Five hundred and fortieth chapters rest on their laurels
The advantage of the cavalry gradually came out, and the iron cavalry charged was like a sharp knife stabbing into a bush, naturally breaking through all obstacles. Without enough experience, it is difficult to use infantry to fight against the cavalry with its bravery.
During the entire Great Sui Dynasty and the Turks, there were only a few examples of using infantry to defeat cavalry in the wilderness. Yang Su's victory was brilliant.
Luo Zhaoyun once used infantry and a few cavalry to defeat the pursuit of Goguryeo cavalry, which was rare.
The Northern Qi army had never fought wars for many years. Even though they had some training, they did not really fight bloodily. Many new recruits had never seen blood. How could they have the courage to face the charge of the Iron Cavalry without changing color?
Hurry!
The soldiers and armor collided and trembled, and then many infantry were not prepared enough by the square formation and were reopened by the iron cavalry.
After waves of fierce attacks, the three commanders Zhao Duo, Mai Zhongcai and Ouyang Yong led the cavalry teams to bombard each other like waves, interlacing with each other, like a large net, allowing the infantry to avoid them everywhere, and the formation was chaotic, but they could not really escape.
Once the cavalry formation is powered, they can sweep everything in front of them like a weeder.
"The opportunity to make meritorious service has arrived, kill—"
"The Sui army is invincible!"
The cavalry in the first few rows were mostly veterans who had been on the battlefield for a long time and fought in the border guards. They were experienced and knew when to use war horses to attack, when to spear out, and when to add. After wading through the first 10,000-person square formation, the Northern Qi Dynasty's revival was like tofu blocks, which were cut into messy.
The cavalry behind continued to push up, making the neatly cut tofu chunks even more trivial.
When the five teams of cavalry rushed over the fourth team, more than half of the 10,000 people were killed or injured, and the second team of cavalry fought with the second formation of the Northern Qi army again.
At this time, Hulu Chuiyun, who was in the central army, realized that it was inappropriate because the two thousand cavalry in front of him immediately became weak as soon as they fought with the opponent's cavalry. The gap was very big, the formation was messy, and it looked pretty good when they didn't understand it. Once they started to fight, it was like paper, slow mobility, and no offensive formation, and there was no regulation in running position.
"How could this happen? This is not what military strategy is written. As long as you set up a three-talent formation, advance as a whole, or use static to control, you can be both offensive and defensive. Why isn't it easy to make a mistake in the military book?"
Hulu Chuiyun was familiar with military tactics, and he remembered all the rules and regulations, analytical comments, but it was the first time in actual combat, and he was still considering theoretical issues.
"Bang the drum and trumpet, the whole army will press forward!" Mai Tiebang was about to press forward the infantry. In addition to the archers, the long soldiers and heavy armored soldiers were about to enter the battle.
At this time, the archer moved forward and then shot out the bow and arrow towards the 45-degree angle. The range of arrows falling was almost at the position of the central army.
Dongdongdongdongdongdong!
Mai Tiebang personally led the army to attack, and after the cavalry, he was about to start a positional battle with the opponent.
The Iron Cavalry is only responsible for traversing the road and breaking the formation, disrupting the opponent's formation, causing unstable morale to the army, and then pressing on heavy armored soldiers, long soldiers, etc.
Puff puff puff!
The heavily armored soldiers held a thick shield and a spear, and behind them was a long spear. The long spear team was as thick as a hill, crushing by. The opponent's infantry was already scattered and could not organize an effective counterattack, so they could only retreat.
Once you retreat and advance, your morale will be judged immediately.
"Kill me!" Mai Tiezhang's eyes were cold, he swallowed hard, and he quickly pointed forward with a horse spear in his hand.
The army was under command, and the attack was like a tide, without a moment of stopping. Countless soldiers continued to join in and out. They wanted to use their powerful combat power to crush the soldiers of the Northern Qi Restoration.
In fact, the central army where Hulu Chuiyun is located is already facing the danger of a sharp stabbing of a cavalry.
He did not expect that the three formations in front, nearly 20,000 people, did not stop the attack of the opponent's cavalry, breaking his expectations and making him passive and feeling at a loss.
"Hold on, you must hold on!" Hulu Chuiyun shouted loudly.
"General Hulu, the previous several formations were broken and could not resist. If the troops were not withdrawn, the central army would be attacked. At that time, they would not be able to organize their formation and would face great defeat." A general reminded the general.
Hulu Chuiyun said intimidly: "Then what do you think should you do? Retreat?"
"Yes, I thought that when we retreated early and returned to the city to prepare for war, otherwise, if we continue to fight, we will be wiped out here." Bi Jiang Wang Zhen said.
At this moment, two or three thousand iron cavalry passed through the second infantry phalanx, like an iron plow arched a layer of fertile soil. The soil was rolling to both sides along with the plowshares, and the ravines were plowed open. Blood was blooming everywhere, the remaining limbs fell, and the level of rolling, and blood was filled.
"Kill and kill--" The Sui army became more and more braver in the battle, and the Northern Qi army was like a retreating tide, rolling back.
"Retreat troops!" Hulu Chuiyun also saw that the situation was not good and could not be restored. He really couldn't figure out why his formation was so clever but could not stop the Sui army's attack. Could it be that the difference between the soldiers?
Until such a big defeat, Hulu Chuiyun still couldn't figure out where he was defeated. Finally, he felt that it was not the crime of his command, but the soldiers of the Northern Qi army were too fragile.
The army was defeated like a mountain. Hulu Chuiyun retreated with more than 10,000 people, and nearly 3,000 cavalry were pursuing it. A lot of people were lost along the way. When he returned to Luancheng, only a few thousand people were left.
This frustrating battle almost made Hulu Chuiyun cry. It was originally a famous battle, but he lost so badly. How could the grandson of this famous general behave!
Mai Tiebang commanded the remaining troops as if they were determined, and surrounded and annihilated the remaining troops. Those who surrendered did not kill them, and those who resisted the stubbornly would be killed, leaving no living mouths.
In this battle, 13,000 enemies were killed, 4,000 soldiers were surrendered, and several thousand fled, leaving three or four thousand retreated to Luancheng.
After the battle, Mai Tiebang did not advance without authorization, but rested on the spot, instructed the soldiers to clean the battlefield, distinguish the corpses of the soldiers on both sides, and burned the bodies in batches to avoid plague.
Take inventory of weapons, equipment, horses, etc., damaged iron tools, weapons, weapons, Wuzhu coins, etc. after smelting, in an orderly manner, waiting for the arrival of the rear coach.
There are only two important cities in Beiping County, one is the capital Lulong City, and the other is Luan County. The others are small towns. This place is a border area and is not peaceful, so there are few people and the city is sparse.
However, there is an important Yulin Pass in Beiping County, which is an important defense to block Goguryeo, Khitan and Mirei Pass, and also a fortress blocking Yan County and western Liaoning. At present, the Northern Qi army has sent troops to conquer Luancheng and Yulin Pass in Northern Qi. Only Lulong City is still defending, and Yan County is also in danger.
The main forces of the Northern Qi army were mostly in Yulin Pass. Then Gao Tansheng and others, the main figures of the Gao family, had already sent troops to attack Yan County, vowing to include all the lands in western Liaoning and connect with Liaodong. Then the Han area outside the pass belonged to the remnants of Northern Qi.
Chapter completed!