Chapter 3330
Chapter 3329
This so-called "post-one-post" tactic was thought up and developed a second time by Li Li based on the battle reports of Sima Yi's cavalry.
I have practiced it many times, but I have never experienced actual combat with real swords and guns.
Now, it was Cao Jun's turn to enjoy Li Li's first time.
Li Li is not a famous general of the Three Kingdoms. If he had not met Fei Qian, he might have been a big soldier in Mobei or Beidi all his life, living silently and dying silently. But now he has a bigger stage. , allowing him to freely display his talents.
Li Li ignored the Cao Jun's light arrows flying from a distance, and observed his formation from left to right while running.
Because it was he who proposed the "stick one stick" tactic, he had to experience the ambiguity of closeness and the pleasure of friction firsthand.
It turns out that Sima Yi's archer cavalry tactics were similar to flying kites. Run for a while, stop and shoot, then run for a while and shoot again. Although Sima Yi achieved good results by relying on this tactic, Li Li felt that it was not suitable, or that the advantages of cavalry were not fully utilized, and it was not a very complete tactical model.
This may be because Sima Yi himself is not a cavalry general, he is just a part-time commander of the Dali Temple Minister. Although he has also been trained at the grassroots level in the Northern Territory, after all, he never really went into battle in the Northern Territory, nor did he behave like a cavalryman. Military academy generals also carry swords to face the fight, even Sima Yi's bow and arrow shooting skills...
Uh-huh, ahem, don’t mention it.
Therefore, when Sima Yi developed cavalry archer tactics, he would inevitably be subject to an invisible limitation of his own personal ability. Now, as a military academy student who has spent a long time in the North and the desert, and who has climbed up from the grassroots level step by step, Li Li, He has a deeper understanding of the combination of the two skills of bow and arrow and riding.
The strongest thing about cavalry is not bows and arrows, but speed!
Therefore, Sima Yi's direction was actually somewhat deviated.
Sima Yi's archer and cavalry riding and shooting tactics were actually infantry and horse tactics, not real cavalry tactics.
Li Li, on the other hand, made the opposite choice to Sima Yi, that is, no matter when, especially at a life-or-death moment in battle, the speed of the cavalry must not be slowed down!
Sima Yi's horse archer tactics of running, stopping and shooting actually have advantages.
The long distance ensures the survival of the cavalry and they will not be hit by the rifles of the infantry. Stopping to shoot ensures the hit rate of the cavalry. In this way, you can not only ensure your own survival, but also increase the damage to the enemy, which is naturally extremely sharp.
But Li Li chose another way, another direction...
speed!
When the cavalry began to gallop in formation, for Cao's soldiers, it felt like the world was full of horse heads and legs.
The long horse's mane was flying in the wind, and the dust raised by the horse's hooves crashed towards Cao's soldiers like a curtain wall.
The leading cavalry were all experienced elites. They controlled the horses accurately and did not appear unstable because they changed direction while running or were close to Cao's infantry line. The results of long-term training and actual combat are clearly reflected in their bodies. Under the leadership of these leading cavalry, Li Li's troops who are preparing to stick to Cao Jun are like fish swimming in the water, flicking their tails smoothly, and they are ready. Almost "sticking" with Cao Jun!
The dense hoofbeats merged into a rumbling sound, which was like fairy music in Li Li's ears!
However, in the eyes of Cao Jun's soldiers, the actions of Li Li and others were like a huge chariot of iron and blood. Even if they did not crush them directly, just passing by like this was enough to make them suffer. The ordinary soldiers of Cao's army were frightened and screamed.
"Hold on!" Hold on! 』
The warlords in Cao's army roared. They didn't understand why Li Li and others did this, but they instinctively sensed the danger. While shouting for others to hold on, they began to shrink behind the shields and human walls. Come on.
It was said to be "stick to stick", so naturally he would not rush in directly. When the closest distance between the Hussars and Cao Jun's line was only ten steps, Li Li suddenly shouted: "Wind!" Strong wind! 』
The entire line of hussars also shouted:
"Strong wind!" 』
"Strong wind!" 』
Following the roar, the neat red tassels danced, then turned half sideways, slightly tilted outward, and opened the bow to shoot furiously!
