Chapter 537: Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival (68)

Zhang Shuye and Li Gang looked at Gao Yang with complicated expressions, they were not interested in Gao Yang, who was single-handedly stirring up a bloody storm in Bianliang City. =Top=Point==It's just that the enemy has no other choice at the moment, so it can only be regarded as not visible. Besides, those nobles really deserve to die.

But at this moment, Gao Yang's determination to fight to the death for this country also made them admire it in their hearts!

"I wish King Yan a victorious return!" Zhang Shuye and Li Gang bowed to Gao Yang with serious expressions at the same time, from the bottom of their hearts.

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Watching the heavy gate slowly close, the sergeants of the Changsheng Army who had already left the city all had complicated expressions and inexplicable emotions. Gao Yang's order has spread throughout the army, and there is no victory! There is no way back for them.

Tens of thousands of solemn-looking sergeants of the victorious army marched slowly and began to line up five or six miles outside the city walls. Opposite them is the gold ** team that has poured out of the nest!

Wanyan Zongwang had already made up his mind to fight to the death last night. All the gold ** teams that can be summoned are ready, and the total number is close to 100,000 people!

There are more than 10,000 people and horses, boundless and boundless. Not to mention nearly 100,000 people! And so many war horses! The black pressure is like a dark cloud covering the top, and you can't see the edge at all.

Last night's heavy rain greatly affected today's operation. The ground was muddy and full of puddles. Walking is still slippery, let alone cavalry charging. The main force of today's battle is the infantry!

Wanyan Zongwang concentrated more than 20,000 soldiers of the Jurchen clan in the middle of the military array. These elites of the hundred battles were dressed in double layers of heavy armor and held shields, and they were the most important trump card troops in the hands of Wanyan Zongwang.

The two wings of the Jin ** team are all new annexes of various ethnic groups. They had all dismounted at this moment and were ready to fight on foot. It's just that as a new annex army, they don't have the treatment of the Jurchen own soldiers, and they are only wearing leather armor, or cloth clothes at all.

Armor in this era was a very important military item, and it was generally only worn by elite sergeants. Ordinary sergeants, even if they wear leather armor, are already very good.

Because of low productivity. The most important weapons and equipment of this era were bows and crossbows, then armor, and then various types of ordnance.

At this time, the Jin ** team has not yet captured Bianliang City, which is rich in the world. The vast amount of ordnance was now used by the victorious army, and the skilled craftsmen were not taken captive north. At this time, the equipment of the gold ** team is also at an average level. At all, he didn't have the kind of sophisticated equipment that he had when he fought with the Yue family army in the future. For example, there is no shadow of Tiefutu and kidnapping horses.

In front of the Jin ** array were about 10,000 stragglers, who were also newly annexed. To put it simply, it is a group of cannon fodder, holding bows and crossbows and shooting at the opposite side, consuming the arrows and crossbows of the opposing army as cannon fodder for the main force of the Chinese army to rely on to win time.

Behind the middle of the Jin army was Wanyan Zongwang's base camp, where he concentrated the six or seven thousand most elite Jurchen warriors. This is the winner and loser that Wanyan Zongwang is ready to cast out at any time.

Behind Wanyan Zongwang's base camp was a cavalry force of about 20,000. Although the ground conditions were very poor at this time, Wanyan Zongwang still kept a cavalry unit in his hands as a reserve.

The formation on the side of the winning army is different from that of the gold ** team. Gao Yang placed more than 30,000 hoplites in the center as a center. In front of the hoplites was a formation of more than 10,000 crossbowmen armed with crossbows and other bows.

The hoplites were flanked on either side by a force of more than 10,000 men, composed of crossbowmen. Flanks consisting of infantry and light cavalry. Behind the hoplite formation was the Chinese army battalion in Gaoyang. There are Gao Yang himself and more than 1,000 personal guards, as well as a cavalry unit composed of nearly 5,000 heavy cavalry and light cavalry.

In addition, outside the large array of the victorious army, there was a cavalry force with a total of more than 4,000 men roaming around. They are the cannon fodder death squad under Yelu Yu Liyan, and now is the time to use them.

Obviously, the battlefield at this moment was not suitable for large-scale cavalry operations, but Gao Yang still sent out all the cavalry that could be used.

It is easier said than done to arrange more than 100,000 horses, and the communication conditions of this era are really very primitive and simple, and it is very difficult to convey orders. After getting up early to eat and leaving, wait until they drive outside the city, and the two sides set up their positions. The clock is ticking.

The sergeants of the victorious army pulled out the kettles they carried with them and drank water quickly with compressed biscuits and chocolate. Waiting for the next battle is extremely exhausting, and there is no time for you to eat on the battlefield.

After a simple meal, the hoplites, assisted by the auxiliaries, put on their heavy infantry and heavy armor. (The workmanship of the step is exquisite and cumbersome.) There are not many of them, and it is impossible to meet the needs of tens of thousands of heavily armored soldiers. Only the most elite sergeants were allowed to wear it, and the other sergeants could only wear ordinary heavy armor. Approaching each other, raising their shields and weapons. Form a huge steel formation!

