Chapter 180: Father and Son Go into Battle Bow and Arrow Night Battle
Taking advantage of the night, everyone hiding in the trenches could clearly hear Dai Shan's hoarse shout, looking at the fast-moving stars and fires five hundred steps ahead, although the night breeze was slightly cool, but the hands holding the weapons couldn't help but ooze a trace of nervous sweat.
If it were daytime, at this distance, the heads exposed to the trenches would definitely be clear at a glance. It was also Dai Shan and Yue Tuo who were eager to save people, and did not send people to explore the road first, so they let the team rush to the mountain. Besides, the officials and troops of the Ming Dynasty are all vulnerable, so how can they be seen by this group of rabble bandits.
Chen Junde listened to the sound of the horses' hooves of the Houjin soldiers whistling in, and commanded the people around him a little faster: "Tell the brothers, we must remember not to have a little fire. When they fall into the trap and the people are on their backs, and the torches are within the range of our bows and arrows, the black light does not need to be aimed, just release the arrows at the fire."
"Young master, rest assured, the brothers have been practicing in no white or black these days, and the kung fu in their hands is getting much longer, so you just wait and see."
Dong Kang said confidently, it was also because it was dark, and his smug face didn't let Qi Dazui beside him see it, otherwise there would be another quarrel.
The soldiers of the Eight Banners are all brave and brave, although they are all meritorious, but the offensive formation is not chaotic at all, even in the dark night, with the faint light of the torch, the distance between the horses and the horses can also advance and retreat, complement each other, which shows the kung fu of ordinary training.
Five hundred steps, four hundred steps, three hundred steps......
As the sound of horses' hooves gradually approached, Dong Kang's more than 1,000 archers all pulled their bowstrings full, held their breath, and stared intently at the flickering torches that were getting closer and closer in front of them. The ears were raised high, waiting for Dong Kang's order, and when the time came, a thousand arrows would be fired at the same time, and these invading enemies would shoot him all over his body.
"Ahh
"Chirping" With the painful wail of the war horse, the cry of the knight on the horse stopped abruptly, and the cavalry who rushed to the top of the mountain fell into the trap dug by Qi Dazui with people in advance, and was suddenly stabbed by the sharp wood buried deep in the pit.
Many of the horsemen who were caught off guard were also planted in the pits, and the fate was like his predecessors, all of whom were hung on long pointed logs. Under the illumination of the torches that fell into the dirt pit, the corpses that kept gushing blood hung horizontally on the pointed wood, bright red but unbearable to look at.
"Master, there are traps on the way up the mountain, and more than a dozen people are defenseless, and they all fall into the dirt pit and die"!
"What"?
But before Dai Shan and Yue Tuo stepped forward, they only heard a shout from the opposite direction: "Release the arrow"!
Dai Shan was shocked, and couldn't help blurting out: "It's not good, tonight we are in an ambush, quickly retreat"!
At this time, it was a little late to react, the location of those traps was the best range for archers, even if the opponent was wearing armor, but within two hundred steps, the arrow pierced the chest, and the man and horse were shot by invisible arrows.
The "puff puff" arrow entered the body, which made those Eight Banner soldiers who had just escaped the trap completely covered by the rain of arrows in an instant.
In the dark night, only the sound of arrows cutting through the air could be heard, like locusts crossing the border, and the sound of "buzzing" was endless, and the blankness in the darkness made people shudder.
Dai Shan's eyes were splitting when he saw it, and his trembling heart was dripping blood uncontrollably, if it weren't for Yue Tuo beside him, he didn't know when he would lose control for a moment. These are their own elite subordinates, who have experienced a hundred battles, but they have made great contributions. Losing one is like a stab in the heart, not to mention the fall of pieces now?
Yue Tuo was also taken aback, Ren didn't expect that this little bandit cottage was actually waiting for him and others to arrive at the bottom of the mountain.
"Amma, it seems that this group of people has been prepared for a long time. The road up the mountain is dark and difficult to discern, and I don't know how many people there are, but to listen to the sound of bows and arrows, there are at least a thousand people."
Dai Shan suddenly drew the sword at his waist and said to the people who had retreated back to the Bayala Guard: "How can such a hill stop the hooves of our Eight Banner soldiers? Tonight I will fight him to the death, save Gege, and avenge the dead people"!
