Volume 1 Disputes and Troubles Chapter 168 Two Battlefields
Lin Chong was even more ferocious, smashing the left hammer and right with the long hammer in his hand, and the spear at the head of the gun didn't even have the action to retract after stabbing a Ji cavalryman to death, and continued to rush forward with the corpse.
Lin Chong's huge strength was undoubtedly displayed at this moment, and with the strength of the war horse's sprint, the corpse smashed into the Ji cavalry behind him, smashing three or four cavalrymen off the horse on the spot, and then being trampled to death by countless horse hooves.
A group of Yongjun cavalry who followed Wang Rong and Lin Chong rushed into battle bravely killed the enemy, stabbed their spears into the bodies of the Ji cavalry, and then abandoned their spears and drew their swords, slashing left and right, fighting fiercely, even if they were exchanging lives for lives, they were not afraid.
The three Yongguo cavalry, totaling 15,000 people, only used one charge to divide the Ji cavalry into several pieces, dividing and surrounding them, ensuring that they were in a position of strength advantage in every battlefield.
The strength of the cavalry of the Ji State is not weak, but the objects of their battles for many years are the tribal cavalry on the grassland, and the biggest opponents they encounter are the wolf guards, the Xiong Ben army and the eagle guard army of the Qiangqi country.
Once the cavalry of the steppe suffered more than 20% casualties, it would automatically disperse, although it was familiar with the charge of war horses since childhood, but the will to fight was very weak. The Ji cavalry of Yanmen County fought with such an opponent all year round, and also developed the habit of being like the grassland cavalry.
However, the strong combat power and fearless spirit of the Yongguo cavalry have indeed not been seen by the Jiguo cavalry, which makes them feel afraid, and they were killed by Wang Rong as soon as they came into contact with the main general, and their military spirit has begun to collapse.
Li Sujie on the hillside sat on the horse, holding the scabbard on the ground with one hand, looking at the battlefield where the situation was obviously in an advantage, and said with a smile: "The Jingguan that Duwei wants to build needs 10,000 heads, but none of them can be missing!" ”
"Whoa!"
The mounted infantry behind Li Sujie and Zhang Gengxiao drove their horses slowly close to the battlefield, waiting to harvest the heads of the Ji cavalry.
In the other direction, not far from the battlefield, six thousand red-headed soldiers finally entered the ambush circle of the Sky Wolf Army leisurely.
Among the 20,000 Ji soldiers dispatched in Shanwu City, except for more than a dozen military vehicles that were dragged by dozens of pack horses, a few generals had horses to ride.
Many of the spears of the Ji State foot soldiers were leaning on their shoulders, everyone seemed to be very lazy, marching slowly along the official road, the team was long, the marching team was chaotic, shouting and scolding one after another, and the military discipline was loose.
Yanmen County is located on the edge of the grassland, and it usually fights with the cavalry of the grassland tribes the most, and basically does not need foot soldiers. Moreover, the grassland cavalry lacked siege means, and over time, it caused the habit of heavy cavalry and light infantry in Yanmen County, and the infantry was not taken seriously, and there has always been a lack of training. Usually it is used as a head, and the biggest role is to bully the people and maintain law and order, where has there been a big battle?
Qin Ke, who was standing on a high slope on horseback, frowned, looking at the Ji State foot soldiers coming from a distance, his heart was already so shocked by the scene in front of him that his jaw dropped, he stretched out his finger and pointed to the 20,000 people of Ji State, and asked Wumo in disbelief: "This is also worthy of being called an army?" ”
After Wu Mo returned to the Northern Army, he began to collect military intelligence on the grassland and the Ji State, he had long known that the combat strength of the Ji State infantry was not good, but he didn't expect it to be this virtue.
If such a foot soldier is placed in Dayong, let alone a guard like the Northern Army, even if a random township soldier in a city pulls it out, it can be defeated with one blow.
Wu Mo's eyes looked indifferently at the marching Ji State foot soldiers, and said in a cold voice: "General, these people don't have any sense of precaution, and they don't even send scouts, they are simply wooden stakes on the training ground." ”
Qin Ke smiled, stretched out his hand and patted Wumo's shoulder, and said, "Go, today is your home field, take these tens of thousands of elite cavalry of the Northern Army, and cut down these 20,000 wooden stakes for me!" ”
Wu Mo bowed and clenched his fists, and said with a serious face: "General Xie! The last general will live up to the general's expectations! ”
The main general of the Ji State infantry sat lazily on horseback, he was originally a captain in the Fenchuan County Army, and his career in Fenchuan County basically came to an end. The result was beyond his expectations, after becoming the commander of the infantry in Shanwucheng, he was more comfortable than being a lieutenant in Fenchuan County, the intrusion of the grassland was basically non-existent, and the mutual market was booming, and countless pieces of silver were sent into his mansion every day.
He patted his stomach and shouted to the people around him: "Brothers, give me some hard work on this errand, cut off a head and reward me with a silver tael!" ”
The big-bellied general felt that he was going to earn military merit today, and with 10,000 cavalry in Shanwucheng, he didn't need to contribute himself at all, and he could pick up the bargain with his fingers.
The soldiers beside him shouted and responded one after another, their expressions excited.
The pot-bellied general looked at the cheered foot soldiers and laughed happily, but before the laughter fell, a rain of arrows shot from both sides and fell into the marching queue, and the screams kept ringing out.
Before he could react, an arrow pierced his skull with precision. In the distance, Wumo put down his hard bow, raised his spear, and rushed over.
The infantry of the Ji State encountered a surprise attack, their faces were panicked, they looked around blankly with their weapons, crowded together, and some of the timid ones had already thrown their weapons, holding their heads in their hands, lying on the ground and trembling.
Immediately from both sides of the official road, tens of thousands of cavalry of the Northern Expedition Army swooped down from the hillside, like wolves entering a flock of sheep, wantonly harvesting the heads of the foot soldiers of the Ji State.
Wu Mo rode wildly, the jujube wood pole spear in his hand pierced the chests of three Ji infantry soldiers in a row, has been broken, he abandoned the broken spear, pulled out the ring knife on his waist, and when the war horse passed the corpse of the main general of the Ji national infantry soldiers, one leaned over, waved the knife with one hand, and cut off its huge head by the trend, and then continued to ride the horse forward.
A one-sided massacre took place on the official road, and in the face of the swords and spears of the Yongguo cavalry, the Ji infantry had no power to fight back, so they could only let the cavalry slaughter.
When the sun was setting in the west and night was gradually falling, the battle between the two battlefields had basically come to an end.
Shanwu City is a city built on the plain, it relies on this unknown river, there are sixty or seventy miles away from the side wall, the scale of the city is average, the city wall is only three zhang high, the composition of the people in the city is very mixed, two-thirds of the people of Ji country, one-third of the caravan from the grassland.
Shanwucheng is not a barrier for the Ji State to resist the Yongguo and the grassland, but more in the form of a material transfer station, providing ordnance, grain and grass for the Ji defenders on the border wall. Its garrison was more than 30,000 men, including 10,000 cavalry, 20,000 foot soldiers, and less than 2,000 miscellaneous soldiers.
And now the 30,000 main forces have been sent out by the lord of Shanwu City to annihilate the Yongjun cavalry harassing across the border, and there are only more than 2,000 miscellaneous soldiers left in the city.