A goshawk flew across the blue sky and flew to the land filled with earthy yellow sand.
The wind blowing in the desert north blew the dead grass under the horses' hooves constantly falling down. After the wind passed, they stood up tenaciously.
The war horse snorted and moved its hooves a little restlessly.
Tens of thousands of Northern Barbarian cavalry were waiting quietly.
…
On the other side, the Sheng army led by Zhao Haiping continued to advance.
On the way to the Woodlands Tulas Mountain, the forward Sheng army began to encounter the Northern Barbarians' cavalry one after another. The number of these cavalry was small, and they had little fighting spirit. After a brief struggle, they fled one after another.
All signs are exactly the same as what Duke Qi encountered before.
But since Zhao Haiping has made up his mind, of course he will not give in.
He knew that there must be an ambush by the Northern Barbarian army on the Woodlands Mountains, but he also knew that only in this case would the two sides have a chance for a decisive battle.
If the victory of the Sheng army is certain, the leader of the Northern Barbarians would rather abandon a large amount of baggage and flee to preserve the vitality of the elite cavalry. Although it will be considered a victory by then, the strategic goal of this expedition to Mobei will be difficult to achieve.
Even though you know it's bait, you still bite it. In the final analysis, there is only one reason.
Let’s see if the fish dies or the net breaks!
The mountains in the distance are getting closer.
Woodlands Turashan is not a very high mountain range. Compared with those majestic mountains, it is just a continuous small slope.
But this kind of terrain is enough for tens of thousands of cavalry to hide.
Finally, at a very subtle distance, Zhao Haiping saw a shadowy figure appearing on the top of the mountain in the distance.
Soon, more cavalry appeared.
Each hilltop was occupied by the Northern Barbarians' armored heavy cavalry.
These heavily armored cavalry, both men and horses were covered in armor. In the age of cold weapons, they were the well-deserved kings of war.
Not only that, each of these Northern Barbarian cavalrymen has three or four horses, and the total number of horses is estimated to be hundreds of thousands, which is better than Sheng Jun in terms of horse power.
Zhao Haiping's eyes swept over the hills one after another: "At least 30,000 heavily armored cavalry..."
This is the absolute main force of the Northern Barbarian Army, and such a heavy cavalry was a force that could sweep the world in most historical periods in ancient times.
"Array up!"
Zhao Haiping gave an order, and Sheng Jun, who was already exhausted from the long journey, immediately cheered up and formed a square formation.
The Northern Barbarians' cavalry has also occupied many highlands in the Woodlands Mountains, overlooking the Sheng army from a commanding position. At the same time, they are constantly mobilizing.
The war is about to break out.
However, during the process of mobilization between the two parties, the vast grassland was filled with an atmosphere of silence and depression, even a bit solemn.
Even Chu Ge and the other three players did not speak at this time and watched quietly.
Like a magnificent movie, after many ups and downs, it finally reaches its climax.
They each played different identities, but now, if they want to win this war, they can only watch Zhao Haiping's own performance.
Zhao Haiping continued to order: "Shenji Battalion, form an array in front!"
At this time, the Northern Barbarian army clearly had the advantage, and the initiative was in their hands.
The Woodlands Tula Mountain was a carefully selected ambush site for the Northern Barbarian army. The leader, Mahali, hid all the elite cavalry behind the hillside in order to build a perfect enough encirclement when Sheng's army arrived.
At this time, for the Northern Barbarian army, no matter what Sheng's army chooses, they can maintain sufficient initiative in tactics.
If Sheng's army chooses to fight, then the Northern Barbarians' army will be condescending on the mountain, and the charge of the cavalry can take advantage of the terrain to produce an overwhelming effect. The cavalry of the Dasheng Dynasty must be at a huge disadvantage if they want to hedge.
If Sheng's army chooses to retreat, its morale will inevitably be greatly damaged, and all Sheng's soldiers will think that the chance of victory is extremely low. And while Sheng's army was withdrawing, as long as the Northern Barbarian cavalry launched a pursuit, even if Sheng Taizu was around, the entire army would not be wiped out, but the losses would probably be heavy.
In the age of cold weapons, the outcome of many wars often did not depend entirely on the number of people, but on morale.
Therefore, the Sheng army at this time must not retreat, but can only put everything on the line and make a huge gamble.
