The Mandu banner cavalry who rushed into the Sui army's camp were in a state of confusion and could not maintain their sanity. They saw countless Sui army infantry appearing from all directions, their black armor glowing coldly under the light of the torches. Soldiers rushing over in a black mass blocked the Mandu banner cavalry in the central army tightly, as if casting a hard and thick copper wall and iron wall in an instant.
Tens of thousands of spears fell like hailstones, smashing the Mandu Banner cavalry team to pieces. Only this round of throwing guns knocked out two or three out of ten of the Mengyuan people. The wailing of people and the neighing of war horses are intertwined to form a lament.
Not long after the Sui army appeared, ballistas appeared one after another in the infantry formation. Following the order of the commanding Sui army general, the drums sounded again. There was a creaking sound, which was the sound of the ballista's coiling cables. Immediately afterwards, hundreds of giant crossbows whizzed over, smashing into the cavalry unstoppably.
The huge crossbow with thick calves can easily nail people and horses to the ground, and it can even kill three or four people in succession. The fine steel is the front, the iron sheet is the feather, and the wounds made by the giant crossbow are fatal even if they are not at the vital point. The blood hole left by the Mongolian Yuan cavalry who was pierced through the chest by the giant crossbow was as big as the mouth of a bowl.
The bone fragments and rotting internal organs were carried away from the human body by the giant crossbow, and drifted all the way.
A huge crossbow slammed into the left shoulder of the Mongolian Yuan soldier, and half of the soldier's body was immediately unloaded. As the blood rained down, the soldier fell backwards heavily. The unabated crossbow nailed into the chest of the second soldier, taking him away from the horse. The crossbow with a dead body flew out for a certain distance, and finally penetrated the neck of a war horse and stopped. down. The horse fell sideways, and the knight on the horse was pinned by the horse's corpse and could not get out. The great pain and fear made him wailing for help.
"Shoot the arrows and force them away!"
Mandu Teller roared loudly, with fear in his hoarse voice.
The cavalry of the Mandu Banner began to counterattack, using their skilled cavalry and archery to attack the surrounding Sui infantry. Their mounted bows are quick to shoot, and each of them is a master of archery. However, the well-prepared infantry of the Sui army blocked most of the feathered arrows' attacks by relying on a barrier composed of a giant shield that was as high as a person and an infantry shield that was half a person high.
The spiked arrows sent by the hard boxwood bow could not tear the shield wrapped in a thick layer of leather. The Mongols counterattacked fiercely, and the shields in the hands of the Sui infantry in the front rows were soon covered with white feathers. However, such an attack could not shake the formed battle formation, and did not cause much damage to the Sui army infantry.
"Press!"
General Li Yuanshan who was standing beside Xujun King Yang Kai waved the command flag in his hand, and the drummer behind him beat the war drum. Hearing the sound of the drum, the soldiers of the Sui Army surrounding them began to press forward as a whole. The thick team was like a closed mountain, pressing towards the increasingly chaotic Mandu banner cavalry.
"The method that the prince thought of is the most effective. Nothing is more effective against cavalry than long weapons!"
General Yu Zhengdong laughed.
Yang Kai waved his hand and said: "Where did I come up with it? Didn't you sum it up when we discussed raising the account? I have already sent people back, please order your majesty to rush to the major workshops to make spears. To deal with cavalry, this This thing can scare the enemy! And this spear is much simpler to make than a long spear, a wooden stick and an iron spear head are enough."
In the battle formation in front of him, each of the soldiers behind the shield formation was not holding the long lance they were used to, but a weapon that was nearly half as long as the long lance, which was four meters long! Perhaps in essence, this is not a weapon at all, but a sharpened wooden stick. Although not sharp enough or tough enough, these long sticks are simply the nemesis for cavalry!
Especially in the face of the cavalry who were besieged and lost their speed advantage, this long stick was more effective. The Mongolian cavalry claimed to be the fastest team in the world, and they boasted that they could run faster than the wind. But just because of the need to ensure speed, the armor of light cavalry is often very thin. Only by reducing the load to the lightest can the speed of the horse be fully displayed. While gaining powerful attack power and speed, it is necessary to abandon solid defense.
To deal with these Mongolian Yuan cavalry, only a four-meter-long wooden stick is enough.
The shield formation continued to push forward, and the Mengyuan people tried to force the Sui people to stop with spiked arrows. But obviously, although the Sui army lost many soldiers while moving forward, it would never stop. The archers of the Sui army hid behind the shield formation and fought back. Although the infantry bows made by Sui Jinggong were slower than Meng Yuan's cavalry bows, they were more powerful.
