The nomadic cavalry of the Western Regions are capable of riding and shooting, and are equipped with horse gear so that they can completely free their hands, thus greatly increasing their shooting range.
The Macedonian phalanx is already very densely arranged, and the archers will be hit but have nowhere to hide. They can only stand there and be shot down in rows... This is also one of the shortcomings of the Macedonian phalanx, because
Their troops are densely distributed in blocks. If there are temporary changes and need to be mobilized, it will be extremely difficult. If you are not careful, it will cause chaos.
The remnants of the cavalry on the other side retreated, and the cavalry captain covered in blood was carried by his subordinates to Akevs and reported:
"General, we cannot break through the enemy's heavy cavalry defense."
At this point Akevus panicked.
The cavalry could not charge out, archers were constantly shot and killed, and the proud super spearmen were defeated in rows by the enemy's unknown equipment.
If this continues... let alone attacking the Silk Country, the United Phalanx he brought out and himself will be killed here.
At this time someone reported again:
"General, our supply team was attacked by the enemy's cavalry and was completely wiped out!"
Akevus immediately remembered the "barbarian" cavalry that had bypassed them yesterday.
Now it seems that the cavalry was not cowardly at all, but set up an ambush to attack its supply line.
Akevus suddenly found that he seemed to have fallen into the trap of his opponent. What was even more frightening was that he did not know how to escape from this trap.
Return the same way?
That's five days' journey.
No, to be precise, it should be ten days, and it may even never get there.
Because it is obvious that these "barbarian" cavalry will follow them all the way and shoot arrows at themselves, which will reduce the marching speed of the legion by half.
After thinking for a while, Akefus asked:
"How far are we from Pattaya?"
The subordinate replied:
"Same as Lan's City, General, it takes two days to make one hundred miles!"
Akevus ordered:
"No, we should get there in one day!"
The subordinate asked:
"Lan's City?"
Akevus was so angry that he yelled:
"You fool, do you think we can still attack Lan's City?"
"Retreat toward Patia and send people to ask them to send reinforcements immediately!"
The subordinates responded and went to deliver the order.
Then with another burst of trumpet sound, the Seleucid army defended and moved northward.
Seeing this scene, Shen Bing couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. The turn of the Seleucid army almost meant that the Qin army had won this battle.
In fact, Seleucid always had hope of winning, as long as they attacked Lan's City at all costs.
Because it is always difficult for cavalry to defeat those heavily armored and super long spearmen.
If there is anything that can really deal with these super spearmen, it should be muskets or the Roman infantry, which are also mainly infantry and armed to the teeth.
The difference between Roman infantry and super spearmen is that the former focuses on close combat while super spears focus on long-range combat. It is not an exaggeration to say that Roman infantry defeats super spearmen.
Because the super long spearman has a shortcoming, that is, once it passes through the spear wall composed of spear heads, the super long spear will be completely useless.
However, the large shield in the hands of the Roman infantry could easily break through the wall of spears. Even if the large shield was pushed forward and then pushed to the ground... the super long spear could not be leveled.
Then, the short sword in the hands of the Roman infantry would be a nightmare for the Macedonian infantry.
But at this time, the Qin army had neither large shields nor muskets, and the long spears were a nightmare for the cavalry.
If Akevs insists on marching towards Lanshi City and there are Parthian or Dawan cavalry arriving for reinforcements on the way... Seleucid will most likely win in the end.
This is why Shen Bing needs to separate Anxi and Dawan.
If the Dawan cavalry and the Seleucid infantry form an army... nothing can defeat them, not even artillery.
But now, Akavs gave up this opportunity out of fear.
But it is easy to understand. If the Silk Kingdom outside the city can be so powerful, then when they hit Lan City, will there be more terrifying and unknown equipment waiting for them?
Akeves didn't dare to gamble, was unwilling to gamble, and felt that there was no need to gamble... at least in his opinion.
The reason why I say this is because Akevus did not think this was a Seleucid war from the beginning.
Especially when Seleucid was fiercely attacked by the enemy, Parthia and Dawan, as the main warring states, did not send out a single soldier... Then why did Seleucid gamble on winning or losing at the cost of annihilating the entire army?
The disunity characteristic of the coalition is reflected here. Each part will be more or less suspicious of each other and conserve their strength without the intention of a decisive battle.
This is somewhat different from Shen Bing's coalition forces.
The troops under Shen Bingzhi were more worried about being robbed of their achievements or trophies by other troops... so they all fought bravely to take the lead.
Shen Bing ordered: "Let go of the encirclement!"
The messenger responded and waved his flag in the distance, so the cavalry from the north quickly opened a gap.
This is necessary because no one would be stupid enough to use cavalry against a super lance.
But this does not mean that the Seleucid army can withdraw so calmly...
Tens of thousands of Pu Lei troops were divided into several groups and followed them all the way, taking turns firing arrows.
If any detachment is left alone, or if it is too late to change direction with super long spears, the heavy cavalry will suddenly rush in and scatter them, and then the sword and shield cavalry will rush in and kill them randomly.
Akefs was so frightened that he did not even dare to camp and rest at night.
In fact, he shouldn't worry about this at all, because he has to worry more about the cavalry at night...the night will seriously affect the speed and combat effectiveness of the cavalry.
Because the darkness makes it impossible for cavalry on horseback to observe the road conditions, they may break into the enemy's gun array if they go too fast.
But Akevus, who was already frightened, could not think about this. He only knew that he had to escape from this terrifying area as soon as possible, so he marched through the night to escape to Anxi.
This is where a big problem arises.
During the daytime march, the Seleucid army could maintain its formation, while the Qin cavalry could only harass them along the way.
It was almost impossible to march in a complete phalanx when marching at night, because they did not even dare to light torches...lighting the torches would immediately result in arrows shooting from the darkness.
Soon, some people dropped their spears and left the team out of fear... This would speed up their escape, and no one would notice or stop them in the dark.
Then there were more and more, and soon the whole army collapsed.
In fact, it is quite difficult to persist until this point. Only troops with strict military discipline can do this.
However, Shen Bing would not let them off lightly because of this, so he immediately ordered his troops to pursue them all the way.
They continued to fight until dawn the next day, only to find that they had reached the gates of Xi'an City.
As for Akevus, he had already fled to Parthia with his cavalry.