Walking around the formation in a herringbone pattern is really not a good idea.
Within the Liang Kingdom's army, this method of riding on foot is called scraping fat.
This means that whenever the cavalry passes through both sides of such an infantry formation, a layer of 'fat' will be scraped off.
The roaring Gaochang Uighur cavalry did not dare to collide with hundreds of silver spears head-on. They just bypassed Wu Jixing's troops on both sides.
The distance between the two sides was basically within five steps. The cavalry used the spears and sabers in their hands to stab and slash the infantry with the speed of the horse's impact.
In addition to the infantry firing their bows and crossbows, the formation of silver spear soldiers shouted and stabbed out in waves.
Throughout the Five Dynasties, there were many armies that would help you kill people for money, and the effectiveness of their silver spears could be remembered for future generations, becoming the representatives of the armies of the Five Dynasties. Their spearmanship training was very unique.
The spears of these silver spearmen were accurate and fierce, and they were heavily armored. It was difficult for the Gaochang Uighur cavalry to seriously injure them, whether they were shooting with spears, sabers, or bows and arrows.
Once a cavalryman is stabbed by a soldier from the Silver Spear City, blood will immediately splatter.
For a moment, the horses and cavalry fell to the ground screaming.
And because the cavalry were in the middle of a charge, they couldn't stop. Even if they suffered a loss, they could only continue to move forward.
After bypassing Wu Jixing's troops, they faced another 600 men each from Dunzhu and Barbarian Bear tribes. The cavalry team charging in a herringbone formation was divided into a zigzag formation here.
The cavalry who had just suffered a loss on Wu Jixing's side felt that these infantry who only dared to stay behind should be easier to fight, although they looked quite big.
But they soon realized that they had thought too much, and this was a shame.
Although Man Xiong's official position has reached the point of leading the governor of a state, he is actually still the same powerful general who charged side by side with Zhang Zhao in the past.
He was different from Dundup and Wang Tongtong. Wang Tongtong wanted to transform into a general, but had no choice but to give up after trying.
The brain is a very strange thing. If you have it, you have it. If you don’t have it, you don’t have it.
If you don't have the talent to be a general, you will fight for a lifetime and accumulate the skills of killing people shoulder to shoulder with your brothers, and you will never become a person like Li Weigong.
Wang Tongtong tried it but failed in the end. Man Xiong was too lazy to try because he knew he was not the material.
Not only him, but also his son didn't have that talent, so Man Xiong had already eliminated only one of the gentlemen his aunt had found for his son, and began to focus on urging him to practice martial arts.
In a few breaths, the cavalry arrived at the Barbarian Bear's phalanx.
The 600 people under him are the Tiaodang soldiers in Hanshan City, and they usually use hammers and axes as their main means of output.
At this moment, the cavalry attacked, and they replaced the short-handled axes they used to break the formation with broad-bladed mountain-breaking long-handled axes.
"Only look at the horse's legs, not people. Anyone who raises his head will be punished by military law!"
The wild bear roared wildly, and the request was very simple, just stare at the horse's legs and chop them.
As for the knight on horseback, whether he is shooting arrows or stabbing you with a spear, he relies on his teammates holding crossbows to protect him and his armor and stomach to resist.
This strategy of the Barbarian Bear is constantly summarized from wars, and it must be said that it is very effective.
However, it is not something that ordinary soldiers can do, because after cutting the horse's leg, there is a certain probability that it will be hit by the war horse, and then it is basically finished.
Therefore, when cutting a horse's legs, one must rush forward in a swarm, and after the cutting is completed, one must run back neatly.
In addition to choosing the right time, holding a big ax weighing seven or eight kilograms, wearing dozens of kilograms of armor, and slashing back and forth is not something ordinary people can do.
Li Ponu held a long-handled axe, his head lowered, and his whole body was full of excitement.
He was originally a member of the Datong Army in Yunzhou, and he had fought against the Khitans with Wu Luan, the official commander.
The Khitan people captured Datong for seven or eight months the year before last, and Li Ponu thought he was doomed.
But later things changed. After Zhang Tianwang and Yelu Deguang met at Shahukou, they were taken from Datong to Xiazhou for resettlement.
When Li Ponu's brother was defending the city, his thigh was cut, causing him to limp and one hand was not very flexible.
In this era, if a man has inconvenient hands and feet, his end is often very miserable.
But after arriving in Xiazhou, the officials of the Liang State Bingcao who were verifying their military exploits found them. After learning that his brother had shot and killed one Khitan soldier while defending the city, and killed two others with a broadsword, he immediately reported the merits.
Within a few days, the rewards came. Li Ponu's brother was assigned a mule, five pieces of white cotton, and eighty acres of land.
Together with another wounded soldier from the Datong Army, he was assigned a bullock.
With land, there is hope for survival, and a mule and half an ox ensure that there is no shortage of labor for farming.
A few days later, the official sent another widow to his brother.
The widow also had three children, two older and one younger. The older boy was about ten years old and could help with the household chores.
And with women and children, brother Li Ponu's disability can be offset to a large extent.
After all, he is just lame, not disabled. He can still do certain farm work, but his life is inconvenient.
Li Ponu still remembers that when the widow and three children were brought to his brother, his brother burst into tears and howled, saying that he would serve as a soldier for the king in the next life.
