The Hai Tribe dispatched 400 able-bodied men and 300 lieutenants at once. This large-scale cavalry attack was the first of its kind. With so many large animals, such conditions were rare.
This expedition was risky, as it involved almost the entire Sea Tribe's main force, along with the five hundred sheep that were brought out for grazing, representing almost half of the Sea Tribe's total. If the Grassland Tribe wiped them out in this battle...
"High Priest, most of the remaining two hundred able-bodied men in the city are..." The second priest was a little worried.
"Don't worry, as long as the charlatan is here, there will be no trouble." The high priest was very convinced of this.
The remaining two hundred strong men are not very good at flying spears. If they go out to fight, can they rely on the inferior bows and arrows in their hands?
The lance team is very important in this battle. Even the secondary soldiers are very good at throwing lances.
Haven’t you seen that even water bugs have adapted to the new trend and started practicing flying guns?
When I first started practicing flying stones, I was helpless. The Sea Tribe was small and poor, and there were not many flying guns. Stones were easy and cheap to collect.
As the Hai tribe gained more sharp swords and axes, they also had more wooden spears capable of cutting off ranks. Nowadays, bamboo spears are even easier to make. Spears have a long range, after all. Large-scale warfare relies on numbers, and the accuracy of an individual isn't necessarily of much value.
Of course, if the flying gun is not thrown well or far enough, it is useless. For long-range weapons, density is very important, and range is especially important.
In general, the current grassland cavalry does not have any systematic tactics, and this is the biggest opportunity for the sea tribe army.
The two priests were worried that, in fact, an unprecedented grassland battle had really broken out on the distant grassland.
The warriors of the Seven Hundred Sea Tribe faced nearly two thousand grassland cavalry. Luo Bai was shocked by the magnitude of the enemy's reinforcements.
Now that we are here, we can't retreat. There are more than 500 sheep behind us. They are the greatest wealth of the Hai tribe. Sheep can't outrun wildebeests and donkeys.
"Luo Bai, shall we charge?" Even Wolf who followed out was very nervous. On the grassland, with such a large number of opponents, they could basically only run for their lives.
The rumbling sound of donkey hooves shook the prairie.
"Form a formation! Put up shields!" Luo Bai shouted, and a strong man beside him raised two flags. The two hundred strong men of the Sea Tribe lined up in roughly horizontal rows and put up two layers of shields for defense. The vine shields with wooden frames were made of simple materials and simple to build. There were many of them and they were not small in size.
One hundred spearmen, with four-meter-long bamboo spears, stretched out between the two shields.
"Deputy soldiers, line up!" The three hundred deputy soldiers lined up in roughly three rows.
Ma Yue demanded that the army should look like an army, at least, they should be arranged in rows.
It's no secret that the grassland cavalry at this time had no tactics to speak of, and a chaotic charge was the biggest opportunity for the Sea Tribe. Most importantly, the Sea Tribe had enough people to form a battle group.
If a team lacks scale, nothing you say will help. A 100-man Sea Tribe team might not be able to defeat a 200-man Grassland Cavalry team, but a well-trained team of 700 facing the onslaught of a 2,000-man army would face a completely different situation.
Most fortunately, the grassland army's charge had no intention of detouring or flanking, but was a direct and overwhelming charge...
Ma Yue had only seen volleys of gunfire in novels, so during training, the flying muskets were divided into several rows and fired in turns. Whether it would work, of course, needed to be tested in actual combat.
No matter what, the range of a flying spear is longer than the bows and arrows of the grassland people in this world. The rest depends on the density.
The grassland cavalry rushed in to a distance of about fifty meters. The soldiers beside Luo Bai waved their flags...
The three rows of deputy soldiers in the flying spear team took turns throwing the flying spears, but it was only a rough rotation. In this era, it was unlikely that the training of the entire row would be completely consistent.
Even so, the relatively neatly organized Sea Tribe army was already a sight to behold. At least, Gray Wolf was not used to it. How could he fight against such a well-trained team?
Once cavalry charges, it is difficult to stop them, let alone this group of guys who are rushing forward.
The grassland cavalry continued to fall on the way to charge...
The steppe people could actually shoot arrows from a galloping donkey, so what? Did they really think the Sea Tribe's shields were fake? Even if someone got hit by an arrow, the shields in the back row would have taken over.
The shield's protective area is limited and it is impossible to completely defend against a large number of arrows.
It is impossible for the spearmen to completely rely on their own strength to block the impact of the donkey. They can only put their heads on the ground to gain more leverage.
The sound of two huge teams colliding, the sound of bamboo spears piercing flesh...
Livestock also have intelligence. Once the long row of bamboo spears proves its lethality, the donkeys that charge afterwards will also be afraid.
The sword and shield soldiers and spearmen managed to block the charge of the grassland cavalry.
The flying rifle team also has a small shield in their hands, so this kind of close range protection...
The grassland cavalry suffered heavy casualties, and the situation became even more chaotic because the donkeys were afraid of the sharp spears. Everyone was afraid of death, and the defeated soldiers began to run back. However, can you outrun the flying spears?
"Get on your horses! All teams, charge!" Luo Bai gave the order, and the largest animal skin flag began to wave.
How can we maintain order with so many people?
The deputy soldiers in the last row rode on the wildebeest first, and after they circled around the front row of soldiers and rushed out, the second row had already mounted their horses. They started from the back row. After all, the livestock were all at the back, so as not to cause chaos. Even if it was a little slower, Ma Yue emphasized that order was the first priority.
In actual combat, order is indeed crucial.
Unconsciously, the Hai tribe cavalrymen who mounted their horses and charged continuously were less than thirty meters apart. This was order.
What the hell is that? Everything has its own level.
There were many casualties in the squads, and it was considered a lot for many squads to have only 70 or 80 people left.
The cavalry of the Sea Tribe charged, and within a certain distance, they threw their flying spears first... The army of the Grassland Tribe, which had finally assembled, was dispersed again.
"Okay!" Luo Bai breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the grassland cavalry did not gather on a large scale, victory was basically achieved.
"Luo Bai, not a single sheep is missing!" A little kid came excitedly.
"Well done! Your youth team also contributed to this victory, haha!" The large group attacked, bringing dozens of children with them. There was no other way. If a fight really broke out, who would take care of hundreds of sheep? Is everyone in the Hai tribe useful? This is what the charlatan always said.
Fortunately, we won a great victory; if we had lost, our children would have been left without protection and would have faced massacre.
The main force had gone in pursuit, leaving Luo Bai with less than fifty scout cavalrymen. Quite rare, wasn't it? The Hai Tribe placed great importance on scout cavalrymen, and they had a large number of them.
In less than half an hour, which was the limit of pursuit time, most of the Sea Tribe's cavalry brigades returned.
In this battle, they defeated a grassland cavalry force that was nearly three times their size, which greatly boosted their morale and increased their confidence.
"Luo Bai, don't worry, I'll take care of the rest." Big Bad Wolf patted his chest and promised.
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