Chapter 855: Cavalry Battle (Second Update)
With the sound of hooves, the two cavalry began to rapidly close the distance between each other.
Tu Xian was obviously very confident in his riding skills, and when he was still one hundred and twenty paces, he had already taken out his quiver from behind him, his legs were close to the horse's belly, and he bent his bow and arrows very smoothly.
After all these actions were done, there were still one hundred and ten steps to go.
Tu Xian squinted his eyes slightly, and aimed his bow and arrow at the front of Wei Yu.
Shoot the man first and shoot the horse, and capture the thief first and capture the king. This sentence seems to cause some controversy about whether to shoot the thief chieftain or the thief chief's horse when used in cavalry battles, but for the extremely confident Tu Xian, killing with one arrow is the right way!
"Die!" Tu Xian thought silently in his heart, and forcefully let go of the bowstring in his hand.
"Whoosh!" The arrow was like a meteor chasing the moon, drawing an almost straight arc towards Wei Yu's chest.
Wei Yu's soul is in danger, you must know that the Yang Youji of the Chu State back then was only known as a marksman when he was a hundred steps away, and this Zhao people didn't know where to find a guy who could shoot arrows from a hundred steps away?
He didn't know that Tu Xian was known as an eagle archer among the Huns.
Under this kind of life crisis, Wei Yi barely thought about it, and the whole person subconsciously lowered his head and fell down on the horse's back.
A muffled sound suddenly sounded, and Wei Yu only felt a tingling pain on the top of his head, and countless hairs fell from the top of his head, and his hair was actually shot in a bun by an arrow.
Wei Yi was afraid for a while, if he was at night for a moment, he would not be shot in a bun, but on his forehead!
It was at this time that Wei Yu suddenly felt that the setting of Qin soldiers not wearing helmets was too tricky.
A wave of anger rose from Wei Mi's heart, and without any hesitation, Wei Mi also took out his bow and arrow from behind him.
In just a few breaths, the distance between the two sides has been narrowed to within a hundred paces.
"Turn right, shoot arrows!" Wei Yu let out a loud shout, and then slammed the bowstring in his hand.
"Shoot the arrows!" Tu Xian also shot the second arrow at a very fast speed, and at the same time, the cavalry of the Zhao State also began to shoot bows and arrows.
Two clouds of arrows staggered through the air before falling into their respective targets.
A series of screams sounded one after another from the formations of the Qin army and the Zhao army, and the cavalry on both sides kept falling from their horses.
The two sides turned at the same time with a tacit understanding, avoiding close contact, and began to move back and forth within the limits of the range, avoiding the opponent's bow and arrow while trying to inflict maximum damage on the enemy.
This is also the norm for light cavalry engagements, generally speaking, only armored cavalry with metamorphosis protection will take the initiative to choose melee charge, and light cavalry charge is usually when facing light infantry.
Such an engagement, which requires the neat movement and archery of several thousand men, is a very big test for the command level of the commander and the horsemen's riding and archery skills.
Whether a cavalry is strong or not is best seen in such engagements.
Li Mu quietly watched the battle situation in front of him, and there was no expression on his face.
If Li Mu on weekdays still belongs to the kind of relatively gentle coach, then once he is on the battlefield, all emotions seem to have disappeared from his body at once, and all that is left is calm.
Yi Qusheng, who was beside Li Mu, was itching to see it, and he wanted to go up and kill it, but he was stopped by Li Mu several times when he asked for battle.
"Tu Xian can handle this matter, and it's not yet time for you to take action."
Yiqu Sheng said: "The problem is that the cavalry of the Qin people is a bit too much, if this continues, our casualties are estimated to be not much less." ”
Li Mu's expression moved slightly, and he said: "How to see a rainbow without experiencing wind and rain, if an army wants to hone its combat effectiveness, such a process is a must." ”
Li Mudu said so, and Yiqu Sheng could only press his temperament and patiently wait for the opportunity to play.
On the other side, Wang Jian couldn't help but sigh.
"Mingjin."
The sharp sound of gold began to sound from the position of the Qin army, and after the sound of the three golden links, the cavalry of the Qin State began to retreat on their own initiative, disengaged from the cavalry of the Zhao State, and slowly returned to the formation.
Tu Xian naturally would not let go of this opportunity, and after leading the cavalry of Zhao State to chase after a while, and shooting several waves of arrow rain, killing and injuring many Qin soldiers, he galloped around the flank of the Qin army, and returned with billowing smoke and dust.
The cloaked Wei Yu came to Wang Qian, and when he spoke, he still spoke in a rather unconvinced tone: "Why did the general suddenly sing gold?" ”
Wang Jian shook his head and said, "If you continue to fight, you will definitely be defeated." ”
Wei Yi was about to say something, but was interrupted by Wang Qian: "Okay, you quickly go down and sort it out, and then continue to fight." ”
As a bystander, Wang Jian saw what had just happened clearly.
In the continuous pulling, the formation of the cavalry of the Zhao army has always maintained a very stable state, while the Qin army led by Wei Yi has been slowly pulled into a little scattered.
If this continues, in a quarter of an hour or two at most, the cavalry formation of the Qin army led by Wei Yu will be completely torn apart, and at that time he will definitely be defeated.
Rather than letting Wei Mi collapse and affect the morale of the army, it is better to let Wei Mi withdraw before he loses.
Anyway, when it comes to consumption, it is obvious that the Qin army, which has more people, has more advantages, and it is necessary to slowly consume it with the Zhao people.
But even though Wang Jian had made the decision to stop the loss in time, this kind of active retreat still dealt a blow to the morale of the Qin soldiers after all.
On the other hand, the Zhao army was thunderous, and the arrogant behavior of Tu Xian passing by in the end made the Zhao army whistle in the array, and many Zhao cavalry laughed, and their confidence was a lot.
Wang Jian pondered for a moment and decided to take the initiative to attack: "Come on, pass the order, the Chinese army chariot will dispatch a unit, and the direction of attack is the enemy army." ”
A Qin chariot corps, consisting of two hundred chariots, formed an assault group escorted by a thousand cavalry and three thousand infantry, and began to slowly march out under the leadership of a lieutenant.
Wang Jian waved his banner: "The heavy armored soldiers on the left and right wings will each send out one to cover the battle!" ”
Under Wang Qian's orders, the large array of the Qin army began to change, and the three troops stood out like three sharp arrows, and began to penetrate into the Zhao army's camp several miles away.
"The people of the Qin country have attacked......" Li Mu quietly looked at the Qin army's position in front of him, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he glanced at Yiqu Sheng beside him.
"General Yiqusheng, you can go and prepare, and soon you and the armored cavalry will appear."