Chapter 555 The hook, sickle and spear show their power
However, examples like this are in the minority after all.
In a hand-to-hand encounter, the collision force of the cavalry troops was also vividly demonstrated at this moment.
After all, even if Duan Xi worked hard to create a broken camp, it is impossible for everyone to be a martial arts master. There are also weak and strong among them.
As for those relatively weak soldiers from the broken camp, even if they were holding a strong shield, it would be difficult for them to withstand the cavalry of the Pishi Army.
After some resistance, they were finally knocked out of the defensive formation by the Pishi Army. As the door of the defensive formation opened wide, what greeted them was the hacking and killing by the Pishi Army knights.
Cavalry has always had a natural advantage over infantry. Otherwise, how could there be a saying that one cavalry can defeat an enemy with five steps? Moreover, the money required to build a cavalry is enough to feed five infantry.
It can be seen that it is natural for the cavalry to have such combat power.
And this also caused that even though the Blood Spear Chiyun Army were elite infantry, when facing elite cavalry like the Pishi Army, the war fell into a stalemate for a while.
Facing the Pishi Army, which had the advantage of war horses and the support of three external forces, the three elite infantry units in Xia Yu's hands also faced a very difficult battle.
The defense strength of the breaking camp, under Xia Yu's command, was quite adequate.
In addition, the leader of the broken camp is Duan Xi's clan brother Duan Xuan. Although his ability is not as good as today's Xia Yu, under the guidance of his clan brother Duan Xi, his current ability will naturally surpass that of the original one.
Own.
Therefore, you are qualified for your current position.
It's a pity that infantry are infantry after all. Facing the rampage of war horses, if they are without protection, their fate can be imagined. Even if they are not knocked away, they will still be left with internal injuries.
As for the cavalry on the war horse, as long as they use their stirrups to stabilize their bodies on the war horse, they can immediately participate in the battle without worrying about their lives.
"Hook sickle spear, chop off the horse's legs!" Xia Jie, the leader of the Blood Spear Guards, shouted loudly!
Xia Jie, Xia Yu's son, is only in his early twenties, but he is very skilled in martial arts and has a bit of his father's demeanor.
Although Xia Jie did not leave a mark in the history books, it does not mean that his ability is inferior.
You must know that even Xia Jie's father, Xia Yu, in the original history, suffered a tragic defeat in the Battle of Monan, and left the core circle of power of the Han Dynasty, ending up with an unknown date of birth and death.
In this life, Xia Yu's fate was undoubtedly lucky. He had a backer behind him, and he was in the Bingzhou Army. Even his son was nurtured to a great extent.
Now, he has become the commander-in-chief of the Blood Spear Battalion, one of the three major legions of the Blood Spear Red Cloud Army.
You must know that in terms of the real combat power of the three major legions, the Blood Spear Guards are undoubtedly the strongest, because this unit is the true essence of the Blood Spear Red Cloud Army, and it is absolutely invincible in the fight between the rebel armies.
However, the only drawback is that their equipment is too simple. Although the broken camp is heavy armored infantry, it is still assisted by cavalry, and the weapons they are equipped with are more complex, so naturally there are more tactics that can be operated.
In this comparison, the weapons equipped by the Blood Spear Guards appear to be relatively simple, all matching long guns.
If a pure blood spear guard faced a cavalry unit, and it was a cavalry unit with very powerful cavalry and shooting capabilities, and they rushed forward to fight, it would be no different than simply giving away their lives.
The Blood Spear Guards are heavy infantry. Each soldier is equipped with a long spear and heavy armor, and the spear in his hand is a well-made hook and sickle gun. It can be said that each Blood Spear Guard is the best of the best.
If there is only an elite unit of the Blood Spear Guards on this battlefield, then it can be said that there is almost no chance of winning against elite cavalry like the Pishi Army.
But the key point is that the Blood Spear Guard does not fight alone. As the military spirit unit of the Blood Spear Red Guard Battalion, it is naturally impossible for Xia Yu to watch him being damaged and immediately issue an order flag to let the Wushuang Death Battalion and the Broken Camp
, cooperate with the Blood Spear Guards.
After all, in ancient battles, military formations were coordinated with each other. No elite army could do this. They could dominate simply by relying on the sword and shield army, the spear army, or the archers.
Not to mention ancient times, this is true even in modern times.
On the battlefield, if the artillery position is not covered by infantry, it can easily be defeated by the enemy army. The major battles of that year are enough to prove this point.
Therefore, whether it is ancient times or modern times, any battle between armies does not rely on a single arm, but requires the cooperation of multiple arms.
Because only in this way can the true strength of an army be exerted.
It just so happens that the Blood Spear Guards, Breaking Camp, and Unparalleled Death Battalion are the Blood Spear Red Cloud Army. The three elite troops under their jurisdiction have a tacit understanding of fighting with each other, not to mention.
Under Xia Yu's order, the breaking camp, which was the most comprehensive and defensive force, was immediately responsible for resisting the first wave of the Pishi army's charge with the help of shields.
The Wushuang Death Battalion located inside the broken camp took advantage of its firepower advantage to continuously pour its firepower on the Pishi Army. The position of the Blood Spear Guards was somewhat awkward.
Because, it is currently between... the broken camp and the unparalleled death camp.
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Fortunately, the weapon used by the Blood Spear Guard is the Hook Sickle.
Hook sickle gun, this is a long gun with a barb on the blade of the gun head. The gun is about seven feet and two inches long, of which the gun head is eight inches. There is a sharp object on the gun head, and there is a lateral protrusion at the lower part.
Barb, hook tip curved inwards (if not curved inward, it is the same as the ancient divination halberd).
The hook-and-scythe gun shaft is six feet long and four inches in diameter. It is made of wood. There is an iron sword at the end of the pole, which is four inches long.
It is worth mentioning that the head of the hook-and-scythe gun can be used for assassination like an ordinary spear, and the barbs on the side can be used to chop down the enemy or hook the enemy, effectively preventing the enemy from escaping.
Although the hook assists in killing enemies, it also has the function of preventing the spear tip from penetrating too deeply.
In ancient battlefields, hook-and-scythe spears were basically used in infantry combat. They were a weapon in ancient chariot warfare. They were shaped like a long spear with a barb on the tip of the spear, and were specially used to deal with enemy cavalry.
When the cavalry breaks into the formation, the soldiers in the formation can use the hook and sickle lance, forcing the enemy cavalry to run around in their own formation, because the hook and sickle lance can cut the horse's legs on the ground, thus forcing the enemy to dismount and creating a fighting opportunity.
Therefore, after the Po camp relied on its own tenacious body to withstand the first wave of charges from the Pishi Army, it was then time for the Blood Spear Guards to play their role.
