Chapter 788: Sunrise in the East (13)

He Lanxiong squinted his eyes and looked at the Donghu cavalry who appeared in three directions in front of him. Among the various flags, he found neither the palace guard's battle flag nor Yu Wenke's general flag. He couldn't help but feel a little confused. Come on, Yu Wenke is leading the palace guards to deal with Agu Huai'en.

If we look at combat power alone, the more than 10,000 elite cavalrymen of the Agu tribe would not necessarily be at a disadvantage against the 3,000 palace guards. However, for a long time, the palace guards' deterrent effect on the Donghu tribe soldiers has been an extremely fatal one. Threat, and more importantly, it is still unknown how much combat effectiveness these Donghu soldiers who have just defected have.

He Lanxiong mobilized all of Agu Huaien's generals to follow him in rescuing Jie Chukou, not only because of insufficient troops, but more importantly, he wanted to ensure that the Liaoning Guards were not lost, and he would not lose such a newly betrayed force. The team is placed in the Liaoning Guard, which is short of troops. It is also a threat after all.

"I hope he can hold on!" He Lanxiong said to himself. He took one last look at the left wing, took out the saber from his waist, and raised it high.

"Conquer the Eastern Army!"

"Victory!" Five thousand cavalrymen raised their sabers in the air and echoed loudly.

"Attack!" He Lanxiong shouted loudly

"Yo ho!" The five thousand cavalry shouted, shaking their horses and rushing towards the enemy.

This cavalry of 5,000 people is the backbone of Helanxiong's Eastern Army Group. Most of them are Huns. Helanmin, Helanjie and other Helan tribesmen are now senior officers in this cavalry. These Huns All the families are settled in Jishi County, bidding farewell to the nomadic life of the past. Now in Jishi County, they have houses, industries, and fields. There are livestock groups. It can be said that these are the first batch of Huns to join the Eastern Army. In the area under the jurisdiction of Zhengdong Mansion, a group of people who became rich first had flocks of cattle, sheep, and children. As vested interests, they are Gao Yuan’s staunchest followers.

Zhengdong Mansion is almost invincible. Over the years, the territory has become larger and larger, and the army has become stronger and stronger. The continuous victories have created the domineering power of this army, and everyone believes in it. The fall of Donghu can only happen in a matter of seconds. Destroy Donghu and take Jicheng. This is a topic that even ordinary soldiers have begun to discuss. The reason is very simple. As long as Zhengdong Mansion continues to win and Gaoyuan continues to move higher, their interests will be Only then will they be protected and will they climb further, even if they are outnumbered today, in their eyes. This is just a reflection of the enemy's strength. The final counterattack is not terrible. You only need to withstand the opponent's first three blows. Then everything will be back on track

As these cavalrymen who once put their heads on their trousers and could not necessarily make their families live a happy life, they had already put life and death aside. What would happen even if they died in battle now? The destiny of a soldier is to fall on the battlefield most of the time. The exceptions will eventually become prosperous, and now I have no regrets. The perfect pension system of the Zhengdong Army gives every soldier no worries

This battle.

Not only do you fight for yourself, but you also fight for your children and grandchildren.

In order to fight for generations of descendants. So what if one of you dies?

He Lanmin, He Lanjie were the vanguard, and He Lanxiong was the center. The five thousand cavalry were divided into three waves and charged head-on towards the cavalry in the front direction.

The original combat method of the Xiongnu cavalry was basically the same as that of the Donghu cavalry. They launched a group charge on the battlefield, and then relied on the soldiers' ability to fight individually to gain local advantages first, and then aggregated the local advantages into an overall Advantages, but after joining the Zhengdong Army, there were great changes. Because the Zhengdong Army itself had weak cavalry strength and focused more on team combat. For example, He Lanyan developed a dense team composed of a group of extremely ordinary cavalry. Shape Charge

Now when the Huns cavalry can rely on a team to fight, they will become a member of the team. Only after the entire team is broken up and the team is divided, will they become the most primitive and rich in tactics of relying solely on individual bravery. The combination of tactics gave this army more powerful combat capabilities. This is why He Lanxiong dared to charge against opponents several times his own.

The most powerful palace guards among the Donghu army are not here, and He Lanxiong has no scruples

He Lanmin and He Lanjie were like two huge axes and hammers, one on the left and one on the right, roaring into the Donghu cavalry formation. More than a hundred steps behind them, He Lanxiong's main force also swept in.

Within a hundred steps, the crossbows were raised, and the sound of "Pinglin" was heard endlessly. In the sky, the feather arrows shot by the Donghu cavalry were also flying at this time. They were almost evenly matched, with many soldiers from each side falling off their horses. However, after advancing within 70 steps, the advantages of the Eastern Expeditionary Army cavalry began to come into play. The crossbows fired continuously and did not require physical strength at all, but the cavalry bows required the soldiers to draw the bows. Shooting, this little time difference, on the battlefield, is the price of life

The first wave of mounted crossbows had just hit, and the second wave of mounted crossbows had already rushed towards them. The Donghu people fell to the ground one after another. Before they could react, the third wave of mounted crossbows had already struck, and the Donghu people fell to the ground. In the time it took a man to shoot one arrow, the Zhengdong Army had already shot all three crossbow arrows in his hand.

