The Mongolian heavy cavalry did not attack from the front, but inserted diagonally into the Qi army's formation.
This tactic, in cavalry combat, is called the corner tactic.
This is because in a frontal attack, the infantry formation is too deep and difficult to penetrate, and it is easy to fall into the formation. The heavy cavalry, which has lost its speed, is waiting to die.
Therefore, they often attack from the front, attack from the side, cut off a corner of the square formation, and then attack through repeated cutting corners until the infantry formation collapses.
Here, the heavy cavalry of the Mongolian army cannot directly penetrate the Qi army's Dazheng. If the heavy cavalry penetrates the Qi army's infantry formation, it will only rush into the Huaihe River and drown itself.
Therefore, Wang Xiu's central army did not suffer too much impact from the heavy cavalry. Wang Xiu understood the characteristics of the Mongolian cavalry combat, so he directly let the infantry roll up from both sides, hoping to prevent the Mongolian army from charging out of the infantry formation diagonally.
Because once they go into battle, they will definitely attack again.
The two armies fought fiercely, and the legs of the heavy cavalrymen who entered the battle were constantly cut off. However, the heavy cavalrymen and horses were covered in armor and were really difficult to kill.
After discovering that they were about to be surrounded and killed by the Qi army, the Mongolian heavy cavalry did not dare to fight. They struggled to tear open a hole and rushed out from the side. Then, at the moment when they were about to rush into the Huaihe River, they slammed the reins, causing the war horses to turn slowly and step on the soft ground. Mu, detoured southward and escaped from the battlefield.
Sawur led the light cavalry, rushed into the military formation, and slashed with the scimitar. Following the tail of the heavy cavalry, he also rushed out of the Qi army's infantry formation.
The magic weapon for infantry to win is a tight formation, while the magic weapon for cavalry to win is the unstoppable speed of the horse and the impact of the horse.
The Mongolian cavalry who rushed out at this time returned to their original place. They did not rest and reorganize their troops, but then the Mongolian cavalry attacked again.
"Reorganize the formation!" Lu Wende and others roared loudly.
The Qi army, which had just been overwhelmed, quickly gathered together, thrust out their spears and cocked their crossbows, preparing to face another attack by the Mongolian army.
The Mongolian army's horses were galloping, and they were about to enter the range of the divine arm bow. Just as the archers were about to shoot, an order from the Chinese army came from behind, "The commander has given the order, the front army squats down, and the crossbowmen shoot the horses!"
Lu Wende also reacted, "The former army squatted down and fell to the ground with their spears!"
In an instant, the first three rows of Qi's infantry all squatted down and fell to the ground with their spears.
"Shoot!" Yang Yanchao, the commander of the Shesheng Battalion, immediately roared loudly.
After the Qi army in the front row crouched down, they saw the charging cavalry getting closer and closer like a hill. Just as they were frightened in their hearts, a roar suddenly started.
For a moment, countless arrows flew past their heads, and unlike last time, Qi soldiers saw tall Mongolian heavy cavalry falling forward one after another, including men and horses.
Some of the cavalry on horseback were not dead, but they were suppressed by the horses and struggled to get up.
At this time, the cavalry in the rear could not slow down and trampled directly over, trampling the fallen cavalry into a pulp, including both men and horses.
"Okay!" Lu Wende couldn't help but shouted, and he instantly realized that the Mongolian cavalry had tied himself to the horse.
Three times before the battle, a large number of Mongolian cavalry fell on the charging road, but the crossbows could not stop the cavalry's charge. The huge horseshoes roared, and the enemy was already close in front of them.
When the divine arm archer fired the last arrow, Lu Wende, who was on the front line, immediately clenched his weapon and roared with tingling veins, "Get up! Stab the horse first!"
The spearmen in the front row immediately picked up the fallen spears, thrust the tails of the spears into the ground, and stabbed the spear heads out diagonally.
With a loud "boom", the heavy cavalry hit the Qi army's formation again. Whenever the front army was hit by a war horse, it was still knocked away directly, and then hit the soldiers behind.
The impact of the heavy cavalry was extremely terrifying. In the blink of an eye, they broke through several layers of gunmen and rushed into the Qi army's formation.
When the heavy cavalry broke through the formation, Sawu'er, who was covered in blood, raised his scimitar again, "Today, Japan will have to see whether your foot formation is strong or the Mongolian horse army is sharp. Charge!"
The previous scene was repeated again. The Mongolian army's heavy cavalry broke through the formation, and the light cavalry followed up to kill. The two armies fought fiercely on the beach.
Under the continuous collision of the Mongolian cavalry, the Qi army suffered heavy losses, but the Mongolian army also suffered serious losses.
At this time, on the battlefield, the Qi army had about the same strength as the Mongolian cavalry. What the two sides were competing for was their willpower.
If Mongolia wins this battle, it means that the Qi army still lacks the firepower and does not have the ability to fight the Mongolian army in the field for the time being.
If the Qi army blocked the successive attacks of the Mongolian cavalry, it would mean that the Qi army had grown into an opponent that could face Mongolia head-on.
This battle lasted from morning to afternoon, and both armies were gradually exhausted.
