Chapter 481: Fighting the Turks
The Xia army, as the main force of the attack, was not the 80,000 cavalry, but the 50,000 infantry army.
The 50,000 infantry army took the 10,000 ironclad army under the command of Liu Wancheng as the blade, and the blue wolf army followed closely behind, forming a perfect attack formation, while Yan Xiaowu led the 50,000 cavalry under his command to divide the left and right wings to protect the left and right of the infantry army, and Yu Linwei suppressed the formation and swept the formation
When a well-trained infantry army forms a large-scale battle group, don't underestimate them, especially if these infantry troops are still the kind of troops with a strong will to fight and have a lot of experience fighting cavalry, at this time the cavalry charge is simply a nightmare.
Tens of thousands of ironclad soldiers lined up in a staggered three-line line, marching forward with slow and powerful steps, while the soldiers of the Blue Wolf Army behind were equipped with a large number of rockets, as well as multi-level long-range attack weapons such as crossbow arrows, as a powerful backup for the ironclad army.
Da Luo, a few miles away, looked at the firm offensive of the Xia army, his scalp tingled for a while, it seemed that he really underestimated the Xia army, but he knew that he could not retreat, because the Xia army also had cavalry that was not inferior to his own, and if he retreated, it would easily cause the collapse of the Turkic army.
The Central Plains Dynasty often felt very difficult in the face of the attack of the grassland forces, why was it difficult for the grassland tribes to deal with?
That's because they have a large number of war horses and good strategic mobility, so that even if they lose a battle, they can quickly get out of the battlefield, and then they can quickly come back again, while it is difficult for the Central Plains countries that lack cavalry to launch a strong counterattack against them.
If it was in the face of these countries in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Da Luo could withdraw dozens of miles with a whistle after seeing the opponent's large number of troops, and then drag the opponent through maneuvering, but now he is fighting against the Xia army in Liaodong.
The freak of the Xia State has always attached great importance to the construction of cavalry troops since the day it was established, and even now the number of cavalry in the Xia State is nearly twice as much as that of the infantry army, if the Turks retreat and the Xia army pursues it, it is easy to become a rout, and the scattered Turkic soldiers face tens of thousands of Xia troops without thinking about escaping back.
Thinking of this, Da Luo knew that he could only attack, but if he wanted to attack, just by looking at the tens of thousands of ironclad troops rushing to the front, he knew that this army was not easy to deal with, of course, Da Luo also had a way, his own soldiers were reluctant to invest in it, didn't there be 20,000 Tiele troops next to him?
What are vassals used for? Isn't it your own cannon fodder!
How could the leaders of Tiele not know the power of the Iron Armor Army, but before they fought the Iron Armor Army head-on, they were even more afraid of the Turks, especially the Great Leaf Protector who held the real power of the Turks, so they had to lead their troops forward.
The charge of 20,000 Tiele cavalry was not nothing but amazing, and 20,000 war horses and 80,000 horses' hooves trampled on the land, causing a movement that simply frightened the children.
However, Liu Wancheng, who was standing at the front of the military formation, held the horse cutting giant sword in his hand, and his eyes squinted at the galloping of thousands of horses in front of him, but he did not show any fear, the ironclad army was established from the day it was established for the purpose of restraining the cavalry.
Over the years, the soldiers of the Ironclad Army have always been the best-treated army in the Xia Kingdom, and the soldiers here are also the most powerful in martial arts, although some of the recruits who have joined the new army are still a little apprehensive in their hearts, but the Ironclad Army is the unit with the highest proportion of veterans after all, and under the drive of those veterans, these recruits quickly calmed down.
When the Tiele cavalry was still a hundred zhang away from the military formation, the soldiers of the Tiele Army only listened to a terrible roar overhead, which began to cross the sky above the sky from the blue wolf army behind them, and fell into the ranks of the Tiele cavalry charging in a graceful arc.
They knew that this was the brothers of the Blue Wolf Army who were using rockets to attack in advance, and the main purpose was to disrupt the stormtroop formation of the Tiele people.
The more fragmented the cavalry formation was, the easier it was for the Ironclad Army to fight against the cavalry, so in the blink of an eye, hundreds of powerful rockets exploded in the Tiele Cavalry, and the splattered blood mist merged with the smoke and dust raised by the horses' hooves, revealing a strange color.
The screams, hisses, and the sound of the two sides rushing and killing completely blended together, even making some of the ironclad veterans who liked this killing feeling still have a feeling of impatience.
The first wave of the explosion came to the front of the Iron Armor Army with only a few hundred Tiele cavalry, and they didn't even have time to rush in front of the Iron Armor Army, they were killed in front of the formation by the dense crossbow arrows shot by the soldiers of the Blue Wolf Army, and they didn't even get close to the Ironclad Army thirty paces away.
Thirty paces in front of the ironclad soldiers, there were large corpses, and the gurgling blood soaked a large area of black soil.
However, it is impossible for the cavalry to charge with crossbow arrows and rockets alone, before the invention of the machine gun, the troops that can completely oppose the cavalry can only be the same cavalry, this is the unbreakable truth, although the ironclad army is powerful, but it cannot be used as a conventional army, and rockets cannot block every cavalry charge.
