Chapter 2022: The First Battle of Liaodong

The Liaodong Iron Cavalry shouted in unison, and the momentum was amazing, and they rode their horses and rushed towards the oncoming Northwest Cavalry.

Four thousand cavalry, swarming out, just seemed to be swarming when charging, but in the process of rushing was quickly sorted out the formation, uneven and orderly, not only superb equestrianism, but also the formation was very skillful.

The Northwest Iron Cavalry on the opposite side had also accelerated its sprint, and the soldiers and horses on both sides were like boulders flying out, gradually approaching.

The northwest cavalry on the opposite side saw the opponent rushing towards him, and there was no commotion at all, led by a black helmet and black armor, holding a big knife, but it was Gu Liangchen, the general under Chu Huan, beside Gu Liangchen, on top of the tall horse was a short general, but in his hand was carrying a rare hammer gun, it was Qin Lei.

The two sides rode galloping, Xu Chang took the lead, seeing that the distance between the two sides was within an arrow, he had already waved his knife and shouted: "Release the arrow!" ”

And Gu Liangchen also ordered the release of arrows almost at the same time.

For a time, feathered arrows were like locusts, and the air was vertical and horizontal.

The cavalry on both sides charged, while protecting themselves and their horses at a clever angle, the Liaodong iron cavalry had been trained on horseback for a long time, and the bow and horse were skillful, while the northwest cavalry was also trained for a long time, and after the first round of arrows, the casualties on both sides were not heavy.

Xu Chang saw it in his eyes, and was slightly surprised in his heart, although he had heard of the name of the Northwest Iron Cavalry, but after all, he had not seen it in person, and he always felt that the reputation of the Northwest Cavalry was exaggerated, after all, the opponents faced by the Northwest Army before were mainly infantry cavalry, and had not fought with the real cavalry corps.

Now I see that the enemy's cavalry is skilled in arching and horses, obviously not under the Liaodong cavalry, but I am also a little surprised, a round of arrows, Xu Chang's body turned, he has hooked the saddle with his feet, and on one side of his body, he has already taken a bow and arrow in his hand, and he has a bow and arrow, and he shoots a second round of long arrows faster than ordinary people's archery speed.

The Liaodong cavalry followed suit, this trick was very fancy, dazzling, and the angle of the arrow shot was lowered, which was more difficult to deal with, after Xu Chang's arrow came out, a sneer appeared on his lips, and he was proud in his heart, secretly thinking about the Northwest Cavalry, such a difficult action, they naturally couldn't do it.

The long arrows are tricky, the angles are weird, and the Liaodong cavalry is extremely skilled in archery, which dazzles them for a while.

Gu Liangchen had already waved his sword, and the Northwest Iron Cavalry unexpectedly dispersed like a tide, and a team turned into two columns, attacking left and right, and released a round of long arrows.

The cunning arrows of the Liaodong soldiers are actually taking horses and not people.

As a regular iron cavalry soldier who has few opponents today, the Liaodong Iron Cavalry not only has excellent combat quality, but also has explored a set of practical skills against the enemy.

Shoot men first and horses first, which is an effective means of dealing with enemy cavalry.

At the beginning, the Liaodong cavalry often invaded the territory of Goryeo, and Goryeo also organized a large number of cavalry to block, according to the heart, the fighting quality of the Goryeo cavalry was not weak, but every time it clashed with the Liaodong cavalry, it was told that it was a rout, and the reason for this was that this set of methods against the enemy played a great role.

The Goryeo cavalry were all in iron armor, with thick armor, and long arrows were difficult to hurt, even if they were shot, if they did not hit the vital point, it was difficult to form a fatal wound if they were blocked by protective gear.

Chi Liandian saw this at the beginning, and specially trained the Liaodong cavalry to shoot the opponent's horses, and the cavalry had no war horses, and their power was greatly reduced, and they were allowed to be mermaids.

Xu Chang was a fierce general against the Goryeo cavalry at the beginning, and he was very familiar with this routine, and at least half of the cavalry behind him had undergone such training, so as soon as Xu Chang made a move, the cavalry behind him knew Xu Chang's intentions, such as concoction.

It's only this time that Xu Chang discovered that the unstoppable means in the past seem to be useless today.

The Northwest Cavalry has obviously been prepared for a long time, not only the cavalry protective gear is thick, but even the war horses are armed, and the long arrows hit the horses, many of them can't be shot at all, but there are special leather armor in front of the Northwest War Horses At present, although the Northwest Cavalry is only light cavalry, Chu Huan and Pei Ji have already done research on the protection of the Northwest Cavalry, and when they were in Yunshan Fucheng, they had already secretly made simple light armor protection with local masters, and gave protection in some key places of the war horses to reduce the lethality when charging, At the beginning, this was not for the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, but at that time it was ready to fight against the Barbarian Cavalry, these protections were originally to deal with the Barbarian Cavalry, but since then it has been passed down, and today it is also of great use.

The two teams said that it was coming, the two teams were wrong, and they all used bows and arrows to duel, which was really unexpected, Gu Liangchen led the army, scattered the soldiers and horses, but pulled the shape of a trumpet, revitalized and cracked, when the two sides were wrong, people shouted horse neighing, you have me, I have you, but the speed of the war horse gallop has not decreased, galloping, the fast action of the knife will be cut, and some even hold a bow and arrow at the other party to stab straight over.

