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

Chapter 195: Fighting for a Knife
In fact, the first person to discover that something was wrong was not Wanyan Mougui, who went around to the south to block the retreat of the Loyal Army; nor was it Nahegeng and Baguliangsun, who used the traditional crooked horse fighting method, cruising around the chariot formation and shooting arrows.

It is not Shidunchang and Shi Lalie, which are located further back.

It's not even Tudanzhang who has been paying attention to the battle situation.

Instead, under the cover of rain of arrows, Jiaguyuan tried to use lassoes to hook the carts and use the horse's power to open a gap in the chariot formation.

"Can't pull it open?" Jia Guyuan stared at Puliyan (the captain of fifty men) in front of him. "What do you mean it can't be pulled open? If one person can't pull it open, then you can't pull it open with ten horses?"

Pu Liyan's face was covered in dust, an arrow still stuck in his shoulder cape. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking extremely embarrassed. "I tried, but couldn't pull it. I took a risk and took a look. Those loyal thieves are no fools. The carts are now connected with iron chains... General, there is something about the thieves' chariot formation."

Jia Guyuan was furious: "I don't care what the enemy's chariot array says. The general only gave us two quarters of time, and if we couldn't open a gap, he would execute us on the battlefield. He deserves it."

Just as Puliyan was about to say something, he heard screams and cries from afar.

The two men looked in the direction of the sound, but saw only a dozen riders about 200 to 300 steps to the east, probably from Nahegeng, the Mouke who was in charge of the harassment, who seemed to be lured by something and approached the chariot formation. When they were about ten steps away, they were shot by the crossbows of the Loyal Army behind the chariot formation.

Although the armored cavalry were wearing heavy armor, their war horses were not. Although this round of shooting did not kill all of the dozen people, and most of them were only injured, the war horses under their crotches neighed and fell to the ground almost at the same time.

For a moment, there was a great outburst of wailing and cursing. A dozen more armored cavalrymen stepped forward to provide cover, suppressing the crossbows with bows and arrows, dragging and pulling, and finally managed to rescue the wounded.

Seeing this scene, Jiaguyuan took a deep breath and said to Puliyan, "You take charge of the troops. I will go forward and take a closer look!"

After saying this, Jia Guyuan held a round shield and drove his horse forward.

It seemed that the crossbowmen of the Loyal Army were attracted by the movement on the east side. Jia Guyuan watched the battle all the way and saw that not a single crossbow arrow was shot.

When Jiaguyuan was five or six steps away from the chariot formation, he finally understood what Puliyan meant when he said that this chariot formation was somewhat extraordinary.

These carts were all rare four-wheeled carriages, about half a person's height including the surrounding fenders. They also had slots for mounting large shields.

In fact, this construction seemed to be a bit hasty due to the rapid attack of the Wuxing Army. Jia Guyuan even watched a man dressed as a civilian holding a large leather shield like a door panel, and slamming it into the slot with a bang. Together with other large leather shields, it formed a wooden wall more than one person high on the ground.

"The loose traffic formation just now was incomplete...but now it is becoming complete."

As this thought came to Jiaguyuan's mind, he saw someone holding an iron chain and connecting the two carts together.

Just as he was about to see clearly, he saw a man who looked like an officer stepping onto a cart, using a large leather shield as a cover, and looking down at the battlefield from a high vantage point. After seeing Jia Guyuan, he didn't say a word, but raised a short spear and threw it at him.

Jia Guyuan dodged to the side at the critical moment, but did not dare to stay any longer. Instead, he circled around the convoy.

He really couldn't believe that this loyal army was so brave and brave that they could not only set up their chariot formation when faced with a surprise attack, but also maintain it in an orderly manner without a single flaw.

As Jiagu Yuan expected, he found the flaw very quickly.

To the northwest of the chariot formation, there were about thirty carts that had not had time to erect shields or be tied up with chains.

The most interesting thing is that this opening, which is about 30 meters wide, seems to have been finally blocked by the cart, so the four-wheeled cart is not facing sideways, but one end is facing outwards.

So, in theory, these large trucks can not only be pulled apart, but can even be directly towed away.

At that time, there will be a gap of thirty feet wide, nearly a hundred steps, for the armored cavalry to charge.

Jia Guyuan knew that the opportunity was too great to miss, so he quickly turned his horse back and commanded his hundred-man team to come here, waving a big flag to direct the attack here.

The No. 1 Meng'an of the Wuxing Army was indeed an elite. Not only did Tu Danzhang immediately understand Jia Guyuan's intention, but even Na Hegeng and Ba Guliangsun, who were in charge of harassment, also woke up at the same time and desperately approached the chariot formation to harass and intimidate them.

In the traffic jam.

After using a round shield to block the feather arrows flying at him diagonally, Ding Daxing looked out from the corner of the cart. Seeing that the Mouke flag embroidered with a magpie and the Meng'an flag embroidered with a Saker Falcon were moving towards him at the same time, he quickly jumped off the cart and headed towards the center of the chariot formation.

