Chapter 40: Qin's Tiger and Wolf, in Danger

The roaring vanguard cavalry of the Qin State's mountain-shaking army was the archers, looking at the Song soldiers who were not moving like a mountain, these archers took out sharp arrows from the quiver on their horses, and prepared to throw them at the Song army.

Looking at the charging Qin army, Liu Liang, the commander of the Song army, did not have the slightest nervousness, and with a wave of Liu Liang's hundreds of giant crossbows began to fire a salvo, the thick crossbow arrows were like solid cannonballs in later generations, plowing a line of death in the ranks of the cavalry that could not be crossed.

The first cavalryman to be shot had a large hole in his chest, and a single crossbow arrow had to penetrate five light cavalry or three heavy cavalry before losing power, and the crossbow arrows fired by the giant crossbow broke up the otherwise neat ranks of the mountain-shaking army.

Smelling the air with the smell of the blood of their comrades, the heavy cavalry of the Shaking Mountain Army continued to rush forward with anger. The cavalry charge has always advanced and never retreated, let alone the elite troops of the Qin State.

Seeing that the soldiers of the Qin army were within range of the archers, Liu Liang waved his hand again to release the arrows. Since the archers used mounted bows, which were far inferior in range to foot bows, when the Song army's locust-like rain of arrows fell on the vanguard of the Shaking Mountain Army, a large number of archers bent down or used their superb riding skills to hide themselves under their horses. The heavy cavalry didn't mind the damage of these arrows in the slightest, unless they were unlucky enough to be shot in the eye by a stray arrow.

When they were within range of the archers, the riders threw their bowstrings on their horses and threw them at the Song army, and the unarmored Song soldiers screamed and the Song army's giant crossbows were reloaded.

"Pass my orders, and the giant crossbow will give me a wave of heavy cavalry." Liu Liang, who was in command, looked at the heavy cavalry of the Shaking Mountain Army like a torrent of steel and said.

These experienced archers used loose formations to reduce the damage caused by their bows. But the heavy cavalry could only break through the infantry formation because it had to maintain a dense formation.

Gao Gong is not a mediocre talent, but in the face of the Song army's giant crossbow, Gao Gong can only let the heavy cavalry charge at the cost of their lives. The so-called mercy is not in charge of the army, which requires the commander not to be afraid of casualties when fighting.

The huge crossbow arrows that roared out caused heavy casualties to the heavy cavalry, and after the cavalry in front fell, the comrades behind them continued to rush forward on their corpses. The archers, who had been the vanguard, retreated from both sides and returned to their own formations with arrows.

"Flat spear, ready! Stab! As the heavy cavalry of the Qin State Shaking Mountain Army got closer and closer, the officers on the front line of the Song Army shouted to the soldiers with a tremor in their voices.

After carrying three waves of giant crossbow arrows, the heavy cavalry finally showed their fangs, and the pikemen in the first row of the Song army were knocked to the ground by the steel beasts of the heavy cavalry as soon as they stretched out their spears, and then they were trampled into pulp by the war horses.

The heavy cavalry that rushed into the Song infantry was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, wielding spears and maces in their hands to bring the Song soldiers the greeting of death. Seeing the heavy cavalry in heavy armor pressing towards him like a small mountain, the psychological defense line collapsed in an instant.

Seeing the heavy cavalry under his command carrying giant crossbows and maintaining a formation and rushing into the Song army, Gao Gong couldn't help laughing out loud, "The Song army's hole cards are just some giant crossbows, and it really hurts my heart to lose hundreds of heavy cavalry." ”

These heavy cavalry were all re-selected from high-quality soldiers, and these heavy cavalry, which were regarded as treasures, lost so much without engaging the battle, which made the commanding Gao Gong feel painful. However, as long as these Song troops are defeated, the losses of these soldiers will not be in vain.

The heavy cavalry, which was progressing well, displayed their killing skills trained for many years, mercilessly slaughtering the weak Song light infantry.

Suddenly, a group of samurai wearing black armor appeared on the battlefield, and the Song troops on the battlefield made way for these black-armored heavy infantry who suddenly appeared. The black-armored warriors rushed towards the heavy cavalry of the Mountain-Shaking Army with maces, bones, and melon hammers in their hands.

The speed of the heavy cavalry caught in the sea of people had slowed down considerably, and after looking at the black heavy armored samurai who rushed towards them, these arrogant heavy cavalry showed disdainful looks. These people who suddenly appeared on the battlefield did not put pressure on these heavy cavalry, and in the eyes of the heavy cavalry of the Shaking Mountain Army, they were just a few more military merits.

"I suddenly have some bad feelings, not good, quickly order the heavy cavalry to retreat!" Gao Gong hurriedly shouted to the soldiers beside him.

With the sound of gongs and drums to withdraw the troops, these heavy cavalry did not dare to disobey the military order, and immediately turned their horses and prepared to retreat.

But how could the heavy cavalry who were caught in the sea of people raise their speed, and the soldiers of the Song army used their thin bodies to block these armored monsters. However, after a dozen breaths, these black-armored warriors armed with blunt weapons fought with the heavy cavalry.

Both sides were heavily armoured, but only a small number of the weapons held by the heavy cavalry of the Shaking Mountain Army were blunt weapons, and most of them were armed with spears and sabers. The heavy cavalry of the Shaking Mountain Army, who were caught in the melee, were directly killed by the black-armored samurai with blunt weapons, and watching the almost one-sided slaughter happen on his side, Gao Gong suppressed the anger in his heart and asked the remaining soldiers to rescue his comrades.

"Let the hussars prepare to charge. All my own soldiers went into battle with me. After saying that, Gao Gong took his own soldiers and put on heavy armor and prepared to charge.

The adjutant general on the side said to Gao Gong: "General, you are the commander of the whole army, how can you risk yourself." The characters who charge the battle in person are handed over to their subordinates. ”

"Needless to say, if all the 8,000 heavy cavalry fall here. I'm going to have to deal with the lord with my head! If I die on the battlefield, my family can still enjoy a pension, and if I can't bring these elites back, you can take the rest of the soldiers back to General Meng Jian to get his life back. After speaking, with a wave of his arm, he began to charge the Song army with hundreds of heavy cavalry.

The swift light cavalry attacked the Song army, throwing bows and arrows that knocked down a group of Song troops on the periphery, while the heavily armored cavalry was not affected in the slightest.

The sabers of the light cavalry reaped the Song army like wheat, but they still could not break through the Song army's encirclement of the heavy cavalry. This stalemate was broken by the pro-soldiers led by Gao Gong, as the pro-soldiers of the generals, these soldiers were originally excellent warriors, and they did not go to the front line for many years, nor did they let these elites lose their fighting skills.

As these brave soldiers joined the battlefield, the encirclement of the Song army was torn open, and the entangled heavy cavalry struggled to ask the black-armored warriors to ride their horses and escape.

"The Qin State has always been known as the army of tigers and wolves, leaving less than 5,000 heavy cavalry and more than 3,000 light cavalry, and we have lost more than 15,000 soldiers." Liu Liang couldn't help but sigh, even if the strength of the Qin army was still not to be underestimated.