Crossbows would totally work, but the problem is getting your hands on enough of them. No single person could realistically make a crossbow. You needed material

Crossbows would totally work, but the problem is getting your hands on enough of them. No single person could realistically make a crossbow. You needed materials from several guilds. In practice, peasants would have to capture an armory already stuffed with crossbows. The Hussite War Wagons had great success against knights, but it was in the era of early firearms. Hussite Wagon Forts - A Challenge To Heavy Cavalry In The Late Middle Ages | Late Medieval Warfare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGUEqszHRwI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGUEqszHRwI