Chapter 58 Iron Harrier
Xu Ning's Ninth Regiment has maintained the current more than 1,300 people because he recruited many prisoners and prisoners of war in the previous cities. But how many attacks can such a few people stand? Xu Ning believes that if Zhang Hongfan doesn't launch, it will be that as long as he starts to fight back, it will be a collapse of heaven and earth. How many people will die here by then?
But why does this kind of attack occur sometimes? Xu Ning closed his eyes and thought carefully. The supplies sent from the rear have been slower and slower for a while. Why is this for? Xu Ning couldn't say it well, but he knew that Zhang Hongfan was also waiting for this moment. Simply put, this attack should be between the next two days.
Suddenly, he felt the earth shake for no reason. He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the others. At this time, he also noticed that several people who were originally working raised their heads, and their faces became a little strange.
He was about to ask what was wrong, but suddenly he felt a shock again, as if a giant was stepping towards him, and every step he took to the ground would make a terrifying sound. What was that?
Suddenly, Xu Ning's eyes suddenly widened, "It's Iron Harrier, Zhang Hongfan's attack has really arrived! Everyone is ready to meet the enemy, but the enemy is coming."
Zhang Hongfan's army was always dominated by the Jin people, but since he was defeated by Zhang Shun in the Savage Valley, his so-called main force of the Jin people had already died in name only. Before entering the south of the Song Dynasty, A Shu had no intention of handing over the main force of the Yuan army to him. Naturally, the surrendered soldiers from other countries were given to him. Therefore, the famous iron kalpa, who was famous in the world, also entered his command.
According to legend, Iron Harrier was a heavy cavalry unit founded by Li Yuanhao, the Jingzong of Western Xia. In addition to using it as the guard and guard of the supreme ruler of Western Xia, his more important task is the main force of Western Xia. As a front army that charges and attacks the enemy's formation, he has fought with the Song Dynasty for many years, and has a deep hatred for the Song Dynasty.
The Western Xia established a country with military force, and the army was most famous for cavalry and mountain heavy infantry. Among the cavalry, the heavy iron cavalry Pingxia Iron Harrier was the strongest combat power. The Iron Harrier rode a good horse, wore heavy armor and stabbed it, and was twisted with hooks and ropes. Even if you die in battle, you will not fall off the horse. As long as you fight, you will first launch an iron cavalry to break into the formation, and the formation will be in chaos. Infantry carried cavalry to advance, which is also the most famous way of fighting in Xixia.
However, Genghis Khan still regarded Xixia as his first target of attack. The Mongols' riding and shooting tactics were indeed the most powerful existence of this era. They easily killed the Jin people's chain horses, naturally it was not difficult for the Iron Harrier, so Xixia surrendered under their iron hooves.
Many of the generals of Xixia finally chose to fight to the death, but many chose to surrender, especially the main general of Iron Harrier finally chose to put down their weapons. Genghis Khan was quite polite to that man and was very important, but that guy died in a few years, but the remaining unit had always existed in the combat sequence of the Yuan army.
However, Mongolian generals like A Shu looked down on the heavy armored cavalry from the bottom of their hearts, so they didn't take such an army seriously, and even felt a little troublesome. This time, he happened to have the opportunity to hand it over to Zhang Hongfan, so he naturally did not hesitate. This is why Iron Harrier eventually joined Zhang Hongfan's subordinates.
The selection method of Iron Harrier is basically hereditary. The father's armor was passed on to his son, and the son's armor was passed on to his grandson. The generations of ancestors have created the bravery flowing in the blood. Now the remaining troops are only 3,000, which is exactly the number of people when they were just formed.
In battle, Iron Harriers are usually used for the front army, and they often use fish scale formations during combat. Of course, it is not because of the civil servant formation. In fact, their formation is called the fish scale formation. To put it bluntly, it is basically the wolf pack tactics. Jian'er Huazhi gathers together one team after another and then rushes towards the opponent's defensive formations. This is all their fighting methods.
And there is another interesting thing about this army. The rewards and punishments are very strict. There are detailed records of what circumstances should be rewarded and what circumstances should be punished. Although Xixia has disappeared for a long time, Zhang Hongfan still took out the previous rules, which also made these Iron Harriers, who had already been fighting, revitalized their combat effectiveness. This is also the reason why Iron Harriers, who have not made achievements over the years, finally became famous again under Zhang Hongfan.
Xu Ning had already judged the origin of this army in the shortest time. He was actually waiting for the enemy's attack, but unexpectedly, the enemy directly launched a killer as soon as he came up. This shows that Zhang Hongfan Zhi was determined to win.
The Iron Harrier was very fast. She could only create vibrations on the ground just now, but it soon appeared on the horizon. Although it was just a few black dots, this was enough.
Xu Ning also saw the other party at the first time, but in an instant, a trace of disdain suddenly appeared on his face, which was originally stern. Although it only flashed lightly, it was still extremely obvious. Then he slowly stood up and shouted to the people around him, "Hurry up, get the spear ready, let's do it with them here! These people start to attack at full speed at this distance. This is really not to take us seriously. Since this is the case, let's teach them a lesson."
The predecessor of this army was Niu Fu's Jianzi Camp, but the elite troops had been completely lost in the Savage Valley. Now the composition of this army is relatively complicated, and many brother troops have supported it, while more people were recruited by Xu Ning himself, so they always talked about Xu Ning's orders. At this time, they were ready quickly and waiting for the arrival of the enemy.
What’s interesting is that during the whole process, no one made any sound. Everyone was just busy with the things in their hands with a calm expression. They were not like other troops. They would always make some sounds when they issued an order. On the one hand, they would improve their morale, and on the other hand, they could also add some courage to themselves. However, there was no such attitude here. They were like a group of mutes, and they could not hear the enemies moving towards them quickly.
Almost at the same time, the soldiers of the Iron Harrier's first troops had already seen the Song army opposite, and their faces instantly showed cruel smiles, as if they had seen the upcoming massacre.
Chapter completed!