Chapter 14 Pursuit

As he drove past the earthen fortress that had been built up by the thieves' caves a while ago, Sun Jie felt his heart twitching: even though it was clear that he would definitely not be able to see the Jingguan outside the city gate from here, he still subconsciously hurried in that direction.

Take a look.

The murderous intention in my chest suddenly rose.

However, Sun Jie knew that every cavalryman behind him thought so. As soon as he started to vent his anger, the defeated thieves in front of him would be scattered with corpses - but the thieves would also be

If you have the opportunity to lead your troops to leave the battlefield and return to the camp to defend it, the tactical goal of destroying the enemy's camp in one fell swoop will be threatened.

The defeated troops must be gathered into a group, the thieves must be restrained and the generals can coordinate on the spot and annihilate them all at once!

Sun Jie suppressed his urge to kill indiscriminately, and commanded the cavalry team to spread out in a double-layer fan shape. Once again, he gradually gathered together the broken soldiers who were scattered all over the mountains and fields, and drove them towards the enemy's camp.

A few miles away, a line of smoke gradually faded away.

Judging from the dust, there were at most forty or fifty cavalry - obviously, the enemy's commander had abandoned the army with his personal bodyguards.

Abandon the army. Ha! Rats!

But it's strange: the dust from the horseshoes is in the form of clumps rather than lines - obviously, the horses are not very fast.

"What's going on? Are you trying to trick me into splitting up my troops? That's impossible - in that case, armor and cavalry should hedge first - hedge first, and the two sides are entangled. I will be worried that the thieves' personal camp will rush up later and trap armor with spearmen.

The cavalry, the sword and shield soldiers gather to cover the defeated soldiers, gather the crowd to resist, and then press the infantry... Then you have to divide your troops, confront the thieves' horse soldiers all the way, and rush over to attack the oncoming infantry phalanx with the other... Could it be horse power?

Not good? You don’t need cavalry in a siege, so why are the thieves so weak in terms of horse power?”

"Hey! Who cares - you can't run away! The sky has eyes, and blood debts must be repaid with blood!"

As soon as I thought of this, the anger in my heart burned even more fiercely, and the raging blood seemed to explode at any time. At this moment, once the victory that was close at hand was confirmed, the murderous aura that was forcibly suppressed burst out like boiling magma breaking through the crater of a volcano,

Soaring straight into the sky!

Waving his sword, he signaled the brigade to continue to drive away the defeated soldiers, and he led his inner guards out of the formation. Ten Tiger Guards guarded the positions behind Sun Jie on both sides, biting tightly at the smoke and dust in front of him.

While galloping, the Tiger Guards hung their swords, swords, lances and other long weapons back on their saddle rings and drew out their sharp sabers.

Long soldiers are the best choice when charging into battle, and they are also very effective at driving enemies to a rout - you only need to poke out a blade to let the running enemy see it, and he will run to the other side - but the real

The pursuit effect is not very good: compared with the armored knight sprinting at high speed, the exhausted target is almost stationary. The long soldier stabs the human body, and the sudden resistance may even break the knight's wrist bone! Therefore, the standard armored knight long

The standard posture for soldiers to charge is to hold the gun instead of holding it (of course, there is also the factor of balancing the weight).

Many experienced cavalry soldiers will thin the barrel behind the head of their lance and nail gun so that if it stabs the human body, the barrel will break immediately to protect themselves.

The saber is different. Even if it does not hit completely, as long as it is slightly carried, the huge momentum of the man and horse will pull out a shocking wound on the opponent's body. Even if it does not hurt the vital part, most targets will be difficult to get.

He died of blood loss due to timely battlefield rescue.

Guan Yehuo, the captain of Guan Shengyun's guard, was extremely worried.

Although it was only at half speed, some foam was already overflowing from the mouth and nose of the war horse. I looked back and observed the pursuers for a while: If you look like this, you will be overtaken within five miles - if you run any further, the war horse will lose strength, and the opponent's horse will just run away.

Show your temper! The pursuers only have about ten cavalry. Although we are many in number, our pursuers have good horsepower. As long as they are held back, sooner or later the enemy's infantry will press forward...

While I was thinking, there was a scream, and a war horse in front of me kicked a small ridge. The tired galloping horse could no longer overcome the sudden impact during the gallop, and stumbled and fell to its knees - just like how a tired person easily falls.

, the war horse saw the ridge, and its brain judged that it could jump over it, but its stiff muscles were unable to complete the brain's instructions.

There was a click.

Under the influence of the huge kinetic energy, the broken bones of the war horse's front legs broke out. The rider waved his limbs helplessly like a rag doll thrown into the air by a naughty child, and fell far away.

The rider who followed was inevitably tripped, with one foot stuck in the stirrup, and his upper body and thighs were suddenly twisted 180 degrees. There was silence for a moment, and then a miserable howl suddenly sounded...

The third and fourth riders avoided all dangers, but their own mounts were also hit diagonally, and their speed suddenly slowed down.

Guan Yehuo instantly made up his mind: let the fish die and break the net! He shouted an order while running: a dozen of the most powerful guards continued to protect Marshal Guan, and the remaining thirty or so horsemen reined in their horses and turned back to hedge!

This is a suicide order. Even if the war horse is full of energy, it is impossible to move quickly over such a short distance - in a cavalry hedging, speed is life!

