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Thinking of this, Shan Xiongxin couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to blow the horn, and ordered the majestic sea to retreat quickly, forming a defensive formation to meet the enemy.

But where can the majestic sea take care of so much, as soon as he comes up, even the king of heaven will not pull him back. Just rushed over to meet the opponent, revealing a bloody expression.

He led his men to wave their spears and shouted, and the five thousand red tasseled spirit horsemen wielding spears were really spectacular, only to see the spears like a forest, shining brightly.

But the mighty sea did not know that death would greet him.

"Whoosh! Sou! Sou! Sou! ”

The crossbows in the hands of the cavalry of the Zhou army on the opposite side shot countless sharp arrows.

As the bowstrings in their hands sounded, thousands of sharp arrows flew over like dark clouds, and the more than 1,000 cavalrymen in front of the Wei army immediately fell in response. In particular, Xiong Kuohai and his own soldiers around him were shot like hedgehogs, falling from the horse's head, and then trampled by the cavalry of his own family who rushed up from behind.

This is also expected, the majestic sea rushed to the front, wearing a golden armor different from other cavalry, at a glance you knew that it was a general, and naturally became the key shooting target of the cavalry of the Zhou army, at least more than ten curved bows were aimed at him.

After the first round of bows and arrows fired, one arrow was struck in the head of the majestic sea, and the chest, abdomen, waist and legs were each shot, and even the war horse under the seat was hit four times. Before he could scream, he fell to the ground and died with an expression of reluctance and surprise.

This brave general, who was famous in the Wei army, was killed by a group of archers without even killing a single enemy. This made the surrounding Wei cavalry terrified.

Although they had fought many times before, they had never fought against the steppe cavalry, who were good at mounted archery. In the past, when fighting with the cavalry of the Sui army, everyone rode on horses, wielding sabers and spears to hedge.

I've seen arrows fired at you, but it's also an archer facing the infantry. Against this kind of cavalry archers, who are good at riding and shooting, they really don't have much experience in combat.

Seeing that the enemy had not yet confronted him head-on, more than a thousand of his own side had already died, and such a blow was really big. No matter how brave they are, they can't help but be a little flustered.

Shan Xiongxin's face changed suddenly, and the tragic death of Xiong Kuohai made him very uncomfortable and surprised at the same time. He couldn't help but look at him angrily, and ordered: "The whole army is assaulted!" Avenge the mighty sea general! Those who dare to retreat will not be spared! ”

He also saw that in the state of high-speed charge, the opponent's cavalry was not so easy to aim, and the shooting speed was much slower than that of the infantry archers. As soon as you rush into the enemy's camp, it will be a head-to-head battle.

Sure enough, after the cavalry of the Zhou army on the opposite side shot a round of arrows, they immediately put the curved bow in their hands on their backs again, and then pulled out the blue swords from the hook of the saddle, suddenly sped up, and rushed up towards the Wei army.

Seeing this situation, Shan Xiongxin was relieved, and after entering the melee fight, he was not afraid. However, he also held his breath in his heart, the other party shot at him with a bow and crossbow, how could he fight back! It was far away just now, and the bow and arrow were not as accurate as others. Now it's within range of your bow and arrows. Why should you reflect the other party's round and let out this evil breath!

So, he immediately ordered: "Brothers, change the short bow and throw it at the enemy!" ”

When the Wei cavalry received the order, they immediately untied the short bow on their backs with a uniform movement, and then loaded a wolf's tooth arrow and aimed diagonally at the oncoming Zhou cavalry......

"Shoot the arrows!"

Shan Xiongxin shouted, he took the lead in shooting his arrow, and went straight to the young general who was running in the middle, he had a hunch, this is Yuming.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!" Thousands of sharp arrows rose from the Wei cavalry formation like dark clouds, and then made a huge buzzing sound, cutting a parabola through the air, and then fell straight into the Zhou army formation from above......

The impact of the arrows of the short bow is not strong, and the range is also very close, but the Wei cavalry that shoots the arrow and the Zhou cavalry who are shot are both accelerating and running. In this way, under the effect of acceleration, the lethality of the bow and arrow is much greater.

Although the cavalry of the Zhou army were all wearing iron armor, they were not heavy armored cavalry after all, and the armor on their bodies could not stop these bows and arrows, and several people were immediately hit by arrows and fell off their horses.

A smile appeared at the corner of Shan Xiongxin's mouth, the cavalry of the Zhou army was not an invulnerable soldier, and it would also be pierced by bows and arrows, as long as the two sides were close to each other, they would fight in close combat, and he didn't believe that the cavalry of the Wagang Army who had experienced the war was really inferior to the cavalry of the Zhou army.

At this moment, I saw that the cavalry of the Zhou army on the opposite side did not panic, but drew out the blue glittering scimitar at his waist and prepared for hand-to-hand combat.

When the Wei cavalry saw them wielding their sabers, they also felt wide in their hearts, and secretly thought that the spear in their hands was much longer than the saber, and if the two sides slashed each other in a high-speed impact, the side holding the long weapon would naturally have some advantage and could stab the enemy first......

