As soon as Li Shimin raised his hand, the herald got the order, and hurriedly waved the trumpet flag, and the drummer behind saw the order, and the drum beat changed, and he beat harder, like a storm.

Dou Jiande really rode a horse and stood under Daxu at this time, surrounded by his 20,000 elite horsemen, and came to the battlefield in person, and the 10,000 crossbowmen in front of him were arrayed in three layers in a half-moon shape, bending bows and arrows, and the crossbow machine was loaded, pointing to the Tang army.

The Tang army was only one mile away from the crossbowmen, and only two or three miles away from Dou Jiande, and the huge word "Dou" on the Xia army's big sword could be seen clearly.

Hearing the order of the drummer, I saw that the cavalry of the Tang Army was divided to the left and right, and each team of 500 people continued to strangle on both sides, revealing the black-clothed and black-armored Xuanjia spirit behind him.

This team of Tang Army, black-clothed Xuanjia, with hundreds of people at the head, armor and riding equipment, men and horses in armor, wrapped tightly. Although there are less than 1,000 people, the black clothes are solemn, the armor is slaughtered, and the fierce eagles are staring at them. Under the galloping of iron hooves, it was like a monstrous black wave, surging, rushing straight to the formation.

Dou Jiande knew that Li Shimin had an elite cavalry in black armor in his hands, and he would personally lead every battle, which shone in the previous battles. Seeing that these more than 1,000 iron horsemen were murderously coming straight to the Chinese army, he secretly said in his heart, it seems that this is the Xuanjia army, is Li Shimin really here?

Dou Jiande watched the Tang army rush closer and closer, and Kankan had already reached two hundred steps away, waved his hand, and ordered, "Release the arrow!" ”

The archers of the Xia army got the order, and tens of thousands of people pulled their bows and released arrows at the same time, shooting in one row and throwing them in two rows and three rows.

The three hundred Xuanjia army led by Qin Qiong was the spearhead of the sharp arrow array, and all the men and horses were wearing heavy armor.

The war horses were also carefully selected from tens of thousands of troops, with broad heights and thick hooves, fat and strong, half a head taller than ordinary war horses. Only such a war horse can withstand the weight of the double-layer iron armor of the centaurs.

Three hundred Xuanjia troops, black-clothed, Xuanjia, silent and killing.

The knight is dressed in double armor, armed with a spear, and carries a horizontal sword at his waist.

The war horse wore a curtain on its head, and its body was covered with layers of fine iron armor, leaving only a pair of eyes and four hooves exposed.

The black soldier and black vest looked like a fierce beast that had walked out of the ancient flood era, and its whole body was glowing with jet-black metallic luster. Facing Xia Jun, he opened his bloody mouth, revealing his fangs and showing his sharp claws, and everything in front of him would be torn apart!

Facing the tens of thousands of arrows shot by the Xia army, Qin Qiong's horse lance was raised and he shouted, "Rush!" Xuanjia Spirit Ride! Look! ”

The three hundred Xuanjia soldiers roared in unison: "Xuanjia Elite Cavalry!" Look! The voice was neat and consistent, and the sound of killing shook the sky, although there were only a few hundred people, they soared into the sky, and the wind and clouds changed color.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! "The arrows that were as dense as raindrops kept shooting on the Tang army and the war horses. The Xuanjia soldiers bowed their heads to protect their heads and faces, only to feel the arrows "crackling" on their bodies, like hail the size of pigeon's egg.

Although it hurt, it did not penetrate the two layers of armor. It happened that one or two arrows were shot along the gap between the armor and on the body, and the Xuanjia soldier who was hit by the arrow snorted, endured the pain, clenched his steel teeth, and kept urging the horse, with only one thought in his heart, charge! Charge! As long as you rush closer, you will return it to the enemy tenfold and hundredfold!

The armor and cavalry equipment have always been the king of the battlefield in the era of cold weapons.

They are bulky, they have only one tactic, charge, charge, charge, charge!

Not good at detours, not good at sneak attacks, not good at defense, not good at guerrilla, only frontal attack is the desire of the real warrior's heart, on the way to destroy everything in front of him! Charge in the direction, there is nothing to look at!

The history of mounted vests can be traced back to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty at the earliest, and since the Han Dynasty, there began to be organized troops, such as the Yue cavalry captain of the Western Han Dynasty and the tiger and leopard cavalry of Cao Wei of the Three Kingdoms.

From the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Sui and Tang dynasties, it developed to its peak and declined in the middle of the Tang Dynasty. But with the rise of nomads, it regained its glory in the Song Dynasty. The Eagle Army of Liao, the Iron Harrier of Western Xia, the Iron Floating Slaughter of Jin, and the invincible Mongol Heavy Cavalry that finally swept across the three continents of Asia, Europe and Africa.

When it comes to the Mongols, many people think that the Mongols are unparalleled in cavalry and archery, relying on light cavalry kite tactics, but in fact, the core of the Mongolian iron cavalry combat effectiveness is the heavy cavalry with men and horses.

In order to allow the elite cavalry to face the infantry formation, on the way to the charge, avoid the delay of bows and crossbows and arrows, but also to play a strong combat effectiveness in hand-to-hand combat.

