Chapter 975: The First Battle
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The ironclad heavy cavalry is indeed a peerless cavalry, but his advantages and disadvantages are as obvious, in Qingzhou, Li Feng suffered two losses, he immediately found out the weakness of the opponent, in the constant harassment and attack, he exhausted the opponent's physical strength, and killed it cleanly, but here, it was a hard-fought battle of steel. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Once launched, it was extremely difficult to stop the vast majority of the first wave of ironclad heavy cavalry under the shelling, and the heavy cavalry that survived to break through the range of artillery fire encountered the dense eight-bull crossbow head-on, and the heavy cavalry that could survive the dense eight-ox crossbow and rushed to the opponent's defense line was no more than dozens of horses.
In front of them, the enemy army pressed down like a mountain, and with a loud sound, the last heavy cavalry was submerged in the infantry, and the tall figure disappeared in an instant under the spears of the forest.
The infantry of the Tianlei battalion attacked, for them, it was nothing to crush the ironclad heavy cavalry that was not in formation, three times and five divided by two, to solve the opponent, in the sound of the military trumpet, let out a shout, turned around in unison, and ran back.
The cannon behind him began to fire again, and it was the beginning of the blow to the second wave of heavy cavalry.
On the hill, the complacent Xiang Ping went from heaven to hell in an instant, and witnessed the first wave of his iron cavalry disintegrating under the enemy's artillery fire, and without even a single wave, he was all killed in the middle of the road. With cold hands and feet, he remembered Qiu Zhi's legacy like Zhang Aimin at this moment.
"Ten thousand cannons are fired in unison, the sky is falling apart, and the peerless fierce generals are difficult to block a blow."
"Its strength is so great that it cannot be stopped by manpower, and it is unstoppable with the thickness of the city walls."
"Dingzhou has this sharp weapon, and it is unstoppable, I hope that Your Majesty will plan for the heirs of the sect, for the military and the people, and pray for Dingzhou to protect the Chu Temple!"
No wonder Qiu Zhi was so desperate that he committed suicide while still throwing tens of thousands of troops, he really saw the strength of the other party, and it was not at all something that his own side could stop.
"Collect the troops, Mingjin, collect the troops, let them come back!" Xiang Ping yelled.
However, it is not easy for the ironclad heavy cavalry to attack, and it is even more difficult to come back, and it is difficult for the ironclad heavy cavalry to even turn around at high speed, not to mention that the ink stops and turns around on the spot, even if it is an elite such as the Dingzhou cavalry, to turn around under the high-speed charge, it also requires a great turning radius.
The sound of the gong sounded desperately, and the second wave of ironclad heavy cavalry was already drowned in the artillery fire.
Yang Yidao keenly noticed that there was confusion in the ironclad heavy horse, the front was still charging forward, and the back had begun to slow down.
"General Yang, it's time to attack!" Xiao Yuanshan's eyes lit up, and he woke up Yang with a knife. ”
"Heavenly Thunder Battalion, attack!" Yang shouted.
Xiao Yuanshan glanced at the already chaotic iron-armored heavy cavalry, and said, "General Yang, I will lead the Youyan Erlang to help the Heavenly Thunder Battalion!" ”
Yang Yidao nodded: "Okay, General Xiao will attack from the side, and strive to keep these iron-armored heavy cavalry!" ”
Xiao Yuanshan nodded vigorously, flicked the horse's head, and flew away, his Youyan army was on the left side of the team.
"Xiao Tianyang, Xiao Tianhao!" Xiao Yuanshan shouted.
"The last general!" The two young generals replied loudly.
"Da Chu is dying, there are not many battles to fight, if the Xiao clan wants to have a place in the future dynasty, military merit is indispensable, do you understand what I mean?" Xiao Yuanshan said sharply.
"The last general understands!"
"Go, lead your sons, go and give the Luoyang soldiers a heavy blow, don't fall in front of the Tianlei camp with the majesty of our Youyan Erlang!"
"The last general commands!"
The third wave of ironclad heavy cavalry finally completed the turn and began to run back, while the second wave of heavy cavalry finally turned their horses and fled back after losing half of the horse.
But they were too slow to complete the turn, slow enough for their opponents to calmly adjust their attacks on them.
"All artillery, ten degrees higher, strike in depth!" The artillery officer could not contain his excited looks, and almost shouted orders.
The soldiers of the Heavenly Thunder Battalion roared forward with the cannonballs flying in the sky.
The strength of the Ironclad Heavy Riders lies in their ability to charge head-on, and when they start to flee, they become live targets.
Shells flew high into the air and landed among the heavy cavalry running back, breaking up their formations and disrupting them, constantly delaying their speed.
The soldiers of the Tianlei Battalion rushed up, and from the flanks, the Youyan army led by Xiao Tianyang and Xiao Tianhao also rushed up.
The war horse waved, turned and cut the hooves of the heavy horse, there was no heavy armor, it didn't take much strength to make the war horse lie down, the ironclad knight who fell to the ground had no power to fight back except for the whole hand slaughtered, the spear poked randomly, no matter how thick the armor on your body was, just put you off the horse, hammers, maces and other heavy weapons smashed on the opponent's armor with a loud noise, and even the people with armor smashed flat.
Seeing the ironclad heavy cavalry galloping all over the mountains and the Dingzhou soldiers chasing after him, Xiang Ping's face was like dirt, he turned his horse's head sharply, and shouted: "Hurry up, retreat, go quickly!" "Beat the horse and go away.
