In fact, you can't blame the candidates, you can only blame the infantry under Liu Qi for subverting the common sense of the people at that time, because no infantry has ever been able to defeat the cavalry, even if it is a simple defense, unless it is possible to use some geographical conditions to set up an ambush, but now it is the wide terrain where the cavalry is galloping, and the cavalry has rushed to the front, but they have been crushed by an infantry team, if this is said, who will believe it?

Even the candidate, with his years of experience in leading troops, never believed that such a thing would happen, but it really happened.

A group of calm and chilling infantry teams brandished their long weapons that they didn't know what their names were, stabbing the cavalry soldiers one by one, their expressions were cold, their movements were simple and powerful, almost every blow could bring heavy damage to their own cavalry team, and even many cavalry soldiers could see that the other party slashed down violently, and their men and horses were cut into two at the same time!

Such a sharp weapon, such a bloody killing move, makes people look so frightened, this is definitely a nightmare for them, the soldiers who are superstitious about the power of the cavalry, such a nightmare has since shattered the last trace of faith in their hearts, and made them deeply realize a truth: the cavalry is not invincible, there are other types of troops that can be restrained, such a class of troops is not the crossbowmen that everyone usually thinks, nor is it a formation formed by spearmen, And it turned out to be such a powerful force with a weapon that they could not name!

And this realization almost shattered the only bit of superiority in the hearts of these Xiliang cavalrymen. They originally thought that with the powerful combat power of the cavalry, they could dominate Xiliang, and any overlord in the world would be helpless against them. However, after this battle, they knew deep that the only advantage of cavalry for them was to be able to flee quickly, and if it was in terms of combat effectiveness, their cavalry would not dare to meet such a terrible team again.

Hou Xuan led the army to fight with pride, but he didn't expect to encounter such a terrifying side, he watched the elite knights under his command die on the spot one by one. I couldn't help but feel cold and frightened. In the cold, he didn't dare to stay here for a moment longer, and immediately turned his horse's head and prepared to flee, but at this moment, only a sharp sound of breaking the sky was heard. Before he could react, a feathered arrow was stuck in his throat.

Hou Xuan looked in horror in the direction where the feather arrow was flying, but saw a gray-haired veteran looking at him with cold eyes, and immediately reacted in his mind: "The person who shot me to death is probably Huang Zhong, who is known as the number one marksman in Liu Qi's army, I am really unlucky today, I actually met him......"

After that, the candidate could no longer think, and his corpse fell limply and slammed into the ground. Then he was trampled into a puddle of mud by the horse's hooves behind him.

The powerful cavalry was already slaughtered one-sidedly, and the candidate was killed in battle, which made the entire cavalry team lose the last bit of hope. They knew that even if they forcibly stayed, they would eventually die, so instead of dying like this, it was better to rely on the last advantage of the cavalry and flee on horseback. That might still have a chance to save his life.

So, with the death of the candidate. A massive panic finally arose, and all the cavalry began to turn around their horses and flee desperately backwards, unable to restrain even their obedient commander, Cheng Yi.

At this time, Cheng Yi didn't want to restrain anything anymore, because he also saw some of the bloody scenes in front of the battle from a distance, although he still wondered what kind of magic the enemy army had, and it was able to inflict a one-sided slaughter on the cavalry with infantry, but this did not delay him and he also fled for his life, because he knew that now that his side was already in the general situation, if he didn't flee quickly, I was afraid that he would die like a candidate.

"What are we going to do in the future? Is it possible to abandon cavalry in favor of infantry? If this is the case, how can we deter the Qiang Hu cavalry in the future? But if we don't develop infantry, we will only be slaughtered in the face of such a powerful infantry. Cheng Yi's heart couldn't help but feel bitter, he was really at a loss for the future development, and he didn't know what to do in the future.

"Forget it, let's talk about these things later. What I have to do now is to return to Di Dao to hold on, and at the same time immediately notify Yan Xing and the others who are still in Hanyang County, so that they can immediately return to the division to rescue, and join forces of both sides to defend Longxi County to ensure the safety of Jincheng, my family members are still there, if even Jincheng is lost, Han Sui, that old guy still kills me alive? ”

Cheng Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head, no longer caring about any plans to block Liu Qi's army, and at the same time secretly regretting that he should have listened to the candidate's opinion early and informed Yan Xing that if Yan Xing's army was also here, they would also take care of each other, even if they were slaughtered by the enemy, wouldn't there be sergeants from other departments to share the casualties with him?

Fortunately, Liu Qi's infantry still had a flaw, that is, there was no cavalry to run fast, so this also gave them time to prepare, so that they could calmly return to Lintao, and after a simple rest, they immediately returned to Didao to wait for reinforcements.

And what is completely different from Cheng Yi's mood is that Liu Qi's army is extremely happy, in that big battle, they combined Huang Zhong's crossbowmen, Liu Qi's Praetorian Guards and Xiao Guards, and repelled Cheng Yi's 20,000 cavalry in one fell swoop, not only annihilating the opponent's seven or eight thousand cavalry soldiers, but more importantly, defeating the belief in their hearts from then on, allowing the other party to flee in fear.

