Chapter 797: City Gate
Like the vast majority of generals, Huang Zhong also believes in the supremacy of strength, believing that absolute strength is everything.
It's not that Yuan Shu didn't appoint military advisors to him, but the level of these military advisors with the army is only quasi-first-class at best, not up or down, and the strategies they can come up with are also limited, and most of their existence is just to guard against the other side.
There is no way, Yuan Shu does not have many top strategists to appoint. From the perspective of the overall situation, because of the royal route taken by Yuan Shu, many strategists who can strategize internal affairs have been tricked by Yuan Shu to engage in internal affairs. For example, Tian Feng frustrated Lu Su and others, from the perspective of the effect, the advantages of such a distribution definitely outweigh the disadvantages, but it led to the fact that although the quality of the strategists who could be military advisors in Yuan Shu's hands was not low, they were extremely scarce.
Pang Tong Xu Shu and several other young heroes were sent to the frontier to train, and Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and Xun You's "iron triangle" were all around Yuan Shu, and it was not easy to appoint, so the basic small group of troops was headed by the main general, supplemented by a few similar strategists to try to ensure that they did not suffer losses.
Top talents will always be scarce, otherwise Cao Ren and Xiahoudun will not lead the troops alone in the battle of Xinye, if they can bring one or two top strategists, I am afraid that there will not be such an easy defeat as later, and it is unknown whether there will be three kingdoms at that time.
Huang Zhong was not disappointed or angry at the failure of these strategists around him to remind him of the current situation. After all, who would have thought that Liu Bei would do such a stupid thing of "abandoning the weak and choosing the strong"?
The most sinister and unpredictable thing in the world is the heart of a monarch. Han Xin, who commanded millions of soldiers, died at the hands of a woman because of a ruthless imperial heart, but Xiang Yu, who was unstoppable, killed himself in Wujiang because of this. Liu Bei's stupid performance was indeed unexpected by everyone, but it was reasonable.
"Kill!"
Due to Huang Zhong's two arrows, the corridor at the city gate was once again occupied by the Chu army. More and more soldiers entered the city, and the soldiers in the city fell into a certain chaos again due to the loss of command. Although measures were constantly taken to defend the city under the command of the centurions, due to the lack of unified command, they had little effect.
"Changwen, what should I do? You can't just pull it down now! Liu Bei listened to the shouting and killing under the city wall, and said a little anxiously.
"Don't panic, lord." Chen Qun, who had a calm face, looked at the situation in the city while comforting Liu Bei.
At this time, the soldiers in the city had been fighting for a while, and the city gate was broken again and the Chu army poured in, which gave Liu Beijun a lot of pressure, but the Chu army in the city was on the contrary, but the morale of the low morale was greatly increased.
However, after this period of fighting, the casualties of the Chu army were already not small. At the beginning, the crossbow and three-plate axe did cause a lot of damage to Liu Beijun, and he once had the upper hand, but then with the stalemate in the battle, the Chu army became more and more at a disadvantage. No matter how well-equipped it is, the difference in the number of people in the melee is not so easy to compensate.
During this time, due to Liu Beijun's almost lifeless crazy fighting style, the Chu army, which was no more than 10,000 people in the city, had lost more than 3,000 people, and it almost completely fell into decline. But after this stimulus, the two sides were once again reluctantly pulled back to a stalemate.
"The situation in the city has stabilized, and it will only take half an hour at most to end the fighting. It is necessary to stop the Chu army for half an hour, and must not let them rush into the city! Chen Qun said in a deep voice: "Lord, let the white-eared elite soldiers go!" Defend the gates! ”
Liu Bei was hesitant in the face of the current situation, the white-eared elite soldiers were his greatest confidence, and the damage caused by using them now was absolutely unbearable for him. However, in the current situation, although he still has a backhand, it is not easy to use it.
"Uncle Zhi! Thou hast led thy army to stop the gates of the city, and thou shalt not let any man go in or out. Liu Bei finally chose to believe Chen Qun and ordered.
"The last general commands!"
Chen Zhi arched his hand expressionlessly, and then led three thousand white-eared elite soldiers directly down the city wall.
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In front of the inner exit of the city gate cave, the Chu army that broke into the city and Liu Beijun, who came to stop it, had already begun to clash.
"Whoosh! Sou! Sou! ”
A wave of crossbows shot at close range, and Liu Beijun fell down in an instant. Then both sides advanced in a formation with shield men in front and spearmen in the rear.
Under such a confrontation, the gap between the equipment and soldiers of the two sides is unobstructed. The soldiers of the Chu army are all powerful men with strong height, but Liu Beifang is mostly hungry, and his height is also a head behind. The giant shield held by the shield soldiers of the Chu army was obviously one size larger than Liu Beifang, and it was more refined and textured.
Before the battle, the soldiers of the Chu army marched in unison, holding huge shields to change and advance. When the two sides approached, the soldiers of the Chu army all leaned over slightly and completely blocked the whole person with huge shields, connecting the card slots on the edge of the shields to each other, and the entire row of giant shields were connected together, like a city wall. Then lower the center of gravity, slow down, hold the specially designed side grip handle on the shield, lean to the left side, use the entire right arm against the giant shield, the right leg is slightly bent, the left leg is forced, and slowly push forward.
At the same time, the pikemen in the rear stuck their five-meter-long spears in the specially set grooves above their shields, their heads raised, and their hands held the barrel of their guns and pressed down slightly, ready to press them against the ground as support. But in an instant, an iron wall full of sharp thorns appeared in front of Liu Beijun.
"Poof! Poof! ”
Countless Liu Beijun's soldiers used their lives to prove the indestructibility and terror of this wall, and in the face of this kind of ironclad defense and unstoppable momentum, Liu Beijun kept falling, and the battlefield kept moving backwards.
At this time, Chen Zhiyao, who was about to rush to the battlefield, saw this scene, and his eyes were full of solemnity: "Qin army array!" ”
Qin is famous for its strength in bows and crossbows, and has special crossbow arrays and phalanxes, which can give full play to the cooperation between spearmen, halberders, chariots, cavalry and crossbowmen. Among them, the most famous are the spear that is close to seven meters and the powerful crossbow that forms a large scale and is extremely powerful.
Huang Zhongjun is the same as the Qin army of that year, the most powerful is the bow and crossbow, and naturally he has a deep study of the invincible Qin army back then. This hedgehog-style method of warfare can fully protect the crossbowmen inside, and can also cause huge damage, so it was used by Huang Zhong. Especially in a small area like the Castle Gate Cave, the power displayed is simply terrifying.
"Such an opponent is worthy of a fight." Chen Zhi couldn't help but lick his lips, and a wolf-like light flashed in his eyes.
Huang Zhongjun's combat characteristics are fierce and steady. The advantage of the bow and crossbow brings unparalleled attack power, and the shield spearman combination brings desperate defense. If you start a frontal war, you will never be afraid of anyone. But when it comes to dealing with the chaos of the war, it is a little weak.
Chen Zhi does not intend to defeat the enemy's strengths with his own shortcomings, this kind of stupid thing is definitely not done by a famous general. The strongest part of the Bai'er elite soldier is its will and omnipotence, but Huang Zhongjun is the best at attacking tough battles and is not good at being flexible.