Chapter 356: Strangulation

At this moment,

Atatemur was filled with shock and doubt.

He never expected that he would suffer such a heavy blow.

Looking at the more than 2,000 people who escaped, they were also covered with wounds, and the crossbows were intertwined, like hedgehogs.

These people's faces were full of fear and fear, which made Atatemur deeply feel the seriousness of the situation.

In other words.

Half of the 3,000 people sent out this time have lost their combat effectiveness!

What made him even more angry was the momentum shown by this Han army.

Atatemur had seen the Southern Song army that collapsed at the first touch, and he had also seen the Southern Song soldiers who fought hard, but these were very different from the performance of the Han army in front of him.

In his impression,

the Southern Song court castrated the dignity of the warriors, making the soldiers who were able to fight lose their due spirit and become like eunuchs.

Even if they have men's faces, people with eyes can see their flaws.

On the other hand, the infantry led by Wei Qing.

Although the Southern Song civilians were also recruited in the secret realm, the backbone of the army was still the Yulin Guards.

As the saying goes, the atmosphere of an army depends not only on the main general, but also on the middle and lower-level generals.

These Yulin Guards, who came from Li Tang and had never lost a battle with Lin Chen, already had the foundation of a strong army in ancient and modern times.

Their eyes were firm and resolute, as if declaring their fearlessness and determination.

In addition to Wei Qing's training and the generous treatment given by Lin Chen, everyone's face was full of desire for battle.

It can be foreseen...

This new Yulin army composed of Southern Song men will be reborn after a few bloody battles!

This is also one of Lin Chen's intentions.

Training!

Wei Qing looked at the enemy and silently read the word "not bad".

What he meant by "not bad" was these Mongolian cavalry in front of him.

In Wei Qing's opinion, although the overall level of these cavalrymen is not as good as that of the Yulin Hussar Guard, they are not inferior to the Li Tang border troops.

It can only be said that today is probably a tough battle.

In the final analysis.

He has been training these newly recruited soldiers for less than two months.

It is still not enough...

Wei Qing sighed and thought that if his master could draw 2,000 Bai Li soldiers from outside to join the newly recruited infantry, he would have the confidence to win today.

He had seen those infantry warriors wearing heavy armor and decorated helmets with white feathers, so he dared to say this.

But...

Wei Qing looked into the distance and nodded slightly.

According to Lin Chen's plan, he only needed to delay the Mongolian cavalry.

Wei Qing's test was over.

Atatemur was looking for an opportunity.

An opportunity to defeat the Han army in front of him in one fell swoop.

Therefore.

Under Wei Qing's gaze.

These tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalrymen moved.

Under the leadership of Atatemur, the rumbling of horse hooves echoed between heaven and earth like thunder.

This scene made many infantrymen who were on the battlefield for the first time pale and sweat on their foreheads.

"Raise your shield!"

An experienced soldier of the Yulin Guard shouted a reminder when he saw this.

Sure enough.

The next second, countless dense arrows poured down, like raindrops hitting the eaves.

This has to mention the Mongolian horse archery tactics pioneered by Temujin.

In short.

Flying a kite.

Although the Mongolian horse is small in size, it has excellent endurance.

In addition, the Mongolians on the grassland are good at archery, and there are elite archers.

This tactic played an excellent advantage in dealing with the Southern Song Dynasty, which had few horses.

Or.

Since the Northern Song Dynasty, it has been impossible to form a large-scale cavalry.

You know, before the emergence of artillery, to deal with nomadic peoples, you can only rely on cavalry to fight head-on.

At least the Han and Tang dynasties have verified this point.

Even if you defeat the nomadic army with infantry, you can't catch up with the enemy if they want to run.

So when you look at the Song Dynasty's use of troops against foreign races, you will often find one thing.

That is, when the two sides are in formation, the Song army has an advantage.

But when the foreign race is defeated and wants to run, the Song army will often make mistakes after chasing, and even fall into a trap and directly collapse.

As the saying goes, play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses.

The Mongolian army has made full use of its strengths, with continuous rain of arrows.

All Wei Qing can do at this moment is to take a beating.

Even if the crossbow arrows fired in the counterattack, because they can't keep up with the speed of the Mongolian cavalry, the damage caused is negligible, but the casualties of the own side are gradually increasing.

It can only be said that shrinking your head like a turtle and getting beaten is not good in front of the Mongolian cavalry.

They are like wolves, relying on excellent endurance to hang behind the prey, bleeding, and sneak attacks.

Until the prey fell down exhausted, the Mongolian cavalry rushed forward again and shared the blood and flesh.

Whenever Wei Qing wanted to change the army formation and launch an attack.

The Mongolian cavalry would retreat.

The mobility of the cavalry was fully demonstrated at this moment!

Even Wei Qing was helpless in this situation.

Logically speaking.

At this moment, the generals who were slightly familiar with the art of war knew that they should form a formation and retreat.

Either find a dangerous place to defend, or retreat directly.

And Atatemur was waiting for this moment.

You know, it is extremely difficult to organize a large army to retreat. If you are not careful, the retreat may turn into a rout!

In addition to the harassment of the Mongolian cavalry, the situation of retreat turning into rout is very common in the Southern Song army.

Atatemur was waiting for this opportunity.

Finally!

The Han commander seemed to be unable to bear the pressure.

Under Atatemur's gaze, the army began to move the flags, as if to retreat.

Seeing this, Atatemur was greatly encouraged.

Just as he thought.

At this moment, the Mongolian cavalry, who were pressing on the whole army, began to charge.

The Han army, which had not retreated a few steps, suddenly changed.

Facts proved.

Because of his impatience, Atatemur overlooked one thing.

That is, although the Han army in front of him suffered heavy casualties, it had not yet collapsed!

Wei Qing was a famous general after all.

He immediately seized this opportunity and showed his fangs.

The pit dug out for trapping horses worked.

The Mongolian war horses in the front row fell to the ground in unison.

Roars and wails were heard incessantly.

Some infantrymen were hit by horses and vomited blood.

This hundreds of kilograms of force, rushing at high speed, even a third-rate warrior could not withstand it!

The fight began.

Atatemur's eyes widened.

It was beyond his expectation.

This Han army stopped the first wave of the Mongolian cavalry's charge!

These Han soldiers, who he thought were extremely weak, showed a terrifying fighting power at this moment, which made Atatemur even more frightened.

He also noticed.

Some kind of red light seemed to emerge from these Han soldiers!

Witchcraft? Or sorcery? !

Atatemur didn't understand what the method of military formation was.

Just when he wanted to order a retreat and reorganize the formation, he suddenly saw a vague figure not far away.

On the sunny side where these figures were, Atatemur subconsciously squinted his eyes to avoid the scorching sunlight.

But when he got used to the dazzling sunlight, the scene he saw shocked him.

It was a neatly lined up black armored cavalry, ready to go!

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