Zhang Xianzhong's horse army was all surrendered or deserted by the officers and soldiers on the three sides of Shaanxi, as well as the peasants of northern Shaanxi.

The cavalry wore protective light armor, but there was no heavy armor, and the horses had no armor at all.

The earth bomb on Mo Qian's side is not very effective against this kind of cavalry without heavy armor.

Before the 5,000 cavalry could rush to the rebels, they had already lost at least a tenth of them, and the soldiers in front were killed by earth bombs, and the wounded horses lay on the ground.

The war horse lying on the ground became an obstacle for the cavalry in the rear, and for a moment it fell with the horse behind him who could not stop it.

The distance of two miles has now become a hurdle that the Ma army cannot pass, and Zhang Xianzhong, who was in a hurry to command the battle in the rear for a while, has no bottom in his heart.

Seeing that the power of his earth bomb was so huge, Mo Qian knew in his heart that he was stable, and he knew that as long as he didn't stupidly move his nest to the wide ground outside the city, this loyal cavalry would take a little bit of a way with him.

"The whole army obeys the order, sets up the formation, does not retreat, does not attack, stabilize me!"

With an army of 20,000 veterans and recruits, it is necessary to have clear military orders so that the recruits are not afraid.

When Zhang Xianzhong's cavalry came, the people in front were all brothers from the old battalion, they were all veterans who had seen blood, and they were used to the battlefield.

However, the new third battalion is full of recruits, and these people have been training for less than a month, although they have exercised their physical fitness every day, but they are still a little afraid of fighting this kind of positional battle of tens of thousands of people for the first time.

Mo Qian sat in the Chinese army and watched the soldiers of the old battalion in front of him keep attacking with artillery.

After a few rounds, half of the more than 400 thunderbolts brought from Nanchang were quickly used, and more than half of Zhang Xianzhong's 5,000 horse army had been damaged.

At this time, the distance between the two sides had narrowed to less than two hundred paces, and according to the speed of the cavalry, the distance of two hundred paces was only an instant.

Mo Qian immediately ordered: "Order, the artillery retreats, the archers attack, and the spearmen go up!" ”

A team of 500 archers was already on standby, waiting for the commander to give the order.

Chen Qi stood in front of the camp with five hundred archers, and when he saw the cavalry appear within a range of two hundred steps, he immediately ordered to shoot.

The distance of less than 200 paces is the most lethal distance for a bow and arrow.

Five hundred archers fired six rounds of feather arrows in a row, and their arm strength was not enough, so they could only retreat quickly.

Liu Wenxiu, the first batch of generals under Zhang Xianzhong to follow the rebellion, was the commander of Zhang Xianzhong's part of the horse army.

Liu Wenxiu thought that he would lead 5,000 cavalry out of the battle, and he would definitely be able to kill the 20,000 colleagues from Jiangxi in front of him.

He never expected that he would lose thousands of people before he even met with others.

Thousands of people, that's one-fifth of his own troops.

Liu Wenxiu's eyes were red with heavy casualties, and he said to several subordinates around him: "Rush me, you must slaughter those sons of bitches!" ”

Several of his subordinates are also ruthless people, and they don't know how many people's blood is stained on their hands, so before Liu Wenxiu can speak, they themselves are holding back a breath in their stomachs.

Five hundred steps... Four hundred steps.. Three hundred steps...

Two hundred steps, finally, the distance is enough, Liu Wenxiu can finally show his superb archery skills.

"Shoot me the arrows!"

The necessary equipment for cavalry, sabers and crossbows.

The crossbow had a limited range, but it was an important means of output and harassment for cavalry.

The main reason why Zhang Xianzhong was able to wander around Shaanxi in the Central Plains was that his horse army could come and go freely in the hinterland of the Central Plains.

When encountering the official army, unless the terrain is unfavorable, as long as there is a battle in the plains, the cavalry of the imperial court is not his opponent at all.

When the peasant army fought against the official army, it must first harass and shoot with the crossbow of the horse army, so as to consume the strength of the official army.

When the hearts of the officers and soldiers were afraid, they would launch a charge with cavalry, bring back to the plains, and use the speed of war horses to harvest the lives of the officers and soldiers.

Zhang Xianzhong has tried and tested this trick repeatedly, as Zhang Xianzhong's hardcore subordinate, Liu Wenxiu naturally knows how to use the advantages of cavalry to achieve the final victory in the battle.

As soon as the range of two hundred paces arrived, the two sides fired at each other.

This time, there were a lot of arrows on the rebels' side, and two or three hundred people fell from the arrows.

The veterans of the old first battalion were already very cooperative in the battle, and when they saw their wounded comrades, they immediately carried them down first, and then someone immediately pushed up the vacated position.

Mo Huan, who had just been promoted to the rank of 100 households, was holding a knife in one hand and a shield in the other hand to beckon his subordinates to go up.

