The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 244 Destroy the Array
The cavalry formation of the Hanzhong Army was filled with the heavy snorting of war horses,

The horses in the front row of the cavalry were snorting white air from their noses and whirring.

The air exhaled by 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 exhaled by the horse, and turned into nothingness in the wind and snow.

The long spear pointed at the front was glowing with a cold light, and there were layers of spears densely covered.

The saber resting on the shoulder shone brightly, and the blades were cold.

To urge the front, the best formation is undoubtedly to sit on the wall.

The difference between the wall attack and the traditional cavalry charge in the cavalry tactics lies in the formation and density.

When the traditional cavalry charges, they will often stay in a row, but the requirements are not very high, and the formation is relatively scattered. Because they are too close, the weapons may accidentally injure teammates on the way to the charge.
Compared with the traditional cavalry charge, the wall charge is very dense. The cavalry on the horses are so dense that they will touch their teammates when they raise their sabers horizontally. The queues are closely lined up, just like infantry.

With the same number of people, the frontal area of ​​the cavalry using the wall charge is only one third of the cavalry using the traditional charge.

When the wall charge is about to fight, because of the close comrades around, it can give people the courage to charge and make the soldiers more fearless.

The dense formation under the wall assault formation can increase the frontal impact and lethality of the cavalry.

But it is precisely because of the dense formation that it also caused the biggest shortcoming of this tactic.

As for the frontal attack on the infantry formation by riding the wall, the survival rate of the cavalry in the first and second rows is pitifully low.

The 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 didn't need to worry about the danger of the flanks, because the two flanks were all soldiers of the Xuan Da army standing aside from the road.

The tight formation will limit the display of personal skills, but because of this, this formation does not require high cavalry quality.

Many people think that cavalry capable of wall charge is more skilled than traditional cavalry, but on the contrary, traditional cavalry has higher requirements for skill.

The traditional cavalry requires the knight to be able to control the horse well, to bend over and hack on the galloping horse, throw arrows, avoid and fight.

However, the wall charge and the battle formation on the wall made up for the shortcomings of the knights in skills.

At the very least, the knight only needs to master two skills, one is to be able to control the speed of the horse to keep the teammates on the side at the same level, and the other is to be able to hold the weapon tightly in the hand of the galloping horse.

They don't need to dodge, bend down to chop, or shoot on galloping horses. All they have to do is line up on the fence, and then charge forward with their weapons high.

The wall charge strategy is useful, but not as effective as many people think.

The modern cavalry was able to defeat the classical cavalry not only because of the wall charge.

However, in the current situation, the method of wall charge is undoubtedly the best choice.

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng's position was surrounded by the Qing army several times, and a large number of armored soldiers gathered around his banner. It may be difficult to open the Qing army's encirclement net for a while with normal means.

And Lu Xiangsheng's situation is now in a precarious situation. The Xuanda army's formation surrounded by the Qing army's armored soldiers is constantly falling apart, and there is a risk of overturning at any time.

Chen Wang pulled the rein lightly, and the bay red horse under the seat shook its head slightly. After feeling the command released by Chen Wang, it slowly slowed down.

His position also kept falling behind from the front. He first fell into the first row, then quickly fell into the second and third rows, and finally stopped in the fifth row.

Originally, all the guards who followed Chen Wang tacitly adjusted the speed of their horses to fill the vacancy caused by his retreat.

As the main general, it was naturally impossible for Chen Wang to stand in the first row and charge forward.

The cavalry will take the lead in the charge to boost morale before the battle, but when the battle is about to take place, they will hide in the second line, and a large number of guard cavalry will follow as guards, and the generals will only act as sharp knives. Not really a solo ride.

Right now, the formation is advancing like a wall, and the dense formation makes it impossible for both sides to retreat, leaving no room for dodging at all.

Naturally, it was even more impossible for Chen Wang to stand in the front line and retreat to the distance of the fifth row.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The conch rang again, it was a signal to enter within a hundred steps, and it was also a signal to speed up.

The speed of the Hanzhong army's cavalry suddenly increased, and the sound of horseshoes sounded more intensively in Jiazhuang.

Chen Wang held the reins in one hand, held the horse upside down in the other, and turned his head to look to the side.

