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Chapter 267 The First Battle of the Parthian Armored Cavalry

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    Li Ling stood at the front of the five thousand cavalry square with his horse reined up. Looking at the Parthian armored cavalry in the distance who had also formed a charging formation, Li Ling had no expression on his face.  He had bloodbathed the Qiang King's city, climbed over the snow-capped mountains where birds were extinct, and even died once before coming down from the snow-capped mountains. His character had already become tenacious.

    Although Li Ling is not too old now, he is already worthy of the title of a famous general in the world.  The Parthian armored cavalry has the myth of being invincible, but in Li Ling's view, even if the evil ghost crawling out of hell comes in front of him, he will kill him with the heavy sword in his hand and turn the world upside down.

    This is not only fighting for the glory of a soldier, but also because there is always a pair of trusting eyes watching you behind you!

    On top of the city tower, Huo Guang and Dongfang Shuo stood behind the wall stacks, both looking at the three hundred Parthian armored cavalry.  Bai Zheng was already familiar with the fighting methods of the Parthian armored cavalry. At this moment, he did not pay too much attention to his opponents, but focused on Li Ling. Although he and Li Ling were both generals under Huo Guang, it was precisely because of this that he wanted to  To compare with other generals.

    "Bang the drum, let's attack" Huo Guang raised his arm and waved forward, giving orders at the same time.

    The sound of war drums suddenly sounded from the tower. This was a drum sound with a low frequency and a slow sound. The second sound would not sound until one breath after each sound fell. However, this sound of war drums was particularly thick and powerful, as if  Every sound echoed countless times throughout heaven and earth for a long time.

    When the drums sounded, Li Linggao raised his sword and pointed toward the sky in front of him, shouting "Charge", and then he rushed out at the head of the horse as soon as he moved his horse.

    As soon as Li Ling moved, five thousand cavalry followed closely behind him.  At this time, Huo Guang and Dongfang Shuo were both staring at the Parthian armored cavalry in the distance.  I saw this row of armored cavalry leveling the iron spears in their hands in a uniform manner, with the spear head parallel to the horse's head, and then the entire knight's body leaned forward slightly.

    "Law" The war horses neighed, and the Parthian armored cavalry rushed toward the cavalry led by Li Ling like a flood opening a floodgate.  Although there were only three hundred cavalry, the sound of metal clashing from the friction of the heavy armor made the three hundred cavalry no less powerful than Li Ling's five thousand cavalry.

    When the Parthian armored cavalry began to charge, the thousands of horse archers behind them also followed closely, and the infantry phalanx behind them all had their arrows on their strings.

    The Parthian armored cavalry poured down like a stream of mercury. When the cavalry on both sides accelerated to the optimal speed, the two cavalry finally collided together.  The heavy sword in Li Ling's hand blocked the spear of a Parthian armored cavalry with all his strength, and then the men and horses rushed through the gap between the two armored cavalry.  When Li Ling's body was parallel to the Parthian armored cavalry, he raised his heavy sword with both hands and slashed hard at the armored knight beside him.

    Li Ling's heavy sword weighs more than twenty kilograms. This kind of sword can't make any fancy moves on the battlefield, but it is extremely powerful when cutting and blocking. If this sword cuts down on ordinary leather armor or cloth,  The knight would usually be cut in half.  However, when Li Ling's heavy sword fell on the body of the Parthian armored knight, he obviously felt great resistance, and then a counter-shock force was transmitted from the heavy sword back to his wrist, shaking Li Ling to the point where he almost lost his grip on the heavy sword.

    Fortunately, Li Ling's sword was powerful enough. Although it did not split the iron armor of the Parthian armored knight, it was still able to cut him off his horse.  At this time, Li Ling looked back and discovered that except for the Parthian armored cavalry that he had killed, the other armored cavalry were intact. Moreover, under the charge of these armored cavalry, many soldiers in the front row of his side were killed by the Parthian armored cavalry.  The gun pierced him.

    After this brief charge and battle, these armored cavalry had already begun to turn around the dock and retreat.  Li Ling looked at the fallen soldiers nearby. In this round of charge, at least three to four hundred people on his side had been killed

    With such a performance, Li Ling also took a breath of cold air, and just when the Anxi armored cavalry turned their horses, thousands of horse archers following them had also come up to protect them.

    "Hitch your horses and prepare to retreat" Li Ling finally saw the power of this kind of armored cavalry. At that moment, he knew that he could not stop fighting, so he shouted the order loudly.  Originally, he was still thinking about a battle with these Parthian armored cavalry, but now he just wants to complete the task assigned by Huo Guang.

    Just when Li Ling gave the order, the Parthian cavalry archers had already entered the shooting range. The first wave of arrows fell into the Han army's camp like raindrops, and the Parthian armored cavalry who had not yet gone far were hit by a few arrows.  The arrow hit and was not damaged because of the tightly protected iron armor.

    Under a wave of arrows, the Han army at the front could only block the arrows with their weapons, and lost the opportunity to continue chasing the Parthian armored cavalry. Moreover, under this round of arrows, the Han army suffered some casualties.

    But just as the rain of arrows fell,?At the same time, Li Ling's order was also carried out. More than a dozen Han soldiers took off the horse ropes from their saddles and all roped them towards the nearest Parthian armored cavalry.  At this time, both the Anxi armored knight and the war horse under his crotch were trapped in the rope by the Han army.

    Huo Guang has been staring intently at the battle below. When the two armies met, hundreds of Han troops fell off their horses under the spear charge of the Parthian armored cavalry, which shocked Huo Guang's heart.  This was the first time he had seen such an unequal battle, and then the Parthian armored cavalry quickly retreated, and the archers stepped forward to cover it so seamlessly.  Huo Guang knew that Bai Zheng's defeat was not unreasonable. Even his elite Hexi Army could not stop this tactic, so it was understandable that Bai Zheng could not defeat him.

