Chapter 20: The First Attack of the Cavalry (Part II)
This is not to say that the power of the plateau far exceeds that of Yinghe, but because this blow of the plateau also has the impact of a war horse, which is equivalent to launching this blow against Yinghe with all his strength. Of course, the win can't be resisted. As a result, the center of gravity of the vehicle shifted and it toppled to the ground.
However, this is also because the plateau uses a new style of horse furniture, only the double high bridge saddle and horse pedals, can ensure that the knight can withstand such a fierce blow of the shock force, if it is still an old-fashioned simple horse furniture, then even the best knight in this era, I am afraid it is inevitable that they will not be able to withstand the huge shock force, and be shocked to fall off the horse's back.
But in any case, under the blow of the plateau, the chariot of the Qin army commander overturned, and the result naturally greatly boosted the morale of the Zhao army, so they all held their guns and halberds, followed behind the plateau, and rushed towards the Qin army. And before Yinghe and the others, who fell to the ground with the chariot, had no time to get up, they were immediately swallowed by the torrent of Zhao Jun's iron cavalry.
"Boom!"
The halberd in the hand of a Zhao cavalryman happened to stab the shield of a Qin soldier, but the huge force brought out by the impact of the war horse knocked the Qin soldier backwards and flew out, knocking down several Qin soldiers behind him at once.
Subsequently, the other cavalry of the Zhao army have also rushed up one after another, and the Qin army engaged, as a result, under the piercing of the Zhao army's spears and halberds, some Qin soldiers were penetrated through the body, screaming to death, and some were shot by the Zhao army and flew out, although some Qin soldiers were lucky enough to avoid the Zhao army's spear and halberd stabbing attack, but they were washed down by the war horse, and they were trampled into meat in a blink of an eye.
As a result, under the impact of the cavalry of the Zhao army, the resistance of the Qin army was almost useless, and the soldiers fell to the ground one after another, and were stabbed and trampled by the guns of the Zhao army, and in the blink of an eye, the array of the Qin army was rushed by the cavalry of the Zhao army. Moreover, the sudden speed of the Zhao army's cavalry did not slow down at all, basically penetrating the Qin army's array at the original speed, and then continued to rush towards the Qin army's camp.
In the process of penetrating the Qin army, only a dozen cavalry of the Zhao army fell from their horses, even if they were knocked down by bows and arrows in the early stage, the Zhao army only lost a total of forty or fifty people, and the losses of the Qin army were almost ten times that of the Zhao army. Such a smooth result also made Zhao Jun himself a little incredulous. If it was in the past, if the Zhao army wanted to break through the array of the Qin army, it would have to pay nearly half of the losses.
And after breaking through the array of the Qin army, Gao Yuan also completely put his mind at ease, although he also knew that in the era of cold weapons, the cavalry was the absolute king on the battlefield, but these are all theoretical knowledge from historical materials, only seen in some film and television dramas, after all, there is no intuitive experience, and now Gao Yuan really believes that his own path is right, maybe the era of the cavalry will come in advance.
Therefore, Gao Yuan held his halberd high and said loudly: "Brothers, rush." β
Behind the cavalry of the Zhao army, the other four thousand cavalry troops were also immediately divided into two groups, and a group of Zhao troops continued to attack the Qin army that had been in chaos, although the Qin army still had 26,700 soldiers at this time, but the main general had already been killed, and the queue was chaotic, plus the charge of the Zhao army just now, many Qin troops were extremely shocked in their hearts, but they did not expect the cavalry of the Zhao army to have such a strong combat effectiveness. Therefore, the Qin army was no opponent at all, and was immediately killed by the Zhao army, and was defeated by countless wounds and deaths.
The other group of cavalry troops crossed the Qin army, followed closely behind Gao Yuan and others, and attacked the Qin army's camp.
At this time, Gao Yuan led the cavalry army and had already rushed to a distance of less than a hundred meters in front of the Qin army's camp. Moreover, because the speed of the Zhao army's breakthrough was too fast, the Qin army that attacked was almost like nothing, and it did not slow down the Zhao army's advance in the slightest. As a result, the Qin army mobilized from other places has not yet arrived, and on this local battlefield, the defenders of the Qin army are only two or three hundred people, and they cannot resist the surprise attack of the Zhao army at all.
Now the Qin army camp is a temporary camp, the fortifications are relatively simple, the camp wall is basically composed of vehicles or wooden fences, and only a small number of places are made of wooden fences. The Zhao army rushed to the front of the Qin army's camp, first of all, a burst of random arrows were fired, scattering the small number of Qin troops left behind, and then dozens of cavalry soldiers threw out the noose, lassoed the chariot wooden rail, and then pulled back hard, opening four or five gaps at once.
Gao Yuan immediately led the cavalry army to enter the Qin army's camp from the gap, and then the Qin troops from other places arrived one after another, but it was too late, the Zhao army had already broken through the gap, and all of them entered the Qin army's camp.
Although the camp tents are dense in the large camp, and the space is relatively narrow, but after the cavalry of the Zhao army broke into the camp of the Qin army, they quickly dispersed into a team of fifty or a hundred people, running in the camp of the Qin army, shooting arrows and spears, and at this time the Qin army could not resist the assault of the Zhao army, and as a result, the Qin army was killed all over the camp, and the blood flowed into a canal.
