Five hundred steps, four hundred steps, three hundred steps...

Braving the first line of defense formed by catapults and crossbows, the Yiqu cavalry maintained a loose formation and charged towards the Wei army's formation.

He stared sharply at the Yiqu cavalry on the opposite side who were approaching rapidly. The next moment, the deafening drumbeats of the Wei army's central army suddenly sounded.

While listening to the drumbeats that kept echoing in his ears and constantly moving his hands, a corps commander issued short orders to the five soldiers under his command.

"Crossbowmen, prepare..."

With an order from his own corps commander, these well-trained Wei army crossbowmen quickly took action.

After a set of actions of drawing the bow, setting the arrow, and flowing smoothly, a sharp arrow directly locked the Yiqu cavalry who were approaching quickly from the opposite side.

"put!"

Loud orders rang out among the five people, their eyes like hawks swept over their targets, and then they heard only the sound of bowstrings vibrating.

As one of the countless feather arrows fired by the Wei army this time, this feather arrow quickly crossed the distance between the two sides and hit the target directly on the opposite side.

The horseshoes beneath him sounded rhythmically, and the enemy on the opposite side was approaching quickly. It seemed that the Yigu cavalry would be able to rush into the Wei army's square formation in the next moment.

The blood flowing under the swing of the dagger must be the blood of Wei's soldiers, and the cold corpses that fall after the horses' hoofs must be there.

But just as the cavalryman was thinking about the bright future, the sound of volleying sounded in his ears.

As far as the eye could see, a curtain of arrows formed by countless feather arrows and crossbow arrows were fired directly towards them.

The body was slightly lowered, and the right hand skillfully held the reins of the war horse. This meant that the soldiers were driven by instinct to avoid these arrows.

Suddenly, a sharp pain appeared in his throat, and he fell uncontrollably before he could even scream.

In the past, the strong and powerful war horses were the best companions of Yiqu soldiers, but now those solid four hooves are the horn of death.

The war horse stepped over the corpse of his comrade without hesitation, and all that was left behind after the Yiqu soldiers crossed the border were mangled masses of blood and flesh.

The scene just now was repeated countless times on the battlefield. The first wave of arrows from the Wei army dealt the most severe blow to the Yiqu cavalry.

However, the Yiqu Cavalry was not a simple character. While the formation was more dispersed, these people picked up the bows and arrows in their hands.

He held the bow and arrow tightly with both hands, clamped the belly of the horse beneath him with his legs, and aimed the arrow made of animal bones directly at the opposite side.

"Fight back!"

"Fight back!"

The figures of counterattacks kept ringing in the formation of Yiqu Cavalry, and countless crude but still deadly arrows were thrown towards the opposite side.

The arrows of the Yiqu cavalry quickly landed on top of the Wei army's formation, but what greeted him was not a look of horror.

"Raise your shield and defend..."

Under the orders from the officers, some soldiers at the front of the Wei army raised their round shields, and the next moment a dull sound rang out above the Wei army's formation.

Although some arrows passed through the round shield defense line built by the Wei army, and some Wei soldiers fell to the ground because of the arrows, the casualties suffered by the Wei army were not as huge as Yiqu's.

This time, in the duel between the Wei army's crossbows and Yiqu's cavalry and archery, it was obvious that the Wei army had the upper hand.

The war horses kept moving forward under the drive of the Yiqu cavalry, and the distance between the two sides was also shrinking little by little.

After several rounds of bow and arrow contests between the two sides, the Yiqu cavalry finally arrived at the front of the Wei army's formation.

"Dong dong dong..."

The exciting sound of war drums appeared again in Wei's central army, and the front troops of Wei's army looked solemn after receiving the order.

"Bang bang bang..."

There were sounds of heavy objects hitting the ground one after another. The Wei soldiers standing at the front of the phalanx dropped heavy oars on the ground, building a solid line of defense.

While the strongest shield was prepared, halberds were thrust straight forward, shining with unparalleled sharpness under the sunlight.

Because he was not familiar with Wei's opponent, Yiqu used methods against the Qin army at this moment.

They believe that when the four hooves of the war horse step into the opponent's square, even the strongest defense line will suffer heavy damage due to fear.

But everything that followed only proved one thing. Wei relied on its powerful force and sophisticated equipment to perform an asymmetrical massacre on the Yiqu cavalry in front of them.

If you use light cavalry to attack the well-formed phalanx on the opposite side, the final result will definitely end in heavy losses for your own side.

When the high-speed cavalry rushed into the Wei army's formation with huge power, the halberds in the hands of the Wei army's front troops directly pierced into the flesh and blood of the oncoming collision.

Blood flowed on the ground, and wails echoed where the two armies met. The halberdiers distributed in the front of the Wei army's formation successfully completed the task assigned to them by General Sun Boling.

Although even the strongest defense line will be shaken, the Great Wall formed by the Wei army's halberd soldiers blocked the advancing Yiqu cavalry.

Once the cavalry loses their speed, they lose their sharpest weapon.

When the comrades in the front fell one after another, and when the Yiqu Cavalry in the rear failed to take advantage of their own advantages, chaos broke out among the Yiqu Cavalry, an army that was not strictly prohibited.

