Chapter 21 Mixed Yuan Returns to the Horse Lance
At the same time that the Khitan cavalry charging in formation was anxious on the Tang army's position, He Ping was leading six Tang cavalry to face the challenge of a Khitan lieutenant and his five personal soldiers.
Khitan lieutenant is the title that He Ping made up himself, in fact, he also forgot what the title of the Khitan officer should be in this era, anyway, it is a thousand-person role.
With He Ping's eyesight, he could naturally see that this Khitan lieutenant's horse combat strength was extraordinary, at least no less than Captain Huang Yong of the Tang Army, and the five personal soldiers who were with him were also the elite of the cavalry, and they looked very difficult to deal with.
Although the Seven Star Array from another world is easy to use, it has a cooldown. Because of the use of the activation of the Seven Star Array, it is necessary to gather the earth qi, and when the wave of the Seven Star Array was activated just now, the earth qi within a radius of ten miles had already been gathered and neutralized in the Seven Star Array.
Now, He Ping has no other cheating chips in his hand for the time being, so everyone has to work hard.
He Daxian has been cultivating the immortal realm for thousands of years, and it is not a matter of fighting and killing at all.
Since you want to fight, then fight, take care of him!
The two sides started from a distance of more than 200 meters, and at the same time slapped their horses and whipped up, quickly increasing their speed, and launched a face-to-face charge.
On the Tang Army's side, I saw that Captain Zhao Ping took the lead, his buttocks were slightly pouted, he was hunched and standing on the stirrups, holding a shield in his left hand, tightly protecting his left chest, and holding a lance in his right hand.
In the blink of an eye, the distance has shrunk to less than a hundred meters, and the heavy and dense sound of horses' hooves in the ears is like the climax of the drum music, and the sense of rhythm is getting faster and faster, making everyone hold more and more excitement in one breath.
Fifty meters!
The war horse under the crotch had already mentioned the fastest speed, and He Ping's nose seemed to have smelled the unique body odor of the Khitan people in front of him, mixed with the smell of mare's milk and urine.
And the Khitan lieutenant on the opposite side also bowed his waist and sprinted at this time, wrapped in the young and handsome face under the semi-closed helmet, showing a sneer of contempt, on the top of the iron helmet painted in silver, a bright red spike jumped and fluttered briskly in the bumps with the rhythm of running, and the horse lance in his hand was raised high, and the end of the lance was a long bowl thick mixed iron stick, covered with short black thorns, swaying and shining in the reflection of the sun.
Mace!
In ancient times, the so-called horse lance, everyone's structure in the long rod part is basically the same, all of which are wrapped in tung oil and wrapping cloth to strengthen the toughness of the lance. However, the weapon attack part of the front end is varied according to everyone's combat habits. For example, Lu Bu's trident or Zhang Fei's serpentine spear in the Three Kingdoms period are more typical characteristic horse lances.
Lu Bu's trident is an all-attacking and all-defensive weapon, with the advantage of great strength, it can not only charge directly, but also easily snatch and stir up the enemy's weapons, while Zhang Fei's snake spear focuses on dexterity and speed, and at the same time relies on the super long length (the total length is one zhang eight) to perform a fast horse thrust in the run, often a lethal move, and the opponent is instantly picked under the horse.
The horse lance that He Ping picked up in his hand at this time, the weapon part at the front end is a sword-shaped long thorn two feet long with a palm width, which has the advantage of being light and simple, and it is also easy to pull out after piercing into the enemy's body. The bad part is that it's too light, and it's a bit of a disadvantage when it comes to heavy weapons.
And the Khitan lieutenant in front of him is equipped with a heavy iron bar similar to a mace on the weapon end!
This kind of configuration is rare in the Central Plains, and the more famous one is Bi Yanlao, the first fierce general of the Later Tang Dynasty, Li Cunxiao, who has died, which is actually a long-handled sledgehammer, basically all the cavalry generals who fought against Li Cunxiao were finished in one round, which made the heroes of the Central Plains frightened.
The problem is that Li Cunxiao is a big hero who has left a name in history, known as infinitely powerful, and the split car of the five horses can't pull him away, how can you, a small Khitan officer, dare to use this kind of weapon?
