Chapter five hundred and fifty seven.
If this were the middle and late Ye of the Song Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty, 60,000 Han troops encountered more than 80,000 grassland cavalry on the grassland, they would definitely be wiped out and there was nothing to say. However, now, even if the victory or defeat is unknown, the Han army still has a slight advantage.
On the grassland in April, the tender green spring grass barely emerged, and immediately encountered countless war horses running back and forth. The heavy horse hooves dug out the grass roots, not only did they even raise the irritable grassland dust. The dust was covered with dust, and the Xianbei army formation was like several yellow dragons roaring and roaring.
As the evil dragon flew, countless small black dots fell down and hit the head of the Han army in a row.
However, the seemingly fierce nomadic arrow formation did not cause much damage to the Youzhou army. In order to fight against nomadic people for many years, the infantry in the border town skillfully shook the spear more than three meters in their hands. The elastic spearhead formed a fan-shaped sway in the air, and the arrows coming from their heads were knocked down with crackling down.
Even if some arrows pass through this defense circle, they will not cause much damage when they fall on the Han army.
Like Wang Hou's battle with the nomadic troops, the Xianbei army had a chronic disease. There was little iron on the grassland, and the arrows shot by many people were actually bone arrows. Even the lowest-end armor in Qingzhou was still steel armor. With a clatter, a few pieces splashed and the arrows flew away.
Except for some unlucky ones that were pierced into the neck, shoulders and thighs, the dense rain of arrows did not bring devastating damage to the Han army.
"Arrowman, march!"
I have to say that even if it is a hostile side, Xian Yuyin before the military formation is really handsome! He raised a big gun with one hand and pointed at the Xianbei heavy cavalry in front of him, which was as thick as Huang Yun. Xian Yuyin, who was born in a general for generations, did not look afraid at all, but instead roared with great fighting spirit.
"Bow arrow formation, attack!"
Taking advantage of the gap of the Xianbei people's rain of arrows, the single-established archers carried the Han compound carved bow and drilled out of the gap. Huhe Zhongbing pointed straight ahead forty-five degrees. The sharp Qingzhou-made arrow flashed with cold light and looked straight at the sun. With the order of his military marquis, he suddenly let go. In the sound of a loud voice, a green light covered the sky and flew out.
The same arrows have a completely different effect. In the crackling feathers, there is a lack of heavy armor defense. The Xianbei riders who are still hovering in the horses are shot one after another. The entire team of Xianbei people suddenly disappear on the back of the horses. The formation of the horses is in panic and the horses are chaotic. The horse's head hits the horse's butt, and it is suddenly in chaos.
Even in front of Ke Bi Neng himself, several Xianbei guards suddenly screamed loudly and fell off their horses, and the hot blood splashed over him.
At that time, Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, led an army of 320,000 out of the pass to fight against the Maodun 400,000 heavy cavalry group. He also repeatedly defeated the Huns and Han Wangxin coalition forces in the Tongkunlofan area. In the end, Emperor Gaozu of Han underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly and led the light cavalry to advance. He was ambushed by the Huns and cut off his ties with the subsequent main force of the Han army. He was then besieged in Baideng Mountain for seven days and seven nights.
In terms of combat effectiveness, it is still not said that one man is the Five Barbarians!
Looking at the scattered appearance of his army in front of him, Ke Bi Neng shook his head fiercely with great irritation. The next second, he pinched his index finger and thumb together. A series of extremely sharp whistles sounded from his mouth. The Xianbei tame falcon, which was originally shaking high wings in the air, suddenly flew down sharply, circling over the Xianbei cavalry formation while hissing.
With the eagle singing, the Xianbei army that had just gathered together suddenly dispersed, as if it had been defeated, and scattered from all directions.
"Ha! Little little macaque, you still dare to be arrogant in front of me!"
Tian Yu had first-class political ability but his military ability was very third-class. Looking at this scene, he thought he had won. When he stroked his beard, he laughed loudly, but with his side, he followed his old enemy Gongsun Zan to fight against the invasion of the Wuhuan people several times, Xian Yufu's face quickly became particularly serious.
If you look at it from the air in the sky, the seemingly messy Xianbei people were like a huge blooming chrysanthemum, with thin yellow petals wrapped in strands of winding towards the Han military formation.
With the sound of slapping, arrows that were countless times more sparse than just now rushed to the Han army again, but this time, the damage caused was several times more severe than just now. It was because this time, the Xianbei people attacked too scattered.
Only dozens or hundreds of horses rushed over to themselves. It was actually not cost-effective to shake the gun and avoid arrows. The three-meter-long infantry gun also weighed about ten kilograms. Shaking it consumed the soldiers' physical strength. It was the grassland people who rushed to the extreme golden distance. The Han army in the front row was holding spears in both hands to prepare to resist the horse. Unpredictable bone arrows that had been sharply polished into their throats with a sound. The hundreds of kilograms of man fell to the ground and his blood was sprinkled on the grassland.
In panic, the Han army archers who were established were also separated and scattered among the troops, and they were hit by arrows. However, on the bows and arrows, the Han army was really different from these grassland people who were fighting and grazing rabbits. Moreover, these guys shot one arrow like bandits and ran away. Most of the arrows that the Han army counterattacked fell behind their horses.
And just as the front army was shouting and the Han army in the rear army was still watching, there was a crackling sound of horse hooves behind them. They looked back in horror. In the dust, the Xianbei cavalry rushed to fight behind them with ferocious faces.
After all, the Xianbei people had 20,000 more troops from Youzhou, and they were all light cavalry with extremely powerful power. While harassing the front army, the Xianbei people from several tribes easily took a detour to the rear formation of the Han army.
Moreover, this time it was no longer a small and small bow and arrow attack. They stepped on straw ropes and stirrups under their feet, and held grassland wooden guns in both hands. The Xianbei people directly launched a fierce charge on their guns!
The power of the cavalry was revealed in this historical period, and it developed in China's first heavy cavalry in more than 90 years later, with armored cavalry! Nowadays, the Xianbei cavalry with grass stirrups and guns in both hands is far less powerful than the Xianbei cavalry that was riding Murong Chui decades and hundreds of years later, but its storm power cannot be underestimated.
In particular, the rear troops of the Han army were mostly swords and shields fighting with light soldiers. In panic, they were rushed into the army by these cavalrymen who were running with their guns like raided hornets. Even the wooden shield of the Han army could not stop this terrible impact. The shield flew, the man fell, the spear passed through the body, and the dying struggle, the roar and roaring sound, and Tian Yu's rear troops were in chaos for a moment.
"The governor is calm! You will go back when you are about to go!"
He was so angry that he was furious that he bowed with his fists, holding a spear under his armpit with one hand and a horse with his feet. Xian Yufu also rode his horse in a majestic way, roaring loudly while running wildly. The horse's hooves were also rushing loudly, and the Han cavalry, who had been on standby in the central army, also launched a charge.
The Xianbei cavalry, who had just taken some advantage in the Han army's rear army, had not yet escaped from the broken military formation of the Han army. They looked at the Han army's cavalry, holding big halberds and holding horse belly, running towards them with murderous intent.
Tens of thousands of horse hooves converged together, and the spectacular battle of ten thousand cavalry started bloody on this Liaodong grassland. The war horses stormed like wind, and the knights splashed blood and roared on the soft grassland. The passionate blood of Hu Han soldiers dyed the grassland red.
Chapter completed!