    "Ming Jin withdraws the troops." Huo Guang saw that Li Ling had trapped a Parthian armored cavalry with a horse rope, so he ordered the withdrawal of troops without hesitation.  The Han army must retreat now before the Parthian armored cavalry is ready for the second round of charge. Any further fighting will only increase casualties.

    When the second wave of arrows from the Parthian cavalry fell, the Han army decisively left the battlefield and retreated towards Yucheng City. At the end of the entire Han army, a company of Parthian armored cavalry was dragged by dozens of ropes.  Those with horses dragged them directly from the ground into the city.

    When the city gate was closed and the drawbridge was retracted, Huo Guang, Dongfang Shuo, Baizheng and others had already descended from the city tower and came to Li Ling, looking curiously at the Parthian armored cavalry lying motionless on the ground.

    "This subordinate is incompetent, please punish me by your supervisor!" Li Ling knelt down on one knee and said with cupped fists.

    In this battle, he was completely suppressed by the Parthian cavalry. Except for the Parthian cavalry who was dragged back, he was the only one who dismounted a Parthian armored cavalry with one sword.  In other words, he paid hundreds of casualties, but in the end only caused two casualties to the opponent!

    "Get up, An'an's tactics are really powerful. We have no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation. It's not a matter of ability." Huo Guang looked at the motionless An'an armored cavalry on the ground and did not convict Li Ling.

    "Take off his armor and see if he is dead?" Huo Guang approached the Parthian armored cavalry and ordered to the bodyguard beside him.

    Soon several personal guards came forward and carefully took off the iron helmet of the Parthian armored cavalry. This is a helmet that covers the entire head. When the helmet was taken off, Huo Guang saw that the Parthian man had a look on his face.  Bruises, eyes closed, probably dead.

    "Go back to the Governor, this man is out of breath." One of Huo Guang's personal guards reached out to feel the Parthian's breath and reported to Huo Guanghui.

    "Take off all his armor, including the war horse." Huo Guang leaned forward slightly and carefully looked at the armor of this Parthian noble.

    Huo Guang discovered that the armor on the Parthian nobles was not entirely made of connected thin iron rings. Their shoulders and chests were still a complete piece of iron armor, and other body parts were connected by chain armor.  These thin iron rings were made like clothes and even covered the fingers of this Parthian nobleman.

    When the entire set of armor was removed, it took four guards a full set of time to burn incense. Huo Guang estimated that the armor would not be too convenient to put on.  On the other hand, the armor of the resting horse is much simpler, because the armor of the war horse only protects the head and torso, and is more used to resist arrows. It is a armor made of inlaid iron sheets one by one, and finally wears  Just on the horse's back and head.

    "Weighing." When the Anxi armor was taken off, the first thing Huo Guang did was not to observe and play with the armor, but to weigh its weight.

    Soon the guards weighed the two suits of armor separately. Huo Guang stood aside and watched. When the weight on the scale came out, the chain mail armor worn by the Parthians weighed more than sixty kilograms, excluding the helmet.  Huo Guang knew that the weight of more than sixty kilograms was the weight of this era. If compared with the weight of later generations, it would be reduced by half, which means that the weight of the chain armor was more than thirty kilograms.  The single helmet was relatively heavy compared to the entire set of armor, and its weight reached the Western Han Dynasty standard of about six kilograms.

    The body armor weighs more than 30 kilograms, which is not too heavy. This is entirely due to the fact that this kind of armor is mainly made of small iron rings. If it is a whole piece of plate armor, it is estimated to weigh hundreds of kilograms.  .

    Then Huo Guang, Dongfang Shuo and others carefully observed the structure and craftsmanship of the chain mail armor, and finally they came to a common conclusion, that is, this set of armor is absolutely valuable, regardless of the value of the iron ingots required.  The craftsmanship is also quite complicated and cumbersome. The manpower and material resources required to get this set of armor should be worth no less than a small manor.

    "No wonder these Parthian cavalry are all nobles with fiefdoms. Without the support of fiefs, ordinary people can't build this kind of armor." Dongfang Shuo tapped the helmet of the Parthian cavalry with his hand, and the helmet made a jumping sound.

    "These should still beThey are the most elite among the Parthian armored cavalry. Judging from their number, they are probably just some declining nobles, and their main force may be attacking the Da Yueshi.  There is not much time left for us. We must capture Guishan City as soon as possible. Without a big city like Guishan City to hold on, even a hundred thousand troops cannot stop the charge of tens of thousands of armored cavalry.  "Huo Guang saw some clues from today's Parthian armored cavalry. For example, there is no commander-like figure among the three hundred Parthian armored cavalry. This shows that their army is very loose. This is why Bai Zheng initially  The reason why he is defined as a mercenary.

    Huo Guang estimates that it is very likely that these three hundred Parthian nobles are some declining nobles who came to Dawan before the main Parthian army. They just want to make achievements in Dawan and gain greater profits.

    "The tens of thousands of troops in Dawan are nothing to worry about. Now the more than 300 Parthian armored cavalry and their servants have become the biggest resistance to the attack on Dawan!" Dongfang Shuo frowned and looked at the soldiers piled on the ground.  Anxi Iron Armor said.

    "This armored cavalry is indeed powerful and almost invulnerable in a head-on duel. However, its shortcomings are still very obvious, not to mention there are only three hundred" Huo Guang suddenly said while twirling his beard, then raised his head and looked at the sky.
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