Both sides are good horses, a mistake is not long, but each has its own damage, in contrast, the Liaodong Army because it is accustomed to maintaining a formation, the degree of freedom is extremely low, and the Northwest Army is obviously prepared for a long time, after missing, the Liaodong Army is dead and wounded hundreds of horsemen, while the Northwest Army has also killed and wounded fifty or sixty people, which can be regarded as a chess opponent.

The first hedging between the two sides, they did not achieve the desired result, Xu Chang frowned, he thought that he could completely rush the Northwest cavalry to pieces and scatter it with such a rush, but before the other party made contact, it was completely scattered, scattered but not chaotic, the Liaodong cavalry could not achieve the desired effect at all, and Gu Liangchen did not mess up the opponent's formation because of this, after missing it, the Liaodong Iron Cavalry still maintained an extremely neat formation.

The momentum is about to end, both sides are reining in the horses, and the war horses stand up, in the boundless snow, like a light song and dance, effortlessly.

At the sound of the order, the cavalry on both sides reacted extremely quickly, turning the horse's head, turning the rear team into the front team, and then immediately launched a counterattack.

If the Northwest Army is an iron cavalry like a pouring stream, with momentum like a rainbow and surging, then the Liaodong Iron Cavalry is undoubtedly as solid as ice, straight to the ground, fast and powerful.

In fact, this was the first real head-to-head confrontation between the two armies, and they initially knew the depth of the other side.

The tactics of the Liaodong Army were simple and clear, clean and neat, but such tactics were based on strict overall discipline and superb individual equestrian skills.

Gu Liangchen still ordered the soldiers and horses to spread out in the shape of a big horn, and did not concentrate his troops to fight hard, but to use the big horn formation, and then go around in a big circle and go around the Liaodong cavalry.

Feather arrows swished, the formation was like water, and the will was like ice, but the actions performed were ruthless, and the long arrows were all over the sky, unambiguous.

Although the soldiers and horses on both sides come and go, come and go, there are many tricks, but the Northwest Army obviously did not substantively fight and confront the Liaodong Army, the formation seems to be messy, each fighting for itself, but the cavalry takes care of each other, and the distance between the teams is not completely widened, but it is like a wolf pack around a fierce tiger in a circle.

Xu Chang was annoyed, but even more anxious, he could naturally guess at once that this cavalry was not really rushing over to fight, its purpose was obviously to entangle the Liaodong cavalry, so that the Liaodong cavalry had no time to climb the Yellow Ridge, he had already felt that the main force of the Northwest Cavalry blocking the back road was rapidly approaching.

At this time, the Liaodong Army certainly had the upper hand in terms of strength, but it was undoubtedly a fool's dream to eat this cavalry before the arrival of the main force of the Northwest Cavalry.

The bows and arrows of the Liaodong soldiers are sharp, the Northwest Army is not bad, the war horses of the Liaodong soldiers are strong, the war horses of the Northwest Army are not inferior at all, the equipment of the Liaodong soldiers is not weak, the equipment of the Northwest Army is even better, and even the war horses of the Northwest Cavalry are protected by leather armor, but they are better than the Liaodong Army.

The Liaodong Army maintained a tight formation, forming a whole, and coping with the front and rear freely, but because of this, the entire formation could not have the slightest loophole, and for the Liaodong soldiers who strictly implemented the military order, maintaining the strict formation also greatly restrained their hands and feet, and there was no such scattered and undispersed freedom as the Northwest Cavalry.

For a while, the Northwest Army, which was at a disadvantage, seemed to have the upper hand on the scene.

Xu Chang was anxious, he wanted to order the whole army to disperse several times, and fight with the Northwest Iron Cavalry, if it was only the two thousand cavalry in front of him, this order would have already been passed down, but he was always afraid of the main force of the Northwest Iron Cavalry that was about to rush over, if the formation was chaotic, the main force of the Northwest Cavalry would be killed, and the battle would be mixed up at that time, and the Liaodong reinforcements would fly over without wings, and the four thousand Liaodong cavalry would probably all die here.

In desperation, he could only order the soldiers and horses to confront the enemy on the one hand, and approach the Huangling on the other hand, although the Northwest Army seemed to have the upper hand on the scene, but there was never a substantial real ability to attack, the Liaodong Army was fighting and walking, in fact, they were not far from the Huangling, but this section of the road down, but it was extremely difficult, although the casualties on both sides were not large, but the entanglement of the Northwest Army made the Liaodong Army extremely uncomfortable.

According to Xu Chang's temper, Mo said that the enemy's strength is at a disadvantage now, even if the strength of the Northwest Army is far above his own, once he reaches such an uncomfortable point, he must fight with all his strength, and there will never be the slightest cowardice, but after all, he has followed the red refining power for many years, has seen too many battles, and knows the affairs of the soldiers, and he must not be the slightest bit arrogant, and a mistake in a decision is often at the cost of hundreds of lives.

He did not dare to risk the lives of four thousand cavalry.

Seeing that the Liaodong Iron Cavalry had approached the foot of the Yellow Ridge, Gu Liangchen suddenly let people blow the horn, and the Northwest Cavalry, which was originally surrounding the Liaodong Army, shouted in unison, and then quickly assembled into a team, went around in circles, and quickly broke away from the battle formation and went west.

Xu Chang saw that the northwest cavalry had assembled in an instant, and he was secretly frightened, knowing that this cavalry was far more powerful than what he had just seen, but when he saw them suddenly leaving the formation, he was a little puzzled, but the situation was urgent, and he didn't think much about it, so he ordered the whole army to quickly withdraw to Huangling and occupy this high ground.