The old man lightly pulled his spear back, pulling out the spearhead from the neck of the corpse and continuing to charge forward.
This was the precious experience the elder had accumulated as a member of the Xu Family's cavalry when he was young, galloping through the great lands of the Central Plains. The younger generation of Northern Liang cavalry knew this trick, but normally, they wouldn't use it. After all, Northern Mang was also a cavalry army, so they didn't need to use this type of 'flashy but useless' trick. However, it was very meaningful right now. In this type of situation where a small number of cavalry faced a large number of infantry, the longer the spear left their hands, the more enemies they would kill.
When those six or seven Northern Mang soldiers were rushed through, they instantly died.
The soldiers on the two sides who were further away were also unable to escape death after the thousand cavalry quickly spread out.
The most tragic one was that after dodging the spear of the first cavalry, he was killed on the spot by the second cavalry of Tiger Head City.
In the eyes of the thousand infantry not far away, they saw the cone-shaped cavalry charge out of the city in a few blinks of an eye. They had already formed a line of a hundred cavalry.
The Beimang lieutenant hollered, "Front row, raise your shields! Archers, get ready! "
The old lieutenant burst out into laughter. Without a spear barricade formation and without heavy armor, you want to block the charge of my Beiliang cavalry with just two to three rows of scattered shield soldiers?
I, He Lianshan, am a Beiliang soldier who has even charged past West Chu's great halberd soldiers!
Didn't you all put in a lot of effort in sieging the city?
Today, my Tiger Head City cavalry will teach you all a lesson!
When he suddenly increased his speed.
First, this row of elite Beiliang cavalry used the corners of their eyes to increase their speed. Very quickly, they continued to maintain a perfectly straight line.
The cavalry behind this row did the same.
The thousand cavalry were all the same.
This was the Beiliang cavalry!
The old lieutenant casually brushed aside an arrow that was flying towards his face. As for the one that was flying towards his shoulder armor, he did not even bother about it.
The moment the cavalry touched the arrow, the heavens and earth seemed to have stopped.
One by one, the Beiliang horses jumped high into the air. Above that line, above the heads of the Beimang soldiers who were kneeling and raising their shields, it was a spectacular sight!
When the horses' hooves finally landed on the ground, it was time for the dead.
A Tiger Head City lieutenant with astonishing physical strength fiercely stabbed his spear into the chest of a Beimang archer in the back row. He dragged the corpse, which was bleeding profusely, and slid backwards. The spearhead that pierced through the chest smashed into the abdomen of a second Beimang soldier behind him. The cavalry lieutenant suddenly pushed his spear and then let go. The moment the warhorse charged between the two corpses, the lieutenant bent down and grabbed the spearhead tightly. He pulled it out of the corpse in one breath. As if their hearts were connected, the Beiliang warhorse suddenly exploded with a shocking second charge. It fiercely knocked away the third Beimang barbarian who was trying to chop at his master's arm.
The thousand man infantry formation, which only had a small number of shield soldiers, a certain number of archers, and a large number of city climbing swordsmen, did not have any thickness to speak of. The thousand man and thousand horse charged through.
The nine hundred cavalry from Tiger Head City did not stop at all.
They did not care about the thousand Beimang men who were covered in dead and injured on the ground.
They continued to rush towards the second phalanx that was a thousand steps away from the first phalanx. Unlike the first phalanx, the archers in the second phalanx had more opportunities to shoot. The chiliarch had even hurriedly borrowed nearly a hundred shieldmen from the rear, and mixed in with a dozen or so spears that weren't very useful. It was really hard for this chiliarch who had no choice but to make a last-minute effort. But further away, there was already a cavalry unit on the flanks that had begun to reinforce the infantry through the gaps.
The old lieutenant who had the arrow nailed into his shoulder began to slow down his horse, whether intentionally or not. He breathed lightly with the rise and fall of the horse's back.
The old man's gaze passed through the second infantry formation and looked even further away. Out of the corner of his eye, he paid attention to the movements on his left and right. The cavalry unit on the Beimang's right flank that was fighting the fire from afar numbered about two thousand.
The old lieutenant shouted loudly, "Break through the left half of the infantry formation in front, and then just charge to the left. Let that Beimang cavalry unit eat dust behind us!"
When they were less than five hundred paces away, the cavalry began to accelerate their charge.
The front line began to shift to the left.
After several waves of dense arrow rain, half of the seven hundred Tiger Head City cavalry successfully charged to the left. This time, they ruthlessly crashed into the third formation without holding back.
After this collision, apart from the fifty to sixty cavalrymen who were still holding spears, this cavalry unit that seemed to have entered a no-man's land began to switch to Beiliang sabers.
