Chapter 3038: A brief taste of the vanguard battle
Zhang He couldn't imagine where these barbarians had the courage to attack him.
This is somewhat abnormal.
It's not that Zhang He is arrogant, but that Zhang He is serious.
War is all about pursuing victory, and the behavior of the barbarians seems a bit abnormal, but no matter what, we must first defeat the barbarians in front of us.
Facing the barbarian troops who had just rushed out of the Black Stone Forest and charged directly in front of Zhang He without stopping, Zhang He was not only a little angry.
"You despise someone so much?"
However, Zhang He quickly suppressed these chaotic emotions and began to calmly analyze the changes on the battlefield.
The black stone forest blocked the line of sight, making it impossible for Zhang He to clearly know how many Hu soldiers and horses were coming. An ordinary cavalry general would probably choose to rush and fight with each other, because this would be more direct, flesh-to-blood, head-to-head.
, and also more in line with the needs of adrenaline, just two words, exciting!
When the barbarians and horses rushed out first, they were divided into three sharp knives and rushed out like a horizontal "Chuan" character.
Zhang He ordered the yellow bird flag to be raised and waved widely.
The flying bird flag represents that it is still a wild goose formation and has not changed.
Yellow represents bows and arrows, which are mainly long-range attacks.
A large swing from side to side indicates dispersion tactics.
Almost at the same time as Zhang He's order was issued, the Han cavalry also began to drive their horses and gallop forward, and the distance between them and the Hu cavalry was gradually shortened.
Unlike the Sichuan-shaped formation where the Hu people were gathering together more and more as they ran, the Han cavalry's "V"-shaped formation began to separate, turning left and right, like an upside-down figure horoscope.
, and the closer to the Hu cavalry, the more separated the blank areas in the middle of the eight characters are.
The two sides are two hundred and fifty steps apart.
Since both sides were galloping at the same time, the distance between them quickly narrowed.
Almost at the same time, the leaders of the military schools on both sides were shouting, with different pronunciation and intonation, but the meaning was very unified, "Bows and arrows are ready..."
Just like the two sides of a mirror, the cavalry on both sides began to take out arrows and put them on their bows.
The two sides were one hundred and fifty steps closer.
"Open the bow..."
The last fifty steps between the two sides disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Wind! Strong wind!"
"Fire the arrow!"
The queues on both sides of the battlefield made the same sound of bowstrings almost in no particular order. Immediately, the arrows mixed with the arrows made a piercing scream. This screaming sound penetrated into the sky at high speed, heading towards people.
It penetrated into the ears, and even the roaring sound of horse hooves could not completely cover it up.
Rapidly moving linear shadows appeared over the battlefield, criss-crossing in the air, and then rushed towards each other overwhelmingly.
"Whoosh...whoosh..."
The scream was like an innocent soul craving for flesh and blood, rushing towards the body filled with blood.
From the time when the two sides were preparing to shoot at a distance of 150 steps, to the first round of throwing at about 120 steps, until the opponent's arrow fell, the distance between the two sides was only about 80 steps. And in this short period of collision, the distance between the two sides was only about 80 steps.
In terms of distance, shooting accuracy is not the key, the key is hand speed.
The hand speed of someone who has been single for thirty years will obviously be faster...
Of course, after extensive training, hand speed can also be improved.
Do Hu people have any special hand speed training?
Obviously there is no such thing, so in the process of shooting at each other, the barbarians can only shoot two rounds, and those who are good at archery can shoot three rounds, while some who are more clumsy can't even shoot the second round.
Here comes the rain of arrows from the Han people.
On the other hand, most of the Han cavalry can fire their bows three times in quick succession. Because their training subjects and assessment content include such an item, they can basically shoot three rounds of arrows. Occasionally, they can shoot three rounds of arrows.
Some people with high hand speed can also shoot the fourth round...
Therefore, when the two sides received each other's arrow rain, there was a lot of difference in quantity.
The more important difference is in the armor of both sides.
