Turbulent Times Chapter 716: The battle begins

At the same time, the three thousand cavalry secretly dispatched by Yang Yichen last night were hidden in a vast pine forest on the side of the battlefield.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The rhythm of the battle drums began to speed up, and the battle was about to start. This was a battle that related to the success or failure of the overall situation of the Gaoying River Front. It is said that there are more than 200,000 troops, but there are only 100,000 elite soldiers capable of fighting. Forty thousand elite soldiers are needed to garrison Taiyuan and other major cities. Therefore, if Gao Shishan loses, apart from bringing in foreign aid from the Khitan Rilian Department, although Gao Ying still has soldiers to send, he has no elite soldiers to send.

At this time, the two armies had already set up their battle formations, their flags were flying, and their spears and halberds were like forests. Yang Yichen watched the nearly 40,000 rebels two miles away. It's not as good as the army under his command, not to mention that he has already made arrangements.

Yang Yichen waved his sword and shouted sharply: "Contradictory infantry, advance!"

A total of 6,000 contradictory infantrymen in five rows in the front raised their spears and huge shields, and began to march towards the rebel camp, followed by 3,000 crossbowmen, and then 5,000 spear infantry, and 5,000 jumping soldiers Swinging troops, the 6,000 cavalry were divided into two teams to guard the two wings, and the 27,000 infantry cavalry lined up neatly, full of murderous looks.

Among the rumbling drums of the offensive, the imperial army took the lead in attacking, and the rebels on the opposite side also sounded the drums. Feeling that the morale of the army is low, it will be fine if the first battle is won, but once the battle is lost, the consequences will be disastrous.

Gao Shishan sighed secretly, he has tried his best, success or failure depends on God's will.

"General, the enemy has already attacked!" A soldier shouted, interrupting his train of thought.

Gao Shishan stared into the distance, and he also ordered coldly: "The crossbowmen are ready to fight!"

Drums were beating loudly, battle flags were waving, five thousand crossbowmen lined up in three rows, and five thousand crossbows were aimed at the marching imperial army.

In the battle of the Central Plains army, the power of the crossbow is far inferior to that of the Hu people. A large reason is that the Central Plains army not only has sharp crossbow arrows, but also has strong defense capabilities. The shield can effectively resist the arrows. In contrast, the Hu people value cavalry sprinting and have weak defense capabilities, which maximizes the power of crossbows.

When the imperial army entered the hundred steps, the rebels' drums were beating and the black flag was waving. Five thousand crossbows and bows were fired at the same time. Rattan shield, the dense rain of arrows shot into the army group, there were constant screams and ups and downs. Although the rattan shield can effectively defend against arrows, there is no impeccable defense after all. In the dense arrow rain, nearly a hundred people were shot by arrows , Some were killed on the spot, and some were wounded by arrows, curled up on the ground, unable to advance to the army.

The 4,000 contradictory infantry did not stop, and still advanced slowly with their large shields. The 2,000 crossbowmen behind them also fought back at the same time. Two pieces of arrow rain intertwined in the air, covering the sky...

"The crossbowmen are withdrawn, and the spear army is attacking!"

Gao Shishan saw that the crossbow army could not kill the enemy in large numbers, so he changed his tactics and let the spearmen attack. Thousands of crossbowmen retreated like a tide, and 8,000 spear infantry came out to fight, densely like a forest, with spear points shining With murderous intent.

Seeing that the rain of arrows disappeared from the sky, Yang Yichen resolutely ordered: "Order the Contradictory Army to attack, and the cavalry on both wings to kill!"

The sound of the war drums sounded again. This was an order to speed up the battle. The four thousand Shuozhou contradictory infantry stepped up and charged towards the enemy. In the sound of drums, spears collided, blood splattered, horses galloped, knives slashed like lightning, screams, screams, shouts of killing, skulls were broken, limbs were separated, tens of thousands of troops were in the dust. Melee into a ball.

Gaoshishan was ordered to face the enemy army coming from the east of the river. He carried a large amount of food and supplies. The logistical supplies were extremely important to his 40,000 troops. If it is cut off, his army will collapse across the board within three days, so keeping the camp and food supplies is also his top priority.

The camp is only three miles away from the battlefield. This is the most critical bottom line of Gaoshishan. No matter how Yang Yichen lures him south, he will never leave this distance. So that the defenders in the camp can support the battlefield at any time.

Gao Shishan stationed 8,000 troops, 5,000 archers and 3,000 infantry with spears in the camp. Two hours after the outbreak of the war, the 3,000 cavalry that Yang Yichen had hidden in the woods in advance finally appeared on the big camp. Three miles to the south of the camp, the flags were flying and the dust was flying, which made the defenders of the barracks very nervous, and 5,000 crossbowmen stood ready.

The fierce battle on the battlefield has become fierce, and all the troops of both sides have been invested. Although the Bingzhou army is superior in number, Shuozhou's combat power is strong, making the two sides evenly matched.

The dust is flying on the battlefield, the yellow dust fills the sky, covering the sun, making the sky colorless, the sound of drums, shouts of killing, corpses all over the field, and rivers of blood. Struggling, as time goes by, the physical strength of soldiers becomes the key to victory or defeat, and physical strength lies in the usual training.

The fierce battle for two hours made every soldier exhausted and on the verge of physical collapse. The war has reached the most critical moment.

Gao Shishan was so anxious that he finally decided to abandon the camp and transfer 8,000 fresh troops into the battle.

Just when he was about to give an order, a loud horn suddenly sounded from a distance, "Woo..."

The sound of the trumpet sounded like a storm in the field, the thunder in the mountains, the yellow dust filled the air, and the sound of horseshoes beating the ground. At the most critical moment, the three thousand elite cavalry hidden by Yang Yichen came, and the overwhelming cavalry appeared in Bingzhou On the right side of the army, roaring forward, like a turbulent wave rushing to the coast, he raised his spear and rushed towards the Bingzhou army.

The morale of the Bingzhou army began to waver, and Gao Shishan hurriedly dispatched troops to intercept it, but the appearance of these three thousand cavalry made the imperial army's morale high. .

"The army in the camp is attacking!"

Gaoshishan he hissed and shouted: "Give up the camp and attack with the whole army!"

Waving red double flags, the defenders were ordered to attack. Eight thousand defenders rushed out of the camp, but were intercepted by a thousand cavalry from three thousand cavalry, blocking the way for the soldiers of the camp to come to the north. The last ray of hope for the Bingzhou Army was cut off.

PS: Sorry, there are only two updates tonight—————