Chapter 755 Spiral Cavalry Assault

Between the Li Mu cavalry and the mountain barbarian heavy infantry, it was the confrontation between the strongest spear and the strongest shield. Especially on narrow mountain roads, the technical and tactical level of both sides will be tested even more.

Amidst the sound of horseshoes, the cavalry unit stabbed fiercely into the phalanx of the mountain barbarian infantry like sharp knives. Under the control of the cavalry's superb riding skills, the rugged mountain road is like walking on the ground.

"Block!" The barbarian battalion in the front row was ordering.

With a swipe, exquisite shields made of fine steel stood up, like cards, and instantly formed a shield wall in front of the formation, stacked three times, even half a meter higher than the horse's head.

The exclusive black panther totem specially carved on the outside of the shield is as cold as a pity under the sunlight. On the inside of the shield, there are mountain barbarian warriors holding battle axes, resisting the shield with all their strength.

Because of the haste to face the battle, the whole process was merged and calculated smoothly. As he got closer, he could still see the sweat oozing from the palms of the mountain barbarians, and the veins on his forehead popped out.

Both nervous and excited.

"Boom~~~~"

The cavalry charging at high speed, like tanks and chariots traveling at high speed, rushed the mountain barbarian heavy infantry in the front row to pieces with an irresistible momentum.

The hastily formed shield wall was immediately smashed down. Under the control of the knights, a batch of excellent war horses jumped into the air, and instantly crossed the shield wall that had been knocked down.

In mid-air, the white light of the scimitar flashed, and blood spattered.

The mountain barbarian warriors who couldn't dodge in time were either killed or directly trampled into flesh.

The first line of defense was broken.

The cavalry's attack was too sudden, and they didn't give the mountain barbarians any time to prepare. No matter how well-trained the mountain barbarian soldiers were, it was impossible for them to change from marching state to fighting state in an instant.

During the march, the soldiers' weapons and equipment were all put away.

If you rush into the battle, you will be at a disadvantage.

More importantly, because they were marching on mountain roads, the former army was not equipped with crossbowmen at all. It is conceivable how terrifying it would be if the enemy cavalry charged without being disturbed by the crossbowmen at all.

Coupled with the fact that Li Mu's cavalry were really fierce, the forward troops looked a little embarrassed.

Mountain barbarians are mountain barbarians after all.

After suffering a dull loss, the troops in the rear reacted immediately.

After such a delay, a more powerful shield phalanx has been quietly assembled. Li Mu's cavalry obviously felt that the resistance from the front was getting bigger and bigger.

From time to time, he was also attacked by battle axes from the mountain barbarians on both sides.

To make matters worse, the cavalry general who led the team looked around and saw only densely packed mountain barbarian warriors, with no artillery at all.

It is basically impossible to break through the entire mountain barbarian defense line.

"withdraw!"

The generals leading the cavalry are very straightforward and relentless in fighting.

With a military order, the well-trained cavalry immediately changed formation, the rear army changed to the front army, and retreated along the original road.

On such a narrow mountain path, the cavalry unit could turn around. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be unbelievable.

Li Mu's cavalry is indeed well-deserved.

In such a short time, the enemy cavalry arrived in a hurry like a whirlwind, and then disappeared in a hurry, leaving behind corpses and wreckage of the war.

Looking at the messy battlefield, and then at his short legs, the mountain barbarian soldiers could only watch the enemy army leave gracefully, wanting to cry but not crying.

Li Mu's dismounting this time was very successful, as he could tell from the dejected expressions of the mountain barbarians. This clearly sent a signal: the coalition forces are not afraid of the Leopard Army's attack!

Han Xin got the battle report from the front line and muttered to himself: "It's a bad start!" For the first time, Han Xin had an intuitive understanding of Li Mu's combat style.

In the first round of the contest between the two famous generals, Li Mu won a small victory.

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After the episode, the march continued.

A small local conflict cannot influence the course of the war.

The real battle between the two sides will be learned at Guiping Pass. It is not yet known who is more skilled.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the vanguard of the First Army, the Shanman Heavy Infantry Division, finally arrived at Guiping Pass and began to set up camp.

Compared with the mountain road, the front of Guiping Pass is much wider, more than 30 meters wide. Even so, it still seemed too narrow for the army.

The mountain barbarian warrior gasped heavily, staring at the fortress in front of him, and began to form an formation before the pass.

An hour later, the master groups arrived at the front line one after another. The entire army formation stretches for more than ten miles, and it is actually only the First Division that can really threaten Guiping Pass.

The remaining four divisions can only watch the excitement for the time being.

After the array was completed, the P1 artillery, the protagonist of the war, was pushed to the front of the array, and the mystery was unveiled. As soon as he showed up, he was guarded by the mountain barbarians.

On the top of the city, Li Mu looked at the artillery in the enemy formation with a complicated expression.

The previous cavalry raid did not achieve the desired results. As soon as he got the news, Li Mu knew what kind of bitter battle they were about to face.

Let's see if the second tactic he prepared will work.

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With the artillery firing, the battle scene that followed was simply a replica of the Second Army's attack on Xuanwu Pass. Under the bombardment of artillery, the pass garrison was beaten without a trace of temper.

