Chapter 22: The God of War
It can be said that there are still a considerable number of people in the entire Wangmai who don't know what the situation of the war in the West is, but everyone who pays attention to this Wangyan War is excited by Xiao Ming's big victory.
Xiao Ming's prestige reached a peak at this time in the Xia defenders in Luoshui City, and everyone did not expect that Xiao Ming would command 100,000 infantry to defeat the cavalry of the Yan clan head-on.
Wangmai and Yandi should not be interconnected, but in the Demon Gate Valley to the southwest of Wangmai, there is a historical record that every few hundred years, there will be such a situation where the Demon Gate Valley will open widely, but not every time there will be contact between the two worlds. This time, after the Demon Gate Valley was opened, the Yan Clan would send people to attack it, which was really unexpected.
Although Xiao Ming won this battle, he did not dare to pursue rashly. Two days later, the follow-up troops of the Yan clan had gradually arrived. After this batch of reinforcements arrived, there would be people calling for battle in front of the gate of Luoshui City every day, and the next battle was inevitable.
In the north, Ye Linhui's 90,000 army is only a dozen days away from Luoshui City, and the Snow King Zi Zheng has already ridden alone to chase the 10,000 people who were sent to Hengguan in the western border of the Snow Country, and Feng Jing, the defender of Tuoyu City in the west of the Snow Country, received an order from the imperial court, and the 20,000 defenders of the Snow Country have also been waiting for him.
In the south, Duan Xingyun led an army of 50,000 and was already camped and confronted by the same 50,000 troops led by Feng Xiaoyang of the Yan Clan.
Five days later, seeing that the morale had been declining under the successive calls of the other party, Xiao Ming issued an order to meet the battle, preparing to repeat the old tricks and go to meet the 30,000 cavalry of the Xia Kingdom.
In the early morning, the sun shines through the cracks in the clouds, and the light of luck also descends on the iron armor of the Yan army.
I saw that the cavalry of the Yan tribe were all dressed in heavy armor, all armed to the teeth from men to horses, holding cavalry spears that were not long but obviously heavier, and each row of cavalry was connected by iron chains, and the 30,000 people were like a huge steel fortress, advancing with momentum at a speed not much faster than the infantry.
The soldiers of the Xia Kingdom could not see the specific situation of the cavalry on the opposite side at this time, but they were still very confident in their fighting style in the last battle, and a string moon array condensed the fighting spirit of 80,000 elite soldiers with the same hatred of the enemy, and rushed towards the cavalry of the Yan clan.
According to the plan, Xiao Ming, who was in command of the rear, suddenly felt wrong, and when he attacked with arrows before, he felt that he did not seem to be blocking the opponent's offensive, and at this time he found that the opponent's heavy-armored cavalry was not afraid of the attack of sharp weapons at all, and the charging speed was not fast, and he rushed over completely against the rain of arrows to meet the chariot, and the reaction force was not enough to kill and injure the opponent's cavalry, and the opponent's cavalry spear poked over vigorously, and his own side was killed and wounded.
Xiao Ming's hand holding the sword trembled violently, and his face turned blue and ordered: "No, I can't beat the other party this time, Ming Jin!"
On the battlefield, the heavy armored cavalry relied on their own insoluble defense, ignored the blades of Xia Guo's swords and guns, and wildly waved the weapons in their hands, killing the Xia soldiers in light armor like mowing grass. The sound of gold sounded, and the soldiers on the field began to retreat in an organized manner, but in the retreat of being chased and killed, fighting and walking basically did not exist, and the soldiers who turned back and fled began to appear without retreating a few steps, and with one, it would soon spread into the defeat of the whole army, and the Yan cavalry who followed behind pursued and killed step by step.
At this time, there is nothing better to describe the situation of the Xia army's army than the collapse of the army. In the rout, it was impossible for the 80,000-strong army to make a decent counterattack, and countless soldiers were killed by the sharp blades in their backs while fleeing. Occasionally, a few soldiers saw the tragic death of their brothers and comrades, and turned back in anger to fight to the death, although some people could fight a cavalry of the Yan clan before they died, but most of them were already doomed to not even leave the whole corpse at the moment when they decided to turn back and fight hard.