The heads of the horses in front of the row were ups and downs, and the manes of the war horses were constantly fluttering with the wind and snow.

All the war horses buried their heads and galloped forward at a fast pace.

All the knights were holding their sabers tightly, leaning on their shoulders, their expressions were resolute, and they were staring ahead.

Pieces of iron helmets shone coldly, and red flags reflected the glow of the sun.

Countless red tassels fluttered in the wind and snow, thousands of horses swept past, and the mud, snow and water brought up by the horseshoes flew everywhere.

Through the gaps and shadows, Chen Wang saw the chaotic Qing army formation in front of him.

"Array! Raise the gun, raise the gun!!!"

Holding a steel knife and wearing a white flag-studded general, Takorn stood in the formation, roaring loudly and giving orders.

"Put your guns up! Hold up your guns!"

Tarken's eyes were fierce. Standing behind the formation, he stared at the cavalry formation of the Ming army which was already approaching within a hundred steps, and the alarm bells rang in his heart.

He was Meilezhangjing with the white flag. Naturally, the Ming army that came straight to Jiazhuang had already been discovered.

Taken was ordered to lead two Niulu soldiers to the northern formation, just to intercept the galloping Ming army cavalry.

Just in front of him, hundreds of armored soldiers stand in a row, with long spears erected, and the cold light of the gun points pointing obliquely forward, forming a dense forest of spikes.

But all of this did not bring the slightest sense of security to his heart. The sound of rumbling horseshoes seemed to shake the ground, and it also made the fear in Takon's heart even deeper.

Takon suppressed the fear in his heart. He had been in battle for many years, and he had never felt such emotions, even when he was surrounded by tens of thousands of Ming troops and surrounded by tens of thousands of Ming troops.

But now, there is fear in his heart...

Everything is because of the Ming army cavalry that is sweeping in front of them.

It's not that he hasn't experienced cavalry charging, nor has he never encountered a strong opponent.

But the formation of the cavalry is as flat as a moving wall, overwhelming it. Who in the world has encountered this kind of situation? !
The dirt and grass clippings brought up by thousands of horseshoes flew around, slamming on the grass, and the vibrations generated by the galloping horses even caused the earth to resonate.

In the cavalry, countless crimson banners gradually unfolded to the maximum with the acceleration of the horses, until they stretched straight.

The cavalry of the Ming army lined up in a dense formation, with long spears lying flat and rows of sabers pointing slantedly, coming over like a moving city wall, and coming over like a monstrous wave, bringing with them Unstoppable momentum.

The suffocating pressure can only be truly felt by standing in front of the battle.

The group of armored soldiers of the Qing army at the forefront inevitably had a commotion, and their hands holding long spears had already begun to tremble slightly.

The cavalry of the Ming army came in like a city wall. In such a dense formation, the knees of the knights were almost connected, continuous and almost airtight.

There is no gap at all for anyone to move around, and there is no gap for anyone to display martial arts.

The cavalry of the Ming army charged forward in such a dense formation, there was no way to avoid it, there was no way to escape, and those standing in the front row could not escape death no matter what...

Knowing that death is inevitable, how many people can still face death calmly.

The armored soldiers of the Qing army in the front row were under tremendous pressure. They watched the cavalry of the Ming army coming like a wall, but they had no choice.

Fear quickly spread in the Qing army's formation like a plague. The sound of thunderous horseshoes trampled on the grass, as if they were hitting their chests, stimulating their nerves.

All the armored soldiers of the Qing army in the front line were all pale, their hearts were shaken, and even the hands holding the spears were trembling slightly.

However, not only the armored soldiers of the Qing army in the front line were under tremendous pressure, but also the cavalry of the Hanzhong army at the forefront of the cavalry formation were also under tremendous pressure.

When a creature is facing a sharp object, it will instinctively avoid it to prevent itself from being hurt.

In order to solve this problem, the cavalry of the Hanzhong Army will be equipped with devices that blindfold the horses' eyes and receive corresponding training at the same time.

War horses are animals, so they naturally feel fear. They naturally want to avoid sharp objects. They know that going forward is death, so how could they be willing to die?
If the horse's eyes were not blindfolded, the horse would definitely avoid the gun forest before charging into battle.

But it is possible to blindfold the horse's eyes, but it is impossible to blindfold the knight's eyes.