The only difference is that at the very beginning, Han Xin gave the order to blast open the gate of Guiping Pass. Nuoda's city gate was battered with holes in front of the artillery.

Han Xin dared to conclude that Li Mu would not easily give up his plan to attack the artillery. Therefore, he simply blasted down the city gate, leaving the other side to engage in surprise tactics.

Sure enough, in less than half an hour, Li Mu's cavalry rushed out again. Compared with the previous raid, the cavalry this time was larger, as if they were all out.

Haohao cavalry broke through the wreckage of the city gate and crushed it to pieces.

"Prepare!"

As soon as Li Mu's cavalry emerged from the city gate, the artillery immediately stopped firing.

If the mere eight cannons fire at the same time, they can indeed pose a certain threat to the cavalry, but they will definitely not prevent the cavalry from charging in front of the cannon.

Although the P1 artillery has been modified by the No. 7 Research Institute, its reloading and firing frequency is still much lower than that of the crossbow, and even slower than that of the archer.

A charge of cavalry at such a short distance is only enough for one shot of the artillery. How much casualties can a round of eight artillery fires cause to the cavalry?

At this stage, only infantry can fight against cavalry, and to be precise, it should be heavy infantry. The Shanman heavy infantry is undoubtedly the trump card of the heavy infantry.

The mountain barbarian heavy infantry, which had been ready to go and was full of fighting spirit, quickly formed an array in front of the artillery.

The mountain barbarians came prepared this time, and they were determined to teach the enemy a bloody lesson. After suffering several losses in a row, they felt a grudge against Li Mu's cavalry and the mountain barbarians.

"Come on, bastard, taste the power of your uncle's tomahawk!" The mountain barbarian warrior looked excited.

And behind the mountain barbarians, Han Xin had already ambushed the crossbowmen.

This tactic is almost the same as Zhang Han's choice at the beginning, the only difference is that due to the limited space, Han Xin could not arrange surprise cavalry troops on the two wings.

Could it be that a similar scene will repeat itself again?

Han Xin looked at Li Mu's cavalry who were charging forward, his brows were furrowed, and he didn't relax at all. He would never believe that Li Mu would be so stupid that he would copy Yan Liang's same tactics to destroy the artillery.

There must be fraud in it.

Compared to Yan Liang, the mighty general, Li Mu is a master tactician.

The next scene confirmed Han Xin's guess.

I saw that after Li Mu's cavalry troops rushed out of the city gate, they did not spread out according to the normal tactics, but maintained their formation, gathered into a narrow formation, and pierced into the barbarian formation like arrows.

What's even more strange is that after breaking through the first line of defense of the mountain barbarians, the cavalry did not continue to advance, but suddenly split into two, turning evenly to the left and right sides.

The cavalry who followed followed along the breakthrough of the front army, launched a second wave of charge, and after breaking through the second line of defense, they also dispersed to the left and right sides.

So back and forth.

The entire cavalry unit was like a drill, through the relay situation, with lightning speed, a gap was opened in the barbarian formation.

At the same time, the cavalry who continued to disperse to both sides prevented the mountain barbarians on both sides from approaching the gap well, maintaining the gap in disguise.

Needless to say, this tactic was created by Li Mu, and it was specially designed to destroy artillery.

"How dare!"

There was a roar in the mountain barbarian formation, being so humiliated by the enemy, the dignity of the entire mountain barbarian was trampled.

The mountain barbarian warriors who reacted, under the leadership of the officer, tightened to the inside, ready to surround the cavalry who were constantly scattered to the sides, and put them in the mortal enemy.

In order to cause effective damage, the mountain barbarian warrior directly gave up the shield in his hand, and slashed fiercely at the horse's leg with a tomahawk. Once the cavalry fell off the horse, it would be chopped into meat paste immediately.

In an instant, Li Mu's cavalry suffered heavy losses.

On the other hand, Li Mu's newly invented spiral attack tactics are also working wonders.

In less than ten minutes, the cavalry who arrived in succession completely broke through the line guarded by the mountain man. Two P1 cannons were weakly exposed in front of the cavalry.

Their future fate can be imagined.

Under the desperate impact of the cavalry, the two artillery pieces were scrapped on the spot.

So, they are not satisfied yet. The following cavalry units also wanted to follow the opened gap to attack the artillery on both sides, trying to destroy all eight artillery pieces.

It's a pity that the fierce mountain barbarians will not give them this chance.

The further the cavalry troop rushed in, the longer the line was stretched, and the wider the contact surface with the mountain barbarians. In this way, the cavalry who followed up the attack could hardly disperse to the two sides smoothly.

They basically died under the battle axes of the mountain man before they could evacuate.

After the cavalry destroyed the two cannons, the barbarian warriors who were extremely angry launched the strongest attack. The gap that had just been broken was completely blocked by the barbarian warriors on both sides.

The entire battlefield is like a pocket, and the mountain barbarian warrior will "tie" the open pocket of the pocket again. Unknowingly, the entire cavalry unit was already mixed with the mountain barbarian warriors, entangled with each other.