Chapter 963: Change of Situation
Withdraw troops? How can it be so easy.
An army, if it is a foot soldier, they turn around, it is equivalent to giving the back to the enemy. The withdrawal of troops would mean a great deal of casualties.
The cavalry had a strong impact, but now it was blocked. Can't rush out, as for turning around.
Then don't mention it, at least there must be a space.
But now the situation of Xiliang Tieqi, although it is not crowded, it is almost the same.
Anyway, it's not time for me. Well, if you withdraw the troops, someone has to break off, and you have to hold on for quite a long time.
"Meng Qi, you go first, I will break last" At the critical moment, Cao Hong yelled.
"Take care, general" The horse didn't talk nonsense, he also roared, immediately turned the horse's head, and left slowly.
Hong roared loudly and led the cavalry of Wei to advance instead of retreating, killing the ironclad army.
From this point, it can come out. How close the current Wei State, Liang State, and Qin State are. It's like wearing a pair of pants.
For this reason, Cao Hong even did not hesitate to sacrifice his cavalry, why? Just because of helping the Qin State, the Liang State is more beneficial than the disadvantage to the Wei State.
"Killing" Cao Hong is not only the commander of Wei in the northwest, but also the prestige of others in the army is also extremely high. The soldiers would not give up, they followed Cao Hong and shouted, not retreating, but advancing, making a little space for the horses and their brigade.
"Kill"
There is a saying that if you are sick, you will die. For the retreat of Ma and the others, the broken army would not give up this big opportunity, and they shouted and rushed over.
"Plop, plop"
The battle between the broken army and Cao Hong's troops had a result in an instant. I saw one by one the broken army wielding Chu swords, cutting down one Cao Hong cavalry after another.
Or cut off a man, or cut a horse.
There were constantly soldiers, or war horses were cut by Chu knives, screaming and falling to the ground.
Harvest wheat. Cao Hong's cavalry was cut off as if it had been cut off as if it had been harvested. Although the courage after the break is commendable, after all, the difference in strength is too great.
If Cao Hong is in a mood now, it is that his heart is dripping blood. Although this group of cavalry is not the elite of the Wei State, it is not a tiger and leopard horseman. But it's also the cavalry he has accumulated little by little.
How could Cao Hong's heart not drip blood? But if he regrets the break, Cao Hong does not regret it. Even if you fight all the cavalry in your department, you must ensure that the horse leads the troops out smoothly.
Today, the losses of the Qin State are already great, great. We must not be wiped out.
If the tiger and leopard were riding here, how could you be so rampant?
While Cao Hong's heart was dripping blood, he was also yelling, but it was a pity that the tiger and leopard were riding in the east.
"Plop, plop" today is the first battle of the newly established Ironclad Breaking Army, but it also makes them taste blood, one step! Step by step, step by step harvesting the lives of Cao Wei's cavalry.
Not only have they become colder, their willpower has become more determined, and even their killing skills have become more and more pure. If, just now they had to use two or three Dan to kill one of Cao Wei's cavalry, then now they could succeed with only one sword.
Progressive.
This ironclad army is making progress at an extremely fast pace, and it can't always build anything behind closed doors. Although in the past year, the broken army has been training frantically, but it has never been in contact with the battlefield, and it has some shortcomings in ability, and it cannot be called the first in the world.
But with this big victory, a big victory. Breaking the army, whether it is the cooperation between each other or the degree of killing, has truly become the first in the world.
Cao Hong was unwilling in his heart, thinking that if there were tigers and leopards here, he would not allow the army to run rampant. But at this moment, even if the 8,000 broken army faced 50,000 tigers and leopards, they would not be afraid.
As for the victory or defeat, if it doesn't come out, it will have to be after the battle before we can draw a conclusion.
Therefore, Cao Hong's yes is just a fantasy.
For the next period of time, it was almost a clash of blood and tears. Cao Hong's cavalry fell one by one, but they had to break off.
Finally, the horses broke away from the army and turned away.
"General Cao, let's go," Ma turned around and yelled at Cao Hong.
"Withdraw" Cao Hong's heart finally relaxed when he heard this, and he couldn't hide his urgency, and shouted.
The cavalry of Cao Wei who "withdrew" was also amnesty, and they roared away. But even so, it will take a little time for the cavalry to turn around.
In the process, countless Cao Wei cavalry were killed by the Chu soldiers.
Cao Jun was extremely miserable.
"Go" When Cao Hongcheng turned the horse's head, he yelled, and left without looking back. He's leaving, he's going to get out of this nightmarish place.
Hand crossbow that is able to shoot continuously. A crossbow bed capable of continuous fire. Plus an ironclad army with strong combat effectiveness to the point of a bunker.
is obviously tens of thousands of foot soldiers, for more than 100,000 cavalry, it is equivalent to the purity of sheep. But the sheep suddenly showed its fangs, and instead bit the wolf.
The losses are heavy and the blood is dripping.
