The cavalry, all wrapped in iron armor, formed a dense formation and trotted slowly.
When the cavalry rushes into battle, they don't just rush up and rush forward. They need to slowly increase their speed and gradually increase it.
When it comes to the final stage, it will hit like a gust of wind and rain with all its might.
It seems like he runs with all his strength as soon as he comes up. He is either a rookie or running for his life.
The Parthian canned cavalry, who had strong confidence in themselves, gradually accelerated, but the cavalry in the front row were shocked to see clouds of white smoke and fire coming out of the Eastern army formation in the distance.
The thought running through their minds was 'What the hell?'
The next moment, the shells rushed straight into the dense queue with a whistling sound.
The target of the cavalry company with its men and horses was huge, and at this time they were arranged in a dense formation.
In this case, the Qin army would not be able to afford these Qin King's ritual vessels that had been transported thousands of miles away if they did not fire artillery.
When an object is accelerated to a certain extent, the kinetic energy it carries is enough to crack mountains and crack rocks.
The Parthian cavalry, whether it was the chain armor they were wearing or the armor they wore on their horses, would only end up being destroyed if they got into contact with them.
If an arm or leg is scratched, it means that the arm or leg is missing.
If it hits the torso from the front, needless to say, the person will be shattered.
Moreover, a person's body cannot withstand it. The remaining shells will continue to fly, hitting the second one, the third one... directly blasting a blood gourd in the dense group of cavalry.
The Parthian cavalry was terrified!
They couldn't see clearly the flight path of the cannonballs, they could only see that their companions around them were dead or wounded.
This completely incomprehensible blow gave these cavalrymen a great psychological shock.
These armored cavalry were all the elite of the Parthians, so they could barely sustain their morale from collapse under such an incomprehensible blow.
However, the general leading the team knew very clearly that these attacks must be related to the Eastern army formation on the opposite side.
Seeing the white smoke rising one after another over there, the general leading the team immediately ordered a full-speed charge.
Although the distance is not enough, there are not so many things to care about anymore.
Zhang Han, who was temporarily in charge of the army, felt a flash of admiration in his heart when he saw the armored cavalry charging forward despite the artillery fire, and then he motioned to the soldiers around him to wave flags.
In the era before radio, generals who wanted to command their troops could only use flags and loud sounds of gongs and drums.
As many flags continued to be waved, groups of Qin army crossbowmen came forward and lined up in front of the artillery.
The gunners hurriedly got up and hoeed, dragging the artillery mounted on wheels and quickly retreated back into the formation.
That is to say, there are not enough artillery brought in due to the difficult roads. If more than a hundred artillery can be deployed, these iron men will definitely be exposed to what a rain of shells is today.
At this time, the Qin army had basically eliminated archers and concentrated all its long-range power on improved crossbows.
Zulong, who studied mathematics, physics and chemistry, personally participated in the improvement of Qiangnu.
Both the range and reloading time have been effectively improved.
The Parthian cavalry charged very quickly, and the two to five hundred commanders who commanded the crossbowmen quickly ordered the use of single crossbow bolts.
The improved crossbow has improved mechanisms and receivers, and can shoot up to three crossbow bolts at once.
Of course, the kinetic energy of Jikuo is still the same. If you use one crossbow with three arrows, the killing effect will be reduced.
Especially when facing armored cavalry with both men and horses.
So the Lord of Two and Five Hundred ordered the crossbowmen to use single arrows, the kind that can break armor.
Facing the Eastern crossbowmen hundreds of steps away, the Parthians didn't care.
When they were fighting with the Seleucids, this kind of scene often appeared, but the limp bows and arrows falling on them were of little use. As long as they rushed over, they could drive these people away like ducks.
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At that time, the light cavalry following behind will take over the battlefield to expand their advantage.
When they entered the 200th step, all the Qin army's crossbowmen pointed their powerful crossbows at an angle of 45 degrees towards the sky.
Following the order, amidst a series of buzzing sounds, the crossbow arrows took off like a swarm of locusts.
The Parthian cavalry lowered their heads one after another, preparing to resist these crossbow bolts.
They did not have a three-piece cavalry suit, so they had to use one hand to control the reins, and the other hand to hold the weapon, so naturally they could not raise the shield.
The results were unexpected.
The dense crossbow bolts fell into the armored cavalry formation, and a large piece fell down visible to the naked eye.
The entire charge formation seemed to have been bitten hard by a giant beast, with a large part missing.
There was no time to be frightened, angry or surprised, and the armored knight who picked up speed could only continue to charge forward.
After the Qin army's crossbowmen released their crossbow bolts, they quickly turned around and retreated, passing through the gap in the queue of soldiers behind them, and flowing towards the rear formation like water.
When the Parthian cavalry rushed in front of them, they were greeted by forest formations composed of long swords and spears.
At this time, the light cavalry can turn their horses and play mounted shooting, but the armored cavalry does not have this ability. Under high-speed charging, they can only rush in with their weapons straightened.
The impact of the armored cavalry is very strong. Even if rows of armored cavalry were stabbed down in the face of long soldiers, they could still break through several layers of infantry arrays with the help of the impact of the war horses.
Most of the Qin army did not fall under the weapons, but were directly hit by the horses coming at high speed.
The feeling is no different from being directly hit by a moving car in the modern world.
