Chapter 113 Zhang Liang: What happened?

Zhang Liang felt a chill in his heart, and he had to decide on a countermeasure immediately!

The two thousand mobile cavalry under his command are the key to the outcome of the battle at this moment.

This is not an ordinary encounter, nor is it a simple duel between thousands of cavalry. Instead, it is a strategic decisive battle that determines whether the six countries can have a chance to turn the tide and resist the Qin Dynasty!

The food and supplies guarded by the thousands of cavalrymen and hundreds of bodyguards in the enemy's rear are the decisive factors in the outcome of this war!
At first, Zhang Liang made the same judgment as everyone else that with Xiang Yu at the front line, victory was certain.

Xiang Yu's invincible power was enough to sweep across the world when he first came out, and his cavalry was well-trained, each of them had experienced many battles and was by no means comparable to ordinary recruits.

Their mounts are carefully selected Hu horses and their riding skills are superb. The weaknesses of the Qin cavalry are well known, so they should be able to achieve an overwhelming victory in this battle!

Even if the enemy has an infantry ambush, the terrain is open and there is no trace of infantry within a radius of more than ten miles, which means they have plenty of time to respond!
A cavalry charge might only take a quarter of an hour, but for the armored and armed infantry, if they want to maintain formation and launch a surprise attack, even if they are well-trained, it will probably take nearly two hours!

This is their time difference, and also their lifeline!
Therefore, when the two armies came into close combat, Zhang Liang only made a brief observation and confirmed that the other side did not have any infantry, and then he acted decisively.

He issued a new order: "Today, there is no need to seize the food and grass. Just burn them to save time!"

The original plan was to seize as much as possible, and burn it if they failed, but now it seems that the conditions no longer allow them to covet these.

Unless Xiang Yu could wipe out the enemy cavalry in one fell swoop and the enemy had no more reinforcements, which was almost impossible.

Zhang Liang was not a stupid man. He knew very well that the wisdom of the Qin army was no less than his. Since they had set an ambush here, how could they have only a few thousand soldiers?
Those foods are of vital importance, how can we just sit back and do nothing?
However, even if you have made every possible effort, you could not have expected that we have hidden a team that specializes in burning food!

Two thousand soldiers filed out, the front half carrying fuel on their shoulders and the back half holding fire in their hands.

Under Zhang Liang's clever command, they cleverly bypassed the battlefield and headed straight for the rice fields.

However, things did not develop as Zhang Liang had expected.

His strategy was flawless, but he never expected that Xiang Yu's cavalry would be defeated by the Qin army!
Riding skills, military strength, war horses, and generals are the key factors that determine victory or defeat. Xiang Yu has the upper hand in all of them. With such a huge gap in strength between the two sides, how could he not win?

However, fate took a dramatic turn.

Even as one of the most outstanding strategists of the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Liang could not foresee that the Qin cavalry would be equipped with stirrups, horseshoes and high-bridge saddles!
This is undoubtedly a groundbreaking progress for the cavalry, but for today's rebels, it is equivalent to the Qin army activating a cheat.

Not to mention the veteran Qin cavalrymen who have been on the battlefield for a long time, even a new recruit would not necessarily be defeated with the help of these equipment against well-trained veterans.

Imagine fighting on horseback, where you have to keep your grip on the horse's belly to avoid being knocked off when your weapons clash, and your opponent has double-sided stirrups.

Even if you try harder, they can transfer 100% of the force when attacked to the horses, and the attack can be resolved by the horses just neighing twice and taking a few steps back.

Speaking of strength, you hold the reins with one hand, while the opponent can stand up, wield long weapons with both hands, and even use the speed of the horse, the strength of his legs and waist. How can you win such a duel?

How can ordinary players win against paying players?

So, when Zhang Liang led the team to rush out halfway.

About a quarter of an hour later, he witnessed a scene that he could not believe: our cavalry collapsed!
How can this be? ! ! !
Who can tell Zhang Liang how all this happened?
Why were the Qin cavalry so brave?
Why did they stand on their horses one after another, swinging their swords in both hands and ruthlessly slashing at our brothers?
Who can withstand such an impact? ! ! !

At this time, Xiang Yu was holding the Overlord Spear alone, suppressing Qinglong, Xuanwu, and Wang Ben who was implicated.

Xiang Yu's power seemed to be endless. He grabbed the three men tightly and beat them up. Whenever they were about to lose their strength and unable to swing their swords, there would always be another person to strike them back from the brink of death.

After half a day of fierce fighting, the three were exhausted and sweating profusely, but they managed to hold on.

At this critical moment, Xiang Yu took the time to look around, and then froze. Where are my brothers?
Where are my lieutenants, my captains, my left and right guards, and my cavalry?
Where did they go?
How come the army collapsed so quickly?
Why is this happening?

Xiang Yu was confused for a moment. I was fighting 1V3 here, dealing with the enemy's main general. I was about to kill them off their horses and sweep away this group of useless Qin cavalry with my brothers.

But my brothers disappeared?

This is unreasonable!
Xiang Yu had absolute confidence in his cavalry, as they had fought against the fierce Huns and were not inferior to them.

He originally thought that facing the Qin's iron cavalry would be as easy as an adult teaching a naughty child a lesson.

However, the scene before him confused him and even stunned him.

Oh my god!

Those old soldiers of the Qin Dynasty were as cunning as foxes. When they saw his brothers, they all clamped their legs against the horses' bellies and stood upright on their backs.

He clenched his teeth, roared, gripped the long sword tightly with both hands, gathered strength in the muscles of his waist and back, and slashed at his soldiers fiercely like a rotating ring!

Oh my God!

How is this going?

Is this still a cavalry duel?

This is simply the rhythm of cheating!

No wonder his soldiers couldn't resist.

Anyone facing such an impact would probably be unable to withstand it.

In a cavalry contest, shouldn't the two sides be holding the horse with their left hands and steadying the horse's belly with their legs, with the two sides competing in the weapons skills of their right hands?

Or who can better harness the power of the horse, using inertia to deliver a fatal blow to the opponent?
But now, all these rules seem to be overturned.

Is that all?
As a result, you all stood up, swung your weapons at my brothers, what does this mean?
Is this fucking cavalry?

This is a Centaur Warrior, right?!
Xiang Yu was shocked again, and then several scenes that made him furious appeared before his eyes.

When the cavalry of the two armies met, our little brother was filled with murderous intent, holding a knife in one hand and ready to charge.

However, he was stunned to see that the other party actually stood straight on the horse's back, wielding a heavy sword in both hands, and slashing at him with a whistling sound.

Looking at the one-handed machete in his hand, which was only about one meter long, he was completely stunned.

The young brother tried his best, his legs almost broke his vest, and he barely blocked the blow with one hand, and he was almost thrown away.

(End of this chapter)