At the moment, Xu Li and Wu Ji have very clear intentions for each other: to defeat the enemy cavalry and then enter the frontal battlefield!

The charge of the light cavalry was certainly not as spectacular and brutal as the charge of the heavy cavalry, but it was not without its merits.

For example, Wu Ji, the general of the Shang Shui Army, a man hailed by the Koreans as the "Brave General of Wei", was sitting astride a war horse, waving the heavy iron gun in his hand, and personally charging at the front line. During this period, he was always being attacked

The enemy cavalry he encountered were all knocked off their horses with the iron gun in his hand.

At the same time, Wu Ji's eyes were still looking around, looking for the commanders among the enemy's cavalry. It seemed that he was preparing to stage a good show of killing the enemy generals with a single cavalry, which he was very good at.

Suddenly, Wu Ji's eyes lit up, because he finally saw the flag with the words "Han Shanggu Deputy Xu". He clamped his legs under the horse's belly, and headed towards that place while leading only a few dozen cavalry.

He faced Jiang Qi and killed him.

However, when Wu Ji reached Xu Li's general flag, he was suddenly stunned, because he looked around and could not see Xu Li, the confidant and favorite general who guarded Ma She in the valley.

At this moment, a loud shout came from the distance: "All armies, listen to the order and follow me to attack the Wei army!"

Faintly hearing the shouting, Wu Ji subconsciously looked back and realized that Xu Li had unexpectedly led a team to break through the Shangshui Cavalry under his command.

It turned out that Xu Li had long guessed that Wu Ji was heading for his head, so he used the golden cicada to escape from his shell, and used his flag to confuse Wu Ji, while he himself was mixed in with the ordinary cavalry, so that Wu Ji and him

When we passed each other, we didn't notice it.

"Damn! I was cheated!"

Wu Ji suddenly woke up and threw down the captured flag of Xu Li in a rage. He reined in the reins and turned the horse's head, shouting: "Turn back! Turn back and chase!"

But unfortunately, after such a delay, Xu Li and the Shanggu cavalry had already fled far away.

It has to be said that this reflects the inexperience of Shangshui's soldiers in cavalry warfare. Obviously, the number of cavalry on both sides is almost the same, but after a confrontation, although the casualties of both sides were similar, Xu Li's Shanggu

However, the cavalry instinctively immediately gathered together and pointed their troops directly at the front of the battlefield with clear purpose. However, for the purpose of killing the enemy, the formation of the Shangshui cavalry under Wu Ji became disorganized during the charge, so that in terms of tactics,

Its implementation lags behind that of the Korean Army.

Just like right now, Xu Li's cavalry can directly cut into the Wei army's array on the front battlefield, while Wu Ji's Shangshui cavalry must first summon nearby cavalry to reorganize their formation. This kind of lag behind in time will It is actually very deadly on the battlefield.

Fortunately, the deputy general of the Shang Shui Army, Zhai Huang, knew that the cavalry of his Shang Shui Army had just been formed and lacked actual combat experience. Therefore, he had already prepared for the possibility that his cavalry would be penetrated by the Korean cavalry, and had arranged for troop alert early. Although Han general Xu Li successfully deceived Wu Ji, he was helpless against the Wei army's tight and watertight defensive formation.

At the same time, in the Han army's main formation, Dangyinhou Han Yang looked up at the sky, then glanced at the battlefield again, and said to Lihou Hanwu beside him: "Lihou, the time is almost up. If you delay any longer, it will be almost dusk. , it would not be conducive to pursue the defeated Wei army."

After hearing this, Lihou Hanwu, who was looking at the battlefield in front, also raised his head and glanced at the sky. Seeing that the sun was slowly setting in the west as Dangyinhou Han Yang said, he nodded slowly.

It has to be said that on the frontal battlefield at this time, the Korean army was actually at a disadvantage, but Lihou Han Wu was calm from beginning to end. After all, he still had a trump card in his hand that could determine victory or defeat.

"Instruct Qin Kai and Ma She to continue to hold back the Wei army until Sima Shang's heavy cavalry arrives, and then retreat to the two wings. Do not block our army's heavy cavalry... In addition, ask Sima Shang to attack immediately."

Calling a few soldiers, Lihou Han Wu gave instructions.

"yes!"

Several soldiers clasped their fists and accepted the order, then rode away on horseback.

After a while, one of the soldiers came to Sima Shang's army and conveyed the order of Li Hou Han Wu to the newly promoted Beiyuan general.

At this time, Sima Shang was actually stationed behind a hill about five miles away from the battlefield, waiting for the order to attack.

After receiving the order from Li Hou Han Wu, Han general Sima Shang led his 20,000 heavy cavalry and slowly approached the battlefield.

In today's battle, he did not dispatch all 50,000 heavy cavalry. The reason was very simple. In order to catch the Wei army by surprise, he had to ensure that each heavy cavalry had two horses, one for carrying heavy armor, and one for carrying heavy armor. Horses are used to go into battle to kill the enemy.

