687 Fierce Battle 3
Ma Teng and Han Sui's Qiang and Hu iron cavalry trampled on their companions' flesh and blood and rushed forward in the rain of arrows; but the casualties they faced were even greater. After all, after entering 150 steps, the crossbows in the hands of the soldiers under Zhao Yun could fire three crossbow arrows at one time. The density of the arrow rain was greater and the lethality was stronger. In addition, the terrifying threatening power on the crossbow carts could sometimes penetrate the bodies of several Qiang and Hu iron cavalry soldiers at one time, which brought a stronger sense of fear of the mountain.
The continuous rain of arrows ruthlessly ravaged the Qiang and Hu iron cavalry. Although the number of soldiers of the Qiang and Hu iron cavalry was extremely large, it was not as dense as that of the arrow rain. A net of arrows was formed again at a short distance, making it difficult for the Qiang and Hu iron cavalry to pass through. Even those who rushed to Zhao Yun's army formation lost their speed, and were facing tall shields and dense gun forests.
The Qiang Hu Iron Cavalry only has leather armor on its chest as a protection, which has no effect on dense crossbow arrows like raindrops. All they are waiting for is death. Not only can people avoid such dense arrow rains, but it is difficult for people to avoid being killed even if the war horses under their bodies are shot into hornet nests. Many Qiang Iron Cavalry have their bodies shot into hornet nests, and countless crossbow arrows are nailed on their bodies.
The nearest 150 steps distance is even more cruel and ruthless. The crossbow in the hands of Zhao Yun's soldiers can shoot three crossbow arrows at one time. Each crossbow arrow box has thirty crossbow production fields, and can fire ten times in a row. Under such extremely powerful shooting, there are very few Qiang and Hu iron cavalry who can escape the ravage of crossbow arrows.
Although the effect is very poor when entering the range of the bows and arrows in the Qiang and Hu iron cavalry. On the one hand, the soldiers of Zhao Yun have shields on their heads, and the armor on the bodies of the soldiers under Zhao Yun have good defense capabilities and are protected in key areas. The bows and arrows in the hands of Qiang and Hu cavalry cannot cause any major damage. At most, they will cause minor injuries to the soldiers under Zhao Yun, which will not form fatal lethality.
The Qiang and Hu cavalry paid more than 20,000 casualties and finally rushed to the front of Zhao Yun's army. However, the Qiang and Hu cavalry lost their speed. Although the Qiang and Hu cavalry had red eyes and pulled their swords to rush towards the black steel shield forest in front of them, trying to break the gap. Facing the forest like a forest, many Qiang and Hu cavalry were stabbed thoroughly by the gun forest before they even hit their shields.
The Qiang and Hu iron cavalry, who had lost their speed, hit the shield, and its strength was not as strong as expected. The shield soldiers under Zhao Yun felt the collision force coming from the front, and did not cause fatal damage to the shield, and the soldiers could resist it. The soldiers under Zhao Yun, who were holding guns and shields, removed the closely connected shields above his head, and shouted in a deep voice, neatly stabbed the spear in his hand, watching the hideous Qiang and Hu iron cavalry in front of him being penetrated, bringing waves of blood.
In the air, crossbow arrows were still roaring and unscrupulously ravaging the Qiang and Hu cavalry. Under the impact of the Qiang and Hu cavalry like the sea tide, the straight line of the Zhao Yun army was bent, but with the stabbing of countless spears, the array returned to its original state again.
The huge shield wall erected behind Zhao Yun's shield was like an insurmountable city wall. Although shield soldiers continued to fall, someone would immediately make up for it. The entire military formation was as unshakable as a towering mountain in front of the charge of the Qiang and Hu cavalry, protecting the crossbow soldiers behind him to continue to attack.
