Gongsun Fan's arrangement was completely based on Yuan Shao's arrangement in the Battle of Jieqiao.

The "fiasco" defeat of the original battle of the boundary bridge, and the near-annihilation of the White Horse Yicong, made the princes of the world deeply see the power of the chariot, a weapon that has been eliminated, and the strength of the heavy infantry in a large-scale war. If it weren't for Yuan Shao's crossbowmen not being strong enough, let alone the white horse righteous servants, even the tens of thousands of cavalry that followed closely behind would probably have to be wiped out with the regiment.

You know, the power of the cavalry charge is not only measured by the number, but also by the troops that act as arrows. Gongsun Zhan's cavalry at that time was led by a white horse! Although because of the small number of large armies, the deterrent and long-lasting combat ability may not be as good as the Xianbei cavalry of nearly 300,000 in front of them, but the impact of the first wave is far better than it.

In this way, the arrow that was indestructible in the eyes of outsiders made Yuan Shao break it alive by relying on two "burdens". This made the princes of the world re-examine the two outdated arms of chariots and hoplites. Although these two arms have many drawbacks, it has to be said that they are indeed strong in a tough battle of head-on confrontation.

Gongsun Zhan deeply thought that no one knew the strength of the White Horse Yicong better than him, and the near-destruction of the White Horse Yicong also made him full of interest in these two types of troops.

Similarly, Yuan Shu also had similar ideas to Gongsun Zhan. His biggest shortcoming in Jiangdong is still cavalry, and he can't get around this in any case, so Yuan Shu wants to get involved in the war on the grassland, in order to make up for his shortcomings. And the chariots and heavy infantry allowed Yuan Shu to see another way to fight the cavalry.

"Bang!"

"Poof!"

The Xianbei cavalry, who were surrounded by the cavalry around them and could not be avoided, crashed into the huge shields of the chariots or heavy infantry one after another, making a loud noise. The dense giant blades on the chariot, as well as the spears of the heavy infantry against the ground and diagonally inserted between the gaps in the giant shields, also pierced deeply into the bodies of many Xianbei cavalry or war horses.

The position of the chariot, which weighed as much as a thousand catties, had been stuck in advance by the chariots, and countless Xianbei cavalry mounted on it could not shake it even a bit. The heavy infantry led by Gongsun Fan also blocked the chariot in layers, and the soldiers in the rear used a giant shield against the back of their comrades in front of them with one hand, and pierced a special spear through the gap in the giant shield with the other.

Behind them, thousands of crossbowmen had already finished standing in their positions according to their previous formations, and began to load their arrows and prepare to shoot.

Since ancient times, the crossbow is the weapon of the army, the crossbow array of the Qin Dynasty made the six countries frightened, the Xiongnu fled, compared to the bow, the crossbow certainly has many shortcomings, but in the current situation of close confrontation is indeed extremely powerful.

Crossbow arrows are lighter and generally only suitable for shooting at close range, but they are more lethal than bows and arrows, especially in the case of direct head-on fire, even comparable to flintlock pistols, which are sometimes equipped in modern armies.

The Xianbei cavalry, which was blocked by chariots and heavy infantry, was like a group of live targets in the eyes of Gongsun Fan.

"Shoot! Shoot them all to Lao Tzu! ”

The crossbow was not as laborious to use as a bow, and it was easy to aim, and in the hands of a well-trained Youzhou soldier, it was simply a shot at such a short distance. In an instant, five thousand crossbowmen exerted their terrifying power, and countless Xianbei cavalry fell like wheat harvesting.

However, the formation of 10,000 people broke out with amazing strength at this time, and the siege of tens of thousands of Xianbei cavalry began to slaughter.

However, the Xianbei cavalry was not stupid, and after discovering that the frontal charge only increased casualties, they reacted quickly and began to attack from both sides.

The cost of the chariot was too expensive, and it was extremely inconvenient to transport, Gongsun Chan only bought fifty units, which were barely enough to put on the front, and could not take care of both sides at all. In addition to being blocked by chariots in front, the flanks and rear were guarded by heavy infantry.

Compared with the chariots that have nowhere to go, the heavy infantry is difficult to gnaw, but it can still be gnawed. The Xianbei cavalry kept ramming and stabbing the heavy infantry with huge shields in their hands from both flanks. There were also many cavalrymen on both sides who were constantly throwing their bows and arrows at the crossbowmen in the center of the formation, trying to suppress them.

Although these heavy infantry are well-armored, they can basically ignore the attack of bows and arrows, but after all, the difference in numbers between the two sides is too large, and in the face of the Xianbei cavalry's charge regardless of life and death, they quickly lost their support.

The Helian in the rear of Xianbei frantically gave the order, regardless of the losses, to eliminate this army. The power of the crossbow array was so terrifying that he felt terrified and rejoiced. Fortunately, this crossbow array only has a few thousand people, and if there are two or thirty thousand and one company, they will be ready to avoid its edge first.

Gongsun Chan also wants to form a crossbow array of tens of thousands, but he has no money! The crossbow is also a money-burning thing, and the price of Yuan Shu's improved version of the repeater is even higher, and Gongsun Fan's 10,000-strong army basically spent most of Gongsun Zhan's net worth. With a crossbow array of tens of thousands of scales, Gongsun Chan can't afford to sell Youzhou.

In the case of heavy infantry casualties, the entire formation was quickly discouraged, and various loopholes appeared, and from time to time Xianbei cavalry entered the formation, slaughtering crossbowmen, and it was a mess for a while.

Tian Kai, who was behind Gongsun Fan's army, saw this scene, immediately raised the spear in his hand, and led the iron cavalry under his command to participate in the battle, wanting to stop the decline.

The three forces quickly twisted together and fell into a fierce fight.

On the left side of this battlefield, the Wuhuan cavalry of Bundun was fighting against the 30,000 iron cavalry of Gongsun Yue and Shan Jing at this time, and the two sides were fighting each other against Mai Mang, and they were also in a mess.

On the other side, Gongsun Zhan personally led 20,000 troops to charge the cavalry of the Southern Xiongnu.

The Southern Xiongnu's Shan Yu Hu Chuquan originally just wanted to paddle the water, but he didn't expect Gongsun Zhan to want to use him, a soy sauce beater, and he was angry and shocked in his heart. But at this time, the two sides were already dead, and Hu Chuquan had no choice but to frantically order the soldiers under his command to charge.

"Kill!"

Gongsun Zhan, who was charging forward, was extremely excited, although he was not leading the most proud white horse righteous servant, but he was also very excited to be able to wipe out the alien race he hated to the bone, and frantically brandished the double spears in his hand to pick and kill the surrounding Hu cavalry.

Gongsun Zhan's martial arts are undoubted, although they are not first-class, but they are indeed quasi-first-class level, otherwise it would be impossible to survive a few rounds in Lu Bu's hands without dying. Although it is nothing in the Central Plains, it is more than enough to deal with this group of aliens.

Relying on his own bravery, Gongsun Chan slashed all the way in the Hu cavalry, as if entering a no-man's land, and the cavalry under his command saw that the lord was so brave, and their morale was also greatly boosted, and they fought with the enemy frantically.

However, the Southern Xiongnu were not weak brigades, and they had seen many ruthless people who were more ruthless than Gongsun Zhan's force, Lu Bu. Therefore, they were not demoralized, and they were very skillful in avoiding Gongsun Chan as much as possible and killing the cavalry behind him.