"This is the power of heavy cavalry..." Zhao Haiping said with emotion.
In the past, players were on the city wall, watching the monsters forcefully drive the heavy cavalry over to attack the city. They did not feel the threat of these powerful weapons, but found it a bit funny how they dismounted and attacked the city.
But now, after actually facing off against heavy cavalry with flesh and blood, I understand what kind of killer weapons they are.
In the age of cold weapons, the battle between infantry and cavalry was almost equivalent to ordinary soldiers fighting against tanks in modern warfare.
Chu Ge nodded: "Yes.
"And what we are facing is actually not the peak cavalry of the Northern Barbarians, but a weakened state.
“After the founding of the Dasheng Dynasty, the Northern Barbarians were driven back to the Mobei grassland, and for the first time since the Liang Dynasty, strong control over the north was achieved.
"As the Northern Barbarians were expelled from the Central Plains and their strength declined, the equipment of the Northern Barbarian cavalry was also severely weakened and they returned to a state of lack of iron weapons. Therefore, the quantity and quality of the heavy cavalry also declined.
"The Northern Barbarian cavalry we faced was actually the Northern Barbarian cavalry that General Deng encountered when he was guarding northern Xinjiang. These cavalry were relatively poorly equipped, and even in the middle and late periods of the Dasheng Dynasty, they often invaded just to rob iron pots."
Zhao Haiping couldn't help but be stunned: "How terrifying were the Northern Barbarian cavalry at their peak? Wasn't it impossible to fight them at all?"
Chu Ge explained: "It cannot be said that there is no need to fight at all. The only way is to form a strong heavy cavalry to counterattack. For example, in the early days of the Dasheng Dynasty, heavy cavalry was used to counterattack the Northern Barbarian cavalry, and the use of firearms
Advantages achieve dimensionality reduction.
"However, we will probably only be able to see this kind of scene after the early dungeon of the Great Sheng Dynasty is opened.
“I don’t know when the game will open up the cavalry unit, so that players can organize a powerful cavalry force on their own.”
As the two talked, they continued to pay attention to the battle in the city.
The warrior players in the front row fell down one by one, but soon, the warrior players in the back also came up one by one.
Players in other areas of the city also began to continuously mobilize manpower for reinforcements. The size of the spear phalanx became larger and larger, and the two sides entered a very cruel tug-of-war.
The first batch of northern barbarian cavalry who charged were basically dead on the spot, but the soldiers in the front row were basically all killed or injured. Many barbarian soldiers did not die after falling from their horses. They were wearing heavy armor and were attacked by demons.
Blessed by their power, they are still very powerful in combat, and they can directly wield their scimitars to attack players.
Moreover, the corpses of the dead horses were left on the ground, which also blocked the battlefield. The subsequent heavy cavalry could no longer exert a strong impact, and it was difficult for players to directly use the gun formations standing on the ground to effectively deal damage to the barbarian horses.
of killing.
After the first round of heavy cavalry charges, a large number of light cavalry also joined the battle. They either used strong bows to shoot at the players on the city wall outside the city, or followed the heavy cavalry to shoot at the soldiers in the city.
They are archers and musketeers.
The battlefield became very chaotic.
Suddenly, a Northern Barbarian heavy cavalry showed signs of gathering demonic energy again. It actually drained several light cavalry and infantry around him, causing his size to expand several times!
Compared to the previous giant that drained thousands of barbarian soldiers, it still maintains the size of a normal human, possessing both flexibility and strength.
Holding the barbarian's machete high, it actually cut down more than a dozen soldiers in a row, and just broke in among the forest of spears!
Chu Ge couldn't help but change his expression: "Quick, block the gap!"
The players immediately swarmed forward to block the gap in the line, but the heavy cavalry that rushed in was a bit difficult to handle.
In fact, the fact that players can keep their front lines from collapsing is already the dream outcome of many army commanders in ancient times.
In most cases, once the infantry line is breached by cavalry, the gap will continue to expand and eventually collapse. After all, ordinary soldiers will be afraid and panic, and this panic will continue to be contagious.
But players can plug the gap according to the original plan without hesitation, not caring whether they will die or not.
It's just that this enhanced heavy cavalry wielded a scimitar and charged left and right, causing chaos behind the players and even threatening the scribes behind them.
Zhao Haiping jumped deep from the height: "You all spread out and leave it to me!"
The soldiers and players surrounding this heavy cavalry immediately retreated, warning: "Be careful, it's too tough to take a beating!"
These players had tried to stab with spears before, but with little success. After being strengthened by the power of the demon, the heavy cavalry's resistance to strikes was further enhanced. In addition, it was already wearing iron armor, so even if the spear penetrated
The gaps in the armor would hardly cause much damage to it.
Seeing the surrounding enemies retreating, this northern barbarian heavy cavalry chose to continue driving forward.
However, Zhao Haiping rushed towards it.
The Northern Barbarian cavalry didn't pay attention, and just raised the scimitar in its hand high. In its view, the man in front of it was just like other enemies, and could be eliminated with a few axes.
However, Zhao Haiping stood still and a brand new weapon appeared in his hand.
It is no longer the standard long sword he has been using before, but a horse-killing sword with an extremely long handle!