As the cousin of the big handsome, Mo Huan finally waited for the opportunity to prove himself.

Since he followed his eldest brother, he has been hidden in the rebel army, and there is no other work for him to do except for exercises every day.

This time he went out with the army, and with his father's cheekiness, he finally got a chance to prove himself.

In the Yangtze River water battle, he was not afraid of death, and followed Cao Yan to row a fast boat to fight with the official army, and after the war, Mo Qian also fulfilled his promise and promoted him from a flag officer to a hundred households.

Seeing his comrades-in-arms falling from time to time when they were hit by arrows, Mo Huan still had some fear in his heart, because he didn't know if the next arrow would be him.

However, as a hundred households, as the backbone of two hundred people, he had to pretend not to be afraid, so that the veterans under his command could look up to him as an officer.

A hundred steps, Mo Huan, who was standing at the forefront, could clearly see the shaking mane of the other horse.

The archers had retreated, and two thousand spearmen and a thousand infantry met them with shields on their backs!

This is the last resort of the defensive cavalry, and the weapons used by the spearmen are all ten feet long, such a long distance, whether it is a stabbing man or a stabbing horse, it has a long enough length advantage.

The main weapon of the cavalry is the sabre, and the blade of the saber is the difference between a child and a giant compared to a spear.

As the distance narrowed, Liu Wenxiu saw clearly the banner of Mo Qian's Chinese army, which was three hundred steps away from him.

He immediately came up with a battle plan in his head.

He said to a few of his subordinates around him: "Listen to me, the Chinese army attacking the anti-king in Jiangxi, that guy is under the handsome banner, capture the thief and capture the king first, let's take down the anti-king, and this battle will be won!" ”

When several generals heard this, they immediately replied: "Yes! ”

Seventy steps.

The cavalry is getting closer and closer, and the sense of oppression is getting more and more.

Cao Yan, a staff member who had just retreated from the infantry battle, suddenly came to the front of the battle at this time.

Fifty steps.

Lu Zhao, the commander-in-chief of the 1st Battalion, came to the front with his trademark straw hat and a scimitar and shield.

Looking at the cavalry getting closer and closer, Lu Zhao waved his hand and threw away the straw hat on his head, revealing the frightening scar on his forehead.

He shouted loudly: "Brothers of the old battalion, the time has come to make meritorious contributions, stabilize your position, let's kill him today without leaving a piece of armor!" ”

It seems that the arrival of the chief soldier has boosted the morale of everyone, and everyone has seen that General Lu has come, and the fighting spirit in their hearts is even greater.

"Kill!"

The veterans of the old battalion burst out with high morale at this moment, and even the soldiers who were panicking just now were not afraid at this moment.

What is there to be afraid of, anyway, if you die, the bereavement pension will be sent to the family, and your relatives will not only get the bereavement of the handsome, but your own children will also raise them to adulthood.

There are no worries, it is worth selling a life to the marshal.

If you don't die, you can still kill a few people, that is a proper military merit, not only can you be promoted, but you can also have a lot of rewards.

Ten steps.

Liu Wenxiu finally led his men and horses to the front of the rebel army.

But they didn't expect to be greeted by a ten-foot-long spear.

"Kill!"

The tip of the spear was sharpened, and the rebels stabbed the cavalry on their horses.

The spear was pierced into the horse's body, into the body of the peasant army.

The horses under the cavalry could not stop the car, and the horses rushed directly into the town of the rebels under the action of inertia, and the huge inertial force carried the soldiers holding spears into the air.

After the war horse rushed for more than ten steps, finally because of the lack of inertial strength, and the long knives of the rebel soldiers in all directions, almost all of the war horses and the cavalry on the horse were chopped into meat sauce, and the dead could not die anymore.

Liu Wenxiu rode his fast horse into the enemy formation, and soon fell into a heavy encirclement.

He was accompanied by a personal guard of eighty men, who were guarding him to his left and right.

Liu Wenxiu thought that he could use the momentum of the horse to disperse the group of colleagues from Jiangxi in front of him.

The result was much more than he expected.

Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to Mo Qian under Shuai's banner, but he couldn't get in alive, he was blocked and spun in place a hundred steps away from Mo Qian, unable to move.

Mo Qian, who was in a high position, also saw this scene, and he immediately said to Peng Jinhong beside him: "Take your people, eat these cavalry rushing in for me, and don't let any of them go!" ”

Peng Jinhong had been holding his stomach for a long time, and seeing that his old watch was playing hot in front, he was already eager to try and prepare to do it.

He shouted to his two generals: "Liu Yuanzhangping, bring your people with me!" ”

The two generals immediately responded, picked up their sabers and rushed down with Peng Jinhong.

The battle entered a white-hot stage, and the 5,000 cavalry led by Liu Wenxiu were deeply surrounded by the rebels, and they couldn't kill them for a while, and they were trapped in place and spinning wildly.

