The horn of the charge sounded, and in front of the battlefield that was five or six miles wide, 23,000 Youzhou cavalry launched a charge.

The cavalry is full of 10,000 cavalry, overwhelming, cavalry is different from infantry, one cavalry occupies enough space to put three to five infantry, at this time more than 20,000 cavalry, even more grounded, endless.

And the focus is also on the prestige, in the era of cold weapons, the cavalry is equivalent to the tank of the land war in later generations, 23,000 cavalry rushed into battle, and the movement can be described as earth-shattering.

Ninety-two thousand horses' hooves rained down on the earth, and even if it was three miles away, the earth trembled violently, and the sound of thunderous hooves seemed to knock on everyone's heart, making people's hearts involuntarily beat faster and faster with the rhythm of the hooves, as if they were about to jump out of their chests at any moment.

On the wide battlefield, the 35,000 Heavenly Soldiers and Peasants felt the majesty of the galloping horses, watching them spread over the yellow-green fields like a black tide, and they wanted to rush over to their side unstoppably, and suddenly they all turned pale with fright, and some of them even went into cardiac arrest or vomited bile, and fainted directly.

Xiao Quzhi and Li Qi, who had already mounted their war horses and were ready to attack, saw this scene, and their hearts also rose. For the two people who never knew fear, the more enemies they were, the more excited they became, and even one person dared to hedge against tens of thousands of cavalry, this was naturally nothing.

But for these 35,000 or so soldiers who were still workers and peasants three months ago, and never knew what a soldier was, this scene was undoubtedly a shocking fear, and Xiao Quzhi and Li Qi were really worried that they would run away in advance before this group of cavalry was stopped.

It doesn't matter if they run, when the time comes, they will run around, shouting, and storming the eight-bull crossbow and trebuchet positions of the veterans of Tiance. That would be really self-defeating, and pulling out the seedlings will help to grow.

At this moment, Xiao Quzhi suddenly had a doubt that he was gambling too much, but in the next moment, he was ruthless and determined to continue gambling.

Xiao Quzhi and Li Qi looked at each other, and Li Qi immediately understood. He roared out loudly with the greatest strength on his horse, and the internal force penetrated through it and penetrated the entire Tiance Army's position, suppressing the sound of ten thousand horses galloping like an earthquake:

"The soldiers of the Tiance Army, I believe that this king, these Youzhou soldiers can't rush over! You don't have to be afraid, and see that this king himself leads the team to charge into battle, and there is no way forward! ”

As he spoke, more than a dozen Tiance veterans had already moved away as a passage, and there were not a few repulsive rifles fixed to the ground with spikes. Li Qi took the lead, taking Xiao Qubing and the 1,500 Tiance cavalry behind, and had already rushed out, like a sharp spear, rushing towards the 23,000 Youzhou cavalry that was overwhelming, like a huge gray-white carpet.

The cavalry group of the Youzhou soldiers had begun to accelerate, the sound of horses' hooves became more dense, and the earth trembled more violently. The 35,000 Heavenly Soldiers and Peasant Soldiers were already covered with beads of sweat in their palms at this moment; But at this moment, I saw that Li Qi with the 1,500 Heavenly Ce Army rushed towards the Duoyouzhou cavalry group that was more than them without hesitation. These days the recruits suddenly forgot to be scared again.

King Jianning, the grandson of His Majesty the Emperor, the only personal disciple of King Lanling, with such a high status and status, his life is not more noble than everyone present? He is not afraid of death, he dares to lead the Tiance cavalry to meet him head-on. What are we afraid of? Our lives are more noble than his?

Besides, who of the people present has not received the favor of the king of Jianning, who is in charge of the civil affairs work of Dugi Province, and every time there is a festival and a New Year, the king of Jianning will come below to condole. Deliver things to every household, oil, grain, rice and noodles; During the Double Ninth Festival, the elderly from all over Dugi Province will be invited to the banquet to eat the Double Ninth Festival, and there will be gifts when they leave; This time, all the workers' wages were raised, which was also arranged and led by King Jianning.

