Boom!
One thousand and five hundred heavily armored cavalry bypassed the two wings of the Western Army and charged into the center of the Western Army with a devastating force.
At this stage, the Qingzhou Army has become familiar with the rhythm.
Heavy armored cavalry charged into the formation and divided the battlefield.
The infantry transformed into a fish scale formation to harvest the endgame.
Yang Weizhong was protected by a group of personal guards. He made a last effort and shouted loudly: "Don't be chaotic, form a formation to meet the enemy!"
However, except for the hundreds of soldiers around who could barely maintain their composure, the rest looked frightened and were running around like headless flies.
He placed his treasure on the left and right wings, which resulted in the weakness of the central and front troops, and the consequences became apparent at this time.
Facing 1,500 heavily armored cavalry, the weak Chinese army was unable to effectively block it. The Qingzhou cavalry rushed east and west as if they were in an uninhabited land, making random detours and dividing the battlefield.
The Chinese army of more than 10,000 people was instantly torn apart.
After beheading another Western soldier again, Huang Kai looked up to the sky and laughed, then his eyes were fixed on Yang Weizhong, who was surrounded by everyone, and the big banner behind him!
Kill the general and capture the flag!
It is the highest honor for a soldier.
Yang Xi only grabbed one of Xiang Yu's legs, and was awarded the title of Marquis of Chiquan from a leading soldier.
You know, in the six years since the founding of the Han Dynasty, only twenty-nine marquises were granted. You can imagine what an honor and achievement this was!
Huang Kai knew in his heart that the last time he killed Zhang Wanxian, he only gave him a head. That was because of his identity.
After all, he was a demoted general of the Wuwei Army, so he couldn't be entrusted with important responsibilities just after he was taken under his command.
If Yang Weizhong can be captured this time, the county magistrate will definitely reward him heavily.
Thinking of this, Huang Kai felt his blood boiling. He raised the steel knife in his hand and shouted: "My sons, follow me to kill the general and seize the flag!"
"kill!!!"
The cavalry behind them looked up to the sky and roared.
Seeing the Qingzhou cavalry rushing towards them, the guards looked horrified and hurriedly advised: "Commander, please leave quickly. I will stand behind you and block the cavalry!"
"Can't leave!"
Yang Weizhong smiled bitterly and shook his head.
How can seven to eight hundred infantry withstand a thousand and five hundred heavy cavalry that look like wolves and tigers?
Drawing out his saber with a clang, Yang Weizhong said sternly: "I, Yang Weizhong, started from a young age. Thanks to the late emperor, I have never given up. I have been entrusted with important tasks many times. I have high officials and generous salaries, and I have been deeply favored by the emperor. There is no reason to flee. Even if I die, I will fight. Die on the battlefield and serve your country loyally."
Seeing the heroes of the Western Army dying tragically under the sword of Qingzhou Army one by one, he looked up to the sky and sighed: "If Liang Fangping hadn't fled first in fear of the battle and took away an army of soldiers and cavalry, how could this battle have been defeated? It's a pity that he wanted to kill the thieves but was unable to return. sky!"
boom!
In the blink of an eye, the heavy armored cavalry arrived, charging into the military formation with the power to crush everything.
Huang Kai took the lead, raising the steel knife in his hand high and splitting it on the neck of a personal guard.
Even though there was a sword to protect his neck, the power of the galloping horse was too great, the steel knife chopped into pieces, and the huge head flew high into the air.
"Rebels will die!"
Yang Weizhong was furious and mounted his horse to greet him.
Seeing that he didn't run away, but instead took the initiative to greet him, Huang Kai was overjoyed: "Well done!"
when!
The crisp sound of metal clashing exploded in my ears, and the two steel knives collided together, sparks flying everywhere.
After all, Yang Weizhong is old. He has passed the age of knowing his destiny. How can he be the opponent of a man as young as Huang Kai?
After only three rounds of fighting, Huang Kai struck him in the back with a knife and fell off his horse.
"Haha, tied up!"
Huang Kai ordered with a big smile.
If pure infantry defeats an army with cavalry, the victory will be a small victory, and the defeat will be a major defeat.
This is caused by the characteristics of cavalry. The pursuit ability brought by high mobility makes it a luxury for infantry to retreat unscathed.
