Chapter 404: Bright Array
This front is directly the so-called shield fast knife hand, all the same color iron rattan armor shield, the huge shield is firmly erected in front, and the snow-bright ghost head fast knife is hidden behind the rattan armor shield, reflecting a dazzling dazzling light from time to time.
Immediately afterwards, behind them were the so-called divine arm bow archers, one by one bows in their hands and arrows on the string, all they needed was an order, and they immediately half-crouched up to the sky and fired with a full bow.
The last ones were still energetic and heavily armored elite cavalry, and I saw that they were holding spears, halberds, and giant axes and knives, all of which were extremely lethal long blades, all of which were ready to move, waiting for an order from the commander of the Chinese army.
At this time, the main general, Xiahou Pingzhi, sat firmly on his war horse, hidden in those heavily armored elite horses.
Beside him were Shi Yunzhen, Zhuang Kunda, and Hulun, a group of generals, each quietly guarding and waiting there.
As for Xu Fangda and He Zhenghao, the two of them had already arrived at a certain position on the two wings, and they were also quietly waiting there.
After all, before the official start of the war, neither side is willing to reveal their true situation in advance.
At this time, looking at the opponent's camp, sure enough, it was really just as Drucker said earlier, the formation they laid out this time was indeed an absolutely uniform iron cavalry phalanx.
I saw that they were still in roughly the same formation as the previous two days, with thirty vertical teams neatly arranged, each with a hundred people.
Not only that, but in front of each column, there is also a leader, who should be the centurion in their Udi military system.
Moreover, there are three majestic generals at the front, which should be their three commanders this time.
It turns out that the military system of Wudi is very different from that of the Celestial Empire, they are a simple "decimal system" military system, which is quite different from the "flag camp system" of the Celestial Empire.
Generally speaking, the regular army of the Celestial Empire had 100 people as a sentry (sentinel), 1,000 people as a banner (flag officer), 3,000 people as a battalion (commander), and 10,000 people as a brigade (commander).
And the people of Wudi are even simpler, directly that ten people have a length, a hundred people have a hundred commanders, a thousand people have a thousand commanders, and ten thousand people have a thousand commanders, and then there are their princes and nobles, commanders and generals.
Not only that, but there is also a huge difference here, that is, all the officers and generals of the Celestial Empire have gone through a strict assessment and appointment system, and there is a relatively strict set of formal promotion and dismissal systems.
However, the people of Wudi are more direct and simple, and they are from the commander of the ten thousand people, but almost all of them are directly promoted from the battlefield.
To put it simply, after this commander dies in battle, he will be directly promoted by a centurion with the greatest military merit under him, and so on.
In other words, the promotion of these officers is basically determined by pure military merit, and other factors generally do not play a big role.
What's more, they even have a particularly cruel convention, that is, if an officer is too timid and wants to escape, then his subordinates can directly kill him on the spot, and he can naturally succeed him.
Moreover, as long as all this is conclusive, then this subordinate will not only not have any trouble afterwards, but will also get a lot of rewards.
Well, without further ado, let's get down to business.
At this moment, Xiahou Pingzhi on this side whispered to Zhuang Kunda beside him in a deliberately low voice: "How is it, do you understand the location of the other party's main general?" ”
Hearing him ask, Zhuang Kunda also said in a low voice: "Not to mention, it seems that the other party must have made corresponding careful arrangements in advance, otherwise it would definitely not be like this, and now except for these centurions and thousand-necks of the other party, I haven't even seen a decent general." ”
Xiahou Pingzhi said: "It is estimated that they should be the same as us, and they have made corresponding special arrangements in advance, in order not to let the other party see their true intentions at once." ”
Speaking of this, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and hurriedly continued to whisper to Drucker in front of him: "By the way, did your brother find anything special?" ”
Hearing him ask, Drucker first frowned and pondered for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "It's not a secret, we did search secretly several times repeatedly, but unfortunately, there were no important finds." ”
Xiahou Pingzhi said: "In this way, the other party's speed is really too powerful, and this alone is enough to show this person's cleverness." ”
Zhuang Kunda said: "Actually, it's nothing, don't look at the secrecy of their disguise now, but once this real fight starts, are we still afraid that we won't be able to find their main general." ”
Xiahou Pingzhi said: "This is natural, besides, what kind of characters are our Xu and He Erjiang, how can they be the masters who can rub sand in their eyes, hum." ”
At this moment, Shi Yunzhen suddenly said coldly: "Okay, young prince, the time for this appointment is coming soon, let's prepare to step forward to deal with the enemy first." ”
Sure enough, at this moment, the marching horn behind the other party suddenly whined three times in a row, and it seemed that they were preparing for a formal attack.
