Chapter 35 The king came north, and the remnants shed tears in the dust

And they were still a mile away from the Moon Array, and they could barely see it clearly.

Such inexplicable casualties brought a huge shock to the Northern Yan cavalry. Morale dropped by three percent between this hesitation and deterrence.

Fan Yi frowned slightly, since he had started a war with Beiyan. If you want to fight, you have to beat them and impress them.

Don't put two cannons to scare the enemy away. Otherwise, if they didn't suffer and reacted, these Northern Yan cavalry would still be ghostly.

Thinking about it, Fan Yi was about to give an order. However, thinking about it and smiling bitterly, it was decided to let Li Qi play well on the spot. At this time, the most important test is the ability to command generals.

Fortunately, Li Qi deserved to be in the Shinto, so he followed the general of the Earth God Monarch. will not disappoint Fan Yi.

Until the Northern Yan cavalry rushed to within two hundred steps, there was never the slightest movement.

Seeing the Northern Yan cavalry approaching, although there were large carts blocking it, the momentum of the ground shaking when thousands of troops and horses were galloping, still made the battle formation of the Dongyu soldiers on the north bank float. For a time, the military spirit dropped to about sixty percent.

This made Fan Yi, who was standing on a building more than ten feet high and watching the battle, clenched his fists all of a sudden. It's done!

Although the military spirit has fallen to a dangerous level, the two armies are about to come into contact.

With the speed of the cavalry charge, these two hundred paces were almost in the blink of an eye. There is no chance to continue to shake the morale of the military.

In other words, now it's up to Li Qi to see if he can stop the cavalry of Beiyan!

With bated breath, I saw the Northern Yan cavalry rushing within a hundred steps. At this time, there was finally movement behind the cart.

A loud "buzz" sounded. Then the whole battlefield was eerie, and suddenly it became quiet.

A black oppressive night shot straight out, and beyond that. There was no other sound on the battlefield.

"Poof......" Time seemed to disappear for a moment, and then a loud sound came again. This is the sound of a strong crossbow shooting into the body......

The horses screamed and fell. The cavalry screamed in fear, and the sound of people turning on their backs resounded throughout the battlefield at once.

At least hundreds of cavalrymen fell to the ground with casualties in this round of arrow rain.

The cavalry that rushed over was like a mad cow charging over, and when it was hit on the head, it suddenly stopped and stopped the momentum.

However, this qiē is not the end. Then another round of arrows shot out, straight without a single arc. It is recognizable that it is a strong crossbow. More cavalry fell off their horses, or fell to the ground with men and horses, and the entire cavalry formation suddenly fell into chaos.

Fan Yi looked at this qiē with satisfaction, and Li Qi changed the round of shooting directly to two salvos.

Although the duration of the blow has become shorter, the density has increased too much. Stopped the cavalry momentum alive.

"It's just bullying these light cavalry, if you encounter heavy cavalry. But it's not so easy to deal with!"

Fan Yi thought in his heart that from beginning to end, his main opponent, the enemy he valued, was the Naxi Ling people. And nothing else!

Still, I thought so. The corners of Fan Yi's mouth still showed a hint of a smile, his means have not yet been exhausted!

"Do it!" Fan Yi ordered.

The entire fleet of ships on the floor of the ship. Let's get moving. Countless odd-looking counterweight trebuchets have appeared in this world.

And then. Launch in unison. Huge black shadows were thrown out in mid-air. But it suddenly split, turning into dozens of fist-sized stones, and throwing them towards the chaotic cavalry formation.

The sound of "snorting ......" sounded, in front of the huge kinetic energy. The stones thrown by these trebuchets are not much less powerful than cannonballs, they are like hailstones, covering almost half of the battlefield.

When this round of projectiles ended, the whole battlefield was as silent as death. The Northern Yan cavalry, which was covered in the range of firepower, was almost completely annihilated.

The corpses were piled up on the ground next to the corpses, and the blood flowed and almost merged into a river.

There was no movement between the two sides, not only the Beiyan side, but also Dongyu's army, which was also stunned by the power of this round of attacks.

It took almost a moment before the remaining Beiyan cavalry reacted, screamed in horror, and fled in all directions.

There were 30,000 cavalry, although the loss was no more than 3,000. But in this almost instant, such a heavy loss still crushed the psychological defense line of the Northern Yan army.

The effect of this blow was much better than Fan Yi expected. The huge impact caused by Fan Yidu was stunned for a while, almost comparable to the killing of thermal weapons.

However, it is only the power of this blow. The trebuchets on dozens of building ships have already been launched, no matter how easy the operation is, but it also takes a long time to prepare, and there is no chance to launch at all.

However, the power of this blow, in this era, can be called an earth-shattering ghost god!

