Chapter 799 The Tang army is not used to horse fighting, warriors follow me to attack!

Author: Middle-aged paper tiger

Chapter 799 The Tang army is not used to horse fighting, warriors follow me to attack!

Chitian and the others were disguised as miscellaneous soldiers, but they still looked very presentable.

In other words, they were originally miscellaneous soldiers, and their scurrying appearance almost made Hu Guang unable to tell whether they were pretending or really retreating in defeat.

Such an embarrassing escape naturally made Hu Lunqian's cavalry very excited.

According to the excellent matching mechanism of the Hezhong Region, once the enemy makes such a mistake, they can immediately follow the cavalry and directly overwhelm the enemy's infantry formation.

Masoud rode his horse and rushed to the front row. He came from Basra (Basra) under the control of the Bouveshi dynasty.

This is a Cao Mengde-style dynasty that just occupied Baghdad four years ago and has Iraq and southwest Persia as its territory.

The Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty who was controlled by them was the great ruler in black, the Caliph Muti of the Abbasid Dynasty.

At this time, the Bouveshi dynasty was on the rise under the rule of the three Ahmed brothers, so the mercenaries (mercenaries) from Baghdad and other places were very popular because most of them were very brave and good at fighting.

For the sake of visibility, Masoud simply took off the visor on his face, because he felt that the battle was about to end, and the cavalry could kill them at will as long as they rushed into the infantry formation.

"Boom! Woohoo!" A heart-stopping machine vibration and the sound of flying arrows came.

Although Masoud was a little panicked, he quickly calmed down. The source of this confidence was that he was wearing a sturdy Dashi-style armor.

This kind of iron armor composed of iron sheets connected in series is, in part of its structure, a variant of Chinese pierced armor, or it is also called fictional Chinese pierced armor.

The source is the craftsmanship brought by the Tang Dynasty craftsmen who were captured during the Battle of Talos, but I don't know whether it is intentional or because of lack of skills. This kind of armor looks a bit wrong.

In this era, the cannibals were at the center of exchanges between the East and the West. The chain armor that Europeans liked to use and the Chinese-style piercing armor of the Tang Dynasty had a huge impact on the cannibal armors.

Under the collision, this weird combination of chain mail and iron plate armor was born. In another hundred or two hundred years, it will evolve into Turkish plate armor and Persian mirror armor, which are unique techniques in West Asia.

But now, it is still very rough. It is basically covered with chain armor on all sides, and a piece of dense iron armor connected in series is used in the middle.

The protection is pretty good, but it's not as good as Chinese-style armor, and it certainly hasn't been 'tested' by crossbows.

Plop, plop, as the sound of crossbow arrows was fired, the knights in front of Masud fell off their horses one after another.

Massoud even saw several of his fallen companions, who were protected by the same sophisticated armor as him.

Massoud immediately became more cautious. He pretended to be blocked by a fallen horse nearby, and then carefully pulled the reins to the left. It was this small movement that saved their lives.

Because what they were facing was the Tabai camp in front of the palace. All of them were equipped with crossbows and swords. They were all tall and strong, and they were extremely difficult armored infantry to deal with.

After three arrows were fired, the enemy cavalry had already rushed to a place that was only about forty steps away. Du Yuhou, who was in charge of the command, did not panic at all. He waved his command flag, and dozens of infantrymen who had not participated in the crossbow shooting at the enemy came forward with pear-shaped spears.

Now Zhang Zhou's army, the pear flower gun has finally come into play. This kind of pear flower gun used by infantry is quite long. It adopts the mode of one person casting and one person igniting, which makes loading more convenient.

Moreover, the infantry did not rely on this pear-shaped gun to make enemies, so they gave up filling it with other items such as iron filings and arsenic, and instead added a large amount of gunpowder that could produce brilliant fireworks.

It is characterized by loud sound and bright sparks, which are designed to scare cavalry and horses.

Sure enough, when the violent explosions and brilliant flames spurted out and swept past like a fire dragon, these rustic river horses were frightened out of their wits. They all screamed and stopped, and even turned their heads.

Running.

