Chapter 302 The Han People Actually Can Ride and Shoot
The enemy was not too close to them, and it was about five miles away. After all, they had just entered the field of vision. At present, they did not divide their troops... unless they were in addition to them, there were tribes he didn't know, Liu Tao said intimately.
"The enemy is less than five miles away!" Liu Tao shouted. In fact, at this point, there is no need to call it. There is already dust flying up from afar on the horizon.
All soldiers who have been on the border for a long time can recognize that it is the dust that the cavalry rushes. That is, in winter, the weather has begun to dry recently, otherwise there would be no such effect.
"Run!" When the Xianbei cavalry appeared on the horizon, Lu Bu immediately ordered. It was said that it was a little earlier, but considering the time when the communicator was sent, it was just right.
Raising the flag is more effective than shouting. There is also a saying that military bands can do it, but the spread of sound is far less than that of light, so the effect of the flag will be better.
It only takes the army to divide it into different flags, and different flags represent each unit. The officers of each unit can determine the military orders of their own troops by looking at the flags. Liu Tao even wondered, could it be that the Eight Banners were actually established based on this principle?
The two cavalry began to cruise, and they were mainly guarding and waiting for the next fighter plane.
At this moment, the Xianbei side also noticed the battle formation on Liu Tao. While surprised, it did not stop. Instead, it accelerated and began to charge towards this side.
They saw the cavalry, but it didn't matter. The Han riding skills could not catch up with them at all! The key was the infantry on the ground, which could be chewed first. They did not gather together, but planned to disperse quickly. After all, they saw those crossbows.
The long-term battle with the Han people made them very clear that the Han people's riding skills were not very good and their archery skills were not satisfactory, but this crossbow was really disgusting. It could shoot at a distance and was very penetrating. It was often a loss for this.
But I know it's one thing. This group of Xianbei cavalry is obviously not very familiar with the shooting distance of the yellow crossbow, but maybe I know that from other tribes.
Before they were dispersed, they had actually entered the shooting range of the yellow crossbow. After all, they had to calculate the advance amount. If it were not for the sake of maximizing power, they could even shoot earlier. After all, with the blessing of the storm arrows, their range would also be improved.
First, the big yellow crossbow shooting, then the ordinary crossbow shooting, and the last one is the bow and arrow shooting. According to the range, everyone can actually shoot at this distance, and the rest is nothing more than a matter of power.
As far as the result is concerned, Cao Xing, who commanded this army, obviously underestimated the power of long-range weapons supported by the Storm Arrow.
The crossbow arrow of the yellow crossbow shot out. If it hits the horse, it will naturally penetrate through the throat and shoot the Xianbei cavalry behind it. It will even go backwards and penetrate deep into the throat of the horse behind it, or the body of the Xianbei cavalry before stopping.
If the horse hits the chest, then it will naturally penetrate the body and then shoot another horse before stopping; if the person hits the person directly, then it will naturally penetrate the body and finally shoot the cavalry behind it before stopping.
Conservatively, one round of launch of a hundred yellow crossbows is likely to cause more than 200 casualties. This is the most ideal form. In fact, only more than 100 Xianbei cavalry were dismissed.
Even so, these more than a hundred dead war horses still forced the cavalry behind to slow down. They had the choice to jump over, and they had this riding technique to do this.
The problem is that the crossbow arrows and arrows behind also flew over one after another! There is no increase in power in terms of range, but there is additional damage in itself, so the greatest possibility is to cause certain casualties to the Xianbei cavalry in front.
On this basis, there is a sequence. First, the crossbow arrows of the yellow crossbow, which caused more than 100 Xianbei cavalry in front to fall to the ground. When the subsequent cavalry came up, ordinary crossbow arrows arrived one after another, causing secondary casualties; finally, the arrows were more appropriate than killing, and it was more appropriate to say that they were harassment. They really couldn't count on how much lethality they had.
Even so, it scared the Xianbei cavalry phalanx. They had not been able to effectively disperse and had not even been able to implement more defensive measures. Why did so many tribe members be killed so quickly?
They couldn't figure it out, but the leader of the group had already roughly understood that this was the power of the big yellow crossbow! No wonder the old people in the clan kept praising this thing. It was indeed very powerful, and the problems and shortcomings were obvious!
After shooting a big yellow crossbow once, it is not easy to turn the string because it cannot be turned with both hands. It requires stepping on both feet to turn the string, and it also takes some effort. The crossbowman cannot turn the string without some strength.
This is an opportunity. After all, many of them have already taken the bow behind them. They just need to divide the troops and slow down the speed to shoot!
"This is something that the Han people cannot do!" the leader muttered in a low voice, "The Han people cannot do the horse's back to shoot, unless they intend to be thrown to death, let alone shoot while the horse is moving!"
This is their advantage, or the advantages of most grassland peoples. Even the ancestors of the Xianbei actually lived in the mountains, not pure nomadic peoples!
The speed began to slow down, and they began to bend their bows and arrows. At a constant speed, they could shoot quickly, which was about one to three seconds. During this period, horses would slow down at their pace and ensure that they would not be thrown off.
This is the advantage of the horse riding nation. They have grown up with horses since childhood. Horses are part of their bodies. Horses can cooperate with them when necessary.
"Han people, can you do it?" The Xianbei leader who was about to shoot was still a little proud at this moment. He had already foresawed that the Han people would either suffer casualties or flee in a hurry under their arrows.
What's the use of cavalry? As long as you don't let you get close, just keep shooting you with arrows... Hey? Arrows...
There were a lot of arrows suddenly appearing within their sight, not only many, but also the power seemed to be very great. These arrows fell into their formation, and many Xianbei cavalry were caught and fell off.
Hundreds of people died because of this, but there were not many casualties. At least there were not many physical injuries, but more mentally!
What did they see? The leader just climbed onto the horse's back. It was so amazing just now that he had no extra time to shoot. If he didn't hold the horse's back firm as soon as possible, he might still be thrown out.
At this moment, his forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he glanced at a cavalry in the distance, with his eyes full of disbelief.
What did he see? This cavalry actually shot while running quickly? And it was not one or two people, thousands of people launched the shooting!
Chapter completed!