It was too late, but it was too late. Because of the spear, the Qin army fell to the ground, but the following cavalry failed to fill the position immediately. As a result, a vacancy was naturally exposed to the Zhao army. in front of my eyes.
As Zhao Jun's cavalry vanguard, Zhao Wei naturally discovered this opportunity quickly. Turning the horse's head slightly, he took a look at the weak point of the Qin army and rushed away. The Zhao army behind him also followed in a tacit understanding.
With a long knife in his hand, his body was slightly lowered, and he rode in quickly.
There was only a "pop" sound, and the Qin Army cavalry who had rushed to take over their positions were already suffering under the sword of the Zhao Army Commander...
He drew his sword and stepped forward to block the long sword that the other Qin soldier had just attacked. Then he pushed back the long sword. Using both hands, he used the speed of his horse to press the sword and the sword into his body. A Qin soldier fell under the sword of hatred.
Several Zhao soldiers around the general also cooperated with each other and each achieved their own gains. The Qin army array, which was unable to react quickly, was quickly torn open by Zhao Jun's armored cavalry.
The Zhao cavalry army, the strongest in the world, lived up to its reputation. As soon as it appeared, it gave the Qin army a dull blow.
The proud military formation of the Qin army was like a paper tiger in front of the elite cavalry of the Zhao army, and was easily torn apart.
The swords connected with each other, and in just one round, the Qin army paid the price of thousands of people.
Seeing that the Zhao army is about to penetrate the Qin army's center formation, once the Zhao army's fine cavalry penetrates the line, the consequences will be disastrous. It is very likely that all the 50,000 troops will be handed over here.
After all, the Qin army is not an incompetent army. It can always burst out with stronger combat power in critical moments, and always use "heroic" figures to step forward. The cavalry general Ying Xi is such a character.
Faced with such a critical moment, Ying Xi made a decisive decision and rushed towards Zhao Jun's armored cavalry with his soldiers.
The Qin troops in front of Zhao Jun's fine armor also used their lives to successfully delay their horses. Soon, Ying Xi was already facing Zhao Wei. Under the contest between the two, Zhao Wei, who was tall and powerful, unexpectedly He was at a disadvantage (similar to Dian Wei, who was better at infantry combat), but with the cooperation of his soldiers, the two armies fought vigorously for a while.
As the battle continued, Zhao Jun's horse speed slowly slowed down.
Speed is the key to the survival and defeat of the enemy by Zhao Jun's cavalry!
Once the battle becomes tense, the advantage against the enemy is lost.
Zhao Kuo, who stood on the high platform of the Chinese army, obviously understood this truth. We have gained a lot of advantage in this battle. If we continue to fight, I am afraid it will be detrimental to our own army. What's more, the sun is at its peak and it's time to fix things up.
Immediately, the emperor issued an order: Ming Jin to retreat the troops.
Immediately, a clanging sound came from Zhao Jun's rear formation.
When Zhao Wei heard this, he immediately exerted his strength and threw several short spears, forcing Ying Sui and his soldiers to retreat. Then he commanded the army and retreated slowly.
The first round of the battle lasted for more than an hour, and ended with the Zhao army losing 2,000 soldiers and the Qin army losing about 6,000 soldiers.
Needless to say, the two armies returned to their respective camps for meals. However, Wang Lu and Ying Se couldn't help but feel a pang in their hearts when they looked at the battle damage in their hands. In half a day, more than five thousand troops were lost. This was the most elite cavalry in the entire army!
I still use more to defeat less.
The two looked at each other, both of them seeing the worry in each other's hearts.
"Come on directly!" Wang Hao sighed softly.
Of course Ying Xi understands what Wang Lu is talking about, but is it only half a day before he has to reveal his trump card?
After pondering for a while, Ying Xi finally accepted the order with his hands clasped in fists and said: "Yes, General Mo will make arrangements right now."
That's right, what Wang Hao wants to use is one of the Qin Army's famous trump cards - the crossbow!
The cart crossbow is actually a simplified version of the bed crossbow. Although it does not have the abnormal range and power of the bed crossbow, it is much lighter than the bed crossbow and can be adjusted at any time. And because it is tied to a chariot, the recoil is borne by the chariot, so it is much more powerful than ordinary crossbow arrows.
The strongest record of the chariot crossbow is the battle between Meng Tian and the Xiongnu in history. The chariot crossbow directly killed 100,000 Xiongnu under the horse for thousands of years, and its power is evident.
Of course, compared with Mengtian's period, today's crossbows are much inferior in quantity and power, otherwise the Qin army would not value them as a trump card.
Neither Wang Lu nor Ying Xie were willing to reveal their trump cards at this time. Because the earlier the trump card is played, the worse its effect will be. After Zhao Jun learns about his change of moves, he will definitely find ways to make adjustments in order to make his trump card invalid.
The reason why Wang Lu still proposed that Ying Xie finally agreed to use chariot crossbows to fight against the enemy was also very simple, because chariot crossbows had a natural restraint against the Zhao Army's fine armored cavalry that had just come to the limelight! An almost incomprehensible kind of restraint.
If we say that chariot crossbows have no restraining effect on ordinary cavalry, whether horse archers or light cavalry, after all, cavalry come and go like the wind, chariot crossbows cannot keep up, no matter how convenient they are. Only against Zhao Jun's armored cavalry, which was already quite close to the heavy cavalry, it had a considerable restraining effect.
Although Zhao Jun's armored cavalry is powerful, its limitations are also quite obvious!
First, because they are wearing heavy armor, both horses and knights are actually under tremendous pressure in battle. Even if the horses and knights are the best, they still cannot fight for a long time. This is also the important reason why Zhao Kuo Mingjin withdraws his troops. one of the reasons;
Second, although the armored cavalry is not slow, it is too heavy and due to inertia, it is difficult to change lanes midway once the direction is determined. It is far less flexible than the light cavalry. During the battle on it, Zhao Jun The commander could only slightly turn the horse's head to fine-tune its direction, but he could not move left and right like the wind.
Such shortcomings, especially the second point, directly lead to the ballista's natural restraint effect on it. It is like a chariot. Although it is not as good as light cavalry, it can be adjusted flexibly, and its speed is not slower than that of cavalry.
Just place a row of ballistae on the attack route of Zhao Jun's elite cavalry.
Zhao Jun's elite cavalry, which is like a torrent of steel, is not a modern steel behemoth after all. Once he encounters a crossbow arrow as thick as an arm on his way...
Qin's fine armor can't even defend against short spears, so how can Zhao's fine armor be defended?
The consequences are beautiful to think about.
Originally, Wang Lu and Ying Xi wanted to hide such a powerful weapon and give Zhao Jun a "surprise" during the decisive battle. However, they did not expect that their cavalry would be shattered into pieces when they collided with Zhao Jun's cavalry!
Some people may ask why not learn Zhao Jun’s tactics?
The selection of fine war horse armor may be easy to come up with quickly, but the training and practice of tactics will take a lot of time.
Don't underestimate the technique of throwing hand spears. The waist, body and arms exert force at the same time, still on the bumpy horse. This is not the most difficult. Thousands of hand spears can be thrown to an area without fighting each other. There won't be any large blank spaces, which is where the difficulty lies.
What's more, even if Zhao Jun learns the tactics that Zhao Jun is familiar with, there is no guarantee that Zhao Jun will have the ability to break them. That would be even more ruined.
Since Zhao Jun's tactics cannot be learned, he can only use his own methods to deal with the enemy. The only trump card left in his hand was the crossbow, which just happened to restrain Zhao Jun's armored cavalry.
If he didn't play this card, he would feel sorry for himself and his subordinates.