Hanging up their crossbows and raising their sabers, the Zhengdong Army rushed forward with shouts.

One after another, the war horses passed by like the wind. There was almost nothing else in sight, only the flickering light of the sword. As soon as the sword went away, the sword came again, like the raging tide of the sea, one after another, endless.

The 5,000 Donghu cavalry commanded by Gao Che met head-on, and were beaten to pieces by Helan Min and He Lanjie almost in the blink of an eye.

The two vanguard armies roared and just passed through the high-carrying team. He Lanxiong's main force followed closely. The sound of bugles sounded shrilly. On top of the thick trunk of the main force of the three thousand Eastern Expeditionary Army cavalry, Countless twigs sprouted from the steep ground, and groups of dozens of cavalry separated from the queue and charged towards the Donghu cavalry who had been dispersed by He Lanmin and He Lanjie.

Dividing, surrounding, and killing, these groups were as skilled as robots in performing repeated actions. After wiping out enemy troops one after another, two suitable Eastern Conquest Army cavalry immediately formed a larger cavalry formation.

This tactical action repeated over and over again allowed He Lanxiong's team to break through the high-carrying queue. These small groups of separated cavalry had gathered together again. It seemed that the previous separate operations had never happened. If it weren't for those lying on the ground, The words of Donghu Cavalry

The Donghu cavalry's frontal attack was defeated in one blow. Not only the Gaochao who was leading the battle, but also the Kirgiz on the flanks were dumbfounded because Gaochao's frontal attack failed to achieve any results. This made the flanking cavalry commanded by him not in time. After completing the encirclement, the cavalry of the Eastern Expedition Army passed through the formation.

"Rush up, break up their ranks, and strangle with them to reduce the space for them to attack and compress the space for them to change formations. The smaller the area, the more advantageous it is for us." Kirgiz must be a general. In an instant, he saw The key to the problem is not to give the opponent any space and time to freely change formations. Otherwise, with the opponent's efficiency, in just a few rounds, tens of thousands of cavalry will be cut into sections, and the opponent will always be in one. Partially formed a situation of more and less cavalry. Kirgiz seemed to see a combination of the Central Plains cavalry and the Huns cavalry. They were skilled in riding skills, strict in discipline, and neat in formation. This was the most difficult thing to deal with. In the past, the Central Plains cavalry was highly disciplined. However, their skills in horseback fighting are limited. Although the Huns cavalry are very skilled in horseback fighting, they are very scattered when fighting. Once a battle occurs, the general will basically lose control of all the soldiers. Whether they win or lose depends entirely on the ability of the soldiers. He could not defeat the opponent on the opposite side, but the army in front of him combined the advantages of these two cavalry groups.

Kirgiz saw the crux of the problem, and Gao Che also saw this, so at the next moment, the main cavalry that faced He Lanxiong came up to meet him. It turned out to be personal soldiers led by Gao Che himself.

Wielding a heavy broadsword, Gao Che roared and charged towards He Lanxiong's bright red main battle flag. As long as he intercepted this unit, he could buy enough time for the Kirgiz on both wings to outflank them, and then enter what they are best at. chaos mode

As soon as they made contact, Gao Cha felt heavy pressure. The roaring Eastern Zhengdong Army cavalry rushed towards them at a very high speed and slashed them with one sword. No matter what the result was, they just destroyed the horse and moved forward, and connected with the slashed saber. , even Gao Che, who was extremely skilled in fighting on horseback, was in a hurry. He just rushed forward dozens of meters and suffered several wounds on his body.

However, the rear guards, led by Gao Che personally, finally delayed the charge of He Lanxiong's army and slowed down their speed after paying a heavy price.

The Kirgiz seized the opportunity created by the high chariot. The Donghu cavalry on both wings surrounded them and kept hitting He Lanxiong's Chinese army. Gaps were opened one by one. The Donghu cavalry and the Zhengdong Army cavalry finally strangled together. .

Helan Min and He Lanjie's two partial divisions did not rush forward to join the central army at this time. They still adhered to the established tactics, constantly dividing, outflanking, and killing the Donghu cavalry on the periphery.

The battlefield fell into chaos. In the middle, the main force of Donghu surrounded He Lanxiong and attacked wave after wave like a revolving lantern. He Lanxiong gradually fell into trouble, while on the outside, He Lanmin and He Lanjie were like The dragon came out of the water and thinned the Donghu cavalry bit by bit from the outside.

At the gate of Jiepu, Ye Feng once again repelled Yu Wenming's attack, but he had a strange feeling in his heart, that is, the opponent did not seem to be trying his best, but was just trying to get away.

There was clearly a ghost here. Ye Feng stared in the direction of Liaoning Wei, and his heart suddenly froze. (To be continued)