"The Ming army is mighty! The Ming army is mighty!"
Facing the countless charges of Sun Long, roars of fighting spirit broke out from the White Spear Soldiers' formation.
In a moment, the two sides collided.
Although both sides were elite, the weapons of the White Spear Soldiers were superior.
Their weapons evolved from the spear, with an iron hook with a blade added to the spear, and a heavy iron ring underneath the hook.
The spear can be used to stab or to hook the legs.
Once caught by the hook, the white-spear soldiers would pull the enemy close and hack them to death with their swords.
This weapon is also very effective against heavily armored soldiers.
First of all, since the armor of heavy soldiers is heavy, their movements are very clumsy, so it is difficult to break free after being hooked in the legs or feet.
When these heavily armored soldiers reach the bottom, the white-spear soldiers will use the iron rings under the iron hooks as blunt weapons and smash them hard on the heads and hearts of the heavily armored soldiers.
Heavy armor can protect against sharp blades but cannot protect against blunt weapons.
The Dashun Army was facing this situation at this time.
When they broke through the heavy defenses and came before the White Spear Soldiers to engage in hand-to-hand combat, they suddenly found that they could not defeat the enemy at all.
The Dashun elite troops were soon defeated again.
Li Zicheng was anxious and kept urging: "Hurry, hurry, the infantry find a way to rush in. As long as we disrupt the Ming army's formation, the cavalry can play a role."
The defeated Shun army retreated to the flank, and another infantry formation rushed up.
Li Zicheng wanted to use a rotation of battles to exhaust the physical strength and morale of the White Spear Soldiers, and then take them down in one fell swoop.
South of the city.
Zhang Xianzhong also used the tactic of rotation warfare.
The infantry on the left wing goes up first, and when they are tired, they are pulled down, allowing the infantry on the right wing to take over.
Since the Ming army did not dare to pursue them, they could only watch them retreat.
After two rounds of fighting, the Ming army in the south of the city gradually became exhausted.
On the city gate tower, Qin Liangyu began to get anxious.
She kept looking south, trying to find the dust raised by the marching cavalry.
"What is grandma looking at?" Ma Wannian asked.
"Alas," Qin Liangyu sighed, "When we first came to aid Liao, our Sichuan soldiers had conflicts with Liao soldiers. I didn't expect that after so many years, Li Xingzhong still holds a grudge."
Ma Wannian looked confused: "Grandma, why do you say that?"
"I asked Li Xingzhong to rush to Chengtian Prefecture for assistance. He has waited for so long but still hasn't come. He must not be planning to come."
After listening to Qin Liangyu's sigh, Ma Wannian stared into the distance and fell into silence.
Sixty miles away.
The morning at Jiukouyi was a little damp.
Li Xingzhong kept observing his surroundings while riding on his horse.
In fact, he had been here three days ago. As his marching rations had been exhausted, he had no choice but to move into Shayang County in the south to replenish food and fodder.
After a short rest and replenishing seven days of march rations, he led his troops north again.
Sun Kewang had received the news long ago, and he set up camp in a row, trying to use the camp as a barrier to block Li Xingzhong.
After a brief observation, Li Xingzhong made a decision: "Li Shunzu will lead 5,000 cavalrymen to form a horizontal formation in the front to attract the attention of the bandits."
"The rest of you follow me and go around!"
After the order was given, more than 14,000 cavalrymen set into motion.
The earth began to tremble with the rumbling of horse hooves.
Sun Kewang's 15,000 soldiers hid in the camp, trembling in fear, and did not dare to come out to fight.
Many of them had seen the power of this cavalry.
There is already a shadow in my heart.
As the flying dust settled, a brief calm returned to the battlefield.
Li Xingzhong led more than 9,000 cavalrymen to detour to the north of Sun Kewang.
Just when Sun Kewang thought that Li Xingzhong was going to attack from both sides, an unexpected situation occurred.
