Zhao Haiping felt excited and had a little more confidence in passing this trial fantasy.
This was a method of play that he had thought about for a long time. Unexpectedly, he achieved great results on his first try.
The horse-backing spear is commonly seen in many ancient records, and has also been repeatedly interpreted in various storytelling or storybooks and other literary stories.
It seems to have become synonymous with the amplified moves of ancient famous generals such as "let go".
In the modern spearmanship, there is also a specific movement like "returning the spear".
Zhao Haiping once saw an old man who was proficient in marksmanship use a carbine in a movie. It was indeed outstanding in terms of practicality and ornamental value.
It's just that for the carbine in infantry combat, in addition to the series of actions of pushing forward with the right hand, raising the left hand, and flying the tip of the spear over the shoulder, there is also an additional step of kicking and twisting, which makes the carbine more powerful.
And if it's a horse fight, you can't kick your legs and twist your body. You can only twist your body to the side and back. In terms of lethality, it will be slightly weaker.
But the action of turning back the carbine does have some special meaning on horseback.
Especially in horse battles without stirrups, it is indeed a great weapon.
The reason why he thought of studying the carbine style of play was because of Zhao Haiping's previous experience of being knocked off his horse when he stabbed an enemy general when two horses were facing each other.
As we all know, the effects of forces are mutual.
Two generals were riding horses against each other. In the era without stirrups, they could only rely on the friction between their legs to clamp the horse's belly to ensure that they did not fall off the horse. But when the horses were running fast, this reaction force would reach the weight of the generals themselves.
Many times, it is almost impossible to withstand such a powerful reaction force by friction alone.
The situation with the carbine is different.
Because the situation in which the carbine is used is when the enemy general is pursuing him, and he and the enemy general are in tandem.
At this time, the carbine is used to stab the enemy general. On the one hand, it takes him by surprise and attacks him unprepared, so that the enemy general cannot react to the sudden thrust from the front, greatly increasing the chance of hitting him. On the other hand, it uses the impact of the enemy general's horse to attack him.
This greatly increases the lethality of this gun.
After this shot hits, the enemy general will definitely fall off his horse even if he does not die.
The more critical point is that because the carbine attacks backward, the reaction force of the enemy general's horse charging will push Zhao Haiping forward.
In this way, there is basically no risk of falling off the horse, as long as the body leans forward and releases the force.
After the emergence of stirrups, the carbine basically only had the advantage of surprise. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why the carbine appeared less and less as a ultimate move in later dynasties.
With this killer move, Zhao Haiping's hope of breaking through the siege has been greatly improved.
He rode Chi Ji and ran wildly into the enemy's formation, while quickly searching for flaws in the enemy's formation.
Those soldiers who fell into chaos when changing formations, or soldiers who lacked fighting spirit, or the huge gaps that appeared during the formation changing process, would become breaches and be completely torn apart by Chiji's high speed.
Zhao Haiping has repeatedly studied these flaws many times. Although the situation will change every time and requires adaptability, it is no longer difficult for him to do.
If an enemy general comes to intercept, Zhao Haiping will act accordingly, either avoiding it and leaving it to the deputy general behind him to deal with it, or killing him with a horse-drawn gun. In short, he will never waste too much time on these deputy generals.
After a wild gallop, Zhao Haiping finally came to Gao Yi.
Under his command, Gao Yi is also riding a tall horse with a very gorgeous armor and stomach, and is directing the battle.
Seeing Zhao Haiping coming, Gao Yi had a shocked expression on his face.
Obviously, at this time, General Qin Kaiyun, played by Zhao Haiping, has penetrated deep into the enemy's formation, or it can be said that he is trapped in a tight siege.
There were not many elite cavalry behind him who could keep up with him. Many of them encountered obstacles on the way and were forced to stop and fight.
At this time, the formation of the army led by General Qin Kaiyun was pulled into a steel awl, and a huge gap was opened.
But once this gap is closed, these elite cavalry who advance rashly will be trapped in a tight siege and will be unable to escape.
"act recklessly!"
Gao Yi pointed the spear in his hand forward and turned the horse's head towards the direction where Zhao Haiping was charging.
The lieutenants beside him also clapped their hands and wanted to stop Zhao Haiping.
