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Chapter 567: The Power of Heavy Infantry

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    As we all know, Yangzhou cavalry has no rival in the world.

    The allies did not have enough cavalry to contain them. The combined cavalry of Cao Cao and Sun Ce only numbered 50,000.

    Of the 120,000 Yangzhou Army, 70,000 were cavalry.

    In comparison, the Allied cavalry is at a disadvantage, not counting its elite level.

    So Cao Cao came up with a way, that is, Tian Ji races a horse.

    Use cavalry to attack the infantry of the Yangzhou Army, and then use pikemen to defend the two wings. Use your own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses and quickly gain an advantage.

    There were 100,000 troops on each side, and the defenses were like iron barrels. If the cavalry wanted to attack, it would be impossible to pass without leaving a body on the ground.

    Allies have the advantage of military strength and are not afraid of exchanging lives for lives.

    So when he saw Yangzhou's infantry phalanx advancing, Cao Cao smiled slightly, as if he had a chance to win.

    Liu Ke did not panic at all and ordered the infantry phalanx to march slowly.

    ? ?At first, the battles between infantrymen were usually fought alone or in groups. It did not matter strategy and tactics, but relied more on personal courage and skills.

    Until the war skills improved and the infantry phalanx appeared.

    The phalanx can organize individual infantry, which not only involves complex organizational coordination, but also requires the coordination of weapons and equipment, the unification of actions, and the application of strategies.

    The square formation can play the role of one plus one greater than two, integrating offense and defense.

    In order to cooperate with the infantry phalanx in combat, Liu Ke specially selected a plain, which greatly improved the mobility and flexibility of the phalanx.

    What is ridiculous is that Cao Cao and others narrowly believed that this was conducive to cavalry assault.

    Although this is correct.

    In Liu Ke¡¯s sight.

    A gap suddenly opened in the Allied formation. The gap continued to expand, and the cavalry hidden inside came into view.

    In order to hide the presence of cavalry, Cao Cao spent a lot of effort.

    Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves sounded.

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    The Allies began to beat their drums, and the cavalry launched a fearless charge.

    It¡¯s like the sky is falling apart.

    "Raise the shield!" Liu Ke shouted, deliberately prolonging the ending.

    "drink!"

    Large shields were raised, directly covering the team of 50,000 people.

    "Haha, Marquis Dongyang is really ridiculous. An army of 50,000 people can't even bring out a few hundred archers!" Cao Cao laughed.

    If they were to face the Shesheng Battalion, the cavalry would probably have been damaged by more than half before it reached the formation.

    Cao Cao was very lucky.

    However, Liu Ke didn't care. If the Shesheng Battalion was here, Cao Cao would definitely not order the cavalry to charge like this.

    The well-disciplined and well-trained heavy infantry moved rhythmically, leaning sideways on their shields to hold up the backs of the soldiers in the front row, and then inserted their spears into the ground as a support point to push forward.

    "Raise the gun!" Liu Ke ordered.

    The spear is three to five meters long and is lifted by two to three soldiers.

    The fierce spear pointed forward.

    Cao Cao couldn't help but feel his scalp numb, because the Yangzhou Army's heartbeat was unanimous and shocking.

    Then, the cavalry hit him hard.

    Suddenly ghosts cried and wolves howled, and people fell on their backs.

    At first Cao Cao didn¡¯t believe it, but then he gradually became stunned.

    The infantry phalanx is motionless!

    The square array is so dense that almost everyone is leaning on each other, leaving only some gaps as support points.

    According to the current unit of measurement, each set of armor weighs about eighty kilograms!

    Different types of soldiers have different armor weights, but the difference is not big.

    As for the strong man who can serve as the front row, the armor weighs a hundred pounds!

    Guan Yu's Qinglong Yanyue Sword only weighs eighty-two pounds. With one strike, the soldiers may be injured, but the armor will never be broken.

    And the number of heavy infantry is 50,000, with a total of 50,000 sets of armor!

    The dense phalanx is the sum of these weights. Although there is some loss between the connections, it is definitely not something that the light cavalry can break.

    Even if Zhang He's heavy cavalry were to attack, they would be angry on the spot if it was a frontal assault.

    What¡¯s more, the light cavalry of flesh and blood?

    The Chongbu Battalion withstood the first round of attacks. Before they could do anything, the cavalry in the rear fell one after another.

    People are crowded, horses are crowded??, some of the cavalrymen who fell from their horses were even more miserable, being trampled alive into pulp.

    The Allied soldiers fell on their backs.

    The Yangzhou army was safe and sound.

    Seeing this scene, Cao Cao¡¯s eyes bulged.

    "How can this be?"

    When cavalry fights infantry, isn¡¯t it true that the older brother fights the younger brother?

    The Yangzhou infantry are so terrifying.

    "This is no longer infantry in the traditional sense." Zhou Yu sighed, "Maybe it can be called heavy infantry."

    However, it is meaningless to discuss this issue now.

    The infantry phalanx withstood the first round of impact and completed the most difficult step.

    Facing the steady stream of cavalry coming up, Liu Ke responded calmly.

    At the beginning, they quickly gathered together and formed a dense phalanx, like a wall covered with spears but airtight, resisting the enemy's attack with the strength of the group.

    Next, it¡¯s time for the miracle to happen.

    The heavy infantry begins to advance!

    The crowd slowly advanced forward in an orderly pace, crushing the enemy's bewildered cavalry under their feet.

    Seeing that the front attack was frustrated, the cavalry had already slowed down.

    However, it only slowed down, and the rear army was still squeezing the front army.

    If they wait a little longer, they will definitely be able to adjust.

    It¡¯s a pity that Liu Ke didn¡¯t give them this opportunity.

    The advance of heavy infantry magnified the disaster.

    The cavalry was pushed back by the infantry, which is unique in history.

    But it really happened in front of Cao Cao. Cao Cao had to accept the reality and said: "Order the cavalry to turn and retreat."

    What the cavalry pays attention to is to go all out in one go. Now that the momentum is gone, what else can they do?

    We can only retreat and regroup.

    However, when the cavalry stopped, Liu Ke was no longer satisfied with the current advancement speed.

    "Team Mo Dao, step forward and clear the way!"

    The cavalry standing still are just lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

    The Modao team formed a long queue, and the team moved forward neatly, like a city wall.

    If you encounter people and horses blocking you, you can chop the people and horses into two pieces with one strike.

    Even though it has been on the battlefield for a long time, it is still shocking to be so bloody.

    The Mo Dao team made great strides and moved forward indomitably.

    "My subordinates are so strong?" Xu Chu asked in a mental torture.

    In just a moment, at least 20,000 cavalry died on the battlefield.

    How long has it been since then?

    The remaining cavalrymen fled, in great embarrassment.

    The Modao team returned, smoothing away any chaos in the general formation.

    The heavy infantry is so terrifying!

    Cao Cao looked at the neat phalanx in Yangzhou and was filled with emotion. How can this be fun?

    No wonder the Marquis of Dongyang is so confident, it turns out that he raises such a bunch of monsters.

    Cao Cao closed his eyes in pain. This was definitely not the result he wanted?

    "Act according to the plan." Zhou Yu said solemnly.

    "That's all it can do." Cao Cao said.

    One word, drag.

    With such a high load, it will definitely not be able to continue fighting. This is the flaw of heavy infantry.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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