Chapter 487 Killing
When the Turks attacked, they had already fought with the front army's Xiaoguo Guards, using cavalry to fight against the cavalry. The armor was powerful and collided with each other, making a harsh and heavy tearing sound.
"Puff!"
These Turkic warriors, holding long swords and spears, were extremely brave and had superb skills at the moment, so they gained an advantage with the impact of the war horses. Moreover, they were numerous, and hundreds of thousands of cavalry rushed up, wave after wave, enough to crush all opponents.
Tu Wanxu was completely stunned, but he was a royalist. More than ten years ago, when Yang Guang was the King of Jin, he had already followed Yang Guang, so he was loyal and knew that he could not retreat and had to fight to the death. Otherwise, the imperial guards in the rear would probably suffer.
Because there are only 20,000 cavalry in the central army, left army, and right army, and more are infantry. On the grassland, using infantry to fight cavalry is simply seeking death.
War horses played an irreplaceable and important role in ancient cold weapon wars, because the degree and impact force of cavalry are difficult for infantry to compare. If the forces of both sides are equal, the cavalry can maneuver and use the impact force to disperse the infantry formation and destroy it.
Tu Wanxu was anxious, and he had sent out an emergency signal, and then ordered the three armies to fight to support their deaths so as to leave time for the retreat of His Majesty in the rear. Otherwise, more than 100,000 imperial guards might be wiped out here, and the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty and the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs would also die here.
Sure enough, when Yang Guang and others saw fierce battles several miles away, they all changed their faces. They immediately knew that the situation was not good, so they turned around and retreated.
However, Pei Ju, Yuwen Shu and others advised that the left and right troops must be left to form a second round of defense line so that the central army can rush back to Yanmen Pass.
Yang Guang was so scared that he immediately agreed to the arrangement, asking Lai Huer and Pei Renji to lead the left and right troops to resist the Turkic cavalry for at least two or three hours.
"The last general will take the order!" Although Pei Renji complained in his heart, this time is a great opportunity to serve the country. The strong character of a soldier is reflected in such a crisis, and he can sacrifice his head and shed blood.
After a few brief explanations, Yang Guang and Empress Xiao got on a carriage. Some ministers could ride horses, and those who could not ride horses also sat in other vehicles. Then, under the escort of 30,000 soldiers of the Central Army, fled directly to Yanmen Pass in the southeast.
A few days ago, Yang Guang and others' routes were from Yanmen Pass, then headed north to Mayi, then went deep into the grasslands, and then patrolled several grasslands eastwards. Therefore, the distance between Mayi and Yanmen was almost the same. For safety reasons, Yang Guang and the ministers chose Yanmen Pass for insurance. Compared with Mayi, it is an important town outside the pass. Once surrounded by Turkic cavalry, it is difficult to fly. At least Yanmen County has more than 40 small cities, which are heavily defended and have a higher degree of safety.
In a moment, the Turkic army broke through the block of the Xiaoguo Guard of the Great Sui army and surrounded the two wings. After all, the number of people was twice that of the front army, so it was impossible to stop them all.
Suddenly, the Turkic knights roared and rolled over like a tide. The horse's hooves exploded like thunder, the sword light and spears shone brightly, and the killing sound shook the grassland, like a mountain collapse and cracking.
"Arranged!" Lai Hu'er was also a powerful general of the Sui Dynasty. He was knowledgeable and had a lifetime of military service. He was not afraid of it. He ordered the left army to set up a formation.
Pei Renji saw Lai Hu'er so calm, and his fear in his heart was much lessened, so he began to give orders.
"The spearman, the shieldman is in front, the crossbowman, the archer is in the center, and the cavalry is on both wings-" Lai Hu'er roared loudly, the three armies were irritated, and their fears were suddenly calmer.
When there was only one and a half arrows, many knights hung long swords, picked their bows, and then raised their long arrows and raised their strings. Then thousands of arrows were scattered, and the rain of arrows poured out and shot towards the opposite array.
The shield player of the Sui army immediately raised his shield and tried his best to block the arrows for the square formation. The thousands of long-bowers behind also began to bend their bows and shoot into the air, drawing a forty-five degrees angle, and landing in an arrow.
The Turkic cavalry that was charging into battle were inevitably attacked by arrows, and people were overturned.
However, the cavalry team was very fast. Even if some comrades were shot and killed, they did not affect their charge momentum at all. Instead, their eyes became redder and their murderous aura was fierce.
Fifty steps away from the Sui army's phalanx, the Huns knights had already collected their bows and arrows. Some knights held short spears in their hands, and used the arm strength and inertia of war horses to launch a second wave of attacks, throwing them out at the same time. The power was extremely strong, and they could penetrate people, nail them to the ground, or penetrate two or three soldiers.
This is the simplest and most effective tactic of Turkic cavalry. They ride horses and shoot arrows, throw short spears at the same time, disrupt the opponent's formation and make the enemy frightened. They then swing their swords to kill them head-on, and drive in, as fast as thunder and lightning.
There are few soldiers in the Central Plains who can survive. Only when the famous general leads his troops and prepares and arranges the formation in advance can he fight.
Lai Hu'er once followed Yang Su for a while and knew a lot about the infantry's way of fighting against the cavalry, so she was not panicked. Seeing the cavalry rushing up, she immediately called the order and set up the gun formation!
clang clang clang!
The armored soldiers in front, holding long spears, crouching to the ground, holding a ten-meter-long iron-headed spear in their right hand, with one end of the gun handle pressing heavily on the ground at a thirty-five-degree angle; holding a small round shield in the left hand covering the top of the head, neck, chest, covering the vital parts, which is like a row of guns.
"Aoao—kill—"
The Turkic cavalry rushed to the scene. They saw the dense gun tips, and the cold light flashed. They knew that they would die if they rushed up, but there was no way back because they could not reduce or stop. When the rushing behind remained unchanged, as long as they stopped for a moment, they would be squeezed and knocked to the ground by the cavalry behind them and trampled to death.
There is no way out, only forward courageously, this is their pioneer mission.
Many knights even accelerated and then arrived in front of them, preparing to jump up, and use the fallen trampling of the war horses to kill the Sui soldiers below.
At this moment, the crossbow player in the middle activated the crossbow and shot directly at close range, which was very accurate. He shot and killed the knights and war horses. As soon as he soared into the air, he directly fell to the ground, but instead became an obstacle and a stumbling block.
But there were also Turkic knights who were shot and roared in despair, like a fight of trapped beasts. They waved the big sword in their hands and slashed them down hard, and they had to pull a cushion before they died.
"Click!"
"Puchi phuchi--"
The spear penetrated the flesh and blood of the horse and the human body, and there were screams and broken bones. The soldiers on both sides were screaming, blood was blew, and blood was fuzzy, which was terrible.
"Male of the Great Sui Dynasty, we fight for our country. As long as we hold on for two hours, we can complete the task and protect His Majesty from evacuating safely!" Lai Hu'er shouted. He was boosting morale and had to hold on for two hours. Otherwise, the Emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty and the civil and military ministers might all die on the grassland. The impact was too serious and he had to fight to the death to cut off the rear.
Chapter completed!