Although there were only fifty soldiers, they only roared, but they were filled with an aura of iron-blooded killing.
The soldiers in the first row knelt down, raised their spears diagonally in front of their chests, and stared closely at the horses' legs that were getting closer. Once they were within ten feet, they slashed down with all their strength.
The soldiers in the second row put their rifles on the shoulders of the soldiers in the first row, pressed the gun barrel with both hands, squatted down, and stepped on the guns with both feet. In this way, they could defeat the horse-gun formation without shields.
Put it out.
The soldiers in the third row hunkered down and stretched their spears over the heads of the soldiers in the first two rows, staring only at the cavalry on horseback. But if they broke through and resisted the gunmen who were close to the formation, they could be hooked down with a single hook. p>
In actual combat, as long as a cavalryman is dismounted by the hook, the soldiers in the second row can free their hands and draw their swords to kill them in the formation.
The fourth row of soldiers in the center stood sideways with their spears pointing to the sky. As soon as the cavalry came close to the formation, they cut straight down...
The distance of thirty steps is not close, nor is it far. If you fight hard to defeat the horse, you should be able to increase the horse's speed to 70%. But the mistake is that today is a demonstration, not an actual battle.
These dudes made the same mistake as Yen Yen's subordinates again: It's just a show of war, why should it be worth risking their lives?
Although the lance has no point or edge and is at most a steel plate, and both the man and the horse are heavily armored, the thorns will definitely not be able to penetrate the armor.
But the problem is that if they collide at high speed, nine out of ten cavalrymen in the first row will fall off their horses due to inertia. If you are a little unlucky, you may break your bones or have your legs trampled by the horse.
Yuan Yuanyuan has been in battle for a long time, and he can see the reality at a glance: the two spear formations of the main attacker stood up again in an instant, and actually slowed down their horses involuntarily?
This is nothing to be ashamed of: they are just a bunch of dudes. Although some of them have participated in military campaigns with their fathers, who among them has never been on the front line without being protected?
And since this is a battle, it’s normal to feel timid.
But what's wrong is, how come the general Yuan Chen seems to be frozen?
Under such circumstances, the most fearful thing is that the general is hesitant and does not know the order. If it is a battle, urgent orders should be given to the front and rear troops or the reserve troops to increase their speed. When the front army collides with the firing formation, the rear army will take advantage of the situation to expand the results of the battle and completely tear apart the infantry.
Array.
If you retreat, you should immediately withdraw your troops by paying money and continue to besiege as before without attacking, and the infantry formation will be exhausted.
Even if the order you gave is wrong, it is definitely better than no order at all. But Yuan Chen chose the worst one...
In fact, it’s no wonder Yuan Jing: Although he has read a lot of military books and practiced battles on weekdays, it is as close as actual combat, and today is really the first time.
What's more important is: neither the military books nor the experience of the professors of his fathers mentioned the infantry's current tactics. Yuan Chen was so anxious that he didn't know how to deal with it?
The soldiers are afraid of fighting, and the general is hesitant. If the two are superimposed, how big of a flaw will there be?
It's weird, Li Liang's formation changes too fast, faster than a horse?
Li Liang even felt a trace of regret: If he had known that it would be so easy to deal with, he should not have taken the trouble to set up a spear formation with shields, and he should not have made the formation seven layers deep when forming the formation. Instead, he should have separated half of it.
Infantry waits for counter-encirclement or counter-charge.
It’s not too late to make amends!
Because Jin's horse was in time, only two or three cavalry from the left and right cavalry rushed to the front of the formation. They had practiced it thousands of times, and their instincts had already seeped into their bones. I saw that several horses' legs were still three or four miles away from the second row of spear points raised diagonally.
Ruler, Li Cong in the first row shouted loudly: "Behead"!
The seven spears are like seven white swords, chopped down diagonally.
Although it was an uncut steel plate, under the attack of the infantry with all its strength, the horse's legs were almost not broken. Only a few long hisses were heard, and at almost the same time, three swords were fired on the left and right wings.
The four horses knelt down on the spot.
Two of them were unlucky. They had no time to get off the pedals, but they were immediately crushed under the horse...
There were also those who reacted quickly, and immediately took off their kicks and prepared to vault. But before they even lifted their legs, they suddenly felt a chill in their necks: the hook of a spear was accurately pierced into the shoulder armor?
Immediately, his body became light, as if he was flying. In the blink of an eye, it seemed as if a mountain hit his back. The cavalry opened his mouth, "Uh" and spat out a mouthful of blood, and fell unconscious on the spot. That is to say, neither the spear nor the sickle are bladed, otherwise half of the cavalry's neck can be cut open with one pull of the hook.
Li Cong laughed evilly, pushed forward, the hook and sickle retracted, and the lance slid out of the cavalry's shoulder armor. Then with a shake, the hook and sickle popped out again.
Although ingenious, it is also simple, the same principle as the folding knives of later generations.
When Li Cong raised his head and prepared to hook the second one, the formation was empty?
The Liangshi cavalry, who were as fierce as tigers before, were now like frightened birds, hiding seven or eight steps away, looking at the six or seven cavalry who were hooked into the formation in horror.
There are still a few horses writhing on the ground, but they can't get up. Their legs were obviously cut off by infantry...
Fortunately, this is a practice battle. If this were an enemy, you wouldn't be allowed to lie on the ground and scream. No matter it was a man or a horse, his neck would have been wiped out by a last-minute blow.
Li Cong's eyes lit up: These dudes don't even know how to run, so they dare to gather together and stand still to watch the show?
Are you braver than the Hexi thieves?
Is it that the arrogant thief bullied the infantry into having only two legs? Although he dared to bully the close infantry formation, he never stopped his horse immediately?
Good opportunity!
Li Cong turned around sharply and looked at Li Liang...
Li Liang was also suspicious: Even if it was a rehearsed battle, the outcome was still undecided, so the battle would continue.
But Yuan Jian is so stupid, why doesn't Shi give orders?
How dare these cavalrymen stand still?
Li Liang's ears seemed to hear Li Chengzhi's voice: Cavalry, especially heavy cavalry, if it loses its mobility advantage, is worse than a dog...
Li Liang raised the flag fiercely: "Change the formation, line!"
It's like a goddess scattering flowers, or like a big stone thrown into a calm lake, causing a huge splash of water.
The originally dense and mind-numbing step formation suddenly exploded from the middle: the odd-numbered rows quickly pulled away to both sides, and the even-numbered rows quickly filled up their positions. At most three breaths, the seven vertical and seven horizontal step formations were transformed into four.
Form a horizontal formation.
Li Liang raised his command flag and pointed at the two Shi cavalrymen who were still in a daze: "Enter!"
"Dong dong dong dong... dong dong dong dong..."
The first three knocks were on the drum head, and the last one was on the drum body... It was just a drum knock, but Li Rui's face was numb and his blood was boiling.
The spears in the front row are raised across the chest, which is clearly a downward slashing action. The spears in the second row are pointed diagonally, with the hooks and sickles pointing downwards. Nine times out of ten, it is not a stab, but a hook.
The next two rows are pointing their spears into the sky, and they will definitely be slashing directly.
Four rows of vertical formations marched to the beat of drums, like neatly sliced tofu, facing the two iron cavalry who were still standing still.
Only then did Yuan Yuan and Yuan Yan realize that Li Da's infantry were actually charging back against the cavalry.