Chapter 286(1/2)
Before Luo Ying could get used to this new body, the rumble of horse hooves could be heard in the distance.
The rebel cavalry unit has arrived!
The first thing that caught our eyes was the smoke and dust rising into the sky. Then, the earth trembled, and the sound of galloping horses, like a landslide, came from far and near, which made people's hearts shake.
Luo Ying, who lived in peaceful times, could hardly imagine such a scene.
In fact, many people will greatly misunderstand the numbers on the battlefield without seeing it with their own eyes.
In actual war simulations and real-life exercises, people who live in peaceful times and do not have much concept of numbers are often shocked that some numbers are inconsistent with their intuition.
For example, a mere three hundred cavalrymen are enough to occupy a person's entire field of vision, creating an overwhelming feeling.
Under normal marching conditions, these three hundred cavalry did not form a dense formation, but just charged according to the conventional organization method, which was enough to create an earth-shattering momentum.
For an ordinary person, there is no difference in vision between 300 cavalry, 3,000 cavalry, or 30,000 cavalry.
Because hundreds of cavalry have already reached the upper limit of the field of view, no matter how many more, they can't be seen at all.
In ancient times, a decisive battle involving hundreds of thousands of people would span a huge battlefield of tens of kilometers, and might occupy the entire area surrounding a city in reality.
Even if you climb high and look far away, you can't have a panoramic view of it all.
Therefore, the difference between real ancient famous generals and ordinary people is that they can reproduce the entire battlefield situation in their minds through the military reports of the messengers, and they can also accurately issue orders for their own troops to act according to their own ideas.
Even the top cavalry generals can lead tens of thousands of cavalry to sweep the entire battlefield with a fierce aggression, accurately find the enemy's flaws and breakthroughs, and then penetrate them instantly...
Such scenes often exceed the imagination of people in peaceful times.
Of course, it will also exceed the imagination of ancient literati who did not know how to fight.
Therefore, it is no wonder that there are many ridiculous records in ancient history books that are completely inconsistent with military common sense.
In short, facing the impact of this cavalry force at this time, Luo Ying was extremely shocked in her heart.
This is an elite cavalry unit of the rebel army, covering the sky and the mountains.
Although they did not wear heavy armor like the later Tiefu Tu, they were still well-equipped, and the armors on the cavalry were all high-end standard armor.
The chest of the war horse is also covered with simple armor as protection.
"General! The thieves are close, you can fire arrows!" a deputy general next to him reminded.
Luo Ying reacted instantly, nodded and said: "Fire the arrow!"
The team he commanded was a pure infantry phalanx. Although there were cavalry on his side, they were all arranged on the two wings, and they were not under his command.
Following Luo Ying's order, the archers in front fired arrows together!
"Whoosh!"
"Whizzing!"
Dense arrows soared into the sky, firing a volley in a parabolic trajectory.
Some cavalry horses whined when they were hit by arrows, but only a small part fell. More cavalry continued to run towards them with thunderous momentum.
The second round of arrow rain falls again!
This time, since the enemy is closer, the killing effect is better.
Although arrows in ancient times are valuable, they should be more generous when facing cavalry. Before the cavalry rushes nearby, the archers still have to fire as many rounds as possible.
The purpose of firing a volley is to ensure the hit rate of the arrows, while firing multiple arrows is to cause as much damage to the cavalry as possible.
Otherwise, when the cavalry rushes forward and there are still arrows that have not been fired, there will definitely be a rout, and no matter how valuable the arrows are, they will all be of advantage to the enemy.
After the volley, the enemy cavalry's offensive was obviously blocked.
If it was a heavily armored cavalry like the Iron Buddha, it would be difficult for such a level of arrow rain to cause much damage.
In order to better deal with the heavy cavalry, the Qi army developed a powerful weapon such as the divine arm bow.
However, at this time, the rebel cavalry's armor rate was not high and the protection of their horses was limited, so the arrow rain still posed a certain threat to them.
If it were an ordinary cavalry, they might choose to retreat at this time.
But after all, they were the elite cavalry of the rebels, so they continued to advance.
The archers in front carried their bows and arrows behind their backs, then took off their spears to form a square formation, while the archers in the rear continued to shoot.
The Liang Dynasty was a dynasty full of martial virtues, and archers were not an independent type of military force.
According to the military books of the Liang Dynasty, the Liang Dynasty's army consisted of 12,500 men and was equipped with "12,500 bows, 37,500 strings, and 375,000 arrows."
In other words, everyone in the Liang Dynasty's army carried a bow, and each person controlled an average of three strings and thirty arrows.