This scene deeply shocked Li Ponu. For the first time, he felt the temptation of military exploits. As long as he killed three people, he could get the land, house, mother-in-law, cattle and horses.
Therefore, he immediately said goodbye to his brother who could live on his own, and signed up to go on an expedition to Gaochang. He wanted what his elder brother had.
Um! Although my sister-in-law has given birth to three children, she is still quite beautiful.
The important thing is that he is strong enough to work without hesitation, and if he has three or five more people, he won't be afraid of losing his life.
"cut!"
A thunderous roar rang in Li Ponu's ears. He shook violently and drove out all the messy thoughts in his head.
Following this roar, Li Ponu felt countless blows on his head and shoulders, and the pain fell on him like raindrops.
Although he was wearing thick iron armor, the beating still hurt.
In particular, there was a very thick thing that hit him hard on the head, which only made him dizzy.
But he didn't care about this. The only thing he cared about was a pair of galloping horse legs. They were so strong and there was a lot of flesh at first glance.
There was a unique smell of livestock. Li Ponu raised his ax diagonally and struck it with a swift blow.
Blood came out in a rush, and panicked shouts came from above. Li Ponu turned around and ran, only to hear a roar and a strong horse screaming and falling to the ground.
When Li Ponu went to see it again, the horse was still struggling to stand up, and its broken leg was scratching on the yellow sand.
The cavalryman on horseback had his thigh pinned down by the horse. He fell and screamed with blood on his face, as if to scare Li Ponu away from getting closer.
But it was of no use. A comrade with a black iron hammer had already come up and hit him on the head, smashing it into red and white pieces and spurting out.
Those Uighurs who were not pinned down by the horses did not run away. Some hook-and-scythe gunmen had already hooked his leather armor or chain mail armor with their hooks and dragged them directly over.
The knight howled and kicked his legs wildly, and his fingers were cut by the hook of the hook and sickle gun, but he could not get rid of it. When he was about to get close to the military formation, there was a big hand holding the big hand high, and there was no movement after one blow. .
After most of the fallen riders were dealt with, it was Li Ponu's turn again.
Holding long-handled axes, they crossed the blood and dead bodies on the ground to find the next target.
Scraping fat, this tactic is truly worthy of its name.
After the Gaochang Uighur cavalry were driven by inertia, they passed through Hanshandu and Yinqiangdu in a zigzag pattern.
Of the seven or eight thousand cavalry, five or six hundred were missing, not counting those killed by crossbows.
How could they afford this casualty? Before Guo Guangcheng and Chen Huiming's cavalry were dispatched, these cavalrymen ran back in a hurry.
Feng Hui was a little stunned. He felt that it was too cruel to use both Xianshandu and Yinqiang to fight against such a powerful cavalry.
Will it scare them away?
Jielipijia was also stunned, my cavalry! There were so many cavalry just now! Is that all that's left all of a sudden?
In less than half an hour, more than a thousand were reimbursed?
The left prime minister Jiejia Misi looked more and more something was wrong, so he rushed to Jielipijia and said.
"King of Heaven, I heard that the imperial guards around Zhang Tie in the Liang Kingdom were named Hanshandu. They were elite soldiers when Zhang Tie started his career. They were wearing iron armor and could be as good as ten.
Saktu was defeated by them in the past. This must be the end of the Hanshan Mountains, and Zhang Thief should not be far away. "
When Jielibijia heard this, he felt a little shaken in his heart, but he couldn't just retreat, right?
"If all of Zhang Thief's regrets are here, what is the best plan for the Left Prime Minister?"
Jie Jiami thought for a while, "If Zhang Zehan comes, the large army of soldiers and horses must be behind. They are stronger than the infantry. We cannot use our own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strong strength."
It is better to get out of the way, let them in, and then use rangers to cut off their food routes. This can also prevent the vanguard of the thieves from joining the main force, and then try to defeat them one by one. "
"That makes sense!" Jielibijia nodded.
"But in this case, our army will be a little small. If we want to strengthen the walls and clear the fields and cut off the food routes, we will have to have 60,000 to 70,000 cavalry."
"Then let go of Guancheng on Baishui Stream Road and invite Bugla Khan's army to Gaochang to help in the battle." Jie Jiamisi whispered.
Hearing what his left prime minister said, Jieli Pijia frowned deeply.
"I'm afraid it's easy to invite gods, but hard to send them away! In the past, the emperor of the great dynasty invited our ancestors to join the Central Plains to bring peace to the history of the two thieves' rebellion, but the lesson is not far away."
I didn’t expect that Jielibiga understood it quite well, but he was right. It is easy to invite gods but difficult to send them away. This was originally a comment on the Uighurs who helped the Tang Dynasty quell the chaos.
Jie Jia Misi slowly shook his head, "King of Heaven, Bugla Khan just wants to gain some benefits, so we can still talk slowly. Thief Zhang is here to destroy my country."
This is the truth. Even if Saktu enters Gaochang, he will not be able to conquer the Gaochang Kingdom, but Zhang Zhao can. It is clear who is more important and who is less important.
"Okay!" Jielibijia nodded slowly, "Then send the envoy to Pugu Cheng from the military city of Baishuijian Road and ask him to summon Bugla Khan to Gaochang."
