Song Dynasty

Chapter 225 Cavalry Charge

The opinion in my heart changed greatly towards Li Heng: this old man Li has some abilities.

However, Li Heng's contempt on the surface made everyone angry.

After talking for a long time, Li Heng said proudly: "All large formations are actually composed of several basic small formations, such as square formation, circular formation, sparse formation, number formation, cone formation, and wild goose formation. Small formations It is equipped with different weapons from the small formation, and they cooperate with each other."

Before he finished speaking, everyone suddenly realized, and thought to themselves: This man surnamed Li is so eloquent, I am not so special, so the so-called formation map is actually composed of these small formations.And these, the military envoy also told us on weekdays, and the troops practiced every day, and I was almost confused by him!
Immediately, everyone disapproved of Li Heng, thinking that this bad old man is just a braggart.

At the beginning, Wang Shen still listened with great interest, and felt that Li Heng was not useless, and he could be regarded as a rare talent among senior officials in the early Southern Song Dynasty.In real history, the Xiangyang offensive and defensive battle hosted by Li Heng was remarkable, and there is something worth learning from.

Traveling to the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, he faced the Jurchen who stood at the peak of the cold weapon war. Later, his descendants would also face the Mongolian iron cavalry that swept across Asia and Europe. He entered the purgatory mode.

Therefore, from the beginning of the establishment of the army, Wang Shen used the Jurchen as an imaginary enemy, and used the same tactics as the Jurchen.

The Jurchen's fighting style is like a heavy hammer. There are not so many ingenuities at all, except that the cavalry on the outer flanks outflank and harass, and the heavy armored infantry attack head-on.In the face of absolute power, no array will work.

In fact, at the beginning of time travel, Wang Shen also thought about learning the so-called art of war.However, such things as array diagrams are usually mastered by the generals' families, and they are core secrets. There is no place for an ordinary person to learn. He can only explore by himself based on what he has read in modern forums and books.

Seeing Li Heng's generous family today, he wanted to ask for advice.Seeing the contemptuous expression on Li Zhifu's face, Wang Shen's heart was suddenly filled with anger.

He said with a smile: "The battle is dead, but the people are alive. Fight after the battle, the art of war is regular, and the use of it is wonderful. Pass the order to Tabai, let Fang Worong try to attack once, and don't let the bandits calmly deploy Let him look for the opportunity to fight, if the attack goes well, immediately enter the decisive battle. If it doesn't go well, pull it out and give up the position to the follow-up troops."

The flag of the Chinese army was waved again and again, and the fierce drums sounded.

With a cry, the five hundred white heavy cavalry lined up in a neat formation, slowly stepped out, and advanced in an orderly manner.

The front of the bandit army on the opposite side is extremely wide, and 5 people are simply a boundless ocean.

Once the five hundred white riders stepped out of the formation, they moved forward slowly, looking so weak and insignificant.Li Heng sneered in his heart: Wang Shen, you are too arrogant to dare to charge a few hundred cavalry.Looking at the tactics of the bandit army, it is obvious that this formation has been practiced for a long time.And all of them are well-equipped. If you lean over like this, you will be killed by them with just a volley of shots.

Just as he was thinking, Ta Bai was still moving forward.However, the speed is slowly picking up.

Gradually, the war horses began to trot, and the strange-looking lances in the hands of the soldiers also fell flat at the same time.

One mile, nine hundred steps, five hundred steps... In the blink of an eye, the sound of horseshoes reverberated in the wilderness like thunder.Large groups of dust also rose up, covering the cavalry formation.This made them look like a monster that suddenly swelled. For some reason, Li Heng's heart trembled suddenly, and he felt a boundless murderous aura instantly pervading.

After three hundred steps, the speed of the war horse has been maximized, it is simply an arrow that leaves the string, even if the spear sticking out like a bandit army forest in front of it, it still hits without hesitation.

At this moment, the power of the white cavalry was fully revealed.

From the moment the cavalry charged, Fang Worong took the lead.

The front is densely packed with spears. Although after a long period of training, not only the horses but also the cavalry have been numb from the torment, completely turning a blind eye to the enemy's weapons. Even if there is a cliff in front of them, as long as the order is issued, they will not hesitate rushed over hesitantly.However, at this moment Fang Worong felt a faint unease in his heart.

Yes, five hundred cavalry is not much to say, but these are heavy armored cavalry. Once the speed of the horse is maximized, it will be overwhelming. Let alone the bandit army, even the elite of the Western Army in its heyday could not bear it Such a huge coercion.But although the thieves in front of them had pale faces, they all tried their best to bow their backs and poked their spears fiercely to keep the formation in order. Why did they grit their teeth and persist?

In the midst of the strangeness, suddenly, a sharp piercing sound resounded across the field.

It was just the beginning of the red sun, and the front was bright, but in an instant, it was dark.

Looking closely, a group of bandit archers had already run out from behind the first formation, and at the same time opened their bows, raining arrows from the sky.

As expected of being the most powerful force among the eight bandit armies, Zhang Yong's army had a large number of archers.

The flying dysprosium sounded, drew a beautiful arc in the air, rose to the highest point, and then fell one after another, falling into the charge of the cavalry.

All the cavalry buried their heads deeply in an instant.

In a blink of an eye, Ding Dong's noises sounded all around, it was feather arrows hitting the armor and helmet.

The cavalry are all wearing thick iron armor, and the enemy's arrows can't cause much damage to them.However, there are still many people who are covered with white feathered arrows.Someone was unlucky and was shot in the front door by an arrow, fell off the horse with a muffled grunt, and was instantly broken by the horse's hoof behind him.

