Chapter 269: The whole army presses up
Huangfu Song regretted it in his heart, and said: "Then methodically mobilize the spearmen closest to the front of the formation to come first, and as many shield players as there are!" Just go! ”
"Yes!"
As he spoke, Cherrigi had already thrown away all the clay pots, and none of the three rows of Wugang cars lined up tightly was not covered with soybean oil.
Cherrigi ordered again: "Light the rocket!" ”
A cavalry retreated to a distance of fifty paces from Wu Gang's car, and immediately used the fire folds prepared in advance to ignite the rockets. The next moment, four hundred mounted cavalry drew the bowstring, put the rocket on the bowstring, and with Cherrigi's order, the rocket shot in all directions, shooting at the Wugang car stained with soybean oil.
As soon as the rocket hit Wu Gang's car, sparks immediately took off. The flames spat out tongues of fire and spread, and because the Wugang car was wooden, the spark immediately turned into a raging fire, and the fire swallowed all the Wugang cars into the belly. In the midst of the fire, the "crackling" sound of burned wood coming and going, and billowing smoke rose one after another.
The six thousand crossbowmen who were arranged behind Wu Gang's chariot and originally used to shoot Xiliang Tieqi's cavalry were immediately choked by the thick smoke, and tears flowed.
Bao Hong was also choked by the smoke and coughed, and he struggled and said, "Chariot riders, don't move the crossbowmen, pikemen, and shield soldiers too quickly to change positions!" Otherwise, the entire battle array will fall into chaos, and when the time comes, Jinma Chao will lead the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to rush in, and our army will be completely finished! ”
Huang Fu Song was so anxious that he was about to lose his mind at this time, and he pulled his neck and shouted: "Hurry! Don't care so much, although Wugang's car was about to be burned to ashes, the fire has not stopped, and Xiliang Tieqi does not dare to charge with fire, because war horses are naturally afraid of fire! ”
"Oh yes, yes, yes! Rider is right! ”
Huangfu Song shouted: "All the lieutenant generals, captains, and Simas, quickly order the change of troops, transfer all the shield soldiers and pikemen of the whole army to the front of the battle formation, and let the vulnerable crossbowmen and axe men hide behind the shield soldiers and pikemen!" Chaos is chaos, it must be fast! ”
"Yes!"
At the same time, Ma Chao saw Wu Gang's car burst into flames, and it was crackling with fire. Ma Chao knew that after Huangfu Song realized that Wugang's car was about to be burned down and the Chinese army of the official army was about to be undefended, he would definitely hurriedly withdraw the crossbowmen who were originally arranged in the forefront, and mobilize the pikemen and shield men, because the crossbowmen were too fragile, and the cavalry would all die as soon as they impacted.
And with an army of 70,000 people, how can it be so easy to achieve large-scale changes? In addition, the Chinese army fell into a panic, and if the formation was changed, it would lead to a short-term chaos. In addition, there is thick smoke, which chokes the officers and soldiers enough, and this is the best fighter!
So Ma Chao shouted: "The whole army obeys the order: kill with me!" ”
Seeing the enemy's Chinese army's Wugang car burned, the morale of the Xiliang army, which was already very abundant, was even higher.
Suddenly, more than 40,000 people in the Xiliang Army pulled their necks and shouted: "Kill!" ”
Ma Chao took the lead, and then everyone in the Xiliang Army immediately rushed, like an arrow from the string, rushing towards the officers and soldiers who were already in a panic with lightning speed.
Seeing that the Wugang car at the forefront of the Chinese army was burned, Dong Zhuo on the left flank, and Zhou Shen on the right flank, both realized that if the Chinese army did not resist the Xiliang army that was about to charge, then the Chinese army would be defeated, and then the tragedy on the left and right flanks would repeat itself, just like the previous battle, a complete defeat.
Dong Zhuo and Zhou Shen both intended to mobilize cavalry to block the Chinese army and protect the Chinese army, but they saw that the Western Liang Army had already charged the whole army, and the Chinese army of the Western Liang Army rushed to the middle of the official army, the left wing rushed to the right flank of the official army, and the right wing rushed to the left flank of the official army. The distance is only a few miles, and it is only an instant for Xiliang Tieqi. They simply didn't have time to mobilize their troops to block in front of the Chinese army, on the contrary, if the left and right wings divided their troops to block in front of the Chinese army, they would give the Xiliang Iron Cavalry a chance to divide and annihilate.
By now, Dong Zhuo and Zhou Shen also know that this battle is really going to be lost. But Dong Zhuo found that the left and right wings of the Xiliang army were only thousands of horsemen, while the left and right wings of the official army were four times larger? In this case, the left and right wings may still be able to win.
Dong Zhuo and Zhou Shen ordered their troops to also charge on the left and right flanks of the Western Liang Army.
But the war was not fought on the left and right flanks of the two armies. Ma Chao, Yan Xing, Pang De, and Ma Dai led the 30,000 iron cavalry of the Chinese army, and the armored cavalry that had just burned Wugang's chariot was the vanguard army, and the whole army pressed on and rushed towards the 70,000 infantry of the Chinese army who were still shrouded in smoke.
At this time, more than 1,000 Wugang cars had almost been burned to ashes, but there was still a lot of fire. Ma Chao had long expected that the war horse was afraid of fire, so he shouted: "Blindfold the horse!" ”
The 400 cavalry in the front, and the 30,000 iron cavalry following closely behind, saw Ma Chao's banner change, passed the flag, and took out a piece of black cloth from his arms, shook it violently, unfolded the black cloth, and then used skillful techniques to blindfold the war horse with a black cloth.
Huangfu Song's eyes were red, his throat was hoarse and painful, and he occasionally raised his head through the gradually thinning smoke and the gradually smaller firelight, and saw the Xiliang Iron Horse charging towards him, and the head of the war horse was already covered with a piece of black cloth.
Looking at the officers, soldiers and soldiers who were still trying to mobilize and change their formations in the thick smoke, Huangfu Song knew that in such a chaotic situation, as soon as the cavalry rushed in, it would be a catastrophe. He couldn't help but feel sad and wanted to cry without tears.
After blinding the horse, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry still maintained a super high speed and rushed towards the Chinese army. Soon, Cherrigi was the first to step over the ashes of Wu Gang's car, and the armor and cavalry also crossed the extinguishing line of fire. The next moment, the armor and cavalry encountered the chaotic and unformed infantry of the officers and soldiers. The armor and horses are equipped with thick armor all over the body, and the war horses are extremely strong and majestic high-quality horses.
As soon as the cavalry approached an officer infantryman, they swung the hammer and smashed it down, smashing a small hole in the enemy's brain.
In this way, the armor and cavalry equipment quickly killed the officers and the middle army. The light cavalry in the Xiliang Iron Cavalry that followed, under the leadership of Ma Chao, Yan Xing, Pang De, and Ma Dai, as soon as they ran into the enemy infantry who had been lucky enough to avoid being crushed by the armored cavalry, they jumped their horses and shuttled past them, stretched out their horse lances, and inserted the enemy infantry into a transparent hole. Or swing your sword and slash to make a gaping hole in the chest of enemy infantry.