Just when the soldiers of the Iron Armor Army were even a little impatient, nearly 2,000 Tiele cavalry finally rushed up, but before they could throw away the small round shield in their hands, they only saw a snowy light and shadow flashing in front of them, and then they felt a cold body, and they didn't know anything.
Even when some Tiele soldiers were cut off their heads, they could see that they were cut into several pieces by several giant swords at the same time, and nearly 2,000 Tiele cavalrymen were all reimbursed in a splash of blood. Raindrop Book House
With the impact of this wave of Tiele cavalry, the Tiele cavalry continued to rush over, but in front of the ironclad army, they were like waves on the seaside meeting a firm reef, and wave after wave smashed in front of the Xia army.
Of course, the battle of the ironclad army could not last too long, and the armor and horse slashing giant sword on their bodies combined were at least seventy or eighty catties of strength, which consumed a great deal of physical strength, so these three rows of ironclad soldiers would exchange positions before and after every quarter of an hour.
In this way, in the face of the offensive of the Tiele people, the Xia army continued to change positions, and tens of thousands of blue wolf troops behind them continued to shoot with rockets, crossbow arrows and other weapons, and finally thousands of Tiele cavalry fell on this charging road.
When the leader of Tiele saw that the situation was not good, he retreated, and only 10,000 of the 20,000 Tiele cavalry who had participated in the attack were left, and more than half of the 20,000 cavalry were lost in less than half an hour.
Da Luo's face was gloomy, of course he would not be sad about the loss of the Tiele people, his face was gloomy because he suddenly learned that the Xia army had actually encircled him.
Just now, when the Tiele people were charging, a number of urgent reports were sent from the rear one after another, and the herdsmen and Turkic cavalry from all over the country reported that two Xia armies were attacking their rear on the left and the right.
Moreover, these two Xia armies combined had 160,000 cavalry, and of course it was impossible for the herdsmen in the rear to resist all of them, and the cavalry they had deployed in other places all reported that they were attacked by more Xia troops than their own.
If what those herdsmen said was true, then the situation would be very dangerous, the Xia army actually mobilized nearly 500,000 troops to deal with themselves, but the Turkic cavalry of more than 10,000 people was scattered all over the place, and it was impossible to resist.
If he can't escape from this encirclement before the Xia army is completely encircled, then it will be obvious what fate awaits him, Da Luo even wanted to flee immediately regardless of the emergency report when he received the emergency report, but he knew that he couldn't do so.
Da Luo's heart rolled violently, but his face was not unusual, it was obvious that the Xia army in front of him was coming at him, if he suddenly fled, it would only make it easier for the other party to catch him, so it was better to concentrate his forces and fight with the other party first.
Da Luo paid attention in his heart, if he fought to the death with the other party, and then he could enter the Sumoshui Valley to the east, or enter the Liaoshui River Valley to the west, he could avoid this disaster, but the Turkic cavalry he brought this time was estimated to lose most of them.
"Boys!" Da Luo shouted, "The Xia army in Buyeo City has surrendered!" The Xia army in front of us is just dying and struggling, as long as we defeat the enemy in front of us, there will be countless money waiting for us to grab in the south, and countless women waiting for our warriors to sleep! ”
At this time, in order to boost morale, Da Luo simply told a lie, but not to mention, all the Turkic soldiers who were so strong by him were encouraged to fight, how could these Turkic soldiers know that Da Luo was deceiving them, and even the Tiele people believed it a little.
In the hearts of some Turkic soldiers, this time they were still planning what to grab and go home after attacking the Han city, after all, the Han people had too many good things, and the number of their war horses was very limited, so these soldiers were still a little distressed.
"Kill!"
More than 50,000 Turkic cavalry charged towards the Xia army, and the smoke and dust stirred up by countless war horses even far exceeded the impact of the 20,000 Tiele cavalry before.
However, after all the Turks charged, how could the Xia army only let the infantry army deal with it, so at the same time, Yan Xiaowu commanded the 50,000 cavalry of the command post to rush towards the Turks.
However, Liu Wancheng and Cao An commanded the ironclad army and the blue wolf army to advance slowly, and they actually wanted to eat all the 50,000 Turkic cavalry in front of them with the cooperation of the cavalry.
Although the Turkic cavalry is strong, it does not have the orderly combat method of the Xia cavalry, and the Xia cavalry has strict rules and regulations whether it is charging or arranging formations, coupled with the advantages of the Xia cavalry in weapons and armor, it is to press the Turkic cavalry to fight.
However, after all, the Turks have been strong for so many years, and although the cavalry of the Xia army has the upper hand, the Turks are still struggling to hold on, and it is still difficult for the Xia army to take it quickly.
At this moment, only to hear the rumble of war horses, Zhu Bofu, who had been sweeping the formation before, led the 30,000 cavalry of Yulinwei to rush up, and one of the heavy armored cavalry, both men and horses, was wearing armor and rushed straight into the army formation of the Turks.
But it was an armored cavalry led by Cheng Hu.
Although Yu Linwei's armored cavalry only had 3,000 cavalry in the Xia Kingdom, the money, food, and materials they spent were comparable to that of a cavalry division of 15,000 people, and of course, the combat effectiveness of the armored cavalry was naturally strong.
The Yulin Guard cavalry used armored cavalry as arrowheads, and 30,000 cavalry cut 50,000 Turkic cavalry into two pieces in the form of a fresh army, and the original formation of the Turks was completely broken.