Under the unreasonable straight-line impact of the heavy cavalry, it was almost a round, and the results of the orcs who had been fighting for a long time came to naught in an instant!

Unlike the hoplites, William's hussars were much more flexible. To use an inappropriate analogy, heavy cavalry is equivalent to a heavy main battle tank, heavy armor and heavy artillery, with solid defense and attack power, as if equipped with a 125mm smoothbore gun, which can effortlessly penetrate the opponent's armor. The same is true of the heavy cavalry, with heavy armor and terrifying heavy cavalry spears, and under the effect of acceleration, it is not difficult to pierce the armor of the orc hoplites.

When these hoplites lined up in a straight line and the thickness of the array was not too thick, most of the orcs in the impact route, whether they were snakes, cats or tigers, all burped......

It's not that they haven't achieved results, in fact, many heavily armored knights have also been knocked down by the enemy's various counterattacks, and the end that awaits them may not be very good.

More orcs had to rush away from the enemy's assault path, or swarm against knights at a certain point, some succeeding, some failing. The onslaught of the heavy cavalry, like a comb, combed the enemy and combed itself......

The reason why it is said to have combed itself through has to start with the charging array of heavy cavalry......

We know that the cultivation of heavy cavalry costs money! Burn money!

It's hard to arm a heavy knight......

The knight himself had to equip him with the best armor, and it was full of iron armor, the best helmet, and the best knight's spear. This body has iron bumps. It costs a lot, and the knight's armor is very demanding. It's not just about defense, it's about comfort. You can't hinder the movement of your joints, right?

If possible, it is also necessary to equip the heavy cavalry with good knightly swords. Once the impact reaches a certain point and loses speed, the knight's spear becomes a burden from a murder weapon. We know that the knight's spear that hits up has enough impact momentum and sturdiness and sharpness, and it is a domineering weapon that even dragons don't want to try easily.

But what if the knight loses the necessary speed? With such a long riding spear, it is too laborious to pick it up. Moreover, the cavalry spear made into a conical shape only relied on a sharp point at the very top to kill and damage, and there was no sign of a blade around it......

Unless you can pick it up like a stick, the weight is a real burden to the knight. It is important to know that even when charging, the knights most likely put their spears on the fixed fulcrum of the horse armor. It's hard to even flat-end.

After losing speed and falling into the enemy's encirclement, the knight will not hesitate to abandon his gun and switch from the mode of charging with a spear to the mode of riding and slashing. It will work very well. Relying on its own strong defense, coupled with the cooperation of war horses, it has to be considered a condescending advantage. They are still very effective tools for battlefield killing. Therefore, a knight's sword is also almost a must-have. The trick is that this saber is really valuable......

Other than that. The mount requirements for the Heavy Rider are very demanding. It must be a good horse, and ordinary military horses are simply unable to bear the full weight of their own horse armor and knights, and the result of being barely armed is bound to be a drastic reduction in combat power......

Superior war horses! The price is double that of ordinary war horses......

And that's not even counting as a good saddle farrier or something like that.

If these things above can also bring direct benefits to the heavy cavalry, in other words, I can directly see the results after I invest money. The following will definitely discourage investors.

Replacement War Horse! Every hoplite must have at least one of these replacement horses. In order to maintain the physical strength of high-grade war horses, these precious horses are not armory in ordinary times. Therefore, whether it is a heavy horse armor or a knight's heavy armor, another horse has to carry it and follow the action. The heavy knight and his horse will only wear these heavy armor when they are in battle.

The physique of human warriors is not as good as that of orcs, and their endurance is far behind. There are not many knights who can keep themselves in that heavy and expensive set of heavy armor, and there are not many good horses that can wear heavy armor all the time, and they can still exert 100% combat effectiveness when they are in battle.

How do I maintain the endurance of the Heavy Rider in non-war time? This has always been a big problem and can be solved, but the losses are huge!

At least one horse with excellent gravity and good stamina to help them carry supplies! At least one or two servants had to be assigned to the knights to arm and unarmour.

That's right! These heavily armored knights are expensive, not because they are hypocritical, but because of this kind of specially built heavy full-body armor, it is really difficult to complete the process of armor and unarmouring alone, and someone must assist them. It was inconvenient for the knights to wear knightly gloves, so they really had to be equipped with servants......

Fortunately, these servants are not too wasteful, they can serve the hoplites in peacetime, and they also carry simple weapons in wartime, and it is not impossible to follow behind as unarmored infantry, but they are generally not required to attack unless there is an emergency...... Because their strength is really limited, it is okay to make up the number of people, but they can't expect too much.

In view of the many expenses and expenses of the Heavy Cavalry, but this type of army is really quite powerful, so each country wants to maintain as many heavy cavalry as possible of a certain size. However, the reality is that either limited by the difficulty of finding good horses, or limited by the high cost of high-quality armor, coupled with the huge expenditure of military spending, all countries have to consider the practical value of this military branch.

If you want a country like the Sunny Kingdom with a prairie and a large plain, you will naturally spare no effort to train heavy riders, because this kind of terrain is the most effective for heavy riders. Other countries, such as those with many mountains, many waters, and many swamps, mostly only maintain a very small scale, and almost never send a man to fight in actual combat, and most of them are used as the king's honor guard, reduced to an expensive army that acts as a façade.

So, when you see a country's heavy cavalry, beautifully equipped, draped in all kinds of extravagant ornaments, do not think that the country attaches great importance to the construction of heavy cavalry units...... On the contrary, it means that they are almost all left with what they are looking for.

In a country like the Sunny Kingdom, their heavy cavalry will not be equipped with the kind of expensive, beautiful, and mighty armor, but will choose more simple, practical, and cost-effective weapons, because they are more interested in actual quantity and quality, rather than just acting as an expensive vase-like reliance team. (To be continued......)