Chapter 696

Step on it!

As pioneers, the two thousand Cao army cavalry galloped across the land in the north of the Yangtze River, as if the whip of the God lashed the earth, sending out a terrible voice.

Under a blue flag with the character of Cao, a valiant general is dressed all over his body, holding a horse's head and wearing a long sword on his waist. His face is sharp. He is Cao Ren, the younger brother of Cao Cao.

"The whole army is at your command! Attack forward, let this group of Jiangdong army know the strength of our valiant huaisi cavalry Cao Renli said.

"Kill!"

Nearly two thousand huaisi warriors answered him with a uniform voice. Although Cao Ren was born of the Cao family, he was a vagrant by nature. He ran far to huaisi, organized dozens of horsemen to gallop, and made friends with all the gallant Rangers.

Since the beginning of Cao Cao's army, Cao Ren has been very brave and generous. He has made a great contribution to his reputation. He has gathered nearly a thousand Rangers and joined Cao Cao's army.

Nearly half of the two thousand huaisi warriors were knights who made friends with Cao Ren. Later, Cao Cao took advantage of Liu Ye's conquest of Yuan Shu and annexed Huainan. Cao Ren recruited troops and horses to enrich his cavalry. Many people in Huainan had heard of Cao Ren's reputation. Therefore, many people came here in admiration and were under the command of Cao Ren After all, Cao ao'er can't tame this town.

The Rangers are skillful in horsemanship and are proficient in killing people in battle. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of these two thousand huaisi warriors is very strong. Cao Cao sent Cao Ren as the vanguard and led a large army of soldiers himself, and then arrived.

The power of two thousand iron cavalry is really powerful. One should know that cavalry is at least one man and two horses. Therefore, two thousand steeds are 4000 fighting horses, which are displayed in rows and gallop on the plain. Many Jiangdong soldiers are dazzled.

Most of the soldiers in the east of the Yangtze River are from the south of the Yangtze River, and a few of them are from the north of the Yangtze River. However, in addition to the more than 100 valiant cavalry under Tai Shici's command, most of the remaining soldiers are Huainan people. In the Han Dynasty, the three major horse producing areas, Liangzhou, Youzhou and Bingzhou, were all far north of the Yellow River. The number of horses in the Central Plains was much less, and that in the south of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River was even rarer.

At most, only some generals can ride their horses. This kind of large-scale cavalry charge is unheard of for these Jiangdong soldiers who are long in the south of the Yangtze River.

There were different degrees of commotion in the various formations of Jiangdong soldiers. Even those elite veterans who had experienced many battles were surprised. People were always afraid of unknown things, not to mention the momentum of this group of cavalry.

Taishici, Huang Gai and other generals all urged and urged them to organize the army and soldiers to set up a good position.

"What are you afraid of? It's just cavalry. As long as we line up closely, there's nothing to be afraid of. "

Tai Shici, who was proficient in riding battle, ordered: "cavalry is nothing. In those years, hundreds of thousands of Huns were easily defeated by Meng Tian, the general of Qin Dynasty. As long as we fight closely, we can resist the enemy with bows and crossbows."

After the Qin Dynasty unified the six kingdoms, it faced a new enemy in the north, that is, the nomadic Huns. The Huns who raised horses grew up on horseback since they were young, so they were naturally proficient in horsemanship. Although the Central Plains Dynasty has been equipped with a certain proportion of cavalry since the king Wuling of Zhao took on horseback and shot, it was still dominated by infantry.

However, under the leadership of 300000 Qin troops, Meng Tian easily defeated hundreds of thousands of Huns' iron cavalry and captured the Hetao area, relying on tight formation and bows and crossbows. Qin crossbow is well-known all over the world. At that time, the craftsman system of Qin Dynasty was so strict that the error of parts of the bow and crossbow was very small. It is hard to imagine that it came from hands rather than machines. Two thousand years later, the Qin crossbow in the mausoleum of the Qin Dynasty could even shoot tomb robbers...

however, Li Ling, a famous general of the Han Dynasty, once led 5000 soldiers to deal with the siege of 100000 Xiongnu cavalry for several days, and even shot and killed them More than ten thousand Hun cavalry relied on extremely sharp crossbows. It is said that the war consumed more than 100000 crossbows and arrows alone.

"Hey, Gongliu." Cao Ren laughs at the side of Huan Huan: "look at this group of Jiangdong woodlouse that has never seen the world. If we don't need the prime minister to lead the army, we can destroy them."

The fear and agitation of Jiangdong army were clearly seen by Cao Ren, who was naturally proud.

On the other hand, Shi Huan was calm and said, "brother filial piety, don't be careless. Prime Minister Cao once said that we should be careful of Zhou Yu. Since he is the leader of the army, we should be careful. "

Cao Ren snorted: "then select a small enemy array, try again!"

When he looked around, he saw a Jiangdong army formation storming the north gate of Shuxian County, and his eyes were brightened immediately.

"Order! Attack the East army of the north gate Cao Ren gave a big drink.

In the army, the generals at all levels issued orders, from the school captain to the army Sima, from the army Sima to the military Marquis, and all the way to Shi Chang and Wu Chang. After receiving the orders, the two thousand huaisi valiant cavalry manipulated their horses and galloped toward the north gate.

Seeing Cao's cavalry rushing in, the Jiangdong army outside the north gate was flustered. Fortunately, Han Dang, an old general, was in charge of the battle. He was originally a native of Lingzhi in western Liaoning Province. He was skilled in bowing and horses. He was the northernmost man in Jiangdong army's hometown. Naturally, he knew how to ride and deal with cavalry.

"Don't panic!"Han Dang ordered: "line up immediately. The swordsmen and shields are at the outermost part, the spearmen are behind the swords and shields, and the archers are in the innermost part. When they see the enemy attacking, they should shoot them with arrows first, then resist them with shields and spears!"

After all, Jiangdong army was well-trained. Although they were a little flustered in the face of cavalry they had never seen before, they immediately took action after hearing Han Dang's order. In addition to the hundreds who attacked the city, the remaining two thousand people soon followed Han Dang's orders and formed a round array.

There are four layers inside and outside the circular array. The swordsman and shield hand are on the outside. They put down the shield and form a shield wall. After the sword and shield hand, they are spearmen. They stretch out their spears and carry them on the shield like rows of horse repelling guns, forming a combination of attack and defense with the shield. After the spearmen, the archers of the Jiangdong army were the archers. Before that, it took little effort to suppress the archers of the Lujiang army. Therefore, each of them still had some spare strength to stretch their bows and arrows and lead the strings to go.

The innermost layer is Han Dang and his personal guards. He sits on his horse and looks at the cavalry of the Cao army. His face is dignified. When soldiers encounter cavalry on the plain, they must form a tight formation and be prepared for it. Otherwise, if they break up, they will be pursued. Although the Jiangdong army is excellent, it is the first time to fight against cavalry. If something goes wrong, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"No one can shoot an arrow without my command!"

Han Dang asked again. The archer is a sharp weapon to deal with cavalry, so we should not neglect it.