The three-edged arrowhead can easily tear through the leather armor of the Mongolian people, and even pass through the chest.
"Blow the horn for help!"
Mandu Teller, who had reached the brink of despair, could hardly make a sound, and now he could only pin his hopes on the two thousand-man teams left outside the camp with the army.
Fortunately, Mandu wolves were left behind.
Mandu Teller couldn't help but think that if he hadn't been kept outside because he was afraid that Manduwolves would take credit for his contribution, he might really die here today. Up to now, although he is almost desperate, he still has confidence in the two thousand-man teams of Manduwolves. As long as the two thousand cavalry rush up, they can help themselves to tear a hole in the damn battle formation of the Sui people. Sagittarius must be unable to keep it, but as long as you can rush out, what do you care about so many
The sound of the horn calling for help pierced the night sky, and got out through the gap between the sound of Sui people's war drums. Mandulang, who was ordered to stay outside the Sui Army's camp to take care of the rear, heard the horn, but he did not express anything. The commander Agudam who stayed with him glanced at the general, but did not open his mouth.
"General, it's the call for help from the Young Banner Lord!"
Another commander, Gu Han, urged his horse to run up to the mandu wolf from a distance and said eagerly: "We should rush in immediately to meet the young banner master!"
Mandu Wolf glanced at him lightly and said, "That's right, we should rush in to rescue the young banner owner as soon as possible. Are you willing to rush in to open the way?"
"I do!"
Gu Han shouted loudly.
"Well, let's divide our troops into two groups. You rush in from the left, and I plunge into the Sui camp from the right, like two knives. No matter who saves the young banner master, he immediately blows the horn and withdraws at the same time. OK?"
Mandu Wolf said politely.
Gu Han felt ashamed, he thought Mandu Lang didn't give the order immediately because he was thinking about tactics.
"good!"
He responded loudly, and then hurried back to his thousand-man team.
Mandu Wolf looked at Gu Han's leaving back and suddenly smiled, and then told Agudamu: "Take people around outside the Sui army, don't get close. From the beginning, I didn't think the Sui people could do it so easily. Defeated, only an idiot would believe that the Sui people would not defend themselves on New Year's Eve."
He smiled brightly, even a little proudly.
And the Sui people's New Year's Eve is as important as Lent, he vowed to Mandu Latu. It was precisely because of his intentional or unintentional persuasion these days that Mandu Ratu made up his mind to attack the Sui army camp at night.
"Come on! Go back and tell the banner owner that the young banner owner is trapped, and ask him to bring troops to rescue immediately. If it is too late, the young banner owner may be in danger."
Mandulang looked at the Sui army camp, smiled and said, "The sooner the better."
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The shield formation squeezed the living area of the cavalrymen full of capital flags smaller and smaller. The archers behind the giant shield hand had been removed and replaced by soldiers with long sticks. They only had to stand behind the giant shield and use The wooden stick, which was so long that it was uncontrollable, poked the Mongolian man off the horse.
If it is a fight, such a long stick is useless. On the battlefield, weapons that cannot be used flexibly will become the killers of soldiers. But this time was different, the infantry of the Sui Army did not need to use the wooden sticks to show off their martial arts, they only needed to mechanically repeat the movement of thrusting forward.
The densely packed long sticks poked Meng Yuan's cavalry off their horses one after another. Although the long sticks were not enough to kill with one blow, they were enough to make the Meng Yuan people temporarily lose their combat effectiveness. Maybe a sharpened wooden stick can't tear the leather armor of the Mongolian people, but it's enough to let them fall from the horse.
For the Mongolian people, a person who has left the horse's back is not considered a warrior at all!
The area where the Mongols can move is getting smaller and smaller. Less than 30% of the more than 10,000 cavalry who rushed into the camp can still ride on horseback. They can easily shoot a running rabbit. Time tamed a wild horse with bare hands, and their scimitars were sharp enough, but they had nothing to do with the battle formation of the Sui people. In their previous cognition, the fights were all straightforward. Charge the horse, and the knife sees blood.
But now, the despicable Sui people hiding behind the giant shield don't fight them head-to-head at all, but rely on the farther-range infantry bow, the sharp crossbow cart, and the damn weapon that can't be considered a weapon at all. Sticks had the upper hand. Powerless, complete powerlessness made the Mongolian cavalry despair.
Mandu Teller kept looking around with red eyes, waiting for the reinforcements to arrive. He could see the dust and smoke rising from the flames outside the battle formation of the Sui army, and he could hear the familiar shouts. But the reinforcements couldn't break through the Sui people's battle formation, and the two thousand-man teams seemed to be blocked behind a mountain, powerless.
