The heavy cavalry was not invincible, not to mention expensive and flawed. To put it simply, the advantages of mobility and flexibility, which are the most important things for cavalry, are sacrificed, making their long-lasting combat capability ineffective. Moreover, the armor can prevent the damage of sharp weapons, but it cannot prevent its impact. Just like the euphorbia warriors before him, holding an extra-long heavy weapon without any fancy halberd, whether or not the armor can be broken, the impact is enough to shock the person inside to death.

There's a reason why it hasn't shone too brightly in Chinese history. In addition to objective factors such as horses and cost, the many defects of the heavy cavalry itself are easy to deal with if the enemy is prepared, but that is when they are prepared.

If the judge knew in advance that Bai Ma Yi had changed from a light rider to a heavy rider, he would have been able to deal with it easily. Not to mention anything else, picking up more than 10,000 wrestlers equipped with weapons such as heavy halberds or hook sickles as long as euphorbia can definitely make Bai Ma Yi unable to find the north from being directly beaten.

Heavily armoured, the White Horse has lost the speed at which he once came and went, and although he can barely maintain the top speed of the charge at the level of ordinary cavalry, it is no longer as difficult to capture as before, especially under the siege of such a large army.

But the problem now before the trial was that he was not prepared with any means to deal with the heavy cavalry. Don't look at the tens of thousands of shield soldiers in the Chinese army, but only a few of them are real hoplites, and most of them are armed with giant wooden shields instead of iron shields. If it is against the light rider, the difference is naturally not big, but in the face of the heavy rider is very different.

As for the hook and sickle and spear, Hakuma Yi's transformation from a heavy rider sacrificed his mobility and agility, but after being weakened, it was still enough to compare with ordinary soldiers, and his reaction speed was not weakened. Even if you are calm and deal with it, it is difficult to achieve many results, let alone in the face of the power of such a charge.

The unstoppable power of the heavy cavalry is absolutely unimaginable to those who have never experienced it, just like a car crashing into you, you will close your eyes or dodge in fear at the first time, in the face of cavalry, the infantry is always out of the deterred side. Under the heavy cavalry charge, except for the elite who have been prepared for a long time, otherwise the general soldiers can deal with it calmly.

More than 2,000 heavy cavalry alone is not difficult to deal with, but it is still followed by more than 10,000 light cavalry. During the Song Dynasty, Yue Fei faced the Jin State with the tactics of Tiefu Tu and Kidnapping Horses. Heavy cavalry attacks head-on to open up the situation, and light cavalry flexibly crisscrosses them to the left and right, expanding the results of the battle and killing the enemy, this way is an absolute advantage over the general infantry lineup. Although it is not possible to meet a strong crossbow such as a divine arm crossbow and a blunt weapon such as a heavy axe and broadsword, the ordinary infantry phalanx is not an opponent at all.

Now he has no choice but to prepare a blunt weapon in advance, after all, in the face of light cavalry, what do you want a blunt weapon? You have to be a fighter to wield it, and there is no advantage in ordinary battles, except for the halberd, how can Yuan Shao have nothing to do with this kind of thing.

And the strong crossbow. Now that the battlefield is entangled, how can the crossbowmen on the periphery snipe? When Bai Ma Yicong appeared, Gongsun Zhan's Youzhou Iron Cavalry had already entered the army, and under the siege of the Youzhou Iron Cavalry, the strong crossbow could not shoot this army at all. So in desperation, he chose to ask Yuan Shao, because he still had a hand.

Yuan Shao heard what the judge said, and after being silent for a moment, he said lightly: "How sure are you?" ”

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty is 100% sure that Your Majesty is safe and sound!" The judge looked solemnly and said that what he said was true. If he was in a hurry, he was sure that he could pull more than 2,000 white horses into the water, but the price he paid was unwilling to accept it.

"I mean the certainty of winning." Yuan Shao's tone remained unchanged.

"Ten percent!" The judge said lightly. Despite the accident of the hoplites, they now have such a big advantage that they really can't think of a reason for their defeat.

"Then do it, now that you are the coach, I will listen to your arrangement."

