Benefiting from the advantages of local horse breeds, the nomadic peoples of Central Asia in the eighth century BC were the first to develop heavy cavalry with knights and horses all armored. Later, due to the great devastation of this ancient tank, it was able to spread rapidly.

As far as China is concerned, the first glorious period of heavy cavalry in armor and cavalry equipment was in the era of the Sixteen Kingdoms and the Northern and Southern Dynasties. By the time of the Sui and Tang dynasties, the heavy cavalry under the command of Luo Yi and Li Shimin repeatedly staged classic battles of breaking thousands and tens of thousands.

However, the heavy cavalry released by Jiang Wei at this time was not strictly speaking.

The so-called typical armor riding equipment is covered with chain armor: a considerable part of the iron pieces overlap each other, and there are cowhide bands or metal wires between the iron pieces to link and reinforce. The same is true of the horse armor worn by horses. This results in a huge waste of weight.

Thanks to the cooperation of the time-traveler and the best scientists of this era, Ji Han at this time had mastered the production technology of plate armor. Since plate armor is not a chain mail with many iron pieces linked, but directly several large pieces. So, on the premise of covering the same body area, plate mail is much lighter than chain mail! Also, unlike chain mail, which is one or several pieces of iron to respond to the opponent's attack, plate armor is a whole steel plate to respond to the opponent's attack. So, while being lighter, the protection of the plate armor is also higher!

Therefore, the two thousand cavalry released by Jiang Wei are not armor and cavalry, but plate armor!

Moreover, this is still a plate armor heavy cavalry that has a clear advantage over the other party in terms of horse breeds!

"This! What kind of armor is this? What a majestic horse this is?! ”

When the front flanks of the Han cavalry formation spread out left and right, revealing the fangs that had been hidden behind them. After a brief period of consternation, Meng Guan's next mood was full of despair.

At this time, the 16,000 cavalry of the Jin army had all let go of the speed of their war horses and were fully running, and it was impossible to stop at this time. Moreover, the distance between the two sides was already very close at this time, and Meng Guan, who was charging ahead, had no room to take the team away in another direction.

The only thing you can do is to rush forward!

Although it is desperate, it is a good general for a while. Looking at the huge figure of the opposing cavalry that was getting closer and closer, Meng Guan tightened his right hand, and the horse lance in his hand stabbed forward firmly, stabbing towards an oncoming knight.

The cavalry on the opposite side was none other than the Persian Hedram, who had been naturalized into the Han Dynasty. Seeing the horse lance in the enemy's hand roaring, he leaned slightly to the left on the horse's back.

But to his surprise, the horse lance, which was supposed to be able to be avoided smoothly, suddenly became longer for some reason, and the tip of the lance actually stabbed the plate armor in his abdomen.

He was surprised, and Meng Guan was even more surprised: I was aiming at the other party's chest, why did I stab it in the abdomen? Moreover, after the tip of the lance came into contact with the opponent's armor, it didn't break through the armor at the first time, but slipped away?

Yes, slipped away. After Meng Guan's horse lance came into contact with Hedlam's plate armor, because the defense of the plate armor was significantly stronger than that of the chain armor, Meng Guan's previous strength failed to break the armor. Also due to one of the opponent's sideways, the tip of the lance slipped along the amplitude of the plate itself.

The sharp tip of the lance slashed a spark on Hedram's plate armor, accompanied by a tooth-aching grinding sound. But that's about it.

However, Meng Guan didn't have time to regret it, so he only felt a hurricane blowing on his head. Instinctively, he quickly threw his head back. In an instant, a cold light swept against his nose, and after that, he only felt a chill on his scalp: it was his helmet that was swept off by the other party.

On top of the battle array, tens of thousands of cavalry on both sides hedged against each other, so the battle between Meng Guan and Hedram was only for such a moment. After that, one side with regret and one side with luck continued to rush to his front, thus moving away from his opponent.

Meng Guan, who had lost his helmet and sat upright on horseback again, had not completely collected his emotions. I heard a scream from behind me, this voice is so familiar, it is clear that my flag officer has been recruited!

Speaking of which, in the two hedging with the Wenyang team, Meng Guan's flag officer has already changed three, and this position is really more dangerous than the commander.

