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Volume 1 Yan Yun Chaos Chapter 48 Miracle (7)

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    Chapter 48 Miracle (7) The fog gradually dissipated, and on both sides of the river bank, there were knights from Song and Liao shouting and scolding each other.  A few dead horses in the river were just moved by the current.  At the mountain pass on the west bank of Laishui, several knights suddenly appeared on the mountain. They were all holding horns and just whining and blowing. Then they saw large groups of cavalry, without flags, just pouring out endlessly from the mountain pass!  I heard that Xiao Qian led a large group of Liao cavalry with more than 10,000 and almost 20,000 people, which sounded like a lot.  The forward sentry said that the Liao cavalry that rushed towards Zhuozhou was less than a thousand, but they seemed to think that there were very few.  Xiao Yan's battle formation experience is only this point since time travel, and he still has no intuitive concept of these numbers.  Only then did I realize that the thousand-horse Liao army also gave people an overwhelming feeling!  The cavalry occupies a larger area of ??activity than the infantry. It seems that in a blink of an eye, these Liao horsemen have filled the other side of the river. Only patches of iron helmets are seen rising and falling, and the pheasant tails on the iron helmets are surging.  These Liao knights all seemed to have the same appearance, short and stocky, with necks wider than their faces.  Most of the Liao cavalry in front were armed with spears. Rows of spears stood like a forest on the other side of the river. What made the victorious army's eyes dizzy was that the first Liao cavalrymen were carrying several spears.  The head of the Song Army that never rests in peace!  On the river bank, there were already victorious knights shouting loudly: "Old Ren!" The sound of the Liao army's horn changed, and after three whines, the knights with bows were seen pouring out from both wings, and rows of riding bows were opened.  .  They did not stop and stepped straight into the river to increase the shooting range.  The cavalrymen in the middle, armed with spears and knives, all jumped off their horses, took off the armor bags behind their saddles, and helped each other put on their armor.  The Liao Kingdom was a country of iron and steel. The armor was not as exquisite as the Song Dynasty in terms of merit, but it still shone with cold light.  Their armor style is simple, with one piece in the front and one piece in the back. They are all scales inlaid on the leather surface. There are no skirts or leg armor.  They were facing east, and the sun was shining on the armor leaves, reflecting countless beating golden lights. Just looking at this formation was enough to make people scared!  Two Liao generals came out of the crowd and shouted loudly. The soldiers under their command responded loudly, mounted their horses, passed by them, formed a front-line formation, stepped straight into the river, and divided into two large teams. Each team was afraid that there would be no more than one person.  There are as many as two hundred horses.  There are generals leading archers on both sides. In the queue, with just one sound of the bone flute, the sound of bow strings can be heard. The bows and arrows that have been fully stretched are immediately thrown out, and they are whizzing layer by layer.  The east bank of Laishui!  Almost at the same time that the Liao cavalry group stepped into the river, Xiao Yan had already raised his voice on the mound and shouted: "Qiu Yuhou, don't let the Liao dogs cross the river!" The Liao general on the other side immediately saw the Liao people reining in their horses and standing on the soil.  Xiao Yan, who was on the hill, just stared at this guy who was wearing armor awkwardly from a distance.  The feathered arrows flew like locusts. After all, they were shot across the river and thrown. By this point, the bow power was already weak, and it was nothing more than a harassment effect.  However, the soldiers of the Shengjie Army who had already been forced to draw their bows took a few steps back.  Screaming and cursing, he pulled off the feather arrow hanging on the nail leaf.  Many of the unarmored horses had minor injuries and jumped away neighing.  The Liao cavalry brigade just stepped into the river on foot, and suddenly turned into an attack step when they were in the middle of the river. The leading knights leveled their spears and rushed straight over!  Behind them, the Liao cavalry roared loudly, but stretched out their sword-holding right hand flatly to the side, assuming the most common raptor attack posture of the Liao light cavalry charging into the formation.  The cry from their throats seems to be like the cry of the northern raptor Hai Dongqing!  The river water was splashed in large groups, and when the sun shone, it only glowed with colorful colors, and the Liao cavalry rushed through the rainbow-like water curtain and rushed straight to the east bank of Laishui!  Qiu Huchen shouted loudly: "Come on! Let the Liao dogs see the majesty of our victorious Czech army!" Dozens of victorious Czech knights immediately responded loudly. Everyone threw their bows, but only drew their melee weapons, so that Ma Shan was in front.  , the man with the sword behind him also jumped into the river, shouting and collided head-on with the Liao army!  