Countless five-meter-long horse-repelling guns emerged from the gaps in the tower shield, and a dense forest of guns was instantly formed. The two-meter-high tower shields were arranged one after another to form a solid mobile fortress. Gao Yue's soldiers They also knew that they would face the most ferocious charge of the modified Luobi cavalry, and this time the combat effectiveness of the Luobi cavalry had far exceeded that of the last war with the Luobi people.
Gritting his teeth, he held the shield with his arm, or even held it diagonally with his shoulder to enhance the shield's resistance. With the other hand, he inserted the horse-repelling gun diagonally into the soil, keeping it 30 to 45 degrees above the ground. Angle, arranged in a ladder, pointing far ahead, forming a thick defensive belt composed of spear points and shields. If you want to break through such a defensive belt like a hedgehog standing on end, the impact of a light cavalry, even if No matter how much the price is paid, it is difficult to break through from the front. Only the heavy cavalry can rely on their unique long heavy cavalry-specific iron spears and their bodies covered with iron leaf armor, coupled with their fearless spirit. In a forced charge, as long as a hole can be opened, all the sacrifices of the heavy cavalry will be rewarded. But once the hole is opened and the situation cannot be made up for and controlled in time, no matter how strong the heavy infantry is, it will be difficult to shake the breakthrough formation head-on. The heavy cavalry, and whether the first line of defense can be broken through and the length of time it takes will become the key to the victory or defeat of the heavy cavalry versus heavy infantry.
If the heavy cavalry cannot break through or the breakthrough takes too long and the loss is too great, it means the failure of the heavy cavalry. On the contrary, if it is easy to break through or the breakthrough time is short and the cost is small, then it is a big deal for the heavy infantry. Once the main force of the heavy cavalry succeeds in breaking through, the heavy infantry who are scattered and unable to gather into formation will face the massacre of the light cavalry that follows, and their fate is doomed.
If the Luobi people's fearless spirit is commendable, their combat experience in facing such a war is obviously too lacking. When the heavy cavalry swept up in waves of yellow dust, the first wave of attacks thrown from behind the waiting hoplite phalanx was not a spear, but a wooden spear covered in tung oil and lit. The densely packed wooden gun started to burn from start to finish the moment it was thrown. It was inserted diagonally within a range less than thirty meters away from the heavy infantry, forming a somewhat strange wall of fire.
Although these wooden guns did not cause any substantial damage to the Luobei heavy cavalry that had not yet entered the attack range, you can imagine what this blazing wall of fire did to the heavy cavalry phalanx that had increased its speed to the fastest. Such a nightmare. Livestock are naturally afraid of fire. Even trained war horses will still subconsciously choose to avoid such a large wall of fire that suddenly appears in front of them. It is obvious that the Luobi people have not conducted special response training in this regard. , and the consequences are unprecedentedly tragic.
In this situation of surging forward, the armored cavalry charging at the fastest speed and pace no longer have any time and space to dodge or pause. It can be seen that the first batch of armored cavalry has not even had time to truly pose a threat to the Western Xinjiang Army. Then he fell to the ground under the screams and sudden stop of the war horse. The heavy iron leaf armor made it impossible for them to stand up for a while, and the armored cavalry behind them were also unable to stop themselves. In this case, they could not stop either. The consequence of stopping would be to collide with the comrades behind them and die together. They could only move forward, but the sudden collapse of a large number of comrades in front obviously made the Luo Bei cavalry unable to control their emotions for a while, and the formation was scattered in panic. Even when they rushed forward over the corpses of their comrades, they could not pose any substantial threat to the gun-shield defense line that had been waiting for them.
The iron spear and the horse lance are similar in length, and the impact force interacts with each other. Countless wails and screams mixed with the clash of weapons immediately formed a human inferno in front of the gun-shield defense line. The bloody limbs of the men and horses seemed to be thrown into a huge meat grinder all at once. In an instant, they turned into countless stumps and broken bodies. They were like a dam filled with blood that suddenly collapsed. The blood all over the sky covered the defense line in an instant. A few meters in front of me.
Kurdo immediately stood in front of the formation, his body and heart trembling all of a sudden. The enemy's infantry defense line in front was like an open devil's mouth. In just a few breaths, it swallowed up thousands of elite soldiers that the commander had spent huge sums of money to build, and even even No substantial gain was achieved at all. Except for a few dozen cavalrymen, thousands of armored cavalry escaped from the flanks of this destructive collision like a natural disaster. All that was left was the majestic gun shield. In front of the defense line were the wounded soldiers and horses moaning miserably.
Although his heart was full of unwillingness and anger, Kurdo still had to admit that he really lacked some experience in fighting such a cunning and cruel Western Xinjiang army. Such a strategy of suddenly throwing a fire javelin was simply unheard of, but it was this bizarre strategy that caused his side to suffer tragic defeats repeatedly, and now he had to swallow this bitter pill.