The battle formations of both sides have been deployed, and Zhao Haiping will certainly not act rashly, because he knows that the Northern Barbarian army will definitely attack first.
In the eyes of Mahali, the leader of the northern barbarians, Sheng's army had already penetrated deep into Mobei. They were exhausted from marching for several days. At this time, they recklessly broke into his carefully designed ambush site, and they were already a piece of fat.
If you haven’t taken the initiative in this situation, what are you waiting for? Are you waiting for Sheng Jun to collapse?
The opportunity cannot be lost.
For Sheng Taizu, all the previous preparations were aimed at severely inflicting heavy damage on the Northern Barbarians, so they must not retreat at this time. And for the Northern Barbarians, the same was true.
Sure enough, smoke and dust rose from the mountain opposite.
The Northern Barbarians' heavy cavalry moved!
These armored heavy cavalry charged towards the center of Sheng's army and came with a condescending force, like the ground cracking and a mountain falling.
Countless horse hooves stepped on the ground, causing rumbling tremors, which was unstoppable!
Mahali was obviously extremely convinced that no infantry or cavalry in this world could stop the charge of the condescending heavy cavalry.
If Dasheng Dynasty uses any troops to meet the enemy, there will only be one result, and that is to be run over by the ruthless cavalry and directly scattered!
But they didn't expect that what greeted them was not any infantry or cavalry, but the first arms created by the Dasheng Dynasty.
Divine Machine Camp!
Guns, artillery, and countless black muzzles were aimed at the unstoppable Northern Barbarian heavy cavalry charging from high places.
"boom!"
"boom!"
Guns and cannons fired together, shaking the sky and the earth!
The commander of the Shenji Battalion did not attack immediately, but waited until the heavy cavalry was about to enter the range of the muskets, and then ordered the guns and artillery to fire at the critical moment.
The huge sound completely overshadowed the sound of the Northern Barbarians' horse hooves. The bullets and artillery shells, accompanied by the diffuse smoke, were shot into the heavy cavalry battle formation. Those armors with excellent defense against cold weapons were as brittle in front of the guns and cannons. A piece of paper, whether it is a soldier or a war horse, all flesh and blood is flying!
The steel behemoth weighing almost half a ton collapsed, its blood staining the withered grass in Mobei red.
The surviving cavalry tried to pull out their legs from the fallen horse, but was quickly trampled by the cavalry behind them who could not dodge.
Then a group of cavalry rushed up and were harvested by a new round of guns.
The soldiers of Shengjun Shenji Battalion were arranged in three rows. The soldiers at the front were only responsible for shooting, the soldiers at the back were responsible for loading, and the soldiers in the middle were responsible for passing the muskets. In addition, there are various other auxiliary arms that cooperate with each other.
"retreat!"
After throwing away thousands of corpses, these arrogant Northern Barbarian heavy cavalry finally realized that something was wrong and retreated hastily.
They want to go back to the top of the mountain and adjust the array.
And Zhao Haiping also knew that the fighter plane was coming!
Although Sheng Jun's firearms were powerful, they couldn't always count on the Northern Barbarian cavalry to rush in stupidly.
After the Northern Barbarian cavalry suffered this loss, they will definitely be more cautious next time, and it is hard to say whether the Shenji Battalion can still achieve such results.
If you want to severely damage the enemy, you still need cavalry.
Because in this era, only cavalry has high mobility, and only cavalry has the ability to break up enemy formations and decide the outcome in a single battle.
Thinking of this, he immediately ordered.
The Shengjun cavalry on both wings began to attack the Woodlands Mountains ahead!
For Sheng Jun, this was the only opportunity. After all, the elite Northern Barbarian cavalry charging from the center had just retreated and their formation was not in order. When they returned to the top of the mountain, there would inevitably be a certain amount of chaos.
Take this opportunity to attack the enemy's two flanks. As long as you can make a breakthrough and seize some of the hilltops as commanding heights, the battlefield situation on both sides may be reversed.
But it was obvious that the Northern Barbarian cavalry were not incompetent.
Rains of arrows shot out from the tops of the mountains on both sides, and armor-piercing heavy arrows blocked the sky. With the advantage of the high ground, the Sheng army that was attacking from behind was struggling.
Soon, the Northern Barbarian cavalry on both sides also rushed down to confront Sheng's army!
