Throughout the history of ancient wars, cavalry has always been a lingering nightmare for infantry. Since humans mastered the ability to perfect iron smelting, powerful cavalry began to gradually appear on various battlefields.
In field battles, cavalry has become the king of the battlefield with its powerful impact and superb maneuverability. Facing infantry, cavalry will generally win as long as the tactics are appropriate. Even if there is a defeat, they can usually retreat unscathed. Infantry cannot
With this advantage, once defeated, the entire army will be annihilated. Therefore, the infantry's tactics when facing cavalry are generally to stop static and form a square or corresponding formation to prevent the enemy cavalry from charging, so as to contain the enemy cavalry.
Otherwise, there is only the fate of being slaughtered...
In the age of cold weapons, cavalry was absolutely a nearly invincible unit. It was extremely adaptable, and its mobility and attack power were unstoppable to infantry.
It was not until the advent of thermal weapons that cavalry lost its advantage over infantry.
But even if muskets have been equipped for centuries, infantry still has to rely on square formations to resist cavalry attacks. It was not until the emergence of automatic weapons that the infantry's attack power became stronger and stronger, allowing infantry in the field to rely on a single unit to defeat cavalry.
Due to the crushing force, the cavalry lost its impact and attack capabilities, and then gradually withdrew from the stage of war.
Facing the enemy's powerful cavalry troops, the infantry could only form a square formation to deal with the cavalry.
The main weapons used to deal with cavalry are spears and dense formations, which make square or circular formations like hedgehogs unable to bite, making it impossible for cavalry units to attack. For a long period of time, especially in the European War, this formation
It was very popular. The cavalry had no way to move, and the mobility of the cavalry was limited by static braking. The dense formation and the nearly three-meter long spear limited the impact of the cavalry.
For the first time, the infantry had a sufficient deterrent effect on the cavalry.
However, don’t think that this is the ultimate way for infantry to end cavalry!
The emergence of cavalry archery completely overturned this initial phalanx. Since most European cavalry were heavy cavalry and few Eastern cavalry units appeared, the European armies suffered heavy losses in the face of the Mongolian cavalry archery army, and the cavalry suffered heavy losses.
The infantry was completely restrained once.
The archers first galloped and fired a volley, killing a large number of enemy infantry. Then after the infantry phalanx collapsed, a large number of rangers quickly covered up the enemy infantry, accelerating the loss of enemy infantry. Often all the infantry was lost after a battle. If the phalanx was not formed, the heavy infantry would be lost.
It would be easier for the cavalry to charge directly.
But fortunately, it is not the Song Dynasty where the Mongolian cavalry is raging around the world. What Fang Jun has to face is the Turkic cavalry who are extremely short of crossbows and iron weapons.
This is a blessing among misfortunes...
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The dull sound of horse hooves was like thunder rolling in the sky.
Fang Jun stood in the middle of the square array and raised his telescope. He could clearly see the torrent rolling down the sand dunes in the distance!
Thousands of Turkic cavalry launched a violent charge, and dark clouds swept in like covering the earth!
That overwhelming and domineering momentum made his heart beat faster and faster with the dull sound of hooves, as if he was about to break free from the constraints of his chest!
This is the king of war in the cold weapon era, with the power to destroy everything!
What shocked him even more was that he could see clearly in the telescope. Under the hazy moonlight and the smoke and dust in the sky, the bodies of the Turkic cavalry on horseback seemed to have been born on them. Even with such high-speed movement, their upper bodies
But he was as immobile as a mountain and his riding skills were so superb that Fang Jun was amazed.
No one is left behind, and no one is left behind.
Jia Sidao visually estimated that the distance between all the charging cavalry would never exceed 20 centimeters. Under such an astonishing high-speed movement and the charge of so many cavalry, these real Mongolian cavalry could still maintain such a tight formation.
The shape shows its sophistication.
It is no wonder that despite the military front of the Tang Dynasty, the Turks were still able to control the grasslands and deserts through migration and transfer without confronting the Tang Dynasty.
too strong!
Fang Jun felt his lips were dry and subconsciously licked them...
Fortunately, it was night, and the Tang army could only hear the thunderous sound of horse hooves, but could not clearly see the fierce momentum of the enemy's charge. If they faced the charge of the Turkic cavalry in broad daylight, most of the Tang army would be in such an unbeatable state.