Under the suitable terrain, with the impact of thousands of pounds of war horses galloping at high speed, as well as the huge inertia brought by hundreds of pounds of iron armor, once galloping, it is unstoppable, sharp, indestructible, and breakable.

The Tang army was only a little more than a mile away from the Xia army's archer position. Sprinting to about two hundred paces, the Xia army began to release arrows, two hundred paces away, under the full speed of the horse's charge, ten breaths can be reached, only enough for the Xia army archers to shoot two volleys.

After the first wave of arrow rain, the three hundred Tang troops relied on iron armor to protect themselves, but they were shot dead by more than ten horsemen.

In the face of the rushing steel torrent that swept like a huge wave, how many people have the courage to face it? Seeing that the Tang army was getting closer and closer, the archers of the Xia army became more and more panicked, their palms were full of cold sweat, and the arrows were shooting more and more inaccurately. After the second wave of arrow rain, the Tang army did not suffer a single casualty!

Qin Qiong buried his head on his horse, his eyes staring at the Xia Army's bow formation, fifty steps! It's getting closer! Thirty more steps! Ten steps! It's here!

"Kill!" With an angry roar, venting his anger, Qin Qiong straightened up, raised his horse, and crashed into the enemy formation first.

Three hundred Tang Army Xuanjia heavy cavalry followed, spears stabbed, knives and horses, and in a moment, the three-layer Xia Army bow array was chiseled into a match!

The bow array of 10,000 people of the Xia army collapsed in an instant, the dead died, the fleeing fled, and the corpses were everywhere!

The Tang army rushed through the bow formation and met the three thousand elite cavalry of the Xia army!

As soon as the two waves of cavalry came into contact, with the impact of the war horse, the Xuanjia heavy cavalry knocked the Xia cavalry into a person and turned over on his back! It's as if the snow in winter meets the warm sun in spring, and the ice and snow melt in an instant.

Dou Jiande's face sank like water, how could he have thought that Li Shimin was only more than 3,000 people, and he could still have hundreds of sets of luxurious equipment such as vests!

He regretted it in his heart at the moment, he knew that if he had done this, he should not have put the archers in front of the battle. But the matter has come to this point, and it is too late to regret it.

As soon as Dou Jiande appeared on the Xuanjia heavy cavalry, he put the three thousand Xia army elite cavalry behind. Fortunately, the number of armored cavalry of the Tang army is not large, and the scale is not large, but it is hoped that these 3,000 cavalry can delay the charge of the Tang army's heavy cavalry, once the horsepower is exhausted, the heavy cavalry that cannot charge is not worried.

The 3,000 Xia Army is not a fish belly army, but one of the teams that Dou Jiande relied on to conquer the east and the west. However, the Tang Army's Xuanjia was superior in the end, and it was led by fierce generals like Qin Qiong, rushing all the way in, like a plough court sweeping the caves, unstoppable.

There are enemies everywhere around, and there is no room for three hundred Xuanjia heavy cavalry to think too much, and the heavy cavalry combat is indomitable, never dying! In the face of the tidal Xia army, the Tang Army's armored cavalry could only follow the previous thousands of exercises, instinctively and mechanically repeating, out of the spear, collecting the spear, and then continuing to shoot the spear.

Dou Jiande saw a black torrent all the way like a bamboo, and the three thousand cavalry were about to be chiseled, so he immediately made a decision and sent another three thousand cavalry.

With the addition of the new force, the Xia army gradually stopped the pace of the Tang army's charge, and at this time, the Xuanjia heavy cavalry gradually ran out of horsepower after repeated charges, and the speed of the charge became slower and slower.

The heavy cavalry relies on the impact of the formation charge and galloping, and once it loses speed, it is just an iron can to be slaughtered. Three hundred Tang Army Xuanjia heavy cavalry, rushed twice in a row, the momentum was blocked, and they could no longer charge.

It was constantly surrounded and divided by the cavalry of the Xia army that arrived, and several Xia troops besieged one, and in a short time, more than half of them were killed and wounded.

At this time, he was deeply encircled, and Qin Qiong's armor was full of arrows, dense, like a hedgehog.

Fortunately, he was heavily armoured, and the arrows could not be pierced, but he was just hanging on his body to see the penetration.

He was so killed that there was blood all over his face, body, and immediately everywhere, and he couldn't tell whether it was his own or the enemy's.

Seeing that there is still some distance from Dou Jiande's Daxu in front, and the Xia army is constantly pouring in, I know that it is not a thought to lead the team to kill through, but fortunately, the task of charging the battle has been completed, and the next thing is to rely on the follow-up troops.

Qin Qiong kept rushing around in the enemy army, and when he saw where the Tang army was surrounded, he rushed to the rescue.

He is strong in martial arts, superb in lance skills, and rides a horse with long physical strength.

As he ran around, he saved more than 100 Xuanjia heavy riders, integrated together, relied on each other, and formed a small circle to resist.

However, the good tiger couldn't stand the wolves, and the situation was still critical, and the Xia army rushed into a circle and shrunk.

At this time, on the battlefield, the sound of iron hooves galloping, the sound of armor and leaf collision, the sound of soldiers shouting and killing, the sound of dying screams, the sound of weapons colliding, the sound of blood splashing, coupled with the sound of passionate and rapid war drums, intertwined into a song of death.