The moment the black cavalry appeared at the gate of the camp, six hundred crossbowmen fired a volley. Although the black lanterns were misguided, the first wave of arrows rained down, killing a dozen black cavalry on the spot and injuring a dozen more.
The range of the crossbow is much better than that of the horse bow. Although the black cavalry's formation has not been disrupted, if they want to counterattack, they must advance within the shooting range. By the time the black cavalry advances, the crossbowmen have already reloaded the crossbows, and there is another wave. A hail of arrows struck.
As the distance became closer, the casualty rate of the black knights increased significantly, and more than fifty black knights were killed.
At the same time, the Black Cavalry also counterattacked.
Because the soldiers of Chen Si's tribe were rushing to fight, and there was no large shield around the crossbowmen, facing the rain of arrows unleashed by the black knights, their number was cut in half in an instant.
The remaining crossbowmen could only retreat immediately. But no matter how bulky the black cavalry is, they are still cavalry. How can they be thrown away by a crossbowman with just two legs?
Under the pursuit of the black knights, the remaining crossbowmen were also slaughtered.
After losing the light cavalry and crossbowmen in succession, the outcome of this battle was already doomed. The remaining infantry faced the black cavalry, but it was just a one-sided massacre.
Although the foot spear can break armor, it is not as long as the horse spear, so rashly engaging in close combat is nothing more than a moth flying into the flame.
But Chen Si could not retreat. Once the camp was lost, the Beixi County defenders would march straight into the hinterland of Dadi and fight guerrillas everywhere!
Even at all costs, the front must be stabilized!
At this time, Chen Si still had 3,000 infantry in his hands. It would take at least an hour before the light cavalry from the forward camp could come over.
"Pass my order to send three hundred soldiers to stop the Black Cavalry!"
Rather than blocking it, it would be better to use 300 lives to test and find out how many arrows the black knight has left. As the three hundred brave and death-defying soldiers rushed towards the Black Cavalry, as expected, the Black Cavalry still fired back with arrows.
One after another, more than a dozen soldiers were seen, holding torches and rushing to the black horse. Although he was stabbed to death by the horse in the blink of an eye, Chen Si had already obtained the information he wanted.
The black horse has very few arrows left, otherwise it would be impossible for any of the three hundred soldiers to rush under the black horse.
Chen Si no longer hesitated, and immediately called Ye Xiao and asked in a low voice: "Have you completed the matter I told you?"
Night Owl clasped his fists and said in a sonorous voice: "I dare not neglect, but it is extremely difficult to hunt wolves at night. I only caught three."
Ever since he learned that the Black Cavalry was attacking, Chen Si already knew that with the few manpower he had, it was impossible to stop the Black Cavalry, so he immediately sent out the Night Owl to capture the wild wolves wandering around as quickly as possible.
Although it was far from the ten heads that Chen Si had requested, the current situation was urgent and Chen Si could only act as a living doctor.
"put!"
Chen Si gave an order, and Ye Xiao immediately let go of the rope on the wild wolf. Driven by Ye Xiao, the three wild wolves ran straight towards the black knight.
Zhao Yulong had already heard the howl of the wolf, his brows instantly furrowed, and his eyes scanned back and forth, searching for traces of the wild wolf. When he found the three black shadows, the wild wolf was less than 200 steps away from the black knight!
Zhao Yulong did not dare to hesitate at all. He raised his horse and pointed in the direction where the wild wolves were running: "Shoot those three wild wolves quickly!"
The black cavalry under his command shot at the wild wolf at the same time, but because the wild wolf was too fast and slender, coupled with the protection of the night, it was extremely difficult to hit.
Moreover, after the previous consumption, many of the black knights' arrows had been used up. It was not until the wild wolves rushed to a distance of less than a hundred steps that the black knights shot two of them.
The last remaining wild wolf finally rushed into the black horse's crotch and fled along the gap under the horse's belly.
Although the black cavalry horses have undergone rigorous training, they have no experience in dealing with wild beasts. Moreover, due to the dense formation and slow movement of the black cavalry, just one wild wolf caused catastrophic chaos.
Wherever the wild wolf ran, the horses were frightened, and the formation was in chaos for a while.
Taking advantage of the chaos of the Black Cavalry, Chen Si decisively ordered all soldiers to attack.
The 2,700 infantrymen, facing an almost equal number of black cavalry, were basically fighting as a chariot. However, the infantry had already thrown away their torches and forcibly mixed with the black cavalry. Such chaotic fighting had repeatedly weakened the black cavalry's advantage.
Seeing that the black cavalry was already in chaos, Ye Xiao couldn't help but his eyes lit up. He turned around and saluted Chen Si with fists in his hands, admiring him: "As expected of a general! Even the most elite black cavalry in Beixi County is so vulnerable!"
Although the tactics were successful, Chen Si did not relax at all.
Chen Si's expression turned extremely ugly when he heard Ye Xiao use the word "vulnerable" to describe the black knight.
"Vulnerable?!"
"All the five thousand soldiers under my command will die here tonight. It's just that the black knights will suffer hundreds of casualties and gain an hour's chance to call for help."
"If we, the soldiers of Dadi, are vulnerable to such a powerful enemy and can't even sustain ten to one battle damage, aren't we all just stragglers? How dare you be so insulting, fight bloody battles, and sacrifice your lives for the country?" Soldiers!"
Facing Chen Si, who was rarely angry, Ye Xiao's face was full of shame, and he quickly lowered his head: "The most taboo thing on the battlefield is to be careless and underestimate the enemy. Your subordinates deserve to die."
Chen Si took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, stared at the fierce battlefield in the distance, and said with great certainty: "If the reinforcements cannot arrive in time, not only these five thousand soldiers will be wiped out, but the army at the rear will also be hit!"
While the Black Cavalry was fighting with Chen Si's soldiers, the Tianji Camp guards, led by Ning Hu, had quietly crossed the border.
The value of the Black Cavalry is not only to capture Chen Si Camp and penetrate the border, but also to attract attention and cover the Tianji Camp guards to infiltrate the rear.
At the same time, Xu Mo and his two thousand Qingqi were struggling to resist the Beidi reinforcements.
The Beixi Qingqi fought and retreated, while the Beidi cavalry chasing behind them were none other than the Eagle Brigade!
In the previous two battles, the Eagle Brigade suffered losses of more than 2,000 people. It is said that its combat effectiveness should have been greatly reduced, but the fact is exactly the opposite. The establishment of the Eagle Brigade was 8,000. As follow-up troops arrived and were replenished, the number of the Eagle Brigade did not decrease but increased, from 5,000 to 6,000.
Ma Meng, the commander of the Eagle Brigade, stepped firmly on the stirrup, his buttocks had completely left the saddle, holding a bow in his left hand, and kept drawing arrows from the quiver on the right side of the saddle with his right hand. They were shooting almost one after another. Not to mention the frequency, the accuracy was also amazing. On average, three or four arrows could hit a Beixi Qingqi.
"Kill! Leave no one behind!"
Ma Meng shouted while chasing Beixi Qingqi.
The Beixi Qingqi are also fighting back hard, but regardless of their equestrian skills, mounts, or even their archery skills, this light cavalry formed in a short period of time cannot compare with the Eagle Brigade, an elite who has experienced hundreds of battles. This blocking battle is simply suicide!
