Chapter 571: Charioteer
"Chinese army, hold on!"
Chu Tian was followed by Cao Di, and Cao Di had the effect of one go, but Chu Tian did not plan to use Cao Di's "one drum", but chose to defend and counterattack.
Tianshi was in Temujin's camp, and the Han army was in the downwind direction, and the sand and dust swept in, making it unsuitable to launch an attack.
The 150,000 Han troops contracted the defensive line, and Song Chongbu formed a strong ironclad Great Wall with shields, and the sand and gravel hit the heavy shields and the infantry armor, wearing down the surface of the infantry armor and bringing out scratches.
Yellow sand wears gold armor in a hundred battles!
Mu Guiying blocked the gravel with his arm, and the Mongolian cavalry took advantage of the wind to launch a wave-like charge, presumably wanting to use the time of the day to chisel through the Han army's military formation.
However, the Han army was not easy to mess with, and the five thousand Song Chongbu formed the first line of defense with the addition of Mu Guiying.
On the left flank, the silver spear effect section formed a defensive line, for the Xiliang Army, blocking the advance of the Mongol cavalry!
On the right wing, Qin Ruishi is in the front row, serving as the ironclad Great Wall of the Guanzhong Army!
Wang Jian personally sat in the middle of Qin Ruishi, stationed with a sword.
This group of Han troops who dared to go deep into the Western Regions to relieve the siege of Luntai City was not an ordinary type of troops, and their morale was also extremely amazing, and they would not be easily defeated!
"Warriors on the grassland, crush their formation!"
Temujin brandished his horsewhip and urged the Mongol cavalry to launch a fierce charge!
There's no better time than this!
Huo Qing and the nobles of Cheshi Kingdom pinched a cold sweat for the Han army.
The sand and dust coming from the west would make the Mongol cavalry even more ferocious.
"Is Tianshi on the side of the Mongol Empire?"
"It must be the will of God."
The nobles of the Cheshi Kingdom were afraid of Temujin, and their determination was shaken again.
The 36 states of the Western Regions were the grass on the wall, often oscillating between the Han Empire and nomadic civilizations.
Huo Qing snorted coldly: "The general has promised that he will definitely relieve the siege of Luntai City, I believe he will do what he says, and the Han Empire has stationed millions of troops in Dunhuang." With an order, the million-strong division will enter the country of the Cheshi! ”
Huo Qing also saw the vacillation of the nobles of the Cheshi Kingdom, so he made up lies to scare this group of people.
In fact, the Han Empire did not have many defenders in Dunhuang......
The cost of an expedition to the Western Regions with a million-strong army is too high, and the Protectorate of the Western Regions may not be able to provide so much grain and grass. An army of millions will eat up all the grain and grass in the Western Regions Protectorate......
Therefore, Chu Tian, Lao Qin and the others decided to fight quickly.
It's not a question of troops, it's a question of supplies.
If the army of millions of people could not be supplied with food, grass and crossbow arrows, they could only give Temujin their heads.
The nobles of Cheshi Kingdom didn't know the truth and the truth, and they thought that Dunhuang County really hoarded the million-strong army of the Han Empire, and they were frightened by Huo Qing, so they didn't dare to act rashly.
"You have to win......"
Huo Qing knew that she couldn't help the 150,000 Han Empire expeditionary force, so it was already within her power not to cause chaos and provide food, grass and crossbow arrows.
The Mongol cavalry launched a mighty wave charge, and a round of arrows accompanied by sand and dust fell into the camp of the Han army whose vision was affected, and the sound of gravel and arrows colliding with armor came and went!
"Shoot the arrows!"
Liang Hongyu ordered Jianyan's crossbowmen to fire a volley, and rows of crossbow arrows shot out, weaving into an iron net, covering the Mongol cavalry in front!
This time, Temujin did not carry many servant troops, but used the main force of the Mongol cavalry in Mobei to launch an offensive.
He has already made up his mind to destroy the main force of the Han army in Cheshi Country, once and for all!
