Bang bang bang!

Dozens of Qiang people were killed tragically by crossbow arrows, and were violently thrown off their horses by their crotch war horses. Dozens of war horses were running around.

The battlefield was in chaos.

But what?

No one paid attention to the dead Qiang people, and the five thousand Qiang people's iron cavalry still rushed towards the Xiakou Army's position to kill them quickly.

The Qiang soldier who was thrown off his horse by his war horse, although his body was pierced by crossbow arrows, was not dead and was still alive.

The next moment, countless fellow war horses stepped on them, and the injured Qiang soldiers turned into piles of flesh.

miserable!

Horrible!

The Qiang man running in front was shot by a crossbow arrow and his horse was injured. The horse following closely behind did not stop, but bumped into the corpse and injured the horse, which greatly reduced the speed of the Qiang man's cavalry while running.

When the Qiang cavalry entered 400 steps in front of the Xiakou Infantry Division, the running horse fell down for no apparent reason.

A Qiang soldier on horseback fell off his horse and was confused as to what happened.

Bang bang bang!

The horses that were running well fell down one after another, and the horses behind them bumped into each other one after another. The situation was incredible.

Actually?

It was a horse trap dug by the infantry division soldiers. Although the horse trap was not big, it was only a little bigger than a horseshoe.

The effect was so obvious that if the war horse stepped on it, it would be instantly injured.

Whoosh whoosh!

The Qiang cavalry in the chaos had not recovered from the fall, but Qin Nu fired his second round of fire.

One after another, thick crossbow arrows came forward ferociously and struck hard on the Qiang people and war horses, causing hundreds of Qiang people to fall down and turn into piles of flesh.

There were still more than 300 steps away from the infantry position, so the Qiang cavalry lost one thousand out of five thousand.

What a heavy loss!

Next, every time the Qiang cavalry took a step forward, they had to pay a heavy price. They not only faced being shot by crossbows, but also had to prevent the red deer on the ground from being trapped in the horse trap.

It’s difficult!

Only then did the Qiang cavalry realize that it was indeed not easy to reach the Xiakou Infantry Division position, and they had to pay a price.

Due to the restrictions of fortifications such as red deer and horse traps, the Qiang cavalry could not attack the infantry positions at once.

Provide conditions for infantry to counterattack.

A famous Qiang cavalryman died tragically while running. The scene was very miserable and bloody. This was ancient war.

Especially the close combat, the brutality is astonishing.

Whoosh whoosh!

Rounds of crossbow arrows were shot out and struck hard on the Qiang cavalry. The smell was full of blood.

miserable!

How tragic!

Especially entering a distance within three hundred steps is like entering a death zone, densely packed with horse pits and blocked by deer antlers.

Completely resist the Qiang cavalry running at high speed and let it slow down.

The fierce power of cavalry relies on speed. Once the cavalry loses its speed advantage, its combat effectiveness is not as good as that of infantry.

This is something everyone knows.

Don't look at the small red deer, the triangular red deer is no less powerful than the four-legged red deer.

Once the small triangular red deer is nailed to the ground, it is really as stable as a mountain. It is not easy to break when the war horse hits it, and it is still extremely lethal to the cavalry.

Whether it's to repel a red deer or trap a horse, the purpose is to reduce the speed of the cavalry, not to kill the opponent.

Especially when infantry versus cavalry, speed is too important.

As long as the speed of the cavalry is suppressed, the infantry can indeed defeat the cavalry. Of course, this assumption has little hope of success.

On the spacious grassland, it is impossible to set up horse traps everywhere and place a large number of red deer. This is only possible on a predetermined battlefield.

The Qiang cavalry entered a hundred paces away and were about to run up to the Xiakou infantry position. They could even see the faces of the infantry clearly.

But what?

"shooting!"

The archer commander ordered each archer to start shooting according to the shooting target and area drawn in advance.

Whoosh whoosh!

Arrows rained from the sky, overwhelmingly shooting sharp arrows at the Qiang cavalry, and the sharp arrows shot out like lightning.

At this time, the speed of the Qiang people's iron cavalry has slowed to the extreme, no different from walking.

Puff puff puff!

A Qiang man's cavalry fell down and died tragically under the bow and arrow.

When they reached a hundred steps in front of the Xiakou infantry position, only a mere 2,500 Qiang cavalry remained out of the 5,000.

Half of the other cavalrymen have died.

In addition, the closer the distance, the more powerful and lethal the Qin crossbow becomes. From time to time, a crossbow arrow can be seen piercing the bodies of two Qiang people.

Whoosh whoosh!

There is basically no pause in the three-stage shooting. It can be said that arrows are shot continuously.

Coupled with Qin Nu's attack, the remaining two thousand Qiang cavalry fell down and died faster and faster.

Under the powerful firepower of the Xiakou Infantry Division, the Qiang cavalry discovered sadly that they wanted to break through this distance.

It's too difficult.

Seeing that there was nothing they could do, some Qiang cavalry quietly turned their horses and fled towards the main Qiang cavalry army.

The problem is that it is not easy to turn around in the face of the Qin crossbows and archers. After all, the battlefield is so big.

Where are the Qiang cavalry?

When they discovered that some of their comrades were escaping silently, they immediately imitated the others and turned their horses' heads, also wanting to escape from the battlefield.

No one wants to die.

The archers and Qin Nu ignored the Qiang cavalry on the battlefield and continued to shoot in waves, shooting a famous Qiang cavalry to death.

When the Qiang cavalry escaped, they found that out of the 5,000 cavalry they set out for, less than a thousand returned.

Angry!

The leader of the Qiang people, Captain Ten Thousands, felt very depressed.

What kind of battle is this?

They didn't even make contact with the Xiakou army and lost four thousand cavalry.

The Xiakou Army used the short pause to send soldiers to clear the battlefield and bring back the unmanned horses that were running around.

Nail the red deer one by one again, and clean the horse pit properly.

Qiang cavalry army tent:

"Clan leader Shaodang, this kind of meaningless exploratory attack has little effect, so he sent tens of thousands of cavalry to kill him at once.

Directly collide with the Central Plains people's battle formation. Only by breaking through the Central Plains people's defensive position can our cavalry be effective.

There are fewer cavalrymen. They are just delivering food and have no impact on the people of the Central Plains at all."

Bai Shaodang clan leader said.

hehe!

Lao Shaodang, the patriarch, laughed and looked down upon Bai Shaodang, the patriarch of the tribe.

"I have no objection! Next, the clan leader Bai Shaodang will send out his cavalry to attack. Let's see how powerful the brave Bai Shaodang Qiang people are."

The leader of Lao Shaodang smiled.

you……!

More than 20 Qiang tribes have united, and no one wants to stand out. Standing out has to pay a price.

"Two patriarchs, now is not the time to argue. It is business to find a way to annihilate the Central Plains talents.

If we want to annihilate the Central Plains people, we must clear the offensive route of the Red Deer. Otherwise, our cavalry will suffer heavy losses.

If we want to completely clean up the red deer on the ground, we cannot give the Central Plains people time to repair, and we must attack continuously.

Only when the red deer on the ground are cleared can we attack with a large number of cavalry."
To be continued...