choke element

Chapter 514 Confidence

Zhigu Village here is the hub of the entire northern water transport, and it is also the confluence of many rivers such as Lushui, Lugou River, Juma River, Cao River and Yishui, so it is called "Jiuhe Xiatiao".During the Taiping period, there were many shops, warehouses, wharves, houses of wealthy merchants, and even the residential areas of ordinary people attached to the higher terrain.

But by this time, most of the residents had already fled and scattered. The large houses far from the core area of ​​Zhigu Village had already been demolished by the defenders, and the available wood and stone were moved back to build barriers, barracks and various defenses. facility.

The generals and schools of each department also returned to their own headquarters, commanding the soldiers to cross the pontoon bridge to the north, quickly step through the ruins and low-lying wetlands, and enter the wasteland where the ground is frozen as hard as iron.
The soldiers with snare drums hanging from their waists beat rhythmically beside Chen Ran. The soldiers changed their footsteps with the sound of the drums, and the three horizontal formations formed a reverse character shape.The first two horizontal formations retracted slightly to cover the flanks.

On the front of each horizontal formation, the sword and shield players put heavy wooden shields on the ground, while the spearmen tied the tails of their guns to the ground and held their spears obliquely in accordance with the requirements of countless trainings.The archers took their quiver off their backs and put them on their sides against their legs.

Someone pulled out the arrows, and the clusters of arrows stuck down to the ground, and one branch stood within reach.Immediately, a companion reminded: "Don't take out too much, maybe you can shoot three or five rounds, that's enough!"

The three soldiers in the horizontal formation had a very high armor rate, but they did not bring the heavy armored warriors who stormed Li Quan's camp that day.It is a feasible idea to use the elites wearing tens of catties of heavy armor to jump into the battle and face the enemy cavalry head-on, but on a larger-scale battlefield, Dinghai has a better choice.

At this time, the enemy cavalry approached.

The distance between the two sides was less than three miles, and the momentum of thousands of cavalry seemed to cover the mountains and plains.From a distance, one could see the cavalry waving the swords in their hands excitedly, and could feel the fury they had been nourished after killing heartily during this period of time.

They became even crazier when they confirmed that the navy had left the city to fight in the field, and the troops they used were only in the early thousand.

Brother Yang Jie only has three times the strength of his headquarters.In the direction of the mouth of the Sancha River in the back, there are more than 2 people led by Shi Tianying. This battle will be won no matter what, and it will be won simply and neatly.To win to the Golden Army trying to support Zhongdu, to win to Genghis Khan!
When the cavalry began to speed up, Yang Jie took the time to urge his own soldiers to ride forward, and then the infantry also started to move. .

After carefully observing the enemy, he made a judgment.The thousand people who fought at this time were indeed the main force of the Ding Navy stationed in Zhigu Village, but there were at least a few hundred strong men in the village.

If one's own side makes a detour, walks across the Lugoushui river, and then directly attacks the city, it is easy to be attacked by the Ding navy that turns back in a straight line, so the best way is to defeat it head-on here.

The formation of these infantry is very neat, but the disadvantage in terms of strength is obvious, and they will definitely not be able to stop their own attack.

Is the Ding Navy amazing?

I heard that Guo Ning, the commander of the Nading Navy, was originally the main army of Wushabao in Changzhou.What is the difference between this background and the generals and academies of the Black Army?What Guo Ning can do, so can the generals of Beijing Road!

As for the Zhigu village in front of him, Brother Yang Jie found out that Chen Ran, who is leading the army at the moment, is the commander of Guo Ning's guards, and he is also a cripple who was injured on the battlefield.

Can a cripple still fight?
This group of defeated troops probably took advantage of the weak southerners after they went to the south, so they must have too much self-confidence!They don't understand that the black army officers and soldiers from Beijing Road are the strong army gathered under the most difficult situation for a long time!
The cavalry advanced rapidly and galloped in the wilderness. To the north of Zhigu Village, there was a large area of ​​saline-alkali land mixed with shrubs and grassy beaches. The horses galloped nearby, stirring up smoke and dust in the sky.

The dust was a bit choking, and Chen Ran coughed twice.But he stood in the middle of the queue, not moving at all.

The soldiers with him at the center also remained rigid.

In this neat formation like cutting with knives and axes, the determination of thousands of people naturally condensed into a rock-solid military spirit.This is the result of long-term training, and it is also the result of the vigorous development of the Ding Navy itself, which has brought strong confidence to everyone.

Those who followed Monk Luo to the Central Capital were of course selected from the entire army to be fierce fighters.The soldiers and horses here at this time are by no means inferior.

They are Guo Ning's personal guards.All of them are veteran soldiers with rich experience, and ordinary soldiers can do anything when they are sent out.And the officers are all old people who followed Guo Ning from Hebei to the south.

As the most rigorously trained and comprehensive unit in the Ding Navy, so far, all the movements of the entire army have been flawless, just like on the training ground.Everyone, including Chen Ran, has absolute confidence in their own side. Everyone knows that when the enemy cavalry rushes in front of them, their performance will still be perfect, and such a performance will definitely bring victory!

On the other hand, the Black Army on the other side...

Learn from the Mongols?Thousands of cavalry rushed and ran around, and then it was nothing more than galloping horses, throwing bows and arrows, disrupting the infantry formation, and shooting cameras into the formation.They don't even have confidence in their own routines, so how can they fight tough battles!