At this time, the third wave of ironclad heavy cavalry was under the pressure of the opponent, panicked, and the direction of the run was actually where the Chinese army of Xiangping was.
Xiang Ping beat the horse, the Chinese army scattered violently, they did not have artillery, but they could not block the impact of this ironclad heavy cavalry. The biggest reliance of his army has become his own life-killing talisman at this time, is there anything more ridiculous in the world?
"All the troops are attacking!" Yang Yidao laughed, "Force their iron cavalry to attack their own team, don't stop, keep driving!" ”
There was no imaginary brutal duel, and there was no imaginary difficulty, and this battle that had been deliberate for both sides for a long time was decided in less than an hour.
With the defeat of the ironclad heavy cavalry and the collapse of the Chinese army, the Luoyang army on the battlefield on both sides also collapsed immediately, and the soldiers and horses on both sides made the same choice almost at the same time, run!
Just as Qu Yongjie was worried about at that time, Xiang Ping couldn't stop Youyan's Dingzhou army, if he changed to a general who was experienced, had competed with the Dingzhou army, and even suffered under the Dingzhou army, maybe this battle would not have been so badly defeated, the Dingzhou army was not a fool, and it would not be under the knowledge of the strength of the ironclad heavy cavalry, and it would be a demon if something went wrong.
But Xiang Ping has never fought head-on with the Dingzhou army, all he knows is the story of the Dingzhou army from the military report and the defeated generals, in his opinion, this is just a pretext for the loser, because he has confronted the Dingzhou army for a long time and has never let the Dingzhou army take advantage.
This was the first time he suffered a loss, but this only time he suffered a loss, and he sent the 200,000 troops under his command to a dead end.
Whether it is the Dingzhou Army, or the reorganized Xiao Yuanshan's Youyan Army, it is an army with extremely rich combat experience, the Dingzhou Army has never been on the battlefield over the years, how can such a great opportunity be missed, even if the number of Luoyang soldiers who have lost their command is much more than them, but in the eyes of the generals of the Dingzhou Army, they are already a group of fragrant roast sheep, and they are fast and sometimes slow, and if they chase slowly, their achievements can be snatched away by others.
Liu Shijun, the commander of the Tianlei Battalion, was extremely annoyed, his subordinates had no chance to perform, and the enemy collapsed, and the pursuit of the enemy, how could the troops of the Tianlei Battalion with two feet compare to the cavalry with four hooves, he watched Xiao Tianyang on the flank, Xiao Tianhao swept by his flank with the Youyan cavalry, inserted into the battlefield, and then looked at the battlefield from the flank, shouting and shouting, elated, and the shirtless trough cavalry general Jiang Kui led his whirlwind battalion to gallop through like a whirlwind, and finally, He actually saw that the guard battalion of the Chinese army general Iron Leopard with Yang Yidao also surpassed him in a swarm.
"Fuck, fuck!" Liu Shijun spat fiercely, "After this battle, Lao Tzu must be transferred to the cavalry unit!" ”
I can't eat the big meal, but I have to keep up, the meat is not eaten, and the broth always has to be drunk a few sips, Liu Shijun patted his thigh and yelled bitterly: "Brothers, go up, go up!" ”
In this rout, the first to collapse is the ironclad heavy cavalry, don't look at their usual majesty, when looking at the friendly army, the eyes are long on the forehead, but in this run, the first to fall is them, the war horse is great, but under such a huge weight, how long can it run, less than ten miles, the war horse began to slow down, and then try to run for several miles, it is difficult, foaming at the mouth, one after another fell, throwing the knights on the horse, the poor knights who fell to the ground were covered with heavy armor, It took a long time to get up, so I could only lie on the ground in despair, waiting for the final cut of fate.
The cavalry in pursuit didn't care about them, they aimed at the enemy generals flashing in front of them, and the banner waving at the farthest side of Xiang Ping's pole, and it was a great achievement to catch them.
When the Tianlei Battalion caught up panting, the ironclad knights who fell all over the ground fell to the ground, holding their heads in their hands in despair, lying on the ground, and shouting loudly: "Spare your life, we have surrendered!" ”
Liu Shijun had to divide his hands to clean up these guys, strip off their Kai armor, pile them together, and tie these knights who were only wearing underwear like sugar gourds. What makes Liu Shijun regret is that most of these god-looking war horses have been scrapped, and they can be used as pack horses at most in the future. "It's a pity!" He whispered.
Regardless of whether Liu Shijun wants to or not, in this pursuit battle, his Tianlei Battalion, the famous flower of the army, can only be behind the buttocks of the cavalry, smelling the farts of the cavalry, eating the ashes of the cavalry, and pinching his nose for the cavalry to collect the enemy troops who were scattered by them, and to contain the piles of Luoyang soldiers who have completely lost their fighting spirit.
"Lao Tzu has become the commander of the prisoner of war camp!" Liu Shijun said angrily. ”
One day and one night, whether it is a pursuer or a fugitive, physiology has reached the limit, this chase finally came to an end on the third day, the Luoyang soldiers ran hundreds of miles, and the Dingzhou army also chased hundreds of miles, along the way, you can see everywhere the Luoyang soldiers who have lost their weapons and armor, and the Dingzhou army that roars wildly.
After this battle, the 200,000 Luoyang army only escaped a pitiful 50,000 people, and the rest were either killed in battle or fled, and the Luoyang soldiers who were captured by the Dingzhou army alone exceeded 50,000.