754 Spiral-style Cavalry Tactic (1/2)

Chapter 754 - Spiral-style Cavalry Tactic

The battle between Li Mu's cavalry and the Heavy Armored Mountain Barbarian Infantry Division was like a clash between the sharpest spear and the strongest shield. Especially on the narrow mountain path, it was a massive test of the technical ability of both sides.

The cavalry forces stabbed into the mountain barbarian formation like a sharp knife. With their exquisite riding skills, they made the mountainous terrain look like flat ground.

”Block!” The mountain barbarian major on the front row ordered.

With a 'Shua!' many exquisitely crafted steel shields were raised up, forming shield walls at the front. They stacked up three layers, resulting in a wall that was even half a meter taller than a horse's head.

There was a black leopard carved into the outer portion of the shield, looking cold as ice under the rays of the sun. Behind the shield, there would be a mountain barbarian who held onto a war axe in his other hand, using all his energy to hold up the shield.

As they were hurried into the battle, the entire formation process was not that smooth. If one looked closer, they would be able to see the sweat on the palms on the mountain barbarians and the popping out veins on their foreheads.

They were both nervous and excited.

'Hong!'

The high speed charging cavalry was like tanks, crashing into the mountain barbarians on the frontlines with an unstoppable aura.

The shield wall was immediately crushed. Group after group of elite war horses leaped into the air under the instructions of their riders, jumping over the collapsed shield wall.

In mid-air, the white light from the crescent knives shone as fresh blood splattered.

The mountain barbarian soldiers who could not dodge in time were either slain or crushed into a paste.

The first line of defense was broken just like that.

The attack from the cavalry was just too sudden, and the mountain barbarians did not have any time to prepare. No matter how well trained they were, they could not instantly go from a resting mode to a battle mode.

Whilst traveling, the weapons and equipment of the soldiers were all kept.

Hence, to hurriedly prepare for battle was a difficult task.

More crucially, since they were traveling on a mountain path, the frontline was not equipped with archers. One could imagine how scary it was when the enemy cavalry charged forward without the distraction and interference of archers.

Moreover, Li Mu's cavalry was truly strong.

However, the mountain barbarian warriors were still mountain barbarians.

After that early setback, the forces at the back immediately reacted.

In such a short while, an even bigger shield formation was formed. Li Mu's cavalry could feel that the resistance from the front was evidently growing stronger and stronger.

Occasionally, they would be struck from the sides by war axes.

What was even worse was that the leading cavalry general could only see closely packed mountain barbarians and could not even see any cannons.

Wanting to break through the entire mountain barbarian defense line was pretty much an impossible task.

”Retreat!”

The leading cavalry general was extremely decisive, giving up immediately.

With his order, the well trained cavalry forces immediately changed their formations, and the frontlines became the back as they returned from the path they came from.

On such a narrow mountain path, the cavalry forces could actually totally turn around. If one did not witness it personally, they would find it hard to believe.

Li Mu's cavalry was truly worthy of its fame.

In such a short while, the enemy cavalry was like a whirlwind, coming quickly and leaving quickly. All they left in their wake was a pile of corpses.

The mountain barbarians looked on at the state of the messy battlefield then gazed toward the enemy. They could only watch on as they left; there was nothing they could do about it.

Li Mu's actions were very successful if one looked at the dejected expressions of the mountain barbarian soldiers. It sent out a clear signal: the Alliance Army does not fear the attacks of the Leopard Legion Corps!

When Han Xin received the frontline report, he muttered, ”We got off on the wrong foot!” This was the first time Han Xin had witnessed Li Mu's style of fighting first hand.

In this round one of their faceoff, Li Mu had taken the lead.

After the short interruption, the troops continued forward.

A small loss would not be able to decide the outcome of the entire battle.

The true battle between the two would still be decided during the battle at Guiping Pass.

At 3 PM, the vanguard forces of the 1st legion, the Heavy Armored Mountain Barbarian Infantry Division, finally arrived outside Guiping Pass, and they set up camp.

Compared to the mountain path, the land in front of the pass was far more spacious. It was a total of 30 meters wide. Even so, it was still too narrow for the huge army.

The mountain barbarians panted; they sent deadly stares toward the stronghold in front of them as they started to form up.

In an hour, the various divisions arrived at the frontlines. The entire army stretched for 10 miles, but the ones that could truly threaten the fortress was only the 1st division.

The remaining four divisions were there to just look on.

After they moved into their formations, the P1 Type Cannons were finally pushed to the front and unveiled. The moment they were shown, they were instantly guarded by the mountain barbarian soldiers.

On the city wall, Li Mu looked at the cannons in the enemy formation with a rather complicated expression.

The cavalry sneak attack had not obtained the desired results. When he got the news, Li Mu knew that he was about to face a tough task.