With it, the horn sounded. The cavalry on the north bank, which had already been ready to attack, rushed out of the chariot formation and pursued the enemy.

In the era of cold weapons, the greatest damage is not when the two armies are at war. It's when it's time to hunt down.

Originally, infantry and cavalry fought, and the most troublesome place was here.

Even if you can defeat the cavalry a hundred times, there is no way to chase and kill. The cavalry will be able to regain their strength and fight again.

As long as the infantry loses once, and the cavalry breaks through the formation, it is a one-sided situation of being killed.

Therefore, the most important thing about infantry against cavalry is not even formation. Instead, there is a reserve capable of chasing down cavalry.

Although, the lesson given to Beiyan this time has been painful enough, I believe that these witches will not dare to come to seek death again.

But now that the war has begun. Fan Yi didn't plan to stop so easily!

Two thousand cavalry, out of the chariot formation, chased and killed. The cavalry, which had been recuperating for a long time, caught up with those Northern Yan cavalry from behind.

Even if you can't catch up, it doesn't matter. It is to let it run, not to give it a chance to breathe, and let it flee in panic. Run out of horsepower. In this way, it is not a desperate fight, only surrender. Or the three ways to go when the war horse is tired to death.

This chase lasted until night, and the Northern Yan cavalry was like a frightened rabbit. Flee in all directions.

Li Qi personally led the cavalry to chase and kill, and along the way, there were many war horses that died without horsepower, and witches who knew that they couldn't outrun and surrender.

Although the Northern Yan cavalry is more powerful, it has been galloping for a long time, and it is the time to flee in panic, and the horsepower consumption is greater.

On the contrary, Dongyu's cavalry waited for work, and the horsepower was more abundant, and it was a victorious posture. The psychological pressure is much smaller, and it is naturally more able to save body power.

Li Qi pursued until Changle, the county seat of Weiyang County, before stopping.

Although these northern witches are not good at defending the city, Changle is a famous city in Yanzhou, and it is a big city. The city is high and deep, and the garrison is perfect, so it is really difficult to attack for a while.

However, at this time, the strategic purpose has already been accomplished. 30,000 Northern Yan cavalry. Those who can escape into Changle City are only half of them.

This time, the lesson to Beiyan was painful enough. Fan Yi's current strategic purpose is to take Los Angeles and completely solve Qingyang Dao.

Therefore. Li Qi just showed off his might and galloped around the city with the cavalry. He was ready to retreat with his troops.

Looking at this scene, the whole city was shocked. Originally, when these Northern Yan cavalry fled into the city in a panic, it was already surprising enough.

Only a fool can't see it. These shamans of the Northern Yan lost the battle and fled into the city in panic.

Until the army led by Li Qi slaughtered the city. Show off your might. I don't know how many people were shocked and moved to tears: "It's the army of the imperial court!"

"It's Wang Shi!"

Look at the familiar colors and flags. All who recognized it shouted.

"I don't mean to see the banner of the king again!"

Although Fan Zhen has begun to gradually eliminate the traces of Dayu in all aspects, it is a matter of changing colors and correcting Shuo after the establishment of the new dynasty. At this time, the banner armor has some changes. But most of them still retain the traces of their former years.

The Dayu court retreated to Jiangzuo, and no one in the north occupied Yanzhou, which was only a matter of more than 20 years. The memories of the older ones have not been extinguished.

In fact, the situation of these Beiyan, which was built by no one in the north, is similar to that of Chengzhou without empty roads.

It is not as powerful as the Western witches, covering an area of tens of thousands of miles and destroying dozens of countries. With enough vision and talent.

These northern witches are just a group of turtles, although they are known as Great Swallows. But internally, there are still eight major tribes in the government. There is no experience in local governance.

Moreover, there are few witches in the north, and they rule Yanzhou by force of deterrence. The local area is almost entirely autonomous. The shamans of the north have neither the heart nor the ability to govern.

Almost the entire Yanzhou region is controlled by the old bureaucrats or local tycoons. These northern witches just need them to pay their taxes on time, as long as they are able to enjoy themselves.

In fact, the situation in the entire Northern Yan was maintained by 100,000 iron cavalry.

At this time, the cavalry of Beiyan was defeated and fled, and the things that maintained this situation suddenly disappeared.

On the contrary, whether culturally or spiritually, these officials and powerful gentry are even closer to the Dayu court.

Besides, those who have no one who can't govern the place, blindly expropriate and expropriate. Even the brutal killing has made the people think of the past.

At this time, looking at the army of the imperial court, it suddenly appeared under the city. Holding the familiar flag of yesteryear, wearing the familiar armor of yesteryear. Just like that, he showed off his might, and chased the dead to the north to the city.

A young Qu Chang, who was guarding the city wall, watched those panicked flee into the city. The witches who didn't even know the city gate and began to break into the houses showed a sneer at the corner of their mouths.