At this time, the threat of death did not even come from the Wei army formation on the opposite side, but from the comrades beside him. It was unknown how many of his own lives existed under the four hooves of the war horse.

Seeing his side gradually falling into chaos, Yiqu Wang Yiquhan could be said to be extremely anxious. He could only watch helplessly as soldiers fell in front of him one by one.

Just at this moment, the rumbling sound of war drums suddenly appeared in his ears, making his mood even worse.

As far as the eye could see, the sword and shield soldiers of the Wei Army, who were originally resisting the Yiqu Cavalry's attack from the flanks, began to follow the order of the drum beat just now and launched an offensive against the main force of the Yiqu Cavalry in the front like two giant pliers.

Although the effect of sword and shield infantry on cavalry is not as restrained as that of halberdiers, the number of them surpassing the enemy in front of them is enough to make up for it.

Between the waving of the long sword and the large shield, the space of the Yiqu cavalry was continuously compressed, and a gap began to appear between the front and rear troops.

Yi Quhan, who was located in the middle army of Yiqu, looked at the two giant pincers gradually surrounding him in his field of vision, and infinite anger burst out in his eyes.

The long sword in his hand was pointed forward. Looking at the soldiers under his command who were gradually separated from him, Yi Quhan instinctively wanted to rescue them.

"We, the warriors of Yiqu, will follow this king..."

Just as Yi Quhan's voice sounded, an arm beside him suddenly stopped him. What caught Yi Quhan's eyes was the slightly anxious look of his son Yi Qucang.

"Father, we can't charge anymore. This battle is obviously a cunning trap by the Wei people. They are completely different from the Qin army we encountered."

"If this continues, the Wei army will eat up our soldiers bit by bit, and eventually we will be completely consumed here."

"At that time, even if I, Yiqu, have the intention, I will not have the strength to resist the Wei army."

Yi Qucang's words made Yi Quhan, the king of Yiqu, gradually calm down, his angry look was replaced, and a gloom appeared in his eyes.

"Then what good ideas do you have?"

His eyes turned to the Yiqu cavalry who were fighting with the Wei army in front, and a cold voice sounded in King Yiqu's ears.

"Since you can't save it, you should give it up decisively."

After Yi Qucang's voice fell, the expression on Yi Quhan's face became even more gloomy, as if he had made a difficult decision while gritting his teeth.

"let's go."

With almost no hesitation, Yiquhan galloped his horse in another direction. It was obvious that he had abandoned the Yiqu cavalry who were loyal to him.

Seeing Yi Quhan make his choice, those Yiqu cavalrymen who were too huge to fight the Wei army decisively followed him.

As a result, a scene occurred on the battlefield. Just as the cavalry of Yiqu's front army were fighting fiercely with the gradually surrounding Wei army, the reinforcements from the rear abandoned them without hesitation.

The two giant pincers of the Wei army finally closed, and about 10,000 canal cavalry were surrounded in the encirclement set by the Wei army.

Looking at the Yiqu cavalry in front who left without hesitation, Zhai Liang, who was standing on the Chinese military chariot, immediately looked at Sun Boling who was standing aside.

"General Boling, the main force of Yiqu has escaped. Please give me a troop of horses so that I can catch up with them."

"No need." Sun Boling also took in everything in front of him, but gently shook his head.

He knew very well that if he had to compete with the Yiqu cavalry in speed, even the Qin army wearing light armor could not do it, let alone the infantry under his command who were armed to the teeth.

Relying on its high mobility, it is difficult for the cavalry to be wiped out on the grassland, and the only way to defeat the cavalry is to rely on cavalry that is more powerful than him.

Turning his gaze from a distance to the front of the phalanx, looking at the surrounded Yiqu cavalry, a cold light flashed in Sun Boling's eyes.

"Pass this general's order to annihilate all the enemies in front of you, and then your troops will be at peace."

"Follow orders."

At Sun Boling's order, the war drums sounded again, this time the order for a general attack was issued.

As a nominal canal cavalry fell to the ground, the encirclement circle was gradually reduced;

With the sound of metal falling to the ground, the battle outside the Yiqu Royal Court came to an end.

With the power of victory, Sun Boling led his army to attack Yuzhi City. The Yiqu Palace finally fell into the hands of the Wei State decades later.

Climbing onto Yu Zhi's somewhat mottled city wall, Sun Boling's eyes flashed brightly, and he looked to the northwest.

As if you are expecting something?

…

At night, fifty miles northwest of Yuzhi City, a nominal canal cavalryman collapsed on the spot in a simple camp.

Originally, when they faced the Qin army in the south, although they were not likely to win a big victory, they could still fight back and forth.

Today, facing the solid defense line built by the Wei State, they all rushed into it without knowing the enemy's situation, and the final result naturally ended in a bloody head.

Instead of the bumper harvest after plundering the Qin Kingdom in the past, there was only low morale after the defeat. Almost everyone's eyes were fixed on the king's tent with lights on in the camp.

After the war, the royal tent was obviously not as united as before. The failure not only caused low morale, but also dissatisfaction with others.
To be continued...