Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 332 The first confrontation
Yang An led five thousand cavalrymen and launched a condescending charge.

Of course, it was said to be a charge, but in fact Yang An carefully controlled his speed and did not dare to sprint at full speed.

The sloped terrain was not suitable for cavalry operations. Not only was the Yan army attacking from above unable to increase its speed, but the Liang army charging downwards could not let go of the reins either.

Even if a person is running downhill with his legs, it will be difficult for him to stop, let alone a horse running at high speed.

Once the speed increased, the cavalry completely lost control of their mounts.

This kind of behavior belongs to Yu Sui's charge, completely with the idea of ​​dying together with the enemy.

At that time, it will not be a battle between swords and guns, but a collision between flesh and blood.

On the battlefield of Hetao, two thousand Baibao Xianbei blindfolded their horses and dared to risk their lives to launch a suicidal attack because Fu Huangmei's Yu army still had room to dodge.

The current slope is only about thirty steps in total. Even if the Yan army below wants to avoid it, there is no place for them to move out of the way.

Yang An took the lead. If he sprinted at full speed, the soldiers at the rear might survive, but he himself would definitely die. Yang An was not afraid of death, but he also didn't want to die in such a painful way.

Although Liang Jun was small in number, he was condescending and suppressed the more numerous Yan Jun.

Of course Huan Xi knew what he was thinking and said with a smile:

Therefore, under the influence of terrain factors, the cavalry on both sides did not dare, or were unable to sprint with all their strength. Instead, it became a close combat between cavalry.

"Everyone knows that Deng Xia, Deng Qiang, Huan Qian, and Suo Bao are the bravest generals under my command. But everyone knows that Yang An is also a rare general."

Compared to stabbing, prodding, and slashing that may not necessarily penetrate the opponent's armor, Yang An is more accustomed to hitting hard horizontally.

Yang An shouted loudly, his beard and hair standing out.

As expected, when the Yan Army knight fell off his horse, he just let out a muffled grunt, but after he fell off his horse, he was trampled by the horse's hooves, and his shrill screams made people feel terrified.

"Who dares to stop me!"

In a dense cavalry battle, as long as a person is knocked off his horse, no matter how thick the armor he wears, he will be trampled to death by the horse's hooves.

"kill!"

Xie Xuan was only fourteen years old. Although he had seen many battles while following Huan Xi in his attack on Hedong, this was the first time for him to see such a fierce battle.

Yang An swept the horse in his hand, and the oncoming Yan Army knight was knocked off his horse.

The Yan Army cavalry in front of him was so shocked that his ears were ringing. When he was stunned, he actually forgot to block, and Yang An's horse spear pierced his neck.

Although he was young, he was very courageous. When he heard Huan Xi boasting about Xie An, he couldn't help but tighten the reins in his hands, a little eager to try.

Those closest to Yang An were all the palace guards of Qiu Chi. After Qiu Chi was destroyed, they became Yang An's personal soldiers.

Now that Liang Jun had the upper hand, Huan Xi could watch the battle on the ramp with a calm expression. He proudly said to Xie Xuan beside him:
"When Yang Jun and Yang Songnu rebelled, Yang An single-handedly fought his way out of Qiuchi. At that time, there were more than ten cavalry chasing him. He was almost exhausted, but when he saw that he could not escape the pursuers, he turned around and joined forces. Killing three knights scared everyone away.

Yang An only focused on charging forward. He knew that the riders around him would protect him. This tacit understanding was formed over time.

"You are still young now, so there is no need to rush. You will have the opportunity to lead the army in battle in the future."

Having said that, Huan Xi was no longer distracted and carefully watched the melee on the ramp and the movements of Murong Ke's remaining 20,000 cavalry in the distance.

With the cooperation of the surrounding cavalry, Yang An got excited about killing, and Xian Yuliang naturally noticed him. Xian Yuliang did not shout and kill Yang An like in the romance novels, but retreated slightly, took out his riding bow under the protection of his guards, opened the bow and nocked an arrow, held his breath and concentrated, and pointed the arrow at Yang An.

With a whooshing sound, the arrow left the string and headed straight for Yang An. Yang An focused on killing the enemy, while Xian Yuliang was among the crowd. The knights around Yang An did not notice the arrow with murderous intent.

But Yang An's life should not be cut off. The Yan army opposite him was also stabbing him with a spear. Yang An dodged sideways. Not only did he avoid the oncoming spear, but Xian Yuliang's hidden arrow did not hit his vital part, but stuck in his body. on his left arm.

As a general of the Liang Army, the armor Yang An wore was tempered by the steel-pouring method. Although it was much stronger than ordinary soldiers, he was used to charging into battle, so what he wore was not the chain armor used to defend against arrows.

Xian Yuliang was tall and burly, and he used a strong bow. This arrow actually penetrated the armor's defense and injured Yang An's left arm.

Yang An endured the severe pain in his left arm, but did not make a sound.

At this time, the horsemen saw that he was wounded, and they stepped forward to surround him, preventing the Yan army, who had missed the shot before, from having another chance to stab Yang An.

Yang An turned his head to look at the direction from which the arrow was shot. Xian Yuliang was putting away his riding bow with undisguised regret.

If he misses one shot, it will be difficult for him to have another chance to shoot Yang An to death.

Huan Xi, who had been paying attention to Yang An from a distance, also saw this scene:
"Damn it, you dare to stab someone in the back!"

Of course, there is no rule against firing cold arrows on the battlefield.

The reason why he did not order the arrows to be fired before was because Liang Jun and Yan Jun were already fighting together. In this situation, if the soldiers were to fire volley, it would inevitably cause accidental damage.

The soldiers are not afraid of the enemy in front of them, but they are afraid of dying under the arrows fired by their own people behind them. This situation is the most damaging to morale.

But seeing his beloved general injured, Huan Xi was furious. He pointed at Xian Yuliang in the crowd and asked loudly:

"Who can shoot this beast for me!"

Huan Xi asked, and several generals who thought they had outstanding archery skills immediately stood up, including Suo Bao, who was famous for his skill in archery.

However, when Xian Yuliang saw that he missed a single hit, he was worried that he would also be hit by a hidden arrow. He had already completely disappeared into the Yan army and did not dare to show his head easily.

It is obviously not an easy task to find one person in the melee of fifteen thousand cavalry.

Suo Bao only fired several arrows in succession and killed several Yan soldiers who were closer.

Once the distance is far away, even Suo Bao cannot guarantee that he will hit the target.

Fortunately, Yang An was not seriously injured. He did not bother to go back to deal with his wounds, and drove his horse forward to fight Yan Jun again.

He was clearly injured, but he became more courageous as he fought.

After all, he was someone who could single-handedly break out of the dead in Qiuchi City.

Only Huan Xi knew that after Yang An had a brush with death and was injured by an arrow, his adrenaline was soaring at this moment, and he might have forgotten the pain.

The fighting on the slope was still fierce, but Liang Jun was condescending after all. Although Yan Jun was more numerous, Xian Yuliang's 10,000 cavalry could not fully deploy on the slope, and it was difficult to take advantage of their numerical advantage in a short period of time.

Therefore, the Yan army was naturally at a disadvantage.

(End of this chapter)