Wang Sang reacted quickly.

If he could discover Shao Thief, Shao Thief must also have discovered him.

These so-called Long Sword Army were sent by Shao Thief to delay them.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!" A dense crossbow arrow flew from the other side of the river.

The sergeants who were breaking the ice on the river immediately hid behind their shields and were at a loss.

A few others were shot directly to the ground, screaming in agony.

Fighting requires courage!

After Wang Sang heard that Shao Xun was heading north, he was too frightened to fight, so he suffered the consequences.

More than two hundred crossbows on the opposite side suddenly launched into action, and their arrows were like locusts, forcing the enemy back on the spot.

Because they were marching south, they didn't even build a camp. They just made a rough circle with vehicles and put some antlers to keep the horses away for protection.

After Sergeant Knocking Bing retreated, the camp was even more panicked.

Now no one has any objection to throwing away bulky belongings. People are so mean. It was useless to talk and talk before. Many people objected, thinking that the belongings could be taken away smoothly. Now, everyone is panicking and feels that they don’t take the belongings with them.

It's not unacceptable to just leave like this, but saving your life is more important.

Seeing the commotion in the camp, Wang Sang felt depressed.

If my brother were here, he would definitely criticize him for being impatient and behaving awkwardly, so that he would lose his fighting spirit and his soldiers would not have the will to fight.

But he was also very aggrieved.

If my brother hadn't been defeated by Shao Xun many times before, would I have needed to be so panicked? There was no need.

I never frowned when fighting Pei Chun or Sima Yue. I was even very active in cooperating with Shi Chao and Shi Le in the war in Hebei.

It’s really Shao Xun—damn it, it’s too late to say anything now.

"Withdraw!" Wang Sang made a prompt decision and issued the order.

He left 2,000 men in the camp to confront the 300 soldiers on the other side across the river. He also sent out all the cavalry and headed north to hit the more than 1,000 soldiers who blocked their retreat.

As for the thousand pioneers who set off half a day earlier, there is no news yet, and they are probably surrounded and annihilated by the Shao thieves.

After the order was given, the entire camp started to act in a chaotic manner, like ants exploding their nest.

Chang Can, the deputy governor of the Changjian Army on the other side of the river, was dumbfounded.

In his impression, Wang Mi's army should have got rid of the category of refugee army and has some combat effectiveness. Looking at it now, why has its combat effectiveness still declined?

If I had known that they were so bad, I should have been bolder when arranging my troops. I didn't have to be as cautious as I am now - well, in the eyes of Chang Can, the "cautious" tactics were already called "cautious" in the eyes of others.

Bold and bold."

"Find a place to cross the river." Chang Can put away the crossbow and ordered directly.

"No." The soldiers from the government saw the commotion on the other side, their morale increased sharply, and they responded loudly.

At this time, hundreds of cavalry mobilized by Wang Sang also arrived at the headquarters of the government troops led by Chen Yougen.

There are more than a thousand people in total, and they usually practice footwork when they have nothing to do. The man with the spear stands in front.

In daily practice, people who feel they are good at archery are interspersed among the riflemen and spearmen.

Those skilled in blunt weapons followed closely behind with long axes, wooden poles and hooks and sickles.

Others carried long swords on their backs and held crossbows, eager to try.

The enemy cavalry tried to charge, but after being fired upon by crossbows, they left more than twenty corpses behind and retreated far away.

They circled anxiously, unable to do anything against this group of people who were armed to the teeth.

Don't think that only with a large number of infantry can we defeat the cavalry head-on. This is not necessarily the case.

In the Tang Dynasty, Su Dingfang led five thousand mounted infantry to pursue the Western Turks. After reaching the end of the field, he chose a high place to dismount and form an array.

The high ground is not very high, at least you can charge on horseback, but it will slow down.

The Western Turks surrounded Su Dingfang and charged three times in a row, but could not move forward. In the end, due to too many casualties, morale was severely depressed. In the end, Su Dingfang mobilized more than 10,000 infantry and cavalry troops to counterattack.

At this time, the cavalry under Wang Sang's tent encountered this dilemma, and their number was smaller than that of the Fu soldiers, and their armor and equipment were even inferior to them. They really didn't know how to break through these more than a thousand heavily armored Fu soldiers.

