Zhao Yun felt mixed emotions when he saw the team coming from several miles away, led by Yuan Xi.
Are you really here to help me?
Zhao Yun is not a fool. How could he not know that Yuan Xi's bet seems to be beneficial to him, but there is no way to take advantage in the world, and he will definitely pay the corresponding price.
But when Zhao Yun learned that the Huns were robbing the hinterland of the Central Plains and poisoning the people, he still agreed.
Not for anything else, just for the ambition in his heart to wipe out all enemies and pacify the world.
Now that he was being chased by Baima Yicong, Zhao Yun didn't regret it much, but it was a bit unexpected for Zhao Yun that Yuan Xi could come to rescue him.
Why is he, a nobody, a member of the other party's rich family, so important to him?
However, when Zhao Yun saw clearly the troops brought by Yuan Xi, he suddenly felt bad.
Except for a dozen heavy cavalry and dozens of bow cavalry, the remaining hundreds of people were actually infantry!
Moreover, these people were actually sitting together on nearly a hundred donkeys, carts and mule carts. Zhao Yun had never seen such a marching team!
At that time, mules and donkeys were used to pull food and grass, and infantry marched with light equipment. How could anyone sit directly in a car like this?
Moreover, how can an almost entirely infantry team deal with a white-horse retinue composed entirely of cavalry?
Thinking of this, he shouted: "There are hundreds of Bai Mayi behind me, be careful!"
Yuan Xi heard it from a distance, picked up the binoculars to see the situation clearly, and found that Bai Ma Yicong had already chased Zhao Yun's team seven or eight miles away, and it only took less than half a quarter of an hour to break into his team.
Moreover, the opponent's calculations were very accurate. He only waited for Zhao Yun's team to join his supporting team and when chaos occurred, he would then rush in!
In normal times, this place is located on the plains, and the cavalry would not be able to get away easily if they rush to engage in battle.
But that's normal.
Now is the time to test the combat capabilities of this animal-powered mechanized force!
Because all his infantry came in armor and were at their peak physical strength, ready to fight at any time!
This was not his first initiative. In the Han Dynasty and even during the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms period, there were precedents of heavy infantry chasing cavalry on horseback, waiting for the horses on both sides to collapse, and then dismounting to fight in formation, defeating the cavalry.
He said to Qu Yi beside him: "Brother Qu, I'm sorry."
After hearing this, Qu Yi laughed and said: "Don't worry, brother, let me show you, I have not lost my former prestige!"
He yelled: "Get out of the car and form a formation!"
After hearing this, hundreds of foot soldiers jumped off the donkey cart one after another and formed a formation behind the cart. They took out their shields to cover their bodies so that the enemy could not see clearly what was going on behind the shields.
As for the heavy cavalry and light cavalry, Qu Yi arranged them on the flanks. These dozens of cavalry were too few in number and were unable to crush the fully armored white horse Yi Cong. They could only harass and attack from the flanks as a response.
Zhao Yun, with hundreds of his men, suddenly issued an order to speed up, bypassed Yuan Xi's military formation, and reached the rear in advance.
Yuan Xi came up to him with a smile, cupped his hands and said, "It's a great blessing to finally wait for Brother Zhao."
Zhao Yun was moved in his heart and said: "The opponent has a large number of people. I'm afraid we can't defeat them. Please be careful, general."
"If Zhao Yun is needed to rush into the formation to resist, please give your orders, general."
After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. Brother Zhao has been attacking for dozens of miles, and the men and horses are exhausted. Please rest for a while, and it's not too late to take a look at the situation."
Zhao Yun had no choice but to agree, thinking that if the battle here was overwhelmed, it would be too late to rest, right?
The sound of hoofbeats rumbled, and hundreds of white-horse righteous soldiers rushed in. The leading general was also an effective subordinate of Gongsun Zan.
He saw Yuan Xi's formation from a distance. Donkeys, carts, mules and workshops were scattered in front of the formation. Behind them were soldiers with swords and shields, and on both sides were cavalry waiting for an opportunity.
His mind changed rapidly, and he made a decision in an instant, shouting: "Hingshang, charge into the formation!"
Hundreds of white horse soldiers roared loudly, and they all lifted up the horses hanging from the saddles. For a moment, there was a cold light, which made people tremble.
Suddenly, hundreds of cavalry troops rushed towards Yuan Xi's army!
