The Jincheng battalion was in full swing, and the Xianbei people who had rushed to the battle were smashed into disarray, and then they discovered a fact that made them collapse, that is, their equipment was too far from that of the Han army. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Since the Great War in Northern Xinjiang, stirrups have also become popular in the grassland, and the riding skills of the people on the grassland are still not small, so in a few years, almost all knights have used stirrups. Iron is used for stirrups, but iron is not produced in the grasslands, so these need to be purchased from the Central Plains.

However, the most difficult thing to buy in the Hu market was iron, and that pitiful quota was simply not enough, so they had to pay a high price to buy it. Since you want to buy it, it is better to buy stirrups directly than to buy iron, because there is still a serious shortage of blacksmiths in the grassland.

This is related to Liu Xiu's northern expedition. After Liu Xiu pacified the northern frontier, he had an agreement with the Xianbei king and Lian that he would not prevent the Han people who had been displaced to the grassland from moving back. Under the protection of this agreement, a large number of Han people returned to the Han territory, resulting in a shortage of blacksmiths on the grasslands, and it was okay to do odd jobs, and it was not enough to supply stirrups and iron spears in batches.

The stirrup does not have high requirements for iron, and the Xianbei people can barely cope with it, but in the weapons such as spears and halberds, ring knives, the gap between the Xianbei people is not a star and a half, for many years, they have been relying on the loot to supplement, but they have recently lost many battles and won few battles, how much loot can they get?

This is also the reason why Micah and Bunton were red-eyed when they heard that there were 50,000 foot soldiers.

Now I didn't see the equipment of the 50,000 foot soldiers, but I saw the equipment of the 10,000 iron horsemen. And, of course, 10,000 fierce and vicious Iron Knights.

The 10,000 horsemen of the 7th Han Battalion were all dressed in two iron armors, holding iron spears or iron halberds and other long soldiers, wearing a 30 Qinggang ring knife on their waists, an iron tire bow, and 50 arrows. Liangdang iron armor is not only lightweight, but also strong, and the arrows of the Xianbei people shè up. There was no reaction at all, but the arrows they shè out could easily pierce through the leather armor of the Xianbei people.

A photo. Xianbei people suffered a big loss. Lu Yi and the guards around him gathered dozens of bows in a burst, and shè fell over a few Xianbei knights who rushed to the front, taking advantage of the gap in their formation to be a little chaotic, the soldiers of the Jincheng camp brandished ring knives and iron halberds and iron spears, and swarmed in.

It's an unfair fight.

On the other side, Xia Yu and Tian Yan dismounted and fought on foot, and Tian Yan led the infantry battalion to form the classic five-element formation of the Han army. Behind him and on both sides, the Changshui battalion led by Xia Yu was constantly running and attacking, attacking wantonly. The officers and men of the infantry battalion rode into battle today, and they showed their majesty and morale. At this moment, it is the time when the blood is boiling, and there is endless strength in the body. And the results of their usual strict training are even more vividly displayed, although they are murderous in their hearts, no one rushes forward without authorization, but cooperates with each other and does not give Xianbei people a chance.

The Xianbei people are not good at foot combat. I don't know how to form a formation, just relying on my personal martial arts, where are these martial arts who are not inferior to them, but cooperate with the attacks of the Jing Rui Han army foot soldiers who are ten times more tacit than them. Under the command of Tian Yan, the soldiers of the infantry battalion of less than 1,000 people were defeated and embarrassed by the Xianbei people, who had killed several times their size.

From the very beginning, the Xianbei people fell into a passive situation, they had no power to fight back at all, they could only grit their teeth and desperately support. Micah was so anxious that he galloped wildly, shouting loudly regardless of the danger to boost morale, and while maintaining the battle formation, he was also under great pressure. The snipers in the Han army all saw this fat-headed man, and his identity could be guessed from the iron armor on his body, so the sharpest flying arrows were taken out, and for a while, Miga became the target of the public, if it weren't for the iron armor on his body, the guards also swore to protect him, but I am afraid that he has now become a porcupine.

