Chapter 1155: Melee Strength and Ranged Strength
Ma Chao's men and horses in the east of Chang'an, at this moment, like rusty machinery, wanted to turn, but found that his hands and feet didn't know why they were extremely stiff, either they couldn't seem to turn no matter how hard they tried, or they found that they had turned too much, and they could only watch the large group of soldiers and horses that appeared at the rising sun getting closer and closer.
In the history of human warfare with cold weapons, the weight bonus of cavalry to troops is always very large, because when cavalry with men and horses and armor appears on the battlefield, it means that the victory or defeat of the battlefield is about to be determined.
Fei Qian did not follow the general battlefield layout, that is, to arrange infantry in the Chinese army to deploy the array, and arrange the cavalry on the left and right wings to control the two wings, but directly sent the cavalry to the front, and let the infantry follow up in the follow-up, putting out a huge impact arrow formation.
There is no immutable battlefield, so there is no formation that eats all over the world, since Ma Chao's troops belong to a rabble, the commanders are not clear, and even the scouts are so sloppy, after confirming that his troops were not discovered by Ma Chao, Fei Qian immediately decided to change the original plan of positional warfare into a surprise battle!
Defeated Ma Chao's mid-formation in one fell swoop, and the rest of the Qiang people who were combined must have fled in all directions......
The cavalry queue that sprinted up, full of violent beauty.
In the midst of the horse's hooves, large chunks of dirt splashed!
This piece of heaven and earth also seems to be trembling!
Everything around loses its color!
The sun shone on the sharp spearhead, flickering with thousands of cold lights, illuminating people so that they could not open their eyes. The war horse has already increased its speed to the maximum, and every cavalry is leaning down on the war horse at this moment, reducing the wind resistance on the one hand, and lowering the center of gravity on the other hand, ready for the moment of impact contact.
Such a majestic and uniform action made every Qiang Hu Qi feel cold all over his body!
At this moment, these Qiang Hu cavalry felt so small, while the galloping Han cavalry seemed to be crushed as a whole, feeling as if they were going to fight such a neat and orderly war machine alone, and the little courage in their hearts disappeared in a blink of an eye......
The Qiang brigade was not an elite army in the first place, they were all warriors in various tribes, and there was no war for a period of time, and everyone was basically relaxed, plus the original attention was focused on Chang'an, but suddenly a large number of Han troops appeared with the first ray of sunshine in the east, every Qiang people were shaken and panicked.
Therefore, when Zhao Yun rushed with the cavalry, the first thought of these Qiang Hu cavalry was to turn around and avoid Feng Rui, unwilling to directly face these Han cavalry who were rushing in!
When the Qiang Hu cavalry approached, a huge wave broke out again, but these sounds were not the battle roars of brave attacks, but the chaotic shouts of panic and chaos.
Even this chaotic sound drowned out the sound of the horn command coming from behind......
The disadvantages of not having a unified command are undoubtedly shown at this moment, although the Qiang Hu cavalry is spread out in a large area, if there is a commander who can command accurately, it is completely possible to let the central retreat, and let the cavalry on both wings strike at the Zhao Yun troops gathered together, but how can the Qiang Hu cavalry, which was originally managed by the commanders of various departments, form such a fine coordination in a short period of time?
The Qiang people shouted, but the action was not as loud as the sound, and many people turned their horses and left, trying to avoid the charging route of the Fei submarine cavalry.
However, the Han cavalry attacked so fast, and before they could even wait for the Qiang people to maneuver and evade last night, they had already rushed in front of them and pressed straight into the Qiang array!
At this moment, it seems that even time has frozen for a moment!
The cavalry of the Han army wearing iron armor slashed like steel knives in the Qiang troops with leather robes and leather armor!
At this moment, I don't know how many Qiang people have been shot down by the Han cavalry and trampled over!
Countless Qiang people rode around, and they were directly hit and fell by the Han cavalry, and where the spears surged, I don't know how many Qiang soldiers howled miserably and fell off their horses! The heavy and sharp sword, with the help of horsepower, slid and slashed, blood suddenly gushed out, and under the glow of the rising sun, it exuded an incomparably brilliant color!
The array of the Qiang people on the periphery, although the area is large, but it is not thick, such an array, in front of the cavalry commanded by Zhao Yun, is almost like nothing, it is really insignificant, in the blink of an eye, this array of Qiang people, was trampled to a pulp!
Although some Qiang people were fighting back, there were not many arrows that came over, and in the face of the well-equipped Han cavalry under Fei Qian's command, if they landed on the iron armor, at most it would make some noise, and the armor would not be broken at all. Only some happen to hit an area that is not covered by armor to deal some damage.
