Chapter 689: Heavy cavalry out of battle, the Qin army was defeated
Under the huge impact, the Qin army's tightly organized front was shattered almost instantly.
The Qin army, as a powerful army in the world, did not collapse because of this. Although the foot soldiers in front of them were scattered by the heavy cavalry, they still hugged each other in groups, trying to counterattack the behemoth in front of them.
Not only the Qin soldiers at the forefront, but also the crossbowmen in the rear who had not yet reached the rear reacted quickly.
"Stop!" Seeing the chaos in the front of the infantry formation, the Qin army general in charge of the archers in the rear hurriedly stopped the footsteps of all the crossbow soldiers.
In the end, the Qin army was the strongest army in the world, and with the order of the captain, tens of thousands of crossbowmen almost stopped in unison.
Although there is a slight difference due to the distance, it is almost a miracle that in such a large-scale group operation, it is almost a miracle that there can be such an efficient order and prohibition.
Before he had time to think about it, the Qin army's crossbow general raised the red flag in his hand and issued another order: "The whole army is ready for battle, the goal: 100 steps ahead, lead!"
With another order from the general, the archers pulled up their longbows, and the crossbowmen sat on the ground, using their hands and feet together, and slowly pulled the crossbow machine away.
"Put!" Just a few moments later, the red flag in the general's hand had already fallen fiercely.
Immediately, a dense rain of arrows shot out in an instant, and the arrows that covered the sky and the sun almost completely submerged the sky above the heavy cavalry of the Zhao army.
Yes, the Qin army's crossbowmen in the rear were trying to stop the Zhao army's offensive on the front line through a dense rain of arrows, and at the same time block the continued advance of the Zhao army's follow-up troops, so as to help the infantry on the front line reorganize the defensive line.
In order to provide sufficient suppression for the infantry on the front line, the Qin army's crossbowmen did not hesitate to stay at the optimal attack distance of this catapult.
Zhao Jun's catapult was not accustomed to the Qin army's reasoning, one by one huge boulders, almost frantically smashed towards the standing still, although this stone is not as dense as the Qin army's arrows, but its power is not comparable to the arrows, especially in this stagnant military array.
Almost every stone drop can take dozens of lives.
Soon, the Qin army's crossbowmen, who had just completed several rapid shots, had suffered heavy damage.
However, the archers' bloody counterattack and the rain of arrows that covered the sky did not cause even the slightest obstacle to the powerful Zhao army's heavy cavalry.
The products produced by the military industry of the party must be high-quality products.
The sharp arrows had obviously hit the heavy cavalry of the Zhao army, but they could not break through the heavy armor of the Zhao army at all.
In the test on the outskirts of Handan, only a strong bow of more than three stones could see the heavy armor that penetrated the Zhao army, so the rain of arrows from the Qin army, even if it hit the armor of the heavy cavalry, it only left a small white mark on the armor.
Oh, and a crunch sound of "ding".
It's a pity that the crossbowmen behind the foot soldiers are obviously invisible to this scene, otherwise they are very likely to die of depression on the spot.
The crossbowmen could not see it, but the infantry of the Qin army at the front saw this scene clearly.
Looking at the cavalry of the Zhao Army who came out of the rain of arrows, even the soldiers of the Qin Army who were not afraid of death were in their hearts.
Whoever sees this terrible scene can't help but tremble.
But even though they were already frightened in their hearts, the Qin army's foot soldiers still did not collapse. Even, more Qin army soldiers were still under the leadership of their respective generals and launched an attack on the heavy cavalry of the Zhao army.
It's a pity that he mustered up enough courage and stabbed out the spear and Qin sword, but he still failed to break through the armor of the heavy horse, but his body was exposed to the blade of the heavy horseman.
With a flash of silver light, the great head spun around several times in the air, and then fell to the ground heavily, and was immediately trampled into bloody mud by the roaring Zhao army.
Of course, although the three thousand heavy cavalry could not rush to kill all the Qin troops after all.
Even the Qin army that died under the heavy cavalry, although the death was miserable, it was not much, at least for a battle of hundreds of thousands of people, it was by no means a nerve-wracking.
It's just that the presence of heavy cavalry has never been
It's not how many people are killed, but its indomitable impact, the complete destruction of the local formation.
Just like now, although most of the Qin army's foot soldiers still escaped the trampling of the Qin army's heavy cavalry, the originally strict formation had been broken, and the Zhao army, which rushed to kill, immediately launched a division and encirclement of the Qin army.
Looking at the sudden collapse of the front line, Wang Yu, who was sitting on the high platform of the Chinese army, was simply stunned.
A pair of blood-red eyes stared intently at the cavalry of the Zhao army in the distance, trying to find out his weakness. literature
But in the face of such an unknown thing, where can we find its weakness in a short period of time?
Even if you look closely, the only so-called weakness that can be seen in this airtight heavy cavalry is a hole in the eye. But just such a gap, I'm afraid that only a sharpshooter in the army can shoot it.
But how many marksmen can there be in the army? One hundred, or two hundred?
