Chapter 462 The cavalry is vertical and horizontal, the Sichuan army is invincible
This really surprised Zhuge Liang.
"Yueying, what method did you use to make these cavalry so powerful?"
On the mountains on the west bank of the Wei River, Liu Zhang looked at the battle and felt a little distressed. The cavalry were all treasures, especially for the Sichuan Army, which had no cavalry, and was now consuming each other with the Xiliang cavalry.
Han Sui's Xiliang cavalry was comparable to the Liang army's Xiliang cavalry. Wang Shuang's Dongqingyi wolf cavalry and Pang Rou's Han cavalry were not as powerful as the Xiliang cavalry, but they could still support them. The Xiqiang cavalry was overwhelmed by the Xiliang cavalry.
Lei Tong's cavalry had the upper hand and kept making breakthroughs.
After weighing the three parties, the casualties of the Sichuan Army and the Liangzhou Army were about the same, but Liu Zhang still felt that it was a pity that the cavalry was consumed head-on like this.
"Lord, use your killer weapon at the right time." Wang Xu admonished.
Liu Zhang nodded.
Killing cries and howls resounded endlessly on the banks of the Wei River. Zhang Ren walked up to Huang Zhong with his sword in hand and said, "Old general, it's your turn to take action."
"You will not disgrace your command."
Huang Zhong promised loudly, and two soldiers carried a box over. They opened the lid and found a heart-stopping piece of thick armor with a black and shiny color. Although it was a defensive object, it was full of murderous intent.
The soldier forcefully lifted up the helmet, armor, and steel boots and put them on for Huang Zhong. Another soldier put on the armor for Huang Zhong's horse. After putting on the armor, Huang Zhong and the horse were fully protected, and even his eyes were covered with iron gauze.
This is heavy riding, perhaps the first heavy riding in history.
Zhang Ren was in the Xikang camp. The six thousand heavy cavalry that he had spent countless manpower and material resources on completed wearing armor at the same time. Huang Zhong got on the horse, and the armor made a heavy friction sound. The six thousand heavy cavalry stepped on the horse slowly, like an iron stream,
Passing the wooden bridge towards the other side, the wooden bridge made a muffled creaking sound.
The horse stepped on, accelerated, and the earth trembled.
Even Zhuge Liang's wooden cart made a noise.
"What's going on?" Zhuge Liang frowned, got on the carriage and watched, shocked.
Zhang Ren Wei Yan commanded in an orderly manner, and the Sichuan cavalry retreated in a U-shaped line. To clear the way for the heavy cavalry, the heavy cavalry accelerated their charge. The heavy armor violently hit the ground, the mountains and rivers trembled, and the calm water of the Wei River continued to ripple.
The heavy cavalry silently and fiercely swooped towards the Liangzhou cavalry. It was like Mount Tai pressing down on the top, and they hit hard.
"Keng."
A brave Xiliang cavalry pierced the neck of the heavy cavalry with a spear, and was blocked by the thick steel ring. The heavy cavalry's powerful charging force penetrated the Xiliang soldier's body through the spear, and the Xiliang soldier flew backwards.
The heavy cavalry rushed into the cavalry formation of the two armies and broke through in one fell swoop. This was the first time that people from the Three Kingdoms saw heavy cavalry. The Liang army was stunned by this "tank" they had never seen before. After the front formation collapsed, the rear formation was like
The mud under the heavy rain collapsed at the first touch. He turned around and ran away.
Zhang Fei was furious and knocked down two heavy cavalry with his spear. They refused to retreat and were about to be submerged by the iron current. Zhao Yun shouted anxiously, and Zhang Fei heard the cry. Finally, unwilling to give in, he turned his horse's head.
The iron current then surged forward, and where the heavy cavalry's iron hooves passed, the wind swept away the clouds, and not even a blade of grass grew.
The light cavalry had not broken through the cavalry formation, but the heavy cavalry broke through in one fell swoop. Lei Tong, Pang Rou, and Xi sealed the pool. Han Sui led the light cavalry to overtake the heavy cavalry and outflank the two wings. The two armies were completely defeated.
"Give both wings a retreat, and supervise the battle team to fight the central army. If anyone attacks the central army, kill them." Zhuge Liang was surprised by the power of the heavy cavalry, but now it was too late to think about it, so he could only calmly command and reduce losses.