In front of the cavalry formation of the Hanzhong Army, a group of Hanzhong Army cavalrymen all looked cold. They stared ahead, clenched their teeth, held their spears, and held the reins tightly.

In their field of vision, what they were about to face was a forest of spears composed of countless spears.

But they have no way to avoid it, and there is no room for moving around.

Unlike the blindfolded war horse, he could clearly see the spears protruding from the formation.

They...can see the time of their own death...

Even if you know it's death, you still have to go forward!

"Ugh——"

The sound of the low-pitched horn was accompanied by the sound of Takon raising his hand, and all the light armored archers in the army beside him raised their bows and arrows, ready to go.

"put!!!"

Takon swung the knife in his hand down fiercely, his eyes were red, and the fear and depression in his heart made him enter a semi-crazy state.

The rest of his life on the battlefield and the constant killing for many years gradually distorted his psychology.

A large number of arrows shot up like locusts, and shot towards the Hanzhong army cavalry that came like a wall.

The backlog of chills in his heart had already been overwhelmed by the anger rising in Takorn's heart.

There was only a cold killing intent in his eyes, and the scene of torturing the captured and wounded soldiers after defeating this Ming army kept appearing in his heart.

The rain of arrows poured down, and cavalry cavalrymen were constantly shot down by arrows in the cavalry formation, but for the cavalry of the Hanzhong Army with thousands of people, it was like small waves in the long river, which had just bloomed and disappeared without a trace .

At the same time as the arrow fell, a loud swan sound rose from the cavalry formation of the Hanzhong Army, and the cavalry of the Hanzhong Army suddenly accelerated again.

The sound of rumbling horseshoes resounded like thunder, overwhelming all other noises in an instant. .

"kill!!!"

The sound of the swan fell, and then there was the hissing and exhausted roar of the cavalry of the Hanzhong Army.

All the cavalry in the first row of the Hanzhong Army's cavalry lined up their slanted spears.

One after another, the long spears glowing with cold light were pointed forward, and patches of cold spear forests appeared in front of the Hanzhong army's cavalry in no time.

The afterglow of the setting sun reflected on the bright spear tip, but what was reflected was a strange blood color.

Being in the cavalry formation, the gust of wind whistled past his ears.

Chen Wang held the horse in his hand tightly and gritted his teeth.

Below him, the earth receded quickly towards the rear like the tide.

It is really not a wise decision to attack the infantry phalanx that has already erected spears head-on.

But many times, people simply have no other choice.

The most powerful moment of the cavalry is the high-speed charge and impact of the cavalry.

"kill!!!"

Chen Wang held up the horse in his hand, venting the suppressed emotions in his heart.

The cavalry of the Hanzhong Army swept in like a tide, just like red-hot iron tongs suddenly fell into a pool of water, causing countless splashes in an instant.

Numerous broken gun shafts and shattered weapons rose into the air, the sound of breaking spears and the sound of weapons piercing into the flesh was continuous, and the sound of bones breaking one after another was even more frightening.

Almost none of the cavalry of the Hanzhong Army charged at the forefront, and their men and horses were almost pierced.

But their sacrifices were not meaningless. They exchanged their lives for the collapse of the Qing army's spear array.

The huge impact destroyed the Qing army's formation, and also provided a path for the subsequent cavalry of the Hanzhong Army to break through the formation.

The cavalry of the Hanzhong Army who rushed straight afterwards completely destroyed the last will of the Qing army's armored soldiers to resist.

The war horses passed by, and the armored soldiers of the Qing army passing by along the road were scattered all over the ground like fallen leaves swept by the autumn wind.

The horseshoes rolled wildly, and the armored soldiers of the Qing army who fell on the ground were immediately trampled into flesh by the horses rushing past like a tide.

A sharp saber was held high in the air, and the knight on horseback was merciless. The tumbling saber was like the scythe of death, mercilessly harvesting the lives of people on the battlefield.

A body of flesh and blood is, after all, a formidable opponent to an iron cavalry.

Chen Wang is holding on to his horse, and lives in the cavalry formation.

Lu Xiangsheng's big banner was within thirty steps ahead, and he had already seen Lu Xiangsheng under the big banner surrounded by a group of generals!

　A little late, the last paragraph has been changed for a long time

　　
　
(End of this chapter)