However, from the beginning to the end, not a single cavalryman who fell from his horse uttered a scream.No one reached out to save his companions, and there was only one thought in everyone's mind: forward, forward, forward.

In a blink of an eye, the cavalry moved two hundred steps forward, and the bandit archers who were shooting lobs switched to shooting flat again.However, the power of bows and arrows is limited after all, and only the front three rows of archers can shoot, and the people behind are all blocked by their companions, and the dense rain of arrows suddenly loosened.

With an order, all the archers retracted their bows, and separated desperately to the two sides, revealing the first team of infantry in the Changhong formation.

"Da da!" came the familiar loudspeaker.

That is the God Arm Bow.

This voice was so familiar to the cavalry of the Sizhou Army. How could Fang Worong, who was rushing to the front, couldn't hear it, and a clump of hairs stood on the back of his neck.

He knew how powerful this kind of military weapon was. Even if he was wearing thick armor, once he was shot, it would still cause a lot of damage.

He yelled, "Quick, quick!"

A crossbow arrow shot through the vest of the horse and stuck on the horse's shoulder.

The war horse neighed in pain and raised its front hooves high, almost throwing him to the ground.

Taking advantage of the end of the first round of shooting from the enemy's magic arm bow, Fang Worong quickly glanced behind him.I saw that the dense cavalry shock formation behind him had become loose, and the ownerless horse was still rushing forward with its mouth open, but the owner of the horse had already landed and spread out on the ground.

At this moment, more than twenty Tabai stopped breathing forever.

"Both sides move closer to the middle, hurry up!"

Yes, the enemy has a magic arm and a bow in hand.Even if they retreat now, they will be shot in large numbers.If you want to get back to the situation, you have to quickly approach the enemy and collide with the thieves.

The cavalry kept falling off their horses, but still no one uttered a single scream and kept moving forward.

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Under the banner of the Sizhou Army Zhongjun, the tragic charge fell into the eyes of everyone.

Li Heng suddenly felt chills in his heart: The white army was shot so badly, how could they not be in chaos...they didn't call...they didn't fear death...the Jurchens were fighting like this...this group of savages , these barbarians...

Wang Shen was expressionless, and kept ordering: "Give Yue Yun an order, back Wei Jun, hurry up and follow!"

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"All ministries, the cavalry is about to come into contact with the bandit army. As soon as Yue Yun goes up, the enemy will collapse and they can move out!"

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"Move out, move out!"

Officers roared everywhere, and hundreds of flags, large and small, kept waving, like flames jumping on the crowd.

Tens of thousands of Sizhou troops were still rushing forward, slowly and steadily.

While Li Heng was shocked, he was also surprised: the enemy collapsed, it was Zhang Yong who had the upper hand, and Wang Shen's self-confidence was unreasonable.

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"It must be quick, it must be quick, and Brother Pao Ze's sacrifice cannot be made worthless." Fang Worong didn't know how many arrows he had been hit by, the most serious of which was a divine arm bow, which directly shot his body. Left footed pass.A red arrow shot out from behind the calf, and the pain was unbearable.

At this time, he didn't bother to check the injury at all.He just lowered his head, held the rein with his left hand, and tightly held the lance with his right hand, ready to start the first wave of shock.

The White Army has now grown into the number one elite unit of the Sizhou Army. Although there are not many troops, the work is heavy.Before each battle, they not only have to be responsible for scouting and guarding, but also have to fight with the enemy's horse detection team;

The long-term war has honed their will like steel, and they are used to the death of their enemies and companions.Moreover, their treatment is top-notch in the army. If they die, their family will receive a large amount of compensation.Of course, everyone has long since lost their homes.Even if he was injured and could no longer serve as a soldier, the envoy Wang Jun would give Jinbo Tianzhai a good living arrangement.

That being the case, there was nothing to fear or worry about. Like Fang Worong, they lowered their heads and charged forward.

The second round of shooting with the God Arm Bow started again. Zhang Yong's troops had trained well, and they were not in chaos under such an overwhelming cavalry attack.

The shooting was even sharper this time, and then another platoon of cavalry was shot.The wounded horse couldn't hold on and fell to the ground, throwing the soldier on the saddle high.

"Hurry up!" Fang Worong was already in a cold sweat from the pain, but he still kept awake.

The distance between the two sides was fifty steps, and they were finally arriving.

For the galloping horses, these fifty steps can be reached in an instant, and the enemy has no chance to shoot the third arrow.

"Ready, ready, shield in hand! Spearman, spearman, take a step forward and prepare to meet the enemy!" I saw that at the forefront of the enemy's first formation, there was a general as long and thin as a bamboo pole waving his hand. His broadsword roared loudly, driving the bandit army to line up.

"This bandit general is quite courageous... Judging by the armor on his body, his status should not be low."

This enemy general is located in the first formation of Zhang Yongjun's Changhong formation, leading the front army of the bandit army.

According to the army system in the Song Dynasty, the former army of the first army was not only responsible for opening the way in front when marching, but also had to take the lead in battle.

The former army is directly related to the stability of the formation, and even the outcome of a battle.Because the leading generals are usually the strongest warriors in an army.Because of this, the former army of the Sizhou Army was led by Wang Shen himself.

Later, because Wang Shen focused on strengthening the cavalry, the former army was handed over to Hu Yantong.And Hu Yantong is the one with the highest martial arts skills and the oldest qualifications in the army.

If this thief general can be killed, the battle will be easy.

However, the speed of the war horse is so fast, even if you have any thoughts, there is no time to react.

Fang Worong thought to himself, at the same time, there was a huge earthquake in his hand, and the thick lance had already pierced a square tiger head shield.

(End of this chapter)