What they are currently conquering is a large-scale historical slice of an entire dynasty, and the one entrenched in it is naturally an extremely powerful demon.
At the beginning, this big monster was still accustomed to fighting in the same way as before.
Let the Northern Barbarian cavalry run over them without thinking.
Of course it makes sense to fight like this.
This is because the former Orderers had explosive personal combat prowess, but the summoned aboriginal phantoms did not share much of the Orderer's power, and were not essentially different from the real cold weapon armies in ancient history.
In other words, if the demon controls the heavy cavalry and keeps charging like this, sooner or later these aboriginal phantoms will be rushed into chaos.
And as long as the formation is messed up, the barbarian cavalry troops can march straight in, turning the war into a massacre.
Therefore, for the demon, it doesn't matter if the losses in the early stage are relatively high if you charge hard like this, as long as you win in the end.
But this time, it obviously realized something was wrong after the first round of charges and quickly changed its tactics.
Whether this is a tactic it has already mastered, or whether it is a tactic learned on the spot in some way, in short, it must have realized that this time the Orderer is different from the past, and has taken targeted measures.
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"Your Majesty, what should we do?" Fan Cun was obviously a little unable to sit still.
Obviously, their cavalry unit is the decisive force that changes the situation on the battlefield, but they have been watching the show.
Sheng Taizu glanced at him indifferently: "Young man, are you so restless?
"Those so-called brave generals who can defeat thousands with one horse are certainly fascinating, but they are by no means reckless men who only know how to charge forward.
"When they charge, they must have seen that the battlefield situation has allowed it, and then they will lead the charge.
"Otherwise, he would have died when he was an ordinary soldier, and he would not have survived.
"You have to remember that as a cavalry general, the most important thing is not to be impatient.
"The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and cavalry is the unit that can best seize opportunities. It doesn't matter whether it's early or late.
"What's more, they are the ones who should be impatient at this time.
"If this monster is really a brainless person, then we can wait for General Deng to severely damage them and then decide the outcome in a battle. But since this monster also has a brain and knows how to fight, then we should wait for it to take action first.
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These words spoken by Sheng Taizu himself certainly seemed very convincing.
After all, he himself is a fierce man who loves to charge at the front and kill people with his own hands.
Moreover, it also makes sense.
If the monsters are brainless and only know recklessness, then the task of the cavalry player is too simple: just wait until the monsters collide with the army formation and cause heavy casualties, and then finally start to harvest them.
If the monster is not brainless, but has mastered a relatively clever fighting method, then it is even more important to let the monster take the initiative and find out where to start. Once you rush in and your mistake is caught by a smart monster, there will be a big problem.
The reason why Sheng Taizu was so sure that the demon would take the initiative to attack sooner or later was because he was not just wandering around with these cavalry, but was always trying to get close to the weak position of the Northern Barbarian cavalry.
It's like two people fighting, and the third person is always holding a dagger and gesticulating at the vital parts of one of the people's back.
After a few gestures, the other party will definitely not be able to bear it anymore.
Sure enough, not long after, a group of Northern Barbarian heavy cavalry formed a formation and then approached the player's cavalry unit!
Such division of troops naturally makes sense.
The demon doesn't want the player's cavalry unit to be a constant threat from the rear. If you use light cavalry to fight, it will definitely be a loss. Then, you can only use heavy cavalry.
What's more, in the current tactics against infantry phalanxes, heavy cavalry no longer plays a decisive role, but is more like a human shield unit that covers the light cavalry, so it is obviously more cost-effective to gather together to kill the players' elite cavalry.
"finally come!
"Is it possible to have a thrilling hedge again?"
Fan Cun waited for a long time and finally got the opportunity to perform again, so he was very excited.
Every second I waited here felt like I was wasting the advanced driving skills I learned from the cavalry trials.
Although Sheng Taizu had educated him before, it was obvious that he, who had always liked Mang, could not fully understand Sheng Taizu's words at this time.
Sheng Taizu looked at him with disgust: "Hedge, hedge, is this how cavalry is used?"
"It's just like using a sword to chop a piece of iron, stupid!"
Fan Cun was stunned for a moment: "Ah? Your Majesty, when you were fighting Mahali in the Woodlands Tulas Mountains, weren't you just hedging against him?"
Sheng Taizu said "ha": "That battle was because it was necessary to fight, so I used this head-on fighting method to force Mahali to fight this battle!
"If he takes the initiative to challenge us, how can we hedge against him?
"It's really strange for you people. Although each of you is so superb in riding skills and skills on horseback, your cavalry command skills are so weak."
The expressions on the players' faces are a bit complicated.
Obviously, Sheng Taizu also couldn't figure out why these players could be so ignorant. They were very good at fighting while riding horses, but none of them had any brains.
Players are also very helpless, this is not taught in the tutorial!
In the cavalry trial, only charging was taught, so we only learned charging...
Sheng Taizu pulled the reins of his horse: "That's all, today I will demonstrate to you the basic tactics of cavalry against cavalry, so that you will not have to only hedging and hedging when encountering this kind of situation again.
"Follow me!
"We will only demonstrate once. How much you can learn depends on your ability!"
As soon as Sheng Taizu finished speaking, the heavy cavalry from the Northern Barbarians had already arrived in front of the players.
Judging from the number of people, the number of this heavy cavalry is 50% more than the players, which is almost more than half of all the Northern Barbarian heavy cavalry.
In addition, some heavy cavalry that were originally mixed into the military formation are also being prepared, and may form another cavalry team of three to five thousand people to provide support at any time.
It can be seen that the demon did regard this cavalry team composed of players as a major threat, so it mobilized a large number of resources to kill it.
If you follow the hedging method, players will definitely not have the upper hand.