Suddenly there were countless arrows, whistling, like a tornado that suddenly broke out among the hussars and Cao Jun's array, roaring towards Cao Jun's array!
In order to make the cavalry shoot accurately, Sima Yi flew a kite, hit and then ran away. In order to make the cavalry shoot accurately, Li Li had to run fast, so he had to stay close!
Extremely close!
Only in this extremely close situation, the cavalry's shooting will not be affected by the jolting of the war horses. Even if it is affected, it is not a big problem, because from Li Li down to these elite hussar cavalry, they all use rapid fire. .
Just nock an arrow and shoot!
Even if the previous arrow made a mistake, the next arrow will hit the next target!
As for the last missed goal, leave it to the teammates behind you!
Arrows, whizzing!
Man, fall down!
In the blink of an eye, Cao Jun's array was knocked down as if they had encountered a sickle cutting crops!
At this extremely close distance, Cao Jun's soldiers could not avoid even if they saw the arrows flying!
Within ten steps, the power of the arrows can even be compared with the pistols of later generations!
Fast and accurate!
With the sound of bowstrings, the soldiers in the array of Cao's infantry fell down with continuous screams!
Even though the front row of Cao's soldiers were protected by shields, there were still some weak spots exposed.
For example, half of the head, half of the shoulder, even a calf, and a few fingers on the edge of the shield...
The bowstring was pulled rapidly, and then driven by the bow arm, the arrow was ejected like lightning!
Blood-colored flowers bloomed in the array of Cao's army!
The bowstrings snapped, and the screams came one after another.
Because the screams of Cao's soldiers were too many and too dense, it seemed that there was only a cry of different voices between the world: "Ah ah ah ah ah ah~~~"
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Xu Chu, who was watching the battle from a distance, couldn't help but stand up on the stirrup.
He stared at the battlefield intently, and even had a trace of regret in his heart. If he had known that Li Li's tactics were so sharp, he should have cooperated and pushed the other soldiers forward...
Li Li said he wanted to try the cavalry archer tactics, but it turned out to be so powerful? !
If all the cavalry adopted this tactic...
Xu Chu took a breath.
In front of him was the galloping warhorse, the jumping red flames, the flying yellow dust, and the falling figures...
This is a branch of Li Li!
Hmm, wait.
Xu Chu slowly sat back on the horse, pinching his chin and thinking.
The situation in front of him was certainly surprising to Xu Chu, but he soon woke up from his fantasy.
Not everyone has such a shooting talent.
And the cavalry archers are not invincible, but because the cavalry archers are extremely restrained by the infantry with only short-range melee weapons. If the enemy changes its formation and adopts other strategies, the effectiveness of the cavalry archers will be greatly reduced.
So a single type of soldier is not advisable.
Just like the cavalry, although the cavalry is famous for cavalry, it still maintains a certain number of elite infantry and long-range troops...
In the dense infantry battle formation, because there is no room to hide and no particularly strong cover, Li Li's close contact instantly makes the Cao army's soldiers' formation climax.
Although these Cao army soldiers are equipped with spears and large shields, it is difficult for them to cause any damage to Li Li's archers. Even if Li Li's archers are very close to the Cao army formation, the long swords and spears of these Cao army soldiers are still difficult to hurt the archers.
Ten steps away, like the end of the world.
Why?
Xu Chu also figured it out, it is fast, and it is not just ordinary fast, but extremely fast!
Sima Yi's archers added armor to protect themselves, similar to heavy archers, and could stand and shoot at the archers on the opposite side. However, Li Li chose another direction, that is, the medium-armored archers. They also reduced the original melee weapons and equipped themselves with spare bows for long-range arrows, which greatly reduced the weight of the warhorse. This allowed archers like Li Li to run at a speed close to that of a warhorse sprinting!
