Immediately, Zhao Wei no longer hesitated, and shouted at his subordinates again and ordered: "The whole army accelerates, sprint!" ”

As he spoke, the long knife was held horizontally, his legs exerted force, and the war horse immediately accelerated and galloped......

In the summer of 260 B.C., in the northern part of Shangdang, in that small plain area, the two strongest forces in the Warring States completely burst out for the first time.

It was the strongest collision of red and black, it was a direct dialogue between blood and knife.

No emotion, it's all skill.

Cavalry bombardment, in this era without stirrups, all rely on the personal ability of the cavalry, the feet can not clamp the horse's belly, immediately a cut off the horse, the waist is not tough enough, can not lie up and down at will, immediately a bone is broken. Although there are many fewer bells and whistles in horse warfare in this era than in the stirrup era, it focuses more on the mastery of basic skills.

In this regard, it is clear that the Zhao army, which dealt with the Hu people all day, had more advantages, even though many of the Qin army came from Yiqu (Yiqu grassland, which had been incorporated into the Qin state since the Empress Dowager Xuan), because of the lack of fighting, the skills and strength were much weaker than the Zhao army.

There is a saying that "the difference is a thousand miles", not to mention the backwardness of the cavalry of the Qin army, which is almost comprehensive.

As a result, as soon as the battle began, there were more than 50,000 soldiers in the Rao is Qin army, almost double the 30,000 horses of the Zhao army, but they inevitably fell into disadvantage.

The cavalry of Zhao State, running at the forefront, had about 3,000 horsemen, and its tall horses were obviously much stronger than the follow-up army. Zhao Wei took the lead, personally as the arrow, and with three thousand elite horsemen as the companion, he was the sharp edge of the army, and his intention was very clear, that is, to break the Qin front in one fell swoop.

Obviously, these more than 3,000 arrows were specially selected, not only because they were strong and strong, but also because they were covered with fine armor. Not only are the knights covered in armor, but even the horses' mouths, noses, and chests are covered with iron armor, except for a pair of stirrups, and even have the appearance of heavy horses in later generations.

In addition to the fine armor of the whole body, the weapons of his men were also different from those of most cavalrymen, in addition to a heavy machete, there was a small shield on his left hand, and behind him, instead of bows, he carried several short spears.

It can be said that it is armed to the teeth.

Such an elite cavalry, under the leadership of Zhao Wei, has accelerated its charge, like a torrent of steel, it is really a god blocking and killing God, and Buddha blocking and killing Buddha.

Before the nearest battle, the archers of the Qin army took the lead in attacking, but the bows and arrows of the Qin army were somewhat powerless in front of the elite armored cavalry in high-speed movement.

Only a few "clanging" sounds were heard, and the arrows grazed the armor of the elite cavalry, and there was no more achievement except for a trace of sparks.

Taking advantage of the interval between the Qin army's rounds of attacks, the distance between the two armies was shortened again, and the cavalry of the Zhao army pulled out the short spear from behind in a hurry, and then the body collapsed and leaned back slightly, slightly sideways, and measured the distance with partial eyes.

Almost instantly, thousands of short spears immediately roared towards the Qin army's cavalry array.

Among the Qin army, there may be those with advanced force, such as Yingyi, etc., who dance the long sword in their hand and shoot down the short spear one by one, or those who are lucky, can pass by the short spear, but more are head-on and collide with the short spear.

The spear was not short, it was arm-long, and two fingers thick, and the back was hardwood, but the front was fine iron. With the speed of a horse and the power of twisting its body, the speed of a short spear cannot be matched by that of an arrow, but its power is not comparable to that of an arrow as thick as a finger.

Even if the elite of the Qin army in fine armor was hit by a short spear in the gallop, it would be a broken bone or tendon, if the horsemanship was slightly worse, or a little lax, it was not impossible to be knocked away in one fell swoop.

If it was a Qin soldier wearing ordinary iron armor, there was no other possibility for him except to break the armor and wear it.

Sure enough, as the short spear entered the battle, from time to time, the sound of "puff puff" iron tools entering the flesh and "bang bang" people turning over on their backs came from the Qin army front.

Of course, when the short spear hits, there are not a few who are resisted and not concentrated, and there are more than a thousand short spears, and there are only a few that can really create damage. And the number of more than 1,000 casualties is not worth mentioning among the 50,000 cavalry of the Qin army.

Therefore, casualties were not the most serious problem, and the more serious problem was the situation of people on their backs made by short spears, which greatly affected the marching queue of the Qin army.

What's even worse is that compared with the cumbersome shooting with a bow and arrow, the use of short spears is undoubtedly more convenient, and it is precisely because of this that the Qin army has not had time to fight back, and the second round of short spear attacks of the Zhao army has already struck.

Listening to the sound of breaking the sky, in amazement, the soldiers of the Qin army didn't care about anything else, and imitated the general's appearance one after another, loosening the reins with both hands, and dancing the long sword in their hands, trying to block the short spear out.

Sure enough, because the speed of the short spear was not as sharp as a bow and crossbow arrow after all, the soldiers of the Qin army danced wildly, and actually knocked many short spears to the ground. The second round of the Zhao army's short spear attack was obviously more than a notch worse than the results of the first round of raids.

It's just that in this way, don't think about the bow and crossbow counterattack, what's even more troublesome is that the Qin sergeant left the reins with both hands, and the control of the war horse was weakened by more than one grade, and in addition to the obstacles caused by the fall of the robe along the way, for a while, the originally regular front became potholes.

Without waiting for the generals of the Qin cavalry to adjust their positions, the third round of short spear attacks of the Zhao cavalry was already close at hand, and helplessly, the soldiers of the Qin army could only wave their long swords and then resist.

Since the beginning of the war, the Qin army took the lead in attacking, a round of volleys, but it was a small gain, killing only a hundred, and then completely came to the round of the Zhao army, three rounds of attack, a total of more than 2,000 kills and wounds, nearly ten times more than Qin.

In terms of the results alone, the difference in Qin Zhao's combat power is already clear at a glance.

However, with only 2,000 people, the Qin army can still accept it, however, the purpose of the Zhao army is obviously not only the battle loss of 2,000 people. As the Qin army continued to fall to the ground injured, coupled with the exhaustion of the Zhao army's short spear attack, the front line of the Qin army was already as if Rong had been gnawed by dogs, and it was crooked.

And this kind of chaos, like waves, continued until the follow-up army of the Qin army, knowing that the queue was long enough to eliminate these waves one by one.

However, the confusion of several rows of the front army was enough for the Zhao army to play.

That's right, the short spear of the Zhao army, killing and injuring the Qin army is still secondary, and it is more important to disrupt the pace of the Qin army's advance, so as to create conditions for the follow-up army to rush and kill.

After three rounds of offensives, the two armies were less than a hundred paces apart, almost an instantaneous distance for cavalry. The cavalry of the Zhao army raised their long knives one after another, preparing for the next hand-to-hand encounter.