Although the forwards of Sheng's army suffered heavy casualties, it was naturally impossible for them to collapse at the first touch when Sheng Taizu was personally conducting the expedition. They still fought to the death and the two sides fell into a stalemate.
The heavy cavalry from both sides collided violently, and many soldiers were knocked off their horses. However, as long as they could get up after dismounting, they immediately drew out their sabers or scimitars and hacked together with the enemy.
The battle on the two wings soon became tense.
"Keep your formation and press forward!"
Zhao Haiping gave an order, and the military formation in the center began to move forward.
Under the intimidation of the Shenji Battalion, the Northern Barbarians' heavy cavalry did not dare to attack the center rashly. The horses moved anxiously on the hillside, paving the ground with their four hooves, but they still maintained an extremely strict formation.
At the highest point, the leader of the Northern Barbarians, Mahali, and many of his princes looked down at the army of the Dasheng Dynasty.
It's a pity that the distance between the two sides is still very far, and with low attack and high attack, the range of Shenji Battalion's guns is greatly restricted.
As the battle situation on both wings became tense, the heavy cavalry in the center of the Northern Barbarians also began to support both sides.
Obviously, there was a stalemate in the center at this time. Shengjun's Shenji Battalion had already set up its formation and set up its guns. The Beiman heavy cavalry had suffered heavy losses after charging once and did not dare to move again.
But Sheng Jun did not dare to rush forward rashly, because once the heavy cavalry was used to charge, it meant that the firearms of the Shenji Battalion could no longer provide cover. After the two sides fought together, the muskets and artillery would accidentally injure their own people.
Once it becomes a cavalry hedge, the Northern Barbarian cavalry occupying the high ground will have a greater advantage.
Therefore, the key at this time lies in the battle on both wings.
If Sheng's army wins, it means that they can use the cavalry to pull out one of the mountain tops and use it as a fulcrum to launch an attack on the Northern Barbarians' main formation.
On the other hand, if the Northern Barbarians win, they can take advantage of the situation and directly eat up all the Sheng Army's cavalry on the flanks, and then encircle the Sheng Army's flanks and rear.
Zhao Haiping's hand held the horse's rein tightly. Every minute and every second at this time was difficult, but he knew that the situation was still unclear and he must not act rashly.
A battle with cold weapons is like cutting flesh with a blunt knife. Soldiers collide one after another. The two armies may fight for several hours. It is completely unlike the era of hot weapons, where the firepower of heavy machine guns pours down and can kill an enemy in an instant. The entire army was exposed.
But it is precisely because of this that concentration is needed even more.
As the sun gradually sets in the west, the battle on the flanks finally begins to show a clear trend.
But this trend is not good news for Sheng Jun.
The Northern Barbarian Cavalry has gained an advantage!
After a long march, Sheng's army's physical strength was not at its peak, let alone fighting high with low. Although there were more people and they all fought bravely, they gradually fell behind as the number of Northern Barbarian cavalry continued to increase. Downwind.
Some cavalry generals have died heroically, or were hit by several arrows and forced to retreat.
Zhao Haiping's eyes swept across the two wings, and then quickly looked back.
The battle damage was very high...
In the era of cold weapons, the battle losses that the army could withstand were very low. If there was only 5%, the establishment would likely collapse, causing the entire battle to collapse. If it can withstand 10% or even 15% of battle losses, it will already be a great elite force in the era of cold weapons.
But now, the battle losses on both wings of Sheng's army were already teetering on the edge of collapse.
Once one side collapses, the consequences will be disastrous.
There are already generals who are ready to lead troops to support the Sheng army on both wings, because the Northern Barbarian cavalry has divided its troops several times to support the two wings.
But Zhao Haiping didn't say anything, so naturally no one dared to act rashly.
Zhao Haiping looked at the high hillside in front of him, seeming to have locked onto the target he was looking for across a long distance.
He slowly closed his eyes, seeming to be thinking about how Taizu Sheng would have felt when faced with this situation.
Is it passionate? Or... no regrets in this life?
Finally, Zhao Haiping opened his eyes, raised his hand, and quickly issued a few instructions.
The general beside him was stunned.
"Your Majesty! This..."
But before they had time to say anything, Zhao Haiping had already raised his gun and galloped towards the hillside ahead!