War horses that have undergone long-term adaptation training can see spears without giving way, and monsters and players' horses are even more fearless, so hedging is indeed a tactic that maximizes the impact of cavalry.
But in the past, players could easily break up the formation of the light cavalry because the main combat method of the light cavalry was mounted shooting, and the formation was very loose.
If the opponent is heavy cavalry in a dense formation, the players' superb riding skills will not be able to work well. Although they may still win in the end, the high battle losses are obviously not acceptable.
Although Taizu Sheng had used this unscrupulous fighting method before, he had no choice but to do so. At this time, he would definitely not use it again.
It's just that the players can't figure it out. If two cavalry are fighting, without hedging and slashing, can they still perform any difficult and cool operations?
They could only maintain the array and follow Sheng Taizu.
Soon, the distance between the two cavalry began to close.
Under the control of the demon, these heavy cavalry of the Northern Barbarians still adopted the simplest and most direct method, gradually speeding up, preparing to reach the fastest speed before engaging in battle in order to obtain the greatest impact.
However, Sheng Taizu did not speed up with the Northern Barbarian cavalry, but continued to run leisurely.
Zhao Haiping was a little surprised and didn't quite understand why.
Everyone knows that when cavalry charges, the faster they run, the stronger the impact. If the speed cannot be increased, even if the horses do not collide but only stab each other with spears, one's side will be at a great disadvantage.
But out of trust, everyone still maintained the same speed and pace as Sheng Taizu.
Soon, the two sides came to a very subtle distance.
Sheng Taizu had already made a gesture to the right in advance. At this time, he suddenly turned his horse to the right, changed direction, and rushed to the right!
The players were stunned for a moment and then hurried to follow.
But after following it, many players felt something was wrong.
This feeling comes from instinct.
Because more than 90% of people have their dominant right hand, cavalry basically cannot hold a shield, so most weapons, whether they are spears or scimitars, are on the right side.
At this time, rushing to the right means exposing your left side to the enemy, which seems inappropriate.
But fortunately, Sheng Taizu's prestige was indeed high enough, so even if a strong, natural sense of fear suddenly arose in their hearts, the players still worked hard to overcome it, temporarily ignoring the terrifying scenes in their minds, and followed.
It wasn't until the last player passed in front of the Northern Barbarian heavy cavalry that they realized that Sheng Taizu had perfectly grasped this distance.
Before the enemy cavalry rushed over, the entire transfer had been completed.
But it's clearly not over yet.
The heavy cavalry of the Northern Barbarians rushed to nothing with all their strength, but they did not continue to move forward stupidly. Instead, they turned their horses' heads to the left and tried to attack the rear of the player's team.
However, because Sheng Taizu had led his men to speed up suddenly, and the cavalry on both sides were moving at high speed, this pursuit could not be completed instantly, and the Northern Barbarians' cavalry pursued them closely.
Both sides together form an irregular arc, rotating counterclockwise.
This scene is a bit strange. It looks like the player's cavalry is leading the Northern Barbarian cavalry in circles, and no one can do anything to anyone.
Although the Northern Barbarian cavalry cannot catch up with the player, the player's cavalry is in front and naturally cannot touch the Northern Barbarian cavalry behind them.
But at this moment, Sheng Taizu sped up!
The horse power of both sides is basically similar, but the Northern Barbarian cavalry controlled by the demon had already sprinted with all its strength before, while the player's cavalry did not use its full strength at the beginning, so the horse power gap between the two sides has inadvertently widened.
Moreover, because the Northern Barbarian cavalry turned hastily, their formation was inevitably a little chaotic, which further slowed down their running speed.
At this time, Sheng Taizu and the players suddenly accelerated and made a small circle directly inward, but came to the side and rear of the Northern Barbarian Cavalry!
The whole process feels a bit similar to a dogfight between fighter jets. In short, it is to gain a speed advantage through reasonable distribution of horsepower, and always strive to position itself to the left and rear of the enemy.
Because for cavalry, the left rear is the weakest position.
And if our army can use its right front to face the enemy's left rear, it will naturally have a huge advantage!
Sheng Taizu took the lead, pointed the spear in his hand at the back of one of the Northern Barbarian heavy cavalry, and slammed it!
Although this heavy cavalryman was on guard, he was unable to fight back at this time and was directly knocked down.
Although it was covered in heavy armor, this shot would not kill it, but it was still in the cavalry. First it collided with a cavalryman next to it, then fell to the ground and was knocked unconscious, and was stepped on twice by the cavalry behind it.
His feet were dragged for a certain distance by the war horse.
At the same time, the players each raised their weapons and greeted the enemies in front of them on the right!
Some stabbed with spears, while others chopped with waist knives. The scene was chaotic!
Naturally, the demon immediately noticed that the Northern Barbarian Cavalry was in an embarrassing position where they were completely beaten and had almost no power to fight back, so they also tried hard to get the Northern Barbarian Cavalry to change their formation.
But the problem is that the player's cavalry has already stuck closely to it.
No matter which direction the Northern Barbarian cavalry runs, the players' cavalry can also turn around and stay close to each other.
It is impossible to speed up and widen the distance because there is no fundamental difference in horsepower between the two sides.
At this time, no matter how strong the fighting will of the Northern Barbarian cavalry under the control of the demon is, it will not help at all, because it is difficult for them to attack their left rear.
Fan Cun happily poked at these Northern Barbarian cavalry and said in surprise: "It's still possible to do this?"
Sheng Taizu glanced at him, seeming to despise him for not having seen the world: "This is just a very basic fighting method of cavalry!"
Fan Cun asked curiously: "What if the opponent can also spin in circles?"
Before Sheng Taizu could speak, Zhao Haiping had already answered: "Nonsense, of course it's like a plane dog fight. Everyone knows the principle, so it just depends on speed and micro-control!"