The two wings that Zhang Jun originally commanded pressed down on the Western Army camp, but when he turned around, he saw that the front and center troops had fallen, and even Yang Weizhong was captured alive.
Terrified, he immediately ordered the soldiers in the front row to retreat and evacuate the battlefield with the remaining 8,000 left-wing troops.
However, how could Liu Qi let him go so easily.
He had been holding back a lot of anger during this battle, and now he finally had a chance to vent his anger, and immediately led three thousand light cavalry in pursuit.
…
The setting sun is like blood.
The already tragic battlefield was covered with blood.
Han Zhen, surrounded by Lao Jiu and others, sat on the wooden box while two army doctors were removing his armor and treating his injuries.
This battle was much more difficult than he expected.
However, considering that the other party is the main force of the Western Army, and the commanders are also famous generals such as Yang Weizhong, Han Shizhong, Wu Jie, Zhang Jun, etc., this makes Han Zhen feel that it is not unacceptable.
Except for Yue Fei, he almost killed all the four generals of Zhongxing in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Calculating the time, Yue Fei is just twenty-one years old at this moment, and he has not yet met the Bole and noble man in his life, Zongze.
Now, I am honoring my father's filial piety in Tangyin's hometown.
In addition, there is another point, that is, the stockpile of firearms is insufficient. If there are 30,000 more firearms, he will not need to go out personally to defeat the main force of the Western Army.
Shi Wenhui led hundreds of army secretaries and were busy on the battlefield, counting casualties and counting military achievements.
A doctor held scissors and carefully cut off the arrow.
As the black light armor was removed, half of Han Zhen's body was stained red with blood.
After an inspection, the old doctor couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and chuckled: "The county magistrate Jiren has his own destiny. Although the arrow penetrated the flesh, it did not hurt the internal organs and ribs. It was just a skin injury. He will be raised for a long time." It will take a while to recover.”
"call!"
Hearing this, Lao Jiu and the other guards breathed a sigh of relief.
The old doctor warned: "County magistrate, please be patient and don't move around. The old man is about to start taking arrows."
"Well, just do it, doctor."
Han Zhen nodded, with a calm expression.
The old doctor took out a small scimitar, flicked it on the fire, and then made a cross wound along the site where the arrow had been hit.
The bright red blood immediately flowed out.
There are barbs on the arrows, so you can't pull them out hard, otherwise it will bring out a ball of flesh and blood the size of a walnut.
The only way is to cut the wound as far as possible to loosen the arrow, so that it can be taken out.
The old doctor's technique was skillful and he successfully took out the arrowhead in just a cup of tea.
Throughout the whole process, Han Zhen remained silent and endured with a tight face.
Da da da!
The sound of galloping horses was heard.
Liu Qi turned over and dismounted, opened his neck, and revealed a slightly childish cheek.
Quickly arriving in front of Han Zhen, Liu Qi looked depressed and said in a low mood: "The county magistrate forgives me for not being able to keep Zhang Jun and let him flee to Yucheng with his remaining troops."
He had been holding back his anger before, but Zhang Jun was not left here. With his arrogant and arrogant temperament, how could he be happy?
Seeing this, Han Zhen couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, and comforted: "Don't be discouraged. Yang Weizhong is a famous general in Zhao and Song Dynasty, powerful in the northwest. This time, the iron barrel array was deployed on both wings specifically to deal with your cavalry battalion. This caused the former army to The Chinese army is weak."
"Think about it from another perspective, you should be proud to be so feared by a famous general!"
In his opinion, although Liu Qi is a natural-born general, he is still young and energetic and needs several years of experience.
Hearing Han Zhen's comfort, Liu Qi's eyes suddenly lit up, he patted his thigh and said, "Wow, that's right!"
Han Zhen suppressed his smile and ordered: "Take Huang Kai with you and capture the Western Army camp!"
"Got the order!"
Liu Qi responded loudly, sweeping away his previous depression and regaining his former passion.
Today, there are only one or two thousand Western troops guarding the Western Army camp, and the rest are all prisoners of war.
At this time, the two doctors had bandaged the wound and were about to help Han Zhen put on clothes and armor, but Lao Jiu on the side beat him to it.
