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Han Desui didn't quite believe that the other party would really engage in a head-on 'gentleman's battle', but he soon discovered that Lin Jue was not kidding. After both sides retreated to their own formation, the other party's cavalry began to adjust their formation, and it turned out that
He took up a charging stance.
Seeing this situation, the generals around Han Desui became suspicious.
"Sir, I think there must be fraud in this. How can they have such courage? You have to be careful." The generals reminded.
Han Desui sneered and shouted: "What a joke, at this time, I, Han Desui, will not be able to retreat? To put it bluntly, we are five times the strength of the opponent, even if our forces are equal, we cannot retreat at this time. Our Daliao cavalry is invincible in the world, among them
What is an important military rule? It is to move forward without retreating. By saying such things now, aren't you showing weakness to the enemy? Are we going to retreat and avoid the war? Do you want people in the world to laugh at me, Han Desui, and my soldiers?
Egg?"
Han Desui aroused the blood of everyone in just a few words and inspired everyone's ferocious desire to win. The Liao cavalry originally had an absolute psychological advantage over the Zhou soldiers and horses, and there was no such thing as a Zhou soldiers and horses.
Those who dare to face the enemy directly with the Liao cavalry. Now that a group of guys who don't know the heights of heaven and earth have appeared, how can the prestige of the Liao cavalry be ruined in their own hands? Of course, everyone's more confidence comes from the fact that their own side has five times the enemy's strength.
The cavalry can be said to be a sure winner.
Han Desui quickly ordered the adjustment of the formation, and at the same time he quickly analyzed the situation. He knew that there were only two reasons why the opponent dared to do this. The first was that they had won consecutive victories and thought that the Liao army was incompetent and insufficient to fight, so he saw himself
They were arrogant and got carried away. The second reason was naturally that they were confident because they had repeating crossbows in their hands and thought they could be invincible. But they forgot that even if they had repeating crossbows in their hands, the chances of them being able to kill were extremely low.
Limited. But the firearms in the opponent's hands may be really tricky.
Han Desui quickly calculated the possible scenarios of the battle between the two sides. He believed that the worst situation was that some of his troops were eaten by the other side. But there was absolutely no way they could prevent their own cavalry from rushing into their formation. Once a hand-to-hand fight occurred,
In battle, their crossbows and firearms will be useless. If you look at them, they will rush into the enemy formation at the cost of hundreds of soldiers and horses, and then they will be crushed and slaughtered by themselves.
Thinking of this, Han Desui couldn't wait.
The battle started quickly, and it didn't require much preparation. It only needed to organize the charging formation. Han Desui knew that in this narrow long street, within a short distance, whose soldiers and horses charged first would be the winner.
It has the advantage in terms of momentum and impact. Because there is actually no room for maneuver in the formation of both sides, and there is no room to move. When one side charges with the momentum of thunder, the other side can only engage in the battle. If the speed is slow, the side will be at a disadvantage.
In view of the above considerations, Hande ordered the attack first. The more than two thousand leading cavalry began to accelerate, and the clatter of horse hooves on the blue brick ground became dense and noisy from slow to loud, like a storm falling on a pond full of lotus leaves. The ear-splitting sound
The roar almost covered up all the sounds. Halfway through the charge, the war horse
The speed has been increased to the fastest. The Liao soldiers made strange screams and raised the scimitars in their hands. The swords were shining like a forest, which made people feel frightened.
Just when the Liao cavalry began to charge, Lin Jue's side did not seem to have any reaction. Their cavalry was still standing on the street and did not launch an attack at the same time. They did not even put up any defensive posture for charging, and even their bows and crossbows were
He didn't take it off, he didn't throw away the torch, he just stood there quietly.
"How arrogant! Do they think that the charge of our Daliao cavalry is just for show? Do they think that they can resist the impact of our Daliao cavalry just by standing there? It's simply ridiculous!"
Behind, Han Desui, who was riding his horse on the roof of a low house to get an overview of the battle, sneered in his heart. At the same time, he also felt a little boring. After all, Lin Jue and the others disappointed him. He thought he had met his opponent, but now it seems,
They will soon be trampled by their own iron hoofs, and failure is inevitable. After all, they are far from qualified to become their opponents.
The charge of the Liao cavalry surged down the long street like a black torrent, its momentum moving forward unstoppably. Within a dozen breaths, the speed of the war horses had increased to the limit, and the distance between the two sides was only four to five hundred steps.
, after more than ten breaths, it has been reduced to less than 200 steps.
At such a distance, everything seems irreversible. Even if the Luoyan Army cavalry charges now, they will be at a disadvantage in terms of charging speed and momentum. They originally have few troops, and they will inevitably be defeated under such a head-on impact.
After a complete defeat, no matter how strong their combat power is, they will never be able to save their fate. This is sometimes the case on the battlefield. Although combat power is one of the factors in defeating the opponent, many subtle other factors can determine the outcome of the battle.
