Chapter 629 The Storm Is Coming

Ma Chao stood alone in front of the formation, fully clothed and holding a golden gun with a tiger head. And the horse under his crotch is also covered in horse armor like its owner, and even its head is covered by the armor. One man and one horse stand in place like a steel fortress, exuding an immovable force. momentum.

Behind Ma Chao, there were a thousand iron cavalry and a thousand armored riding equipment. Each knight is wearing armor, and the horse he rides on is also wrapped in armor. He stands motionless, like a steel city wall.

"It's worthy of being an armored cavalry outfit. The aura alone is unrivaled."

"Yeah, my hands are itching after seeing it. It would be such an honor to join the Negative Yue Army."

"Hehe, boy, as long as you go back and practice martial arts diligently and defeat a few boys inside, won't it be enough?"

Thousands of Liangzhou knights who were not chosen stood around, looking at the thousand-armor riding equipment and talking enviously.

Liu Ye, on the other hand, was standing on a high platform built ten feet high, with Ma Dai, Zhao Yun, Guan Hai and other generals surrounding him like stars over the moon.

"The whole army obeys the order!" Ma Chao shouted, and the thousand armored cavalrymen all looked solemnly and looked forward with stern eyes. Hundreds of scarecrows were seen standing there, wearing leather armor used for testing. They were obviously imaginary enemies.

"kill!"

Ma Chao roared angrily, and the thousand knights raised their horses and shouted loudly, the sound shook the sky.

"kill!"

boom! The negative Yue army suddenly charged out, and four thousand horse hooves trampled on the ground, as if the giant hammer of the God of War was hitting the earth. For a moment, the ground shook violently, as if there was an earthquake.

Thousands of Yue soldiers rushed out fiercely, hitting hundreds of scarecrows with huge force. The long horsetail easily penetrated the leather armor worn by the scarecrow, and it had two layers once it was pierced. The tip of the horsetail penetrated from the front of the leather armor, and then came out from the back of the leather armor, like a broken wadding.

The horses used by the Qianfu Yue Army are all specially made. The front is a three-sided armor-piercing cone. Not to mention leather armor, even iron armor can be broken through with force. It can be said to be a military weapon.

boom! A thousand negative Yue troops swept past like a whirlwind, and hundreds of scarecrows who were still on the ground just now fell to the ground in a staggered manner, as if they had experienced a huge storm, and were sluggish.

"Oh my God." When Ma Dai saw this scene, he couldn't help but open his eyes wide with an expression of disbelief. Ma Dai is the lieutenant general of the Xiliang Cavalry Army. He is proficient in mounted combat and has considerable experience in both mounted shooting and frontal assault. However, after seeing the powerful power of the armored cavalry charge, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

Zhao Yun on the side was also eye-opening and amazed.

"If Yue's army is defeated by ten thousand people, I'm afraid no one north of the Yangtze River can resist the general."

Liu Ye smiled slightly: "Zilong is joking. These thousand pairs of horse armors were built by the late emperor after he almost exhausted the treasury and internal funds. If we really build an army of 10,000 negative Yue troops, I'm afraid the people will not be able to bear the suffering."

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the countries established by the Hu people in the north all had armor and riding equipment. Especially the Northern Wei Dynasty, which occupied Hebei, was even more wealthy. At the beginning, Liu Yu led the Jin army in the Seventh Northern Expedition, preparing to regain the Central Plains and Guanzhong. When passing through Henan, the Northern Wei Dynasty sent troops to block it, and dispatched a total of 3,000 armored cavalry. Although Liu Yu defeated it with the Moon Formation, it can be seen that The number of heavy cavalry in the Northern Wei Dynasty was huge.

However, this was at the expense of militarism. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, wars continued year after year, and people died every year. Therefore, there were many requirements for soldiers, so much so that Beiyan once issued a conscription order, "three Ding draws one Ding", and every three men had to Selecting one person as a soldier is even more excessive than Zhuge Liang maintaining 100,000 soldiers in Shu.

When the people live a prosperous life, they can naturally pay more taxes to the country. Liu Ye does not want to force the people to have no way to survive, and they will drain the river and kill the goose to get the eggs.

Zhao Yun's eyes lit up when he heard this. Although he didn't say anything, he felt more and more that coming to Liu Ye this time seemed to be the right decision.

"Dismount and rest!"

Ma Chao gave an order, and the Yue army dispersed on the spot. With the help of others, the knights jumped off their horses, took off their helmets, and then took off the armor on their horses. Covered in horse armor, even these fat and strong military horses were a little overwhelmed. After being taken off, they finally breathed a sigh of relief and hissed a few times.

Armored riding equipment places great emphasis on both men and horses. Therefore, after these knights put on the armor, it is actually extremely inconvenient to move. They need the help of others to get on the horse. Only generals with great natural strength like Ma Chao turn a blind eye.

Ma Chao jumped off the horse easily and galloped towards Liu Ye as usual. He was full of energy and seemed not to be wearing heavy armor at all. Many Liangzhou knights looked over with envy.

"General, how was the demonstration just now?" Ma Chao asked loudly.

"Very good!" Liu Ye replied: "We need to train more in the past few days to let the negative Yue army adapt to heavy armor. We don't have much time."

Although the armor is heavy, the human body is actually very adaptable. As long as you get used to it, you will naturally adapt. It's like tying a sandbag to a person's body. It may feel very heavy at first and hinder movement, but after a period of time you will get used to it. If you take off the sandbag, it will make you feel uncomfortable.

The same applies to the training of armored riding equipment. As long as they often wear heavy armor for training, these knights will naturally adapt to it over time, and when the time comes, it will be no problem to rush into battle.

"General!"

At this moment, a Liangzhou knight flew over from afar, with a small flag behind his back. He was an army scout.

"General, urgent military situation! A Jizhou army has been withdrawn from the direction of Huguan. The number is about 20,000. In addition, according to the report of the scouts in the direction of Youzhou, the Wuhuan people will arrive in about two days. Yecheng.”

"It's finally here." Liu Ye clenched his fists after hearing this.

"General!" Ma Chao suddenly suggested: "The enemy has many troops. When the Wuhuan cavalry arrives, our army will inevitably be at a disadvantage. It is better to take advantage of the enemy's weak strength and let our Liangzhou army rush out. Finally, General How about leading the Yue army to attack the enemy formation and defeat this Jizhou army first?"

Liu Ye pondered for a while and shook his head: "No."

"The Fuyue Army is the trump card of our army and cannot be exposed easily. It is the first time that the Fuyue Army goes out to fight. It must be accomplished in one battle. If we go to war now, the enemy will definitely come up with a way to deal with it, and the gain will not be worth the loss. "

"Okay." Ma Chao frowned and stepped back.

"General, please rest assured, Gongsun Xu will also lead the Youzhou Army southward."