Chapter 948 Information Gap and Time Gap

Whether the elite cavalry can accurately fire three waves of effective arrows during battle is a big difference between elite cavalry and ordinary cavalry.

Not everyone can become a cavalry as long as they can ride a horse. There is still a long way to go. It is precisely because of this that even if other states and counties in the Han Dynasty get war horses, they can still only form a small cavalry team. , the most fundamental reason is this.

The only two prefectures that really have this condition and can be recruited and used directly as cavalry are Xiliang and Bingzhou. What is very interesting is that in these two prefectures, barbarians occupy a certain proportion...

But whether it is Xiliang or Bingzhou, there are still only a few people who can prepare both men and horses. When Fei Qian's cavalry appeared in the sight of Guo Bang and others, many old Xiliang soldiers couldn't help but exclaimed. "Flying Bear! Flying Bear Army!"

Yes, Dong Zhuo's Flying Bear Army is such a heavy cavalry with both men and horses. However, Fei Qian is not a fully equipped heavy cavalry, because even after repeated selections, the Bingzhou war horse is still one size smaller. Now It can only be said that it is half iron armor and half leather armor, but this form still has great intimidating power!

After three waves of arrows, the cavalrymen in the first and second rows had put their bows back into the bag on one side, raised their spears, held them weakly, and held them under their armpits, like hedgehogs. The thorns are sticking out one after another, and the layers are so layered that it makes people's hearts tremble just looking at them!

After the first two rows of cavalry, they basically held their swords. The blade shone with a cold light, and you could tell at a glance that it was made of high-quality steel.

In addition to main battle weapons, Feiqian's elite cavalry are also equipped with throwing weapons such as small iron halberds or small axes. Some people prepare two swords, and some even It's three!

In fact, in cold weapon combat, the Huanshou Sword is a chopping weapon, but it is also a relatively heavy weapon. However, no matter how good the quality is, it may be damaged or lost in fierce battles. Therefore, in order to To better carry out continuous combat, carrying spare weapons has become the only choice. After all, on the battlefield, it is not always possible to find a handy weapon from around you. Sometimes, just a little bit of time can often be enough. Save yourself.

It can be said that since the beginning of the Han Dynasty, it is the Han people in these two areas who have been fighting to the death on the borderlands of the Han territory, fighting to the death, and bringing Han civilization from this few-shaped corner of the Yellow River Basin. Expand westward to the Western Region, and march north to Mobei!

This Han family's magnanimity is still very powerful, and the Han family cavalry at this moment is still generous and vigorous!

The six hundred cavalry were like a mountain collapsing, and they ran straight into the soldiers led by Guo Si, especially Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao. They were like two ferocious beasts, and they immediately tore Guo Si's soldiers to pieces!

Under the altar, there was still a sea of ​​fire and a crowd of people, but Guo Bang no longer had the relaxed posture he had just now. When he saw the armored cavalry rushing in, he couldn't help but show an expression of extreme horror on his face, and his eyes stared. It was like being splashed all over by a basin of ice water in the dead of winter. Even the spear originally waving in his hand stopped involuntarily.

The next moment, Guo Si's soldiers completely collapsed amidst screams and screams.

In order to rescue Guo Si who was surrounded by the crowd, these soldiers did not form any decent battle formation at all. They just rushed towards the center in a chaotic manner. Now they were suddenly rushed from behind by Fei Qian's 600 cavalry, and Zhao Yun How could he and Zhang Liao, two fierce generals, have the power to fight back?

The heavily armored cavalry is not an invincible existence in the cold weapon era. There are many restrictions on its use. It can even be said to be a very expensive and uneconomical unit. But now, in the hinterland of Guanzhong, there are mostly flat areas. The place, especially in such small-scale battles, is first-class in terms of deterrence and combat effectiveness.

If you want to defeat such an iron can-like heavy cavalry, which cannot be penetrated by a gun or cut through by a sword, ordinary attacks are of no use at all. The only way is to form an array according to the terrain, and then use strong bows and crossbows, and then Coupled with the horse-rejection formation, long knives and spears, these moving fortresses will be slowed down, and then certain effects will be achieved.

