The twelve wedge formations were like twelve isolated islands in the sea, surrounded and swallowed by the surging cavalry.
However, the infantry in these formations were not as panicked as the crossbowmen who had formed three rows of horizontal formations before.
Perhaps the solid triangle formation gave them a great sense of security, with teammates behind them being trustworthy.
The crossbowmen ran back and stopped running in front of the mound where An Sanxi stood, because they saw the general's banner and the supervising team.
An Sanxi stood on this hill with his two hundred soldiers. His eyes are firm, his expression is solemn, and he is not angry or authoritative.
The general is a brave soldier. Seeing the general like this, everyone suddenly felt at ease.
The officers immediately organized a re-queuing. Since no new orders were received, a new three-column horizontal formation was quickly formed.
In fact, the casualties during the exchange of fire just now were not large, not many people were killed or injured, but the people's hearts and the team were in chaos. An Sanxi was worried that he would be scattered by the cavalry and cause heavy casualties before ordering a retreat.
"Change the formation and form a wedge formation." An Sanxi ordered loudly.
Forming a three-column horizontal formation is of little use. After all, the enemy and we are now fighting together and dare not cover and shoot indiscriminately. Such a powerful crossbow may injure one's own people.
Following a rather chaotic formation, all the captains and squad captains roared and finally arranged the team.
A huge triangular array was arranged.
An Sanxi and his soldiers were at the center.
The soldiers on the third floor outside all picked up their halberds, and the soldiers inside all picked up their steel crossbows.
"Forward!" An Sanxi shouted.
The new wedge formation immediately began to move forward step by step.
In the distance, the Mongolian cavalry was surrounding twelve small wedge formations on all sides, wielding long swords and slashing and smashing them.
Each small wedge formation is a large group, but the number of people is different, some are more, some are less. The number of people was probably between 700 and 1,000.
The length of the Tumut's long knife is about one and a half meters, the handle is forty centimeters long, the blade is about one meter long, and the rest is the knife swallowing plate, tang, accessories, etc.
Their long swords had no advantage over their halberds.
Amid the screams of the squad leader, the first row of three rows of halberdiers knelt down half-kneeling and used the hooks of their halberds to hook the horses' legs. The second row bent down and used the spear points of their halberds to stab the cavalry on their horses. The third row stood up straight and used their axes to chop off the cavalry's armor and helmets.
The third row is farther away, just enough to deal with the enemies in the nearest row.
These Mongolians discovered that the opponents they fought were actually axes.
The cavalry has a large target, and the horses are long and require a lot of space to move around. They were far less densely packed than the infantry.
These halberdiers are shoulder to shoulder, and a cavalryman has to face three horizontally and three rearward, for a total of nine infantry. Basically, one person fights against another.
At this density, the cavalry division cannot deal with nine halberds no matter what.
As soon as they entered the battle, the Mongols suffered a heavy loss.
Either the horse's legs were broken off, or the armor was pierced by the halberd, causing the horse to fall off.
It was already very difficult for the long knife to block the three axes chopped off from above. He didn't even care about the three halberds and spear points in the middle, only the horses, so he could only hope for the best.
What they did was that the sword-bearing cavalry in front rushed forward to kill the halberdiers. The tactic of riding behind, waiting for an opportunity to release arrows, kills the halberdiers.
This tactic is okay against the general Ming army, but these militiamen have very strong armor. Plate armor is made of large pieces of metal stamped out, which can distribute the force to the entire armor piece. Therefore, whether it is assassination or slashing, it has lost its effect.
Many Mongolians saw that their long swords were useless and could not penetrate at all, and their own people fell to the ground one after another. He hurriedly took out heavy weapons such as pure iron horse clubs, iron bone sticks, and maces.
Yishiha dodged the blows of two axes one after another, and took the opportunity to hit a halberdier on the head with his bone. He rounded the wooden handle, which suddenly made the southern barbarian's head bloom.
With a loud snap, Guduo's iron head hit the side of the bird's beak helmet hard, shooting out a long line of sparks. The helmet's beak side was obviously deflated.
Lu Jiong was hit, his head was buzzing, and the loud sound had a great impact on his right ear. Fortunately, the beak helmet was fixed on the shoulder armor.
If it is worn on the head, this time, even if the helmet is curved, it does not touch the head and does not hit the head. This is enough to break the cervical vertebrae of the neck.
It's a pity that this armor is a whole force-bearing structure, and the helmet is installed on the shoulder armor. The strength is not enough to knock the whole person down. Therefore, Lu Jiong was just shocked to death.
He knelt on the ground with a thud, stars flashing in front of his eyes, and his ears buzzed with the sound of being hit.
Seeing that he was knocked down by the shock, Yishiha picked up his bones and moved the direction of his cervical vertebrae. He could see that the armor at the back was flat, without the curved surface or edges at the front, so it could be hit solidly.
At this time, a halberd stabbed directly through Yishiha. The halberd soldiers behind him did not give him a second chance to hit him.
After Yi Shiha drew out his halberd, he staggered and fell from his horse. fell to the ground.
"Bash their backs, their backs will be flat." A captain shouted loudly.
But at this time, these halberdiers have their backs facing behind, and the front is where the aluminum alloy plate armor is thick, curved, and has excellent elasticity on the surface.
“Shoot them with heavy arrows, shoot them dead” the centurions were roaring.
A large number of heavy arrows shot in from the gap in the fighting in front.
There was a jingling sound on the militiaman's chest.
Heavy arrow shots at close range are still very powerful, but they still rarely penetrate.
Most of them were slid away by the curved armor surface.
Even where the eye is, it cannot be shot because it is not a slit, but a steel plate with countless small holes. The diameter of these holes is so small that arrow clusters cannot penetrate at all.
The Mongols are going crazy. Who the hell designed the armor? Why can't it find a weak point?
Daza watched for a while and saw that it was always the Mongols who were being killed and wounded, and the halberdier casualties were very small. Because the fighting area is very small and cannot accommodate too many people. The Mongols were riding horses. The cavalry lost their speed and could not collide, and their arrows were blocked by sophisticated armor. There was nothing they could do.
And he saw the large group of halberdiers behind him forming an array and charging forward.
"Use a lasso to pull them out of the array and trample them to death with horses." Dasa said through gritted teeth.
The casualties today are too great.
On the way to the charge, there were four to five thousand casualties. This time in the melee, more than two thousand casualties were caused again. Casualties have reached 20%. The Tumut people suffered a great loss.
As the horn blew, the Mongols retreated and distanced themselves.
Just when everyone thought they had admitted defeat and were preparing to leave.
The Mongolian cavalry suddenly twisted its body at a distance of more than ten meters, and ropes flew out. Each one accurately trapped a armored halberdier.
Then they whipped the horses violently and dragged the halberdiers out of the array.
(Making up the two chapters I owed yesterday)
