Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 242 The First Intimate Contact

His Majesty the Emperor personally leads the cavalry brigade, is it to charge forward?

No, that would be stupid.

The imperial court has a total of more than 1 cavalry, and the loss is too worthless.

In fact, as long as Li Ye led the cavalry to monitor Zhu Wen's army from a distance, they would be able to receive considerable results.

The march of the army was the most vulnerable time, and Zhu Wen had to let the soldiers of the army be fully armored and ready for battle.

Wearing armor and weapons weighing tens of catties, the physical strength of the soldiers dropped rapidly.

There are two ways in front of Zhu Wen, one is to take a rest immediately to restore the physical strength of the soldiers, but Bianliang may be breached in this way.

The second is to fight so hard until Bianliang, when the whole army is exhausted, it will be up to us whether we can survive the fight.

Zhu Wen chose the third option and ordered Wang Qianyu to lead [-] cavalry to attack.

"withdraw!"

Li Ye didn't fight Wang Qianyu at all, just like walking a dog, walking around with more than ten thousand cavalrymen of the Bian army.

"Play the dragon flag!"

"Your Majesty!" Li Yun said: "If the dragon flag is played, the bandits will know that His Majesty is in the army, and they may be disadvantageous to His Majesty!"

Li Ye laughed and said: "Haha, our army has one man and two horses, and we have fed the horse feed. We have enough energy to wait for work. Look at the Bian army's cavalry, the number of one man and two horses is less than [-]%. , the horse has no strength."

Better than the cavalry, Li Ye did not dare to say how much better the imperial cavalry was than the Bian army, but it can be concluded at this time that the imperial cavalry has two advantages.

One is equipment, all soldiers and armor.

The second is physical fitness, which is much better than Bianjun.

General Bianjun is exhausted and unable to charge, so he can toss about casually.

Li Ye said to Li Yun: "Lead the cavalry on the left and right, and get close to the infantry of the Bian army. Remember not to fight, but to harass with bows and arrows. If Wang Qianyu's cavalry chases you, you will retreat!"

"Your Majesty, you are here..."

"Listen to orders!"

Li Yun shook his head and said: "Your Majesty belongs to the country, how can he be in danger, forgive me, it will be difficult to follow orders."

Li Ye said to Li Yun: "You can fly on my dragon flag...the opportunity is not to be missed!"

"So that's how it is!" Li Yun suddenly understood the emperor's intentions, and said: "Your Majesty, the last general will walk slowly. If Wang Qianyu doesn't pursue the last general, the last general will still come back."

Li Ye nodded!
Li Yun immediately led the left and right divine cavalry troops to bypass the main team to the left, and the brigade made an arc, heading towards the infantry army.

The vanguard of the Bian army, Wang Qianyu, originally followed Li Ye's cavalry brigade, eating ashes all the way, but he didn't dare to let go of his speed, fearing that the horsepower would be exhausted, so he could only approach slowly, and it would be better to drive these cavalry away.

But suddenly I saw that the brigade in front was divided into two teams, one team went straight forward, while the other team turned to the Bian army infantry.

Just as they were thinking about whether to divide into two teams or to pursue one with superior forces, but were afraid that the other would turn around and attack the flank, and just when they didn't know how to make a choice, the one that turned to the infantry unexpectedly shot out the emperor's dragon flag.

"His Majesty the Emperor is in the army?"

Wang Qianyu was astonished, and ecstatic in his heart. If His Majesty was captured, the next battle would be unnecessary. Even if the imperial army broke through Bianliang, they would surely win.

Zhu Wen in the army is also eager, and he is also puzzled, is the emperor really in the army?I'm afraid it's not a scam!

But so what if there is deceit, if you believe it, you can’t believe it, if there is, Zhu Wen is forced to be overwhelmed by the huge impulse of profit, and he tries to calm himself down and think carefully.

"Send the command flag and order Wang Qianyu to pursue him, and ask him to pay attention to the cavalry behind him, and send two thousand cavalry to protect his back!"

"Let Pang Shigu lead all the cavalry in the army to intercept!"

"promise!"

When Wang Qianyu saw the Chinese military order flag, he shouted: "Boys, it's time to make meritorious deeds, kill!"

"kill!"

Wang Qianyu left [-] cavalry behind, staring at the cavalry led by Li Ye himself, and he led [-] cavalry himself, forming a goose formation commonly used by cavalry to attack.

And Li Yun led the divine cavalry to the left and right, and slowly increased their speed, always keeping a distance of a hundred steps from Wang Qianyu.

At this time, Li Ye turned his horse's head, aiming at the [-] cavalry left by Wang Qianyu to stop him.

"kill!"

Li Ye has left and right Xiao cavalry, right Wu cavalry cavalry, and personal guard cavalry. There are nearly [-] cavalry in total. To deal with [-] cavalry, it is completely crushing existence both psychologically and in terms of strength.

"kill!"

The six thousand cavalry rushed towards the two thousand cavalry of the Bian army like a landslide and a tsunami.

Not only Wang Qianyu, but even Zhu Wen didn't pay attention to this scene. These 2000 people have already become abandoned children, as long as they can block this round of attacks.

Compared with being able to capture the emperor, this loss is almost negligible, even if it adds the lives of [-] soldiers, Zhu Wen thinks it is worth it.

But Li Ye seized this opportunity, since he was an abandoned son, wouldn't he be looking down on Zhu Wen if he didn't eat it.

There were no fancy tactics, nor any opportunistic tactics. The court cavalry formed a V-shaped wild goose to attack the formation, galloping their horses.