For a while, the Yan army shouted and killed, the Xia army screamed, roared, and the sound of blades cutting bones resounded through the wilderness......
Soon, Xiao Ming was defeated, and only 30,000 of the 80,000 troops who went to the battlefield came back alive, and the news of holding the city and not facing the battle again also spread all over Wangmai. Needless to say, the Xia court suddenly lost its voice, and no one questioned Xiao Ming's ability, but they were just worried and sad for the sons and daughters on the front line.
Ye Linhui, who got the battle report, let out a long sigh on his war horse, did not say more, and accelerated the pace of the march, just to rush to Luoshui City to support.
Zi Zheng, who had already arrived at Hengguan with 10,000 elite soldiers, looked at the battle report in his hand, and said to the general next to him with a wry smile: "On military affairs, I only serve Ye Shuai!"
When Ye Pei got this battle report, he looked at it and said, "My father should be almost here, this kind of tough battle against the cavalry, my father has to fight." ”
Ye Pei's estimate was right, at this time, Ye Linhui had already led the 90,000 elite army of the Snow Country to Luoshui City and joined Xiao Ming.
After the snow army set up camp, Ye Linhui led the generals to the Xia State military tent, and saw the Xia soldiers with low morale and the generals staring at the sand table with sad faces.
"General Xiao, it's been a long time. As soon as he entered the big tent, Ye Linhui clenched his fists and said.
Xiao Ming looked up, arched his hand and said with a wry smile: "Hehe, General Ye, don't come unharmed." ”
Ye Linhui approached the sand table and said, "General Xiao, there is no need to do this, we will fight back." ”
Xiao Ming's face was sad, and he said, "General Ye, you haven't seen those heavy armored cavalry, it's really ......"
Ye Linhui didn't waste time at this time, waved his hand to interrupt Xiao Ming, and said, "I didn't see them and they knew the situation." My Snow Army is the grandmaster of the cavalry, and I am only heavily armoured, so why be afraid!"
Xiao Ming's face was not unhappy when he was interrupted, and leaned forward and asked, "What is Ye Shuai's good plan?"
Ye Linhui said: "Xiao Shuai, those who know the advantages of a class are the enemies they defeat, but the ones who know the weaknesses of this class the most must be themselves. It's remarkable that you've come up with such a head-on approach to the light cavalry, so we'll leave the rest to us. ”
Xiao Ming asked: "Didn't Ye Shuai choose cavalry to attack head-on? I don't know how many cavalry there are in Snow Country?"
Ye Linhui said: "The terrain in the Snow Country is not conducive to cavalry combat, only this plain near Luoshui City, so I only brought 30,000 light cavalry, and the remaining 60,000 are all infantry. ”
Xiao Ming smiled bitterly again: "Ye Shuai, how can the 30,000 light cavalry fight against the 30,000 heavy cavalry......
Ye Linhui said with a smile: "Who said that I was going to use cavalry to attack? I chose infantry to meet the same as you before." ”
Looking at Xiao Ming's surprised and puzzled expression, Ye Linhui didn't explain much, and he didn't plan to let Xia Guo's army play in the next big battle. Not to mention that the number of casualties caused them to be no longer enough to support a strong military formation, just to say that their fighting spirit was shattered, they could no longer fight those heavy cavalry.
When the curtain of the war opened again, the battlers on Wangmai's side were already the murderous 90,000 elite soldiers of the Snow Country under the command of Ye Linhui. The front army consisted of 30,000 tigers and wolves wearing heavy armor and armed with square-headed iron rods and large axes, the middle army was 30,000 lightly armored infantry armed with swords, and the rear army was 30,000 cavalrymen with spears and swords. Ye Linhui did not sit in charge of the Chinese army like a conventional war, but commanded the overall situation in the rear of the Chinese army.
