A large flag appeared in the wilderness.
On the top of the flag was a withered human head.
Behind the banner, there was a continuous sound of rustling footsteps.
Lu Ming climbed to a high ground and lay down in the grass.
Ahead is a small river, a tributary of the Zhang River, flowing eastward.
There is a bridge on the river, called "Grass Bridge". It is not really a bridge made of grass. The original meaning is "Grass Bridge". In fact, this bridge is made of stone and is very strong.
The vanguard of the Jin army had already appeared on the other side of the river.
They are extremely bold, arrogant and unruly.
Even if the scouts have been killed or expelled, they still dare to advance forward without fear of being ambushed.
Perhaps, those who serve as vanguard no longer care much about being ambushed.
The enemy's vanguard had already put on all their armor, bows were strung, and swords were unsheathed. When they reached the bridge, the entire army of more than 3,000 people stopped.
After a while, they selected more than a hundred warriors and rushed straight towards the grass bridge.
The fight broke out immediately.
Lu Ming watched patiently for a while. There were only a thousand soldiers guarding the bridge, many of them old, weak, sick and disabled. Not long after the fight, the hundreds of soldiers rushed into the formation.
The sword and shield players fell to the ground one after another, the spearmen retreated hurriedly, and the foot archers were at a loss...
So, without any surprise, these thousands of people collapsed.
The Jin army began to pursue and kill, and the follow-up troops on the other side of the grass bridge were also striding to keep up.
"This is the time!" Lu Ming descended from the high ground and came to a small forest below. He got on his horse and said, "Attack!"
The waiting cavalry mounted their horses one after another and followed closely behind.
On the grassland below the slope, broken soldiers were running around, busy and desperate.
The cavalry rushed out from all over the woods, like streams converging into a river and sea, gradually converging into a line.
Lu Ming rushed while waving his saber to boost morale.
"Kill!" Qian Yuqi shouted in response, shaking the entire wilderness.
Horse hooves stamped on the ground, and the Huns cavalry maintained their forward momentum at a constant speed.
The sergeants sometimes drew their arrows and picked up their bows.
Or holding a rein in one hand and a spear in the other.
Or a round shield in the left hand and an iron sword in the right hand.
Others carry machetes or wooden poles on their backs.
Everyone is solemn and brave.
When boosting morale again, Lu Ming turned his head and took a look, very satisfied.
These are the warriors that Dahu recruited with huge sums of money. The cost is high, but at least at this moment, their performance is worth the money.
The cavalry brought up a wisp of smoke, turned a corner, and appeared northwest of Caoqiao.
Lu Ming looked back on his last morale boost.
Everyone raised their swords and guns and responded in unison.
Lu Ming laughed loudly, raised his horse speed, and rushed forward. Before charging, he glanced subconsciously, and was shocked——
The sword and shield hand holds the card in one hand and the knife in the other hand, holding it diagonally above the forehead to facilitate cutting.
Smoke and dust were everywhere on the ground, but a row of sword and shield wielders marched forward in unison, showing the momentum of thousands of troops.
Behind the sword and shield hands are several rows of spearmen, holding their long black spears diagonally, and marching forward in a menacing manner.
The opponent seemed not to have expected to encounter the cavalry, because they had deployed a long line to sweep away the remnants of the enemy. When they saw the cavalry from a distance, they were shocked.
In their haste, they did not make a mess.
With the command flag waving, the "one-word horizontal formation into five-row column" almost engraved in the bones was improvised.
The enemy cavalry is getting faster and faster.
The black army is still changing formations nervously.
Archers came forward from behind to shoot arrows at the cavalry from a distance.
A few rangers also gathered together and launched a hasty counterattack against the enemy.
Arrows flew through the air, and the enemy cavalry kept falling off their horses. During the charge, their formation once again converged into a pointed cone shape, trying to overwhelm the Jin army with their bravery and speed.
The Heiyi Army's formation change has reached an advanced stage, and the first two rows have been sorted out.
The sword and shield wielder placed the shield in front of him and squatted on the ground.
Step forward half a step with your hand, and face the enemy with a long distance.
The archer passed through the gap between them, came behind the shielder, picked up his bow and nocked an arrow. After shooting two arrows, he turned around and left without looking at the results, leaving the battlefield to others.
Many enemy riders fell off their horses. They gritted their teeth, became angry, and moved faster and faster.
The archers on both wings have withdrawn, and some of them picked up their stance again and raised their arms diagonally outward.
Those who are better at shooting still hold their bows and wait for orders.
The enemy cavalry is close at hand.
"Xilulu——" The horse stood up, raised its front hooves high, and turned sideways to avoid the sharp blade.
"Kill!" The shield hand waved the ring-headed sword and chopped off the horse's legs.
The infantryman thrust straight forward with his hand raised, knocking off the horse the cavalryman who was trying his best to stabilize his body on horseback.
There were also cavalrymen who forcibly drove their horses and crashed into the crowd of infantrymen with a "bang".
The shield bearer was knocked away and vomited blood.
Bu Li couldn't hold his body steady with his hands and fell to the ground.
The horse fell down in pain, crushing a group of people.
The following cavalry rushed in through the gap, waving their spears and swords non-stop.
The black army was slightly confused, but it did not collapse.
Some people got up from the ground, while others stepped forward with spears, stabbing the huge cavalrymen in the air under their left and right armpits.
The two sides were fighting for a while: the Heiyi army was suddenly attacked, and there was some confusion. The Huns cavalry failed to disperse them, and their speed suddenly slowed down.
