Chapter 264 Blocking 2
Unfortunately, this was not something they could decide. They really didn't want to continue fighting, but the Hu people really wanted to fight. They kept coming from the floating bridge. Seeing that the light cavalry could not rush into the formation of the Liangzhou army, they simply left the war horses on the other side, hiked across the bridge and launched an attack on the Liangzhou army. The battlefield was too narrow, and the cavalry could not be used and was restricted, so it was better to fight on foot!
However, these Hu people obviously overestimated their combat effectiveness in infantry warfare. Whether it is weapons or armor, they are not suitable for such head-on infantry battles. They do not have double stirrups. It is undoubtedly a very difficult thing to use weapons such as hard bows, spears, and horse lances, so they are generally equipped with soft bows, short spears, and long swords. Most of them are wearing leather armor. Such equipment is no different from seeking death when facing heavy infantry in Liangzhou who are wearing heavy armor and holding four and a half meters long spears. Their soft bows cannot shoot the armor and large shields of the Liangzhou Army. Before their short spears and long swords were handed to the Liangzhou Army, the spear in the hands of the Liangzhou Army pierced their chests!
They rushed over in batches, and killed on the tip of the Liangzhou army's spear.
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The Hu people may have been anxious and temporarily retreated and set a short distance from the Liangzhou army. Then several tall and mighty soldiers wearing heavy armor came out, each holding long troops, and directly attacking Da Xiyan. The Hu people living on the grasslands were difficult to obtain sufficient nutrition due to their hard living conditions, so they were generally not tall. These goods were simply outspoken. I don’t know where they came from, but their purpose was very clear, which was to kill Da Xiyan or force Xiyan to hide in the military formation to attack the morale of the Liangzhou army!
Facing these fierce armored soldiers, Da Xiyan was calm and composed. After the opponent rushed to less than twenty steps away from him, he suddenly pulled out a javelin from the ground and suddenly threw it out. The armored soldiers who rushed in the front didn't even have time to raise their shield to cover them, and they were hit on the face by the javelin, their head was pierced, and they fell down with a bang.
Seeing this, the remaining soldiers were shocked and raised their shields to cover the vital points.
Da Xiyan raised another javelin, but when he saw his opponents raising their big shields to cover the vital points, he couldn't help frowning, feeling like a dog biting a turtle with no place to mouth. The Liangzhou army liked to protect itself with a large shield with a height of more than one meter, but did not like the enemy to use such shields as well, because this thing was too troublesome in the hands of the enemy. He needed to throw a large number of javelins to consume its defense ability. He only had three javelins left, and he could not defeat four armored soldiers holding large shields!
What to do? Retreat into the square?
How is that possible? Retreating into the square formation means admitting a conscience, and morale will be affected!
Just when he was in trouble, a soldier crossed the crowd, making him frown and want to get angry: He hated such soldiers who had no orders and ignored discipline and moved around the military formation, and caught one by one. However, before he got angry, the soldier wiped his hand back, and a javelin that was nearly five feet long was in his hand. Then he raised his hand lightly, and the javelin flew out like an arrow from a string, impartially, hitting the sole of a soldier. These soldiers were wearing iron armor, but they were not wearing iron shoes on their feet. The javelin easily penetrated his feet, nailing his feet firmly to the ground, making him unable to move, throwing away his shield and making a scream like a pig killer!
Da Xiyan was stunned for a moment, then shouted: "Okay! Good means!"
The javelin shooter grinned at Da Xiyan with a honest smile, and then took a javelin from the back and threw it out. The javelin he threw seemed to have precise guidance, and accurately hit a soldier's foot again. So, there was another unlucky guy jumping in the spot because of the pain. In the end, the two soldiers had never seen such an evil thing, so they didn't dare to move forward, so they turned around and ran away. Da Xiyan naturally couldn't let them run away. The two javelins threw it hard, hit their backs accurately, and sent them to the west.
As for the unlucky guy whose feet were hit by the javelin...
He ignored it for the time being and let the other party jump straight on the spot, screaming.
This short contest made the Liangzhou army excited and shouted in unison: "Okay! Good fight!"
Da Xiyan smiled and said to the sergeant who stepped forward and helped him a lot: "Good method! In terms of the accuracy of the javelin, if you recognize the second, no one dares to recognize the first!" Suddenly, he found that the other party was a little strange, not like his own team, and couldn't help asking, "Which general are you?"
The javelin shooter clasped his fists and said, "The prince of Nanyang County, Li Rui, the personal soldier of General Huwei, will deal with General Daxi in Xincheng tomorrow."
Da Xiyan was very surprised: "General Li? Is he here?"
The Javelin shooter pointed behind: "Where is there."