As time passed, Liu Wenxiu found that he brought fewer and fewer soldiers and horses around him.

At first, there were more than 1,000 people around him, but after entering the rebel camp, they were quickly scattered, and fewer and fewer were killed by the outnumbered rebels.

More than 20 of the 80 guards around him have fallen.

Liu Wenxiu saw that the situation was not right, and immediately shouted: "Quick, organize people, rush out with me!" ”

Some cavalrymen who saw Liu Wenxiu's military banner hurriedly killed Liu Wenxiu's military banner.

As soon as Mo Qian saw the formation, he immediately knew Liu Wenxiu's intentions, and he said to Chen Qi: "Chen Qi, can you shoot that guy, don't let him run away!" ”

Chen Qi glanced at it and estimated that there was a distance of one hundred and fifty steps.

"Dashuai, look at it, I'll send him back to the West!"

Chen Qizhang took a bow and arrows, aimed at Liu Wenxiu, who was rushing left and right in the camp of the righteous army, saw the opportunity, and with a whoosh, the feather arrow flew straight towards Liu Wenxiu's head.

An arrow was shot, and Chen Qi immediately raised his hand to release the arrow, and released three arrows in a row, each arrow headed towards an important part of Liu Wenxiu's body.

It seemed that years of combat experience made Liu Wenxiu sense the danger coming, and he turned his head to dodge the first arrow flying above his head.

Just dodged the first one, but he didn't expect the second arrow to suddenly fly, an arrow hit his shoulder, Liu Wenxiu couldn't help frowning when he was notified, and just had the idea of reaching out to pull out the arrow, the third arrow flew over again, hitting his shoulder blade directly.

This arrow was extremely powerful, and Liu Wenxiu was shot off his horse by the inertia of the bow and arrow.

The surrounding guards were shocked when they saw that the main general was hit by an arrow.

"Quick, protect the general, protect the general, have a marksman, protect the general!"

Several guards hurriedly dismounted and helped Liu Wenxiu, who was hit by the arrow, to help him up and help him on his horse, and then the guards got on the horse to protect Liu Wenxiu's back.

As soon as Chen Qiyi saw that Liu Wenxiu was about to escape, he opened his bow again and fired three arrows in a row, but unfortunately the three arrows were blocked by the guards behind Liu Wenxiu, and the two guards behind Liu Wenxiu were shot by arrows on the spot and stabbed to death by the soldiers of the righteous army who surrounded them.

Liu Wenxiu escaped death, after all, it was the first time that the soldiers of the righteous army faced the cavalry, and they did not have rich combat experience, Liu Wenxiu took 2,000 defeated soldiers to kill out of the encirclement of the righteous army, and fled back to Zhang Xianzhong's side in a hurry.

"King, General Liu weighs two arrows!"

After Liu Wenxiu's guards returned to Zhang Xianzhong's side, they immediately informed Zhang Xianzhong of the news that Liu Wenxiu was hit by an arrow.

Zhang Xianzhong was shocked when he heard it.

Liu Wenxiu was born and died with him, but the fierce general next to him was his adopted son, and even he was injured by an arrow, and Zhang Xianzhong, who fought today, was very annoyed.

"Damn, which son of a bitch is from Jiangxi, I can't break the net if I have to fight a fish, give me an order, the whole army will attack, and destroy those Jiangxi miscellaneous pieces for me!"

"Father-in-law, father-in-law can't, that Jiangxi anti-king knows the art of war, today we have suffered heavy casualties, if we fight again, I'm afraid that these 20,000 families will be gone!"

It was Zhang Xianzhong's second adopted son Li Dingguo who came out to speak.

Li Dingguo did not leave the station, but he took in everything from the sidelines.

After watching the normal battle, Li Dingguo was also surprised.

He couldn't imagine that in Jiangxi, south of the Yangtze River, such a powerful person would come out.

stunned and defeated his father-in-law's invincible horse army with infantry.

Although he only defeated 5,000 horse troops, it had already surprised Li Dingguo.

You must know that Li Dingguo himself is also the commander of the horse army, and he has 5,000 horse troops, which can defeat ten times his official army and flee in a hurry.

But the anti-king of Jiangxi on the opposite side only used 20,000 horses to beat his father-in-law's 5,000 horse army like this.

This kind of person, if you fight him again, you will definitely not be able to get good results.

Li Dingguo immediately exported to Zhang Xianzhong and suggested that he withdraw his troops.

"Father-in-law, this battle can no longer be fought, the anti-king king of Jiangxi knows the art of war, his subordinates are well-trained, and the sharpness of firearms, if we continue to fight, we will lose, father-in-law, we should immediately withdraw our troops and return to Huangpi to recuperate."

This is not to ask this north, it must be the idea of fighting Wuchang Mansion, we can tell him at any time in Huangpi, once he fights Wuchang and changes, we will attack again at that time, and we will definitely win. ”

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