The Bian army, on the other hand, had insufficient numbers and no depth. They formed a formation of sharp knives, like an awl, trying to pierce the central army of the imperial cavalry.

When the two armies were sixty or seventy paces apart, the archers of both sides shot a round of arrows.

The number and equipment advantages of the imperial army were immediately revealed.

There are more than [-] people in the Bian army. Because of the formation, the people behind have no chance to shoot arrows at all.

The court cavalry formed a V-shaped semi-surrounding formation, and many archers could shoot arrows, and the two wings could even shoot multiple rounds.

In addition, the arrows used by the Bian army are not capable of piercing armor, and the arrows used by the imperial army are all armor-piercing arrows. Basically, as long as the arrows are hit, they will basically see blood.

In this round of arrow rain, one or two thousand arrows came down, and the two thousand cavalrymen of the Bian army suddenly fell off their horses, losing hundreds of people in an instant.

"kill!"

Taking advantage of the low morale of the Bian army, the distance of dozens of steps arrived in a blink of an eye.

There were bursts of dull crashing sounds, clashing with each other, piercing and sharp.

Li Ye was in the Chinese army, and it was not the first time that he rushed into the battle, but beads of sweat were still dripping from his nervous hands.

The sword is a bit slippery in the hand, and it is quite heavy to swing. In fact, the sword is not suitable for cavalry to charge.

However, there were not many opportunities for the emperor to fight hand-to-hand. With more than 1000 guards surrounded, there was no chance of directly encountering the enemy.

You must know that these pro-army guards are all carefully selected among the various armies. The first requirement for selection is not bravery, but that they are all good people, their parents and brothers are all in Chang'an, and they have no resentment towards the court.

The usual rewards are several times higher than those of the other armies, and the training is naturally not bad under the personal supervision of the emperor.

"kill!"

All the armies fought bravely to be the first, and the left and right wings surrounded the rear of the Bian army.

"The Bian army's heart is broken!"

Li Ye saw that the remaining hundreds of troops were turning around, but there was no chance for them, the left and right wings had already completed the encirclement.

The Bian army's 2000 troops were all wiped out in one round. Li Ye didn't want prisoners.

After cleaning up the two thousand abandoned sons, His Majesty the Emperor did not stop, and directly attacked Wang Qianyu's back with his army.

Wang Qianyu didn't expect that the two thousand cavalry could be so vulnerable, and they didn't persist until they eliminated the cavalry with the dragon flag in front of them as expected.

And Zhu Wen was already full of surprise.

"Are the court's cavalry already so brave?"

"impossible!"

You must know that the training of cavalry is more difficult than that of infantry.

How did he know that the more than [-] elite cavalry of the imperial court owed to Li Keyong's support.

Of the [-] Hedong troops borrowed from Hedong at the beginning, the backbone was taken by His Majesty the emperor to serve as deputy generals in the rest of the armies, responsible for daily training.

Not to mention the results of the training, basically he is able to fight, and with the fantasy equipment, it is reasonable to have some upper hand.

How to do?
Seeing that the court army was getting closer and closer to pursuing Wang Qianyu, from a thousand steps, to five hundred steps, to four hundred steps!
Oops!

Wang Qianyu felt that the horse's speed gradually slowed down, and the horse's back was all wet and slippery, which was a sign of exhaustion of horsepower.

The horse team with the dragon flag in front made a magnificent turn and rushed to the left to avoid the situation of the two armies. Their left wing intersected with the cavalry in front. Because the two wings were insufficient, it did not cause any impact. Ten rides.

But the situation on the battlefield was completely different. With this stagnant turn, the backs of Wang Qianyu's cavalry were completely exposed to Li Ye's cavalry.

"Fire arrows!"

Li Ye was not polite to Wang Qianyu, another round of arrows rained, and more than a hundred riders fell off their horses.

Wang Qianyu's cavalry chased Li Yun's cavalry, and Li Ye's cavalry chased Wang Qianyu's brigade.

And Pang Shigu's more than ten thousand cavalry also came up to meet them, and they were directly divided into two teams. One team, together with Wang Qianyu's brigade, chased Li Jun's cavalry holding the dragon flag, and the other team rushed towards Li Ye's cavalry.

Li Ye's face was solemn, and he was immediately happy. In this way, when they arrived in Bianliang, most of the cavalry of the Bian army would be unable to fight. You must know that the threat of cavalry is speed. If the speed cannot be increased, the threat to infantry is less Go up a lot.

With a wave of the command flag, Li Ye's army also turned directly, still following behind Wang Qianyu's cavalry, shooting arrows if they could reach them, and chasing them if they couldn't reach them.

Wang Qianyu was miserable. The wild goose formation was suitable for attacking, but not for defending. Moreover, his back was facing Li Ye's army. If he returned to the army and turned around, his speed would not increase, and the court's rear team was now charging with all their strength. I'm afraid It was one round, and the remaining 6000 troops were about to be defeated.

How to do?
Horsepower can't keep up.

If time drags on, it will be good for the imperial army and not good for him.

Wang Qianyu looked at where Zhu Wen's banner was, and there was still a red flag, which was an order to pursue with all his strength.

Wang Qianyu gritted his teeth and went all out.

"Pursue to death!"

"kill!"

This order is a bit tragic, it is the last desperate.

When the generals and soldiers of the Bian army heard this order, they thrust their spurs into the horse's belly one after another, trying to squeeze out the last bit of horsepower.

The speed of Wang Qianyu's cavalry suddenly increased, and they were getting closer and closer to Li Yun's cavalry.

(End of this chapter)