Chapter 872: Defeat in the first battle

In the middle of the chase, the rumbling sound of horses' hooves resounded throughout the land.

Soon, Yi Feng's department, which was running for his life, caught up with Shen Yong's department, which had withdrawn nearly half an hour earlier.

Shen Yong had 60,000 troops in his hands, but except for the 2,000 cavalry around him, the others were all infantry, and the speed couldn't be faster.

In addition, the order to retreat was given suddenly, and there was no preparation before, and many foot soldiers did not get a good rest before, so it was originally a difficult job to let them travel overnight at this time.

Such an army, pointing out how quickly they withdraw, is simply unrealistic.

They walked slowly, but the dragon army behind them chased quickly. When Shen Yong learned in the army that Yi Feng had not completed the task well and attracted the dragon cavalry to come behind him, he was furious, but he also had to give an order, leaving 20,000 Liao soldiers to stand up, ready to block the road, and buy more time for the retreat of the army.

The team was still listening to the order, and Yi Feng rode to Shen Yong's face.

"General, there are too many cavalry in the Dragoon, and the last general is powerless." As soon as he came to Shen Yong, Yi Feng made an excuse for his incompetence.

"Waste, that is, disobedience to orders, is useless to keep, and should be beheaded."

Shen Yong shouted, and after he finished speaking, the big knife in his hand was suddenly raised high, and then quickly fell.

Yi Feng never thought that Shen Yong would suddenly attack him.

He is a member of the Yi family, even if he does something wrong, he should be handed over to the head of the family, what kind of thing are you, how can you be so deceitful?

It was precisely because he didn't expect that when faced with this big knife that fell from the sky, he was not prepared at all.

In this way, many Liao soldiers saw the scene of the big sword falling and rolling to the ground with the human head.

Poor Yi Feng, he didn't do anything, he didn't even have the experience of fighting with the dragon army, so he died under Shen Yong's big knife.

After killing Yi Feng with one sword, Shen Yong looked at the other Liao soldiers with murderous eyes and shouted, "Those who dare to retreat without orders will be the end, and then everyone will get ready, spread out in formation, and meet the enemy!"

It is very ominous.

It's just that in order to stabilize the morale of the army, Shen Yong also had to make this decision.

Not to mention, after killing Yi Feng, it still has an effect, at least those Liao soldiers who saw this scene acted quickly, which was really much faster than the slow appearance just now.

But it's just a little faster, it's really that the speed of Hu Yanqing's army is too fast, and it's just less than a cup of tea, and the 3,100 warriors of the Second Brigade of the People's Army appeared in Shen Yong's sight.

"It's coming so fast."

After sighing, Shen Yong looked at the infantry who were still there in defensive formation, knowing that because of the darkness, they could not have combat effectiveness in a short time, so in desperation, he had to shout: "Two thousand cavalry sons, follow the general to resist the enemy!"

In order to buy time for the 20,000 infantrymen, Shen Yong had to go into battle himself.

Although in terms of troops, two thousand against three thousand one, he is somewhat weak. But in Shen Yong's opinion, what he brought was the elite of the Liao cavalry, and it was not a problem to fight two with one enemy, and there would be no problem in blocking the more than 3,000 dragoons.

Shen Yong pulled out his horse and came, and on both sides of him, two thousand Liao horsemen also followed, rushing straight to him.

"Good time, hahaha." Hu Yanqing was still at the forefront, and when he saw Youliao riding towards him, not only did he not have a trace of fear, but on the contrary, he was very excited.

At that moment just now, he led the soldiers of the Second Brigade to kill more than 1,000 Liao cavalry who wanted to escape but did not escape. But this kind of cover-up is not enjoyable in his opinion.

A real warrior should rush face to face and fight face to face, so that winning is the real win.

Now, someone is finally going to fulfill his wish, and the hungry Hu Yanqing rushed forward with the whole brigade of cavalry.

Soon, both cavalry teams that were moving forward collided head-on

Then there is the sound of the weapons clashing, but unfortunately, in the dark night, it is impossible to see who won and took the advantage.

Clanging, the cavalry hedged, and from time to time there would be a figure falling from the horse, and only those who were really in it knew that most of the fallen horses were Liao cavalry.

It is said that the strength of these two thousand Liao cavalry is also good, if it was a battle during the day, they would not be so unbearable.

Night blindness has become the biggest obstacle restricting Liaoqi's display of strength.

In the darkness of the night, their eyesight is limited, and when they rush over, they are more likely to slash with their senses.

In contrast, the dragon cavalry who ate iodized salt every day did not have such constraints, and they could clearly see what the Liao cavalry was doing, so the advantage was naturally on their side.