When arrows fell, the Han cavalry, whose bodies were mostly covered by armor, were not seriously injured. Even if they were occasionally hit by barbarian arrows, they were often in non-vital parts. On the other side, arrows
The sound that penetrated the body was endless, and then people fell off their horses one by one. The Hu soldiers who fell off their horses let out shrill screams, and then quickly disappeared amidst the thunderous sound of horse hooves. These people died or were injured.
The fallen Hu soldiers were mercilessly trampled by the horses behind them, leaving a bloody mark on the battlefield.
Faced with such a situation, Bald-Faced Deer did not feel any frustration, because he had expected this before the war started. If the equipment and training were not good, then he could only rely on the number of people to make up for it, to entangle and defeat the Han army.
Delay until the Great Khan led his troops around the Black Stone Forest to complete the comprehensive encirclement of the Han cavalry...
And once the two sides enter the physical combat distance, in fact, if they really have the spirit to sacrifice their lives, it is not possible to do one-for-one, two-for-one or three-for-one. After all, as long as the Han people can be collided with the high-speed horses,
When they come down, the Han soldiers dressed in iron will certainly fall more severely than most of the Hu soldiers who just wear leather robes and armor!
After the Bald-haired Deer and the Hu cavalry were washed away by the rain of Han arrows, they immediately took out their spears under the command of the horn horn and prepared to hit the Han cavalry head-on. However, at this moment, the Bald-haired Deer
Something unexpected happened...
The Han cavalry began to deviate outward amid the short copper whistle!
The formation of infantry is relatively easy. After all, it is more convenient for a person to control his own legs than to control other people's legs. However, the skills displayed by Zhang He made the Bald Deer feel like a Han man was controlling him.
The war horse is as convenient and flexible as controlling its own legs and feet!
Approach diagonally, and then deviate when approaching, just like dribbling the ball on the basketball court, turning around and passing the ball...
When the two sides are closest, even only about twenty steps, they can clearly see each other's faces when facing each other.
Although it is said that after Bald Deer discovered that the Han cavalry had deflected, he also ordered the Hu cavalry to follow him to turn, but the Hu cavalry had no way to react. Even a small number of Hu cavalry tried to pull the reins to deflect the horses, but their crotch
Like most of the barbarian cavalry, the war horses were neglected in training and did not understand the meaning of the owner on the horse. Even their heads were tilted by being pulled, and their feet were still subconsciously following the horses in front of them.
…
The gap in training, the gap in equipment, the gap in the coordination of war horses, ultimately made these twenty-odd steps seem like a distance that could never be crossed.
It seems that at this moment, the riding skills of the Han people are three points better than that of the Hu people who have spent almost all their time on horseback since childhood!
This makes Bald Deer and others unimaginable...
While Bald Deer and others were still trying to stab the Han cavalry with their spears, the Han's spears and throwing axes were already in front of them!
At short to medium distances, almost every shot of a spear or flying ax would not miss, either piercing the body of the barbarian, or hitting his horse, and immediately the barbarian soldiers and horses screamed in agony.
They fell to the ground together with the mournful screams of the war horses, stirring up a large amount of yellow dust. In the blink of an eye, they were trampled by the following war horses, but they also tripped some of the horses behind them, and they fell to pieces. In this case, the Hu people
The war horses dispersed and circled almost instinctively, causing the originally reluctant array to suddenly become a mess.
The bald deer shouted loudly, trying to regroup.
But it was of no use. The Hu cavalry, stimulated by the smell of blood, were like madmen who had lost their minds. They subconsciously chased the Han cavalry, regardless of the fact that the entire front line was in chaos, and did not care whether the Han cavalry was
Actively retreat or passively escape. The Hu cavalry have no concept of mutual cooperation in their minds. Even if they do, they will cooperate with a few friends they know. As for the battle formation or the overall strategy...
Feel sorry.
This really doesn't happen.
The Bald Deer brandished his battle axe, cut off a Han man's throwing spear, and roared angrily. However, the roar could not help the Hu cavalry around him to avoid the damage caused by the Han Chinese's throwing spears and throwing axes. Many Hu soldiers just watched helplessly.
He watched the Han people's spears pierce his body...
