Zhou Dewei seemed to be leading more than 20,000 cavalry, and they charged towards Fu Jian's direction in a mighty manner.
But in fact, there are more than 20,000 people here. It’s just because Zhou Dewei’s cavalry is equipped with one person and two riders. In addition, Zhou Dewei deliberately planted more flags and created more momentum. This misled Fu Jian and other princes to send spies.
On the other hand, the remaining 20,000 of Su Lie's 30,000 cavalry were hidden aside under the leadership of Zhao Yun and Jia Fu, waiting only for the enemy's infantry and cavalry to separate, and for Zhou Dewei to lead out Fu Jian and other princes. With the backhand, you can rush out and defeat the enemy's infantry with all your strength.
In addition, Bai Qi also mobilized another army from Liangzhou this time, but this army was not noticed by Fu Jian and others.
Previously, Su Lie sent Luo Yi and Luo Cheng to lead a total of 17,000 infantry and cavalry troops to conquer Zhangye, Jiuquan, and Dunhuang in the west of Liangzhou.
But this time, in order to win the battle in one fell swoop, Bai Qi even ordered Luo Yi and Luo Cheng to give up all the results they had achieved during this period, and secretly transferred this team here.
The reason why Bai Qi did this is also very simple. As long as Fu Jian and other princes can be defeated in this battle, the situation in Liangzhou will be decided. Even if Luo Cheng and the others gave up the results they had achieved before, how could it be a problem for Zhangye, Jiuquan, Dunhuang and other places once this battle was won and the army arrived?
If they win this battle, the entire Liangzhou will be captured by them. If they lose this battle, even if Luo Yi and Luo Cheng and his son take over Zhangye, Jiuquan, Dunhuang and other places, they will most likely not be able to keep it in the end.
At this time, it was the 5,000 cavalry led by Luo Cheng who appeared behind Fu Jian. As for the remaining 12,000 infantry, they were already waiting at the designated place under the command of Bai Qi, led by Luo Yi.
"Quickly, send the order. The entire army will change direction and we must defeat this Jin cavalry!" Fu Jian ordered.
The situation has developed in a direction that is unfavorable to Fu Jian and the others, although now Fu Jian regrets extremely that he could not resist the temptation of Bai Qi's 70,000 cavalry and chose to go out of the city to fight in the field.
But at this moment, it was obviously not the time for Fu Jian to feel regretful. He could only suppress the negative emotions in his heart and start to deal with this crisis!
"Come here, hurry up and contact generals such as Lu Bu, Yu Juluo, Ma Yuan, etc., and ask them to lead the troops back to help as soon as possible!" Fu Jian immediately ordered.
Now, the biggest reason why Fu Jian and his coalition of princes are experiencing such a crisis is because of the serious disconnect between their infantry and cavalry. Therefore, the top priority is to condense all the forces into one force as soon as possible.
"Kill!" Twenty thousand cavalrymen, led by Zhao Yun and Jia Fu, shouted in unison, shaking the entire battlefield. An extremely strong killing intent emanated from the body of this cavalryman.
"Quick, get in formation!" Fu Jian's general Heiliandu shouted loudly. The infantry and cavalry are fighting. If they don't form a battle formation as soon as possible, they may not be able to withstand the enemy's charges.
"Open!" As Zhao Yun shouted softly, the 20,000 cavalry who were charging suddenly split into two from the left and right.
Bai Qi was fully prepared for this battle. After the cavalry led by Zhao Yun was divided into two, a group of iron cans rushed out from the center of the separation, acting as arrows for the charge of the twenty thousand cavalry.
This is another one of Bai Qi's trump cards, eight thousand heavy cavalry, how can they be stopped by a few infantry in a hurry.
Heavy cavalry was the king of the army in the feudal cold weapon era. It weighed half a ton and reached a speed of more than 10 meters per second, which would cause unimaginable impact and destructive power to the infantry formation.
However, although the combat power of heavy cavalry is terrifying and it can play a huge role in large-scale battles, the cost of money and food to build a heavy cavalry is also huge.
Even with Li Xiang's strength, there are not many heavy cavalry that can be formed. Excluding special troops such as the Tiger Guard and Li Cunxiao's Flying Tiger Army, these eight thousand heavy cavalry were almost half of all the heavy cavalry in Li Xiang's forces.
Even if the equipment does not include heavy cavalry, generally speaking, horses consume 5 times the supplies of people. Heavy cavalry, equipped with one person and three horses as standard, consumes 16 times the supplies of ordinary infantry.
While the heavy cavalry has a terrifying impact, the heavy armor is a huge test for the horses' endurance.
Just like Su Lie this time, during a long-distance attack, each heavy cavalry must be equipped with three horses. One of the horses is given to the warrior for riding, while the other two war horses are responsible for carrying armor and stomach equipment and dry food required for marching.
During the battle, killing one heavy cavalry at the cost of ten infantrymen can be said to be a profit, and killing one heavy cavalry at the cost of five infantrymen is a great victory.
"It's over!" The appearance of the eight thousand heavy cavalry also extinguished the trace of luck in Fu Jian's heart.
Eight thousand heavy cavalry were in front, twelve thousand light cavalry were behind, and Luo Cheng's five thousand light cavalry were outflanking them on the other side. Such a lineup was definitely not something that his 60,000 infantry could stop.
Heavy cavalry, including men and horses, are all covered in iron armor, and the soldiers also wear soft pads inside the armor. It is difficult for ordinary attacks to cause damage to fully armed soldiers, and it usually takes several cuts or thrusts to break the armor.
There are three ways to stably break armor, namely, crossbows, blunt weapons, and the impact of horses. Because the crossbow is complex to manufacture, easy to damage, and has a very low rate of fire, it is not an efficient weapon. Blunt weapons are heavy, short, expensive, require long-term training to operate, and are not ideal for use.
So in summary, only heavy cavalry can cause damage to heavy cavalry.
And how could Fu Jian do these methods in a hurry. Therefore, at this time, Fu Jian could even imagine the miserable plight of the soldiers under his command under the iron heel of the enemy.
"Kill! Kill for me!"
Among the heavy cavalry, Jia Fu took the lead. The halberd in his hand circled out, and the dozen enemy troops blocking the front were swept away in an instant.
"Quick, hold on, hold it all for me..."
Heiliandu, who was at the front, shouted anxiously, but no matter how loud he screamed, he could not turn the situation around, and the defeat was certain.
The heavy cavalry army trampled with iron hooves, and broken limbs and arms were everywhere. A huge gap was torn open in a short time in the battle formation that Heiliandu had worked so hard to organize in a hurry.
Following this gap, under the leadership of Jia Fu, eight thousand heavy cavalry swarmed in, immediately triggering waves of killings among the rebellious army.
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