Chapter 122: The Iron Army

The spear shield array is just the name of the Mongols, which is different from the traditional formation of the Han people in front of the formation, what was encountered before was a dead formation, that is, it was difficult to move or even a fortification that could not be moved, but now this is a unique formation of the Fanren, the formation has high requirements for personnel, it must be a soldier with a strong physique and similar height, holding a large shield in one hand, that is, protecting himself at the same time, but also ensuring the safety of his flank teammates, so the teamwork ability is particularly strong, and someone must immediately make up for a person who falls down, Otherwise, you'll be exposed to the enemy's sword.

Of course, this is not the most rare, the most difficult place is to raise the spear with one hand, and it must be able to effectively kill and injure the enemy, the spear is thicker than the spear used to stab the horse in the outermost layer of the large array, and the rod is also very long.

Zhen Lingdan's team is from Lianghu, if the Han of Shandong or Shuntianfu can still pass through ** can barely form this formation, but Lianghu Erlang is relatively a little thin, Zhen Lingdan worked hard for this formation at that time, but no matter how to train, the physical fitness can not be changed overnight, and then Zhen Lingdan thought about it, that the people of Xifan are tall and big, and the natural weapons are long and the shields are heavy, but the enemies they deal with are also strong horses and high horses to design such a formation, and the Mongols are not really, The Mongolian horse is relatively short, and it is also frustrated, far from the kind of high-headed good horse of the Xifan, and naturally it is impossible to use such a long spear.

Therefore, the phalanx trained by Zhen Lingdan is a miniature version, in line with the shield of the two lakes and children, the longer spear, not heavy or light, just fit the hand, in this way, the formation is more fast and dexterous, and also has the effect of the spear and the big shield array, the transformation of Zhen Lingdan's thinking seems simple, but it has been proved that it is more difficult to learn and use the word than to copy it rigidly, and all those who are erudite and can live and learn to use it in the world will become a great tool.

Boyan Bell had dealt with this kind of battle, and that time he was not lightly beaten, this formation was called the Macedonian phalanx, anyway, it was such a sound, the soldiers in the first row of the formation were holding their spears flat, the second row was tilting upwards a little, the third row was a little upward, the fourth row was still diagonally upward, and the soldiers in the back were slightly oblique in the unified direction,

Although the movement speed of this array is not as fast as that of cavalry, it can effectively deal with various formations, the big shield is armor, so that the soldiers in this phalanx are invulnerable, the spear is a stab that can kill the enemy, and it is also an effective defense, just like a big hedgehog that will move, so that the enemy has no way to speak, not only can not speak, maybe it will also move over to pierce you a blur of flesh and blood,

The inclined spear can't help but prevent the cavalry from jumping into the formation, and it can quickly enter the battle, for example, if a soldier in the first row is killed, the person behind him in the second row will quickly make up for it.

Of course, the shortcomings of this array are not nothing, that is, the hearts of the people must be united, once there is a temporary escape, it will cause chaos in the formation, so generally those who escape from this array must be punished with capital punishment, and the whole clan will be exterminated.

There is also a way to crack it, that is, to use artillery, the movement speed of this formation is not as fast as the cavalry, as long as the position of the next move is calculated and the cannon passes, the formation will be abolished,

But Boyan Bell does not have these two conditions, first, he did not have such accurate artillery, and second, since Zhen Lingdan dared to come out and fight him, it means that this army is loyal enough and will never run away, it seems that he can only bite the bullet, Boyan Bell gave an order, and the Mongolian cavalry endured the fear in his heart and rushed forward, and was defeated by the phalanx in an instant,

Boyan Bell was confused, how did this battle be fought today, why did he lose, the warriors beside him did not ignore Boyan Bell's opposition, and rushed out of the battle to protect him, although Boyan Bell shouted in his mouth: "I want to fight, I want to fight." "In fact, he ran faster than anyone else, rushed out all the way, and encountered a few phalanxes and fire bow and arrow arrays, where did the Mongolian cavalry dare to resist, they could only take the road and escape, the more people fought, the fewer people fought, and the tightness in the panic slipped down, so it was quickly blocked by the changed formation, and then besieged and killed,

When Boyan Bell rushed out, there were only a few thousand people left in the army of more than 10,000 people, Boyan Bell was heartbroken, raised his saber and pointed fiercely at the Ming army camp and scolded: "One day, I will be" Before the words were finished, he only heard the rumbling sound of the oblique side, like a muffled thunder roaring, and like a war drum ringing in unison,

Speaking of war drums, Zhen Lingdan was so happy, seeing that Bo Yanbei's army was defeated by his own slaughter, and his own side had few casualties for a while, he was extremely excited, took off his armor, took off his robe, and beat the drum in person, the morale of the Ming army rose sharply for a while, and the soldiers of the Ming army who had the upper hand were even more heroic, fearlessly and strictly changed the formation, obeying the orders issued by the Chinese military order flag, the drum sounded shocking, murderous, Zhen Lingdan's muscles burst out, with silver hair, showing that he was old and strong,

Of course, the sound that Boyan Bell heard was not only the sound of Zhen Lingdan's drums, but the sound behind the small dirt slope on the oblique side was even louder, just when Boyan Bell rushed to the Ming army and pointed back to the war knife, threatening to take revenge, and was shocked by the loud noise, a team of armor moved, Boyan Bell rubbed his eyes, it was indeed armor, people were full body armor, even horses were full body armor, completely invulnerable,

Look at the horses are strong men, it is estimated that they are one out of a hundred miles to find out, the horses they ride should be three rivers or Dawan horses according to the height, these horses can be exchanged for gold by the Han people, and the Mongolians who put more horses are also quite valuable here, the Mongolians live on horses, but the horses are not very expensive, Mongolian horses are basically free-range, they can live if they eat, they have good endurance and strong vitality, like a Mongolian man who can't be killed,

But the horses used by these iron harriers in the Ming army are different, they are all good horses, extremely fast, although the endurance is not strong, but the short-term sprint is very powerful, and the strength is also great, and the general knight does not need to use a knife, and the light collision can also knock the Mongols and horses to the ground, but this kind of horse is also delicate, and it has to be fed with fine grain, and all wheat, corn and millet have to be given enough, and it has to get some fresh vegetables for it to eat, and the feed money for a horse is enough for the whole family of three ordinary peasant families to spend a year,

Horses are expensive, raising is expensive, and it is difficult to grow, don't look at the fact that there are not many such war horses running over now, but the whole body armor is draped, and the momentum is there, these more than 300 high-headed horses are rushing towards Boyan Bell with a formation of thousands of horses, it seems that Zhen Lingdan has made a bloody investment this time,

Boyan Bell instantly felt that his head was bigger, he wanted to run but he couldn't put his mind down, he couldn't wipe his face, and he was the first warrior in his own dignified and powerful way, but he was beaten by the Han people and fled, and now he was chased by the Han cavalry.