Chapter 187
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Chapter 187: Cavalry Dispatched
Days passed one by one.
In the remaining half-month, Luo Ji concentrated most of the tribe’s manpower on three matters.
The first was the development and construction of Wild Horse Tribe.
The second was the expansion of the tribe’s own military strength and the training of cavalry.
The third was to have the Armament Department fully dedicate itself to crafting weapons and equipment, arming every soldier under his command!
Maintaining this state of active preparation for war, Luo Ji’s civilization soon welcomed a new round of invasion battles…
[System notification: Player ‘Xiao Bingyi’ has invaded your civilization!]
“Has it begun?”
Leaning back in his chair, Luo Ji slowly opened his eyes.
His Truce Token’s duration was set to expire roughly a day earlier than Ye Qingxuan’s.
Utilizing this time difference, he intended to achieve a quick victory.
Directly summoning the troops, Luo Ji watched the cavalry force quickly assemble behind the city gate.
Bai Ze, as a horsemanship instructor, grabbed one of his students.
“What’s happening?”
“Outsiders have invaded.”
“Outsiders?”
Bai Ze’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.
He had, of course, heard stories of invaders from beyond, but had never actually seen one.
As the two spoke, Luo Ji, clad in battle attire and holding a spear, had already walked over from a distance.
Ignoring Bai Ze for a moment, he quickly issued an order, “Cavalry, mount up!”
As he spoke, Luo Ji swung neatly onto his horse with a swift, clean motion.
Over half a month of diligent practice had significantly improved his horsemanship.
As the city gates opened, just as he was about to lead his cavalry force out to charge, Bai Ze, who had been standing nearby, suddenly recalled Bai Xu’s earlier words.
A flicker of struggle crossed his eyes, and that last bit of pride was still at play.
After an intense internal struggle, as if he had finally made up his mind, Bai Ze resolutely spoke.
“L-leader, take me with you!”
Hearing Bai Ze’s call of ‘Leader,’ even though his voice still carried a hint of awkwardness, it nonetheless surprised Luo Ji.
This was the first time this guy had called him Leader to his face.
Casually clicking open the attribute panel for a quick check, Bai Ze’s loyalty was now 72 points…
He had, at least, barely escaped the realm of a fence-sitter.
After a brief thought, Luo Ji waved his hand.
“Give him a horse and a spear.”
Having spoken, Luo Ji no longer concerned himself with him.
He flicked the reins in his hand and led his newly trained cavalry force directly into the charge.
Since they aimed for a quick victory, a defensive strategy would not be suitable.
Attacking without hesitation, his early development had been quite good.
Estimating his own strength, he felt that apart from the invasions from the top-ranked players on the division leaderboard that might still pose a threat to him, he should have few rivals at the same division level.
As he charged out of the tribe, Luo Ji, holding the reins with one hand, quickly put the specially made wind whistle into his mouth, then blew it forcefully.
A sharp whistle immediately rang out.
Subsequently, as if responding to Luo Ji’s whistle, another whistle echoed back from the distance…
And at this very moment, on the western plain outside Mirror Tribe, Xiao Bingyi, who had just been randomly teleported here with his soldiers by the system, looked strangely into the distance.
“What was that sound just now?”
However, before he could think deeply, accompanied by a dense sound of hooves, the cavalry force that swiftly entered his vision made his entire face lose its color.
He didn’t even have time to curse, only hearing Xiao Bingyi shriek.
“Retreat, quick!”
“Hide in the woods over there!”
Once a cavalry force starts charging, it’s incredibly difficult to hide their tracks.
However, their speed is enough to flatten many problems…
Looking at the direction the enemy was fleeing, their clear objective was to hide in the forested area, which had more complex terrain and was unfavorable for cavalry charges, before the cavalry could reach them.
However, could infantry’s two legs outrun cavalry’s four legs?
What was before them at this moment was the universally recognized fastest-moving military unit in the entire cold weapon era!
“Full speed charge!!”
With Luo Ji’s command, his cavalry force immediately began to gallop wildly, the dust kicked up along their path adding to their formidable presence.
The cavalry force, whose speed had surged to its extreme, was simply the sharpest blade on the battlefield.
Before this blade, Xiao Bingyi’s soldiers instantly became lambs to the slaughter!
The moment the full-speed charging cavalry force crashed into the enemy’s formation, Luo Ji felt as if his entire world was playing in slow motion, perhaps due to a shift in his emotions…
Watching the figures being sent flying, feeling the blood constantly splattering on his face, and hearing the cries of agony or terror echoing in his ears, at that moment, Luo Ji, maintaining his cavalry charge posture, felt his entire heart was about to leap out of his chest!
An intense feeling of exhilaration continuously assaulted his consciousness, every cell in his body trembled!
The scene before him constantly stimulated the violent impulses in his bones.
Unconsciously, the corners of his mouth curved into a cruel arc.
Besides an inexplicable obsession with special military units, this guy was also a fervent enthusiast of the cavalry unit!
The exhilarating feeling of instantly shattering the enemy’s formation with a single charge!
It was utterly addictive, making him unable to stop!!
All this happened in an instant, swift as a flash.
The rampaging cavalry force, while scattering the enemy’s formation, also utterly crushed the enemy troops’ morale and confidence!
Several figures who miraculously survived, but were trampled into a bloody mess by the cavalry’s iron hooves, let out piercing wails, causing Xiao Bingyi to completely lose his will to fight at that moment.
An intense sense of fear and the shadow of death completely enveloped his heart.
He only wanted to seize the opportunity, while the enemy cavalry’s first charge had just ended and they couldn’t immediately form a second charge, to quickly escape into the woods with his remaining forces!
However, would Luo Ji not know this weakness of cavalry?
After his first charge, the thundering sound of hooves showed no sign of subsiding.
Following behind the first cavalry unit, there was actually a second cavalry unit!!
Wave-based charge, or it could also be called multi-stage charge!
This involves dividing an entire cavalry force into two waves, with the majority of forces concentrated in the first wave of charge, while the remaining smaller portion maintains a good distance and follows behind the first wave of cavalry.
This way, as the first wave of cavalry shatters the enemy’s formation in one go, the second wave of cavalry can quickly follow up, directly overwhelming them and completing a sweep before the enemy can regroup!
Of course, this tactical approach could also be divided into more waves, but in Luo Ji’s opinion, two waves were the most suitable.
Generally, if your first wave of cavalry cannot break through the enemy infantry formation, then the second and third waves probably won’t succeed either, because the enemy has a high probability of using troop types specifically designed against cavalry.
At the same time, another reason is that if divided into too many waves, the number and lethality of individual cavalry units would be insufficient, which would be counterproductive.
