Chapter 430: The Terrifying Southern Barbarians
What Jia Xu is best at is playing with people's hearts and speculating on people's opinions. Xiliang soldiers are strong in blood, and their shortcomings are that they have a rebellious personality. Even Li Ru back then couldn't change their stinky temper, except for the elite of the Flying Bear Army, the battle formations used by the other Xiliang soldiers were some of the simplest formations. In skirmishes, the cooperation between soldiers and soldiers is nothing more than a simple formation of three talents, four elephants, and six combinations.
It's not that Li Ru can't be profound, it's that Xiliang soldiers can't train. All Xiliang soldiers are basically the same character, what formations and queues are floating clouds, just the guy and go up and do it directly, either you die or I die. When Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, the Xiliang soldiers fell so quickly, largely because it was the release of their nature. They are mostly rebellious people.
To deal with these Xiliang soldiers, if you release some incense bait, they will pounce like fools, and this is why Wei Yan has a plan to surrender.
Crossing a slightly narrow valley, Wei Yan, who had been frantically "fleeing", turned his head to look at the enemy army behind him who had been following reluctantly, and a trace of disdain and relief flashed in his eyes. It's almost time to get to the place, Lao Tzu is so tired of acting, wouldn't it be a big loss if you don't fall for it? Looking at the Tai Shi Ci army in front of him, Wei Yan was overjoyed, and hurriedly led the army to withdraw from it.
Yan Xing and the others were shocked when they saw that there were enemy troops in front of them again, and they thought that they had encountered an ambush and were preparing to retreat. But when he saw that Wei Yan's army did not come back at all, but directly abandoned this army and continued to flee frantically, he was stunned for a moment.
"Kill!" It was Li Heng who was screaming. There are many people in the Xiliang Army who are not afraid of death, and they don't care about anything once they go crazy. Yan Xing and Yang Qiu had some scruples in their hearts, but the soldiers under their command rushed forward without the slightest hesitation. Tens of thousands of cavalry marched towards Tai Shici's army.
"Poof! Poof! The sound of countless horses falling sounded, and Yan Xing fixed his eyes on the pits in front of Tai Shici's army. Countless war horses collapsed to the ground defenseless, becoming a new "roadblock".
At this time, Wei Yan's army had already run away, and there were only about 30,000 foot soldiers left in front of him. What are 30,000 foot soldiers in front of 50,000 iron horsemen? A single charge can break up the opponent's formation. The idea of meritorious service instantly overcame the caution in his heart, and when he saw that the soldiers under his command were all charging forward, Yan Xing and the others gritted their teeth and rushed forward.
Tai Shi Ci looked at the 50,000 iron cavalry that were charging towards him, and he had no fear in his heart, because what he was behind was not an ordinary soldier, but a full 30,000 well-equipped Southern Barbarian soldiers.
When it comes to ferocity and wolf pack tactics, the Southern Barbarians are far less powerful than the Qiang people in Xiliang, but if it is only about physical fitness, the Southern Barbarians can pick two tricks. Compared with the barren Xiliang, the Nanban is dangerous and full of treasures, if the Qiang warriors are killed from the sea of blood, then the Nanban warriors are killed from the beasts. In terms of combat strength, the two sides may be comparable, but in terms of physical fitness, the Southern Barbarians, who eat the meat of wild beasts such as wild boars and tigers and wolves and precious medicinal herbs all year round, far exceed the Qiang people who are short of food.
However, the shortcomings of the southern barbarians are also obvious, and they are unable to form a military formation and form a legion cloud. This made the original invincible special forces fall into a third-rate force all of a sudden, and it is no wonder that the Wudang Flying Army formed by Zhuge Liang is only powerful in the mountains and forests. But all of this is a floating cloud in front of Tai Shici's legion talent. Tai Shi Ci's legion talent did not need a military formation to form a legion cloud qi at all, which completely made up for the shortcomings of the Southern Barbarians.
Moreover, in order to bring the physical fitness of the Southern Barbarians to the extreme. Yuan Shu directly created a sturdy but relatively bulky double-layer armor for this army, plus a layer of inner armor, it was simply a group of humanoid bulldozers, and the damage of bows and arrows was basically completely ignored. When the three layers of armor come down, it is equivalent to a layer of giant shield covering the whole body, and after Yuan Shu's test, it is only a minor injury if it is hit by a light horseman. I have to say that the physical fitness of the Nanban people is indeed too terrifying, not only can they wear such heavy armor but also move freely, and the impact of ordinary people seriously injured on them is only a slight injury.
It can be said that if it is a head-to-head confrontation, Tai Shici's army is basically invincible under Yuan Shu. Even if you are trapped in the camp and fight, it is enough to choke, and the armor-piercing first dead soldier can break it. Since the formation of this army, Tai Shici's status in the hearts of the generals has soared directly to second only to Gao Shun and Ju Yi.
However, Tai Shici's army is not small. First, it is cumbersome, although it is free in combat in peacetime, but the marching speed is indeed slow, although it is much faster than ordinary heavy infantry, but it is a little slower than ordinary infantry. Second, the armor is too heavy! The sheer weight of the armor made it impossible for this army to be used in some terrains.
But the flaws are not hidden, although there are many restrictions, Tai Shici's army is still very terrifying. Unless you encounter an armor-piercing stream such as the first to die, or a unit that is good at blunt force damage, and the normal terrain goes head-to-head, this army is basically a bug. The speed bonus of 30,000 heavy infantry is just ask if you are afraid!
