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Chapter 2270 Kite Flying

Yun Chong and Cheng Kai observed the formation of the enemy army in Tianzhu solemnly through the lens barrel of the binoculars.

It was the first time to fight against the soldiers and horses of the Tianzhu Kingdom, and Yun Chong and the two could not be treated carelessly.After all, the understanding of Tianzhu is limited to the narration of the caravan guards and the vague explanation of His Majesty before the expedition. Who knows what kind of moths this Tianzhu country will have when it uses troops.

Looking at the formation in which Tianzhu infantrymen lowered their spears of more than ten feet toward the front of the formation, the sword and shield soldiers covered on both sides, the archers assisted inside, and the cavalry circled around and rushed to attack on both sides, the brows of Yun Chong and the two couldn't help but tighten. wrinkled.

Stepping on his stirrups, Cheng Kai leaned forward and looked in the direction of the Tianzhu army's central army: "Honey, why is there a 1 square formation? Isn't that too much?
Don't they know that if the troops are so concentrated, once the formation changes, it will delay the opportunity of the battle?

Isn't this a living target for our horse archers? "

Yun Chong thought for a while, then shook his head silently: "More than that, you only saw the disadvantages of the 1-man formation of Tianzhu soldiers and horses, but you didn't see the strength of this phalanx.

With a formation of 1 people, they have built themselves into an iron bucket. They can attack when they advance, and they can defend when they retreat.

In addition to shooting with bows and arrows, our cavalry can take advantage of it. Once they get close to their formation and attack, they will immediately be hit back fiercely.

As you said just now, these spear formations are the nemesis of our cavalry.

Wherever they attack, they will be surrounded by a formation of five thousand people and wiped out in one fell swoop.

Moreover, there are no gaps in the ten thousand people's formation, we can only cover and kill gradually on the periphery.

Why is this formation so similar to what His Majesty said before the expedition?Horse shield phalanx? "

"Macedonian phalanx?"

"That's right, it's the Macedonian phalanx, but isn't that the Roman way of using troops?

Alas, after a long time, the warlord Ben can't remember what His Majesty said.

What country's formation is this formation, the warlord is also confused. "

"Overlord, isn't this kind of battle formation the large infantry battle formation formed by our ancestors in the Warring States Period because of the lack of horses to form cavalry and use infantry phalanxes?
And it's not as good as the battle formation of our ancestors, what about the chariot?What about the catapult?What about the crossbow?According to the horse?None. "

Yun Chong put down the binoculars, and pondered for a while: "It is true that the same approach works the same way, since the rise of the cavalry, this kind of large infantry battle formation, which is a living target for bows and arrows, has been rarely used by anyone.

During our Northern Expedition a few years ago, of course there were infantry phalanxes.

But that was also in conjunction with the cavalry's front, middle, and rear three armies charging with a clear priority.

The warlord estimated that either the battle formation was incomplete, or the Tianzhu people lacked cavalry.

The five to six thousand cavalry on the opposite side of them could not support the infantry's charge and defense at all.

If more than ten years ago, when encountering such a battle formation, without the cover of bed crossbows, archers, and sword and shield soldiers, it would have been a difficult problem to rely on cavalry to attack such a large phalanx of ten thousand people.

now! "

Yun Chong and Cheng Kai looked at the fifty cannons spread out behind them at the same time, showing strange smiles.

"Bet 100 taels of silver, how many people can die with one blown bullet?"

"The final bet is ten, up and down within three numbers!"

"Seven, about two numbers."

"The orderly."

"exist!"

"The battle drum is the trumpet, order all the soldiers to stop the previous order to cover up and charge in close combat, and all the soldiers and horses will charge in a roundabout way, and surround and kill with strong bows and crossbows.

Delay them, wait for the main force to arrive, and wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop. "

"Order!"

On the yellow sand wilderness full of chills, the dragon's war drum sounded again, resounding through the sky.

The soldiers and horses who had already dispersed in all directions, waiting in full swing in the wilderness, ready to charge at any time, were stunned for a moment when they heard the sound of the drums at the position of the Chinese army.

Then, under the command of the flag bearer, he put away all kinds of weapons for melee charging, and took off the light bow, iron tire bow, rhubarb bow and other long-range shooting attacks on his back.

The [-] soldiers and horses of the trapped army were even worse. The serial crossbows in the backpacks on the horses were directly attached to the strings and hung on the waist, ready to be taken down at any time to shoot and kill the enemy.

When the sound of the war drum fell, all the soldiers and horses pulled the reins and wandered around following the flag bearer's flag, staring fixedly at the five enemy troops that were gradually surrounded by ten thousand troops.

Thousands of cavalry can engulf thousands of people.

Not to mention tens of thousands of cavalry!
Coors was riding on the horse, with a dignified expression, he put away the gazes of those big dragon cavalry wandering around the periphery of his square, and turned to look at his coach, Wias Hardy.

"Marshal, the dragon's enemy army has suddenly changed its formation, and it is no longer a formation that launches a charge and close combat at any time!"

Wias Hardy looked around at the dragon cavalry that was gradually encircling: "Don't be nervous, these small dragon cavalry don't have a lot of infantry cover, and they can't attack our phalanx at all.

This is a powerful battle formation handed down by Alexander the Great thousands of years ago.

Without infantry cover, Dalong's cavalry would be stabbed off their horses by spears a dozen steps away from us, and then trampled into flesh by the enemy's own horses behind.

