Chapter 909: Riding Battle in the Shallow Water Plain
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"Speed up! Burn the wind! ”
10,000 Xu Jun light cavalry has galloped into the mountains of Beidi County, night has fallen, with the last glimmer of light, Xu Jun is flying like a gallop. The iron hooves of the flying war horses slammed rapidly between the mountains, stepping on patches of dead leaves and dust.
However, Wei Wensheng was still dissatisfied with the marching speed of the army, and he was speeding all the way, and the cavalry had only just run half the distance, and there were still about fifty miles away from Zhiji City.
On the low slope next to the mountain road, Wei Wensheng sat on a horse, his brows furrowed.
In order to enter the city first, the Xu army had already lost 40,000 infantry. If you can't enter Zhiyi City first, then when only these 10,000 light horsemen arrive and arrive tiredly to Zhijiao, it is very likely that they will be counterattacked by Chen's army.
"Speed up! Don't skimp on horsepower and go as fast as you can. As long as Chen Jun entered the city one step ahead, it didn't matter if all 10,000 war horses ran to death. In any case, I must arrive at Zhizhi before Chen Jun today, even if I run or climb, you have to climb into Zhizhi City for me! ”
After receiving the death order, the Xu cavalry kicked heavily on the horse's belly, and the speed of the horse increased a lot.
The cavalry of the vanguard galloped on horseback, and in the blink of an eye they had passed through the mountain road between the mountains, and the front suddenly opened up, and the war horses had stepped into the shallow water plain at the junction of the western part of Beidi County and Anding County. The shallow water plain is a very flat and wide plain, located at the confluence of the upper reaches of Jingshui and its tributary, the Mushui River. The muddy river joins the Jingshui River here. Eventually, it flowed to Chang'an, Guanzhong. At the confluence of this area, the huge plain is a shallow plain formed by the alluvial waters of two rivers.
Entering the shallow water plain, it is less than half the way to Oritsu Castle. As long as you pass the Changwu City on the west bank of the shallow water plain, it is the Folding City. Then there is Xiaoguan, the gateway to the northwest.
However, at this time, the pathfinder cavalry of the former army of the Xu army, who had just set foot on this plain, had already let out a terrible scream.
"Chen Jun! Chen Jun cavalry! ”
I saw that on the flat shallow plain, between the mountains in the northeast corner corresponding to Xu Junyao, countless fires suddenly jumped out. Like a huge fire dragon, it suddenly rushed out from between the mountains.
This sudden encounter frightened the forwards of both armies of the Xu army.
Xu Jun rushed all the way from Chang'an, entered Beidi County from the southeast of Beidi, and went straight to Xiaoguan in the northwest. And Chen's army galloped from Yan'an County and entered the Northland from the northeast of the Northland. The purpose is also Xiaoguan in the northwest.
One from the southeast, and one from the northeast.
Almost in no particular order, the cavalry of the Chen army and the Xu army encountered the shallow water plain at the same time on the way to the city of Zhizhicheng, the outpost of Xiao Pass.
After confirming the outcome of this encounter, Wei Wensheng and Chen Jie gave the order to attack immediately almost simultaneously. Encounter on the battlefield in the field. Moreover, under the cover of this night, coupled with the rapid march of the whole army, the war horse soldiers almost reached the limit of their physical strength.
At this time, the only option is to attack with the last burst of morale. At such a juncture, no one can afford to delay. No one can back down.
"For the Empire!" Chen Jie pulled out the horizontal knife at his waist and roared.
"For the Empire!" Countless Chen cavalry responded with a bang.
"Kill!"
20,000 Chen cavalry and 10,000 Xu army cavalry met unexpectedly in the shallow water plain. A great war ensued.
There was no calm formation, and there was no rest. The two armies are like two tigers in the mountains and forests, once they meet. It's just not dying.
The horses' hooves were like thunder, and the neat queue rushed towards Xu Jun like a black wall!
No one would have thought that there would be this encounter in advance, and the brave will win when they meet on a narrow road!
Wei Wensheng welcomed the crowd with outnumberedness and was not afraid. Chen Jie was confident that most of the infantry of the Xu army had not yet arrived, and Chen Cai was twice the number of men and horses of the Xu army, and he was even more sure in his heart. What's more, Chen Jun has not only the advantage in numbers, but also the advantage that Chen Jun has always had in weapons and equipment.
"For the Empire!"
The two armies approached rapidly, and after a burst of roars, Chen Juncai's cavalry was still dozens of steps away from Xu's cavalry, and had already launched the first round of attacks on galloping horses.
Ten thousand arrows! The Xu cavalry in the front row fell to the ground and struggled with arrows, screaming miserably.
The Xu cavalry in the charge did not guard against Chen's crossbows, and after Chen's first round of attacks, Xu's army suffered a big loss. The cavalry of the Xu army that rushed to the front was not well prepared, and it was a night battle, although the battle was fought by moonlight, but for this wave of arrow rain, the Xu army almost filled it with human lives.
"Raise your shield!"
Wei Wensheng held a cavalry round shield in one hand and a fine Zhangba horse lance in the other, and led the Chinese cavalry to rush up quickly.
"Shoot the arrows!" On the battlefield, the cavalry of the Chen army constantly sounded the sound of the herald's order. Relying on the advantage of the repeater crossbow, the cavalry of the Chen army immediately launched a second wave of arrow rain without a pause.
