Just like two huge dams tightly holding the flood in a line, one thousand meters apart, both sides became quiet. At this moment, even the air seemed to condense. There was no wind in front of the position, and the flags All drooping, everyone is waiting for that moment to come.
The "Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong" war drums from both sides sounded almost at the same time. At the same time, the orderly soldiers standing on the high platform also used all their strength to wave the red flag to indicate to everyone that the war was official. start.
Just like a dam bursting, the torrent of cavalry on both sides suddenly poured out, spurs slammed into the horse's belly, and the pained horse suddenly accelerated, like a dust storm rolling up the sky, sweeping forward in a turbulent manner, covering only a thousand meters. In just two breaths, he came closer. The ferocious face, blood-red eyes, dazzling cold light, and crazy shouts all converged into one place at this moment. Blood mist filled the air, limbs splashed, people shouted, horses neighed, and weapons clashed. The sound of corpses falling to the ground, the sound of knives and guns being pierced into the body, the sounds of curses, shouts, and screams all erupted at the same time at this moment. The same light-armored cavalry, with sabers, scimitars and bucklers, a life-and-death war began.
Whether it is in terms of the quality of soldiers and horses or the number of both sides, the cavalry on the northwest side has an absolute advantage. The horses from the Tengger Grassland are obviously a head taller than the Tik cavalry horses, and good equestrian skills And the archery skills caused the Tik cavalry to encounter a rain of arrows before the cavalry of the two armies came into contact. Although this did not affect the outcome of the war, it did have a certain impact on the morale of the Tik cavalry. However, the two torrents that came together immediately made both sides forget everything. At this time, the only goal in both sides' minds was to kill the other side. The fierce fight made Cui Wenxiu and Cadmead, who were watching the battle from behind, both He couldn't help clenching his fists and widening his eyes.
The fierce cavalry confrontation that unfolded first did not affect the steadily advancing infantry square. If you have the opportunity to overlook the battlefield, you can clearly see one brown and one white. The two colors slowly advance forward and finally merge together. Countless dark red waves immediately appeared.
Worried about the opponent using cavalry to break through from the front, Cadmead still used spear infantry in the first few rows of infantry. It was not until the two armies were about to come into contact that the spear infantry slowed down and let their swords and shields slide under the orders of the officers. The infantry advanced beyond themselves to meet them. As the first scream echoed on the plain, the entire battlefield immediately became a huge slaughterhouse. The soldiers held their breath to become the most successful butcher, but often when he succeeded, he also became another Prey under the butcher's knife. Flesh and blood has become the most worthless thing, even worse than soil. There is no soil on the battlefield, only countless mountains of corpses and seas of blood surging up at the feet of his companions.
Due to the huge disparity in strength, the battle between the cavalry on both sides soon became clear. The northwest cavalry, which had an absolute advantage, completed the encirclement of the Tik cavalry in just one hour. Although the Tik cavalry showed sufficient Courage and courage, but the gap in strength cannot be made up by courage and courage. Except for less than 500 of the 10,000 cavalry who escaped, the rest turned into corpses and fell to the ground, already soaked in blood and turned dark brown. on the plain.
Cadmead watched the collapse of his cavalry coldly without any expression. He had known this result for a long time, but he didn't care. The role of his cavalry was to delay the opponent's cavalry from outflanking his infantry. From now on It seems that it has achieved the goal he expected, and even exceeded his expectations. He is very satisfied. Now it's time to let the infantry on both wings play their role. The red flags are stretched out. The spear infantry that had been lined up in parallel on both wings suddenly changed their formations. The middle part bulged forward, forming two huge arched formations, firmly guarding the main infantry formation in the middle. , and the archers and javelinmen quickly entered the fighting position and launched the first wave of attacks on the roaring cavalry.
Just a few charges brought huge casualties to the light armored cavalry. Jiang Han's eyes were a little red. He had just killed the opponent's cavalry like melons and vegetables, but facing the forest of spear infantry, the light cavalry faced off like this. There was no doubt that he had to pay a huge price. Seeing each of his men turn into hedgehogs under the dense rain of arrows and javelins bombarded by the opponent, Jiang Han was heartbroken. Although the Tik infantry also suffered heavy casualties under the desperate attack of the two-wing cavalry, but The Tik infantry, which has a huge numerical advantage, can fully withstand this kind of consumption, and the situation seems to be developing in favor of the Tik side.
What was even more severe was the central battlefield. When the two torrents merged into one, the two sides competed in fighting spirit and quantity. At this moment, the Tik infantry, who had realized that their side had the advantage, also burst out with enough courage. Facing the fierce northwest infantry, they refused to give in and advanced step by step. However, the Second Division, which had only more than 20,000 people, felt the crisis for the first time. The Tik soldiers jumped on him, and he realized that sometimes sheep can turn into hungry wolves.
