The twelve wedge formations are like twelve isolated islands in the sea, surrounded and swallowed by the surging cavalry.
However, the infantrymen in these formations were not as panicked as the crossbowmen who had formed three rows of horizontal formations before.
Perhaps the solid triangle formation gave them a great sense of security, as they had trustworthy teammates behind them.
The crossbowmen ran back and stopped running in front of the mound where An Sanxi stood, because they saw the general's banner and the supervising team.
An Sanxi stood on this small hill with his two hundred soldiers. His eyes were firm, his expression was solemn, and he was not angry or intimidating.
The general is a brave soldier. Seeing the general like this, everyone suddenly felt at ease.
The officers immediately organized a new formation. Since no new orders were received, a new three-row horizontal formation was quickly formed.
In fact, the casualties during the exchange of fire just now were not large, with few people killed or injured, but the people's hearts and the team were in chaos. An Sanxi was worried that he would be scattered by the cavalry and cause heavy casualties, so he ordered the retreat.
"Change the formation and form a wedge formation." An Sanxi ordered loudly.
Forming a three-row horizontal array is of little use. After all, the enemy and we are now fighting together and dare not cover and shoot indiscriminately. Such powerful crossbows may injure one's own people.
Following a rather chaotic formation, all the captains and squad leaders were shouting, and finally the team was arranged.
A huge triangular array was arranged.
An Sanxi and his soldiers were in the center position.
The soldiers on the third floor outside all picked up their halberds, and the soldiers inside all picked up their steel crossbows.
"Forward!" An Sanxi shouted.
The new wedge formation immediately began to move forward step by step.
In the distance, the Mongolian cavalry was surrounding twelve small wedge formations on all sides, wielding long swords and slashing and smashing them.
Each small wedge-shaped formation is a large group, but the number of people is different, some are more, some are less. The number of people is roughly the same as that of human beings.
The length of Tumut's long knife is about 1.5 meters, the handle is 40 centimeters long, the blade is about 1 meter long, and the rest is the knife blade, tang, accessories, etc.
Their long swords have no advantage over their halberds.
Amid the screams of the squad leader, three rows of halberdiers knelt down half-kneeling and used the hooks of their halberds to hook the horses' legs. The second row bent down and used the spear points of their halberds to stab the cavalry on the horses.
The third row stood up straight and used their axes to chop off the cavalry's armor and helmets.
The third row is farther away, just enough to deal with the enemies in the nearest row.
These Mongolians discovered that the opponents they fought were all armed with axes.
The cavalry has a large target, the horses are long, and they need a lot of space to move around. They are far less densely arranged than the infantry.
These halberdiers are shoulder to shoulder, and each cavalryman has to face three horizontally and three rearward, a total of nine infantry. Basically, one person fights another group.
At this density, the cavalry division cannot deal with nine halberds.
As soon as they entered the battle, the Mongols suffered heavy losses.
Either the horse's legs were broken off, or the armor was pierced by the halberd, causing the horse to fall off.
It was already very difficult to block the three axes chopped off by the long knife. He didn't even care about the three halberds and spear points in the middle. There were only horses, so he could only hope for luck.
They adopted the tactic of having the sword-wielding cavalry in front rush forward to kill the halberdiers. The cavalry behind them would wait for the opportunity to release arrows and kill the halberdiers.
This tactic can be used against the general Ming army, but the armor of these militiamen is very strong. The plate armor is stamped out of large pieces of metal, which can disperse the force to the entire armor. Therefore, whether it is assassination or slashing, it loses its effect.
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Many Mongolians saw that their long knives were useless and could not penetrate at all, and their own people fell to the ground one after another. They hurriedly took out heavy weapons such as pure iron horse clubs, iron bone swords, and maces.
Yishiha dodged the blows of two axes one after another, and took the opportunity to swing the bone and hit a halberdier on the head. He rounded the wooden handle, and this time, the southern barbarian's head exploded.
With a loud bang, Guduo's iron head hit the side of the beak helmet hard, shooting out a long spark. The side of the helmet's beak was obviously deflated.
Lu Jiong was hit, his head was buzzing, and the loud sound had a great impact on his right ear. Fortunately, the beak helmet was fixed on the shoulder armor.
If it is worn on the head, even if the helmet is curved, it does not touch the head and does not hit the head. This is enough to break the cervical vertebrae of the neck.
Unfortunately, this armor is a whole force-bearing structure, and the helmet is installed on the shoulder armor. The force is not enough to knock the whole person down. Therefore, Lu Jiong was only shaken to pieces.
He knelt on the ground with a thud, stars flashing in front of his eyes, and his ears buzzed with the sound of being hit.
Seeing that he was knocked down by the shock, Yishiha picked up his bones and looked at the direction of the back of his cervical vertebrae. He could see that the armor at the back was flat, with no curved surface or ridges in the front, so it could be hit solidly.
At this time, a halberd stabbed directly through Yishiha. The halberd soldiers behind him did not give him a second chance to hit him.
After Yi Shiha drew out his halberd, he staggered off his horse and fell to the ground.
"Bash their backs, and their backs will be flat." A captain shouted loudly.
But at this time, these halberdiers have their backs facing the back, and the front is where the aluminum alloy plate armor is thick, curved, and has excellent elasticity on the surface.
"Shoot them with heavy arrows, shoot them with arrows," the centurions roared.
A large number of heavy arrows shot in from the gap in the fighting in front.
The militiaman's chest made a jingling sound.
Heavy arrow shooting at close range is still very powerful, but it still rarely penetrates.
Most of them were slipped away by the curved armor surface.
Even the eye position cannot be shot because it is not a slit, but a steel plate with countless small holes. The diameter of these small holes is very small, and the arrow cluster cannot be shot at all.
The Mongols are going crazy. Who the hell designed this armor? Why can't it find a weak point?
Daza watched for a while and found that it was always the Mongols who were being killed and wounded, and the casualties of the halberdiers were very small. Because the fighting area was very small and could not accommodate too many people. The Mongols were riding horses, and the cavalry had lost their speed and could not collide, and the archery was blocked.
The fine armor blocks it, and there is nothing you can do.
Moreover, he saw the large group of halberdiers behind him forming an array and charging forward.
"Use a lasso to pull them out of the array and trample them to death with horses." Daza said through gritted teeth.
The casualties today are too great.
On the way to the charge, there were four to five thousand casualties. This time in the melee, more than two thousand casualties were lost again. The casualties had reached 20%. The Tumuts suffered a heavy loss.
As the horns were blown, the Mongols retreated and distanced themselves.
Just when everyone thought they had admitted defeat and were preparing to leave.
The Mongolian cavalry suddenly twisted its body at a distance of more than ten meters, and a lasso flew out. Each one of them accurately lassoed a armored halberdier.
Then they whipped the horses violently and dragged the halberdiers out of the array.
