Just by the first wave, thousands of cavalry were hit by Changge and fell to the ground. The situation of the pikemen was no better, and under the impact of the horses, almost an entire regiment of soldiers was struck, and their bodies were shot backwards.

Infantry versus cavalry, unless it is a battle to defend a city. Otherwise, if you encounter a head-to-head battle on the plains like this, you will be able to make little money.

The pikemen of the first army were constantly trained, but when faced with the elite Xianbei iron cavalry, they did not take advantage of the slightest, and the casualty number rose sharply.

"The archers release their arrows, the shieldmen press the formation, and the pikemen fight and retreat to avoid their edges." Seeing that it was just a matter of taking care of it, and the infantry of a regiment was almost wiped out, Zhang Chao's eyes showed a hint of pain.

Although he knew that the price of going toe-to-toe with the Xianbei cavalry would be huge, and he had long been mentally prepared, when the facts appeared in front of him, he still felt bursts of heartache and reluctance. Many of these men have gone on several expeditions with them, and their wives and children are still looking forward to their return, but many will never return.

For many families, the home without a man is equivalent to half of the collapse, but there is no way to do it, if you don't work hard, maybe it is not only the man in the family who dies, but the wife and children and elderly parents will suffer.

"The Zhang family is a heavy cavalry army, ready to rush and kill for the second time." After seeing that the Xianbei cavalry was still rushing forward bravely, fearless of bows and arrows and spears, Zhang Chao pulled out the three-foot long sword on his waist and made a positive action of charging.

Zhang Chao's actions attracted Xu Chu, who was holding a long-handled broadsword, and dozens of iron guards around him to also pull out the weapons on their bodies, making it look like they were going to follow and fight.

"Lord, I don't need you to go to the front line now." Seeing that Zhang Chao wanted to rush to the front line, the military advisor Guo Jia hurriedly spoke out to comfort him.

"Fengxiao, the bravery of the Xianbei cavalry, far from our expectations, if we can't block its edge, it is likely that the infantry line will be defeated, so that we are in danger of being annihilated, and there is no choice at this time. Come on. Rush with me. After Zhang Chao made a few words of explanation to Guo Jia, he clamped the waist of the white crane horse between his legs, and immediately rushed out like a sharp arrow.

"Kill!" Xu Chu and the others, who were following on the side, also shouted and rushed straight to the left and right. Behind them came Guo Jia's voice, "Protect the lord!" ”

Zhang Chao himself jumped out of his horse, and the fear in the eyes of these soldiers disappeared as he walked past the many retreating legions. If the lord is willing to use his life, what should they fear? The big deal is that you will die on your own, at least after death, your family will be in charge, and you don't have to worry about anything.

"Kill, follow the lord to kill together." More than 20,000 soldiers of the First Legion were completely stimulated by Zhang Chao's actions, and immediately the archers released their arrows faster, and the pikemen and shield soldiers attacked more bravely.

Dian Wei, who originally wanted to rest for a while, saw that Zhang Chao had rushed to the front line, and immediately rushed towards the Xianbei cavalry with the heavy cavalry of the Zhang family, who was still a little breathing.

The heavy cavalry of the Zhang family is well-equipped, and it is indeed incomparable. But because of this, they also have too much weight due to their equipment, and they can't fight as flexibly as ordinary knights. In the battle just now, there were two recoil attacks, and the war horse was already tired and panting. It's just that Zhang Chao rushed up, and they couldn't care so much, they all turned over and rushed straight one by one.

The Xianbei cavalry, which had already gained a slight upper hand by relying on momentum and the speed of healthy horses, was preparing to break through the infantry camp of the first legion, and then directly take Zhang Chao's Chinese army. Unexpectedly, people took the initiative to send it to the door, and the momentum was magnificent, this move actually caused all the infantry to fight desperately, they were useless to the bravery of the cavalry, often the spear pierced the body, and these infantry would use the last trace of strength of the body to pull it onto the horse. If they fall off their horses, more infantry will rush and break the Xianbei cavalry to pieces.

Zhang Chao's actions caused 30,000 soldiers of the First Legion to fight for their lives, and the momentum was not there, and the advantage of the Xianbei cavalry was gradually becoming smaller. Kebineng, who was in the rear army, looked at this scene and sighed: "Zhang Zhiyuan, a hero." Pass the order, withdraw the troops! ”

If he continues to fight like this, he doesn't know what the result will be, maybe he can win in the end, but the price must be very huge, so huge that he is likely to have no ability to use troops against others, which is not the result he wants.

Kobineng ordered the withdrawal of troops. The Xianbei cavalry retreated frantically, and Zhang Chao, who had already been stained with blood and killed two enemies in a row, breathed a long sigh of relief, and also gave the order to withdraw.

