The gate of Guzang slowly opened, and in the dark night, there was a burst of creaking sounds, and in the quiet night, this sudden sound made people feel a tingling scalp. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

A long black dragon composed of 5,000 cavalry, these cavalry are majestic and majestic, all dressed in fur armor, but their equipment is very different from the cavalry in the Central Plains.

But what kind of dress is it?

I saw that in the dark night, these cavalrymen had a few cold javelins in their hands! And on the horse, hung a shield, the shield is not large, and it is made of hardwood, held in the hand, can only block the chest, the head of the place, very light, easy to carry.

And each soldier basically carried three to five javelins, these javelins were about two meters long, and the front end was polished brightly, although it was not as sharp as a sword, but it can be imagined that with the impact of the war horse, once the javelin was thrown away, the attack power would be amazing.

Ma Chao's javelin cavalry tactics are very different from the cavalry of the Central Plains, and even the cavalry of Dong Zhuo in Liangzhou. It incorporates the combat methods of the Roman cavalry.

As for the relationship between the cavalry under Ma Chao and ancient Rome, it can be traced back to the beginning of the Spartacus Rebellion in ancient Rome.

This magnificent slave revolt ended with the military genius Spartacus dying on the banks of the Tasila River. Spartacus was defeated by Crassus, one of the first three heroes of ancient Rome, the governor of Sicily, known for his wealth and greed. In the era of the first three heroes, Caesar and Pompey were eyeing each other, and the scheming Crassus knew that the fisherman was profitable, so he did not immediately get involved in the whirlpool of the Roman power struggle, but led his army to the east, preparing to gain prestige, troops and wealth by conquering the so-called barbarians, and waiting for the opportunity for both Kai and Pang to lose.

Crassus did a lot of calculations, but the only thing he didn't count was that the battle-hardened Roman legions were defeated in the battle against the eastern nomads. Compared with the erradiant and fierce Eastern cavalry, the Roman legions relied on a large number of professional materials to carry out the battle, such as armor, weapons, food and grass, etc.

The lack of mobility of the Roman legions deep into the wastelands of Central Asia was exposed, but the conceited Crassus believed that the Roman legions would win with their perseverance and discipline. He apparently underestimated the characteristics of the Eastern nomads, who regarded death as their home and were familiar with weapons. As a result, in the melee of the Resting Wasteland, Crassus was defeated and died.

However, Crassus's men were not completely destroyed, and the remnants of his Second and Third armies were defeated back to Rome. The troops of the First Army were cut off and continued to advance to the east, and its commander was the son of Crassus, an army without a homeland who wandered the East and became a mercenary of the Huns for a time.

In the Han campaign against the Xiongnu, the Xiongnu army was defeated, and this army applied for protection from the Han Dynasty's Western Regions Protector when it came into contact with the Han Dynasty's army. At that time, the government of the Eastern Han Dynasty was quite enlightened, and at the request of the Western Regions Protector Banchao, it gave extremely lenient treatment to this army with a very different culture.

The Eastern Han government allowed the army to build and garrison its own cities and defend the borders of the Eastern Han Dynasty, which was equivalent to the status of a Western protectorate. The Romans established their own city at the western end of the Hexi Corridor, called Lixuan, which was known as the ancient city of Lixuan in ancient times. Within the jurisdiction of Wuwei County, it is the center of Ma Teng's territory.

Over the past hundred years, those Romans have taken root and merged with the Han people, and this unique method of warfare, which is completely different from the Central Plains, has gradually been handed down in the Ma Jiajun. In addition to the javelin cavalry, there were also powerful foot soldiers, and the tactics were also very different, and later Ma Chao took advantage of this to defeat Cao Cao.

It's just that now that the siege has broken through, the foot soldiers can't follow, so they can only follow Ma Teng to stay in Guzang, maybe they will be wiped out in the future.

Five thousand cavalrymen hung their shields on one side and tied a few javelins on the other, Ma Chao took the lead, and several juniors of the Ma family were protected in the middle of the team.

