It is true that the armored cavalry has various weaknesses, such as insufficient mobility, excessive maintenance and maintenance, etc., and it has never been able to expand on a large scale in history, making it a conventional arm.
But there is one thing that all arms cannot compare with, and that is impact.
The horses in the armored cavalry are all of the highest quality. They are usually nearly two meters tall and weigh more than 1,500 kilograms. They are powerful and have sufficient endurance. The weight of the knight is also around 150 kilograms. Plus the human armor and vest
, the overall weight is often close to two thousand kilograms.
The two thousand kilogram behemoth rushes towards the enemy at a speed of nearly 50 kilometers per hour. The oppressive feeling is like the weight of Mount Tai and the roar of a tsunami. It often frightens the enemy and collapses their morale before they even reach the enemy's formation.
In addition, they are covered in heavy armor and are not afraid of swords and arrows. Therefore, in this era of cold weapons, the armored cavalry can be called the king of field battles!
As long as it has enough charging distance, even the most elite army in the world cannot resist it.
What's more, these ragtag troops in the Goguryeo army have not received much formal training...
So when the shadow of the armored cavalry appeared from the sight, its rumbling cry drowned out the roaring river, and it rolled over like a mountain. The momentum of the landslide and the ground cracking made all the Goguryeo soldiers fight with fear.
Desperate!
Gao Huizhen stood up suddenly, drew his sword, and shouted: "Form up! Form into formation! Those who flee in fear of battle will be killed without mercy!"
He kicked a soldier who was running in front of him to the ground, then swung his saber and slashed him hard. Blood spurted out, and he cut off the head of the defeated soldier.
Facing the cavalry, especially the heavily armored cavalry, the infantry could only have a chance of survival if they formed an array and resisted desperately. If they fled in all directions, they would die.
No matter how fast two legs are, can they be faster than four legs? Once the armored cavalry breaks through the array, no matter how many soldiers there are, they can only be chased and killed like lambs!
The generals around him also reacted, drew their sabers one after another, and killed more than a dozen defeated soldiers in succession. Only then could they stabilize the chaotic situation. The brigade commander, team commander, commander, and corps commander began to gather the troops, and
Brigade units quickly formed an array.
The spearmen are outside, shieldmen are guarding them, and the archers are guarded in the middle, shooting them from a distance with bows and arrows... This is of course useless. The armored cavalry is fully equipped with men and horses, and the bows and crossbows are ignored at all. But this has always been the case.
The phalanx faced the cavalry. In a hurry, the officers in the army subconsciously ordered the soldiers who had not undergone much training to form a phalanx.
By the time it was discovered that the arrows fired could not penetrate the armor of the enemy cavalry, it was already too late to change the formation.
More than two thousand light cavalry separated in front of the formation and ran to the left and right like a tide. The knights on horseback raised their bows and arrows, and the arrows were shot at the phalanx of the Goguryeo army like locusts. The cavalry had an impact bonus and could throw bows and arrows from their horses, with a longer range.
, easily threw the sword rain into the square formation of the Goguryeo army, but the bows and arrows of the Goguryeo army could not reach the light cavalry of the Tang army at all.
The arrows rained like locusts, and the sharp triangular arrow clusters easily penetrated the leather armor and thin clothes of the Goguryeo army. Blood spattered and they fell to the ground one by one.
Hundreds of armored cavalry maintained a constant speed, in groups of ten, and mounted fiercely on the phalanx of the Goguryeo army.
It was like the ocean tide rolled up huge waves and beat wildly on the rocks on the shore, making a "booming" sound. It was the sound of armored war horses mounted on human bodies, splashing up a spray of blood, which was dizzying.
The Goguryeo soldiers with broken bones and tendons were knocked backwards, and their corpses hit their companions behind them hard. The still tight formation suddenly became loose.
Gao Huizhen's eyes were about to burst, and he roared: "Hold it! Counterattack! Counterattack!"
The Goguryeo soldiers also knew that the lethality of the armored cavalry was astonishing. If they could not withstand this charge, everyone would probably die on the spot, so they struggled to hold their spears and stabbed the horses with their long knives. The enemy soldiers had blood-red eyes.
Try your best to block the enemy.
However, how can manpower resist the impact of armored cavalry?
Countless spears and long knives failed to withstand the impact of the armored cavalry, and were violently rushed into the array. The places where the iron hooves stepped on were bloody. The Tang army on the horseback was holding a wide Mo Dao, and the sharp blade passed by
Everywhere, blood spurted out, ghosts cried, wolves howled, and countless stumps, broken arms, and internal organs flew everywhere.
The miserable state of the Goguryeo army was like a ghost land.
Gao Huizhen gritted his teeth and frantically commanded the troops around him: "Charge forward! Charge forward and entangle the enemy, don't give them room to charge!"