Chu Tian, Lao Qin, and Xu Fengnian are the night watchmen of the northern border fortress of the Han Empire, if the three of them die in this battle, then the northern border fortress of the Han Empire is full of flaws!
The Mongol cavalry took advantage of the cover of sand and dust to attack from three sides, and at the same time storm the army formation of the Han Empire expeditionary force!
The Han army relied on the city wall, and the city of the Cheshi King deployed bed crossbows, trebuchets, arrow towers and other fortifications, and the Mongol cavalry could not go around the rear, so they could only choose to attack from the front.
At least, the Han army occupies a geographical advantage!
The Mongol cavalry, charged in the front row, armed with sharp spears, stabbed the infantry in infantry armor and then walked away with a single blow.
The Mongol cavalry in the rear then rushed in, taking turns to attack Mu Guiying's heavy infantry.
In addition to the spears, the Mongol cavalry in the back row threw a rain of arrows and poured into the formation of infantry soldiers!
Wave after wave of Mongol cavalry charges, trying to break up the front row of the Han army.
However, this tactic could not shake Mu Guiying's army, and Mu Guiying personally came to the front to intercept and kill the Mongol cavalry who retreated immediately after stabbing their spears.
The pear flower spear stabbed forward, and the two Mongolian light horsemen didn't have time to retreat, and were killed by Mu Guiying on the spot!
On the left flank, Xu Fengnian's generals, Yang Shihou's silver spear and the capital of the festival, were attacked by the waves of Tanmachi, and the losses were relatively heavy.
Mu Huali led the four vanguards of Tanmachi, with Tanmachi as the main force and the Mongol cavalry as the auxiliary, and also adopted a wave-like attack, constantly exerting pressure on the silver spear joint, and many silver spear infantry died under the Mongol bow.
"Broad and don't spend, you lead a team of heavy cavalry and cut its corners!"
"Yes!"
One of the five tiger generals of Tanma, Kuo Kuo Buhua, led 3,000 Mongolian heavy cavalry to attack one of the four corners of the silver spear joint capital, like peeling potatoes, and took turns to attack, killing rows of silver spear effect joint infantry.
"Where's the crossbowman?!"
Yang Shihou contracted the military formation of the silver spear to reduce the capital of Jiedu, and only by relying on the fierce fire of the crossbowmen could he contain the continuous charge of the Mongol cavalry.
Infantry bows and crossbows generally have a greater range than horse bows.
"The line of sight is affected, the arrow is against the wind, and it is not easy to shoot!"
The crossbowmen of Xiliang were hysterical.
As for the direction of the wind in the Western Regions, the newcomers have no experience.
"Ask the lord to send heavy cavalry, otherwise, the silver spear will be wiped out!"
Yang Shihou shouted at the top of his voice, and the wind tore at his robe.
As a spear-wielding infantry, the Silver Spear Festival was one of the most powerful legions in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
However, even the silver spear effect festival capital could not withstand the successive consumption of the Xiliang War, the Yumen Pass War, and the Cheshi Country War.
If this continues, Yang Shihou thinks that he and his silver spear will be removed from the Han Empire.
The years of war have made many famous generals and elite legions removed from the list.
Sima Deji's Xiaoguo Army and Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong Army ceased to exist at this time.
Xu Fengnian, as the commander of the Xiliang Army, saw that Yang Shihou was in a predicament, so he issued an order to Wang Yanzhang: "Dispatch the Longxiang army to defeat the Mongolian iron cavalry attacking the corner." ”
"Command!"
Wang Yanzhang's Longxiang army has fought until now, and there are only more than 1,000 cavalry left, but they dare to take the initiative to launch a counterattack against the 3,000 Mongolian iron cavalry attacking the corner of the silver spear effect!
The iron horse was strong, and Wang Yanzhang took off the iron spear.
This battle may be dead!
"Kill!"
Wang Yanzhang took the lead and led the Long Xiang army to break into the enemy formation, the iron spear was slashed, the skull was shattered, and a war horse covered with heavy iron armor was killed by him with one shot!
The galloping war horse fell heavily, the cavalry on horseback was thrown out by the war horse, and the following dragon army trampled it into pulp!