King Arsace of Parthia, seeing the armored cavalry rushing into the Eastern army formation, immediately ordered the light cavalry following the armored cavalry to speed up and sweep the battlefield, thereby defeating the enemy in front of him in one fell swoop.
The distance was too far, and what he didn't see was that the armored cavalry who had rushed into the Qin army's formation were suffering from disaster.
When the Parthian cavalry attacked the Seleucid army in the past, as long as they rushed in, it meant victory, because the Seleucids would collapse and flee.
But what they couldn't believe was that the Easterners in front of them were still resisting fiercely, with no sign of collapse at all, even though several rows of soldiers in front were knocked open.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The Qin army behind the formation, led by their respective commanders, used halberds to pull the Parthians off their horses.
Immediately, the Qin army swarmed forward, suppressing their hands and feet, and then pinched their mouths with short soldiers, cut their throats, and smashed their hearts. Some even thrust daggers from between the legs of the Parthian cavalry.
When the infantry is not afraid to flee and does not expose its back to the cavalry, it will be the cavalry's turn to be unlucky.
If the infantry can stand still, it means that the cavalry has lost the most important charge kinetic energy.
Standing still on horseback looks mighty, but in fact it is a target, and infantry can attack from all directions.
Especially those in heavy armor who were hooked off their horses by halberds and fell to the ground. When they could not stand up, the Qin army had already swarmed up and harvested their lives.
The captain of the infantry formation quickly arranged his men to move forward and re-sealed the gap that had been opened before.
When the Parthian light cavalry from behind swarmed in, they were greeted by a dense forest of long soldiers and crossbow bolts flying out from the rear formation like a swarm of locusts.
As for the armored knights who rushed into the military formation, they were blocked by numerous figures, and only the sound of wailing could be heard intermittently.
Li Yunze, who was standing on a temple pillar in an abandoned city in the distance, stepped forward and fell straight to the ground.
Xiang Yu on the side clenched his fists hard and suppressed his screams.
He was more than three feet tall, and when he came down he was as light as a feather. He was definitely not a human being!
"gone."
Li Yunze waved to Xiang Yu and planned to leave.
Xiang Yu was surprised: "Don't watch it?"
"The core main force of the Parthians has been wiped out, and the outcome of this battle has been decided. The next step is to chase death and chase north. There is nothing interesting to see."
Although Arsasi still has tens of thousands of troops, most of them are tribal armed forces or even slaves captured along the way.
Apart from anything else, if the Qin army could defeat such an opponent, it would not be their turn to defeat the Guandong kingdoms and unify the world.
For Li Yunze, who was experienced on the battlefield, after the Parthians' armored cavalry regiment, which was the real threat, was destroyed, there was no doubt about victory or defeat.
Xiang Yu, who had a complex look on his face, looked at Li Yunze's back in the distance, took a deep breath and shouted, "I'm leaving! I'm going north after crossing the West Sea. I may never meet again in this life!"
Li Yunze didn't look back, just waved his arm and left without any regrets.
Compared with Xiang Yu taking his Jiangdong elders and going around the West Sea to Eastern Europe to rebuild the Chu Kingdom, the westward expansion of the Qin Dynasty was the focus of Li Yunze's attention.
Zhang Han won the war with the Parthians.
After destroying the armored cavalry, the Qin army quickly launched a counterattack.
The terrifying Qin army's formation was moving forward like a mountain bearing down on its summit. No matter how hard the Parthians struggled, they could not move an inch.
When the morale of the Parthians collapsed and they began to flee, the Qin army's cavalry surged out and pursued them wildly in the vast wilderness. The pursuing Parthians were defeated and had no way to go to the sky and no way to the earth!
The horses ridden by the Qin army have sufficient endurance, and combined with the three-piece cavalry suit, they are enough to maximize the power of the cavalry.
After this battle, the main force of the Parthians was almost wiped out, and even their king disappeared.
That's right, Arsasi, the founding king of Parthia, disappeared after escaping from the battlefield.
This is really confusing.
If he died in battle, the Qin army could not hide it. This was the king of the enemy country, and his military exploits were incredible.
If you successfully escape, you will definitely clean up the situation immediately and stabilize people's hearts.
Even if you are seriously injured, you have to hold on to get ahead, otherwise the country will be in danger if people's hearts are broken.
However, what everyone couldn't understand was that the king really disappeared.
The Qin army did not find him when they swept the battlefield, and when the Parthians cleaned up the mess and gathered up the defeated troops, they did not find him either.
It was as if their king was suddenly taken away by the gods after retreating from the battlefield.
But the real situation is that Arsasi, who was heartbroken after seeing his legion being completely defeated, fled with the guards around him.
Because his team was too conspicuous, the Qin army's pursuers stared at him and chased him.
As a last resort, Arsasi could only continue to disperse the soldiers and horses around him to block the pursuers, and at the same time, he also continued to disperse and take different routes to distract and confuse the pursuers.
In the end, he fled northwest with only a dozen cavalrymen.
As a result, when night fell, the group finally took a breather and lit a fire to eat and drink water to relieve fatigue.
Then at this moment, a strong man on horseback slowly appeared in front of them with a spear in his hand.
Xiang Yu, who was on horseback, looked indifferently at Arsasi and his group who were hurriedly getting their weapons, and raised the spear in his hand.