Chapter 146: Peerless Iron Rider
Zhang Chao took the lead and was fast. The pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info was carrying a heavy black iron armor and a heavily armed heavy cavalry, and the force of this horse can be imagined. However, the state of Chu did put a lot of effort into the cultivation of horses, even if these horses were so heavily loaded, they charged fast, no slower than ordinary cavalry.
The charge of three thousand iron cavalry was dusty and unparalleled. As if a flood was coming, the iron cavalry had not yet approached, and it put unparalleled pressure on the soldiers of the king of Zhennan.
"Don't mess around! Stand in formation!" King Zhennan scolded loudly, "No matter how strong the other party is, there are only three thousand people. Don't mess up the formation, you won't be crushed!"
The veterans in the formation took the new soldiers, wiped the sweat on their hands with dust, and looked at the iron cavalry rushing in the distance with cold eyes. The veterans knew that the king of Zhennan would definitely give a crossbow arrow blow as soon as the opponent entered the range, otherwise let the iron cavalry rush in at this peak speed, plus the opponent's personal strength, I am afraid that the 10,000-strong team in front of him will be scattered in an instant.
They held the eggs of the frightened recruits, who couldn't even stand on their feet at this point. You can only rely on the scolding of the veterans to feel your presence.
The momentum of the iron cavalry is really amazing, even the elite of the royal capital garrison is a little cold at this time.
A few kilometers of road is only a blink of an eye for the iron cavalry, and the king of Zhennan stares closely at the movement of the iron cavalry, waiting for the other party to approach the range.
"Bow and crossbow ready!" shouted King Zhennan, "Release!"
The crossbowmen stationed behind the heavy infantry collectively raised their crossbows and crossbows, tilted them at 45 degrees, and released them towards the sky. The crossbowmen used a three-stage shooting method, and the firing of the crossbow was almost non-stop.
The crossbow arrows rained down, and they rained down on the iron cavalry, without too much aiming, the crossbow arrows almost went towards the iron cavalry, and the crossbow arrows shot by nearly 10,000 crossbowmen completely covered the entire range of the iron cavalry.
However, when the crossbow arrow hit the iron cavalry, even the king of Zhennan only felt a chill in his heart.
The crossbow arrow hit the Xuantie armor, with the bonus defense of the opponent's gangqi, this arrow rain, even the opponent's defense could not break through, the crossbow arrow hit it, it was resisted and broken, and fell to the ground in two.
Zhang Chao smiled coldly, this was not the first time that the iron cavalry had faced a rain of crossbow arrows, they didn't care about such an attack at all. With a wave of the war knife in his hand, Zhang Chao ordered loudly, "The whole army, assault!"
The entire iron cavalry hit the army of King Zhennan like a sharp knife, and the heavy infantry in front raised the spear in their hands, but it could not stop the impact of the iron cavalry, and the heavy infantry in the front team was almost broken by a blow.
"General-level officers come forward to fight! Don't be stunned in the cavalry formation, go up and entangle them!" King Zhennan shouted.
Yu Chen's cavalry team also moved at this moment, and directly slammed into the iron cavalry from the side, and the cavalry brandished their spears and stabbed them fiercely at the iron cavalry.
"Phew!"
Countless muffled sounds came out, and the cavalry couldn't help but be in a daze, the ferocious attack just now did not break through the opponent's defense at all, but the iron cavalry casually waved the black iron spear to the side, which could beat the cavalry to death or injury.
"Don't fight hard!" King Zhennan shouted again, "Fight! Don't go up alone, go up together, the heavy infantry hurry up and replenish! Don't pull the formation!"
King Zhennan's command was of little use, but it only slowed down the speed of the Iron Cavalry. The strength of the iron cavalry team composed of these captain-level soldiers is too strong, and the general attack will not be effective at all, although at this moment, the captain-level captains in the army of Zhennan Wang are also surrounded, but after all, the number is too small, and the step forward is completely the rhythm of the opponent's two to one or even three to one.
Zhang Chao rushed into the military formation, as if he had entered a no-man's land. With the swing of the sword, it was easy to sweep and kill a few soldiers, without any pressure at all.
Of course, the king of Zhennan couldn't allow Zhang Chao to be so presumptuous, and surrounded the general-level officer corps, and four general-level officers rushed to the front, raised their hands and stimulated their real strength, and stubbornly resisted Zhang Chao's attack.
The remaining two general-level officers were not idle, and took the captain to directly attack the iron cavalry formation, and the true power inspired by the general level was wrapped in the power of the attributes, even if the physical power was blocked by the opponent's dark iron armor, the subsequent attribute power attack was internal, but it also made the iron cavalry injured and fell off the horse.
As soon as the man fell off his horse, he was surrounded by heavy infantry, and seven or eight people suddenly smashed out the weapons in their hands, vowing to kill the iron cavalry on the spot. These soldiers were heavily armed, and even the Iron Cavalry was extremely powerful in defense, but they were no match for four hands. Under the siege, it was difficult for the iron cavalry to even stand up, and after receiving several blows, they died on the spot.
Seeing that the iron cavalry could be killed and wounded, the morale of King Zhennan's army recovered a little, and the soldiers bravely stepped forward to fight, wanting to replicate the previous tactics.
Zhang Chao's eyes were cold, the iron cavalry was blocked from speed, and he lost no less than ten people at this time, even against a large army of 30,000 people, Zhang Chao was unwilling to accept such a loss. He raised his hand and waved his sword, and suddenly forced away several general-level officers who were inferior to his own real strength, and turned around and attacked sideways.
The iron cavalry beside him followed, and immediately rushed out of the way. The defense on this side is naturally not as tightly defended as the Zhennan Wang's army in front of the formation, and Zhang Chao is the highest general in his personal force here, and if he wants to run without a fight, it is difficult for these generals to stop him.
It was too late to say that it was too late, and Zhang Chao had already rushed out of the encirclement with the iron cavalry, and when he turned his head, he saw that the large army of 3,000 people had only lost less than 30 people. But on the side of King Zhennan, more than 700 soldiers had already died on the spot, and this was just the first wave of the iron cavalry's charge.
War is not simply a comparison of numbers. These more than 700 people are all elite soldiers of the heavy infantry and elite cavalry of King Zhennan, and such elite soldiers are only 7,000 in his hands. If the iron cavalry continues to attack like this, I am afraid that the entire army will disperse in a few moments. It's like dominoes, and if the main combat force is scattered, can we still expect the remaining stragglers to save the overall situation? This is obviously unrealistic.
"This is the army of the Xia Kingdom?" Zhang Chao laughed disdainfully, "It's just a local chicken and a dog!"
"Fart! Let Lao Tzu meet you!"
Suddenly, a loud shout spread across the battlefield. The surging true power surged out, with a blazing fire attribute aura, and a big knife quickly slashed towards Zhang Chao, making Zhang Chao's eyes shrink.
"Who's coming?!" Zhang Chao was knocked out and stopped a few steps, his face was startled, and then he shouted.
"It's your grandfather here! The dog thief is dead!"
As he spoke, General An's attack followed.
Behind him, the five thousand knights in red leather armor also raised their cavalry crossbows in their hands, and in a moment, the crossbow arrows suddenly fired.
This is the egret with the phoenix dancing cavalry, arriving as scheduled!