Jiuxi

Chapter 526 [Beheading the General]

Over the past thousands of years, the role of cavalry on the battlefield has become more and more important, and combat methods have also continued to improve. From the initial detection of enemy situations and side harassment, to the later development of a complete set of detailed tactics.

When facing infantry, cavalry can attack head-on if the enemy's formation is unstable or weak. If it encounters a solid infantry formation, it can use flanking and cornering tactics, or use cavalry and shooting tactics to tire out the infantry and then break the formation to kill them. enemy.

High mobility and powerful impact are the magic weapons for cavalry to defeat infantry.

If two cavalry met on the battlefield, the tactics that could be used were more diverse.

For example, by using a figure-of-eight position, you can place the enemy in front and right of your own side, that is, use your strongest attack direction to hit the enemy's weakest defense direction.

Or infantry and cavalry cooperate, using infantry to block the frontal impact of the enemy's cavalry, while our own cavalry goes around behind the enemy to carry out a pincer attack. Li Tianrun used this most concise and efficient hammer-and-anvil tactic in the Battle of Xifengyuan.

In addition, there are more complex tactics such as spin tactics, wall riding tactics, circle shooting tactics, etc.

Of course, there is another most basic tactic between the two cavalry, which is to open up the formation and hedge, but this kind of battle has been extremely rare in recent decades.

Regardless of the battle of Leize Plain or the battle of Xifengyuan two months ago, when the Jingzhou Feiyu Army faced the Jingjun cavalry, in order to meet the needs of the main infantry, they never used hedging methods.

Even if people can withstand such terrible pressure, horses will have the instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. When encountering danger, they are likely to stop forcibly regardless of their owner's orders.

The military order issued by Tuoman Ulu was to entangle the opponent's cavalry and prevent them from getting close to our own central army. However, Tuoman Ningda was eager to perform his duties, and perhaps he did not take the Southern Qi cavalry seriously, so he acted arbitrarily on the battlefield.

The two words Tuoman Wulu squeezed out from between his teeth made the surrounding soldiers immediately nervous.

Therefore, after Toman Nyingda gave the order, the five thousand cavalry quickly opened up their formation and swept in like a long snake.

The Qi cavalry did not slow down, nor did they appear panicked. They did not lose any momentum in terms of momentum, and there were even signs of continuous acceleration.

This was not uncommon in cavalry duels.

In short, for a cavalry, in order to complete the most basic requirement of battlefield hedging, both man and horse must undergo long-term and rigorous training to refine overcoming fear into an instinct.

From Tuo Manning to the lowest level of the soldiers, almost everyone was confident of victory. Some even suspected that the Qi cavalry would not be able to survive a close encounter.

The Jingjun cavalry were familiar with these methods, so they roared and rushed towards them, forming a powerful force that could cover the sky and the sun.

People who have not experienced the test of cruel fighting will find it difficult to withstand the earth-shattering impact. Facing the vast sea of ​​armored cavalry that look like galloping giant beasts, it often happens that they become timid before fighting.

After all, their vision is not high. They are not as experienced as Tuoman Wulu. After just observing for a short time, they realized that the quality of the Qi army's cavalry was extremely high. At least from the perspective of the marching posture and the neatness of the formation, it was much better than Tuoman Ning. The 5,000 cavalry led by Da were only high but not low, and more importantly, the Qi army was clearly superior in strength.

If these five thousand cavalry were defeated, how could the infantry attacking the city withstand the Qi cavalry's attack from behind?
Tuoman Wulu's face was ashen and he clenched his hands into fists.

One side continues to charge forward, while the other side stands still and the formation is scattered. The final result is self-evident.

When two armies confront each other, one side may suddenly stop foolishly at the moment of battle.

"Bastard!"

By this time, the Jingjun cavalry gradually realized that something was wrong.

Even though they felt vaguely uneasy, the Jingjun cavalry, led by Tuoman Ningda, straightened up their spears with ferocious faces and rushed forward.

In the distance outside Shiquan City, Tuoman Wulu, who was standing on the lookout car, saw this scene, and his expression suddenly changed.

On the vast plain, two cavalrymen were getting closer and closer.

The Jingjun cavalry may not think that the Jingzhou female general is cowardly, but they have maintained their pride for more than 20 years and no one can break it to this day.

The distance between the two armies was less than thirty feet. Whoever retreated at this moment would surely die.

As a battle-hardened general, he certainly knew that he needed to make a decision at the moment - either believe that Tuomaningda would not be defeated, or at least enter a stalemate with the Qi cavalry, and the infantry would continue to strengthen the offensive, completely Defeat the psychological defenses of the city's defenders.

Either call for gold as soon as possible and withdraw your troops, form a formation and retreat.

In an instant, Tuoman Wulu made a decision: "Send the order to the entire army to attack the east city!"

"Follow the order!"

The soldiers responded in unison.

As the majestic drum beats floated across the land, the garrison soldiers at the head of Shiquan City fell into the most dangerous situation.

The Jingjun cavalry naturally heard the continuous beating of drums, as if endless courage burst out deep in their hearts, and their momentum suddenly rose.

But for the cavalry of the Dingbei Army, the sound of drums had no impact at all.

Over the past year, they have practiced hard in Dingzhou. The veterans of the Ruishi Battalion who followed Lu Chen in the north and south wars set an example and led the comrades who joined later to sweat day after day.

Although Lu Chenyuan was in Jiangnan Capital, his figure seemed to appear beside the soldiers all the time.

Everyone's home is well taken care of, and they are not rich by any means, but at least they are well fed and clothed, which is a very rare treatment in this world.