"Soldiers, follow me to break through!" Ma Chao took the lead, and at the moment when the city gate opened, Gao Ting's dragon rode a spear, urging Dongli to fly sand, and rushed out first, and then, five thousand cavalry also suddenly galloped on horseback!

In an instant, the earth trembled, as if the earth dragon turned over, and a huge sound suddenly resounded in the dark night. In the dark night, the five thousand cavalry turned into a torrent and rushed towards the Niu Fu camp on the opposite side, the line of sight was unclear, and the foremost Ma Chao was dressed in silver armor, which was the light that pointed the way.

The Niu Fu battalion blocked the entrance of Guzang City, and if you want to break through, you have to rush through the Niu Fu camp, and then Niu Fu sent people to chase after it, and the interception of the Niu Fu army in front of you are all problems to break through to Chang'an. But at the moment, the most important thing is to rush through the Niu Fu camp that is blocking the way.

Jia Xu was still in the Niu Fu camp, and with his intelligence, he could naturally expect that Ma Teng might break through. Jia Xu offered advice to Niu Fu, and every night he made the soldiers and horses wait for the rabbit in the camp, and rushed to kill him for a while to let him escape. Then set up an ambush on the road to Chang'an, so Ma Teng will definitely be defeated!

It's just that Niu Fu is arrogant, and he doesn't think that Ma Teng has the courage to break through, but as a commander, he is still cautious. Because the camp was built under the city of Guzang, there were soldiers and horses to guard the camp every night, but at this moment the vast majority of the soldiers and horses were still sleeping.

"Go southwest, follow me and kill, don't shoot with a javelin yet!" Ma Chao took the lead and rushed towards the southeast, the corner of the Niu Fu camp! Each javelin only carried three or five guns, because it was a breakthrough, there was no way to recover it, and when it ran out, there was not much left of the combat effectiveness of this cavalry. Therefore, for the use of javelins, be sure to save! Use it when it matters most!

The violent tremor of the earth naturally woke up the soldiers in the Niufu camp only two miles away from Guzang City! In the Niufu camp, in an instant, the soldiers jumped for a while, ready to come out to meet the enemy.

It's just the impact speed of the cavalry, where can I give the lieutenant generals of the Niu Auxiliary Army time to react? Niu Auxiliary has not yet reacted, Ma Chao has already led his soldiers and horses into a corner of the camp!

Ma Teng was extremely concerned about whether Ma Chao could break through, and he saw him climb the city tower, staring closely at the opposite side, and hearing the noise of the big camp production on the opposite side from a distance. I knew that Niu Fu did not take precautions, and the breakthrough was already half successful!

"Quick, light the torches, make a big noise for me, and let Niu Fu and them know that I'm still in the city!" Ma Teng hurriedly ordered the soldiers.

If Niu Fu is not prepared, it will not be a problem for Ma Chao to break out of the encirclement. But will Niu Fu Han Sui let Ma Chao go to Chang'an so simply? Of course not, they will send troops in pursuit. At present, Niu Fu Han Sui also has more than 20,000 cavalry in his hands, if they pursue Ma Chao's cavalry, then Ma Chao will not be able to get away easily.

First of all, in terms of quantity, Niu Fu cavalry is more than Ma Chao, once the battle, it may be defeated, and Ma Chao has no food and grass equipment, once the war horse is tired and is caught up, it can only sit and wait. And because the southeast is Niu Fu's territory, their cavalry can be replenished, and it is Ma Chao who suffers after all.

Ma Teng can't solve the needs of Ma Chao's cavalry for food and grass, but he can drag out some of Niu Fu's soldiers and horses here to relieve Ma Chao's pressure.

Under the city, Ma Chao took the lead in rushing to the Niu Fu camp, and the dragoon spear turned into a match, and swept with one shot, knocking down the rushing soldier to the ground. Spears were picking up the bars of the barracks gatehouse and throwing them at the soldiers who rushed inside.

Ma Chao was the first to rush into the camp, followed by 5,000 cavalry! In the face of the onslaught of the cavalry, the camp that stretched for more than two miles seemed to be vulnerable. (To be continued.) )