Only then did Battle notice that the hooves of all the horses that were jumping wildly were dripping with blood. They seemed to be unable to touch the ground at all, so they jumped around and screamed in pain. Battle was not far from the front position, and he also

Soon I saw rows of sharp iron thorns standing in the grass on the hillside not far ahead, which were so dense that it was scary. They were hidden in the grass, and the hooves of more than a hundred horses rushing past would cover them.

The tangled grass above them was kicked away, revealing the terrifying true appearance of those several-inch-long sharp thorns. Judging from their arrangement, it turned out to be a whole strip of ground thorns across the slope, which was obviously to deal with the problem.

Set up for cavalry.

At this moment, how could Battle hesitate at all? He shouted loudly: "Turn around, withdraw, withdraw. There is an ambush, there is an ambush."

The cavalry on the slope immediately fell into chaos, turning their horses' heads and retreating. In the chaos, many horses strayed into the thorns, and the horses and men screamed loudly, adding to the confusion.

At this moment, on the hillsides on both sides and at the pass above, horns were blaring and flags were fluttering. Countless figures appeared in the field of vision. The ambushed Luoyan Army soldiers and horses finally emerged from their dormancy. They all threw away their disguises.

There were branches and long grass, and I stood on a high place and looked down at the jumbled Jurchen soldiers and horses below.

Of course, everything on the slope was arranged by Gao Muqing. The method of digging pits was time-consuming and laborious, and this primitive defensive method was only used in a few locations. On the slope below the pass, Gao Muqing used a large number of wood chips cut from the south slope.

Thorns and thorns are planted on both sides of the slope, which inadvertently makes the opponent's troop formation more dense and narrow. The Luoyan Army's methods of dealing with cavalry have also been renovated. Firearms are naturally the best method, but

In the case of insufficient firearms, some primitive means are also extremely effective in specific terrains.

The Luoyan Army's road-blocking weapon, the Iron Thorn Formation, was derived from the iron caltrops used to deal with cavalry horseshoes. Although iron caltrops is also very effective, it is not conducive to recycling. It is indeed effective to sprinkle it on the road when facing the enemy, but because it cannot

Recycle them all. The iron caltrops nailed to the horse's feet cannot be recycled. The iron caltrops scattered on the ground cannot be recovered, as they will poison others later. The inability to recycle also causes a waste of precious iron resources. In terms of effect,

, the caltrop formation can only withstand one charge, so the opponent's cavalry will naturally be unlucky in the first wave, but then the passage will be clear after the mines have been cleared, and cannot continuously resist the opponent's charge.

So, in response to this, Lin Jue proposed this kind of iron spike array as an anti-cavalry equipment. To put it simply, it was to create large iron plates covered with spikes several inches long. Laying these on the road

A kind of spiked iron forms a barrier belt. These iron plates will not tip over because of the heavy chassis. They are buried on the ground and connected with hooks. They are stable and strong and will not be displaced by being stepped on or bumped at all. The cavalry steps on the iron plates.

After that, it was the horses' hooves that were damaged. After the horses' hooves left, the iron plate would not be taken away. If the subsequent cavalry continued to charge, they would still be hurt continuously.

Of course, this kind of iron spike formation also has limitations. It must be buried in advance and can only be laid in narrow terrain such as crossings. If fighting in the wild, this kind of thing is not even as useful as the horse-rejection formation. Because the opponent has multiple options for attacking directions.

The casting of the Iron Thorn Array consumes a lot of iron resources, so it is impossible to manufacture this thing in large quantities. But on the gentle slope of Fangcheng Mountain Pass, this thing is absolutely useful. Gao Muqing brought all the iron plate thorns here, which can be used to lay three strips

The barrier strip is covered with turf and there are no traces at all.

Enemy traces appeared on the hillside, the forward army was attacked, and the formation was in chaos. Yalu Buhua in the rear was shocked. He quickly figured out the situation and cursed continuously. This group of Luoyan troops did not follow the routine and actually set up an ambush here.

Okay, this is a slap in the face. My judgment was completely wrong.

He calmed down quickly. It was actually unwise for the other party to do this. They gave up their advantage and came here to ambush, and he could annihilate them here. It would save them having to go to Funiu Mountain.
Chapter completed!