When the warhorse sprinted at full speed, taking the Xiliang horse as an example, it could run fifteen steps in one breath. Even if it was slightly reduced, Li Li and others passed by these Cao army formations like lightning, shooting arrows instantly while running fast, and rolling away at the same time.
At this fatal moment, whether it was a long sword or a long spear in the hands of the Cao army's infantry, they could not reach the cavalry at all.
Even those of the Cao army's infantry who were lucky enough not to be shot, wanted to follow Li Li's archers to kill them, but they could not react at all and could not catch up.
At the same time, being close means a high hit rate.
Even the actual combat training of the archers under Li Li is still a little lacking. Even on the galloping and undulating horseback, the shooting stability will be relatively poor. However, when approaching to a distance of only ten steps, it is really the color you want, and you can plant it as you want...
There is also a very hidden advantage, that is, the closer the distance, the less the kinetic energy of the arrow decays, and the stronger the armor-piercing power.
Li Li and others do not need to carry special armor-piercing heavy arrows at all. Only ordinary bows and arrows are enough to have the power to directly break armor and shields at this distance!
It is not that Li Li and others have strong bow power, but the distance is close enough, the power of the arrow is reduced very little, and it almost hits the opponent's body as soon as it leaves the bowstring, and the kinetic energy can be said to be almost no loss!
Can the infantry bow restrain this tactic?
Xu Chu quickly denied it.
It is not that he looks down on those Cao army infantry archers, but Xu Chu knows that the training methods of infantry bows and cavalry bows are completely different!
Cavalry bows are dynamic bows. They are used to capturing dynamic changes, and they also capture targets dynamically while their war horses are running fast, and they are even trained by hunting birds and beasts. However, most of the archers shoot at fixed targets...
And the key is that although the archers also have the word "bow", they often pursue hanging shooting at a predetermined area before the two sides engage in battle, or long-range shooting, which is completely different from Li Li's close-range hunting method.
Xu Chu himself also commanded infantry, so he also knew very well the shooting methods of infantry archers. Generally speaking, they start preparing to shoot when they are one hundred and fifty steps away. The crossbowman starts shooting at about one hundred and twenty steps, and the archer will shoot at a distance of eighty to sixty steps. If The enemy was approaching within twenty steps. According to the requirements of the infantry drill code, "that is, the archers and crossbowmen all picked up their crossbows and ordered the garrison to close in." The archers first folded their arms, followed with their swords and sticks, and then fought with the team. 』
Well, that's right, archers with swords can fight in close combat, but crossbowmen don't carry swords...
And the key is that the hussars are now equipped with bows and swords!
Therefore, infantry archers can only fight cavalry with long-range shots.
The war horse is not a fixed target, but moves at a high speed of more than 10 meters per second. In comparison, the arrow speed is about 50 meters/second, so when the arrow flies 100 meters away, the cavalry has already deviated from the original direction by twenty or thirty meters.
The longer the distance, the harder it is to break through armor with a bow and arrow.
And the archers have to pray for no wind...
So before the advent of machine guns, cavalry could even run fast to avoid single-shot musket strikes.
Well, this may be a very important reason why firearms in the late Ming Dynasty failed to restrain the Qing cavalry.
If Cao Jun dares to put the infantry archers in the first row, and cannot contain the cavalry a hundred steps away, then what the hussars will take out may not be bows and arrows, but swords!
This is the sharpest state of the cavalry!
Not only can you keep a distance and shoot the infantry in the face, but you can also use your sword and spear to kill the infantry at any time.
The war horse is soaring, and it only takes two or three breaths to cover the distance of a dozen or twenty steps. If you make a mistake in response, you will die immediately and the battle will collapse!
What's even more frightening is that even if a war horse is injured with a bow and arrow, it may not be able to stop the injured horse from continuing to charge. A high-speed war horse weighing half a ton or more is a terrifying impact weapon in itself...
The galloping cavalry and the ravages of conflict are no joke.
This is why even heavy armored infantry has difficulty defeating cavalry in a one-on-one battle. No matter how heavy the human armor is, it will still fly if it is hit by a horse. They can only form a formation, but once they form a formation, they cannot escape the clutches of the horse archers...