"Meow, the minions obey"!
These are all soldiers of a hundred battles, and they have gone through the winds and waves, and they are completely free to die a handful of people. When they heard Dai Shan's words, they all held their heads high, and the light in their eyes seemed to illuminate the dark night.
Qian Buman looked at the angry face of the next generation of torches, and his heart was happy, it was really a strategy to kill two birds with one stone, let's do it, so that it will be more lively.
At this time, Dai Shan and Yue Tuo didn't have the time to deal with the money that lied about the military situation, and they all looked like angry eyes, and their eyes were staring at the front of their fingers.
"Oh, these people are running too fast, and they haven't seen many torches fall to the ground, and they have wasted a lot of bows and arrows in vain, are they all rabbits?"
Qi Dazui was very dissatisfied with such a result, and arranged the incompetence of Dong Kang's archers by side strikes.
Dong Kang didn't answer the big mouth at all, and the unreasonable theory with people like him was purely full of food. I didn't see how many enemies were shot off my horse, and I felt a little uncomfortable when I heard the sound of horses' hooves like water gradually disappearing.
"Young Master, it seems that the effect of this attack is not so significant, and it did not leave all the enemies who rushed up. But we have been exposed, and when they come back, how will our brothers respond"?
Chen Junde was also deeply touched by Dong Kang's words, such an opportunity to completely annihilate this group of cavalry, but he didn't expect to end up with a tiger's tail and not going up.
Chen Junde, who inevitably regretted it in his heart, was also really amazed by the combat ability of the Houjin cavalry, although he did not see clearly how the enemy who rushed over arranged his troops, but the sound of horses' hooves that was suddenly in danger did not mess at all, but Chen Junde was envious. I can't help but fantasize that if I can have such a cavalry team in the future, the land of the world can be unimpeded.
"The brothers did a good job, this is the first time we have met Jiannu, and we have achieved a lot of results. This attack dealt a heavy blow to the enemy's arrogance, and also let them know that our Pingdingshan is not a place where anyone wants to come"!
Chen Junde was also afraid that everyone would feel lost, so he first affirmed everyone's efforts, and it was particularly important to maintain a high fighting momentum in the era of cold weapons.
When everyone heard this, the archers who were lowered by Qi Dazui's words slowly lifted up, smiled at each other, and remembered the trembling hands when they pulled their bows and shot arrows just now, and they felt ashamed enough. When the next wave of attacks comes, you must not be so panicked again, and you will definitely leave the enemy on this road up the mountain forever!
"I can't predict their actions, all we have to do is guard this place. After a while, the shield soldiers are ready to defend, and Jiannu's bow and arrows are strong, and they will have to give us a round in a while. The brothers are all in good spirits, and strive to settle the battle tonight and start our first battle with Jiannu"!
"Young master, don't worry, we will do our best to make these people regret embarking on this road of no return"!
Bai Yan'er looked at Chen Junde's neatly truncated side face by the moonlight, and was full of relief with thousands of emotions. Big brother, it seems that your decision is not wrong, maybe our future life will be different because of this once timid horse.
After the gold side, Yue Tuo hurriedly shouted: "Stop me, the enemy situation in front is unknown, what is the difference between charging and sending to death"?
It took a lot of effort for Yue Tuo to pull his Amadeishan back. Looking at Ama who was panting in front of him, Yue Tuo wiped the cold sweat on his forehead that was scared out by him just now, if he was a step too late, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Why is Amma so reckless? Fortunately, I pulled you back, if there are three long and two short, and when Yiwen is rescued, Amma, how can I explain to her?"
This is the first time that Yue Tuo has shown his true feelings in front of Dai Shan since he was a child, and the family affection like gurgling water made Dai Shan's whole body feel cool in an instant.
"Alas, it was because my father was in a hurry that he committed the taboo of the soldier and almost caused a disaster. Fortunately, with your timely reminder, I was very relieved to be relieved by my father's heart, in your opinion, how can we defeat the enemy hidden in front of us not far away?"
Dai Shan, who had obviously returned to normal, looked at Yue Tuo seriously and said, that kind of affection from the bottom of his heart made the battlefield of slaughter stunned.
Trust comes from respect, which gives Yue Tuo a feeling that he has not felt for a long time, and his Ama still values him very much. This trust was unprecedented, and even on the day he handed over the red flag into his hands, he had never spoken to him like this.
