Chapter 379: Stalemate
"Yes! Lord! Seeing Gongsun Zhan leading the white horse and thousands of cavalry to surround him, Gongsun Fan was sure in his heart and quickly ordered: "The heavy infantry is in front, quickly regroup the formation, and the crossbowmen reorganize the army formation." ”
Seeing that the enemy troops pressing up around them had been blocked by friendly forces, the well-trained Youzhou army, which had experienced life and death, quickly regrouped according to the commander's order, forming a simple and compact military formation.
At this time, Tian Kai saw the lord coming to the rescue, and quickly led the army with nearly half of the damage to rush up and assemble with Gongsun Zhan.
In the distance, he watched Gongsun Fan's army regroup again, and his heart was extremely anxious.
"Kill! Kill them all! Don't let the opposing party's crossbowmen gather! ”
The terrifying power of the previous salvo of crossbowmen evoked the memories of these aliens for a long time. The Han of that year, under the leadership of Wei Qing, slaughtered the Huns frantically in this formation. Going forward again, the violent Qin of that year, the Qin clan led by Meng Tian also drove Hu Lu away with a large-scale crossbow array.
The formation of chariots, heavy infantry and crossbowmen, if the cavalry did not have more than three times the number, if it was fought, it would be a one-sided slaughter. There's nothing more terrifying than a formed crossbowman for a massive cavalryman. Otherwise, the original historical White Horse Yicong would not have been occupied by Juyi's first-time deceased soldiers, and the location was almost one-sided.
Badon's roar didn't help. Gongsun Chan and the White Horse Yicong, more than 10,000 cavalry have protected Gongsun Fan's military formation layer by layer, except for a few arrows shot by the Wuhuan cavalry, the crossbowmen who are surrounded in the center can no longer be harmed.
The rough arrows of the Wuhuan cavalry were almost fatal when shot at the crossbowmen, and most of the crossbowmen were only slightly injured when they were shot. And most of the crossbowmen were hidden behind the heavy infantry, protected by heavy shields.
"Shoot!"
Seeing that his crossbow array was basically in place, Gongsun Fan waved his sword and pointed forward, and ordered.
"Whoosh! Sou! Sou! ”
The terrifying rain of arrows once again covered the countless horsemen in front of them, and there was even a blank in the dense army.
Crossbow arrows wash the ground, what a terrifying momentum!
Facing the overwhelming rain of arrows, facing the chariots, heavy infantry, tens of thousands of Youzhou iron cavalry around the crossbow array, and the fearsome white horse righteous servant, Wu Huan's morale instantly dropped.
"Shan Yu! Don't do anything, those white-eyed wolves in Xianbei don't care about our life or death, let's withdraw! Seeing that his clansmen were meaninglessly washed by crossbow arrows, but they couldn't break through the protection of the other party's aunt cavalry, and were wiped out little by little, the leaders around him couldn't sit still, and said one after another.
"Yes! Shan Yu, leaving the green mountains without worrying about no firewood. Without these young Zhuang people, our Xianbei will really be finished. ”
"Xianbei obviously wants to see us wiped out, and is not willing to support at all. If this continues, even if this battle is won, we will have to become vassals of Xianbei, Shanyu, let's withdraw! ”
Seeing that the various leaders under his command wanted to evacuate because they could not see the hope of victory and the losses were too serious, he shouted angrily: "Can't you still see the situation clearly? If this battle is lost, not only our Wuhuan but also the entire northern alien race will be finished. If you want to keep Wuhuan, you must win this battle. Xianbei's account will be calculated later, let's drag this army first. Xianbei's side has already gained the upper hand, and when they free up their hands, we still have the possibility of victory! ”
"But our youth?"
"There is still hope for the clansmen, as long as they can win this battle, these 200,000 troops will all die here, and it is worth it!" Raton almost gritted his teeth.
At this time, Bun Dun's heart was full of hatred, and he hated not Gongsun Chan the most, but He Lian. How could this waste, who couldn't see the situation clearly, think of cooperating with him?
However, no matter how much he hated and connected, he couldn't retreat at such a time. So he can only pinch his nose and admit it, and also help this bastard to win. This situation made Badun feel extremely aggrieved.
"Order, let the whole clan disperse, use cavalry to consume the enemy, don't care about killing the enemy, as long as the opponent can't move easily."
"No!" The prestige of Bunton in Wuhuan was extraordinary, and it directly suppressed the opposition of various tribal leaders. If this had been replaced by Helian, the leaders below would have been turned upside down.
Soon, Wu Huan's cavalry was evacuated from the original dense formation under the order of Bunton. Since it can't break through the protection around the opponent's crossbow array, the dense formation is completely useless, and it will only increase casualties.
Sure enough, the damage quickly reduced after Wuhuan's cavalry dispersed. The crossbow array could no longer kill thousands of people as before, and the salvo of ten thousand arrows could only shoot less than three hundred people.
Although the damage rate of the Wuhuan cavalry is still not as good, it is at least much better than the previous terrifying casualties. With the huge number of Wuhuan cavalry, it can barely support it temporarily.
"Quickly notify Helian, let him quickly solve the Han army in the battlefield to come to support, if it can't be solved within half an hour, I will lead the army to withdraw!" He daydreams himself! ”
Badun was also so angry at this time that he fainted, and he had to count the money for others after being sold. He yelled at his herald in resentment.
"No!"
The herald was startled by Shan Yu's roar, and then reacted quickly and rushed towards the place where Helian was.
When the other tribal leaders heard this, their hearts were also relieved. In half an hour, according to the current rate of loss of troops, they can barely accept it, and at least they can leave a small half of the soldiers. This was a hit on their point, leaving them with a force that could barely protect themselves.
Gongsun Chan was not surprised when he found out that the Wuhuan cavalry had dispersed, and it would be strange if he did not take measures to reduce the loss of troops in this situation.
"Yan Gang, you first lead the Youzhou cavalry to guard here, and I will take the white horse to rescue the soldiers in the Xianbei camp." Gongsun Chan saw that the situation was under control, and turned to prepare to go to the battlefield of Xianbei.
"No!"
Now that the morale of the Wuhuan soldiers has been crushed, and now they can barely support it only because of the orders of Shan Yu and the leaders, and it is not bad to maintain the status quo, and it is no longer possible to form an organized attack.
The loose formation can reduce the loss of troops under the rain of arrows, but it is also very easy to break through by cavalry. Bai Ma Yi under the command of Gongsun Zhan easily rushed out of Wuhuan's encirclement and rushed in the direction of Xianbei instead.
On the other side, the herald of Bunton also passed on Bunton's words to Helian.
Hearing the words that were half a lesson and half a threat, and Lian Lian's face was extremely ugly. But after all, he was the one who was at fault first, and now in this situation, he also desperately needed the strength of the ton, so he made a note in his heart. He forced a smile and said to the herald, "Go back and tell you Shan Yu, let him rest assured." In half an hour, our army will definitely settle the battle. ”