Copying Si raised the sword in his hand high, triggering three thousand cavalry to respond loudly. He roared loudly: "Sinan Siren has been shaken! Rush, for the glory of the Great Khan! The horsemen loosened their reins and began to run with their lord in small steps.

Zheng Yunming stood at the head of the city, and saw that the cavalry formation in front of the other party actually spread out into a cone-shaped formation, and the cavalry widened the distance and swooped towards Wang Deng's three-fold formation, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

Wu Qian said worriedly: "This formation is like a sharp blade, as if it wants to cut the troops led by Wang into two in the middle, can Commander Wang really resist such a powerful formation?" ”

Zheng Yunming showed a rare smile: "The enemy is charging with such a formation, I think Jing Song should definitely win." ”

Sure enough, as soon as he saw the enemy's magnificent cone-shaped cavalry rushing towards him like a gust of lightning, Wang Deng did not have a trace of fear, but showed joy on his face. Said proudly: "The Hu people made a mistake, and the whole army is on alert!" Get ready for the third round! ”

The Zhenwu army also erupted in a deafening shout, and the archers and crossbowmen rushed forward and fired a rain of arrows at the front of the queue and the veterans. The Naiban cavalry in front of him waved the regimental cards on his arms to cover them one by one, and swept away countless arrows and flew away.

In an instant, the arrows of the cavalry brigade had rushed to the front of the rejection of the horse, and they jumped over the rejection of the horse and rushed straight to the spears of the Song army's forward. The huge impact inertia of the cone-shaped formation and the skillful assassination action of the forward cavalry played a role, and this time the impact easily broke through the two rows of spears in the front row of the Song army, breaking a small gap in the formation.

Wu Qian exclaimed: "Oh no, the formation of the commander of the king has been torn apart by the enemy!" ”

Zheng Yunming smiled at Zhao Kui and said, "Wang Jingsong will break the enemy!" Zhao Kui also nodded with a relaxed face.

Sure enough, there was a roar like a bell from under the city: "The first team is not allowed to move!" The second team stepped forward! ”

The second spearman rushed forward and built a second line of defense in front of the advancing enemy forces. However, the power of the cone formation's assault was extraordinary, and taking advantage of the power of breaking through the first spear defense line, the arrows of the Naiban cavalry rushed into the second spear defense line. After a moment of fighting and scuffle, the second spear line of defense was quickly torn open.

Ge Huai's face did not change and he shouted: "Third team, come forward!" ”

Wu Qian understood something at this time. Wang Deng slightly distanced the distance between the two platoons of spearmen, giving the enemy cavalry a certain buffer space, which would allow the front row to absorb the impact of the cavalry's speed and give the rear row time to reorganize its defenses in the face of a conical cavalry assault. The essence of the cone formation lies in the combat effectiveness of the arrows, and the arrows are a minority after all, if they cannot break away from the enemy formation with a single blow, they will inevitably fall into the encirclement of layer after layer of enemy infantry.

That's what Tath fears the most. The disadvantage of the cone formation is that a large number of cavalry are crowded in the center of the formation and cannot make contact with the enemy, and can only provide enough impact for the whole team, but once this impact is absorbed by the enemy formation, they will gather behind the blocked arrows, fighting in hand-to-hand combat posture and fighting with the enemy troops on both sides of the breakthrough, which is not a good sign.

Sure enough, in an instant, the third spear array had been deployed, and this time the impact of the conical array had decreased significantly, and the Nabarian cavalry in the vanguard began to use their spears and short axes to kill the spearmen in a strict formation, hoping to get rid of these nasty ghosts in the way. But in close combat, they finally lost the advantage of cavalry.

At this time, the spearmen and sword players of the fourth team did not wait for the general's order, and took the initiative to rush forward, and the long weapons passed over the shoulders of their comrades in front of them, and stabbed at the enemy cavalry who were in trouble. The barbarian cavalry that stopped in front of the spear formation was simply a straw man target for daily training. Restrained by spears, one by one they were poked off their horses.

At this time, the archers also rushed up from behind, firing their bows and arrows in the gap between the spearmen, and even the musketeers began to cast their muskets through the gaps in the formation.

The battle lines between the two sides became extremely chaotic in an instant, but Wang Deng knew that this confusion was an advantage for his side. The barbarian cavalry, held back in front of a heavy line of infantry, could do nothing.

He's already won the third round after this worst round.

"Incompetent!" Qu Chu sat up from the soft sedan chair and slammed the horse on the back of the copyist.

Copying Si was ashamed and crouched on the ground and didn't dare to move, the Song army under the city gained nothing in the three conflicts, but lost a lot of elite cavalry, these are extremely precious cavalry of the grassland headquarters, even if one is lost, it is worth the heartache of the Great Khan.

What's even worse is that this is the first confrontation between the army and the enemy when it enters the city of Xiangyang, which is a morale boost for the soldiers and people of the Southern Dynasties. Even from such a distance, Qu Zhu could see the flag waving on the city wall, which was the Southern Dynasty celebrating its first victory.

