Chapter 79
The conflict between arms is only relative, and it depends on how the commander of the armies responds.
In a head-on confrontation, light cavalry is no match for heavy cavalry.
However, in a spacious battlefield, light cavalry is far more flexible than heavy cavalry in attacking and killing in a roundabout way.
In the view of the King of Goguryeo, the 10,000 Goguryeo cavalry sent out before must have suffered heavy losses in a head-on confrontation with the Han cavalry, which resulted in almost the entire army being annihilated.
He, the King of Goguryeo, was also killed out of thousands of troops.
The ability to command troops is not weak, how could you not have thought of this.
However, the King of Goguryeo soon discovered to his horror that the situation on the battlefield was completely different from what he had imagined.
Ten thousand Goguryeo cavalry detoured from both sides and returned to the rear of the Han cavalry.
The Han cavalry began to change direction.
The cavalry's turning direction does not mean stopping and turning on the spot.
That would greatly reduce the power of the cavalry's charge, which would mean death on the battlefield.
The cavalry's turn was to circle.
This can maintain the momentum of the charge and complete the change of direction.
The Han cavalry changed its direction, and the Goguryeo cavalry naturally had no choice but to change its direction accordingly.
At this time, the King of Goguryeo was surprised to find out.
As light cavalry, the Goguryeo cavalry could not turn as fast as the Han heavy cavalry.
How can this be?
The King of Goguryeo was shocked.
When did the turning speed of heavy cavalry become so light and fast?
Little did he know that although the Longcheng cavalry wore heavy cavalry armor, the armor was lighter than the light armor of the Goguryeo cavalry.
The speed of changing direction and speed is faster than the Goguryeo cavalry.
When he was puzzled, the Han cavalry suddenly increased in speed and completed the turn with lightning speed.
Moreover, it also appeared on the side of the Goguryeo cavalry.
"kill! Liu
Feng waved his jade spear and led three thousand Longcheng cavalry to charge at the Goguryeo cavalry.
He waved his spears one after another and pierced a famous Goguryeo cavalryman.
Because he was attacking from the side, the Goguryeo cavalry could only resist sideways..
This posture greatly reduced the combat effectiveness of the Goguryeo cavalry.
They were defeated by the Longcheng cavalry almost instantly, and passed through the Goguryeo cavalry with an unstoppable force. The
Goguryeo cavalry was forcibly divided into two halves.
The Longcheng cavalry was not fast. Stopped and turned again in a circle.
They charged towards the half of the Goguryeo cavalry in front.
At this time, the Goguryeo cavalry had just completed their first turn.
This created a very passive situation.
The Dragon City cavalry appeared in front of them. behind
"kill!"
Liu Feng led the Longcheng cavalry to charge forward and launched an attack from the rear of the Goguryeo cavalry.
The Goguryeo cavalry was attacked from the rear and was unable to resist.
They also wanted to get out of the predicament by turning like the Longcheng cavalry.
Unfortunately, their turning speed was poor. Compared with the Dragon City Cavalry, it was too slow.
The Dragon City Cavalry bit the Goguryeo cavalry tightly, making it impossible for them to escape.
At the same time, they waved their spears and quickly killed the enemy.
The sound of horse hooves and screams were mixed, and the dust was flying. The ground rumbled.
The King of Goguryeo looked gloomy, but he was helpless. He could only watch helplessly as the Dragon City cavalry devoured all the Goguryeo cavalry bit by bit. He did not even dare to withdraw his troops because the Han cavalry was too fast..
If the city gate is opened to welcome the Goguryeo cavalry into the city, it is likely that the Han cavalry will take the opportunity to rush into the city.
At that time, it will be a devastating impact on the royal city.
For the sake of the overall situation, he can only sacrifice these 10,000 cavalry.
As long as Holding the city gate, no matter how strong the Han cavalry was, it would be impossible to break through the royal city.
As long as they ran out of food, they would be able to break through without attacking.
What surprised the King of Goguryeo was that after killing all the Goguryeo cavalry, the Han cavalry charged towards the royal city again. Come.
Do they still want to attack the city?
Cavalry sieges are rare in ancient and modern times.
There is almost no pure cavalry to attack the city.
Without siege ladders and siege vehicles, the cavalry can't fly up the city wall.
Or, They embraced the flesh and blood of the cavalry and smashed open the city gate?
Isn't that a joke?
"Archers shoot!"
The King of Goguryeo ordered in a deep voice.
The archers on the royal city immediately bent their bows and launched an attack. An overwhelming rain of arrows poured down, covering the entire cavalry.
I don't believe you can survive such a dense attack.
The King of Goguryeo's eyes are cold. At this time, Liu Feng was still sixty steps away from the royal city.
He waved his black jade spear and chopped off all the arrows around him.
Behind him, the Dragon City cavalry also waved their spears to resist the arrows.
Most of the arrows were struck by They destroyed, even if one or two arrows occasionally fell on the armor, they could not break through the armor's defense.
How could these ordinary archers break through the armor of heavy cavalry outside the effective range.
Ordinary archers , the effective range is between thirty and forty-five steps.
The so-called effective range is the range that is enough to kill the enemy.
If the distance is too far, the strength contained in the arrow is insufficient, and it is difficult to break through the armor of the soldiers.
Five At a distance of sixty steps, it is simply a dream to break through the armor of the Dragon City cavalry.
