Hattori Hanzo's ninja troops can be said to be crouching tigers and dragons. Not only does Hattori Hanzo, the half-step grand master, but also several master masters, there are more than a dozen super first-rate ninjas, and there are as many as two to three hundred first-rate and second-rate masters.
There are so many people.
This shows that the individual combat power of the ninja army is actually very strong, and few armies can match it.
But unfortunately, their profession is also ninja, not soldiers.
As the name suggests, ninjas are a shady profession. They are good at sneak attacks, assassinations, poisoning, hiding, etc., but they are not good at fighting.
War is never a matter of one person, and soldiers gather weak individuals into a strong group.
Although Oda Nobunaga organized these six thousand ninjas into an army, this ninja army was only a formal group, but it was still divided from each other internally, and there was no real unity at all.
Therefore, a ninja can easily kill an ordinary soldier.
But if one hundred ninjas faced off against one hundred soldiers, it would not be that easy to win.
But if a thousand ninjas faced a thousand soldiers, then the ninja side would definitely lose.
An army of a thousand people, formed in formation to fight against the enemy, can exert its combat power several times as much as its own.
A thousand ninjas fight on their own, and their fighting power is scattered, so they cannot use their full fighting power.
This is just an example of infantry, not cavalry.
As the king of soldiers, cavalry fighting in an organized manner is much more terrifying than infantry.
As for Hattori Hanzo's 6,000 ninja army, their opponents this time were nearly 10,000 elite cavalry.
Their fate has already been determined.
After the ninja army's whereabouts were exposed, Guo Jia directly ordered Lu Bu to attack before they burned the fake food and grass.
After receiving Guo Jia's order, Lu Bu immediately led the dragon cavalry, tiger and leopard cavalry, Suwei tiger cavalry and Tianwu army to attack.
After running for hundreds of miles, the cavalry finally arrived at the place where the food and grass were burned, but the buildings were already deserted. There was not a single person to be found, and there was not even a trace.
Dugu Qiubai, who accompanied the army on the expedition, judged that although ninjas were good at hiding, they could never disappear into thin air, let alone six thousand ninjas?
After some investigation, Dugu Qiubai's people with Heibingtai quickly discovered the traces of the ninja army, and judged from the traces that the enemy had not left for a long time. If they pursued at full speed, they would be able to catch up quickly.
catch up.
Dugu Qiubai pointed out the direction of the pursuit for the army. Lu Bu immediately made a decisive decision and launched a pursuit at full speed. He only chased for less than ten miles before catching up with the ninja army.
It can be seen from this that although the speed of ninjas is fast, it is still compared to infantry, and compared with cavalry, there is no comparison at all.
Hattori Hanzo is known as the God of Ninja, so naturally he still has a few brushes. When Lu Bu's cavalry was still five miles away, he knew that he was being targeted, and the cavalry was chasing him.
Hattori Hanzo obviously also knew that with the six thousand ninjas in his hands who were incompetent in battle, it was okay to carry out sneak attacks and assassinations, but if they were to face the well-organized cavalry on the plains, they would definitely not be their opponents.
The distance of five miles is just a blink of an eye for the cavalry.
But for ninjas, they can't run very far at all.
Seeing the pursuers coming, I couldn't fight them and couldn't escape.
Faced with such a desperate situation, Hattori Hanzo completely lost his attention. Just when he was hesitating to disperse and escape, Lu Bu's army had already caught up.
Thousands of cavalry roared towards them, and their momentum was like an overwhelming force, which was intimidating.
Hattori Hanzo was shocked when he saw this, and quickly shouted: "Get together quickly and join forces to fight against the enemy."
On a plain terrain, with only Japanese swords and shurikens, six thousand ninjas without any armor, facing heavily armed cavalry, if the formation is still scattered, it is really not much different from seeking death.
After catching up with the ninja army, Lu Bu was naturally overjoyed, but he did not launch an attack immediately. Instead, he planned to wait for the cavalry at the rear to catch up before launching a thunderous strike.
In Lu Bu's eyes, this army of ninjas in front of him was already a piece of meat. He could eat it whenever he wanted. After all, no matter how hard they ran, they couldn't outrun his cavalry.
The four cavalry armies that followed Lu Bu went out to fight. Except for the tiger and leopard cavalry of the Wei state, the Suwei tiger cavalry of the Wu state and the Tianwu army of the Song state could not keep up with the dragon cavalry army marching at full speed, so they were defeated and left behind.
But this is a matter of course. The Song State is located in the south, and the Wu State is a southern prince. How can the cavalry in the south be as good as that in the north?
