Not to mention how these two core civil and military officials of the Great Qi State had their own ulterior motives and pretended to be so.
At this moment, Li Cheng was determined to give it another try, so he led his personal guards with long swords and cavalry forward with bare hands. Soon, thousands of Qingzhou headquarters troops who had rested well last night rushed up from the rear. Even the Mizhou army that had been scattered before regrouped and moved forward under the pressure of the commander-in-chief, the supervisory team, and the rear center army.
The situation on the battlefield changed immediately.
"This Li Cheng is indeed quite capable."
As Yang Yizhong spoke, he instinctively glanced at the arm of his armor. There was a clear red blood stain on the armor. It was obvious that the other party had acted quickly, and the blood stain from killing Du Yan had not yet been washed away by the rain. "You came so fast!"
“This knife is so fast.”
Zhai Biao, who was a little out of breath next to him, couldn't help but take a few deep breaths in the rain, and then sighed at each other.
The officers on duty around them certainly knew what Zhai Biao meant... because right in front of them, those cavalrymen with long swords had already dismounted and formed a battle line, preparing to charge forward on foot, and those shining long swords were truly terrifying.
Of course it's horrifying!
You know, the long-handled broadsword is a very basic weapon shape, but the two-foot-long blade means that the length of the blade and the weight of the tail are equally amazing. Anyone who can use this broadsword on horseback is undoubtedly extremely strong.
However, Yang Yizhong immediately shook his head: "This kind of weapon is destined to not last long. It is only the power of the first three swords. Pass the order down. If necessary, you can abandon part of the camp and wait for the enemy to penetrate deep into the country. Their momentum will surely slow down, and then counterattack!"
The officers around nodded, accepting the order and agreeing with it, not thinking it was forced comfort from their commander.
By the way, weapons and armor are different. Armor can be repaired and cleaned, and can last for a long time if well preserved. Even if it has some damage, it can still be used normally. The only difference is that its defensive power will be impaired... But weapons in wartime are, to some extent, more like consumables.
The knife is very long, and it is fast, accurate and fierce. It may be able to cut a person in half. But if it is slightly off, it may hit a hard bone and get stuck, and another cut may leave a gap.
Therefore, it is entirely conceivable that this kind of long sword would be difficult to use, not to mention for a long time, even in a protracted war.
In fact, everyone in the Imperial Guard knew that when they returned to Tokyo, a minister had submitted a memorial suggesting that the emperor restore the special imperial formations such as the Golden Spear Squad and the Archery Squad, but Emperor Zhao thought it was impractical and rejected them all. So far, the entire Imperial Guard has been organized like ordinary cavalry and infantry, except that the armor rate and actual number can be 100%.
Today, the Imperial Guard encountered a guard troop of a local warlord of the Pseudo-Qi Dynasty. The ones wearing armor and carrying sharp weapons were the royal guards, while the flashy troops, which should only be able to take three actions, were the guard troop of the warlord.
It is also amazing.
Of course, back to the present, no matter how surprised or sighed we are, the war is like the rain overhead and cannot be stopped.
After a moment, as Li Cheng gave the order without hesitation, hundreds of armored soldiers with long swords raised like a forest slowly moved forward. Behind these armored soldiers were not the Qingzhou central army, but the reorganized remnants of Mizhou.
Prime Minister Hong Ya of the Great Qi Dynasty watched this scene from afar and sneered in his heart... After all, Li Cheng seemed to be heroic and was indeed ready to give it another try, but in the end he was still reluctant to put all his effort into it, and instead seemed to be taking shortcuts.
Of course, this doesn't mean that Li Cheng is petty, but in the overall situation between Song and Jin, if this guy wants to maneuver, he really has to protect his family's foundation.
Hong Ya would do the same if he were in his place.
But no matter what, just when the two sides had different thoughts, at the foot of Wu Mountain, in the rain, on the edge of the Song army camp standing on the official road, the battle had broken out again.
Just as the generals of both sides had expected, the armored soldiers with long swords were unstoppable. Hundreds of them rushed forward like a forest, with a strict formation and calmly hacking and killing. However, they caused dozens of casualties to the Song army as soon as they met... Moreover, this kind of casualties was almost equivalent to death in battle, because the wounds caused by the long swords were almost impossible to recover in the current state.
So, after witnessing with his own eyes a familiar squad leader having his arm chopped off alive and then being hacked to pieces by the enemy in the mud, Yang Yi Zhong no longer hesitated but immediately issued an order to retreat.
The squad officers who had been prepared led their troops to retreat in an orderly manner, handing over the edge areas of the camp which had already been in a mess.
Next, the battle went just as Yang Yi had expected, with messy fences and barracks, corpses all over the ground, and muddy ground. As the Song army took the initiative to retreat, the armored soldiers with long swords quickly became disconnected and could no longer maintain their formation. Once the formation was lost, the lethality of the armored soldiers wielding long swords was greatly reduced, allowing the squadrons who mainly fought with short weapons to regain some of the initiative.
It can be imagined that if this continues, these long sword armored soldiers will not fall into trouble quickly, but will gradually lose their previous sharpness in the complex and chaotic terrain. And if they lose their sharpness, how can they force away this extremely resilient imperial guard?
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Li Cheng, the commander-in-chief of Qi State and the lord of three states, not only did not order the Mizhou soldiers to attack, but instead stepped forward as the commander-in-chief, reined in his horse, and personally charged into the Song army camp.
Li Cheng stepped forward personally. Although he said nothing, the effect was very good. The long-sword guards, who had originally lost some momentum, were almost instantly cheered up. Everyone fought bravely. Many guards who were slightly behind even crossed the obstacles regardless of everything. Among them, the officers shouted questions, gave orders and commands while shouting and killing, trying to form a formation again... For a moment, these long-sword soldiers actually felt that they had seized the opportunity of the Song army's active retreat and took advantage of the situation to completely push the front line.
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