Two hundred and eighty-third chapter [Jet Kune Do]
The battle continues. If you are in the scene, you may be infected by the battlefield of blood and fire. But now you are watching from a high hill and you will basically lose the feeling of cruelty, as if you are watching a group of ants competing for the enemy. Many soldiers fell down and died, but they are very far away from you and cannot truly feel the terror of war.
Bai Dong suddenly stood up and walked towards the foot of the mountain. He didn't want to become a cold-blooded superior like this. He looked at countless warriors and sacrificed his life without any feeling. Although this was the minimum quality of becoming a famous general of a generation, he now did not want to be the kind of famous general who "has become famous for one person and has thousands of bones woven". He would rather be an ordinary person who would be frightened by war.
Ying Quliang looked at him, but did not stop him, but ordered hundreds of shield-holding soldiers to follow him to protect his brother. Compared to Bai Dong, he enjoyed the feeling of being arrogant and treating sentient beings like ants. The longer he was a monarch, the more this hobby was immersed in his bones.
Standing outside the range of the bow and arrow and watching the battle close up, Bai Dong was finally shocked; this was completely different from designing Mu Zhongtu in Longdong, which could only be called "hunting". This battle outside the Meng family city was the real army collision, allowing him to see the fighting style of this era.
It turns out that the chariot group charge is so terrible. Just like the tank charge group in later generations, one impact can cause irreparable scars to the infantry array; the cavalry of this era cannot compete with the chariot head-on, but there is only one chance. For example, Ying Quliang led thousands of cavalry to attack Gongshuzhu's original formation in the Battle of Hexi. He could not defeat the enemy leader at one time, and the mobility of the cavalry was immediately lost. Because there was no stirrup saddle, the war horses lost their impact power. The knights had no way to exert force and could not continue to maintain their attack power like the soldiers on the chariots, and could only become infantry.
After all, the Qin army was powerful, and there were fifty chariots arranged. In addition, there were two thousand elite cavalry led by Gongzi Shaoguan personally surrounded from left and right. Therefore, from the beginning of the battle, the Bai Meng coalition army was successfully suppressed from the front of the battle formation. However, the Yongqi Jingqi was the Yongqi Jingqi. Gongzi Shaoguan's cavalry was at a disadvantage after just one round of fighting.
The cavalry of this era relies on cavalry and shooting first, and then on to fight. They do not have the exaggerated spears of medieval European knights. There are no stirrups that can make a series of chopping and slashing actions on the horse's back with their strength. The close combat depends entirely on the momentum of the war horse itself. Therefore, once you encounter the opponent's cavalry, the best way to fight after the bow and arrow is to shoot light is the "fuel tactic". It is definitely much better to rush up a thousand cavalry into ten batches and rush up.
Young Master Shaoguan is now a half-master warrior. The five thousand elite cavalry he trained in the Longdong Grassland can basically be like an arm and finger. As long as his flag is moved, his cavalry will control the horse speed and make a wavy attack, so that the cavalry's "most precious first time" will be used on the blade. But when he encountered the Yongqi elite cavalry of the Bai and Meng families, he found that the other party was like a swordsman. Whether it was the main general or an ordinary knight, he could use his experience to attack his "weakness".
When both knights shot their arrows, the first round of hedging began. At this time, the chariots of the two sides' own formation were already killed. After either side's cavalry won, they could attack the opponent's own formation from the side, so this cavalry hedging battle became extremely important.
After the young master ordered the flag to be shaken, his knights immediately listed the levels and started a tide-like offensive, preparing to break the opponent's cavalry formation with continuous impact. However, when the first wave of Qin cavalry rushed to the enemy, they could find the best force point and maximize the human and horsepower. The Bai family cavalry faced suddenly seemed to jump forward half a foot forward, exerting the maximum horsepower in front of them...
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"
A series of screams sounded, and countless Qin army knights fell off their horses. The "wave-style" attack carefully arranged by the young master and young official failed completely. The other party was like the best surfer. He could always choose to break out at the right time. This is the case with one wave, and this is the case with ten waves...
Bai Dong's eyes lit up slightly. He seemed to see two top boxers fighting. One of them clearly has the ability to break thick wooden boards with one punch, but the opponent is more experienced. He can always cut off his strength before his strength is about to be released, and then exert his full strength.
This is Jeet Kune Do!
Bai Dong never expected that the secret meaning of Jeet Kune Do would appear in the cavalry attack of this era! The young master and young official were also strong horses and heroes, and he commanded them like an arm, but the Bai family cavalry was half better than him. This was not that the Bai family's war horses were stronger than Lao Qin, but the comprehensive use of the knights for horsepower and manpower.
Cavalry was very rare in this era. The Qin people had many Rongdi bloodlines, were born with horse-raising places, and the old clan's long-term knight system, which made such a Yongqin elite cavalry appear. Before Bai Dong released the powerful killing weapons such as stirrups and saddles, the Wei State, which was known as the world's largest country, had only 20,000 to 30,000 cavalry, and most of them were used as scouts and bows. Only after King Wuling of Zhao's Hu clothing and cavalry shooting could all countries really pay attention to cavalry construction.