"kill!"
Behind Zhao Haiping, a roar broke out instantly, and five thousand of the most elite cavalry followed closely behind him, rushing straight towards the Northern Barbarian cavalry on the hillside!
Once he leaves the formation, it means that the supreme commander has become a member of the soldiers. Even if he wants to issue new orders, it will be difficult.
Therefore, Zhao Haiping brandished his big gun and issued his last command in this battle while charging.
"We meet on a narrow road! The brave one wins!
"Long live Dasheng!!"
Five thousand elite cavalry were like a whirlwind, following Zhao Haiping and attacking the main formation of the Northern Barbarian cavalry.
At the same time, the Shenji Battalion received the order, dispersed to both sides, rushed towards the anxious battle lines on both wings, and violently shot the Northern Barbarian cavalry on the left and right with guns and cannons!
Smoke rises and the sound of gunfire is heard.
The Northern Barbarian cavalry who continued to reinforce the left and right wings were shot by guns and immediately fell into chaos.
The originally unsustainable two wings were finally greatly relieved by the addition of the Shenji Battalion.
But in the end, it is in the middle that determines the outcome.
Seeing that Sheng Jun actually started to charge with heavy cavalry, the Northern Barbarian cavalry showed a look of astonishment on their faces.
But after the shock, he smiled again.
The reason is very simple. At this time, the Northern Barbarian cavalry is still occupying a high position and has a neat formation. Even if it is attacked, it will not necessarily collapse. Moreover, they have strong bows, crossbows and armor-piercing arrows in their hands, and they have a great range advantage when shooting arrows down the mountain.
The next scenario is likely to be the same as the battle on the two wings. First, shoot armor-piercing arrows, and then the cavalry will counterattack. No matter how you look at it, the Northern Barbarian cavalry will have a greater advantage.
Mahali waved his hand: "Fire the arrow!"
"Whoosh!"
"Whizzing!"
The armor-piercing arrows made a sharp sound as they cut through a perfect arc and shot towards the Sheng army below.
It is not easy to shoot at the fast-moving cavalry, but these northern barbarians are good at riding and shooting, and with so many arrows shooting at the Sheng army's formation at the same time, they can always hit some.
What surprised the Northern Barbarian cavalry was that these armor-piercing heavy arrows shot at the Shengjun cavalry did not have much effect.
These cavalry are still charging forward!
As the distance between the two sides narrowed, the Northern Barbarian cavalry noticed that the armor on this elite cavalry seemed to be different from the armor of other Sheng troops.
All are heavily armored!
Not only that, the horses of these elite cavalry of the Sheng army are also carefully selected and have strong bodies. They are not inferior to the strongest horses in the Northern Barbarian army. Therefore, they have extremely strong load-bearing capacity and can bear such heavy armored cavalry.
The cavalry were as fast as the wind and the remaining clouds, and before Mahali could react, they had quickly closed the distance.
The galloping Shengjun cavalry have also drawn their bows and arrows, and fired arrows to counterattack!
The heavily armored horse archers are also very lethal at long range.
Although the range of the riding bow is lower than that of the foot bow, and the range will be affected when shooting from bottom to top, this difference in range is quickly made up by the foot power of the war horse.
When they rushed in front of the Beiman cavalry with the first round of arrows, the Sheng army counterattacked with the arrows.
"rush!"
Mahali finally couldn't wait any longer, because the cavalry needed a certain distance to increase their speed and not fall into a disadvantage when they collided.
The Northern Barbarian cavalry, which could no longer hold back, immediately launched a countercharge against the 5,000-strong army rushing down the mountain!
But before the two sides actually engaged in battle, an ominous premonition flashed through Mahali's heart.
Because the military strength seems to be somewhat insufficient.
He sent too many troops to support the two wings before!
It's just that Mahali still firmly believed that the Northern Barbarians would win. After all, the cavalry at this time was their entire family and the absolute elite. Many brave and capable princes were among them. What's more, they charged from top to bottom and naturally had an advantage.
But soon, he realized he was wrong.
Because the Shengjun cavalry rushing at the front actually stretched out their black muzzles towards them.
Moreover, there are still three muzzles!