At the same time, the sound of the horn on their side had not stopped, and the cowhide drum on Xiao Yishan's side also rang loudly.
In this way, the so-called "bright array" of this scene is the official opening of the Eight Classics.
said that it was too late and that was fast, only to hear that Wu Di's side suddenly remembered the earth-shattering wolf roar, and the entire iron cavalry phalanx was really like an iron stream, rushing towards the other party.
Not only that, but they also bent their bows and arrows while rushing, and suddenly there was a rain of arrows at this end.
Seeing this, the people of the Celestial Empire were naturally even more polite, only to see the strong shield in front of them rushing a few steps forward, and then all raised the iron rattan armor shield in their hands to resist the rain of arrows in the other party.
At the same time, the divine arm archers behind the people were even more directly courteous, and round after round of sharp arrows flew out one after another, shooting at the opponent with precision and ruthlessness and accuracy.
Moreover, it should be worth mentioning that these divine arm archers should have already received special instructions, and their target this time was not the cavalry on the back of the other party's horses, but the war horses under their crotches.
Dare to be affectionate, Xiahou Pingzhi is the essence of the phrase "shoot people first and shoot horses first", so he specially explained in advance that he must shoot the opponent's war horses as much as possible in the first round.
You know, especially when this kind of large-scale dense cavalry charge, once there is a problem with the war horse, then the knight on the horse is really dangerous.
After all, this scene is extremely chaotic, as long as you fall off the horse, then you don't need to attack the other party at all, I am afraid that you yourself will die under the hooves of your companions in an instant.
Moreover, the most important point is that when ordinary knights rush forward, they will normally protect their bodies as much as possible, and they have no time to take care of their crotch war horses.
Besides, because it is necessary to ensure that the war horse is fast and agile enough, the corresponding armor naturally has many so-called loopholes, and these loopholes are precisely the most dangerous fatal points of these war horses.
Sure enough, after this first round of "shooting", Udi's side obviously suffered some losses, and even the neat phalanx earlier suddenly ceased to exist.
In this way, the situation mentioned by Drucker earlier appeared in an instant, and I saw that there was a great confusion on the side of Udi.
Immediately afterward, they continued to rush forward like a tidal wave, as if they had gone mad.
You must know that once these two sides really rush to the front, those earlier bows and arrows will naturally lose their corresponding great power.
said that it was too late and that it was fast, and the two sides were in an instant scuffle, and the scene was extremely tragic and chaotic.
At this time, looking at the men and horses on the side of the Celestial Empire, except for those strong shield fast swordsmen, all the rest of the people urged the horses to join the battle group, and rushed viciously in the face of the opponent's rapid impact.
Not to mention, the combat effectiveness of the Wudi Iron Cavalry is really not to be underestimated, don't look at the "shooting" just now, they didn't take any advantage, but once they really encountered the scuffle, those soldiers of the Celestial Empire suddenly felt great pressure.
Fortunately, Xiahou Pingzhi and them had already made extremely adequate preparations, and under the desperate fight of the soldiers, they really resisted the first round of the opponent's crazy onslaught.
It was too late, and with a burst of wolf howls, Udi's men circled and retreated slightly after the first round of onslaught.
Of course, this is just the beginning, and the real bloody, really tragic battle is yet to come.
Sure enough, at this moment, the Udi cavalry, who had just retreated, had not even been able to stand firm at all, and they actually howled and rushed up again.
It's just that this time they're no longer as disorganized as they were just now, they're just rushing upwards in a swarm of energy.
Instead, they instantly combined into three cone-shaped main bodies, lined up in a line, and rushed towards the opponent's Celestial Empire.
It was too late, but soon the two sides were viciously scuffled, and in an instant, blood splattered, screams continued, and the sky was dark, and the earth was shaking.
However, this cavalry battle naturally has the unique highlight of cavalry combat, that is, it will rush and kill in an instant, but it will be quickly separated, and then it will circle sharply, and then launch the next round of more fierce attacks.
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