Chapter 675 Charge and fall into the trap of the Wei army!

Chapter 675 Charge and fall into the trap of the Wei army!

Even if the plan succeeded, it would be a miserable victory, which was definitely something Han Xin did not want to see. After all, if the loss was too severe, the subsequent battle against Dongjiao County would be greatly affected.

At this time, the 10,000 cavalry led by Yang Mao unexpectedly encountered Zhao Shuo's left wing army like a black torrent. This sudden encounter made the Wei army generals in charge of the left wing very confused, because they did not expect that the southern border army would appear so quickly less than a mile ahead.

When the scout hurried back to report, the sound of horse hooves approaching from far away was already clearly audible, as if the ground was shaking. "Thump, thump...thump, thump..." This rapid and powerful sound indicated that a fierce battle was about to break out.

Although the Wei army was surprised by the sudden appearance of the enemy, they reacted quickly and immediately entered combat mode, ready to meet the enemy's attack. After all, the scouts had already found out the situation. The enemy had only more than 10,000 people, while their side had nearly 20,000 people. No matter from which angle, the Wei army had a clear advantage.

When the black armored cavalry really appeared in front of the Wei army, they couldn't help but gasp, and a burst of amazement and fear surged in their hearts. The dense black armored cavalry, like a black whirlwind, rushed straight towards the Wei army at an astonishing speed, and its momentum was so magnificent that it was jaw-dropping.

"Deploy the formation!" The general of the Wei army immediately gave the order upon seeing this.

The general of the Wei army immediately ordered his soldiers to start arranging their troops. As the order was issued, the Wei army began to deploy shield soldiers and archers, but something unexpected happened.

The terrain advantage that Han Xin had chosen in advance began to show up at this time. This was a dry river channel, and its location was just right. For normal marches, this river channel would not bring too much of an obstacle, but when it was necessary to really deploy the battle array and fight the enemy, its limitations gradually became apparent.

The height of the embankments on both sides of the river exceeded one meter, while the distance in the middle was only a little over twenty meters. This height difference directly led to confusion in the formation. This was a problem that was easily overlooked by the commanders, for two main reasons. First, the generals often only paid attention to whether there were suitable positions for ambush on both sides of the river, but ignored the difficulties that might be encountered when deploying the formation;

Secondly, they did not expect that the dry river only stretched for about one kilometer, and because they had more people than the enemy, they naturally ignored the possibility that the Southern Border Army might take the initiative to attack. When they really faced the enemy's attack, these hidden problems surfaced one by one.

At this critical moment, the Black Armored Army rushed towards the Wei Army camp like a black torrent with the force of thunder. They showed no mercy and did not give the Wei Army any time to breathe or react.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" With a deafening roar, the black-armored army pounced forward like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey. The sound was like thunder exploding on the battlefield, making people shudder. This earth-shaking shouting and killing not only shocked the Wei army, but also caused the psychological pressure of the Wei army, which was originally a little panicked due to the unsmooth formation, to increase several times.

"Shoot, shoot..." The general of the Wei army woke up as if from a dream. He finally realized that the charge of the Southern Border Army was not accidental, but was carefully planned. Moreover, the enemy obviously chose to launch the charge at this critical moment deliberately, just to catch the Wei army off guard.

At this time, the general of the Wei army had no other choice but to order the arrows to be shot, trying to stop the charge of the black armored cavalry. The sound of bowstrings resounded through the sky, "Shua, shua, shua, shua..." Countless arrows shot towards the black armored army like locusts passing through.

In an instant, a rain of arrows like a swarm of locusts poured down on the Black Armor Army. However, at this critical moment, the Black Armor Army's advantage was fully revealed, which was exactly why they were arranged to charge in the front.

Most of the arrows were bounced off after hitting the armor of the black-armored soldiers, and could not cause any substantial damage to them. Although these arrows did have some impact, the effect was extremely limited.

Not only that, the mounts of the Black Armored Army were top-grade war horses, and their speed was astonishing. At the moment when the rain of arrows fell like a rainstorm, the Black Armored Cavalry rushed over like a gust of wind, and in a blink of an eye, they had rushed to a position less than 20 steps away from the Wei Army.

In a flash, the black-armored cavalrymen raised their crossbows without hesitation. For a moment, countless crossbow arrows shot straight towards the Wei army like meteors across the night sky.

"Ah...ah..." Along with the screams of the Wei army, crossbow arrows fell like raindrops. Although the power of crossbow arrows was smaller than that of ordinary arrows, their role at this time was not to kill, but to cause enough interference to the Wei army.

As expected, as the crossbow arrows fell one after another, the archers and shield soldiers of the Wei army were greatly affected. The originally tight formation was disrupted, and the soldiers began to panic and their formation was in chaos.

At the same moment, Yang Mao led the charge and rushed forward like a flash of lightning. His speed was as fast as the wind, and he instantly pierced through the defense line of the Wei army's shield soldiers, as easily as a hot knife cutting butter.

The spear in Yang Mao's hand kept flying in the air, and every swing brought a bloody storm. The lives of the Wei army were as fragile as grass under his spear. His figure shuttled through the enemy's formation, and wherever he passed, the Wei army fell down one after another, screaming.

Behind Yang Mao, the black-armored cavalrymen followed closely behind him and rushed into the Wei army camp. These black-armored cavalrymen were like a steel torrent, unstoppable, and the sound of their horses' hooves was like thunder, deafening and terrifying the Wei army.

The Wei army's position was completely torn apart by this sudden attack, and the originally solid defense line collapsed instantly. At this time, the archers who had just been arranged in the front row were directly rushed into their positions by the black-armored cavalry before they had time to retreat.

In close combat, the archers completely lost their ability to resist the fierce cavalry. They were like living targets and could only flee under the attacks of spears and lances. However, the problem became more serious when the chaos broke out.

Because of the chaos of the archers, the other types of soldiers behind them were also affected and followed suit. For a moment, the entire Wei army camp was completely out of order, soldiers fled everywhere, trampled on each other, and the originally strict military formation instantly turned into a chaotic battlefield.

On this dry river, blood was splattered everywhere, shouts and screams were intertwined, as if the whole world was shrouded in blood and death. Only 10,000 cavalrymen actually beat the 20,000 Wei army without any chance to fight back. This was undoubtedly a brutal massacre.