Chapter 486: Defeat

After the first row of iron cavalry rushed, some died directly in the enemy formation, some fell before the enemy formation, and some barely controlled the horses, but the horses ran towards both sides. The first row of rushing was almost a failure and had no effect.

But this was just the first row of the brigade. The entire impact had just begun. The infantry of the Shun Army shouted and stretched out their spears forward. At this time, even if several frontal front lines wanted to turn around and escape, they were crowded and unable to move. The plan for the present is to fight.

The impact of the front row was also seen behind it. It was too late to adjust the tactics in the second row. The only thing these iron cavalry could do was to bow their bodies forward as much as possible and extend the spear in their hands as far as possible.

When they first came into contact, although the Shun Army resisted, there were still several gaps in the first line, and the entire large array had a tendency to convex in the area where the Iron Cavalry was hit.

Before the adjustment was made, the Iron Cavalry came again. Although the time was short, the impact effect this time was very tragic.

The man in iron armor, the horse in leather armor, and the mixed weapons and equipment, and the weight of the superimposed were then amplified by the horse's speed. The spear tip of the riding spear was filled with such a huge force. When he was about to stab the infantry of the Shun Army, the iron cavalry hurriedly let go.

In such a reunion, the recoil force will be very huge. If a person holds it firmly, his arms will easily be broken.

Even so, the power of the cavalry's front spear is extremely huge. The spears of the Jiaozhou camp cavalry were modified equipment and were consciously longer than the infantry spears of the Ming army and the Shun army. Of course, the infantry spears of the Ming army and the Shun army were shoddy and made more goods, and they often did not meet the standards in length. They are generally shorter.

Before the horses rushed to the spear array, the cavalry's spear had already stabbed the Shun Army infantry in front. The Shun Army infantry did not have the best protection as well as Shandong soldiers and horses. The people in the first row were wearing breastplate or something.

Their luck was that when they seized the Ming army, they had scale armor or round-arm armor. However, neither of these two California could resist close-range assassination, let alone such power.

What's more, most of the Shun Army were just civilians. The spear with huge power stabbed their bodies, like inserting tender tofu with chopsticks, and pierced through it. Because the queue was extremely crowded, assassination was not only killing one, but three or four people were pierced at the same time.

The impact of the second row was much better than the first row, and there were also unlucky people who were stabbed by the infantry's spear. But some rushed into the infantry array and drew out a long sword and axe to start slashing the cavalry. However, the infantry array was too dense, and after he rushed in, he only waved it a few times. The horses might not be able to rotate, and the infantry who were filled up were stabbed from the horse.

But just now, I looked at the unshakable Shun Army front, but it seemed a little loose at this time. This rapid impact. The soldiers of Shun Army had never seen it, and it was too amazing.

There were only two rows of cavalry, and there were a huge group of cavalry behind them. Although the two attacks in front were blocked, they might not be able to exchange for their own lives.

With such a vast front, why do I stand in the middle, and my companions on the side don’t have to face such a terrible charge. The cavalry attacks the infantry’s front. In addition to its own strong impact, there is also the psychological shock to the infantry during these repeated impacts.

The infantry of the Shun Army has been very outstanding in its ability to stand up to now. The third row of cavalry arrived very quickly, but the gap opened by the second row has not been filled yet.

When the third row rushed to the ground, there were already soldiers who would rather throw away their weapons and run towards both sides. Or lie on the ground. They bet that they would not be trampled by horses and avoid the appearance of soldiers who were assassinated by spears. Especially those gaps, the soldiers became even more terrified.

The infantry's spear was a little unstable, and the front was slightly loose. This time the horse's stepping on the ground and the soldiers' shouts did not cover up the sudden screams.

Most of the Iron Cavalry who rushed forward this time were able to hit the progressive patrol formation after the assassination, and pulled out the long swords and axes hanging on the edge of the saddle and slashed downwards, making the gap between them wider and bigger.

The front teams of the Shun Army in the local army went from one side to one side to one side to fight to the death, and the iron cavalry rushed into the Shun Army's formation, knocking away their dense formations, and using chopping weapons to cause greater damage. The Shun Army soldiers rely on their number of advantages to divide and surround the iron cavalry and wait for an opportunity to assassinate.

But there were waves of Iron Cavalry teams behind. The two Iron Cavalry teams in the second echelon had already begun to accelerate. Tang Erma's speed slowed down slightly. The vermilion spear in his hand was raised, and he drew several circles in the air. Then he pointed forward again. The original tight formation of the Iron Cavalry team began to disperse, and the cavalrymen set a distance between each other, but they also accelerated and rushed forward.

The infantrymen who were still entangled with the third row of cavalry saw the enemy's gangs coming again. Many people either thought of dodging on both sides or avoiding the battlefield.

