Han Chang looked at Wang Xiao's hunting cavalry coming from the opposite side. They were all wearing iron armor and shining golden light in the early morning light. The horses are all carefully selected, all tall and well equipped. The cavalry didn't come very fast, but their momentum was astonishing, pressing down like a huge mountain.
The Jin army started from the white mountains and black waters. Although they captured a lot of weapons from the Liao and Song dynasties, the nature of the army did not like such equipment. When they arrive at the battlefield and need thick armor, they often wear two layers, and sometimes even three layers. Seeing the momentum of the Song army, even a well-informed general like Han Chang couldn't help but gasp.
Seeing how close he was, Han Chang shouted sharply. Take off the bow, put an arrow on it, and draw the bow like the full moon. With a sudden breath, the arrow shot towards the frontmost general of the Song army like a shooting star.
Chi Yuping saw the arrow coming, but he was wearing iron armor and had difficulty moving, so he had no time to dodge. The arrow was like a poisonous snake, suddenly stinging Chi Yuping's left chest. There was nothing at first, but as time passed, blood slowly began to ooze out. Chi Yuping ignored him and just controlled his horse, slowly coming towards the Jin army.
Seeing that Chi Yuping was not seriously injured, the Jin army was in an uproar.
Han Chang is a fierce general who can shoot a three-stone bow. The bow used immediately is less powerful and has two stones and five buckets. There are countless scenes of Han Chang shooting an arrow through the enemy general's chest in the battle formation. Today it was shot at the enemy general, but it only oozed blood and was not seriously injured. One can imagine how thick the Song army's armor was on the opposite side. Fighting with such an army, Jin Jun couldn't help but be afraid.
Not long after, the two armies were only twenty or thirty steps away. The Jin army bent their bows and shot arrows one after another, but they could not penetrate the Song army's armor. Even the arrows that pierced the Song army's armor were very few and clinked on the ground.
I saw the Song army slowly getting closer, like a dark cloud. The iron hooves hit the ground like thunder. Han Chang was frightened.
When the two armies were about twenty steps away, Chi Yuping shouted loudly and gripped his spear tightly. The whistle from the mouth of the soldier beside him made a shrill whistle, and there was a sudden sound of whistles in front of the formation. Following the whistle, the Song Army's spear was raised flat and slightly tilted upward. Then the whistles continued, and Song Jun's speed suddenly increased. Like Mount Tai pressing down on the top, it rushed straight towards the Jin army.
When Han Chang saw something bad, he swung the mace in his hand and took away the spear that was stabbing him.
The Song army's spear was too long, and the Jin army only saw a piece of spear tip thrust towards them, and before they could react, a large piece fell down. Almost in the blink of an eye, hundreds of Jin Army cavalry died on the battlefield.
Wu Shu's line of sight was blocked by his own army. He only saw the formation beginning to collapse, and he couldn't help but feel anxious. Li Yanxian, who was on the opposite side, saw clearly and was shocked. Everyone knows that heavy armored cavalry is powerful, but the Song Dynasty was short of horses, and there were none in the Forbidden Army for a long time. It was the first time today that I saw heavy armored cavalry charging, like a giant hammer, directly smashing the front of the Jin army.
After being stunned for a while, Li Yanxian said: "Zhen Fu, you have such a strong army, why are you afraid of the Jin people! With three thousand cavalry, no one can stop them!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Three thousand cavalry, observation, I can't afford to raise that many heavy armored cavalry. Even if I can afford to raise them, I don't have that many good horses, nor that many good soldiers. I have recruited fifty thousand." Soldiers, one in a hundred were selected to get these six hundred cavalry. These six hundred people are much more expensive than the three thousand normal army! These soldiers and horses are all carefully selected. Only So much."
Li Yanxian naturally understands this truth. Said: "What a pity. If the observation area is larger, there must be more elite soldiers. If there is no shortage of horses in the army, there can be more cavalry! They rush forward, no matter what formation they cannot break up!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Only heavy cavalry is of little use. They require the cooperation of other arms, which is not easy."
Chi Yuping stabbed three people in succession, and the Jin army in front crowded together, blocking them like an earth wall. When the gun thrust out again, Jin Jun grabbed him and couldn't take it back. The same goes for the other knights around him.
Stabbing forward the spear in his hand, Chi Yuping pulled out his mace and shouted loudly: "Hit the knight on horseback! Charge!"
