Chapter 1044
The armored heavy cavalry, also known as iron cavalry, is the most elite part of King Zhao's army and is known as the "Three Thousand Battalions".
This cavalry is the essence of the cavalry army under King Zhao.
The Three Thousand Battalion was composed of the elite cavalry from the Northern Qian Yuan Meng, Hou Jin Sheng Jurchen and Zhao Wangjun headquarters. Its core elite was 3,000 people, 500 of whom enjoyed the salary of captain-level officers, and 2,500 of whom enjoyed the rank of team leader. Level salary and silver treatment.
When the three thousand battalions were formed, these three thousand elites were used as the backbone. If the three thousand people were put into the ordinary army, it would not be a problem to serve as captains, not to mention captains.
Of course, with the development of the army later, the actual number of the Three Thousand Battalion was probably more than 3,000. Different from other soldiers and horses, all the subordinates of the Three Thousand Battalion are cavalry. Although this cavalry unit is not large in number, it is the most powerful cavalry force of the Ming Army. They mainly play the role of assault in the war.
The heavy cavalry led by Zhu Shihong and Tan Yuan were not the core troops of the Three Thousand Battalion. The real Three Thousand Battalion, also known as the Shenshu Battalion, was led by King Zhao himself, but these heavy cavalry were all prepared by the Three Thousand Battalion.
Although the cavalry of the three thousand battalions are elite, they will suffer battle losses as long as they experience battles. Once the three thousand battalions are damaged due to war, capable soldiers will be selected from these heavy cavalry to supplement the troops.
From another perspective, in these two battles, Yang Miaozhen destroyed most of the 3,000 battalion reserve troops of King Zhao's army.
Just when Longwu's army tied up the soldiers and gathered their horses, the left wing forward encountered a huge crisis.
Zhang Shimei's reinforcements have arrived!
Just now Zhang Shimei mobilized his rear troops to assist the left wing in the battle.
This troop of troops arrived at an ambiguous time!
Tan Yuan's cavalry had just been strangled by Longwu's army, and the battle was not over yet. Neither the horse-killing battalion nor the hook-and-scythe spear battalion had time to support the forward.
At this point in time, Zhang Shimei's reinforcements arrived!
"Second uncle! Look!" Cao Huajiao was fighting on the front line and was the first to realize that something was wrong with the situation!
Originally, the Longwu Army's front line was only stabilized by their bloody battles and the support of Cao Xueyang's Guards Battalion.
Because of the previous impact of Tan Yuan's cavalry, the Longwu Army's arrow array was unable to maintain sustained output, which gave Zhao Wang's army room to display its powerful combat power. Even if the left wing of the Longwu Army received support from the Guards Battalion, King Zhao's army could still press forward with the entire army and face the Longwu Army head-on.
Cao Huajiao looked at the direction in which the flag was flying. The number of reinforcements from King Zhao's army was definitely no less than ten thousand. Such reinforcements might even directly overwhelm the frontal defense line of Longwu's left wing.
Whether it was an attack by bow cavalry or an iron cavalry charge, the purpose of King Zhao's army had never changed, which was to disrupt the Long Wu Army's crossbow array and confront the Long Wu Army head-on.
The battle just now also proved that the Longwu Army could not defeat King Zhao's Army in frontal close combat.
After all, King Zhao's army was the Yanyou frontier army of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It had been stationed in the bitter cold land for many years, eating and sleeping in the open air, hugging the ice and sleeping in the snow. The battle with Hou Jin lasted for more than thirty years. This was an iron army that had been tempered by iron and blood. .
Even the Shenwu, Tiance, and Shence armies dare not say that they can definitely defeat King Zhao's Yanyou border army in a head-on decisive battle.
While the archers and cavalry were harassing and the cavalry rushing into the formation, King Zhao's army also traded casualties for space and rushed into the front of Long Wu's army.
For a distance of three hundred steps, King Zhao's army almost paid the price of 25,000 men.
The price seemed high, and even the land they broke through was not enough to bury the 25,000 soldiers, but it did indeed defeat the Longwu Army's Wugang chariot formation, providing the necessary conditions for the cavalry to charge into the formation.
After the two sides fought hand-to-hand, the Longwu Army was always at a disadvantage.
Now that reinforcements from King Zhao's army have arrived, Long Wu's army is only one step away from collapse.
Cao Huajiao's eyes were full of sternness, "Damn, my life is over!" Cao Huajiao killed three soldiers of King Zhao's army with a halberd in his hand, and then took out a small jade bottle from his breastplate.
Inside is a potential-stimulating elixir, produced by Dali Temple, called the Drinking Poison and Thirst Elixir Pill.
Its effect is a bit like the Demon Sect's method of dismantling the demons, but unlike the instantaneous explosive power of the method, drinking the Poison and Thirst Quenching Pill will enhance a person's cultivation level, consuming blood and martial arts foundation.