King Jianning is so good to the big guy, even if it is to repay King Jianning, he can't mess up, not to mention, King Jianning also said that the soldiers of Youzhou will definitely not be able to rush over, and King Jianning will naturally not lie to us!

So, even though the heart is still beating violently, as if it is about to fly out; Even though he was still shivering and feverish, he was sweating; Even though the dopamine secretion of the whole body is crazy, the pupils have been maximized; Even though his legs were a little weak, his hands were shaking, and his mouth was dry, the 35,000 Heavenly Soldiers and Peasant Soldiers stopped shouting, and none of them left the queue and turned to run away.

On the other side, Li Qi and Xiao Qubing had already led people through the narrow passage at the east end of the trench, raising the speed of the horses to the fastest and northeast, wanting to pass through the eastern edge of the Youzhou cavalry, go around their backs or directly attack the main formation behind the Youzhou army.

An Lushan, Yan Zhuang and Tian Qianzhen on the soil platform were also nervous to the extreme, this is a hammer deal, whether it is successful or not depends on this time.

An Lushan was so nervous that his hands holding the telescope trembled a little, he put down the telescope and handed it to Tian Qianzhen next to him, and shouted loudly: "Why haven't the soldiers and peasant soldiers collapsed these days?" ”

Although An Lushan fought in a wasted battle, he also knew how much psychological pressure the infantry had to bear in the face of cavalry charges, which is why theoretically speaking, the infantry fought in formation, and the pikemen and crossbowmen cooperated, and the cavalry was completely defeated in any kind of terrain, but in fact, most of the cases were the reason for the complete defeat of the infantry.

Theoretically speaking, the infantry bow shoots farther, accurately, and faster than the riding bow, and can also use crossbows and spears to line up, when the cavalry charges, a cavalry must face two or three spears at the same time, and the war horse is also afraid of the sharp spear tip, if they are not blindfolded, they will definitely turn or stop when they rush to the last ten steps or so, so logically speaking, if a cavalry team attacks an infantry team that is waiting for a battle, it must be a complete defeat.

However, the opposite is often true, and most of the time the cavalry will have an absolute advantage, and eventually the infantry will be defeated. Not to mention the advantage in mobility, you can fight if you want, kill if you want to encircle, and attack and harass if you want, which can constantly consume the morale of the infantry; And when it comes to the last hammer deal, when the charge determines the victory, it is often the cavalry that wins, because when the cavalry charges, thousands of horses gallop and flow continuously, giving people an unstoppable might.

If there were no defensive facilities such as walls, trenches, deer barricades, chariots, etc., in front of them, they would have faced each other head-on, and saw the cavalry rushing towards them without stopping. More than ninety percent of the infantry will rush to the cavalry when it reaches fifty or sixty paces, and then the formation will be chaotic, and they will be chased by horses and trampled to death.

Of course, except for the Mo sword soldiers of the Anxi Army, the psychological quality of this army is too strong. Tiance veterans are also excepted, the ghost knows how Xiao Quzhi trained it, but An Lushan They don't think that these recruits who have only been trained for three months have such mental qualities.

Tian Qianzhenhe, who was beside An Lushan, also thought so. The only thing he was worried about was what secret weapons the Tiance Army would have, and at this moment, his heart suddenly rose to his throat; Yan Zhuang was also nervous, as an undercover agent with more information, he naturally felt that the Tiance Army would definitely win, but he couldn't figure out how the Tiance Army would win, and at the same time he was worried that if the Youzhou Army was defeated here, he would not die in the chaos, it would be too unjust.

"Look, the lord and the king of Jianning has led the only 1,500 cavalry to attack!" Tian Qianzhen shouted loudly.

An Lushan hurriedly took the binoculars. Looking in the direction pointed by Tian Qianzhen, he saw a cavalry team of more than 1,000 people, constantly speeding through a passage in the trench, and behind them were dozens of Tiance soldiers pushing two Saimen knife carts to follow behind, and began to fix the knife carts on the ground with long nails.