The infantry who could still stand in front of the front found that their companions were either running away or dodging. Without the support of their companions and collective queues, the scattered infantry faced the cavalry and was the result of being massacred. No one was willing to die, so they naturally had to dodge.

The infantry array against the cavalry seemed like an avalanche of a snow mountain. At first it was just a small piece, and then brought about the collapse of the entire snow mountain. From the timidity caused by the Iron Cavalry at the beginning to the small gap, and until now it gradually collapses.

Dashun General Ta Mixiu's face turned pale when he saw this scene. He could see the banner in front of him gradually tilted and retreated, and he could also hear the screams and wails of the soldiers.

He did not expect that Shandong soldiers could invest so much without regard to casualties. He used a very determined attack to cause the infantry array that thought was like a strong city to collapse step by step. Suddenly, the panic screams became louder again, and the infantry array that was guarding against cavalry charges had collapsed a little faster.

"Tiger, you lead the horse team to raid their left side. Now these iron armored cavalry are rushing to my front, and the flanks are not ready. No matter how fierce the iron armor is, our infantry can resist for a while. I will lead the army to retreat more than a hundred steps. After you attack his flanks, I will immediately fight back."

A commander of the Di Shun Army wearing a chain mail nodded and activated the horses under his crotch. Liu Zongmin, Hao Yaoqi and Tian Jianxiu had cavalry composed of former Shaanxi border soldiers as backbones, which were the most combat-effective part of their army. This commander, known as the tiger, was Tian Jianxiu's confidant general. It would not be used until the critical moment.

Because my cavalry was exhausted, I gave up the infantry to the front. Now I have to take some strength. In this situation, if I don’t send my cavalry out, let alone open this passage, I’m afraid my troops will collapse here.

But the general Tian Jianxiu led by the Shun Army to cut off the elite troops of the Ming army's retreat. Until now, although the infantry arranged in the front line gradually could not support it, the troops around Tian Jianxiu could still firmly control it. He ordered it, and the flag and drum sounds sent a signal together.

The central army where Tajimi Xiu was located began to slowly retreat and set a distance from the troops in front. This was already preparing to make the battlefield space be rushed out and the battle space was started.

After the cavalry of the second echelon rushed forward, the front team of Shun Army could no longer maintain a strict formation and organized resistance, and completely scattered. More than a dozen people, three or five people gathered together to fight each other. Some people fled desperately to the battlefield, while others were still fighting.

However, now, this part of the collapse of the Shun Army was only part of the collapse, and both wings and the central army were still intact. The light cavalry of the Jiaozhou Camp Cavalry would definitely not fight like the Iron Cavalry.

The light cavalry on the right wing of the cavalry took the last row of the iron cavalry as the baseline, followed slowly, and the iron cavalry charged. The light cavalry also began to accelerate slowly.

The left wing of the Shun Army also became nervous when he saw the movements of the enemy's light cavalry not far away. Although it was not as amazing as the charge of the iron cavalry in the middle, the light cavalry was also majestic. Who knew if he would fight so straight? As a result, the left wing commander brigade and others were gathering in an array to resist like the central army. The opposite light cavalry took advantage of the gathering of them, and the right wing light cavalry brigade of the horse army headed towards the left side of the Shun Army.

After turning a corner, the Light Cavalry Brigade rushed directly to the left. The left wing of the Shun Army had just gathered under the command of the general to prepare for the possible Light Cavalry charge. Who would have thought that the opponent's Light Cavalry rushed over from the flank, and the space required for infantry movement was small.

But the infantry on the left wing did not have the discipline and training as good as the soldiers of Jiaozhou Camp. After making moves to resist the front, the large group of people wanted to adjust their direction immediately and faced the light cavalry rushing to the left, which caused chaos, and the light cavalry had already rushed in front of them.

Because people are used to using their right hand, they have the subconscious habit of going to the right in their movements, and this nature is also reflected in the military formation.

When the generals set up the battle formation, they intentionally or unintentionally placed the strongest team on the right wing and attacked the opponent's left wing.

General Ta Mixiu was also a long-time general. He had experienced strong storms and waves. Of course, he knew the problems that would arise on the left wing.

But today the horse army in Shandong did not give them any time. They could only arrange the array in a hurry and could only arrange the array according to the usual methods. Strictly speaking, this cannot be considered a flaw. No one would have thought that the horse army in Jiaozhou camp would dare to launch an attack first when the number of people was at a disadvantage.

Moreover, it was such a decisive attack. Although a general succeeded and had thousands of bones blew, it would take great determination to invest his own strength regardless of casualties. When he came in the early morning, the number of people on the other side was small. Tian Jianxiu really didn't expect that the other side would fight so cruelly.

