The exclamations, screams, collisions of men and horses, the sound of falling to the ground, and hoarse orders stirred up the diffuse smoke and dust, forming a unique scenery on the tragic battlefield.
"Steady, steady! Raise the spear, don't mess around!"
"If we can't stop the people of Qingzhou, they will all die!"
"They're going to take advantage of the chaos to swoop in, hold on, hold on!"
The queue is the lifeline of the infantry. Although there are special cases such as the trapped camp and the vanguard battalion that can fight bravely without relying on the queue, but overall, this principle still applies to most situations, especially when the infantry faces the cavalry.
time.
Although they have never experienced actual combat, Xian Dengying is a strong army trained by Qu Yi after all. At the critical moment of life and death, they still showed considerable quality. Everyone fell on their backs and the forest of spears was knocked to pieces.
But miraculously, he did not collapse, but persisted tenaciously, stubbornly pointing Sen Han's spear at the enemy cavalry.
Qu Yi breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the formation didn't completely collapse, the battle would be fought.
However, at the moment when the speeding figure gradually became clearly visible through the smoke and dust, the sharp spear tip came out first, piercing forward like lightning!
"Drink!" Although the spearmen in front of him were horrified, their minds were very clear and they knew what the only way out was. They shouted loudly, straightened up their spears, and stabbed back with all their strength.
"Ah!" Several infantry spears were handed over to the edge of the smoke. They were still a long way away from the enemy cavalry, but the cavalry spears found the chest of one of the spearmen like a spiritual snake, and the spears lifted up.
The spear fell and blood splattered!
The victim lowered his head and looked at the huge wound on his chest in disbelief. He let go of the spear and tried to cover the wound with both hands to prevent the blood from flowing out in order to save the life that was passing quickly... His efforts were in vain.
From the perspective of his companions, he just let out a scream, waved his hand into the void, and then fell down.
"How...is it possible?" The spearmen, including the commander-in-chief Qu Yi, were shocked beyond measure.
In the first battle, the Fiery Iron Cavalry used a two-foot-long horse spear, a three-foot spear, a six-foot pole, and a two-foot-long spear.
Because of this structure, the horse spear is also called a two-headed spear. The qualifying standard is to hang a hemp rope two feet from the tail of the spear. The entire eight-foot-long horse spear can be held in mid-air like a scale beam without falling at both ends.
Therefore, when charging with one hand, as long as the position is correct, there is no need to control the balance at all, which is very labor-saving.
It can be used for high-speed charging with one hand, and it can also be used for low-speed melee combat by wielding it with both hands. It is much stronger than the disposable lance used by European knights in the Middle Ages.
Of course, Qu Yi would not turn a blind eye to the power of Ma Shan combined with heavy armor. For this reason, he deliberately changed the equipment of the spearman before the battle and replaced it with a spear that was 1.8 feet long, just to target the enemy's Ma Shan.
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An inch long is an inch strong. A eight-foot-long spear cannot completely suppress the charge of the cavalry, but it can ensure that it can cause damage to the cavalry as much as possible outside the enemy's attack range. When these details accumulate, the balance of victory will slowly tip to the side.
own side.
However, what surprised him again was that Wang Yu actually had the same idea!
The spears that came out like fangs! Far outside the range of the spear array, they had already caused damage to the spearmen! And this was not an exception. At the beginning of the second round of head-on contact between the two armies,
The spearmen who arrived at the camp first were stabbed to death in large pieces without the ability to fight back.
An inch long, an inch strong!
A riding spear that is longer than a Zhangba spear is completely contrary to common sense!
Zhangba is four meters. The power of such a weapon is strong enough, but the inertia of four meters makes it extremely difficult to operate. Unless he is an unparalleled general like Zhang Fei, who is gifted and powerful, even if he has undergone rigorous training
, and there is no guarantee that there will be no flaws when fighting.
There is no need to think too much about spearmen in infantry combat, because infantry combat focuses on coordination, and longer weapons can stab the enemy at a safer distance, giving Paoze a chance to fight, so there is no pressure to use Zhangba spears.
But the cavalry is different. Of course, the cavalry also needs to cooperate, but individual combat power is the key. Now the Qingzhou cavalry is far away from the attack range of the spear formation, and has already attacked the infantry, which shows that their weapons are probably stronger than Zhangba.
Commander, using such extreme weapons, does it mean... that they have completely given up on low-speed combat and used high-speed charging as a decisive means of victory?
impossible!
As soon as the idea came up, Qu Yi rejected it himself.
If he had led a ragtag group of miscellaneous men, Wang Yu could have used that extreme tactics. As long as he inflicted heavy damage on the forward spearmen in the initial confrontation, the Chinese army would be shaken or even collapse.
But Qu Yi didn't think Wang Yu would underestimate him so much. Not to mention other things, just the opponent's trick of driving horses into chaos was proof of his importance!
