On the land north of Liuzhou, the Beimang vanguard was naturally longer, densely packed like locusts.
Huang Songpu's close to 20,000 personal cavalry gradually pulled 200 steps away from the cavalry on the left and right.
These 20,000 cavalry adeptly formed into 10 large horizontal rows, the distance between each row was quite wide. Roughly, there were four rows of heavy cavalry in front, five rows of light cavalry behind, and only one row of light cavalry following closely behind the first row of heavy cavalry.
The so-called heavy cavalry under Huang Songpu was the elite cavalry of the Beimang grassland. They were not the royal heavy cavalry that the old lady of Beimang saw as a national treasure, nor were they the true heavy cavalry of Beiliang. They were different from the simple leather armor of the light cavalry. The armor they wore was mostly made of leather with a layer of scales on the inside. It was an imitation of the cavalry of the Great Feng Dynasty, who boasted that their armor and horses were unparalleled. The plates of the armor were like fish scales, heavier than chainmail, and normal horse bows could not pierce through the armor. The war horses of these heavy cavalry would occasionally wear a small amount of leather armor. The cavalry held a spear, a war blade by their waist, and there would also be people who would place a mace on the saddle.
The battle of Liang Mang's cavalry had already been going on for more than twenty years. Northern Mang wasn't suited to using cavalry to attack infantry, this type of uncertain strategy of gathering and dispersing. When facing a Northern Liang Border Army that they knew the ins and outs of, feigning a retreat would only make things worse.
Just as the front row of light cavalry under Huang Songpu was about to speed up and charge through the gaps between the heavy cavalry.
A strange scene occurred.
Huang Songpu was supposed to lead the light cavalry to use their lives to slow down the charge of the Beiliang cavalry, and then let the four rows of heavy cavalry behind him pierce through the enemy formation in one go.
However, the Liuzhou Dragonesque Elephant Cavalry that was originally advancing side by side suddenly changed their formation. Moreover, it became strange. The ten thousand cavalry in the center actually slowed down their charge, while the left and right wings instantly began to pull back their frontlines, quickly increasing their formation. Then, they no longer purposely held back the power of the warhorses, suddenly increasing their speed, almost bypassing Huang Songpu's middle army. The direction where they entered just happened to be the area where the three battalions were connected. It was as if they wanted to cut off the two arms of Huang Songpu's main force on the spot!
It was too fast.
It was premeditated!
Encountering this unforeseen event, Huang Songpu did not have the slightest hesitation, continuing to lead the troops forward bravely. Even if the two forces of the Long Xiang Army succeeded in breaking through the formation, their own side only had ten thousand elite infantrymen stationed in the main camp, there was absolutely no hidden danger of the camp being blown up. Once both sides turned their horses around and charged again, the several hundred heavy cavalry hidden in the left camp, whose strength was closest to the King's Iron Cavalry, would only need to seize this opportunity to charge out, and perhaps they would be able to completely crush one of the Long Xiang Army units!
If the charging formation of the two Beiliang cavalry forces was full of craftiness, then the fierce collision between the two armies was a direct clash without any hesitation.
First, Huang Songpu's group of light cavalry sped up and passed through the gap. They hurled their javelins. These light cavalry soldiers were all outstanding warriors of the Southern Dynasty's border army. Within fifty steps, the power of the javelins was countless times stronger than the horse bows!
Almost immediately, the three hundred Long Xiang Army riders fell off their horses and died on the spot.
However, the first row of the Beiliang cavalry continued to advance side by side. Everyone's face was cold, and they were afraid of dying first!
No matter what the other armies in the world were like, this principle had been passed down by the Xu family soldiers from the Spring and Autumn Period of the Central Plains all the way to the northwest frontier fortress. It had been passed down for a full forty years!
After throwing the javelins, the Beimang light cavalry either pulled out their blades or threw their lassos. Facing the row of spears, they were similarly fearless.
Fighting for life and death with the Beiliang Frontier Army, how to survive, the Beimang Southern Dynasty border army had also experienced a full twenty years!
With just a brush of the shoulder, close to a thousand Beimang light cavalry soldiers were killed on the backs of their horses with a single spear strike.
Those light cavalry soldiers still had to face the iron spears of the Long Xiang Army behind them.
It was destined to be a tragic ending with less than one in ten surviving.
This was the true meaning of cavalry clashing.
There were no horse bows shooting at each other, and no fancy moves.
Because of the resolute sacrifice of this row of light cavalry, the first clash of spears between the Liang Mang side gave Huang Songpu's heavy cavalry an innate advantage.
Huang Songpu and the close to a hundred personal retainers by his side all knocked the enemy off their horses with a single spear strike without any suspense.
When cavalry clashed, those who fell off their horses would undoubtedly die. This was the iron law of the border pass.
When cavalry charged, the iron spear formation was extremely taboo to pierce through the enemy's body. Even if one could quickly pull it out, it would still delay the opportunity. On the line of life and death, there was no room for any carelessness. Moreover, the two armies chiseled at each other, not just one row of vanguards. Otherwise, where did the word 'chisel' come from?
At the same time, one needed to gather as much energy as possible to ensure one's survival in the end.
The cavalry army under Great General Huang Songpu's direct command was, after all, one of the top elites in the Southern Dynasty border army. Apart from the first row of light cavalry suffering heavy casualties, the following three rows of heavy cavalry were only at a slight disadvantage in the exchange of casualties with the Liuzhou Long Xiang Army.
Without a sound, the last row of heavy cavalry was at the very back. The four rows of light cavalry passed by the vanguard and quickly advanced.
Because Huang Songpu knew that on the battlefield, the last breath could not be lost!
Among the ten thousand Dragon-Elephant Army on the left wing, a middle-aged general with a scholarly appearance acted as the leader and brazenly opened the formation. The cavalry at the front of this kind of formation were all Vanguard Battalion daredevils, and would die the earliest and fastest.
The Beimang West Front Army was not unfamiliar with this person. After the battle ten days ago, they hated him even more.
Probably in the entire Beiliang Frontier Army, only this person could be so unique. He held an iron spear in his hand, a sword hanging from his waist, and halberd pouches hanging from both sides of the saddle.
It was the valiant and good at fighting in the Beiliang Frontier Army, the deputy general of the Long Xiang Army, Li Mofan!
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