Chapter 590: The Battle Begins
Returning to the formation, Gongsun Zhan looked at Yuan Shaojun, who formed a formation and was like a cloud, with no waves in his eyes, raised his right hand and waved it lightly: "Rush!" ”
On the silent battlefield, this soft shout was like thunder. The cavalry who had been waiting for a long time at the forefront of Gongsun Zhan's army immediately spurred their horses and rushed out frantically in an array when they heard this. Tens of thousands of horsemen galloped, unstoppably rushing towards Yuan Shaojun's array, magnificent, earth-shattering, this is the world-famous Youzhou Iron Cavalry.
Staring at the boundless swarming iron horses on the opposite side, Yuan Shao was not afraid at all, his eyes were like lightning, and he whispered to the interrogator beside him: "Zhengnan, have you found the white horse to obey?" ”
"Nope." The judge said in a deep voice: "The other party is blocked by clouds, and the situation in the formation is not visible at all, and the minister's spiritual power cannot penetrate." ”
"Then you have to be careful, there must be something wrong with Gongsun Chan doing this."
"Don't worry, no matter what, our army will win!" The judge said confidently with a calm face.
"Hmm!" Yuan Shao glanced deeply at the trial and nodded.
Judging the continuous iron horses in the distance, feeling the regular tremors of the earth, full of intoxication, as if falling into some kind of crazy state, but his mind was extremely calm.
That's it! Only such a Youzhou Iron Rider has the value of being destroyed!
Located on top of the towering chariots in the array, see the cavalry entering the attack range in the distance. Holding the sheath in his left hand, he slowly pulled out the sword at his waist with his right hand, raised his head slightly and pointed at the enemy in the distance, and shouted, "Release!" ”
Suddenly, tens of thousands of arrows were fired, and tens of thousands of crossbowmen who were in front of the army shot out the arrows in their hands in a projectile state, only pursuing speed and completely covering the attack. The overwhelming arrows held on to the legion, and the clouds fell like raindrops on the Youzhou Iron Cavalry rushing ahead. At the same time, a huge roar sounded from Yuan Shao's army, and countless boulders rose into the sky, roaring towards Yuan Shao's army.
Facing endless arrows and boulders, the Youzhou Iron Cavalry that charged head-on did not stop at all, and although there were many casualties, they still charged at an unabated speed. This is the iron horse that Gongsun Chan is proud of, the iron horse that regards death as home and has experienced a hundred battles. In the face of the oncoming attack and the fallen brother beside him, he was not afraid at all, but even more aroused the blood in his heart, and his eyes turned red.
"Kill!"
The blood-red legion cloud instantly covered the sky above the entire army, and the endless arrows it resisted, the speed of the entire army skyrocketed by three points, and it charged more and more frantically.
Seeing this scene, the judge's eyes froze slightly. His lips pursed, and he waited for a while before he said aloud: "Crossbowman step forward!" ”
The archers in front had already shot several waves of arrows at this time, and under the frantic shooting just now, many archers had already detached their arms, and quickly retreated back in an orderly manner. At the same time, nearly 10,000 crossbowmen behind them were revealed, holding powerful crossbows and waiting for them, and dozens of bed crossbows were mixed around them.
Seeing this scene from afar, Gongsun Zhan's heart moved slightly, and he said lightly to Tian Yu: "Yuan Benchu is really well prepared, even the bed crossbow and catapult are ready. ”
When Tian Yu heard this, he smiled slightly bitterly: "Your Majesty, Yuan Benchu invited you to a decisive battle, and he must have been prepared." It was not surprising that a weapon such as a bed crossbow to deter the charge of the army was brought up. Jizhou is rich, and Yuan Benchu doesn't see this loss. ”
Gongsun Chan chuckled: "The last battle of the Boundary Bridge was also like this, the arrangements for me are set up one by one, and now I will not make the mistake of underestimating the enemy again." I'd like to see what other means Yuan Benchu has. ”
Tian Yuqiang held back the worry in his heart and looked at the trial match commanded by Yuan Shaojun in the distance, and sighed lightly in his heart.