Then the elite iron-armored cavalry pushed up without regard to casualties. As soon as both sides joined the formation, they were caught off guard. All the flaws, even small mistakes that could not be called flaws, were amplified a lot in this haste and unexpected situation, and immediately became fatal mistakes.

For the light cavalry of the Jiaozhou Camp Cavalry, although it is a light cavalry, it is also in accordance with the iron cavalry's way when charging. The deterrence of the cavalry's charge lies in the formation. One horse and one cavalry enemy will not be afraid, but a neatly formed cavalry charge will produce more than just a simple shock.

The left wing array of the Shun Army was still in the process of mixed adjustments. Seeing the cavalry of the brigades lined up in a row and attacked, the generals could no longer control the troops.

Although these Shun Army were veteran soldiers, they were tired of marching overnight. When they suddenly encountered such a scene, their own team was in chaos again. The hasty quickly turned into panic, and panic quickly turned into collapse, and then the entire left wing collapsed and collapsed.

The light cavalry of the horse army on this side is only about 1,500 cavalry, but the effect it produces is no worse than the iron cavalry who fought hard on the front.

The horses of the cavalry were approaching each other, and the spears were almost on a row, with the spear tips pointing downwards, and they just kept their speed and leaned over.

What made the soldiers of Shun Army feel angry and aggrieved is that even the Shandong soldiers and light cavalry are wearing iron helmets and are protected by a piece of breastplate on their upper body. If such a cavalry is in Shun Army, it is already used as an elite force, but such protection has ensured that the bows and arrows scattered from the left wing cannot cause any effective damage.

Before the two sides had contacted each other, the left wing of the Shun Army collapsed. These slightly weaker soldiers did not have the courage to raise their spears to fight against the cavalry in the rushing area, and their formation and assembly level could not be guaranteed. Even if the people in the front row set up the spears, they might not be able to resist.

This is the real disaster. The collapse of the left wing of the Shun Army was a chain reaction, and the direct consequence was that the front team, which was still in the melee, also collapsed.

The key to the problem is that disasters and pursuits will not stop with the collapse. The Jiaozhou camp horse and local cavalry will continue to chase behind these defeated soldiers. Let the collapse continue to expand.

Almost at this moment, the front team and the left-wing infantry were driven by the horse army and rushed towards Tian Jianxiu's main force, which was something that Tian Jianxiu had never expected.

A large number of defeated soldiers ran towards this side, unable to dodge. Even if they were killed, they could not kill them completely. The central army's array would be chaotic and loose by these defeated soldiers. When the cavalry behind them followed, they would no longer be able to save the overall situation.

General Ta Mixiu ordered the defeated soldiers to walk back along the edge of the formation, while hoping that the cavalry he sent out would take effect.

Although the main soldiers of the Shun Army shouted at the top of their lungs and even beat them with spears and the back of the knife, they still could not stop the defeated soldiers from seeking protection in the array.

After all, Shandong cavalry were slashing behind them with spears, swords and axes, and even the soldiers in the army had no courage to face it. The murderous situation of killing each other in order to survive has already happened. They used the spear pole and the back of the knife to drive away the land just now, and they had to use the tip and blade to use the spear tip and blade.

Even so, they still could not stop the trend of collapse. The more than 100 steps of space that had slowly retreated and the empty space was already filled with the defeated soldiers.

Now the iron cavalry chased the enemy quite calmly, and teams were like waves, slapped on the dispersed military formation in turn. Their chaos even worsened. The light cavalry on the left wing was mixed in the crowd. They were slaughtered and speared wantonly.

On the right side of the hope given by Tian Jianxiu, no news has been heard. The personal soldiers sent to contact were blocked by the defeated soldiers and could not return to the original formation.

Tian Jianxiu looked at the soldiers' panic and felt extremely depressed, as if there was a fire to vent, and she was so angry that she shouted immediately, but the situation in front of her could no longer be controlled.

"Retreat, retreat, the troops in our headquarters will not be in chaos, and other places will not be paid attention to."

When the break is broken, Tian Jianxiu was about to throw his troops into the army to protect the commander, but hesitated immediately and ordered in pain:

"If there is anyone who disrupts the military formation, kill him or her!!"

After the order was transmitted to various places through the personal soldiers who were sent to the command, the crying in the chaos instantly doubled, and many people who were originally colleagues, fellow villagers, compatriots and comrades raised their butchers' knives to each other.

But this decision is correct. If you do not retreat in time, the entire military formation will be in danger of collapse, but now it is not the day of escape.

There were defeated soldiers around and large groups of pursuers behind them. It was not so easy to retreat calmly. People were panicked when retreating, and it was even more difficult to stabilize the troops. But at this time, General Tian Jianxiu, had to do it. If he was still there, the ending might be more troublesome.