Li Xingzhong waved his hand, and nearly 10,000 cavalrymen turned their horses around and galloped north.
Sun Kewang was stunned: "This... What is Li Xingzhong doing..."
Bai Wenxuan beside him exclaimed, "Li Xingzhong had no intention of fighting us at all. He bypassed us and attacked the Great Western King from behind."
Sun Kewang's face turned very ugly.
Zhang Xianzhong gave him 15,000 soldiers and horses for the purpose of letting him guard his rear, but now he has been bypassed by the enemy.
"No, we have to find a way to support my adoptive father!" Sun Kewang mounted his horse with a knife in hand, ready to attack.
Bai Wenxuan grabbed the reins of the warhorse and said, "General, we only have 5,000 cavalrymen. If we rush in rashly, we won't be able to stop the enemy's teeth."
"Just watch like that?" Sun Kewang was furious.
"No, what I mean is to first deal with the thousands of cavalry that are holding us back, and then march north after we've dealt with them."
Although Sun Kewang was unwilling, the situation on the battlefield left him with no choice but to use his troops according to Bai Wenxuan's advice.
As military orders were issued one after another, 15,000 Dashi troops rushed out of the camp.
They were divided into dozens of large and small military formations and deployed side by side in front of Li Shunzu.
Facing an enemy three times his size, Li Shunzu smiled coldly.
"Order the central army to stay put, and send small groups of cavalry from both wings to harass! Try to draw out the enemy cavalry!"
Li Shunzu's tactics were very clear. There was no need to risk one's life with the infantry. Only a fool would exchange the lives of the infantry for the lives of the cavalry.
As long as the enemy's cavalry is destroyed, this infantry will no longer pose any threat.
Chase, but can’t catch up.
Run, you can't escape.
Just wait until the enemy's morale is low, and then deliver the final blow.
Under the gaze of everyone, two hundred and forty cavalrymen rushed out from each of the left and right wings of the Ming army, stabbing diagonally at Sun Kewang's left and right wings.
After a hail of arrows, both sides suffered casualties.
All members of the Ming army were wearing armor, even the horses were half-armored, so the losses were very small.
On the other hand, in Sun Kewang's army, only the front-row soldiers wore armor, while the other soldiers screamed in agony under the rain of arrows from the Ming army.
Seeing the Ming cavalry so rampant, Sun Kewang could no longer wait and quickly ordered: "The front troops keep their formation and move forward, and the rear troops stay put and hold their positions."
"The cavalry are hiding behind the banners, preparing to attack."
More than a dozen military formations began to move forward slowly.
As the Dashi Army advanced, the Ming Army continued to send small groups of cavalry to harass them.
But it didn't work, and the Onishi infantry continued to advance.
When the two sides were only a hundred steps apart, the Ming army suddenly began to retreat. At first, it was an orderly retreat, but as they retreated, their formation became chaotic.
It turned from a normal retreat into an unorganized and undisciplined defeat.
Sun Kewang grasped this point.
Cavalry has no offensive capability without formation, and infantry has no defensive capability without formation.
After repeated observation, he was overjoyed: "The Ming cavalry formation is in disarray, quickly send troops to pursue them."
The central army waved the flag suddenly, and the five thousand Dashi cavalry hidden behind the flag shot towards the battlefield like arrows.
The Ming cavalry retreated very quickly, and by the time the Dashi cavalry arrived at the battlefield, they had already run several hundred steps away.
"Chase!" Bai Wenxuan gave the order without hesitation.
While retreating, Li Shunzu looked back to check the enemy situation. When he saw that the enemy cavalry was out of the infantry's shooting range, Li Shunzu patted the shoulder of the flag-bearing soldier next to him.
The flag-bearing soldier understood what he meant and sat up straight and raised the flag.
With a bang!
The three-barreled gun became the clarion call for counterattack.
Li Shunzu took the lead in making a detour and collided head-on with the pursuing Dashi cavalry.
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