They will not be treated harshly in the army, and their pay is always paid in full and on time. Although military discipline is strict, there is no situation where generals bully soldiers wantonly as before.

The most important thing is that with the promotion of Li Chengen and others, every major event Lu Chen does in the capital will be spread in Dingzhou.

He was promoted to prince, took charge of the capital camp, put down the rebellion in the capital, pacified Shazhou, etc. Each of his feats were passed down by word of mouth, which made the officers and soldiers of the Dingbei Army far away in Dingzhou feel proud.

When others mentioned that they were soldiers led by Marquis Shanyang himself, they all showed envy and respect.

All these things are enough to make these straightforward men follow Lu Chen wholeheartedly.

What's more, at this moment, Lu Chen, who is now extremely noble, still abides by his original promise.

We live and die together.

The eyes of these cavalrymen with solemn expressions were fixed on the front. No one deliberately looked in the direction of the general's flag in the middle, but they were extremely convinced that Lu Chen would fight side by side with everyone today and never retreat.

The truth is what they thought.

Lu Chen returned to the battlefield he had not seen for a long time, and the spring breeze blew the blood in his heart.

Twenty feet, ten feet, five feet. He raised the spear with one hand, and suddenly lifted the reins with the other hand. The horse under his crotch suddenly picked up speed again as if it was humane!
In an instant, the difference between life and death.

The man and horse merged into one, as fast as lightning, and pulled out an afterimage that rushed into the Jing army's cavalry.

Lu Chen pursed his lips tightly, and the exquisite inner energy in his body spurted out and poured into his arms. The iron spear may not be as powerful as Li Bingxue's horse, but when he waved his hands, the tip of the spear shook violently. Trembling, an invisible but fierce energy burst out of his body.

Those who stand in your way are invincible!
The spear swept across, and a line of blood bloomed in front of Lu Chen. A blood mark appeared on the bodies of six or seven Jingjun cavalry almost at the same time, and then they all fell off their horses!

The castration didn't stop, Lu Chen continued to move forward with his gun.

On the noisy and chaotic battlefield, killings continue to bloom.

Encouraged by Lu Chen, the surrounding Qi soldiers poured out their fury that had been dormant for more than a year on the enemy. No matter what kind of swords, mountains and seas of fire lay ahead, they all moved forward without hesitation.

If you look down from above, you can see that the Jingjun cavalry formation is long, narrow and thin. This formation is generally only used when they have the upper hand, so that they can surround the enemy from both sides.

Whether it was arrogance or arrogance, or the inertia formed by the past invincible battles, Tuoman Ningda set up a long snake formation even though he knew that his troops were smaller than the opponent's. Even if he regretted it now, he had no chance to correct it, because the Qi army's cavalry The formation was like a giant sword, piercing straight into Jing Jun's heart.

Jingjun's cavalry had no time to close the two wings and surrounded them, and there were already signs of laxity in the middle.

Tuoman Nyingda stabbed a Qi soldier to death with his spear and roared: "Hold on!"

But it was too late.

He thought that the Jingjun cavalry led by him could form a wall, a wall that could block the frontal attack of the Qi army. Then he only had to wait for the two wings to complete the outflank.

Countless spears from the south were embedded in this wall.

Cracks appear.

Rapidly extending.

in all directions.

As if the rapid sound of the piano suddenly stopped.

The string is broken.

"kill!"

Countless roars burst out from the chests of the Qi army soldiers.

charge!

Kill the enemy!
The cracks on the city wall made of Jing Jun's flesh suddenly turned into criss-crossing ravines, and turned into pieces of falling rubble.

Collapsed suddenly.

Tuoman Ningda's eyes were red, and he charged towards the Qi army general who had appeared not far in front of him with his gun drawn.

Although his side has not yet fallen into a complete defeat, Tuoman Nyingda knew that he would lose, and all this was because of his arrogance.

If he had followed Tuoman Ulu's orders and fought with the enemy, if he had chosen a thicker and safer charge formation, the outcome would have been uncertain.

However, as Tuoman Wulu's nephew and the most promising young general of the Tuoman family, the pride he had developed over more than ten years of smooth sailing prevented him from looking down on him.

Until this moment, the pain of failure surged into his head, stimulating him to rush towards Lu Chen desperately.

The two soldiers quickly followed the general, but they were still at the forefront.

By killing this young Qi army general and cutting down their flags, our side still has a chance to turn defeat into victory!

Tuomaningda, who was gradually going crazy, looked ferocious and roared: "Die!"

The spear is like a dragon, coming in an instant!
In the flash of lightning, the opponent's spear passed by Lu Chen's neck.

The slightest difference.

In this tiny moment, life and death are decided!

Lu Chen raised his left hand to hold the gun body next to his face, making the opponent unable to move, while the spear in his own hand was like a blazing fire, piercing Tuoman Ningda's body as fast as lightning.

He still didn't stop, and force filled his arms.

Until it penetrates!

Tuoman Ningda's eyes widened and he stared at Lu Chen, a mouthful of blood suddenly gushing out.

While his consciousness was blurred, he heard the thunderous cheers of countless Qi soldiers on the opposite side reaching the sky, and also heard the sound of a bugle coming from the rear.

Lu Chen threw away Tuomaninda's spear, exerted force with both hands and swung it violently, and a corpse fell towards the panicked Jing army cavalry in front.

He raised the bloody spear at an angle, and his loud voice resounded across the wilderness.

"The enemy is in the north, our army is determined to the north, we can only move forward!"

"forward!"

The soldiers followed Lu Shen's figure.

"forward!"

They waved their spears vigorously.

"forward!"

Thousands of troops and horses, united and determined to penetrate the invincible Jingjun cavalry!

(End of this chapter)