At this time, Zhao Haiping had already entered a state of unity between man and horse. He knew that the key at this time was speed. The longer he hesitated, the higher the chance of failure.
Because the deputy general covers the main general, Gao Yi, the main general, also has more reaction time.
"Protect the general!"
Some lieutenants were already trying to surround him, but Zhao Haiping completely ignored him. He just used his long spear to hold off the weapon from a distance, and then continued to sprint forward.
At this moment, he only had Gao Yi in his eyes.
Many weapons came towards Zhao Haiping, but he suddenly leaned down on his horse to avoid it, but the long sword in his hand was not affected at all.
At this moment, everything around him seemed to have stopped. Even the shouts of death were getting farther and farther away, leaving only the sound of the howling wind.
"middle!"
Zhao Haiping knew that he only had one chance, but he had already tried this opportunity many times.
There was a strong reaction force from the long spear, and Zhao Haiping could feel the tip of the spear piercing Gao Yi's armor, and then stabbed him under the horse!
Since the two horses were not facing each other this time, Zhao Haiping could avoid falling off the horse if he changed his posture to maintain balance and clamped the horse's belly with his legs.
But he happened to relax his legs at the moment when the two horses crossed each other, and jumped off the horse.
The reason is very simple. According to previous historical records, the goal of this copy is not to end with the assassination of Gao Yi.
What follows is also critical.
"Spur your horse straight to stab him in the midst of thousands of troops, and behead him before returning. None of the generals can resist, and the siege is lifted."
There are still two key steps, one is to behead him and return him, and the other is to show that all the generals are incompetent.
If you cannot complete these two links, you will not be considered as passing the illusion trial.
Zhao Haiping took advantage of the reaction force of the stab and jumped off the horse. The whole process was smooth and natural.
Gao Yi was stabbed and fell from his horse, but he was not completely dead at this time, but only temporarily lost his ability to move.
Zhao Haiping directly pulled out the Huanshou knife from his waist and chopped off his head with a wave of his hand.
There was a "pop" and blood splattered everywhere!
The scene was a little bloody, but for Zhao Haiping, after all, he had seen all the big scenes in the Martial Soldier dungeon, so he didn't care too much about this trivial matter. The top priority was to get out of there as soon as possible.
He quickly tied Gao Yi's head to his waist, and the famous horse Chi Ji had already arrived beside him.
Horses understand human nature, let alone a famous horse like Chi Ji that can go down in history.
Zhao Haiping got on his horse again and rushed in the direction of his army.
"Stop him!!"
The eyes of several of Gao Yi's lieutenants were red.
The general was killed in the middle of two armies, in full view of everyone. The first reaction of these lieutenants was of course shock, but after the shock, it was not panic or cowardice, but anger.
All the generals in ancient times were killed in mountains of corpses and seas of blood, but you can scare others with your domineering aura? How is that possible?
In the real world view, there is no such thing as domineering and domineering.
Therefore, for these lieutenants, the most important thing at the moment is of course to snatch back the leader's head immediately and to stop Qin Kaiyun at the same time.
As long as Qin Kaiyun can be killed, this battle will not be considered unfairly lost.
Several enemy generals were already outflanking them from different directions. Zhao Haiping waved his long spear and charged straight in the direction of his own elite cavalry.
"Support General Qin!"
Of course, our lieutenants and cavalry also saw this scene, their morale was greatly boosted, and everyone started a fierce battle around Zhao Haiping!
In the chaos, Zhao Haiping did not need to continue to fight with these enemy generals. It was still the same as before, either riding his horse to avoid them, or deflecting the enemy's weapons during the confrontation. If that didn't work, he would stab the enemy generals off their horses. The ultimate goal was
It is to break out of the siege as soon as possible.
The formation was completely chaotic, and countless people were rushing towards Zhao Haiping.
Zhao Haiping himself was a little disoriented, but relied on instinct to defeat enemies one after another, gradually approaching his own formation.
Finally, as General Qin's army launched a general attack, Gao Yi's troops finally retreated.
The siege is over!
Rushing back to the main formation, Zhao Haiping gently reined the horse.
At this moment, everything around him temporarily came to a standstill.
Immediately afterwards, his vision gradually increased, reaching high in the sky, overlooking the entire battlefield.