Seeing that the battle situation was gradually turning against his side, Cui Wenxiu remained calm. This is the time when people's will is most tested. If the second division cannot withstand the assault of the enemy infantry, the entire defense line will collapse. Even the cavalry's powerful mobility could not reverse the decline.
It was time. Cui Wenxiu ordered the personal guards of a brigade directly under his own regiment to join the reserve team of the second division. On the other hand, he also ordered the flag officer to wave the military flag quietly.
Almost unnoticed, a group of heavy cavalry hidden behind the right-wing Mote light cavalry quietly came up to kill them, followed closely by the 10,000 Tubu light cavalry. The heavy cavalry of that group was Cui Wenxiu specially equipped it to strengthen the frontal breakthrough capability of the Second Division. He used a large group of heavy cavalry as a nail to tear open the enemy's defense circle, and used 10,000 fresh cavalry as a backing to follow up and expand the victory. This is what Cui Wenxiu reserved. trump card. Victory or defeat depends on this!
The enemy in the fierce battle suddenly opened a passage. Before the Tik infantry could understand what was going on, a group of black cavalry appeared in front of the Tik soldiers with a muffled sound like a giant stepping on the earth.
The three-meter-long heavy cavalry spear shone with a little cold light in the sun. The whole body was covered with thick iron leaf armor and the soldier's face was tightly covered by the animal mask, leaving only a pair of bloodthirsty eyes exposed. Outside, the war horses seemed to be taller than the horses of the surrounding light-armored cavalry. The horses were covered with iron leaf armor from head to tail, as if they were giant dinosaurs from the wilderness, carrying an unparalleled force. The momentum rushed forward.
At this moment, the Tik infantrymen's blood was almost coagulated and their livers and gallbladders were splitting. Oh my God, it was a heavy armored cavalry! It’s over, it’s the Tanghe people’s armored cavalry! The natural nemesis and terminator of light infantry! The Tik soldiers saw the fear, timidity and cowering in the eyes of their companions at almost the same moment. They could face the light cavalry because both spears and arrows could cause huge damage to the opponent, but facing the armored cavalry, the arrows were useless. It is useful, and the attack ability of the spear is also greatly reduced. Infantry lacking thick armor cannot resist this kind of steel monster with terrifying impact. There is no suspense in such an extremely asymmetric confrontation!
However, there was no time for them to think too much. Every time they raised their hoofs, waves of mud were rolled up. As the huge spears were raised high and swung wildly downwards, the huge inertia brought by the speed was accompanied by the impact force. Before they could even scream, a row of Tik soldiers vomited blood and flew up into the air with the spears in their hands. They plowed through the soft mud easily like a sharp iron plow, and like a handful of bright snow. The dagger cut open the belly of the fish. The Tik infantry defense line, which was terrified and lost its fighting spirit, was immediately torn open by the unstoppable armored cavalry. The Tubu cavalry who followed and raised their maces immediately cut in at the right time, and with one step In one step, the right-wing defense line, which had begun to appear chaotic, was torn open.
Cadmead noticed the fluctuations in the right-wing defense line at the first time, but when he discovered that the opponent used heavy armored cavalry to tear open the defense line, he was too late to make any reaction. Although they did not have heavy armor, the Tubu cavalry wielding maces quickly came into play in the face of this chaotic situation. They continued to tear the holes wider and wider, and gradually extended to both sides. The decay of the right-wing front immediately affected the entire The operation of the large infantry phalanx, the soldiers' shrill howls and their behavior of avoiding the pursuit of heavy cavalry immediately plunged the entire right-wing situation into chaos, and this chaos spread slowly but irreversibly to the center like a contagion. The phalanx spread.
Cadmead watched helplessly as the right-wing front turned into a pot of pulp under the agitation of the enemy's heavy cavalry and the light cavalry who followed up to expand the results. This trend obviously spread to the center and directly affected the troops in the center. There was an assault infantry offensive at the critical moment, but he was powerless. With such a huge troop tide, in this chaotic situation, not to mention that the order could not be conveyed in time. Even if it was conveyed, the officer would not be able to control the situation at all. He might as well order the assault infantry. Strengthen your offensive. As long as you can break through the enemy's center before the right-wing defense line completely collapses, you still have a chance to win this battle!
However, what makes Cadmead despair is that he seems to be affected by the right-wing battle situation. The enemy's defense seemed to be strengthened all of a sudden, while the offensive on one's own side was significantly weakened. Despite the officers' desperate shouts and even going into battle in person, the opponent's defense circle was always as immovable as a rock, and the chaos on the right wing soon evolved into It collapsed, like a spinning whirlpool, constantly sucking in everything around it, and eventually turned into a huge rout that affected the entire battle.