Mongolia had fewer and fewer heavy cavalry that could attack, and the Qi army was almost losing all its heavy infantry that could withstand the impact of heavy cavalry.
At this time, both sides were clenching their teeth and persisting. Sawur was injured in many places, but still charged on horseback. Lu Wende was pressed to the ground by the fallen Mongolian cavalry, and he got up to continue fighting.
Under the banner, Wang Xiu clenched his weapons tightly with sweaty palms. He wanted to go into battle in person several times, but was stopped by his subordinates.
"What are the Song troops in Chuzhou doing?" Wang Xiu couldn't help but ask when he saw his subordinates locked in a bitter battle.
At this time, Zhao Fan saw the Qi army being repeatedly attacked by the Mongolian army, and he was also anxious and angry, but the Forbidden Army under his command was really stretched.
It's okay for them to hide in the city and hold on, but once they leave the city, they become vulnerable old soldiers.
With only a thousand cavalry, Sawul killed thousands of forbidden troops who came out of the city several times and collapsed.
These forbidden troops ran back to the city wall and were driven out by Zhao Fan. Many people began to curse and walked around the city, not daring to fight the Mongolian army.
Seeing that the Chuzhou Song Army could not count on them, suddenly another sound of horse hoofbeats came from the distance. It was Aburi who was heading to Lianshui. After discovering that the people crossing the river in Lianshui were suspicious soldiers, he led two thousand cavalry back.
"Hahaha~" Sawur couldn't help laughing wildly when he saw this, "Great Mongolia is victorious! Kill me!"
As soon as Aburi arrived on the battlefield, he found that the two armies were strangled into a mass. Without any hesitation, he led two thousand cavalry and charged directly into the battle.
The fight originally reached the afternoon, when the Mongolian army's heavy horsemen were exhausted and no longer had the ability to attack. The Qi army began to gain the upper hand. However, the Mongolian army's reinforcements arrived first, causing the situation to reverse instantly.
However, Aburi's two thousand cavalrymen had reached their limit after running continuously for hundreds of miles.
Wang Xiu saw the Mongolian reinforcements arriving and the front army almost collapsed. He knew that the outcome of this battle would depend on hand-to-hand combat.
At this time, Wang Xiu drew out his saber, raised it high and shouted: "Guards, will you die today! Follow me to kill the Tatars!"
After speaking, Wang Xiu led his immediate bodyguards, picked up swords and spears, and joined the battle group. The Qi army's crossbowmen also abandoned their large crossbows and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the Mongolian army.
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At this point in the battle, there was no order left. The horses and infantry of both sides were strangled in one place. The Mongolian cavalry, which had lost their horse speed, also rolled off their horses and started fighting on foot.
On the battlefield, Qi soldiers fought with their lives, and even if they were hit by machetes on their bodies, they would also give the Mongolian army an axe.
The two soldiers hugged each other and rolled and fought in the mud. The blood flowing out dyed the river beach red.
As the sky grew dark, the two armies fought fiercely for a day, and the intensity of the battle continued unabated.
The soldiers on both sides no longer had the energy to shout, and all that could be heard on the battlefield were the clash of weapons and the screams of swords and guns being pierced into their bodies.
At this time, both armies reached their limits, but the Mongolian army could not retreat. They had the upper hand. Once they retreated and the second wave of Qi army's river-crossing troops arrived, all their previous efforts would be in vain.
The Qi army could not retreat because the Huaihe River was behind them. Instead of being driven down the river and drowned, it was better to die on the battlefield and avenge their fathers and fellow villagers.
At this time, the sky was getting darker, and Sawur began to feel restless. He led his bodyguards to charge desperately, trying to drive the Qi army down the river, but he was always just a little short of it. As long as he had at most 500 troops, he could achieve a great victory. , it’s a pity that he has no reinforcements.
The Mongolian army had no reinforcements, but the reinforcements from the Qi army finally arrived.
Just when the two armies were exhausted, a horn suddenly sounded from the flank, and a group of cavalry came roaring towards them with their spears raised high.
Saul turned his head and looked at it, and his liver and gallbladder were split instantly.
"Wanhu, it's the Qi army!" The Mongolian officer was shocked, as if he were mourning his heir.
"How is it possible?" Sawur couldn't believe that the Qi army's cavalry would appear on the flank.
During the battle, he kept paying attention to the river, but did not notice the second wave of Qi's fleet.
Now that the Qi cavalry appeared on the flank, it showed that the second wave did not directly reinforce the river beach, but re-selected a landing site not far from the river beach.
This is also understandable. If the second wave of fleet directly reinforces the river beach, it will be discovered by the fighting Mongolian army from a long distance.
Seeing that the Mongolian army could not defeat the Qi army on the river beach, they must have fled before the Qi army's fleet docked, so the Qi army chose to cross the river outside the field of view of the battlefield.
"Zhao Tai is so cunning! Not only does he want to cross the river, he also wants to eat us!" Such a painful realization made Sawur almost vomit blood.
"Wanhu, run!" The generals around him panicked.
Sawur gritted his teeth and tugged at the horse's reins, "Retreat!"
