Nearly ten thousand Liao Army cavalry attacked at full speed, but the Western Army had to fill in the four corners of support, resulting in a slight emptiness in the front and center. No matter how you looked at it, they were already in a critical moment.
But none of the Western Army soldiers, from the two elders of the Zizhong family to the lowest, showed any sign of fear. What was even more strange was that the rows of shield soldiers at the front of the army dispersed automatically before the enemy could reach them. Withdrawing, the troops in the rear were completely exposed to the Liao army's cavalry.
The sudden appearance of this scene made many Liao cavalry generals who were charging on the front line feel surprised and faintly uneasy. They could see that the Song army was far from collapse, so they must have a deep meaning in doing so, but what kind of medicine was sold in this gourd
Naturally, the answer to this question could not be seen for a while, and the impact of the Liao army's cavalry was too fast to keep up with their thoughts. In just a short moment, they had reached the front of the Song army's formation.
At the same time, the Zhongshi in the Chinese army roared angrily: "Go to the sword formation, kill!"
"Boom - hoo!" The swordsmen who were already at the front of the battle formation rolled forward almost at the same time. They quickly flew out like toads walking close to the ground and killed the iron cavalry in the opposite direction. The steel in their hands The knife also bloomed with dazzling cold light at this moment, more than half a foot away from the ground, and slashed forward. Their body shapes and steps had a very strong rhythm, and the angle of their advance was also chosen extremely cunningly. Coupled with the suddenness of the incident, the Liao army's cavalry was completely unable to pose any threat to them.
However, the swords in their hands caused unexpected heavy damage to the Liao army. When the swords struck, they were covered in blood, and their screams could not help but come from the mouths of the horses that were also covered with armor and seemed to be invulnerable to swords and guns. squirt. Although these horses were covered with armor, most of their lower limbs were still exposed, and it was this flaw that the Western Army's weapons attacked.
The sharpest steel knife struck the horse's legs that were moving forward, just like an ax chopping firewood, cutting them off on the spot with almost no delay. And as long as one of the horse's legs is broken, the entire war horse, including the cavalry above, will lose its balance in an instant, and then fall to the ground.
And these thousands of swordsmen have already memorized this set of tactics. The swords go with them without any drag. They just face the enemy's cavalry and keep drawing out the swords to cut the horse's legs. In just a short time, no less than two or three thousand horsemen fell to the ground.
As mentioned before, although the impact of these heavy cavalry is extremely powerful, it also has many hidden dangers. Among them, the difficulty of getting up immediately after falling off the horse is the most serious one. Carrying dozens of kilograms of heavy armor, they were suddenly thrown to the ground. Even with the strong physique of these Liao people, they were a little dazed for a short time.
At this time, the Song army from behind had already surrounded and killed them. Countless swords and guns were raised at the same time, slashing and stabbing with all their strength. Even though they were wearing thick armor, there was still a gap they could take advantage of, and they were quickly killed on the spot.
This incident shocked countless Liao troops in an instant, causing the Liao infantry that had been following closely to slow down subconsciously. The cavalry whose legs had not yet been cut off also turned to dodge, not daring to do so. They came face to face with the weapons that came in one fell swoop.
In the rear military camp, Yelv Xiongge was even more stunned when he saw all this, and felt that his heart was bleeding. The ups and downs of this battle were too sudden and too fast. How could such a change happen
He didn't know that after all, he still underestimated the Western Army in front of him, which was the most adept at fighting in the Song Dynasty and had the most combat experience. The good fighting skills have been shown before, and the experience comes from the fact that they have been fighting Xixia for many years, so the Western Army really has considerable experience in dealing with cavalry.
Although due to national strength and other reasons, Xixia cannot produce an elite heavy cavalry that can compare with the Xuanjia cavalry, but their iron kite is actually a weakened version of the Xuanjia cavalry, or perhaps the two sides have learned from each other. mean. It was precisely because of the heavy losses suffered by the Iron Kites that the Western Army developed such a ground-breaking sword array specifically to restrain heavy armored cavalry. Although this formation is not that good-looking, it is aimed at the biggest weakness of the heavy cavalry. As long as one leg of the four-legged horse is broken, a cavalry will completely lose its combat effectiveness.
It is precisely because of mastering such a means of defeating the enemy that the generals of the Western Army did not panic at all when they saw this fierce black armored cavalry.
The cavalry failed to break the formation, but suffered heavy casualties, which made the general Germotan even more angry. Being escaped by General Song before made him feel that he had lost face, and now that he was in such a situation, it naturally made him even more angry. Although he quickly turned to dodge like the others, his eyes were still paying attention to the movements of those weapons. .
After running for a while, he had decisively adjusted his direction. This time, he no longer attacked the Song army's battle formation. Instead, he slashed at the swordsmen who had separated and continued to pursue the cavalry. When he came closer, with a loud shout, the sledgehammer swung down and hit one person in the chest.