In fact, Manduwolf's thousand-man team was just circling outside the Sui army.
Like a grinder grinding beans, the Sui army slowly but thoroughly killed the Mongols layer by layer. Just when there were less than 2,000 men left in Mandutele, there was a thunderous roar outside. It was the sound of thousands of war horses galloping on the ground, and even the ground trembled.
"Father is here!"
Mandu Teller couldn't help shouting excitedly, waving a scimitar to boost morale: "Hold on, the banner owner of the great Mandu Banner has brought reinforcements, let's fight out!"
That's right, Mandu Latu is here. When he heard that his beloved son was trapped, how could he be rational? He rushed over with the remaining cavalry of the Mandu Banner, and flooded into the Sui camp like a torrent.
On a high slope, Xu Jun Wang Yang Kai watched the Mengyuan cavalry from the brigade come in and finally laughed: "I really didn't expect that it would lead to a decisive battle. I thought I was shooting a deer, but I didn't expect to be able to shoot a deer!" A tiger."
"Beat the drums, encircle!"
Li Yuanshan ordered loudly, and the rumbling drums sounded again. Countless Sui troops rushed to the camp from all directions, and the Sui soldiers who had been deployed on the periphery ran over the Mongols like chariots. According to the news from the spies and scouts from the Ouchi Guards Office, Xu Jun Wang Yang Kai and others determined that Mandu Latu must be planning a night attack. And the best time can only be New Year's Eve, so the 700,000 troops were sent out last night. Most of the troops were deployed on the periphery of the camp, waiting for the encirclement of the enemy. But neither Yang Kai nor Li Yuanshan thought that they would have such a big harvest this time.
Mandu Latu, who seemed to be cautious all the time, rushed over like crazy with all the troops.
This is really good news, which is surprising.
Mandu Latu's face was full of anxiety, and after rushing into the camp with more than 30,000 cavalry, he went straight to the Chinese army. And at this time, Mandu Wolf, who saw the arrival of Mandu Latu, ordered the soldiers to attack the Sui army formation. Mandu Ratu pointed forward with his scimitar, and the cavalry rushed towards the Sui people with howls.
"Banner owner!"
Mandu Lang appeared in front of Mandu Latu with a face full of guilt. He wiped the blood and sweat off his face and said sadly, "It's all my fault. I couldn't go in with the young banner master. The young banner master left me to take care of him." Back way, I should stop him!"
"Now is not the time to talk about that."
Mandu Ratu said angrily: "If you can't save my son, you will naturally be buried with him! Therefore, you should take your troops to charge and kill now instead of talking to me here! If Mandu Tela really can't save Come out, I guarantee your body will turn into a pile of mud!"
"Yes! I will lead the troops to continue the attack."
Mandu Wolf agreed loudly, and then handed the torch in his hand to Mandu Ratu's soldiers. The personal soldiers took it subconsciously, and still guarded Mandu Latu tightly.
Mandu Lang urged the horse to leave, and when he turned around, there was a murderous look in his eyes. If the guilt he showed before was still a bit sincere, then the words of the furious Mandu Ratu completely dispelled his guilt.
Behind a tent that was only thirty steps away from Mandu Ratu, Agudam, who was hiding in the shadows, saw Mandu Ratu's face illuminated by the torch. He smiled coldly, and took out a Sui Ren's armor-piercing cone that he picked up earlier. Without the torch, he couldn't be sure in the dark which was Mandu Ratu. And Mandu Latu couldn't be stopped without Mandu Wolf coming forward to speak.
The torch was deliberately handed to the soldier by Mandu Lang.
Agudam put the armor-piercing cone on the riding bow, took a deep breath, and then pulled the bowstring full. With a soft buzzing sound, the armor-piercing cone flew out quickly. The distance of more than thirty steps was reached in an instant. Aguda's shooting skills are good enough, and it is impossible to miss from this distance.
Therefore, Mandu Ratu, the banner owner of the Mandu Banner, died so easily and simply. What stuck in his throat was a Sui man's armor-piercing cone, and no one doubted that it was a cold arrow shot by a Sui man. Of course, no one doubted that there was something wrong with Mandu Wolf's motivation for handing the torch to the soldiers.
"The Sui people's arrows are really easy to use."
Aguda murmured to himself, then turned and fled.
"The banner owner is dead!"
Shocked and frightened shouts sounded, and the men and horses of Mandu Banner were completely defeated.
Even the Sui people did not expect that they would win this decisive battle so easily.