One person and two seven-shot crossbows, and in an instant, the cavalry with rich battle formations had already slammed their swords before they collided with the cavalry of the Xu army, and shot all the fourteen arrows.
The two cavalry had already approached at a rapid pace, and the cavalry at the forefront of both sides had even seen the roar and crazy battle intent on each other's faces under the moonlight!
"Change the riding gun!" In the moments before the most violent collision came, the heralds and cavalry officers in Chen's formation shouted again.
With a "brush", the cavalry of the front army, who was galloping rapidly, unloaded their crossbows and put on their riding spears at the same time. The crisp and uniform movements show that this is an elite cavalry.
The speed of Chen's horses did not decrease in the slightest, and the cavalrymen began to lower their bodies, and their long cavalry spears were neatly handed forward.
The cavalry behind was divided into the center, the left flank, the right flank, and the rear. Like a Dapeng spreading its wings, the two cavalry on the left and right of the Chen army have been quickly stretched out on the plain, just like the huge wings of the Dapeng bird. The cavalry of the Chinese army and the rear army were still firing arrows, constantly increasing the casualties of the Xu army.
The two armies are getting closer and closer, fifty paces, thirty paces, twenty paces, ten paces
"Bang!" In an instant, the two streams of iron collided violently, the earth shook, and the passionate sound of tearing and killing was also stagnant.
With a huge impact, the two cavalry collided together at high speed. The cavalry in the front of the two armies fell in tens and hundreds in an instant. The spears and spears of both sides pierced through space and time with a howling wind almost at the same time, breaking through their armor and piercing deep into each other's bodies.
Almost at the same time, the cavalrymen who had not fallen had already let go of the spears and horses stabbed in their hands for the first time, and drew their scimitars and sabers as quickly as possible. The long knife swung over, quickly harvesting the corpses with a cold glow.
The spear breaks, the knight falls, and the horse falls to the ground!
The soldiers and horses behind the two armies had been fully pressed, and the two soldiers and horses on the Asagami Plains immediately started a scuffle.
The cavalry of the Chen army commanded by Chen Jie has an absolute advantage over the Xu army in numbers, and the cavalry of the Chen army is more than two grades superior to the Xu army in terms of equipment. In particular, most of the cavalry of the Chen army came from Guanwai, Hebei and Henan. In particular, half of the 20,000 cavalry this time were elite reinforced battalions with the emperor's imperial battalion number. Most of these battalions with supreme combat glory were drawn from them to form more than half of them to join the northern defense line. But the remaining veterans, plus the substitutes for the township army who were recruited later, are still strong.
Led by experienced veterans and junior officers with the rank of non-commissioned officer, the Chen's cavalry almost always adopted the classic three-cavalry squad tactics. With an experienced veteran non-commissioned officer as the mainstay, he led two members of the cavalry to carry out a three-person attack and kill technique, quickly reaping the lives of Xu Jun.
Xu Jun's will to fight is also very strong, but it is a pity that the difference between the number of people and equipment is too big, especially because it is a night battle at this time, Chen Cai, who has strong protection, has too much advantage compared with Xu Jun, who has very poor protection. If the 40,000 infantry of the Xu army had been here, the situation might have been a different outcome.
Compared with Chen Qi, Xu Jun is only a second-tier army that has been cowering in Guanzhong for the past few years. Xu Jun, who had only fought a few battles in the past few years, could hardly resist the well-trained and well-coordinated veterans of the battlefield in the face of Chen Jun's melee that tested cooperation and courage. Although Wei Wensheng is a generation of famous generals and has good command, famous generals cannot completely resist these gaps. The Xu army could only fight on its own, and in less than an hour, the 10,000 cavalry of the Xu army had gradually lost their support under the sharp attack of the Chen army's wild goose wing array, and began to retreat.
Under the moonlight, Chen Jie gasped for heavy breath, wiped the blood stains on his face with his cloak, and let out a clear whistle: "Poor Kou Mo chase!" Ignoring them, he immediately gathered his troops and horses, and after quickly cleaning up the battlefield, the whole army continued to march rapidly towards the city. ”
Although Wei Wensheng was defeated, it was not a rout. Although Xu Jun retreated in embarrassment, he still had the strength to fight. Especially when the Xu army and 40,000 infantry were rushing towards the battlefield, it was undoubtedly a stupid thing to follow into the mountains at this time. Once dragged by Wei Wensheng in the mountains, when the Xu army's infantry arrived, it would be the Chen army that would be finished.
Less than an hour later, Chen's army had already hurriedly cleaned up the battlefield, took the wounded and the whole army crossed Jingshui, advanced towards the northwest Zhizhi City, and finally disappeared into the vast night.
Although Wei Wensheng was unwilling, he had already understood that before the arrival of the main infantry force, the first battle between Xu Jun and Chen Jun's reinforcements, Xu Jun had already lost.
The generals of the Chen army were neither greedy for merit nor bloodthirsty. Once the strategic objective is achieved, the troops are immediately withdrawn and left. Chen Jie's performance made Wei Wensheng unable to exploit the slightest loophole. Looking at the plain where only a large area of Xu Jun's corpse remained on the shallow water plain, Wei Wensheng let out a long sigh in his heart.
The Chen army got this reinforcement, but I was afraid that it would be difficult for Xiaoguan to recapture it......)