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Chapter 172: Foot-cavalry duel!

The Wei cavalry quickly approached the left and right flanks of the Han army.

About two hundred meters away, the cavalry began to accelerate and formed a side-cutting formation.

Moreover, the cavalry did not have a fixed formation. They looked like pieces of water flowing randomly in irregular rivers.

Some accelerated their advance deeper into the flanks of the Han army, while others stayed where they were.

The cavalry are still communicating with each other.

When the Wei army's cavalry was completely stretched out, the dozens of cavalry in the deepest position took the lead in accelerating.

Still approaching the Han army's front line in a side cut.

At this time, the Han army was still standing still.

The commander's voice came from the Han army's circular formation: "Stabilize the position! Don't fire arrows!"

The Wei army did not come in many numbers, and once arrows were fired, it would easily be wasted.

The number of arrows each soldier carries is limited.

When the dozens of Wei troops rushed more than [-] meters away, the Wei troops began to fire arrows at the Han troops arrogantly.

In an instant, dense arrows hit the shields and armor, making a tinkling sound.

Seeing that the Han army was still motionless, the Wei army began to shoot arrows while wandering.

The Han army still only defended and did not move.

In this way, the Wei cavalry did not dare to advance all forward rashly.

The battle situation on the left and right wings reached Wang He's ears.

"The Shu army has less than [-] people in total. I have [-] cavalry on my left and right wings. I can occupy more than half of the Shu army. What is there to fear?" Wang He said seriously, "Divide the cavalry into two parts, and one part will be fast." The bows and arrows are attacking, and after the harassment is over, the other part will attack, so we must fight quickly!"

"But if this is the case, our army will probably lose a lot of cavalry!" Liu Cheng advised, "I think there is no need to worry. The Shu army is a tired army, and it only needs to be harassed repeatedly with cavalry!"

"What do you know, what if the Shu army still has reinforcements?"

"This……"

"Don't worry too much, just give me the order! Let's fight!"

The rhythm of the Wei army's left and right cavalry quickly changed, and they began to move forward in large numbers from the previous trial.

The main method is to run quickly at close range, not head-on confrontation, but to run close and quickly.

In this way, you can start shooting at the Han army while telling you to move.

A large number of arrows rushed over like rain, nailing the shield with a thumping sound.

At such a distance, the horse's momentum was like a rainbow.

A normal person's legs would have been weak for a long time, but the Han army's formation was still tight.

"Stabilize the position!" The commander's voice was drowned in the sound of horse hooves.

The Han army still did not move and was still on the defensive. In the process, Han army soldiers kept falling down after being hit by arrows.

However, the vacancies were quickly filled, and the Han army remained motionless until the number of arrows fired by the Wei army slowly decreased.

"Crossbow strikes the enemy!"

The crossbowmen who had been prepared quickly fired at the Wei army.

The sharp arrows struck into the flesh of the war horse, and the war horse whined one after another.

This group of Wei cavalry had to evacuate in a hurry.

The news reached Wang He again.

Wang He was furious after hearing this: "Our army has the advantage, but we can't even break through the enemy's flanks. Give me my order and the whole army will charge. If anyone disobeys, behead!"

"Absolutely not!" Liu Yuan continued to object, "There are few cavalrymen who charge into battle!"

Naturally, cavalry has the ability to charge into battle. As early as the Chu-Han War, Xiang Yu used cavalry to charge into battle.

Historical records record: King Xiang was so angry that he challenged Lou Fan with a halberd in his armor. Another example is during the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms: Guan Fu wore armor and held a halberd, and recruited dozens of willing followers from the strong men in the army. No one dares to go out of the wall door. The two men and more than ten slaves rode into the Wu army and reached the command of General Wu, killing and wounding dozens of people.

This all shows that long before Wei Qing reformed cavalry tactics, there were cavalry charges, but the number was not large.

In extreme cases, the book of war is just a pile of firewood, useful for heating.

The reality is that the situation is extremely urgent. How can we win?

However, both Xiang Yu and Guan Fu have one characteristic when charging into battle. The opponent does not have many long-range weapons.

Archers were elite soldiers in ancient times.

Because an archer needs to train for several years.

This is why after the matchlocks and flintlock guns came out later, they did not have as high a hit rate as bows and arrows, and they were easy to explode, but the Europeans worked hard to build guns.

Because a musketeer can go to the battlefield after one month of training, but the archer is completely different.

At this time, why could the Wei army always fail to defeat the Han army in field battles?

Because the Han army was equipped with a large number of long-range weapons: crossbows.

Wang He is eager to win, and this mentality is very common in men's circles.

Expansion and feeling good about oneself are standard requirements for every man, not to mention taking a pill of power that is stronger than aphrodisiacs.

The Wei cavalry received the order and did not dare to disobey. They regrouped and formed a river, and began to charge towards the Han army's flank.

The speed of the war horses increased in a short period of time, running towards the Han army like a ferocious torrent.

The Han troops in the front row even felt that the ground beneath their feet was shaking and sinking.

The Han army's military formation remained unwavering, and a large number of crossbow arrows moved forward densely, hitting the horses like a heavy rain.

Flesh is tearing open and blooming in the air.

Groups of war horses rushed to the end, and the cavalry on them fell down.

The Wei cavalry had no intention of stopping. Some of them roared: "Kill! Kill..."

When they quickly approached more than thirty meters, the Han army had no chance to fire the last wave of crossbows, and the infantry in the rear row completed the switch in a short time.

bang bang bang...

Pieces of tall shields fell to the ground at a speed visible to the naked eye, and formed a solid defense with the extended halberds.

"Stabilize the formation..."

As soon as the commander shouted those words, the Wei cavalry rushed towards them like a torrent and a tsunami.

The halberd pierced the frightened horse's belly, and large amounts of blood spurted out, staining the shield red.

The iron hoofs stepped on the blood, and the war horses fell down in mourning, pressing on the shields. The bodies of the Han soldiers were about to be crushed, and they let out bursts of miserable screams.

The Wei cavalry came one after another from behind, like a terrifying torrent of steel bombarding the Han army's defense.

After the sound of a large number of iron weapons colliding together, the terrible impact forcibly pushed the Han army's defense back by more than two meters.

A large number of war horses were pierced through the body, and blood poured out like a waterfall.

The Han troops were scattered on the ground like dirt lifted up by iron plows.

The commander who was shouting just now was pressed to the ground by a group of war horses weighing one thousand kilograms and moved two meters laterally.

The whole person turned into a pile of rotten flesh embedded with broken iron fragments.

Next, a large number of Wei army's cavalry stopped charging.

They stopped in front of the collapsed Han army's defense line.

No matter how the cavalry controls them, the horses will never move forward.

Some raised their front hooves and let out frightened whines, while others simply turned around and walked away.

"Report! General, the Wei cavalry has withdrawn! The formation is scattered!"

Wei Chang was overjoyed when he heard this: "Give me the order and our cavalry will attack immediately and kill the enemy with all our strength!"

(End of this chapter)