Chapter 1235 Armored Cavalry
Chen Dao kicked the horse's belly lightly, rode his horse out of the battle, raised the spear in his hand and swayed gently, and the white ponytail on the handle of the spear danced in the wind.
Fifty-armored cavalry followed their soldiers, jumped up their horses and spears, and began to trot. One hundred and fifty knights spread on both wings, quickly speeded up, and soon rushed to the front of the cavalry. The cavalry was a powerful weapon to break through the infantry positions, but it did not have an advantage against the light cavalry. Without long-range strike weapons such as bows and crossbows, the speed and endurance were not as good as those of the light cavalry. When facing the light cavalry, they would only be dragged to death.
Yan Liang had five or six hundred personal guards. Since he arranged infantry to block Shen You, it was impossible for him to arrange for light cavalry to harass the armored cavalry.
As expected, as soon as Chen Dao and others came out of the battle, three hundred cavalry rushed out from the flank and rushed straight to the side of the armored cavalry, with extremely fast speed. If they were hit by them, even the armored cavalry could not withstand it. Without the cover of the light cavalry, the armored cavalry could only turn and fight head-on, but in this way, their side would be exposed to infantry waiting for the battle, and they faced the danger of being shot at close range by strong crossbows.
Obviously, Yan Liang knew the pros and cons of the Arc rider and arranged corresponding measures to deal with it.
But Shen You and Chen Dao were more prepared. In addition to the light cavalry cover, two thousand infantrymen also rushed out from both wings, pulled the large cart of the baggage, and cut into the gap between Yan Liang's personal guards and armored cavalry. Once they blocked the attack route, the cavalry arranged by Yan Liang lost their power. The armored cavalry general had no worries and could safely and boldly attack the opponent's infantry position.
Both sides were snatching the time. The cavalry on the horses kicked the war horses hard. The war horses held their heads and hooves, and ran wildly, almost all four hooves flying into the air. The rapid sound of horse hooves formed a thunder and rumbled. The distance was getting closer and closer, and without any order, both sides pulled their bows, raised their crossbows, and began to shoot.
"Swoosh swish swish!" The arrow was about to break out in the air and shot towards the opposite side.
Chen Dao took the lead and shouted loudly: "Rise the shield" and raised the round shield tied to his right arm at the same time to protect himself and the horse's chest and abdomen. Arrows shot on the small round shield of steel, and Ding Ding made a sound, and sparks flew everywhere. Chen Dao felt the pressure of the shield, his eyes staring at the closer and closer enemy from the edge of the shield. When the distance between the two sides was shortened to within thirty steps, the pressure on the shield was slightly lighter, so he held the spear tightly with both hands, shouted loudly, and killed the knight who rushed in the front.
The knight opposite was not willing to be outdone and raised his spear.
Two spears intersected and used force to squeeze the other party's spear outwards to seize the middle lane. But the knight suddenly felt that the spear was loose and there was no resistance. He was shocked and could not react in time. The spearhead deviated from the direction. Chen Dao's spear drew a circle and entered the middle door.
"Puff!" Chen Dao succeeded with a blow, and the spear pierced the opponent's breastplate and pushed the opponent up from the horse's back. He praised himself secretly. The general's unique skills were indeed extraordinary, and this move was simply unpredictable.
"Kill!" Chen Dao growled, shook his spear hard, threw out his opponent's corpse, and stabbed the next opponent again.
Fifty knights unfolded in the shape of a geese, with Chen Dao as the head of the geese, and they rushed in unstoppable. Chen Dao waved his spear and killed seven people in one breath, without a single general in front of the horse. These knights were also considered warriors, but facing Chen Dao and facing the spear that was light and heavy in Chen Dao's hand, they had no power to fight back and were hit one after another.
Both sides were about to break out, and Yan Liang's knights were blocked from charge, and their speed inevitably slowed down. Although they still had more than 100 cavalry, the road ahead was blocked by infantry and large chariots, and rushing to the front of the cavalry became an impossible task.
