When the Tiger Guards led by Xu Chu attacked Chang Xi, Chang Xi didn't take them seriously at all.
Chang Xi came out this time. Although the number of people was not large, there were still a thousand elites, and there were also 300 light cavalry among them.
As for the opponent's infantry who rushed out from the mountains and forests, at a glance, they only had four or five hundred people at most. They might not even be able to keep up with half of our own, and they didn't even have a single horse.
If you think about it with your toes, you can understand that it is impossible for such a pure infantry unit to defeat one's own cavalry mixed troops.
Chang Xi looked at the Jinling Tiger Guards running toward him with a sarcastic smile, then waved to his cavalry officers and whistled.
The cavalry officer understood, and when he raised the sword in his hand, he saw the cavalry of the Taishan Army riding out of the formation one after another, charging towards Xu Chu's Tiger Guards along the official road.
Xu Chu and the Tiger Guards who were running seemed to have been prepared.
Xu Chu suddenly shouted angrily and ordered the soldiers of the Tiger Guard to stop their march.
On weekdays, Xu Chu, who was responsible for commanding the Tiger Guards, had discussed various tactics and tricks of cavalry and infantry with the pottery merchant many times.
Since the cavalry in the Western Han Dynasty began to be equipped with stirrups, the cavalry has fast speed and strong assault capabilities. Especially the weight of the rider plus the horse, the offensive potential energy and gravity acceleration are unmatched by ordinary infantry, and they are condescending and have a striking range.
Broadness is also an advantage of cavalry.
But with advantages comes disadvantages. Potter believed that infantry could still defeat inferior cavalry under certain conditions.
The first is the choice of battlefield.
The battlefield of the cavalry usually requires dry and open fields, but if it encounters muddy and wet land on rainy days, or in jungles, swamps, hills and other areas, the cavalry will not be able to play its role.
When the coalition forces of Tao, Yuan, and Cao defeated the Xiliang cavalry at Hangu Pass, they relied on the advantage of the weather.
Of course, the crossbow array can also effectively kill cavalry.
Just like Qu Yi's first ascending the crossbow formation and defeating Saibei Qingqi White Horse Yi Cong.
In the absence of these advantages, Tao Shang and Xu Chu discussed and analyzed that if they want the Jinling Tiger Guards to defeat some less elite cavalry, they must use some relatively less open terrain and square formations that can take advantage of them.
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It is not easy for cavalry to form a stable square formation. Compared with a neat infantry square formation, the cavalry's defensive power is also weaker.
Therefore, if you want to defeat the cavalry on a not very wide official road, it is not impossible with the help of a carefully drilled square formation, and you can even win with less.
The current official road is surrounded by mountains on the east and west sides, and the plains of the official road are relatively not open enough. If the defense is firm, it may not be impossible to defeat Chang Xi's cavalry troops.
Xu Chu ordered the Tiger Guards behind him to move into formation urgently. In a hurry, the Tiger Guards of Jinling stood in a square battle formation. The Tiger Guards in front still used their usual spears, while the two sides
The tiger soldiers on the flanks put down their weapons, took down the bows and arrows they carried on their backs, and formed a half-moon shape on both sides. The radius of movement was just enough to allow the bows and arrows to hit the center of the formation.
Although Chang Xi was ferocious and cunning, he was a real rough man. He had never read two military books when he was young. The reason why he was able to get into the position of one of the five thieves in Taishan was all due to hard fighting. In theory,
In terms of character and formation, it can be said to be very inferior.
He did not realize how powerful the enemy's formation was, and just blindly ordered the cavalry to launch a surprise attack on the Jinling Tiger Guard's formation.
At this time, Zang Ba had passed out and was on the ground. He was breathing more out than taking in air. In Chang Xi's view, death was inevitable. This guy was so satisfied now that he didn't even bother to go up and do a small last-ditch attack on Zang Ba.
At this moment, the three hundred cavalrymen of the Changxi Army were already rushing straight towards the center of the Jinling Tiger Guards. In their opinion, as long as they broke through the enemy's Chinese army formation, the five hundred infantrymen would
There will be no power to fight back at all.