Cuerdo is not a person who admits defeat casually. The pride of the Luobi people and the expectations of the commander on the northwest front force him to continue taking risks. Although this attack has brought heavy losses to his side, it does not mean that he will die. Lost this battle.
When the first wave of attacks encountered the wall of fire, Kurdo already had a premonition that his first wave of attacks might not achieve the desired effect. For the second and third waves of charges, he even ordered to shorten the distance and at the same time widen the distance, which also allowed The cavalrymen paid attention to the attack area of the opponent's fire javelin. It should be said that the effect of the second wave of musket marks is completely different from the first wave. Firstly, there are still many fire javelins burning in the front, and the second wave of cavalry and horses that launched the charge have obviously adapted to this. Secondly, the wider distance also allows the Luobei cavalry to have enough space to deal with emergencies. He came down to adjust his position, and the fire javelin did not actually do much damage. Apart from some impact on the mood of the war horse, the Luo and Pei cavalry only needed to sweep them away with a single swing of their iron spears when passing through this area.
Only the second wave of impact can be called a real fight to the death. The combat effectiveness of Luo Bei's heavy cavalry was fully demonstrated in this wave of impact. The heavy iron spears showed their power in front of the thick tower shields. Many tower shields were shattered by just a sudden blow. Of course, Luo Bei's heavy cavalry Before the humble people can complete their all-out attack, they first need to pass through the dense forest of guns, and there are often not many lucky ones who get through this. Most of them act as pawns in clearing the forest of carbine guns in front of the shield defense line. But even these few survivors still brought a sense of crisis to Shanzhu. The Luobi people's combat effectiveness increased so quickly that he, the leader of the so-called Iron Wall Division, felt pressure.
The third shock wave arranged by Cuerdo was just right. When the second attack wave found several passages in front of the shield wall, the third wave of cavalry concentrated their efforts along the passages opened by their comrades to break through. Theirs was a giant wooden cart filled with soil and wrapped in iron sheets. This was an emergency method devised by Shanzhu to prevent the enemy from breaking through in an emergency. Although the giant wooden carts could not withstand a few kicks from the heavy cavalry, , but after all, it can buy some time for the defense line to re-stabilize, and at this time, time is almost as important as life.
The Western Xinjiang Army's various workarounds can be said to have caused the Luo and Bei cavalry to suffer a lot, and even almost affected the effect of the third wave of impact. However, this was only a sporadic phenomenon after all. Under the powerful impact of the Luo and Bei cavalry roaring and swarming in like black clouds, , the defense line assumed by the First Division is still being weakened bit by bit, although the weakening speed is very slow. However, there was no such good result on the defense line assumed by the third Indian Division. Although the defense line they assumed was only one-third as long as the first division of the Second Army, Luo Bei, who had a sharp vision, People soon discovered that this was the perfect place for their breakthrough.
If the defense line responsible for Shanzhu can be compared to a piece of iron sheet, it is thin but tough, and the third division of the Indian Army was obviously difficult to adapt to the attack of the Luobi Cavalry. Later, except for a few cavalry, the Second Army was restrained from the front. Outside the first division, almost all the heavy cavalry has been used to break through the Indian Legion's defense line. It is like a thick but slightly loose wall. Every fierce attack of the Luobi people will always make them lose their strength. A piece of this wall collapsed. Although it was immediately replenished, it was obvious that the speed of filling could not keep up with the casualties caused by the Luobi people. In addition, the damage caused by the Luobi light cavalry that constantly surrounded and harassed them from both wings. The huge pressure has caused the entire Western Xinjiang defense circle to be continuously compressed. Fortunately, there are 20,000 cavalry reserves that attack from time to time to reduce the pressure on the frontal defense line, otherwise the situation will become even worse.
At this time, Cuerdo regained his confidence in victory. He saw the opponent's defense circle being compressed step by step. Although the resistance was getting stronger and stronger, he believed that this was just a flashback. When the Indian division was defeated by his own When the heavy cavalry is completely defeated, it will be their doom. Maybe the 20,000 cavalry reserves can escape a little, but this has nothing to do with the overall situation. As long as these two infantry divisions can be defeated, especially the so-called "iron wall" "The ace division of Western Xinjiang was eliminated, and Kurdo was satisfied.
When the attack group attacking Anyanji rushed to the battlefield and couldn't wait to join in, Cuerdo was already sure that he had a chance to win. No one could change the outcome of this war. Once the war here was over, he could confidently and boldly drive forward. Going north, it is up to the commander-in-chief to decide whether to teach the Motes and Tubu people who do not know the heights of the sky or to immediately cooperate with the main force that has achieved brilliant results on the Tuqi Plain.