On the other side, 150 Yan Liang's personal guards and 100 Shen You's personal guards are equal, and they are damaged by each other. Yan Liang's personal guards are more popular and have rich combat experience, while Shen You's personal guards are better equipped, strong war horses and faster.
While the knight was bravely carrying the opponent head-on, the infantry also arrived at the position, stopped the big cart, and set up a strong crossbow. Although the big cart was not parked very neatly, and several big carts even overturned, it was enough to hinder the light cavalry and protect the side of the armored cavalry.
Under the double cover of the light cavalry and infantry, fifty armored cavalry maintained an elegant posture and rushed towards the infantry opposite. Seeing that the light cavalry on their side were blocked by the opponent, the infantry of Yan Liang's army knew that the trouble was coming, so they had to bite the bullet and prepare to face the collision of the armored cavalry. The sword and shield hand held the big shield in his hand tightly, and the spear hand held the spear in his hand. The strong crossbow straightened the crossbow, put his finger on the crossbow machine, holding his breath. In dealing with such armored cavalry, even a three-stone crossbow or four-stone crossbow should not be too far away, otherwise it would be similar to tickling the opponent. Only within thirty steps can it have lethality.
Thirty steps mean that they only have one shot opportunity. If they shoot too early, they are useless. If they shoot too late, they may not even have a chance to launch and are directly knocked away by the opponent. Facing the armored cavalry with heavy armor, everyone was filled with fear. The armored cavalry was not very fast, but the impact was definitely not comparable to ordinary knights. With human power alone, the spearmen were very strong and stabbed the spear into the chest of the war horse. They could only bury the spear's part in the soil, step on it with their feet, and wait for the war horse to hit it on their own initiative. But once they were stabbed by the spear in the hands of the knight, they would undoubtedly die.
Life and death are only on the front line.
The armored cavalry approached within thirty steps, and the powerful crossbowman began to shoot. The arrow had just left the string, and the next moment it arrived in front of the armored cavalry, shooting on the chest plaque of the war horse, with dim and sparks splashing everywhere. Most of the arrows were blocked and bounced away, and only a few arrows shot into the front, penetrated the chest plaque, but could not go deep and could not cause fatal damage to the war horse.
At the same time, the armored cavalry suddenly shook his arms and threw dozens of short spears. The short spear flew at a distance of twenty or thirty with the speed of the horse, and roared like an arrow shot from a giant crossbow, piercing through the shield and the body of the spearmen. The remaining strength did not diminish and he took these soldiers backwards.
Seventeen or eighteen sword and shield hands were shot down, and a gap of five or six steps wide appeared on the front defensive formation. The armored cavalry rushed to the front and rushed in. The knight tightly clamped the spear 15 feet long under the ribs, leaned forward, and stabbed out with all his strength. The infantry was stabbed by the spear, hit by the war horse, and screamed and flew up.
In front of the strong war horse, the personal strength was insignificant. Fifty-armored cavalry broke into the formation and immediately spread to the two wings. A group of ten cavalry killed the crossbowmen. Although the spearmen turned around and tried to intercept, they were blocked by the crossbowmen. They watched the armored cavalry pass by in front of them, leaving behind blood and screams all the way.
With just a few breaths, the Arc cavalry tore open the front line and quickly widen the gap.
When Shen You received the news that the Arctic Cavalry was successful, he sent two commanders to attack without hesitation. A thousand infantrymen, head to tail, rushed to the front and tail, rushed into the formation. Faced with these wolf-like and tiger-like Jiangdong soldiers, the infantrymen who had been stormed by Arctic Cavalry had no resistance at all, and were cut down to the ground one after another, screaming one after another.
Shen You secretly breathed a sigh of relief and was full of gratitude for Sun Ce. These fifty-armored cavalry were invincible. If there were no such a powerful weapon, how could they quickly defeat the blockade of these infantrymen?
Chapter completed!