Wang Yanzhang knew that the situation was extremely critical for the Han army, and only by fighting to the death could there be a glimmer of life.
Rise from the ashes!
The iron spear was regarded as a blunt weapon by Wang Yanzhang, and it was directly swept and hammered, and one by one the Mongolian iron horsemen were knocked away, fell into the galloping war horses, and trampled to death!
With a charge, Wang Yanzhang slashed forty-seven and rode out!
"Kill him!"
Kuo Kuo Buhua was trying to cut into the military formation of the silver spear and the festival, and at this time, he saw Wang Yanzhang showing his might, so he ordered the Mongolian iron cavalry (fourth order) that had received Temujin's bonus to attack Wang Yanzhang!
The target of more than 2,000 Mongolian iron cavalry changed from the silver spear to the dragon army, fiercely assaulting Wang Yanzhang and his cavalry!
A group of Mongolian iron horsemen galloped to kill, three or four meters of spears swaying, and the blades of the spears glowed with cold light!
If you are stabbed multiple times, even if you are a fierce general, you will die.
Wang Yanzhang was not afraid, and Long Xiangjun followed him, and then fell into battle!
"Kill!"
Wang Yanzhang drank again, and the oncoming Mongolian iron cavalry trembled, and then, a hundred catties of iron spears had already stabbed!
The heavy and sharp iron spear pierced through the heavy armor of the Mongolian iron cavalry, and the armor was as weak as a piece of paper under Wang Yanzhang's attack!
Wang Yanzhang threw it hard, and the cavalry on horseback flew away and smashed another Mongolian iron horseman.
In the rear, the Long Xiang army assaulted with neat horse lances, and exchanged lives with the Mongolian iron cavalry!
The fourth-order Mongolian Iron Cavalry belongs to the ordinary army, but with Temujin and the three aura bonuses of the whole army, the actual combat power can already compete with the Longxiang Army.
However, with Wang Yanzhang's force, the Long Xiang army forcibly broke through this Mongolian iron cavalry!
For a time, Wang Yanzhang was like a god of war, slashing hundreds of horses in the sand and dust, and shocking the country!
"Ten thousand iron horsemen are ready to be killed."
Mu Huali transferred 10,000 Mongolian iron horsemen.
Wang Yanzhang and more than 1,000 Longxiang troops forcibly defeated the 3,000 Mongolian iron cavalry, and Mu Huali simply used 10,000 Mongolian iron cavalry at a time, intending to kill Wang Yanzhang.
Tens of thousands of Mongolian iron horsemen took advantage of the wind to charge Wang Yanzhang!
"Ma Teng, Han Sui, Ma Chao, and Huaxiong generals, led the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to support Wang Yanzhang!"
Xu Fengnian saw that Wang Yanzhang was under siege, and immediately sent the Xiliang Army under the command of Ma Teng, Han Sui, Ma Chao, Hua Xiong and others.
The Xiliang Iron Cavalry can completely compete with the Mongolian Iron Cavalry, even if the other party has Temujin and the aura of the three whole armies, however, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is not an ordinary heavy cavalry, but a high-level heavy cavalry, which is enough to offset the difference in bonuses.
Ma Chao regarded Wang Yanzhang, who had taught him marksmanship for several years, as a teacher, and when Wang Yanzhang encountered danger, he immediately rode his horse and led Xiliang Iron Cavalry to the rescue!
Xiliang Iron Horse gallops vertically and horizontally, the horse's hooves are rolling, and the war horse is galloping!
Ma Chao entered the Mongolian iron cavalry, the spear swept hard, and the oncoming Mongolian iron cavalry fell and was killed by Ma Chao!
Ma Chao led the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to advance all the way, and the whole person rose and fell with the galloping war horse, and the sharp spear broke out of the air, and the Mongolian Iron Cavalry was picked under the horse!
Ma Teng and Han Sui, two people who were older than Ma Chao, couldn't help but be shocked when they saw Ma Chao fighting bravely to kill the enemy, Ma Chao's ability was far more terrifying than they imagined, at least from now on, Ma Chao's force was already higher than the two of them!