He said in a deep voice: "Kuduhu, you go to fight!" Let these Sinan people see what the real Mongolian iron horse is! ”

The short and sturdy Tumian Huduhu who stood at the bottom of the head folded his hands in salute, turned around and went down to prepare.

Tath's thick dark eyebrows furrowed, and he whispered to the curl on the soft sedan chair: "Kuduhu's command may not be above copying, let him challenge him may not work." ”

"Kudu Tiger grew up on our grassland." Qu waved his hand and said, "He knows how to deal with difficult opponents!" ”

Tath couldn't say anything more, so he turned around and continued to look at the army from afar. King Qu has always liked to make self-determination before the battle, although he is seriously ill and keeps saying that he wants to transfer the command to Tarth, but when it comes to confrontation, he can't help but call the shots.

Not to mention that he is sick at the moment, even when he was healthy last year, the conductor was not necessarily very skillful. Of course, these words cannot be said to your face.

But when he heard the song behind him, he suddenly ordered the quiver: "Go and catch up with Kuduhu and tell him not to attack in a hurry." Let Shi Tianze take the lead! ”

It's a clever idea, Ta thought, after all, Qu Chu is not a stupid person, and he still remembers how to fight.

The Mongols used to use foreign armies as the forerunner, while the soldiers and horses of the headquarters were reserved for the most rear. This was done in order to doubt the loyalty of these alien soldiers and horses, and secondly, to minimize casualties in the Mongol army. Since the beginning of the Song Dynasty last year, the Han people have been charging ahead, and the Mongol soldiers will follow behind to attack.

This time, the unprecedented let Nai barbarian soldiers take the lead, in order to take advantage of the peak of the spirit to first break the Song Dynasty's army that went out of the city and seize the courage of the defenders. Unexpectedly, the war did not go well, and there was only one way to do last year's tricks.

Wang Deng's eyes widened as he looked at the Northland cavalry who had retreated and regrouped in the distance, and the sweat on his cheeks ran down his neck into the iron armor and he didn't care to wipe it.

This is the tenth round. After the defeat of the Naiman cavalry, they experienced another seven rounds in the repeated fighting of the fierce and fierce northern Han cavalry.

The civil and military officials and soldiers defending the city watched these seven thrilling rounds with their own eyes, and there were no more words to express their shocking feelings.

Zheng Yunming looked at the already scattered military formation under the city with a solemn expression, for the first time in his life, he sincerely felt that it was his luck to have such a group of subordinates, he would rather no longer choose to escape, no longer choose comfort, as long as he could advance and retreat with such an army.

There were already many gaps in the phalanx, corpses were everywhere, the wounded gritted their teeth and endured the severe pain in their bodies, half-standing waiting for the next wave of enemy attacks, most of them had reached their physical and mental limits although they had not received serious injuries. At the most critical moment, Ge Huai personally rushed forward with a team of personal soldiers, slashed the legs of the enemy's cavalry with heavy axes, fought on foot, and pushed Shi Tianze's Hebei cavalry, who had already rushed into the hinterland of the formation, back. At this time, Ge Tongji, who never got tired, also sat on the ground and gasped for breath. It's just that he was panting and laughing loudly: "It's good to have fun, it's better to fight another hundred rounds!" ”

Wang Dengzhi couldn't fight another hundred rounds, or even one more, and he and his Zhenwu army had already held out five more rounds outside of the time Zheng Yunming had requested. Each extra round is a testament to a year of relentless training and strict discipline that has built a good army, and the premise of maintaining an undefeated army in this era is that the core of the army must be veterans of more than ten years of battlefield experience, able to adjust themselves when the commander is overlooked. The hastily assembled Zhenwu Army obviously couldn't do this, but being able to stand proudly in front of the enemy's iron cavalry for ten rounds was enough to prove that they were a reliable force in Xiangyang City.

And the most surprising is Shi Tianze, during the southern expedition, Shi Tianze was determined to wash away the shame he suffered in Lao Ya Mountain, and made himself stand out among the generals of the Han army with his outstanding military exploits. And he can face the Song army under Xiangyang City.

But this Song army made him feel like he was back in the embarrassing situation a year ago, and those who could maintain the formation after seven rounds under the ravages of his iron cavalry were rare even in the million-strong army of the Jin Kingdom. In front of the Mongolian Xuancha officer, his northern cavalry has never missed, this time the battle has been fought for so long without taking the enemy, it can be imagined that Qu Zhu and Tath behind him are rapidly decreasing their evaluation of the military horses of the headquarters, and Yan Shi and Liu Wei, who are waiting, must have blossomed in their hearts.

He shouted angrily: "The whole army is in order, rush again!" Shi Tianan, the younger brother in charge of the army, dissuaded on the side: "The soldiers have gone through seven battles, and everyone has exhausted their strength, please repair a little before attacking!" ”