Chapter 507: Caltrop Formation
Do we really want the infantry to fight against the cavalry with their flesh and blood?
In an instant, the cavalry of the Dian State rushed over.
Only a few hundred steps away from Taining Guard, one could even smell the swords drawn in their hands in the wind, the iron smell tinged with blood.
The snow on the ground was stirred up by the horse's hooves and suddenly blown in front of the eyes by the wind.
Nan Yan clutched the hard, cold wall with one hand and couldn't help but turn to look at Zhu Feng: "Your Majesty!"
There was a hidden gleam in Zhu Feng's eyes.
"emperor!"
Nan Yan exclaimed in a low voice, and at this moment, the cavalry of the Dian Kingdom suddenly fell down with exclamations!
"ah--!"
"careful!"
“Get out of the way!”
What’s going on?!
Everyone opened their eyes wide and watched them stepping on the thick snow, but it seemed like they were stepping on something sharp. The horses let out a long, shrill neigh and fell directly into the snow with both the people and the horses.
Suddenly, there was a panic.
Behind them, the cavalry were still galloping forward. The galloping cavalry directly trampled over the soldiers in front of them, and screams were heard everywhere.
And after they stepped over, they fell to the ground immediately.
The horses' shrill neighings echoed across the snowy field, and blood flowed out. Soon, the vast snowy field was dyed blood red.
what happened?
Everyone opened their eyes wide in disbelief, looking at everything in front of them.
The cavalry of the State of Dian wanted to retreat, but their speed was too fast. As soon as the front one fell, the ones in the middle pounced on them; just as the ones in the middle were about to rein in their horses, the ones behind could no longer stop and rushed forward.
Nan Yan opened her eyes wide and looked down. Suddenly, she saw some black things emerging from the snowflakes stirred up by the people and horses on the ground.
It's caltrops!
Caltrops are specially used to deal with cavalry and injure horse hooves!
Nan Yan gasped, and immediately understood what was going on. She quickly turned to look at Zhu Feng: "Your Majesty, that is—"
Zhu Feng didn't say anything.
On the other hand, Ye Zheng next to him had been holding his breath, and only at this moment did he seem to finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"These things are finally not wasted."
“…”
"Fortunately, the Emperor released the blacksmiths who were secretly manufacturing weapons under Jie Shi's control and urged them to speed up the production of these tens of thousands of caltrops."
“…”
"Otherwise, these Dian cavalrymen would be really hard to deal with."
Nan Yan took a deep breath.
Only then did she remember that Zhu Feng took Ye Zheng out of the city for a whole day and did not come back until the evening. He told her that there would be a war.
At that time, he said that he went to those blacksmith shops.
It turns out that I went there to prepare this.
And it just so happens that it has been snowing these days.
The thick snow just covered the caltrops scattered on the ground. The soldiers of the Dian Kingdom could not see them and just rushed forward recklessly. In this way, the snowy field became their burial place!
Very good!
Nan Yan breathed a sigh of relief and then felt a little weak.
However, no matter what they thought or said, there was no expression on Zhu Feng's stern face.
He just watched as more than half of the Dan State cavalry had fallen on the snowy field covered with caltrops. The people behind them stopped and did not dare to move forward easily.
He held onto the wall with one hand and said in a deep voice, "Tell the Taining Guards to obey orders!"
When Ye Zheng heard this, he waved his hand hurriedly.
The drummer on the city wall immediately began to beat the drum.
Boom—boom—boom—!
The heavy drumbeats sounded like thunder, passing down from the top of the city wall. Immediately, the Taining guards below, who were lined up in an orderly manner and ready to move, all clenched their sabers.
"superior!"
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