Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 578
Wei Ming Qu Huai calmly observed the battle ahead.

Half of the camp had been bulldozed by the Liangshan army. Arrows from both sides pierced the sky.But the battle line is still stalemate at the front village, where it seems to be a bottomless abyss, which has swallowed the lives of more than [-] Xixia soldiers.Liang Shan's army rushed through the gap several times, but there were actually quite a few Xixia soldiers inside, each of them risked their lives and quickly recaptured it.Today's battle is still hot, and it seems to be still deadlocked.

Both sides are equipped with heavy weapons, that is, blunt weapons.Such as axes, hammers, maces.

This is guarding against the opponent's heavy armored infantry.Even if you are covered with thick iron armor, you can't cut through it with a knife or stab it with a spear, but what if someone hits you with a hammer on the head?The iron pocket can't stop it.

It's just that Liangshan's garrison army and Xixia's tribal army can't all wear heavy armor... that's only a small part.

And heavy weapons are absolutely deadly to the Liangshan army in leather armor and cotton armor, or the Xixia tribe soldiers in leather felt blankets.

The sound of killing, screaming, and wailing, this tragic scene is enough to disturb people's thoughts.If coupled with the strong demands of subordinates, it will make people even more confused.But Lu Qian didn't, he had seen many battles like this; neither did Li Heda, despite his subordinates asking several times to send heavy infantry to reinforce the front army.

Just fighting in the front, the crossbowmen on both sides were useless earlier. The two armies only fought hand-to-hand, and the archers on both sides threw their arrows towards the rear of the front line. Under this kind of collision and fighting, the casualties of the Xixia army were obvious. It surpassed Liang Shanjun.

"Pfft——" The knife cut off a hideous head, and Cao Liang's face was stained red from the splashed blood.But he just laughed, this is the fifth Xixia soldier he cut down!
At the beginning, Cao Cheng and Cao Liang brothers joined the Liangshan Army with Zhang Yong. The latter was promoted to the commander of the garrison because of his meritorious service, and the two Caos served as the chief and deputy capitals under his command.Now Zhang Yong has served as a military envoy in any place in Hedong, and his elder brother Cao Cheng has also served as the deputy envoy of soldiers and horses. Even Ma You Li Hong has been promoted to the command envoy based on his achievements after entering Hedong. He is the only one. , a capital head who was promoted due to his seniority.Why did he not go to Hedong at the beginning?

This step is just a step away.If Cao Liang made a wrong step, he fell behind step by step.Seeing that his former brothers are all prosperous, why is he not in a hurry, how is he not ashamed?
This time he was transferred to Hedong, and then he was transferred to northern Shaanxi. Cao Liang didn't have the slightest worry in his heart, and some of them just focused on making contributions.

"Woooooooo..."

The sound of ox horns sounded in front, and the Xixia soldiers who were fighting desperately one moment ago rushed down like an ebbing tide.

"Where to run--" Cao Liang's sixth target was entangled by him, and he was still an official.The already flustered Xixia officer became even more flustered and timid at this time, and retreated, so he was no longer Cao Liang's opponent.With the help of Liangshan Jiabing who was holding a long spear next to him, Cao Liang slashed the Xixia officer's chest with a knife after a few rounds.

Another credit has arrived!
Taking another step forward, he pulled out the hand-relief knife and cut off the head of the Xixia officer. Cao Liang grabbed the bloody head without hesitation, and there was a cheerful smile on his face covered in blood. In the eyes of the people inside, they are extremely ferocious, extremely bloodthirsty, and extremely ferocious.He looked at the retreating Xixia soldiers, vigorously shook his head in his hand, and sneered and cursed freely.

"Cowards, trash, a bunch of pickpockets are still warriors, all the bullshit—"

The sharp whistle blew in the formation, Cao Liang kicked the head away, turned around and quickly returned to the team.

When the Xixia people retreated, the Liangshan army moved forward.But it was a fresh force, such as Cao Liang's battalion, which retreated to the second line.

Li Heda watched as the Xixia army fought and retreated, reaching the second line of defense, a very crude line of defense, as if it had been formed temporarily.The morale of the Liangshan army on the opposite side was high, and the soldiers were changed back and forth. The new recruits had even higher fighting spirit.

He told people to blow the trumpet to retreat earlier, not because he had any magic trick in mind, but because he saw that the tribal army in front was about to be unable to hold on. Instead of spending a moment and a half with the Liangshan army and causing them to collapse, it is better to advance Get people back.And if you really can't resist it, then...

Li Heda was thinking about it in his heart, thinking about it non-stop.And Qu Huai, the famous name next to him, was full of anger, obviously angry at the fighting power of the tribal soldiers.This failed too quickly.And you must know that most of the infantry of the Liangshan Army are the garrison troops in Hedong and Northern Hebei, and they know this clearly.In the eyes of the Xixia people, this garrison army is just like the Xiang army of the Song army, and Lu Qian's pro-army is like the forbidden army of Zhao Song.

This army has the fighting power of a bird?

Although the tribal soldiers are rotten, even if they can't resist in the end, they are far from being on the verge of defeat so soon... What a shame.

But this is the fact.

"Duoliding is also a tiger general, but it's a pity that he faced the Liangshan bandits." Li Heda stopped talking at the moment. He just raised his hand and shouted loudly: "Send my order to the generals and ask both sides to attack with heavy steps!"

This is a helpless move. It can't be too long before the battle starts, and the former army loses the battle and loses the wind, right?And with this defeat, the military stronghold could not hold on now.

