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Chapter 345 Cavalry

"Ah!" Ma Zhou couldn't help screaming, his facial features were almost twisted into a ball, and his body was shaking on the horse. Thanks to the Takahashi saddle, he didn't fall off the horse.His left ankle was pierced by a short crossbow arrow, and the blood dyed his socks red in an instant.

The robe and armor Ma Zhou wore was made by Liu Jing himself. Compared with the current armor that lacks protection for the lower body, the armor skirt under the robe extends all the way to the calf below the knee. The protection is unmatched at that time. , Ma Zhou had been hit by seven or eight arrows before, and none of them were serious, which is proof.The robe and armor cover the whole body, the only unprotected place is the feet.

"Sima..." The bodyguard Buqu arrived from behind and immediately protected Ma Zhou.

"This injury..." Seeing that Ma Zhou's ankle was pierced by a crossbow arrow, bleeding profusely, the guards all turned pale with shock, and said, "Sima's injury is so serious that we can't delay for a moment. You should return to the rear as soon as possible and ask a military doctor for treatment." .”

The pain from the arrow pierced to the bone, making Ma Zhou's eyes red, almost bursting out of his sockets, looking at Zuo Yi who was fleeing in a hurry, Ma Zhou hated him so much, he gritted his teeth and said, "A mere injury is nothing. Today I will kill Zuo Yi's dog thief!" "After that, Ma Zhou tore off a corner of Jiangyi with his hands, bound it hastily, and then insisted on chasing Zuo Yi despite repeated pleas and advice from the guards.

The guards had no choice but to protect Ma Zhou tightly and clear the way for him.

Ma Zhou was injured on his left foot, and he had to clamp the horse's belly tightly when riding a horse, so every gallop of the horse under him was a huge torture for him.Moreover, his injury was a penetrating wound, and ordinary bandages could not stop the bleeding at all. After chasing him far, he felt weak and dizzy.

Ma Zhou's perseverance was astonishing. Zhang Zhongjing didn't say a word when he used needles and thread to sew up his wounds in the past, and now it's the same, relying on his super perseverance, he caught up with Zuo Yi again.

Zuo Yi was horrified, he stumbled under his feet, fell to the ground, and the knife in his hand flew away.

"Zuo Yi dog thief! Sue!" Ma Zhou used all his strength to stab out the spear, Zuo Yi tried to pick up the knife that fell on the ground, but before he could touch it, the spear pierced his neck.

Ma Zhou exerted too much force and his strength was exhausted, so he fell off the horse's back like a green onion, but fortunately his personal guard had quick eyesight and quick hands and narrowly hugged him.

Ma Zhou's vengeance was avenged, his mind relaxed, and he immediately fell into a coma.

Qin Wei Bu Qu quickly cut off Zuo Yi's head, and retreated backwards while protecting Ma Zhou.

At this time, the left wing of the Jiaozhou Army had collapsed across the board, and the battlefield was full of broken soldiers who abandoned their armor and dragged their troops and fled desperately.The Jiaozhou Army's left-wing defense line was already in jeopardy and was about to collapse, but Zuo Yi and his men's rout became the last straw that broke the camel's camel's back.

Cai Sheng ignored the small fish and small shrimps, and focused on targeting Yi Liao, biting him tightly, chasing and beating him fiercely, vowing to wipe him out in one fell swoop, at a critical juncture, when he suddenly heard that Ma Zhou was injured, Cai Sheng couldn't help being startled. The two met in humble beginnings, and their friendship is deep, just like brothers.As early as the moment they joined the army, they had put life and death aside. However, when Cai Sheng saw Ma Zhou was seriously injured, fell into a coma, and his face was pale, he still felt extremely sad in his heart.

After sending Ma Zhou away, Cai Sheng vented his anger on Yi Liao, and the attack was even more ferocious than before.

At the same time, a deafening sound of drums suddenly came from the direction of Liu Jingjun, followed by the sound of thunderous horseshoes...

When the left wing of the Jiaozhou Army was defeated across the board, Liu Jing finally used the cavalry as his trump card.

The two battalions of [-] cavalry, under the leadership of Liu Liang, slowly galloped out of the position and approached the battlefield at a constant speed.

Like infantry, cavalry also divides into three steps before combat, namely walking slowly, walking quickly, and charging.

There is no difference between walking slowly at 120 steps and walking at [-] steps. The only difference is in the final charge. Due to factors such as physical strength and speed, infantry are limited. , will launch a charge.The running speed of a horse is much faster than that of a human, and it usually charges at thirty or even forty steps.

The cavalry also formed a battle formation of 50 people, with ten cavalry in horizontal rows and five rows in depth. There was one person holding a building and one holding a drum in front, and the captain was behind.

Thanks to Liu Biao's "legacy", Liu Jingjun's cavalry has [-] horse armor and [-] horse armor.Liu Liang used the armored horse as the forward, followed by the armored horse, followed by the unarmored horse, and Qingqi was on the two wings.

Liu Liang's task is not to hand over the rout of the left wing of the state army, but to hand over these to the infantry on the right.Liu Jing gave him the task of cooperating with Chu Fang's former army and attacking the Jiaozhou Army's central army from the flank.

At 120 steps, the cavalry began to move from slow to fast, and the horses strode forward, and the sound of horseshoes suddenly became denser.

Although the Jiaozhou Army also has cavalry, they are all small Nanzhong horses, and they are scattered among the generals, so they are not large.

The horses of Liu Jing's army were obtained by Liu Biao during the ten years of raiding the refugees in Guanzhong and killing the rebel generals in Liangzhou. They were all tall northern horses.

More than a thousand riders marched in formation, amidst the dust, galloping horses, spears like forests, and Xuanjia shining on the sun, all the Jiaozhou soldiers and soldiers saw their faces were ashen, and their hearts were trembling.

Forty steps, charge...

"Boom... boom..."

"Side by side, stand upright, crossbow ready..." Qu Jing had moved to the left at some point, and he knew very well that once the opponent's cavalry broke through the gap and entered the formation, the Jiaozhou Army would collapse. Reduced to the flesh of Zushang.

Forty steps, in the blink of an eye...

"Boom...boom...boom..."

Hundreds of cavalry ran straight into the spear forest of the Jiaozhou Army, but very few people dared to resist with their flesh and blood. The cavalry of Liu Jing's army rushed into the Jiaozhou army's formation easily, and waves broke everywhere they passed.

Qu Jing was full of bitterness. He didn't blame the soldiers for being vulnerable at the touch of a button and not daring to fight. He has been in the army for more than ten years and has never seen a real cavalry charge. Even if he hides behind, he can still feel the horror of cavalry charge, let alone the front line soldiers.

Before Liu Liang charged, he saw Qu Jing's general flag, so after entering the formation, he immediately charged towards Qu Jing.

All the troops in the area were elite, far superior to ordinary soldiers of the Jiaozhou Army, but under the impact of armored cavalry, they only persisted for a while, and in the end they still did not escape the defeat.

During this period, Qu Jing resolutely gave up the general flag, and fled with several cronies to abandon the army.

Liu Liang was in vain. Although he failed to capture the general of the Jiaozhou Army, capturing the flag was a great feat. Thinking of this, Liu Liang chopped down the general flag of Qu Jing.

With the fleeing of the district scene, the collapse of the general flag, and the enemy's front and back, the middle army of the Jiaozhou Army collapsed and rushed for their lives.

(End of this chapter)