Chapter 1258 Victory
In a decisive battle, flexible use of cavalry is the key to victory.
Once the Northern Iron Cavalry is allowed to step into the battlefield and exert its overwhelming force, the formation of the Spiritual Army will be in chaos.
Now is a great test of Murong Yan's ability to command on the spot. Unfortunately, he is not a particularly good commander. While panicking, he was a little at a loss. He just shouted urgently: "Quick! Send the order to the flanks to withstand Qin.
Cavalry! Don’t let them break into the battlefield!”
"Yes!" The ordering soldier quickly accepted the order.
In the decisive battle deployment of the Spirit Army, the spears and halberds are in the middle, and the swords and soldiers are on the two wings, supplemented by chariots. This formation is indeed no problem on the frontal battlefield, but to defeat the northern cavalry, the halberdier soldiers are the best enemy. Use swords to defeat them.
The top is equivalent to a mantis using its arms as a chariot.
This was a major command error by Murong Yan.
When discussing military affairs, he used to talk eloquently, focusing on the generals' unexpected changes in the face of the enemy, but when it came to this moment, he was in a state of panic.
On the main battlefield, the infantry of the two armies were facing each other head-on. The halberds were stabbed together, and the soldiers fell instantly like cutting wheat. The blood of the soldiers on both sides was splashed on their vertical shields.
Such a fierce face-to-face battle relied on the bravery of the soldiers on both sides. The Qin soldiers were not afraid of death and often risked their lives. However, the Ling army was also a regular army. Although it was slightly weaker, it did not give in.
Murong Yan was sitting on a tall and handsome chariot, pointing his battle sword in front of him, and shouted loudly: "The chariot comes out!"
His intention is obvious, which is to gain the advantage of the frontal battlefield in the shortest possible time to relieve the pressure on the flanks.
But what he faced was the army of tigers and wolves, the Qin army that swept across all countries! It was almost impossible to defeat the opponent in such a head-to-head duel with combat power alone, unless morale was gained first.
But with the King of Qin personally in charge here, one can imagine the morale.
On the battlefield, following Murong Yan's general order, the formation of the Ling Army changed drastically, and four-horse chariots drove out of the passage of the military formation and headed straight for the place of confrontation.
Soldiers from both sides were still fighting, and many soldiers were covered in blood. The sound of roars, shouts of killing, and the clash of weapons filled the whole place.
Huge four-horse chariots were pulled by several war horses, with sharp weapons on both sides of the wheels and dust mixed with them.
"drive!"
The soldiers of the Spiritual Army on the chariot stood in the carriage, holding several reins in their left hand and waving their riding whip vigorously in their right hand.
The war horse was blindfolded, and in pain, it just galloped as fast as it could, and soon rushed through the formation of the spiritual army and plunged into the place of confrontation.
In an instant, blood flew everywhere and screams were heard everywhere.
Countless Qin soldiers were knocked out and fell to pieces behind them.
There were also heavy shields tilted upright, and the chariot rushed onto the shield and overturned with a crash.
This decisive battle on the plains had a horizontal front that stretched for dozens of miles. Looking down from a high altitude, all you could see were soldiers in armor, waving cold weapons, spilled blood, racing chariots, flying dust, countless
The soldiers formed a magnificent war picture.
Somewhere on the battlefield, the location of Qin general Zhang Dashan.
He is commanding his troops to carry out a third breakthrough, which is equivalent to a sharp knife, in order to achieve a certain division of the battlefield and create opportunities for the main force to annihilate the enemy.
But obviously, the spirit army here will not let him succeed easily, and three generals are trying their best to stop him.
Soldiers from both sides were fighting fiercely, and countless bodies fell on the ground, which had already become a river of blood.
Zhang Dashan fought against three generals with one manpower. In addition, he was surrounded by soldiers who fired cold shots and arrows from time to time. In the chaos, he was already stretched thin.
Suddenly, the spirit general in the middle saw the opportunity and struck a blow in the head.
"ah!!!"
A shrill howl sounded, and the knife struck Zhang Dashan right in the left eye.
Although he was not strong enough, he was not killed with one blow, but the blade penetrated his flesh and cut into his eye socket, causing blood to flow out.
The scene is horrifying and shocking.
While shouting piercingly, Zhang Dashan's beard and hair spread out, he struck hard and swung his sword upward fiercely.
There was another scream, and the arm of General Ling who was still holding the sword was instantly cut off, and the severed arm flew into the sky. Others also staggered back a few steps, and just fell into the Qin soldiers, and were stabbed to death by several long halberds.
After this blow, Zhang Dashan ignored his injuries and his face was covered with blood. He roared and threw down the remaining two spirit generals. He strangled their necks with one arm on each side.
The three of them rolled to the ground, and the two spirit generals struggled desperately, but Zhang Dashan was unable to move for a long time when Zhang Dashan was desperate for his life and as if he was going crazy.
The knife edge on his left eye was ferocious and terrifying, and blood was flowing out, but he used all his strength to strangle the two spirit generals, and at the same time screamed: "Kill! Kill!"
With such a brave general taking the lead, the surrounding Qin soldiers took a breath, roared one after another, and launched an even more ferocious attack.
On the other hand, the Ling Army was somewhat overwhelmed by this scene. In addition, three generals were killed and captured. There was no command here. Suddenly there was chaos and began to retreat.
If viewed from a high altitude, this sharp knife has successfully torn a hole from the Spirit Army.
Not long after, the situation on the frontal battlefield suddenly changed. Due to the success of Zhang Dashan's third breakthrough, the main force of the Qin army began to effectively divide and annihilate, dividing the horizontal front into several battle circles.
At the same time, the left wing of the Ling Army.
The rumble of horse hooves came closer and closer, and the earth began to shake.
Rows of Lingjun soldiers were holding swords and looking nervously ahead.
Countless cavalry, like the tide.
A dense mass of darkness, rushing rapidly.
The feeling of oppression came over me.
The halberds and heavy shields of the Spirit Army are all on the front battlefield, and the left wing is full of swordsmen. Let this kind of infantry resist the iron cavalry, and the situation can be imagined.
Although they were in a tight formation, the palms of many Ling soldiers holding their swords were already covered in sweat.
As soon as they reached the shooting range, the Qin troops on horseback took off their short crossbows and pulled the triggers.
A large number of crossbow arrows were fired straight at him.
Plop, plop!
The sound of arrows piercing flesh was heard one after another, and in just a moment, a large number of the spiritual army was shot to the ground, letting out pitiful howls one after another.
During this process, the speed of the war horses did not slow down, as if black clouds were pressing over the city, and the wind was galloping.
Looking forward, they saw a mass of black cavalry, charging towards them with overwhelming force.
Seeing this scene, countless soldiers of the Spirit Army opened their eyes wide in fear. Before they could react, the cavalry had already hit them head-on.
The knight on horseback, Qin, swung his sword, blood flew out, and he rushed past.
Like being swallowed by a flood, the spiritual army here had no room for resistance and was instantly swept away by the cavalry.
The chaos on the left wing quickly alarmed the commander. The deputy general of the Ling Army was full of panic and shouted in a trembling voice: "The general is in trouble! The left wing can't stop the Qin cavalry at all. The defense line has been lost. It won't take long.
The enemy cavalry is about to rush to the center line! And on the frontal battlefield, our army has no advantage."
"Oh! What can we do!" Murong Yan couldn't help but screamed.
Chapter completed!