The first is the issue of bumps.
In order to maintain balance, not only the legs need to clamp the horse's belly, but also the body must be close to the horse. Therefore, almost all the ups and downs during the galloping process of the war horse are transmitted to the cavalry, and bumps are inevitable. And in such violent turbulence, one can imagine how difficult it is to draw a bow and shoot an arrow.
If we talk about archery on flat ground, the difficulty of fixed targets is one, and the difficulty of moving targets is three. Then on top of war horses, especially on top of galloping war horses, stationary objects also become mobile. If The object is also moving, and coupled with the fluctuation of the war horse in the three-dimensional space, the difficulty of shooting is more than ten.
The cavalry must adjust their shooting posture at any time, always keep the prey on their trajectory, and find the fleeting balance point in the bumps, and then shoot the bow and arrow in their hands.
Under such harsh conditions, even a sharpshooter on the ground may not be able to exert one-tenth of his strength on a war horse. Of course, such a problem would not be a big problem if it were a large-scale cavalry formation. After all, as long as the number is sufficient, the problem of lack of accuracy can be made up for by the situation of regional coverage.
But today's battlefield obviously does not have such conditions. Because the troops have been divided repeatedly, the number of troops in each route is only one hundred and fifty, and it is impossible to carry out coverage shooting. This will test the riding and shooting skills of each cavalry. .
And if there are stirrups, the cavalry can put their feet into the stirrups, without having to tightly hold the war horse. At the same time, if they need to shoot arrows, they can even lift their buttocks slightly, so that there is a small separation between themselves and the war horse.
Although the jolts of the war horse will still be transmitted to the body through the stirrups, the impact on people is much smaller due to the dual weakening of the saddle and stirrups. Coupled with the control of the cavalry's feet, it is easy to position his upper body at a certain point, and the arrows he shoots will follow accurately.
If the difficulty of shooting an arrow on a war horse without stirrups is ten, then with the stirrups installed, the difficulty will be greatly reduced to five.
Of course, this problem is not unsolvable. Diligence can make up for weakness, and through continuous training, you can also find some feeling, thereby narrowing the distance between you and the one equipped with stirrups. But the next problem can really only be looked at with a sigh of relief.
That's the problem of strength!
It is said that "power starts from the ground". The cavalry on the war horses obviously have no leverage. If you want to fight in close combat, although you have a high advantage, you can only rely on your own arm strength to deliver each blow, which is not only extremely time-consuming. Physical strength, and at the same time, compared to the strength that can be mobilized throughout the body while standing on the ground, the strength is also much smaller.
This also leads to the fact that although today's cavalry has advantages against infantry, it is not a crushing type. The cavalry's combat method is mostly bow and arrow. Close combat is either a last resort or a person who has enough combat power. Confidence.
As for the real battlefield overlord - heavy cavalry, although Zhao has already taken a prototype, its attack method is still based on the long sword in the hand and the bow and arrow at the waist. The armor is just a layer of protection, which is different from the real rampaging heavy cavalry. , that is totally different.
The reason is also very simple. The rampaging heavy cavalry relies on the huge momentum brought by the huge weight and faster speed. But if there is no stirrup to release the force, I am afraid that the soldiers standing on the ground will not be knocked down. The cavalry flew out first.
With the stirrups, it's different. With your feet inserted in them, the stirrups are tied to the saddle of the war horse. The cavalry can also borrow strength from the stirrups. Although it is not as arbitrary as on the ground, at least it has strength. It can be greatly improved, and it also makes it possible to produce heavy cavalry.
To describe it in one sentence, with the use of stirrups, targets that were previously impossible or inaccurate can be hit and shot accurately. The main attack method in the past has been reduced to the second method. In the past, it was necessary to attack cautiously, but now it can be done with wide open range. combine......
Therefore, stirrups are a real qualitative change for cavalry. This has been tested with countless blood in history, and there is no need to doubt it. And Zhao Kuo's confidence comes from this!
Seeing it, on the small battlefield of Yanyu, the two strongest cavalry teams in the world have formed their formations and are roaring towards each other!
On the Qin army's side, the front arrow array that is most suitable for attack is deployed.
Obviously, we must use the sharpest method and the shortest time to penetrate the Zhao army's line and directly capture the location of the Chinese army Zhao Kuo.
On the other hand, the Zhao army deployed a flying geese formation, which was also like the formation of the missing moon. It surrounded the Qin army on the left and right, and the goal was very clear, which was to surround the Qin army and completely annihilate the Qin army.
If someone was watching from the sidelines, they might not know for a moment who was ambushing and which was the one who was ambushed. The ambushed Qin army wanted to break out of the formation, but the ambushed Zhao army wanted to surround and annihilate its opponent. It was really wonderful.
Sima Cuo saw Zhao Jun's formation, but he was not surprised. Although the Yanxing Formation was intended to encircle, it was also a half-offensive and half-defensive formation. It was considered common to be used in cavalry defense, and was even the best choice. After all, if you use a circular formation, although you focus on defense, you lose the mobility of the cavalry. If you use a more defensive formation such as the fish scale formation, it will be difficult to form a formation for a while, and you will not give him enough time to form a formation. .
As for Zhao Kuo, it was obvious that his use of the Wild Geese Formation was not for defense, but for annihilation. As for the formation of the Qin army, although it did not exceed Zhao Kuo's expectations, Zhao Kuo did not care about it - in the face of absolute strength, the role of the formation was minimal.
In any case, the formations of the two armies have taken shape. Even if the general of either side wants to change the formation, it cannot be adjusted at once.
Soon, the spear and the bag were about to collide, and they were about to go down independently. Both sides seemed to be full of confidence in themselves.
Five hundred steps!
The two armies began to slowly accelerate in tacit agreement;
Three hundred steps!
The two armies could almost see each other's faces clearly, and the changes began at this time.
I saw that almost everyone in the Zhao army was holding bows and arrows, and the cold arrows were already attached. With the sound of "swish, swish", hundreds of sharp arrows were shot out.
The Qin army here is not panicking at all. This is not on flat ground. On fast horses and at a distance of more than 300 steps, shooting arrows with a bow is just a waste of arrows. There is no accuracy at all. .
You know, even they, the sharp warriors in the Qin army, the best riders among them, can shoot an arrow within 250 steps with some confidence! The average sharp warrior has to be accurate within 200 steps. As for the ordinary cavalry, this number is only as short as 120 steps.
Zhao Guo fired arrows at this distance. This was...
