Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 178 Who Is Riding With Armor
"Wazir, run! Run!" When the guard officer Amira anxiously yelled, telling Ali Duraf to run, although Duraf clamped his horse's belly and ran wildly, his head was still full of tears. chaotic.

why?
Why are there armored rides?
Why is there an armored cavalry under the city of Balasagun?
Although there are only about one hundred and fifty riders, it fully proves one thing, that is, what he is facing is not the leader of the Turtle tribe in Balasagun and the religious leader of God, but a multi-military army. big country.

"Ah!" A scream came from far and near, and it was so clear in Ali Dulav's ears.

Because the one who screamed was his most loyal personal guard, Amira, who had been with him for more than ten years, and he just disappeared.

"Quick! Adjust the formation, change horses, everyone changes horses, and charge again!"

Li Ruotai stabbed to death the Persian who was desperately blocking him, and immediately began to order the knights to change horses loudly.

In fact, there are no good horses in Khotan, not to mention bloody horses, but second-generation and third-generation horses with bloody bloodlines. They are all strategic materials that are prohibited from flowing out of the country by Saman Persia and the Kara Khanate.

So much so that the not-so-strong sweat horse captured by Zhang Zhao outside Shule City was regarded as a treasure by Li Shengtian.

Not only were they sent to the royal ranch in Khotan immediately to be bred, but it is estimated that at least dozens of strong ponies were arranged.

Therefore, the heavy cavalry in Khotan can only fight in a reduced manner, that is, people wear armor and horses without armor. Generally, one heavy cavalry is equipped with three good horses and one servant on horseback, and the lack of quality is made up for by quantity.

At this time, under Li Ruotai's order, the servants hurriedly helped the knights down, and then brought the horses to be transferred, and then helped them up.

And just when they started to change horses, Bai Congxin led a hundred riders and already bit Ali Dulav.

Most of the more than one hundred cavalry were light cavalry, but Bai Congxin and the Yue cavalry under his command gave up the tactic of shooting with horse bows from a distance.

Because everyone has seen it, the officer in the dark silver armor must be a big shot, and if he wants to quickly disperse the cavalry protecting him, he cannot rely on riding and shooting, but must engage in close combat.

Holding long spears and horizontal knives, they kept charging the two hundred fleeing Persian cavalry.

Ali Dulav didn't dare to look back at all. He could only judge from the ever-decreasing number of guards and screams that the enemy was still chasing and killing him.

'Boom boom boom! '

The drums finally sounded, and the Saman Persian army, which was still besieging the city, finally found that its commander was being hunted down.

Amidst the sound of the drums, a Persian heavy armored infantry of about 500 people began to move towards Ali Duraf, and at the same time hundreds of warriors on horseback came over to respond with shouts.

Bai Congxin quickly restrained the team. They were light cavalry wearing only a simple leather armor. The God Warrior cavalry on the opposite side were obviously cavalry archers. There was no need for them to go up and increase their own casualties.

At this moment, Li Ruotai arrived with one hundred and fifty armored cavalry.

The horses of armored cavalry and the horses of light cavalry are completely two extremes.

The horses of light cavalry value endurance the most, because they often need to run long distances and gallop back and forth on the battlefield, so as to achieve the purpose of continuous harassment and roundabout combat.

As for war horses with armored horses, what they need most is short-term negative gravity and explosive power, so that they can make a final decision at critical moments.

Therefore, in a short period of time, the explosive power of an armored horse riding a war horse is far superior to that of a light cavalry.

As for why not equip the light cavalry with explosive horses?That's because this kind of horse is basically a rare breed, and the cost of raising it is extremely high, so no one is willing to equip the light cavalry.

The oncoming four or five hundred knight warriors were originally going to chase away Bai Congxin and rescue their coach.

But suddenly, the opponent's light cavalry who were entangled with the coach on both sides dispersed, and what appeared in front of them was a pair of armored cavalry with black armor. Come trotting.

Immediately, these god warriors collapsed directly.

top?
Top of your mother!
For those light cavalry who don't even have rotten leather armor and wear a thick blanket as a breastplate, what do they use to touch armored cavalry?
But it's too late!When they were about to turn the horse's head, the armored cavalry on the opposite side had already started to take the horse in their hands, which was a sign that they were about to charge.

The armored cavalry charge at this time is not the wall-riding charge of the cuirassiers in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, because the quality of the current cavalry and the quality of the horses are far from meeting the requirements.

Therefore, the standard impact of armored cavalry in this era is a scattered type separated by more than half a distance from each other.

This is also the reason for placing the horses horizontally at the beginning of the charge, so that the distance between each other can be controlled during the charge, and it can also ensure that the left and right colleagues are basically in a straight line when charging.

Moreover, the goals to be achieved by these two charging methods are different. The purpose of charging over the wall is to break the opponent's formation as quickly as possible, and then turn the horse's head and charge back and forth until the opponent completely collapses.

Moreover, the cuirassiers of the [-]th and [-]th centuries would be equipped with hand guns. After driving the enemy to both sides, it would be more convenient to bombard them with hand guns.

The scattered charging method of this era is to squeeze the enemy cavalry into the gap in the middle.

Horses are animals with high IQ. They are not machines, and it is their instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

Therefore, when an armored rider charges, the horse on the opposite side will definitely not choose the hard butt of the horse's head to the horse's head.