What I did just now was really forced to do so. The infantry's fear of the cavalry made it impossible for a legion of soldiers to deal with the Xianbei cavalry head-on, and if he did not lead the charge, the battle would probably have been lost. Now it seems that although there is a certain amount of risk, at least the overall situation has been temporarily stabilized.

Zhang Chao withdrew, and as soon as he returned to the Chinese army, Guo Jia hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The lord is heroic!" ”

"Fengxiao, don't you have to watch my jokes, and you have to trouble you to bring Yu Zhuyu out, now you can only use this trick." Zhang Chao said with a tired face.

"No." Guo Jia agreed, and then took his own soldiers to do things.

In this first round of the battle, the Xianbei cavalry killed more than 7,000 and wounded 5,000. The first regiment killed more than 9,000 soldiers and wounded more than 5,000 soldiers. This is still the reason why Zhang Chao used his life, otherwise the result would have been even worse.

A temporary truce between the two sides does not mean that the war is over. Zhang Chao knew that even if he took advantage, Ke Bineng would definitely attack, and it would only be more violent than the last time, so he urgently ordered the sergeants below to seize the time to rest, and the medical officers to hurry up to treat the soldiers, and at the same time to arrange the way to deal with it.

Sure enough, half an hour later, the Xianbei cavalry moved again, this time with 20,000 knights, they were lined up, and at the front of the line, there were 5,000 archers with bows and arrows.

If you want to talk about the art of bows and arrows, Xianbei people are also very good. Equestrianism and bows and arrows are the foundation of their lives.

The first battle was useless, and it was Kebi who wanted to directly use the momentum of cavalry to crush the infantry camp of a legion. But because Zhang Chao's personal entry into battle was broken, now he has adopted a steady and steady tactic.

"The shield-bearer is in front, the pikemen in the center, and the archers in the rear. Bonghyo, you can bring people up. After half an hour's rest, Zhang Chao's complexion recovered a lot, and he rode on the horse and kept giving orders.

Immediately, a regiment of soldiers also put on a defensive position. Of course, it is difficult to stop the 20,000 Xianbei cavalry with such a formation alone. Their method lies in the sudden appearance of Yu Zhuji.

Shirtless, bound Yu Zhuqi and 10,000 Xianbei cavalry in the same costume suddenly appeared, and were placed in front of a legion, becoming a real living shield.

Yu Zhuqi was suddenly released, which caught the five thousand Xianbei cavalry who were about to shoot arrows with bows and arrows by surprise. Looking at the more than 10,000 siblings opposite, they didn't know how to start.

"Despicable Zhang Chao." In the rear army, Kebineng, who also saw this scene, said angrily.

Such a tactic is indeed despicable. But when the war began, what everyone valued was the result. History is also written by the victors, and not many people pay attention to the process. This is not a matter of words, but a real fact.

Yu Zhuqi and 10,000 Hun captives were brought out, which made the Xianbei cavalry feel difficult to start. Many of them even stopped their horses and looked back at the rear army.

The soldier is so embarrassed, can Kebi not be embarrassed? In front of him, his subordinates and sons-in-law, not to mention whether he can succeed, just saying that he really killed these people will chill the hearts of other soldiers, in that case, how can he point to these people to win the battle?

Kebineng was slow to give the order, and the two armies confronted each other.

Zhang Chao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw this scene in the Chinese army. He was really worried that this Kebi would kill him in a fit of rage, and in this case, there would be a danger of annihilation, but now, the crisis was temporarily resolved.

As the confrontation time increased, the sky also darkened, and the two sides immediately withdrew their troops, and both retreated ten miles, forming a distant look.

When it was dark, Hou Luohou rushed back to the camp with his generals. All the grain and grass he had brought with him had been burned, and now he had to return to his brother Shan Yu. And after knowing the course of the daytime battle, he couldn't help but scold: "Why is this Zhang Chao a general, his methods are really despicable." ”

"Well, I can't say that, if it were me, I'm afraid I would do the same." Kebi can slowly figure out that when people are at a disadvantage, they can come up with any kind of method. For example, the use of prisoners is a regular use, and it is nothing.

Although Hou Luohou was accusing Zhang Chao, he did understand in his heart that he only wanted the result of victory on the battlefield, and no one cared about the process. "Big brother, in this case, can't we confront them like this?"

"Now it seems that this is the only way, but this is the same as our previous thoughts, we have no intention of fighting with him, we just want to involve him, so that he can not increase his troops in Liaoxi, and use troops against Liaodong, but now it seems that it has been achieved." When Kebi was able to say this, his face was much more relaxed. He had already thought about it, so he watched Zhang Chao here, and when Jia Xu was defeated, he had to go back to Bingzhou, and at that time he had to ask himself to borrow the road, and at that time he could justifiably propose to hand over his son-in-law Yu Zhuyu and 10,000 prisoners as a price, thinking that in order to save his life, this request was not excessive.