"Painting a tiger is not an anti-dog, it's just a bunch of thieves!"

Chen Ran raised his right hand. Inside the tragic scar on his right hand, two metacarpal bones were completely shattered, which made it difficult for him to flex and extend his middle finger and ring finger, and it was difficult to fight with a knife himself.But it doesn't matter at all, not every general will charge like Guo Xuanshi!
When he raised his hand, he was covered in the rear horizontal formation, and the spearman and sword shieldman put their weapons on the ground at the same time. More than 300 people took out secondary weapons from behind, and most of their secondary weapons were infantry bows, and there were dozens of crossbows.

Counting the first two horizontal archers, among the 1000 people, there are more than 750 crossbowmen!

The enemy cavalry approached.

Three hundred steps, two hundred steps, one hundred steps.

The Black Army cavalry continued to roar, making various movements on the horse to show off their own riding skills, and then pretended to rush towards the infantry array, directly smashing the infantry.

Chen Ran waved his hands down.

"Fire arrows."

Dense arrows flew out and fell like rain.When it hits a person or a horse, it makes a continuous popping sound.The black army cavalry who rushed nearby were shot one after another.

Brother Yang Jiezhi's clan brother, Yang Hu, who is also known as a brave cavalry general, rushed to the front, two crossbow arrows were shot at, like a shooting star, one hit his mount, and the other hit his face.Yang Hu didn't say a word, and the people rolled on the ground.

The arrows were like a rain curtain, sweeping across the cavalry, and wherever they went, people were turned on their backs.

This kind of loss does not scare the black army.

At least a dozen officers shouted at the same time: "Keep going!"

The cavalry gathered quickly, surging like a wave, leaving behind those who were shot down and killed, and the momentum of the forward only became stronger and stronger.

Many knights of the Black Army rode their horses and sprinted, and shot back with their bows directly on the horses.

Only those who have personally experienced the battlefield can appreciate the terrifying power of the cavalry charge.This kind of power can scare the resolute soldiers into cowards, and scare the dense army formation to pieces.The Mongols have always done this, and the knights of the Black Army consciously learned the essence of eight or nine points.

But Dinghai's queue didn't move.

The arrows shot by the bows were also falling. In their queue, some people were injured and some were shot to death.But the others remained unwavering and continued to shoot.

The second round of arrow rain, the third round of arrow rain.

Strictly trained crossbowmen fired non-stop, pouring arrows into the cavalry.

The exclamation and screams of the people, the neighing and mourning of the horses almost overwhelmed the roars of the Black Army knights charging.The charging queue of the Black Army was still there, and the most valiant and bravest soldiers rushed at the forefront, but someone behind them began to slow down the speed of their horses.

The sound of horns sounded immediately behind them. It was Yang Jiezhi who blew the horn to urge the onslaught.So the cavalry, who were slightly behind, quickened their speed again.

The cavalry at the front were indeed attacking fiercely, and they were getting closer and closer under the rain of arrows.

Seventy steps!Fifty steps!Thirty steps!
The knights of the Black Army suffered the fourth round of arrow rain, and the originally dense cavalry finally became a little scattered.At first some cavalrymen tripped over the dead in front and broke their bones.But the shouts of killing and the sound of horseshoes stamping on the ground poured into the ears of every knight, making their blood rush faster, and their killing intent was almost boiling.

The casualties in this battle were more than the sum of the previous battles, but it did not exceed the tolerance of the knights.In the past month, the knights of the Black Army have become real desperadoes. Since they went to the battlefield, they all tied their heads to their waistbands.

If you die, you will die, as long as you have a good time before you die, then you will not lose money.

However, to their dismay, the enemy still did not move!
From the beginning to the present, the queue of the Dinghai Navy has not been chaotic at all!If you look down on the battlefield from a high altitude, the black army is like a mighty black tide, but the tide will definitely be blocked by reefs.Those reefs have stood by the sea for thousands of years, and they will not move!
The scene of the cavalry charging was so terrifying, the ground trembled, the iron hoofs flew, and the loud noise was like thunder. Wherever they went, it seemed that any enemy could be trampled into flesh.Why are the officers and men of the Keding Navy not afraid?Why don't you move?
Are they carved from wood?Or cast iron?
How can there be such an army?
At the moment when they were about to crash into the enemy's formation, the Black Army knights at the front saw the contemptuous eyes of the Dinghai officers and soldiers almost at the same time, and saw their clenched spears.The blades of those spears were just at the same level as the horse's line of sight, emitting a cold light.

People are still hesitating, and the horses are already panicking.

Experienced horses can almost understand the details of the battlefield better than humans.These smart big animals immediately warned their owners that the enemy is not in trouble!No mess at all!
Horses understand, people understand even more.Unless it is a heavy cavalry with both men and horses in armor, it would be a huge loss if they only use light cavalry to forcefully charge into the formation!
It seemed that the tide that was going forward suddenly stopped.The knights frantically reined in their horses, while the horses raised their upper bodies, kicked their front hooves suddenly, and then ran sideways.

This action blocked the passage for the latecomers to charge, so the knights behind began to curse, but soon, all the cavalry had to gallop sideways.

There were only some particularly unlucky ones who failed to rein in their horses in time, and then crashed into Dinghai's formation alone.That situation is like a small amount of seawater splashed on the reef and then torn into waves by the sharp edge of the reef.

A senior Dinghai archer sneered: "Look, am I right? Four rounds!"

(End of this chapter)