This is the best way to use horse archers!
A simple infantry array is inherently restrained by this tactic!
It's a pity that the requirements for being able to play this kind of tactic are too high...
"good! ” Xu Chu applauded with his palms clasped, and said to the guards on the left and right as well as other military schools, “The cavalry rushes forward, all bows and knives are prepared! What a great Li Junhou! Let’s note this achievement! You should read it carefully and ponder this method carefully! 』
When Xu Chu said this, naturally everyone responded, and when they saw Li Li perform in front of the formation, which greatly defeated Cao's army, even the ordinary hussars cheered together, and the sound shook the whole country.
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The Hussar side burst into cheers, while Cao Jun's side was wailing all over the place.
Cao Hong's mouth opened wide, his eyes widened, and he stared without blinking. His whole person seemed to be stagnant at this moment!
Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times.
This sentence has almost always been said in vain, but now, all the soldiers in Cao's army, including Cao Hong, really know how powerful the hussars are!
"General...general..." The guard standing next to Cao Hong couldn't even speak clearly, "What should I do?" What...what should I do? ! 』
Cao Jun's queue was undoubtedly one piece at first, parallel to Cao Jun's camp, forming a relatively wide front, but now Li Li led a group of horse archers and suddenly a large piece was eaten away!
Cao Hong didn't care how many ordinary Cao soldiers were killed or injured. Even if he could exchange for the loss of the hussars, then he would not hesitate to replace all of them!
But now...
This is his mother's fault!
"attack! ” Cao Hong roared loudly, “Intercept! Block them! 』
We must not let these hussars go back easily, otherwise it will do too much damage to the morale of Cao's soldiers!
Although the morale of Cao's soldiers is low now, they cannot be allowed to fall to the bottom, otherwise...
"General, we still have a trebuchet!" ” The guard on the side said eagerly, “Order the stone to be thrown! 』
Cao Hong slapped him away, "Idiot!" Don't make your own decisions! Order the troops to move forward, intercept and drive away the hussars! 』
This time, that time.
After the original plan encounters on-site changes, it cannot be rigid and does not know how to adapt.
Cao Hong's trebuchet was indeed prepared to deal with the hussars, but they were stopped and crowded into a group of hussars. In this way, even if they "accidentally" hit some Cao soldiers beside the hussars, they would still be able to do so. That makes sense. After all, everyone's intentions are good, and it is understandable that there was a little negligence in the process. But now that the hussars and horses are very fast, and they are so close to Cao's soldiers, whether the trebuchet can accidentally hit the hussars and horses is another matter. , it is foreseeable that killing one's own family will definitely be far more than killing the hussars!
It can't be said that the morale of Cao's army, which was originally barely maintained, dropped to the freezing point!
Cao Hong was not afraid of accidentally injuring one of his own, but was afraid that Cao's army would be stabbed in the back when the situation was already in such a state of collapse. The inevitable result would be that the entire line would collapse!
Therefore, Cao Hong's only hope now is to let Cao's soldiers surround him. Even if they can't intercept them, they can't let these hussars continue to do this a second time!
The most critical point is that the Cao army soldiers on the front line cannot see each other as clearly as Cao Hong because of the perspective. Therefore, there are still many Cao army soldiers far away from the area attacked by the cavalry. They are just confused and afraid, and they don’t know what happened.
Cao Hong’s current order is also to cover up the incompetence of the Cao army formation in front of the cavalry archers...
As long as the Cao army soldiers move, the cavalry will obviously move. When the two sides fight, the Cao army soldiers who were shot and killed by the archers on the battlefield can naturally be counted as casualties. Even if these Cao army soldiers outside the camp died in the melee, it doesn’t matter!
As long as there is a melee, there will inevitably be losses!
At that time, as long as the text of the war report is slightly modified to let the military school generals unify the caliber, the other Cao army soldiers will have no way of knowing what happened just now, and the people in the camp will be as stable as possible.
This will give Cao Cao and other counselors time to figure out how to restrain the tactics of the cavalry!
But most of the time, people can't get what they want...