Chapter 194: The Battle of the Six Rivers (2)

Under the banner of hunting, Huangfu Song saw the cavalry of the Xiliang Army rushing to his left flank, and immediately ordered: "The infantry immediately step forward to attack the enemy camp, and the cavalry covers the two wings!" ”

The general asked, "General Zuo, don't we need to go to the rescue of General Zhengxi?" ”

Huangfu Song said categorically: "The enemy's cavalry is only 3,000, and General Zhengxi can deal with it." Order the front army to launch a surprise attack to defeat the enemy army! ”

"Then do you want to tune up the few infantry songs on standby in the back?"

"No, keep them on standby."

"Why?"

Huangfu Song explained: "The Xiliang cavalry is extremely brave, if the enemy cavalry just flicks a shot and turns back to attack the rear of our army, we can also deal with it calmly." Moreover, Chen Cheng's cavalry has not been exhausted, and there are still thousands of cavalry in the rear of the camp. ”

Hearing this, all the generals praised General Zuo for being a man who knew the soldiers.

Lux rounded his arms and vigorously beat the leather drum on the cart, and the drum beat of "dong dong dong" became more and more intense. The infantry phalanx, which was slowly advancing, first paused, then suddenly increased its speed and rushed forward. It was not until it was about two hundred steps outside the camp of the Xiliang Army that it stopped.

The infantry phalanx was disbanded, and some of the crossbowmen moved to the right, ready to suppress the archers on the long slope, while more soldiers made final preparations for the attack. The sword and shield soldiers began to assemble, and they no longer formed a large formation, but scattered into a small formation of about ten people. Spearmen and halberders lined up behind the sword and shield men, ready to approach the enemy camp before charging.

After fifty breaths, the crossbowmen moved forward, followed by sword-and-shieldmen, pikemen, and halberdmen. The crossbowmen moved at a distance of eighty or ninety paces outside the camp and then fired under the command of officers of all ranks. An archer stepped forward and shot an arrow into the sky. When the arrow fell, the archer turned around and shouted something.

Thousands of archers took ten steps forward, then opened their bows and arrows and fired a round of arrows into the air. Dense arrows fell from the sky and landed on the top of the camp wall. The archers fired unhurriedly in a volley, the officers on the side shouted loudly, and the sword and shield men rushed out of the reserved passage,

On the enemy tower in the camp, the crossbowmen aimed downwards and fired arrows. Condescendingly, it can have a bonus in range and power, and it has the benefit of shooting angle. The arrows pierced through the iron helmets from downward, and the heavy infantry who were shot fell to the ground and died immediately before they could scream.

Seeing this, the crossbowmen who accompanied the infantry immediately launched a counterattack, and dozens of crossbows were aimed at the enemy towers in the camp, and the arrows broke through the air, shooting the wooden planks on the high places with a "rattle" sound. The archers on the enemy tower constantly moved their bodies and shot deadly arrows out of the narrow gaps.

Bows and arrows can only weaken the opponent, and the decisive victory still depends on hand-to-hand combat. The sword and shield soldiers of the Han army rushed to the edge of the trench, raised their shields, and stood shoulder to shoulder. Soldiers carrying sacks rushed out and threw sacks full of dirt into the trenches. Arrows kept coming out of the camp and falling on the heads of the soldiers outside.

The sword and shield soldiers kept their heads down, trying to shrink their bodies behind their shields, but arrows still came from the top and sides of their heads, nailing the soldiers to the ground. After paying dozens of casualties, a passage had been filled in the trench, and the infantry rushed to the entrance of the main camp.

The Han army put their shields on their heads to protect the wrestlers who were slashing at the gate with great force. The soldiers on the side hurled javelin spears at the camp wall, while the defenders ducked behind sharpened stakes and returned fire with bows and arrows. The two sides come and go, and the casualties will skyrocket.

The defenders on the camp wall had a condescending advantage and had a certain amount of protection, so they had a great advantage in counter-fire. Often, the Han army had four or five dead and wounded before one defender could be killed or wounded. Although the Han crossbowmen outside the camp tried their best to provide cover for the attacking comrades, the Han army was still heavily wounded. Seeing that his comrades were constantly being shot in front of him, a Qu Junhou who commanded the crossbowmen was anxious and loudly ordered his subordinates to continue to move forward.

The closer you get, the more powerful your bow will be, and the more accurate your shot will be. After advancing another ten steps, the crossbowmen of the Han army were only fifty paces away from the camp wall, whether it was the throwing of bows and arrows or the direct shooting of strong crossbows, the accuracy of the head had improved a lot. There were constantly defenders on it who were shot by arrows and crossbows, making muffled grunts.

Seeing that the tactics were effective, Qu Junhou once again ordered his crossbowmen to take ten steps forward, and at a distance of thirty or forty paces, use heavy arrows to shoot accurately. Hit by a heavy arrow at this distance, the defenders who were shot no longer let out a muffled grunt, but screamed.

The power of the light arrow is very small, as long as it is not too bad luck and it is not too bad to hit the door. Other places are protected by armor, and even if you are hit by a dozen of them, there may be no problem, but as long as you are shot once by a heavy arrow, you will be seriously injured even if you don't die. At a distance of thirty paces, both a six-stone crossbow and a strong bow could pierce the armor.

However, as the distance closes, the defenders' crossbowmen will be able to shoot arrows precisely into the heads of the Han crossbowmen. Following the orders of the officers on the camp wall, the defenders divided most of their archers, and the Han crossbowmen were targeted.

