Since the millennium, if you want to comment on the ten most soul-stirring pictures in the history of war, perhaps excluding the thousands of catapults attacking the city at the end of the Dafeng Dynasty, and the battle of the west barrier against Liyang Dachu, the remaining eight pictures are all It should be those cavalrymen who are galloping like lightning and with a huge curtain of iron rushing for thousands of miles or colliding and fighting.
As the Beimang Dynasty with the largest number of cavalry in the world today, and Beiliang, which has the world's best iron cavalry at the border, it is in Liuzhou. The four towns of Longyao Prefecture and the Dragon Elephant Army have an exaggeration of nearly 100,000 cavalry. The force, on the vast battlefield outside Qingcang City, knocked out a scarlet flower.
Under Xu Longxiang's relentless order, the Dragon Elephant Army, the most powerful among the armies with independent banners in Beiliang, was divided into three echelons and resolutely entered the battlefield. Wazhu, Ligu, Maolong, Junziguan, and Beimang's four post-war rebuilt frontier cavalry troops lined up on the left flank of the Longguan infantry, facing the swift charge of the first ten thousand dragon elephant army led by Wang Lingbao. Although the generals of the cavalry army of the four towns didn't know why the coach Liu Gui was so entrusted with the situation, he completely separated the cavalry and infantry armies and made them fight on their own, and there were no various refusals between the cavalry army of the four towns and the siege infantry. You must know that even those mediocre generals who have never been familiar with military books know that to deal with cavalry charging, they should use gourds and gourds in front of the infantry phalanx to toss some measures to block the cavalry horses, so as to reduce casualties . But under the premise that Tuoba Bodhisattva, the God of the Northern Mang Army, did not open his mouth to question, no one dared to disobey the old commander's formation.
In the first year of Xiangfu, the Cavalry Army of the Four Towns, who had suffered a lot in the first year, had to bite the bullet and face the astonishing charge of the Dragon Elephant Cavalry Army. Near Qingcang City, which hangs alone outside the old Beiliang Road Pass, there is a flat area that is convenient for large-scale cavalry to gallop. The Junziguan cavalry, who are good at riding spears, is the front army, and the Wazhu cavalry with the best armor is the real anti-pressure central army. Originally, some generals suggested that the cavalry from the two towns of Ligu Maolong should serve as the two wings, but when they thought of Liu Gui's adjustment The dispatch of soldiers was quickly rejected by the majority of the people. Once the cavalry formation was not thick enough and was rushed away by the Dragon Elephant Army, the defenseless Longguan infantry would really be slaughtered. Therefore, the weakest Maolong cavalry army became the rear army, and the Ligu cavalry army, which was second only to the Qiang cavalry in terms of proficiency in looting, was divided into two and placed on both sides of the army and horses of the three towns.
Even if you don't count the cavalry of the Liu family's personal guards who are standing still, facing the cavalry of the four towns, which is still clearly superior in number and close to 40,000 horses, the Dragon Elephant Army has to be so cautious, it is really aggrieved.
When the resounding and tragic sound of the huge horn resounded across the battlefield, when Wang Lingbao led the 10,000 Dragon Elephant Army to take the lead and marched slowly, the Junziguan cavalry who were not in a hurry to charge found that their mounts felt uneasy Most of the battle-tested familiar horses are full of spirituality, and have an unimaginable keen intuition for crises.
Wang Lingbao's 10,000 Dragon Elephant Army were all spearmen used to break the formation from the front, and there was not a single archer to help tear the formation apart.
This meant that Wang Lingbao and the ten thousand cavalry had made up their minds, either to break through the two formations of the Beimang cavalry and infantry in one go, or die in the constantly blocked enemy formation.
Once the cavalry army lost their speed, once they were deeply trapped in the dense infantry phalanx, it would be a mud bodhisattva crossing the river.
It's like a one-shot deal, either you die or I die.
Wang Lingbao turned his head and looked back. All the cavalry under his command had given up their extremely skilled bows and crossbows. They only had an iron spear in their hands and a cold knife at their waist.
He hesitated to speak, and wanted to remind one last thing that before rushing into the Beimang Longguan infantry, he could not give up riding a spear even if he died, but in the end, this famous Beiliang border warrior still did not speak, probably because I don't think it's necessary.
The 10,000 Dragon Elephant Army and 10,000 Beiliang horses, the worst and second-class, moved forward slowly.
