Chapter 1147: A Special Cavalry Battle
After a dozen breaths, Zhang Tiangang led three hundred masters of the special combat team to ride out of the ridge at the same time, and rushed towards this group of Goguryeo cavalry from the oblique side.
This Goguryeo cavalry was obviously also elite, and after being taken aback, they took the initiative to meet it with a bloodthirsty light.
They were so skilled at riding that they turned their horses' heads in an instant as soon as they lifted the reins, and then galloped like they flew, with almost no pause in between.
Zhang Tiangang secretly admired in his heart that the Goguryeo people were able to repel Yang Guang's faint monarch with a million troops, although there were reasons for Yang Guang's faint monarch and some traitorous ministers on the Sui Dynasty's side, but it was also related to the fact that the Goguryeo people themselves were elite soldiers in a hundred battles.
If you ignore the overall tactics of the cavalry, and only look at the cavalry and archery skills of a single cavalry, it is no worse than the 3,000 cavalry under the command of Wei Chi Jingde.
These more than 1,000 Goguryeo cavalrymen didn't know if it was to save horsepower, except for a piece of leather armor, they didn't have any armor on their bodies, they held a riding bow in their hands, and only controlled their horses with their legs, and rode their horses to Zhang Tiangang's side.
More than 300 special combat team masters held the reins with one hand, drew a fast crossbow with one hand, and prepared to attack after approaching, seeing that there were still dozens of steps, the Goguryeo cavalry on the opposite side suddenly turned sideways, the cavalry bow in his hand collapsed and rang out repeatedly, and the light arrows came at the speed of the horse, and two special combat team members were caught off guard and were hit by an arrow in their left arm.
The more than 1,000 Goguryeo people passed from the side, and the bow in their hands shot continuously, Zhang Tiangang cursed secretly, at this distance, the accuracy of the continuous fast crossbow in the rapid running is not too high, so they have to ride their horses to chase closely, those Goguryeo cavalry have superb riding skills, and after running diagonally, they even stepped on the stirrups to stand up, and threw their backs to Zhang Tiangang and others behind.
The war horses of Zhang Tiangang and others are also excellent war horses, but their weight is much heavier than the Goguryeo cavalry on the opposite side, and to be honest, riding is really not what they are good at, although they have also practiced hard in the past few months, but riding takes time to precipitate, so their riding skills are worse than those of the Goguryeo, and they can't catch up at all for a while.
Zhang Tiangang had to order everyone to put away the fast crossbow, and draw the riding bow from the bow insert on the side of the horse to shoot, their riding and shooting accuracy could not compare to the Goguryeo cavalry, and even shot a few arrows only hit more than 20 people, not to mention, but there were seven people on their side who were hit by arrows, which was because they themselves were masters and had a relatively strong ability to dodge and hit arrows. However, all seven of them avoided the vital point and were only injured.
The focus of the special combat team's training is to kill, sabotage and reconnaissance behind enemy lines, and they are not very proficient in horseback riding, if they dismount and fight on foot, especially to close the distance, these 300 of them are confident that they can kill all these 1,000 Goguryeo soldiers in a dozen breaths, but now they are not the opponent of these Goguryeo cavalry.
From this point of view, the special forces may not be invincible in the frontal battlefield, but if the special forces are used at the right time, they can often be worth the effect of one to hundred, or even one to thousand.
"Retreat to Alternate Location Three." Zhang Tiangang decisively ordered.
The 300 men forced back the Goguryeo cavalry with fast crossbows, and galloped away to the northwest to the No. 3 reserve site ———— behind a hillside.
Yuan Taizuo and the Goguryeo cavalry under his command have hated the special combat team led by Zhang Tiangang to death, and they are crazy these days and generally send people to look for them, but today they finally found it, how could they let go of the opportunity, and immediately chased after them desperately.
After a dozen breaths, there was a bang, and more than 1,000 Goguryeo cavalry stepped on the ten mines buried in advance at the No. 3 site, killing more than 100 people on the spot and seriously injuring more than 70 people. Seeing that the 300 masters of the special combat team actually took advantage of the confusion of their formation, turned their horses' heads and chased after them, they scattered without hesitation, some to the east and some to the west, intending to disperse and escape.
Zhang Tiangang rode his horse in hot pursuit, firmly staring at the main general who was surrounded by 300 cavalry, these more than 300 Goguryeo cavalry turned left and right, constantly changing directions, Zhang Tiangang led people to concentrate on controlling the speed of the horse, bent on finding the field.
After running for hundreds of meters, the Goguryeo cavalry commander saw that he had run out of a possible minefield, and actually ordered his horse to turn around and face Zhang Tiangang and the others, and everyone shot an arrow at Zhang Tiangang and them.
This Goguryeo lord will lead more than 300 people like a slippery loach, Zhang Tiangang's heart is on fire, seeing those Goguryeo cavalry raise their bows, he ordered the iron arm of his left hand to protect the face door, and his right hand drew a quick crossbow, and the light arrow shot hit the chest armor with a clang, and all the masters of the special combat team shook their upper bodies slightly, and then stabilized their figures.
The Goguryeo people were surprised when they saw that their group of arrows was blocked by the armor on the other party's body, unscathed, and secretly screamed badly, but it was too late, and with a buzz, a crossbow arrow had covered them, and the more than 300 people and nearly half of them screamed, and fell off their horses, and the remaining Goguryeo cavalry was startled, and quickly fled into the distance under the leadership of the main general.
"Catch up and kill them." Zhang Tiangang shouted loudly, clamped the horse's belly hard, and the mount immediately accelerated, rushing straight towards the Goguryeo cavalry, and a group of subordinates hurriedly followed.
Zhang Tiangang took the lead, pulled out the thick-backed saber, slapped the horse on the horse with the blade, and the mount rose up and galloped on all fours, and the leading Goguryeo general cavalry heard the sound of the horse's hooves behind him, and knew that he could not escape, so he hurriedly ordered to turn the horse's head and began to fight hard.
It's just that they just turned around, and before the speed could add up, Zhang Tiangang led people to rush over.
Before the Goguryeo lord who took the lead could draw out the long knife with a waist loop, Zhang Tiangang's horse passed by him with a roar, Zhang Tiangang leaned down and clenched the handle of the knife, and with a slight wave of his right hand, the thick-backed saber instantly cut off the neck of the Goguryeo chief general with the speed of the horse, and the head was carried high and flew high, and the remaining corpse fell to the ground with red blood spraying.
A kind of killing pleasure surged into Zhang Tiangang's heart, he rode his horse and jogged for a while before stopping, examined the blade of the saber, and beheaded a person, still intact, Snake Island products are really high-quality. He knew that this saber could be sold for fifty taels of silver on the black market.
After Zhang Tiangang saw the knife in the sheath, he looked up at other places, the rest of the Goguryeo people had been killed by all his subordinates, and the special combat team would never take prisoners when they were on a mission in the field.
From a distance, the other Goguryeo cavalry were fleeing to the southwest, he remembered his mission, and hurriedly pulled out his horn and blew it, all his subordinates heard the voice, and immediately withdrew without hesitation, and soon everyone gathered together.
Zhang Tiangang knew that they had been exposed, and this place was so close to the main force of the Goguryeo army, if they were bitten by the elite cavalry of Goguryeo, they would be in danger. When even lead the team to evacuate this place.
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