However, the acquired power will be released within a period of time. From the perspective of utilization rate, it seems to be higher than the method of disintegrating the demon. Both have their own advantages and disadvantages, but drinking poison to quench thirst elixir is more convenient.
Of course, the consequences of this are also very serious, ranging from dryness of Qi and blood and being bedridden for three to five years; to serious consequences, the foundation is greatly damaged, the realm falls, and there is no progress.
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No matter which one it is, it will have very serious consequences. People in Dali Temple will never take this elixir unless absolutely necessary.
Moreover, this drink of poison to quench thirst is also a high-level one in Dali Temple. Cui Keqin, the enshrinement of Dali Temple, personally refined it. It is difficult for others to make it into an elixir. It is only available to very few masters in Dali Temple.
Cao Huajiao spent a lot of money to get this poison-drinking thirst-quenching pill.
As he swallowed the elixir, his face turned red in just a few breaths, and he felt endless power flowing into his Dantian from the veins in his limbs.
"drink!"
With a loud shout, Cao Huajiao's green dragon halberd flashed with lightning!
Its power is somewhat similar to the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Art of Tianshi Mansion, but it is not exactly the same.
The Green Dragon Halberd in Cao Huajiao's palm is no ordinary product. Its full name is the Azure Dragon Thunder Halberd. It was forged by the ancient forging master with the fragments of the Nine Heavenly Dragon Soul and the Thunder Thunder Heart Stone. It is said that on the day this magical weapon was cast, thunder from the nine heavens could not stop falling. It was only through the baptism of thunder that this peerless magical weapon was born.
Among them is a mental method that matches the power of the Azure Dragon Thunder Halberd.
With Cao Huajiao's previous martial arts, there was no way to fully unleash the power of the Azure Dragon Thunder Halberd. Now under the influence of Yin Zhen's Thirst Quenching Pill, his potential has been stimulated, and he can actually exert some of the power of the Azure Dragon Thunder Halberd.
I saw Cao Huajiao, who was in front of the army, with lightning flashing around him from time to time, as if Lei Zun had come to the world, and his aura was infinitely stronger than before.
Between the moves, there is no one-stop general.
Seeing how rampant Cao Huajiao was, several captains of Zhao Wang's army couldn't just sit back and watch, so the three of them joined forces to besiege Cao Huajiao.
But it was only seven moves, and the three captains, who were not weak in martial arts, were found with their heads in different places, with a charred look on their faces.
"Brothers, follow me and kill!"
With the blessing of Drinking Poison to Quench Thirst, Cao Huajiao's confidence increased greatly, and he wanted to lead his soldiers to counterattack. However, his soldiers did not have the Drinking Poison to Quench Thirst. Although his morale was boosted due to the power of the general, it was still difficult to defeat King Zhao's army head-on. of.
On the contrary, Cao Huajiao became more and more happy as he killed more and became disconnected from the soldiers and horses under his command. He entered the formation of King Zhao's army alone.
It's not that Cao Huajiao lost his mind after taking the Yin Zhen Thirst Quenching Pill. Although this pill will make the user excited, it will not affect the mind.
It was just Cao Huajiao who discovered the current predicament. Although he could rely on his personal force to boost the morale of Long Wu Army, the current problem of Long Wu Army was not lack of morale at all.
Although Cao Xueyang's Longwu Army is a new army, because of its training methods that are completely different from other soldiers and horses, the Longwu Army can still maintain strong morale even in headwinds.
The bigger gap between Long Wu's army and Zhao Wang's army lies in the strength of both sides.
The soldiers of King Zhao's army are basically veterans. Although there are recruits mixed in, these recruits will be taught and assimilated by the veterans.
Their fighting power and combat experience were gained from fighting Houjin in the ice and snow of Yanyou, and they carry an extremely strong smell of blood.
This kind of combat effectiveness and combat experience cannot be achieved through training.
The soldiers of the Longwu Army have the hardest training in the Zhou Dynasty and even in the world, but no matter how hard the training is, the Longwu Army is essentially a group of trained recruits.
Although they had the airs of the old Jinyang garrison, there were too few people brought over by Cao Xueyang from the Tiance Army and the Jinyang garrison.
Originally there were 50,000 people from Zhao Tianlin, but in order to train a force that was completely different from the current army of Zhou Dynasty, Yang Qingyuan suggested that Cao Xueyang not to mix too many veterans of the Jinyang garrison.
After careful consideration, Cao Xueyang also adopted Yang Qingyuan's suggestion.
The final result was also excellent. The newly formed Longwu Army indeed became an army that was completely different from other armies of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
There is an old saying from ancient times, "A war is like a grate."
After passing by, it was like a grate was being raked over the head, everything that could be eaten, drank, and worn was completely removed. The grate here is used to catch lice and ticks. The teeth are very dense next to each other. If the grate is used too hard, the scalp will be broken.
The thieves pass by like a comb, and the soldiers pass by like a grate. Sometimes the officers and soldiers harm the people more than the bandits.