"Stop! Liu
Feng asked the Dragon City cavalry to stop fifty steps away, then looked at the King of Goguryeo on the city wall, and said calmly:"Do you know Chinese?" Let your king, Nanwu Yimo, come out to see me. The
King of Goguryeo stood with his hands behind his back and said in Chinese:"I am the king. Who are you?"
How dare you lead three thousand cavalry to raid our royal city of Goguryeo? Do you want to force me to withdraw my troops?
I can tell you clearly that I will never retreat."
Liu Feng was slightly startled. Is this guy the King of Goguryeo?
He thought he was the guard of the royal city before.
But after hearing what the King of Goguryeo said, he immediately laughed and said:"You are overthinking. The 150,000 Goguryeo army has been killed by this general. Light.
This general is the Grand Administrator of Liaodong of the Han Dynasty and the Dragon General of the Han Dynasty. I am here just to kill you."
"The great Han Dragon General? Are you here to kill me?
The King of Goguryeo looked up to the sky and laughed,"You still want to break through my royal city with only three thousand cavalry?" I am here, but I want to see how you kill me?"
"Then just watch."
Liu Feng smiled indifferently, held up his black jade spear, and galloped towards the royal city alone.
"Shoot him."
The King of Goguryeo looked excited.
This Han general was so stupid that he rushed over alone.
As long as he was killed, the Han cavalry collapsed.
The archers skillfully bent their bows and nocked arrows, and launched at Liu Feng. Attack.
An overwhelming rain of arrows poured down from the sky, making people's scalp numb just by looking at it.
Liu Feng's expression remained unchanged, and he used the Dragon Soul Spear Skill to destroy all the arrows around him. There were no arrows within a radius of one foot. can get close
"What a powerful martial skill. Is that the sound of dragon roar?"
The King of Goguryeo's eyes narrowed, and he was a little shocked by this set of martial arts that could emit the sound of dragon roar.
However, he was still not too worried.
How could a mere person, no matter how strong his martial arts skills, be able to fly up the city wall?
Liu Feng galloped. He came and appeared within ten feet of the royal city in the blink of an eye.
He raised his head and looked at the King of Goguryeo, with his black jade spear raised high.
"Dragon soul, destroy the world!"
With a loud shout in his heart, he displayed the fifth-level skill.
Suddenly, dark clouds gathered and thunder rolled from the sky. Has the sky changed?
The King of Goguryeo and many Goguryeo soldiers looked up at the sky with surprise on their faces.
The sound of dragon roars sounded, and the shadows of nine dragons Looming among the dark clouds
"what is that? Dragon?"
Everyone was horrified.
How could this kind of mythical beast that only existed in legends appear here?
A cruel smile appeared on the corner of Liu Feng's mouth, and he swung down the black jade spear.
Suddenly, nine dragon shadows swooped down. On his body There was also a trace of thunder and lightning.
The deafening sound of dragon roars seemed to rise from the hearts of everyone, making people forget to avoid.
Nine dragon shadows swooped down and fell into the wall of the royal city.
There was a loud bang, and the ground shook violently.
More Rubbles flew everywhere and dust rose everywhere.
When everything calmed down, the section of the city wall where the King of Goguryeo was located was blown down.
A huge hole appeared in front of everyone.
The King of Goguryeo and the nearby guards were all bombed to death, and their bodies were bloody.
"The king is dead?"
The surrounding Goguryeo soldiers were all horrified.
Their king was killed by nine dragon shadows falling from the sky right in front of their eyes.
This scene caused a huge psychological shadow on them.
"Those who bully our Han people will end up like this. Liu
Feng said loudly, then turned his horse's head and galloped away with three thousand Dragon City cavalry.
There is a difference between a country and an army.
If an army kills its commander, it is very likely that the army will be defeated. Collapse.
But killing the king of a country will at most demoralize the country and plunge it into civil strife. It is impossible for the country to collapse. When the king dies, his descendants, and even his descendants, and even his descendants want to ascend to the throne.
Goguryeo is bound to fall into civil strife.
The fastest way to ascend to the throne is to kill the man who killed the King of Goguryeo.Human general.
Therefore, Liu Feng didn't stay much. After killing the King of Goguryeo, he galloped away with the Dragon City cavalry.
The army of the King of Goguryeo was in great confusion because of the death of the King of Goguryeo. No one organized a force to pursue them, and they watched the Dragon City cavalry fly away.
After a long time, the son of the King of Goguryeo learned that his father had been killed. While arranging people to deal with the affairs of the royal city, he sent troops out of the city to pursue him.
At this time, Liu Feng had already appeared in Haicheng territory with the Dragon City Cavalry.
On the river bank ahead, 50,000 Haicheng troops were waiting in full formation.
On the order of the King of Goguryeo, they led troops to intercept the retreat of the Han cavalry.
At this time, when he saw the Han cavalry galloping towards him, the Haicheng guard immediately shouted:"Get ready to fight. The heavy infantry comes forward and stop this Han cavalry for me."
As the Haicheng guard issued the order, a group of several soldiers Thousands of infantrymen wearing heavy armor slowly walked out.
Goguryeo not only had cavalry, but also heavy infantry.
This is one of the reasons why they can intimidate the surrounding tribes.
Heavy infantry was used to deal with Han cavalry.
They have thick armor and can withstand the charge of Han cavalry very well.
Once the Han cavalry is forced to stop, it will suffer a devastating attack from the Goguryeo army.