(These two days in the hospital is really busy, every day until eight o'clock in the evening to code words, and it will be interrupted at any time, Xiao Zhuge really has no shame to ask for anything from the book friends, but the support of the brothers really moved my heart, this is not hypocritical, Brother R is more than 20 monthly tickets a day, the Rubik's Cube is also extremely hard, and there are Brother G, Brother Alexander, and other familiar names appear!) Xiao Zhuge is the same age as Liu Yi in the book, and he can be regarded as having some knowledge, but such a book friend still feels it for the first time, thank you from the bottom of my heart, the third wolf is your common care! ）

Fighting with the cavalry on the plain, the lifeblood of the infantry army is in a solid formation, as long as the formation is not chaotic, they still have the strength to fight with it, but once the cavalry's powerful impact disrupts its array, the rest is a one-sided slaughter! On the contrary, it is the same reason, the first thing the Sizhou battalion needs to do in the face of Cao's majestic array is to try to disrupt the opponent's military formation, and then rush to kill it when it is in chaos.

In the face of the enemy's solid formation, the cavalry has a variety of ways to deal with it, both frontal assault and guerrilla attacks, always maintain huge pressure on the opponent, wait for the moment when its formation is flawed or directly use the method of cavalry and archery to make its formation change, Zhao Yun's iron cavalry battalion in the white horse battalion is the best at this, everyone has an excellent horse archery kung fu! This method was first learned by the Han army from a foreign race, and the Yan army has already been overriding in the past ten years, and it may not be possible to pass it by comparing it alone, but it is obviously more powerful when used in the battle array!

Yan Gang's White Horse Battalion was equipped with light cavalry, and his combat missions were mostly guerrilla raids, and he paid attention to flying thousands of miles without hitting a single blow, and was flexible and changeable when acting, and he was also the opponent that the enemy cavalry was most unwilling to see. And Ma Chao's Sizhou battalion is biased towards heavy cavalry, and its power will mainly be reflected in the charging formation, but compared with Wen Chou's heavy cavalry battalion, the armor of the soldiers and horses of the Sizhou battalion is only half of the body, and the former is all heavy armor, and ordinary arrows do not work at all, but it is a veritable iron horse! However, although the Sizhou Battalion is slightly inferior in defense, it can be mobile and enduring, and it can be responsible for charging formations, guerrillas, and long-distance attacks, and it is on a par with the second battalion of Xiliang and Zhou!

If Yan Zhongfu's White Horse Battalion was here, they would have been flying like locusts long before the enemy sent arrows, and the riding bows in the hands of the sergeants in this battalion were all specially made by instruments, and the range of the speed brought by the galloping horses was not under the world-shattering cloud-piercing bow of the White Tiger Battalion, and it was extremely convenient to carry, and it could be regarded as a representative of the essence of the Yan Army's equipment! Although the Sizhou battalion does not have such a sharp weapon for riding and archery, how can Ma Chao dare to attack the local battle formation like this? By the time they were a hundred paces away from the opponent's formation, the soldiers in the shock were already taking out the new weapons in the side pockets of their mounts with uniform movements, and this time the whole army was equipped with the fine iron javelins of each cavalry battalion!

Liu Yi has been making good use of cavalry since he started the army, and he is proficient in various tactics, and he has also accumulated experience in continuous actual combat to improve and innovate. Not only is it reflected in the military formation and tactics, Youzhou is famous all over the world, and the sophisticated equipment of the Yan army is here, and how can he not think of trying to strengthen the class of troops that he has always loved? The application of the cavalry javelin can be said to be the biggest change in the Yan cavalry in the whole army of the two-year strategy, Liu Yi's purpose is to make his cavalry have a stronger ability to break the formation in the face of the infantry army that is waiting for the battle, those javelins made of fine iron and the momentum of the soldiers' full charge are enough to break through any tight shield formation, which has been tested countless times in actual combat exercises.