Seeing Shi Wenhui coming again, Han Zhen asked: "What are the casualties of our army?"
Shi Wenhui answered truthfully: "The Qingzhou Army lost more than 1,400 people and injured more than 3,200. The Western Army Camp lost more than 2,700 people and injured 5,000."
Hearing this, Han Zhen was silent for a while.
Most of the more than 1,400 soldiers were killed by the divine arm crossbow, and even his personal guards suffered heavy losses.
The only good thing is that there were no casualties in the cavalry battalion, otherwise Han Zhen would have been really distressed.
The Western Army Camp had no choice. Yang Weizhong invested a lot of troops and ordnance on both wings. If Liu Qi hadn't led 3,000 light cavalry to patrol the side, exerting pressure and making Zhang Jun fearful, the Western Army Camp would have collapsed long ago.
After a moment of silence, Han Zhen slowly said: "Gather the bones, wait until the war is over, and then return to your hometown with honor and return your fallen leaves to their roots. Treat the injured with all your strength."
Shi Wenhui nodded solemnly: "The county magistrate is relieved. All the pensions and military exploits should be registered and will be distributed to the families of the soldiers who died in the war."
Han Zhen asked again: "What was the result of the battle?"
Speaking of this, Shi Wenhui swept away the gloom and said in an excited tone: "In this great victory, more than 10,000 people were killed and more than 60,000 prisoners were taken. Countless weapons were seized, among which were only the divine arm crossbows, with more than 2,000 of them intact. , and some are not seriously damaged and can still be used after repairs. It is estimated that there are three thousand!"
Three thousand, plus the two thousand in the army, has exceeded five thousand, enough to equip five battalions of crossbowmen.
Moreover, half of the more than 60,000 prisoners of war were from the Western Army, and there were even some elites like those trapped in the camp.
As long as we reorganize and focus, we will be a strong army again!
Han Zhen raised a smile at the corner of his mouth and ordered: "Write a victory report and order the scout battalion to send it back to Zi and Qing prefectures overnight!"
"I'm going to go now."
After Shi Wenhui said that, he turned around and left happily.
After putting on the black light armor again, Han Zhen, surrounded by Nie Dong, Wei Da and others, stepped in front of a group of Western prisoners of war.
Yang Weizhong looked at Han Zhen and asked, "Are you Han Zhen?"
"Exactly!"
Han Zhen nodded and ordered: "Come here, untie General Yang and entertain them. In addition, let the military doctors treat their injuries."
In any case, Yang Weizhong has been guarding the northwest for more than 30 years. He has worked hard and made great achievements, so he deserves the courtesy he deserves.
The men immediately stepped forward and untied the rope from Yang Weizhong.
Yang Weizhong rubbed his wrist and looked at him with doubt.
Seeing this, Han Zhen chuckled and said: "Although you and I are fighting each other on the battlefield and fighting life and death, General Yang has guarded the border troops for many years and prevented the Xixia people from entering the Central Plains to plunder. Han admires him deeply."
Hearing this, Han Shizhong and others looked at him with softer eyes.
Yang Weizhong frowned and said: "You are a hero in this world, why don't you join the army to serve the country, but instead do something rebellious and rebellious?"
Han Zhen said in a calm tone: "I'm used to being a tiger, I can't be a dog!"
As soon as these words came out, all the prisoners of war suddenly stared angrily.
But he dared to be angry and dare not say anything. In fact, Han Zhen had completely defeated them with an iron spear before, and he had no confidence in his heart.
Wen Wu is the first, Wu Wu is the second.
If you say you can do it, then fight.
If you can't beat it, you can't beat it. There aren't as many twists and turns as the literati.
"Ah!"
Han Zhen smiled inexplicably, turned and left.
"Han Zhen!"
Yang Weizhong called out to him.
Han Zhen paused, turned around and asked, "What else does General Yang have to do?"
Yang Weizhong looked solemn and said: "What do you want to do?"
Hearing this, not only Han Shizhong and others, but also Nie Dong, Wei Da and other Qingzhou Army generals all looked at him.
"From today on, this Shandong province will change its surname to Han!"
After leaving these words, Han Zhen strode away.
(End of chapter)