War drums were beating on the Caoqiao side, and hundreds of Black Army infantrymen quickly crossed the bridge and came to the north bank of the river for reinforcements, but they were still a short distance away from the fighting place.
A part of the Huns' cavalry circled to both sides, mounted bows and started a fierce battle with the infantry archers on both sides.
One side is powerful, the other has a large number of people, and people on both sides are constantly fighting, with blood and miserable screams filling the left and right wings.
The cavalry archer quickly moved away and gave up his position.
The infantry of the Heiyi Army crossing the bridge sped up, and archers had already rushed to the front, preparing to use the tactic of "taking a bow and setting an arrow to shoot at the grass man while marching" that has been practiced for many years.
The Huns' melee cavalry came up.
They rushed to the field vacated by the cavalry archers, armed with long spears and halberds. During the charge, they pushed through the one or two thin layers of black army rifles and crashed into the infantry queue.
The archers scurried away with their heads in their hands, trying to get out of the way.
The Huns cavalry were overjoyed and were about to increase their strength and break down the thickest infantry formation in the middle from the flanks when dense arrows flew from the flanks and rear.
The reinforcing infantry archers did not care about being exposed on the unobstructed battlefield. As they advanced quickly, they drew arrows from their waists and fired arrows continuously as they marched. They fired arrows at the Huns' melee cavalry at close range.
Rain baptism.
The screams of dying people and the painful neighing of war horses continued to sound.
Blood was spilled everywhere, corpses were strewn on the battlefield, and it was a mess.
The crushed infantry on the left and right wings slowly recovered.
There was no formation, and it was even more difficult to command in the chaos. Everyone took the weapons they picked up and greeted the cavalry closest to him.
The infantry and cavalry fought together again, each suffering heavy casualties.
The Hun cavalry archers charged over again.
The reinforcing infantry of the Heiyi Army rushed directly into the melee, no longer in formation, and engaged in a chaotic battle with the Huns' cavalry.
The cavalry archers walked around in a circle, hesitating a little, as if they didn't know whether they should shoot their own men and the enemy together.
With such hesitation, the opportunity was gone, because the third batch of reinforcements arrived on the grass bridge.
The leader whistled and led the mounted archers away from the battlefield to look for opportunities elsewhere.
At this time, on the frontal battlefield, the fighting had just passed its most brutal stage.
The Hun cavalry, who had lost their speed, sat on their horses and stabbed their spears awkwardly, but with little success. On the contrary, because the target was too big, they were constantly knocked off their horses, chopped with swords and axes, and died quickly.
Lu Ming's horse had just been stabbed by a spear, and the horse rushed wildly, arousing exclamations and causing great chaos.
Lu Ming quickly stood up from the ground, drew out his saber, and faced the two riflemen.
As the saying goes, an inch is longer than an inch is strong. After barely resisting for two times, he used his wits to kill a rifleman, then fought and retreated, trying to go back to retrieve the horse and fight again.
A person rushed from the front, thrust straight forward, quickly and accurately, and went straight to the door.
Lu Ming waved his sword to block and held the man's spear pole.
Unexpectedly, another stab came from the side. Lu Ming subconsciously dodged from the side, but saw that the blade on the other side lowered slightly and plunged directly into his thigh.
Severe pain was felt instantly, and Lu Ming staggered on his feet. Just as he raised his head, he saw the person from before stabbing him again and piercing his armpit.
As if all his strength had dissipated, Lu Ming couldn't hold on anymore and fell to his knees.
"Hoo!" A long ax struck, almost smashing his head.
Lu Ming's soldiers were unable to save him in time, so they rushed forward in mourning, exchanging wounds for wounds and lives for lives, and strangled the Jin army together.
But the frontal battle at this time was actually coming to an end.
Looking down from the air, the hundreds of infantrymen of the Black Army on the north bank of Caoqiao have gradually restored their formation and begun to push outwards, constantly knocking down the Hun cavalry who had lost speed.
The Huns were not fools either. It was too much of a disadvantage to fight on the same spot, so they all turned their horses' heads and retreated.
The melee between the left and right wings continued, but the Huns no longer sent reinforcements, and the remaining people also turned their horses' heads, trying to break out.
The cavalry archers walked to the front and fired a round of arrows, which halted the advance of the Black Army's infantry. Some unlucky ones simply lay down.
Hou Feihu, who was on the south bank of Caoqiao, was furious when he saw it.
While pursuing, they were suddenly attacked. Before their formation was established, this group of Hun cavalry took advantage.
So far in the battle, their casualties have been slightly higher than the enemy's, and some small formations have been directly disrupted. It is really intolerable.
Fortunately, he once imagined that the Black Iron Army could compete with the Silver Spear Army. Now it seems that he still has to practice hard.
The south wind blew across the land, and the fighting gradually subsided.
The two parties broke away from contact in a tacit agreement, looking at each other from a distance, shocked.
One party suddenly made a surprise attack. The general took the lead and led the charge. Not only did he not disperse the opponent, but he also defeated the general.
One party has been in the army for more than two years. They have trained hard and are well-equipped, but they have suffered greater casualties.
After the armistice, the soldiers on both sides were breathing heavily, silently recalling the bloody battle just now.
Drums sounded from the south bank of the grass bridge.
"Attack!" Hou Feihu rushed over and ordered a counterattack.
"Kill!" After the officers and soldiers of the Heijin Army organized their formation, they held their bows and advanced.
The Huns were silent for a while and disappeared into the distance.
In the afternoon of the same day (July 23), the Heiyi Army, as the vanguard, arrived in the south of Yecheng, dug trenches, placed antlers, and formed a camp around the car.
The three stations were shaken by it.
Chapter completed!