Chen Yougen climbed up to a high place. After watching for a while, he directly picked up his heavy sword and rushed forward, shouting: "Kill with me!"

Drums sounded on the hillside.

A total of 800 soldiers lined up in neat formation and charged towards the direction of the enemy's cavalry.

Their pace was not fast and they maintained their physical strength very well. After reloading, some brave crossbowmen even went far forward to try to shoot the cavalry.

The infantry archers were also eager to try. They were scattered on both sides of the infantrymen and spearmen, slowly swimming around. When the enemy approached, they used the strong bows in their hands to surprise him.

The enemy cavalry was forced to move, widening their distance, and then circled to the flanks or even the rear of the soldiers, looking for opportunities.

But in just half an hour, what chance can there be?

The soldiers' breathing was steady, their spirits were calm, and their physical strength and energy were obviously still high.

After the enemy cavalry made a circle, they really couldn't find a good opportunity, so they galloped away again.

Chen Yougen became impatient and asked someone to raise the flag.

After a while, the four hundred soldiers who were left guarding the small high ground all mounted their horses, holding thick horse poles in their hands, and rushed towards the enemy cavalry with thunderous momentum.

"Your mother's maid!"

"Kill the thief!"

Nearly a thousand cavalry from both sides fought in the wilderness.

There were heavy armored cavalry on one side and light cavalry on the other. With just one hedging, Wang Sang's tribe suffered a huge loss and were immediately dispersed.

Someone was running around in a daze.

Chen Yougen led the infantry forward.

With just one hook from the hook and sickle, the war horse fell to the ground in pain.

The enemy cavalry was very skilled. They jumped down in mid-air and rolled on the ground to lose their momentum. Just as he was about to get up, he heard a crisp sound of "bang" and a long Ke ax hit him hard on the head.

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Others were even worse. They were knocked off their horses by a long wooden pole. They vomited blood and struggled for a long time without being able to get up.

A soldier stepped forward and stabbed his heavy sword directly into his heart, helping him end his pain.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!" dense arrows were shot out.

Any enemy cavalry that runs around and bumps into each other must undergo such a "test". Obviously, most people cannot pass, and often both humans and horses are shot into hedgehogs.

The battle only lasted for one or two sticks of incense, and hundreds of enemy cavalry were killed in pieces. The rest of the people were frightened. When they found that the cavalry was about to charge again, they immediately turned their horses' heads and disappeared.

go.

Chen Yougen cut off the last head with all his strength, looked at the enemy cavalry who retreated hastily, and chuckled.

The combat effectiveness formed by the cooperation of infantry and cavalry is much stronger than that of infantry or cavalry alone.

The key is that infantry - especially heavy armored infantry - often cannot keep up with the speed of cavalry, which is the biggest constraint.

Still have to have horses, lots of horses!

Even if it's not a war horse, it's just a draft horse, or even a mule, it's all of great value.

Horses are fast, but their horsepower is limited. As long as I bring a few more mules and switch rides, sooner or later I can catch up with your horses that can no longer run.

Once he catches up, these heavily armored infantry under his command can kill the enemy cavalry to pieces.

It’s just too expensive, too expensive.

"The cavalry came forward to harass the bandit army." After defeating the enemy cavalry, Chen Yougen began to give orders: "The infantry will form an array on the road. Even if you die today, you will have to die on this road."

"No." The soldiers responded loudly.

****

On the south bank of Mishui River, a large flag with the word "Shao" flying high has appeared.

The ten-mile journey, if it is in the mountains, may take half a day or even most of the day.

If you are on a plain, it will probably take you half a day.

But when you give up your guard and march at full speed, it may not take an hour.

Shao Xun looked at the vast and empty wilderness around him and decided to take the risk.

He dispersed hundreds of horsemen from the Yi Congjun far away as a warning, then led six thousand soldiers of the Silver Spear Army, threw away the baggage convoy, and advanced at full speed.

They didn't even wear armor, and only carried three major items: guns, bows, and knives - they would not carry guns on the road during a normal march, as it would be too much of a hindrance.

In a short time, thousands of people arrived at the south bank of Mishui River, and then they looked for the frozen solid river surface and crossed in large numbers.

On the north bank of Mishui River, corpses lay scattered on the ground. Most of them were rebels, and there were also a small number of government soldiers.

The Silver Spear soldier continued to move forward without squinting his eyes.
To be continued...