Seeing that Lu Bu did not attack directly, Hattori Hanzo secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He clumsily commanded his men to form a garden formation, regardless of whether the ninja could take advantage of the formation, and at the same time prepared the long-range attack method of Kunai Shuriken.
"Haha, Zilong, look, these ninjas have formed an alliance." Lu Bu said with a laugh.
Zhao Yun looked forward and suddenly didn't know what to say.
A group of ninjas with only Japanese swords, not spearmen, and not even a shield, actually want to form a circular formation to resist the cavalry? This is too fanciful.
Zhao Yun shook his head speechlessly, these ninjas were dead.
"Hattori Hanzo, does he know how to fight? This is too stupid."
"I've learned a lot. It's the first time I've seen someone dare to fight with cavalry like this."
All the generals of the Qin army also laughed and ridiculed Hattori Hanzo for his incompetence.
Hattori Hanzo can definitely fight, and he even defeated the Wei army, but in such a desperate situation, let alone him, even Oda Nobunaga came, there was nothing he could do.
"Fengxian, Su Wei Huqi and Tianwu Army have followed." Zhao Yunhui reported.
Lu Bu nodded, raised the Thunder God Halberd high, and shouted: "The whole army attacks."
"kill……"
Zhao Yun, Cao Chun, Han Qinhu, Zhao Yong, Shutun Tongzi, Su Quanzhong, Gao Huaide and other generals, as well as the casualties of the cavalry, all shouted in unison. The sound resounded through the sky, and the mountains roared and the tsunami rushed towards the turtles hundreds of meters away.
The shell rushes to kill.
[Ding dong, Lu Bu's skill "Dragon City Flying General" is activated with effect 2. When he leads the cavalry in battle, his own command is 4 and his force is 4;
Lu Bu: Commander 92(7), Force 108(6), Intelligence 62(1), Politics 58, Charisma 97(2);
Equipment: Thunder God Halberd, Dragon Tongue Bow 1, Red Rabbit Horse 1;
Currently, Lu Bu’s commandership has increased to 96, and his force has increased to 114;]
After seeing the momentum of the charge of ten thousand cavalry, Hattori Hanzo suddenly broke out in cold sweat on his forehead, and shouted quickly: "The enemy is coming, prepare your shurikens quickly, wait for the cavalry to get closer to 150 meters, and then start shooting."
"Hai."
Six thousand ninjas shouted in unison, clenching the shurikens in their hands, preparing to give the heavy cavalry in front a fatal blow.
The ninja's shuriken relies entirely on human power, and its accurate range is within a hundred meters. After a hundred meters, it is not very accurate.
Hattori Hanzo allowed the target to be fired from a distance of 150 meters, naturally because the enemy cavalry was in a dense formation and could still hit even if it was not accurate.
eight hundred meters
six hundred meters
four hundred meters
three hundred meters
two hundred meters
one hundred and eighty meters
Only when you really face the charge of tens of thousands of cavalry can you realize what kind of despair it is.
The closer the cavalry in front came, the more fearful the ninjas became, but none of them ran away, because two legs could not run as fast as four legs.
The ninjas originally wanted to move the cavalry one hundred and fifty meters away before fighting, but they didn't expect that the cavalry were already drawing their bows and firing arrows at them four hundred meters away.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Nearly ten thousand crossbow arrows were fired at them like raindrops.
The ninjas who saw this scene all opened their mouths with horror on their faces.
Hattori Hanzo was even more horrified when he saw this. He only thought of gathering ninjas to resist the cavalry charge, but he ignored that the cavalry's mounted archery was even more powerful than the charge, and gathering together would serve as a living target for the cavalry.
In fact, Hattori Hanzo cannot be blamed for this. Most of the Japanese generals lacked experience in dealing with cavalry.
The Japanese country did not have many war horses, and the number of cavalry was even smaller. The only cavalry that could fight had been almost used up in the war.
Not even Oda Nobunaga, not to mention the ninja Hattori Hanzo, had never faced such a situation of facing tens of thousands of cavalry in one battle.
"No, get away quickly."
Hattori Hanzo shouted in panic, but then, arrows rained down.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
The ninjas had no time to escape. A large number of ninjas were hit by arrows, and screams continued.
"Spread out, spread out quickly..."
Hattori Hanzo continued to shout.
Hearing this, the ninjas blocked and dodged while spreading their energy wider.
Soon, the first round of arrow rain ended.
