Throughout history, no matter how ingenious the tactics of cavalry warfare may be, the most fundamental element is still the quality of the army itself.
Furthermore, the more difficult and seemingly ingenious a tactic is, the higher the requirements are for the quality of the troops themselves.
For example, Yue Fei liked to use the flanking maneuver, while Han Shizhong was good at the back-and-forth surprise attacks.
And Lu You's feint attack this time.
Therefore, wars won solely through cunning are tantamount to courting disaster.
A well-trained and powerful army is the foundation for victory.
Meanwhile, the two thousand five hundred cavalrymen galloped out like the Yellow River, vast and mighty, with fierce momentum.
Several generals on the left wing of the barbarian tribes became excited upon receiving the order to send troops.
The left wing began to move, their formation moving rhythmically and without panic.
But the Song army had already begun attacking with crossbows before they even got close.
Sharp arrows flew like a sudden rain, piercing the faces of barbarian soldiers, splattering blood.
After a few volleys of crossbow bolts, he put them away, gripped his long spear with both hands, and charged forward.
The Song army was very powerful, and the barbarians did not know how many Song soldiers had come. The two sides quickly clashed, and men and horses were knocked down.
"Kill these sons of bitches of the Song dynasty!" the barbarian generals roared in their noisy barbarian language.
The soldiers charged forward with incredible energy, as if they had been injected with adrenaline.
Just as the Song army on the left wing was locked in a bloody battle with the barbarians, the bugle call of the Song army sounded from the city wall.
The density of muskets and archers on the city walls suddenly increased, suppressing the attacking barbarians to a distance of over 100 meters.
The city gates suddenly opened, and squads of infantrymen quickly appeared at the city gates.
They were clad in heavy armor, moving like agile Iron Man.
The infantrymen, each wielding a sharp spear, formed a solid square formation.
There were musketeers and archers above, and more and more infantrymen below.
"Report!" The messenger rushed towards the central army. "General, the Song army has left the city!"
How many soldiers?
"Never-ending supply!"
"Good! Vanguard, strike! Slaughter every single one of those Song dogs!"
He had barely finished speaking when another messenger came running up: "Report! A Song cavalry force is launching a surprise attack on my right flank!"
Muker raised an eyebrow and immediately laughed even more: "I have never seen such a foolish person as the Song dog who dared to launch a siege against us with ten thousand soldiers!"
Li Ganshun added from the side, "How many men are on the right wing?"
"Many, but the exact number is unknown!"
A bad feeling rose in Li Ganshun's heart. The Song army's choice to act at night must be suspicious.
But then he thought again, with twelve armies on his side, no matter how cunning the Song army was, they couldn't possibly win.
Unless Yue Fei and his Beiwei Army arrive in person!
Li Ganshun's heart still trembled at the thought of Yue Fei.
In the war against Xia, if Yue Fei hadn't destroyed the Iron Falcon, the Xia Kingdom wouldn't have been destroyed so quickly.
Out of fear of Muker's temper, Li Ganshun did not voice his concerns.
Muker laughed loudly, "Beat the drums!"
The barbarian war drums thundered like lightning.
The vanguard shouted: "Long live the Great Khan!"
The barbarian army's morale reached its peak, and they began to advance frantically.
Once the Song army infantrymen had completed their formation, they moved steadily forward on the ground like solidified pieces of steel.
Cui Jin led 2,500 light cavalrymen from the left flank of the barbarian tribes, tearing a gap in the middle.
A moment later, a messenger rushed back: "Report! The Song army is retreating northeast!"
"Chase them! Surround and kill them! Slaughter them all! Leave no one alive!"
The adjutant beside him said, "General, should we ask the commander-in-chief for permission to pursue the enemy?"
"What's the point of asking for instructions?! By the time we asked, Song Gou would have vanished without a trace!"
The rhythm of the barbarian left-wing war drums began to change, and the left-wing army moved like wings, heading northeast.
"The barbarian left wing has begun to split! Go report this immediately!"
The Song army messenger had barely uttered his words when he was struck in the throat by an arrow and fell from his horse to his death.
Gu Changting placed more than a dozen messengers here.
This is to ensure that messages are accurately transmitted back.
"Quickly! Go and report to the commander!"
The remaining messengers galloped away on horseback, and some fell off their horses in quick succession.
They came from the same village, and just before dark, they were sitting together drinking and saying goodbye.
"If anyone survives, please take care of their family. Thank you!"
In the end, only two messengers successfully approached the city wall and entered the safe zone.
The barbarian soldiers who were trying to catch up were blocked by the defensive line formed by the infantry.
Gu Changting used the Qianliwang (a telescope) to see that Cui Jin's cavalry, forming a long line of torches, had begun to move northeast.
"Has the messenger returned yet?" Gu Changting walked down the city wall, his heart filled with worry, but he appeared calm and composed.
"not yet……"
Gu Changting's deputy had just spoken when he heard, "Report!"
"General, the barbarian left wing has split and is moving away!"
The messenger was hit by two arrows, but his voice was still very loud.
"Quickly help him down to receive treatment!" Without saying a word, Gu Changting strode towards the high platform.
In front of the city gate, the heavy cavalry regiment belonging to the Third Army of the Northern Army had already assembled.
Each of them was clad in heavy armor and wore a steel helmet, their eyes sharp as knives.
He remained silent, simply gazing quietly ahead.
"My lads! For the glory of the Third Army of the Northern Army!" Gu Changting's powerful voice rang out from the high platform.
The night wind made the general's cloak flutter.
"We have received the Emperor's great favor and should repay the country even unto death!"
"Tonight, the city stands as long as we are here!"
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