They will choose the way that is most beneficial to them, and they will definitely get through such a wide gap without hesitation, and only fools will fight head-on!
So at this time, for the armored cavalry, the battle is simple.

They don't even need to use some dangerous stabs, they just need to whip left and right with the horse lance, just like the battle that is happening now.

When Li Ruotai and the others were still twenty paces away, the God Warrior Qingqi on the opposite side ran from four to five hundred riders to only about three hundred riders.

Then the three hundred riders were in a mess amidst the desperate howls, some were desperately reining in their horses and running to both sides, some were stunned by fright, and some howled and launched a hedge.

Ten steps!When the armored cavalry charged at the fastest speed, under the violent bumps, Li Ruotai could only feel the whistling wind coming from his ears.

Under the blessing of a large amount of adrenaline, the face of the enemy on the opposite side seemed to be blurred.

But in this blur, there is a particularly precise feeling, every blow he swings is so just right.

There was a terrific cry, and the three hundred knight warriors were crushed in an instant!

One hundred and fifty armored horses passed through their formation at lightning speed, and a large number of god warriors were knocked down to the ground by people and horses.

With the sophistication of the horse and the fast charge, beating a person can break a person's ribs, and beating a horse is enough to make the horse unbearable.

He came out in an instant, but Li Ruotai did not order his men to slow down. The flag bearers on his left and right were still holding high the small red flags that symbolized the continued charge.

Because at this time, the [-] Saman Persian heavy infantry who responded to Ali Dulav were already in place.

But they had not had time to form a defensive formation against the cavalry's forest of spears, nor stand up.

Hussein Ben Hassan was a stocky warrior. He was born in a noble family in Saman Persia. His ancestors could be traced back to the Sasanian Dynasty. He was a senior officer of the Sasanian Undead Army at that time.

Of course, he is only a tributary, otherwise he would not have become the banner commander of an El Salia heavy infantry army.

Because the main cavalry of the Sasanian Undead Army came, and the mixed infantry from armored cavalry, of course, belonged to a decline in status.

The flag is the military unit of the Persian army, about 1000 people in size, and officers are sometimes called the head of the flag, and some are called the head of a thousand households.

"Steady! Everyone gather together, they won't break us!"

Hussein roared, and it was too late to form a phalanx of spears, so it would be a good choice for everyone to gather together.

They have 500 people, and there are only [-] riders on the opposite side, so they may not dare to rush up.

Hearing the officer's greeting, although the speed was not very fast, the infantry still began to gather, but at this time Ali Dulav's personal guard cavalry who were already close to them were bypassing them in embarrassment.

One side was in a hurry to escape, while the other side was hesitating whether to really go there to gather, so the two sides collided a little.

A horse ran across the crowd in a panic, and several infantry who were blocking the way were knocked to the ground. There were more and more people and horses, and the surroundings were in chaos.

Hussain was extremely nervous, and the power of charging against the masked armored cavalry was so amazing that the whole earth seemed to tremble.

The tall horse and the armored cavalry with only a pair of eyes exposed on the horse's back looked like devils who came out of hell.

As it got closer, Hussein felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen, and the strong desire to urinate made him want to urinate.

He also wanted to go to the back. Normally, he could choose this way as an officer, but he couldn't move at this moment. As long as he moved, the guaranteed formation would collapse.

"Bang!" There was a loud impact sound, and Hussein was almost the first to be knocked out, but at the moment he was knocked into the air, Hussein was still somewhat comforted.

Because although he was knocked into the air, the formation did not collapse before contact.

As long as it doesn't collapse, one hundred and fifty armored cavalry can't pierce through five hundred heavy infantry, but if the speed of armored cavalry slows down, the opportunity for heavy infantry will come.

But!He was dumbfounded in the next scene. These armored cavalry were like a very hard stone, which slammed into the egg of the heavy infantry phalanx. The eggshell immediately shattered and the egg liquid scattered.

Almost at the moment when he was knocked into the air, the heavy infantry in the back row immediately dispersed, and the soldiers gathered together were frightened and ran around in a panic, piercing through with one blow!

Li Ruotai still wanted to charge, because another infantry formation appeared between them and the fleeing Persian general, but the horses had clearly reached their limits.

Undeterred, Li Ruotai called the knights around him to make a test, but the Saman Persian phalanx in front of him was obviously ready, the sharp spears were shining, and the archers behind the formation had already bent their bows and set their arrows .

"Stand back, let's keep an eye on them, if you wait a little longer, their food will be burned by an extra stone!"

The heavy infantry phalanx stood still, and even armored cavalry had no reason to charge up directly.

Li Ruotai made the right choice in an instant - delaying time, because the Persians' granaries were on fire, and they were the ones who were in a hurry.

"Masudi! Gather your troops and take back the granary. Don't be afraid. There are few heavy cavalry on the opposite side. Let Mustafa's archers form a formation to deal with it!"

Ali Durav, who was still in shock, cheered up and began to order Masudi to organize people to rescue the granary. Masudi, who was about to attack the city again, nodded, and now it was the only way.

At the head of Bala Sagon City, Guo Xuanli's excited old face began to glow.

"Give all the elite in the city to Madu Yuhou, and then ask the head of the Bashimi Ministry, Ashinasili, to help. This old man wants the Persians to take care of one thing and lose another!"

(End of this chapter)