This is a horse-zanting sword that was improved by General Deng in the late Dasheng Dynasty. It was built on the basis of the traditional horse-zanting sword and also absorbed some of the advantages of the barbarian sword. The blade has a slightly smaller arc than the general barbarian sword, but the length is more than a foot longer. The sword
The handle is about half the length of the blade, about four or five palms long, and is very comfortable to hold with both hands.
Of course, Zhao Haiping bought this from the blacksmith after saving money for so long.
Seeing that the Northern Barbarian cavalry was about to rush in front of them, Zhao Haiping took a deep breath and rushed forward with his sword in both hands.
The sound of breaking through the air came, and the barbarian soldier's scimitar slashed towards Zhao Haiping, but Zhao Haiping accurately calculated the distance and stepped aside at the critical moment.
Then, he took advantage of the force to twist his body and slashed the horse's front leg with the sword he held in both hands!
With a "swish" sound, the horse's leg broke!
It has to be said that the power of this sword is indeed powerful, and it is not in vain that Zhao Haiping spent so much savings.
This strengthened Northern Barbarian cavalry instantly stumbled and fell to the ground.
If it were an ordinary cavalry, he would probably have suffered a concussion from the fall, but after all, this cavalry had been strengthened by the power of demons, and he stood up quickly, no longer caring about the fallen horse, but holding a scimitar.
He rushed towards Zhao Haiping again.
Blessed by the power of demons, it is over two meters tall. Even if it is dismounted, it still gives people a strong sense of oppression.
However, just as its scimitar was raised, Zhao Haiping's sword was already slashing at its right hand at an extremely fast speed.
The right arm covered with armor was not cut off, but the scimitar he originally intended to slash missed.
The length of the weapons on both sides is indeed very different.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Haiping twisted his body and used a very fast change of moves to chop off the head of the heavy cavalry with his sword.
It went so smoothly that Zhao Haiping himself didn't even react.
It wasn't until he saw the demonic energy on the heavy cavalry gradually dissipating that he was sure that the dismounted heavy cavalry was so vulnerable.
"My evaluation is...not as good as the Dongyi bandits."
Zhao Haiping was quite disappointed with the combat skills of this heavy cavalry.
Obviously, these Northern Barbarian heavy cavalry are basically trained in horseback riding skills. Their physical fitness is indeed strong, and it is enough to cause a dimension-reducing blow to the infantry when charging on horseback.
But once it falls, its disadvantages will be magnified.
On the one hand, they are covered in armor, have difficulty moving, and have not been specially trained in infantry warfare. The actual skills of infantry warfare are far inferior to those of the well-trained Dongyi bandits; on the other hand, because of their main weapons
The barbarian sword and the scimitar are both one-handed weapons, because when fighting on a horse, you must hold the reins in one hand, otherwise you may be thrown off the horse in a collision.
As for the armor, although the Northern Barbarian cavalry wore heavy armor, they did not wrap themselves in cans, and their necks and other parts did not have much protection.
Therefore, once it lands, its weapon length and combat skills are at a disadvantage, and even with the reinforcement of demon power, it cannot last long.
In fact, Zhao Haiping's most dangerous moment was when he was confronting the heavy cavalry. If he had failed to avoid the cavalry's scimitar and failed to cut off the horse's legs, he might be the one lying on the ground now.
It was only after so many battles with those Bai Zhan thieves who had excellent sword skills that Zhao Haiping's sword skills had improved to a higher level, so he was able to successfully defeat this heavy cavalry.
He simply wiped the blood on his sword and continued to cooperate with other players to defend the west city gate.
…
The battle gradually became more intense.
Under the constant attack of the Northern Barbarian cavalry, the players' spear array could only be forced to retreat continuously.
Fortunately, when designing the west city gate, this situation had been thought of in advance and a large buffer space was reserved. Therefore, although the Northern Barbarian cavalry broke in, they were unable to continue their formation and could only follow in a relatively narrow area.
Players are fighting to death.
The Juma made by Li Weiyi and other players together with the craftsmen has been transported to the west gate. This sharpened and cross-fixed wooden frame can hinder the movement of the military horse to the greatest extent, stabilizing the players' defense lines that are prone to collapse.
The warrior players had died one after another, but they finally succeeded in blocking the charge of the Northern Barbarian cavalry.
The demons did not give up on the other three directions. There were still sporadic barbarian attacks from the south gate, north gate and east gate, but they were all repulsed by the players who were waiting for work.
The battle had been going on for several hours, and both sides had suffered heavy losses.
But it is obvious that the barbarian soldiers on the demon side suffered greater losses, which is even more difficult to accept!
If the fight continues like this, there will only be one result, which is for the players to rely on the favorable terrain of the Orderer's fortress to consume all the barbarian soldiers alive.
Seeing that a new round of barbarian offensive had not yet arrived, Chu Ge hurriedly directed the players to move the horse forward and re-build the defense line.
However, at this moment, the players on the city wall discovered that the demon's tactics had changed again.
In the barbarian military formation, a large amount of demonic energy was extracted from the barbarian soldiers and merged into the bodies of a few elites.
Soon, several giants of the same size as the captain who broke through the west gate appeared in the northern barbarian army formation!
They walked with heavy steps towards the Fortress of the Orderer.
