Of course, Liu Bei is a potential stock, but it's not good if it's too potential. Uncle Liu Huang has been displaced in the early stage, Chen Cheng thinks that Boss Cao is more reliable. He came to help because he saw that Tian Yuren was good, and he was going to run away after this battle, so what happened when he switched to Liu Bei's command?

Therefore, Chen Cheng refused Liu Bei's solicitation. When Liu Bei heard this, although he had a regretful look on his face, he didn't say much, just encouraged him to kill the thief bravely. However, Guan Yu, who was standing behind him, that is, the strong man who was nine feet tall, snorted and expressed his dissatisfaction.

I just don't know if this dissatisfaction is for Tian Yu or Chen Cheng.

Chen Chengming knew Guan Yu's identity, but deliberately asked, "Who is Your Excellency?" ”

Liu Bei said with a smile: "This is my second brother Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang." ”

Speaking of this, Liu Bei asked, "I don't know if Chen Tunchang has a table?" ”

Chen Cheng spread his hands and said, "My parents didn't give it up, Liu Duwei just called me Chen Cheng." ”

Guan Yu squinted his eyes, and his cold gaze swept over, making people feel cold in their hearts. But who is Chen Cheng? And how can you be afraid? He is a man who can complain even to immortal cultivators, although he has some good feelings for Liu Bei and Guan Yu, but there are not too many. For him, Liu Bei or Cao Cao are just ancients.

However, he was not a chicken-bellied person, so he smiled, pointed to the distance, and said, "The enemy army has already come up, and when they are defeated, we will talk to the captain in detail." ”

Liu Bei turned his head to look, and sure enough, the crowd of black pressure had already begun to pour over here. He hurriedly jumped on the war horse and returned to the battle array with Guan Yu.

Seeing that the enemy finally began to move, the slight hesitation and nervousness on Tian Yu's face suddenly disappeared, and he ordered in a deep voice, "The sword and shield soldiers guard the two wings, and the crossbowmen are ready!" ”

The soldiers quickly rose to their feet, the swordmen and pikemen moved out of the front row, and the crossbowmen lined up in three rows, placing their magazines and bolts in front of them. The black torrent was still a little far away, and the drums and trumpets of the Central Army Department sounded in unison, and then Bai Mayi rushed out from the top and rushed head-on into the place where Zhang Jujun's troops were the thickest.

"Is that okay?"

Although Chen Cheng didn't know much about the tactics of this era, he had thought a lot about it during this time in the army. After observing the equipment and establishment of the Han army, especially the equipment of the cavalry, he simulated the way of fighting many times in his mind. Because of the lack of modern stirrups and Takahashi saddles, the cavalry's impact and harassment capabilities were greatly insufficient, and the infantry was the backbone of this era.

When fighting head-on, the strong bows and crossbows of the Han army can shoot the Hu cavalry and cry bitterly. Among the cavalry, there are very few who can launch a cavalry charge. The Hu people in the north often claim to have 100,000 or hundreds of thousands of cavalry, but most of them can only make some harassment, or simply ride horses and maneuver, and dismount and fight on foot when they arrive at the place.

Not only the cavalry of the Hu people, but also the cavalry of the Han army had the same problem. Youzhou is famous all over the world, because there are a mixture of Hu and Han here, and many young people are good at equestrianism, and they can make difficult actions such as assassination on horseback.

Therefore, Chen Cheng originally thought that his army would first weaken the enemy with bows and crossbows, and then the infantry would be on top of the front, and then the cavalry would flank or simply go around the rear. But what does it mean that now the cavalry will attack first? Gongsun Zhan's operation really confused him.

The White Horse Yicong was a lightly armed shock cavalry, all armed with spears of about one zhang. The soldiers on horseback were all dressed in iron armor, but only a few dozen riders at the front had horse armor. When he saw Bai Ma Yicong coming out of the battle, Zhang Jujun in front of him immediately rioted. It is not a well-trained elite foot soldier, and it does not have the courage to face the onslaught of cavalry.

The way of arranging the formation is very traditional, with the elite infantry in the middle and the cavalry on the flanks. However, the Chinese army's foot soldiers were just a face, and they were broken by Bai Ma Yicong several phalanxes, and the drums and trumpets behind them immediately became chaotic. The infantry that has lost its formation will only be slaughtered in front of the cavalry.

Gongsun Chan led Bai Mayi from the front of the enemy, and rushed towards the rear of the Daxu without stopping.

Chen Cheng originally wanted to look at it for a while, but the enemy army had already killed him, so he took his gaze back. Thousands of Hu cavalry kept shooting arrows around the battle array, and from time to time soldiers in the battle array screamed and fell. However, most of the soldiers of the Han army had armor on their bodies, and even if they were hit by arrows, most of them could not break through the defense, and a few were shot through the armor, or shot in an unprotected position, and they were also injured but not killed.

The counterattack of the Han army was much more violent. On the orders of the officers, the crossbowmen fired round after round of volleys. Compared with Hu Qi's scattering, the power of the salvo is undoubtedly much more powerful. Moreover, the Hu cavalry had very little armor on their bodies, most of them were covered with some fur, and some of them were simply naked or even went into battle, and they fell into the smoke and dust on the ground immediately after being shot, and they didn't know whether they were shot to death or trampled to death.

What's even more terrifying is the exaggerated weapon of the rhubarb crossbow, which uses a crossbow bolt as thick as a child's arm, and after being shot, let alone a person, even a horse, will be nailed to the ground. If it is light archery, Chen Cheng thinks that the enemy on the opposite side is dead, and his side will not have too many losses.

However, it is clear that what you want must be what the other person does not want.

