The cavalry formation of Hanzhong Army was filled with the rough snorting of war horses,
The war horses in the front row of the cavalry formation were blowing white air from their noses and whirring.
The breath of the knight on the horse also turned into white air when it came into contact with the cold wind and rain. It floated up together with the white air emitted by the horse, and turned into nothingness in the wind and snow.
The spear pointed at the front was glowing with a cold light, and layers of spears were densely covered.
The saber on the shoulder was shining with dazzling light, and the blades were cold.
To get trapped in a formation and rush forward, the best formation is undoubtedly to sit on the wall.
The difference between wall charge and traditional cavalry charge in cavalry tactics lies in the formation and density.
When traditional cavalry charges, they often stay in a row, but the requirements are not very high, and the formation is relatively spread out. Because they are too close, weapons may accidentally injure teammates on the charge.
The wall charge is very dense compared to the traditional cavalry charge. It is so dense that the cavalry on the horses will touch their teammates when they raise their sabers horizontally. The queues are closely together, like infantry.
With the same number of people, the front area of the cavalry that uses wall charging is only one-third of that of the cavalry that uses traditional charging.
When facing a battle, the wall charge can give people the courage to charge because of the close comrades around them, making the soldiers more fearless.
The dense formation under the wall charge formation can improve the frontal impact and lethality of the cavalry.
However, the dense formation also caused the biggest shortcoming of this tactic.
In a military formation that mounts a wall and attacks the infantry head-on, the survival rate of the first and second rows of cavalry is extremely low.
Wall charge is actually a life-for-life style of play. Although it improves the frontal impact, it also exposes the weakness of the flanks.
But now Chen Wang doesn't need to worry about the danger on the flanks, because both flanks are getting out of the way of the Xuan Da army soldiers standing on the side of the road.
A tight formation will limit the display of personal skills, but because of this, this formation does not require high quality for the cavalry.
Many people think that cavalry capable of wall charging are more skilled than traditional cavalry, but on the contrary, traditional cavalry has higher requirements for skills.
Traditional cavalry requires knights to be able to control their horses well and be able to bend and chop, throw arrows, dodge and fight on the galloping horses.
The wall charge and wall-mounted battle formation made up for the knight's shortcomings in skills.
At the minimum, the knight only needs to master two skills. One is to be able to control the speed of the war horse to keep it level with the teammates beside him, and the other is to be able to hold the weapon in the hand of the galloping war horse.
They didn't need to dodge, bend down to chop, or shoot from the galloping horses. All they had to do was line up and ride on the wall, then hold their weapons high and charge straight forward.
The wall charge tactic is useful, but it is not as effective as many people believe.
The reason why modern cavalry can defeat classical cavalry is not just because of wall charges.
But in the current situation, wall charging is undoubtedly the best choice.
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng's position was surrounded several times by the Qing army, and a large number of armored soldiers gathered around his banner. It would be difficult to open the Qing army's encirclement network with normal means for a while.
Lu Xiangsheng's situation is now in danger. The Xuan Dajun formation surrounded by Qing armored soldiers in the center is constantly being fragmented and is in danger of overturning at any time.
Chen Wang gently pulled the reins of the horse, and the bay-red horse under his seat shook its head slightly. After feeling Chen Wang's command to release, it slowly slowed down.
His position also continued to fall behind from the front, first falling to the first row, and then quickly falling to the second and third rows, until he finally stopped in the fifth row.
The guards who were following Chen Wang all adjusted their horse speed tacitly to fill the vacancy caused by his retreat.
As a general, it was naturally impossible for Chen Wang to stand in the front row and charge into the battle.
The cavalry commander usually leads the charge to boost morale before the battle. When the battle is about to take place, he will hide in the second line. A large number of personal guards and cavalry will follow as guards. The general only acts as a sharp knife. It’s not really a solo ride.
At present, the cavalry formation is advancing like a wall. The dense formation leaves both sides with no way to retreat, leaving no room for escape.
Naturally, it was even more impossible for Chen Wang to stand on the front line and retreat to the fifth row.
"Woo——————"
When the conch rings again, it is a signal to get within a hundred steps, and it is also a signal to speed up.
The speed of the Hanzhong Army's cavalry formation suddenly increased, and the sound of more intensive horse hooves sounded in Jiazhuang.
