"Form up! Form a formation quickly!"
As soon as Lu Wende stepped onto the south bank, he felt the earth tremble and heard the thunderous sound of horse hooves falling like raindrops.
The soldiers who had just landed looked up and saw a group of Mongolian cavalry, raising their scimitars and charging towards them.
For a moment, the soldier who stepped onto the land quickly took a forward lunge, raised his shield to his chest, shrank his body behind the shield, thrust out his spear, and aimed the gun head at the enemy cavalry, making a defensive posture.
The soldiers of Qi Army quickly approached each other, but before the formation was formed, the Mongolian horse army had already rushed forward.
"Death to the barbarians!" A Mongolian officer looked ferocious as he raised his scimitar and struck Lu Wende on the neck.
His knife was sharp and fast, but Lv Wende's spear was also as fast as lightning. The moment the cavalry approached, the spear pierced the Mongolian soldier's chest, stabbing the Mongolian soldier upside down and flying away from the horse.
"Bang!" The Mongolian cavalry was knocked down, but the horse continued to charge forward and hit the shield, knocking Lu Wende staggering and almost flying backwards.
Next to Lu Wende, a soldier was hit and then stepped on.
The Qi army had just landed ashore and had not yet formed a formation. The Mongolian horse army rushed up. Their horses collided and their scimitars slashed. The Qi army on the beach resisted desperately.
The Mongolian cavalry was knocked off their horses by the Qi army. Before they could reach the Qi army in formation, they were also knocked away by the Mongolian horses and cut down with scimitars.
Suddenly, a group of horsemen were strangled on the river beach. The horses neighed, the soldiers shouted, and the sound of killing was loud.
Lu Wende quickly stabilized his body and leaned together with Lu Wenhuan and others to form a small formation.
The beachhead is not big. Once the Mongolian cavalry charged, the Qi army was suppressed and unable to go ashore. At this time, the Mongolian cavalry that arrived was still gathering not far away and would soon launch the next wave of attacks.
On the river, the Qi army's large ship had a deep draft and could not get close to the shore. The archers on the ship could not reach the river beach. However, Zhao Tai followed Lu Wende's suggestion and installed a crossbow bed on the ship.
Pioneer officer Wang Xiu stood on the deck and saw the Mongolian cavalry attacking the Qi army on the beach. He quickly ordered, "Crossbow bed! Crossbow bed!"
Not long after the first wave of Mongolian cavalry rushed over, hundreds more Mongolian cavalry gathered in the distance. The leading Mongolian officer did not hesitate at all and rushed out directly, followed by the cavalry behind them.
The Mongolian army knew very well that the Qi army must not be allowed to gain a foothold on the beach. They must kill all the barbarians who landed and drive them into the Huaihe River, otherwise the subsequent Qi army would continue to land on the beach.
Hundreds of Mongolian soldiers looked ferocious, and while they were galloping, a strong "whooshing" wind suddenly blew in the air.
Dozens of large spear-like crossbow arrows flew over the heads of the two warring Qimeng armies and shot directly at the galloping horses.
With a "pop" sound, the crossbow arrow shot directly through the horse's neck, broke through the armor in front of the cavalry, and pierced the cavalry's body. The horse and cavalry galloped and fell forward, stirring up clouds of yellow dust.
At this time, on the small boat in front of the big ship, the Qi army waiting to land also picked up their bows and arrows, pointed diagonally at the sky, and fired a wave of arrows in front of the beach.
The cavalrymen in the second wave of impact were hit by arrows one after another and fell off their horses, and their impact speed obviously slowed down.
"Quick! Form a formation!" Seeing this, Lu Wende roared angrily.
On the river beach, Qi's soldiers formed small formations in small groups and quickly moved closer to each other.
When the second wave of Mongolian cavalry rushed up, the Qi army had already formed a line, and the soldiers standing in the front row roared in unison, "Thrust!"
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The spears thrust out diagonally, and the Mongolian cavalry who were about to hit them had frightened expressions on their faces and pulled their reins one after another.
