Chapter 2598
: The Unable to Support the Legion
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If we really want to say what is the difference between the Han Empire’s army and other armies?
Then weapons and equipment definitely account for a large proportion of it.
Even the elite rapid-fire battalion commanded by Sima Yi was strengthened before being handed over to Sima Yi.
This strengthening not only includes the strengthening of the army itself, but also the strengthening of weapons and equipment.
Xu Rong, who initially commanded this army, found it really troublesome to command this army.
In addition to the extremely high casualties themselves, it was also because of the huge consumption. The number of arrows consumed in a regular large-scale battle was enough for Shesheng to fight a series of Yellow Turban battles.
To a certain extent, the reason why the rapid-fire battalion is cavalry is not because it can better exert its advantages, but because the cavalry has a heavier load and can carry more arrows.
As an infantry archer, being able to carry two pots of arrows without any external resources means he is already considered to be a man of strong physical strength.
However, for the rapid-fire battalion, the number of 100 arrows per person is too few.
In order to ensure the duration of the attack and exert the necessary suppressive effect, the rapid-fire battalion is composed of archer cavalry.
In order to carry more arrows, the army's own defenses were cut down as much as possible. Except for the necessary leather armor, concessions were made in many places.
Thanks to the use of saddles and stirrups, the difficulty of archery on cavalry was reduced.
It can be said that the rapid-shooting battalion with eight pots of arrows is definitely the most fully prepared army in the world today.
However, just thinking about fighting a battle and having to carry 200 million arrows fully armed, Sima Yi still felt distressed in his heart.
After all, the Sima family is not one of the five wealthy merchants. Although they are not short of money, they are not rich enough to throw money around.
Even if the cost of an arrow is only ten cents, the cost of these consumables will exceed 2 million, and this is often just the cost of one battle.
But after all, these are elite cavalry that we picked up, so we should not miss them!
"Get ready, shoot arrows at an irregular range at the area ahead!" With Sima Yi's wave of his hand, the rapid-shooting battalion, which had been well prepared, adjusted the positions of all the quivers, raised the bows in their hands, and started shooting directly.
When he saw the cavalry of the Rapid-Fire Battalion at the gate and about to come out, Ispaco decided to give the enemy a fatal blow.
Archers with weak defenses and poor melee combat capabilities are simply the perfect targets for attack.
If you can kill the enemy on a large scale, the corpses left behind by the enemy alone can cause chaos to the enemy and slow down their speed.
Thinking about it this way, Ispaco didn't think there was anything wrong at all.
After all, the gate is so small, and the number of cavalry that can pass through is limited, so it can always act as a barrier.
However, Ispaco, who was approaching quickly, realized something was wrong before he could swing the dagger in his hand.
Because the soldiers of the rapid-fire battalion in front of him did not walk out of the gate like regular troops, but drew their bows and arrows.
Just based on this point, Ispaco realized that something was wrong. After all, why was he drawing the bow and arrow if he didn't see any enemy?
Archers will only draw their bows and put arrows on them when they spot the enemy, otherwise they will damage the bow itself.
This blatant behavior was almost telling Ispaco that their actions had been exposed.
However, before Ispaco realized how he had been exposed, he saw the rapid-fire battalion shooting outward from the camp gate at an extremely outrageous speed.
The ground was showered with real arrows, five or six of which could be fired in one second, spreading outward from the gate at an extremely terrifying speed. "Retreat!" Looking at the arrows approaching quickly, Ispaco instantly gave up the idea of continuing to rush forward.
If they remain where they are, there is no doubt that they will not survive the next second. The Skylark Legion has no defensive talent.
He had basically no weapons on his body except the dagger in his hand.
It can be said that the Skylark Legion travels lightly, and they have made every effort to make their equipment light.
Because they carry almost no weight, even though they do not have the talent related to light infantry, their movement speed and dodging ability are much better than many light infantry.
Although this ability to move quickly cannot surpass arrows, it can still significantly reduce casualties after the reaction time.
Ispaco didn't know what caused him to be exposed, so he didn't feel too scared.
With this attack speed and coverage, how many arrows can the opponent have to cover the area?
One hundred thousand? Or two hundred thousand?
When the other side runs out of arrows, they will naturally be safe.
And the farther you run, the more arrows you will need to cover the terrain.
It can be said that the faster you run, the higher the safety factor.
After the enemy made their presence clear, they had the horse archers block the camp entrance, making it impossible for the cavalry behind to leave the camp, let alone pursue them. This was simply the behavior of rookies.
With this thought and judgment in mind, Ispaco led his army to retreat directly.
It seems that the task of delaying the Han Empire’s army tonight will be difficult to accomplish.
"The other party has reacted very quickly, but this is not the normal speed of cavalry. It should be fast-running infantry, or the Xiliang Iron Cavalry..." After judging the strength of the target, Duan Yun said calmly.
Although he looked much calmer on the outside, he was still quite happy inside.
I originally thought that my legion talent was just a decoration and basically useless, but now it seems that it is quite useful.
Although he didn't know who the other party was, he had to thank him anyway, for making him understand the effect of his legion talent.
“Okay, tear down the camp wall and attack directly!” Seeing that the other party did what he expected, Sima Yi waved his hand again and gave orders in a decisive tone. At the same time, he added, “Order Cao Chun and Cao Xiu to directly support Parthia from the flank and pull out our allies. Also, order Ma Chao to use the advantage of cavalry to attack this Skylark Legion that dares to block our door from both sides…”
Orders were issued quickly and were executed quickly.
The camp wall that seemed to be protecting the military camp collapsed with a loud bang after the soldiers lifted the fulcrum and gently pushed forward.
The military camp, which originally had few entrances and exits, now has an exit at any place.
The cavalry, which had already assembled, began to gallop immediately.
Cavalry without movement speed will ultimately be restricted, and after losing this restriction, the cavalry will show its uniqueness.
Ispaco, who was in the process of retreating, looked back and saw the collapse of the wall of the Han imperial camp and a series of cavalry rushing out after the collapse. His face changed instantly.
Just by looking at the scale and feeling the vibrations from the ground, one can tell how many cavalry the enemy has. With only a thousand of them, they would be the ones to die in a cavalry charge of this scale, regardless of whether the enemy is light cavalry or heavy cavalry. (End of this chapter)