This is a self-destructive strategy, but it is also the only tactic that can deal with armored cavalry.
The combination of men and horses indeed provides huge impact and strong protection, and is almost invulnerable. However, its weakness is its poor mobility. After rushing into the enemy's formation, it must either break through the formation, or return immediately, distance itself and sprint again.
Once entangled by the enemy, it loses its impact and becomes a moving iron coffin...
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Xue Wanche always takes the lead and charges forward.
At this moment, he controlled the war horse to rush into the enemy's formation. He slashed to the left with the Mo Dao in his hand. An enemy soldier who was holding a long knife and trying to slash at the horse's leg was split into two pieces by him. The flying sword was split into two pieces.
The blood and organs drew a blood-red rainbow in the air, which made Xue Wanche go crazy!
Holding the Mo Dao in both hands, he charged forward bravely, looking like a god of death!
What about officialdom, what about worldliness, what about beauties... all of those things have nothing to do with me, I can't play with them!
Only by being on this battlefield can I show my abilities. I was born for the battlefield!
Xue Wanche, who was inexplicably excited, only relied on his legs to control the war horse. He held the Mo Dao in both hands and flew up and down. The enemy soldiers would die if they were close to him, and they would die if they touched him. Blood was flowing out within a few feet in front of him and corpses were lying on the pillow. He fiercely attacked the enemy's formation.
Kill in the middle!
Where can I find a good general?
The surrounding soldiers were so inspired by Xue Wanche's bravery that they followed behind him and fought bravely. Hundreds of armored cavalry were like sharp chisels, driving hard into the enemy's array. The enemy in front of them was like a sharp chisel.
Like weak chickens, they were killed and killed at will, making these Tang soldiers feel their blood pumping and they were crazy with excitement!
Xue Wanche took the lead. Every time Mo Dao swung his sword, blood would splash out. He suddenly felt the pressure in front of him loosen, only to find that he had already killed a square formation. He was ready to kill, and he didn't care. He clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and the war horse once again
Sprint and slam into the next square formation.
Logically speaking, the tactics of armored cavalry are not like this. After killing a square formation, you have to turn back and take a breather, so as to leave enough space to fully increase the speed of the horse and exert the maximum impact. And if the enemy
If there are too many, you cannot be willing to fight, otherwise once you are trapped in a tight siege, the impact will not be exerted, and you will be in a deadlock.
Xue Wanche can't do anything else. He is definitely a first-class expert in fighting. How can he not understand this truth? But his goal is not to annihilate all the enemy forces in front of him, and he can't annihilate them all. At a glance, he can see the densely packed ant-like heads. Why?
There are seven or eighty thousand people, right? Even if these Goguryeo soldiers are pigs and can be chased all over the mountain, he will not be able to kill them all...
The strategic purpose is just to kill the enemy's effective forces and undermine the enemy's morale so that they cannot smoothly support Anshi City. That's simple.
Just kill and have fun!
Not far behind him, the infantry led by Wang Wendu had already formed their formation and were slowly pressing forward.
Once Xue Wanche was surrounded by enemy troops, Wang Wendu would directly kill and kill them to disperse the enemy troops, allowing him to leave calmly.
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Gao Huizhen naturally saw the Tang Army's infantry slowly appearing in the distance, and immediately understood the Tang Army's intention - they were planning to meet the armored cavalry!
He found that he seemed to have captured a fleeting fighter opportunity, which might change the situation of the battle, but he was not sure that he could stop this Tang army infantry.
However, there was no room for hesitation at this time. Fighters were fleeting on the battlefield, so where could he have the opportunity to think over and over again? He immediately shouted to his deputy general: "Lead my own bodyguards and charge forward."
Let me stop that Tang army! As long as you prevent them from picking up the armored cavalry, I will ask Da Molizhi for your credit!"
The deputy general is also a fierce general who has been in battle for a long time. When he understood his commander's intention, he immediately gritted his teeth and said: "The general will not retreat until the end, and he will definitely stop the Tang army!"
He immediately led his elite bodyguards and several thousand soldiers to bypass the rear path of the armored cavalry, and charged towards Wang Wendu's troops in billowing smoke.
The light cavalry guarding behind the armored cavalry kept weaving in and out, causing constant casualties to the Goguryeo army that was trying to rent Wang Wendu. However, the Goguryeo people completely ignored the casualties and looked at the light cavalry who were running up and down around them and shooting.
Without even looking at him, he rushed towards Wang Wendu's troops without fear of death.
Suddenly, there was a situation on the battlefield where armored cavalry penetrated deep into the enemy formation, and the rear was cut off by the Goguryeo army. However, Wang Wendu, who came to support him, was about to be held back by the Goguryeo army...