"Retreat to the two wings." The calm Zhao Yun shouted and led his defeated troops to disperse to the right wing. Ma Chao and Zhang Fei led the army to the left wing. Those who tried to collide with the central army were nailed to death by the sharp arrows of the supervising team.
When the heavy cavalry arrived, the supervising team released sharp arrows, which hit the armor of the heavy cavalry, like rounded wooden arrows, falling to the ground upon contact. The heavy cavalry pressed forward, and the front line of the supervising team was knocked over, and the whole team was defeated.
"The death squads intercepted, and Pound's cavalry formation retreated two miles and reorganized."
Zhuge Liang had already retreated to the rear of the Liang army. Although he had never seen heavy cavalry, he knew the shortcomings of heavy cavalry. How long could such thick armor continue to charge?
However, it was still possible to reach the two-mile distance. Zhuge Liang had to order Pound to retreat in the rear formation. Thousands of death squads came towards the heavy cavalry. The light infantry behind them destroyed all obstacles, corpses, horse corpses, and carriages.
, rolling logs, and all kinds of things were all thrown into the array.
The bravery of the thousands of death squads is commendable, but facing the heavy cavalry front, it is undoubtedly a shock to the tree. The heavy cavalry did not stop at all, but only slightly reduced the speed of the horse, and immediately pierced through. The Liang army infantry was fast enough and had been formed.
There is an obstacle line.
Before the heavy cavalry could reach the obstacle line, they heard the call to retreat from the rear and the heavy cavalry slowly stationed their horses.
Heavy cavalry is a powerful weapon for charging into battle formations, but its role is almost limited to this function. It cannot attack from a distance, cannot fight in a stalemate, and cannot run long distances. Simply put, it is born for charging into battle formations.
Even though the horses bought by Liu Zhang were carefully selected, their physical strength was still a bit lacking. This heavy cavalry had already charged for five miles and broken through more than a dozen cavalry formations. Their sharpness was exhausted. If they charged again, they would suffer heavy casualties.
One light cavalry is equivalent to twenty infantry, and one heavy cavalry is equivalent to twenty light cavalry. Liu Zhang did not want to joke about these precious bumps.
"I don't know what it would be like if the Dawan horses from the Western Regions formed heavy cavalry." Liu Zhang said.
"Then we have to conquer the Western Region."
Liu Zhang shook his head. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty exhausted his national power, he reluctantly conquered Dawan. What could he do with it?
The heavy cavalry rested on the spot, while the light cavalry surrounded Pound's army formation. Pang De's cavalry formation had been preparing for a long time and charged towards the Sichuan army's light cavalry. Before the two armies came into contact, countless short spears were suddenly thrown from the Liang army's formation and they ran wildly with their horses.
The force of the shot was extremely injurious. The Sichuan cavalry was stabbed and flew away, and a hole was made in the head of the war horse.
The Sichuan soldiers screamed and their horses neighed, and they were covered in blood. The Liang army took advantage of the situation and rushed to kill them, but the Sichuan army was defeated.
The spear was originally produced in the Roman legion and was one of the most lethal weapons of the Roman legion. Crassus, one of the three giants of Rome, failed in the war against the Parthian Empire. He himself was killed by the Parthians who poured boiling gold water down their throats, and his army collapsed.
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One of the defeated Krasu Roman troops entered China through the Wakhan Corridor and settled in Liqian, Gansu Province.
When the Romans arrived in the Han Dynasty, their warlike and warlike nature remained unchanged. They still regarded themselves as professional soldiers and entered the Chinese battlefield as a mercenary force. They fought wars with many tribes, and their tactics were naturally imitated by the surrounding armies. Among them
The Xiliang army was deeply affected.
Throwing spears was inspired by these Liqian people.
Throwing a javelin requires extremely high riding skills, otherwise the recoil caused by the javelin, coupled with the galloping horses, is enough to overturn a knight. This is much more difficult than riding a horse. Not ordinary cavalry can do it, even Xiliang
There's not much the elite cavalry can do.
Only elites like Ma Chao's men can assemble a powerful spear-throwing cavalry team.
"Play gun throwing with us? Haha."