Zhao Haiping looked at the position of General Qin Kaiyun, and then at the enemy's chaotic Chinese army, still a little unbelievable.
Did he actually successfully break into the enemy's formation and then break out again?
It’s like a dream!
…
The moment Zhao Haiping rode his horse out of the enemy formation, a line of small words finally appeared in his field of vision.
[Cavalry Trial: Exploring Bags and Retrieving Objects]
【Clear the level!】
[Evaluation of clearance: I believe that after this simple trial, you will understand that "cavalry" is by no means just infantry on horseback. The reason why it can rule the entire cold weapon era has more profound meanings. 】
[The "Cavalry" subsidiary identity selection has been unlocked! 】
[The exclusive talent of the cavalry attached status "Man and Horse One": You will get an exclusive war horse, which will share damage with you, share positive or negative status effects, and grow together. You can use the horse rein props to play in the Orderer's Expedition gameplay
Summon a war horse.]
[Remarks: The exclusive talents of the affiliated status are permanently effective by default. As the affiliated status is improved, you can still obtain enhanced effects or special changes in the future. Please match it with the optional talents as appropriate to maximize the effect. 】
Zhao Haiping couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Success!
It's not easy.
This time, it took eight days to clear the Cavalry Trial Fantasy. It was considered the most difficult Trial Fantasy that Zhao Haiping had ever played. In terms of difficulty, it even surpassed some of the previous official dungeons.
Its content is not complicated, nor does it have many puzzle-solving elements, but the requirements for riding skills and other aspects are too high, and it can only pile up muscle memory over and over again.
Seeing the review of clearance, Zhao Haiping felt a bit like complaining, but he was somewhat used to it.
"A simple trial"?
It is really hard to imagine what a difficult trial is in the eyes of the designers of the game "Dark Sand".
However, judging from the evaluation of clearance, Zhao Haiping has indeed benefited a lot from this trial fantasy.
Although he did not learn the tactics of cavalry command, he had a very deep understanding of cavalry's combat methods.
Cavalry is by no means just infantry on horseback.
When the cavalry can truly achieve the state of unity between man and horse, it will undergo a qualitative change.
What's more, Zhao Haiping rides a stirrupless horse, which makes his experience even more profound.
The greatest advantage of cavalry is mobility, and the word "mobility" means that there are too many tactics to choose from.
First of all, the cavalry can fight when they want and run away when they want, while the infantry can only form formations at any time and wait for the cavalry's impact.
The infantry cannot relax, because the cavalry will attack once they relax, but when the infantry is arrayed, the cavalry can watch from a distance, eat and drink on their horses, and then attack after the infantry are exhausted.
Secondly, the cavalry can take a roundabout route, find a breakthrough in the infantry array, and penetrate directly like a steel cone, causing the entire formation to quickly collapse.
For infantry, it will be very difficult to change formations, and they may collapse. However, cavalry does not need so-called formations. They can just choose a direction and rush forward.
Also, the cavalry's horses themselves are powerful weapons. The horses eat much better than the big-headed soldiers. Once they run at full strength, the huge impact produced coupled with the weapons in the hands of the cavalry is like a harvester, which can crush the battle mercilessly.
A weak-willed infantryman.
Therefore, even in an era without stirrups, cavalry was the most elite combat force.
In the era of stirrups, cavalry became the ceiling of cold weapon combat power. However, all the famous generals in the future were basically masters of tactics using cavalry.
On the other hand, a general who cannot play cavalry will never become a famous general.
"From the perspective of exclusive talents, cavalry can summon war horses anytime and anywhere? This is interesting.
"It definitely won't work in a single-player trial illusion. After all, single-player trial illusions strictly reproduce history. It would be too strange to inexplicably conjure a war horse out of thin air...
“But in the Orderer Expedition, players can summon war horses anytime and anywhere, so there are many more tricks that can be played.
"You can first ride a horse to quickly break through the enemy's defense line, and then put away the horse and turn into infantry to climb the city; conversely, you can also sneak out of the city in the form of infantry, and then suddenly turn into a cavalry unit to attack the weak position of the demon formation.
…
"However, the state of war horses and players is shared. The advantage is that damage can be shared, but the disadvantage is that physical fitness, injuries, negative status and the like are also shared.
