Chapter 710 Heavy Cavalry Duel
Under the beating of war drums, soldiers from both sides quickly collided.
It can be seen that the Wei army's combat power has been improved to a certain extent. During the battle between the two sides, the Wei army was not only able to withstand the impact of the Han army, but also caused considerable damage to the Han army.
As for the cavalry on both sides, they were killed in the interaction between the two wings. The Han army's light cavalry, which had always been indomitable, was stopped by Cao Wei's Youzhou Jingqi this time.
In the absence of cavalry charging into the formation and Ma Di's leadership, the Han army did not have as strong battlefield control as before.
Of course, this is mainly due to Ma Su not bringing out the main force. If Ma Su had brought out the old Guanzhong veterans, Sima Division would probably have lost by now.
But even so, the fact that the Wei army's combat effectiveness could reach this level was beyond Ma Di's expectations. In just a few years, Master Sima restored the panicked Wei army to its pre-war level. This is already an amazing ability.
"It seems that the decision to advance the Northern Expedition is correct. If Sima Shi is given another two years to develop, he might really be able to make some waves."
Ma Su frowned and couldn't help but comment on the situation on the battlefield.
But that’s about it.
At this moment, Ma Su had no intention of ending the battle personally, and was still watching the battle in the Chinese army with a smile. Even when he saw that the Han army's offensive was frustrated, Ma Su remained as steady as a mountain.
There was no way, Jiangdong Wu Laoer was indeed a bit too inferior, and did not weaken the power of Kanto at all as expected. Therefore, Ma Su was not in a hurry to break the formation personally at this time, but planned to let the bullets fly for a while longer.
After all, the Wei army said that Potian only had 40,000 to 50,000 men. Could this small number of troops be able to make a huge difference?
However, just as Ma Su was slowly watching the battle, ready to decide whether to end the game depending on the situation, he suddenly saw a puff of dust rising in the distance.
Originally, Ma Su just thought that Sima Division had hidden a cavalry unit to make a surprise attack, and didn't pay much attention to it. But as the cavalry got closer and closer, Ma Su was suddenly shocked.
This Wei army cavalry troop is not large in number, only five hundred people in total. But they were basically all heavily armored, with their horses wearing half-body armor, and they were armed to the teeth from head to tail!
This is an armored cavalry!
"tnnd! Master Sima is really well hidden! When did he copy it?"
This was obviously beyond Ma Su's expectations, and the Han general stood up from his seat in shock.
"What a bad thing! I'm afraid I'm going to lose it now!"
As the founder of armored cavalry in this era, Ma Su is the one who knows best how lethal this thing is. It is no exaggeration to say that if Ma Su had no backup, the Wei army would have been able to determine victory on the battlefield with just these hundreds of armored cavalry.
In just a few breaths before the Wei army's armored cavalry rushed into the battlefield, a gap was torn open in the Han army's battle line. Facing this horrific sequence, the Han soldiers had no choice at all.
They were like tigers rushing into a flock of sheep, and it was impossible for conventional soldiers to resist them. The only thing that can stop them... is another tiger.
"Let Modao's army come forward! I will personally lead the troops to cover them!" Ma Di couldn't sit still anymore. He immediately got on his horse and called his guards to accompany him to prepare for battle.
It is true that Ma Di wants to weaken the Kanto clan as much as possible, but he does not want to lose in the end. So when it seemed that he was about to lose his game, Ma Su took action himself.
The best way to deal with heavy cavalry is heavy infantry and heavy cavalry of the same size. And coincidentally, Ma Su brought both of these two parts this time!
Ma Su's old subordinate Qulong Wuyi was already ready to go, and the whole army was waiting for Ma Su alone. And the moment Ma Su got on his horse, it meant that Longwu Yicong, who had broken through the pass, was about to set off again.
Compared with Cao Wei, Ji Han, who developed several years in advance, is obviously more generous. The original number of Long Wuyi's troops has increased from 300 to 1,000, and their equipment is far superior to that of the Wei army.
"Guys from Longwu Yicong! Pick up your weapons and charge with me! Come forward with me and knock down Cao Wei's gang of copycats!"
Ma Di shouted in front of the formation and rushed forward with his weapons in hand.
Long Wuyi followed closely with more than a thousand heavy cavalry, and the whole army ran straight towards the Wei army's armored cavalry! Regardless of whether it is Ma Su or Long Wu Yicong, the weapon in his hand has quietly turned into a heavy hammer at this moment...
The appearance of the Han army's armored cavalry also attracted the Wei army's attention. After carefully comparing the numbers of both sides, the heavy cavalry commander of the Wei army led his troops to evade without saying a word.
He gathered a total of 400 heavy cavalry, and the Shu army came with a thousand men. Even if the opponent is full of fakes, a thousand armored cavalry is enough for them.
It would be best to avoid it quickly.
However, there are some things that cannot be avoided if you want to. Facing the pursuit of Longwu Yicong, Wei Jun failed to get around it, but instead brought the two sides closer and closer.
In the end, knowing that they could not escape, the Wei generals had to take the initiative to lead their troops to turn around and confront the Han army.
Two armored cavalry, both wearing heavy armor, finally met each other on the battlefield in Hebei!
Because both sides are heavily armored, their potential energy is almost the same. At the beginning of the first round of collision, the number of Han and Wei troops who fell off their horses was almost the same.
But when the two sides passed by on the wrong horse, a series of wailing sounds and... the sound of blunt objects hitting each other suddenly sounded from the Wei army formation!
Because the Wei army dispatched heavy cavalry for the first time, they carried sharp weapons. These things were fine against infantry, but they did no harm to Longwu Yicong, who was also heavily armored.
But the Han army was different. They each carried a heavy hammer! Such a horrible blunt weapon, with the potential energy of the cavalry, was lethal enough to hammer the heads of the Wei soldiers through the armor into rotten watermelons!
In just one round, the Wei heavy cavalry lost dozens of people!
However, this was not the end. After the Wei army rushed through the Longwu Yicong, they were greeted by rows of long spears in the hands of tin cans!
The Longwu Yicong was in the front, and the Modao Army was behind. Such a simple and crude deployment directly caused heavy losses to the precious armored cavalry of the Wei army.
When they finally rushed out, the commander of the Wei cavalry counted and found that half of his troops were directly lost!
"Damn it! All our actions are calculated by the Shu army! We can't win!" The cavalry commander couldn't help but feel a little desperate. If the armored cavalry couldn't turn the tables, what hope would they have?
But at this time he had no time to feel sorry for the loss of the soldiers. He had to lead the troops to evacuate as soon as possible. Otherwise, when the Han army cavalry surrounds them, they will be completely wiped out!
"Throw away all the weapons to reduce the weight, and retreat quickly!"
"What about the general..."
"There is no other way, send someone to tell the general that we have lost."