And this unit also has long-range means of attack. You know, barbarians are very good at bows and crossbows and poison. In history, the Wudang Flying Army formed by Zhuge Liang was a special soldier in the jungle, dressed in iron armor, using bows and arrows and poison as a means of attack, and the 3,000 Wudang Flying Army blocked the onslaught of Zhang He's army nearly 20 times his size. It's horrifying.
Gathering his mind, Tai Shi Ci looked at the many fallen war horses not far away, as well as the Xiliang soldiers behind them who were not afraid and still kept charging towards him, and the corners of his mouth outlined a sneer.
"Shoot the arrows!"
The 30,000 Southern Barbarians took out their crossbows or bows and arrows, took out arrows coated with poison from behind them, and shot them out in a volley after they were loaded.
"Whoosh! Sou! ”
In an instant, thousands of arrows were fired, even the strength of the bow and arrow under the terrifying arm strength of the Southern Barbarian soldiers was far beyond the ordinary, like crossbow arrows, under the blessing of the legion's cloud qi, it tore through the cloud qi of the Xiliang army like a bamboo, and shot into the body of the Xiliang soldiers.
In an instant, the charge fell on the former Xiliang army, and green poison could still be seen faintly seeping into the wounds of many surviving Xiliang soldiers.
"Shhh Yan Xing and the others gasped. The armored infantry on the opposite side turned into archers in an instant, which made them not react for a moment.
"Camp! Camp! Zhang Heng shouted frantically. His subordinates rushed to the front in order to compete for the spoils of war, and a volley of Tai Shici's army just now directly killed and wounded nearly half of his subordinates, which made him extremely angry.
As if stimulated by the blood on the battlefield, the entire Xiliang army fell into madness, and with Zhang Heng's roar, all the Xiliang soldiers skillfully formed a formation and charged. Yan Xing and Yang Qiu were also constantly commanding among them, and they also felt that the only 30,000 soldiers in front of them could be ended with a charge, and it was common sense for crossbowmen to attack high and defend low, as long as they were close, it was a dish.
However, it was precisely this common sense that caused them to ignore the armor worn by the "archers" on the other side. Nearly 50,000 iron horsemen roared forward frantically and charged at the same time, but after two rounds of shooting, they rushed to the front of Tai Shici's army.
"Die!" The Xiliang soldiers who were charging forward showed cruel expressions on their faces, their eyes were full of excitement, and they slammed their horses into the enemy in front of them, and at the same time, the spears in their hands stabbed at another enemy beside them with great skill.
The other party did not form a tight formation, and the gap between the soldiers was not small, and in the eyes of these Xiliang soldiers, it was the rhythm of defeat with one blow. These Xiliang soldiers seemed to have seen the scene of the enemy in front of them being knocked into the air by their charging war horses, and their five organs were torn apart.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”
There was a loud bang, and the enemy who should have been knocked away in the eyes of these Xiliang soldiers was not killed as they thought, but just stopped after flying for a short distance, and many of them directly patted the dust and stood up, as if they were unharmed. On the contrary, their horses were as if they had hit a wall, and many of them fell to the ground with broken bones, and they were thrown to the ground.
That's when they realized, it! It's a bunch of heavy infantry in archer coats.
Countless Southern barbarians were knocked out of the air and patted their buttocks and stood up, on the contrary, the cavalry that collided with them did suffer heavy casualties. However, these surviving Xiliang soldiers who fell to the ground did not wait to rejoice, and the friendly troops behind them ran over again.
And the spears stabbed by these soldiers fell on the Southern Barbarians, and it was difficult to even pass through the double armor, and they were blocked out of the body by the innermost inner armor. The entire battlefield was like a storm crashing on the shore, no matter how the tide of Xiliang soldiers attacked, the Southern Barbarian army under the command of Tai Shici was like a stubborn stone rooted in place and did not move.
This is not a battle, but the suicide of the Xiliang soldiers!
When the Xiliang soldiers saw the reality clearly and wanted to turn around and retreat, the southern barbarians in front of them discarded the bows and crossbows in their hands, held the big knives behind their backs, and charged towards the Xiliang soldiers. The huge and incomparably long broadsword was constantly waving in the hands of the Southern Barbarian soldiers, and the momentum sank vigorously, wantonly slaughtering the surrounding war horses and soldiers.
"Devil! It's a bunch of devils! Countless Xiliang soldiers roared in horror, frantically retreated backwards, and when they encountered someone blocking in front of them, they were directly stabbed by a shot, they were already frightened, and they did not hesitate to extend their butcher knives to the friendly troops who blocked them in order to escape.
"What's going on!" Seeing that the situation had taken a turn for the worse, Yan Xing panicked.
He didn't understand why his 50,000 iron cavalry couldn't shake even the 30,000 foot soldiers, but broke his morale. The other party fought back, and his side was indeed defeated.
"Yan Xing, don't worry about it so much, let's withdraw quickly!" The more crowded the crowd, the more panicked and anxious they are, and the slower they run. The Xiliang soldiers were bloody, but in the face of the heavy Southern Barbarian infantry, which was enough to make ordinary cavalry feel desperate, they were directly defeated. His side continued to be killed and wounded, and the other side was almost unscathed. In the face of these iron cans that can't be killed or broken, they are directly desperate.
Seeing this, Tai Shi Ci was very excited, and led the Southern Barbarian army to rush forward frantically, sticking to the Xiliang army who wanted to escape. At the same time, there was a sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and Wei Yan, who should have already left, made a small circle, appeared from the opponent's flank, and directly ran to the valley behind the opponent to cut off his back road.