Chapter 357 Turkic Wolf Rider
Throughout the history of ancient wars, cavalry has always been a lingering nightmare for infantry. Since humans mastered the ability to perfect iron smelting, powerful cavalry began to gradually appear on various battlefields.
In field battles, cavalry has become the king of the battlefield with its powerful impact and superb mobility. Facing infantry, cavalry will generally win as long as their tactics are appropriate. Even if they lose, they can usually escape intact. The infantry does not have this advantage. Once defeated, the entire army will be annihilated. Therefore, the infantry's tactics when facing cavalry are generally to stop statically and form a square or corresponding formation to prevent the enemy cavalry from charging, so as to contain the enemy cavalry.
Otherwise, there is only the fate of being slaughtered...
In the age of cold weapons, the cavalry was absolutely a nearly invincible unit. It was extremely adaptable, and its mobility and attack power were unstoppable to the infantry.
It was not until the advent of thermal weapons that cavalry lost its advantage over infantry.
But even if muskets had been equipped for centuries, infantry still had to rely on square formations to resist cavalry attacks. It was not until the emergence of automatic weapons that the infantry's attack power became stronger and stronger, allowing the infantry in the field to rely on a single unit to crush the cavalry. The cavalry lost its impact and attack capabilities, and this gradually Withdrew from the stage of war.
Facing the enemy's powerful cavalry, the infantry could only form a square formation to deal with the cavalry.
The main weapons against the cavalry are spears and dense formations, which make the square or circular formations like hedgehogs unable to bite, making it impossible for the cavalry troops to attack. For a long time, this formation was very popular, especially in the European war. The cavalry had no choice but to use static braking to limit the cavalry's mobility. The dense formation and nearly three-meter-long spears limited the cavalry's impact.
For the first time, the infantry was a sufficient deterrent to the cavalry.
However, don't think that this is the ultimate way for infantry to end cavalry!
The emergence of mounted archery completely overturned this initial phalanx. Since European cavalry was mostly heavy cavalry and few Eastern mounted archery units appeared, the European armies suffered heavy losses in the face of the Mongolian cavalry and archery army, and the cavalry suffered heavy losses. The infantry was completely restrained once.
The horse archers first galloped and fired a volley, killing a large number of enemy infantry. Then after the infantry phalanx collapsed, a large number of rangers quickly covered and killed them, accelerating the loss of enemy infantry. Often all the infantry was lost in a battle. If a square formation is not formed, it would be more troublesome for the heavy cavalry to charge directly.
But fortunately, it is not the Song Dynasty where the Mongolian cavalry is raging around the world. What Fang Jun has to face is the Turkic cavalry who are extremely lacking in crossbows and iron weapons.
This is a blessing among misfortunes...
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The dull sound of horse hooves is like thunder rolling in the sky.
Fang Jun stood in the middle of the square array and raised his monocular telescope. He could clearly see the torrent rolling down the sand dunes in the distance!
Thousands of Turkic cavalry launched a violent charge, and dark clouds swept in like covering the earth!
That overwhelming and domineering momentum made his heart beat faster and faster with the dull sound of hooves, as if he was about to break free from the constraints of his chest!
This is the king of war in the cold weapon era, with the power to destroy everything!
What shocked him even more was that he could see clearly through the telescope. Under the hazy moonlight and the sky full of smoke and dust, the bodies of the Turkic cavalry on horseback seemed to have been born on them. Even with such high-speed movement, their upper bodies But he was as motionless as a mountain, and his riding skills were so superb that Fang Jun was amazed.
No one was left behind, and no one fell behind.
Jia Sidao visually estimated that the distance between all the charging cavalry would never exceed twenty centimeters. Under such an astonishing high-speed movement and under the charge of so many cavalry, these real Mongolian cavalry can still maintain such a tight formation, which shows their elite level.
It is no wonder that despite the military front of the Tang Dynasty, the Turks were still able to control the grasslands and deserts through migration and transfer without confronting the Tang Dynasty.
Too strong!
Fang Jun felt his lips were dry and subconsciously licked them...
Fortunately, it was night at this time. The Tang army could only hear the thunderous sound of horse hooves, but could not clearly see the domineering momentum of the enemy's charge. If faced with the charge of the Turkic cavalry in broad daylight, most of the Tang army would instantly collapse under this unrivaled momentum...
