Chapter 3434 Change of advantages and disadvantages
If it weren't for the new system of cavalry, Li Li would probably be just an unknown person in the northern border of the Han Dynasty. Like most of the soldiers stationed in the territory of the Han Dynasty, he ushered in a great fusion of the Five Barbarians and In poverty and poverty.
Whether there is a suitable system is a very important issue for a huge organization.
If all the credit, all the glory, and everything belong to the leader, then it is absolutely impossible for any great inventor, hardworking scientist, or craftsmen from a great country to appear...
Who is the most real tactical executor?
Not the leader, but the soldiers on the front line.
It was the countless thin shoulders and hunched bodies that carried the fat belly and round bodies of the officials in the feudal dynasty.
At present, in this battle of Feicao, if there were no large number of ordinary soldiers and just a few historical celebrities, Fei Qian would not be able to gain such an advantage even if he had the ability to dominate the sky.
When the sun rose, the Hussars were hit by longbows and powerful crossbows hidden in the Cao's bow and arrow positions, and casualties inevitably appeared. However, at the same time, the Hussars also completed tactical preparations, pulling away the attention of the Cao's soldiers, making the Hu cavalry, who were in the queue towards the rear, prepare their weapons for attack-
Invest in search.
Perhaps this is the first time that cavalry and grenades have appeared in China.
Indeed, strict and dense infantry can effectively fight against cavalry, and strengthened long-range damage can also cause a greater blow to cavalry, but the most important weapon of cavalry is still speed and various flexible tactics brought by speed.
Human instinct will cause the Cao army's archers to automatically shoot at the front of the Husband, and the Husbands who follow behind will also act in the direction of the vanguard.
However, the tactics arranged by Li Li were only used to pull and attract Cao's army's attention, in order to cover up the Hu cavalry!
Throwing is basically the instinct of primate animals.
Among the Han cavalry, there are also people who like to use meteor hammers, probably the upgraded version of the snare.
After all, the Hu people lack iron products, so the stones that can be obtained everywhere will obviously not make the Hu people feel distressed if they throw them out.
Grenades, which are a single physical damage like the sprint, add the bonus of "magic".
This kind of cavalry grenadier appears on the battlefield, perhaps just Li Li's inspiration.
After all, most of the training of cavalry revolves around the Han system. Whether it is marching, charging, slashing or shooting, there is a complete exercise. The archers and cavalry who are close to shooting and the attack tactics of the current grenadiers are not within the original Hussar cavalry. This means that if they are in Shandong, no one will do these innovative technologies. On the one hand, they do not conform to the process and make more new attempts, which means that they encounter new failures. At that time, it is not the leader but the front line who bears the consequences. On the other hand, even if they succeed by luck, they are still well-instructed. Light food yoga is very effective, and there is no connection with the efforts and sweat on the front line.
The copper whistle sounded sharply. Amid the howling of arrows and crossbows, the Husbands and Hu cavalry and grenades rushed to a distance of twenty or thirty steps and threw the lit grenade into the Cao army infantry array.
Xu Chu sat on the horse's back and looked up.
He trusted Li Li and let Li Li use tactics instead of being limited to the process and practice. He did not scold Li Li just because he lost his hands. Instead, he assumed the responsibility of being the commander, and comforted the injured soldiers and asked them to rest and bandage them to the back.
Li Li completed the task of temptation and destruction, and it is Xu Chu's turn now.
Behind Xu Chu is a cavalry formation of three waves, which has been arranged into a long formation.
Each column has three hundred people.
These queues are traditional lancers.
There are no shortage of armor, masks, and horse clothes.
The normal cavalry assault arrangement, and the cavalry at the front are holding cavalry spears, one or four feet.
The second few are to hold palladium or horse fork, such as simple long halberds, eight feet long, which is about the same length as an ordinary infantry spear. It can be stabbed, hooked, blocked the infantry spear, or do some other functions.
Some of the latter are holding cavalry crossbows and having a combat knife on hand, so you can switch weapons at any time.
Each cavalry line is only three feet apart, each team is two steps apart, and the three waves are seven steps apart from each other.
But at the moment, the cavalry holding the palladium stood in the front, then the spear, and behind them were crossbows and swords.
Xu Chu changed the position of the cavalry, so naturally he had his own reasons.
They will serve as the main force to destroy the enemy formation.
With the first sound of the grenade, it sounded in the Cao army's array, and Xu Chu saw that among the light and fire and smoke, the originally neat array of Cao army began to appear.
So Xu Chu slowly pressed down his arm and pointed at the Cao army formation ahead.
Some people in the Cao army infantry array also noticed the approaching of Xu Chu and others, but the sound of their warning and shouting was covered by the explosion of the grenade and was not effectively transmitted.
Cao Hong, who was on the hillside mound, had his sights covered by the smoke generated by the detonation of the grenade.
Is black gunpowder? It has a loud sound, low power, and a lot of smoke and dust.
Of course, the standard of "power" is compared with yellow gunpowder and other compound explosives. For Cao's soldiers who faced this black gunpowder grenade at close range, the power of this grenade is enough to make them drink a pot, especially in the dense formation, the damage and impact they suffer will obviously be amplified!
