The Western Qin light cavalry took their advantages to the extreme in the battle.
On the wide and flat battlefield, the Western Qin light cavalry kept firing arrows at the heavily armored cavalry on both sides of the Frank army formation while running.
Once the Franks Heavy steel When the armored cavalry attacked, the Western Qin light cavalry used their high-speed maneuverability to escape, leaving the Frankish heavy armored cavalry to be passively beaten.
They tried to catch up but were unable to catch up.
They were so anxious that the Frankish heavy armored cavalry vomited blood but couldn't.
There is no way.
The light cavalry of the Western Qin Dynasty carried out the military orders very faithfully under the strict discipline constraints from above.
They never acted on impulse or tried to show off their ruthlessness.
In the absence of military orders, they never fought in close combat with the Frankish heavy armored cavalry.
Shooting from a distance with bows and arrows, although the Frankish heavy armored cavalry had strong defense, they still could not withstand the continuous shooting of the Western Qin light cavalry and suffered increasing losses.
"Your Majesty, please order those defeated troops to return and cooperate with our army to encircle the Western Qin army.
If we continue to allow the Western Qin light cavalry to harass us like this, our army's morale will drop to the bottom and it is likely to collapse directly.
"A general suggested to Charlie.
Charlie shook his head and said: "Those miscellaneous defeated soldiers have been scared out of their wits.
Even if we put the knife on their necks now, I'm afraid they will not come back to cooperate with us in encircling the Western Qin army.
This situation has already happened to me As expected, I didn't count on them, I just used them to draw the Western Qin army over.
Now my order is to divide the infantry square into two, advance to the outside of the left and right wings to block the bows and arrows of the Western Qin cavalry, and put the heavy weight in front of them.
Put the cavalry in the formation to protect you, hurry up."
"Yes, Your Majesty" Charlie's order was completely implemented.
Although it took some time and the heavy armored cavalry lost many men, they were finally concentrated in the middle of the military formation.
"Your Majesty, all the heavy cavalry have been assembled in the formation, and the heavy infantry has taken over the outer defense."
Charlie immediately ordered: "Send an order for the whole army to slowly retreat to the rear, and must retreat to the riverside fortifications before the heavy cavalry of the Western Qin Dynasty arrives."
The Frankish army began to retreat to the rear, but their formation was not disordered at all during the retreat.
Liang Zhenwu discovered this situation immediately, but he did not order to stop the pursuit.
Instead, he ordered the Western Qin cavalry to continuously attack the heavy infantry outside the Frankish army's formation.
When the Frankish infantry retreated, they were unable to concentrate their strength and energy on using bows and arrows to carry out long-range attacks on the Western Qin cavalry, which created conditions for the Western Qin cavalry to attack at close range.
The defensive power of the Frankish heavy armored infantry is indeed amazing, and their military quality is also quite high.
Under the constant impact of the Western Qin cavalry, they are able to maintain their formation without any disorder, and they are able to withstand such casualties even when they are constantly paying casualties.
And faithfully executed the order to retreat slowly.
The Frank army quickly withdrew to the lakeside fortification area.
Charlie clearly dismounted his cavalry and formed a defensive formation with the infantry.
However, the miscellaneous troops that had been defeated had already disappeared.
After the Frank army withdrew into the lakeside fortification area, Soon after, the defensive posture was set up again, and the Western Qin cavalry also followed in pursuit.
"Array with your back against the water."
After Liang Zhenwu saw the Franks forming up on the lakeside preparing for a last-ditch battle, he immediately sneered, "Ha, forming up with your back against the water is a taboo for military strategists.
Since ancient times, there have been a few people who have been able to truly put their lives on the line and survive.
I want to see how they fight to the death and send the order, kill the first battalion for me."
"Kill" Under Liang Zhenwu's order, a battalion of Western Qin cavalry rushed towards the Frankish army formation by the lake.
Liang Zhenwu was a man who had experienced battles for a long time.
He did not let the first battalion of cavalry rush directly into the Frank army's formation at the beginning.
Facing the heavy infantry with heavy steel armor defense, the light cavalry did not charge during the charge.
There was no advantage, so the Western Qin light cavalry gave full play to their advantages.
First, they used bows and arrows at a certain distance in front of the Frankish heavy infantry phalanx to fire arrows at the front row of the phalanx, trying to use bows and arrows to open a breakthrough.
The Western Qin cavalry succeeded.
After nearly half an hour of non-stop shooting back and forth, they caused a lot of casualties to the soldiers in the front row of the Frankish heavy infantry formation.
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They shot down a large area alive and successfully opened a gap.
The captain of the Western Qin cavalry leading the army saw that a gap had been opened in the front of the Frankish army formation.
He immediately drew his sword and pointed forward: "Soldiers, follow me and charge."
"Kill!"
The first battalion of three thousand Western Qin cavalry waved their sabers and lined up in a sharp formation, roaring and rushing towards the gap in the Frank army's formation.
The Frankish heavy infantry phalanx with loopholes in defense failed to withstand the charge of the Western Qin cavalry.
After more than ten consecutive attacks, the Western Qin cavalry finally rushed into the Frankish army.
Liu Guangjian, the commander of the left army, was overjoyed when he saw it: "Okay, rush in, Marshal, I think we can now send follow-up troops to support, and try to disperse the Frank army at once."
Liang Zhenwu was not a reckless person.
He had led troops for many years and had rich experience in facing the enemy.