The bowstrings above and below the camp walls kept vibrating, arrows were flying in the air, and people were screaming and falling. In a short time, more than a hundred crossbowmen of the Han army fell. Even Qu Junhou, who commanded the shooting, was hit by an arrow, but fortunately, the iron armor on his body was strong, and although the arrow was shot into the flesh, it was not a big problem, and he could continue to hold on.

Although the shooters under their command suffered heavy casualties, their interference did take the pressure off their comrades. Outside the gate, Lux held a long-handled battle axe and chopped it vigorously, and the thick wood was chopped with sawdust flying sideways, revealing the yellow-white interior. Just when the wrestlers were rising, the defenders above joined forces and pushed down a stone of more than 100 catties.

The camp wall is not very high, but it is only four or five meters, and the speed at which the stones fall down is not very fast, but because the weight is there, the power is also considerable. The slightly polished stone was in an irregular circle, and it fell on the shield of the Han army's heavy infantry, making a dull sound, and the shield suddenly shattered.

The soldiers below let out a scream, and the whole person was smashed to the ground. The stone flicked off the shield and rolled backwards, knocking over several people in quick succession. Seeing that the shield array at the door was broken, the defenders immediately fired downward. Arrows and crossbows fell, and there were many screams from the forty or fifty Han heavy infantry gathered outside the gate. Several rounds of arrows rained down, and nearly half of them were crucified to the ground.

The wrestler with the long tomahawk ignored the arrows that fell beside him, and just slashed down with his axe.

There was a "click" sound, and a large hole was broken in the sturdy gate made of heavy wood, but it was the efforts of the Han army that finally had an effect, although it seemed to have come a little late. Lux was overjoyed to see this, and was about to continue wielding his battle axe, when there was a sound from a high place on the side, and crossbow arrows flew out, piercing the armor on his body.

Even with the protection of iron plates, it is impossible to resist a strong bow and crossbow at such a close distance. Although the armor has a good protective effect, it still can't be compared with the iron armor after all. The distance is so close that even if you are wearing iron armor, you may be shot through.

The multi-inch bolt was almost completely submerged in his body, and the wrestler shook his body, let out a terrifying roar, and raised the long-handled battle axe above his head again. The comrades next to him had suffered all the casualties and could no longer provide him with cover. The defenders fired their bows and crossbows, and the arrows shot him like a hedgehog.

Blood poured out of his armor, and Lux let out a wail, his body shook a little, and then he fell to his knees on the ground.

The long-handled battle axe fell from above, and with a "click" sound, the axe slashed into the log on the camp gate in front of the corpse.

On the cart in the rear, Huangfu Song looked at the tragic battle outside the camp, the color on his face remained unchanged, but he sighed in his heart. Even though he had already suffered hundreds of casualties, he did not order the withdrawal of troops, but let the generals in front play freely.

If you fight for the city, you will kill the city. If you want to become a famous general, you must be able to ignore not only the casualties of the enemy, but also your own casualties. Although Huangfu Song regretted the casualties under his command, he was unmoved. It's just a few hundred casualties, and it's worth the loss.

When the Han army attacked the front of the camp, it also sent an infantry to attack the long slope on the side. The so-called "plateau" refers to the high ground with steep tops in all directions. Changpo Plateau is on the edge of Chen Chengjun's camp, and a troop of about 100 people is placed on it, which can provide some long-range support to the defenders with large yellow crossbows and bows and arrows while informing the camp of the movements of the Han army.

Although at eighty paces away, the power of a general bow and crossbow can be almost ignored, but what if it is a large rhubarb crossbow placed on it?

The strong bows and crossbows of the Han army shocked the world, and Lian County, which is now near Yinchuan, is also famous for its strong crossbows. After the death of Tanshi Huai, who had led the Xianbei tribe to unify the outside of the Saiwai, his son and company led the army to attack the north, and was shot and killed by the local Haoqiang with a rhubarb crossbow near Lian County. Because of that perfect shooting, it led to the collapse of the huge Xianbei Empire.

The Northland has always had a tradition of making and using strong crossbows, how could Chen Cheng not carry it forward after he became the master of the Northland? Although the supply of strategic materials such as horns and tendons is limited, the number of rhubarb crossbows is very limited, but placing a few rhubarb crossbows on the long slope can already pose a great threat to the attacker.

The long slope is steep on all sides, and the only way to climb up is to climb it from the side slope. It's a slope, but it's also very difficult to climb. Not to mention wearing armor, even if you are naked, you have to be very careful to climb up. The Han army that came to attack had five or six hundred people, almost a song. Qu Junhou, who led the team, couldn't help but have a headache after seeing that it was so difficult to climb here.

He tried to get his soldiers to attack, and even without enemy interference, it would be difficult to climb up unless he took off his armor. While the soldiers below were working hard, a large yellow crossbow loaded above reversed the direction of the shot, aiming Wangshan at the Han soldiers who were climbing upward.

"Whoosh", the crossbow bolt with a length and thickness like a short sword shot through, at a distance of seventy or eighty paces, through a Han soldier who had taken off his armor, castrated himself, and sank into the chest of a person in the rear. Screams rang out immediately, and a corpse and a seriously wounded person fell.

Qu Junhou, who led the team, was knowledgeable, he gasped and said in shock: "Is it really a rhubarb crossbow?" ”

He looked at the dangerous terrain in front of him again, and couldn't help but curse, "How did you move such a heavy thing?" Could it be that you can't fly up? ”

Not only did this Qu Junhou not think of it, but the defenders were also surprised when they first came up. They climbed up along the ropes, and brought only ring-headed knives and spears with them, but as soon as they came up, they saw many large yellow crossbows and ordinary bows, as well as boxes of arrows and crossbows, and were they shocked on the spot?