Chapter 287: The War Begins
In addition, the Qin army also had cavalry units capable of mobile combat, but they were not heavily armored cavalry units in the West, but a long-range mobile unit wearing light armor and armed with bows and crossbows. It can be seen that although both sides have cavalry units, there are some differences in the way they use cavalry troops.
And compared to Alexander's Macedonian phalanx, the Qin army also had a different army, that is, the chariot army!
It was a chariot drawn by four horses, one of whom was driving, one of whom was armed with a halberd for melee combat, while the other was armed with a bow and crossbow for long-range shooting. When attacking, this large vehicle can attack the enemy's formation, and when defending, it can form a chariot barrier to provide cover for your side.
When the elite of Yingzheng's Qin army appeared, compared with Alexander's Macedonian phalanx, although it was too different in number, it seemed to be more complicated in terms of the composition of the troops.
However, in this way, two troops that should not have met together in history have now met in this strange land.
War is on the verge of breaking out.
"That...... The First Emperor...... You seem to have a little few soldiers......" Seeing that there were only eight thousand soldiers behind Ying Zheng, Alexander couldn't help frowning.
Indeed, this is a completely crushing numerical disparity, and common sense knows that 8,000 against 100,000 is almost impossible to win.
"How do you know that if you don't fight, how will you know that there is a lot less?" Ying Zheng said, "I'm too afraid, and you say that I am bullying you!"
"Hahaha...... I didn't pay attention to Darius's hundreds of thousands of troops back then, so what about your 8,000 men? Well, since that's the case...... Then give it a try! Don't let me down!"
So Alexander raised his long knife.
"First United Phalanx, Attack!"
The number of a united phalanx was about 32,000 people, that is, Alexander used 32,000 people to attack Yingzheng at one time!
Even if it was just one of the joint phalanxes, the number of people was four times that of the Qin army, and such a large-scale force pressed in, which made Qin Zhongyu, who had never seen such a scene, gasp.
Look at Ying Zheng again, but he is still calm.
"Soldiers of the Qin Army, listen up, your task now is to hold on!"
Faced with Alexander's army approaching step by step, the Qin army chose to defend in place.
The first is the chariot troops, who do not attack, but line up their chariots in front of the formation to block the opponent's offensive. Spearmen and crossbowmen were then on standby in the rear of the chariot, ready to meet the enemy.
Both sides are battle-hardened troops with strict discipline, so although it was a large-scale change of legions, all the positions and changes of personnel were the result of long-term training, and not only did they complete the change of formation in a very short time, but they also looked completely orderly and without the slightest confusion.
At this time, Ying Zheng looked at Qin Zhongyu, and then asked, "Zhong Yu, is there any movement in that Alexander's army?"
"Uh...... Their first united phalanx is already coming towards us......" Qin Zhongyu, who was standing on a high place, said.
"That's it? nothing else?"
"And ...... Their cavalry units also set off, but not directly towards us...... Instead, he took a detour to other places...... "Qin Zhongyu, who can also see clearly at night, reported everything he saw to Yingzheng.
"Oh, have the cavalry also set off?" Ying Zheng thought for a moment and gave another order.
"Cavalry troops, hold back the opposing cavalry!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The cavalry of the Qin army, all dressed in black light armor, streamed out from both sides of the Qin army's phalanx, and then disappeared into the night.
"Ah Zheng, why do you want to send cavalry troops to contain the opponent's cavalry, instead of directly attacking their infantry?" Seeing that Ying Zheng actually let his cavalry troops attack the Macedonian cavalry, Qin Zhongyu felt strange.
"Zhong Yu, think about it, why didn't Alexander's cavalry rush directly towards us?
"Uh...... I can't think of that...... What are they doing running so far...... Wait......" Qin Zhongyu touched his head and seemed to understand something, "Are you going to copy our back road?"
"That's right!" Ying Zheng smiled, "They're going to copy our back road!"
Ying Zheng went on to explain, "Both of us have a fully equipped phalanx, and both have spearmen who can block the cavalry, so that Alexander also knew that if his cavalry directly attacked the spear phalanx, there would inevitably be a lot of casualties, so they chose to bypass our sight, and then when our troops engaged their phalanx, they suddenly attacked us from behind!"
"Ah...... Isn't that trouble?" Qin Zhongyu exclaimed.
"It's okay, my cavalry can hold them back for the time being......"
"Can it really be contained?" Although only one joint phalanx was used, the number was already four times that of the Qin army, and Qin Zhongyu felt a little uncertain in his heart.
"Don't worry, although you can't beat it, there's still no problem with containment......" Ying Zheng looked very confident.
While Ying Zheng and Qin Zhongyu were talking, Alexander's Macedonian phalanx was still advancing.
"Zhong Yu, how far is the other party away from us now?" Ying Zheng asked again.
"It's probably more than a kilometer away, right?" Qin Zhongyu, who was standing on a high place, estimated the distance.
"Well, that's pretty much it......" Yingzheng said.
"Huh?" Qin Zhongyu was startled.
Although Qin Zhongyu knew that the Qin crossbow was indeed very powerful in history, but if he wanted to kill the enemy from a kilometer away, wouldn't it be equivalent to a modern rifle?
However, Ying Zheng ignored Qin Zhongyu, instead raised the ancestral dragon sword in his hand, and then said loudly, "Attention of the whole army! Prepare to shoot!"
With Ying Zheng's order, those crossbowmen all aimed the Qin crossbow in their hands that had already been wound in front of them.
However, they did not aim directly ahead, but at an angle of about forty-five degrees.
"Wind!
Ying Zheng shouted.
Qin Zhongyu noticed that the air around him began to flow violently in one direction.
"Really, it's really windy! And it's a tailwind! Is it to ride the ......wind?"
Sure enough, these gales were blowing towards the local camps. The rolled up sand and gravel even slowed down many of Alexander's soldiers.
"What a big wind!" When Qin Zhongyu sighed, Ying Zheng pointed the ancestral dragon sword in his hand forward.
"Shoot!"
In an instant, arrows rained down!