Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 943 Cavalry Battle

The dirt and grass clippings brought up by the horseshoes were flying everywhere, and the vibration caused by tens of thousands of cavalry galloping on both sides could even be felt by Deng Chongxuan and Kou Zhun on the command frame behind the army.But Deng Chongxuan on the podium behind was still looking at the unclear cloud of smoke in the middle, and his brows were tightly frowned.

For Kou Zhun, the process of the light cavalry's hedging was even more shocking than the process of the heavy cavalry directly sacrificing a way just now. He even involuntarily opened his mouth wide and kept his eyes open for a moment, holding his breath and waiting for the collision. moment.The dense formation left no way for both sides to retreat, and there was no room for dodging. Killing and being killed only happened at the moment when the horses intersected. At this time, personal combat skills and riding skills were useless. It is best reflected in cavalry warfare.

The oncoming Tubo cavalry didn't have much formation at this time. They had just had time to escape the nightmare of long-range attack, and when they thought they could fight for revenge, they found that they had no formation to charge, and the opponent they faced was still holding their own. Strict assault formation.The big difference between this is quickly reflected.

Threatened by the dense spears in front of the Tubo cavalry, some horses ran diagonally to the side regardless of the rider's control, but diagonally to the cavalry formation of the Xiangfu Kingdom's army that was also rushing in, their formation became more and more scattered. Because the Tubo people no longer have a strict formation, the horses of the Suzaku Legion do not have a deterrent like dense spears in front of them, and they will not ignore the control of the cavalry and go to the side.

However, under the final rapid run, the Suzaku Legion's cavalry array finally inevitably began to curve, but the short distance was not enough to affect the integrity of the formation.

Fifty paces apart, the horse speed increased to the fastest, and the two sides approached at a speed of about 20 meters per second. The faces of the Suzaku cavalry in the front row were all flushed with dissatisfaction, their eyes were wide open and they held the iron guns in their hands tightly. The Tubo cavalry, the Tubo cavalry who ran at the front were also full of fierceness, but at this moment when they saw the opponent's tight formation with few gaps, they finally became a little flustered. They were originally outnumbered by the opponent, but now The result is that each of them has to face at least two spear attacks.

There were still people in the front row of the Tubo cavalry trying to shoot arrows. A wave of light arrows from the cavalry bow flew towards them. More than 100 Xiangfu cavalrymen were hit. Because of the good armor defense, only a dozen of them fell off their horses. Short distances are fleeting.

"Kill!" Xiangfu Kingdom's cavalry burst out the last roar at the same time.

boom!
The torrent of two horses collided head-on, countless broken gun shafts and fragments of blades flew, the sound of breaking and the collision of men and horses continued, the sound of gun blades rubbing against armor made the teeth sore, and the horses that couldn't avoid it collided with each other until their bones were shattered , Some horses were knocked into the air, and some fell to the ground with their riders, rolling desperately on the ground.

At the last moment, the mounts of the cavalry of the Suzaku Legion disobediently turned slightly to the left, but this is a normal phenomenon, but it did not make the cavalry spears on the horse deviate too much, and every cavalry in the first row kept staring at the oncoming The Tubo cavalry lowered their stature and staggered past the roaring hooves of both sides.

People turned on their backs, blood splattered everywhere, the howling of soldiers, the neighing of war horses, and the sound of explosions one after another, accompanied by the sound of drums and horns, all of these were gradually enveloped in thick smoke from the south within a short period of time. On the two wings of the battlefield, they were completely caught in a dark fight.

In Kou Zhun's eyes, the confrontation of the light cavalry on the two wings was really shocking, but in fact the battlefield on the front of the Chinese army was more tragic than that on the two wings.The cavalry of the Tubo Chinese Army, which were about to be defeated before, became extremely fierce at this time, and their strength seemed to be even larger. At this time, they were fighting with the heavy cavalry who had slowed down. Don't show your weakness.

On the rear command frame, there are only Deng Chongxuan, Kou Zhun and various command and signal troops. In addition to Deng Chongxuan's [-] personal soldiers, there are also [-] cavalry who have not been dispatched as a reserve team. The leader of the team was just yesterday. The often broken knife.It's just that Zeng Guoyong, who was rescued by Chang Podao, couldn't hold back any longer. He took a big gun and rushed out with the Chinese army. He fought with the Tubo cavalry and showed great bravery. Kou Zhun watched him go left and right among the enemy troops. He galloped to the right, and went back and forth like flying. He killed seven or eight Tubo cavalry in an instant, and couldn't help but praise: "Zeng Guoyong is really a general."

Not far away, Chang Podao curled his lips in disapproval, thinking: "What is the point of this!"

The fight was inextricable, but Deng Chongxuan still refused to put the thousand cavalry led by Chang Podao into the battle, and instead let them stay by his side to watch the battle. Dare to speak out.

Kou Zhun is not a frail person with no power to restrain a chicken. Although he has not cultivated inner strength and true energy, he has studied and practiced the most basic physical exercises and horseback riding and bowing under Ye Chen's request.

And because he is smart and studious, saying that he is proficient in bowing horses is by no means a pretense.In addition, under Ye Chen's deliberate supervision and guidance, Kou Zhun is familiar with the art of war.At the beginning of the battle, he was still a little nervous, and it was difficult for him to distinguish some subtle changes in the battle situation. It was difficult to judge which ones were fleeting opportunities and which ones were just ordinary things that occurred during the battle. But at this point in the battle, Kou Zhun has already become calm and calm. Although it is still impossible to see through the details at a glance, the changes in the entire battle situation have been clearly imprinted in his mind.

"Master Kou, what do you think is behind the thick smoke?" Deng Chongxuan retracted the binoculars, and suddenly pointed to their south with his whip.

"It must be a trap by the Tubo people." Kou Zhun replied without thinking, "The Tubo people must have set up an ambush to trap the former army of the Chinese army."

"Lord Kou's eyes are as bright as a torch." Deng Chongxuan stared at the thick smoke intently, and suddenly shouted: "Chang Podao, why do you think the Tibetans burn the thick smoke?"

Chang Podao was taken aback by his question, and then said: "Reporting to the commander of the army, the subordinates think it must be because they are fighting in chaos!"

"Why is Li fighting in chaos?" Deng Chongxuan suddenly turned his head and glanced at Chang Podao.

But I heard Chang Podao say again: "My subordinate guessed that it was because the Tubo people didn't have many ambush soldiers. Gwang Dorje must be afraid that Brigadier Gai Zhuchengding would take the opportunity to go out of the city and attack from inside and outside, so he didn't dare to bring too many soldiers. He What needs to be done is to use this thick smoke to make us ignorant of reality, cut off contact, and fight on our own, and then he can attack each of us!"

Deng Chongxuan praised: "That's right, so we have to break through a gap as soon as possible, left, center, right, no matter which one, as long as it succeeds, we can take the initiative, and the calculations of the Tibetans will come to nothing."

Speaking of this, Deng Chongxuan probably felt that the time had come, so he suddenly raised his voice and said, "Chang Podao, do you think you can break through a gap with 1000 people?"

Without waiting for Chang Po Dao to answer, Deng Chongxuan continued: "Tibetans are tempted by many battles, and their riding skills are superb. You can use horses against horses and be prepared to attack them. If you have a thousand more horses, you may not be able to win easily. What's more, we attack On the left, the Tubo people may not be unable to save the left side, but if we attack the right side, the Tubo people may not be unable to save the right side."

Deng Chongxuan lightly slapped the horsewhip, and said: "The art of war says, surprise and attack unprepared. Chang Po Dao, where do you think the Tubo army is most unprepared at this time?"

"What does the army commander mean?" Chang Podao's eyes lit up.

"You idiot, I didn't understand until now. If it wasn't for worrying that you didn't understand the reason and affect this clever plan, I wouldn't bother to tell you so much. Look at the thick smoke all over the floor and the scuffle. We left just like that, I'm afraid no one will see it." Deng Chongxuan glared at Chang Podao before saying.

"The last general takes orders!" Chang Podao responded loudly, turned to face his thousand cavalry, and shouted in a deep voice: "Listen to my orders and act!"

Amidst the thick smoke, the one thousand reserves that were originally at the back of the Xiangfu Kingdom's army formation disappeared without a trace.

On the south bank of the Yellow River, the fierce battle between the [-] Tubo cavalry and the [-] Suzaku cavalry has lasted for more than two hours. At the beginning of the battle, Cao Wei thought he could go back to the camp and have a leisurely lunch, but now he has Quietly turn lunch into dinner in my heart.The fighting power of the Tubo cavalry did not disappoint him, but the fighting power shown by the Suzaku Legion surprised him. According to the situation of the several wars in the country, and the recent war between the Tubo people and the Xiangfu country, he has some judgments on the combat strength of the Xiangfu country's army. He originally thought that as long as the tactics are proper, [-] cavalry is enough to deal with the [-] cavalry of the Xiangfu country.This is already a relatively high position for the Suzaku Legion, but after all, he has not experienced it personally, so there is still a mistake in the final judgment.

The fighting power of Xiangfu Kingdom's army exceeded his expectations. Even at this time, they still failed to eat up the front line of the Suzaku Army that was surrounded.The biggest variable, or the most unexpected thing happened to the cavalry of Xiangfu Kingdom, whether it was heavy cavalry or light cavalry, they were actually qualified infantry.He had never seen a cavalry man who was also proficient in fighting in a skilled infantry battle formation.But it happened right before his eyes.

The front line of the Suzaku Legion was good at adapting. They originally carried bows and crossbows. Wang Chao, who was in charge of the front line, realized that he had been tricked. After understanding the intention of the Tubo cavalry, they quickly found a countermeasure.He gave an order, and without even waiting for his order, under the command of those low-level military officers, all the cavalry dismounted one after another, with horses and heavy cavalry on the outside, and light cavalry in the middle, forming a circle of infantry one by one, with strong bows and fast crossbows Fight with Tubo cavalry.

Under Ye Chen's strong advocacy, the Military Central Department organized the third army reform at the beginning of the year, requiring every cavalryman to be a qualified infantryman first.

(End of this chapter)