Wang Lingbao suddenly raised the spear, the tip of the spear tilted, pointing at the sky.
The entire cavalry army raised their spears in unison with a tacit understanding.
The Junziguan cavalry on the opposite side also began to march.
Wang Lingbao exhaled lightly, let me die on horseback.
The deputy general of the Dragon Elephant Army put his spear flat and began to sprint at an accelerated speed.
During the charge, the 10,000 dragon-elephant cavalry had a subtle change. The cavalry in the middle accelerated their horses, their wings dropped slightly, and they rushed in with sharp cones.
And Li Mofan, the lieutenant behind the ten thousand riders, squinted his eyes and stretched out his hand to caress the mane of the mount. He led the five thousand riders, also armed with guns, ready to go, but compared with the indomitable Wang Lingbao, he had more light crossbows And a riding bow. On the side of the saddle is a Hu Lu, which is not very common in the Northern Liangguan Cavalry Army. The Hu Lu is loaded with forty arrows. There are ten more arrows than ordinary cavalry quiver. Back then, when Chen Zhibao's confidants, Wei Fucheng and Dian Xiongshou rebelled from Northern Liang and entered Xishu at the same time, the white feather guards and the Iron Buddha, which was between Qingqi and heavy cavalry, were all
The chief generals were replaced. Yuan Nanting, who was a veteran of Lianziying, held all the white feather guards, while Xu Xiao's adoptive son, Qi Dangguo, and Ning Emei, one of the four teeth of Beiliang, served as the chief and deputy generals of the 6,000 elite Iron Buddha Tu.
Li Mofan saw that the first row of cavalry from the two cavalry armies had already passed by. Of course, there were many who failed to pass by. Under the penetration of the huge spear, they turned their backs on their horses and died on the spot.
Li Mofan's expression was stern, and he thought to himself, old man, we have agreed, if you dare to die in front of the Longguan infantry, even if I don't die, I will not collect your body for you.
On that battlefield, the Junziguan cavalry pawns who were ordered by Liu Gui before the battle to withdraw from the army town after the defeat also experienced the uneasiness in the early stage of facing the enemy. The canine-toothed cavalry striker showed combat power beyond the usual level.
Li Mofan, who has experienced many battles, was not surprised by this. Of course, there are very few people in the world who are not afraid of death, but on the battlefield, especially on the battlefield of reckless confrontation, the faster you die if you are afraid of death, this is almost The first thing that every new soldier will be told solemnly by the old soldier after entering the Beiliang Frontier Army is that the Northern Mang barbarians will not show mercy because of your cowardice. Maybe many new recruits from Beiliang didn't feel deeply at first, but after they experienced the battle on the battlefield, they would quickly find that the death is really a very simple matter. Over time, new soldiers who can survive will naturally become old soldiers. Maybe they are still afraid of death deep in their hearts, but at least they know how to prevent themselves from weakening their combat power due to fear. There is no place for anyone to be sad in such a big battlefield. Shangqiu, as long as you are soaked in blood, watching the robes fall one by one, and sometimes even die for you, how can you be afraid of death? ! How can you be worthy of those brothers who fought side by side and did not hesitate to let themselves die in exchange for you to live? !
Li Mofan weighed the heavy iron gun in his hand, and looked down.
Then Li Mofan turned his head and looked in the direction of Liangzhou.
General, I, Li Mofan, have a weird temper. At best, I am arrogant. At worst, I am arrogant. I have done a lot of dirty things on the border over the years. If I were in the Liyang army, I would never get ahead in my life , As a result, he was able to serve as a third-rank military general with real power among the most powerful Beiliang Iron Cavalry, holding the best sword and riding the fastest horse. Among the thousands of miles of yellow sand, under the horse's hooves, there are countless bones of the soldiers who died in the battle. The wonderful ups and downs experienced in this life are unmatched by the accumulation of several lifetimes.
In a magnificent era, let those heroes die vigorously on their respective battlefields. Let those tyrants, intrigue in the temple to figure out all the tricks. Seeking fame, profit, benevolence, righteousness, everyone gets what they want, and everyone gets what they want. All romantic figures, friend or foe, are full of romance.
This sentence was said by Li Yishan.
Li Mofan felt that a guy like himself, who was notorious in the Central Plains, could be a hero without hesitation, and it was worth it.
Li Mofan raised his spear, and with the strong wind blowing against his face, he said softly: "Then go to death calmly."