The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 534: With swords and guns moving, who can resist?

Three thousand iron kites, a torrent of black iron, rolling invincible in the world.

It's not that there are no rules, it's just cruel trampling and crushing.

Every three hundred riders are divided into groups, with orderly movement and uniform movements. They rush forward and are sure to defeat their opponents invincibly.

At least in this world, no team can resist the charge of Iron Kites at this moment.

Even when the heavy armored Jingsai Army of the Song Dynasty was there, it was still far behind the Iron Kites. Even the heavy cavalry of the Liao Kingdom could not shake the Iron Kites' position as the number one heavy armor.

But at this moment, the Tengjia Army who was lying in front did not face a head-on resistance. Instead, they lay down and used the stakes and deer forks next to them as a cover. Then they half-expanded their two-foot-long hooks, sickles, and spears in front of them, and put on a passive defense posture. posture.

Passivity is a last resort, and defense means prevention and resistance. The word "resistance" means to fight back.

The leader of the Three Thousand Iron Kites is a member of the Xixia clan, named Li Haofeng, who comes from the Zizai Sect.

From the time Li Shuangmei, that is, Wu Zangqiushui, married Li Yuanhao, to the time she supported her son Li Liangzuo to ascend the throne, the Zizai Sect gradually became the national sect of Xixia, that is, the sect of the national dynasty.

Although the leader of the Zizi Sect does not take much part in state affairs, he still carries the name of a great national master. He also goes to court on rare occasions. Regardless of whether he has real power or not, his status is extremely high.

After Zizai Sect became the national sect, some clan members, famous martial arts families, wealthy families, and children with good martial arts all wanted to be sent to Zizai Sect.

Because Zi Zi Sect is not only the largest sect in Xixia, but also has a royal family behind it.

Li Haofeng studied martial arts in Zizai Sect for three years, which was not long. Because he wanted to take over the leadership position of Tie Yaozi, he left the sect early, but now he has the skills of a small master.

It is difficult for the young master's warriors to encounter opponents on the battlefield, let alone leading an invincible heavy-armored iron kite.

Li Haofeng personally led a team of 300 cavalry and charged at the front. He had already seen the posture of the Song army in the formation. There were actually many infantry standing still and defending.

This is a bit strange. Having fought with the Western Army of the Song Dynasty for many years, Li Haofeng has long been familiar with the Western Army's methods of dealing with the iron kites. Most of them were not resistant to the sharp attack and mainly avoided. A few used armored infantrymen holding sabers to form formations and wait for opportunities to attack.

Although the latter can also perform some effects and lose some heavy cavalry, their own losses are often greater, and the result of losing both sides is not even considered, and it cannot really stop the impact of the iron kite.

Once the heavy cavalry charge is formed, how can the attack be stopped unless it is completely destroyed? What's more, Iron Harrier's men and horses are still connected to each other and will not be separated at all, they will only move forward indomitably!

The Song Army's horse-killing sword team could not really stop them, because no matter whether they were armored or horse-killing swords, they were at a disadvantage against the Iron Kites, and there was no way to speak of restraint.

He just relied on his armor and used a long-headed chopping knife to cut off the horse's legs. The horse was in motion, so the accuracy of the chopping knife was extremely poor.

Once the weak point between the horse's leg and hoof is not hit, the heavy horse will crash into it and it will almost be a dead end.

It is often impossible to know how many horse-killing swordsmen can be used to succeed once and destroy an iron kite, but these few results are actually of no use to the battlefield.

Therefore, the Western Army of the Song Dynasty was never able to defeat the Iron Kites.

At this moment, Li Haofeng saw that the Song army on the opposite side did not dodge, but formed a defensive posture, but it was different from the previous horse-killing swordsmen. He couldn't help but frown slightly after the black iron covered his face.

These Song soldiers were all half-crouching. Horse-killing swordsmen would not be in such a posture. Moreover, those weapons did not seem to be horse-cutting swords.

It should be that the Song Army has developed new methods. As the leader of the Iron Kites, Li Haofeng never underestimates the enemy and is arrogant. Although he attacks with heavy cavalry and cannot look back, he can choose the specific direction forward.

The three thousand iron kites were divided into ten teams. Li Haofeng raised his weapon and started sign language. He held a solid bone of an iron rod and drew gestures with the bone in mid-air, signaling to those behind him on both sides not to charge from the front, but to Leaning towards the left.

The Xixia left wing is not close to the hills and has a larger range of activities. Once it is sealed, the Song soldiers on the right will be lambs to be slaughtered and have nowhere to escape.

Moreover, these Song troops have adopted new coping methods, so just in case, they also go to the open terrain on the left wing, so that they can maneuver and use their strength to advance and retreat as desired.

Although in Li Haofeng's mind, the Song army could not stop the Iron Kites no matter what methods they used, he had always been cautious. Seeing the strangeness of the Song army, he was worried about another ambush and interference above the hills, so he issued this order.

