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There seemed to be continuous thunder exploding in the sky. When thousands of fleeing people were less than a kilometer away from the city wall, the Xia Army's cavalry team appeared.
They were divided into more than ten parts and gathered from different directions. They were all light cavalry with one person and two horses. They were spread out widely and looked like they were all over the mountains and plains.
Before that, they drove the people slowly, deliberately giving them enough time to arrive at the gate of Dengzhou City. Only now did they speed up, just to create this huge thunderous momentum for the fleeing people and the officers and soldiers on the city. Increase psychological stress.
The common people mustered up the last remaining strength in their bodies and ran to the city gates crying, shouting at the top of their lungs, begging the officers and soldiers to open the city gates and let them in.
Thousands of lives were about to be lost to butcher's knives and sharp arrows, but none of the defensive officers and soldiers on the city wall dared to ask the prefect to order the city gate to be opened.
The reason is very simple. Everyone knows that this is a conspiracy of the enemy. To rescue these thousands of people is equivalent to pushing the more than 200,000 residents in the city into a pit of fire.
All officials, including Magistrate Chen, Deng Hai and Zheng Xiuying, could only stand stupidly on the city wall, looking at the people below with sorrow. No one had any good ideas to think of. They could only watch helplessly in the near future. Watch them lose their lives.
"This world is too small, and it still can't accommodate so many creatures."
Deng Hai sighed: "Master Chen, if we can keep the city intact, we will have fulfilled our duty, and you don't have to feel guilty."
Deng Hai was worried that Magistrate Chen, as a civil official, could not truly understand the cruelty of war. If he made some wrong decision out of the kindness of a woman, it would be a complete failure and no one would be spared.
On the battlefield, the most feared thing is the blind command by civilian officials who do not understand military affairs. This kind of mistake must be avoided as much as possible
Magistrate Chen¡¯s body was trembling and he was silent. He was already speechless. Although he had been an official for more than 20 years, this was the first time he faced war. He really didn¡¯t know what he should do.
He felt that he couldn't bear it anymore. If he witnessed the bloody scenes of so many people being massacred, he was worried that he would collapse to the ground.
"These are the people under my rule. How can I have peace of mind in the future knowing that this is the case? I really shouldn't have been transferred to Dengzhou City to serve as a general judge in any city far away from the border. It would be better than today's situation.
The post of general judge is the second-in-command of a city government. He stayed in this position for several years and was unable to make progress. Only then did he clear his way and came to Dengzhou City on the border to serve as the prefect. I also wanted to make some political achievements in a down-to-earth way, so I could hope to be transferred to the capital and continue to advance. However, I didn't expect that Dengzhou City, which had not been in war for decades, encountered this situation in only the third year after I came here. ¡
At this time, hundreds of enemy troops on horseback approached 200 meters away. They drew their bows on their horses and fired, targeting the people in distress below the city.
Hundreds of arrows seemed a little sparse when they rose into the sky and then fell. However, because the people were blocked by the moat and crowded together too densely, there were still many sharp arrows that penetrated into the fragile flesh.
"ah"
The common people only wore thin cloths and had no protective measures. Although not many people were shot directly, dozens of people screamed and lay on the ground, and even more people screamed and pushed each other. Crowded, plop, plop, and then more than ten people were squeezed into the moat. Those who were not good at water struggled for a few times before being dragged down to the bottom by others who had lost all their senses
Magistrate Chen couldn¡¯t bear to watch anymore, so he could only wave his arms and shout loudly: ¡°Shoot them to death, shoot them to death quickly¡±
There are several crossbows on the city wall, which can attack hundreds of meters away. The officers and soldiers also have smaller light crossbows, which can shoot farther than ordinary bows and arrows. However, the enemy cavalry would not approach at all and would only run quickly about 200 meters away. The formation was quite scattered. In this case, even if the crossbow arrows were fired, it would not have any effect.
But even so, he could not just watch and do nothing. Deng Hai still ordered to release arrows, and buzz the bowstrings on the city wall vibrated, and dozens of powerful crossbow arrows flew towards the enemy.
"Uh-huh"
The enemy cavalry wielded sabers or longbows, roared and galloped at high speeds, and could dodge crossbows by moving quickly. They didn't even bother to do the stunts required to dodge immediately.
With dozens of crossbow arrows, only two people were shot off their horses. One of them was purely due to luck, and the other was the result of deputy general Zheng Xiuying holding a powerful crossbow.
This world cannot afford too many armies, so we can only adopt the route of elite soldiers. Therefore, the soldiers of the regular army are all capable people selected from the local garrison. They all practice martial arts, practice every day, and everyone wears armor. Even the light cavalry wears more than thirty kilograms of iron-clad armor, which can effectively protect vital parts.
Therefore, it is really difficult to shoot them from such a long distance.
? ???Go on, go on, drive them away¡±
Magistrate Chen¡¯s face turned red and he was still jumping and shouting. Although he didn¡¯t understand military matters, as a civil servant, he was still somewhat bloody.
"My lord, it doesn't make any sense anymore."
Deng Hai grabbed him and whispered to dissuade him: "The number of arrows is limited. They should be reserved for critical moments and cannot be wasted."
"Isn't it important now?"
