Cui Ganyou saw that his front soldiers and horses were shot and killed by a large number of archers by the Tang army, and he immediately ordered: "Send the order, let the front men and horses protect the Tang army's arrows, mobilize 20,000 crossbowmen to move forward, and attack the Tang army's front."
"Let's shoot arrows" The range of crossbows is limited, unlike later artillery that can shoot very far.
Both sides have front soldiers and horses fighting desperately, and the crossbowmen lack protection.
They can only use the front soldiers and horses as cover to carry out long-range strikes on the enemy's front.
There is no way Suppress the enemy's crossbowmen.
The Yan army's crossbowmen are not vegetarians.
Although the 20,000 crossbowmen are not neatly arranged in the military formation, they can still shoot 20,000 arrows.
However, due to the Yan army's lack of training, not only the team is not neat enough, but also Even when the arrows are released, there is no uniformity.
Some people release the arrows first, and some people release the arrows later.
The soldiers listened to the general's order and fired arrows in unison.
This is called a volley.
The time, angle and strength of the bow are highly consistent.
Under the attack of the same number of arrows, the more orderly the arrows are fired, the higher the hit rate.
On the contrary, The more irregular and uniform the timing, angle and strength of the bow are when releasing the arrow.
First, the lower the hit rate, this can be calculated.
At the same time point, when attacking an enemy in the same area, if 20,000 arrows are shot at the same time and only 10,000 arrows are shot, it will definitely be the former.
It's much more effective, and definitely more than twice as effective.
The more lethal a volley fire is on a formation with denser troops.
If the enemies are spread out and the enemies in the same area are very sparse, the effect of a volley fire on the enemy will be greatly reduced.
If the hit rate is low enough, , firing a salvo is a waste of arrows.
At this time, the commander needs to order the crossbowmen to When performing free scattering, there are no other restrictions except that you cannot shoot arrows aimlessly.
The crossbowmen basically aim at one arrow and shoot one.
Free scattering is generally used for city defense.
The defenders are against The siege soldiers under the city can scatter freely, but the siege can also launch volley attacks on the defenders.
Arrows continued to fly from the Yan Army formation to the front of the Tang Army.
The Tang Army soldiers began to suffer casualties, especially some of the Tang Army at the front.
They had to fight with the Yan Army infantry and were unable to defend themselves against the arrows from the sky in time.
The Tang Army infantry behind them were much more calm.
They had time to hold up their shields for collective defense.
The arrows kept falling on the shield above their heads, making a clanging sound.
The soldiers of the Tang Army slowly moved forward against the arrows that kept flying.
The Yan Army, because the soldiers in front were killed in large numbers, left a vacant position.
It was quickly occupied by the Tang army, and the Yan army behind was unable to replenish it in time, causing the Yan army to be beaten and retreated.
The Tang Army's front army only had 20,000 infantry, while the Yan Army's increased to 50,000.
Even so, the Yan Army's casualty rate greatly exceeded that of the Tang Army.
This made the Yan Army generals extremely worried.
The morale of the Yan Army was not high, but these people More than half are elites under Cui Qianyou, and one Some of them are soldiers and horses that were divided after Cai Xide's death.
They are all elite soldiers and horses.
However, they are in the position of the rebels.
Now they are in an unfavorable strategic situation and their morale cannot be boosted.
However, this has not weakened their will to fight.
These The rebels held out longer and longer.
The battle started at midnight in the morning and lasted until midnight in the afternoon.
At dusk, the battle had not yet decided the outcome and the winner.
More and more people died on both sides, and more and more wounded soldiers were injured.
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The battle continued.
One day, the soldiers on both sides were extremely tired.
The Tang army had more than twice as many troops as the Yan army.
Zhao Ziliang was determined to send more troops to defeat the Yan army with numerical superiority.
However, this idea was not realistic.
The battlefield area was only so large.
Adding more troops The troops cannot be deployed.
It will only cause the soldiers to squeeze each other on the battlefield, which will have no effect.
The air exudes an extremely strong smell of blood.
Corpses and broken limbs are everywhere on the ground.
Weapons and arrows are also spread all over the battlefield.
When the battle reaches this point, both Zhao Ziliang and Cui Qianyou feel helpless.
At this time, no one can take the initiative to withdraw their troops.
Unless the commanders of both sides agree to withdraw their troops at the same time, as long as one side retreats first, the morale will plummet.
If they are followed immediately, the side that retreats first will be killed and lose its armor.
Returned defeated.
In the era of cold weapons, once a battle begins, neither side can take the initiative to end the battle before the winner is determined.
No matter how large the battle is, unless there are irresistible natural factors that force both sides to join forces.
Separation, for example, in the Battle of Yecheng the year before last, when the Tang Army and the Yan Army were fighting, a large tornado suddenly fell from the sky and forced the two warring parties to separate, causing heavy casualties on both sides, and then the battle ended.
Zhao Ziliang and Cui Qianyou both knew very well that in this situation, the competition was about which of the two sides could persist to the end.
As long as either side showed the slightest sign of being unable to hold on and wanted to withdraw, it would inevitably lead to a large-scale rout, resulting in a disastrous defeat.
The battle finally reached dark.
The enemy and we were still fighting non-stop.
The enemy was almost invisible within sight.
The Tang Army and Yan Army soldiers at the front were exhausted.
The reason why now He was still waving his weapon, slashing and thrusting, all supported by instinct and inertia.
