398 Surrender 4
Under the desperate urging of officers at all levels, the Goryeo soldiers launched a futile counterattack against the shield chariot formation with extremely long range. These light arrows were naturally blocked by the shield chariot. Only a few Goryeo soldiers who accidentally exposed their bodies to the gaps in the shield chariot were hit by the shield chariot.
The Goryeo Army had already shot multiple round arrows at the Qi army's light cavalry, and now they were in a panic. After a few rounds, the Goryeo archers' physical strength was completely exhausted, and even this counterattack power became sparse.
Originally, according to tactics, Qi army infantry should continue to move forward under the cover of shield chariots, approaching about 70 steps, and shoot at the enemy with a musket for several rounds, completely defeating the enemy, and then chase the cavalry.
However, it seems that there is no need to be so troublesome now.
The Goryeo Army was collapsing, and letting the infantry continue to advance was just a waste of time.
So Xu Shiyang changed his mind and planned to end the Goryeo soldiers' pain in a simpler and more direct way.
A harsh military horn sounded from the Qi army formation. This was the charge that Xu Shiyang plagiarized from another world. One day in the future, this horn will become an indelible nightmare for all nations that are enemies of China.
Now, this is the first time this trumpet sounds outside the traditional Chinese territory, but the Goryeo people have begun to feel that the trumpet sound is like a soul-tempting bell that seeks life impermanence.
Accompanied by the sound of charge, the shield chariot array stopped one after another, and the shield chariots in the middle made way to both sides. Ten breastplate cavalry companies rushed out from this passage and the two wings of the shield chariot array, and began to arrange the array calmly at a position only 150 steps away from the enemy.
The newly formed chest-plated cavalry was the only heavy cavalry in the Qi army that existed completely in the rushing formation. All the cavalry in the army were luxuriously equipped with one man and two horses, and the mobility was very strong.
Moreover, everyone has inner chain mail, double iron armor on the outer chest mail, and horses are also wearing fish-scale vests. When they move, they are like a group of iron men, as if the iron armor that no weapon can penetrate reflects the sunlight. Without starting a fight, it can bring huge pressure to any enemy.
In fact, in this era, the power of armored riders is indeed worthy of their reputation, because even the Tartars' heavy arrows shot at a close range, if they did not hit a few parts without armor, they would not cause any damage to these iron men.
The disadvantage of armor riding equipment is that the equipment price is too expensive and the requirements for attacking terrain are too high.
But if they find a chance, few infantry in this world can withstand the impact of such armored cavalry.
Xu Shiyang had just revealed ten cavalry companies and one thousand armored cavalry, and his powerful momentum completely overwhelmed the morale of most of the Goryeo Army.
Xu Shiyang heard a tide of cry suddenly burst out from the Goryeo army. Countless Goryeo soldiers threw down their weapons and fled everywhere in panic.
The Goryeo Army collapsed.
The 40,000 army was like an ant poured into a nest with boiling water. While screaming with shocking motives, they fled desperately. Only about thousands of elite soldiers and replacement soldiers with rich war experience were left.
Xu Shiyang suspected that they would not escape because they knew that the army was scattered now. If they were chased by Qi cavalry, the infantry's legs would not be able to escape even if they wanted to run away. It would be better to get up and persevere. Wait until the enemy cavalry chased the defeated soldiers, and it would be too late for them to leave.
The idea is good, but compared to the defeated soldiers with no morale, Xu Shiyang even wants to eliminate these elite veterans who can still grit their teeth and persevere in the defeat.
In Xu Shiyang's eyes, these people are the backbone of the Goryeo Army. As long as they are eliminated, no matter how many others are, it will be useless.
Therefore, Xu Shiyang only sent musketeers and various reconnaissance companies that had been resting for a while to chase and kill the defeated soldiers. The others stayed in place and participated in the siege of the Goryeo veterans.
The chest plaque cavalry company slowly accelerated as planned, with the target directly left the Goryeo soldiers who were still in the same place. These veterans stood shoulder to shoulder. The front row spearmen half-squatted and raised their spears upwards to form a circular gun formation. Some sword and shield soldiers in the back row raised their round shields to protect the spearmen's heads, and then back were archers, posing the most standard anti-cavalry formation of this era, quietly waiting for the arrival of the last blow.
However, the first one was the Qi army artillery. Two horse-riding artillery companies placed 16 magic cannons on both wings of the Goryeo Army, and poured 48 2-pound shells on the heads of the Goryeo people within two minutes.
The Goryeo Army screamed, and the strict circular formation immediately became loose.
At this moment, the chest plaque cavalry seized the opportunity and launched a rapid charge. The sharp spear tip pierced the soft human body, and could string together several closely arranged Korean soldiers at one time. Then the cavalry gave up the rifle, drew out a sabre or a straight sword, and slashed straight at the forehead of the Korean people surging around them.
The last round formation of the Goryeo Army was penetrated in an instant. The sabers and straight swords split the Goryeo soldiers' foreheads, and the iron hooves of the war horses trampled these bravest soldiers into the soil. The screams were endless, and blood was storming, and the entire earth was trampled into mud by blood and horse hooves.
Half an hour later, the Qi army won a complete victory. More than 40,000 troops were sent to the South Goryeo South Road, and more than 3,700 people were killed, including Li Yan, inspector Li, and nearly 10,000 were captured or surrendered, and the rest were all dispersed.
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Let's take the time back a little bit.
When Xu Shiyang personally led the main force to the south to fight Li Yan, there were only two coalition forces of Qi and Li and the Goryeo surrendered troops left near Wangjing.
Among them, Li Feifeng directed the pirates to blockade the relatively safe Xidamen (Dunyimen). Here they imitated the Qi army, dug a trench and built a chest wall. In addition, they also set up a horse-resisting horse in front of the trench.
Of course, such defense cannot be considered strong, but in Li Feifeng's view, it is enough to deal with the weak Koreans.
The only problem is that this kind of siege on land is not a war situation that pirates like. Many small cabinets who followed Li Feifeng to Goryeo to assist in the war were complaining about the task of staying in place to block the city gate.
They wanted to go to the countryside of Goryeo to rob, but in this war, Li Feifeng always insisted on abide by Xu Shiyang's orders and never did anything other than military orders. This did not look like a free and easy pirate at all.
"Shopkeeper, Xu Shiyang only let his people rob him everywhere and let us stay here and stay motionless. This is too much!" A Zhonggu, who has a good relationship with Li Feifeng, whispered: "Now his people have gone to deal with the reinforcements of the Goryeo, but they still let us stay still... We are here to help boxing, why do we listen to him like this? If this continues, how much can we get after this battle?"
Li Feifeng stood behind the chest wall, looking at the low city wall of Goryeo Wangjing, and then answered the question irrelevantly: "What do you think of Goryeo soldiers?"
"Actually, the navy can't defeat us, but it's hard to say on the land." The central cabinet answered sincerely: "After all, there are tens of thousands of troops."
Chapter completed!