Looking at the car, Lu Qian put away the binoculars, and gave instructions to the people around him. The latter waved the command flag again and again, and Sai Rengui, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately jumped up and shouted: "Put on armor, Put on your armor!" It was time for their Huben Camp to make their debut.

No one knew that when the Song, Xia, and Qi parties dispatched troops, a thousand armored cavalry, followed by three hundred four-wheeled carts, had gone straight north from Fenzhou, crossed the Yellow River, trekked hundreds of miles, and entered Shaanxi Province. north.

There are 2000 Qingqi soldiers in the [-] heavy cavalry. Yesterday, Lu Qian released all the guards and horsemen, and hid in the Huben Camp.Now this is finally where they come in.

The Xixia Army also has heavy armored cavalry, and their iron harriers in their early years were also powerful for a while.Both Song Jun and Liao Jun have suffered from them.

But just like the Iron Forest Army of the Liao Army, time is invincible. The iron kite, which was so powerful at the beginning, no longer exists now.

But whether it is Li Heda or Qu Huai, everyone is familiar with him.

This is a monument in their Western Xia history.Back then, it was the trump card in Li Yuanhao's hands. Apart from using it as his own guard, he also used it to charge forward.

The iron kite is well equipped, riding on a good horse, heavy armor, and impenetrable to spears. It is tied with a hook and rope, and it will not fall even if it is dead.

That is to say, people are directly tied to the horse, and they will not fall when they die.

In the several battles during the founding of the Xixia Kingdom, Li Yuanhao first sent out his cavalry to rush into the formation whenever he encountered a battle, and attacked it when the formation was chaotic;

It's just that their number is too small, only 3000 people, and 300 people are divided into ten teams.

Such a small number of people is not only because each of them is extremely brave, but also because when Li Yuanhao first established the country, Xixia's family background was far less strong than that of later generations.

But later Xixia's family wealth became stronger, but his bravery also faded.As the personal guard of the Xixia Lord, it is difficult to say how many opportunities they have to experience the battlefield. Moreover, the selection method of this army is basically hereditary. From father to son, son to grandson, it is passed down from generation to generation. It is difficult to believe that their There is bravery in his blood.

Li Heda and Wei Ming Qu Huai are both generals of the Western Xia Dynasty, how could they have never seen that iron kite that is no longer worthy of its name.Li Heda's expression changed immediately when he saw a armored cavalry from the Liangshan army suddenly rushing out.

When he was using heavy armored infantry to pinch the forward of the Liangshan army, he suddenly killed an armored cavalry, which was also divided into two, and charged at the heavy armored infantry on both wings. How could he not make him break out in a cold sweat?
"Stop, tell 'em to stop. Crossbowmen, hurry the crossbowmen up—"

The only way to deal with armored cavalry is to rely on crossbowmen, just like the Song army dealt with iron kites.Use a crossbow to consume part of their strength first, and then gather the heavy armored infantry into a group, like a hard rock, firmly resisting their horseshoes.When these monsters in horse armor stopped, they were nothing to worry about.

Lu Qian's eyes were narrowed. He could clearly see the changes in the Xixia army. He smiled and asked Zhu Wu beside him, "What do you think our army should do with the current situation?"

A layer of sweat had already risen unconsciously on Zhu Wu's forehead. Standing in such a place, overlooking the overall situation, this was his first experience.

It is an honor and a responsibility.Real talents will not be crushed by responsibility, just like the current Zhu Wu, after hearing Lu Qian's question, he said without thinking: "I think it's time to send out two-winged infantry and approach the battlefield at this moment." about."

The Xixia Army under Yongle City has captured eleven camps in a row. Although they gave up most of them because of yesterday's cavalry defeat, leaving only four places near the mountain road, but the current battlefield is only one of them.

Zhu Wu didn't think that there could be so many soldiers and horses in one Xixia military camp. The Xixia commander on the opposite side must have mobilized a lot of troops from other camps, but this did not mean that the Xixia soldiers in the other three camps had no dangerous.

At this time, in order to ensure that their flanks would not be harassed when the Huben Camp attacked, they had to deploy both wings to protect the Huben Camp.

Wei Ming Qu Huai personally led the heavy infantry to attack, his eyes were blood red now, watching the heavy cavalry of the Liangshan Army rushing towards him, and seeing the crossbowmen far behind, he could only keep telling the heavy infantry around him to line up Array.

It's just that heavy infantry are not necessarily pikemen, and most of them don't even hold pikes.Qu Huai, whose name is Wei, hastily dispatched armored soldiers with long spears to come forward, but it was already too late.

The frightening roar was already in front of them, and they were indeed human horses wearing heavy armor, with only four horse calves exposed.And the cavalry couldn't see a single spear holding a short soldier!With this huge weight and running speed, once it hits the infantry formation, the consequences... are unimaginable.

Wei Ming Qu Huai has never been so flustered for a moment, because he knows that his subordinates cannot stop him!

The ground shook, the landslides and the ground cracked, and the stormy waves crashed on the shore. All words are not enough to describe the terrifying scene when the heavy cavalry launched an impact.This scene reminded Qu Huai of the big avalanche he saw in the Helan Valley when he was a teenager.

The Huben Camp also suffered losses, but compared to their results, this loss is not worth mentioning.

A cavalry armored cavalry rushed over with great strength, easily tearing through the fragile defense line of the Xixia heavy armor.The heavy infantry, with their weight and equipment, over two hundred catties, looked like overripe watermelons at this moment.
The armored cavalry of a thousand horses seemed to be in an uninhabited territory in a dense formation several times their own. The Xixia armored soldiers were either knocked into the air or trampled, and did not form an effective counterattack force at all.The sound of wailing filled the ears of the soldiers of the two armies...

(End of this chapter)