Since it was getting late, Chen Mu ordered to set up camp, and then made a battle plan according to the terrain here.

The next day, the whole army pulled out the camp and swaggered towards the north.

Soon, the Donghu army appeared. At least 10,000 cavalry came straight towards Chen Mu. Chen Mu ordered to meet the enemy on the spot.

The Invincible Flying Army and the Wudang Flying Army were in the middle, forming a defensive formation, inserting their shields into the soil, and winding their crossbows.

The 12,000 cavalry were divided into two teams, 6,000 on each side, guarding the infantry flanks.

As soon as the formation was set up here, the Donghu army came, and they wanted to rush over directly when they saw the posture. More than 10,000 cavalry rushed straight over, and the momentum was also terrifying.

The recruits in the Invincible Flying Army and the Invincible Flying Army were a little flustered, but with the encouragement of the veterans who had experienced a hundred battles, they also stabilized their positions.

Chen Mu looked at the distance of the Donghu cavalry, and after they entered the firing range, he ordered the crossbow to release arrows.

Pieces of crossbow arrows flew out, and the Donghu cavalry continued to fall from their horses.

But the Donghu army had no intention of stopping, because they knew that the only way to stop the enemy from firing arrows was to rush over. As long as you rush into the enemy line, it is a one-sided slaughter.

Indeed, the Donghu army successfully rushed into the Great Xia army formation, but it was not a one-sided massacre.

Due to the fact that the Invincible Flying Army and the Wudang Flying Army were in a dense formation, and the shields were inserted into the ground, as soon as the Donghu cavalry rushed in, they were blocked.

In accordance with Chen Mu's instructions, the Great Xia army held the shield with one hand and slashed at the opponent's horse legs with the other, and countless Donghu cavalry fell off their horses and became a mess.

Many people in the Great Xia Army were trampled to death, hacked to death by the Donghu cavalry, and killed by the enemy's horses, but they always maintained the integrity of the formation.

As soon as Chen Mu saw that the enemy army was blocked, he immediately ordered the cavalry on both sides to rush forward to block the enemy army.

The people behind the Donghu army saw that the front was blocked, and wanted to bypass from both sides, but they happened to collide with the cavalry of Great Xia, and both sides were people on their backs.

The Eastern Hu army had no choice but to change course and engage the cavalry of Great Xia first.

Donghu is known as a nation on horseback, and they have a lot of experience in cavalry warfare, and their sabers are scimitars. The arc is very long, like a half moon, but the total length is very short, not as good as a long sword.

This style is perfect for slashing on horses, so it won't get stuck in enemy bones and armor, and it can also widen wounds.

And the swords of the Great Xia Army take a different route, as the so-called one inch is short and one inch is dangerous, and one inch is long and one inch is strong. The long-handled broadsword used by the cavalry of Great Xia can be slashed at the body of the Donghu cavalry in one step.

However, since the cutter body is straight, it often gets stuck.

Donghu has many good horses, but the war horses of the Great Xia cavalry are also selected by thousands of people, and they are not much worse than the horses of Donghu.

Moreover, the Great Xia cavalry wore iron armor, which was better than the leather armor of the Donghu cavalry.

The cavalry of the two sides rushed back and forth, regardless of victory or defeat, and the invincible flying army and the Wudang flying army also tightly bit the Donghu cavalry, making the Donghu cavalry lose its impact.

It is true that the cavalry restrains the infantry, but once the cavalry is trapped in the infantry formation, even the infantry is inferior. Not being able to turn around on a war horse, not being able to protect your legs, these are all problems.

Moreover, the scimitar of the Donghu cavalry is very short, which is very useful against the enemy on horseback, and it is also possible to rush up and bend down to slash the infantry. But now there are enemy troops on all sides, and if you bend down, you will be cut down by the enemy army on the other side.

If this continues, the Donghu army will not be able to take advantage of it at all.

Chen Mu observed the situation on the battlefield and prepared to start the next plan.

But at this time, the Donghu army actually began to retreat. Leaving behind the cavalry that had fallen into formation, they turned back from both sides and ran straight away.

The Great Xia cavalry was ordered to intercept and strangle, and of course they chased after it at this moment.

Chen Mu saw that something was wrong, and hurriedly ordered the Great Xia cavalry to stop the pursuit and surround it to prevent the enemy from coming back.

Subsequently, the Invincible Flying Army and the Wudang Flying Army cleaned up the Donghu cavalry in the formation, and the first battle ended hastily.

Chen Mu ordered to camp on the spot and called the generals and colonels to the big tent of the Chinese army.

The generals were very excited.

"I thought the Donghu people were so powerful, but that's it."

"That is, in the face of our invincible flying army, like a bunch of fools!"

"We are not bad at being a flying army, and we cut the calves of Donghu people everywhere."

"Hahahaha......"

Chen Mu didn't stop them, and only when they were almost finished talking did they cough, and then everyone looked at Chen Mu and waited for him to speak.

"Everyone performed well in this battle, but don't take it lightly, the strength of the Donghu people is definitely more than that."

"And in the end, their retreat was very strange, probably trying to lure us into a trap."

Zhang Zhong asked, "What kind of trap will it be?" There is no place on this prairie to ambush people and horses, if the Donghu people still have a large number of people and horses, they can also get an advantage together, why play tricks? ”

Chen Mu shook his head, "This may indeed be all their main force, but there can still be traps, just like traps for dealing with wild beasts, just dig a pit in the ground and cover it with turf." ”

Zhang Zhong: "Can you dig so many traps on the grassland?" ”

Chen Mu: "After all, we have come from afar, we are not familiar with the terrain here, and the enemy's preparation time is very sufficient, maybe we have already dug a trap before invading Great Xia." ”

"We must be careful, although the Donghu army looked miserable in this battle, it did not lose many men and horses, so we still acted according to the original plan."

Chen Mu took out the map again, explained the route of the march on it, and then drew a circle in the east.

……

On the other side, the Eastern Hu army had withdrawn for twenty miles, but the Great Xia army did not chase after it.

One of the young generals asked, "Chief, have the people of Great Xia seen through our plan?" ”

Leader: "Hmm...... Not necessarily, maybe just fear, they have cavalry and infantry in their army, and if the cavalry comes to chase, the infantry will lack escorts. ”

Youngster: "What then?" If you fight hard, the casualties will be too great. Although he grabbed a lot of property in Great Xia this time, if he died too much this time, who would herd the sheep in the future? ”

The leader frowned and said: "There is no way, we have to fight with heavy casualties, we don't have a city, if we don't decide the victory on the grassland, our relatives will suffer." ”

The young general nodded, "Then the leader, you give the order." ”

Leader: "Tomorrow we will continue to attack, this time don't rush the infantry camp, we just need to fight the cavalry of Great Xia, we can ensure the safety of our rear." ”

……

The next day, Chen Mu ordered the camp to be pulled out and continued to march north.

Soon encountered the Donghu army.