That's right, Chen Guzhou did not choose the first two breakthrough plans, but chose the "next strategy" to break through from the strongest point of the city guard. Music-Text-

There is certainly a reason for this decision.

The first two options seem to be easier, but if they do, they will undoubtedly be in the hands of the city guards. Because, no matter which direction the other two break through, the Yanyun cavalry is bound to divide their forces, and they must take out a large part of their forces to temporarily block the attack of the city guard cavalry. In the case of unfavorable terrain, with less enemies more?

Indeed, it is possible that the Yanyun cavalry will be able to fight their way out of the encirclement before the cavalry of the city guard breaks through the blockade. But it is more likely that the elite cavalry of the city guard will inflict heavy losses on the cavalry that stands in their way before they can break through.

In that case, even if some of the cavalry escaped, it would be difficult to resist the ensuing pursuit of the cavalry of the city guard.

On the contrary, it was different to break through directly from the direction from which the cavalry of the city guard came.

As long as they can stand out in a wave, the Yanyun cavalry can directly rush out of the encirclement and throw the enemy's well-designed ambush behind. Even if the cavalry of the city guard persevered in pursuit, the Yanyun cavalry could choose a suitable battlefield to fight again after rushing out of a certain distance. Under the same conditions, Yan Yun's cavalry division would not be afraid of the city guards!

Success or failure depends on this fight.

After giving the order loudly, Chen Guzhou quickly commanded the cavalry division to make certain adjustments, and then launched a meeting attack on the cavalry of the city guard army, which had begun to accelerate.

More than 20,000 people!

Looking down from the sky, there was a cavalry regiment of more than 10,000 people on both sides, and they invariably accelerated their speed and collided head-on. For a time, the dust of the galloping horses covered the sky and the sun, as if a sandstorm had rolled up on the flat ground. The earth trembled as thousands of horses galloped, and the sound of horses' hooves rumbled like thunder.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

The soldiers on both sides shouted loudly in unison. As the distance quickly closed, the riders on both sides invariably opened their bows and arrows. Countless arrows rained down on the opposing cavalry cluster with a terrifying roar.

Almost immediately, riders fell to the ground one after another.

However, no one hesitated, and the riders on both sides puffed up their whole bodies with blood and kept urging the war horses under their crotches to accelerate and accelerate again!

How fast the cavalry hedged. Only two rounds of arrows rained down, and the advance of the cavalry on both sides had already rushed to the point of facing each other. The bows and arrows were put away again, and one by one the riders drew their sharp sabers from their waists, and with the momentum of the horse's charge, they rushed towards the enemy with a shout.

The moment the two cavalry lines met and collided, brilliant blood splattered.

Almost in the blink of an eye, more than a dozen cavalrymen fell. The corpse followed the horse out of the distance before collapsing. There is also no good control angle, and the two riders did not stagger, but collided head-on directly. The astonishing force of the impact almost instantly broke the flesh and bones of the people and horses.

The screams of war horses, the neighing of war horses, the sound of corpses falling to the ground, and the sound of gold and iron clashing unexpectedly suppressed the sound of galloping horses' hooves.

The Yanyun cavalry, who had made up their minds to break through, quickly made minor adjustments after colliding with the cavalry of the city guards in the forward line, mainly using double arrows to break outward, in an attempt to use this as the main direction of attack to cut through the cavalry group of the city guards. The city guards are a strong army in the world, so naturally they will not fail to see the thoughts of Yan Yun's cavalry, and do their best to block the movements of Yan Yun's army, trying to interrupt their breakthrough. If you can, it's best to drag this cavalry into the dogfight completely.

In that case, the two brigades behind the palace and the heavy infantry brigade that blocked the retreat of the Yanyun cavalry could wait for the opportunity to catch up and participate in the battle, and then form an absolute numerical advantage!

On the one hand, it was necessary to break through, and on the other hand, it was determined to block it, and there was a collision between the two cavalry divisions like Mars hitting the earth.

However, the momentum of this charge is limited after all.

When the two cavalry groups just converged, the cavalry arrows acting as the vanguard were like the sharpest knives, and with their speed, they could easily pierce into the depths of the enemy's cavalry group, like a dinner knife cutting through butter. But as the two sides continued to meet, each committing suicide into the middle of the opposing cavalry line, this momentum began to slow down.

In the eyes of the Yanyun cavalry, the cavalry of the city guards in front seemed to be unable to kill them no matter how they killed. Each time you break through a barrier, a new cavalry will appear in front of you. As far as the eye can see, there seem to be enemies in front of you and left and right, and you only have teammates around you and behind you. Under such resistance, the war horse under him went from the previous charge to the later trot, and then to the end of every step forward to pay the price of blood!

Along the way of their breakthrough, countless corpses fell.

After all, the cavalry of the city guard came prepared, and occupied the advantage of the terrain. Although the decisive breakthrough of the Yanyun cavalry was a bit unexpected, the battle has finally brought to the fore the superiority of the city guard cavalry. Although it is still very weak, if it continues like this, it is really possible to completely drag the Yanyun cavalry in place.

In that case, Chen Guzhou's Yanyun Army Cavalry Division will definitely be wiped out!