Instantly collapsed under the momentum...
How can a flesh and blood body withstand such a violent impact?!
What he didn't know was that even if the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion around him couldn't see the charging posture of the enemy, just the overwhelming roar of horse hooves almost completely destroyed their confidence!
If it weren't for the super high expectations for the secret weapon "Zhentian Lei", I'm afraid it would have all gone away...
They believe that the "Shocking Thunder" can stop the charge of the Turkic cavalry. Otherwise, if they allow this iron current to hit their own phalanx unbridled, they will be smashed into meat patties?
The sound of hoofbeats became louder and louder, and the ground beneath my feet was shaking slightly.
As far as the eye could see, the Turkic cavalry dispersed in the attack formation and swept over them like a dark cloud.
Before they even took the battle, the huge and rich momentum was already suffocating!
There was a faint commotion in the square formation. Not everyone could face such a domineering cavalry charge calmly. These elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty had the natural fear of the cavalry troops among the farming people.
Fang Jun shouted: "Everyone, get ready!"
His deep voice suddenly sounded, and it actually drowned out the roaring hoofbeats coming towards them, making the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion feel inexplicably relieved.
Fang Jun stared at the Turkic cavalry who were getting closer and closer through the telescope, and he could even gradually see the faces of these Turks clearly. The ferocious faces with gnashing teeth made him extremely nervous!
Taking a deep breath, Fang Jun raised his left arm high: "Crossbowman, prepare!"
"Wow..."
Following his order, the crossbowman behind the spearman and shieldman pulled the string of the crossbow and pointed each crossbow arrow diagonally forward at a thirty-degree angle in a uniform movement.
This is the effect of continuous high-intensity training. Even if every soldier is extremely nervous and full of fear, his movements are still precise and skillful!
A tragic admiration rose from the hearts of every citizen. The citizens who were restless and showing signs of collapse suddenly became quiet.
From the perspective of the civilians at the rear, they only saw that the Shenji Battalion was as fearless and motionless as a rock in the face of the enemy's charge.
War machine, vowing to ferociously strangle all incoming enemies!
No enemy can wreak havoc in front of the heroes of the Tang Dynasty!
Especially the only figure in the square formation who is sitting upright on a horse with a straight back, just like the mainstay mountain standing in the rapids of the Yellow River, standing still!
Gives people incredible confidence!
In the blink of an eye, the enemy cavalry has arrived outside the camp!
The emergency pits dug at the outermost edge of the camp acted as a barrier to the enemy cavalry's impact. Countless enemy cavalry were caught off guard, trampled to pieces on wooden boards and other coverings, and fell into the pits. Their bodies were turned upside down, and their bones and tendons were broken.
But the invading cavalry were obviously the best of the best, with extremely rich combat experience. The front row fell into the pit, and the rear row just lifted the reins lightly, and the galloping horse leaped into the air with four hooves, leaped over the pit in front, and rushed
Unrelenting, he broke into the military camp!
The distance has entered the range of the crossbow.
Fang Jun's raised arm suddenly swung down and shouted: "Let go!"
"boom"
Countless crossbows activated their weapons at the same time. The moment the crossbow strings were released, they gathered together into a dull sound. The crossbow arrows flew up from the ground like a locust and pounced on the Turkic cavalry on the opposite side...
The crossbow arrows shot diagonally from mid-air carry huge kinetic energy. This force acts on the sharp triangular arrow clusters, which is enough to penetrate everything blocking the front!
In order to reduce weight, the Turkic cavalry only wore a small amount of leather armor, and most of them were simple clothes. Only officers would wear armor that only covered important parts and a helmet. These simple protective gears were more powerful in the Tang Army.
Vulnerable to the huge crossbow!
"Puff puff"
The sharp crossbow arrows pierced the bodies of the Turkic cavalry fiercely. Regardless of whether they were human beings or horses, those who were hit by the arrows screamed and fell. After a round of arrow rain, the Turkic cavalry that rushed into the military camp fell down like harvesting wheat.
Next piece.
Fang Jun raised his arm again: "Get ready!"
"put!"
"Prepare!"
"put!"
After three rounds of crossbows, the Turkic cavalry finally rushed to the front of the formation, leaving behind pieces of corpses!