The Shunjun army formation, which was as mountains as mountains and forests, just now retreated. Tang Er did not participate in the pursuit and rushing formation. He had been staying in front of the formation to watch the battle. The vermilion spear in his hand was like a sign of a central army's commander's flag, always standing there.

The iron cavalry rushed forward in groups, and the scattered soldiers who had retreated when they rushed forward automatically gathered behind Tang Er. At this time, the left wing of the horse army was already shouting and killing the sky.

Just now, the cavalry of the army and the locals rushed out and rushed to the left wing of the horse army, but for the Jiaozhou camp, the average level of the soldiers was very high, because they were all soldiers who came out of a recruitment standard and a training system. On the battlefield, the difference between the right wing and the left wing was that they had no relationship with the strength of the soldiers.

According to the pre-arrangement of the horse commander Tang Er, the light cavalry on the left wing was originally used to follow the Iron Cavalry to charge and expand the results of the battle, and at this time it was used to block the cavalry of the Shun Army.

Compared with the light cavalry of Jiaozhou Camp, Tian Jianxiu's elite cavalry indeed has the upper hand in equestrian and combat skills. But the advantages contained in this advantage are not enough to form an overwhelming advantage and cannot be defeated. It was a stalemate battle from the beginning, and the horse army of Jiaozhou Camp will take time.

There were nearly 300 cavalry gathered around Tang Er. Seeing the Ming army opposite begin to retreat like a tide, Tang Er even ignored the fierce battle that was threatening him on the flanks and ordered loudly:

"In addition to saddle and horse harness, remove the horse's armor and felt. The soldiers remove other armors in addition to breastplate and helmet!!!"

This order was aimed at the more than 300 cavalrymen who were following them. After hearing this order, the cavalrymen did not hesitate and dismounted and began to unarm their armor.

It was not difficult to remove the armor and protective gear connected with buckles and knots. Soon the cavalry around him fulfilled his request and got on the horse again. When he was gathered here just now, the cavalry took advantage of this rare gap to feed the horses some dry food and replenish their horses.

After removing the protective gear and taking off some of the armor, the burden on the horse became much lighter, and this was a new force on the battlefield.

"Everyone has it, follow me to rush straight to the enemy!!!"

Although there were only 300 people, all of them were full of courage and momentum. Tang Er pointed the spear in his hand forward and activated his mount.

The team led by Tang Er was small, but there was already chaos and disintegration in front of them. They launched a charge on the battlefield. The disintegrated Shun Army soldiers in front could not have any obstacles. The iron cavalry and ordinary cavalry just now had already become a group with the infantry, and there was no momentum of impact.

This time, Tang Er led more than 300 cavalry to rush over, and no longer could resist the landmen. The infantrymen dodged one after another. The Jiaozhou camp horses on both sides of the storm line followed behind them, and the scale of the attacking team became larger and larger. The entire chaotic battlefield was cut from the center.

The cavalry of the Shun Army General Tian Jianxiu was sent out, and most of his direct subordinates were infantrymen. The retreat speed was much slower, and the surroundings were surrounded by defeated soldiers. Cavalry followed him all the time, and they were still unable to separate from the brigade. Tian Jianxiu's face was pale.

Suddenly, the defeated soldiers and soldiers who were following the main force of the Shun Army suddenly thought about running to the sides. The cavalry led by Tang Er rushed to the scene. The rapid development had already brought together nearly a thousand iron cavalry and light cavalry, and the speed was almost the fastest, just as they rushed to Tian Jianxiu's rear team.

Sometimes the ice cubes are no less hard than stones, but sometimes, as long as the strength is clever and fast enough, even the large amount of ice will be smashed with a hammer.

This was the case with Tian Jianxiu's military formation at this time. The force that Tang Er invested in when he was in a stalemate became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The Shun Army had been trying hard to maintain the stability of its army, but it collapsed instantly. Suddenly, the original formation that could still be distinguished from the outer defeated soldiers was blurred and could not be distinguished, because all the troops were dispersed, and there were only two types of soldiers on the battlefield now, the Jiaozhou camp horse army riding on horseback, and the Shun Army fled on the ground.

"The whole army obeys the orders and kills every enemy you see!!"

Tang Er used a vermilion spear to stab the back of a broken soldier in front, and shouted immediately. The soldiers following him immediately retelled his orders in unison. In the end, what echoed everywhere on the battlefield was "kill all" and "kill all".

It seemed to be a contrast to this momentum. On the other side of the battlefield, facing Gao Jie's soldiers, suddenly there was a loud bang of guns and cannons, like thunder.
Chapter completed!