Liu Jinu passed the arrow around and said, "In the past, Beimang used this kind of arrow when they attacked the city, but it wasn't on a large scale. They only started to appear in large numbers in the past two days. Previously, half of the arrows matched the current configuration of Beimang's elite cavalry. They used elongated arrowheads to penetrate Beiliang's armor. However, the other half were mixed with old-fashioned bronze arrows and iron arrows from the Dafeng Dynasty. They were all flat and rectangular. Now, it's different. They're more refined and finely divided. That's why even awl arrows and iron spine arrows have appeared. "
Liu Jinu put down the arrow. "The reason why I say this is because I think of the recent attacks by Beimang. I dare say that Beimang is taking a breather. It's a bit like a fight between masters in Jianghu. Before Beimang launches the next wave of attacks, this will be an opportunity for us. Of course, it could also be a trap. But no matter what, we should give it a try. That's why I've purposely let the cavalry go up to the city wall to remedy the situation. While giving the soldiers a breather, we also want our cavalry to take the initiative to leave the city. "
One of the captains who was responsible for guarding the city gate and who had been shot in the head by Beimang barbarians two days ago asked, "Do we need the soldiers on the city wall to cooperate and fight more fiercely?"
Liu Jinu shook his head and said, "No need. We don't want to be superfluous."
Liu Jinu slowly closed his eyes. It wasn't clear if he was so tired that he had to rest for a while, or if he was looking for an opportunity in his mind.
Liu Jinu suddenly opened his eyes. He pressed his fists on the table and stared at the two captains who were eager to give it a try. "Beimang is responsible for protecting the cavalry on the two wings of the infantry. They've been watching the show for a long time and have slacked off. Tonight! Tonight, 2,000 cavalry will be placed behind the north gate. After they leave the city, they'll charge at will. 1,000 cavalry from the east and west gates will attack the flanks. Remember! There is only an hour. I will only give the three cavalry armies an hour at most. No matter how many Northern Mang soldiers you kill or injure, you must immediately return. You must not linger in battle without retreating. An hour later, my Tiger Head City will once again open its gates. "
Liu Jinu suddenly called out to the two captains who had left. "Let me tell you in advance that Beimang might not even give us a chance to reopen Hutou City!"
A tall, white-haired captain nodded and said, "Understood!"
The two captains who were a generation apart walked out of the room... of course, the young captain looked behind him. Then he said to the old captain, "Old, what do you want to say? Do you really want to make things clear? "
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The old man kicked the guy's butt and scolded softly, "Get back here! . and let me finish. '
When Captain Song turned around again, the captain pointed to the north and said softly, "I only have a son and a daughter. My son died in Beimang in the first year of Yonghui. My son-in-law, who was also a's' captain, died eight years ago outside the Liangzhou Pass. Fortunately, I have grandchildren. The He family's bloodline hasn't been cut off. But it's not a good feeling to die before your own. "
The captain smiled. "I know you fought with my son-in-law in the past. You also complained that I chose him as my son-in-law and not you. That's why you've been fighting with me all these years in Hutou City. With my temper, if it was 30 years ago, I would've beaten you to a pulp. "
The captain rolled his eyes and muttered, "Can't beat me."
The old man couldn't be bothered to argue with this lad. He sighed with emotion and said, "Not counting the years of fighting in the Central Plains, I've been living in Northern Liang for almost twenty years. I have a home and I live a peaceful life. Even if my family members die, the children can still wear mourning clothes. It's not like the chaotic times when I was young. Living is more difficult than dying." I occasionally return to my hometown and watch the children practice writing every day. They look like they know how to do it. They're even more skilled at holding a brush than I am at holding a spear. I listen to their study outside the study room. The way of life in Beiliang today is really good. "
The captain patted Captain Song's shoulder. "In such a good world, we'll live as long as we can. As for me, I don't plan to go back no matter if the city gate can be opened a second time tonight. You want me to get off my horse and fight Beimang barbarians at the city gate in the future? I can't kill many of them. It's better to kill more on horseback. Little Song, are you still going to fight with Old Biao to get out of the city? "
The captain cupped his fists slowly, but there were many things he couldn't say.