When the auxiliaries finished their work, they retreated one after another, and when they came to the main formation, they took out their bows and crossbows. They also had to fight, first as crossbowmen. If there is something wrong in the front, then they will step forward to fill in their lives!

The temperature began to rise rapidly, and the well-dressed sergeants began to sweat on their foreheads. A light breeze blew, and countless flags flew in the wind, and hunting sounded. Hundreds of thousands of people crowded together, but it was strangely extremely quiet. The dreary and oppressive atmosphere before the Great War can be clearly felt even on the Bianliang city wall several miles away!

"The old man is reckless." Uncle Zhang looked at the battlefield in the distance with a solemn expression and shook his head slightly.

"This matter will be discussed later!" Li Gang on the side frowned and said in a deep voice.

Zhao Kai became the emperor, but he did not have any rights in his hands. He was even imprisoned in the Imperial City like a prisoner in custody. As an ambitious young emperor who had just taken the throne, of course he was unwilling.

Of course, Zhang Shuye, who holds the power of the army, has become the target of Zhao Kai. Zhang Shuye, who was also dissatisfied with Gao Yang's actions in Bianliang City, also planned to wait until the right time to overthrow Gao Yang.

But today, not so long ago. When Zhang Shuye really saw the elite army lined up against each other, he realized how laughable it was to rely on the army in his hand composed of people and strong people to confront the army that was enough to oppress the people breathlessly.

At this moment, Uncle Zhang was shaken.

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Gao Yang put down the kettle in his hand, looked up at the sky, and shook his head. Covering his mouth and coughing, he nodded to the captain of the guard on the side, and said in a low voice, "Let's start." ”

The continuous sound of bull horns sounded one after another, and the dull sound of drums roared out. Beat the drum and marched, and Mingjin withdrew the troops. The victorious army, which tends to be inferior in numbers, took the initiative to attack!

As the shouts of generals at all levels sounded one after another, this huge steel phalanx began to move.

Most of the crossbow army at the front of the formation were sergeants wielding the Divine Arm Crossbow. The entire Bianliang City's divine arm crossbows were concentrated in their hands. These sergeants in leather armor had solemn faces, and under the command of the generals, they marched forward to the beat of drums.

Behind the crossbowmen, the large array marched forward at the same time. Tens of thousands of steel armies marched slowly with endless momentum, and the overwhelming and rich killing intent alone was enough to make the faint-hearted people panic and weak.

Densely packed, the boundless army of steel slowly approached. The sense of immediacy that makes people feel so frightened that they can almost cover the entire sky is simply incomprehensible to those who have not experienced it firsthand.

This kind of scene of watching the steel army on the opposite side rush towards him, even a veteran of a hundred battles will be afraid. Not to mention the new annexes who can only fight a good fight.

When the crossbowmen of the victorious army are getting closer and closer, they are about to enter the range of the Divine Arm Crossbow. There were sergeants in the gold ** team on the opposite side who couldn't resist.

The new annexes who are used as cannon fodder at the front are themselves the weakest in all aspects, otherwise they would not be used as cannon fodder.

The strong sense of oppression makes many people unable to resist. I don't know who shouted first, but at least dozens of people threw away their weapons almost simultaneously, and fled in all directions with their heads in their hands.

Snowballing, or rather a domino effect. Originally, these new annexes were facing strong pressure and low morale, but at this moment, with someone taking the lead, a large number of sergeants began to flee in an instant. The entire Jin army was suddenly in chaos.

That's what Gao Yang wants. It takes a lot of courage to attack actively, but it's even more terrifying to watch your opponent rush in! When the situation is evenly matched, whoever can put strong pressure on the opponent first and pressure the other party to make mistakes will be able to take the first advantage!

Sure enough, after seeing the Jin ** soldiers on the opposite side fleeing without a fight, the morale of the recruits of the Changsheng Army, who were also nervous to death, suddenly came up. It turns out that the Jurchens who are violent and cruel, and the Jurchens who can stop their children crying at night by mentioning their names are nothing more than that!

In the era of cold weapons, the most important thing is the morale of the army!

With 20,000 against 200,000, Xiang Yu fought a beautiful battle of giant deer, destroying the invincible Qin State in one fell swoop.

In front of the Tiger Prison Pass, Li Shimin personally led thousands of cavalry to launch a decisive charge to defeat Dou Jiande's 100,000 army and fight the Tang Dynasty. There are countless examples of how much morale can play in a battle.

Now, the morale of the Kim ** team has taken a heavy blow under strong pressure. On the contrary, the morale of the recruits of the Victorious Army, who were also panicked and fearful, rose. His legs no longer trembled, and his hands did not tremble.

People have a crowd mentality. One person escapes, several people follow, hundreds of people escape, thousands of people go together!

Why did the previous Dumen Forbidden Army collapse without a fight, and it was crushed for thousands of miles? Isn't it because no one wants to die for someone else? You can run for your life, why can't I? Why did you run away, and I am here to die?

Thousands of miles of embankment, collapsed in the anthill. At this moment, the gold ** team is in crisis. (To be continued.) )