Chapter 595 Cruel and Ruthless

Under Gao Lan's order and under the butcher's knife of the supervising team, the newly recruited civilians had no choice but to rush forward. However, when they encountered Xu Huang's eight thousand elite soldiers, they collapsed at the first touch and turned into a massacre.

"ah!"

"Don't kill me, I surrender."

Although the Ten Thousand Civilians were a large number, they were just farmers in armor. However, Xu Huang's troops on the opposite side were made up of solid elite soldiers. They came to kill them in one go, with an overwhelming momentum that could not be resisted. Naturally, all the people were defeated.

Seeing this scene, Ma Chao couldn't help but sneered while sitting on his horse, and said with a smile to the generals behind him: "This Gao Lan is known as a famous general in Hebei, but he seems to be an ordinary guy."

"Hahaha! What the general said is true."

"He can barely play a role in Hebei, but our Liangzhou army is the best in the world. How does the Hebei army compare with our army?"

Many of the cavalrymen behind them also looked arrogant. After all, the Liangzhou Army had rarely encountered opponents these days, and they naturally had the capital to be proud of.

But Ma Chao's expression quickly changed: "Huh?"

Gao Lan drew his sword in his hand and said with excitement: "The central army attacks, and the cavalry breaks through in the center."

The 5,000 Chinese troops that had been stationary and motionless suddenly moved into action, and the first to be dispatched were the 2,000 cavalrymen from the Hebei army.

"Kill it!"

The vanguard general of the Hebei Army's cavalry is Guo Yuan, a tall and thick man with a curly beard. He is from Hebei and is proficient in riding skills. He is also the nephew of the great calligrapher Zhong Yao. However, looking at his appearance, it is difficult to connect with the gentle Zhong Yao. stand up.

Two thousand cavalry followed Guo Yuan, charging towards the Xiliang army with great momentum. The horses' hooves splashed countless dust, which was quite powerful.

However, if you want to reach Xu Huang, you have to go through the civilian men recruited by the Hebei Army. These scattered deserters have formed a barrier between Xu Huang's army and the two thousand cavalry. Many of the cavalry frowned, not knowing what to do. Just do it.

"Captain Guo, do you want to order them to make way for us?" the guard next to Guo Yuan asked, "We can't just kill him like this, can we?"

"Hmph, blow the trumpet and order them to give way!" Guo Yuan said with a cold face: "If they don't give way, just step over them and kill them all, useless things."

Hearing Guo Yuan's words, the bodyguard was naturally startled and wanted to object, but when he saw Guo Yuan's cold and sharp eyes, he hesitated. Gritting his teeth, he had no choice but to pick up the horn and blow it.

"Cavalry assault, anyone who doesn't want to die, get out of my way!"

The sound of the trumpet came over, and the conscripted Hebei civilians naturally heard it, but now tens of thousands of people are in a mess, running around like headless flies, how can they be separated?

"snort!"

Without saying a word, Guo Yuan led the cavalry under his command and rammed directly into the horse. The long horse's spear thrust out in an instant. The innocent civilian was immediately stabbed and let out a cry of pain.

The two thousand cavalrymen were like sharp spears, penetrating through ten thousand civilians and killing Xu Huang's men fiercely. Gao Lan personally commanded 3,000 elite infantry, closely following the 2,000 cavalry, preparing to wait until the cavalry broke through the enemy's formation to attack Xu Huang.

When Xu Huang saw this scene, he couldn't help but sigh.

"What a great Gao Lan. He gave up his car to protect his commander. He is worthy of being a famous general in Hebei!"

Gao Lan understood that among the 15,000 men under his command, only 5,000 were capable of fighting, and the remaining 10,000 were only a strong force at best. Once they participated in the war, it would only have a negative effect. After a defeat, it might not be possible. It will also affect the morale of elite soldiers.

In this case, let them play the role of cannon fodder, attack Xu Huang's troops head-on, and consume the vigor of Xu Huang's troops. Then the light troops will attack Xu Huang's army first, and Gao Lan will take advantage of the situation to cover up the kill.

If the speed is fast enough, Gao Lan's army defeats Xu Huang's army first, and with the morale boosted, they may be able to win this battle in a dangerous way!

It can only be said that Gao Lan made the choice of a strong man to cut off his wrist. If he can win, it will be a partial victory, but defeating an army of 13,000 troops with 5,000 troops can be regarded as a great victory.

"Send the order!" Xu Huang said: "Order General Ma Chao to lead his cavalry to the side and rear of Gao Lan's army to launch an assault, and attack the enemy from both front and rear!"

The flags in the middle army waved left and right to convey orders to Ma Chao.

"Boys!" The tiger-headed golden gun was raised high and pointed diagonally forward: "Follow me and kill, go around to the enemy's side and launch a surprise attack!"

Five thousand Xiliang cavalry roared, galloped out, and charged towards the side and rear of Gao Lan's army. At this time, Guo Yuan's two thousand cavalry had already overwhelmingly broken through nearly ten thousand civilians, and finally reached Xu Huang.

Guo Yuan excitedly raised the eight-foot-long horse in his hand and shouted: "Kill!"

Two thousand Hebei cavalry came over with great force, but Xu Huang's eight thousand infantry remained motionless. They were all veterans who had experienced hundreds of battles. They were surrounded by thousands of Xiliang cavalry. How could the mere Hebei cavalry be able to shake them? mind?

"Put up your shield, raise your spear, and let the archers shoot!"

The archers of Xu Huang's department opened their bows and fired. More than a thousand arrows shot out, drew a beautiful arc in the air and then fell. The arrows landed among the enemy's cavalry, and immediately more than a hundred cavalry fell from their horses.

After several rounds of arrows, more than 300 of the two thousand cavalry were destroyed. Guo Yuan was extremely heartbroken, but he could not care less about his sadness at this time because he finally reached the enemy.

The eight-foot-long horse stabbed out from a distance, or stabbed on the thick and wide shield of the Xiliang army, but some of the swordsmen and shield wielders grunted when they were stabbed in the shoulder. There were more than a dozen unlucky guys who were stabbed in the throat, face and other vital parts by the enemy. The sharp horse knife easily pierced the throat skin and penetrated the entire neck. How could they still be alive?

The cavalry used the force of their horses' impact, and the swords held under their arms were extremely penetrating, but they could not pull them out for a while. They immediately let go of the swords, drew their sabers with their backhands, and rushed forward in a mighty manner.

"Hey!"

The spearman who was hiding behind the shield could no longer hold back. When he saw the enemy's cavalry rushing up, he raised the spear with both arms.

Poof!

The sharp spears pierced the leather armor of the Hebei cavalry, causing them to groan, their arms hanging down limply, and their sabers also falling down. Other spears penetrated the body of the war horse. The war horse that was pierced by the spear suddenly hissed like crazy, raised its four hoofs high, and knocked the knight on the horse to the ground.

However, the cavalry in the front row were blocked by Xu Huangjun's tight formation, while the knights in the back row were unable to stop due to inertia and collided directly with them. The huge war horse hit the shield.