This Khitan lieutenant's horse lance is equipped with a mace at the front end, because the weight is too large, the center of gravity is too forward, and the action during the battle is very restricted. The cavalry who uses this weapon either doesn't know how to fight horses, is purely a **** who is here to pretend to be forced, or he is a person with real skills.
At the very least, the strength of a person who can manipulate this weapon must be great.
He Daxian's heart became extremely vigilant.
Twenty meters!
Despite the noisy sound of the wind whistling in his ears, He Ping still heard the strange sound of "Wow Li Wow Li" from the mouth of the Khitan captain, and then saw the Khitan captain raise his horse lance with both hands, and the black mace covered with iron thorns smashed towards him from diagonally above.
Without any moves, a simple arc smashed over, unstoppable, domineering side leakage!
Why? It's heavy enough with this weapon!
Horse combat is different from foot combat, and if a knight on a horse wants to dodge, the sensitivity is too far worse than that of foot combat. The heavy hammer of the Khitan lieutenant smashed over without any flowers, basically sealing all the dodge routes, and taking the lead with one move.
Master!
He Daxian immediately gave up the idea of attacking the enemy, turned to the defense first, and survived the first round. I saw that the elbow of his right arm was slightly pressed, and the sword-shaped tip of the horse lance quickly lifted.
When the two horses were about to stagger, He Ping's horse mallet had already successfully glued a bulky black mace to the tip.
As soon as the two lances clashed, a strong force surged along the long pole in vain, and the horse lance in He Ping's hand was pushed back without the slightest force.
At this time, I saw He Daxian's wrist be lifted inch by inch, with a crisp sound, and the two lances collided between square inches, and then He Ping made a move to "send Nanshan", instantly raised his hand and pressed back, and gently pushed the opponent's horse lance a few squares, and then grabbed the long pole with the horse with one hand and dragged it with his hand, so he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the two horses to stagger the tip of his horse lance directly to the neck of the Khitan captain.
The Khitan lieutenant also reacted quickly, and although there was a slight look of surprise on his face, he raised the middle rod unhurriedly and blocked the sword-shaped tip that He Ping swept over.
The two horses roared past each other, and just as He Ping was about to withdraw the horse lance and end the competition in the first round, he saw that the heavy lance of the Khitan captain suddenly accelerated, and an afterimage swept over from the other side!
I rub, this is back to the horse lance!
It turns out that the front of this Khitan lieutenant is all a false move, this is the fatal killer weapon!
The trick of returning to the horse lance, generally only the light horse lance can make it out, and a heavy horse lance can actually be reflexively killed in the way of returning the horse lance, which shows that this Khitan captain is by no means an ordinary person.
Without thinking much about it, He Ping pointed at the long lance in his hand, and the tip of the lance volleyed a little, blocking the path smashed by the heavy mace!
Listening to a loud "bang", the well-made horse lance in He Daxian's hand burst on the spot, and the rotten wood fragments were scattered in the air like a lotus flower, and the sword-shaped iron thorn at the head of the lance was smashed and bent into a U-shape, and the entire horse lance was instantly broken into several pieces.
And the glossy black mace head did not decrease in speed at this time, firmly locked on He Daxian and continued to smash over.
Although He Daxian's right hand was numb from the strong shock, he still quickly withdrew his right foot from the stirrup, and the whole person just had time to leave the horse's back and retreat to the left side of the war horse.
In the blink of an eye, the mace had already swept across the saddle and was smashing on the "obsidian shield" that He Ping's left hand had pushed over after He Ping turned around.
With a loud bang, He Ping's whole person was smashed on the spot and flew out sideways, like fireworks in mid-air, while flipping and fighting, he vomited blood, and the blood spurted out drew a big circle in the air.
We have seen so many twists and turns here, so lively, in fact, in the later history books, it is just a few simple and rude words:
"In just one round, Yelu Ruan attacked the first emperor under the horse with a mixed yuan lance."
The Khitan captain He Ping encountered was not an outsider, in the official history, he was the eldest grandson of Emperor Taizu of Liao, Yelu Abaoji, the third emperor of Liao, Liao Shizong, Yelu Ruan.
At this time, Yelu Ruan had just turned nineteen years old, and among the top ten Khitan warriors, his martial arts ranked ninth.