On the Yan clan's side, the commander Lin Yufei looked at the opposite side from a distance, and found that the banner had been changed from "Xiao" to "Ye", and sneered: "Cut, have you changed?" I want to see what the Terran can do to stop the heavy armored cavalry of His Highness. Win this battle, and in the next battle, I will definitely take this city completely!
Ye Linhui also gave an order: "Front army, charge!"
In fact, the lethality of heavy cavalry against heavy infantry is far less than that of light cavalry, and the speed of heavy cavalry has been reduced to an extremely low level. Both sides are heavily armored troops, but the difference between the heavy armor on the Snow Country side is that for some reason the connections are connected by ropes instead of locks. The 30,000 men on the side of the Snow Army are all sturdy men, a hammer soldier with an axe, as soon as the two sides come into contact, the axe soldier is responsible for cutting the iron chain of the other party, and the hammer soldier does not care about people or horses, and when they meet, they will smash it with a hammer.
At the moment of the collision, there were the Yan cavalry who were smashed by a hammer, and there were also the Snow Country warriors who were pierced by a single shot. Life on the battlefield seems to have become the least valuable thing.
It was also when the two sides began to make contact that Ye Linhui gave the order for the Chinese army to charge. As the order was delivered, 30,000 lightly armored infantry armed with sabers roared and galloped towards the Yan Clan.
In a short time, these 30,000 people had also been put into the battlefield, and the soldiers either squatted and ran wildly, or rolled forward, all avoiding the attack of the Yan cavalry. The heavy armor on the body limited the attack distance of the Yan cavalry, so that they could not attack too low, and the horse chopping knives in the hands of the Snow Country warriors mercilessly slashed at the legs of the Yan horses, and in the wailing sound of the war horses, one by one the Yan cavalry fell to the ground, and the heavy armor on their bodies at this time completely became a burden, making them unable to fight normally at all.
Not long after, Ye Linhui, who had already led the rear army in the rear, waved his hand: "Beat the drum and give the order!"
"Bang Bang The soldiers of the Yan tribe who were thrown down were really at a loss, but they couldn't catch up, and they were in a daze, and there were already a large number of horses' hooves and shouts of killing in the distance, and as far as the eye could see, the sand covered the sky.
In the direction of Luoshui City, Ye Linhui angrily rode with spears, took the lead, and led the 30,000 cavalry of the Snow Country to break into the Yan Clan's military formation, and at this time, there were few horses on the Yan Clan's side that could run.
In the face of the almost invulnerable heavy armored cavalry, a dangerous battle has evolved into a cavalry charge against the infantry with no mobility at all, under the exquisite command of Ye Linhui and the tacit cooperation of the Snow Country soldiers. There is no need to go into detail about the situation on the field.
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After a big battle, except for the 30,000 heavy armored soldiers of the former army who suffered five or six thousand casualties, the remaining two armies were almost unharmed, and the name of Ye Linhui, the "god of the army", spread all over the world.
"Hahaha...... Zi Zheng slapped the wooden table in front of him with a palm, and laughed, "What else can this king say!
Ye Pei ignored the internal injury, proposed good wine and drank bitterly with Yue Zhe, who came to Ye Mansion again, until the morning, the drunkenness caused the internal injury to vomit blood, and he didn't care at all, and laughed out loud: "I know! No one can win against my father on the battlefield! The fire demon will be defeated!" After saying that, he was about to take the wine and drink it again, but he was knocked out by Yue Zhe next to him with a palm and put on the bed to fall asleep.
Even in the capital of Xia Guoguo, people were amazed at the excitement of Ye Linhui's battle.
Xia Xun, the emperor of the Xia Kingdom, clenched his fists and shouted, "Good!" but there was a hint of sorrow in his happiness.
Prince Xia Yunge looked at the battle report and smiled bitterly: "With such a handsome, after repelling the Yan Clan, if the Snow Country invades our country on a large scale, what will happen?"
Lei Ting sat down, stood up in shock and sat down slowly, sighed and said: "Ye Linhui has won the title of the god of war, and he deserves it......"