Three Kingdoms: I, Ma Su, just want to die

Chapter 710: Heavy Cavalry Duel
Under the beat of war drums, soldiers from both sides quickly collided with each other.

It can be seen that the combat effectiveness of the Wei army has been improved to a certain extent. During the battle between the two sides, the Wei army was not only able to withstand the impact of the Han army, but also caused considerable casualties to the Han army.

As for the cavalry of both sides, they fought back and forth in the exchanges between the two wings. The Han army's light cavalry, which had always been invincible, was this time stopped by Cao Wei's Youzhou elite cavalry.

However, due to the lack of cavalry charges and Ma Su's leadership, the Han army did not have as strong control over the battlefield as in the past.

Of course, this was mainly due to Ma Su not bringing out the main force. If Ma Su had brought out the old soldiers from Guanzhong, Sima Shi would probably have lost by now.

However, even so, the fact that the Wei army's combat effectiveness could reach this level was beyond Ma Su's expectations. In just a few years, Sima Shi restored the panic-stricken Wei army to its pre-war level, which was already an amazing ability.

"It seems that the decision to advance the Northern Expedition was the right one. If Sima Shi is given another two years to develop, he might be able to stir up some trouble."

Ma Su frowned and couldn't help commenting on the situation on the battlefield.

But that’s about it.

Ma Su had no intention of personally participating in the battle at this moment, and he was still watching the battle in the central army with a smile on his face. Even when he saw that the Han army's offensive was frustrated, Ma Su remained as steady as a rock.

There was no way, Jiangdong Wu Lao Er was indeed too weak, and did not weaken Guandong's strength to the expected level. So Ma Su was not in a hurry to break the formation himself, but planned to let the bullet fly for a while.

After all, the Wei army only has about 40,000 to 50,000 troops. Can such a small number of troops really cause a big upheaval?
However, just as Ma Su was leisurely watching the battle, preparing to decide whether to intervene or not depending on the situation, he suddenly saw a cloud of dust rising in the distance.

At first, Ma Su thought that Sima Shi had hidden a cavalry unit as a surprise attack, and he didn't pay much attention to it. But as the cavalry got closer and closer, Ma Su was suddenly shocked.

This Wei cavalry unit was not large in number, only about 500 in total. But they were all wearing heavy armor, their horses were covered in half-body armor, and they were armed to the teeth from head to toe!
This is the armored cavalry!
"Tnnd! Sima Shi hid it really well! When did he copy it?"

This obviously exceeded Ma Su's expectations and startled the Han general so much that he stood up from his seat.

"Something bad has happened! I'm afraid we're going to be in big trouble now!"

As the founder of armored cavalry of this era, Ma Su was the one who knew best how terrifying the lethality of this thing was. It is no exaggeration to say that if Ma Su had no backup plan, the Wei army would have been able to win the battlefield with just these hundreds of armored cavalry.

In just a few breaths after the Wei army's armored cavalry rushed into the battlefield, a gap was torn open in the Han army's front line. Faced with this terrifying cavalry, the Han army soldiers had no way to deal with it.

They were like a tiger charging into a flock of sheep, and ordinary soldiers had no way of resisting them. The only thing that could stop them was... another tiger.

"Let the Modao Army go! I will personally lead the troops to cover them!" Ma Su could no longer sit still. He immediately jumped on his horse and called on his personal guards to accompany him and prepare for battle.

It is true that Ma Su wanted to weaken the Guandong clans as much as possible, but he did not want to lose in the end. So when he saw that the situation was about to get out of hand, Ma Su personally intervened.

The best way to deal with heavy cavalry is heavy infantry and heavy cavalry of the same size. And it just so happens that Ma Su brought both of these troops this time!
Ma Su's old army, Long Wuyi, had already been ready to go, and the whole army was waiting for Ma Su. When Ma Su got on his horse, it meant that Long Wuyi, who had conquered Guanzhong, was about to set off again. Compared with Cao Wei, Ji Han, which had developed several years in advance, was obviously more generous. The original Long Wuyi had grown from 300 people to 1,000 people, and its sophisticated equipment was incomparable to that of the Wei army.

"My fellow soldiers of Longwu Yicong! Pick up your weapons and charge with me! Follow me and defeat those knockoffs of Cao Wei!"

Ma Su shouted loudly in front of the formation and rushed forward with his weapon in hand.

Longwu Yicong's more than a thousand heavy cavalrymen followed closely behind, and the entire army rushed straight towards the armored cavalry of the Wei army! Regardless of whether it was Ma Su or Longwu Yicong, the weapons in their hands had quietly turned into heavy hammers...

The appearance of the Han army's armored cavalry also caught the attention of the Wei army. After carefully comparing the number of people on both sides, the heavy cavalry commander of the Wei army led his troops to evade without saying a word.

There were a total of 400 heavy cavalrymen, while the Shu army had 1,000. Even if the enemy was just a bunch of fakes, 1,000 armored cavalrymen would be enough for them.

It’s best to get around it as soon as possible.

However, some things cannot be avoided just by wanting to avoid them. Facing the pursuit of the Longwu Yicong, the Wei army was unable to circumvent them, but instead let the two sides get closer and closer.

In the end, knowing that they could not escape, the Wei army generals had to take the initiative to lead their troops to turn around and confront the Han army.

The two armored cavalrymen, both wearing heavy armor, finally collided on the battlefield in Hebei!
Because both sides were heavily armored, their potential energy was about the same. At the beginning of the first round of collision, the number of Han and Wei soldiers who fell off their horses was almost the same.

But when the two sides passed each other, a series of wailing and... the sound of blunt objects hitting each other suddenly rang out from the Wei army's formation!

Since it was the first time for the Wei army to deploy heavy cavalry, they were carrying sharp weapons. These weapons were OK against infantry, but they did not cause any damage to the Longwu Yicong who were also heavily armored.

But the Han army was different. They were carrying a heavy hammer! Such a horrible blunt weapon, with the potential energy of the cavalry, was lethal enough to smash the heads of the Wei soldiers through their armor into rotten watermelons!
In just one round, the Wei army's heavy cavalry lost dozens of men!

However, this was not the end. After the Wei army rushed through the Longwu Yicong, they were greeted by rows of tin cans with spears in their hands!
The Longwu Yicong was in the front, and the Modao Army was behind. Such a simple and crude deployment directly caused heavy losses to the Wei army's precious armored cavalry.

When they finally broke out, the commander of the Wei cavalry took inventory and found that half of his troops had been lost!

"Damn it! All our actions are within the Shu army's calculations! We can't possibly win!" The cavalry commander couldn't help but feel a little desperate. If the armored cavalry couldn't turn the tables, then what hope did they have?
But at this moment, he had no time to feel sorry for the loss of his soldiers. He had to lead his troops to evacuate as soon as possible. Otherwise, when the Han army's cavalry surrounded them, they would be completely wiped out!
"Throw away all weapons to reduce weight and retreat!"

"Then the general..."

"There's nothing we can do. Send someone to give the general a message and tell him we've lost."

(End of this chapter)