Yan Zhuang said loudly: "Could it be that Li Qi wants to use this 1,500 cavalry to defeat our 23,000 cavalry head-on?" ”

Tian Qianzhen shook his head slightly: "I think they want to detour back behind these cavalry, or they want to attack our own formation and take the king of Dongping directly!" ”

An Lushan hurriedly ordered the remaining 10,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry to prepare for battle and be ready for battle. At this time, the 1,500 Tiance cavalry led by Li Qi had already met it head-on on the left flank of the charging Youzhou army. King Jianning is currently on horseback, breaking into the Youzhou cavalry formation. Rushing left and right to kill is like entering a no-man's land.

An Lushan said in a low voice: "Li Xiao'er is fighting for his own life, he really thinks that he is Xiao Quai!" ”

He glanced at Tian Chenghe, who was standing by in array under the earthen platform, and said: "Chenghei, when Xiao went to kill your son, today you killed his apprentice can be regarded as revenge, you take four thousand cavalry to go around behind him from the east." If he attacks the king's camp, you flank him from behind, and if he wants to run, you stop him! ”

Tian Chengsi took the order and left, and at this time, Yan Zhuang and Tian Qianzhen shouted at the same time: "Lord." Our cavalry came into range. ”

An Lushan hurriedly raised his binoculars and continued to watch the battle, and the 23,000 cavalry that charged were swept away by the 1,500 Tiance cavalry on the edge of the left flank, and the remaining 20,000 cavalry forwards had already rushed into the range of the Eight Bull Crossbows and Catapults.

A crossbow spear with thick arms ploughed out a bloody path in the middle of the cavalry, and many knights were directly hit by the eight-bull crossbow, and even men and horses were nailed to the ground, and the death was extremely terrifying.

Countless black jars fell from the sky, some of them smashed directly on the Youzhou cavalry, even the people and horses were all smashed down, and more of them were smashed on the ground and shattered, splashing everywhere in the night, presumably this is the kind of fire oil that Zhang Xiancheng said in his secret letter.

It is said that this fierce fire oil can burn on the surface of the water, and it cannot be extinguished when burned on the body, but it is an excellent weapon, but it is a pity that it is too late to adopt it now.

From this distance, until the place where the Tiance army stood in formation, it was only about five hundred steps (750 meters), and the horse speed of these Youzhou cavalry had been mentioned as the fastest, and the distance of five hundred steps only took about seventeen or eighteen breaths (54 seconds), and the catapult could fire up to two rounds, and the eight-ox crossbow could also fire three rounds; When they enter the range of the Yellow Feather Arrow Tiance Crossbow, they can fire up to two rounds, and the peasant soldiers who use ordinary crossbow arrows in the back can only fire one round, but An Lushan believes that they definitely don't have the psychological quality to shoot these crossbow arrows.

Sure enough, under the bated gaze of An Lushan, more than 20,000 Youzhou cavalry were like gray-white sea tides across the yellow-green field, and the second round of Ba Niu crossbow guns and clay pots filled with fierce fire oil were fired one after another, and the eight Niu crossbow guns all used flat fire, almost no shot missed, and many even shot in two, directly bringing people flying; And the clay pots filled with fierce fire oil are still launched at a place of five hundred paces, and at this moment it is already the rear team of the Youzhou cavalry group running in this area, these clay pots are smashed down, and from time to time a knight is caught off guard and his head is smashed, and even people and horses are smashed down.

Anyone who was hit, all of them were certain to die and died tragically, but this battle damage is really nothing to the huge base of more than 20,000 people, seeing the comrades next to him being shot or stoned to death, but it stimulated the screams of the surrounding Youzhou knights, and the deafening sound was heard clearly through the sound of horses' hooves knocking on the ground, even if they watched the battle from behind.