The blood vessels between Magistrate Chen¡¯s forehead and neck swelled, and he shouted in a hoarse voice: ¡°There are so many people down there, and they have to pay the price no matter what.¡±
Deng Hai shook his head silently and thought to himself: How would you know that what I am worried about is not the two thousand cavalry, but the tens of thousands of troops that may come to kill them?
Horses are precious, and two thousand cavalry is almost all the cavalry in a regular army. The Xia army has invested so much strength, and it is impossible not to have an overall plan and follow-up measures.
Deng Hai originally had a bit of luck, hoping that the two thousand cavalry were just false alarms and would not be of such a large scale. Now that he has seen it with his own eyes, he basically believes that if the regular army of the Song Dynasty fails to rescue, Dengzhou City will be in danger.
"If you send someone quickly to ask for help, there will be people from the capital and Jin'an City."
Deng Hai gave an order to a soldier beside him.
The soldiers followed the order and left. Zheng Xiuying came closer and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Qian, do you want me to go and ask for help in person?"
The Zheng family in the capital still has some influence in the court.
Deng Hai thought for a moment and replied: "If you want to go, you can only leave at night. The enemy's small elite must have blocked all the important roads."
The defensive strength of Dengzhou City is seriously insufficient. If Zheng Xiuying goes to the capital to ask for help, Deng Hai will not be able to escort her one by one. As a warrior, her safety would be greater if she traveled alone at night.
Zheng Xiuying nodded in response.
"In short, the thousands of people outside the city can only force themselves to give up, and there is no possibility of saving them. Anyway, the defensive officers and soldiers of Dengzhou City have no solution. At most, they can only shoot a few crossbow arrows.
At this moment, hundreds more enemy troops on horseback are rushing towards them. When the distance is within 200 meters, they will still throw arrows and continue to kill the people outside the city. After shooting an arrow, they will immediately retreat away, leaving no chance for the defenders of the city. An opportunity for the powerful crossbow to carry out an effective counterattack.
Governor Chen has fully understood the cunning and cruelty of the enemy. He really couldn't bear to watch anymore. He stamped his right foot heavily on the ground and planned to retreat from the city wall, covering his eyes like an ostrich. He stopped watching and went to the head office.
But at this moment, a rather different roar came faintly from the distance. The movement was not very loud, but it seemed particularly low.
Boom boom boom
It was like there were countless heavy hammers hitting the ground hard.
"This is¡¡"
Deng Hai¡¯s complexion changed drastically. He immediately raised his feet and looked east. Although he didn¡¯t see anything yet, he whispered in his mouth: "Heavy cavalry in armor? How can there be heavy cavalry in armor"
Armored heavy cavalry causes the greatest wear and tear on horses, and all three countries can only afford a small number of heavy cavalry. The heavy cavalry of the Song Dynasty only numbered 500. Deng Hai once had the honor to hear the sound of that heavy cavalry trampling the earth, and this is what he felt at this moment.
"However, heavy cavalry has always been the most precious unit and cannot be used easily. How could it come to such a remote place as Dengzhou City?"
Deng Hai believed that neither his own country nor the Xia Kingdom would be willing to use heavy cavalry for long-distance attacks and invest it in a remote and less military-significant theater like Dengzhou City.
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The dull sound of thunder seemed to suddenly increase dozens of times, indicating that the speed of this cavalry attack was quite fast, even faster than imagined.
"How can it be"
Deng Hai exclaimed in amazement as he watched a piece of metallic color reflecting a deep luster spread rapidly in his field of vision. In the blink of an eye, it changed from a fuzzy copper wire to an extremely clear team.
With a low dark copper color, the men and horses were all wearing heavy armor, but they ran like lightning, much faster than the light cavalry.
No
Not just a light horse, even a crazy wild horse without a saddle can't have such exaggerated speed
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This heavy cavalry was arranged in a triangular formation, with the pointed cone in front. Only the leader was unarmored. The horse's body was dark, but the back of its neck and buttocks seemed to be burning with red flames. The knight on the horse only wore a black warrior suit. There is not even a piece of metal armor in the suit.
Under his leadership, a mere few hundred cavalrymen swept in like an unstoppable metal wave, launching a surprise attack on the Xia army's two thousand cavalrymen at an unbelievable speed.
The garrison officers and soldiers on the city wall could see clearly from their high position, and they were all dumbfounded.They were stunned. On the plain below the city, the Xia army cavalry were even more stunned and had no time to react. They didn't even know where this group of heavy armored cavalry came from.
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The earth trembled, as if, under those iron hooves, hundreds of miles of mountains and rivers would be trampled to pieces.
The Xia Army cavalry only felt that a torrent of steel was flying towards them. Before they could understand what was going on, they rushed forward.
Even if there are thoughts in some people's minds, they are still surprised: How can they be so fast? Are the human beings and horses covered with paper shells coated with copper powder?
Whoosh
With a distance of more than 100 meters, when the two teams were about to collide head-on, Luo Chong drew his bow and fired an arrow, and a black line flew toward the figure in silver armor in the enemy's formation at a speed that was difficult to discern with the naked eye.
That guy has bright armor and a dark red cloak. He looks majestic and looks like the top general in this team.
"To capture the thief, capture the king first and defeat him. If the cavalry is leaderless, its reaction ability will plummet several times, and the soldiers will inevitably panic. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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