At this time, the follow-up cavalry of the Zhao army had also rushed into the Qin army camp, and then dismounted and fought on foot to assist the cavalry in the battle, rushing left and right in the Qin army's camp, and at the same time frequently lit fire to the tents, as a result, dozens of tents were set on fire in a blink of an eye, and there were many things in the camp that ignited fire, so the fire also spread very quickly.
At this time, the Qin army that stayed in the camp had already been killed by the Zhao army, and they were powerless to resist at all, let alone have the energy to fight the fire, but the fire spread in the camp, burning bigger and bigger, and the scope became wider and wider. The Qin army had to deal with the attack of the Zhao army on the one hand, and dodge the fire on the other, so they could only scatter and flee.
But now there are still six or seven thousand wounded soldiers in the camp of the Qin army, who were originally recuperating in tents, but the fire spread, and those who were lightly injured fled out of their tents, and the soldiers who were seriously injured and could not move could only wait for death in their tents.
Gao Yuan saw that the Qin army's camp was full of fire at this time, and there were countless tents and vehicles on fire, even if it was to put out the fire, it would take a considerable amount of time, and the Qin army's losses would never be small, so the goal of this assault operation was basically achieved, so Gao Yuan also immediately ordered the whole army to retreat. At the same time, he first led the cavalry army that followed him and withdrew from the Qin army camp.
The other cavalry troops also withdrew, and by this time the battle outside the camp had ended, and the Qin army had been defeated by the Zhao army and fled in all directions, leaving only corpses everywhere. So Gao Yuan and Li Yinghong also immediately led the cavalry, withdrew from the original road, and retreated to the camp of the Zhao army.
ββββββββ the dividing lineβββββββββ dividing lineββββββββ at this time in front of the camp of the Zhao army, the offensive and defensive battles between the two sides were still raging.
The casualties of the Qin army have reached more than three or four thousand, but the Qin army is still struggling to attack the Zhao army's camp, and its spirit and momentum have not weakened in the slightest. Overall, the situation of the Qin army was not bad, but at this time, the uneasiness in Huan Qi's heart became more and more serious. Because Zhao Jun's will to resist is too strong, at this time, he can still insist on it like this.
And at this moment, a Qin soldier hurriedly ran to Huan Qi's car, with a panicked face, and said: "Report to the general, the Zhao army attacked our camp, and General Yang Quan, who stayed in the camp, asked the general to send the army back quickly." β
"What?" When Huan Qi heard this, he couldn't help but be taken aback, and subconsciously looked back in the direction of the camp, only to see thick smoke rising into the sky, which was indeed on fire.
However, after all, Huan Qi is a battle-hardened veteran, and after the initial shock, Huan Qi also quickly calmed down, and at the same time quickly calculated in his mind. So do you withdraw your troops to rescue the camp now, or continue to attack the Zhao army's camp, or send an army back to the camp, and the rest of the army will continue to attack?
In fact, Huan Qi was not unprepared for the Zhao army's surprise attack on his camp, after all, he still left 12,300 troops in the camp, and the Zhao army would not be so easy to break through his camp, so this time to attack his own camp, the Zhao army will never be less troops, and in this way, the strength of the Zhao army to stay in the camp will be reduced, don't look at the current resistance of the Zhao army is very tenacious, but maybe it is the end of the strong crossbow, as long as the Qin army keeps attacking for a while, it can break through the Zhao army's camp. If you can break through the Zhao army's camp smoothly, even if your own camp is lost, it is also cost-effective, after all, it is only a temporary camp.
But how much resistance does Zhao Jun have now? Is it really the end of the crossbow? In case he fails to break through the Zhao army's camp, and his temporary camp is lost, then he can only retreat to the Jingjing camp. If you want to attack the Fanwu camp of the Zhao army, it will take at least three or five days, and in this way, the Zhao army can rebuild the defense line, and it will not be easy to capture the Fanwu camp again.
If a part of the troops is assigned to rescue them, it is also a way and the safest way. But how many troops should be sent back? If there are fewer factions, can they save their own battalions, but if they are transferred too much, it will affect the current battlefield. So how many troops to send to rescue the battalion is also a question, maybe both ends are not good.
Therefore, how to choose, Huan Qi was a little undecided for a while, but Huan Qi also knew that at this time, he must not hesitate, he must make a decision immediately, even if it is not the best choice, but it is better than being indecisive and missing the opportunity.
So Huan Qi also gritted his teeth, and was about to give an order, regardless of his own camp, to attack the Fanwu camp of the Zhao army with all his might. But at this moment, another soldier ran to Huan Qi in a panic and said loudly: "General, the banner of Li Mu has been raised in the camp of the Zhao army. β
Huan Qi looked up, and sure enough, he saw a black red flag raised in the camp of the Zhao army, and the word "Li" was embroidered on the banner. Huan Qi's heart trembled, and he suddenly understood everything, it turned out that this time he had fallen for Li Mu's plan again.