Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 341 Archers

The people on the opposite side did not answer, but instead lined up.

I saw that the sword and shield were in the front, the spear was in the middle, and the archers retreated one after another, drawing their full bows.

It’s over!Lan Yiyun thought subconsciously.

What the cavalry is most afraid of is the opponent with such a structure, sword and shield soldiers, spearmen, and archers. With such a combat combination, even if they are pure infantry, the Xiliang cavalry bandits will suffer a lot of damage, not to mention that they are also cavalry.

For cavalry bandits with lax discipline and a single unit of arms, such a formation and structure of cavalry means that small casualties can cause huge damage to themselves.

Of course, Lan Yiyun also has some archers on horseback, but compared to the archers who have already drawn their strings, it is already too late.

"Back! Back quickly! Spread out..."

Lan Yiyun hadn't finished shouting, when the sword and shield players and spearmen on the opposite side all of a sudden either lay down on their horses or lined up in a single row, giving way to the archers behind them.

Immediately, a string of arrows shot over his head and face.

This is the Wang Ziying of Wang Zi Xing. There are only 200 mounted archers among a thousand cavalry, but they shot three rounds in total, which is [-] arrows. The formation of the cavalry bandits is very dense.At least [-] bandits were hit by arrows and knocked off their horses.

"Change the formation! Attack!" Wang Zixing waved his hand and ordered, and immediately, the formation of the Wang Ziying changed again. Three hundred swordsmen rushed forward, and five hundred spearmen followed, focusing on killing the enemy.

The two hundred archers on horseback made a detour and appeared in another direction. It was still the distance from the bows and arrows, but they kept a safe distance from the swords and guns.

The three-hundred-sword shieldmen crazily charged the ordinary equipped cavalry bandits, and the Xiliang cavalry bandits were so helpless that they retreated frequently.

The horse breeds and riding skills of both sides were at the same level, but the equipment of the Song Dynasty cavalry completely overwhelmed the mounted bandits, and their tactics put the mounted bandits at a complete disadvantage.

The sword and shield hand smashed through the line of defense, and gave up the defenseless Xiliang cavalry to the spearmen behind them. The five hundred spearmen frantically harvested the scattered cavalry who were washed away.

"The whole army, charge!" Lan Yiyun's eyes were about to burst, and he swung his gun desperately.

The Xiliang cavalry who came and went freely, when did they suffer such a big loss, now they can only fight recklessly.

When Wang Ziying saw that the bandits were fighting for their lives, he immediately gave up, slowed down the speed of the attack, and opened up some distance between the two armies.

Lan Yiyun instinctively raised a glimmer of hope, but what followed was a bad premonition.

Sure enough, "General Lan! Another cavalry came behind him."

Lan Yiyun suddenly turned his head, and sure enough, another almost identical cavalry team came around on the river beach behind him. The horses, uniforms, formation, equipment, and tactics were almost exactly the same.

Is this going to be another wave like before?

Lan Yiyun felt a huge sense of despair in his heart.

The same goes for the other Xiliang mounted bandits under him.No one has ever given them such a feeling.

Completely crushed, feeling helpless.

This cavalry team is Gao Huaide's Zhenwu Army.

Gao Huaide shouted the same order as Wang Zixing.

The sword and shield hands leaned over, the spearmen lined up, and the archers released arrows behind them, and there was another wave of arrows.

The number of people was much smaller, but the still dense bandits fell down in large numbers again.

"Hush!" Gao Huaide pursed his lips and whistled again.

The sword and shield bearers began to charge, crashed into Lan Yiyun's rear team, got out of the way, and handed over to the spear bearers...

"Ah..." Lan Yiyun was in a panic. After these two rounds of crushing, a quarter of the more than 2000 bandits had fallen, and the losses he caused to them were almost negligible.

"Come on! Fight!"

The bravery of the Xiliang cavalry was ignited in this Jedi-like atmosphere.No one expects to be able to survive anymore, but death has to be backed up.

Unexpectedly, the Zhenwu Army would not give them this chance at all.

As soon as they tried their best, the Zhenwu Army, like Wang Ziying, immediately slowed down the pressure and kept their distance. Once the Xiliang cavalry bandits escaped from the trap, their desperate energy will also diminish.

However, Lan Yiyun's despair became more intense.

He has already seen that the opponent is actually just two thousand-man teams, not as many cavaliers as his own. It is entirely through the crushing of equipment and the suppression of tactics that they have gained an absolute advantage.

It seems that the Xiliang cavalry's invincible old mind needs to be changed.

Compared with others, the difference is too much.

Just when the Xiliang cavalry bandits breathed a sigh of relief, they all shouted again.

Moreover, it was all screams of despair.

It turned out that after seeing the dripping strange rocks, a cavalry team appeared again, which looked exactly the same as the previous two.

It turned out to be three thousand-man teams.At this time, there were less than 2000 Xiliang cavalry bandits.

"Follow me!" Lan Yiyun didn't talk nonsense, and clamped his horse's belly with his feet.The oblique stab jumped out towards what seemed to be a gap.

Brother Lan Yiyun, a powerful figure in Xiliang, a warrior who fought in the sea of ​​blood, actually took the lead in escaping today.

The Xiliang cavalry bandits froze for a moment, but they all rushed over in a swarm.

Even Zhao Dezhao was stunned.

He came up with his personal guard battalion just to make dumplings.

But seeing the Xiliang cavalry led by Lan Yiyun fighting to the death, he still flinched.

But nothing else, it was the almost bloodless victory just now that made him feel sorry for his cavalry.

Now that there is a method of fighting that can easily defeat the Xiliang cavalry bandits, why force them to die when they are desperate.

There is actually little difference in the quality of horses, riding skills and individual combat capabilities of the two sides.

If the Xiliang cavalry bandits were desperate, the loss of their own cavalry would not be small.

It's better to let them live. The next time they meet, this time again, this cavalry bandit will basically be wiped out, while their own casualties can be minimized.

It's not a war of attrition to defend the city, Zhao Dezhao really doesn't want to lose too much.

So the three cavalry teams chased after them symbolically, and the six hundred cavalry archers unceremoniously harvested a circle of heads.

Finally, the Xiliang cavalry bandits, who were probably in their early [-]s, escaped from the encirclement.

At least 1000 people were permanently left in Shajindu.

On the beach, there are Xiliang warhorses running around without their masters everywhere.

Zhao Dezhao led people to gather the ownerless horses, while he himself took people to see the dozens of carts of supplies that had been robbed.

Basically didn't move.

After all, these things cannot be spent as money or eaten as food.

So the bandits basically did not move.

"Press the supplies back! Send people to follow the bandits and see where they are stationed. The next step is to completely clear them."

"Your Majesty! It was obvious that they could be completely surrounded and handed over just now."

Gao Huaide came over and said.

Zhao Dezhao smiled awkwardly, "Of course I know, but I found that we basically had no casualties in the first two rounds, but the siege and settlement is desperate, and the casualties must be high, so I am confused."

Gao Huaide also smiled. "I also feel the same way. Only after I found out that siege cannons are the most effective in attacking the city, I feel that storming under the city is too uneconomical. There are too many dead people. It is not as happy as siege cannons at all, and there is no loss."

(End of this chapter)