The two sides fought together, arrows galloped, horses neighed, and shouts of killing were deafening. The sound of war drums and trumpets was mixed, Xianbei and Chinese were noisy, and people who did not know each other fought for their lives, never dying.

"Charge! Charge! Lu Yi put away his bow, wiped his fleshy hand on his armor, tore off a piece of cloth and wrapped it around his hand, clenched the spear with both hands, and roared loudly. The drummer behind him waved his arm, which was already sore, and beat the small drum like raindrops, and the soldiers kicked the war horse violently, even at the expense of blowing the back of the war horse with the war horse in their hands, forcing the war horse, which was usually regarded as a treasure of the heart, to exert its last strength. The two sides have been fighting together, and at this time, even one more force is good, and it is possible to decide the final victory.

Duan Xuan danced the iron halberd, and took the Wuwei battalion to kill the Xianbei people, he roared, the iron halberd swept like the wind, and the halberd hooked the neck of a Xianbei person, the Xianbei person held the halberd handle with one hand, and slashed it with a knife, Duan Xuan raised his arm and blocked the front door with his arm armor, "dang" A crisp sound, sparks splashed, he pulled out the ring knife on his waist, and cut off the left hand of the Xianbei man with a knife. Before he could laugh, two spears stabbed silently, one stabbing a man and the other stabbing a horse. Duan Xuan was taken aback, and with all his strength, he slashed at the handle of the spear and split the spear crookedly, but the war horse didn't have time to dodge, the spear pierced into the horse's chest, and the war horse neighed and fell to the ground, crushing the ecstatic Xianbei man under him.

Duan Xuan stood up, jumped down before the war horse pounced, slashed and killed two Xianbei knights in succession, and the guards rushed up, lifted him up, and threw an ownerless war horse.

Jiang Wu had fallen off his horse for the third time, and his war horse had once again been cut off by the Xianbei people, and he fell to the ground, screaming sadly, and blood gushing out from the wound. Jiang Wu's cloak was scattered, the helmet on his head was gone, and the spear was gone. He danced the war knife with both hands like a windmill, slashed down three Xianbei soldiers one after another, turned around, cut the neck of the war horse with a knife, raised the knife and shouted: "Kill!" ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill! "The soldiers of the Hanyang battalion, under the leadership of Yan Wen, rushed past Jiang Wu like the wind. Jiang Wu looked at a war horse with an empty saddle, galloped a few steps, and jumped up.

Li Meng and Yang Ding fought side by side, and the two looked at each other's positions from time to time, for fear that they would fall behind. One of them is a Northlander, and the other is a Stable person. When you go to the field, it's your fellow countryman. They usually take care of each other, and going to the battlefield is no exception, both competitive and cooperative.

Micah paid a heavy price, and finally delayed the speed of the Han army, and soldiers on both sides continued to fall off their horses and fight together. It's hard to tell the winner for a while. Although the Han army had the upper hand, before the tenacious resistance of the Xianbei people, it was wishful thinking that they wanted to win quickly. The final victory must be exchanged for blood.

Micah was shouting, and Koji was also anxiously watching everything on the battlefield. He knew the victory was a foregone conclusion, and it was only a matter of time before he beat Micah. But he also knew that Liu Xiu had always disapproved of this tactic, killing a thousand enemies and injuring himself eight hundred, in Liu Xiu's opinion, it was not a last resort, so could he not use it as much as possible. Today, they attacked 20,000 Hu cavalry with a force of more than 10,000 troops, which is said to be a great achievement, but if the Liangzhou Han Seventh Battalion paid the heavy price of more than half of the casualties, not only would Lu Yi be unbearable, but Liu Xiu would also be very angry.

But war is war. He is a combination of many factors, and it is never subject to personal will. There is no problem with the command of Koji Yi, he has also taken advantage of his advantages to the extreme, if there must be a problem, it can only be said. It would have been wrong for them to decide to attack in this way.