How can a flesh and blood body withstand such a violent impact? !
What he didn't know was that even if the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion around him couldn't see the charging posture of the enemy, just the overwhelming roar of horse hooves almost completely destroyed their confidence!
If it weren't for the super high expectations for the secret weapon "Zhentian Lei", I'm afraid they would have dispersed long ago...
They believe that the "Shocking Thunder" can stop the charge of the Turkic cavalry. Otherwise, if they allow this iron current to hit their own phalanx unscrupulously, they will be smashed into meat patties?
The sound of hooves became louder and louder, and the ground beneath my feet was shaking slightly.
As far as the eye could see, the Turkic cavalry that dispersed their attack formation were like a dark cloud, sweeping over them overwhelmingly.
Before they even took the battle, the huge and rich momentum was already suffocating!
There was a faint commotion in the square formation. Not everyone could face such a domineering cavalry charge calmly. These elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty had the natural fear of the cavalry troops among the farming people.
Fang Jun shouted: "Everyone, get ready!"
His deep voice suddenly sounded, and it actually drowned out the roaring hoofbeats of the horses rushing towards them, making the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion feel inexplicably relieved.
Fang Jun stared through the telescope at the Turkic cavalry who were getting closer and closer. He could even gradually see the faces of these Turks clearly. The ferocious faces with gnashing teeth made him extremely nervous!
Taking a deep breath, Fang Jun raised his left arm high: "Crossbowman, prepare!"
"Wow..."
Following his order, the crossbowman behind the spearman and shieldman pulled the string of the crossbow and pointed each crossbow arrow forward at an angle of thirty degrees in a uniform manner.
This is the effect of continuous high-intensity training. Even if every soldier is extremely nervous and full of fear, his movements are still precise and skillful!
A tragic admiration rose from the hearts of every citizen. The citizens who were restless and showing signs of collapse suddenly became quiet.
From the perspective of the civilians at the rear, they only saw that the Shenji Battalion was as fearless and motionless as a rock in the face of the enemy's charge. The entire phalanx was without a trace of chaos, just like a precise and cold-blooded army. War machine, vowing to ferociously strangle all incoming enemies!
No enemy can wreak havoc in front of the heroes of the Tang Dynasty!
Especially the only figure in the square formation who is sitting upright on a horse with a straight back, just like the mainstay mountain standing in the rapids of the Yellow River, majestic and motionless!
Gives people immense confidence!
In the blink of an eye, the enemy cavalry has arrived outside the camp!
The pits dug urgently at the outermost edge of the camp played a role in blocking the impact of the enemy cavalry. Countless enemy cavalry were caught off guard, trampled on wooden boards and other coverings, and fell into the pits. They were thrown over on their backs and their bones and tendons were broken.
But the invading cavalry was obviously the best among the best, with extremely rich combat experience. The front row fell into the pit, and the rear row just lifted the reins lightly, and the galloping horse leaped into the air with four hooves, leaped over the pit in front, and rushed Unrelenting, he broke into the military camp!
The distance has entered the range of the crossbow.
Fang Jun's raised arm suddenly swung down and shouted: "Let go!"
"Bang"
Countless crossbows activated their arms at the same time. The moment the crossbow strings were released, they gathered together into a dull sound. The crossbow arrows flew up from the ground like a locust and pounced on the Turkic cavalry on the opposite side...
The crossbow arrows shot diagonally from mid-air carry huge kinetic energy. This force acts on the sharp triangular arrow clusters, which is enough to penetrate everything blocking the front!
In order to reduce weight, the Turkic cavalry only wore a small amount of leather armor, and most of them were simple clothes. Only officers would wear an armor that only covered important parts and a helmet. And these simple protective gears were vulnerable to the Tang Army's powerful crossbows!
"Puff puff puff"
The sharp crossbow arrows pierced the bodies of the Turkic cavalry fiercely. Regardless of whether they were humans or horses, those who were hit by the arrows screamed and fell down. After a round of arrow rain, the Turkic cavalry that rushed into the military camp fell like harvesting wheat.
Fang Jun raised his arm again: "Get ready!"
"Let it go!"
"Get ready!"
"Let go!" After three rounds of crossbows, the Turkic cavalry finally rushed to the front of the formation, leaving behind pieces of corpses!
(End of chapter)