The road of the Han cavalry attack is a living bloody road!
The Qiang people screamed and shouted, stumbling and squeezing together, some forward, some backward, but the result was the same, only trampling their ranks into a more chaotic procession.
After seeing the Han cavalry so brave, every Qiang Hu cavalry who was on the battlefield lost the courage to stand up to meet the enemy, and just wanted to leave these Han cavalry, away from these killing gods, farther away!
The look on the face of every Qiang Hu Qi seemed to be the same at this moment, that is, indescribable panic and panic!
Huge shouts, screams, people shouting and neighing, all broke out at this moment, straight into the sky!
In Feiqian's Chinese army, Pang Tong stood on the platform made of a baggage truck, struggling to grasp the simple railing nailed by the wooden frame around him, grasping so hard that even the green tendons on his hands were exposed, it seemed that only in this way could he suppress the slight trembling on his body, "Happy!" This is the true color of a man! In this way, the Han family is a strong soldier! Joyfully! Rejoice! It's a pity that there is no wine, otherwise it will be a big deal! ”
Seeing Pang Tong's performance like this, Fei Qian can also understand.
On the battlefield, it has always been the place that can stimulate the most adrenaline, but these adrenalines have benefits and side effects, anyway, Fei Qian can still remember the first time he killed with his own hands, the feeling of piercing the cowhide skin, and the blood splashed on the back of the hand and the hot ......
Like Pang Tong, the first time he came into contact with such a formation, his body trembled slightly, which was already good.
On the battlefield, the people and horses swayed, not standing on a high place, and they couldn't see the specific movements clearly, which was naturally why Fei Qian had to take the risk and also needed to use a baggage truck to connect them and build a command platform.
Different from the concepts of some later generations, in fact, in the entire battle process of cold weapons, it is not like where in the game of later generations, the troops can be like an arm, command the dog to fight and never kill the chicken, but order the dog to fight but kill a chicken often happens......
The transmission of orders is nothing more than golden drums and flags, and such a primitive command system, for most soldiers, orders are basically one-time, and the subtle adjustment and command on the battlefield can only be completed by relying on the front-line generals on the front line of battle.
Of course, if it is an elite soldier, then in the fierce battle, you can still see the command order of the central government, and you can also adjust the array slightly, and if it is an ordinary recruited soldier, it is already good to be able to complete the first order, so in the vast majority of cases, the soldiers who have been sent out are basically equivalent to leaving the central command system.
Therefore, as a central command system, that is, Fei Qian's job, is to send the cards that have not yet been played in his hand to a relatively suitable place at the right time, and as for other details, it is often impossible to control.
Therefore, in many battles in ancient and modern China and foreign countries, the reserve team won in the end, not because of how strong the reserve team was, but when one side still had cards, and the other side had no strength to fight, and then it led to the collapse of the whole situation.
So at this time, Fei Qian, seeing that the situation was going well, naturally relaxed a lot, and saw that Pang Tong took a few long breaths and calmed down a little, so he smiled and pointed to the front and said, "Feng Xiao, can you spread your wings?" ”
Fly with rage!
Birdie!
Isn't it timely?
Pang Tong didn't hear the ridicule of later generations in Fei Qian's words, but raised his arms and shouted: "Men should be like this!" Life in the world, based on flesh and blood, will become an immortal industry! Kill Hulu and get acres; Kill the enemy chieftain, immortal! ”
"Kill Hulu and get acres of land; Kill the enemy chieftain, immortal! ”
Although Pang Tong's words were rough, but it reached the hearts of the surrounding soldiers, and suddenly some people shouted loudly, and then the entire Chinese army infantry soldiers slapped the beat with their blades, shouting loudly, and the momentum suddenly increased a few points!
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Ma Chao galloped wildly, raised the horse's speed to the highest, still felt that it was not enough, kicked the horse's belly hard, and the war horse neighed in pain, sprayed white foam, and galloped forward frantically.
Fei Qian chose to raid, and Ma Chao also chose to raid. It's just that Fei Qian's raid is based on being well prepared, while Ma Chao's raid can only be forced to be helpless.
Ma Dai took the personal guards and followed closely behind Ma Chao.
Originally, Ma Chao's attack on Chang'an this time was somewhat smooth, and if Fei Qian didn't arrive in time, maybe Ma Chao really commanded Xia Mu's troops and Qiang people, plus such a mixed army of displaced people, after many battle formations, Chang'an, which seemed a little weak, would have been captured......