It is not that the barbarians did not have medium and short-range projectile weapons. For example, slingshots, meteor hammers, lassoes, and similarly throwing spears and throwing axes, but the problem is that all these short- and medium-range weapons are not standard equipment for soldiers.
Some Hu people have it, and some Hu people don't. The Hu people who don't have these equipment can only be beaten passively, and even if the Hu people carry these equipment, they may not be able to react in a short time and attack the Han army.
Ride causes damage.
Seeing the barbarian general roaring incompetently, Zhang He just threw an arrow casually, regardless of whether it hit or not, and then led his men and horses in a circle with the barbarians.
As Zhang He gave the order again, the Han cavalry began to disperse again, from two queues to four groups, and then split into a small group of about 200 people, and began to scatter...
The bald deer roared and roared like an enraged wild wolf. Unfortunately, its claws were too short and could not reach the Han people, but the Han people could run on the grassland like swimming fish.
The Han people were dispersed, while the Hu people were in chaos.
When the Hu troops and horses swarm in chaos to chase a group of Han cavalry on the left, they will be shot and attacked by the Han cavalry on the right. When the Hu people in turn start to chase the Han formation on the right, they will be attacked by the Han cavalry.
The array on the left side of the military cavalry outputs power after a while.
Occasionally, some Hu cavalry came into contact with Han cavalry. At this moment, Zhang He's force was fully demonstrated. He led a team of elite cavalry, like fish that kept swimming back and forth, to specifically attack those Han cavalry who had entangled them.
The Hu soldiers and horses flew up and down, their spears flying up and down, and the blood of the Hu soldiers dyed his armor red.
Zhang He rushed in front, and the rest of the elite cavalry followed behind. Like a steel knife, it cut through the entangled area between the two sides, allowing the Han cavalry to regain their speed and gallop again.
The Han cavalry on the outside is responsible for slashing and attacking at close range, while the soldiers on the inside supplement the casualties on the outside and use their spears to help resist the fierce impact of the enemy cavalry. The cavalry in the center of the queue are killing and soul-crushing one after another.
The long arrows were fired at will, killing the dizzy barbarian cavalry.
The strengths of the Han cavalry were almost fully exploited by Zhang He.
Just talking about arrows, the difference between Han people and barbarians is not small.
Han cavalry generally carried at least one pot of arrows in battle, with thirty arrows in a pot. The center of gravity of the arrow pot was downward and hung on the side of the horse.
Most of the Hu people have quivers made of leather, spread out in a fan shape, with fifteen to twenty quivers on their backs. It's not that the Hu people are unwilling to carry more arrows, but if they carry too many arrows, the center of gravity will be
Easily unstable.
And the key point is that the Hu people are poor and cannot afford more even if they want it.
The Hu people made everything from arrows to arrow leather by hand. Even if they were used by others, they might not be able to use them. However, the Han people could make most of the common weapons.
As for other aspects, there are more differences, and most of the differences are that the Han people have an advantage. The only thing where the Han people are at a disadvantage is that the endurance of the war horses is relatively low. It does not mean that the quality of the Han people's war horses is worse than that of the Hu people.
, but because the equipment carried by the Han people was heavier, and the war horses required more physical strength.
But the question is, can the Hu people persist until the Han horses are tired?
The Bald Deer was now almost crazy. He led the barbarians to attack left and right, and later it turned into a chaotic fight. It even looked like a huge herd of bison surrounded by flexible wolves. There were more bison than wolves.
However, every time the Hu people tried to attack, they were blocked. Every time the Han invaded, the Hu soldiers were weakened. But at this time, the Japanese and Lu family members who followed behind were not in a hurry.
He slowly walked out of the edge of the Black Stone Forest, with no intention of attacking or assisting.
The Rilu clan pointed at the Bald Deer in front of them, who was almost surrounded and beaten by the Han people. They couldn't help but sneered, "It still looks very tenacious... I heard that the Bald Tribe had fought with the Han people before. Why now?"
What haven’t you learned yet? You can’t even handle a Han attack on a former military branch?”
"The Han people are very powerful..." said the guard beside the Rilu family, "but is it appropriate for us to just stand and watch...?"
