Destroy Jin and conquer Song, and carry the Northern Expedition through to the end

Chapter 236: The sudden attack of the armored cavalry
When Wen Dunhunyu saw the knife, the first thought that came to his mind in a flash was: I can't block it, I have to dodge.

The second thought was: There’s no way to dodge it anymore, let’s fight!

Wen Dunhunyu thrust out the long spear in his hand, facing the sword light, and pointed it directly at Wei Sheng's chest.

The broadsword and the long spear collided in the air, making a loud "clang" sound.

Because Wen Dun Hun Yu was stabbing and Wei Sheng was slashing, after one move, Wen Dun Hun Yu couldn't control the weapon at all. Not only did the halberd fall out of his hand, but his body also leaned back.

But there is a reason for making a mistake.

Wei Sheng just swayed on his horse, without reducing the force of his sword at all, and swung it horizontally, chopping off the lower part of Wen Dunhun Yudun's neck. Then the sword came close to the tip of his nose and chopped off his helmet.

The two horses passed each other.

Wen Dunhunyu charged forward with his horse in shock. Thanks to the support of his personal guards, he was not immediately killed on the spot by the following loyal cavalry.

However, just as he drew out his iron mace, he suddenly heard an uproar behind him.

The exclamations were so loud that they almost drowned out the neighing of people and horses.

Wen Dunhunyu's heart sank and he quickly turned around, only to see Wei Sheng waving the captured Meng'an flag in all directions with a big knife in one hand and the other.

To avoid being beheaded, generals often wore the same clothing as their personal guards. Wei Sheng had no idea that Wen Dunhunyu, whose helmet had just been chopped off, was the commander-in-chief. He had only been chasing the Meng'an banner from the beginning to the end.

After knocking several guards off their horses, Wei Sheng snatched the Meng'an flag, waved the flagpole to knock down the Jin army that came to rob it, then threw the flag to the ground and continued to wave his long sword to fight forward.

The subsequent loyal and righteous army cavalry were all excited and advanced straight forward along the road opened up by Wei Sheng.

Wen Dunhunyu was completely at a loss in the face of the surging armored cavalry.

This is the penetration formation, because it is a cone shape, with dense personnel in the center and a thick formation. Under normal circumstances, the brave generals in the front of the cone can directly open a gap in the local area, which can then be expanded by elite guards and directly crushed by the thick formation.

But once the most elite spearhead is blocked, the large number of troops following behind will become obstacles to each other, and the charge will stop instantly.

If facing infantry, the next step would be for the spearmen to move forward and start slaughtering the cavalry.

The situation that Wen Dunhunyu faced now was even worse. Not only did the Wuxing Army's attempt to penetrate the formation fail, but the Zhongyi Army broke through from the center.

In addition to Wei Sheng's unstoppable bravery, large-scale fighting also began on the two wings.

Although Yu Yuan and Zhang Xiaoyi were not as capable as Wei Sheng in penetrating the enemy formation, they were still capable of facing the enemy head-on.

Less than a moment later, the Jin army's light cavalry, who were armed with spears and serving as assault cavalry, began to disintegrate.

Although it is a tradition to use light cavalry as assault cavalry, because light cavalry is extremely fast, moving like the wind, and consumes little horsepower, ordinary medium cavalry cannot even do anything to them.

By the time of Napoleon, any cavalryman who dared to charge could be considered heavy cavalry, regardless of how much armor he had, or even whether he had any armor at all.

However, the light cavalry of the Wuxing Army had been fighting for many days with almost no rest, and had just participated in the siege of the chariot formation. After all the trouble, they didn't even have enough arrows, let alone horsepower?
If they lose their speed advantage and start to fight the armored cavalry head-on, how can the light cavalry be able to defeat them?

After two quarters of an hour of fighting, the light cavalry on both wings of the Jin army suffered heavy casualties and could not hold on and retreated.

Zhang Xiaoyi pulled out a large Mouke banner, waved it a few times, and then threw it to the ground. He then shouted to his guards, "Fifty of you will go drive away those light cavalrymen. The rest of you will follow me! Let's go and rob the gold thieves!"

After saying that, Zhang Xiaoyi held his spear horizontally, raised the water bag at his waist, and took a big gulp.

The clear water with the smell of dogwood stimulated Zhang Xiaoyi's throat, making him suddenly much more awake, and his fatigue also disappeared a little.

Seeing that the armored cavalry behind him were almost ready, Zhang Xiaoyi shouted, "What a pleasure!"

As he spoke, he took the lead again and charged diagonally towards the rear of the Jin army.

At this point, the seven Moukes who followed Wendun Hunyu in the charge were almost completely surrounded by the 500 armored cavalry of the Loyal Army.

Wu Xingjun's fatigue was fully revealed at this moment.

To make matters worse, there is still something to come.