Although the strong crossbow is powerful, it has the disadvantage of slow archery. After a few rounds of firing, the sound of the horn sounded from the rear of the enemy horsemen, and those Wuhuan, Xianbei, and the Han foot soldiers who were coerced all abandoned their bows and arrows, and rushed forward with their shields.

No matter how rudimentary the shield is, it has a strong immunity to the crossbow. Except for the rhubarb crossbow, the arrows that were shot were all nailed to the wooden shields, making a "doo" sound, but they did not shoot down many enemies. After all, among the enemies on the opposite side, there were also many people who were originally from the Han army. They have a very clear understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the Han army.

After the crossbowmen fired another round, Gongsun Fan on the mound issued a new military order. The sound of drums and trumpets changed the formation of the Han army. The crossbowmen retreated to the middle of the battle formation, and the swordmen and shieldmen and pikemen crowded forward.

Although the bow and crossbow are the most important weapons in the army, it is hand-to-hand combat that ultimately determines the outcome of the battle.

The enemy, which had been weakened a lot, still had the numerical advantage, and while attacking around the front few infantry phalanxes, some cavalry came around and wanted to directly attack the general's banner on the mound. As long as the flag is down, no matter how much you lose in the front, you can earn it back in the end.

Well, that's probably what the enemy general thinks.

Seeing a group of Hu horsemen rushing over from the side, Tian Yu immediately ordered the crossbowmen in the formation to release their arrows. They were already at the rear of the battle formation, and behind them, it was Gongsun Fan's own formation.

Chen Cheng performed a series of arrows, and in the blink of an eye, he shot out a box of twenty arrows. He didn't aim carefully, he probably shot out, and the aim was naturally not as high as the precise aim, probably shooting down four or five horses, two or three people. He himself is not very satisfied with such results, but others only think that he is simply Li Guang's resurrection.

Wei Ran couldn't help but exclaim: "Tun Chang is really a miracle shot!" ”

Chen Cheng glanced at him and shouted, "Quickly bring the arrows!" ”

Wei Ran let out an "oh" and hurriedly handed over the arrow box.

For a good archer, shooting ten arrows in a row is generally no problem. But ordinary soldiers only use a one-stone bow, such as the three-stone bow used by Chen Cheng, and it is good for ordinary people to pull it once or twice. Who can shoot twenty arrows in a row like him without even panting?

And what was even more terrifying was that after he took the arrow magazine, another twenty arrows were fired, shooting a group of enemy infantry that had infiltrated directly into a sieve. The strong bow of three stones, at thirty paces, can shoot through even iron armor. Several enemy officers were shot through by him, and for a while, the enemy was so frightened that they could only shoot arrows from a distance, and they never dared to rush up again.

But when it comes to shooting, how can they compare to the regular Han army?

I can't say it, I can only retreat further.

Chen Cheng saw that the enemy was far away, so he had time to look at the situation on the battlefield. The enemy cavalry that bypassed and attacked Gongsun Fan's headquarters had been routed, and the main general, Gongsun Fan, was full of murderous energy, ignoring even the general flag, and rushed into the crowd that began to fight with a shout.

"This ........."

Chen Cheng was speechless, general, you just have to command in the back, why do you like to charge in person?

But depending on the situation, the effect was not bad, inspired by the charge of the main general, the morale of the soldiers was high, and the enemy was defeated and retreated, and Tian Yu also shouted and issued the order to charge all. Chen Cheng hesitated for a moment, and the army under his command followed and launched a charge. He had to take a few cronies with him and follow behind.

The battle lasted from morning to noon, and after all, the enemy army was twice as numerous as the enemy, and they were defeated and retreated, and they did not collapse. The Han soldiers fought for a long time, and their physical strength was exhausted, so the offensive slowed down. Chen Cheng snatched a mule from the chaotic army, and he himself rode on the back of the mule, holding a strong bow, and ordered Wei Ran to take his own soldiers to guard the left and right with spears, and ordered them to shout loudly when they saw the enemy within thirty paces.

"There are enemy cavalry on the left!"

Chen Cheng controlled the mule sideways, letting Wei Ran and them block in front, and he himself shot down the enemy who rushed to the front with accurate archery skills. Now they had left the carts loaded with their baggage, and the supply of arrows was gradually losing track, so they had to save a little. The main thing is that he shoots too fast, and a bag of arrows is shot in two or three breaths.

You know, it's not just arrows that shoot out, it's silver as well. Iron arrow clusters were only mass-produced by the Han people in this era, and most of the barbarians in the north were still grinding arrows from bone and obsidian.

The leading enemy rider was shot, and the rest of the men shouted and ran in several directions.

After killing wave after wave of enemies, Chen Cheng didn't feel anything, but his soldiers were already sleepy, they had fought for a long time and didn't eat, not only tired, but also thirsty. If it weren't for the chaos of the battlefield, I'm afraid they would have fallen to the ground a long time ago.

Chen Cheng looked at Wei Ran's chapped lips and said in his heart: It's time to retreat, right?

Just as he was looking at the way out, a tsunami-like cry came, "Victory!" We won! ”

Chen Cheng was excited, standing on the back of the mule and looking at it, he saw that Zhang Ju's banner did not know when it had fallen. As far as the eye can see, all the enemies are desperately fleeing, and the golden drums, honor guards, weapons and armor are thrown all over the mountains.

Is this a win?

Chen Cheng felt that everything seemed unreal, and he didn't know how he won this battle. I only knew that I shot indiscriminately, shot dozens of people, gained a lot of experience, and was promoted to one level, and then it was over in a daze.

After a while, he sighed: "The first formation is the same as the first time, I haven't understood it at all, it's Chargil's shooting, and then it's over." ”