Horse on the World

Chapter 977 The First Battle
The Iron Armored Cavalry is indeed Peerless Cavalry, but his strengths are as obvious as his weaknesses. In Qingzhou, after Li Feng had suffered twice, he immediately found out the opponent's weaknesses. The physical strength of the opponent was completely exhausted, and he was completely killed, but here, it was a head-to-head contest of steel.

Once launched, most of the first wave of armored heavy cavalry, which were extremely difficult to stop, were buried under the shelling. The heavy cavalry that survived and broke through the range of the artillery fire encountered the eight-ox crossbow that was as dense as flying locusts. Surviving the dense eight-ox crossbow, the number of heavy cavalry rushing to the opponent's line of defense was no more than a few dozen cavalry.

Looking around in a daze, the sea waves that set off were like waves, but now there are only a few pitiful drops of water left. In front of them, the enemy army is pressing down like a mountain, and with a loud crash, the last heavy cavalry was submerged in the infantry group , The tall figure disappeared under the forest of spears in an instant.

The infantry of the Tianlei Battalion attacked. For them, it was nothing to crush the armored heavy cavalry in twos and threes. , ran back again.

The cannon behind him started to sound again, which was the attack on the second wave of heavy cavalry.

On the hill, the complacent Xiang Ping went from heaven to hell in an instant, and witnessed his first wave of iron cavalry disintegrate under the enemy's artillery fire. They were all killed without even stirring up a wave. Half way.With cold hands and feet, he thought of Qiu Zhi's legacy just like Zhang Aimin.

"Thousands of cannons are fired, the sky collapses and the earth shatters, even a peerless warrior is hard to block a single blow."

"Its power is so great that it cannot be stopped by manpower, even with the thickness of the city walls, it cannot be stopped."

"Dingzhou has this sharp weapon, and it is unstoppable. I hope that your majesty will come to Dingzhou for the sake of the clan's heirs, and for the sake of the army and the people, so as to protect the ancestral temple of the Chu family!"

No wonder Qiu Zhi was so desperate that he committed suicide when he still had tens of thousands of soldiers. He really saw the strength of the opponent, and it was not something he could stop.

"Retract the soldiers, Ming Jin, withdraw the troops, let them come back!" Xiang Ping yelled.

However, it is not easy for the armored cavalry to attack, and it is even more difficult to come back. It is difficult for the armored heavy cavalry to charge at high speed even to turn, let alone stop on the spot and turn around. Turning around below also requires a huge turning radius.

The gong of Mingjin rang desperately, and the second wave of armored cavalry had been submerged in the artillery fire.

Yang Yidao keenly noticed that the armored heavy cavalry was in chaos, the ones in front were still charging forward, and the ones behind had started to slow down.

"General Yang, it's time to attack!" Xiao Yuanshan's eyes lit up, waking up Yang Yidao.

"Tianlei Camp, attack!" Yang Yidao shouted.

Xiao Yuanshan glanced at the armored cavalry who were already in a state of chaos, and said: "General Yang, I will lead You Yan Erlang to help the Tianlei Battalion!"

Yang Yidao nodded: "Okay, General Xiao will attack from the side, trying to keep all these armored cavalry behind!"

Xiao Yuanshan nodded vigorously, turned his horse's head, and flew away, his Youyan army was on the left side of the brigade.

"Xiao Tianyang, Xiao Tianhao!" Xiao Yuanshan shouted loudly.

"The end is here!" The two young generals responded loudly.

"Great Chu is about to die, there are not many battles left to fight, if the Xiao family wants to have a place in the future dynasty, military exploits are indispensable, do you understand what I mean?" Xiao Yuanshan said sharply.

"I will understand at the end!"

"Go ahead, lead your boys, and give the Luoyang soldiers a heavy blow. Don't let our Youyan boys lose their prestige in front of the Tianlei camp!"

"The last general takes orders!"

The third wave of armored heavy cavalry managed to complete the turn and began to run back, while the second wave of heavy cavalry, after losing most of their horses, finally turned their horses and fled back.

But they complete turns so slowly that opponents can adjust their attacks with ease.

"All cannons, raise them ten degrees, strike deep!" The artillery officer couldn't contain his excitement, and almost roared to give orders.

The soldiers of the Tianlei Battalion rushed forward roaring along with the shells flying in the sky.

The power of armored heavy cavalry lies in their frontal impact ability, and when they start to flee, they will become living targets.

Cannonballs flew across the sky one after another and landed on the heavy cavalry running back, breaking up their formation and disrupting their formation, constantly delaying their speed.

The Tianlei Battalion soldiers rushed up, and from the flank, the Youyan army led by Xiao Tianyang and Xiao Tianhao also rushed up.

The horse swung around, turning and chopping the hooves of the heavy rider. There was no heavy armor on there, and it didn't take much effort to make the horse lie down. The armored knight who fell to the ground had no power to fight back except for being slaughtered with his whole hand. Poke, no matter how thick your armor is, you only need to push you off the horse. Heavy weapons such as hammers and maces smashed on the opponent's armor with a loud noise, smashing both the man and the armor.

Seeing the armored cavalry rushing all over the mountains and the Dingzhou soldiers chasing behind, Xiang Ping turned his horse's head sharply and shouted: "Go, retreat, go!"