Judging from his clothing, the person running in front was a crossbowman: he was wearing a very old leather armor and cloth trousers. One of his shoes had gone missing. The crossbow and arrow box were long gone, and the long dagger on his waist was also missing.

He was missing, and before he could take off the empty scabbard, he kept slapping his butt as he ran... Although most of the crossbowmen were elite veterans, if they didn't block the road, the culprit would be a mile ahead.

Besides, Sun Jie didn't even bother to chase down such an enemy. But this guy was so frightened that he was so frightened that he blocked his horse with both hands and ran wildly...

The war horses galloped to a parallel position and shouted: "Behead!"

He leaned forward slightly, waved the sword in his hand, and a head flew into the air. The carotid artery spurted out a column of blood half a man's height. At the same time, the body without the head still ran forward two or three steps, and then fell down.

He fell down, rolled a few times, and twitched his limbs a few times, announcing that another life had ended on this day.

The dust in front changed: a small group separated from the large rolling group and continued to run forward, while the large group suddenly stopped and spread in place. Sun Jie's mouth showed a ferocious smile: "

Did you just think of hedging now? It’s too late!”

Raise the sword high again, hold it for a moment, rotate it twice above your head, and point the blade forward!

The tiger guards charging in the shape of wild geese behind them gave up their respective targets, quickly gathered into a double row, and galloped forward!

Compared with swords, which are more powerful in cutting and have greater protection when wielded, swords look graceful and luxurious, but they are more suitable for stabbing. Although there is a saying of "stabbing to death and slashing" in terms of killing effect, it is still a knife in the battle.

, losing the ability to resist means that most of the people are dead. Actual combat is not as good as a performance that dazzles the audience. Defeating the enemy with one move is the most important - you need to deal with the opponent as soon as possible, because there are more enemies ahead! Therefore, the sword is similar to

Ceremonial weapons were something that military officials and civil servants who did not need to go into battle liked to hang on their waists to show off. Generals in this era mostly preferred to use knives in infantry combat. But in cavalry combat, everyone had their own long soldiers.

Naturally, he will not interfere with what weapons his armored knights use.

Sun Jie is different. He prefers the saber to long-range soldiers such as horse swords and iron spears.

A long time ago, there was no need to fight in person. However, after joining the army as a teenager, Sun Jie had a close brush with death many times, which made Sun Jie have a special liking for the saber.

The result of armored cavalry hedging depends to a large extent on luck: although knights with rich combat experience will definitely take advantage in one-on-one battles, after counting several battles, the overall result is less than 20% -

- In obvious contrast to this - the breakage rate is also very high! After years of careful observation and personal experience, Sun Jie discovered that the problem lies precisely with the weapons!

The so-called hedging means that the two hostile parties are driving towards each other, and the horses are constantly accelerating. The ideal situation is that at the moment when the two sides cross each other, the horse speed reaches its highest speed, avoiding the opponent's weapon, and at the same time using the weapon to stab the opponent... If there is no

When hit, both sides will run a certain distance and then rein in their horses, and repeat again... until one party lands or flees. Of course, how far they run before reining in their horses and charging back will test the rider's experience: if the distance is too close, the horse's speed will

If you can't lift it up, you'll suffer a big loss. If you run too far, the enemy will turn around and speed up, and you still won't be able to lift it up!

On the surface, using long soldiers will give you a preemptive advantage when hedging, but in actual combat, everyone will instinctively put self-preservation as the first choice, and whether they can hit the enemy is a secondary concern. The attention of both sides is avoiding

The other party's attacks are often hedging several times, but no one is able to hit the other. Veterans who have been in battle for a long time have some advantages in terms of timing and confidence - and if one party is two people linked head to tail.

Riding, the riders behind do not need to worry about the opponent's long soldiers that have been sent out and have no time to recover. Even a novice will often get results at this time!

It's different when using a saber. In high-speed movement, horizontal slashing will definitely have a greater hit rate than vertical thrusting - as long as you get close enough! It's not easy to recover after being stabbed by a long soldier, but as long as you practice diligently, you can hit more than three feet.

A long saber can be wielded continuously, even if the opponent is a column of two cavalry: block, chop, and block again, the three actions can be completed in one go. Moreover, swinging the saber in different postures can very conveniently convey various complex commands.

What's especially important is that this weapon can cultivate a brave spirit - you must have the courage to get up close to the enemy for it to be effective!

The lack of beheading skills in one or two battles can certainly be attributed to bad luck - after several battles in a row, the enemy's bloody head cannot be tied under the horse's neck when returning to camp. This only proves that you are brave and go away.

Become a garrison soldier!

Thinking of this, Sun Jie consciously asked a dozen horse guards with mediocre records but no lack of courage to replace their own main battle soldiers with swords as secondary weapons. After several simulated hedging, everyone was surprised to find that although

The other side was a cavalryman with beheading skills, and the hit rate of the sword team was actually twice as high as that of the opponent!

From then on, although everyone had their own long soldiers to use to charge into the battle, and Sun Jie did not clearly stipulate it, there was an unwritten rule that wanted to gain a foothold in the cavalry under Sun Zishuai's command: one must have the decapitation skill of a saber.

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As for Sun Jie's inner guard cavalry - Sun Jie is born in the year of tiger, and everyone is accustomed to call it tiger guard - it must cross a threshold: the third level of skill.
Chapter completed!