Such as troop strength, timing, momentum, etc.
One hundred and fifty steps! One hundred steps! Eighty steps!
The distance between the two sides is rapidly shortening. Every time the distance is shortened, it means that the defeat of the Luoyan Army is closer. The Liao cavalry are already prepared to meet the opponent's crossbow attack, which is the only way the opponent can stop them.
.After entering a hundred steps, they should actually attack, but the Luoyan Army did not. Perhaps they themselves seemed to realize that in this narrow street only about thirty steps wide, their repeating crossbows were not able to attack.
It cannot stop the large group of cavalry rushing in like a torrent. After all, the attack method of the Liannu is mainly flat shooting, which is its weakness after all. After paying some price, the Liao cavalry will definitely break through the opponent's formation. This is everyone's fault.
Everyone can see it.
Finally, after the Liao cavalry entered a distance of 80 steps in front of the formation, the opponent finally responded. The Luoyan Army cavalry standing on the street turned their horses and actually retreated to the rear.
"Hahaha, I want to escape now, but it's too late. Ignorant and arrogant boys, I will grind you into a pulp. It's fun to show off your rhetoric, but the consequences are beyond your ability to bear." Han Desui watched the battle from the roof behind.
He laughed loudly and felt extremely happy. The opponent wanted to run away at this time, probably because he had never experienced a cavalry battle. After all, the army of Zhou Dynasty was still weak. If he wanted to run away at this time, wouldn't it be just a dream?
However, Han Desui's laughter had not stopped yet, but he was still stunned
His eyes widened, because he soon discovered that the other party was not trying to escape, but was just retreating back from the hundreds of riders standing in front of the formation. Their departure revealed the secret behind them.
On the long street, after the cavalry retreated, the Luoyan Army's blocking formation was exposed to the light of torches. It was a strange formation, with hundreds of people forming a dense, concave fan-shaped formation. The soldiers in the first row knelt on one knee.
Kneel down, behind you are the bent second row, and the third and fourth rows standing staggered.
The width of the street is only thirty steps. If you stand in a normal crowded formation, about forty people can stand in one row. However, if you stand in a concave fan shape, you can accommodate more than ten people. The four rows of Luoyan Army soldiers in front of you are composed of
The dense formation actually accommodates nearly 300 people in such a small space. If you look from the front, you can actually see the upper body of each of the nearly 300 people. Because of the three-dimensional interlacing of the formation, the space is wonderful.
Utilize this formation to accommodate more people.
In later generations, we may be able to see such a formation during group photos at large meetings. But the formation in front of us is not for a group photo on the battlefield, but a powerful firepower in narrow terrain developed by the Luoyan Ordnance Battalion.
The blocking formation overcomes the shortcomings of insufficient firepower due to the narrow terrain, and can maximize the firing of long-range attack weapons in a very small space. At the same time, this also overcomes the shortcomings of the tortoise box and the repeating crossbow, which can only shoot directly.
The shortcomings of long-range weapons are an improved method to exert their fierce striking power.
This formation has a rather gorgeous name, called 'Sparrow Screen Formation'. As the name suggests, the formation is like a peacock's tail feathers spreading out. Everyone is a point on the screen, not interfering with or blocking each other. This
The name is gorgeous and romantic, but this formation is extremely murderous and destructive. Especially with the addition of powerful firearms and powerful repeating crossbows possessed by the Luoyan Army.
Lin Jue wanted to engage in a gentleman's battle with his opponent, but it was by no means a confrontational charge, but a blocking battle using formations, firearms and repeating crossbows. Using one's own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses was a battle.
, otherwise it is a stupid behavior to risk death. And this kind of warfare can be called a gentleman, because a gentleman does not show his sharp edge, a gentleman will not bully others with more people, and a gentleman will not take the initiative to attack others. But if the other party bullies
If it hits your own head, the gentleman's counterattack will be extremely fierce.
In the short period of time when the Luoyan Army cavalry retreated and the blocking formation came to light, the Liao cavalry had already rushed forward thirty steps and approached the distance of fifty steps in front of the formation. Standing on the street
In the cold eyes of the soldiers of the Luoyan Army, they could clearly see the fierce and twisted faces of the other party's men and horses with bared teeth, and could already feel the ferocity and murderous intent in the other's eyes. This is the case with cavalry, and even more so with cavalry who are about to charge into the enemy's formation.
They transform into violent beasts, full of violent and bloodthirsty auras. The reason why cavalry is the first branch of arms is because of the ferocious impact and lethality brought by speed and the frightening sense of oppression in their momentum.
However, just when the Liao cavalry were ready to rush into the enemy formation and kill all sides, enjoying the pleasure of slaughter, an earth-shattering roar sounded, and the Liao cavalry rushing in front seemed to hit a wall in an instant.
