We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

On the top of the slope, Yang Zhongsi and Wang Sanchun both held monoculars in their hands, staring at the center of the battlefield.

The iron torrent composed of 5,000 heavily armored cavalry was like a huge red-hot iron, branding it fiercely into the black tide of Cossack cavalry.

At the moment of contact, the Cossack cavalry in the front row were knocked away like straw.

The impact of the Fengtian Army's heavy cavalry demonstrated a terrifying dominance!

The armored cavalry monsters covered in armor are still unstoppable, proclaiming their dominance in frontal attacks.

Witnessing this scene, Wang Sanchun couldn't help but shout, "Look, General Yang, they've rushed in! What Cossacks are they? They're nothing more than that!"

Yang Zhongsi frowned, but never put down the telescope in his hand.

After observing for a while, he said in a deep voice:

"Look carefully, is that 'rush in'?"

"That's 'stuck in'!"

Wang Sanchun's heart trembled, and he quickly adjusted the focus and looked carefully.

After seeing this, cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.

The armored cavalry's spearhead formation indeed wedged deeply into the huge Cossack cavalry group.

But the expected scene of breaking through, tearing apart, and even dividing the enemy and causing them to collapse did not happen!

Those Cossack cavalrymen demonstrated astonishing mobility and battlefield intuition.

Faced with the overwhelming iron cavalry that was crushing them like a tidal wave, they naturally dispersed at the critical moment.

It’s not a collapse, but a conscious avoidance!

They used horsemanship that was more flexible and agile than armored cavalry, and made a series of incredible sharp turns, side slides, and even small momentary pauses while galloping at high speed.

The entire Cossack formation appears chaotic, but in fact it is a skirmish formation with extremely low density.

The violent impact of the armored cavalry was like a huge hammer hitting a pile of cotton, the force was dispersed, guided, and unloaded.

The number of Cossack cavalrymen who were actually crushed by iron hooves and long spears was far less than expected.

"Damn it!" Wang Sanchun spat fiercely. "These white-skinned ghosts are so skilled at horseback riding. They're simply... as slippery as loaches!"

Wang Sanchun didn't know how to describe what he saw for a moment.

Yang Zhongsi pondered and added, "No less capable than the grassland archers of the subversive period."

What frightened the two men even more was that the armored cavalry's momentum was neutralized by the Cossacks, and their speed inevitably slowed down.

The Cossack cavalry spread out like two streams of black water, but gathered together on both wings.

They seemed to be born knowing how to outflank the enemy. With their super mobility, they quickly formed several loose but extremely threatening horizontal formations on the relatively weak flanks of the armored cavalry.

"Ula!"

The wild roars rang out again, and the Cossacks' eyes flashed with cruelty and excitement.

They drew their sharp sabers, removed the muskets from their backs, and prepared to bite the steel giant stuck in the mud from the flank.

"Oh no!" Wang Sanchun cried out, "The armored cavalry's charge was thwarted. Once their speed slowed down, their heavy armor became a burden."

"If we get entangled on our flanks by these slippery wolf cubs again, we'll be exhausted to death!"

He looked at Yang Zhongsi and saw that the old general's face was also extremely solemn. He was holding a telescope and anxiously scanning the edge of the battlefield.

The two mixed infantry and artillery regiments deployed in advance by Yang Zhongsi were now advancing towards their designated positions with difficulty in the cold wind and snow.

But it will obviously take some time to reach a position where they can provide artillery support.

The range of this batch of first-generation mortars is less than one thousand meters, which is similar to the Type 89 grenade launcher of the Japanese Army during World War II. It is obviously incapable of beyond-visual-range attacks.

Therefore, the only option was to send the cavalry forward to hold them back first, and then finish them off with artillery fire.

"Hurry! Faster!" Yang Zhongsi gritted his teeth and growled at the messenger beside him, "Tell the commanders of those two regiments to abandon all unnecessary baggage! Run light!"

"We must reach the designated coordinates in the shortest possible time and establish an artillery blockade!"

"Yes!" The messenger stood at attention and saluted, then jumped on his horse.

Wang Sanchun, who was standing by, suddenly shouted, "Yang Shuai, Zilong is moving!"

Yang Zhongsi's expression changed and he raised the telescope again to look at the battlefield.

The armored cavalry's first charge was thwarted and they were trapped deep in the enemy's formation, with the threat from their flanks increasing sharply.

Although Yue Yun, the Fengtian Army's top cavalry general, was among the soldiers, he still had a God's perspective and was able to see through the crisis on the battlefield.

In the face of the Cossack cavalry's slippery tactics, the arrow formation has lost its meaning.

The armored cavalry had only one attack direction, while the Cossack cavalry could charge or fire at the flanks and rear of the armored cavalry.

If this continues, we will sooner or later fall into chaos.

"Change!"

"Wall formation! Deploy—"

Yue Yun roared, and swung the blood-stained spear in his hand to both sides.

Orders were delivered swiftly by trumpets and flags.

The armored cavalry, which had been deeply wedged into the enemy formation and in a sharp charge, seemed to be pulled and deformed by an invisible hand.

The knights in the front row reined in their agitated horses and controlled the remaining momentum of the charge.

The knights in the rear no longer insisted on squeezing forward, but quickly expanded to both wings.

The entire steel torrent seemed to be widened in an instant, and its originally thick depth quickly thinned out, forming a huge "iron wall" with an extremely wide front.

"Front row! Chevaux de frise!"

"Back row! Handguns ready!"

Yueyun's order was issued.

The armored cavalry in the front row held their long spears horizontally, with the tips pointing outward, forming a formidable jungle of steel barriers.

The knight in the back row quickly pulled out a loaded standard pepper shaker pistol from the holster next to the saddle.

The cold muzzles of their guns were aimed at the Cossack cavalrymen who were trying to encircle them from both flanks.

Clouds of white mist rose up, and the crackling sound of gunfire filled the air, halting the momentum of the Cossack cavalry's charge.

Their usual encirclement tactics were temporarily at a loss when faced with the sudden attack of the Fengtian Army's iron spears.

Not to mention that the front of this iron spear is covered with long spears like a hedgehog, and the back is flashing with the deadly light of a musket.

Cossack cavalrymen kept falling off their horses with screams. When the two sides came into close contact, it was obvious that the pepper bottle pistol with a faster firing rate had more advantages.

"Good! As expected of Zilong, his reaction is really quick!" Wang Sanchun on the top of the slope couldn't help but cheer, "Once this wall formation is established, let's see how those wolves and white-skinned ghosts will fight against it!"

Yang Zhongsi's frown relaxed slightly, but his eyes remained sharp:

"A wall formation can hold the line temporarily, but it's not a long-term solution. Armored cavalry can't afford to waste time. The infantry regiment must be in place as soon as possible!"

He looked to the flank again and saw that the figures of the two mixed infantry and artillery regiments had become much clearer on the snowy plain, and they were desperately rushing towards the designated high ground.

Running in the front were the skirmish lines responsible for establishing the forward positions, followed by the artillerymen carrying mortar tubes and shell boxes, and the infantry phalanxes protecting the flanks.

Although the Cossack cavalry did not have telescopes, they obviously had scouts with excellent eyesight.

They also seemed to have noticed the approaching Fengtian Army infantry and immediately issued an early warning.