Chapter 278: Hugh Stops Me and Returns Xiling (4)
I really look up to myself!
Originally, according to Hou Shigui's estimate, Zhou An and others were Yang He's henchmen, and Yang He should send Ti Qi to chase and kill them, he was a small character, but he didn't expect Yang He to attach so much importance to it!
Hou Shigui and his entourage were all footsteps, and their legs naturally couldn't outrun the four legs, so Hou Shigui gritted his teeth and said to Bao Ji beside him:
"Bao Ji! You ride fast horses to bring reinforcements to the Xiling knights outside the city! ”
After that, Hou Shigui shouted at the rest of the people:
"Those tiarers are still far from us! Get out of town! The closer we are to the Xiling Knights, the sooner we can be saved! ”
Although Hou Shigui has about 700 steps on his side, there are very few war horses after all.
And most of them are brocade guards, not to mention shields, even armor.
Only their own Xiling warriors wore armor, but they also had no shields.
Fortunately, both the Jinyi Guard and the Xiling Warriors have bows and crossbows, and the Xiling Warriors use divine arm bows, so it is not a problem to shoot through the three-layer armor of the Tiqi.
Hou Shigui led everyone to run wildly outside the city, and only then did he run a distance of about two hundred paces, and then he saw the horsemen out of the city.
As far as the eye can see, there are almost 500 horsemen!
On that day, after the Qing Gang Mansion was completely wiped out, Yang He developed the Jinyi Cavalry well.
The original establishment of only 500 people has developed to 1,000 people!
This Yang He sent half of the Jinyi Ti Cavalry to chase and kill him at once, and he really looked up to himself!
Seeing Ti riding out of the city, Hou Shigui did not dare to flee again.
Anyway, after the bow and arrow shooting range of the guards at the head of the city, Hou Shigui simply ordered:
"Formation!!"
As a result, an infantry phalanx was quickly assembled under Hou Shigui's shouting.
At the same time, Bao Ji shouted:
"Xiling Erlang, come forward with me!!"
He brought more than 100 Xiling Erlang to the front of the battle and began to load the crossbow for the Divine Arm Bow.
Bao Ji had been in Jinyiwei for so long, so he was naturally extremely proficient in Tiqi's tactics.
And Hou Shigui had already thought of the last situation, how to deal with being chased and killed by Ti Cai.
So now that the following is facing Ti Cai, everyone is not in a hurry.
Those Ti rode two hundred paces away, and did not charge, but slowly walked in this direction, which was to preserve their strength.
In the tactics designed by Hou Shigui for the cavalry, only when the distance of a hundred paces can the charge be launched.
Because it would be too physically demanding to charge two hundred paces, and the gains outweighed the losses.
Only by entering the range of the foot crossbow at a distance of 100 paces and then launching a charge, you can make those crossbows lose their accuracy at a very fast speed, and you can also maximize your physical strength to kill the enemy.
Although now their opponents are the former commanders who worked out this tactic for them.
However, they don't need to change their tactics, because this set of tactics, no matter where they are placed, is extremely useful to anyone.
However, what these brocade-clothed riders never expected was that their own commander would be able to invent a divine arm bow with a range of more than 200 steps!
But they'll be able to see each other soon.
With Bao Ji's order:
"Put!"
More than 100 crossbows flew towards the cavalry two hundred paces away.
The horsemen were shocked when they saw the crossbowmen so far away and began to fire arrows.
They know Hou Shigui well, and they know that their own commanders will not be untargeted.
But now that the distance between the two sides is a full two hundred paces, is the commander confused?
Before they could figure it out, the powerful crossbow bolts flying all over the sky helped them figure it out.
"Woohoo!!"
The piercing sound of breaking the sky continued to roar in his ears, and it was only then that Ti Cai was horrified to find that those crossbow arrows could shoot two hundred paces away, and they could still carry strength!
But it was too late, and as the bolts continued to whizz in their ears, one after another unsuspecting horsemen were shot off their horses.
It wasn't until there were more than ten people left that the commander of the cavalry was in a hurry and shouted:
"Go! Charge!! ”
Only with great speed can you avoid the sight of the terrifying crossbow.
The commander could see it clearly, until although these bows and crossbows could shoot far, they could shoot far, and the accuracy was naturally poor.
As long as the knight gallops on the ground, he can avoid huge casualties.
No, when the brocade rode to a distance of one hundred and fifty paces from the infantry phalanx, the second wave of crossbow arrows from the Divine Arm Bow came again.
But just like last time, he was only shot down by more than a dozen knights.
Immediately after, a hundred paces, the third wave of crossbows from the Divine Arm Bow fired, after all, the distance was close, but the results of this battle were much better than before.
More than twenty horsemen fell on the way to the charge.
But one charge, actually lost more than 50 horses!
Even the commander of the brocade cavalry couldn't help but be frightened, fortunately, those infantry were not all equipped with this terrifying bow and crossbow, otherwise, I am afraid that their five hundred cavalry would only be killed!
At this time, the war is far less terrifying than it was hundreds of years later.
If this cavalry encounters the army of the Song Dynasty, it is completely looking for death if it charges head-on like this.
You must know that even the heavy cavalry Tiefutu of Western Xia did not dare to attack the Song army's arrow rain array head-on.
At fifty paces, the Xiling warriors released another wave and shot down more than thirty horsemen, and Bao Ji shouted loudly:
"Back into the formation! Brocade Guard!! ”
"Jin Yiwei out!!"
"Jin Yiwei out!!"
Jiang Yong and the other four Jinyi guards shouted loudly to the Jinyi guards around them.
Although the saber used by the Jinyi guard is long, it is not enough to look at the upper tiqi.
The brocade guards here are out of the ranks, and hundreds of arrows are coming from the front.
Although the range of the crossbow arrows used by the cavalry is not as good as that of the divine arm bow, it can be regarded as a strong bow and a hard crossbow, but the thin layer of cotton armor on the Jinyi guard is not enough to see at all.
A rain of arrows fell, and nearly 70 brocade guards were shot to the ground, killed or wounded.
The dead died, and the wounded wailed.
The riders were apparently fishing for kites, and after shooting one wave, they returned to reloading, intending to shoot a second wave.
But how could Hou Shigui have no way to deal with it?
When Bao Ji saw those horsemen returning, he hurriedly shouted:
"Xiling Erlang! Advance! ”
More than 100 Xiling warriors carrying the Divine Arm Bow ran out of the queue with the Divine Arm Bow again, and under Bao Ji's cheers, a burst of crossbow arrows shot at the fleeing Ti Cavalry.
Although the cavalry is wearing armor, the way armor has been built throughout the ages has only focused on the front body and not the back body.
So after being shot in the back by the Divine Arm Bow, more than 50 riders fell in a pool of blood.
Seeing this, the commander of the brocade-clothed cavalry would definitely not be able to shoot the other side with such a style of play in his heart.
Goodbye, most of the steps on the opposite side are armless, and there are very few people holding spears, and their hearts are ruthless:
"Riders, charge with me!!"
He gritted his teeth and began to charge with the brocade clothes.
When he was close to fifty paces, Jin Yiti rode a burst of crossbow arrows, and Jin Yiwei fell more than fifty people.
Then he saw Ti riding a horse and rushing towards him non-stop, and even the ground trembled slightly.