Great Han Empire

Chapter 24 Rising Sun
Meng Lizhe felt that his war horse suddenly became uneasy, shaking its head and tail, and repeatedly raised its head and neighed.And the same goes for the other horses around, each with a different look, or kicking their legs to run, or raising their necks and growling, as if something is going to happen.

Menglige's many years of battlefield experience suddenly made him realize that there were a large number of troops running at high speed in a certain direction of the battlefield. Due to the large number of horses and the high speed, the ground shook slightly.Only livestock will be sensitive to this kind of vibration.In an instant, the triumphant mood disappeared, replaced by a feeling that he was being targeted by a cunning hunter in a hiding place, and the cold swishing coolness swept over his whole body.

He opened his mouth and yelled loudly: "Arrange to defend, array to defend..."

The horn soldiers looked back in a daze, not knowing why the lord suddenly issued this strange order.The generals around Menglizhe also looked at Menglizhe with incredible eyes, just like looking at a madman.

The troops have just completed the assault formation, and suddenly they have to change to the defensive formation. This is not only contradictory, but also affects everyone's morale.The strength and types of troops need to be re-deployed, and the positions must also be moved, which is bound to cause a little confusion.What is the purpose of doing this.

Meng Lizhe's war horse became more and more restless, almost running.Monrich pulled the rein hard, the fear and tension in his heart almost made him unable to breathe.

If at this time an enemy iron cavalry ambushing nearby hits the camp at a high speed, not only will his troops suffer heavy losses, but it may even be a problem to escape.He knew that his tired army was more than enough to beat a dog in the water, but he might have more than enough energy to hastily deal with the attack of a large army waiting to work.Murong Feng's ordinary face suddenly appeared in his mind.The commander-in-chief's strategy is indeed unparalleled.

Looking at Menglige's eyes that were almost eating people, the horn soldier was horrified and blew with all his might.Immediately, all that resounded through the sky was the rapid and low sound of horns.Although the soldiers of the Qiming tribe caused some confusion at the beginning, they were well-trained after all, and immediately began to adjust their formation in an orderly manner under the command of generals at all levels.

A gigantic eagle suddenly spread its wings and flew out of the red sun.

Meng Lizhe's heart was as cold as falling into an ice hole.He silently looked at the faintly visible fiery red eagle commander flag on the battlefield, and said with a wry smile: "Marshal, you really want to use the black eagle cavalry to deal with me."

The ground has already visibly felt the vibration.Now even an idiot knows that there are enemy cavalry rushing towards him.

The soldiers panicked.The generals bid farewell to Menglizhe one after another with admiring eyes, and each returned to his own troops.The speed of formation adjustment immediately increased.But Monrich knew it was too late.Because he saw that the black eagle cavalry had appeared on the eastern horizon, less than fifteen hundred steps away from him.

His troops are now arrayed north-south.If he has time, he will change the troops to an east-west array, so that the center of gravity of the defense is right in front, the light cavalry on both wings can effectively protect the defensive troops, and the rear army can give strong support.In this way, if you face the enemy face to face, you will be invincible first.But he has no time to adjust the entire formation of his troops.That's not something that can be done simply by turning the horse's head. For a 5000-strong army, it will take a long time for the order to be consistent and the formation to be adjusted exactly.

Now the entire flank of his troops became the center of the enemy's charge.The flank defense is weak, and it will collapse immediately after being attacked by the enemy head-on, and then the enemy will break through the central army.Once the defense of the Chinese army is breached, the entire army will be cut in half, and the rest will be surrounded and wiped out by the enemy.

Meng Lizhe could see the urgency of the matter, and the generals who were familiar with cavalry decisive battles, and even some veterans could see it.The whole army panicked.

Meng Lizhe resolutely decided to throw the car to save the handsome.He then ordered the rear army and the left wing troops to leave the main army immediately, and face the enemy rushing towards them like a tide in a skirmish formation.The remaining [-] troops immediately adjusted the formation direction on the spot.