These witch armies had no military discipline to speak of, and after the defeat, it was even more chaotic.

Either discouraged and dismounted and lay on the ground, or simply broke into the house to vent. An indescribable atmosphere of desperation emerges.

This song chief recruited a few henchmen, and said in a low voice: "Brothers, glory and wealth are here. The imperial army was just outside the city. If only I could open the gates......"

All the people who were already resentful of those shamans were all excited, and they had made such a great achievement, needless to say, their future prospects must be very bright. What's more, these poor and domineering witches have long hated them to the extreme, and they have lowered their voices: "It's done!"

Richie took the cavalry around the city for a week. Then dismounted, leaving some of the men on guard. The others began to feed their mounts water, eat some bean cakes, and so on. Stockpile horsepower. After a long time of galloping, the horsepower under their seats is actually almost consumed.

However, at this time, he never thought that the city gate would open at this time.

The generals guarding the city gate waved white flags and shouted loudly: "But the army of the imperial court, our remnants have been waiting for this day for a long time!"

Li Qi was stunned and saw the shouts of killing in the city. When he was in doubt, he heard the general shout: "Don't hesitate, Master Wang, we are all people of the court." Dedicate this city to the imperial court today!"

If it's a different person. At this time, there may be suspicion of fraud. There will be hesitation in the heart, and the strategic goal has been achieved anyway. Fan Yi did not have an order, he must take the city, = let the Northern Yan cavalry be annihilated.

However, Li Qi was the most trustworthy general under Fan Yi and accompanied him to be reincarnated. At this time, he immediately realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and shouted without hesitation: "Give him a horse." Follow us in!"

The cavalry he led almost followed the tail of the Northern Yan cavalry, and there was no time to set traps for the Northern Yan people.

And in the face of such a tragic panic blow, if there is no pursuit, give them time to calm down. Perhaps these Northern Yan cavalry can still maintain a certain level of sobriety.

But after the tragic battle on the banks of the river, where is the time to give them a chance to calm down and sober up, let alone set a trap?

Therefore. Without hesitation, Li Qi led his men to chase and kill.

When these Northern Yan cavalry fled into the city, they fell into chaos. The city walls are dangerous. The Dongyu army definitely couldn't get in, so they completely herded the sheep.

However, what they didn't expect was this. The people of Middle-earth, who were previously tame, let them take and take them. Today, all of a sudden, he turned around and became so fierce. Begin to attack these witches.

The witches were in their rage, but they heard the thunderous sound of horses' hooves in the city.

"It's cavalry...... Dayu's cavalry has entered the city!" was reminded of that tragic scene again, like a frightened bird, he lost his fighting spirit.

At this time, the whole city was in turmoil. All the powerful families couldn't help but organize their own clan servants and kill these witches.

No one is better at speculation than these powerful people, and ordinary people are not to be outdone, and they have taken action spontaneously.

When Li Qi led the cavalry into the city, he barely did anything. All the Beiyan people either surrendered in despair, or were killed by the people in the city. It was very smooth to take Changle City!

Until this time, Li Qi was not carried away by this sudden victory. He believes that such gains can continue to expand.

"Report to the prince of the world, and say that we have already won Changle. In addition, send all kinds of cavalry, raise the banner and head of the Northern Yan, and give me branches to all parts of the country, and spread the news of the defeat of the Northern Yan people!"

"Yes!" was ordered, and the men and horses of all walks of life went their separate ways. One team went to report to Fan Yi, and the other teams were sent out to go to the counties under the jurisdiction of Weiyang County.

Almost everywhere, after seeing the armor of the Wang Shiqi and hearing the news of the defeat of Beiyan. They all surrendered.

It even caused a chain reaction, which Fan Yi didn't expect.

The local heroes of Yanzhou have raised troops, and the guards from all over the country have also taken refuge in the city and replaced them with the banner of Dayu. In just a few days, along the banks of the great river, where the news spread. Dozens of cities, all of which were taken under his command.

At this time, Fan Yi made a quick decision and sent an army under Li Qi's command to receive the city under the banner.

And his own fleet continued westward, heading for Los Angeles.

The Northern Witches only had an army of more than 100,000 in total, but after the battle with the Western Witches in Daqingshan, they had already lost 50,000 horses. This time another 30,000 was lost.

In other words, Beiyan's subordinates have no troops available. At most, there are still 350,000 troops. Scattered all over the place. After they occupied Yanzhou, they may have recruited tens of thousands of vassals.

But at this time, these vassal armies will definitely not play a role. The Northern Yan people even have to guard against their rebellion at any time, as if they are holding a time bomb.

Therefore, this is an excellent opportunity to subdue Yanzhou. Although this beginning was not in Fan Yi's plan. But this time. This is a rare opportunity not to be missed.