"There is a son like this, although he dies, there is no regret!"
Ma Teng couldn't help but sigh when he saw that Ma Chao was fighting bravely, and his ability was enough to make him enter the ranks of top fierce generals.
Xiliang Tieqi took off the javelin, bowed his waist, and threw it hard, the sharp javelin fell like heavy rain, and the Mongolian cavalry penetrated by the javelin fell from the back of the war horse and died.
The two torrents of steel collided, and the high-ranking heavy cavalry of both sides fought hand-to-hand, and the expensive heavy cavalry became expendable, dying in the game between the two sides.
On the other side, the Mongol cavalry attacking Qin Ruishi on the right flank broke his head and bled blood.
Qin Ruishi shot it with a Qin crossbow, and then relied on his strong hand-to-hand combat ability to block the spears stabbed by the Mongol cavalry.
Wang Qian's Qin Ruishi had a large number of soldiers, and with Wang Qian's bonus to the legion, the defensive aura of Lao Qin was as solid as a rock.
"The backbone of the Han army, the right flank is strong, Monk Wanyan Chen, you go to break the enemy's left flank."
Temujin found that the left flank of the three armies of the Han Empire was relatively weak, so he dispatched the loyal and filial army of the monk Yan Chen.
The loyal and filial piety army suffered losses in the battle of Hetao, and the monk Wanyan Chen selected the elite from the Heli army to replenish the losses of the loyal and filial piety army.
More than 1,000 loyal and filial piety soldiers followed Monk Wanyan Chen, dressed all over his body, and his eyes had the will to fight to the death.
Crassus was around Temujin and took the initiative to ask Temujin: "Great Khan, why don't you send out the cowardly Xue army to attack the left flank?" With your cowardly Xue army, there is no doubt that it has a more powerful ability to break the formation than the loyal and filial piety army. ”
"Crassus, the Chinese army of the Han army and the elite cavalry have not moved, if I take the cowardly Xue army to deal with its left flank, then who will deal with the elite of the Han army?"
Temujin never used the cowardly Xue army.
The backbone of the Han army was not Lao Qin or Xu Fengnian, but the largest prince of the Han Empire, the elite division of Chutian.
In Chu Tian's hands, he possessed the power that made Temujin fear.
The Xuanjia Army, the Tiger Army, and the Knight Army can more or less confront the Cowardly Xue Army.
It's just that the number of cowardly Xue troops is larger, so they can gain an advantage on the surface.
The loyal and filial piety army of Monk Wanyan Chen and the Heli army took advantage of the cover of sand and dust to make a detour to the left flank of the Han army.
Sand and dust filled the line of sight, and the war eagles in the air could not get the movement of the armies of the two sides.
Mulan, who was in charge of the Iron Eagle Scout, frowned slightly.
The Eagle Scout's war eagle lost its ability to judge in bad weather.
Similarly, Mu Huali's ability to detect Ma Chi was also greatly affected.
"Xu Fengnian's silver spear effect jiedu, Long Xiang army, and Xiliang Tieqi consumed a lot in the battle with Lao Qin and the battle of Yumen Pass, and this time he is in danger."
"Wei Chigong, Cheng Zhijie, you lead the Xuanjia Army to support the Left Army."
Chu Tian sent the most elite Xuanjia army out.
Cheng Zhijie, like Feng Yi, one of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai, joined the Chutian camp after the start of this national war, making the number of the Xuanjia army rise from 400 to 800.
Although the number of the Xuanjia army is not much, it is a ninth-order cavalry, and with the addition of Chu Tian, it dares to fight the cowardly Xue army of Temujin head-on, and is naturally not afraid of the loyal and filial army!
When Wei Chigong heard that he was going to be transferred to support the Left Army, he hesitated slightly: "Without the Xuanjia Army, how to deal with the Cowardly Xue Army?" ”
"And the Tiger Army and the Knight Army, as well as ...... Camp Divine Machine. Go quickly. ”
"Whoa!"
Since Chutian has confidence in himself, then Wei Chigong and Cheng Zhijie can only choose to believe in Chutian.