Hattori Hanzo looked around and estimated in his mind that in this round of cavalry shooting, nearly 600 ninjas fell to the ground, which was a one-tenth reduction in strength.
If this can be done for ten rounds, it is estimated that one's own team can be wiped out directly, which is not bad.
"Spread out and fight with the Han people. Kill them."
Hattori Hanzo fell from one extreme to another, and actually led the remaining ninjas to launch a countercharge against the cavalry.
After the ninjas dispersed, the effect of cavalry shooting was greatly reduced. The second and third rounds of mounted shooting combined failed to kill 500 people, of which 400 were shot by the Qin and Wei armies.
The cavalry skills of Wu and Song cavalry were so poor that they could not shoot accurately. However, even though they were equipped with stirrups and saddles, some cavalry fell off their horses during the process of cavalry shooting.
Lu Bu and Zhao Yun were completely speechless when they saw this scene. They didn't expect that even after the second year of Shenwu, there would still be so many cavalry among the Han princes. They were not even as high as the second-line cavalry of Great Qin.
After three rounds of cavalry shooting, the Han cavalry also entered the shooting range of the ninjas. The ninjas began to throw shurikens, kunai and other hidden weapons with all their strength.
These hidden weapons are quenched with poison, and the poison is very strong. Once hit, the cavalry will lose their combat effectiveness even if they are not killed.
However, the Han cavalry that rushed over, even if they were all light cavalry, were all wearing battle armor. Although their defensive power was not as good as that of heavy armor, and they could not prevent the shots of powerful crossbows, they could still withstand hidden weapons without any problem.
Most of the hidden weapons projected by the ninja were blocked by the armor. Only a few unlucky people were hit by hidden weapons in their exposed arms and thighs.
In addition, war horses were more likely to be hit by concealed weapons. After all, light cavalry mounts are not equipped with vests.
However, the poison resistance of war horses is much stronger than that of humans. Even if it is hit by a poison dart, it will not fall to the ground directly, but will gradually slow down and then fall to the ground again.
The distance of one hundred and fifty meters was only enough for the ninjas to project any hidden weapon, but at the end of five rounds, less than 500 Han troops were defeated. On the contrary, thousands more ninjas were killed by crossbow arrows.
The next natural game is a close fight.
Hattori Hanzo swung his sword and slashed with half-moon sword energy. The five cavalrymen who rushed towards him had no ability to resist. They killed them in the middle and died tragically on the spot.
Crazy Kotaro, Fujibayashi Nagato Mamoru, Mochizuki Izumo Mamoru, Kato Danzou and other master-level ninjas also began to use various methods to show off their skills. All the Han cavalry who approached were killed tragically by their hands.
In addition to them, those ninjas with superb, first-rate, second-rate, and even third-rate strength also swung their swords to slash at the oncoming cavalry.
However, these cavalry were too fast and charged too fiercely. A third-rate or second-rate ninja would not be able to avoid the collision of the cavalry, let alone hit the cavalry.
Only ninjas with first-class strength and above can avoid the impact of cavalry and counterattack in infantry combat.
But this is obviously not absolute
boom……
A top-notch Jonin had no time to dodge when the five cavalrymen in front of him collided side by side, and was directly knocked away by the cavalry.
After being hit, this ninja's internal organs were broken and he fell to the ground. Like those second-rate and third-rate ninjas, he was trampled to a pulp by the cavalry behind him.
Unless you have advanced external skills, no matter whether you are second-rate, first-rate, or even super-rate, once you are hit by a cavalry charging at full speed, the result will be the same. You will definitely be seriously injured and unable to get up.
And under such circumstances, once he falls to the ground, there is only one outcome, which is to be trampled on.
As soon as the first first-class ninja was killed, there were second, third, and fourth, and the first super first-class ninja was killed.
Most of these ninjas who were reorganized into the army were brothers of the same class, and they had very good feelings for each other. However, the brothers died tragically at the enemy. This also inspired the ferocity of many ninjas, and for a time it also caused trouble to the cavalry.
There will definitely be casualties.
The cavalry were cut off from behind the horses. Some ninjas got on their horses, but after they got on, they discovered that the horses simply obeyed them. For ninjas who didn't know how to ride, getting on the horses only limited their combat effectiveness. Then they were stabbed by the cavalry from all around.
Hacked to death.
More and more ninjas were seeing death, including their disciples and disciples. The masters led by Hattori Hanzo were completely angered and began to slaughter the cavalry around them without sparing any effort.
The clearing of troops by Hattori Hanzo and others soon attracted the attention of Lu Bu and other generals.