Another reason is that Sima Shang believed that 20,000 heavy cavalry was more than enough to deal with the approximately 40,000 Shang Shui troops on the battlefield at the moment.

With 20,000 heavy cavalry, 40,000 war horses, and 20,000 retinues to assist the riders in putting on armor, it is undeniable that the scale of Sima Shang’s troops is also extremely large - and this is still within the standard of "20,000 heavy cavalry" Above, if 50,000 heavy cavalry were moving in full force, the scene would be even more majestic.

With a large number of people and horses, it was easy for the Wei army to detect it, so Sima Shang moved very quickly. After receiving the order from Li Hou Han Wu, he quickly brought the soldiers and horses to a place only two or three miles away from the battlefield.

At this point, we can't go any further, because if we go further, once seen by the Wei army, their intentions for this battle will be completely exposed.

After giving the order to stay where he was, Sima Shang clapped his hands and gave an order to his cavalry: "Quick, quick, put on your armor, and the servants will assist the riders."

It cannot be denied that the preparation work of the heavy cavalry is indeed cumbersome, which is why the heavy cavalry can hardly exist independently on the battlefield - if there are no other troops to help hold back the enemy, the speed of the heavy cavalry in preparing for battle will The enemy troops have long since disappeared.

Under Sima Shang's order, the followers put heavy vests on the horses that were ready to go into battle, and then assisted the riders to put on the equally heavy armors neatly, and pushed them onto the horses' backs. After this preparation, let alone

These retinues and even the riders were panting from exhaustion, taking big gulps of air to adjust their breathing.

"Ready to attack!"

When everything was ready, Sima Shang ordered his followers to guard the spare war horses and stay in place, while he led 20,000 heavy cavalry and slowly approached the battlefield.

Like this, nearly half an hour later, Han general Sima Shang finally arrived at the battlefield with 20,000 fully armed cavalry.

I saw him pulling out his sword and shouting sternly: "Target, the Wei army in front, attack with the whole army!"

After giving the order, the 20,000-strong cavalry began to gallop at a small pace, and then the speed became faster and faster, heading towards the Wei army on the battlefield.

It has to be said that when Wei State's 5,000 Shangshui wandering horses charged with heavy cavalry, the ground was shaking and the mountains were shaking, let alone now with 20,000 heavy cavalry.

In fact, when the 20,000 heavy cavalry began to run, even the soldiers of Han and Wei who were on the battlefield felt the shaking like an earthquake for the first time.

"That's... heavy cavalry?!"

When some Shangshui soldiers who didn't know what was going on vaguely saw the 20,000 Korean heavy cavalry preparing to enter the battlefield in the southwest corner of the battlefield, even the calm old soldiers showed a look of horror on their faces at this moment.

This is no wonder. After all, Shang Shui Army and Shang Shui Yuma are brother armies and have cooperated with each other many times. Therefore, they are very aware of the terrifying power of heavy cavalry on the battlefield.

"The Korean army actually has heavy cavalry?"

"...And this number of people is actually more than "Yuma"!"

Due to the arrival of South Korea's heavy cavalry, the Shang Shui Army was inevitably a little panicked.

Maybe they once confidently believed that the only things in this world that could defeat them were hunger and death, but now when facing the tide of heavy cavalry in the distance, they couldn't help but feel fear in their hearts.

Some of the smart Wei soldiers among them finally realized why the generals ordered them to dig soil and dig holes secretly before the war started.

"withdraw!"

Seeing that their own heavy cavalry had arrived on the battlefield, Yuyang Guard Qin Kai and Shanggu Guard Ma She decisively ordered their troops to retreat to both sides to avoid being accidentally injured by the charge of the heavy cavalry.

Almost at the same time, they also heard the urgent shouts of several Wei generals: "Withdraw the troops! Withdraw the troops!"

"Withdraw troops? Is it too late?"

In the main position of the Han army, when Li Hou Han Wu saw that the Wei army on the front battlefield was showing signs of turning around and retreating, he secretly sneered in his heart.

While sneering, he also felt uncontrollable excitement and excitement in his heart.

This excitement and excitement may be because he is about to witness the spectacular scene of 20,000 heavy cavalry sweeping the battlefield, or it may be because he will defeat Wei Gongzi Run, an opponent who has never been defeated before.

With excitement in his heart, Li Hou Han Wu's face was rosy and his eyes were shining as he watched the 20,000 heavy cavalry swarming towards the Wei army like a tide.

"Close...close..."

Just when Li Hou Han Wu subconsciously tightened his reins, expecting the iron hoofs of the heavy cavalry to crush the Wei army in the distance that had fled backwards.

Suddenly, the expression on his face froze.

Because he saw his own heavy cavalry on the battlefield, and for some unknown reason, they fell to the ground in large numbers, creating a tragedy of people overturning their horses and trampling on each other.

"This...how is it possible!"

Li Hou Han Wu exclaimed in surprise.

At the same time, Zhao Hongrun, who was still staying in the Wei army's main formation with no intention of leaving, finally couldn't hold it any longer, and a malicious smile appeared on his face.
Chapter completed!