A sharp roar from the vanguard troops of the Dulu tribe caused the Turkic cavalry behind them to react quickly after being stunned by the shells.
The Turkic cavalry present, who were not elite soldiers who had survived several national wars, and who were not veterans who had experienced hundreds of battles, quickly opened the distance between each other and dispersed the charging formation.
As soon as the charge formation of the Dulu cavalry dispersed, the power of the artillery was shown to be insufficient.
The number of enemy troops injured by one cannonball is slightly less than the 30% effectiveness of attacking the Jin Kingdom's defenders.
However, the momentum created by the explosion of the artillery shells was enough to cause the Turkic cavalry to be negligent when controlling their horses.
With the help of the powerful bed crossbow, the Turkic cavalry did not dare to be so unscrupulous when charging.
As the first wave of artillery and crossbow attacks separated, the Turkic cavalry's superb riding and shooting skills were fully demonstrated.
Feathered arrows shot through the air and headed towards the dragon's infantry phalanx.
Facing the bows and arrows fired by the Turkic cavalry, the shield hands of the dragon soldiers and horses only blocked half of the arrow clusters, and the clanging sound was mixed with the screams of the robes behind them.
Ashinamo waved a scimitar in one hand and held an exquisite hand crossbow in the other: "Men, spread out your formation and shoot in a roundabout way."
After the order was passed several times, the Turkic cavalry immediately moved toward the outer perimeter of the dragon's soldiers and horses, and began to use their speed advantage to launch a kite-flying strategy against the dragon's soldiers and horses.
Wan Mingliang and Yun Chong each commanded a group of soldiers and horses. They looked at the formation changes of the Turkic cavalry, their expressions unchanged, and the flags in their hands waved frequently.
"Archer, let go!"
The dragon archers who had already bent their bows and ready arrows quickly stood up behind the shield bearers and shot at the Turkic cavalry that were outflanking on both sides.
A wave of arrows denser than the Turkic arrow rain shot towards the rushing Turkic cavalry.
Screams came one after another, and from time to time, Turkic cavalry fell under their horses, and finally died tragically under the hooves of their own horses.
However, the number of Turkic cavalry troops lost under the rain of arrows aroused the idea of Wan Mingliang and the others, who hurriedly picked up the telescope and looked at the fast Turkic cavalry.
Seeing the fine armor and protective equipment on the Turkic soldiers and horses, the two frowned slightly.
No wonder the arrow rain, which in the past could cause damage to dozens or even hundreds of troops, had such little effect today. It turned out that the Turkic cavalry had already given up their leather armor and replaced it with sophisticated and strong armor.
The two of them knew without thinking about the origin of these armors that they must have come from the remnants of the Jin Kingdom.
With the Jin Kingdom's character of not leaving even a hair behind before retreating, they were able to get enough armor to support 80% of the Turkic cavalry in replacing them with excellent equipment.
Today's Turkic cavalry is also the same as our own soldiers. The entire army is armored, and the gap in military equipment has been almost completely made up.
In this way, this battle is really evenly matched.
The second wave of artillery bombardment caused the Turkic cavalry to pause again for a moment. Dalong's archers immediately seized the opportunity and covered it with arrows.
The casualties caused to the Turkic cavalry this time were obviously heavier.
"Report, the enemy troops are attacking from the left towards the center of our army's formation, obviously intending to break up our army's formation."
The lookout's words made Wan Mingliang look away immediately. He saw a group of cavalry of about two to three thousand men completing a large detour and charging towards the position of the central army. He hurriedly waved the command flag in his hand.
"The shield men cover, the archers assist, hooks, sickles and spears, and the sword men come forward."
Following Wan Mingliang's command flag, the defensive formation of the Chinese army in Dalong's phalanx immediately began to change.
The rain of arrows from the archers blocked the impact speed of the enemy cavalry. The hooks and sickles at the rear were quickly supplemented by Mo Daoshou.