Chen Wang held the horse's rein in one hand and the horse's shaft in the other, tilting his head to look to his side.
Rows of horse heads were undulating in front of him, and the manes of the war horses were constantly fluttering with the wind and snow.
All the war horses had their heads buried and were galloping forward quickly.
All the knights were holding their sabers tightly and leaning on their shoulders. Their expressions were determined and they were looking ahead.
Pieces of iron helmets flashed with cold light, and red flags reflected the glow.
Countless red tassels were fluttering in the wind and snow, and thousands of war horses swept past. The mud, snow and water brought up by the horses' hooves flew everywhere.
Through the gaps and the silhouettes of people, Chen Wang saw the turbulent Qing army formation ahead.
"Form up! Raise the gun, raise the gun!!!"
Tarken stood in the formation holding a steel sword and wearing general armor with a white flag, roaring loudly and giving orders.
"Put your guns up! Put your guns up!"
Tak'en's eyes were fierce. He stood behind the formation and stared at the Ming army's cavalry formation that was already approaching within a hundred steps, with alarm bells ringing in his heart.
He is Mele Zhangjing with a white flag. Naturally, this Ming army coming straight towards Jiazhuang has been discovered long ago.
Tarken was ordered to lead two Niu Lu warriors to the northern formation in order to intercept the galloping Ming army cavalry.
Just in front of him, hundreds of armored soldiers stood in a row, with long spears raised one after another. The cold light of the spear pointed diagonally forward, forming a dense forest of spikes.
But none of this brought him the slightest sense of security. The rumble of horse hooves seemed to make the earth shake, and the fear in Tarken's heart became deeper and deeper.
Tarken suppressed the fear in his heart. He had never felt such an emotion before the war for many years, not even when he was surrounded by tens of thousands of Ming troops.
But now, fear arose in his heart...
Everything is because of the Ming army cavalry sweeping in front of them.
It's not that he has never experienced cavalry charging into battle, nor has he ever encountered strong opponents.
But the cavalry formation was as flat as a moving wall, coming over them. Who in the world has ever encountered this kind of situation? !
Thousands of horse hooves brought up dirt and grass clippings flying everywhere, slamming hard on the grass. The vibrations caused by the galloping horses even caused the earth to resonate.
In the riding formation, countless crimson flags gradually expanded to their maximum size as the horses accelerated, until they stretched straight.
The cavalry of the Ming army were arranged in a dense formation, with their long spears laid flat and rows of sabers pointing diagonally. They were pressing in like a moving city wall, and they were pressing in like a huge wave, carrying with them Unstoppable momentum.
That kind of suffocating pressure can only be truly felt by standing in front of the formation and facing it.
A group of Qing soldiers at the front inevitably made a commotion, and their hands holding spears began to tremble slightly.
The cavalry of the Ming army came like a city wall. In such a dense formation, the knights' knees were almost connected to each other, and it was continuous and almost airtight.
There is no gap for anyone to move around, and no distance for anyone to display their martial arts.
The cavalry of the Ming army rushed straight towards them in such a dense formation. There was no way to avoid or escape. The people standing in the front row could not escape death no matter what...
How many people can still face death calmly even though they know they are going to die?
The Qing soldiers in the front row were under tremendous pressure. They watched the Ming cavalry coming like a wall, but there was nothing they could do.
Fear spread quickly among the Qing army formations like a plague, and the thunderous sound of horse hooves trampled on the grass, as if it was hitting their chests, stimulating their nerves.
All the Qing soldiers in the front line were pale, their hearts were shaken, and even the hands holding their spears were trembling slightly.
However, it was not only the armored soldiers of the Qing Army who were under tremendous pressure, but also the Hanzhong Army cavalry at the forefront of the cavalry formation. They were also under tremendous pressure.
When creatures face sharp objects, they instinctively avoid them to prevent themselves from being harmed.
In order to solve this problem, the cavalry of the Hanzhong Army will be equipped with devices that blindfold the horses and receive corresponding training.
War horses are animals, so they naturally feel fear. When faced with sharp objects, they naturally want to avoid them. How can they willingly die if they know that moving forward will lead to death?
If the war horse's eyes were not blindfolded, the war horse would definitely avoid the gunfire before charging into the battle.