Xu Chu ran forward with his men and horses.
In the initial velocity stage when the war horses are running, the speed is relatively slow and the sound of horse hooves is relatively scattered. However, after the speed of the war horses increases, the previous messy sound of horse hooves gradually merges into a unified sound, like an orderly drumstick hitting the earth, making a rumble sound.
As the distance was closer, Xu Chu could also see the Cao army infantry front on the opposite side. It did create gaps and distractions under the attack of grenade thrown!
Xu Chu quickly made a judgment and shouted, "Full speed! Charge!"
The copper whistle and horn sound that represented the acceleration of advance were blown again, and the cavalry representing the command at the same time also pressed forward.
At this moment, light was shining in the sky, and all objects seemed to be still lingering between black, white and gray, except for the red tassels on the cavalry's cape jumping, like countless flashing red flames!
Covered by the smoke of grenades, the archers behind the Cao army infantry array tried hard to shoot at Xu Chu and others, but they could no longer compare with the initial calmness. Many Cao army archers were anxious to shoot well under the command, but instead shot in a crooked manner.
The Cao army infantry array couldn't help but panic.
Although they were the elite part of the Cao army, they still could not face the charge of the Hussar cavalry without wavering. Even though they knew that there were traps, tripping horses in front of them, and behind them, there were archers and reserves, but when they faced the Hussar whistled towards them, their minds were still trembling and their hands were in a hurry.
"The Cavalry Army is here! Here is here!"
The soldiers of Cao's army shouted, as if a few shouts could bring them help and courage.
The military academy in the Cao army's infantry array was also working hard to restore the formation of the array, trying to fill in the cracks and gaps caused by the explosion, but Xu Chu and others had already arrived, and the dense queue of Cao army made the flow of personnel not even faster.
The pros and cons are always one and two sides. The dense formation allows Cao's infantry to feel the mutual support of their surrounding comrades when they line up, but it also means that they have no room to hide!
『Don't panic! Don't panic!』
Cao Jun Military Academy shouted, "There is a tripping rope in front of you! There is a trap for horses!"
The soldiers of Cao's army seemed to realize that their previous hard work should come in handy, right?
But they did not realize that since their opponents had guessed that they had traps placed ahead, how could they not take any measures?
『Put down the palladium boring!』
Xu Chu yelled.
The cavalry in the front row pointed the originally raised palladium palladium diagonally towards the ground.
The sharp and protruding crescent blade on the boring palladium almost stroked forward against the ground...
According to the report of the first wave of cavalry charging, the Cao army's horse trap was mainly concentrated on the front of Suoyangguan Road, and the more they went to the two sides, the more sparse it became.
Perhaps Cao Jun felt that as long as he defended the road to Suoyang Pass, or whether it was digging the loess land was also a physical work, which took time. It was also possible that only the area in front of Suoyang Pass was the place where the leader could see it...
But no matter what, this brought some convenience to Xu Chu and others.
Therefore, when it deviates slightly from the direction of the Suoyang Pass, the biggest threat to the cavalry is not those trapped in horse pits, but the trunk ropes in a semi-light and half-dark environment! The multi-functional trunk ropes now take on the heavy responsibility of breaking the trunk ropes.
The crescent blade of the palladium bored palladium is spreading forward at a height of a little lower than the knee of the war horse.
This position is the height of the tripping rope.
The sharp blade moves forward and sweeps through the floor.
The cavalry holding the palladium gritted their teeth and clamped the palladium's long handle tightly under their arms, held the stirrup tightly, grabbed the handle on the saddle, and prepared to welcome the impact.
Unlike a cavalry who lets go when they stabbed a spear, it is necessary to cut off these tripping ropes, so of course it is impossible to let go when they are under force.
Soon, the sound of cutting something sounded like a broken bowstring.
The Hussars cheered, and this sound meant that their passage was opened!
but……
There are some exceptions.
I don't know if it was because the hussars touched the stone or cut the wooden stakes that tied the horse rope. Some of the Hussars who were holding the hussars in front were under great reaction force, some were pushed off the horse's back, and some were unable to control themselves and fell to the ground with their horses...
However, most of the Hussars and cavalrymen still opened up a path for their comrades behind them!
"kill!!"
The galloping war horses rushed into Cao's army's array.
The scattered array gap of Cao's army greatly reduced its resistance to cavalry impact.
Even though some Cao army soldiers held large shields, they did not rely on each other for single shields and were easily stabbed aside by a gun.
After the huge impact force was transmitted to the hand, the cavalry immediately let go of the cavalry and threw away the cavalry, then pulled out the battle knife with his backhand and waved downwards.
In just a moment, there were countless gun bars on the Cao army's array, and there were also many armor pieces splattering with blood.
The sound of breaking and the body collided continuously, and the sound of the gun blade rubbing against the armor also made the teeth feel sore.
The soldiers of Cao's army who could not avoid the opportunity were broken by the war horses, and some of them were knocked to the ground. If the cavalry on the horses could not react in time, they would be thrown out or be pressed under the body by the war horses.