The cavalrymen who had left the battlefield fled the area on their horses. As for the cavalry in the rear, they could only withdraw blankly with the robes in front of them, and they were paralyzed under the blades of the Chu army.
"It's really a great victory" When Cao Hong, Ma and the others fled, Zhang Fei sighed. It is not uncommon for foot soldiers to defeat cavalry.
But that was in huge numbers, and in ambushes.
For example, during the famous siege of Mayi during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the enemy and us were the Xiongnu Shan Yu and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The strength of the army was about 100,000 Xiongnu cavalry, and that of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was 300,000 or 400,000.
Under such circumstances, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also had the courage to ambush the Xiongnu. It can be seen that it is difficult for foot soldiers to defeat cavalry without three or five times the strength.
But now, Xiliang and Cao Wei have 100,000 cavalry, while the Chu army is only 30,000 or 40,000, and the troops still occupy an absolute disadvantage. It actually won, and it was a big victory.
Zhang Fei also had to sigh.
"This is all Your Majesty's" Chen Da sighed when he heard this, not a sycophant, but a child-like admiration. If it weren't for the repeater, if it wasn't for the repeater bed, if it weren't for Kou Feng's full support, 8,000 pieces of armor were forged under the condition that the treasury was relatively tight.
The Chu army was not so easy to win.
Especially if the broken army is only wearing leather armor, the casualties will be very large. Now, there are only a few casualties. The enemy's sword is sharp, but it can't completely cut through the armor.
However, Chen Da is also clear that there are many injuries in the broken army. But injuries can be treated, and when you die, you die.
"What's next?"
Immediately, Chen Da turned his head to Zhang Fei.
Now there are two paths in front of them, one is to pursue, but the other is to retreat. The pursuit was not impossible, because there was also a Yellow River ahead.
Ma, although Cao Hong escaped, he must cross the river. If you lead your troops in pursuit, it is very likely that you will kill another group of cavalry.
But there are also risks, if someone breaks off. Again, in the process of advancing, they met the cavalry when there was no formation and even the crossbows were exhausted.
Even if the army is broken, it is estimated that it will suffer heavy losses.
"No, at least 40,000 cavalry have been defeated today. For our resistance this time, the purpose has been achieved. Dealing with the Qin State, the Liang State is not an overnight matter after all, it is better to return to Yixian County first, inform Your Majesty of the situation on the front line, and then make a decision."
Zhang Fei was also moved by the pursuit, but after all, he was also the commander of the first army, and he held the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers. After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Fei said.
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Chen Da didn't have an opinion and nodded.
Immediately, the two urged the soldiers to clean up the battlefield. The burial of corpses, the recovery of weapons, and the recovery of war horses, etc. When all this was done, it was almost dark.
"Go, go back"
Zhang Fei and Chen Da glanced at each other, Zhang Fei said.
"Woo Chicken Woo"
Chen Da took out the close-fitting rhinoceros horn, put it to his mouth and played it, and the army returned to Guanxian.
In the county, Kou Feng had already received the news that Chen Da had defeated the Xiliang Iron Cavalry in the north of the county. When Chen Da and others led their troops back, it was very close to the county.
Kou Feng personally led a large number of civil and military personnel in the army out of the city to greet him.
Outside the north gate of the city, Kou Feng stood in the middle chalk, looking north. Full of excitement, forty or fifty thousand cavalry were wiped out. It's a big win.
The comparison of strength before the war was that Qin, Liang, and Wei had hoarded an army of 250,000 in Yongliang, including 170,000 cavalry and 80,000 foot soldiers.
And the force that went abroad to attack was only 233,000 men and 50,000 cavalry.
In particular, some of the infantry soldiers are still the armies established by ethnic minorities, and their combat effectiveness can only be reduced by half.
That is, the actual strength, but only about 200,000.
In fact, this comparison is okay, but the number of cavalry is too different, almost three times. On the plains of Yongliang, I always feel empty-hearted.
And now, Zhang Fei and Chen Da killed forty or fifty thousand of them at once. A quarter of the cavalry was consumed. It's definitely a crucial victory.
It is of great significance for Kou Feng to continue to encroach on Yongliang next. In addition to being excited, it was really difficult for Kou Feng to find words to describe his mood at the moment.
At this time, a large army appeared in the north. Kou Feng couldn't help but raise his head, only to see a "Chu, the handsome flag fluttering in front of him, very bold."
Under it are two generals, both of whom are sturdy, wearing gold armor and strong horses. One knew that it was two fierce generals. It was Kou Feng's later general Zhang Fei and Chen Da, the general of the town army.
"Your Majesty"
Zhang Fei and Chen Da didn't wait for the army to approach, so they rode lightly in front of Kou Feng, dismounted and bowed.
"The two generals are fortunate. A celebration banquet has been prepared in the city, let's go" Kou Feng smiled and helped Zhang Fei up, Chen Da, and said.
"No"
Zhang Fei and Chen Da promised.
Immediately, Kou Feng led the civil and military forces back to Jump County. A big victory naturally needs a feast.