And once Chang'an is captured, it can be said that whether it is Xia Mu's surrendered troops or these Hu cavalry of the Qiang people, they must be somewhat convinced by Ma Chao.
But now, all these plans have come to naught......
No, there's still a chance!
Ma Chao didn't have time to let the soldiers give the order, just put his finger in his mouth, made a sharp whistle, and then signaled to Ma Dai, let go of the direction from which Zhao Yun's cavalry came from, and did not directly step forward to meet the enemy, but rushed towards the Chinese army where Fei Qian was!
Ma Chao's strategy is simple.
To put it simply, this tactic is commonly known as changing homes. Anyway, his battle formation is already so erosive, so it's worse than anyone else!
As long as he can defeat the Chinese infantry battle formation where Fei Qian is located, then he will not lose!
Ma Chao even hoped that Fei Qian would summon back the cavalry that was sprinting in front in a panic, so this behavior was undoubtedly a double bruise in morale and tactics for the Han cavalry......
Of course, even if Fei Qian doesn't call back the Han cavalry, Ma Chao believes that with his own martial arts, and only following Ma Teng, and now following his own, such an elite veteran on the battlefield can also tear apart the battle formation of the Chinese army's foot soldiers, give Fei Qian a heavy blow, force him to retreat, and even have a chance to capture the main general and lay the victory......
Ma Chao galloped wildly, letting go of the sharpness of Zhao Yun's troops, and didn't care about the safety of the Qiang troops under Chang'an City, only staring at the Chinese army coming from Fei Qian, the blood-red cloak behind him was churning in the wind, and the silver spear in his hand was waving, like a hungry wolf staring at the throat of its prey, showing its fangs!
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Ma Chao led the movement of the soldiers and horses, which naturally attracted the attention of the sharp-eyed Huang Xu, and immediately pointed it out to Fei Qian.
"As expected...... Pang Tong on the side also noticed it, so he smiled, pointed with his hand, and said, "This Ma family still refuses to give up...... Shock infantry formation, I really want to think that we are all a military formation formed by some people? ”
"Xiliang cavalry, make good use of the throwing spear, break it after the chaos, if you are defenseless, maybe it is really possible" Fei Qian also said with a smile, "But ............ Komeito! Get ready to meet the enemy! ”
Xu Huang answered loudly and walked forward.
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"Prepare to shoot your guns!"
Ma Chao shouted loudly as he reached out and pulled out the throwing gun from the leather belt behind the horse. The soldiers behind him also drew their throwing guns from the leather belt one after another and held them in their hands.
The throwing spear is inserted in the leather belt and hung on both sides of the horse's body, usually four to six, which has always been the best weapon used by Ma Chao to destroy the formation.
If the infantry battle formation is very complete and rigorous, even if it is a heavy cavalry, it is not easy to hit the hedgehog-like spear formation, but if the formation of the infantry is scattered, then it is an opportunity for cavalry......
Therefore, Ma Chao's cavalry, if they want to break or even defeat Fei Qian's Chinese infantry battle formation, the only way is to destroy the formation with long-range weapons first, and then attack and kill.
And the long-range weapons are nothing more than bows and arrows, and throwing spears with Xiliang's characteristics......
Horseshoe rumbling.
The distance between the two armies is already two hundred paces!
One hundred and fifty steps!
One hundred steps, twenty steps!
One hundred steps!
Ma Chao stood up on horseback, and was about to shout to order his subordinates to throw a spear to break the formation, when he heard a break in the opposite array!
"Up! Gale! ”
In the array, behind that whole row of shields, a row of crossbowmen suddenly stood up in unison!
"Boom!"
Almost at the same time, a large number of strong crossbows buckled down the hanging knives, and the sound of the bowstring collapsing converged into a huge sound, which resounded in the air, and Ma Chao's cold hairs stood up all over his body!
"Crossbow!"
Ma Chao only had time to let out such a terrible howl, so he subconsciously threw the throwing gun aside, and pulled the reins of the horse with all his strength, and the war horse suddenly suffered pain, raised its front hooves, and stood up!
"Buzz!"
Powerful and sharp crossbow arrows roar!
The soldier who was half-leaning on horseback, ready to throw his spear, was completely defenseless, and immediately suffered the heaviest blow!
"Fall!"
"Up!"
"Gale!"
The crossbowmen shot methodically, and the charging Ma Chao cavalry troops were like seedlings in autumn, harvested one by one by the scythe of death.
Crossbow Whistling!
Broken flesh and bone residue, accompanied by gushing blood, spurted all over the sky!