Chapter 18: Annihilation
These cavalrymen had been engaged with the Yuan army for a long time, and they were quite skilled in the art of horse archery, and from time to time 5,000 cavalry flew over the two wings of the samurai coalition army, throwing a rain of arrows.
Due to the dense formation of the Japanese troops, this rain of arrows could easily hit the enemy.
The Japanese army's armor rate was extremely low, and many people fell every time they were projectile.
For a time, there was a wail and turmoil within the army.
Shao Erjing hurriedly asked his subordinates to disperse, asking everyone to stabilize their positions and not be confused, and to fight at close range, so that they could give full play to their numerical advantage.
At the same time, the archers were ordered to scatter to the flanks and shoot at the galloping enemy cavalry.
But Fan Zhuoyuan's cavalry troops moved in a very loose formation, and each wore a piece of chain mail.
The power and range of the big bow used by the Japanese army were not very good, so they really couldn't pose much of a threat, and they couldn't stop Fan Zhuoyuan's cavalry's attack tactics at all.
More and more samurai in the array couldn't hold their breath and asked to take the initiative to attack, and this kind of passive beating scene was too demoralizing.
"Dazai-sama! Let the cavalry attack! We have twice as many cavalry! Even if the strength can't be compared, at least you can expel this group of cavalry from Yuankou! ”
Shao Er Jingzi found that Fan Zhuoyuan's infantry unit actually stopped moving after marching to a certain distance, and there seemed to be some changes in the formation.
He was surprised, but if the enemy army did not move, then he could not respond to all changes with the same.
However, at this time, he had to solve the problem of the two flanks being repeatedly harassed, otherwise if he ordered the whole army to advance, it was very likely that some of the Daimyo's troops with poor military discipline would not be able to stand the attack of the Yuankou cavalry and would break away from the troops and take the initiative to attack.
Seeing that it continued, the morale of the two wings of the army was afraid that sooner or later it would collapse, and Shao Erjing ordered the cavalry on both flanks to drive out the enemy cavalry.
Fan Zhuoyuan saw that the cavalry on both flanks of the Japanese army finally moved, and nodded slightly, this was originally his purpose.
Although the war horses of the Japanese cavalry are similar to the pack horses of Middle-earth, they are short and weak, and their endurance is poor, but they are also cavalry, and there is still a threat when the group charges, so it must be removed first!
He ordered his cavalry to attack one after another, leading the enemy cavalry out of his position, intending to defeat them in one fell swoop.
Sure enough, the Japanese cavalry, who had just been tortured, held their breath at this time, under the leadership of the commander, chased the cavalry on both wings of Fan's army, and unconsciously approached Fan Zhuoyuan's infantry formation.
Seeing this, Shao Erjing scolded: "Didn't they let them only allow expulsion and not pursuit? How can I catch up with Yuankou's main formation, and immediately Mingjin will withdraw his troops! ”
The sound of gold sounded, but the cavalry on both wings were not directly subordinate to Shao Er's troops, and now the blood was surging, and he didn't pay attention to Shao Er's retirement order.
Under the leadership of the cavalry general's enthusiastic superiors, the whole army let out a roar of killing and giving, and frantically pursued and killed the Yuankou cavalry.
But no matter how much they pushed their mounts, they always kept a distance from the Yuan Kou in front of them.
Among them, the one who is skilled in riding and shooting can even reflexively shoot back, make a grimace and laugh, and continue to speed up.
The samurai cavalry were unknowingly bled a lot by this reckless tactic, but they didn't know anything, they just wanted to chase after the enemy and slash it recklessly!
Suddenly, a torrential rain of arrows struck from the side!
One of the leading cavalry generals was immediately shot into a hedgehog and fell off his horse, and a large number of Japanese horsemen in the rear also suffered heavy losses in the rain of arrows.
The wails of the audience made them suddenly sober up, and only then did they know that they had entered the range of the Yuankou infantry array!
