At this moment, Li Yuxiu, the leader of the rebel party, had learned that reinforcements had arrived.
He couldn't help but frown: "Reinforcements? This is Mount Tai, the Gyeonggi garrison. Not a single soldier has been mobilized. Where can the reinforcements come from?!"
Lieutenant General Ma Chu was equally nervous: "Before sending troops, His Highness has repeatedly sent people to inquire about the news. Qin Feng's troops have not left the northern border."
"This reinforcement that suddenly appeared is neither the Dragon Tiger Army nor the Northern Army. Could it be that it jumped out of the cracks in the rocks?"
They were about to conquer the defense line at the foot of the mountain. At this juncture, a reinforcement force of five thousand people suddenly appeared. Both Li Yuxiu and Ma Chu found it incredible.
Although the opponent's number is small, it is a sudden attack after all. The entire army can only fight hastily, and the numerical advantage may not be fully utilized.
Li Yuxiu did not dare to hesitate at all, and shouted to the generals beside him: "According to the spies' report, the reinforcements have at least a thousand cavalry, and I am afraid they will arrive on the battlefield in the blink of an eye."
"Quickly pass the order and send out the right vanguard to resist!"
Li Yuxiu, who seemed to have an absolute advantage, did not underestimate the enemy at all. Just because in order to deceive others, all the troops under his command were infantry. After all, when the cavalry is marching, the formation is too large and it is easy for the news to leak out.
Li Yuxiu, who was charged with the mission of forcing the palace, did not want to be stopped halfway by the potentially loyal imperial party before he reached Mount Tai.
Even though she was ready to defend herself, Li Yuxiu was still filled with disbelief.
"Evil, really evil!"
"There are a thousand cavalrymen, and they are not aware of it? How is this possible?"
At the same time, Xu Changqing had already led the first thousand cavalry and marched slowly to a place less than ten miles away from the battlefield.
According to Qin Feng's instructions, these thousands of war horses have been disguised as livestock since they left the northern border. Now that they have taken off their pack gear and put on their scaly harness, they once again show off the fierce style of the war horses.
And the goods transported by the disguised caravan are not real commodities, but weapons and armor!
Mainly arrows and heavy armor.
Along the way, although they were often interrogated, as long as Qin Feng's name was brought out, almost no one dared to stop him. When he encountered such a difficult owner who forced him to inspect the goods, Xu Changqing directly ordered him to be imprisoned. Torture them severely until the other party is convinced and frightened, then release him and pay him some money in the end, that's all.
At this time, Xu Changqing's eyes were firmer than ever before.
He not only bears Qin Feng's trust, but also shoulders the mission of King Qin. This is the heaviest burden he has taken on since he defected to Xu Mo, and he does not dare to make any mistakes.
From a distance, Xu Changqing could already see densely packed flashing torches.
He remained steady and did not give the order to charge, but growled: "Keep pushing forward, don't waste your energy, and obey my orders!"
While the scouts were exploring the route in advance to eliminate potential traps and ambushes, a thousand cavalrymen led by Xu Changqing advanced as slowly as a leisurely pace to an arrow's length from the enemy.
Xu Changqing immediately shouted: "Move both wings to harass the enemy!"
Following the order, a thousand cavalrymen immediately dispersed, not into two groups, but into pieces, turning into a dozen small teams.
This is the valuable tactical experience Xu Changqing summed up from frequent battles with Beidi.
It is actually extremely difficult for the cavalry to break through the infantry line, and they may even bury themselves in it.
Only by relying on the tactics of harassing and tiring the enemy until the opponent's formation collapses and then launching a charge can the advantage be maximized.
The rebel defenders, who had already laid out their spears and waited, faced not the suicidal charge of the reinforcement cavalry, but... a continuous rain of arrows.
As the saying goes, if you know your enemy and yourself, you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
Xu Changqing had already sent people to find out the information. He knew the rebel army's configuration, morale, and how much heavy and light armor they were equipped with.
The rebels on the front line of defense are naturally all heavily armored.
The cavalry under Xu Changqing's command were equipped with two quivers, one containing armor-piercing arrows, and the other containing special-shaped arrows designed to deal with light infantry.
Faced with the attacks of armor-piercing arrows, the heavily armored soldiers in the front row kept falling.
The deputy general commanding the scene hurriedly ordered: "Infantry archers, fight back! Fight back!"
Thousands of infantry archers fired at the scattered cavalry. Unfortunately, the battle losses were not proportional at all.
The rebel defenders have a fixed goal in order to defend the front. The reinforcement cavalry adopted harassment tactics, and their targets were unpredictable. Coupled with the dark lights, the line of sight was seriously obstructed.
The infantry archers who were supposed to have the advantage were instead suppressed and beaten by the cavalry.
In less than half an hour, the rebel defenders' defense line was on the verge of collapse. As the heavy infantry armed with spears collapsed, after multiple levels of communication from the messengers, the cavalry immediately gathered together, retracted their bows and arrows, and raised their horses. , launched a charge against the enemy.
The infantry archers who hurriedly fought back shot down dozens of cavalry, but the situation was already over.
Facing the charge of the cavalry, these infantry archers, who could not be called elite, hurriedly put down their bows and arrows and picked up their secondary weapons. Unfortunately, they were unable to resist. In the blink of an eye, a huge gap was torn out.
Countless people were stabbed to death by horses and trampled by horse hooves.
While killing through the enemy's defense line, Xu Changqing did not feel proud at all. He was extremely cautious and ordered again: "Retreat! Retreat quickly! Don't get caught in the enemy's siege."
Under the leadership of Xu Changqing, the cavalry rushed towards the west side and once again penetrated the right wing of the rebels who had already been defeated. They ran hundreds of steps away before turning their horses' heads and preparing to fight back again.
To deal with this kind of brave and capable cavalry, the only chance for the rebels is to rush into the crowd while the cavalry is encircling them. As long as they force the cavalry to stop, they can have a chance of winning.
It's a pity that Xu Changqing's experience is so rich that he doesn't give the rebels any chance to encircle him.
The cavalry is always in a state of high-speed impact. Even if it stops, it will definitely be hundreds of steps away, turning the horse's head, and will never slow down in front of the enemy.
Five thousand right-wing rebels were helpless against the charge of a thousand cavalry.
At this moment, an even more desperate scene happened.
Accompanied by dense footsteps, the remaining four thousand infantry reinforcements have also arrived on the battlefield.
In other words, the infantry arrived much earlier than the cavalry. The reason why they arrived first was because they were all resting in place and would never rush into the battle with their tired bodies after marching.
It was precisely when he discovered that the defense line at the foot of the mountain could no longer be defended that Xu Changqing decisively gave the order to launch an attack.
These so-called rebellious parties were just pampered veteran soldiers in various locations. Facing the brave and capable northern troops, they had completely lost their will to fight and began to collapse one after another.
