Chapter 2017 Cut the horse's legs
When the cavalry crossed the river, they were like walking in the garden. Facing countless arrows, they were still calm. When the arrows fell, they could only hear a jingle sound, and all the arrows fell into the water.
The armor worn by the cavalrymen was not ordinary armor, and the thickened heavy armor was wrapped in tight heavy armor except for a pair of eyes. Ordinary bows and arrows were not enough to penetrate these armors.
Unless the Wu army uses a strong bow with more than three stones or a heavy crossbow of twelve stones, there may be a chance to destroy the armor of the cavalry. However, there are not many archers among the Wu army who can really pull a strong bow with more than three stones. Moreover, the Wu army rarely equipped a crossbow cart. Even if there are, it was discarded when it evacuated from Wuchang. After all, most of the heavy weapons, including the crossbow cart, are burdensome. The Wu army has to go lightly, and these heavy equipment cannot be brought with them.
Therefore, the Wu army's raids caused almost no substantial damage to the tun cavalry. The war horses were also covered with horse armor. In addition to the four hooves, the war horses were also protected. When crossing the river, the horse's hooves just fell into the water. Unless there were special and outstanding archers among the Wu army's archers, they had the magical skill of passing through Yang in a hundred steps, and could just hit the eyes of Wei soldiers or war horses, no matter how many arrows were, they would be futile.
But now it was the darkest period before dawn. Apart from the swaying fire, there was a dark patch of paint around it. Even the archer with a high shooting skills could not be able to aim accurately.
In fact, Wu Jun just shot in a mess. After hearing the order to shoot the arrows, he just shot the arrows randomly. The direction was probably correct. As for whether he could hit the target, it could only be left to fate.
In this case, the chance of shooting the Wei soldiers was about one in ten thousand. The Wei army's thick armor was completely immune to these arrows. They ignored the Wu army's attack and slowly waded across the river and rushed towards the shore according to their own movement rhythm.
Zhang Xian originally thought that relying on bows and arrows could stop the Wei army's attack, but now it seems that the results are not effective. The Wei army is not afraid of the Wu army's bows and arrows at all. The Wu army's arrows are like being shot in vain. How can we fight this battle?
In the darkness, the Wei cavalry were like dark steel monsters, coming out of the prehistoric world, carrying the shadow of death, and heading towards the Wu army's position. All the Wu army was stunned.
The Wu army in Jingzhou had never fought with the Tunqi Camp. Although I had heard of how powerful the heavy cavalry in the Tunqi Camp was, when I saw them ignoring all arrows to attack, the Wu army was still completely confused. How could I fight this battle?
This is completely an unequal battle. The treasury who ignores all attacks is simply a nightmare for the Wu soldiers. They don’t even know how to fight. Such an enemy is something they have never seen before.
Zhang Xian might have understood what Lu Kang said at this time. One hour is very short, but can he guard the position for an hour in the face of such an enemy?
But Zhang Xian has no way out now, and the riverside is his position. Zhang Xian knew that the Wei cavalry crossed the river at a slower speed, which was the best opportunity to block them. Once the Wei cavalry broke through the position and increased their speed, such a cavalry would be even more unstoppable. Therefore, if you want to block the Wei cavalry, you can only stick to the positions on the shore.
Zhang Xian put his knife in his hand and shouted: "Sons, stop them!" After saying that, Zhang Xian took the lead and rushed to the shore. Just then, a war horse climbed up the shore from the river. Seeing Zhang Xian rushing over, the cavalryman lifted the reins and raised the front hooves of the horse high, and stepped on Zhang Xian's head.
If you step on Zhang Xian’s head with such a powerful force, it will probably be no different from stepping on a watermelon.
However, Zhang Xian was extremely flexible. He turned sideways and flashed the thunder attack. Before the horse's hooves could land, Zhang Xian slashed over with a knife. With a click, a horse's leg was cut off by Zhang Xian.
The war horse lost one of its front legs and lost its balance. It fell to the ground. The cavalry on the horse's back caught off guard and fell down immediately, smashing a big hole on the ground.
Zhang Xian also saw that the whole body of the cavalry was armored. Ordinary weapons were difficult to damage the vital points, so he stared at the horse's legs without any protection. As long as the legs of the war horse could be cut off, no matter how powerful the heavy cavalry was, it would be a pile of broken copper and iron.
If you don’t look at the cavalry who fell to the ground, if you fall so hard, you might have fainted. Even if you are not dead and wearing such heavy armor, it is not convenient to fight on the ground.
So Zhang Xian started to look at the weaknesses of the cavalry. He did this and set an example for the Wu army, so that they realized that there was nothing scary about the Wei cavalry. Only by finding their weaknesses can they defeat them.
The Wu army immediately became excited and rushed forward one after another, competing to imitate Zhang Xian's actions of cutting off the horse's legs and fighting with the Wei army.
But the Wu army soon discovered that chopping horse legs was not that easy. The previous cavalryman was actually a little proud of him facing Zhang Xian who was rushing up. He rode his horse to step on Zhang Xian, but he didn't expect that Zhang Xian was so skillful. He responded quickly and avoided it, which gave him the opportunity to chop horse legs.
If the cavalryman at that time had used a spear to attack, Zhang Xian might not even have a chance to get close, let alone chopping the horse's legs.
So when Wu soldiers rushed forward and tried to imitate Zhang Xian, they realized that chopping horse legs was also extremely difficult.
Although the horse's legs are not protected by armor, in daily training, the garrisons themselves protect the horses themselves. The four horse legs are the key to supporting the garrison's combat operations. If they can be cut off easily, the garrisons will not be called the king's army.
The most important thing to protect the horse's legs is to prevent the enemy from getting close. The cavalry is equipped with a sting gun, which can conduct large-scale attacks. As long as the enemy appears in a position of more than ten feet around, the cavalry will stab at it with a sting gun without hesitation.
Even if the Wu army rushed to the front, the cavalry could still use sabers to chop and kill. The sabers equipped by the Wei army were longer and sharper than the ring-headed sword. They could hold them with one hand or both hands, and they had extremely strong lethality.
As long as the cavalry is focused on defending the horse's legs, it is difficult for the Wu army to succeed. Not to mention one-on-one, there is no chance, even one-on-three and four, it is difficult for the Wu army to break through the defense of the cavalry. Unless a dozen people rushed forward and attacked the same war horse from different positions, the cavalry may not be able to defend it.
Chapter completed!