Chapter 7 Aid

When Zhao Sanxi and the team officers were having a meeting with the enemy, the commanders and generals dismounted one after another, walked through the queue, and checked the battle preparations of their men: pulling the horse's girdle, tightening the cowhide rope buckle of the armor, drinking

He cursed and ordered everyone to tighten their sabers (secondary weapons), water hyacinths and other intrusive bits and pieces, and deliberately told the veterans loudly and dirty jokes about sneaking out in the middle of the night to find a fan after entering the city, so as to ease the nervousness of the recruits who were rushing to face the enemy.

Feeling……

Before Zhao Sanxi issued the order for the entire army to attack, the entire army had been organized and ready to go.

"drive", "ho ho", "yo ha"...

Amidst the shouts and snorts of the war horses, the horse team, as still as a long snake, began to squirm.

During the run, the column gradually lengthened, spread out, and then gathered together with the fruit as the basic unit.

In less than half a mile, the whole team had already vaguely formed several triangular shapes...

Wedge array.

The classic formation of cavalry charging into battle.

The knights clamped their carbines* and started at a trot. After Li Xu, they reached one-third full speed: To fully utilize the impact of the cavalry, you must first let the horses show their temper and then launch a thunderous blow!

Seeing the enemy's large group rushing towards them, Gao Tengdou said nothing and led the scattered cavalry who came forward to turn their horses and gallop back to their own formation.

According to the high deputy general's order in advance, the knights were divided into small teams. They first passed by their own formations several times, and then passed directly through the passages between the small formations, gradually disappearing into the dust raised by the horses' hooves.

arrive.

Dust obscured the attacker's sight.

We were still half a mile away from the enemy's position, and the horses were already running at half full speed.

From the smoke and dust on the opposite side, a swarm of migratory locusts suddenly appeared without warning and rushed toward us.

The veterans rushing in the front row are familiar with this scene: the divine arm bow.

It's nothing, the opponent is projectile.

This is a disruptive shot.

You don’t have to think about your accuracy, it all depends on luck. The crossbow is indestructible within a hundred steps, but at such a long distance, even if it is hit, it doesn’t matter: as long as you protect the front of the horse, lower your head, protected by the iron helmet and armor, the arrow is very

It is difficult to completely penetrate the cotton lining - at most the skin will be broken and red.

"drive"!

The horse speed is getting faster and faster.

Come on, brothers!

Before the crossbowmen can cock their bows again, their bodies will be pierced by our lances!

The distance of a hundred steps is only a few breaths.

The horses had reached three-quarters of full speed, and more arrows from the opposite side shot through the air.

The archers also started shooting.

It's nothing more - bows and arrows are just for bullying the unarmored!

Looking around, there were only six or seven dismounted riders.

"drive"!

Come on, brothers!

The torrent of iron armor is unstoppable!

Fifty steps away from the enemy's position.

The horses have reached full speed.

Everyone's field of vision gradually narrowed: the enemy formation in front was no longer a black patch spreading over the mountains and plains, but slowly separated into bandits with increasingly clear faces!

I could see clearly from the bumps on my horse's back that there was no cover on the other side, and the horse that was attacking the front was not well set up...

etc!

The smoke and dust raised by the enemy's cavalry gradually dissipated. What was going on? Why was the enemy not a continuous horizontal formation, but small hollow formations?

Oops!

If it is a horizontal formation, there are always places that the spearmen cannot protect... Even if the front row is full of spears, the defense line can only be one or two thin layers - risking a few unavoidable lives, you can survive

Make a gap!

Then, the brothers at the back rushed in from the gap: the formation was broken! Then they swept to the two wings to outflank - the battle was won!

But...why did the enemy set up a small formation?

It is easy for the armored cavalry to pass through the gap and come out of the formation - you are rushing here in a hurry, aren't you trying to block the reinforcements?

Before he had time to think about it, facing the bright tip of the spear, the horses had already begun to look for openings on their own. Somewhat uncontrollably, the queue running at full speed began to twist and deform...

"drive"!

Each small wedge-shaped formation originally formed a huge spear-shaped impact formation. The teams in the rear, their sights were blocked by the armored cavalry in front and the dust kicked up by the horse's hooves, and they were still galloping forward...

