Zhao Tai knew that his subordinates had no field experience, so he set up a strong camp in advance.
When the loyal army saw the enemy cavalry approaching, the spearmen, swordsmen, and shieldmen immediately stepped forward, while the archers and crossbowmen stood behind or on the roof so that they could shoot the enemy directly over the heads of their own soldiers.
At this time, waves of deep horn sounds came from the wilderness. The Mongolian cavalry galloped outside Shuanggou Town, slowly reducing their speed. More than ten thousand cavalry were pressing towards the town endlessly.
At the front of the team, under the banner of a large banner, Kuo Duan stood proudly on his horse and stared at Shuanggou Town. He couldn't help but snorted coldly, "Zhao Tai, a villain, saw the king's army coming, and he was so scared that he hid in the villages and towns, thinking that he could resist it. I have a large army, watch as I slaughter them all.”
At this time, Kuoduan waved his hand, and the Mongolian cavalry behind him began to mount their horses. More than ten thousand cavalry stopped outside the town.
The cold wind howled, making the flags ring. The Mongolian army formation was silent. Only the hoofs of the horses stirred the ground, the horses snorted from time to time, and the air was filled with a chilling atmosphere.
Kuo Duan reined in his horse and looked at Shuanggou Town. He saw horses and antlers scattered all over the town. All the passages in the town were blocked by wooden planks and carts. There were forests of spears behind them, making it look heavily fortified.
Kuo Duan had been paying attention to Zhao Tai and knew that he had become the military commander of the Zhongyi Army and had 30,000 troops.
However, as far as Kuo Duan knew, Zhao Tai's army had only been established for half a year, and almost all of them were new recruits, so Kuo Duan did not take Zhao Tai seriously.
Because the army was only formed for half a year and has not been baptized by war. How can it compete with his elite soldiers who have fought in hundreds of battles?
If Zhao Tai was hiding in the city, he might not be able to do anything to Zhao Tai for a while, but if he left the city and came to the wilderness, it would almost be like letting him massacre him.
From Kuo Duan's point of view, this battle should be easy, but looking at the defense arranged by Zhao Tai, it seemed to be quite organized, but it made him feel a little wary.
After all, this Zhao Tai had harmed him many times. Facing a person who had repeatedly put him at a disadvantage, Kuo Duan would inevitably have worries in his heart.
At this time, Kuo Duan observed for a while, but found no obvious flaws in Zhao Tai's defense. He couldn't help shouting: "Who dares to shoot Zhao Tai with a horse first? Let's feel Zhao Tai's strength."
"The general is willing to go!" A member of the Mongolian Qianhu family responded loudly.
Kuo Duan glanced at him and then waved, "Okay! You go!"
After receiving the order, Chief Qianhu immediately rushed back to his headquarters, turned to his subordinates and roared, "Follow me!"
A thousand Mongolian cavalry, followed by the captain, left the formation and ran towards Shuanggou Town.
Kuo Duan watched the cavalry running out with sneers on his face, "Huh! Zhao Tai! Your army has been in force for less than half a year, and I don't believe they can resist my cavalry! I will shoot first and touch Your background depends on how much you weigh!"
Although Kuo Duan only sent a thousand cavalry, their momentum was still terrifying as they galloped up and stirred up yellow dust.
The Mongolian cavalry rolled in, pressing down like an avalanche, bringing huge psychological pressure to the loyal army who were fighting in the field for the first time.
The loyal soldiers in the villages and towns were hiding behind obstacles, but when they saw the cavalry coming, they couldn't help but feel a little commotion, and uneasiness spread in the town.
At this time, Zhao Tai watched the thousands of cavalry galloping towards him with stern eyes. Feeling the panic of the soldiers around him, he immediately waved his hand and shouted loudly, "Don't panic, hold your position, prepare your crossbowmen, and listen to my orders to shoot."
The Mongolian cavalry gallops on horseback, and the light cavalry mostly wears leather armor and holds bows and arrows. When they encounter the enemy in the wild, they usually attack first and shoot a hail of arrows at the enemy array to test the enemy's strength.
If the enemy troops were disorganized under the shooting, the Mongolian heavy cavalry would directly attack and take away the enemy troops in one wave.
If the opponent's army has a tight formation and has a large number of crossbowmen to stabilize the position, then retreat first and find another way to defeat the enemy.
At this time, a thousand Mongolian cavalry galloped over with ferocious faces, bows and arrows drawn while running, intending to cause huge psychological pressure on the defenders, and then disrupt the array with arrow rain.
They ran quickly, quickly closing the distance to the town. But when they drew their bows and arrows and prepared to shoot, an accident happened.
The cavalryman who was charging at the front heard a sudden neigh from the horse under his legs, and suddenly fell forward, throwing the cavalryman away.
The cavalry in front fell one after another, and the large group of cavalry behind suddenly couldn't stop. The running horses trampled the fallen cavalry and horses, trampling them into pulp.
When Zhao Tai saw this, he immediately waved his hand and said, "Fire the arrow!"
The crossbowman on the roof immediately stood up, raised the divine arm bow, and pulled the trigger. Sharp arrows roared out and shot directly at the galloping cavalry.
The cavalry that rushed over at this time seemed to hit an invisible wall. Those in front fell off their horses one after another, and more than a hundred cavalry were lost in the blink of an eye.
Under the banner of the Mongolian banner, Kuoduan was so shocked that his eyes bulged when he saw this scene.
Seeing the Mongolian cavalry suddenly fall down, judging from his experience, Zhao Tai must have sown caltrops outside the town.
"Despicable villain!" Kuo Duan cursed angrily, and then quickly ordered, "Blow the horn and tell them to withdraw."
The Mongolian cavalry who heard the sound of the retreating horn, regardless of whether they entered the shooting range, hurriedly threw a wave of arrows into the town, then hurriedly pulled the reins and pulled their horses back.
They detoured in front of the village and then ran back to the formation, leaving behind hundreds of human and horse corpses. The still-dead horses and cavalry were wailing.
At this time, the head of a thousand households who came back from the gallop came to the big banner and presented an iron caltrop, "My lord, the enemy is cunning and sprinkled these things outside the town!"
Kuoduan had a dark face as he took the iron caltrop. This thing had four long thorns. When it fell on the ground, one of the long thorns always pointed upward. Once the war horse stepped on it, the extremely sharp long thorns would be pierced into the horse's hoof. , causing the war horse to be unable to continue fighting.
"Insidious!" Kuo Duan gritted his teeth with hatred. War Horse was a partner of the Mongols. He gritted his teeth at Zhao Tai's insidious methods. "If I attack the town, I will kill all the people inside and then capture Zhao Tai, prick his whole body with iron caltrops and let him taste the feeling of being pricked, so that he can relieve the hatred in my heart."
After Kuo Duan finished cursing, he could do nothing about Zhao Taisa's iron caltrops.
Now he didn't know how much Zhao Tai had scattered. Without clearing them up, the cavalry would not be able to launch an attack at all.
"Your Majesty, Zhao Tai's fellow has hid in the town, spread caltrops outside the town, and built fortifications. We can't launch an attack at all now. What should we do?" the general asked.
With a dark face, Kuo Duan waved his hand and said: "Retreat from the camp first. After the infantry and baggage arrive, let Zhang Rou find a way to clean up. I will attack in one fell swoop and kill all your insidious villains."
After he finished speaking, he waved his hand and said, "Back off and get down to camp!"
More than 10,000 Mongolian troops in front of the town immediately retreated and set up camp five miles away, waiting for the Mongolian infantry behind them.