Seeing Pang De use his throwing spear, Liu Zhang smiled, and Wang Xu also smiled.
The flag was waved, and Pang Rou led the light cavalry to fight hard against Pound's cavalry. Spears came flying like rain, and the Sichuan cavalry suffered heavy casualties. Pang De and Pang Rou fought fiercely, but they were both red-eyed and slashed at them with every move.
Crucial.
Lei Tong ordered the light cavalry to retreat, and another cavalry group emerged.
"kill."
Pang Rou led the cavalry to disperse on both wings, and Lei Tong led the Kangding cavalry to charge. Pang Tong snorted disdainfully and ordered the soldiers to take out another throwing spear and charge towards Lei Tong.
"cast."
"Huhuhu."
Before the Liang army could throw their spears, the Sichuan army threw them first, and the spears hit the Xiliang soldiers like a storm. The throwing distance was farther and the lethality was greater. Because the Sichuan army's knights sat firmly, there was almost no recoil effect, and the spears were more accurate than those of the Liang army.
Liang Jun immediately screamed in agony, and a spear grazed Pang De's shoulder, revealing his bloody shoulder blade.
"kill."
Lei Tong led the cavalry behind him to attack the Liang army, Wang Shuang, and Xi Fengchi like a wave. Pang Rou led a large group of cavalry to follow. Pang De's army's spears were useless. They were shocked by the Sichuan army's spears and collapsed at the first touch. The whole army fled.
"The Sichuan army is everywhere and invincible in the world."
"The Sichuan army is everywhere and invincible in the world."
With the roar of the mountains and the roar of the tsunami, tens of thousands of Sichuan Cavalry charged towards Liangzhou Cavalry to pursue them.
"Sichuan cavalry, mounted shooting, spear throwing, heavy armor, how is this possible?"
Zhuge Liang finally forgot about the Sichuan army in confusion and hurriedly retreated with his entire army.
The Sichuan army took the lead with the cavalry, and a large number of infantry swarmed to pursue them. After chasing for a mile, drums suddenly sounded loudly on both sides. Liao Hua led 5,000 elite troops to fight out and resist the Sichuan cavalry advance.
Liao Hua's army was wiped out. Liao Hua was killed by Wang Shuang's meteor hammer, but he blocked the Sichuan cavalry's pursuit. Zhuge Liang successfully led his army back to the camp.
From sunrise to sunset, both sides suffered heavy casualties, and the battlefield was bloody and desolate.
The Sichuan army suffered more than 20,000 casualties, more than 80,000 minor and serious injuries, and lost tens of thousands of horses. The Liang army suffered even more heavy losses, with more than 40,000 casualties. More than 20,000 wounded soldiers were cleared after the war, and 20,000 were captured.
Nearly 100,000 soldiers and countless wounded soldiers.
In this battle, the Liangzhou army was seriously injured, and the Sichuan army was severely injured.
However, after capturing the horses and ordnance supplies, and the satisfaction of defeating Zhuge Liang, the Sichuan army was excited, and the seriously injured soldiers and prisoners were sent back to Tianshui, and the entire army held a celebration banquet.
Liu Zhang was also very happy in his heart. Since entering Xiliang, he has been worried about Zhuge Liang. Having such a brilliant record in the first battle was like a big stone falling to the ground.
"Wang Shuang, Pang Rou, Guan Yinping, Zhou Tai and others have all made outstanding contributions in this battle, especially Wang Shuang and the Longxi Eighteen Cavalry. They can be called the sharp spear of our Sichuan army. Come, I will give you a bowl."
"It is my duty to swear allegiance to my lord to the death." Wang Shuang and the eighteen blood-armored warriors raised the wine bowl together. As long as the nineteen people went to fight there, the whole hall was full of killing intent. They were indeed worthy of the elites from the martial arts land of Didao.
"War generals are brave and need to be commanded appropriately. Zhang Ren is the leader of Wei Yan, and his contribution is indispensable. Go ahead."
"Thank you, Lord." Zhang Ren and Wei Yan raised their bowls together. Although Wei Yan was a handsome man, he fantasized about charging and killing, but now he has become accustomed to Liu Zhang's dispatching method. The commanding commander sits at the rear, and the charging generals rush to the front, each performing their duties. Wei Yan