At the end of the first round of charge, the bodies of the Northern Barbarian cavalry were piled up in all four directions in front of the battle formation formed by the players.
With the configuration of car formations, muskets, artillery and spears, the players' casualties were very slight. Even some players in the gaps in the front car formation were hacked to death, stabbed to death, smashed to death, and hit to death.
The players in the platoon can also be very determined and block it immediately to maintain the general order of the formation.
The dead players quickly enter the resurrection state, and the resurrection position is the center of the entire formation.
In other words, if we estimate in the most optimistic way, if the demon keeps controlling the Northern Barbarian cavalry to charge like this, I am afraid that all the cavalry will be sent here, and the player's battle losses will not exceed one-third.
With the end of the first round of attacks, many players in the military formation felt a lot more relieved, and even felt a little elated.
"The legendary and terrifying heavy cavalry charge? That's it?"
“It’s definitely a bit disappointing.”
"The dense formation of pikemen is really useful. What's more, with the addition of artillery and spears, it's just like playing a tower defense game."
"I can only say that the demon is too weak, so it's all for nothing."
"Compared to when we first met the heavy cavalry, we have also improved! We have a lot of tacit cooperation!"
"Hurry up and start the next round, I can't wait any longer!"
Many players even find it a bit boring.
Because General Deng left a lot of depth when arranging the player formation.
Even if the Northern Barbarian cavalry controlled by the demon broke through the car formation and trampled through the players holding spears in front of them, the depth was long enough to maintain the formation, causing the cavalry to get stuck in the quagmire and unable to continue to rely on the force of impact to move forward.
What's more, they haven't broken through the first line of defense of the car formation yet.
Therefore, after this first round of charge, the players further behind felt somewhat uninvolved.
It was somewhat regrettable to see the opponent's cavalry galloping towards them, only to stop before they could reach them. After holding up their spears for a long time, not a single horse hit them.
Li Weiyi blew the gun smoke from the gun and asked Deng Yuanjing with some disappointment: "General Deng, this formation looks really invincible.
"Then the cavalry can only run away when encountering this situation? Is there no other choice?"
When the opponent's cavalry rushed over, Li Weiyi naturally did not miss the opportunity and hit two cavalry.
Of course I feel very good about myself, but I feel that this battle has lost its suspense early and is a bit boring.
General Deng Yuanjing didn't have much expression on his face. He was not carried away by the momentary excitement, but continued to analyze the situation on the battlefield at this time, maintaining a rational analysis.
"If the cavalry wants to break this formation, they naturally have a way.
"As the same saying goes, soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape. All tactics are mutually restrained. There is no so-called guaranteed victory.
"However, the other party is a monster after all, and cannot be judged by common sense.
"Maybe they are entrenched in ancient times, so their thinking is backward and they don't know this kind of warfare; but after all, they are demons, and they may continue to learn and improve..."
Chu Ge also said: "General Deng is right, don't take it lightly and continue to maintain your formation against the enemy!
"We must not relax until the demon's power is completely wiped out!
"In the battlefield, being weak and cowardly does not necessarily mean that you have no chance of winning, but arrogance and expansion often lead to failure!"
General Deng Yuanjing appreciated Pin Chuge's last words and nodded in agreement: "Well said."
Although not all players agree with this statement, they still continue to be prepared.
The dark clouds on the horizon are rolling, and I don't know if they are expressing anger or confusion from the demon.
But soon, the rolling dark clouds returned to normal, and the sky once again turned into a dark ocean.
On the battlefield, the Northern Barbarian cavalry began to undergo some changes.
Their formation has changed!
Originally, the demon gathered all the armored heavy cavalry together, seemingly trying to break through the players' solid defense line with force and skill without any fancy.
After this attempt was severely frustrated, the demons began to mix armored heavy cavalry with light armored horse archers.
Before many players understood what this meant, the Northern Barbarian Cavalry, which quickly completed the transformation under the control of the demon, had already begun to launch the second round of charge.
Soon, some subtle changes occurred in the players' expressions.
I don’t know whether I should say that General Deng Yuanjing knew his enemies like a god, or whether he should say that he had a crow’s mouth...
The Northern Barbarian Cavalry still charges as usual, but during the charge, players can clearly see that their fighting style has changed significantly from before!
The previous formation was a horizontal and dense formation, surrounded and attacked from all directions. It seemed to have no rules at all, more like unreasonable and reckless actions.
Now, the Northern Barbarians' cavalry were divided into four directions, forming four longer teams. There were only five or six cavalry in the front row of each team, but the entire formation stretched out into the distance.
Some players who had no idea about this couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"What does this mean? It's okay to just rush in, but now you have to queue up to die?"
There is no doubt that if the monsters charge into the players' array with the current formation, they will really die in line. Not to mention the player's damage, the dead horses in the front row alone are enough to block the entire road, making the cavalry's machine useless.
Motivation was completely lost and he became a living target for bows, arrows and muskets.
But General Deng's serious expression clearly proved that this matter was not that simple.
It's just that the cavalry is extremely fast. It's too late to make adjustments now. We can only withstand this wave first and then consider changing formations.
If the formation is changed in a hurry, it is likely to cause flaws in the formation, making it easier for the Northern Barbarian cavalry to break through.
So General Deng could only shout: "Be careful of the four corners of the array! Pay attention to maintain the formation!"
Before many players understood what General Deng's words meant, the Northern Barbarian cavalry had already approached.
The long-range weapon attack in the early stage is similar to the previous situation.
The Northern Barbarian cavalry archers fired arrows into the military formation, and the players either raised shields to defend, or used artillery, muskets, and bows and arrows to counterattack, causing casualties to each other.