"Thank you Your Majesty for your trust, the minister will definitely let the White Horse Yicong fall in front of Your Majesty!" The trial said with blazing eyes.

After getting Yuan Shao's permission, the trial completely let go of the burden in his heart and began his own command layout.

After the Fangyuan array set up by Gao Ran's army was torn out by Bai Ma Yicong, the tens of thousands of iron horsemen who followed and the tens of thousands of iron horsemen who followed continued to expand the crack, and the entire formation had gradually collapsed. When it is broken, it is broken, and the trial directly ordered Gao Ran to withdraw the general formation, and led the Chinese army to retreat to the rear while retreating.

Yan Gang looked at the gradually withdrawing Gao Lan Chinese army, as well as the judge and Yuan Shao who were retreating backwards on top of the tall chariot in the Chinese army, and his heart was overjoyed.

"Yuan Shao has withdrawn, and all the soldiers are killed with him! Your Majesty has an order, whoever takes Yuan Shao's head will be rewarded with thousands of gold and sealed ten thousand households! Yan Gang shouted frantically.

"Kill!" Under the heavy reward, all the Youzhou troops went crazy and fought hard to kill Yuan Shao.

However, it is strange to say that Gao Ran's army seems to be constantly defeated, but the morale has not collapsed, and it has already hindered the charge of the White Horse Yicong and the Youzhou Iron Cavalry. And what is puzzling is that now as a heavy horseman, the speed is far inferior to that of Youzhou Iron Cavalry, and the White Horse Yicong is still in the forefront of the charge. If you look closely, you will find that Bai Ma Yi is almost unhindered from under the iron cavalry, while the Youzhou iron cavalry behind him is blocked by the Gao Lan Chinese army.

As the most inconspicuous figure in the four courtyard pillars of Hebei, Gao Ran can be ranked among them also has its own uniqueness. Gao Ran's legion talent does not add much to the combat power of his soldiers, but he can harden his will. Despite the slow retreat, the army was still extremely orderly, with three or five men in force, shields, spearmen, and hook and sickle soldiers resisting each other, and cooperating with each other to attack and kill the charging enemy.

Gao Lan, who was still in the middle of the Chinese army and was still raising morale and commanding the army, saw that his soldiers could still launch effective counterattacks and obstacles under such circumstances, and sighed lightly in his heart.

It's a pity, if you knew the current situation at the beginning and laid down the fish scale array, I'm afraid the loss could be reduced by another three percent.

But there is no regret medicine in the world, looking at the bright white in the gray-black army, Gao Ran felt resentful in his heart. Just now, it was supposed to be the stage for his perfect performance, but it was disturbed by Bai Ma Yicong like this, and the light that he should have bloomed was directly annihilated. He has changed from a leading actor in the center of the stage to a supporting role as cannon fodder, how can Gao Ran not be angry?

The combat power of Gao Lan's army is not very superb, and his own martial arts are also average, but he has a great characteristic of leading the troops, that is, he is stable, as stable as an old dog. Just like now, the army was forced and ordered to lead the army to retreat, Gao Ran was still able to ensure that the army did not collapse, and he could still carry out an orderly counterattack.

The current situation of the Youzhou Iron Cavalry and the performance of the army led by Gao Ran all revealed a strangeness, but seeing Yuan Shao standing on the chariot in the distance and retreating, Yan Gang had lost his cool in his heart, focusing all his attention on it, and did not realize the strange performance of Gao Lan's army. Regardless of Bai Ma Yi's own fatigue and strain, he only had Gongsun Chan in his eyes, and constantly led the army to charge.

As long as you catch Yuan Shao, this battle will be won!

Yan Gang thought with excitement in his heart. Yan Gang, who had always been cautious, was carried away by the excitement at this time, followed by Gongsun Fan, who had a more irritable personality and led the Youzhou Iron Cavalry, and was naturally even more so. Looking at him who constantly led the army to charge but still fell behind Yan Gang Baima Yicong, looking at Yuan Shao, he directly led the cavalry to Baima Yicong with meritorious service, ready to grab merit at any time.