This decision can be said to be the optimal solution at this time.
They had been chasing Zhao Yun for dozens of miles, stopping and stopping in the middle, not chasing him desperately, just to save the physical strength of the horses under their legs.
But even so, there is not much physical strength left in the war horse. If he turns around and goes back at this time, he will inevitably be chased by dozens of cavalry from the opponent and fall into a passive position.
In this case, it is better to use the remaining physical strength of the war horses to overwhelm the opposing army formation, which is mainly infantry!
Although the opponent has set up a vehicle formation, it is located on a plain and the gaps between the vehicles are quite large, which is enough for our side to break in!
Hundreds of white horses gradually accelerated, and the horses' hooves stepped on the ground, making a neat and dull echo. The several-foot-long horse trunk reflected dazzling light under the sun, like a silver dragon, rushing towards Yuan Xi's main formation!
Many of the shield-wielding soldiers on Yuan Xi's side saw this scene through the gaps in their shields. They couldn't help but tremble and exclaimed.
When Qu Yi saw it, he shook his head secretly. These were the soldiers he had trained in the past two years. Although they had been on the battlefield many times, they had never faced the scene of the opponent's cavalry charging into battle collectively. It was expected that they would be shaken. .
The soldiers he had led before were much better than the current group. Those people were all veterans of Liangzhou, and they could keep their expressions unchanged against the enemy cavalry within easy reach.
However, he should never see those soldiers who followed him to death first.
Thinking of this, Qu Yi yelled, "I'm in front of the formation!"
"I will live and die together with you!"
"No advance, no retreat!"
When the soldiers who were still trembling heard this, they suddenly became brave and shouted: "Follow the order!"
Gongsun Zan's generals held their horses straight and took the lead, maximizing the speed of their horses.
His left foot was pedaling the stirrup, and his right foot was against the saddle. At this time, all cavalrymen used single stirrups, and they were mostly used for mounting horses. However, the experienced Baima Yicong understood that stirrups were of great help for horseback assaults, even though there was a high bridge saddle to fix them. body, but the two work together to exert force.
This is the basis of Baima's righteousness across the Northland!
Seeing that we are getting closer and closer to the opponent's military formation, one hundred and fifty steps, one hundred steps, eighty steps, fifty steps!
He suddenly began to feel a little uneasy. Why was the other party still squatting behind the carriage?
carriage.....
Shield.....
hide......
Charge into battle...
Thirty steps!
He vaguely felt like he had seen this situation before.
Qu Yi shouted: "First row, get up!"
Suddenly, behind the carriage, a neat row of soldiers stood up, all holding powerful crossbows in their hands!
"put!"
Fifty or sixty crossbow arrows rained down on Baima Yicong in an instant!
The next moment, the dozen white horse followers at the front fell over and rolled on the ground. Some of the horses behind were tripped and some were forced to slow down and go around.
"Second row, get up!"
The second row of crossbowmen stood up in unison, and the first row of crossbowmen quickly squatted down and reloaded their arrows.
"put!"
Another twenty war horses fell to the ground.
As a result, the momentum of the more than 200 cavalry behind them was completely blocked, and they were forced to go around to both sides, and their formation was completely scattered.
"First row, get up!"
The leading general Gongsun Zan's war horse was also shot over his crotch. He rolled to the ground and quickly stood up, finally remembering what this familiar scene was about!
Battle of the Boundary Bridge!
At the same time, he escaped death and his memory was still fresh, but today he was still led into a trap by the other party!
If the situation was exactly the same as when setting up the battle formation at Jieqiao, he would have woken up earlier, but Qu Yi made a slight change and confused the opponent.
Arrange the car formation first, so that Gongsun Zan's generals will think that they are just using their cars to block.
Later, two rows of crossbowmen were used to alternate firing, creating a time difference and shortening the interval between the crossbow arrows. Although the damage was not increased, it greatly slowed down the speed of the war horses!
General Gong Gongsun stood up and shouted: "Keep charging, don't stop!"
He straightened his horse and started running. Seeing that he was approaching the car formation, the crossbow was useless. The next moment, his eyes widened.
The sword and shield soldiers on the opposite side, as well as the crossbow soldiers who threw away their long crossbows and raised their ring-headed swords, led by a bearded man, rushed forward with shouts and wanted to face Baima Yicong cheek to cheek!