The knights in the front row of the Song Army thrust out their spears, drew out their maces, and roared forward. Switching to short weapons, the gap between the cavalry suddenly widened. The knights in the back row used their spears to check and fill the gaps, stabbing down the golden soldiers missed by the knights in the front row one by one.
Han Chang had already retreated to the back, watching the Song army's momentum continue to press towards him. The weapons of his own cavalry could hardly cause damage to the overpressing Song army, and the situation was already one-sided. I knew in my heart that there was no way to win today no matter what.
Although the armor's protection is strong, it is not flexible in movement and greatly restricts people's posture. Song Jun was holding an iron mace and could only make a few limited movements. However, these knights are carefully selected, tall and strong. As soon as the mace went down, Jin Jun's blood burst out, which was extremely scary.
Chi Yuping raised his mace and smashed the head of a Jinjun officer in front of him. He raised his head and looked for Han Chang, the commander of the Jin army.
Han Chang felt bad about the heat and had already retreated to the back. Command the soldiers, call the commander of the army, and strive to lead the remaining Jin army back in an organized manner. It's just that the Jin army's formation was crushed into a ball by the Song army and couldn't be separated at all.
Previously, Wu Shu only saw his own formation quickly dispersing and didn't know what happened. Soon the formation was pressed into a ball, only to find that the Song army was pressing over and their side was unstoppable. Seeing Song Jun wearing iron armor and being invulnerable, Wu Shu took a deep breath. He hurriedly ordered his soldiers to pay gold immediately and asked Han Chang to withdraw.
Seeing that the Jin army began to retreat, Chi Yuping shouted: "Insert into the enemy's formation! Kill!"
The Song army was divided into small groups and thrust into the Jin army's formation like sharp blades. Regardless of the Jin army behind them, they just pushed forward and quickly divided the Jin army into small groups. The Jin army had no fighting spirit and just withdrew towards the formation regardless of the life or death of the people behind them.
Chi Yuping led his troops in hot pursuit, and did not stop until he was less than fifty steps away from the Jin army's formation.
Looking up at the Jin army's formation, Chi Yuping slowly turned his horse over and stood in front of the formation like a fierce god. The Song army behind them surrounded the Jin army who had no time to escape, and chopped them down one by one in front of the formation.
Li Yanxian's blood boiled with excitement, and he said to Wang Xiaolie beside him: "Zhenfu, your cavalry is unstoppable! Why not let them charge down, they will surely disrupt the Jin army's formation! At that time, the whole army will press on, and see Wushu Where to run away!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Observe, there are only 600 heavy cavalry. Even if the Jin army is disrupted, the Jin army's formation will not be in chaos. Without other troops to respond, the heavy cavalry cannot stop the enemy and will be tripped and stabbed to death. There is nothing we can do. Today Just give it a try with the Jin Army and win with momentum. To be honest, if the entire army is integrated and tens of thousands of people can be like arms and fingers, how can I let the Jin Army run away!"
Heavy cavalry can only attack a little bit, but they are also very dangerous if there are no other troops to protect them. After disrupting the enemy's formation, there will be no other troops to expand the results, and it will be difficult to win. At this time, the Jin army was still very strong, and it was difficult to defeat them with only 600 men.
When Han Chang returned to the military formation, he saw that only six or seven hundred men and horses followed him back, and he couldn't help but feel ashamed. He crossed his hands and said to Wu Shu: "Mr. Lang, the Song army's cavalry is very armored and invulnerable! The general is incompetent, please punish him!"
Wu Shu looked at Chi Yuping, who was standing on horseback in front of the formation, gritted his teeth and said: "I underestimated Wang Xiaolie! If we don't fight him, there is nothing we can do about him if we rush to kill him in a small formation! The second prince is waiting in Shaanxi , we can’t start a war with Wang Xiaolie in Luoyang! This battle was caused by my poor thinking, which made you suffer! Let’s wait a few months until the war in Shaanxi is over, and then meet him again!”
Han Chang said: "I'm afraid that by then, Wang Xiaolie's army will be even stronger!"
Wu Shu sneered and said: "The people of Song Dynasty have no horses. Wang Xiao is very capable of hunting. How many heavy armored cavalry are there! After this battle, go back and find some good horses. I will train heavy armored cavalry that is ten times his number. Let's see how he does." !”
Han Chang nodded. Seeing Chi Yuping leading his troops back slowly in front of the formation, he felt itching with hatred.
