After a large turning arc, the speed of the cavalry dropped by more than 10%, which further shortened the distance between the two sides.
Finally, after reaching the distance of two hundred steps mentioned by Captain Xu, the speed of the cavalry immediately increased again, and they always maintained a distance of two hundred steps from the wolf cavalry who were catching up behind them.
"Ling Qi! Let them come in another fifty steps!"
After the turn, it seemed that the change in wind direction gave Captain Xu an order to adjust again. The entire Guochao cavalry executed the task in an orderly manner, with no trace of panic at all. Even Shen Hao, who had never been in a battle before, felt much more relaxed than before.
In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two parties was once again close to more than 150 steps. From this distance, Shen Hao's eyesight could already clearly see the expression on the other party's face.
It is not the red-eyed wolf clan, but the three-eyed wolf clan. This branch of the wolf clan is not uncommon among the barbarians. There is a white stripe on the forehead as if it has an extra eye, so it is named the three-eyed wolf clan.
In fact, these names of the barbarians are all given by the human race. The barbarians themselves have their own language system, and the races do not call each other by the similarity of beasts like the human race.
"Ouch!"
Although it is not a wild beast, many of its habits are almost the same as those of wild beasts. A wolf roar full of murderous intent and provocation is also an order to the wolves.
Here, Lieutenant Xu's new order was conveyed to the entire cavalry almost simultaneously through the flag soldiers.
"One hundred and fifty steps, two arrows, shoot!"
The trembling sound of the taut bowstring exploded in an instant, and it could be clearly heard even in the sound of flying horse hooves. Then, a dark rain of arrows visible to the naked eye shot up from the cavalry, diagonally upwards, and then plunged in a line towards the chasing wolf cavalry.
Barbarians who lacked iron weapons found it difficult to form an effective counterforce with bows and arrows. They could not afford consumables such as arrows. A crossbowman could consume as much iron as a long sword in a month, which was too much of a burden for the barbarians. .
However, you can't shoot at the wolf knight in front of you, but there are other countermeasures.
"Ouch!"
After a wolf howl, Shen Hao stood on his horse and looked into the distance. He could see the hunched body of the wolf cavalry on the opposite side. At the same time, he raised a wooden shield from behind to block his head. In addition, the angle of the arrow rain and the direction of their forward attack The speed is just right to block most of the arrows.
Of course, there will be bad luck. Either the wooden shield in his hand was shattered by the arrows and he turned into a hedgehog, or the warg was shot in the eye or other vital part of the head and rolled to the ground.
"Command flag! After three rounds of throwing, move closer to sixty steps! Shoot their wargs!"
It is impossible to wear bulky armor such as a large shield when riding a warg. A small shield one foot wide cannot stop the warg sitting on it. It's just that to shoot the wolves, you need better accuracy. You can no longer use intensive projectiles, and the distance will be shortened. This is not good news for Shen Hao.
Put it in a hundred steps, then eighty, seventy, and finally control it to a distance of more than sixty steps.
Such precise distance control all shows the eliteness of this cavalry team. Even the Xuanqing Guards who followed the cavalry were barely able to be carried without losing their chains.
Shen Hao glanced at Lieutenant Xu for a few times. His expression was as usual and he still showed no signs of panic. Even when he was riding his horse, he could easily avoid the big rocks on the ground like the concentrating soldiers beside him.
Shen Hao had already seen the wolf cavalry chasing behind him and became angry. Although the three rounds of arrow rain did not cause much casualties to them, they were still angry! He was going to be beaten because he had short hands, so he wanted to close the distance and have a horse fight to vent his murderous intention, but after the distance reached sixty steps, he couldn't catch up.
This is the difference in abilities between horses and wargs. Although they are both mounts, the horse's endurance and speed are superior to those of the warg, and the explosive power and powerful aggression of the warg are incomparable to the horse.
Therefore, when encountering in the wild, unless necessary or to show momentum, the human cavalry likes to take advantage of the horses' fast speed and endurance to control the distance, and then use mounted shooting to attack the wolf cavalry. And when the opponent starts to retreat, they will stick to it again.
But things soon turned sour. A group of wolf cavalry also appeared directly in front this time, and they had obviously set aside some distance in advance. They happened to rush out when Shen Hao's cavalry was making a circuitous turn in the southeast direction, and rushed to the rear.
"No! Speed up and continue to retreat to the southeast!"
"We can't retreat." Shen Hao looked further. The vacated southeast gap was a rocky beach densely packed with boulders. There was no way to run horses there.
Now there are only two ways in front of the cavalry, either to turn forward and try to get support from the garrison outside the central military stronghold. Or turn back and have a horse fight with the wolf cavalry coming from the northwest, betting that you can penetrate the opponent before being surrounded by the new wolf cavalry behind, and then use the speed advantage to go to the upper military camp.
How to choose?
Captain Xu's choice is still unclear. The direction he adjusted many times seems to be to try to see if he can deceive the opponent and escape from the current dilemma of being flanked. However, he failed to succeed, and the area he was trapped in became smaller and smaller. .
Shen Hao stood on the horse and tightened the Yanji knife in his hand, secretly thinking that he might not be able to avoid it, but he felt a little strange in his heart. He didn't know if it was because it was his first time seeing the battlefield. It seems that the wolf cavalry on the opposite side can predict the movements of the cavalry. This feeling became even more obvious when the wolf cavalry appeared at the back.
"Something's wrong!" It felt like someone was watching every move. Shen Hao didn't believe that the barbarians on the opposite side could intercept the cavalry at every turn just by relying on prediction.
"Could it be a magic spell?"
Shen Hao stood on the horse and glanced left and right, with all his senses turned on, but he didn't find anything that looked like magic.
Not these barbarians?
Shen Hao made rapid calculations in his mind. If it were not for magic, then one would have to look at the entire battlefield, otherwise one would never be able to seize the opportunity so accurately. But the battlefield of the cavalry is not fixed in one place, and it covers a huge area. How can we look at it holistically? unless......
He looked up sharply. Then Shen Hao locked a black spot the size of a sesame seed above his head.
eagle?
Is that thing staring? Control the beast to see things, and then cooperate with the summons? Thinking of this, the doubt in Shen Hao's heart was cleared. At the same time, he was sure that there must be a beast-controlling barbarian monk in the wolf cavalry behind.
"Can you reach that eagle above?" Shen Hao gestured. He couldn't reach the height of at least 300 feet with his ability. However, there are three masters among the personal guards following him, so they might be able to find a solution.
The three commanders made the guards sent by the yamen to keep an eye on Shen Hao raise their heads after hearing this, and soon discovered the eagle that Shen Hao was talking about.
"Beast control? Haha, no wonder I always feel a little strange. Look, let me collect it!"