The two thousand cavalry don't care about life or death, regardless of casualties, even if they all die in battle, the task is to block the black eagle cavalry for a certain period of time.This time is the time it takes for the main force to adjust the formation.Monridge never expected them to come back alive.No army can stand against the Black Hawk Cavalry.Back then in the desert, the Black Eagle Cavalry attacked the Hun army with 3000 horses, and defeated the [-] Huns and fled. What's more, eight years ago, on the prairie, the Black Eagle Cavalry broke through the [-] Dingling army. Surrounded, and successfully rescued King Tanshihuai.This is the black eagle cavalry, the black eagle cavalry that shocks the world.

"The life and death of the entire Qiming tribe is entrusted to you." Meng Lizhe said solemnly to the two thousand commanders.

Tie Ao saw that the opponent used some troops to form a dense skirmish formation and began to charge, while the main force remained in place, a sneer appeared on his face.Meng Lizhe was indeed a talented general, and his determination to break his arm was ruthless and fast.

If Meng Lizhe's tactics continue to develop, Tie Ao may concentrate his main force to wipe out part of it, and then concentrate his forces to attack the heavily defended main force. In the end, both sides will suffer.Or facing the enemy's blocking formation, with a strong advantage, regardless of casualties, just kill it, but the speed will inevitably be damaged, and the morale will inevitably be hit. Moreover, once the defensive formation of the main force is basically completed, it will fall into the difficult situation of being attacked by the enemy from both sides.

Meng Lizhe was very smart, he used this method to force Tie Ao to give up taking risks, and choose a tactic that was easier to accept and could see real benefits, which was to encircle and annihilate his blocking troops.But he really underestimated the black eagle cavalry.The black eagle cavalry is not an ordinary Xianbei cavalry, but the most elite cavalry among the cavalry.

Tie Ao then used the horn to notify Hou Li that his right wing troops were immediately ready to intercept Meng Lizhe's blocking cavalry.

The 2000 men and horses of Menglige's rear army and left wing troops broke away from the main force one after another.Under the leadership of their respective commanders, they slowly gather and organize their formation while running at high speed.After about three hundred steps, a loose shock formation of one hundred cavalry horizontally and twenty cavalry vertically was gradually formed.The so-called looseness means that the distance between front, back, left, and right can be large or small, and it does not pay attention to intensive defense, but its mobility is very good, and it is most suitable for chasing annihilation battles or melee battles.Meng Lizhe's intention was to have them entangle the black eagle cavalry, fight with them, and slow down their speed.Even if the Black Eagle Cavalry wants to wipe them out, it will take a lot of effort.

The speed of the black eagle cavalry was very well controlled, and Houli's first tooth tribe had gradually surpassed them on the right flank, and the 1000-man army gradually became long and narrow.

The distance between the two sides is five hundred steps.

The black eagle cavalry blew the charge horn.The long, low sound of the horn echoed across the empty fields.The soldiers of the Black Eagle Cavalry were silent, each with a focused expression, and rode their horses at a gallop.

On the contrary, the soldiers of the Xiantooth tribe on the right had already yelled, wishing they could step over to the enemy's side.

The distance between the two sides is three hundred steps.

Tie Ao suddenly roared: "Speed ​​up." The sound of the horn suddenly rang out.The whole army suddenly seemed to be wound up like a clockwork, and the horses galloped like crazy.

Immediately, Menglizhe's army on the opposite side blew the charging horn, followed by a huge shout: "Huho...huho..."

The roar of horseshoes on the battlefield in the northeast, and the shouts of the soldiers have become higher and higher. The steaming battlefield immediately attracted all the soldiers on the two battlefields in the southwest and northwest.

Gongsun Hu cursed loudly.Duan Song laughed, "It's all up to us today." The soldiers who besieged them once again saw the hope of victory.Annihilate them, the victory may be their own.The instinct of survival united Gongsun Hu, Duan Song and more than 300 other fighters tightly.Hold on, hold on.

Panting heavily, Iron Wolf was killed by the enemy soldiers standing firm.Immediately, he saw the lively scene on the northeast battlefield.Iron Wolf looked around at the soldiers, each of them was staggering on the horse, and really couldn't hold on any longer.