Regardless of whether the Liao army or the Song army was about to collide, they all had to move their horses to the outer circle.  Light cavalry is no better than heavy cavalry, what matters is mobility.  The more you push inward, the harder it becomes to use it.  In a confrontation, charging and killing, walking on the outside circle to force the opponent into a ball, and killing the opponent layer by layer, is the most common technique of light cavalry.  The weapons of the Liao people were not as sophisticated as those of the Song army. This is where the difference began. The Liao army all had hardwood spears, which were powerful when charging straight. They turned around and stabbed diagonally, but the force was staggered. They could not use the horse power, and the oncoming force suddenly appeared.  Slow and clumsy.  As for the Shengjie Army, Tong Guan carefully armed his bodyguards and light cavalry. At that time, all the knights used horse spears, and one had to use a horse spear. It took only three to five years to build it successfully!  The poles of these horses are very elastic, and they still maintain the posture of charging forward, but when the poles are flicked, they will paddle towards the opponent like a spiritual snake!  This thrust not only has the sharpness of a spear, but also has the effect of a whip!  The two sides collided fiercely in the middle of the river, and there was a sound of people shouting and horses neighing.  The knights on both sides screamed and cursed as they fell off their horses. The Liao forward was almost thrown off his horse.?Sweep it away!  Some went too far toward the outer circle, and the horses stepped into the depths. Suddenly, both men and horses began to struggle in the river.  Qiu Huchen was at the front, holding the spearheads of two spears between his arms, and the spearheads in his hands were formed in a circle. His spearheads were long and big, and they were open from both sides. When they touched each other, the scales and leaves flew everywhere.  , just a bloody wound.  At that moment, everyone in the vanguard of the Liao army was killed.  However, the Liao army had an absolute upper hand in numbers, and the horsepower of both sides had slowed down, and they were just spinning in circles in the center of the river.  The Liao troops behind them had already surged forward with knives, slashing and slashing at random.  There was not much space in the shallow part of the river, so Qiu Huchen and his men just blocked it there tightly, shouting and shouting like thunder, killing the Liao troops who kept swarming up and falling down, and for a while they couldn't move forward!  Xiao Yan immediately stood on the mound, watching it was thrilling.  Field battles are not as long-lasting and cruel as city defense battles, but the elites of both sides face off, and the fighting is short and bloody.  It can also be seen most intuitively to what extent the outstanding military bravery of the cold weapon era has reached!  The field combat capabilities of the Northern Song Dynasty army were actually not as bad as later generations said.  The equipment, training, courage, and tactics are all good, but they are inherently deficient. There are too few cavalry and the ability to control the battlefield is too weak.  Opponents with large cavalry can be allowed to choose the battle method and location at will.  Nature appears passive everywhere. If you win, it will be difficult to pursue, and if you lose, it will be difficult to retreat smoothly.  But when it comes to specifics, the most elite light cavalry and heavy cavalry raised by Jinghua of the poor Song Dynasty each have one under their command, and they are fighting on the battlefield chosen by themselves, which immediately shows that they are superior to the Liao cavalry.  Combat power!  But such an advantage is really difficult to last.  There were too many cavalry coming from the Liao army, and they were supported by archers and crossbowmen on the flanks.  If they fight against the Liao cavalry and grab the outer circle, they will expose themselves to the range of bows and arrows. If they grab the inner circle, they will also expose their numerical disadvantage.  Even though Qiu Huchen had more than a dozen arrows hanging on his body, roaring continuously and fighting desperately, the knights of the victorious Czech army in the two places had a brief stalemate with the Liao army. Not only could they not be able to kill them back, but they also began to retreat step by step.  .  The Liao cavalry gathered more and more in the middle of the river, almost becoming a big lump. When the people in front fell off their horses, the people behind them made up for it, and they rushed forward one after another.  The Liao army fought tooth and nail this time. They took on such an important task in front of Xiao Qian, but were ambushed by several Song army sentries. They harassed each other for half the night and killed a clan member. If they could not kill Zhuozhou City,  How can I get back to see King Xiao?  The strength of the people of Song Dynasty is nothing more than this, and it is all based on King Xiao¡¯s expectations.  Although they were elite, they could only use seventy or eighty horsemen to delay the Liao army's advance in such a dangerous place.  If the four to five hundred of them were all such elite cavalry, they would be able to stop the Liao army, which was less than a thousand men, from going too far!  