Chapter 444
Looking at the velociraptors appearing from a distance, there was no surprise on Li Ce's face.
He had already noticed the other party's existence, but the other party didn't intend to move at that time, so he ignored it.
He knew what the other person was thinking.
He simply wanted to take advantage of the armored dragon's powerful defense and easily wipe out their camp without losing a single soldier.
In the Lizardmen's tactics, why do they always like to let the Shield Ankylosaurs advance alone?
Because before the appearance of the three-bow crossbow, the defense of the armored dragon was almost invincible in their eyes.
The enemy's attacks could not break the Ankylosaurus's defense and could not cause any harm to it. They could only watch the Ankylosaurus advance step by step, destroy their camp, and finally leave slowly.
Under this premise, once the other Lizardman troops catch up, the weakness will appear.
Take Li Ce and his men for example. If they can't beat the Shield Ankylosaur, can they beat the Lizardmen? You know, on this plain, their current troop strength is superior to that of the Lizardmen.
Don't think that the Ankylosaurus can come to cover them. This big guy is slow and inflexible. It has no cover capability at all on the plain battlefield dominated by highly mobile cavalry units.
The Ankylosaur is the Lizardmen's own strategic unit, and Soros is very clear about this situation.
This was also the biggest reason why he chose to remain inactive before.
From Li Ce's perspective, as long as the lizardmen on the opposite side don't get in the way, he doesn't mind seizing this opportunity to kill the Ankylosaurus first.
But now the lizardmen on the opposite side obviously couldn't sit still and were forced to take action.
Li Ce didn't care about this. Their cavalry troops were just sitting there doing nothing anyway.
As soon as the signal was given, Zhou Chongshan, who had already arrived nearby, gave an order and led his cavalry troops directly into the battlefield.
The opposing dragoons had a clear target, and it was obvious that they were heading for the crossbow troops.
Anyone with eyes can easily see that the six triple-bow crossbows are the key to their attack against the armored dragon.
Therefore, from Soros's perspective, as long as he can get a chance to destroy the three-bow crossbow, the advantage of their armored dragons can be re-established.
Yet purposeful actions are often the best to predict.
The cavalry unit led by Zhou Chongshan quickly split into two, transformed into a double-sword formation, and attacked the opposing swift cavalry from both sides.
The opposing Swift Dragon Cavalry obviously did not want to engage in a head-on confrontation with them. When they saw the cavalry troops coming to attack them, they immediately began to change their position by relying on the Swift Dragon's flexibility advantage.
With strong legs, velociraptors can make simple and swift changes of direction by simply jumping, which is something ordinary cavalry cannot compare with.
Although the vast plain environment prevented them from maximizing this advantage, it still caused considerable trouble for their Great Zhou cavalry units.
It was impossible for them to keep changing directions with the opposing dragoons. This way of running would cause them to quickly lose speed while maintaining the charge, and there was also the risk of falling off their horses.
At this time, the various tactical training they usually conducted with the Lizardmen as imaginary enemies came in handy.
Zhou Chongshan didn't even need to think about it before he made adjustments. A lot of tactical training had already enabled him to develop some kind of instinctive reaction at this time.
In accordance with the latest orders, the cavalry unit's double-pronged attack tactics changed rapidly.
They didn't care about the dragoons jumping around there, and directly launched a detour from the left and right sides. At the same time, they quickly switched their weapons to bows and arrows, and launched a suppressive attack on the dragoons in the center with a rain of arrows!
The dragoons, whose living environment is mainly concentrated in the tropical rainforest, basically have no ability to ride and shoot, because in their living environment, short spears are far more useful than bows and arrows.
For them, making bows and arrows that are troublesome, time-consuming, and not necessarily successful is unnecessary.
Now, they have undoubtedly tasted the power of bows and arrows.
Before setting off, the standard arrows of their Great Zhou cavalry had been upgraded from copper arrowheads to iron arrowheads, and their overall strength had been improved.
Even though the Lizardmen's natural scales provide a good level of defense, it is difficult for them to completely ignore the threat from the iron arrows.
But this matter is obviously not that simple.
While the battle was taking place here, another group of dragoons quickly rushed out from the plain on the other side.
The scale is far from comparable to this side. At a glance, there are only about ten to twenty riders.
"I see."
While muttering to himself, Li Ce's gaze fell on the velociraptors who were currently being suppressed by their cavalry archery tactics.
"The large force here is a feint attack."
A feint attack needs to be large-scale. If the enemy only sends out twenty or thirty cavalry, even a fool would know that there is a problem.
But Li Ce was not panicked at all at this time.
It’s not that he guessed the other party’s methods, but considering the value of the crossbow troops, regardless of whether the Lizardmen use these methods or not, the safety of the crossbow troops must be guaranteed throughout the process.
The simplest way to protect them was to send out escort troops! As early as when the crossbow troops were acting separately, Li Ce had already assigned tasks to Silk and Li Tie, asking them to stay behind and ensure the safety of the crossbow troops at any time.
Now that the dormant cavalry of the Lizardmen had come out, Li Ce didn't even need to give orders, Silk and Li Tie had already followed suit.
Soros had more or less anticipated this result.
But this little bit of foresight did not help to ease his terrible mood at the moment.
This action itself was beyond his original plan. The armored dragon's shell was pierced by the opponent's attack. This was something Soros had never expected at the beginning. This matter was beyond common sense for him.
For this reason, he had to temporarily change his plan and make remedial measures.
Judging from the current situation, the remedial effect is not good.
He had to admit that before launching this action, he had a sense of luck.
He had expected that his actions would be strictly curbed by the opponent. After all, as early as in the previous battle, he had realized that the opponent's commander was definitely not an easy guy to deal with.
But what if? What if his opponent was careless, or he got complacent because of the advantage he had gained before, or he had a brain seizure, or something unexpected happened?
Unfortunately, his 'what if' did not happen.
He now felt like a weakling trying to fight back in a one-on-one fight, only to be ruthlessly grabbed by the other person's throat! The intense feeling of suffocation drove him crazy!
(End of this chapter)
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