A Mongolian general was so restrained that the front hooves of his horse were hanging in the air, the horse's body was almost erect, and the spears thrust by the Qi army were only an inch away from the horse's belly.
The war horse was forced to turn on the spot and retreated. At this time, the first wave of attacking cavalry had their horses' hooves sunk into the soft mud of the shallows and had lost speed.
As soon as they lost speed, they were driven down the river. The Qi soldiers standing in the water immediately grabbed their spears and killed them again.
One after another, small boats rushed onto the shoal. Qi Jun jumped out of the boat like dumplings, and then waded ashore.
The Mongolian cavalry on the river beach were immediately besieged. They were either stabbed to death with spears, or thrown off their horses and hacked to death with knives.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining Mongolian cavalry quickly mobilized their horses and rushed out through the gap in the Qi army's line.
At this time, the Qi army repelled the Mongolian army's attack. The soldiers who landed quickly formed a tight formation on the river beach. However, the Mongolian army in the distance saw the dense infantry formation and did not dare to attack directly.
They sat on their horses and watched anxiously. When the Mongolian army came and gathered thousands of horses, they launched another attack.
However, most of them were light cavalry and did not dare to hit directly. Instead, they rushed towards the Qi army's line and fired arrows.
The Qi army had their shields in front and spears behind them. Faced with an overwhelming barrage of arrows, people kept falling to the ground after being hit by arrows, but the entire front line remained motionless.
While the infantry stood firm on the beach, the craftsman battalion that followed the forward across the river immediately built a temporary dock in the water.
At this time, there were not many Mongolian cavalry gathered, and they were all light cavalry, so they could not attack the Qi army. They could only watch the Qi army's ship dock at the temporary dock, and the soldiers on the ship disembarked.
A large number of divine arm archers, as soon as they stepped onto the pier, gathered for a while, then ran onto the river beach, and then the Mongolian cavalry who were running and shooting were hit by the divine arm bows.
"Commander Wang!"
Wang Xiu got off the boat and led his soldiers onto the river beach. Lu Wende and other generals, whose faces were covered in blood, immediately stepped forward to salute.
Wang Xiu took a look at the situation and said in a deep voice: "Fortunately there were not many Mongolian cavalry just now, otherwise we may not be able to stand our ground."
Lu Wende said: "Brothers have formed a formation. The Mongolian cavalry wants to drive us down. It will not be that easy."
Wang Xiudao: "We cannot underestimate the enemy. The main force of the Tatars has not arrived yet, so we are afraid that they will have heavy cavalry."
As they were talking, the ground trembled slightly. Wang Xiu and Lu Wende turned around and saw yellow dust rolling in the distance. Countless cavalry, trampling on the ground with ten thousand hooves, were galloping over like a torrent.
"The main force of the Tatars has arrived!" Lu Wende exclaimed.
Wang Xiu immediately waved his hand and ordered, "Quick! Get the horses and antlers off the ship, and the fleet will return to the north shore immediately."
The main force of the Mongolian army was getting closer and closer. Qi soldiers hurriedly transported various supplies from the big ship. The small boats that rushed to the shore were pushed back into the water. The boatman rocked the oar and drove the boat back to the north bank, and then went to transport the goods to the north bank. The Qi army came for reinforcements.
Sawur did not go far. After running for a while, he felt that something was not right, so he only ordered the three thousand cavalry to continue southward, while he waited in place.
Sure enough, at dawn, there were scouts in Chuzhou section who lit the beacon smoke. Sawur hurried back, but it was still a moment late.
In just a short time, the Qi army had occupied the beachhead, and the forwards completed the landing.
At this time, five thousand Mongolian cavalry reined their horses in the distance and joined forces with the Mongolian army who arrived first. The officer who arrived first saluted immediately, "Wanhu! The barbarians have landed on the river beach."
Sawur looked angry. He rode up on his horse and looked at the river beach. After a cursory glance, he said angrily: "There are less than ten thousand barbarians. As long as we drive them down the Huaihe River before another wave of barbarians land, we will still have a chance!"