In comparison, players definitely have the advantage.
It's just that this time the Northern Barbarian cavalry used a long queue to attack, unlike the stupid encirclement before, so the effectiveness of the players' long-range weapons was naturally compromised, and they would no longer be able to hit the enemy with just one shot as before.
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But this is obviously not the main purpose of the demon to change the formation of the Northern Barbarian cavalry.
Many front-facing players saw the Northern Barbarian cavalry rushing in front of them, and they all tightened their grip on the spears in their hands, preparing to enjoy the moment of joy when their horses hit the tip of the spear.
Although the result is likely to be that the man and the gun will fly out under the impact of the cavalry, the spear can also cause fatal damage to the cavalry.
For players, it doesn't matter if they die, they are just waiting for resurrection, but the wonderful feeling of the moment when the spear pierces the war horse is still very wonderful and very addictive.
It can only be said that there will never be any army in the past and present that can do what players do. Not only do they not feel any fear, but they also enjoy it.
But in the next moment, the players' expectations were dashed.
Because the Northern Barbarian cavalry didn't hit him and die!
I saw the northern barbarian cavalry at the front suddenly turning their horses. The entire array was split into two from the center. They directly avoided the players' spear tips from the left and right sides. The running trajectory drew an arc shape.
The horse returns.
But this is obviously not a leisurely sightseeing tour or equestrian show.
While the Northern Barbarian cavalry turned their horses and missed the player's spear tip, they began to attack in various ways.
The heavy cavalry tried to kill or assassinate players who stood out too much. What was even more deadly was that those horse archers stood up lightly with their feet in stirrups, holding their bows with their left hand and nocking arrows with their right hand. They continued to attack the four players in the formation.
The arrow shot out of the corner and missed.
There are even some elite horse archers who hold their riding bows horizontally and shoot four or five arrows at the player!
The queue of cavalry galloped past, and in the eyes of the players, in addition to the galloping horses, there was also an endless stream of bows and arrows.
Especially the players at the four corners, everyone was attacked by four, five or even more Northern Barbarian cavalry almost at the same time. Once they met, they were shot into pieces.
Before the spear he held even touched the hem of the Northern Barbarian cavalry's clothes, he had already inexplicably returned to the resurrection point and waited for the countdown.
Players in the four corners instantly suffered a large number of casualties. Fortunately, General Deng had warned him in advance, and the players around him were smart enough, so after the casualties appeared, other players immediately made up for it according to the situation, but there was no such thing.
The heavy cavalry immediately drove straight into the huge gap.
After just another round of charges, the battle losses on both sides have been reduced to a level that is not optimistic for the players.
Previously, the battle losses of the Northern Barbarian Cavalry were extremely high because they were mindlessly attacking the vehicle formation and gun formation in front of the player.
But now, the Northern Barbarian cavalry no longer rush forward, but mainly focus on attacking the four corners of the battle formation through cross-fire, forming a local situation of hitting more with less, which not only reduces their own losses, but also gives players in specific areas
pose a huge threat.
General Deng's expression was serious. He spotted the gap between the Northern Barbarians' cavalry charge and immediately issued a new order: "Move the chariots at the four corners of the battle formation slightly back, and the rattan soldiers step forward to increase the density of the formation and cover the pikemen!"
"Concentrate the artillery to the center of the four sides of the military formation!"
After the two not particularly complicated instructions were issued, the players began to change formations as required.
Since I haven't practiced before, it became a little messy.
But fortunately, General Deng grasped the timing very well, leaving relatively ample time for the players, and the formation change was barely completed before the next round of impact.
The players also put away their previous contempt and continued to fight with full vigor.
The current tactics used by the Northern Barbarian cavalry are obviously several levels better than the previous tactics.
This tactic is a standard tactic for dealing with phalanxes, also known as "cornering" or "peeling".
The specific method of use is not to rush into the spear array where the infantry is waiting, but to turn the horse's head when it is about to rush, and let the entire queue draw an arc to the left or right front, creating a flanking infantry phalanx.
Opportunity.
In this state, it is a very comfortable shooting state for the rider.
These Northern Barbarian cavalry, who are skilled in mounted archery, can calmly focus their fire to attack enemies at a corner or on a certain side.
Repeat this several times, and the infantry at the corners will be killed in large numbers, causing a heavy blow to morale.
If the infantry cannot maintain its formation, it will quickly collapse.
Then it will be the familiar charge and massacre.
General Deng was obviously prepared for this. He slightly contracted and compacted the four corners of the formation to better deal with the Northern Barbarian cavalry's style of play. But even so, the battle loss ratio between the two sides was still in a very anxious state.
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When the tactics of both sides are relatively superior, the competition becomes determination, perseverance, morale...or simply seeing which side dies first.
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On the other side, after the elite cavalry led by Sheng Taizu broke out of the encirclement of the Northern Barbarian cavalry, they have been cruising around and observing.
He did not take the initiative to attack the Northern Barbarian cavalry again.
Witnessing the changes on the main battlefield, Zhao Haiping couldn't help but be surprised: "Can it still be like this?
"This demon... can change his mind so quickly. It's a bit tricky."
In the past, all monsters left players with the impression that they were brainless and reckless men who could do anything like crashing into city walls with cavalry units or clashing with spear formations, so they were somewhat looked down upon.
Many players are very confident in their own technical and tactical skills and feel that crushing monsters is a piece of cake.
But this time the situation is obviously different.
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I took the time to code a little bit first, and I will update the situation later. It should be restored soon.