The soldier didn't even have time to dodge before he was knocked off the ground. Blood spurted wildly and when he landed on the ground, there was no sound. At this moment, Germotan's momentum increased instead of decreasing. He screamed like this, waved his sledgehammer, and began to strangle these weapons.
Also changing their moves were the other iron cavalry. After all, they are all elites selected from a thousand. Even if they suffered a setback in the first battle, they did not become timid, but quickly came up with countermeasures. As one person began to hang on the side of his horse and leaned towards the Song army, others began to follow suit and launched a crazy revenge against these swordsmen.
Just now, these cavalrymen could not be hurt by the swordsmen in the sword formation because they were sitting upright on their horses and attacked. But now, as their bodies are pressed down extremely hard, and the swords in their hands can almost collide with the ground, their attacks can finally pose a great threat to the swordsmen.
Suddenly, the battle situation turned upside down again. Hundreds of the thousands of soldiers who had rushed out of the formation had been killed, and the others could no longer pose any threat to the Liao army. Seeing this, all the soldiers could only sigh: "Sound the troops and call them back!" Unexpectedly, these Liao troops reacted so quickly on the battlefield, and they destroyed their territory without taking much advantage. Knife array.
With the sound of one long and two short horns, those swordsmen who still wanted to support themselves quickly moved back. At the same time, tens of thousands of spearmen in the Song army's formation also decisively stepped forward to meet the Liao cavalry who still wanted to pursue. . Facing the large array of spears pressing like a forest, not even the cavalry dared
If you risk attacking, you can only turn and run to both sides again.
However, the danger alarm for the Western Army has not yet been lifted, because at this moment, the Liao Army's infantry has also reached the front. With the sound of the horn, the Liao Army with the same strength also pressed forward in a frontal attack.
For a time, the two armies faced off again, but this time there was almost no trickery at all. The Western Army could only rely on its years of combat experience and unyielding fighting spirit to make the final decision against the Liao Army, which was more elite and skilled than itself. Dangerous, the most cruel fight.
The sound of killings shook the sky, people kept falling, and blood kept flowing. Even the heavy rain could not wash away the accumulated blood, but could only allow it to accumulate more and more. Spears, daggers, shields, sledgehammers... all kinds of weapons are directed at the enemy in an orderly or chaotic manner...
On the surface, it seemed that the Western Army had really blocked the Liao Army's frontal attack, but in fact, their situation became more dangerous as the battle progressed. Because the previous Liao cavalry had turned around at this time, and a new round of attacks targeted the empty space in the corner behind them. At the same time, there were also the black armored cavalry who ran to both sides, then turned around and rushed towards them. Their momentum is even twice as fast as that of Qingqi.
Being attacked from three or even four sides, the Western Army immediately fell into an unprecedented critical situation. All the Song generals in the rear barracks were so nervous that their faces turned pale, and many of them unconsciously tightened the hilts of their swords at their waists. , thinking that if I were in it, I would probably be in despair.
Sun Tu almost crushed the handle of his saber. He could see that this battle had reached the final moment of life and death. If there were no changes, the Western Army might really be defeated by the Liao Army. By then, the entire Northern Expedition might end in failure.
Even if he knew the direction of the wheel of history, even if he knew what Tong Guan had in mind, Sun Tu still strode towards his former benefactor resolutely. He wanted to give it a go, not only because of the pleading that the second elder of the Zhong family had made to him that day. , but also for the countless Han soldiers and civilians in the rear, and for this Chinese heritage!
"Commander Tong, if we don't send troops to rescue at this time, our army will definitely be defeated!" Sun Tu stood in front of Tong Guan and roared like a spring thunder, which shocked all the surrounding generals. Everyone was stunned. He withdrew his gaze from the battlefield ahead and stared at him as if he had seen a ghost. Is this guy crazy
Who doesn't know what Tong Shuai is planning? Who doesn't know that the entire army is actually frightened to death? At this time, he actually urged Tong Shuai to order the march. Isn't this a move on Tai Sui's head
Even Tong Guan had a look of astonishment on his face, and then he narrowed his eyes and looked at Sun Tu: "Sun Qianli, what do you mean?"
"If you want to win and seize Youzhou, you have to fight!" Sun Tu looked directly into the opponent's eyes and replied loudly: "Or are you afraid, Commander Tong, that you don't dare to fight with the Liao army again?"
"Grandpa, let me lead the cavalry to attack again, and I will stop them!" Seeing that the Liao army's cavalry was raging in the rear, Zhong Jing, at the center of the Western Army, also looked urgent and shouted for battle.
The seed master didn't look at him, but looked at his brother beside him. Zhong Shidao, after looking at the battle situation of the two armies still strangled in front of him, suddenly said: "Zhong Jing obeys the order!"