Among them, there are 7,500 soldiers wearing bright light armor and 2,500 Mo Dao soldiers. Even the Mo Dao soldiers all carry a bow and thirty arrows. In addition to the Mo Dao soldiers, they also carry a bow on their back.
Holding a spear.
The other soldiers are also divided into 2,500 ordinary armored soldiers and 2,500 light soldiers. The armored soldiers are equipped with bows, spears, heavy knives, and shields, while the light soldiers are equipped with bows and arrows, large arrow baskets (loaded with 100 arrows), crossbows, and spears.
It can be seen from this that the quality and combat effectiveness of soldiers during the Liang Dynasty were extremely exaggerated.
These soldiers are basically all-round warriors. They can shoot bows and arrows from a distance, attack enemies with spears from a distance, and can hold a large shield in one hand and a heavy sword in the other to fight hand-to-hand.
When the cavalry troops encountered such a powerful infantry force, they basically did not dare to charge head-on.
Because the range of the infantry bow is greater than that of the cavalry bow, and the spear phalanx has a huge deterrent effect on ordinary light cavalry.
"kill!"
The soldiers in the front army burst into uniform roars, and the spear phalanx collided with the enemy's elite cavalry!
However, these rebel cavalry are also the best among the best.
Not only did they not retreat from the previous rounds of arrows, but they pressed forward, relying on their powerful impact to directly break through the array of spearmen in front!
Naturally, some soldiers in the Liang army tried to block the gap, stabbing with spears or resisting with shields, but under the impact of the elite cavalry, the formation still became shaky.
"General!"
The lieutenant beside him reminded again.
Luo Ying reacted instantly and said loudly: "Block the gap!"
In the entire military system of Liang Jun, Modao Army is the most well-equipped unit and is also the reserve force of the main army.
Once there is a gap in the array, Mo Daojun will unconditionally step in to block the gap.
No matter what happens to the array, even if there is a Tyrannosaurus Rex in front of it, it must be pushed forward unconditionally.
At this time, the array was in danger, so it was naturally time for Mo Daojun to take action.
Luo Ying walked at the front, followed by Mo Daobing, who was fully armored.
Unlike other Mo Dao soldiers who also carry bows, arrows or other weapons, Li Gaoling, played by Luo Ying, only has a large Mo Dao weighing ten kilograms.
And when Modao's army moved towards the gap, the enemy's cavalry had already arrived!
Luo Ying spotted the cavalry rushing in front, tightly grasped the long handle of Mo Dao with both hands, shouted angrily, and slashed across the waist with a horizontal swing!
Although the rebel cavalry was also elite, the armor rate of the horses during the entire Liang Dynasty was not very high. Although there were a few truly heavy cavalry, they were obviously not the mainstream.
Therefore, Luo Ying's knife cut directly from the unprotected neck of the war horse, directly cutting the horse's neck into two pieces, and then moved upward diagonally with enough force to cut directly through the gap in the cavalry's armor, killing him as well.
Cut it in two!
Warm blood spilled out, and the severed war horse still maintained its impact, but the horse's head had already flown out of the air. The knight on the horse stepped on the stirrups, and his lower body was left on the horse, falling to the rear, while his body
It flew out high and landed together with the horse's head.
Cut in two with one sword, both men and horses will be shattered!
Liang Jun's morale was instantly boosted: "General, you are so brave!"
The rebel cavalry in front obviously looked horrified, and some even reined in their horses instantly, not daring to charge forward again.
And even Luo Ying himself looked at his hands in disbelief.
What is this?
Everything in front of him gave him an unreal feeling, but whether it was the flying stumps, the warm blood, or the feeling of Mo Dao cutting through the horse and human body, they all told him that this was true.
It's just true.
And when Luo Ying was stunned by the terrifying lethality of this sword, more cavalry arrived.
These cavalrymen raised their spears on their horses and stabbed Luo Ying!
In a hurry, Luo Ying wielded the Mo Dao again.
Just hearing the continuous sound of "chacha", the two or three spears that were thrust in front of me were all chopped off by Mo Dao!
Then, Luo Ying raised his Mo Dao and stabbed hard, directly from the chest of the cavalry horse in front!
With a strong twist of his hands, the war horse whined and the knight fell off the horse.
The rebel cavalry struggled to stand up, but Mo Dao had already struck him again.
He quickly drew out his saber to parry, but the moment the weapons clashed, he felt an extremely powerful force coming from his hand, causing the saber in his hand to be knocked away in an instant!
Then, a cold light flashed through.
To be continued...