But overall, when two objects collide, the displacement of objects with large mass is relatively smaller.
The reason why infantry soldiers can fight against cavalry is the foundation, with dense arrays and orderly tactics. Once loose and unrest occurs, thousands of people will be chased and cut by hundreds of cavalrymen is not uncommon in Chinese history.
On the contrary, if thousands of infantrymen could be united and orderly, even if they were besieged by tens of thousands of cavalrymen, they would not collapse and lose in a short period of time.
On the battlefield, the number of people is definitely not a prerequisite for victory.
Xu Chu was originally at the front, but when it was the final sprint, his guard rushed up and pulled the reins of Xu Chu's war horse, causing him to slow down slightly.
Although Xu Chu could understand the kindness of the guard, he was eager to stand on the front line to fight. So he did not take advantage of the momentum to slowly retreat to the back, but still followed his troops to rush into the Cao army's array.
A black shadow streaked across the corners of his eyes.
Xu Chu turned sideways slightly, then waved the sword outward.
My wrist vibrated slightly.
Blood shot out instantly!
And Xu Chu had already continued to ride his horse forward, not even taking a look at him.
The Cao army soldier screamed and his figure turned backwards.
Xu Chu glanced left and right and saw a seat in front of him...
The Hussar cavalry that was originally there was no idea what was hit. They fell down and one foot drooped to the ground, while the other foot was still hanging on the stirrup. The war horse dragged the cavalry's body for a while. I don't know if it felt the center of gravity was unstable or I didn't understand what was wrong with his master. So he stood on the battlefield in a daze, shook his head, sniffed, and tried to bend his neck to touch his master. Unfortunately, his master would never respond to it again.
Maybe there will be a new owner in the future, and then comb the mane for it and pat it on its long neck and face, but it will definitely not be the same as it was.
Seeing this, Xu Chu just frowned slightly and left all this behind.
Fight, fight!
Either you die or I die!
Several Cao army soldiers were shining past him.
Xu Chu cut down the distance with one knife, while Xu Chu did not specifically chase and kill the farther ones. Instead, he followed the flesh-and-blood passage opened by the Husbands and cavalry, and went forward diagonally, pointing directly to the place where Cao Hong's battle flag!
In fact, it is hard to say that the advantages and disadvantages on the battlefield can be consistent from beginning to end. Perhaps the previous second is an advantage, but the next second is a disadvantage.
Cao Hong's original infantry array and the cavalrymen who were originally fighting against Xu Chu had geographical advantages. The mounds on both sides of the mountain road were arranged with Cao's archers, which had a height difference for the cavalry. However, now facing the impact of the cavalry, these archers' original geographical advantages became a disadvantage.
For the mountain road in the middle, although the heights on the mounds on both sides are inconsistent, the Cao army archers can still find places that can form cross firepower. However, after changing the angle, the Cao army archers on the hill on the other side of the road are covered by the mountain and cannot support the Cao army soldiers on the other side of the attack.
If the Cao army's soldiers' front line is complete and thick, then the Hussar cavalry can only rush inside. Even if they kill the enemy in the front row, they will be attacked by the opponent's back row. Now the Cao army's front row array is in chaos and cannot form an effective blocking force, which causes the Hussar cavalry to attack the position of the flank archers of the Cao army. Yes, the archers arranged by the Cao army on the mound were forced to fight without any time to make much contribution.
The three rounds of attacks were like storms, violently hitting Cao's flanks with holes.
Archers also have swords, and unlike ordinary spearmen, the dietary standards of archers are higher.
After all, archers are also technical soldiers, and of course they are completely different from those who only need to fire a gun head and even need to find a gun stick by themselves.
But even so, the daily training and exercises of Cao Jun archers never included how to deal with the slap of Hussars in the face, right?
Keep shooting with bows and arrows?
At a distance of 100 steps, even a skilled archer can fire up at most three arrows, and the cavalry's spear and sword will hit the face.
Don’t you need a bow or arrow? You only have a battle knife at your hand, no spear, halberd, and giant shield. How can you defend yourself?
The place where the collision just now was full of corpses, and the wounded soldiers and horses on both sides were struggling and neighing.
The two sides piled up in the places where the collision was concentrated. Some of the fallen cavalry came to their senses, pulled out daggers or picked up the weapons that fell nearby to fight each other, and even some injured people fought each other.
The three waves of Hussar Cavalry attacked directly, directly breaking the Cao army's flank line, and the original Cao army's line was broken. For a moment, the soldiers on the flank Cao army completely lost their command in panic, but the chaos was not over yet.
The Cao army soldiers who rushed to support us were not cheering from friendly forces, but from friendly forces.
In addition, a round of cavalry crossbow arrow shooting provided by the Hussein Army.
When Cao Hong saw this situation, his expression couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
Is it in a dream?
Why is the array he has worked so hard to get broken down?
Although the flanks were broken, the chaos was about to spread to the middle formation!
this……
Why is this scene so familiar?
What's wrong?
what happened?
Chapter completed!