Chapter 1468 Decisive retreat
Seeing that the two sides had fought for more than 200 rounds, it was still difficult to distinguish between the two sides. At this time, Wen Yang suddenly pulled his horse back and took a breath and said, "It's not too early today, let's fight again tomorrow." As he said that, he drove his horse away and returned to his own formation.
How could Liu Yuan, who was on the verge of momentum, give up easily? Wen Yang's panting performance was obviously that she was unable to continue her physical strength. It was normal. Now Wen Yang is only seventeen or eighteen years old, and her physical strength has not reached the peak state. In addition, he is weak and fighting an opponent like Liu Yuan with a huge back and a strong waist, he is finally at a disadvantage in terms of strength. Over time, he will inevitably lose his physical strength.
Wen Yang suddenly retreated at this moment. I guess it was the reason. Liu Yuan didn't doubt it. Now Liu Yuan is taking advantage of it. If he didn't take this opportunity to take Wen Yang down, he would be fled today. I'm afraid that it would be difficult for him to catch him in the future.
So Liu Yuan didn't think about it and chased after him.
When Liu Yuan chased, the Hun soldiers behind him moved and followed Liu Yuan and rushed towards the Bingzhou Army with great momentum.
After Wen Yang returned to the original formation, the Bingzhou army seemed to be affected, and his morale seemed to be significantly lower. Wen Yang did not fall in love with the battle again, but shouted: "Retreat!"
The soldiers of Yueqi Camp did not expect that Wen Yang would be so erect and start after becoming the Yueqi General. He was so imposing when he came, but as soon as he fought, he took the initiative to retreat. This has never had such a dilemma in the history of Yueqi Camp.
However, Wen Yang is now the General of Yue Cavalry, and his order is military order. No one dares to disobey. Even if the soldiers of the Yue Cavalry camp were unwilling to accept the order, they had to follow the order and retreat westward with Wen Yang.
However, the Yue cavalry was a archer and cavalry. Although they took the initiative to retreat, if the Huns chased them very quickly, they could still chase them behind them. At this time, the bows and arrows in the hands of the Yue cavalry were not vegetarians. They turned around and shot a few arrows calmly, and shot some of the Huns cavalry who rushed in the front to the ground.
Liu Yuan is now on the verge of momentum. He has worked hard to defeat Wen Yang, but Wen Yang pulled out quickly and had already withdrawn before Liu Yuan could use his killing move. This undoubtedly made Liu Yuan very angry. He originally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to solve the threat of Wen Yang, but he escaped unscathed. So Liu Yuan led his troops to chase him and would never give Wen Yang a chance to escape.
But before we caught up, the Bingzhou Army had a round of rapid shooting. Now the cavalry level of the Yueqi Camp is already quite high. In the past, only those cavalry masters could complete the high-level movements, now the most ordinary cavalry can easily complete. Like this, the originally extremely difficult "Looking back at the moon", the Vietnamese cavalry can easily shoot, and shoot quickly and accurately, and they are calm and easy to force the Huns to avoid getting close.
Liu Yuan couldn't help but smoke from seven orifices. Logically speaking, the Hu people's riding and shooting skills have always been the best in the world, but since Cao Liang invented the Gaoqiao saddle and the double-sided stirrup, the Han people have made great progress in controlling war horses. A new recruit who only has one year of riding age can surpass the veterans who have been riding for ten years in the past. The advantage of the Huns on horseback has disappeared.
Since the Battle of Bingzhou, the Gaoqiao saddle and the bilateral stirrup have been no longer a secret, but have been widely circulated. It is well known to everyone in the world. Even the Xianbei people far away from the Great Wall have followed suit and made a simplified version of the Gaoqiao saddle and the bilateral stirrup, which has improved the combat capabilities of the cavalry.
Although Liu Yuan, who was dormant in Shuofang, was isolated from the Han area, he was always concerned about the affairs of Bingzhou and often sent his subordinates to Bingzhou to spy on military information. Therefore, Liu Yuan even obtained news about the Gaoqiao saddle and the double-sided stirrups far earlier than the Xianbei people.
Liu Yuan was of course interested in equipment that could greatly improve the combat capabilities of the cavalry, but the resources in the Shuofang were relatively scarce, and just creating a full metal bilateral stirrup requires a large amount of iron. The Wei border control of salt and iron was very strong, so it was extremely difficult to completely imitate the saddle and stirrup of the Bingzhou Army.
So Liu Yuan could only make a simplified version of the Takahashi saddle and double-sided stirrup like the Xianbei people. The saddle is easy to say. The things used are wood and leather, and these things are not lacking. The only thing they lack is craftsmen. Therefore, the Takahashi saddle cannot be made more exquisitely, and can only be a little crude, but its practicality is much better than riding on a horse barely.
As for the stirrups on both sides, if they cannot be made into metal, they can only be made of ropes and wooden boards. This easily solves the problem of riding a war horse, and at the same time, it also makes Liu Yuan very useful in unifying the tribes of the Shuofang.
It can be said that the reason why Liu Yuan was able to successfully take down Shuofang over the years was not an indelible advantage in equipment. After all, the cavalry equipped with the Gaoqiao saddle and the bilateral stirrup, even in the simplified version, also has extraordinary combat power, and has an overwhelming advantage over the cavalry without these harnesses.
Therefore, at this point, Liu Yuan should also thank Cao Liang. If it weren't for his invention, Liu Yuan's process of unifying Shuofang would have to be postponed later.
Of course, although it will be postponed indefinitely, the momentum of unification cannot be changed, especially after Liu Yuan became stronger, the unification of various ministries in the Shuofang was already the general trend and no one could reverse it.
Perhaps Liu Yuan could have a certain sense of superiority among the various small tribes of the Huns, but in front of the well-equipped Bingzhou Army, Liu Yuan could not have any sense of superiority.
Wen Yang took the initiative to retreat, and more than 10,000 Vietnamese cavalry retreated later. All the actions were so skillful and calm, which made Liu Yuan sigh at the discipline of the Bingzhou Army.
But when Wen Yang and Yueqi Camp left so easily, Liu Yuan was naturally unwilling to accept it. Moreover, Liu Yuan was naturally unwilling to take advantage of the opportunity to destroy a cavalry of the Bingzhou Army. Therefore, Liu Yuan led his army to follow Yueqi Camp and chased after him desperately, hoping that the battle could be resolved before dark.
Liu Yuan’s biggest goal at the moment was to recover Li Shi. He gathered his troops and retreated all the troops back, just to attack Li Shi. However, since the Bingzhou cavalry came to die, Liu Yuan would certainly not let them go easily. Only by constantly eliminating Cao Liang’s vitality can Liu Yuan have the strength to wrestle Cao Liang and finally have the chance to fight and win.
Therefore, Liu Yuan would not give up any chance easily, and even if he escaped farther than the cavalry camp, Liu Yuan would not give up easily.
Chapter completed!