"Let the heavy cavalry get on!"

Realizing that the cavalry of the city guard army was beyond imagination, Chen Guzhou was a little breathless, he knew that there were not many opportunities left for him. Seeing that the momentum of the breakthrough was blocked, he resolutely gave the order to use the heavy cavalry wing directly under him.

As the most expensive and fearsome ultimate marine arm in the world, the Heavy Cavalry is a strategic-level existence whether it is in the Lena or the Empire. If it was before Chen Wu crossed, when the empire's finances could still be basically balanced, the combined number of several major legions would have at least tens of thousands of heavy cavalry. It's just that after the two Northwest Wars, he fought against the heavy cavalry of the Tile Thorns and suffered heavy casualties.

After that, the empire fought many times, and there was no need for financial reconstruction. As a result, now Qian Minghao in Zhongzhou only has one division of heavy cavalry - Yanyun's Qian Mingde is not much better. Since the Central Route Army relied on Tongshan Pass to attack and defend, neither side of the army sent heavy infantry over.

After all, not only the formation and training, but also the heavy cavalry divisions, even when they were transferred from the rear to the front, consumed far more grain, grass, and silver than ordinary troops.

Because of this, at this moment, Chen Guzhou only had a heavy cavalry wing directly under the cavalry division.

But even so, this thousand heavy cavalry was enough to change the tide of the battle.

You must know that these terrifying killing machines are covered in heavy and sturdy iron armor and are armed with cavalry spears that are three meters long. Even the carefully selected war horses under him are dressed in horse armor, which is like a moving fortress. Ordinary infantry was simply powerless in the face of such heavy cavalry. Even the light cavalry, when encountering such a monster, can only rely on mobility to escape, and harass with bows and arrows from a distance - and in most cases, such harassment is difficult to pose a deadly threat.

With the order given, the heavy cavalry first appeared in the civil war of the Empire.

These thousand heavy cavalry did not disappoint Chen Guzhou, and began to accelerate along the passage of their comrades. Although they didn't get the most out of their impact, the iron armor on top and bottom of the extra-long cavalry spears was still enough for them to take out a single enemy. Almost instantly, the front, which had been almost stagnant, began to move forward.

"Let them out!"

The division commander of the City Guard Army had long known the composition of Chen Guzhou's cavalry division, and since he dared to ambush, he naturally would not be unprepared.

As the order was issued, the cavalry of the city guards, who had not hesitated to resist with their lives, suddenly slowed down their defense. In the face of the heavy cavalry charge, he took the initiative to get out of the way on both sides, and let this heavy cavalry wing break through the heavy encirclement of the city guards and kill a cross.

"Rush out!"

Without any obstacles, the Yanyun heavy cavalry, who had chiseled through the last layer, only felt that the pressure suddenly lightened, and began to accelerate and rush forward. Behind them, a large number of light cavalry of the Yanyun army followed, trying to follow the passage opened by their heavy cavalry to break out of the encirclement.

However, this is destined to be a fantasy.

The city guards let this heavy cavalry wing break out, but they didn't want to push them too hard, and in the end they lost both. On the contrary, after letting this heavy cavalry wing leave, the remaining light cavalry of the Yanyun Legion no longer has the possibility of breaking through.

"Stop them!"

Just behind the cavalry of the city guard, a reserve corps rushed up in time. Just when the heavy cavalry wing broke through and the light cavalry behind followed, it entered at a vertical angle, cutting off the escape path of the Yanyun army, and resealing the gap opened by the heavy cavalry of the Yanyun army in time.

Some of the Yanyun cavalry, who had already seen hope, were stuck outside the door when they were only a stone's throw away from breaking through.

Despair ensued.

………

This cavalry battle finally ended with the cavalry of the Yanyun Legion being severely damaged.

During this period, as the battle continued, the city guard heavy infantry brigade belatedly entered the city, giving the city guard an absolute upper hand in numbers. Although the heavy cavalry wing of the Yanyun army that broke through adjusted its direction and wanted to fight back to meet its comrades, the cavalry of the city guard army also had a team of heavy cavalry. And this time, the attitude of the city guards was extremely firm, so that they finally gave up their plans.

As the results of the battle were counted, at least more than 4,000 Yanyun cavalry were killed and wounded in this battle, and no less than 3,000 cavalry chose to surrender after exhaustion. Except for the heavy cavalry wing, there were only two or three thousand cavalry who followed Chen Guzhou to break through together. Although the fate of total annihilation was avoided in the end, the strength of this cavalry division was not even as good as a brigade.

Even if they escape back to Tongshan Pass, what awaits them will inevitably be to be reorganized.

Of course, the counterattack of the Yanyun cavalry also made the city guard cavalry pay a considerable price. Except for the captured 3,000 Yanyun cavalry, in terms of casualties alone, they are actually not much less than the Yanyun army, but the significance of this victory is extraordinary.

Not only did the shadow of abandoning Tongshan Pass disappear a lot, but it also dealt a severe blow to the arrogance of the Yanyun Army, and made the idea of the Yanyun Army chasing and killing the city guards along the way completely failed. (To be continued.) )