The sophisticated bows and crossbows of the Yuan army not only had a long range and great power, but also were very dense.
Seeing this, the lieutenant general who took over the command immediately judged that if he turned his horse's head and retreated, he would have to endure a round of cavalry fire from Yuankou's bow and crossbow.
The Yuankou cavalry in front of him was already close at hand, so he ordered to continue the pursuit, as long as the cavalry of the two armies were entangled, the archers of the reinforcements would not dare to release arrows indiscriminately.
Just as he thought so, Yuankou's cavalry suddenly rushed into the passage that had been vacated by the infantry formation, and as soon as the cavalry entered, a group of pikemen blocked the passage.
The twelve-foot-long spear stood in the forest of Gensen, and even a layman could see the end of a hard collision.
"How can it be repaired! Just a little bit! The whole army, shift sideways, spread out in formation, pay attention to the rain of arrows! ”
This time, if you can't go back, you have to go back!
The cavalry pursuing on both flanks of the Japanese made the same decision, and it seemed to be the only one, but they did not know that they were doomed to a tragic fate since they did not obey the military orders from the beginning.
Fan Zhuoyuan gave an order, and another wave of dense arrow rain was fired!
The Yuan army, no, the rain of arrows of the former Great Song army, once made the brave Da Liao iron cavalry shout the words of arrays without fighting, and this experience has been inherited by the later Dajin and Mongolia.
From the Japanese cavalry pursuit into the firing range, the rain of arrows covered a total of three rounds of shooting!
Thousands of corpses were left in the middle of the battlefield, this time fleeing with their backs, and before the formation could completely disperse, another wave was hit, leaving hundreds of corpses behind.
It wasn't until they completely dispersed that the Yuan army didn't fire another volley.
The Japanese cavalry general turned his head suspiciously, and a scene that made him even more terrifying!
The Yuan army divided several passages in the large array, and the Yuan cavalry after changing the war horse rushed out frantically, the knights in the front row held their spears, and the knights in the back row held their sabers.
Their faces were full of hideous and cruel smiles, and the killing machine stepped into the hearts of many Japanese cavalrymen with the roar of horses' hooves getting closer and closer!
The horses of the Yuan Riders are faster than them, the formation of the Yuan Cavalry is tighter than theirs, and the spears and blades of the Yuan Riders are sharper than theirs!
At this distance of pursuit, the Japanese cavalry did not even have room to turn back and fight!
Soon! The Yuan cavalry pursued up, the spears pierced, and the Japanese knights were picked up in the air.
Immediately afterwards, the saber fell from behind, and the day riders fell off their horses one by one!
Their cavalry quickly collapsed, and they fled in all directions like a goddess scattering flowers.
The Yuan cavalry quickly dispersed into a small group of 100 cavalry, scattered in the middle of the battlefield, wantonly abusing and killing the Japanese cavalry who had lost their fighting spirit.
Occasionally, a fierce and brave samurai turned his horse back to kill, but he was greeted by countless swords!
His knife slashed at an oncoming Yuan Army knight, and then his own head was already in the air, and even his body was cut into two pieces!
Before he died, he was glad that he had finally pulled an enemy on his back, but the Yuan cavalry who was hit by the knife only shook his body and spat blood, and he could still continue to chase and kill the next Japanese cavalryman.
They were all wearing chain mail, and that kind of knife was not enough to kill them.
Shao Er's capital collapsed and watched his 10,000 cavalry being wiped out by the other party in just a short contact, scattered and collapsed, and his heart seemed to be dripping blood.
The daimyo of the coalition watched in horror what was happening, and some shouted that they needed to step forward immediately to support their cavalry.
Others, out of fear, ordered their subordinates not to act rashly.
More people were confused and didn't know why, and hurriedly looked at the young and second capitalists of the Chinese army.
A question suddenly flashed in Shao Er's heart, "Can we win this battle?" ”