His mind turned and he saw that the distance between the cavalry was longer than that of the ordinary array. Qu Yi made a judgment in an instant and gave instructions immediately: "Hold on, the spear is just a cover, the enemy cavalry still has to get close.
Fight!"
Using longer spears to advance at high speed, the smaller the distance between the cavalry, the better. The denser the cavalry, the greater the damage caused per unit area, and the greater the morale suppression caused to the infantry. And the Qingzhou Iron Cavalry
The distance between the charging formations is very wide, which completely does not meet this standard.
The general's cry is no longer important to the soldiers who arrived first. They have no time to listen, and they have no time to think about it. According to common sense, after the cavalry's thrust, there will be a violent collision. That will be their display.
The last moment of courage.
However, the spearmen in front of them were shocked to find that the expected collision did not come. The cavalry that had just assassinated the opponent actually slowed down!
In fact, it is difficult to tell whether it is slowing down or not in such a short period of time. The reason why the spearmen feel this way is because they have a reference to use - after the first cavalry completed the assassination, in
The cavalry behind him suddenly speeded up, passed the former, and launched a second thrust!
The whole process only took place in an instant, so no one could express their shock in words. They could only shout loudly and watch helplessly as another outrageously long spear struck... The two rounds of thrusts were not...
The end, because there will be a third round of thrusts coming one after another.
"Poof!" The spear pierced the human body, making a loud sound.
These ridiculously long spears, which were as high as two feet and four feet, did not have the buffering and power-charging capabilities of the horses, but with the speed of the horses, they still caused huge damage to Xian Deng.
Many spearmen's bodies were pierced by the spears, and they were struggling like candied haws on the front of the spear shaft, wailing. The owner of the spear looked indifferent, and just used all his strength to level the spear body and lower it until the spear tip was again.
After stabbing the next target, the strength of the palm could no longer hold the spear shaft.
The front line of the first camp collapsed like an avalanche. They were not afraid of colliding with the cavalry, but they were completely unable to adapt to the rhythm of the Qingzhou Army.
If the Qingzhou cavalry were to press forward as a whole, as long as the front army fought to the death, the spearmen in the back row would have a chance to counterattack. However, the Qingzhou army came up in batches, like layers of waves, leaving them with no way to counterattack.
opportunity.
This kind of wave-like attack has precedent in infantry battles. After all, the infantry is slower and has room for adjustment and command. However, the cavalry charges so fast that there is no time to receive instructions.
After the cavalry completed the sprint, they immediately threw away the spears that were difficult to pull out, wielded their mashas or ring-shou swords, and started slashing and killing in the formation.
At this time, those who can see the overall battle situation can see the attack mode of the cavalry more clearly. Entering the dogfight stage, the incredible rhythm is still maintained.
To describe it accurately, the cavalry is divided into units of three, three people form a group, and three groups form a small team, like small conical formations. Through the speed of the horses and the gaps between each other, the relative positions are constantly adjusted so that they are always in the same position.
Use fresh troops to face the enemy, while making it impossible for the enemy to grasp the timing and location of the attack.
If you launch an attack on the enemy in the middle, you will find that the enemy suddenly avoids it. At the same time, the cavalry on both sides accelerate suddenly and launch a fatal blow to themselves, while the enemy in the middle turns their spearhead towards their companions.
This is not a problem that can be solved by locking the target. Because the cavalry is fast, it has full initiative in the battle. Although the overall number is smaller, when the actual fight begins, it is the cavalry that dominates the crowd.
The spearmen who first arrived at the camp were unable to adapt to this method of warfare and were beaten back by the rapid attacks of the cavalry, suffering heavy casualties.
The spear formation did not disintegrate or collapse, but in Qu Yi's view, it no longer mattered whether the spear formation collapsed or not, because the Qingzhou cavalry used this weird rhythm to maintain the overall advancement trend. As long as this situation is maintained, the spear formation will
The fighting formation at the back will not be able to work. This battle... let alone winning, I am afraid that even the purpose of consuming the opponent will not be achieved!
What caused all this was not the little trick of driving horses to attack the formation, nor was it the outrageous-looking spear, or even the heavy armor on the cavalry...
Qu Yi knew very well that these methods were all used by Wang Yu to reduce casualties. In fact, what determines the outcome is the strange tactics displayed by the enemy cavalry! As long as this tactics can be used perfectly, even without the above-mentioned tactics
Things, the winner of this battle will only be Wang Yu!
Because it is not an ordinary battle method, but a battle formation! Before today, Qu Yi once thought that this battle formation had been lost long ago and only existed in legends. Even if a lucky person got the formation map, it would be impossible to use it.
Reproduce, copy.
Similarly, now that this legendary formation has reappeared, as the target of the formation's attack, my own tenacious resistance can only be a desperate struggle, adding a bit more splendor and glory to the reappearance of this formation.
Because this was the most powerful soldier in the Han Dynasty - Huo Qubing's hussar army, which swept across the desert and was invincible...