Chapter 193: The Battle of the Six Rivers

The Han infantry marched in columns, and after seeing the enemy, they gathered into a phalanx. Subsequently, the broken terrain caused some obstacles to the advancing Han infantry phalanx, allowing them to take some time to adjust their formation. In each phalanx, there are three to five flags, and the number of each department is written on the flag.

The modern number represented by numbers and letters originated in Germany, but ancient China had a clear number preparation very early, but it was not as detailed as the modern number, and it was not represented by numbers. For example, the middle part of the infantry battalion of the Northern Army can be accurate to the level of Shiwu in terms of expression. In the era of classical militarism, when all the people were soldiers, China's military system and military science developed to an unprecedented level and continued for many years before suddenly weakening.

The military system of the Han Dynasty was strict, and as long as it was strictly implemented according to the drill code, it was able to have a strong degree of organization. This is also one of the reasons why the Han army is strong. After the Han cavalry was expelled, the pace of the infantry phalanx slowed down. The horn sounded in the Central Military Department, conveying a message to the whole army that it was ready to engage the enemy.

Each phalanx has six rows in front and back, each row is about 100 people, and when it is unfolded, it is 120 to 150 meters wide. Between every two infantry phalanxes, a distance of twenty to forty meters was also set aside for cavalry and light soldiers. Behind the heavy infantry of the phalanx, there were many Han light soldiers, who wore light leather armor or no armor at all, and used shields, short spears, and ring-headed knives as melee weapons, and also carried spears or crossbows depending on their personal circumstances.

After hearing the sound of trumpets in the rear, several infantry phalanxes began to march in formation, and light soldiers appeared in front of or on the side of the phalanx, ready to shoot the enemy on the opposite side with bows and crossbows. The cavalry on both flanks began to entangle, and the light cavalry of the Han army and the Qianghu cavalry under Chen Cheng began to chase each other and shoot at each other with bows and crossbows.

Many of the Han cavalry were equipped with strong crossbows and could shoot on horseback. Within thirty paces, it has a great lethality to lightly armed cavalry, and whether it is a shot at a man or a horse, there is a great possibility that the opponent will directly lose the ability to continue fighting. If the distance is reduced to ten steps, the power and precision are even more amazing.

The cavalry on both sides had horseshoes and other equipment, so their mobility and combat effectiveness were greatly improved, and after firing at each other for a while, there were single-digit casualties. The light riders on both sides kept chasing back and forth, each with damage. The Han cavalry then retreated and lured the Qianghu cavalry to the vicinity of the infantry phalanx. In the battle array, bows and crossbows fired in unison, shooting more than a dozen Qianghu cavalry off their horses.

The imposing Qianghu cavalry was discouraged by this, and retreated backwards. After reloading the crossbow arrows, the Han cavalry reflexively killed them again. Although the two sides fought vigorously and looked very fierce, but this kind of fighting back and forth between you and me could not cause many casualties, nor could it determine the outcome of the war.

Chen Cheng ignored the entanglement of the two wings, and after glancing in the direction of Han Suijun, which was farther on the left, and found that the friendly forces still had a slight advantage, he relaxed his heart. He rode directly to a place about a hundred paces in front of the Han infantry phalanx, where most of the bows and crossbows were neither accurate nor powerful.

However, in the Han army, there was a powerful weapon called the rhubarb crossbow, which was generally used on chariots, but there were also examples of single use, but that required the user to be very strong. "Historical Records - The Biography of Li Guanglie" once recorded the deeds of the flying general Li Guang who shot and killed the enemy general with a big yellow crossbow.

Chen Cheng was skeptical of Li Guang's ability to use soldiers to fight, but he also admired his martial arts very much. In his mind, even in the Huangfu Song army, there should not be too many warriors who can kill the enemy with a big yellow crossbow. One hundred steps is about 150 meters, and shooting a moving target at such a long distance, even if Li Guang is resurrected, it is impossible to hit every shot.

He had dealt with the Northern Army's Shooting Battalion in Luoyang City, and knew how far an army armed with bows and crossbows could threaten him. So he ordered the guards to keep a distance of 100 paces from the Han army's battle formation, and he himself continued to fight and stepped forward, entering the range of 80 paces.

"Stop!"

"Stop!"

"Stop!"

On the opposite side came the shouts of the middle and lower rank officers, the sound of bangs, and the crossbowmen stepped forward and fired a volley at the enemy one hundred and eighty paces away. The light infantry and light cavalry wandering around also attacked the Liangzhou army with bows and crossbows. Dense arrows rose up as if a swarm of locusts had suddenly taken off.

Chen Cheng lightly lifted the reins, and Gollum suddenly sped up, swaying past the front of the battle formation, leaving the dense arrows behind. The Han army has always won with strong bows and crossbows, and hundreds of arrows were used up in just one tentative shot. It is said that Li Ling led 5,000 people out of the fortress that year, and shared 500,000 arrows, which was enough to 100 per person.

Although the current Han Dynasty is full of smoke in the country, it is not inferior to the period of Emperor Wu in military equipment, and it is common to use hundreds of thousands and hundreds of thousands of arrows in a war. However, although the Han army shot so much, it did not achieve any results, only a few arrows were shot at the body of the guards, and they were not able to cause effective damage because of the distance.

A loud slogan came from the infantry phalanx on the side, "Wind! "Wind!" "Wind!" The crossbowman sits on the ground, spreads his bow arm, and inserts the bolt. Ten breaths, that is, almost a minute later, the shout sounded again, "Ten steps forward!" "Ten steps forward!" "Ten steps forward!"