It is precisely because of such a sharp weapon in his hand that Ma Chao will still dare to launch a frontal charge in the face of Cao Jun's neat military appearance, and he has full confidence in this new weapon. The soldiers of the Sizhou battalion who rushed to the front took the gun and threw the gun in one go, and everyone was using the strength of the whole body to throw the short gun in their hand, although this thing is extremely powerful, but because of the fine material, the number is scarce, the entire Sizhou battalion 30,000 iron cavalry only 20,000 javelins, and the non-commissioned officer in the impact has only one chance to use it, how can he not go all out for it? Their javelin throwing on top of their galloping horses has been honed in the usual way, and the best range is between fifty paces!

These well-crafted and tested javelins for the first time in battle formations have also received good results like the Mofang crossbows, with a distance of fifty paces, coupled with the momentum of men and horses and reasonable movements, the strength contained in these javelins is really better than any strong attack crossbow! Under the blow of such a sharp weapon, a gap immediately appeared in the shield array before the Cao army's battle array, and the Sizhou soldiers who were as skilled as possible rushed into the enemy formation like seeing a stitch in these gaps that had not yet had time to close, and the thick-backed broadsword was waved and immediately brought up a rain of blood, which was not that the Cao army was not well prepared, but that the Yan army's ordnance was too unexpected!

The javelin was invented by the apparatus to charge the battle, and in the usual drills, each battalion also put in plenty of hard work, and summed up a lot of effective throwing methods in practice, and then gradually summarized them into the Yan Army drill outline. When the Sizhou battalion launched the attack, the cavalry in the first wave were all selected in the army with strong hips and strong arm strength and the practice of throwing people, their task was to use this sharp weapon to break through the enemy's self-determined defense, and the comrades who rushed up behind them used more of the high throw in the projectile, due to the different angles of the shot, the short and sharp javelins would draw a parabola in the air to directly attack the rear of the Cao army, in a short distance these javelins fell from the sky, and their lethality was not under the small bombardment cannon, the front formation was broken and there was chaos in the formation!

When encountering a sudden blow, whether you can recover your composure in a short period of time is a necessary quality for the elite of a hundred battles, in this regard, Cao Jun is not much different from the Yan army, but on the current battle array, the Sizhou battalion did not leave enough time for the other party to react, fifty steps is a few blinks of an eye for a horse, in such a short period of time plus the unfamiliarity with this new weapon, I am afraid that even the elite of the Yan army will also panic, and Cao Jun will naturally be no exception!

When Liu Yi first arrived at the barracks, the main battle weapons of the Han cavalry were still spears and swords and shields, and the big knife, which was conducive to chopping and killing huge blades in the battle array, had not been popularized. Now half of the soldiers in the Sizhou battalion are holding thick-backed machetes made of iron, which was unimaginable ten years ago, not to mention that the craftsmanship cannot meet that standard, and the pig iron required is also extremely lacking, and now the strength of the Yan army's ordnance is based on the wealth of the states of Youzhou, and after Zhang Rong continued to introduce slaves from the island, the dangerous mining operations became extraordinarily prosperous under Liu Yi's command, and the output was greatly increased, Chen Qun and others made statistics, and the iron production in Youzhou increased by six times compared with ten years ago.

During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there is no state that can be as prosperous as today's Youzhou, if you want to use a knife, it is mostly a wooden pole, so as to save the use of iron ore, but the province is saved, and the quality has become the biggest problem, especially in the inlay of the knife body and the wooden pole, the soldiers in the battle array are not uncomfortable and do their best, the most likely problem between the big knife and chopping is this connection, it is not uncommon for the wooden pole to break or the blade to fall in the fierce battle, and once the weapon is lost, the fate of the soldier in the melee can be imagined. This was explained to Liu Yi in detail by Zhou Ping, a lieutenant under Huangfu Song's account, which benefited him a lot, but at this time, Zhou Ping had already died in battle for many years.

The development of the foundry industry in Youzhou makes the edge of the Yan army's war knife particularly sharp, and the design from thick to thin can make it more powerful in the chopping, if you add the momentum of the horse, the thick back machete of the Yan cavalry is enough to split the opponent's strong shield in two! Cao Cao and Liu Yi have been fighting for many years, and they are well aware of the benefits of the ordnance under their command, but they have not been able to make an effective response, there is no wealth of the states of Youzhou under his rule, and there is no organization such as the equipment exists, these are also one of the reasons why the Yan army is strong, Liu Yi's subordinate leaders will not blockade the rest of the princes too much when they are not fighting, but this iron weapon is always among the embargoed materials!