When they entered the half-moon-shaped bow and arrow range, the Tiger Guard's archers on both sides of the crescent immediately began shooting.
When the Taishan Army was attacked by a "rain of arrows", the leading cavalry fell off their horses first, but this was not a problem for the following cavalry.
It is a normal response for the cavalry charging into the formation to be attacked by the opponent's crossbowmen. As long as they can withstand this wave of arrows and break through the enemy's central formation, the rest will be a one-sided massacre by the cavalry formation.
The Taishan bandit's cavalry still desperately charged at the Tiger Guard's small central square, trying to quickly open a passage from the center.
Xu Chu gave up his sword and held a spear. He stood at the front of the central formation and used his performance to stabilize the morale of the central spear and tiger guards.
"kill!"
A roar roared out from Xu Chu's mouth.
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
In response to Xu Chu's roar, countless spears thrust forward in the central formation, meeting the oncoming Taishan Army's cavalry formation.
The cavalry of the Taishan bandits were sniped by the spear forest of the Tiger Guards, and the offensive was completely contained!
The cavalrymen in the front row were stabbed like hedgehogs, blood splashed in the night sky, and the vomiting smell of blood filled the air, causing people to feel nauseated and vomited.
But before the cavalry in the front row of the Taishan Army was stabbed to death, they had already started charging. Although the distance was short, there was still a certain amount of gravitational potential. The cavalry and horses who were stabbed to death could not stop at all, and they were hit hard with both men and horses.
He entered the Tiger Guard's formation and caused huge damage to the Tiger Guard's soldiers.
But even so, the soldiers of the Tiger Guard still gritted their teeth, fought one after another, and at the cost of a lot of casualties, they bluntly contained the enemy's charge.
The restrained cavalry, in the half-moon formation, were treated as living targets by the archers on both sides, and suffered heavy blows.
At this moment, the sky began to glow, the darkness was dispersed by the sunlight, and the miserable state of the Taishan Army cavalry was reflected in Chang Xi's eyes with the thin rays of the morning sun.
Chang Xi felt a little stupid.
Three hundred cavalry... against five hundred infantry, were defeated?
Is there any fucking reason for this?
At this moment, he saw a burly man holding a spear suddenly emerge from the crowd of Taishan Army horsemen who had been in chaos and were resisted and defeated by the Tiger Guards!
There was blood all over his body, whether it was his own or the enemy's. The big, bearded face showed a horrifying and bloodthirsty expression.
That expression seemed like that of a wild beast.
The Tiger Guard soldiers behind him also followed closely, and no one was left behind. After breaking through the formation of Taishan's cavalry, they rushed towards Chang Xi's rear formation.
The archers in Chang Xi's army also hurriedly fired arrows. Although they shot down some soldiers of the Tiger Guard, they could not stop the momentum of the opponent's attack.
The distance between the two parties is not too far, which to a certain extent makes up for the lack of timing and motivation of the infantry charge.
In an instant, the two sides took over and faced each other.
In the Taishan army, a soldier held a sword in his hand, howled loudly, and charged towards Xu Chu.
He was so agile that he jumped up and slashed Xu Chu's face with his sword.
Although his sword was very fast, Xu Chu's movements were even faster. When his sword hit Xu Chu's head, Hu Chi didn't even draw his weapon, and punched him in the face first.
Xu Chu was tall and tall, and the pottery merchants usually praised him as a blind man who became a spirit. His fists were as big as a sand bowl, and his arm strength was enough to drag two oxen backwards. Now, coupled with the strength to rush forward,
The momentum is more than two hundred kilograms.
There was only a faint "click" sound... The facial bones of the Taishan Army soldier were shattered by Xu Chu's punch!
His whole body was like a broken sack that was thrown out. He flew backwards two feet away and landed heavily on the ground with a "plop". His whole face was covered with blood. He kicked his legs a few times and then fell silent again.
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Xu Chu threw away the spear he had just used to assassinate the war horse, picked up the Taishan Army's sword from the ground, licked the blood on the blade, howled and led the Tiger Guards to continue the charge.
Xu Chu's shocking punch landed right in Chang Xi's eyes.