But it is possible to blindfold a war horse, but it is impossible to blindfold a knight.
In front of the Hanzhong Army cavalry formation, a group of Hanzhong Army cavalry all had cold expressions. They stared ahead, clenched their teeth, held their spears, and held their reins tightly.
In their field of vision, they were about to face a forest of countless spears.
But they had no way to avoid it, and no room to move around.
Unlike the blindfolded war horse, he could clearly see the spears protruding from the formation.
They...can see their own death...
Even if you know you are going to die, you still have to move forward!
"Woo————"
The low sound of the horn was accompanied by the sound of Tarken raising his hand, and all the light-armored archers in the army beside him raised their bows and arrows, ready to go.
"put!!!"
Tarken fiercely swung the sword downwards in his hand, his eyes were red, and the fear and depression in his heart made him enter a semi-crazy state.
Years of remaining on the battlefield and constant killings had gradually distorted his psychology.
A large number of arrows flew into the air like locusts and shot towards the Hanzhong Army's cavalry formation that was coming like a wall.
The chill that accumulated in his heart had already been overcome by the anger rising in Tak'en's heart.
There was only a bone-cold killing intent in his eyes, and the scene of torturing the captured and injured soldiers after defeating the Ming army kept reappearing in his mind.
Arrows rained down, and cavalrymen in the cavalry formation continued to be hit by arrows and fell off their horses. However, to the thousands of Hanzhong Army cavalry, they were like small waves in the long river. They just bloomed and then disappeared without a trace. .
At the same time as the arrows fell, a loud swan sound soared into the sky from the Hanzhong Army's cavalry formation, and the Hanzhong Army's cavalry suddenly accelerated again.
The rumble of horse hooves sounded like thunder, overwhelming all other noises in an instant. .
"kill!!!"
The swan sound fell, and what sounded again was the roar of a group of Hanzhong Army cavalry.
All the cavalrymen in the first row of the Hanzhong Army's cavalry formation leveled their spears.
One after another, the spears glowing with cold light were pointed forward, and in an instant, a forest of cold spears appeared in front of the Hanzhong Army's cavalry formation.
The afterglow of the setting sun reflected on the bright spear tip, and what was reflected was a strange blood color.
While in the riding formation, the strong wind roared past my ears.
Chen Wang held the horse in his hand tightly and gritted his teeth.
Beneath him, the earth receded quickly toward the rear like a tide.
It was really not a wise decision to attack the infantry phalanx that had already set up their spears head-on.
But many times, people have no other choice at all.
The most powerful moment of the cavalry is when the men and horses charge at high speed.
"kill!!!"
Chen Wang held up the horse in his hand, venting the suppressed emotions in his heart.
The cavalry of the Hanzhong Army swept over like a tidal wave, just like red-hot iron pincers suddenly falling into a pool of water, causing countless splashes in an instant.
Countless broken gun shafts and shattered weapons rose into the air. The sound of breaking spears and weapons piercing flesh was continuous. The sound of broken bones was even more frightening.
Almost none of the Hanzhong Army cavalry who charged at the front were left alive, and both men and horses were almost pierced.
But their sacrifices were not meaningless. They sacrificed their lives in exchange for the collapse of the Qing army's gun formation.
The huge impact destroyed the Qing army's military formation, and also provided a path for the Hanzhong Army's cavalry to break the formation.
The Hanzhong Army cavalry that rushed straight after them completely destroyed the last vestiges of the Qing Army's armored soldiers' will to resist.
The war horses passed by, and the armored soldiers of the Qing army that passed along the road were scattered all over the ground like fallen leaves swept by the autumn wind.
The horses' hooves rolled wildly, and the Qing soldiers who fell on the ground were immediately trampled into flesh by the horses that surged past like a tide.
A sharp saber was raised high in the air. The knight on horseback was merciless. The up and down saber was ruthlessly harvesting the lives of people on the battlefield like a death scythe.
After all, the flesh and blood body is difficult to defeat the majestic cavalry.
Chen Wang is holding the horse in his hand and is standing in the riding formation.
Lu Xiangsheng's banner was within thirty steps ahead. He had already seen Lu Xiangsheng under the banner, surrounded by a group of military generals!
It's a bit late. It took a long time to change the last paragraph.
(End of chapter)
