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"One hundred and eighty steps, tight~~"
The rangefinder in the formation used a looking glass to closely monitor the movements of the Lady's cavalry, and shouted loudly every twenty steps.
Heavy breathing came one after another, and in the three square formations, all the shield-bearers, spear-men, and even long-bowmen looked solemn.
Even Wang He had veins popping out on his forehead, silently waiting for the moment of battle to come.
"One hundred and sixty steps~~"
"One hundred and forty steps~~"
"One hundred and twenty steps~~"
"Wind~~"
As the rangefinder roared with all his strength, the sharp copper whistle kept echoing in the formation.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh-"
The long archer decisively loosened the tight bow string, and in an instant, thousands of sharp swords rose into the air, transformed into a dark cloud, and covered the galloping war horses ahead!
A noble cavalryman raised his arc sword high and kept roaring passionately. Seeing the Han army formation approaching, he couldn't help tightening his horse's belly and wanted to speed up and rush over.
But the next moment, an icy-cold arrowhead fell from mid-air, directly piercing the leather armor on his body until it sank into his chest.
In an instant, his face turned pale, and he felt that all the strength in his body faded away like a tide as the arrowhead entered his body.
Finally, he opened his mouth, lowered his right arm holding the arc knife high, fell sideways onto his horse, and was trampled into dust by countless pairs of iron hooves behind him.
Another cavalryman noticed that an arrow was fired from the Han army's formation, and immediately raised a round shield above his head.
With the two sounds of "Tuk Tuk", his reaction allowed him to successfully escape the disaster.
But his luck only ended there.
A man can block an arrow, but a horse cannot.
A sharp arrow pierced directly through the horse's head, and the war horse neighed in pain, knocking the cavalryman to the ground, and then fell heavily to the ground.
The poor cavalryman had his neck broken, and he couldn't believe it until he died.
A hail of arrows swept across, and about a hundred cavalrymen in the noble widow's army were overturned.
There was nothing that could be done about it. The cavalry's high-speed maneuvering and longbow projection meant that the hit was random, so it could only have such an effect.
However, the Han soldiers did not expect to be able to drive back these cavalry with a wave of arrows. This round of firing was just a test of the fighting spirit of the opposing cavalry.
Next, is the real decisive moment.
Xia Yu, who had been paying attention to the battle situation, couldn't help but said to Bai Qi: "Commander Bai, let the brothers in the artillery battalion support the firepower. If you rely on the soldiers' formation alone to face the cavalry charge, I'm afraid..."
"It's not time yet!" Bai Qi rejected his proposal, "The reason why I let the infantry square face the cavalry head-on is to destroy the fighting spirit of the noble army here. Wang He is my deputy general, and Wei Wu soldiers are also They are not ordinary people, they can withstand it!”
Xia Yu stopped talking and continued to use the looking glass to pay attention to the battle ahead.
"Kill~Kill all these Han people~~"
"Ouch~~"
Less than twenty steps away, the noble cavalrymen howled collectively as if they had been beaten to death.
On the other hand, the Han army's formation was eerily quiet.
Wang He silently calculated the enemy's distance in his mind, and couldn't help closing his eyes until the first cavalryman rushed into the range of the spear.
"here we go!"
Bang~~
Boom~~
"Xu~~"
"呲~~"
The entire column of cavalry finally ran into the infantry phalanx, causing turmoil and casualties on both sides.
A shield player felt as if the shield that was close to him was hit by a heavy object. The huge resistance made him vomit a mouthful of bright red blood, but he still gritted his teeth and used all his strength to push back the shaky shield. .
The other shield wielder was not so lucky. When the cavalry charged into the formation, he was thrown away and fell into the formation without a chance of life or death.
Fortunately, the second shield player behind him stepped in in time to keep the formation stable.
The first round of the 5,000 cavalry charge was the most violent, directly causing casualties of 300 soldiers.
However, fortunately, the battle formation is still intact.
However, the infantry's battle formation was stable, and what followed was a violent counterattack.
"thorn~~"
"Drink~~"
Under the roar of the superior officer, the infantrymen in the forefront all thrust out their spears.
They didn't even need to deliberately aim, because the noble cavalry in front of them were densely gathered in one place, and every spear thrust would definitely bring up a pool of bright red blood arrows.
"Pfft~"
A noble cavalryman was about to turn his horse, but three spears suddenly pierced his chest at the same time. He fell to the ground before he even had time to moan.
"Ah no~~"
There was also a noble cavalryman. His horse was stabbed with countless bloody holes in his crotch. Just as he was about to dismount and run away, a spear protruded from the formation like a poisonous snake and stabbed him directly in the lower abdomen.
As the spear hand twisted, he let out a painful roar and died in pain in front of the Han army's formation.
Another group of noble cavalry screamed and fell off their horses as soon as their horses charged into the formation, falling into the Han army's formation.
Before they could react, countless spears and military boots with palm nails pricked them alive into pulp.
The noble cavalrymen fell one by one in front of the Han army. It is easy to advance but difficult to retreat. Facing the well-trained and disciplined Han army, they felt despair for the first time in their lives.
"Alas~~"
Nan Zhen looked at the changes in the battlefield situation and never expected that it would turn out like this. Five thousand cavalry were facing off against less than ten thousand Han troops. Logically speaking, they would have enough advantages, but why...
"Let me go, don't~ don't~"
A noble cavalryman was knocked off his horse by a spear. He was so frightened that he rolled on the ground, trying to find shelter from his companions.
But when he took a closer look, he realized that there were people lying on their backs all over the place, and there was no one of him around him.
Fear spread like a plague, and all he could think about now was escaping from this forbidden land of death.
But the Han army behind him didn't give him this chance at all. The moment he stood up, a bloody spear penetrated directly through his back. He clearly heard the sound of the bones in his body being crushed, and finally spit out a mouthful of bloody foam. Died in agony and fear.
"Retreat, retreat quickly~"
The noble cavalry who lost their mobility advantage saw heavy losses and decisively chose to retreat. They turned their horses and retreated to Nanzhuan's position.
"The Han army will win!"
"The Han army is mighty!"
"The Han army will win!"
"The Han army is mighty!"
Facing the retreating Guiwi cavalry, the Han soldiers cheered in unison, which frightened the Guiwi army.
During this period, the Han army suffered 360 casualties, and the Guiwi cavalry lost 1,200 cavalry. Most of the Han soldiers suffered the greatest losses in the first round of cavalry charge.
Lost?
So defeated! ?
Is it difficult or unbelievable that the infantry and cavalry actually lost in a head-to-head confrontation?
Still being upright and without any conspiracy!
"This Han army is indeed a formidable enemy. Order the infantry to assemble. I, the general, will annihilate them in one fell swoop!"
Nan Zhen gave the order and decided to wipe out the Han army on the opposite side.
Because he knew that if he did not suppress the arrogance of the opposite Han army, the morale of his own army would inevitably be affected.
However, the cavalry he brought with him on this trip did not dare to be dispatched rashly. They were said to be 100,000 cavalry, but in fact, there were less than 30,000 that truly met the standards of cavalry. The rest were scattered wild cavalry composed of herdsmen, and they could not afford to lose them.