Of course, when using heavy cavalry, there are of course many restrictions, such as concentrating the heavy cavalry as much as possible, and cooperating with other arms, such as long-range troops to suppress the opponent's firepower, infantry and light cavalry on both wings to contain them, etc. It does not mean that as long as there is a heavy cavalry unit, it can sweep the world.

In the era of cold weapons, a large-scale battle still relies on the system for confrontation. Although fighting against heavy cavalry always requires heavy losses, it requires truly strict orders, a neat army, and a well-equipped formation, but heavy cavalry The cavalry is still not used on a large scale. The most fundamental reason is that the cost is too high. Even if you win a big battle, you will often lose a lot, especially war horses, which are easily worn out due to injuries. .

In addition, if the terrain is really uneven, in the mountains and woodlands, the heavy cavalry is not flexible enough. Therefore, the heavy cavalry, which can be invincible in Guanzhong, Hebei, and Henan, often becomes the best in the southeastern hilly areas with dense water networks. Target, therefore cannot become an absolutely invincible existence.

However, now, whether it is a spear, a sword, a strong bow or a crossbow, Guo Bang has nothing in front of him. The only thing that can be regarded as a favorable location is...

Guo Bang quickly jumped off the canopy, and then ran towards the altar while calling his soldiers to get closer to him, trying to form a defensive line on the altar to more or less resist the surprise attack of Fei Qian's heavy armored cavalry.

Zhang Liao seems to have an innate keen sense of the so-called leadership of the enemy army. Even among thousands of troops, he seems to be able to find the correct marching direction, and he can also confront the enemy's central army head-on and find the enemy. The figure of the military commander, so although there were many people and various personnel near the altar, Zhang Liao still saw Guo Bang's escaping figure, and immediately waved his spear, swept out a safe area, and shouted loudly He asked his personal guards to take cover, then immediately took out a bow and arrow, and without saying a word, he shot three arrows in a row!

On the battlefield, I am afraid that the most fearful thing is to encounter a general like Zhang Liao. He is powerful in close combat and cannot be defeated. However, when he wants to escape, the long-distance bow and arrow are so fierce and accurate that he cannot even run away. It’s so tricky…

Guo Bang had just stood on the steps of the altar, turned around and was about to call his men to march down to block the attack of some cavalry, and then give him some chance to escape, but he saw a few black lights out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly All the cold hairs exploded, and the body suddenly twisted!

If God can give Guo Bang another chance, Guo Bang will definitely not wear heavy armor under his brocade robe just to look cool. No, Guo Bang will definitely not even know how to perform such a ghost sacrifice to heaven. I agree, I will never allow it, let alone just bring a thousand people to this damn place...

But there is no good medicine for regret in this world. Zhang Liao's arrow had already arrived when he heard the shrieking of the wind.

Three sharp wolf fang arrows were almost pierced side by side in a small fan shape. Although Guo Bang tried his best to twist away, he still could not completely avoid it. One wolf fang arrow cut through his waist and ribs. It was extremely powerful. The force caused the arrow to penetrate through with a cloud of blood. Not only was it castrated, it was also nailed to the steps of the altar. The wings of the arrow with blood beads kept trembling, as if it would fly into the air at the next moment. !

Guo Si screamed and fell to the ground.

"General!"

As soon as Guo Si fell to the ground, the Xiliang soldiers who were already in a panic immediately went into panic. In addition, Fei Qian lost no time in shouting "Guo Si is dead", which completely made the Xiliang soldiers who had lost their command completely. Losing the fighting spirit, let alone gathering to fight against Fei Qian's heavy cavalry...

By the time Guo Bang managed to suppress the severe pain and stood up again, the entire Xiliang soldier system had completely collapsed. A dozen or even a few cavalrymen could chase hundreds of Xiliang soldiers. On the entire altar, only Guo Bang and less than twenty personal guards were left.

Guo Bang held on to his spear and barely stood. Then he looked at the surrounding cavalry and shouted through gritted teeth: "Who are you? What do you want?" Although he knew in his heart that he was in a desperate situation, Guo Bang I still want to work harder, maybe I can negotiate and get a chance of survival...

"I am Fei Qian and Fei Ziyuan, and I have come to borrow the general's head..." Fei Qian did not shy away and said loudly under the protection of Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun.