"Ah? What kind of monster is this!"
Chang Xi and the several Taishan bandit attendants who protected him all gasped.
He could kill someone with just one punch. The strength of this bear-like man was too frightening.
I have long heard that there are many powerful generals in the Xuzhou army, but when I saw them today...the rumors are true.
The soldiers of the Tiger Guard, led by Xu Chu, became more and more courageous as they fought, and the mood was passionate.
"Kill him! Kill the enemy general!"
Two more Taishan bandit soldiers came towards Xu Chu with halberds.
Xu Chu sneered, stood calmly, turned to one side, and dodged the halberd of the person who rushed over first. Then, the hand not holding the spear suddenly stretched out, grabbed the base of his neck, and lifted him directly from the ground.
stand up.
Hu Chi's eyes were filled with coldness. He grabbed the Taishan soldier by the neck and threw him forcefully to the side.
There was a muffled sound of "Pu Chi", and the soldier's head hit the ground solidly. Blood spurted out, and his head twisted unnaturally to the side. His spine was broken. It seemed that he was breathing too much out and not breathing in enough, so he could not survive.
Before the other man could react, he was swiped by the sword in Xu Chu's other hand. The blade cut hard into his waist, almost splitting him into two pieces.
The brute force is so brutal that it has reached a terrifying level.
After killing these two people, Xu Chu continued to lead his troops forward as if nothing had happened. The sword in his hand was danced like a tiger, and every move had the power of breaking mountains and breaking rocks.
Another Taishan soldier came forward secretly, hoping to sneak attack Xu Chu from behind when he was not paying attention.
Unexpectedly, Xu Chu looks big and stupid, but his reactions are extremely fast. This is the origin of his nickname "Tiger Fool".
The Taishan Army had just approached behind him, and before he could make a move, Xu Chu reached back and grabbed his throat accurately.
With a slight exertion of his big hand, his throat was broken with a "click".
The blood blooms in the air like mist and dew, like a sad and beautiful flower, which is both beautiful and chilling.
Xu Chu was holding a sword in one hand and a dead man in the other. He was swinging the sword back and forth, bombarding the Taishan soldiers around him.
Now he is the god of war in the eyes of his own side and the evil ghost in the eyes of his enemies.
Xu Chu's performance did not have a decisive impact on the battlefield situation, but it could greatly boost the morale of his own side.
The morale of the Tiger Guards is the key to determining the outcome of the war.
Seeing how ferocious the leading general was, the soldiers of the Tiger Guard fought like chickens and fought tooth and nail to kill the Taishan bandits. In an instant, the Taishan Army was thrown into chaos. The defeat was so fast that it was shocking.
Click your tongue!
Chang Xi's face turned green when he looked from behind.
Who would have thought that one thousand of his own troops would be defeated by the opponent's five hundred infantry?
Especially the performance of the leading bear warrior was simply unbelievable!
Seeing Xu Chu getting closer and closer, Chang Xi did not dare to stay any longer. He hurriedly turned around and looked for his horse, crawling and dragging it before he managed to climb up.
After getting on the horse, Chang Xi was about to run away, but suddenly he remembered Zang Ba who had fainted on the ground just now.
He looked back at the motionless body lying on the ground, thought for a moment, and decided to go back and give it a touch-up to avoid future troubles.
Chang Xi turned his horse back and came to Zang Ba's side. Just as he was about to take action, there was a sudden chaos in the front line.
Xu Chu held a knife in his left hand and a dead body in his right hand, and rushed towards Changxi howling.
Before Chang Xi could react, Xu Chu jumped up and hit Chang Xi hard with the corpse in his right hand.
The corpse's face faced Chang Xi's face, and they were pressed together...even the lips of the two people were kissing.
Chang Xi was given a death blow by Xu Chu and flew backwards from his horse. Several Taishan soldiers stepped forward to hold him up.
His whole face was covered in blood, and even his first kiss was taken away by the dead body in Xu Chu's hands. He was both angry and scared.
Xu Chu didn't care about that. He held a knife in one hand and a dead man in the other. He looked at Chang Xi fiercely and asked with gritted teeth: "Where is Zang Ba?"