Although according to Qiu Yizhi's original plan, Zheng Xin had already used the Bohai Iron Cavalry before putting the reserves in, but such an early action caused a large number of casualties to the enemy after all, and the balance of victory and defeat on the battlefield finally slowly tilted to his side.

So Qiu Yizhi hurriedly gave an order, ordering the soldiers behind him to immediately strengthen the offensive, to attack the enemy army in front of him who was already a little chaotic, to break Zheng Xin's offensive on his left flank, and at the same time to create an opportunity to let Urton out of the battle, so as to find an opportunity to assault Zheng Xin's reserves again.

Qiu Yizhi thought that he had already grasped the initiative on the battlefield, but he was still tightly squeezed by Zheng Xin.

Zheng Xin had already mastered the information that Qiu Yi's Bohai Iron Cavalry was heading south, but he had not been put into use for a long time, so he was always quite afraid of this invincible heavy mobile force. Now the last assault force in Qiu Yizhi's hands has finally entered the battle, although it has caused great casualties on his side, Zheng Xin is relieved - knowing that Qiu Yizhi has played all the cards in his hand, and there are still more than 50,000 new forces in his hand that have not been used, he has already taken the lead.

So Zheng Xin waved his banner and immediately ordered his 50,000 unstained reserves to be dusted, except for 10,000 horses left in case of emergency, the remaining 40,000 people were all thrown into the attack on the right flank.

Zheng Xin had long been prepared for the Bohai Iron Cavalry, and the group of soldiers he sent out was specially prepared to deal with the heavy cavalry, they gave up the infantry's not very outstanding mobility, each holding a strong shield and spear, lined up in a tight formation, and pressed the cavalry from the Bohai Sea layer upon layer.

On their right flank, there were Youyan cavalry, the most elite cavalry of the Han Dynasty, rushing ahead, taking the lead in engaging with the Bohai Iron Cavalry. After nearly 300 years of human growth, all the barren mountains and wilderness in China have been reclaimed as cultivated land, and there is no large grassland for raising military horses. The war horses used by these cavalry in Youyan Dao were maintained at great cost to the imperial court, although the number was not large, but they were good at training and rectification, and the military salary and equipment were all voted by the armies of the Han Dynasty, so they had the strength to compete head-on with the Bohai and Turkic cavalry.

The Youyan cavalry was originally in the hands of Zheng Sen, Zheng Xin would rather risk the notoriety of slaughtering his brother, and finally mastered this force that cannot be ignored, and finally played a role at this moment - although the total number of Youyan cavalry was only about 5,000 people, as soon as it came into contact with the morale of the Bohai Iron Cavalry, they became entangled, and did not fall into the disadvantage at all.

Prince Ulton, who commanded the Bohai cavalry, saw the opponent's reinforcements rushing up, and suddenly remembered Qiu Yizhifu's instructions to disengage as soon as he received the enemy, and hurriedly blew the horn and ordered his iron cavalry to turn their horses and retreat the same way.

But when he gave the order, the Youyan cavalry sent by Zheng Xin had already engaged in a staggered battle with the Bohai Iron Cavalry, and it was not easy to retreat.

Urton was still in a hurry, and seeing that the main infantry of the enemy army in front of him had also been covered, he was even more at a loss, and after a moment of hesitation, he lost the opportunity to withdraw forever, and could only fight with the hoplites sent by Zheng Xin in hand-to-hand combat.

In such a close strangulation, the Bohai Iron Cavalry can more or less occupy some condescending advantages in the sake of horseback, which can be compared with the fierce charge at a distance, this advantage is really insignificant, but the advantage in the number of the enemy army is real and unshakable.

In this way, hundreds of thousands of horses were scuffled in the wilderness, and there was no tactic to talk about, but it was just a competition to see who could kill the opponent faster.

When Qiu Yizhi got the battle situation in front of him, it was already half an hour before Zheng Xin was put into the reserves. By this time, the battle situation had been finalized - the left flank under his command had formed a sparse situation of melee, and Zheng Xin's numerical advantage was getting bigger and bigger, and it was becoming more and more difficult to reverse; Commander Zhao Chengxiao's right flank, although the pressure was less, it used less than 40,000 horses, and against the enemy's 50,000 people, he could only barely maintain a uniform position; On the front, Zheng Xin still has more than 10,000 elite soldiers who have not moved, and he can only use the emperor as a shield and play a trick.

On the left flank, the right flank, and the center, Qiu Yizhi has no advantage, and there is no soldier in his hands to use, and the defeat is already decided.

In desperation, Qiu Yizhi could only order his subordinates to beat the war drums, wanting to boost the morale of the whole army, and launch a final attack on the enemy army in front of him, trying to make a breakthrough and then create chaos and break Zheng Xin's offensive.

But the so-called "one go; and then decline; After repeated agitation, the morale of the soldiers under Qiu Yizhi has dried up, and no amount of encouragement can help, and with the gradual expansion of casualties, it is more and more impossible to restrain discipline, and slowly some soldiers leave the battle in groups of three or five without authorization.

Qiu Yizhi became more and more impatient, but Zheng Xin's mood was becoming more and more relaxed and happy at the moment, he smiled and said to himself: "This Qiu Yizhi, for more than ten years, always looks frivolous and conceited, relying on his own talents, making some contributions, and being favored in front of his father." Today he was finally defeated by me on the battlefield with dignity, and he will die without a place to be buried, and he will never be able to turn over! ”

Thinking of this, Zheng Xin waved his banner and ordered the remaining 10,000 soldiers under his command to also enter the battle, launching an attack on the enemy's right flank, to quickly defeat Zhao Chengxiao's troops, and then attack Qiu Yi's body, laying the victory of the entire battlefield in one fell swoop.