What's more, the dragon army is wearing a stab-proof suit, which can ensure that even if the body is injured head-on, it will not be a major problem, this is a more dexterous and lightweight than the armor, and the defense is stronger.

With better visibility and stronger defense, plus a numerical advantage, it is clear at a glance who wins and who loses.

The three-three tactics are also very effective on the cavalry, these regular soldiers have undergone strict training, and after reaching the battlefield, what should be done and what should be done have long been remembered. When they collided with the two thousand Liao cavalry rushing from the opposite side, the kind of training method engraved in their bones quickly took effect.

The cavalry hedged, and the Liao cavalry soon found that no matter which direction they attacked, they would face the blows of three dragoon cavalry almost at the same time.

The left, center, and right attacks came almost simultaneously, which made the Liao cavalry simply unable to defend against it, and most of them were cut down by the dragoons under their horses with just one face.

Even if there are some Liao cavalry with superb riding skills, after dodging the first wave of attacks, when facing the second wave of impact, they are still not spared.

Shen Yong was very aggrieved.

With two thousand against three thousand, although there is a disadvantage in numbers, he is not worried.

The people who follow him are the elite of the Liao cavalry, not to mention one against three, one against two can always be done.

In this way, the advantage of troops is still on their side.

It was only when the two sides really started to make a move that he realized that things were not going as he imagined at all. As soon as the two sides collided, countless comrades fell from the horse.

In the darkness of the night, his vision was blocked, and when Shen Yong launched a charge, he was completely instinctively slashing.

Two slashes were made in a row, one of which missed, and the other seemed to be slashing at something, canceling out the power he struck.

In short, Shen Yong didn't see anyone fall by his side.

The kind of thing that could absorb his own power, he could and was sure that it was not armor. If it is armor, it will definitely produce a lot of counterattack power. But he didn't feel it.

In his mind, he couldn't help but think of what Yeluren said to him when he came to it, there was a black armor-like thing on the dragon army's body, which was extremely defensive, and it was not only more resistant to attack than the well-made general armor, but also lighter.

God knows where the Dragons got these good things?

Could it be that his knife was cut at this kind of thing?

In a short period of time, many thoughts flashed through Shen Yong's mind, and when he came back to his senses, he noticed that the Liao army comrades around him had become much smaller.

Even his own soldiers, several of them fell off their horses. Look at the book

In this kind of chaotic battlefield, what kind of fate will happen once the cavalry falls off the horse, it can be imagined with the big toes, and it must be more than lucky.

Even if you don't die, the next hooves will trample you to death.

", withdraw, withdraw!"

Shen Yong, who had a premonition that things were not going well and knew that he was invincible, gave the order to retreat as soon as possible.

Thanks to his decisiveness enough, otherwise, if he gave Hu Yanqing a stick of incense, I am afraid that if these two thousand people don't say all, at least most of them will be left.

And even if Shen Yong retreated quickly, this short period of hedging also caused him to lose nearly 500 cavalry.

As soon as the order to retreat was given, the other 15,000 Liao cavalry turned their horses and fled backwards.

They don't like to fight in the dark, and there are too many disadvantages for them. It's just that the military life is hard to disobey.

Well, now that the general has given the order to retreat, of course they will rush to flee the battlefield.

"Chase, don't let them go." Hu Yanqing was "protected" by a squad of soldiers, which is also the military regulation of the Dragon Army, in order to better protect the safety of the commander.

Hu Yanqing was a little unhappy about this, but he also knew that the military department had such a regulation, and it was also for his own good.

Just now he was under protection, and he had no chance to kill the enemy, and when he saw that the enemy was about to flee, so he didn't fight, he hurriedly seized this opportunity and issued an order to continue the pursuit and expand the results of the battle.

Hu Yanqing's order was issued in a timely manner and more effectively.

When a brigade of more than 3,000 cavalry followed behind 1,500 Liao cavalry and chased after them, the most difficult thing was the Liao archers who had just finished the whole team.

According to the defensive formation of the infantry, the archers stood in front, and there was nothing in front of them except the shieldmen. This is also so that they can better shoot bows and arrows to inflict damage on the enemy.

But when they were ready, they found that in addition to the dragoons, there were also their own cavalry, which made them a little embarrassed.

Shoot, what if I hurt my own comrades?

Do nothing, the enemy will rush in front of you, and you will not be in danger.

In line with the idea of dead friends and immortal poor paths, some archers are ready to kill them. But it was at this time that Shen Yong's shout rang out, "The archers retreat, the shield soldiers and pikemen charge!"