When Zhao Yun saw that the Qiang and Hu cavalry had lost their speed and their formation was scattered, he immediately ordered the soldiers to blow trumpets and beat drums, and asked Mo Dao Hand to step forward and eliminate the Qiang and Hu cavalry. The Qiang and Hu cavalry who lost their speed were not as powerful as an excellent infantry, and Mo Dao Hand was originally a group of troops formed for the cavalry. Mo Dao weighed 40 kilograms and was about 1.8 meters long. Its lethality was very powerful, especially when chopping and slaughtering war horses.
Mo Dao Hands are all composed of strong men in the army. They are three in a group, one of whom cuts the cavalry on the horse, one of whom cuts the legs, and one of whom is responsible for protection.
Under the slashing of Mo Dao Hand, the heads of Qiang and Hu cavalry were constantly chopped down, and some even had their bodies cut into two sections; the combat power of Qiang and Hu cavalry without speed decreased by more than half, becoming the target of Mo Dao Hand's killing, and also facing the ravages of crossbow arrows; the advantages of Qiang and Hu cavalry were not exerted, and they became slaughtered lambs.
The Qiang and Hu Iron Cavalry soldiers who were advancing not only suffered from the baptism of crossbow arrows like storms, but also had to bear the fierce slash of Mo Dao Hands. The originally dense formation was instantly hit, and a large number of Qiang and Hu cavalry and war horses fell down on the ground. As a result, the Qiang and Hu cavalry behind had to step on them, and accidentally stepped on their companions who had not yet died into meat sauce. This was the most tragic thing in the world. Some people struggled to get up, but found that they had been stepped on by the heavy horse hooves and directly stepped on them into thick plasma.
The dense formations evacuated instantly, and the neat formations were instantly chaotic. The Qiang and Hu Iron Cavalry suffered an unprecedented blow, but under the killing of the supervising team, the Qiang and Hu cavalry were still moving forward and slowly advancing, as if no one in this world could stop their progress.
Ma Teng and Han Sui saw that 60,000 cavalry suffered heavy casualties and were facing the situation of being beaten. If they did not send troops to attack, this wave of attack would end in failure. If they wanted to engage in a second battle, the casualties would be huge.
In this case, after brief discussion, Ma Teng and Han Sui immediately asked the 50,000 cavalry on the left to attack Zhao Yun's army, hoping to break through the formation of Zhao Yun's army. Only by breaking the formation of Qiang can you have hope of winning, otherwise you will face the devastating attack of Zhao Yun's army.
Facing Ma Teng and Han Sui reinforced 50,000 cavalry, Zhao Yun ordered the crossbow chariots and crossbow archers to block it, and on the other hand, Lu Mine on the right led 20,000 flying bear cavalry to meet it.
The cavalry under Lu Ning had thrusts, which could use bows and arrows and crossbows to shoot in high-speed movements and conduct assaults. Their combat power was also very strong. The thrusts could shoot and thrusts, which had more assault functions than the previous pure cavalry and thrusts.
After entering the 300-step distance, Lu Mine waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him pulled the crossbow machine in their hands, and the crossbow arrows flew out like raindrops; while Lu Mine Iron Cavalry did not completely fight against the Qiang and Hu cavalry, but attacked within the range. After the two boxes of crossbow arrows were shot out, the formation was tilted to the left to avoid the impact of both sides. At the same time, the javelin in the cavalry's hands fiercely threw the Qiang and Hu cavalry. At such a close distance, the Qiang and Hu people could penetrate through after being thrown by the javelin.
After the flying bear cavalry led by Lu Mine threw the javelin in his hand, it would immediately draw out the sabre and raise it flat, and use the high-speed power of the war horse to simply chop the Qiang and Hu cavalry; the army did not directly collide, but pushed the Qiang and Hu cavalry away layer by layer like plucking cabbage.
Such tactics can fully utilize the performance of the weapons and equipment in the hands of soldiers of Lu Ning, especially the shooting effect of the crossbow, which can effectively exert its advantages, allowing the saber with excellent performance to play its advantages; and the light armor on the soldier can also obtain a good protective effect to avoid the huge casualties caused by soldiers during collision.
Chapter completed!