The most typical one is the warlord army of Blue Star a hundred years ago...
Not long after the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it was at the stage of rising national power. In addition, Emperor Taizong Wen's reorganization of troops and horses made the field armies of the Great Zhou Dynasty strict in military discipline.
Having said that, these army soldiers still have a bandit spirit.
But the Longwu Army is different. This is a pure army.
Since ancient times, there are no more strict military disciplines than Yue and Qi.
The Yue Family Army "will freeze to death without demolishing the house, and starve to death without looting." The commander Yue Fei personally led the soldiers to patrol around, and those who found violations would be severely punished.
The Qi family's army will be beheaded if they disturb the people during the expedition. They must strictly manage the army and treat the people well.
Even the armies of some modern countries on Blue Star may not be able to do this.
The same is true for Long Wujun, and even goes further.
But the result is that the Longwu Army has become a new army. After surviving this battle and tempering it with blood, the Longwu Army will definitely undergo earth-shaking changes, but so far it is still a new army.
No matter how brave Cao Huajiao is, there is no way to change this fact.
So he found another way. Since there was no way to increase his own combat power, he would just lower the enemy's morale!
The best way to reduce the enemy's combat effectiveness is to lower his morale.
The best way to undermine the enemy's morale is to kill the general and capture the flag!
King Zhao's army is not an ordinary bandit straggler. To deal with King Zhao's army and capture the flag is as difficult as going to heaven. Even if Yang Miaozhen and Yang Ning are in their prime, they don't dare to pat their chests and say that they can do it.
Rushing into battle and beheading generals relies not only on bravery, but also on judgment of the battle situation and analysis of the enemy's formation.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be called rushing into the formation, it should be called sending the head off...
Although Cao Huajiao was brave and good at fighting, he was not good at rushing into battle.
Charging the formation is a technical activity. Cao Huajiao did not have this skill, so he could only rely on this courage to rush through the formation of King Zhao's army, constantly charging in the direction of the battle flag of King Zhao's army.
"Haha, I thought it was some brave general from the Southern Army who dared to charge into the formation and kill generals, but I didn't expect that he was just a reckless man with no brute strength!" The general who was directing the battle couldn't help but haha when he saw Cao Huajiao's movements. laughing out loud.
"Send the order, the former sergeant will let him in, and the Chinese army will trap him to death! I want to capture this man alive to completely break the morale of the Confederate army!"
Rushing into the formation and beheading generals can certainly damage the morale of King Zhao's army, but if those who rush into the formation are captured alive, it will in turn be a huge blow to the morale of Long Wu's army.
Cao Huajiao was in the formation of King Zhao's army, rushing left and right, as if he was in a deserted place.
This is not to say that no one in King Zhao's army can stop him. To put it bluntly, Cao Huajiao is just a Yuanhua Realm warrior. Even if he has the Drinking Poison Thirst Quenching Pill, he is still a stronger Yuanhua Realm warrior.
There are not many generals in the Dongxuan Realm in King Zhao's army, but there are only a handful of Yuanhua Realm generals.
If one person can't stop him, then it will be easy for two or three people to stop Cao Huajiao, who is alone.
The reason why he was allowed to rush to kill was that he wanted to let him in, close the door, beat the dog, and capture this person alive.
Cao Wenzhao, who was commanding in the Longwu Army formation, was not happy when he saw his nephew Cao Huajiao rushing into King Zhao's army formation alone, sweeping thousands of troops like a maelstrom.
With his eyes, he could already see the plan of Zhao Wangjun's command.
Not only the two of them, but even Cao Huajiao himself felt something was wrong!
His journey has been so smooth! There was almost no decent resistance. Although the Drinking Poison Thirst Quenching Pill was strong, he still had to follow basic logic.
The answer is obvious, someone wants to put him into the formation and slowly cook it up.
Cao Huajiao has figured this out and has no intention of retreating. Since you want to lure me into the battle, then I will join this game.
Although it is a trap, if you want to catch prey, there must be delicious fat in the trap.
Cao Huajiao wanted to bite the enemy general with his own life!
In order to encircle Cao Huajiao, Zhao Wangjun's frontal offensive on the left wing was weakened by three points. Although Cao Huajiao had not expected it before, it still achieved the effect he wanted.
As the commander-in-chief of an army, Cao Wenzhao, although he was Cao Huajiao's uncle, could not ignore the army for Cao Huajiao. Taking advantage of this rare opportunity to breathe, Cao Wenzhao immediately began to redeploy troops and horses to strengthen the weak points of the defense line. , let the soldiers and horses who have been at the forefront of the bloody battle withdraw and rest for a while.
As the frontline commander of the left wing, he has too much to do!
After issuing the order, Cao Wenzhao said to the soldiers beside him, "Go find General Yang immediately and ask her to come to you immediately after destroying the enemy's cavalry. It is urgent and cannot be delayed!"
"yes!"
(End of chapter)