On the commander's stage, Cen Shen said to Zhao Ziliang: "Commander, it's already dark and we can't see this.
How can we fight?
Why don't we withdraw our troops and fight again tomorrow?"
Erzhu, who has rich combat experience, immediately objected: "No, as long as we retreat first, the morale of the soldiers will be reduced, and the whole army will inevitably be defeated on a large scale.
At this time, we can only grit our teeth and hold on.
Whoever retreats first will be defeated."
Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "Yes, we cannot retreat before the outcome of the battle is determined.
This is not a siege.
There is a city blocking it.
We can withdraw whenever we want, but it cannot be done in a field battle.
Once we put our back Leave it to the enemy.
If the enemy catches up, the soldiers will be afraid and will ignore it.
If everything runs away, a rout will form, so now we can only fight to the end.
Our officers and soldiers have undergone rigorous training.
I believe they will persevere to the end.
I don’t know what happened to the Youyi Army to block the rebels’ 20,000 cavalry.
Until now.
There is no news about Wang Can yet, has the person who went to find out the news not come back yet?"
Wang Can said: "Commander, he hasn't come back yet."
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Everyone was talking when a fire dragon appeared from the northeast.
It was an army and a cavalry.
Everyone held torches and quickly inserted into the rear of the Yan army from the northeast.
The rear of the Yan army was attacked.
The attack quickly caused a large-scale rout.
"This" Zhao Ziliang and the generals on the handsome stage were stunned when they saw this situation.
Chen Qing shouted: "These are our soldiers and horses, Marshal, could it be that Xuanba led You Yi's army to defeat the rebel army's 20,000 horses, and then detoured behind the Yan army and launched a surprise attack on them?"
Zhao Ziliang touched his chin and said: "I'm afraid it's Xuanba and the others.
The East Route Army is currently attacking Puyang and Weizhou, and they don't know the situation here.
Apart from Xuanba's Youyi Army, there is no one else."
The soldiers are nearby and the order is sent down, asking the soldiers to cooperate with You Yi's army to launch the final attack, and the rebels must be defeated."
"Yes."
Chen Qing agreed and immediately conveyed the military order.
Zhao Ziliang ordered the soldiers again: "I will prepare my horses and prepare the heavy cavalry.
I will lead them to attack the enemy's formation."
All the officials were shocked, and Wang Wei advised: "Commander, don't do it.
The commander alone is responsible for the safety of the world.
How can you personally take the risk and charge into the battle?
If the commander makes a mistake, it will definitely not be a blessing to the Tang Dynasty and the soldiers."
Zhao Ziliang shook his head and said: "You don't understand.
At this moment, the soldiers need me exactly when they need me.
You don't need to say more, I know it in my heart."
Everyone had no choice but to wish Zhao Ziliang a great victory and return.
The soldiers had already prepared their horses and weapons.
Zhao Ziliang stepped down from the command platform, took the weapons, mounted his horse, and led the guards to the escort.
Erzhu had already formed his team, and all 5,000 heavy cavalry cavalry were ready.
He raised the torch and prepared to charge into the battle with weapons in hand.
Zhao Ziliang and the soldiers came to the heavy cavalry formation.
The soldiers raised the commander's flag, and the heavy cavalry flag bearers also raised Erzhu's general and military flags.
Xuan Qice immediately stepped forward and saluted with clasped fists: "Commander, the 5,000 heavy cavalry troops are ready to charge into the formation.
Please give me instructions."
Zhao Ziliang told Chen Qing: "After I leave, you will take command and give orders to the front army officers to separate in the middle and make way for the heavy cavalry to charge into the formation."
"promise" Zhao Ziliang said to Xuan Qi again: "The heavy cavalry will attack with me."
"Take the order."
Xuan Qi agreed and waved his hand: "All officers and men obey the order.
I will follow the commander to charge into the formation and set off."
Zhao Ziliang held the torch, grabbed the horse with one hand and galloped forward, followed closely by the cavalry team of three hundred cavalry.
These people all put on heavy armor, and the horses were also harnessed to Ma Kai, all of which were equipped with heavy cavalry. , Xuan Qi followed closely with five thousand heavy cavalry, and the entire team was as neat as a whole.
This was the second time that the heavy cavalry followed Zhao Ziliang from Beiting to the Central Plains to participate in the battle.
"Everyone listens to the order, retreat to both sides, and make way for a thirty-foot passage."
The generals of the Chinese army had already received the order, and when they heard the dull sound of horse hooves coming from behind, they knew that Zhao Ziliang was charging forward with the heavy cavalry.
When he came over, he immediately ordered his subordinates to get out of the way.
As Zhao Ziliang led the heavy cavalry forward, trotting and accelerating, the Tang army formations in front gave way to the passage.
When the Tang army at the front gave way, the rebel soldiers thought that the Tang army was about to withdraw, and a large number of rebels The soldiers rushed into the passage, but soon a large number of horse hooves came and made them feel fear.
"Run, run, the heavy cavalry of the Tang Army is coming, run quickly."
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The rebel soldiers turned around and ran away in fear, but the rebel soldiers behind them kept coming and they couldn't escape at all.
"Boom, boom, boom" loud noises were heard.
The five thousand heavy cavalry commanded by Zhao Ziliang rushed over at super high speed and hit the rebel soldiers in the passage.
The rebel soldiers were knocked away, crushed, and trampled into pieces.
After being crushed by five thousand heavy cavalry, a thick layer of corpses and blood was left in the passage
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