This is of course not to say that nearly 20,000 Western Army cavalry were killed on the battlefield in such a short period of time, but that some of the troops were routed and scattered, unable to follow the main force in time, and some were captured by Liao infantry behind them. Tangled tightly and unable to escape. Of course, there is also a cavalry force of five or six thousand who are turning back to fight back and charge into the Liao army's cavalry formation. The leader is Zhong Jing.
As a rising star of the Zhong family, a grandson who can be valued by both sides, Zhong Jing naturally has extraordinary abilities. At least in terms of martial arts, he has surpassed most of the generals in the Western Army. Therefore, even if he faced thousands of Liao cavalry, he did not show any fear. The spear in his hand was hesitating with the momentum of the horse. The moment he met the enemy cavalry who had just caught up, the spear was swooping away with a whine. out.
The speed of this move was too fast. The Liao rider had just raised the sword, and the gun tip had already penetrated his chest. Then with a loud shout, his whole body was lifted high, and he fell to the ground again. He was followed by the horse from behind and had no time to turn and speed up, so he was trampled to death on the spot.
Zhongjing, who succeeded in taking the shot, did not show any delay at all. He continued to mount his horse to kill, and the spear in his hand kept rising and falling. There was almost no enemy in front of him. Liao cavalry kept falling off their horses and dying, and he was actually allowed to do so. One man broke through the fierce Liao army's cavalry formation.
This naturally gave greater encouragement to the Western cavalry who followed him in the counterattack. They all shouted and waved their weapons desperately to engage in the most direct fight with the Liao cavalry that rushed over. Under the leadership of their own major general, they broke out with a stronger fighting force than when they rushed to the camp before, but the Liao cavalry was suppressed for a while.
But this advantage only lasted for a moment, because soon, the real powerful enemy came to pursue them. As heavy cavalry, the Black Armor Cavalry is obviously much slower than ordinary light cavalry. This is one of their few weaknesses. But with the elite horses of the Liao Kingdom, they will naturally equip this elite with the best mounts, so even if they are slower than Qingqi, they will not be much slower.
As more than a hundred cavalry in front were killed, the Liao cavalry in the rear slowed down slightly, and the black armored cavalry finally roared in with a rumbling roar. Zhongjing, who was in the excitement of fighting, didn't pay attention to the appearance of the enemy who rushed forward. He still carried the gun with him and stabbed the opponent's chest with a whine. But this time, there was no pleasant feeling of the spear entering the body. Instead, there was a strong resistance and a crisp sound.
This shocked Zhongjing, who was just about to use his strength to provoke the enemy. His hand movements also froze, and his eyes dropped, only to realize that the shot was actually blocked by the heavy armor of the cavalryman. The enemy just swayed slightly, nothing wrong with it, and then roared, and the long knife took the opportunity to slash hard at his neck.
After a lot of experience, he was not frightened at all. When he saw the knife coming, he hurriedly leaned back and calmly avoided the incoming knife. At the same time, he gulped the gun in his hand again and stabbed the enemy's chest with greater force. However, the effect of this attack was still very small. It only caused the opponent to fall backward, but it was difficult to cause any damage. On the contrary, the knife that was attacking him could not be retracted, and he raised his leg to kick him away, which made him less of a threat.
However, in just this moment, several cavalrymen rushed in from the left and right, and weapons such as swords, guns, spears, and hammers also followed suit.
Come, Zhong Jing will almost be surrounded and killed here. He was so frightened that he quickly pinched the horse's belly, controlled the horse to turn around, and ducked to the side, finally ensuring safety before the enemy encircled him.
It was only then that Zhong Jing realized the terror of the Liao army in front of him. This black-armored cavalry can be called the biggest killer among the Liao cavalry. Not only does it charge fiercely, but it is also almost invulnerable thanks to its turtle-shell-like armor. Perhaps its only flaw is its speed and flexibility. Sexually a little worse.
This is indeed the case. The name of the Liao Kingdom means iron ore, because there are many high-quality iron mines in its territory. In the past two hundred years, the Liao Kingdom has used this as a basis to continuously enhance its combat power and create armored weapons that are not inferior to the craftsmanship of the Song people. Among them, the black armored cavalry is the sharpest. They can be said to be a mixture of offense and defense. The attackers and those who can enter the iron cavalry are all the elites of the Pishi army. They are the elites of the Liao army. The defenders, with their heavy armor, weigh sixty or seventy kilograms. , as long as it is worn on the body, it is invulnerable to damage by swords and axes. Naturally, it is even more difficult for a dexterity-based spear like Zhong Jing.
Even Zhong Jing was helpless against them, and the situation of the Western Army officers and soldiers who followed them and counterattacked was naturally becoming more and more pessimistic. They were able to kill the Liao cavalry before, and they retreated and scattered. After they collided with the Xuanjia cavalry, they were quickly counterpressed. They couldn't even launch a counterattack. They were rushed to pieces, screaming continuously, and the number of casualties It climbed even more rapidly.