Cao Sergeant is not defenseless against the strength of the Yan Army's sword, but the advantage of this javelin is beyond their expectations, once the formation is chaotic, the theorem of the battle between the cavalry infantry will inevitably appear on the battlefield, the facts have once again proved his correctness, that is, the elite such as the Cao Sergeant can not compete with the Sizhou battalion in such a situation, from the Ma Chao Heavenly Wolf Thunder to launch the attack order to the Sizhou battalion soldiers to throw the javelin and rush into the Cao army formation before and after half a cup of tea, The four Cao army formations that can be listed in the first place have begun to show signs of collapse, although the soldiers are still fighting bravely, but which is the opponent of the Sizhou battalion who came with the momentum, as soon as the two armies come into contact, the battle on the battlefield immediately presents a one-sided situation.

Watching the Yan Army's iron cavalry rampant in his infantry formation, many of the soldiers had stumps and broken arms in different places, and the splashing of blood light had not stopped since the first moment. Cao Cao's face is still calm, but the right hand held on the Yitian Sword is exposed with green tendons, even though there are various preparations in his heart for the Yan army that has been strategically rectified for two years, and the previous battle of attacking the village also made him see it for believe, but the battle situation in front of him is still too tragic, 20,000 foot soldiers have no power to fight back in front of the Sizhou battalion iron cavalry, and it is rare to see the other party fall under the horse at the beginning of the melee!

"In the past two years, we have certainly conquered the city and fought for practical benefits, and at this time Jingzhou and Yizhou are under my control, but although Liu Langsheng does not use the sword, he has not slackened in the slightest, and he is worthy of my strong enemy, otherwise I am afraid that even with Zhang Zicai's ability, he will not dare to line up with our army here." As the commander of an army, Cao Cao's self-control on the battle array is undoubted, after speaking loudly, he issued a military order through the standard-bearer around him, and the three thousand troops in the rear raised their spears and slowly approached the place where the two armies were fighting.

Cao Jun here to make the flag move, Ma Chao is also the war drum horn sounded, before this battle the military division has a solemn explanation, with the advantage of the javelin, the Sizhou battalion will be able to occupy a great advantage when the initial contact with the enemy, but it must not be in love, the other party's response is extremely fast, and the strength is also in absolute upper hand, even if the Yan cavalry is strong, but if it is entangled with its own infantry for several times, it will inevitably fail! Therefore, as long as this battle is only for Liwei, it is necessary to take advantage of that advantage to kill and injure as many opponents as possible, and give it a huge psychological deterrent!

Cavalry impact infantry horsepower is the key to the advantage, as a cavalry commander must be a master of sports warfare, the slash in the hand can not be stopped, the same is true for the control of the horse, once the cavalry stops fighting with the other side, the advantage of impact will be greatly reduced! In front of the Sizhou battalion, the cooperation between the teams will be the essence of the cavalry of the movement to annihilate the enemy, they continue to draw a beautiful tactical arc in the Cao army formation, back and forth to impact these trapped beasts still fighting Cao soldiers, by the iron hooves of their horses trampled and killed and wounded enemy soldiers are not a few!

This burst of drums and trumpets conveyed military orders have two intentions, one is to command the cavalry that is entangled with the enemy as soon as possible to give the enemy the maximum blow, and at the same time the thousands of cavalry on both wings have stopped charging and killing, and keep a distance of two hundred steps between the infantry phalanx of Cao's army, their task is to monitor the opponent's every move, once there is a change, they will immediately launch a new round of impact, Ma Chao Pang De Ma Dai and others said that it is not an exaggeration to say that they were born on horseback and grew up, He is naturally extremely proficient in the practical application of cavalry battle formations and various tactics.

The one-sided battle situation coupled with heavy casualties, that sense of powerlessness will quickly destroy the determination of the Cao army to resist, and there will always be a limit to people's ability to bear, and when the pressure and threat exceed this limit, the rout seems to be normal! The two battalions in the middle of the road first began to retreat, and then the two wings, and the Sizhou battalion also pursued them mercilessly, but each soldier must always pay attention to the distance between them and the opponent's main formation, and be attacked by them at the same time!

