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    (Thanks to okman, Tang Shibu waved, and De Biao for their support, thank you!) No one knows why the Eastern Army appeared here on their way back to Guanzhong.  No one knows when Neixiang City was captured by the Guanzhong Army.  No one knows how many Kwantung Army there are here. From inside the city and from outside the city, the Kwantung Army pours out like a tide, like a river bursting its banks.  The sound of war drums sounded everywhere, the rumbling war drums beat the rhythm, and the dazzling mirror armor of the Guandong Cavalry reflected the sun, making it brilliant.  The knights galloped with their horses to the beat of drums.  "Kill them." Lai Rokuro was ignited by the passionate sound of the war drum, and his whole body seemed to be on fire.  He waved his cavalry sword and roared loudly.  I kept changing horses all the way to this point, just for this moment.  What rushed out of the city were the Han cavalry among the 20,000 cavalry who came to intercept. These elite cavalry from Huaihuang were skillfully following the cavalry drill and conducting a skilled cavalry group charge.  They did not accelerate at full speed, but maintained a trot speed. The cavalry were lined up in an extremely dense array, with horses next to horses, shoulder to shoulder, trotting and charging uniformly to the beat of the drums.  They lifted their hands from the reins, raised their cavalry swords, and looked ahead.  The cavalry did not seem to be very fast, but the shoulder-to-shoulder formation and the shiny mirror armor made them roll forward like a wall of steel and a wall of swords.  The Guanzhong cavalrymen, who had always been known to be excellent, were all shocked at this moment.  They looked at the rising smoke, the rumbling drums, and the dazzling armor light.  Some people even forgot to escape and just stood there in a daze.  "Shoot the arrows. Shoot the arrows!" A captain roared ferociously, wielding a knife and slashing the two fleeing soldiers to the ground.  On the one hand, he directed the gathering of soldiers.  When dozens of soldiers heard his roar, they dropped their saddles one after another, quickly raised their bows and fired arrows at the Kwantung cavalry that was pressing down like a mountain.  In an instant, dozens of arrows roared towards the Guandong cavalry.  But the Guandong cavalry was still more than a hundred steps away. None of these arrows hit the target, and they all fell to the ground far away.  The lieutenant was so angry that he could only fire three shots before the attack. Your damn enemy fired arrows before they were within range. This is a waste of arrows and a waste of time.  soon.  The school captain organized a second round of archery, and this time more people settled down.  Hundreds of people have gathered in this area. Under the captain's repeated shouting, no one shot the arrow out early. Everyone's lips were trembling, their faces were pale, and they aimed their bows.  "Let go!" The school captain was experienced. With a glance, he knew that the enemy cavalry had entered within eighty steps.  It should have been better to shoot within sixty paces.  They were all cavalry, and they all had cavalry bows, which could not shoot farther than the infantry's longbows.  But in order to get one more arrow, he had no choice but to release the arrow after eighty steps.  The shooting effect this time is good.  At least the momentum is much better than last time.  Hundreds of arrows whizzed out, and the sound of bow strings sounded. All the bows and arrows shot into the rushing Guandong cavalry formation.  Then they were extremely disappointed.  The arrow shot in, but not even a single cavalryman fell from his horse.  Most arrows.  Blocked by the helmets and chest plates of these cavalry, a small number of arrows hit other parts.  It was also blocked by the silk cloak, vest, and anti-thorn boots.  What's even more irritating is that these damn cavalry are arranged in a dense array, with plate armor connected to plate armor, so that their sides are protected. It is easy to shoot them from the front, but it is too difficult to hurt them. What's more,  Not to mention that after these people were equipped with such luxurious armor, they actually carried a cavalry sword in one hand and a small cavalry shield hanging on one arm.  This round of archery did not cause any hindrance to these Guandong cavalry. They still maintained the unhurried speed and pressed forward, just like a wall.  "Damn it!" the captain spat fiercely and shouted loudly, "Get on the horse and let's go!" After saying that, he didn't even bother to put on the saddle and bridle. He just threw away the saddle and so on, turned over and jumped on the bare horse.  Back, no time to saddle.  "Come with me!" He held the horse and wanted to lead his troops to rush out, but there were too many cavalry in Guandong.  The cavalrymen who came out of the city were all wearing chest plate armor, and they charged forward uniformly.  In addition to these neat cavalry, there were obvious Turkic light cavalry outflanking them on both sides.  These light cavalry are not equipped with dazzling mirror armor, nor do they have the style of massing and charging side by side.  But these people are more deadly and terrifying to the currently chaotic Guanzhong cavalry.  The Turkic light cavalry gave full play to their natural riding and shooting skills, roaring forward on the battlefield with their skilled equestrian skills, excellent shooting skills, and flexible fighting styles.  They usually form a group of about a hundred people. They do not fight in close quarters, but ride and shoot on horseback.  Coming and going quickly, vertical and horizontal as if flying.  The Turks were running around like a gust of wind, shooting arrows non-stop, knocking down the panicked Guanzhong cavalry to the ground one by one.  Those cuirassiers always maintained a neat array, like aLike a wall of swords and iron, they rolled through the Guanzhong cavalry, breaking through the hastily formed cavalry groups, and then ignored them.  