Chapter 355 May the Eternal Heaven Bless You!

"Warriors of Changshengtian, listen to my command!!"

Atatemur stood on the high platform and issued military orders, gathering more than 10,000 Mongolian cavalrymen under his command.

"Today, I, Atatemur, will use the blood of the Han people to sacrifice our swords and guns, so that they know that the glory of our Mongolian cavalry cannot be violated!"

He wanted to kill this Han army of unknown origin to show his bravery as a descendant of the Golden Family.

Although his advisers advised: "The Southern Song army has boats accompanying it, you need to be careful!"

However, Atatemur just sneered at this and thought it was a common tactic of the Southern Song army.

Why did he dislike this Central Plains?

It was because this place was full of rivers and was not suitable for horses to run.

However.

Even so, he still firmly believed that his Mongolian warriors could easily defeat this group of Han soldiers.

It has to be said.

At this time, the Mongolian cavalry was the strongest in the world of the same era.

Especially after controlling the Han area and obtaining the advanced technology of Han craftsmen.

The Mongolian cavalry was equipped with excellent equipment.

They wore iron-studded armor and chain mail.

This kind of protection was almost invulnerable to swords and arrows.

Combined with the horse-riding and archery tactics commonly used by Mongolian cavalry, they were almost invincible.

At the same time, the Mongolian nobles at this time had not yet been corrupted by wealth and honor. Even if Atatemur was arrogant and underestimated the enemy, his ability was outstanding.

He sent a large number of cavalry patrols, intending to grasp all the movements of this Han army.

On the other hand, the Han army seemed to be unaware.

Although Atatemur disdained the boats of the Southern Song Dynasty in front of his advisers, he was actually very sincere and did not let the army get close to the river network.

Of course, fear of boats was one aspect.

More importantly, Atatemur had a big appetite and wanted to wipe out this Han army in one fell swoop!

If they got close to the river network, the other side could retreat even if they couldn't beat them.

Just as Atatemur racked his brains, thinking about how to make the Han army leave the river network.

The cavalry came to report.

It said that the Han army got off the boat and headed towards a pass in Fengxiang Prefecture along the land route!

God bless you!

Atatemur was ecstatic after receiving the news.

Soon, he chose a battlefield.

It was an open place, with only a small hill within a radius of ten miles to cover it. It was a battlefield tailor-made for the cavalry.

…

At the same time,

20,000 Yulinwei infantrymen were fully armed, holding their weapons tightly, marching forward in unison.

The commander of this infantry was none other than Wei Qing!

Everyone knew that Wei Qing was unparalleled in cavalry warfare.

But they didn't know that when the Han Empire fought against the Xiongnu in the early days, there were not many horses in hand.

So when Wei Qing went out of the border to fight the Xiongnu, most of the soldiers he led were still infantrymen!

Wei Qing, who could fight cavalry with infantry and had a great advantage, naturally knew how to command infantry.

Therefore, Lin Chen specially promoted Wei Qing to the position of Lieutenant General of Yulin Guard.

Wei Qing looked at the endless loess wilderness with a sharp gaze.

In this season, the grass is no taller than the horse's hooves, and even the naked eye can see the scene several miles away.

"General Wei!" At this moment, a general under his command hurried to report.

It turned out that the scouts found that tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry were approaching.

Upon hearing this, Wei Qing just nodded and ordered to form a formation to meet the enemy.

Wang Yuan swallowed his saliva when he saw the order issued from the central army.

"Is it time to fight?!"

Wang Yuan, who was panicked, instinctively began to form a formation and stand up with a spear according to the training.

The best way for infantry to deal with cavalry is with a long spear and a horse trap.

Needless to say, the long spear is a deep pit dug out, filled with sharp bamboo sticks and wooden stakes, which is a weapon specializing in horse hooves.

In less than an incense stick of time, everything was ready.

Twenty thousand infantrymen formed a circular scale formation, ready to go.

When Atatemur arrived, he frowned at the army formation with spears like a forest in front of him.

I didn't expect that this Song general had some skills.

But even so, he still didn't care too much.

Accompanied by a long horn sound.

The dense Mongolian cavalry lined up.

From the perspective of modern people, the battlefield where the ancient army fought was extremely shocking.

You have to know that tens of thousands of people were crowded together, and looking over was a sea of ​​heads.

Just looking at it was very psychologically stressful.

Not to mention the Mongolian cavalry who rode horses and wore armor and looked more and more terrifying.

In this era, cavalry was equivalent to tanks.

The momentum of the charge could scare the infantry's psychological defense line!

Not to mention that the Mongolian cavalry had no shortage of horses, and many had two horses or three horses.

"Gulu!"

Wang Yuanneng noticed.

When he saw the Mongolian cavalry in the distance, his colleagues around him became agitated.

If it weren't for the obedience trained in the past, some people would have fled at this time.

Wei Qing looked at this scene without changing his expression, just waving the military flag.

Atatemur looked at the Han army formation that looked like a turtle, and his rough face was full of disdain.

He was used to such tactics.

He just waved his hand and three thousand cavalrymen rushed towards the army formation.

Bend the bow and draw the arrow!

Shoot the arrow when you are hundreds of steps away from the army formation!

The sharp arrow fell towards the Han army formation along a parabola.

However.

Behind the army formation, an object similar to a carriage was pushed out.

This is the shield car made by Wei Qing's craftsmen.

Each shield car was arranged ten meters apart, forming a simple wall.

As for the arrows thrown, they fell on the raised shields with a crackling sound.

"Ah!"

Although most of the arrows were blocked, there were also unlucky people who were shot by arrows through the gaps.

When someone fell, another person would take his place.

At the same time, the wounded were dragged to the back for treatment.

Seeing that the Han army was beaten without any reaction, the Mongolian cavalrymen shouted and cheered.

I saw that these 3,000 people relied on their superb riding skills and approached the army recklessly.

Five hundred steps, four hundred steps, three hundred steps!

Seeing this, Wei Qing's eyes were slightly cold, and he shouted immediately:

"Shoot!"

Swish!

Behind the army, countless crossbows suddenly surged like black clouds, covering the sky and the sun.

They swept past like a gust of wind and rain, covering the Mongolian cavalrymen who were playing.

Compared with the horse bows used by the Mongolian cavalrymen, the crossbows have greater kinetic energy.

Moreover,

these crossbow arrows are made of fine steel, indestructible and powerful.

Even though the Mongolians are highly skilled in riding, they cannot avoid the defects of shooting with a bow on horseback.

Therefore, the horse bows they use are slightly weaker than traditional crossbows.

Even if they are wearing armor, they will inevitably suffer casualties under such a dense rain of arrows.

Especially the war horses under the crotch of these Mongolian soldiers are more fragile than those wearing armor.

Puff! Puff!

In just a moment, hundreds of war horses fell to the ground.

They also knocked the Mongolian cavalrymen on horseback to the ground.

Another drum sound!

Hundreds of lightly armored infantrymen lined up in the Han army, holding swords, and rushed straight to these Mongolian soldiers who were injured and dizzy.

They were too close to the Han army before, so they couldn't run away without their horses.

So...

Ata Timur stared at the 3,000 cavalrymen he sent out, and lost 700 to 800 people!

Only a few were killed by the rain of arrows.

Most were easily beheaded by the Han soldiers who followed closely!

After doing this.

The hundreds of soldiers retreated in an orderly manner, not giving the Mongolian cavalry any chance to catch up.

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