“But overall, this is a great enhancement of our own strength!
"I can't wait to see the cavalry array formed by players charging."
Zhao Haiping originally wanted to summon the war horses from the Fortress of the Orderer to have a look and run around for a while, but then he thought about it, and the official dungeon with "reckless and heroic spirit" was more important.
Riding a horse is already a bit tiring. I have been riding in the cavalry's exclusive trial every day for seven days, which is indeed a bit tiring.
Moreover, this time the official dungeon of "Reckless Heroism" is a team mode, and Zhao Haiping is also worried that his own fishing will affect the progress of the other three people.
Therefore, after exiting the cavalry trial dungeon of "exploring the bag to retrieve objects", it is still the first time to enter the official dungeon of "reckless heroism" and continue to play the role of commander.
…
The spears are like a forest, and the flags are hunting.
Zhao Haiping rode a war horse and looked into the distance.
The army of Dasheng Dynasty stretched forward, forming a long array.
And this was not all of the expedition outside the Great Wall. In fact, several armies came from other directions to join and assemble. After arriving outside the Great Wall, Sheng Taizu unified the leadership to find the main force of the Northern Barbarians for a decisive battle.
Most people know that a personal expedition must meet either of two conditions to be considered normal.
The first is, it is a last resort.
The second is that if you conquer, you will win.
This is also a valuable experience summarized by past dynasties.
In ancient society, the emperor held great power. It can be said that anything that happens to the emperor will affect the entire country to the greatest extent. Even the normal handover of the emperor may cause a special dangerous state of "suspiciousness of the master and the young country", not to mention
Did the emperor have an accident during his personal expedition?
Therefore, a personal expedition by the emperor is either a last resort, and the country is already on the verge of danger. The emperor must personally conduct the expedition to boost morale and let all the soldiers know that they must fight to the death;
A political show.
However, Sheng Taizu's personal expedition obviously did not meet any of these two points.
At that time, the Dasheng Dynasty was still in the early stage of the dynasty, and there were no serious internal or external troubles for the time being. It was not a bad idea to find famous generals to conquer the Northern Barbarians, but it was not a last resort.
As for conquering, victory is inevitable, let alone talk about it.
Because the goal of this battle is to go deep beyond the Great Wall and find the main force of the Northern Barbarians to fight with them.
This means that the front line of the war is very far away, requiring long supply lines, and the battle location is outside the Great Wall with very unfamiliar terrain, so no one is sure of victory.
Military affairs are like this, they change rapidly, and a single thought can mean the difference between heaven and hell.
Taizu Sheng's personal expedition was the third situation.
The emperor will march in person right away!
The emperor is an emperor on horseback, and he conquered the whole world on horseback by himself.
In other words, he was basically invincible in the world. Although he had many generals, when it came to fighting, the emperor was the most professional.
When encountering a particularly important battle, the emperor, who is the most professional and capable of fighting, would of course not feel comfortable leaving the matter to other generals, and would definitely have to do it himself.
For Sheng Taizu, this is the situation of this personal expedition. Because it is too important, it cannot be handed over to other generals.
If this battle is fought well, the Northern Barbarians can be dispersed directly, ensuring peace in the northern border of the Dasheng Dynasty for at least several decades; if this battle is lost, the Dasheng Dynasty is likely to have peace for decades.
If things go too far, it may cause various serious chain reactions.
Zhao Haiping has already seen the situation of sending generals to fight.
The Duke of Qi, who seemed to be perfect in terms of military achievements, made him miserable.
Of course, this does not mean that Qiu Yuan, the Duke of Qi State, must be an incompetent person. His military achievements are all solid, and he has indeed grown up from the bottom of the ranks following Taizu Sheng.
It seemed that he had made a serious military mistake, underestimating the enemy and advancing rashly. However, Zhao Haiping also checked the relevant information and found that the matter was not as simple as he first thought.
Because the situation on the battlefield changes so quickly, everyone will make different judgments.
From the perspective of hindsight, Qiu Yuan indeed underestimated the enemy and rushed in. The fact that his entire army was annihilated when he was ambushed is ironclad evidence.
But from the perspective of a player in the game, it is impossible to predict the future.