There were Turkic light cavalry chasing them on both sides. The combination of the Guandong cavalry made it impossible for the Guanzhong cavalry to outrun the Turkic light cavalry. If they formed a formation, they could not stop the cuirassiers.  Although many Guanzhong cavalrymen come from military families and are skilled in martial arts, when they face cuirassiers, they often hit them with a single blow, and they may be slashed back with several sabers. No matter how powerful they are, they cannot beat four-handed men with two fists.  , not to mention that sometimes they faced a platoon of cuirassiers.  Fighting with the Turks was even worse. Although these Turkic cavalry did not always charge in rows shoulder to shoulder like the cuirassiers, the Turks' light cavalry also rode in groups of at least three.  Those in the front are charging at you with swords, while those in the back may be firing cold arrows, making it difficult to guard against them.  Many Guanzhong cavalrymen have a feeling that there are too many Guandong cavalrymen, as if they are everywhere in all directions. What catches their eyes are either groups of Turkic light cavalry or rows of cuirassed Han cavalry.  Every Guanzhong cavalry group that tries to gather together to escape or fight will be immediately targeted, crushed and massacred.  In this chaos of war, the most terrible thing is that the Guanzhong cavalry never see the flag of their commander.  Chen Guogong Dou Kang was very unlucky. After arriving at Neixiang City, he led a large group of officers and his staff into the city. As a result, in the first round of surprise attacks, Dou Kang was targeted by more than a dozen sniper crossbowmen, and then  He was hit by more than a dozen crossbows and died on the spot like a hedgehog.  His officer corps and staff were also decimated, and most of them were killed by arrows in the first round of attacks.  The rest were also killed by the cavalry who rushed out.  As soon as the war started, the commander-in-chief of the army was killed in battle, and even the commander's flag was taken away.  In addition, many senior officers were killed together, which caused the Guanzhong cavalry to be in chaos for a long time when they encountered a surprise attack, without forming an orderly command.  Some people were running away, some were resisting on the spot, and some were running around without knowing what they were doing.  When the Guanzhong Army arrived at the city, it was their biggest fatal mistake to rush to unsaddle their horses.  When the Guandong cavalry came out, many of them didn't even have time to saddle their horses again.  In panic, many people simply rode bare horses.  Some people, when they arrived at the city, were ordered by the army to disband and rest, they not only unsaddled their horses, but also took off all the armor on their bodies.  In such a hot day, marching in leather and iron armor was indeed quite fatal, but when the surprise attack came, it was too late for them to put on the armor again.  Without armor and saddle, what else would a cavalry call a cavalry?  Qin Qiong commanded the Turkic light cavalry to move around, not giving the Guanzhong cavalry any chance to breathe.  He and Lai Zheng led 20,000 cavalry here. Lai Zheng commanded the cuirassiers, while he commanded the Turks' light cavalry. Both sides had their own division of labor. Lai Zheng commanded the cuirassiers to fight out from the city, and he commanded the Turks' light cavalry to fight out from both sides.  .  The cuirassiers charge in a neat and solid formation, mainly using cavalry swords to engage in close hand-to-hand combat with enemy cavalry, giving full play to the excellent tacit understanding and equipment advantages of the Huaihuang cavalry.  However, Qin Qiong's Turkic light cavalry gave full play to the flexibility and toughness of the Turks, tightly entangled the Guanzhong cavalry, and did not give them a chance to escape.  The cavalry shooting of the Turkic light cavalry caused great damage to the Guanzhong cavalry, especially when many Guanzhong cavalry did not have armor or even saddles. The cavalry shooting battle between the two sides was not on the same level.  The Guanzhong cavalry fell into complete chaos. Qin Qiong stood on a high slope and looked at this huge and chaotic battlefield with an excited expression.  Twenty thousand cavalry against twenty thousand cavalry, both after a long journey, but now the imperial cavalry defeated the rebel cavalry.  Although the Huaihuang Cavalry are young, they have already been battle-hardened for a long time. With their hard training, excellent equipment, and daily rich nutritional supplements, the Huaihuang Cavalry can even be proud of the cavalry in the world. They have their own  Pride, when they launch a group charge, the prestige of the armored cavalry will deeply intimidate the enemy. As long as the strength is not too disparate, no cavalry can stop them.  They are not heavy cavalry, but they have the same power as heavy cavalry, but they do not have the shortcomings of heavy cavalry that only have explosive power but no endurance.  And when equipped with Turkic light cavalry as the auxiliary cavalry of the Huaihuang cavalry, they can proudly claim to be invincible when facing the same number of enemy cavalry on the battlefield.  The battlefield in Neixiang was well chosen. It is a wide plain area suitable for cavalry combat and is most suitable for cavalry combat.  Now, the cuirass cavalry that came to Zheng had rolled over the battlefield again and again, and the Guanzhong cavalry could not gather together at all. Now, the Guanzhong cavalry had only one way left, and that was to escape.  Qin Qiong had been waiting for this result for a long time. When the Guanzhong cavalry began to flee, they were doomed.  He would lead the Turkic light cavalry in hot pursuit and kill them.There is no way to heaven and no way to the earth until surrender.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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