At this time, under the banner of the Chinese army behind, Brother Richard in red robe and gold armor was looking ahead.

He watched the Iron Kites team suddenly adjust its direction slightly, and he couldn't help but said "hmm", raised his eyebrows, and said, "Why left?"

The people next to him didn't wait for a reply, but there were school soldiers coming and going from the front of the formation to deliver news about the situation of the Song Army in the formation.

After hearing this, Brother Richard stroked his short beard and asked, "Did the Song Army use a new formation?"

The school soldier said: "King Jin, that's exactly what happened. It's not a horse-killing sword formation. I've never seen such a formation before."

Brother Richard nodded and said with a smile: "Li Haofeng acted cautiously. Seeing that the Song army had changed to a new formation, he actually turned to attack the left wing."

A general next to him said disapprovingly: "Prince Jin, my subordinates think that there is no need to be like this. Tie Yao Zishan is invincible. He always charges at the center and can completely overwhelm the opponent in one round against the infantry. There is no need to be so careful."

Another general said: "Perhaps General Li saw that there were many people on the other side and wanted to attack in a roundabout way?"

Sometimes a heavy cavalry charge does not end in one round. Heavy armored cavalry such as Iron Kites can go back and forth for three rounds before their strength is exhausted.

At this time, the Iron Kites charge from the left wing. After piercing the opponent's formation, they can then spin back from the right wing. If they charge directly at the center, after passing through the formation, there will be no room for maneuver and the distance will not be enough, so they will have to run further away. , unable to go around directly, wasting time and opportunity.

"It's not like Qingqi. An iron kite can go through it in one round, so why go to such trouble." The general who spoke earlier retorted. Brother Richard raised his arm slightly, interrupted the conversation between the two generals, and then ordered: "The whole army is pressing forward!"

It didn't matter to him which side the Iron Kites charged from. All he had to do was break up the opponent's formation. To kill a large number of enemies, he had to rely on conventional troops. After all, the Iron Kites only had 3,000 men. Their real function was to destroy the opponent's courageous formation. , opening up a winning situation.

Following his order, the entire Chinese army started moving towards the battlefield at a not too slow speed.

Brother Richard this time brought 3,000 Iron Kites, 11,000 Buzi, and 6 squads of 15,000 elite soldiers. Among these 15,000 elite soldiers, 5,000 were light cavalry, and 1 All are infantry.

In addition to the 29,000 elites, there are another 50,000 soldiers and horses serving as the central army, a total of nearly 80,000 people.

The expedition to Huizhou was just a pretext. In fact, Li Qianshun gave Brother Richard so many troops. In addition to recovering the lost territory, he also planned to drive straight into Jinxi River after destroying the Song army, and then point his sword at Jingyuan Road and Qinfeng Road invaded the entire northwest of the Song Dynasty!

In the field, Li Haofeng led the first team of 300 iron kites behind him, like an indestructible sharp blade, running straight to the left and inserting into the right wing of the Song Army's formation.

Li Haofeng took the lead, raising the iron bone flower in his hand, but suddenly he was stunned, where is Song Jun?

The iron kite horses are tall, and the cavalry are all tall and tall, but once they are on the horse, they become even taller.

And Guduo is not a perfect weapon. In fact, the long-pole Guduo is not called that, but "melon". His hands are not melons. Although they are longer than ordinary short soldiers, they are not really powerful. The height is about five feet.

About five feet, which is actually enough for a charge, but it is against normal enemy troops, not this kind of...

Li Haofeng saw that all the Song soldiers had crouched down at this moment, lying close to the ground in various postures, and then started to use the weapons that were half lying on the ground.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye. The heavy armor charged without any hesitation. Once they entered the enemy's formation, there was no room for any thought or change.

Li Haofeng led the people and crashed in. The horses rushed into the air and waved their bones, but no one could be seen. They all fell to the ground in the blink of an eye.

He reacted very quickly and immediately shouted: "Change the gun!"

There were spears tied to both sides of each horse. Each horse had two spears, which could be removed by raising your hand. But at this time, the horse's forward movement had not actually stopped. Just when Li Haofeng had already held the spear in his hand, he suddenly felt something was wrong. It seemed that the horse As if he had lost his front hoof, his body flew forward violently on the horse.

He was immediately shocked. The iron kite was a man and a horse chained together. If something happened to the horse, it would be impossible for the man to escape. But the horse was heavily armored and had Bu Ba Zi following behind to protect him. How could something happen?

After all, Li Haofeng had the martial arts skills of a little master. He stretched out his long spear and steadied his body. At this moment, he saw that the Song soldier was holding a huge and weird hook-and-scythe spear and swung the horse of his mount. The leg was broken by the hook.

He has never seen such a hook-and-scythe spear. The sickle head is not only long and wide, but also has blades on both sides. It is designed specifically for hooking and cutting the horse's feet. It is so vicious and sinister!

Because Li Haofeng was leading the team, there was no Bubazi around to follow him, but the people behind him had already fallen into a chaotic battle.