And those so-called Tiance soldiers and peasant soldiers seemed to be stupid, the cavalry vanguard had already reached the range of the Tiance crossbow, they didn't even fire a single arrow, just stood stupidly, watching more than 20,000 cavalry rush closer and closer.

Seeing that the Youzhou cavalry vanguard had already charged to a distance of less than a hundred steps, An Lushan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said: "Breakthrough, these days the soldiers and peasants have been completely scared stupid!" ”

Tian Qianzhen wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said in a trembling voice: "It's impressive, these days, the soldiers and peasants have not shouted and panicked like yesterday." ”

Yan Zhuang said: "I must have been so frightened that I forgot to call and forgot to run, but it doesn't matter, as long as our cavalry approaches another fifty paces, and the two sides can see each other's faces, they will definitely collapse in an instant!" ”

Tian Qianzhen nodded and breathed a sigh of relief, then looked in the southeast direction, and said: "Lord, King Jianning's single horse has already rushed into Tian Chenghe's four thousand cavalry, it is simply overwhelming, or it won't be long before the fifteen hundred cavalry behind him will engage our cavalry." ”

An Lushan glanced at the battlefield in the southeast, and sure enough, Jianning King Li Qi rushed into Tian Chenghe's 4,000 cavalry like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, and there was no enemy in front of the horse, he frowned, and scolded in his heart, how can the apprentice who practiced Xiao Quai's illness be so powerful?

However, he didn't have time to pay attention to this matter, there were 10,000 infantry lined up around him, and two thousand cavalry could be used as a maneuver, but he was not afraid of him, An Lushan smiled slightly: "So what?" His infantry was about to be broken through. ”

Yan Zhuang shouted: "Look, my lord, the striker has arrived in the trench. ”

The two hurriedly turned their attention back to the main battlefield, the cavalry in their early 20,000s had already rushed to the vicinity of the trench at this time, and when the Youzhou cavalry running in the front was two or three steps away, they threw the dirt bag they were carrying into the trench, and then jumped over very easily, and then ...... These war horses, along with the Youzhou knights on the horses, fell down without warning and were directly put down.

An Lushan and Tian Qianzhen's eyes are really protruding!

On that side, seeing that the cavalry in front of him was suddenly put down without warning, the knights behind raised the reins and wanted to slow down to avoid it, but the speed of the war horse had been mentioned to be the fastest, so how could they slow down if they wanted to?

The huge inertia and impulse still jumped over with these cavalry, and then crashed headlong into the net set up by the Tiance Army, which was also put down in an instant, and many of the horses were cut off with blood all over their bodies, and they kept neighing and screaming, and the knights on the horses were pressed under the horses, lying on the ground and struggling.

And behind them, more Youzhou knights collided headlong, some riders with good riding skills and quick reaction found that something was wrong, and they strangled their horses in front of the trench, but they were knocked to the ground by the Youzhou riders behind them, and near this trench, tens of thousands of cavalry gathered into a big pimple.

A few have crashed into the net, the body was stabbed all over the body of the Youzhou cavalry, after the shock calmed down carefully to observe only then did they find that they had hit something, under the cover of the long grass, it was a triangular shape of iron stakes, should be tightly fixed on the ground with spikes.

Between the iron stakes and the iron stakes, there were layers of thick iron wires, and the wires were covered with sharp spikes more than an inch long, and he flew out of his horse, and then crashed into these barbed wires, and his body, legs, arms, and hands were pierced with blood holes one by one by these spikes!

This Youzhou cavalryman looked at it, and iron wires like this were pulled up and down five layers in the middle of these iron stakes, and they were spread out horizontally, and they were almost ten catties and two zhang wide.

And the most vicious, the most despicable and shameless thing is that these iron stakes and wires have been painted in gray, gray, green, yellow, and yellow, and from a distance they almost blend in with the long grass around them, and if you don't run to the front and take a closer look, you can't find them at all!

Of course, if he comes from the afterlife, he knows that there is a proper noun for such a thing called barbed wire.

PS: There is one more chapter. (To be continued.) )