Presumably the other Song troops, most of them infantry, are currently defending the city in Zhuozhou. They have to rely on these elite light cavalry in front of them to buy some time - as long as they are defeated, they can attack Zhuozhou City!  The Liao people were in the rear formation, and the horns sounded continuously, just urging the front to move forward.  The Liao cavalry also became ruthless. Either they turned into cold corpses and fell into the river, or they cursed their opponents and stepped forward to use spears for spears and swords for swords!  The Song people wanted to take advantage of the situation and destroy the Liao Dynasty, but as long as Dashi Linya and King Xiao were around, it was just a dream!  Guo Rong stood next to Xiao Yan and gently pulled out the walking bow from the bow bag. She also clamped the long feather arrow in the bag with her fingers and said coldly: "It's time to retreat. If you don't want your men to die in vain."  "What the hell!" As soon as she finished speaking, Qiu Huchen was already shouting from the front: "Back off, back off!" He led several of his soldiers to fight with their horses in a frantic manner.  There were only a few victorious soldiers left on the shore, who also stretched their bows and fired arrows desperately to support Pao Ze's retreat.  In the short fighting, the Shengjie army had already lost twenty or thirty horses, and the Liao people had lost even more.  In the middle of the river, there were corpses of people and horses everywhere, and wounded soldiers from both sides who had lost their horses were still struggling with each other in the water.  The river water has turned red there, and the water flow can't be exhausted for a while.  Qiu Huchen just retreated with his body covered with arrows. His bravery really left a deep impression on the Liao people. Seeing that this Ma Shan made the skilled Song army retreat, they actually kept a distance from him for a while and did not dare to push too hard.  close.  Qiu Huchen couldn't help but look back on his horse, only watching the Liao army slashing and killing the wounded soldiers thrown into the river by the Shengjie army.  He just let out a thunderous roar!  Xiao Yan had already rushed down the hillside and headed straight towards them. Guo Rong, Zhen Liuchen and others just followed him closely.  Xiao Yan waved his hands vigorously: "Go, go! Let's go!" The two teams of Shengjie Army suddenly gathered together and ran towards this place without looking back. Qiu Huchen just fell behind and turned around three times with one step. Xiao Yan  Regardless of the sporadic rain of arrows that could reach here, he just rushed towards Qiu Huchen and grabbed the reins of his horse: "Qiu Yuhou, your revenge will be avenged soon. Get back!" At this time, Qiu Huchen seemed to have just left.  He woke up in the middle of the brutal fighting, looked at Xiao Yan with red eyes, stood in front of him without saying a word, and protected Xiao Yan from behind.??.  However, the Liao army's cavalry brigade had already surged onto the river bank, and they were just chasing after them.  Seeing the Liao army's urgent pursuit, Xiao Yan was not afraid of revolt, but just pulled them and chased them deeper, exposing the entire side to the direction where the Bailu soldiers were ambushing.  He hugged the horse's neck and leaned down to reduce the wind. Guo Rong on the left and Qiu Huchen on the right turned around and ran straight without looking back.  As long as the Liao army can go ashore and chase six to seven hundred people, the victory will be in their hands!  The sound of the horn whined behind me again, but this time the sound was slow and dull.  Guo Rong turned around beside Xiao Yan, and suddenly pointed in the direction of the river bank where she had left her just now and shouted loudly: "The Liao army is not pursuing them anymore! They are reorganizing their troops, forming formations to protect the river bank, and supporting the large group to cross the river!" Xiao Yan was heartbroken.  After sinking, I looked back and saw that the Liao army's pursuers had indeed turned back and spread out on the west bank of the river. Some cavalry had already rushed to the surrounding heights to control the battlefield.  The follow-up cavalry of the Liao army came up, but they only formed a formation to protect the vicinity of the river bank.  The far barrier that had retreated to the back just now was pulled up again and waded through the river at high speed. The far barrier moved to the left and right, trying its best to expand the battlefield control area. One of the teams was rushing towards the small area where the Bailu soldiers were lurking.  Qiu direction!  Qiu Huchen's eyes were blood red: "Let's just mobilize the white soldiers to rush out! We are not necessarily weaker than them in a fight. These Liao dogs can't survive our charge!" Beside him, his soldiers also held hands.  Once the horn is under control, as long as Xiao Yan gives the order, the white soldiers will be mobilized to rush out and kill!  "Seeing the Liao people's barriers opening wider and wider, more and more Liao troops came ashore, but they put down their small team and stopped chasing.  The pace of the team gradually slowed down, and countless pairs of eyes turned to Xiao Yan, filled with three silent words.     How to do how to do?
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