The Turkic cavalry who shot a wave of arrows put the bows and arrows on their backs, waved the scimitars in their hands and began to attack the army formation on the left wing.
Now that they have sophisticated armor, the enemy's arrow rain only caused a small number of casualties to our own soldiers and horses. Compared with previous charges, the losses were negligible. This suddenly gave the Turkic cavalry a great encouragement, and they displayed their best performance. Twelve points of strength rushed towards the dragon enemy.
Seeing the enemy in front of them, the Turkic cavalry who thought they would ride on their horses suddenly saw the shield bearers of the dragon soldiers and horses quickly retreating from both sides, leaving a huge gap.
However, the speed of the war horses could no longer be controlled, and the Turkic cavalry in the van could only grit their teeth and continue to attack.
As long as the dragon's infantry is cleared of a hole, one's own troops can be divided into outflanking their various formations. When the time comes, they will stand together, fearing that they will accidentally injure Paoze, and the enemy's artillery and crossbows will not dare to fire at all.
At this time, the advantage of the cavalry was reflected in the charge.
As soon as the Turkic cavalry of about 1,500 people rushed into the gap left by the dragon's shield-hands, the shield-men immediately rushed forward again, holding up their shields to desperately resist the subsequent impact of more than a thousand cavalry.
As soon as the Turkic cavalry reacted, the spearmen and halberdiers on both sides and the archers wielding their swords slashed at the enemy with their swords.
The scene where spears and halberds penetrated flesh and swords saw blood was instantly staged. More than a thousand cavalrymen were crushed and strangled by a group of hungry wolf-like dragon infantry.
The more than a thousand cavalry who were blocked outside the shield barely broke through a gap. The scimitars in their hands had just killed some enemies. What greeted them was the impact of the Mo Dao Shou and the attack of the hook and sickle spear.
The advantage of the cavalry was suppressed in the blink of an eye.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the following cavalry immediately put away their scimitars and turned around on both sides of their horses' heads. They fired back again with the bows and arrows in their hands, hoping to help Pao Ze, who was trapped in the enemy's formation, reduce some pressure.
However, what made them helpless was that even with their own help, more than 1,500 brothers who were trapped in the enemy's formation were all killed before they could hold on for even a quarter of an hour.
Surrounded by groups, they were unable to attack at all, so they were treated as living targets for meritorious service by the spearmen.
While Ashinamo was commanding his troops, he was paying attention to the tribal warriors under his command who were attacking the army's formation.
Seeing the scene of the enemy killing thousands of men effortlessly, I realized that although the advantage of the cavalry was powerful, the disparity in strength between the two sides made it impossible for them to attack and had been forged into iron. An infantry phalanx with one barrel.
Although the enemy troops are infantry, their coordination is too perfect. The coordination of various arms is far beyond what our single cavalry can break.
Coupled with the huge disparity in strength, thousands of troops could not shake the enemy's formation.
Looking at the cavalry fighting around him, Ashinamo wanted to order a team of soldiers and horses to come to the rescue, but after searching for a long time, he discovered that the two cavalry parties had already fallen into a chaotic melee, and there was no gap at all. Soldiers and horses.
"Send the order, outflank and fight back on both sides, use bows and arrows to attack the enemy, and stop attacking the enemy's formation."
"Got the order!"
Ashinamo's mind was agitated, Wan Mingliang's and Yun Chong's minds were also unable to calm down.
Although our infantry made great contributions in killing the enemy, the situation of our cavalry is not optimistic.
In their observation, in the past, relying on the superiority of military equipment to fight against the Turkic cavalry, they could often defeat one against two without losing.
Now, to kill an enemy soldier, one's own soldiers and horses also have to pay a certain price, and nearly 60% of the soldiers and horses were killed or injured on a one-for-one basis.
Compared with the duel between infantry and cavalry, the charge between cavalry and cavalry is truly evenly matched.