The fact that the first battalion rushed into the Frankish heavy infantry square so quickly made him a little surprised and confused, "Why do I feel a little uneasy in my heart?"
The Frankish infantry were all steel-armored heavy infantry.
They lined up like this This dense formation only blocked it for less than half an hour before our light cavalry rushed into the military formation.
If we had sent heavy cavalry, it would have been reasonable to rush in in such a short period of time, but we rushed The formation is composed of light cavalry, there is no way they can withstand it so quickly."
Qin Wuyang, the commander of the Chinese army, said: "Commander, I think there must be some conspiracy here.
If I were Charlie, I would not lead the army to retreat to the lake.
Instead, I would retreat directly to the camp and use the strong walls of the camp to resist me.
The army cavalry attacked.
The Frank army seemed to have deliberately retreated to the lake just now.
Could it be that they had already made some arrangements here to lure us into taking the bait?"
Liang Zhenwu's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and his expression kept changing.
He thought over the battle and pursuit process in detail in his mind, and soon realized that all this seemed to be the Frank army deliberately luring them to the lake.
Cold sweat suddenly broke out from his back, and he immediately ordered: "Quickly withdraw the troops and order the second and third battalions to go and relieve the first battalion."
"Yes, Marshal" The sound of ringing gold sounded, and the soldiers of the first battalion of the Western Qin Dynasty who were charging fiercely looked puzzled when they heard the sound of ringing gold.
The captain of the first battalion gritted his teeth and said: "Withdraw" The sound of the Western Qin Army's golden call was heard by Charlie, and his expression changed, "No way, could it be that Liang Zhenwu discovered our deployment?"
General Oliver said: "Your Majesty, this is very possible, otherwise they would not be able to issue the order to retreat now.
You must know that they rushed in very smoothly just now and have broken through our defensive deployment.
As long as they continue, they can destroy the middle of our army."
Disturbing the positions can further expand the results, but now they have given up.
This is definitely because Liang Zhenwu discovered that this was a trap, so he ordered the withdrawal."
Charlie's expression changed instantly, and he immediately ordered: "Instruct the heavy cavalry to mount their horses and prepare for the pursuit.
All armies begin to encircle and kill all the three thousand people who entered the battle."
"yes" The trap set by the Franks finally opened its bloody mouth and exposed its fangs.
While the first battalion was turning around and retreating, it was attacked fiercely from both sides.
The Frankish heavy infantry armed with naps and spears were swift and fierce.
The troops rushed over, hindering the retreat of the Western Qin cavalry.
With the support of the second and third battalions, one-third of the cavalry of the first battalion finally withdrew from the siege, but nearly two-thirds of the troops were trapped inside and were devoured by the Frankish heavy infantry.
"Rumble" a deafening sound of vibrations came.
Liang Zhenwu raised his eyes and slashed, and saw that a floodgate seemed to open in the Frank army formation, and rows of heavily armored cavalry rushed towards this side like a mountain.
Liang Zhenwu's expression changed drastically, and he immediately shouted: "Blow the trumpet, and the whole army will disperse and retreat back to the camp."
Facing the charge of Frank's heavily armored cavalry, Liang Zhenwu had no intention of resisting them head-on.
A head-on confrontation between light cavalry and heavy cavalry was definitely a recipe for death, so he did not hesitate to order a scattered retreat back to the camp.
Only by retreating dispersedly can we avoid being overwhelmed by the enemy's heavy cavalry and avoid large-scale casualties.
After paying the price of nearly two thousand men, the Western Qin light cavalry finally got rid of the charge of the fast-attacking Frank heavy cavalry.
However, on the way back to the camp, billowing smoke suddenly rose in the sky in the northeast.
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This made Liang Zhenwu's expression changed drastically.
"It's in the direction of the camp, Commander, something must have happened in the camp," said Qin Wuyang, the commander of the Chinese army, with some guards protecting Liang Zhenwu in the middle.
Liang Zhenwu ordered with a solemn expression: "Blow the trumpet and order everyone to gather here, and the entire army will return to camp as quickly as possible."
The entire army and horses finally completed their assembly before returning to the camp.
When Liang Zhenwu returned to the camp with his troops, a fierce battle was taking place in the camp.
All the food and grass stored in the camp were burned, and all the spare horses tied in the stables were attacked by surprise.
Enemies dispersed.
"Damn it, kill me!"
Liang Zhenwu roared angrily, clapped his horse and rushed towards the camp with his sword raised.
The sneak attackers who were fighting with the Western Qin Army who were guarding the camp saw the main force of the Western Qin Army returning to the camp.
They immediately dispersed and retreated in all directions.
Several commanders were about to send troops to pursue them when Liang Zhenwu raised his hands and shouted: "No need."
If you are chasing me, put out the fire quickly and send people immediately to retrieve the dispersed war horses."
Several commanders looked at each other and had no choice but to agree: "Yes, Commander" On the side of the Frankish army, Leo V said to Charles: "Your Majesty, now that the Western Qin army has been defeated by our army and has lost all morale, it is a good time to hunt down and eliminate their vitality."
Charlie's mind was very clear.
He categorically rejected Leo V's proposal, shook his head and said: "The Western Qin Army was defeated by us, but their main force is still there, and they are all light cavalry.
If you want to run away, , with the mobility of our army, we simply cannot catch up.
Now that their food and grass have been burned and they have lost their combat capability, it is a good time for us to retreat at full speed.
Once their follow-up reinforcements catch up, we will not be able to escape even if we want to.
Pass me Order, withdraw":