
They naturally knew that their generals cherished the cavalry very much, and if they injured too many cavalrymen in this battle, they might not be able to explain it when they went back.
So, they won't go through the formation tactics.
The effect of this tactic of cavalry was quite effective, and the frightened soldiers ran back for their lives, but there were people behind them, and the crowds became thicker and thicker, and there was no way out, so they had to flee to the rear of the military formation.
The cavalry cut repeatedly, more and more people fled, and gradually a rout was formed.
You said that this matter is causing trouble, the front of the other army's army is still fighting, and the flanks have begun to break and flee, what is this?
In fact, this period of time is very short, the cavalry is moving at high speed, a round trip is only a few minutes, how much time can a few back and forth?
Wang Bo didn't know that there was a problem with the flank, but 30,000 troops were not a small number, and the formation was quite wide.
The soldiers of the army broke and fled, and they influenced each other, causing more and more soldiers to join the ranks of the rout, which created a more favorable situation for the cavalry.
Often before the cavalry rushed over, the soldiers of Wang Bo's army dropped their weapons and ran, and their lives were almost gone, and who could still care about fighting.
Run, only by running out can you save your life, this is almost the only thought of the soldiers.
Therefore, the speed of the collapse of Wang Bo's two wings is getting faster and faster, and the scope of its influence is gradually expanding, and it is even almost to the center.
Wang Bo was riding on a war horse and was urging the army to rush forward, when he suddenly heard a noise behind him, and when he looked back, he was shocked, paralyzed, there were so many fewer troops, and almost half of them ran away, how to fight this battle?
Thirty thousand troops! Why can't you just stop fighting, it's just a little more time, this is the rhythm of collapse......
Wang Bo looked like he wanted to cry, but he couldn't afford to hurt it!
Wu Yunzhao, the general who led the troops, naturally would not let go of such a good opportunity, and ordered the whole army to prepare and start a general attack.
After issuing the order, Wu Yunzhao took the lead and took Wang Bo's location.
The 30,000-strong army lined up, marching in rhythm, shouting as they marched: "Kill, kill, kill!" "The sound of killing shook the sky, the momentum was magnificent, and it shook the wilderness.
The army pressed forward, and the formation on both sides began to change a little, gradually forming a half-moon shape, as if there was a posture to encircle the enemy army.
Wang Bo's army is getting smaller and smaller, and there is still such a majestic army there, and the collapse is getting faster and faster, and it is close to the collapse of the entire army.
Wang Bo saw that the situation was not good, the big thing was not good, and he wanted to run away.
This guy just turned the horse's head, but he heard a shout from a person behind him: "Wang Boxiu is leaving, a certain family will definitely kill you today." ”
The rest of the army soldiers were panicking, and when they heard this, they looked back, and sure enough, their own leader wanted to run away.
Nima, the leader is about to run away, what kind of stupidity is he still here?
Let's run away!
Well, all of a sudden, the whole army was crushed by the last straw and began to rout, running for its life.
That Wang Bo wanted to run, but there were people everywhere around, and the war horse couldn't run, so he was in a hurry.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way, let Ben Shuai go first."
It's all this time, whoever listens to him, his life is not cheaper than him.
No one gave way to Wang Bo, so this guy began to break through and step on the soldiers in front of him. However, it is wishful thinking to raise speed in a short period of time.
Wang Bo was so anxious that he was sweating, useless, and couldn't run.
By this time, he had heard the sound of horses' hooves approaching, and he was so shocked that his hairs exploded......
It's terrible, it's going to die, what can I do?
"Kata...... Kata ......"
The sound of horses' hooves was like urging life, beating Wang Bo's heart, Nima, I really can't stand it, I'm going to die.
Wang Bo's eyes showed a fierce light, and he thought that if he couldn't escape, he would fight.
After thinking about it, he took out his weapon and turned the horse's head to compete with Wu Yunzhao.
This guy had just come to his senses, and Wu Yunzhao's Zhangba snake spear had already stabbed over, and with a "poof", it stabbed into Wang Bo's back.
"Come down, you."
Wu Yunzhao lifted Wang Bo's body in the air, and then shouted: "Wang Bo is dead, those who surrender spare their lives, and those who resist will be executed." Surrender on your knees, abandon your weapons and don't kill. ”
Of course, the people who ran away would not listen, and the soldiers who did not run out a few steps away hurriedly looked back, and sure enough, their own leader Wang Bo had been picked up in the air.
At this time, the Jiangnan army had already completed the outflanking, and the cavalry was still rushing forward, and they couldn't run away.
Two legs can't run four legs, and that's well understood.
Forget it, surrender, you can't run away anyway.
There was a bang, and some people hurriedly knelt on the ground.
There are those who take the lead, and the others quickly follow and surrender on their knees, and at this point things are easy to do.
Some of the rebellious ones were quickly annihilated, and a duel of 30,000 troops ended in half an hour, this kind of war is really a bit bizarre.
In fact, there is not much unusual, a reckless army like Wang Bo, the army is too poor, the equipment is too poor, and the gap with the regular army is too big.
As long as the tactics are appropriate, it is strange that an army like Wang Bo does not fail! (To be continued.) )