Although the heavy cavalry kept charging, they were not too far away before they were hooked and fell to the ground with a "bang". Then the Song soldiers used their huge hooks and sickles to scratch people's bodies from a distance.

Even though these cavalrymen were all wearing protective armor, they could not withstand too many hooks and sickle spears hitting their bodies randomly. After all, they tried to dodge, but their bodies were locked to the horse and they couldn't escape at all. No matter how tight the armor was, Jiujiu can't stand such nonsense.

In just a moment, a large living person was scraped into a skeleton. The armor was strong and solid, but it was not broken. It was just torn off by the hook and scattered on the ground. Pieces were scattered everywhere.

At this time, a fatal flaw of the iron kite appeared, that is, once the horse fell, the man had nowhere to escape.

The original design of this heavy-duty horse was that the horse would not die. Even if the person died, the horse would continue to charge. However, the vest was too tightly wrapped, with only four hooves outside, so it was almost uninjured unless it encountered a horse pit or trench. .

When encountering on the plains, when scouts from all sides investigate, general fortifications rarely play any role and will be discovered and avoided, so the horses are almost unharmed.

But people are different. Although people are packed tightly, there are soft parts exposed. The first is the boots. They are covered in iron armor and are almost invulnerable. However, the boots are not made of iron, and iron boots cannot control the mount at all. , so the legs on both sides of the horse's belly are the biggest flaw. Once it is accidentally chopped off, it is basically waiting for death.

Therefore, this iron kite's heavy riding is, to a certain extent, mainly based on horses and supplemented by humans. This is actually true. After all, the heavy armor charge actually relies on the force of the heavy impact of the armored horse.

But at this moment, the hook, sickle, and spear broke the horse. As soon as the horse fell, even if the cavalry on horseback was not injured, he would be reduced to a lamb to be slaughtered in an instant.

Moreover, the body of the horse is tied to death, so even if he wants to run away, he cannot run away. If he wants to fight to the death with his opponent, but he is burdened by the horse, he has no choice but to be hooked to death in the end.

Li Haofeng took a breath at this moment. He discovered that there were not only hook and sickle spearmen among the Song army, but also a strange shield and short sword hand. Originally, Bu Bazi wanted to kill those hook and sickle spearmen after Bu Bazi followed, but this kind of shield The short-sword soldiers immediately rushed forward and fought with Bubazi. Bubazi actually seemed to be no match for him.

"Hey!" Li Haofeng shouted. After all, he was a young martial arts master. At this time, facing the spears of the hook and sickle soldiers, he danced with the big gun in his hand without any leakage. Although he was safe for the moment, he knew in his heart that it would not last long. Method.

At this moment, the iron kite behind could not stop its pace and rushed over. Once the heavy armor entered the charging state, it could not stop until all its strength was exhausted. It could not stop even if it forced the horse to rein in. The inertia was too great, and it was not a galloping ride. Okay, if one horse in the middle stops, the whole team will suffer.

Seeing that the heavy horse was constantly being hooked, Li Haofeng was so anxious that he had never thought that this situation would happen. He had been the leader of the Iron Kites for nearly ten years, so he never thought of encountering such a thing!

"No!" He yelled, relying on his strong martial arts, holding a gun with one hand to deflect the large spears thrust by the hook soldiers around him, while the other hand hurriedly drew the sword.

The sword was under his waist, but he fell from his horse and never had a chance to pull it out. After pulling out the sword, he quickly slashed at the iron chain binding himself and the horse. The sharpness of Xia Jian was revealed at this moment. After three or five blows, The chain was cut off unexpectedly, and Li Haofeng's face showed joy as he finally broke the shackles and escaped.

This means that he has the realm of a little master. Only when the horse falls but is not injured can he have the opportunity to draw his sword. It is impossible for other cavalry to do this step. As long as the horse is overturned by the hook and sickle soldiers, the two-foot-long giant The spears were blown randomly, and the only way left was to die.

At this time, Li Haofeng held a gun in one hand and a sword in the other, and charged into the vine-armored soldiers. His martial arts skills were so high that the vine-armored soldiers were no match for him, and they were all killed in an instant.

Then, he began to rescue the fallen Iron Kites cavalry, using his sword to cut off the chains binding the horses. At this time, everything was in chaos. Those Iron Kites heavy armors were everywhere. They were originally huge, and they looked like hills when they fell on the ground.

The Song Army was not without losses. After all, after the Iron Kites rushed in, even if the rattan armored soldiers tried to dodge and hide, some of them would be scratched and knocked away. Fortunately, the rattan armor was tough and elastic, and it was covered by rattan plates. , although there were many injuries, there were still only a few dead.

Just when Li Haofeng was fighting desperately with the rescued Iron Kites cavalry, suddenly a fat shadow next to him bumped into him, and then a cold light flashed, and a rough voice sounded: "Xia Thief, die!"

(End of this chapter)