The defeat of 20,000 with more than 10,000 men was a victory, but it was not perfect for Koji. If it was Liu Xiu to command, he would definitely not throw Cao Cāo aside for the sake of monopolizing the credit, in his heart. The lives of the soldiers are far more important than their merits. As a general, he can't use the blood of the soldiers to dye his battle flag red, and he would rather share a little less of his military exploits than pay more costs.

After making meritorious contributions, generals can be promoted and become knights, but what about ordinary soldiers? Most of them will only receive some pitiful pensions, and their families will be in trouble from now on, even if the government will provide some relief and discounts, but how can it compare to a living person.

Koji Yi regretted it a little. He shouldn't have encouraged Xia Yu and Tian Yan to fight this battle, Liu Xiu wouldn't blame them, because among the three of them, it was he who really made the decision. Thinking of being cleaned up by Liu Xiu after making meritorious contributions, and what is even more terrifying is that he may lose the opportunity to fight in the future, Lu Yi can't help but be a little angry.

Just when Lu Yi was on fire, Xia Yu was also gritting his teeth and fighting, although Tian Yan's infantry battalion attacked sharply, but the number was too small after all, under the stubborn resistance of the Xianbei people, with the gradual exhaustion of sharp energy, the attack speed gradually slowed down. Xia Yu didn't dare to give up, if he gave up at this time, how could Micah let them retreat easily? At the moment, he can only wait for Koji to break through Miga's main formation before coming to support. Koji has always maintained a sharp attack, and victory is expected, as long as they can hold on until that time, the victory will be theirs after all.

Xia Yu didn't know what Lu Yi was thinking now, although he was a little nervous in his heart, but more excited, with more than 10,000 people sneaking up on 20,000 Hu Qi, this credit was enough for him and Tian Yan to taste the taste of promotion, maybe he could be a miscellaneous general.

At this moment, the southeast suddenly remembered the sound of war drums, and immediately after, several scouts rushed out of the darkness. Ignoring the danger of the darkness, they galloped wildly, and the situation was urgent. Although these scouts were still far away, and only shadows were seen, Xia Yu's heart suddenly lifted. From the command with war drums, it can be known that this is the Han army. But is this Yuan Shao's Han army or who?

If it's the former, then it's going to be a big problem today.

After a short period of tension, Xia Yuyi gritted his teeth and ordered the Changshui battalion, which was assisting in the attack, to withdraw from the battle formation and prepare for the battle. No matter who the other party is, at this time, no matter what, you can't let them disrupt the rhythm of Lu Yi's attack, let alone let them attack Lu Yi's rear formation, otherwise Lu Yi will definitely lose.

The drums sounded, and the Changshui battalion slowly withdrew. At this time, the scout rushed to Xia Yu, rolled the saddle and dismounted, and shouted happily: "Lord Captain, General Wei's reinforcements have arrived." ”

"General Wei's reinforcements?" Xia Yu let out a long sigh of relief and let go of his tightly clenched hand, his palms covered with sweat. He smiled with difficulty, and ordered the herald to beat the drum to spread the good news to every Han soldier.

For a time, the drums sounded loudly, and with the sound of war drums, the 10,000 iron horsemen led by Cao Ren rushed out of the darkness with the rumbling hooves of horses, and they stood in formation five hundred paces away, and the torches were raised high, like a sea of fire, stretching for several miles, and it was magnificent.

Tian Yan, Lu Yi and others who received the news were all ecstatic, and the morale of the Han army was suddenly greatly boosted, and the tired body was suddenly full of strength, setting off one offensive after another, like a raging wave, and rushed towards the Xianbei people.

The Xianbei people, who were already unable to support it, heard that the enemy had come to reinforcements again, and immediately collapsed. Nickah no longer had the courage to fight, so he took his battalion of guards, turned around and ran, and disappeared into the darkness.

"Kill—" Qi Yi shouted with a wave of his sword.

"Kill-" Tens of thousands of Han soldiers shouted in response, and their morale was like a rainbow.