There was no time to look back, for another horseman in plate armor on a tall horse was whistling towards him with his saber swinging.

Flexible dodge, swift lance, the same stab the opponent. But what made Meng Guan crazy was that he still couldn't break the armor! The other party also made a sideways movement on horseback, and the tip of the lance slid away weakly!

There was no time to think, and there was no time to give any new instructions. Although the familiar screams were heard in his ears, he also knew that the soldiers behind him had suffered heavy casualties. However, the layers of plate armored cavalry on the opposite side continued to roar, and Uncle Meng could only temporarily concentrate and do his best to face the next opponent.

Meng Guandu, who was extremely outstanding in personal martial arts, was already exhausted, and the situation of the ordinary soldiers behind him was really conceivable.

War horses collide, and the war horses without armor on their side are often hit and broken tendons. After the spear is stabbed, it is obviously much shorter than the opponent, so it is impossible to stab the vital part. The point is that even if you stab it, you can't effectively break through the armor. On the contrary, if the other party condescends to slash, there is often a person's head flying high......

As soon as the two sides came into contact, there was no suspense, and the heavy cavalry of the Han army dealt a devastating blow to the light cavalry of the Jin army. The battle loss ratio between the two sides is surprisingly high!

War horses neighed, warriors roared, and in the chaotic battle array, the heavy cavalry led by Hedram quickly cut through the large array of the Jin army almost without hindrance. Everywhere you passed, there was blood and severed arms and stumps of the Jin cavalry.

"Huh~~" The enemy's heavy cavalry of 2,000 people is not much, so the other party chiseled through its own side, and its own side finally survived the killing of the other party. Meng Guan, who broke into the front of the Han army's Dazhai, was finally able to turn around and look at his troops at this time. It didn't matter if he looked at it, Uncle Meng only felt that his eyes were hot, if he didn't know that the remaining soldiers were still counting on his commander at this time, he really wanted to get off the horse and hug his head and cry!

It's so miserable! In this round of hedging, the two flanks faced the opposing light cavalry troops fine. The soldiers who rushed all the way with him in the middle of the road are really not one in ten! Meng Guan roughly calculated, in this round of hedging, the soldiers on his side who fell off their horses were at least no less than 5,000! The large array, which was originally quite thick, looked thinner at this time.

These are the most prominent, determined, and brave Youyan men who have performed in the last few battles!

"I'm guilty!" Prior to this battle, thanks to the home battle, the convenience of abundant sources of intelligence. Meng Guan had actually received a report that there were some Malaysians in the opposing formation. But when Uncle Meng, who had never met a Central Asian horse, he habitually imagined this so-called horse as a Xianbei horse. In his opinion, the best horses in the hands of the Xianbei people are indeed a little taller than the average size of their own war horses, but they are definitely not too bad. So he ignored this piece of information. Now it seems that this neglect, that is fatal!

"Envoy, the matter is urgent. And take the opportunity to retreat the next time you charge! Subordinates should be the queen of the king! ”

"What a word! There are so many Youyan disciples, they were brought out by this official. It is already a great sin to let them lose most of them here. How can this officer have the face to abandon you and escape alone? ”

"Envoy, you must escape and spread the news of the heavy armored horse of the Shu thieves here! In this way, our Youyan men will not die unjustly in the next battle. If you die here, even if we escape. Do others believe what we say? ”

"Yes, Envoy. In the past, if it wasn't for the envoy, I was asked to join the escort team (smuggling team). In the next family all starved to death. At this time, let me wait to return my life to the envoy! ”

"Viewing ...... Shame on all the soldiers! ”

"Don't say it, the Shu thieves are rushing over again!"

"Hahaha~~ Brothers, charge! Let the mountain monkeys of Yizhou see the ambition of our Youyan boys! ”

"The wind is sluggish and the water is cold~~, and the strong man is gone~~~"

"No !! returned"

As the Youyan veterans spontaneously organized, Meng Guan and his personal guards were squeezed to the flanks in a half-push.

"Envoy, let's go, don't let the brothers die in vain!"

"Okay, brothers, after the confrontation is rushed, let's charge south first, and after the two sides have completed the chiseling again, don't look back, immediately turn to the southwest!"