Chapter 790 Cavalry Showdown
When the sky reached dawn, Jie Li had already seen the direction of the Zhao army's main attack and said to the left and right: "The northeast corner of the Zhao army has weak troops, so you can take advantage of this to break through."
With the order of Jie Li, nearly 10,000 cavalrymen bravely fought toward the southeast corner of the Zhao army. The Zhao army arranged the formation here, three thousand Khitan cavalry and two thousand Mukun cavalry.
These three thousand Khitan rangers and two thousand Mukun cavalry were following the rushing Yinghefu 10,000 cavalrymen to kill the Turkic army.
In the past, these brave Turkic cavalry galloped on the grasslands were already defeated after being dispersed by the elite Xi cavalry. The Khitan Rangers and Mukun clan cavalry, with mediocre combat power, chased the Turkic people and horses with two or three hundred cavalry numbers, which was very lively.
However, Jie Li's cavalry came to the scene like the wind. The Turkic cavalry showed their hideous side, like a ferocious hungry wolf on the grassland rushing towards him.
The Khitan cavalry and Mukunxi cavalry were both heartbroken when they saw it. They were okay to fight the wind, but when they encountered the assault of the Turkic cavalry, they were shocked by the other party's overwhelming momentum before they even took up the battle.
This was the momentum of the Turks dominating the grassland for a hundred years. Although the heads of the Khitan tribe shouted to the left and right to boost morale, after the Turkic cavalry rushed over, they easily killed the Khitan and Mukun tribe cavalry without leaving any armor.
Five thousand people and horses were attacked by a charge of the cavalry, and they were completely defeated. The Khitans and Mukunxi's cavalry were chased and killed by Turkic cavalry from behind, and they were chopped down from the horses like chopping wood.
The Zhao army was surrounded by the Turkic cavalry.
Zhao army general Etu led 20,000 Xi cavalry and had just arrived. Although this cavalry was not as elite as the Ying Hefu army, it was also a long-term battle.
The generals of the Xi tribe couldn't help but talk about the collapse of the Khitan cavalry.
The Xi cavalry couldn't help but remember that when the Turks were scattered across the grasslands and swept across all their tribes, the Xi tribe was not even considered a slave to the Turks.
Now the cavalry of Xi's army has hit the Turkish cavalry head-on. Today, the equipment is being trained, and the Xi's army is not inferior to the Turks at all. But who is stronger and weak in the face of the battle!
When the cavalry on both sides saw the other side's appearance, they were struggling to whip the horse's buttocks with a horse whip.
But the cavalry on both sides had a black line of thirteen to fifteen kilometers long. Ten thousand horses galloped in the black line. Each of them held bows and knives on the backs of the horses, and their bodies were lower and higher as the horses ran.
The sun slowly rose in the east, and the light shone on the side faces of each running cavalry, casting a shadow. Everyone unknowingly experienced and witnessed this moment.
One side is the old overlord on the grassland, and the Turkic cavalry who has not encountered an enemy in decades.
One side is the newcomer on the grassland, and in recent years, the cavalry of the Shide Xi tribe swept across various units.
Who is better?
The cavalry on both sides decided to answer this question with swords and war horses.
Two black lines from thirteen to fifteen miles gradually approaching within three miles. Behind were countless soldiers following, the horses and horses stomped on the snow, and countless white snow and black mud were thrown up.
The sound of trumpets to welcome the enemy came, and the blood of the soldiers was boiling at this moment.
When the cavalry were close to one mile, the cavalry on both sides raised their bows and arrows and shot arrows into the opponent's formation.
The cavalry all have horned bows that are more than three feet long. The Shide Xi cavalry imitated the organization of the Zhao cavalry, which is very different from ordinary grassland cavalry.
However, Shi Dexi and the cavalry on both sides of the Turks used the same cavalry bow, but the tension and elasticity were extremely strong. The Turks came from the sub-sected species, which were the Scythians. The Scythians were the best at metallurgy and bows. Historically, the Scythians were the prototype of today's Turkic arch.
The Xi's archers of Shide Xi's troops were reorganized by the Youjing craftsmen and used the Han people's exquisite bow making technology to reach the level of Turkic bows in terms of range and strength.
Therefore, the bows and arrows of the two armies are not much different.
Such a three-foot-long horned bow can shoot arrows with extremely strong kinetic energy by bending at a very small angle, and it is convenient for cavalry to shoot continuously!
The cavalry on both sides drew out bows and arrows as soon as the horn sounded, and fired at the opponent's cavalry.
So from the eyes of the cavalry charging on both sides, they all saw this scene at the same time.
The enemy cavalry approached quickly on the ground, and above them, the dense arrows in the sky flew from far to near.
The arrows almost covered the sky and fell rapidly at a speed that was hard to see with the naked eye!
At this moment, countless war horses neighed, and the horses and cavalry rushing in front suddenly shot into hedgehogs by countless arrows coming towards them.
The cavalry behind were also covered by arrow rain, and some war horses were still rushing, but the cavalry on the horse's back had been penetrated by an arrow, and then they were wrapped in stirrups and dragged forward by the war horse.
Although some cavalry avoided arrows, their horses were hit by several arrows in a row and fell to the ground. Then, they slapped the people and horses on the ground during high-speed movement, and then they were stepped into meat pie by the cavalry following behind.
This epic cavalry charge duel that was enough to be recorded in history was described by later generations after participating in this warrior, and was described by several novelists.
A grandfather's wife, who participated in this war, wrote about the situation at that time. The soldiers charging in front of him faced arrows like locusts. With such fierce riding and shooting, they could not dodge at all with the speed of the horse charging with all their might. Even if they could dodge, they could not dodge the arrows coming everywhere. So at that time, I could only do two things, one was to protect myself and the war horse in my hand, and the other was to pray in various ways to give me good luck.
The subsequent battle situation was that after the cavalry of the two armies shot arrows, countless cavalry withered on the way to charge, and then the front army quickly lost one-third of the troops, while two-thirds of the lucky ones pulled out their sabers, stared at them fiercely, and roared at the other side.
I am ashamed that I had lost any reaction at that time and did not hit any Turks, and of course I did not let any Turks hit me.
This memoir was later sold out because of its successful realistic writing.
However, this scene was a scene that the Xi army's cavalry were unwilling to recall at this moment. Many of the people who survived this battle were silent and never mentioned it.
The fact is that the Turkic cavalry was covered with iron armor, so they suffered fewer casualties than the Zhao army when they were shot by arrows.
Then the Turkic cavalry charged head-on by the cavalry of the two armies, and their queues became more dense.
The brave one wins when we meet on a narrow road!
The cavalry faced each other head-on, just like the ancient generals fighting one-on-one. The two generals rode forward on horseback, waving their weapons to slash at each other.
The two horses are in a skewed head-on, and the two horses are separated, even if they are one round.
Therefore, there are often rumors that the generals of both sides fought for hundreds of rounds, and there was no difference between the winner and the loser!
Historical Weir Chi Jingde and Li Yuanji were the ones who were challenged, and Yuchi Jingde seized the opponent's horse spear three times in a row.
In the history of the Central Plains, there was a lack of war horses, so there were few combat operations. The cavalry faced a head-on battle, but on the grassland, cavalry duels were common.
For cavalry decisive battles, unlike military generals who fight one-on-one, personal skills are not important, what is important is cavalry formation! r1152
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