But because it is rare, once a cavalry like the Yongqi Jingqi appeared on the battlefield, the opponent's own formation would be subject to unprecedented pressure, because the Qin army could not do everyone's armor at this time, let alone everyone wearing three sets of heavy armor like Wei Wuzu. Once the young master was suppressed by the enemy in cavalry battles, the initiative on the battlefield would gradually be transferred to the enemy's side.
"Ming Jin, stop the troops!"
It is true that the young master Shaoguan is a snatcher, but even this snatcher can see that something is wrong. He has begun to restrain his cavalry and slowly retreat to the formation. The cavalry of Bai and Meng families roared and went back in a circle behind their own formation, and everyone had two more sharp arrows on their backs! In an era when chariots were still mainly assault and combat weapons, thousands of archers were very terrible because their arrows could be shot from all directions, which was far more lethal than the archers displayed in the back formation.
This battle is enough to end here. Meng Shuangcheng just responded to the Xi Family City where the Quilian led his army to attack. The Qin army also gave the Bai family enough opportunities to perform. It would be meaningless to continue to fight and would only cause casualties. Bai Dong is now ordering the withdrawal of troops as the "General", and even Ying Quliang will not be allowed to interfere.
"Dangdangdang..."
The Qin army retreated neatly and slowly, and the Meng Bai family's coalition did not continue to pursue. Meng Shuangcheng's goal was also achieved. The Xi family's city was as stable as Mount Tai, and the Bai family's loyalty had passed his assessment. He was already satisfied with the first victory. Now he was a little conflicted. Should he send a secret envoy to meet Zhang Feng and the eldest son in order to support the eldest son ascend the throne as the king, or simply come out with the "Meng family's Qin generation"? Ying Quliang's elite army was just like this. This discovery made his ambition suddenly expand.
The Qin army was not successful in this battle, but it was not a big defeat. Ying Quliang personally ordered the reward of the three armies, and the soldiers drank and ate the legs of lamb outside. He, the old Qin king, ate the food exactly the same as the soldiers, but Fan Qiang carefully cut the lamb piece by piece with a small copper dagger, mixed with soy sauce and pepper powder to deliver it to him and Bai Dong, and lowered his voice and said, "The Meng family's West City has replaced the Bai family's flag. This is a change that has only happened a moment ago..."
"After entering the West City, you have to kill the generals and win the pass within half an hour. It is best to open the North City and the South City Gate at the same time. You and Li Di lead 100 Qin Palace masters and 3,000 elite soldiers to... It is not a problem for many casualties. As long as you seize the city gate, you will be a great achievement."
"It's good if Fan Bo and Li Di are in charge of the West and South City. Meng Yun is defending the North City. His son is Meng Xiang who was captured by General Che Ying..."
Bai Dong laughed: "How can one thousand Meng Jialings be eliminated so easily? In fact, Meng Yun and his son were dissatisfied with Meng Shuangcheng. As long as the Xicheng fell, Meng Yun would open the city gate and welcome our army into the city."
Ying Quliang's face changed slightly: "Why haven't you ever reported this to me?"
"When Meng Yun came to see her secretly, she just promised to 'send' Meng Xianghe's thousand elite cavalry to Lao Qin. He was still watching. If our army was unable to break the city, he would continue to stay in the Meng family, and only let his son and some clan army break away from the Meng family through this method. The children of the Meng family's direct descendants were divided into three branches. His strength was the weakest, so he naturally had to think more. This was not to hide from the third brother, but I only received a secret letter from Meng Yun not long ago. In the battle just now, Meng Shuangcheng used his children to charge forward, and the casualties were also huge, which made him dissatisfied and decided to turn the Meng family back. For this reason, I also bought a quota for academy, but it was for Meng Xiang..."
"Yeah." Ying Quliang nodded slightly, and was not sure of 100% sure to submit to the monarch. This is a manifestation of political immaturity; and the reform and the transformation and the destruction of the three powerful families of Meng Xibai were originally Wei Yang's responsibility. It would be good that his fourth brother would be willing to help him, and there was nothing to blame him.
The king and his minister were discussing the matter of breaking Mengcheng, and suddenly heard someone outside the tent shouting: "Brother Bai family, why do you want to withdraw your troops? I led the army to retreat just now, but I just wanted to fight again. It's not that I'm afraid of the enemy. Just give me some time to defeat the enemy cavalry. You look down on your brothers..."
Li Di and dozens of Qin Palace masters were scattered outside the tent. Anyone who approached a hundred steps would be warned, but this was the third young master, and he screamed aloud a hundred steps, but no one could stop him.
Bai Dong smiled and said, "I knew this tamper was coming to talk to me...Brother Fan, please find two wooden boards for me. The squarer the better, not too thick."
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