The effect of the thunderbolt was immediate, and through the unremitting efforts of the leaders of all ethnic groups, the camp of the Xianbei people had gradually shown signs of stabilization, and suddenly the explosion of the thunderbolt sounded, which immediately blew up the camp of the Xianbei people again, and it was even more chaotic.

In the direction of the first division's attack, that is, the south of the large array, countless Xianbei cavalry were blown up on their backs, and the remaining lucky ones who were not bombed for the time being desperately squeezed in other directions.

The 50,000 elites brought back by Budugen have become frightened birds after this period of fighting, and they all know the horror of these loud hidden weapons of the Han army, and now they suddenly hear these explosions not far away, where there is a reason not to dodge far.

It is human nature to seek good fortune and avoid evil, not to mention these Xianbei people who have not read books and have not received any great ideological and theoretical education, they see that danger is close at hand, and their only reaction is to flee, as fast as they can.

The Xianbei cavalry was running around like headless flies, the warriors of the first division had rushed into the formation, the pikemen had an incomparable advantage against the cavalry, and the cavalry was stabbed off the horse with a spear from a distance, and the short scimitar in the cavalry's hand could not reach the enemy at all, so it could only chop the gun of the Han army in vain.

Not to mention, there were really some pikemen whose guns were chopped, but there were not many of them, and most of the Xianbei cavalry were stabbed off their horses before they had time to break their guns. The pikemen who had had their guns cut off were depressed, and if the severing place was close to the tip of the spear, the remaining barrel was still very long, and they could barely fight, because a long stick could still stab the Xianbei cavalry off their horses.

As for the Xianbei cavalry after being stabbed off their horses, the pikemen generally ignored them, and naturally there were rattan armor sword soldiers who followed to take care of them. Those pikemen who were cut to the point of the spear were unlucky, they did not dare to stab those fierce Xianbei cavalry with a short stick, because at this time, as soon as people leaned out, the short knife in their hands was enough to reach them, although they were wearing rattan armor, but they did not want to use this precious rattan armor on their bodies to exchange injuries with the enemy.

Rattan armor is a relatively precious war resource, was cut but although repaired, although the army has a craftsman who specializes in repairing rattan armor, but this thing has higher technical requirements, it is more troublesome to repair, time-consuming and labor-intensive, I don't know if the rattan armor was cut this time, and it will not be used in the next war if it is repaired.

Of course, armor is used to protect oneself, and it is still used when it should be used, especially in critical moments, a piece of rattan armor can often save people's lives. However, when it was not necessary, these rattan armor soldiers could still use sparingly, and in line with this principle, those pikemen whose guns were cut very short could only reluctantly retreat to the rear of the team, and replaced their spears before continuing to fight.

Although the scene was very chaotic, the soldiers of the 1st Division were always chaotic and orderly, advancing and retreating freely. In this attack, the rattan armor soldiers did not use the old method of the past, lined up in a neat queue, advancing neatly like a wall, and then raising their swords and slashing in unison, no matter what they encountered in front, they were all moving forward bravely and destroying everything they encountered on the road.

Now they are facing a chaotic cavalry formation, and this method is obviously unwise, because they are facing a tall horse in every minute, and if they still use that kind of mechanical tactics, to destroy everything in their path, it will undoubtedly bring a catastrophic defeat.

A tall horse is not so easy to be hacked to death, the dying struggle of a horse of several hundred pounds, coupled with the counterattack of the cavalry on his back, even if there is rattan armor protection, it may not be safe. Therefore, this time the 1st Division used a different tactic, and everyone formed a light small formation, which penetrated ~ interspersed in the gap between the cavalry.

The composition of these small formations is very simple, generally a pikeman and two knife soldiers form a team, the pikemen are responsible for stabbing the cavalry off the horse, and the sword soldiers come forward to make up for the leaks, as for the horses, it is naturally good to not hurt them, these are strategic resources.

The pikemen and swordsmen who ran in front were all wearing rattan armor, and they were very safe, and they were not afraid of slashing at all, the only thing they had to worry about was being hit, kicked or crushed by a fallen horse.

Trained they have long known that they can't anger horses while standing behind their farts ~ thighs, and as for being crushed by a fallen horse, it depends on individual reaction and luck. The rattan armor worn by the rattan armor soldiers is far lighter than the ordinary iron armor, so the vine armor soldiers are quite flexible in flipping and moving, as long as they are not too unlucky, they will generally not be able to suppress them.

In addition, feeling that the horsepower in his troops was insufficient, before this departure, Zhang Bao ordered him to hurt as few horses as possible in the battle, so there were very few horses that were killed and fell, and most of the spears of the pikemen were directly greeted by the cavalry.

Only when encountering a very small number of people with extremely high martial arts, the general pikemen cannot stab them off their horses, and at this time they will change to stab the horses. But this is rare, and when encountering this kind of person, the Han army usually temporarily combines several squads to besiege this martial arts master.

As for the situation of being hit by a horse, it is not very common, the Xianbei cavalry is now almost always spinning in place, there is not enough distance for him to lift the horse quickly, and the impact is not large, it is not lethal to the vine armor soldiers.

On the contrary, the cavalry that lost their speed was even more vulnerable than the infantry, they could not use their speed to ram the enemy, and they sat on their horses, which could easily become a target and accidentally save them from attacks from all sides.

Sometimes some of the swordsmen were right behind him, and the knives in their hands were not long enough to cut the knights on the horses, and they would slash at the horses, injuring the horses, and the horses would go crazy and turn the knights off their backs.

Of course, these slashers will avoid the horses directly behind them in advance, so as to avoid being kicked by the horses instead of shooting the horses. The most cautious thing is the bayonet fire ~ spearmen, they are always protected by three rattan armor sword soldiers, and they cautiously go up to engage the Xianbei cavalry.

Since the fire ~ spearmen are all baby bumps in the army, and they don't wear rattan armor, their bodies are the most vulnerable, so they won't go to too crowded places, so as not to have an accident, the rattan armor knife soldiers can't be rescued.

The tunnel-fired rifles of the 1st Division were now six feet five inches (about 1.5 meters) long, and with a two-foot-long bayonet, the total length was higher than that of a man, and its length was not much longer than that of a spear, which was very good for cavalry.

Moreover, this kind of cold weapon for hot weapons has another advantage, because the barrel and bayonet are made of metal, and it is not ordinary metal, and its strength is much better than the wooden barrel of the spear, and it is completely wishful thinking for the Xianbei cavalry to cut off such a barrel, so the results they have achieved are no worse than those of the pikemen squad.