Of course, chopping off the horse's feet is of course the best way to deal with the heavy cavalry, but first, Wang Di, who was standing on the high platform, couldn't see such details at all, second, even if he saw it, he might not be able to think of it, and third, even if he thought of it, he might not be able to let the subordinate Qin army do it.
It is not an easy task to cut the leg of a horse in front of a behemoth-like heavy horseman. Not only does it require a great heart, but it also needs enough suitable weapons, at least the Qin army's standard weapons now, Qin Jian and spear, are not very good weapons.
But even so, the veteran is a veteran in the end, and in the end, Wang Yi still found its drawbacks from the heavy cavalry.
Because the cooperation between the heavy cavalry of the Zhao army and the army was also the first time, Zhao Wei, who had been stuffy in the city, was too aggrieved, so inadvertently, Zhao Wei rushed over the head with his heavy cavalry, and even exposed a huge gap between him and the follow-up Zhao army's foot soldiers.
"No matter how strong you are, it's only a thousand riders." Wang Di tried to tell himself.
Immediately, Wang Di decisively ordered: "Order, the army in the middle retreats quickly, and the two wings of the army outflank the central position, directly into the junction of the cavalry and infantry of the Zhao army, and must intercept the infantry of the Zhao army!"
That's right, Wang Di's tactics are very simple, if you can rush, then let you rush, as long as the follow-up Zhao army is cut off, there is always a way to deal with you.
It should be said that Wang Di is still a little disrespectful in the face of the unknown, at least he is too conceited about Qin Jun.
These 3,000 heavy rides can almost be said to be a product of the era.
Stirrups and Takahashi saddles, according to history, will not gradually appear until the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
The emergence of these two things also completely changed the balance of power between the nomadic peoples of the north and the agrarian peoples of the south.
Its power is comparable to that of the Industrial Revolution.
Under such a cross-era product, Wang Yi still thought that it could be solved by relying on the advantage of numbers, which was obviously a bit too much.
Of course, this is no wonder Wang Di.
It's just that Wang Di wants to win too much! He knew very well that this sudden monster cavalry was the last fight of the Zhao army, as long as he withstood this last fight, the Zhao army could only withdraw under the pressure of Shangdang County.
In the face of such a temptation, anyone will try their best to resist this wave of attacks.
It's a pity......
But when he saw Wang Di's words fall, a herald beside him immediately received the order and said, "Yes."
Immediately, on the huge battlefield, the formation of the Qin army began to change rapidly, and only a small part of the infantry of the Chinese army remained to hold their positions, delaying the attack of the heavy cavalry of the Zhao Bureau, and most of them turned around and moved to the left and right, trying to bypass the heavy cavalry of the Zhao army and directly block the follow-up foot soldiers.
I have to say that the combat power of the Qin army is indeed amazing, not only the main general who is the commander and dispatcher is shrewd and capable, but the middle-level generals are also very powerful, and the Qin soldiers below are even more trained like fingers.
The Qin army, which was left to block the enemy, did not complain at all, but sacrificed their lives to launch a dying attack on the cavalry of the Zhao army, and even threw several heavy cavalry down and dismounted, desperately completing their last mission;
The main force that retreated did not have the slightest drag, and withdrew when it was said, the movements were neat and uniform, and the retreat was clean and fast;
Even the cavalry, which was slightly inferior to the Zhao army in combat strength, began an orderly movement under the command of Meng Fu: while continuing to contain the cavalry of the Zhao army, they pulled out their positions to provide enough space for the foot soldiers to circle around.
It's just that no matter how fast the infantry reacts, no matter how elite the soldiers of the Qin army are, they can't outrun the heavy cavalry that is advancing like a wall.
You can come from all directions, I will only go all the way!
The greatest force of the heavy cavalry is not the sharp long knife and the extremely fast bow, but the heavy cavalry itself!
It was the fearless charge brought about by his invulnerable physique, the invincible speed brought by that fearless charge, and the shocking impact brought by that invincible speed.
If you encounter it, you will die, and if you suffer it, you will be injured!
This is the ultimate form of cavalry in ancient and modern times-Tiefutu!
The Qin army, who hurriedly adjusted the formation, did not expect that after this mountain-like ironclad heavy cavalry was blocked by his own again, it did not affect his speed at all, and even after developing his own intentions, this ironclad heavy cavalry charged and killed even more fiercely.
Shield soldiers, spearmen, jumping soldiers, heavy armor soldiers, and grenadiers all fell in front of the heavy cavalry of the Zhao army.
Finally, the crossbowmen finally had their nightmare.
The clattering hooves of the horses ruthlessly trampled through the well-made bows and crossbows, and even the men and bows groaned helplessly under the iron hooves.
And with the crossbow line's formation ruthlessly broken, no matter how much the formation was adjusted, it was powerless to stop the Zhao army!
Wang Di, who was still watching the battle from the high platform of the Chinese army, finally closed his eyes, and he knew that he had lost again.
But only two seconds later, Wang Yi opened his eyes again!
He can't mess around! There is no room for loss in the army!
"Command the whole army to retreat immediately! The rear army of 20,000 will stick to the camp and buy time for the whole army to retreat!" Wang Di immediately calmly gave the order to retreat: "The whole army retreats to the border of Han and Chu, Fangcheng!"