A large amount of foam came out of the mouth and nose of the war horse, the wind whistled in the ears, and the horse power had reached its peak: a man and a horse combined into one, weighing five to six hundred kilograms and running at lightning speed. In this era, there is no physical body.

Can withstand this thunderous blow!

Suddenly, the drums sounded loudly!

With the sound of drums, a cold light suddenly burst out in front of my eyes: each small formation looked like a porcupine, and the forest of spears crisscrossing the front and back were the sharp thorns that suddenly exploded all over the body!

The horses of the knights in the front row either slowed down suddenly or suddenly jumped out from the thorn. His own horse was already at full speed. It was impossible to stop or avoid it in such a short distance. All he could do was watch as it hit him head-on and both fell down.

!

The horses galloping forward were no longer driven by their riders, and were completely driven by instinct to avoid them while galloping. Although the cavalry formation at this time had not yet invented the modern wall charge, the distance between each other in the wedge formation was not large, and there were thousands of horse heads.

The tail-to-tail contact is staggered forward and backward, and it is impossible to complete the overall turn and roundabout in such a short distance!

Fortunately, the gap between the enemy formations is not small - let's rush over first and then talk about it.

The formation was completely disorganized...

Looking at it from a distance just now, the enemy's defense line didn't seem to be very thick, but when I got closer, I found that these small formations were arranged at random. The horses sprinting at full speed would not be able to slow down suddenly for a while, and could only move at extremely high speeds in various directions.

The gaps in the array were interspersed by themselves. From time to time, horses inevitably collided. The knight was thrown into the air, and the moment he landed, he was trampled by the horse hooves of countless comrades...

Due to the inevitable collision and squeezing of each other, some riders had no way to go and finally ran into a forest of guns.

The horse's neck and belly were immediately pierced by spears, and the horse fell to the ground with a neighing cry. Due to the huge inertia, the knight was thrown high into the air, waving his hands and feet and fell far away - the man would definitely not survive.

The two rows of spearmen who were hit flew directly into the air a few feet away, their bones were completely broken, and they didn't even have time to scream!

Within the small group.

The galloping horses dashed left and right in the gaps between the small formations. The knights had to control the horses, and they also had to be careful of the spears that pierced the sides from time to time. Riding on horseback, you were taller and had a clear field of vision.

It's better - but it also helps the crossbowmen in the formation to aim calmly. Archers who can't find a suitable shooting position can simply draw their bows to the sky and do a half-length bow throw: with such a dense cavalry team, there are quite a few arrows falling from the sky.

of hit probability.

The knights could not completely block the sharp blades coming from all directions. From time to time, a horse fell to the ground with a scream, tripping up more riders following behind. The knights who had just struggled to get up were pierced by sharp spears...

People shout "horse neighing".

The rumble of horses' hooves, the clash of gold and iron, the sound of flying feathers breaking through the air, the sound of sharp blades piercing flesh, and the screams...were intertwined together.

Blood splatters.

It was like a fountain of blood bursting out of the ground in an instant, and in an instant, clusters of bright red blood flowers bloomed on the ground.

With blood flowers appearing everywhere, lives are withering away...

…

Finally, a knight emerged from the gap, and the horse's speed dropped to a small step.

What comes into view is a few sparse and horizontal rows of low horses a few feet away - behind the passage, there are two hundred cavalry of Gao Fengdou waiting in full formation!

Normally, one could easily jump over such a height. But after running for dozens of miles for most of the day, and charging at full speed just now, the horse sweat had already soaked the cotton lining under the knight's leg armor - it was too much for him just to choke.

For a certain war horse, such a simple line of defense is an insurmountable chasm!

The frightened knights suddenly realized with horror that it was difficult for them to control the horses under their crotches - they were lowering their heads and sniffing - there were clumps of fresh green grass scattered on the ground!

The green grass is scattered in a linear shape, and in front of it is——

Haystack!

The grass is freshly cut. The grass juice oozing out from the break exudes a strong fragrance. The armored knights who are panting violently can feel it. The smell is so strong, so fresh, and so deadly!

A more deadly temptation is clear water.

The clear water in large and small wooden basins and barrels reflected the sunlight, and the rippling water waves were so tempting. Not to mention the horses, even the sweating knights could not look away from the clear water waves for a while.

Move up.

As for the enemies, they stood by in groups of several men with grinning faces. Each ambush group had one or two spearmen and three to five sword and shield soldiers...
To be continued...