"Amma, we should be cautious at this moment, the traps are all ahead, and we can't see the enemy clearly, so it's really not appropriate to make a large-scale charge. And just now I noticed a situation, that is, the arrows shot by the other side are falling from the sky from 200 paces away. So they must be hiding in the trenches, this gang of bandits is also capable of this, the Bayala Guards are all precious, and they can't lose too much for these bandits. With that charge just now, we have already lost 100 people, and we can't bear the consequences. So Amma, let's let the soldiers throw bows and arrows, and shoot these shrunken turtles in the trenches."
"Okay, according to what you said, archery and horse riding are the housekeeping skills of my clan's sons, let this little bandit see it today, and the Huangquan Road can be regarded as a thing worth showing off."
Dai Shan was just about to give an order, but Yue Tuo then said: "Amma, our torch can be extinguished, the enemy is dark and I am clear, won't our soldiers become live targets." If it weren't for the guidance of this fire, I don't believe that these robbers would have been able to shoot our cavalry."
"Everyone obeyed the order, immediately extinguished the torches, and everyone dismounted and kept in formation, and in groups of ten, lined up fifty paces away from the trap, and threw their bows and arrows two hundred paces ahead, remembering to fire three arrows in a row!"
When the sergeants heard this, they threw the torches in their hands on the ground as ordered, took out the bows and arrows on their backs, and marched forward with neat steps under the leadership of Daishan and Yue Tuo.
"It's not good, young master, they put out the torches"!
Qi Dazui, who had been paying attention to the movement of the enemy at the foot of the mountain, suddenly spoke, and then the sound of neat footsteps came from far and near, and the shaking of the earth made the trenches inside and outside the three layers keep falling to the ground.
"Brother Chen Chen, it seems that this Jiannu is really what I told you just now, and they will definitely have to release the arrows after a while. Let's take a shield and guard a little bit. It's a pity that the brothers in the guard just ate too much of their losses, and how many brothers didn't even raise their knives, so they let them shoot them to death."
At this moment, the real war has just begun, and although Wu Xiongwei, who must flee in every battle, is despised, but as the only person here who has fought Jiannu on the battlefield, his words still have a certain credibility.
"Tell me to go down and let the shieldmen defend themselves in the various trenches, and the archers will fill the bowstrings for me, and when they stop in a moment, they will release their arrows. Dong Kang went to tell the brothers that there is no need to be afraid, we are in the trenches, and we have a shield to protect us, which is absolutely foolproof, and bold archery is. Time is of the essence, and the more we delay, the worse it will be for us. Now is the time to destroy the enemy in front of you, and success or failure depends on it!"
"Young master, don't worry, the little one will be ordered."
Dong Kang is always resolute, and when he turned his head, he passed on Chen Junde's arrangement, one by one in the trenches, and after a while, everyone understood the tactical arrangement.
Suddenly there was silence in the trenches, and all the archers closed their eyes slightly, listening to the approaching footsteps with their ears, and their right hands full of bowstrings no longer trembled, quietly waiting for the signal to release arrows.
The sound of "dong dong dong" footsteps made everyone in Pingdingshan frown, and this taste of waiting was the most nervous in people's hearts, and the right hands of the archers pulling the bowstring could not help but be a little numb.
As the last footsteps came to an abrupt end, under Dong Kang's shouting order, the archers let go of their right hands, and the off-string arrows roared and ran forward with their fingers out of sight.
Chen Junde listened carefully to the sound in front of him, but except for the sound of the wind passing by his ears, he did not hear the wails of the enemy as he wished.
Dai Shan, who only heard the sound and didn't see the bow and crossbow, was very sure in his heart, and it seemed that as his son said, two hundred steps was the limit of their bandits. But his own soldiers are strong bows and crossbows, and about 300 steps are within the effective range.
"Shoot the arrows"!
With Dai Shan's loud roar, the bows and arrows shot by the four hundred people went straight to the trench where Chen Junde was.
"Dangdangdang" Wave after wave of bows and arrows struck the shield in the trench, and the sound came and went, so that everyone in the trench couldn't raise their heads at all.
Chen Junde, who guessed the roughly, was nervous, and now he couldn't fight back on his side, so he could only be beaten passively, and he was in trouble now.