The Rilu family members laughed, "What's inappropriate? Aren't we keeping the Han people here now? As for how, it doesn't matter. What's important is the result... Uh, not good! The Han people seem to want to
Withdraw! Quickly, move forward!』
Although the Japanese and Lu family members had no intention of leading troops to come up for rescue, Zhang He cautiously ordered to start fighting and then retreat, and to gather in the rear, instead of continuing to hang the bald deer.
These barbarians who survived the disaster were in the middle of the battlefield. They couldn't react for a moment. They just subconsciously reined in their horses. Then they looked at the corpses of people and horses on the battlefield, and their brains, stunned by the blood, began to secrete
A feeling of fear...
The Bald Deer angrily roared at the Rilu Family, "Damn it, what are you doing? Those who died are all my people, my people! Why don't you support me?!"
The Riku family members smiled and said, "Who said I didn't support you? If I didn't support you, would the Han people retreat? Are you still alive? Why, when you faced the Han people, you were beaten to the point where you couldn't fight, but you had the courage to fight against them.
Getting angry at one of your own? Is this a good custom among the bald tribe?」
Bald-haired Deer was about to go crazy, but the Rilu family poured cold water on Bald-haired Deer when he was about to explode, "What are you dawdling about? The Great Khan ordered us to entangle the Han people! But you let him go so easily."
Han people! I drove away the Han people and rescued you! But you actually want to attack me here? Have you been bribed by the Han people? Where did you put the orders of the Great Khan? If we did not sacrifice our lives
Even if I came to save you, you would have been killed by the Han people! Is this the attitude towards your savior?!"
The bald-haired deer stared at the Rilu family, then nodded, "Okay, very good...here comes! Send the order! Assemble the whole team and pursue the Han army!"
A barbarian next to the bald deer said subconsciously: "What? Now? We have just finished the fight, no..."
Before he could finish his words, Bald Deer chopped off his horse on the spot with an axe.
The bald deer raised his ax and seemed to be giving an order to everyone. He also seemed to be staring at the Rilu family and saying, "Now! Everyone! Chase the Han army immediately! Anyone who dares to lag behind and delay will be disobeying the Great Khan's order! That's it!"
Xianbei traitor! I will kill him with my own hands! Kill him!』
The Japanese and Lu family members laughed and seemed not to care about the threat of the Bald Deer. They also waved their arms, "Send the order! Send the order! Pursue the Han army! Pursue the Han army!"
Bald-haired Lu saw that he couldn't catch the Rilu family, so he stared at the Rilu family fiercely, then gritted his teeth and went aside to gather the remaining troops of his own.
The Riku family members squinted at the bald deer and smiled, "Let's set off first to avoid any gossip from the bald tribe... But we can slow down a bit, just say that our horses are not good... Let's go,
Everyone move!』
During the whistle, the Rilu family and their men began to move towards the direction where the Han people were retreating. However, I don’t know whether intentionally or not, the troops of the Rilu family were stretched out for a long time. Everyone in the front had already set off, and there were still people behind who were reining in the horses.
Piso...
When the Bald Deer saw this scene, he immediately became very angry. However, before the Bald Deer could get angry, these people from the Riku tribe who were lagging behind also set off one after another, making the Bald Deer angry.
After all, some of his own people were still picking at the battlefield, replacing damaged weapons.
"Damn it! Let's go!" the bald deer shouted, "Whoever delays any longer will have his head chopped off!"
The Rilu family members who had already run a certain distance looked back, and then ordered, "Move to both sides, don't block Bald Hair's path... Whoever feels he is capable and can compete with the Han people, we will not stop him! But we will not stop him!"
We are here to entangle the Han army under the orders of the Great Khan, not to annihilate the Han army! Do you know what entanglement is? Yes, that’s right, it’s just entanglement...Do you understand?!"
"What if the Han people come back to attack us?" someone asked the Rilu family members.
The Rilu family members smiled and shouted, "What else is there to think about? Run! It is our great achievement to lead the Han people into the siege of the Great Khan! We don't need to be like that deer... Bah, what a deer, just