Only then did Da Xiyan notice that there were more than 300 cavalry on his back. These cavalry, whether they were human or pedestals, were covered in blood, as if they had just crawled out of the blood pool. The murderous aura was really terrifying. The Hu people also noticed this cavalry and knew that the reinforcements of the Jin army were coming. If they wanted to make a breakthrough in the direction of the floating bridge, they would have no hope, so they had to retreat.
Da Xiyan strode to Li Rui and bowed with fists: "See General!"
Li Rui waved his hand and said, "Don't give up the courtesy. Captain Daxi, what's the situation?"
Da Xiyan said: "I received a report from the Major General's messenger. When I learned that most of the troops had successfully broken through, I was worried that the Hu people on the other side would use the floating bridge to cross the river to launch an attack on the new city, so I brought 500 soldiers to intercept them, and blocked them in a row. They fought for several rounds and killed hundreds of people, not allowing them to cross the line!"
Li Rui said: "I have seen it all. Captain Daxi is really a tiger general. When I look back, I will ask for credit for you from the general."
Da Xiyan was overjoyed: "Thank you, thank you!"
Li Rui pointed to the floating bridge: "Why not destroy the floating bridge?"
Da Xiyan said: "The Hu people attach great importance to this floating bridge and invested a large number of people to compete with our army. I have too few people under my command. I tried my best to barely defend the bridgehead position. If I want to destroy the floating bridge, I have to drive these Hu people back to the other side, and then pour a lot of hot tinder and sesame oil on the bridge deck to achieve the results. If I only destroy a section, they can repair it quickly, which is not very meaningful."
Li Rui frowned: "Turn them back to the other side..."
He turned his head and looked at the cavalry whose bodies were stained with blood: "Are you resting?"
The cavalry shouted: "Get rest!"
Li Rui said: "Okay, get on the horse and prepare for charge! Four horses and one row of horses will break through the enemy's array at the bridge, then follow the floating bridge and go all the way to the other side. When the infantry dripped enough oil on the bridge, we will retreat to the new city for a good meal and have a good rest!"
Da Xiyan was startled: "General Li, you want to use cavalry to rush to the enemy on the floating bridge!?"
Li Rui asked: "Is there any problem?"
Da Xiyan said: "The problem is so big! At most, this bridge deck can only accommodate five horses walking side by side. Do you use cavalry to rush, aren't you afraid that the cavalry will fall into the river?"
Li Rui answered simply: "Not afraid!"
Pei Wei looked at the bridge deck and said, "General, the bridge deck is too narrow and I can't pass by too many people in a short period of time. I think it's enough to have a brigade."
Li Rui nodded: "Indeed, putting too many cavalry in such a narrow bridge deck will only waste... Just one brigade, who will go?" Anyway, he wouldn't go, it's too dangerous.
Pei Wei said: "Of course I led the team in person!"
Li Rui said: "Be careful, and retreat immediately after repelling the enemy. Never fight in love."
Pei Wei clasped his fists and agreed.
The swan whistle sounded, and more than 300 Wuhuan cavalry turned over their horses. The Liangzhou infantry automatically separated from each other and consciously, so as not to block the charge of these cavalry. Pei Wei drew out a single-edged sword and pointed it forward, shouting: "First Brigade, Four Cavalry Columns, follow me!"
The First Brigade suffered considerable casualties among the soldiers who were receiving the retreat of the Jin army in Luoyang. Now there are only about seventy people left. After hearing the order, they immediately skillfully formed a four-cavalry column. The four cavalrymen were kneeling with their knees, closely arranged, and single-edged swords or scimitars pointed forward together.
Pei Wei shouted: "Run!" The Spurs kicked the horse's belly, and the war horse neighed and rushed towards the bridge. Behind him, the cavalry in the front of the First Brigade rushed out at the same time, followed by the second, third, and fourth... They hit the Hu infantry ranks in the Hu infantry ranks without fighting, and broke through their infantry ranks without much fighting, rushed to the floating bridge, running wildly on the bridge deck, and headed towards the opposite shore without looking back!
There were many Hu people on the bridge deck. Logically speaking, facing only dozens of cavalrymen, they could still have the power to fight. However, facing the cavalry that rushed over like a wall, these guys who were dismounting and fighting in the first reaction was to quickly dodge them so as not to be stepped on to meat sauce! If they resisted hard, they might kill some Jin cavalry, but they would inevitably be stepped on meat sauce by Jin cavalry coming from behind. No one wanted to die. This kind of extreme transaction can be done by everyone!
The result of everyone rushing to avoid was that they were crowded with each other. The Jin army cavalry whistled past. They kept falling into the water like dumplings, disappearing into the surging torrent. Just seventy Yu Jin army cavalry swept across the hundreds of meters of bridge deck like a hurricane and rushed to the other side!
Chapter completed!