The Great Food Kingdom conquered the mighty Parthia, but the commander counterattacked their 5+ army with a Macedonian phalanx of 10,000 people, opening hundreds of miles of territory for the great king.

As long as we help each other, the dragon's cavalry will not be able to rush in at all. "

"But the last general just saw that the dragon's cavalry seems to have bows and crossbows on everyone."

"We also have archers to fight back, and we also have shield players to cover, so don't be afraid!"

"Report, report to Marshal Hardy, all the soldiers have been lined up."

Wias Hardy drew out the dagger at his waist and pointed forward: "Blow the horn to attack.

Completely tear the encirclement of the dragon cavalry into pieces, and capture the general of the dragon alive, who is protected by only a few thousand people, and let them know how powerful we are! "

Under the patchwork notes of hundreds of brass trombones, the [-] square formation of Tianzhu soldiers and horses marched steadily towards the front.

The target was the big dragon cavalry wandering around the periphery of the five Macedonian phalanxes, forming a huge encirclement.

As Yun Chengkai and the other two said, without the assistance of artillery and infantry phalanx, it is quite a difficult problem to rely solely on cavalry to attack such a tightly formed formation of ten thousand people.

But if there is no if, Dalong has artillery in his hand, and there are as many as fifty artillery pieces.

"Report, please report to the warlord, General Cheng, the Tianzhu enemy army launched an attack on the encirclement of our cavalry with four phalanxes and one phalanx in the center."

"Send the order, beat the drum and sound the trumpet, and raise the cannon barrel by three fingers, so as not to injure Robe Ze by mistake. The cavalry shoot and kill the enemy by themselves."

"Order!"

Amidst the rhythmic sound of the bronze horns of Tianzhu soldiers and horses, the sound of the dragon's battle drum suddenly sounded, and the horns were melodious.

The slowly wandering big dragon cavalry clamped the belly of the horse, and galloped away quickly with the flag bearer, while bending the bow and setting the arrow, while gradually narrowing the formation of the encirclement.

"Fire arrows!"

Smoke and dust billowed, flags fluttered, and when the encirclement narrowed to within the range of the longbow, as one of the battalion's soldiers let go of the bowstring in their hands, tens of thousands of arrows shot towards the surrounded enemy phalanx.

Then, the soldiers and horses of each battalion began to bend their bows and set arrows in an orderly manner.

Under the clear sky, there was a rain of arrows formed by various arrows, covering the five enemy phalanxes in the center.

The clanging sound of arrows hitting the shield, mixed with the screams of Indian soldiers and horses, instantly echoed with the sound of horseshoes on the yellow sand wilderness.

There were some gaps in the tight square formation of Tianzhu soldiers and horses.

Vias waved the dagger in his hand unhurriedly: "The shield hand covers, the archer fights back, and charge quickly."

Seeing the change in the enemy's formation, Yunyang immediately put down the binoculars in his hand: "Beat the drum to send an order, cover with a wave of overhead shots, and immediately distance yourself to prevent the enemy's archers from returning fire.

Fly the kite of the Tianzhu soldiers and horses for the warlord, and the warhorse wants to see if their two legs can run faster than the four legs of our war horses. "

The sound of the rumbling drums suddenly changed, and the bow and arrow in the hands of the dragon cavalry immediately lifted up, and the enemy army in the center was covered with a wave of upward shooting arrows, and then they retracted the bow and arrow fluently, and pulled the horse reins away. Increased the distance from the enemy phalanx.

At the same time, the dragon cavalry who rushed to open the front line also ushered in counterattacks from the Tianzhu soldiers and horse archers.

However, due to the rapid attack of the horses, the battle line was drawn deeper again, and there were excellent armors on the body, very few soldiers and horses of the dragon were injured under the rain of arrows.

"Marshal Hardy, they pulled away immediately after releasing the arrows. Our bows and arrows don't have enough range."

Wias Hardy also discovered his own shortcomings. Looking at the enlarged encirclement circle again, he glanced at his wounded soldiers who were damaged by the rain of arrows, and couldn't help gnashing his teeth.

"The despicable dragon man, you have the ability to fight like a knight.

The order was sent to all soldiers and horses to stop attacking, shrink the defense line, and the archers were ready. As long as Dalong's enemy army shrinks the encirclement again to attack, they will immediately release arrows. "

"Yes!"

"Report, inform the governor that the enemy has stopped attacking the encirclement of our army, and retracted the line of defense in place, as if waiting for our soldiers to shrink the line of defense again and fight back with bows and arrows."

Yun Chong sighed with regret: "It's boring, the warlord's kite string hasn't been let go yet, and you are discouraged. How can we fight this battle?"

"Overseer, the enemy has shrunk the defense line, and the soldiers and horses have gathered together, so let's fire! 100 taels!"

Yun Chong smiled indifferently, and waved down the command flag in his hand.

"Two test shots, five rapid-fire rounds, solid bullets, and one bullet each apart."

"Order!"

"Marshal Hardy, the enemy dare not shrink the encirclement to attack us!"

"Great, it seems that they are also afraid of our archers' counterattack.

Let's shrink the line of defense and preserve our strength. This commander wants to see if their horses can run all the time. When they run out of people and horses and can no longer run, it is time for us to attack and kill them."

The loud rumbling sound interrupted Wias Hardy's confident words.

Fifty blazes of gunpowder blasted towards the [-] square formation of Tianzhu soldiers and horses.

(End of this chapter)