Originally, they were shot down by crossbows during the charge, and the ground was covered with corpses of men and horses. At this time, they were frightened by the pear gun, and the scene became even more chaotic.

The ones in front were running around in fear, while those behind were still rushing forward at a faster speed, so that a wall formed in front of Tabai camp, causing them to bump into each other to form a human wall.

Du Yuhou took the opportunity to shout loudly. After firing the pear blossom spears, dozens of soldiers came out with big axes and slashed at the horse's legs. The remaining soldiers put down their crossbows, drew their bows, and fired accurately.

As for the Mo Dao, eh! That thing is only used when the enemy cavalry dares to approach one after another after being beaten to this extent. There is no need for it now.

Blood flowed like a stream, corpses of men and horses piled up like mountains, and screams shook the sky and earth.

As soon as they made contact, the battle turned into a one-sided battle. The charging cavalry was countercharged by the infantry, killing many people.

Suddenly Lun Jian saw him in the distance, and he was so anxious that white foam spewed out of the corner of his mouth. He quickly ordered someone to play the sharp river flute to summon the cavalry team to come back.

However, although he is one of Guo Guangyi's most talented generals, compared with a master general like Hu Guang, he is far behind.

Hu Guang, who was in the distance, saw that these bandit cavalry could not even break through the first line of defense, so he quickly ordered the Shen Shezhen on both sides to change their formations.

Because it looks like it is very lethal now, but since only one surface is in contact, the efficiency of killing the enemy is still too slow.

Therefore, under Hu Guang's order, the Shenshe Zhentabai Camp and Shennu Camp, which were in the upper hand, immediately changed their formations. They formed a small formation based on two fires, that is, a unit of twenty people.

This small formation has two rattan players, two big bow hands, four hook and sickle spear or swordsmen, six spearmen, and six crossbowmen.

Among them, the rattan hand protects against the stabbing or whipping of the opponent's carbine, and the long gunman protects against the enemy cavalry's direct charge.

The Hook Sickle Spear/Mo Dao Shou is responsible for hooking the knights who dare not charge straight away from their horses, or directly cutting off the legs of the war horses.

The Archer is responsible for executing knights who fall to the ground, and the Crossbowman provides long-range output.

Moreover, such small formations are not far apart from each other and can support each other. The ones with the strongest combat effectiveness can even adjust their positions.

This is what the Central Plains tooth soldiers have summarized over hundreds of years, and is specially used for nomadic light cavalry without armored cavalry.

As long as they are not overwhelmed at once, that is, if the ten or eight small formations in front have established their foothold, no matter how many prairie cavalry come, it will be in vain.

This formation could not even stand up to the Khitan cavalry during Abaoji's period. As long as they did not encounter abnormal armored cavalry such as the Hanshan Dubeiwei cavalry battalion that could compete with the iron pagodas of the heyday of the Jin Dynasty, they could often achieve a complete victory.

At the same time, this formation has another advantage, that is, it can hide strength and show weakness.

For example, now, the enemy cavalry who were attacking were stunned and stunned by a blow to the head, but the Tabai camp suddenly changed their formation, and they suddenly felt that their vision was wide open.

Hey! There seem to be fewer enemies. They are still scattered everywhere, waiting for us to trample on them.

In the little minds of many people, they can quickly imagine that we have defeated the enemy, and this illusion can make them fall into the abyss.

So, Hu Lunqiang, who was ordering people to blow the retreat flute, suddenly realized that his retreat order was useless. The cavalry in front howled like a male dog in heat and rushed forward.

Luo Yangui stood at the front of the team holding a Mo knife and wearing two layers of heavy armor.

This man was rather unlucky. He had already distinguished himself during the Qicheng War, and was a warrior of the younger generation. Later, he made great contributions to the uprising during the Zhou, Liao and Luoyang wars.

But it didn't take long for him to believe Murong Yanchao's lies, and ran to Taiyuan with Yan Kunlun to join Liu Zhiyuan. Later, he was defeated and captured in Jize County.