"Brothers, we are tired, and the enemy is even more tired. Whoever can persevere to the end will be the winner." He swung his saber vigorously and shouted loudly: "Assemble, assemble!"

Jutun has become a big battlefield, the enemy and the enemy are fighting fiercely, not wanting to give way to each other.Now both sides have the possibility of defeating each other, it depends on who can persist until the end.

Monrich saw a scene that almost made him collapse.

The distance between the two sides is 250 steps.

Tie Ao roared: "Turn left..." With the continuous sound of the horn, the black eagle cavalry performed a difficult collective action on the battlefield that stunned both the enemy and us: they turned.

Just like the eagle soaring in the sky freely and freely, just like the river rushing freely on the earth, the black eagle cavalry on the grassland is like the wind, and 3000 people are like a giant knight in the high-speed gallop , The three thousand horses are like a giant pegasus. They move in the same way and control them freely. With their impeccable and peerless riding skills, they draw a beautiful arc in the wilderness, flying away from the flanks of the Qiming tribe.

Monrich and his soldiers let out an exclamation, and then felt bad.Their blocking force has no way to stop the black eagle cavalry. They have bypassed the blocking force with incredible speed, incredible tactics, and incredible riding skills, and like a round moon scimitar raised high, they slashed at Shang The main force is adjusting the formation.Monrich squeezed out a whine from his throat.

The soldiers of the Xiantooth tribe in Houli let out applauses that shook the heavens.It is very easy for a knight to turn a big corner at high speed, as long as your riding skills are superb.It is not uncommon for ten knights to turn while galloping together, as long as there are ten clever knights.It is impossible for three thousand people to make big turns flexibly and freely while running at high speed at the same time. No tribe may have so many highly skilled, bold and careful knights with tacit cooperation.Only the Black Hawk tribe can.A seemingly simple action, 3000 people, [-] knights, do not know how much sweat has been paid to complete this perfect arc.

Almost the entire body of the soldiers hangs on the left side of the horse, holding the horse's neck firmly with both hands, forcing the galloping horse to tilt its body and reverse the running direction.Absolutely do not allow any fighter to make mistakes.As long as one horse loses its balance due to an excessively large tilt angle, causing the horse to fall, the ones following it will inevitably fall, and finally cause the left and right rear soldiers in a dense formation to collide and fall continuously at high speed, without the enemy's attack. , I will suffer a huge loss first.

The [-] cavalrymen of Monrich watched helplessly as they clung to their right flank and left without a trace.They don't have this technology, and they can't stop the galloping horses.The helpless and helpless pain in their hearts immediately wiped out their newly raised will to fight.

The fighters of the Xiantooth tribe wanted to compete for speed, time, and to protect the actions of the Black Eagle cavalry, so they adopted a formation like a long snake, outflanking the enemy's right flank, and delaying the enemy's attack on the Black Eagle as much as possible. The side attack of the cavalry.They didn't have time to shoot, they gave up the arrow attack.And the enemy cavalry seemed to be trying their best to block the turning tail of the black eagle cavalry.They also gave up the arrow attack and launched a frantic charge.

Both sides contact.

Due to the thin formation of the Xiantou tribe, they were immediately broken through, but the soldiers behind did not hesitate and rushed forward without hesitation, resolutely blocking the holes of the guns.Never let the enemy break through the line of defense and intercept the black eagle cavalry.For a moment, people turned on their backs, blood and flesh flew everywhere.The soldiers fought fiercely, and there was absolutely no one alive. Either you died or I died.The soldiers of the Qiming Tribe stepped on the corpses of their comrades frantically and continued to attack.The warriors of the Xiantooth tribe just refused to give up an inch, resolutely, without hesitation, they directly hit with their horses, blocked them with their bodies, and even jumped high on their horses, directly filling the gaps in the formation with their flesh and blood.

Facing the brutal and bloody scene in front of them, the fighters of the Black Eagle Cavalry remained expressionless, turned a blind eye, and continued to run wildly.

(End of this chapter)