The judge didn't care about this faint gaze, at this time he was staring at the distance between the Youzhou Iron Horse and himself with a solemn expression, and when he reached the moment before the best range, he quickly said: "Release!" ”
Flat crossbows and huge bed crossbows burst out in an instant, and countless arrows rushed towards them. Different from bow and arrow throwing, the strong crossbow flat shot can exert extremely strong impact and penetration, coupled with excellent firing, although the number of people is small, but it has caused several times the casualties of the Youzhou Iron Cavalry. Countless cavalrymen were deeply pierced by arrows, and even their armor was pierced, and they directly wailed and fell on the battlefield with men and horses.
Seeing this outstanding result, Tian Yu's face was slightly happy. Sure enough, a strong crossbow is the only weapon to deal with cavalry, but unfortunately the cost is too high, and this nearly 10,000 strong crossbow is already the limit that Yuan Shao can take out within his acceptable range. Although it is inferior to Koto's special repeater in terms of filling and continuous fire, it is not much less powerful than it, and it is very effective against oncoming cavalry.
Gongsun Zhan looked at the blank area on the battlefield that was swept out by the crossbow, a trace of jealousy flashed in his eyes, but he muttered in his mouth: "Yuan Benchu, your foreplay is over, and then it's up to me." ”
The first wave of salvo of crossbowmen caused huge casualties to the Youzhou Iron Cavalry rushing in front, but the inconvenience of filling made the Youzhou Iron Cavalry behind take the opportunity to rush up. Under the rapid speed of the Youzhou Iron Cavalry, it was submerged again in just a moment, and the entire army almost rushed in front of the crossbowmen.
But Yuan Shao's crossbowmen did not retreat, and continued to quickly reload the strong crossbows, and then fired fiercely at the enemy troops in front of them. Sweeping away the enemy army one after another, these crossbowmen threw down their crossbows one after another, and wielded the spears that had been placed on the ground earlier, and a crossbowman quickly transformed into spearmen, and lined up in several rows to wait.
Yuan Shao, who was on the side of the judge, flashed a trace of unbearability in his eyes. These nearly 10,000 spearmen are all elite soldiers in his army, and they are brave soldiers, so it really hurts him to be abandoned like this. was judged and assembled to form such a death squad. The use of the crossbow is extremely simple, even ordinary people can, anyway, it is a covered flat shot, and there is no need to think about the problem of hitting. This spearman is only specially trained to reload arrows to temporarily act as such a crossbowman who can only exist for a moment, and when the bolts are dropped, they are the best spearmen.
Although he was slightly surprised by the big change of clothes of the enemy in front of him, the battle-hardened Youzhou Iron Cavalry rushed forward without the slightest hesitation and faced this gun forest.
A terrible massacre.
In just a moment, these nearly 10,000 people who dared to die were scattered by the Youzhou Iron Cavalry. However, they also contributed great value, and the Youzhou Iron Cavalry blocked by this spearman also suffered thousands of losses, and most importantly, its momentum was slightly reduced.
"One blow, then decline, three and exhaustion." The judge muttered in his mouth: "Youzhou Iron Rider, you should also stop for me!" ”
"Cloud Formation, up!"
With the order of the trial, all the strategists in Yuan Shao's army mobilized their spiritual power to collude with the cloud qi of the legion to change the celestial phenomenon, and in an instant, the wind surged, and the thick fog filled the entire battlefield.
Youzhou Iron Cavalry, whose vision was slowly clouded, was slightly anxious, but he still gritted his teeth and charged forward.
Seeing this, Gongsun Chan snorted coldly and said, "The carving insect has small skills, and he dares to show off." ”
Then he also mobilized the cloud qi of the legion, turning into a snow-white wolf looking up to the sky and howling. Endless blood-colored clouds tumbled upward, dispersing the mist in front of them.
"Yuan Benchu, today I will let you understand that in the face of absolute strength, all the sideways are in vain! I have 100,000 Youzhou Iron Cavalry to set foot in the camp, but I want to see what you can do. ”