In this way, they will no longer have any obstacles to go to Lintao, and as long as they come to the open field, even Ma Chao's 20,000 cavalry can be deployed.

There are powerful crossbowmen to suppress the defending soldiers, as well as 30,000 powerful siege teams, as well as Ma Chao's cavalry and Liu Qi's 20,000 personal soldiers to deter, the enemy army neither dares to go out of the city for a decisive battle, nor is it able to defend the city, can only shrink in the female wall and wait for their own siege, with such a strong advantage, if you can't attack Longxi and Jincheng counties, Liu Qi should really find a piece of tofu to die.

Seeing Chengyi's army retreating, Liu Qi's infantry immediately pressed forward to make room for the 20,000 cavalry that walked in the last 20,000 horses, waiting for the 20,000 cavalry soldiers to pull their horses out of the valley little by little, and then the army gathered again to attack the counties of Longxi County together.

As soon as the cavalry commander Ma Chao came out of the valley, he heard that the lord Liu Qi actually used his own soldiers to break Chengyi's 20,000 cavalry, and he couldn't help but admire it in his heart, because he was also a warlord of Guanlong, he naturally knew that Chengyi's cavalry was indeed the elite of Liangzhou, not to mention that it was these cavalry soldiers who had only been trained for half a year, even if they were the cavalry they commanded when they were in Youfufeng before, they didn't dare to say that they had an absolute chance of winning.

But the lord Liu Qi was able to defeat them with just the infantry, and killed seven or eight thousand cavalry in one battle, such a big victory was definitely something he couldn't even imagine, so even Ma Chao himself didn't know that his attitude towards Liu Qi had secretly changed, not just the pure respect before, but a kind of awe from the heart, he knew that according to the results of this battle, even if his cavalry was sharp in the future, it would never be the opponent of these elite infantry under the lord's command.

"Congratulations to the lord for his great breakthrough and brilliant achievements, the lord will definitely shock the world in this battle, so that the Guanlong lords are afraid, and I expected that the lord will unify Xiliang with such a strong army, and even the unification of the world is just around the corner, and I am willing to take a pawn under the command of the lord, and assist the lord to sweep the world and build an immortal achievement."

Ma Chao has always been upright and never said anything flattering, but now this sincere words are even more numb than flattery, which is really a rare outlier in his life.

Liu Qi smiled when he heard this, and ordered the army to continue to advance, strive to attack Lintao as soon as possible, and then divide the troops to defend it to prevent the enemy from cutting off the rear road and ensure the smooth flow of the grain route.

Hanyang County, Ji County.

Yan Xing couldn't help but be furious after getting the news of Cheng Yi's defeat, and scolded through gritted teeth: "Cheng Yi, this bastard, is simply incompetent, 20,000 cavalry were killed by the infantry, and he took the initiative to set up an ambush to attack the other party, if such a thing is said, who will believe it?" But it happened to us, you say, is this a shame? ”

Cheng Yinsu, who was beside Yan Xing, was friendly with Cheng Yi, and sighed after hearing this: "Cheng Yi has led the cavalry for more than ten years, and there has never been any mistakes. ”

Yan Xing snorted coldly and said lightly: "Cheng Yin, I would have known that you and Cheng Yi have always been good friends, but there is no need to exonerate him, right?" Defeat is defeat, 20,000 cavalry lost 8,000 people after a battle, and it was caused by the enemy's infantry, such a result is not incompetent, what is it? Even if you get into the enemy's ambush, you won't lose so much, right? ”

Cheng Yin couldn't help but sigh lightly after hearing this, in fact, he also felt that what Yan Xing said made sense, this time Cheng Yi's loss was indeed heavier, and even he didn't understand what could lead to such a heavy loss? Could it be that Cheng Yi underestimated the enemy? Or is there some other reason?

However, thinking that Cheng Yi's ability to command the army was far superior to himself, Cheng Yin still felt that there must be something wrong here, and couldn't help but think silently: "Slaughtering cavalry with infantry, how powerful can this infantry be?" Could it be that Liu Qi has cultivated a particularly strong infantry team? If this is the case, I am afraid that it will be difficult for Liangzhou to be preserved this time. ”

At this time, Yan Xing's words interrupted his thoughts, and he saw Yan Xing decisively order: "Immediately divide 10,000 horses, led by Cheng Yin and Liang Xing, and go to Di Dao to assist Chengyi, a waste of people, to defend the city, and the others will continue to guard here, and we must not let Liu Bei, the old boy, take the opportunity to occupy my Hanyang County." ”

"No." Cheng Yin sighed, and just wanted to say that 10,000 horses might not be enough, but when he saw Yan Xing's unquestionable tone, he could only reluctantly obey. (To be continued)