It was too late, and the armies of the two sides finally collided fiercely......

"Kill!" A Wei cavalryman raised his spear and stabbed it straight into the chest of the Zhou cavalry.

But seeing that the cavalry of the Zhou army was not in a hurry, he waved the scimitar in his hand and swirled it vigorously against the spear shaft......

Hearing only a "click", the spearhead suddenly fell, and the spear suddenly turned into a half-club.

The Wei cavalry was stunned for a moment: How could this saber be so sharp?

Before he came back to his senses, the cavalry of the Zhou army had already swung his scimitar and slashed at his neck, and with a "poof", a big head with a wild spurt of blood rolled to the ground......

On the side, another Zhou cavalry waved his scimitar and slashed at the head of the Wei cavalry. He had already calculated the angle, so that the enemy in front of him could not dodge, and could only take his own stab.

The cavalry of the Wei army did not think so, holding spears in both hands, and forcefully moving upwards horizontally, full of the strength of his own hands, he would definitely be able to fly the scimitar of the cavalry of the Zhou army, and then he would return a spear and stab this person in the throat, which would definitely take his life.

"Boom!"

Hearing a loud bang, after the scimitar and the spear collided, he immediately cut the spear in two, and then continued to slash downward, immediately cutting the Wei cavalry in half from the top of his head to his chest, and the blood sprayed wildly, staining the horse's back.

The Wei cavalryman's eyes showed a look of disbelief, and he never imagined that his steel spear would be so vulnerable that he couldn't even stop the enemy's thin bend. With a look of reluctance and a desire to live, he fell on the back of his horse, and then fell to the ground again, becoming a dead body on the battlefield......

In just over half an hour of the battle, the Wei cavalry suffered more than 8,000 casualties, while the Zhou cavalry suffered only more than 1,000 casualties. The reason why the Wei army suffered so many casualties was not because of poor martial arts and inferior skills.

In fact, their martial arts were much higher than those of the herdsmen of all ethnic groups in the grasslands who had only been incorporated into the Zhou army. It's just that they suffer from the fact that in each other's hands they are holding the Damascus black steel knife, this knife is so sharp that neither their spears nor the armor they wear can resist the swift and swift swords of the other party......

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This bloody battle between the cavalry was really dark, the sun and the moon were dark, and the blood flowed like a river......

Shan Xiongxin was so angry that he screamed again and again, and with his eyes, he naturally saw that these Zhou cavalry were holding Damascus black steel knives in their hands. Such a sharp blade, not to mention in the army of the Central Plains, is rare even in the Western Regions, and is generally collected by nobles and high-ranking generals of the military of various countries.

However, this Yuming actually used it to arm his cavalry team, although not everyone was equipped with it, but at least the thousands of cavalry who rushed in front were almost all handed. When did this King of Zhou become such an upstart? Or did the Damascus black steel knives in the Zhou army have enough to equip a troop?

Of course, Shan Xiongxin didn't know that these Damascus black steel knives were the technology that Yuming imported from Mubashaf, and he could already build them himself. If it weren't for the scarcity of raw materials, Zhou Junzhong could have a handful.

However, even if he couldn't understand why there were so many Damascus black steel knives in the Zhou army, he also knew that in this case, no matter how good the Wei army was, it would not be able to defeat the Zhou army, and no matter how high the Wei army's martial arts and how brave and good it was, it would never be possible to use its head to resist other people's broadswords, right?

Under the onslaught of the cavalry of the Zhou army, they saw that their weapons were cut off by the enemy. Immediately they lost their morale and began to cause chaos......

The original sharp formation of the Wei cavalry was also sunken in an instant, and the five thousand elite iron cavalry of the Wei army in front of the sudden attack were almost completely dead by this time, and the heavy cavalry covering the two wings also suffered heavy casualties. Many Wei cavalry were already retreating and began to consider whether to flee.

Except for the 5,000-watt iron cavalry in front of Shan Xiongxin, which can be called well-trained and determined elite cavalry, most of the other cavalry were recruited from the surrendered Sui army and the people who could ride horses. These cavalry are not very elite troops, they can only be said to be physically strong and very strong.

They can also shoot arrows with bows, but the hit rate is not high. These cavalry battles were mainly won by holding spears and charging the enemy's ranks.

Of course, these Wei cavalry were all powerful and tall, and they could also achieve miraculous results against ordinary Central Plains infantry with only impact power on the plains.

It's just that these people are not as good as the specially trained Wagang Iron Cavalry, and their will to fight is not as tenacious as theirs.

But if the battle situation is unfavorable, these people will begin to lose their efforts, and some people are already looking around, and when there is a trend of collapse, they will run away first.

The situation in front of him has been clearly seen by Shan Xiongxin. The cavalry of the Zhou army may not be as good as the cavalry of the Wei army in terms of combat ability and martial arts. But all of them were well-equipped, the sharp knife cavalry sprinting in front, everyone stepped down on their war-resistant Arab war horses, armed with Damascus black steel swords, such troops, not to mention their own army, even if Li Mi's personal guards came up, they would suffer a big loss.

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