Originally, according to the law, he was to be married to San Qianli, but Luo Yangui's father, Luo Huan, spent all his family property to pay him the money to get him out of jail, and because he had meritorious service in Luoyang, he was spared.

What's outrageous is that Luo Yangui is now recruited by Li Jixun and comes to Talos again.

This is not just three thousand miles, five thousand miles is enough!

Therefore, Luo Yangui's heart bleeds when she thinks of the 500 yuan of free money that her father spent all his money on.

He only has one thought in his mind right now, and that is to kill more enemies and get more rewards and ranks, otherwise it will be a damn loss.

The chaotic sound of horse hooves sounded. Although Luo Yangui was also the fire chief, he was sent to the front holding a Mo knife because the other fire chief was Wu Yilang, whose status was slightly higher than him.

The surging thieves were not very fast. They had just recovered from the chaos and were only thirty or forty steps away, so they couldn't pick up the speed at all.

A mess of arrows rained down from the sky. Within a short while, Luo Yangui's body and the ground were covered with arrow shafts. He looked like a hedgehog.

The swordsman and shieldman will not protect the swordsman like him who is wearing two layers of armor, but will protect the crossbowman behind him.

The sound of 'Boom! Boom!' sounded, and the crossbowmen in the formation also began to fight back. The thieves' knights began to fall sporadically, at a slower speed.

Luo Yangui looked through the pores in his visor and saw that the enemy knight was about to hit him in ten steps at most. He could already smell the earthy smell of dust and the unpleasant odor of the war horse.

"Royal!" The team in charge shouted loudly, and the spearmen spread out in a semicircle. The shining spear heads clearly told the horses on the opposite side.

'Don't rush here, or you may be disemboweled.'

At the same time, the crossbowmen who had been shooting slowly and accurately immediately accelerated their shooting, and many even fired a flurry of arrows in a short period of time.

There is no need for any accuracy at about ten steps. At this time, one more arrow will have more lethality, and it will mainly be shot towards the war horse.

Sure enough, after seeing the shiny gun head and being hit by many arrows, the horse was in severe pain. It didn't care about any orders. It just wanted to stay away from these ferocious and terrifying upright apes.

The attacking cavalry were like river water being diverted by rocks. There were at least two to three hundred cavalry in front of them, but they invariably formed around a small formation of twenty people and divided into two groups.

Luo Yangui was overjoyed and immediately knew that these guys looked menacing, but they were just a mob.

Because the top armored cavalry, such as the Beiwei cavalry battalion, can take out their hard bows when they are twenty or thirty steps closer to the infantry, shoot two or three arrows in a row, shoot the spear array to pieces, and then crash directly in.

The Khitan armored cavalry were able to slow down their speed and use the protective power of both men and horses to urge their horses to force their way in.

He himself is holding a long and hard bow and strikes from a high position. As long as he crushes the one in front, he can easily cover up and kill him.

The first-rate ones, such as the half-armored cavalry of the Xiazhou Dingnan Army, can also calmly go around the formation, rain down a wave of arrows, and then form a team in the distance. Repeat this, pouring four or five waves of arrows, all the way to the spearmen.

If you can't hold on anymore, break the formation again.

The enemy knights in front of us were the lowest class. Although some knights were still wearing heavy armor, they did not dare to rush into the formation, and they could not maneuver and did not increase their speed. They were just thrown into formation.

The heavy armored infantry were diverted.

If you don't accept the military merits so easily, then you would be sorry for God's kindness.

Luo Yangui shouted loudly, and a white light flashed across the Mo Dao in his hand. The war horse that passed by him neighed in pain, and Luo Yangui chopped off its front leg directly.

The knights screamed in surprise at the same time as the horses, and the big gallbladder next to Luo Yangui roared. The cavalry landed, and the iron-wrapped and ribbed gallbladder suddenly hit the cavalryman's head.

Immediately blood spurted out from his skin, and he could no longer die.

With a bang, Luo Yangui shook, and it turned out that a cavalryman stabbed Luo Yangui with a spear in his hand.

However, Luo Yangui was wearing two layers of heavy armor, and even if he was stabbed by a spear, he was not injured at all.
To be continued...