Hearing the continuous screams and glancing around, he saw those comrades from the Western Army falling off their horses and dying. Zhong Jing was even more furious. With a loud shout, he reined in the reins again and turned back to fight. You can't solve the problem by escaping. Only by fighting hard can you find the chance to make a comeback.
"Kill!" He shouted, and the spear shot out again. This time Zeng Jing was much smarter, and he actually spotted the gap between the two armor plates on the cavalryman's body and fired his gun. Although the armor is thick, it is not airtight, so as long as it can pass through the gap, it can cause damage.
Zhong Jing is worthy of being the leader of the younger generation in the Western Army. He is the most timely in changing his tactics on the spot. When the spear is thrust out, it really breaks through the armor and the spear head is nailed into the opponent's waist and abdomen. After the cavalryman screamed, he gave him a fierce blow and knocked him off his horse. At this time, another fatal problem of Xuanjia Iron Cavalry was exposed. He actually still had some strength left when he landed, but he couldn't struggle for a while - dozens of kilograms of heavy armor were pressing down on him. Even though he was as strong as an ox, he couldn't. Get up quickly as usual. So, as the cavalry from behind came to attack him, he was trampled down and died under the iron hooves.
This discovery immediately boosted Zhong Jing's spirits. Seeing another enemy coming to kill him, he let out a long roar and stabbed out his spear decisively. At the same time, he shouted: "There are gaps in their armor, just stab there." Then you can kill the enemy!" Between these two words, the spear shook, and the enemy was already stabbed off his horse again.
For Zhong Jing, as long as he finds the flaw of the iron cavalry, their threat will be greatly reduced. Even because of their slow movements, he can easily succeed and kill many people in a row. However, after all, this is only something that a few people can do. At least the fighting skills of the Western Army soldiers who followed him in the counterattack are far from comparable. Even if they already know how to kill the enemy, they can be compared with
When those cavalry were facing each other head-on, they still couldn't do anything about it. The weapons in their hands just clanked when they stabbed them, but they were killed by the enemy.
At the same time that Zhong Jing killed five or six more cavalrymen, 10% of the five thousand soldiers had fallen from their horses, and the remaining people were even more timid and deliberately retreated. It's not that these Western soldiers are timid, it's that the enemy is too powerful, far beyond what such a small number of troops can handle.
And a more terrifying situation also emerged. The Liao cavalry who had just been killed by them and retreated came again, and tens of thousands of Liao infantry were also outflanking them from behind. Some of them suddenly stopped and drew their bows. , a moment later, thousands of arrows flew through the air, covering a large area.
Naturally, these arrows were not a threat to the heavily armored black armored cavalry, and they only bounced off their heads. But when it fell on the Qingqi of the Song Army, it was a different situation. Many people were hit by arrows and fell from their horses. Those who dodged in time were killed by the cavalry in front of them because they were distracted.
The tragic situation behind him made Zhong Jing's heart sink to the bottom. In addition to anger, he also felt deep regret. It wasn't until this bloody lesson hit him that he realized what a serious mistake he had made. Just because of his dissatisfaction and anger, he insisted on taking the risk and turned back, which actually led to the death of countless Western Army soldiers in vain.
"We can't go on like this, we have to go back quickly..." He finally understood the importance of it. After picking off another cavalryman who was approaching with one shot, he quickly turned around and urged his horse to retreat with everyone. However, how can things always go as they wish
The moment Zhongjing turned around, there was a strange whine coming from the side and behind, followed by a roar like a lion or a tiger. Sensing the approaching crisis, he quickly dodged his horse, and at the same time turned around to look with his gun, only to see a guy who was a whole head taller than an ordinary cavalryman wielding a sledgehammer more than ten feet long and aimed at it again. Come and kill yourself.
This guy is not only tall and strong, but the horse under his crotch is much taller than the average cavalry. In this way, the force of his charging attack is also doubled, which makes Zhong Jing feel a fierce wind blowing in his face, and also makes him know that he is There was no way to dodge at this time, so I could only grit my teeth and raise my gun to face him.
The spear and the sledgehammer collided with each other, and Zhong Jing felt a huge force flowing down the barrel of the gun into his arms, causing his body to collapse, and the horse under his crotch to neigh miserably. , the four hooves were a little soft, and he almost fell down.
"Such a lot of strength -" Zhong Jing was greatly shocked and quickly urged his horse to move aside. Sure enough, just as he was dodging, the sledgehammer in the guy's hand was picked up again and knocked out. Thanks to Zhong Jing, he got out of the way in time, otherwise if this happened, he would have been seriously injured even if he didn't die.
But even so, the situation was not optimistic, because the Liao general had quickly turned around and urged his horse to kill again. Amidst the loud shouts, the sledgehammer roared and came down again with a posture like a mountain bearing down on the top. The hammer hadn't arrived yet, but the frightening pressure had completely enveloped Zhong Jing's body, leaving him with no time to escape.
At this point in the battle, the Liao army finally killed a general who could pose a great threat to Zhong Jing, and his appearance was bound to make the already dangerous situation of the thousands of Western troops even worse...