"Haha, haha..." Guo Bang looked up to the sky and laughed miserably, then raised his spear, pointed at Fei Qian and said, "...there is a good head here, if you have the seed, take it for yourself!"

"Good!" Fei Qian nodded calmly.

"I will take it for you!" Zhang Liao eagerly wanted to move forward.

Fei Qian quickly grabbed Zhang Liao, then smiled at Guo Bang, and suddenly raised his voice and said: "All of you are here, bend your bows and load your arrows! Send General Guo a ride!"

Guo Bang's eyes suddenly widened, he pointed at Fei Qian and shouted angrily: "You... you..."

Fei Qian smiled. Of course he knew what Guo Bang was thinking or wanted to say, but he basically didn't take it seriously and didn't care.

Why go to all the trouble when you can get it easily? Like in some TV movie, it's obviously at the last moment, with an automatic rifle in hand and bullets in the gun, but just by moving your fingers, you have to put down the gun and engage in a dangerous hand-to-hand combat with the enemy? What kind of stupid behavior is this? Are those directors not intelligent enough themselves or do they think the audience is not intelligent enough?

Fei Qian casually waved his hand, and the dense rain of arrows blocked all Guo Bang's unfinished words, and together with the personal guards around him, they were buried under the arrows.

"Remember!" Fei Qian said seriously to Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun, and at the same time to the cavalry around him, "Your lives are always precious! Fighting head-on, licking blood on the blade, everyone depends on their ability. ! But don’t take risks you shouldn’t take! I brought you out, and I will also take you home!”

Everyone, including Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun, paused for a moment and then responded with a bang.

"Bring the head! Let's go!" Fei Qian ordered.

In fact, the words just now were not only said to Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun, but were actually said to himself by Fei Qian.

The current situation is actually not optimistic. Although Guo Si has been crowned, there are still Fan Chou and others coming to the east of Chang'an, and there is Li Jue in Xinfeng to the west of Chang'an, just across the road from Fei Qian. It’s just the Weishui River!

It is true that there were no instant messaging tools in the Han Dynasty, but the death of Guo Si, or the fact that Fei Qian sneaked into Chang'an cannot be hidden forever. Maybe in a few days, or maybe the day after tomorrow, on the east and west sides of Chang'an, Li Jue and others may get the news, so will they put down their swords and guns and surrender just because Guo Bin died?

Thinking about it, I know that this is impossible, especially after Li Jue has tasted the sweetness of power.

Therefore, Chang'an is not like Pang Shu, Pang Xi, or Zhong Shao and others imagined. After getting rid of the culprit, everything will be successful in one fell swoop...

Before sneaking to Chiyang, Fei Qian and Xu Shu discussed it again and again.

It is very certain that Li Jue led a heavy army in Xinfeng, waiting for Fei Qian or Huangfu Song to take the bait. He might also have the assistance of Ma Teng and Han Sui, but even if Ma Teng's men had to rush to Xinfeng, they would probably It is only the cavalry, and the infantry must still be slowly walking towards Chang'an from Wuzhangyuan in the west. This means that there is a vacuum period of military strength in Chang'an for a short period of time. If it can really be killed in Chiyang Guo Si, this means that in a short period of time, the Xiliang soldiers in Chang'an City will have no leader!

Of course, Guo Bang may not necessarily announce the information about the Xiliang soldiers to everyone in the government and the public under these circumstances, so those in the anti-Xiliang alliance in Chang'an may not be aware of it. For them, now that the net has been laid, Then it would be good to catch one at least...

Perhaps in the minds of these anti-Xiliang alliance members in Chang'an, the Xiliang people are now in danger and seem to be on the verge of collapse. They can be easily overthrown with just a little more force.

This time difference and information gap create an opportunity for Fei Qian to act, but the safe time for such an opportunity is also very short, so now Fei Qian must race against time!

And now, Guo Bang dies in front of his eyes, with his head placed in a wooden box. Having reached this point, it means that Fei Qian's plan is half successful!

South of Chiyang is the Jingshui River, crossing the Jingshui River is Wulingyuan, where the mausoleum of Chang'an City is located. Opposite the mausoleum, south of the Weishui Bridge, is today's Han Kyoto!

Big man, Chang'an!