But this time, they abandoned their spears and switched to sabers. The damage inflicted on this Beimang infantry formation was even more exaggerated than when the Beiliang cavalry crashed into the second infantry formation.
Most of those spears pierced into the chests of the Beimang infantry.
The Liangzhou cavalry had an iron law. If the spears and spears that left their hands before switching to sabers couldn't kill the enemy, they would be counted as having done nothing after the battle!
In the firelight of the late night, this large expanse of dazzling snow-white sabers was particularly eye-catching!
Even the commanding general Liu Jinu, who was far away on top of a tall building in Tiger Head City, could see everything clearly.
This cavalry unit, including Lieutenant He Lianshan, had no intention of returning to Tiger Head City alive. Liu Jinu knew this very well.
At this moment, Liu Jinu and the other lieutenants in the building were all standing in front of the railing.
Liu Jinu didn't show any grief on his face. He only said in his heart, "Rest in peace. When we return, let's find the Great General underground for a drink."
Liu Jinu turned around and limped back into the building.
He remembered that time when the young vassal king, who was covered in blood, led twenty or so Wu family swordsmen back to Tiger Head City. The young man casually asked Liu Jinu if the Central Plains couldn't be defended without Beiliang.
Liu Jinu told the young man that the answer was no. In a short twenty years, the Central Plains was still unyielding. When the day came when there was no way to retreat, many people would realize that they could also face death without hesitation. Just like our Beiliang.
In the end, Liu Jinu added with a smile, "However, the Central Plains outside of Beiliang can be unafraid of death, but if they want to kill hundreds of thousands or even a million barbarians like our Beiliang, they can forget about it."
At that time, Liu Jinu saw the young man trying to hold back his laughter.
Liu Jinu suddenly turned around and ran out of the building.
A tall but meticulous officer immediately grabbed the Tiger Head City general and said angrily, "General, we've already given a military order to His Highness. Tiger Head City has to be defended for at least three months! That's the minimum! What's wrong? General, you want to quit?! Isn't it easy to die? Don't talk about going out of the city to kill the enemy like Officer He. General, you just need to stand on the city wall and you'll definitely come back in two hours! "
Liu Jinu said unhappily, "I'm going to sleep!"
The tall officer was puzzled. "Really?"
Several officers who were obviously worried about Liu Jinu said in unison, "I'll send you off, General!"
Liu Jinu thought about it and broke free from the tall officer's hands. "Forget it, I'm not sleepy anymore. Come, let's quickly discuss how to bring back the other cavalry units that went out of the city. Judging from the movements outside the city, the Beimang cavalry is trying to set up a net. It's faster than we expected. We have to think of a way in fifteen minutes. If there's no other way, we should let them return to the city immediately. We can't wait until the first hour … "
The tall lieutenant couldn't help but curse in a low voice.
Liu Jinu turned around but didn't stop walking. "Say that again?!"
The tall officer immediately shut his mouth.
Liu Jinu stared at him. "Idiot!"
The tall officer turned around and curled his lips. "Do you think I'm an idiot? In any case, I was brought out by you. Idiot …"
Liu Jinu suddenly stopped and said in a deep voice, "That's not right! Bring me the map of the entire Liang Mang border! "
When the map was spread out on the table, Liu Jinu fell into deep thought. The people in the building didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
Liu Jinu's gaze quickly moved around the borders of the three provinces. In the end, he narrowed his eyes and stared back at Tiger Head City. He slowly said, "Right now, Beimang's true goal isn't to eat up the Long Xiang Army in Liu Province. It's not to take down Xiaguang City in Youzhou, and it's not to take down our Tiger Head City."
Everyone was puzzled.
Could it be Lingzhou?
But this was too preposterous.
Liu Jinu extended a finger and pointed at a military town. "It's Huaiyang Pass behind Tiger Head City! To be more precise, it's the entire Liangzhou behind Protector-General Chu Lushan! "
Someone asked, "But as long as Tiger Head City is still there, Huaiyang Pass is a dangerous pass that can be attacked and defended. On the surface, there are several Beiliang's most elite cavalry that can provide support at any time. Although we just received a secret report that these cavalry troops are already … the Beimang barbarians definitely don't know the whereabouts of the 20,000 people. Under these circumstances, what can Beimang use to attack Huaiyang Pass?
Someone said, "It doesn't matter if Liu Province is lost or not. As long as the Long Xiang Army can preserve half of its strength, with the addition of Youzhou's Calabash Pass, we can definitely form an encirclement. Then, if we can defend Tiger Head City for three months, Beiliang can even counterattack the two provinces of Beimang."
Liu Jinu was silent.
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