The three-eyed blunderbuss has become the standard equipment of the elite cavalry at this time. Although this blunderbuss is much more primitive than the matchlock gun during the period of General Deng Yuanjing, it is after all a weapon most suitable for immediate combat.
In the cavalry's assault and fighting, the situation changes rapidly, and it is basically impossible to reload steadily.
The three-eyed gun can fire three shots in a row. It does not need to be reloaded after it is fired. It can be swung directly as an armor-piercing weapon. It has been favored by Shengjun for hundreds of years.
"boom!"
As smoke emitted from the muskets of the Shengjun cavalry in the front row, the opposing Northern Barbarian heavy cavalry had already been shot and fell off their horses before they actually engaged the opponent.
Immediately afterwards, the torrent of two iron cavalry collided with each other!
Meeting on a narrow road, no matter how many strategies were used, it was meaningless. At this time, the elite cavalry of this prosperous army was inspired by His Majesty to personally lead the charge. Their morale had reached its peak, and they had been waiting for a fighter at the foot of the mountain. At this time, they finally took action, with vigor and vitality. Just like a newly forged sword, it is invincible to anyone who blocks it!
There is no big gap between the military strength of the two sides.
But victory or defeat often depends on certain details.
For example, the heavy armor and three-eyed blunderbuss of these Sheng army's elite cavalry, as well as the invincible confidence infected by Sheng Taizu.
In the chaotic battle, Sheng Jun's heavy cavalry began to break through layer by layer.
Fight from the foot of the mountain to halfway up the mountain, and then fight from halfway up the mountain to the top of the mountain.
Group after group of Northern Barbarian cavalry were devoured, divided, and torn apart. The Sheng army in front of them was like a huge guillotine. No matter how many cavalry were filled in, it could not satisfy its appetite.
It's a mess.
Amid the neighing of the war horses and the clouds of smoke and dust, Mahali saw a flash of bright yellow.
Wearing golden armor, the founding king of the Dasheng Dynasty rushed past all the Northern Barbarian cavalry in front of him as if he were a god descending to earth, as if he were in an uninhabited land, with the tip of his spear pointed directly at Mahali's position.
Behind this Sheng Taizu, countless elite cavalrymen of the Sheng army were also desperately trying to catch up with him. However, at this moment that seemed to be frozen, Mahali's vision seemed to be filled with his own soldiers, but he felt that his own soldiers were everywhere. These soldiers cannot save themselves.
Because the bright yellow ray continued to expand, until the sharp tip of the spear pierced his chest in the next moment.
"puff!"
An extremely powerful impact came from the tip of the gun.
Mahali even had the illusion that this gun had more than just the impact of a war horse.
It seems that there is also...the distance of traveling thousands of miles from inside the pass to the outside of the Great Wall, the pent-up anger from the two-month long march, or perhaps the hundreds of years of humiliation that China, Luchen, and China have been trampled under the feet of foreigners.
Yanyun, the northern barrier, has been lost for more than four hundred years.
But Sheng Taizu only used one year to recapture it.
Now, Sheng Jun crossed Yanyun and returned to this land that had given birth to countless enemies, but they had never been familiar with it.
At this time, six to seven hundred years have passed since the last Central Plains army expedition to Mobei and defeated the enemy here.
This shot seems to be a powerful trend condensed by hundreds of years and countless Central Plains people's lament that "the remaining people are all in tears in the dust".
But this time, the blade that the Northern Barbarians were proud of finally fell under the sharper blade of Sheng Jun!
Mahali's body flew into the air, and then fell suddenly.
The impact of the war horse was still unabated, and the spear dragged Mahali's body across the dead grass on the ground before finally stopping after a few meters.
Zhao Haiping's hands suddenly exerted force, and with the impact of the war horse, Mahali's body was firmly nailed to the ground.
Then, he watched Sheng Jun's elite cavalry galloping past him, continuing to pursue the remaining Northern Barbarian cavalry like wind and clouds.
The sun has set in the west, and the setting sun is like blood.
In the chaotic battlefield, Zhao Haiping looked at the setting sun in the distance, and a strange feeling emerged in his heart.
Although the time spans hundreds of years, the culture and inheritance of a nation and a civilization bring together distant souls.
For a moment, I couldn't figure out who I was.
Until a line of system prompts appeared in his field of vision.
[Trial Fantasy: Reckless Heroism]
【Clearance! 】
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