Chapter 460: Head-on Collision
The next morning, as the sun rose, just as Fuward had finished his breakfast, messengers swarmed in one after another.
"Report, General, the front line reported that there was a large group of troops in the enemy camp last night, and our scouts found a lot of movement signs near the camp!"
"Report, General, the enemy camp has begun to set up fortifications. It looks like it is a semi-permanent camp."
"Report, General, the front line reports that more than 11,000 enemy soldiers have rushed out of the enemy camp and are heading straight towards !"
Fu Ward frowned. What did this mean? He did nothing, but someone came to his door directly.
"Zassali, gather the troops. I want to see why this reinforcement is so bold." Fuward snorted coldly. He was cautious, but not timid.
The two sides had equal forces, and he had confidence in camel riding, and he was never afraid of a challenge.
On the other side, Jiang Wei and others, who were marching along the instructions of Zhuge Liang, were getting closer and closer to where Fu Ward was stationed.
"Is Kong Ming reliable? He should be nearby. Why haven't we encountered the enemy yet?" Lu Lingqi asked Jiang Wei in a strange voice.
"It should be nearby. There are many traces of marching nearby." Jiang Wei shook his head, feeling helpless about Lu Lingqi who paid no attention to details at all.
After all, it was his first time on the battlefield, and his control over the detailed intelligence on the battlefield was a little poor. Didn't he see that Gao Chong and the Xiliang Cavalry had begun to slow down?
"Swoosh~" a series of arrows sounded, and all the Han troops felt nervous. The scouts had discovered the enemy!
"Enemy sightings ahead, prepare for battle!" Jiang Wei shouted. In fact, there was no need for him to shout, as camel riders suddenly appeared in the distance.
At the same time when Jiang Wei discovered the enemy, Fu Ward's scouts also discovered the Han army. There was a hint of surprise in the eyes of both sides, and both sides had the same idea.
After seeing Jiang Wei and others appear in his field of vision, Fu Ward's camel's speed suddenly increased, and the camel's speed disadvantage compared to the warhorse on the plain was instantly eliminated.
Then Fuward opened his mind image, and a pale yellow glow fell on all the camel riders, slowly strengthening the attributes of the camel riders.
These are the dual talents of camel riders. One talent is the common speed bonus, which allows them to gain normal speed and charge advantages.
The other is sharing. The knight and the camel share one-fifth of each other's attributes, and both the knight and the camel are strengthened.
The most outstanding attributes of a camel are not just its endurance. Its strength, agility, and physique are all attributes that can actually improve its combat effectiveness.
In other words, this cavalry is not only extremely durable, but also extremely capable in fighting, especially in desert terrain, where it will be much more comfortable than other cavalry.
Seeing Fu Ward's actions, Jiang Wei and others did not hide their skills either. The three legion talents were deployed at the same time, and all the radiances were in place in an instant.
The three of them did not stack their powers, as that would have been a big test for the soldiers' physical strength and their own internal energy consumption. Each of them only covered the unit he led.
Fu Ward raised his eyebrows and had a deeper understanding of the situation.
In the Kushan Empire, although they did not have the same cognitive obstacles as the Han Dynasty, the vast majority of people who could possess mental images were military generals at the level of leaving their bodies.
Therefore, the mental image is called the power of God in the Kushans, and three of them appeared in front of Fuward, which is enough to explain something.
However, the two parties have already met and all the support has been put in place, so the only option left at this time is hedging.
"With great momentum and firm conviction, they are the backbone of the empire even on its battlefield. They are indeed the Kushan Empire of the South, hum!"
As the only lucky man who had participated in the imperial battlefield, Jiang Wei knew it by looking at the camel cavalry charging.
The enemy is definitely not some crappy resistance army. It is impossible for the Empire to have such a strong army.
"Three of them have left their bodies, one has just upgraded to a dual-talent, and one has a single-talent. However, the army is majestic and the soldiers are fearless. This is worthy of the Han Empire!"
Fu Ward was also evaluating the strength of Jiang Wei and others.
"But you are still far from this level of strength!"
In a blink of an eye, the distance between the two sides was only about three hundred steps. Gao Chong led a thousand Xiliang cavalry headquarters to form a triangle front, ready to break through the opposite side in one breath, no matter what kind of cavalry they were.
In a head-on confrontation on the plains, the Xiliang Cavalry would definitely not fail.
"Ready to throw!"
Hu Zhen, the captain of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, issued the first order. This was what he and Gao Chong had agreed on. Gao Chong was responsible for charging, so it would be more appropriate for him to command the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
On the other side, Fuward also issued the same order. The camel's carrying capacity is more reliable than that of a war horse, so Fuward's camel riders usually carry a large number of throwing weapons as medium and long-range weapons.
After a hundred steps, both sides could clearly see the weapons in each other's hands, and the solemn and fanatical looks on each other's faces. The same thing was that they were all full of confidence in themselves.
In a flash, fifty steps were taken and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry instantly launched their weapons with javelins. The front-row soldiers under Lu Lingqi also took out their single-arrow crossbows and shot directly at the opposite side.
The next moment, without even looking at the result, the soldiers directly changed to spears, held the spears with both hands, and started the final thrust.
At the same time, the moment when Fuward's camel cavalry entered the range of fifty steps, everyone suddenly threw the iron-wrapped pistols in their hands and activated them towards the enemy's frontline troops. Then, without considering the results of the battle, they directly changed to long spears and started to charge.
The quality of both sides was extremely high, and the first round of attacks were precise and devastating.
The difference is that all the attacks of the Han army fell on the center and rear of the camel cavalry, while all the throws of the camel cavalry hit the front of the Han army.
The fighting strategies of both sides were completely different, and the Han army simply pursued lethality.
The camel cavalry wanted to use javelins to cripple the Han army's vanguard, and then take advantage of the situation to tear open a gap and directly defeat the Han army.
In previous wars, this tactic was extremely effective and was their tried-and-tested routine. After all, the javelins fired by camel riders were very lethal, and any enemy that was not a heavy cavalry would be unable to withstand it.
But if you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet. There are always some people in this world who do not play by the rules, and this time the camel cavalry happened to encounter such an unconventional Xiliang cavalry.
The Xiliang Iron Cavalry, who were cavalry but focused entirely on defense, were a group of mounted heavy infantry who only cared about the name of cavalry, although they were regarded as useless by Young Master Huo.
But that was for Master Huo, who could kill one Huns' soul with one sword. Besides, Master Huo also affirmed the defensive capability of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry from another perspective.
Heavy infantry, heavy infantry, maximum defense is definitely one of the most important prerequisites.