Fan Yi only left Li Qi with an army of 10,000. gave him the advantage of expanding his army on his own. It is not required to take all of Yanzhou. However, to occupy half of the land of Yanzhou, it is better to weaken the power of Northern Yan again.

And Fan Yi himself. Led the army again and rushed towards Los Angeles. This is a general battle, even if Qingshen Yangtian has a tacit understanding not to make a move, but with the two-way army of Yu Shu and Hu Yu, it is difficult to have the certainty of victory.

If these two armies are defeated, even if Fan Yi occupies the entire Yanzhou, it will be difficult to maintain the results. Between Yanzhou and Jiangzuo, there is a gap between Zhongzhou and Qingzhou.

Carrying the momentum of a great victory, the morale of the entire army is like a rainbow. Straight up the river and pressed towards Los Angeles.

At this time, the news of Beiyan's defeat had already reached Los Angeles. Such bad news naturally increased the psychological pressure of Qingyang Dao, and when it was transmitted to the army, the morale of the army would be shaken.

In short, Qingyang Dao identified that the main force led by Fan Yi was the one who came along the river this way. Without hesitation. sent his own sailor out, and the Great Sage Master personally took the initiative to attack with the main force of Qingyang Dao.

As long as the main force of Fan Yi's side is defeated, the offensive of the other two roads can be self-explanatory.

In short, it was a decisive battle. Even the Xiling people sent 20,000 iron horsemen to help.

When it was determined that Fan Yi's main force really came along the river. Xiling people don't mind making some trouble for Fan Zhen.

Anyway, Xiling is rich and rich, and hundreds of thousands of iron riders are in hand. Send fifteen thousand light cavalry and five thousand heavy cavalry, for the Xiling people. It's not a difficult thing to do. Even if their heavy troops are still guarding the situation in Xian'an.

The armies of the two sides met in Xiuwu, and they were also in battle between the rivers. The tide of battle is on the verge of breaking out.

Fan Yi had an army of 90,000 under his command, half of which were sailors. And Qingyang Dao also cobbled together an army of 100,000. However, compared with Dongyu, its naval division is very weak, and the total strength is only more than 20,000.

At the beginning of the war, it was a war between sailors. Qingyang Daoming knew that his own sailors were not good, so he laid three barrage iron cables on the big river. Trying to stop the Great Yu Water Division.

However, Fan Yi just sneered, in another world, this kind of barricade sounds good, but there have been several battles, and no good results have been achieved.

Without him, metallurgical steelmaking technology at this time was very limited. This kind of barrage is just ordinary pig iron. If it weren't for the thickness of a child's arm, I am afraid that I would be easy to break.

Fan Yi naturally had a way to deal with it, poured the torch with oil, burned it on the spot, and after it was burned red for a while, he cut it off with a strong axe. Just like when the Sui Dynasty unified Southern Chen.

These three barrage cables barely played any role, and they were broken by Fan Yiqing. On the contrary, the morale of Qingyang Dao has fallen a little, and the hope is disappointed, which is often the case.

Then Fan Yi's sailors rushed out and took the initiative to attack. Although occupying the upper reaches, it has the advantage of water warfare.

However, regardless of the size of the ship, combat experience, armament and other aspects. The big river water divisions of Qingyang Road are too far away from the water divisions of Dayu.

As soon as the two sides made contact slightly, relying on the size of the boat, Fan Yi's sailors rushed over, like a brute bull. All kinds of trebuchets and rockets are launched without money.

War presents a one-sided slaughter pattern!

The Great Sage Master stood on the shore, his face a little pale. Although he knew that his sailor was not an opponent, he would never have thought that he would lose so badly that he would hardly have any power to fight back.

Those buildings and boats relied on their height, condescendingly released arrows, and wantonly killed and injured the personnel of the Qingyang Dao Water Division. There are even steamer fighting ships, which directly rush over and hit the warship of Qingyang Road.

Even in the reverse current, these ships are flying fast. There is a wooden wheel to hit the water, but it is more powerful than paddling, and it is difficult to kill people in the cabin.

The battle was only half an hour old, and Qingyang Dao had already suffered a big defeat.

"The army on land is killed," the Great Sage Master sneered: "No matter how powerful your sailor is, as long as the army on land is defeated, what is the use of relying on the sailor alone?"

His gaze was like cold lightning, looking into the fleet. There was also a pair of eyes looking over, and from a distance of several miles, the eyes of the two collided in the air, and in an instant, it seemed like a burst of lightning and thunder!

"At this time, I don't know how to admit defeat!" Fan Yi smiled dumbly.

It seemed that he felt the mockery in Fan Yi's eyes, and the eyes of the Great Sage Master also flashed with the meaning of who killed the deer, which was not yet known. (To be continued......)