The breakthrough point of these ten thousand riders was precisely Huang Songpu's central army and Long Guan's Jia Noble Families' direct line of command cavalry. Probably because nobody expected that the Northern Liang Border Cavalry would avoid direct battle, the ten thousand riders cutting through the formation appeared to be like a hot knife cutting through bamboo, like a knife cutting through tofu, with ease and ease.
The other group of dragon elephant light cavalry penetrated in even more easily. A few groups of cavalry gathered from the Southern Dynasty's' Yi 'families rushed out of the camp, so there was a gap between them and the central army formation. In an instant, the ten thousand cavalry sliced through a large portion of them from the flank, actually killing over a thousand cavalry. If it was said that a frontal clash of ten thousand people from both sides killing over a thousand enemies wasn't that surprising. Even on Liang Mang's battlefield, which was used to fighting to the death, it couldn't be considered tragic. However, in this kind of pure charging formation, the side with the advantage in numbers losing over a thousand people was a little preposterous. It was enough to see that the Beimang Southern Dynasty border army's second-class elites met the Long Xiang Army that was once hailed as the number one light cavalry in Liangzhou's border army. Even if the Beimang cavalry had a strong desire to fight and didn't show any signs of fear, they were still powerless.
If it was said that the Long Xiang Army's left and right wing cavalry avoiding the important and dwelling on the trivial was already inconceivable, then the Long Xiang Army's following actions made the Beimang's western main force feel even more confused.
After breaking through each other's formation, they should have turned their horses around and launched a second charge. This was the true meaning of the twenty years of Liang Mang cavalry war. However, a scene that made the Beimang's left and right wing cavalry flabbergasted happened. Under the leadership of Li Mofan and another Long Xiang Army deputy general, twenty thousand cavalry actually charged straight for Beimang's main camp!
Beiliang's iron hooves easily broke through the Beimang camp's simple and crude horse barricade. After entering the main camp, they were extremely familiar with the path, as if they were strolling in their own backyard. The light cavalry charged straight in without any hesitation. The two currents gradually merged together and charged towards the weak supply camp at the back.
In comparison, the Long Xiang Army that clashed with Huang Songpu's central army suffered the most losses and their speed was also the slowest. Both sides left over two thousand bodies on the battlefield. The Long Xiang Army had slightly over two thousand, while the Beimang had close to three thousand. This exchange was already enough to be called heroic.
Huang Songpu, whose armor was covered in blood, had already stopped his horse and stood at the end, shaking off the blood on his lance. The old general turned his horse around and stared with his eyes wide open. He instantly understood the Long Xiang army's true intentions and roared, "Wanyan Yinjiang! Don't bother about the enemy's left and right wings. Do your best to tie down this central army and don't let them escape into the camp! "
The two cavalry camps of Beimang were already sullen. Originally, after passing by the two groups of Generals and Elephants, they were going to continue forward and meet up with Huang Songpu's army. However, after hearing the old general's roar, from Wanyan Yinjiang who was born in Long Guan to the generals under him, they all realized that today's battle was destined to be different from the past! As a result, they didn't care about their formation and quickly turned around. The cavalry at the back that hadn't missed the Long Xiang army by a hair's breadth started to move diagonally forward, attempting to cut the middle Long Xiang army inch by inch like chopping a snake! Once a cavalry army lost their formation, they would also lose their speed to a large extent. After falling into a quagmire, they could only wait helplessly for death.
There was no doubt that the Long Xiang army was brave and skilled in battle. However, they weren't immortals that were invincible and couldn't remain invincible under such circumstances.
Facing such a predicament, the Long Xiang army in the middle didn't hesitate to cut their wrists. The thousand plus cavalry on the two wings spread out at the first moment, creating a large distance between them and the cavalry in the middle. This was to delay the charge of the Beimang cavalry on the two sides.
The thousand Long Xiang army cavalry that changed their formation were using their lives in exchange for the stability of the main force's formation.
The thousand cavalry on the two sides that kept moving away from the main force ran with all their might. Under the urging of the Long Xiang army's cavalry, the warhorses didn't care about stamina at all.
It was like moths flying into a flame.
There were Dragon Elephant Army light cavalry who were continuously stabbed off the backs of their horses by the Northern Mang cavalry's spears. Then, with a light swipe of the war blades of the Northern Mang barbarians behind them, they would be beheaded.
Some were pulled off the backs of their horses by the Beimang cavalry and dragged along the way. Their bodies were badly mutilated.
The thousand Long Xiang army cavalry that didn't form a system and fought on their own were doomed to die in the face of the endless Beimang enemy.
One of the cavalry was stabbed in the shoulder by a Beimang spear. While he was on the verge of falling, he still managed to stab the neck of the enemy cavalry in front of him. However, he was quickly knocked off his horse by the next Beimang barbarian. In the end, before his body landed on the ground, a third Beimang cavalry with superb equestrian skills bent down and chopped his head off.
They couldn't stop them.
Huang Songpu, who was leading the main force to turn around and fight again, sighed heavily.
The old general didn't think that the Long Xiang army's true goal this time was actually the supply camp, which was an important source of food. He also didn't think that they would be so familiar with the internal arrangements of his own camp.
Therefore, everything happened too quickly.
The two flanks of the Long Xiang army's formation, the main force's formation in the middle, and the sacrifice of the thousand Long Xiang army cavalry were all like this.
This Beimang old general who had outstanding military achievements was caught off guard!
Huang Songpu suddenly turned his head to look.
The sound of horse hooves and dust flew everywhere.
Huang Songpu said to a retainer beside him in a deep voice, "Pass down the order. All the infantry in the camp are to leave the camp and get into formation in the south of the camp! Order the left camp to chase after the Long Xiang army with us in the middle. Go around the camp and delay the enemy as soon as possible! Don't be greedy. If the Long Xiang army tries to split up and retreat to Qingcang City, kill one of the cavalry units nearby! Also, let Wanyan Yinjiang lead the troops to intercept the ten thousand cavalry behind us. They should be the cavalry of Liuzhou's general Kou Jianghuai. They are mostly young and strong, with some of Liangzhou's border troops mixed in. Their combat strength isn't worth mentioning. "
Huang Songpu suddenly added, "Oh right, tell Wanyan Yinjiang to be careful. Xu Longxiang might be hiding in Kou Jianghuai's army. There's no need to worry about anything else!"
At the same time, a middle-aged man beside Huang Songpu smiled and said, "If the general is still worried, I'll go to Wanyan Yinjiang's side and ask for advice from that enemy of ten thousand people, Xu Longxiang."
Huang Songpu glanced at the second head of the Zhong family and nodded.
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