The Wuxing Army that was besieging the chariot formation had slowly retreated, but the 300 armored soldiers who led the attack suffered heavy casualties, and none of the armored soldiers who broke into the chariot formation survived.

When Hui Lancheng was certain that Pushandong hadn't returned, his head nearly exploded. The various marching officers of the Seventh Meng'an immediately panicked, some even ignoring the occasion and starting to blame each other.

Hui Lancheng was just a marching marshal, and the only reason he could command the Second Meng'an was because he had some military achievements and was a close confidant of Wen Dunhunyu.

How could he possibly command the Seventh Meng'an's generals? Especially given the current situation. It was like adding insult to injury.

The scouts from the east were getting more and more urgent and faster. Just when the Wuxing army was still in chaos, hundreds of cavalrymen with the "Tianping" flag rushed over from the east.

The leader was Xin Qiji, whose eyes were red and murderous.

He had been in a lot of trouble these past two days. After the Wuxing Army escaped, Xin Qiji used threats and trickery, and finally made the wealthy families in Juzhou bleed and build a pontoon bridge.

After crossing the river, Xin Qiji mobilized all the mules and horses in the army, and formed a mule and horse corps with 800 cavalry and 1,200 infantry, following the traces of the Wuxing Army and pursuing them.

But what is laughable is that neither Xin Qiji, Li Tieqiang, nor Yelu Xingge had any experience in leading a large group of cavalry on a forced march.

You must know that as the number of troops increases, the problems that arise increase exponentially. The chaos caused by ten people and a thousand people are two different things.

Therefore, after half a day of pursuit, the infantrymen riding mules and slow horses began to fall behind. As a last resort, Xin Qiji could only send officers to gather up the stragglers along the way.

When they set out on the second day, some armored cavalrymen with inferior horses came to report that it was no longer possible to prepare horses, and they could only ride war horses if they continued to march, and there was a high possibility that the war horses would be worn out.

Xin Qiji had no choice but to streamline the troops again. After experiencing a series of harassment from the Jin army's cavalry, he finally led 400 armored cavalry to join the battlefield three quarters of an hour after Wei Sheng left.

Xin Qiji, who was almost mad with anger, made his primary target the chaotic Jin army infantry.

By this time, Hui Lancheng had only hastily gathered the Second Meng'an. The marching moukes of the Seventh Meng'an were still arguing over whether to attack the chariot formation again and retrieve Pushandong's body.

Under Hui Lancheng's desperate gaze, the four hundred Tianping Army armored cavalrymen hardly formed a battle formation, but charged into the chaotic formation of the Seventh Meng'an with an attitude of showing off their bravery.

The Seventh Meng'an threw away his armor and fled immediately.

The exhaustion from many days of fighting, the fear of unfavorable results, the panic of the death of Xingjun Meng'an, and the despair of being surrounded finally broke out, causing this thousand-man team, which could be regarded as the elite of the Jin Dynasty, to be completely defeated.

Just like the peasant army who had fled for their lives under their horses' hooves in the past, they also began to flee in panic.

Under the onslaught of the fleeing army, Hui Lancheng was unable to control the remaining infantry of the Second Meng'an. At this moment, the chariot array broke apart, and a column of armored soldiers and light soldiers, under the command of He Boqiu, hurriedly formed a battle array and immediately took the initiative to charge out.

"Kill the thief!"

In desperation, Hui Lancheng, who was unable to gather his army, drew his sword, roared, and then rushed towards the Qingxi flag alone.

"Come on!" Xin Qiji was leading the way in chasing the defeated army, but he saw Hui Lancheng coming against the defeated army to take his flag. The murderous intent in his heart rose again, and he went straight to meet him.

The long spear swept away the long sword. Xin Qiji twisted his hands and thrust the tip of the spear into Hui Lancheng's chest. Then, he exerted force with his arms and sent him flying into the air.

Hui Lancheng used up his last bit of strength and looked back, as if he wanted to see the scene of his general coming victorious.

However, the last thing he saw was the scene of the invincible Wuxing Army cavalry being defeated by the attack of the Zhongyi Army.

And the Meng'an flag seemed to have disappeared long ago.

"No..." Hui Lancheng murmured, but no one heard him.

The next moment, he was thrown off the spear by Xin Qiji and fell to the ground.

Dozens of riders rushed past, and soon, Wen Dun Hunyu's trusted confidant Mouke blended into the color of the earth.

"Big victory!"

"it is good!"

"Long live! Long live! Long live!"

The cavalry of the Tianping Army cheered, and then the Zhongyi Army responded. It was very noisy at first, but after a while, the voices finally became unified.

"Hunt!"

"Hunt!"

"Hunt!"

Xin Qiji's blood boiled, and he shouted to those behind him, "This is the military order! Kill all the Jin thieves and drive them into the Yi River!"

"kill!"

(End of this chapter)