The captain laughed and walked away in big strides.
In the end, he was kicked in the butt by the guy surnamed Song. The latter ran downstairs like a gust of wind and said, "Old Biao, if I didn't take your daughter away back then, I swore to kick you in this life. Don't be angry!"
The old man patted the armor on his back and laughed, "You little bastard! Fortunately, I didn't choose you as my son-in-law back then. "
— —
Beimang attacked the city day and night. Piles of orderly bonfires burned on the battlefield outside the city.
Both Liang Mang and Hutou City were used to it.
At midnight.
In Taoist alchemy books, it was regarded as "the beginning of Yang, the time of fire."
On each of the three plazas leading to the three gates of Hutou City, a cavalry unit began to go into battle. Long spears hung from their saddles, cold sabers hung from their waists, and crossbows were not carried.
The old general in the north stretched out his hand and grasped the long spear that he had snatched from a West Chu general of the West Wall. He smiled and said, "Old man, after taking my surname, you haven't been wronged, have you?"
When the creaking sound of the gate slowly opening was heard, the captain suddenly squeezed his horse's belly and began to charge.
In order to cooperate with the three cavalry units, especially the cavalry in the north, and not to reveal any signs prematurely, a rain of arrows at the north gate was aimed at the Beimang barbarians near the city gate.
Therefore, when the Beimang infantry were caught off guard and realized that the city gate had opened on its own, they were stunned for a moment. Even the scouts responsible for supervising the battle and patrolling hundreds of steps behind the city gate didn't immediately come back to their senses. When they saw the cavalry rushing out of the gate with their own eyes, the scouts were a little dumbfounded. But soon, someone turned his horse around and whipped it madly, galloping through a gap that was deliberately left open by the three infantry formations.
When they turned around to pass on this urgent military news, the Beimang soldiers near the city gate had their heads smashed by the cavalry's spear or were directly sent flying by the impact of the spear.
When the cavalry faced the infantry that didn't set up a formation, killing them was actually like cutting wheat with a knife.
If it were a frontal clash between fully armored cavalry, both sides could borrow the great inertia of the warhorse's charge to cause great damage to the spear and the rider's arm. But now?
The captain, who couldn't be more familiar with fighting on the battlefield, had been paying attention to his breathing since the very beginning. He definitely wasn't like a rash youth who wanted nothing more than to kill dozens of enemies in one breath. The captain also didn't overly pursue the speed of the warhorse's charge. As the leaders of a cone-shaped cavalry unit, they should all be like this. Otherwise, they would ruin the entire cavalry unit's pace and even cause the cavalry formation to break apart. Although this kind of situation was negligible in terms of cavalry battle steps, the old man was a true captain of Liang Province's border cavalry. He had fought on horseback for most of his life, so it was natural for him to act this way.
The thousand-man Beimang barbarians on the right side of the city gate were in the midst of climbing the city walls. The thousand-man men behind them hadn't yet come forward to take turns attacking the city. On the left side, two chiliarchs were in the midst of exchanging commands.
The old captain said to his deputy, "Lead a thousand men and break through the formation. You go around the city!"
The two thousand man cavalry quickly split up to the left and right, like a stream slipping away after meeting a rock.
The old man led a thousand men straight for the thousand-man Beimang army that was still intact.
The six or seven Beimang soldiers in leather armor saw that they couldn't escape. They clenched their teeth and brandished their blades as they charged forward.
The old captain directly charged past, the tip of his spear slanted slightly downwards, aiming at the neck of a Beimang soldier. The great penetrating force directly knocked this soldier who was raising his blade high off the ground. The moment the spear was about to pierce the enemy's neck, the old man's hands imperceptibly let go of the spear. In the next moment, he quickly grabbed the spear shaft again. The position he grabbed only shifted by less than an inch. However, it was precisely this short inch of distance created by letting go of the spear that allowed the old man to remove fifty to sixty percent of the resistance brought about by the spear's charge.
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