Eight phalanxes of infantry rose and fell, like waves, constantly pushing the battle line forward. Chen Cheng carefully observed for a while, as if it was yesterday, the enemy's junior officers were of high quality, and they knew how to deal with them without issuing orders from the rear. This kind of officer corps, which can exert its subjective initiative, is exactly what he needs.

When I was in Yinchuan, I went to great lengths to open night cram schools, literacy classes, and cram schools, wasn't it just to improve the quality of the army and the bureaucratic system? Quality is actually a good thing, and quality education is also a good word, but things in the world are like this, no matter what it is, as long as it is mixed with interests, it will eventually become a situation where demons are dancing around.

If you catch it, you will die, and if you let it go, it will be messy, and many things will be set.

Chen Cheng controlled his mount to move forward again, entering a distance of sixty or seventy paces. He kicked the horse's belly lightly, and Gollum, with his head on his head, galloped back and forth in front of the battle. There is a saying: if you run fast enough, the arrow will not hit you.

He patted the mount under his crotch and said, "Forrest Gump, run!" ”

Seeing that the enemy general was coming to provoke, the Han infantry was unmoved, and still advanced according to the original frequency.

So calm? Chen Cheng decided to give him a try. He slowed down his horse and kept the Han soldiers on his left. Of course, you can shoot arrows on a galloping horse, but if you want to shoot more accurately, it's better to reduce your relative speed.

On horseback, Chen Cheng picked up the "sunset bow", picked up a special arrow, and put it on the bowstring. The bowstring was quickly pulled apart, and the crosshairs in the field of view quickly closed, just as the phone was about to be released. Suddenly, there were several sounds from the enemy phalanx in front of them, and three black dots flew out quickly.

His heart trembled, and he moved his wrist to the left and shot the arrow. With a whistling sound, the arrows collided head-on with the crossbows that burst through the air. The crossbow bolt fell to the ground, the arrow broke through the crossbow bolt, and the castration continued, and it flew out with an oblique sound. Chen Cheng didn't have time to rejoice in his godly archery, and the other two crossbow arrows had already flown in front of him.

The situation was critical, and people on both sides had already exclaimed.

"When", "when", two crisp sounds, are the sound of metal striking. When everyone looked at it, they saw that the strong bow on Chen Cheng's left hand was gone, replaced by a thick metal round shield. Two crossbow bolts shot at it, sparking a few sparks, and the cluster of arrows pierced through a thin layer of steel, but finally did not completely penetrate it, but stuck on it.

"Alas!"

"Yikes!"

After seeing this scene, the soldiers on both sides made completely different sounds. Chen Cheng rode out of the distance, first looked at the marks on the shield, and then looked towards the middle of the Han army's chariot array. Under the flag, the iron armor on Huangfu Song's body showed a golden and pitch-black color under the sun. It turned out that Huang Fu Yizhen's armor and helmet were plated with a layer of golden red gold to show his status and luxury.

Seeing that Chen Cheng blocked the crossbow arrows with his shield, Huangfu Song himself was not moved by the failure of the small plan, and still stood on the chariot calmly, watching his soldiers and horses continue to advance with an expressionless face.

Chen Cheng looked at it for a while and then took his gaze back. Although the enemy's battle formation in front of him was tight, it was not impossible to break it. It only took him a moment to come up with the right ways to deal with it, but those methods either needed time and space, and were not suitable for use now; Either there will be heavy casualties, which is exactly what he tried to avoid.

However, the Han army was determined and resolute, and put on a posture of destroying this dynasty, and a vicious battle was inevitable. Chen Cheng was ruthless in his heart, and said secretly: Your Emperor Fu Song is not afraid of the dead, will I be afraid? We've done one first, and then we'll talk about the rest.

He watched the battlefield situation on horseback for a while, then beat his horse back to the outside of the camp, separated by dozens of steps, and said to Liang Xing: "Take the flying bear hussar and follow me!" ”

Although I have made up my mind not to be afraid of the dead, I must not blindly be strong. When making a decision, we should also pay attention to criticizing and making mistakes.

Chen Cheng led the guards in front, the flying bear hussars behind, and the Qianghu cavalry in the back, rushing towards the right flank, that is, the left flank of the Han army. This cavalry of more than 3,000 people bypassed the edge of the battle formation of Huangfu Song's army and quickly pounced on Ding Yuan's army, which was fighting with Han Sui's army.

The chairman once said, you hit yours, I hit mine. Everyone has their own plans, and it's up to them to see who can have the last laugh.

Ding Yuanjun and Huangfu Song's army were divided into two armies, the left and right, and the gap between the bosses was exposed. Chen Cheng led his army in, easily tore the weak link between the two, expelled the Han cavalry wandering there, and launched an assault on the flank of Ding Yuan's army.

The sound of hooves was like thunder, the horses galloped, and rows of erected mounted spears fell naturally, being pinched hard by the knights. The mounted gun was laid flat with the tip pointed at the enemy not far away. The combination of the gun, the human body, and the war horse multiplies the impact force? With the sound of horses' hooves like thunder, the blade of the spear pierced into the armor, slicing through the soft flesh.

In just one assault, hundreds of enemy horsemen were killed, and the power of the Flying Bear Hussar was fully displayed. The Qianghu cavalry that followed behind swarmed up and launched an attack on the divided Han cavalry.