At this time, the third wave of armored heavy cavalry was under the pressure of the opponent. They panicked and ran in the direction where Xiang Ping's Chinese army was. If they were run over by such heavy troops, what would happen? You can know the consequences with your ass .

Xiang Ping beat the horses, and the Chinese army dispersed with a bang. They didn't have cannons, but they couldn't stop the impact of the heavy armored cavalry.The biggest reliance of his army turned out to be his own life-killing talisman at this time, is there anything more ridiculous than this in the world?

"The whole army is attacking!" Yang Yidao laughed loudly, "Forcing their cavalry to attack their own team, don't stop, keep pushing!"

There was no brutal duel as imagined, and no difficulties as imagined. This battle, which both sides had planned for a long time, was won in less than an hour.

With the defeat of the armored heavy cavalry and the disintegration of the Chinese army, the Luoyang army on both sides of the battlefield also collapsed immediately. The soldiers and horses on both sides made the same choice almost at the same time, run!

Just like what Qu Yongjie was worried about at the time, if Xiang Ping couldn't stop Youyan's Dingzhou army, if he was replaced by an experienced general who had fought against the Dingzhou army, and even suffered under the Dingzhou army, maybe the The defeat in this battle will not be so miserable. The Dingzhou army is not a fool. They will not brazenly set up their formations to fight you when they know the power of the armored cavalry. If things go wrong, they will be demons. If you can think about it, Plan more, and the loss will probably be smaller.

But Xiang Ping had never fought head-on with the Dingzhou Army. All he knew was the stories about the Dingzhou Army that he had heard from military newspapers and failed generals. In his opinion, these were all excuses for the losers, because He had confronted the Dingzhou Army for a long time, and never let the Dingzhou Army take advantage.

This was the first time he suffered a loss, but the only time he suffered a loss, he sent his 20 troops to a dead end.

Whether it is the Dingzhou Army or the reorganized Youyan Army of Xiao Yuanshan, they are all troops with extremely rich combat experience. The Dingzhou Army has never been on the battlefield in these years. How can such a great opportunity be missed and lose command? Even though the number of soldiers in Luoyang was much larger than them, in the eyes of the generals of the Dingzhou army, they were already a group of delicious roast sheep. They were fast and sometimes slow, and if they chased slowly, all their achievements were taken away by others.

Liu Shijun, the leader of the Tianlei camp, was extremely annoyed. His subordinates had no chance to show off, and the enemy broke up. When they were chasing the enemy, how could the two-footed troops of the Tianlei camp compare to the four-hoofed cavalry? He watched helplessly. Looking at Xiao Tianyang on the flanks, Xiao Tianhao led the Youyan cavalry to pass by his side, inserted into the battlefield, and then looked at the battlefield from the flanks, yelling and cheering, the shirtless hussars general Jiang Kui led His whirlwind battalion passed by like a whirlwind, and at the end, he actually saw the guard battalion led by the Chinese general Iron Leopard and Yang Yidao swarming past him.

"Fuck, fuck!" Liu Shijun spat fiercely, "After this battle, I must be transferred to the cavalry!"

The big meal could not be eaten, but he had to keep up. There was no meat to eat, so he had to drink a few mouthfuls of broth. Liu Shijun patted his thigh and shouted heartbrokenly: "Brothers, come on, come on!"

In this great rout, the armored heavy cavalry were the first to collapse. Regardless of their usual majesty, when they looked at their allies, their eyes were on their foreheads, but in this flight, the first to fall They are the ones who stand out. No matter how tall the horses are, how long can they run under such a huge weight? After less than ten miles, the horses start to slow down. Mo, one after another, the horses fell down, and the knights on the horses were thrown down. The poor knights who fell to the ground were wearing heavy armor, and it took a long time to get up. They could only lie on the ground in despair, waiting for their fate final verdict.

The cavalry who were chasing after them ignored them. They aimed at the flashing enemy generals in front of them, as well as Xiang Ping's waving banner at the farthest point. It would be a great achievement to catch them.

When the Tianlei Camp caught up panting, the armored knights who had fallen all over the ground clasped their heads in their hands in despair, lay on the ground, and shouted: "Forgive me, we surrender!"

Liu Shijun had to allocate manpower to clean up these guys, stripped off their armor, piled them together, and tied these cavaliers who only wore underwear together like candied haws.To Liu Shijun's regret, most of these majestic-looking war horses have run away, and they can be used as draft horses at most in the future. "What a pity!" he whispered.

Regardless of whether Liu Shijun is willing or not, in this pursuit battle, his Tianlei Battalion, the famous army flower, can only be behind the cavalry's buttocks, smelling the cavalry's farts, eating the cavalry's ashes, and pinching his nose Gather up the enemy troops scattered by them for the cavalry, and take in piles of Luoyang soldiers who have completely lost their fighting spirit.

"I've become the head of the prisoner-of-war camp!" Liu Shijun said angrily.

One day and one night, both the pursuer and the escaper reached their physical limits. The chase finally came to an end on the third day. The Luoyang soldiers ran for hundreds of miles, and the Dingzhou army also chased them madly. For hundreds of miles, along the way, Luoyang soldiers who had lost their weapons and armor, as well as Dingzhou troops roaring on horses, could be seen everywhere.

After this battle, the 20 Luoyang army only escaped a poor [-] people.

(End of this chapter)