Qiu Yuan led his soldiers and horses to pursue the enemy very aggressively. If the enemy set up an ambush, the entire army would indeed be annihilated. But what if the enemy did not have time to prepare at this time? It might be a great victory.
Qiu Yuan has been in charge of the army for many years. It is definitely not the first time he has played similar operations on a whim. He must have had similar experiences many times.
Perhaps in every previous experience, he drove tired soldiers into pursuit and achieved great results, so he thought it would be the same this time.
Therefore, in the final analysis, soldiers are important matters of the country, the place of life and death, and must be carefully observed.
Every general understands this truth and thinks he is right, but the results are completely different.
This is the difference between a great general, a famous general, and a divine general.
They may seem similar, but the actual results are completely different.
That's why Sheng Taizu couldn't place his hopes on ordinary generals.
Zhao Haiping didn't think much about it at this time. He only cared about two things now, namely the stirrup horse under his crotch and the Shenji Battalion in the army.
After getting used to riding horses without stirrups, he suddenly switched to horses with stirrups. Zhao Haiping felt like crying.
So happy!
With both feet in stirrups and a high bridge saddle, it means that a person can receive forces in the four directions of the front, back, left, and right on the horse, and can easily maintain balance in any dynamic situation.
Just like riding and shooting.
When the horse is running fast, the cavalry only needs to step on the stirrups with both feet, clamp the horse's belly with the thighs, lift the buttocks slightly away from the saddle, and lean forward to maintain stability. No matter how bumpy the horse is, the body will remain stable.
The gimbal is equally stable.
At this time, when you draw the bow and set the arrow, although the weight of the bow is not as good as on the flat ground, the stability and accuracy will be very good.
This was hard to imagine in the era of stirrup horses.
Similarly, it is easier to maintain balance when using weapons on horseback with stirrups.
Zhao Haiping, who was accustomed to riding a stirrupless horse, switched to a stirrup horse. It was like a man who had become a sharpshooter with an ordinary rifle and suddenly got a highly accurate sniper rifle.
I even wanted to do two laps.
Just considering that I am now the emperor, I still have to be more prudent.
At this moment, a fast horse came running from the front.
"Your Majesty, urgent report from the front! Yesterday evening, the Northern Barbarians had captured the important town of Xuanningwei. If the army continues to move forward, it is very likely to run into the elite cavalry of the Northern Barbarians. How to make a decision, Your Majesty, please tell me!"
Upon hearing this military report, Zhao Haiping couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and a question mark slowly floated over his head.
What's going on?
Before he could react, an older eunuch next to him had already said: "The Northern Barbarian army? Isn't that the opponent that His Majesty is seeking for personal conquest? Send an order to the entire army to continue to advance and kill all these Northern Barbarians in one fell swoop!"
A veteran with white beard and hair next to him couldn't help but change his face, and his goatee twitched: "Eunuch Liu, you absolutely must not!
"Our army is poorly prepared for this trip and is already running out of food and fodder. What's more, the baggage vehicles have not arrived, and other armies have not converged. The soldiers who have been marching for many days have lacked rest. If they encounter the Northern Barbarian cavalry at this time, the consequences will be disastrous!"
The old general with goatee looked at the soldiers who came to convey the military information: "Why did the Northern Barbarians suddenly invade in large numbers? Xuanning Guards had more than 20,000 defenders, how could it be defeated in an instant?"
The soldier hesitated: "I don't know, it is said that there is a traitor in the city..."
Eunuch Liu said coldly: "Why are you so afraid of the enemy? If your Majesty personally goes to war, these northern barbarians will be crushed..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhao Haiping raised his hand: "Wait, who are you?"
Eunuch Liu was stunned for a moment: "Your Majesty, this servant is..."
He was just halfway through his words, and before he could say his name, he saw His Majesty in front of him raising the riding crop in his hand and hitting him directly in the face.
"Crack!"
There was a crisp sound, and the eunuch was almost whipped by a horse whip and spun around in circles several times before falling to the ground in confusion, spitting out two bloody teeth.
Zhao Haiping was speechless: "I don't care who you are, it's your turn as a eunuch to talk about military and national affairs?!
"Drag it down and kill it!"
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The number of words in the book is also relatively large, and later chapters will be published with five to six thousand words.