Zheng Xin is also worthy of leading troops and fighting, if he throws these 10,000 soldiers and horses into the left flank of the enemy's army, which is already very chaotic, it will only further disrupt the war situation, even if he can win, he will increase his own casualties for no reason.

And Zhao Chengxiao, who is on the right wing, has been fighting alone until now, and he has long been exhausted and on the verge of collapse. Zheng Xin's investment in this 10,000-strong army became the last straw that broke the camel's back, so that Zhao Chengxiao could no longer resist, so he could only command the army to retreat slowly, otherwise forced resistance would make the formation be shattered by the enemy's powerful blow.

But next to him was Qiu Yizhi's team, and when he retreated like this, he was tightly squeezed together with Qiu Yizhi's department. Seeing this, Zheng Xin commanded the troops to make a slight movement, and surrounded Qiu Yizhi's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from three sides, leaving only a gap in the north - and this gap is also slowly narrowing.

Lin Shuhan was a scholar, he was already panicked when he saw such a scene, and suggested in Qiu Yizhi's ear: "My lord, our army is not in a good position, should we take advantage of the fact that the enemy army has not completely surrounded our army, and quickly withdraw and reorganize the army to facilitate another battle?" ”

Lin Shuhan is just a rough strategy, what he can think of, how could Qiu Yizhi, a young but experienced person, not think of it?

However, although the army under the command of Qiu Yi has lost a lot of money, it is still able to honor the strong and reliable grassroots military attachés, and barely maintain the formation to avoid rout. And if the order is given to start retreating, it is very likely that a breath of courage will be slackened, which will lead to the rout of the whole army.

So Qiu Yizhi didn't answer Lin Shuhan's question, shook his head, raised the pure black Western Regions Treasure Knife in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, if you hold on a little longer, there will be a turnaround!" ”

His brothers were running out of ideas.

Originally, Qiu Yizhi used 80,000 people to fight against the 200,000 people that Zheng Xin put into the battlefield, but through clever tricks, he just let a soldier under his command confront the two enemy soldiers head-on, as long as the tactics were proper and the morale was high, he could barely resist.

But with Zheng Xin putting all the horses into battle, even if Qiu Yizhi's side has the help of the Bohai Iron Cavalry, it will inevitably fall into the point of using one of his own soldiers against three or four opponents. And as casualties gradually expand, this disadvantage is also gradually expanding.

And Zheng Xin on the opposite side is also quite strategic, he did not surround Qiu Yizhi's army when he had a great advantage in troops, but chose the tactic of encircling three and missing one, so that Qiu Yizhi's soldiers can retain a glimmer of vitality, once the morale declines beyond a certain limit, it will collapse from the gap in the north.

This limit seemed to be imminent, and the battle had progressed to such an extent that the soldiers under Qiu Yizhi's men all had obvious expressions of fear on their faces, as if they were still mechanically raising their swords to fight their opponents one moment, and the next moment they would turn around and flee for their lives.

Zheng Xin's combat style was steady, and he observed for a long time behind the battle, only then did he confirm that Qiu Yizhi's army had reached the limit of its ability, and after thinking about it carefully, he finally reached out and summoned a few herald soldiers, asking them to send orders to the left wing, right wing and center, and asked them to summon up the last courage and launch the final charge, so that they could hold the final victory in their hands.

These heralds listened to Zheng Xin's order, and before they could turn their heads and go out to give orders, they suddenly heard several earth-shattering roars around them, which made their eardrums "buzz" and tremble, and then a gust of wind struck, enveloping the stones and dust on the ground, splitting their heads and covering their faces and pounced on them.

When the wind settled, and then followed the prestige, but under the cover of smoke and dust, more than a dozen huge sea ships appeared on the Yangtze River at some point, and several black iron barrels on the deck of one of the big ships were especially smoking-this is the muzzle of the cannon that fired the burst shell just now.

Although Zheng Xin is a prince who intends to win the world, he is inevitably attacked by this wind, and when he settles down and looks at the riverside, he is suddenly shocked in his heart, and he can't help but exclaim in a low voice: "Not good!" Why is Li Shengjie here? ”

Although Qiu Yizhi, who was still fighting the trapped beasts in the formation, did not feel the strong wind caused by the explosion of the cannonball, he also heard the loud sound of the explosion. The sound sounded like a thunderbolt in the sky from afar, but when he looked up, he saw a round of red sun that scorched people's heads, and there was nothing in the sky, not even a cloud.

Qiu Yizhi thought that the roar in his ears was an illusion he felt before he was checkmate, but after the roar, the pressure exerted on him by Zheng Xin's army in front of him was undoubtedly reduced. He was a clear-minded and experienced man, and he had somewhat guessed that it was Li Shengjie who was coming, but he was not completely convinced, but he was under the escort of countless soldiers and surrounded by countless enemy troops, and he couldn't see what was happening in front of him.

However, such a situation is related to the overall situation of the battlefield and cannot be grasped, so Qiu Yizhi hurriedly turned his head and said to Wei Chi Jiming, who was closely guarding beside him: "Ji Ming, you have good eyes, take a look for me, what is going on ahead?" Is Li Shengjie here? ”

Wei Chi Jiming replied: "There are so many people here that I can't see it clearly. Either I'll jump up and be condescending and see if I can see the situation. ”

This is indeed a good way, but now the soldiers are in chaos, more than 300,000 soldiers are in a mess, and a stray arrow will be shot from nowhere, so Qiu Yizhi nodded and instructed: "It's okay, just be careful, don't get hurt." ”