They clinged closely to the Cao army foot soldiers who retreated and left, this is a common tactic of cavalry, under normal circumstances, the enemy army will not attack their comrades, and when fleeing for their lives, many defeated sides will panic, so that these defeated troops are very likely to scatter the formation of their own rear formation, at this time the pursuing cavalry side can cover up and kill, take advantage of the enemy lineup is slightly untidy to use the killer, but also to avoid themselves by the opponent's long-range strike!

Almost all the Sizhou battalion generals have this idea in their hearts, Ma Chao and others are no exception, the power of the javelin used for the first time on the battle array is not only beyond the enemy's expectations, even they did not expect before the war, under its deterrence, the Sizhou battalion defeated the first four infantry of the Cao army, the army can almost be said to have no effort, this can definitely be called a big victory, the stimulation of victory makes it excited up and down, and their hopes for this battle are not satisfied by the victory in front of them, And the defeat and escape of the enemy army gave everyone an opportunity to expand the results of the battle!

However, this time the Cao army did not let their wishful thinking come true, and the trend of defeat and retreat was by no means a fraud, but when they were defeated, the Cao army still showed their strength as the elite of the Han army. Victory or defeat on the battlefield is a common thing for soldiers, Liu Yi's name of being invincible in a hundred battles is just a coincidence, he himself has never taken it to heart, how to defeat without defeat, retreat without chaos is the main point that all armies attach great importance to in the exercise, and whether an army is strong can sometimes be seen from its retreat. The defeat of Cao's soldiers was not a panic, the route chosen was mostly the gap between their follower phalanxes, and the archers were also using their accurate archery skills to divide the pursuing enemy troops in order to win the time and space for their comrades to retreat.

Compared with the fierce battle between the two armies at the beginning, the later confrontation can be said to be lackluster, both sides are constantly adjusting and changing their formations between going back and forth, the four infantry military formations are used to measure the combat strength of the Yan army cavalry in Cao Cao's heart, but he never expected to be so hit by the blow of the opponent's new weapons! But in any case, at this time, Cao Cao and everyone under his command already had a full understanding of the combat strength of the Sizhou battalion, and if the two armies faced the Sizhou battalion again, it would be almost impossible to achieve the same results as today!

Of course, the two sides of the fight are extremely fierce in hand-to-hand combat, although there is no contact between the soldiers at this time, but between the mutual change of formations to contain the advance and retreat, it also reflects the exquisite use of the commanders of both sides for the battle formation, Ma Chao has not given up the idea of impacting the other party again for a moment, he is not through the formation to cause the weakness of the Cao army's formation, with the use of his super mobility ability to fight and leave! From beginning to end, Cao Cao's deployment of the infantry army can be described as impeccable, and the close cooperation between the various departments is not giving the other party another chance, and in this process, Cao Cao did not forget to deliberately sell a few flaws to lure the enemy to attack. Although the soldiers of the two sides have no contact, they can experience the indescribable excitement in the eyes of the generals!

This advance and retreat lasted for a long time, the two sides were like two Tai Chi masters to explore each other's reality and reality, and the advantage of the use of troops The advance of the Cao army was as thick as a mountain, so that the Sizhou battalion had to retreat again and again, and only by virtue of coordination, the Yan army cavalry was forced to retreat, Cao Cao was still the first person! Seeing that he couldn't find the flaws of the other party, Ma Chao finally gave the order to retreat, tens of thousands of Sizhou iron horsemen came and went like the wind, and disappeared in a moment, leaving only the dust and smoke rising in the air and the corpses of soldiers on the battlefield still proving the tragedy of that battle!

At this time, Ma Chao really believed in Zhang Hu's mouth that Cao Mengde's army had a variety of battle formations, he didn't want to, but he had to admit that with the use of this person's battle formation, such a steady advance, even if he doubled the number of soldiers in his hands, it would be difficult to stop the enemy's advance, of course, no matter what, the general order of the military division was successfully completed, and this battle at least caused more than 10,000 casualties among Cao's soldiers, considering the time spent and the comparison between the troops, Ma Chao was proud enough!