Ding Daxing was originally a sergeant in the Zhongjun of the Loyalty Army. After accumulating merit in the Battle of Yishui, he was promoted to captain. Following Wang Xiongyi's uprising and joining the Loyalty Army as a commander, Ding Daxing joined Wang Xiongyi's troops along with Pang Rugui. As the army expanded, his rank rose, and he was now a captain in charge of 200 infantrymen.

Of course, whether he was a captain or a captain, Ding Daxing naturally did not dare to act pretentiously in front of Liu Huai.

"The commander-in-chief is as good as a god!" Ding Daxing came to Liu Huai, who was sitting cross-legged with his warhorse, and said with a bow, "The Jin thieves have really come to pull those carts!"

Liu Huai tore off a small piece of cake as hard as stone and mumbled, "It's not surprising. The Ruyi chariots my father built are so powerful. Once they form a chariot formation, they're like building a city on flat ground. If the Jin bandits want to break through the formation using legitimate means, they can only resort to siege tactics. But if they do that, they'll lose their most powerful cavalry for nothing. Why would they do such a deal?"

After saying that, Liu Huai stretched his neck and looked back.

The five hundred armored cavalry also sat cross-legged, holding the reins of their horses without saying a word, but just staring at the front, waiting for the Flying Tiger flag to be raised.

Surrounding them were a motley array of horses and cattle, all pulling carts, mules, horses, oxen, and donkeys. They also served to obscure the view and keep the five hundred armored cavalry firmly behind them. At this point, the only troops actually responsible for the battle were the two hundred men led by Ding Daxing.

If the Wuxing Army dismounted and fought on foot, charging at the chariot formation recklessly, Liu Huai might still be in a panic for a moment, but when the Jin army decided to take advantage of his cavalry and charge quickly with armored cavalry, their defeat was already decided.

"Ding Dalang." Liu Huai took a sip of boiled water and swallowed the pancake in his mouth with difficulty. "Let's go observe the battle. Do you remember my military orders?"

Ding Daxing nodded quickly: "I remember."

Liu Huai: "Repeat it."

Ding Daxing: "If the Jin bandits deploy their chariots, we must raise the yellow flag and wave it left and right. We must also drive away the cattle and horses that block the road, and then beat the drum three times."

Liu Huai nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, let's do it."

Outside the chariot formation, nearly a hundred lassoes had been tied to the shafts of the carts. The Wuxing Army's armored cavalry tied the lassoes to their own saddles, urged their horses on, and shouted, "Pull!!!"

In Tu Danzhang's sight, the chariot formation of the Loyal Army was like a plump autumn crab with its shell broken open, revealing the tender crab meat behind the hard shell.

When he saw the countless cattle and horses fleeing in panic behind the chariot formation, Tu Danzhang could no longer control his joy and laughed out loud towards the sky.

"That's right! It's right now! Men of the Wuxing Army, follow me!"

The tip of the spear in Tu Danzhang's hand circled several times in the air, then pointed steadily at the crack that was about a hundred steps wide: "Kill the bandits and serve the country!"

As he spoke, with the sound of the trumpet soaring into the sky, the two Mouke armored cavalry, guided by the Meng'an flag, slowly moved forward, pushing forward like a road roller.

The group of Moukes who had previously harassed the chariot formation with bows and arrows, under the leadership of their respective commanders, lined up behind Tu Danzhang, preparing for a second round of charge.

Just then, the rumbling sound of drums came from the convoy of vehicles.

This is not to let the army retreat, nor is it to let the soldiers be alert.

But it is the drumbeat that urges the attack.

"This is the drumbeat for the attack." Wang Xiongyi, who had hidden himself in the mountains, raised his flag and shouted, "Follow your respective captains and form up on the official road! Form up on the official road!"

"Here!"

"Pass it on, form a battle line on the official road!"

An officer shouted loudly, and there was a hint of excitement in his words.

Soon, a group of four to five hundred infantrymen carrying long spears and hiding in the mountain roads were organized. They went straight behind the Wuxing Army and aimed directly at its northern retreat route.

These Han soldiers who were once at the bottom of the Yizhou Army are finally going to show their prowess.

In the center of the chariot formation, Liu Huai stood up.

"All this trouble, all this scheming, all this fighting, all for nothing, just a sword." Liu Dalang muttered to himself carelessly, then shouted with all his might: "Raise the flag!"

With a whoosh, a large flag embroidered with a tiger with wings growing from its ribs and white eyes and a hanging forehead was raised high. As it fluttered in the wind, the flying tiger seemed to be ready to devour someone.

"Mount!"

"Mount!"

"Mount!"

Officers at all levels gave orders, and the armored cavalry spat out the copper coins in their mouths, pulled up their horses, and mounted up.

Liu Huai was at the front of the armored cavalry formation. He turned around and looked at his elite troops: "Follow me, let's eat them!"

"Kill!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The armored cavalry of the Loyal Army moved together, and within the hundred or so steps in the chariot formation, they had already increased their speed to a rapid speed. In front of Tu Shanzhang's astonished gaze, they charged straight towards the Jin army.

　Fuck that scholar in white!!!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)