Chapter 51 The Battle of Tongguan (6)
When the medium-sized cavalry contacts, the party with more precise cavalry skills is undoubtedly the more proficient in riding and more accurate shooting skills occupy the initiative on the battlefield.
Zhang Xian was both good at cavalry and shooting, and his soldiers were also carefully trained. The cavalry that was chasing was not the elite Jurchens, but a large number of Han knights and a small number of Khitans. If both sides could fight in close combat, a small group of less than a hundred people, no matter how brave they were, they would be eaten by the enemy cavalry with absolute advantage.
The stab uses riding and shooting skills, and Jiante fights with the opponent. While keeping a distance, he keeps archery and harasses him. Although the opponent has an absolute advantage in military strength, he seems to be fighting with a lion and a mouse. Although it seems powerful, he has no choice but to the cunning and light mouse.
Zhang Xian kept shooting arrows and turned around from time to time, and saw the enemy being shot down from the horse, staining his blood.
He led this small team of cavalry to keep this distance from the enemy, and kept shooting the enemy down during the fierce racing.
The cavalry officer led by the enemy was so angry that he almost vomited blood. Zhang Xian and others had the advantage and tried their best to chase him. Zhang Xian and others just drove the horse around and waited for their speed to slow down. Their iron arrows roared and shot the unlucky ghosts down.
In the Jin camp, Wang Bolong, the ten thousand households of the Han army, took a deep breath and shouted angrily: "All the cavalry attack, double-team them, kill all the bastards, and trample them with horses!"
On the border of Song and Jin, such small-scale traveling and provocations are mostly large, and they can hardly arouse people's vigilance. The only difference from the past is that this Song army is far away from its own fortress, and seeing the large number of people on the other side, he is not afraid.
Wang Bolong was originally worried that it was a trick to lure the enemy. Seeing that this small team of cavalry did not retreat, he thought that it was a Song general who was not afraid of death and came to the Jin camp to fight fiercely so that he could make a name for himself.
He sneered slightly. He watched all his cavalry run out of the camp, trampling on the dust and smoke in the sky, and rushing towards the Song cavalry opposite.
With this large number of new cavalry, the enemy was running for a long time and exhausted from the horsepower, so he would definitely not be able to escape.
"Bah, come to me, Mr. Wang, and become famous!"
He blew out a mouthful of thick phlegm towards the opposite side, as if he was about to exhale the stuffy air in his chest.
Saba, Boqi, Salibu, these Jurchen households were reused. That Han Chang's son relied on saving Wanyan Zongzhu during the Fuping War. He was arrogant and did not take others seriously. In this battle, Han Chang was actually ranked above many Jurchen households, and was the first to attack Chang'an, which made Wang Bolong even more jealous.
When Wang Bolong thought that the other party might become famous all over the world and even became a hereditary Meng'an, he felt that his heart was burned by boiling oil, and it was furious.
He held the whip hard and stared at the Song Qi in front of him fiercely.
Soon, the cavalry running out from behind began to approach. The other party was calm and fired another arrow. When the cavalry coming out from behind was about to approach, they stopped *** and began to retreat to the rear.
"Chasing! I'll let go of one, and I won't forgive you!"
Wang Bolong spoke terrified and ordered his personal soldiers to sing flags and let all the cavalry catch up.
He also relied on something in his heart. There were not many cavalry in the Song army, usually one-seventh of them. After Zhao Huan's reform, the cavalry scattered in various departments were gathered and used. Most of the Song army cavalry in front of him were gathered near Tongguan, and there would never be a large number of cavalry here.
Of course, there was still a moment of courage and determination.
Like two roaring monsters, a cavalry team of five or six thousand people collided in just a moment.
The sword and spear collided, and the blood flowers were broken.
The Song army cavalry cleverly avoided the route of collision with the enemy, dodged lightly, then used a knife or a spear to sprint. After the sprint, a considerable number of enemy cavalry were already knocked down.
After the beginning of ignorance, the Jin soldiers and knights also wanted to adjust their formation, but the Song cavalry refused to let go and fought hard. After a little resistance, they began to retreat.
Yao Duan personally killed more than a dozen enemy cavalry, and when he saw that the enemy had begun to retreat, he felt very unwilling to accept it. These Han cavalry were actually mostly the original Khitan Han army. After surrendering to Jinyuan, he fought for his new master.
But they are not good at martial arts and courage. When they are not strong when they meet weak, they will be weak when they meet strong. Such a contact is simply a quick knife to cut tofu, and there is no sense of accomplishment for the main general.
When he chased the enemy camp all the way, he saw the opponent's camp tightly closed, Yao Duan spat and cursed: "Cowardly rats!"
He knew that the plan to rush into the camp was not feasible, but he was not in a hurry. He just ordered the cavalry to continue pursuing and drove away the enemy cavalry who had already run away with his head. He continued to flee until the other party fled and gradually disappeared from the horizon. Then he ordered the cavalry to retreat and slowly wander along the enemy camp.
Seeing that the opponent's formation was so tight that it seemed that it should not be infringed lightly, Yao Duan sneered. While ordering the infantry formation to catch up quickly, he ordered his own "Yao" flag to be fired, and the cavalry then wandered along the enemy camp, seized the loophole, and shot several arrows into the enemy formation.
Yao Duan, as a general under Zhang Jun, was known as a cavalry and naturally heard about the enemy formation.
Once he hit the flag, he would be in a state of chaos in the enemy camp.
Wang Bolong's forehead was also full of cold sweats. No wonder he had only half of his cavalry, but he cut melons and vegetables, killing his cavalry team to a great loss.
With such a small team, there were only a few people who created such a shaking power.
When he saw more than 10,000 Song army infantry emerging behind Yao Duan, although the number was only one-third of his own camp, it was like a red tide. A huge oppression and murderous intent came to the air, causing panic on the Jin camp.
If the cavalry rushes to the camp, relying on the barriers of the strong camp, they may be able to block it. The opponent has the best infantry who is good at attacking cities and villages. They can use more advanced long-range weapons than the Jin soldiers to constantly attack and kill Jin soldiers. When the opponent's morale falls to the bottom, then the infantry and cavalry will work together to fight the village. The Jin soldiers and cavalry will be defeated first, and their morale will be depressed. They are not elites at all, so how can they block the opponent's fierce offensive?
Wang Bolong was sweating continuously on his forehead, and he was just wondering, no matter what Chang'an, the other party came to attack Danzhou, and then broke into Hedong to attack the east and attack the west with a sound?
This is a big fool. Even if Hedong is completely lost, it will not be able to resist the losses of an emperor on the other side?
Wang Bolong didn't know that when he was puzzled, Yao Duan, Zhang Xian and others on the other side also knew that this battle had been won. While everyone was happy, they also had a thought in their hearts: What about Chang'an at this time?
Chapter completed!