Chapter 198: The Battle of the Six Rivers (6)

Although only about 20 people died in the assault just now, those who dared to "ascend first" and "fall into battle" were the most brave warriors in the army. As soon as these people died, the fanatical morale of the Han army suddenly dropped a lot.

They looked inside from this side of the camp wall, and all they saw were bright spears, which looked very scary. There are also heavy spearmen and pikemen in the Han army, but because the flanks of pikemen are always the weakest link, they are only used as a part of the army, and they are used together with sword and shield soldiers, archers, and halberd soldiers.

Liu Sui retreated, threw away the hammer in his hand, snatched a spear with his hand, took two steps forward, and then threw it hard. The spear whizzed out, piercing through the iron armor of one of the trapped soldiers, who screamed and fell to the ground.

Although the spear of nearly five meters is very advantageous in battle, it is too long and needs to be held in both hands, and cannot be equipped with a shield, so when facing long-range attacks, it will have the weakness of insufficient protection. However, although they could not be equipped with shields, they could carry two throwing spears and javelins.

When Liu Sui just threw out a throwing spear, four or five flew in front of him, and Rao is wearing the strongest iron armor, which was also in vain at a distance of less than twenty paces. Three spears grazed past him and landed in the crowd behind him, but two of them pierced his iron armor and killed him instantly.

"Liu Quchang is dead!"

Because of the death of the chief officer, the morale of the Han soldiers outside dropped again. The soldiers trapped in the camp had already rushed to the wall again, using spears and swords and shields to kill the Han soldiers who had just gained a foothold on the camp wall, and then spread along the camp wall and shot the Han soldiers gathered at the gate with spears.

Javelins and spears rained down, and theoretically, the speed of throwing javelins could be about the same as that of bows and arrows, far more powerful than crossbows. Many Han soldiers can still move freely with a few arrows inserted in their bodies, but as long as they are hit by javelins and spears at close range, they will immediately lose the ability to continue fighting if they don't die.

Twenty or thirty people fell at the gate of the camp in an instant, which aroused the courage of the Han army and the spirit of hatred for the enemy. The armor soldiers, who were still hesitating at the door, shouted and poured into the camp. Hundreds of people stepped forward with blades in hand and crashed into the spears of the forest. The steel collided violently, and the screams and screams of the soldiers rang out.

The spear pierced through the armor and stabbed into the flesh, and was about to be withdrawn, but it was stuck inside. The sergeant trapped in the camp was stunned for a moment, and a throwing axe flew in front of him. He hurriedly lowered his head. "When", the axe hit the thick iron helmet, shaking his head and making his head tremble. Fortunately, the iron helmet is full of materials, and although it is somewhat deformed, it has not been smashed. The sergeant hurriedly let go of his hands, stepped back, took a spare spear, and stepped forward again.

The Han soldiers fought to the death in the narrow place at the gate and the trapped camp. The corpses were stacked one by one, even to the point of blocking people's movements. The soldiers who occupied the camp wall also threw spears and javelins downward, and some crossbowmen reversed the direction of their shots and fired arrows at the Han soldiers who rushed in.

The long-range strength on the camp wall weakened, and the Han army crossbowmen took the opportunity to step forward, reached within thirty paces, and shot the Xiliang army on the camp wall with a strong bow and hard crossbow. If you're not careful, you can even give away your life.

The forces on both sides are rapidly depleting, and the essence of this battle is to consume human lives. Whichever side can't stand the brutal war of attrition first, the side loses. Soldiers were constantly nailed to the ground by arrows fired from the camp wall, and many of the defenders on the camp wall were also shot by arrows and fell screaming. Among them are the soldiers and horses of the princes of Xiliang, and there are also warriors who are trapped in the camp.

But the most dead people were still at the gate of the camp. The soldiers of Liu Sui's song broke through the spear formation of the first camp with all their strength, but they were wiped out by the soldiers of the second and third camps at the gate of the camp. The corpses covered a radius of less than thirty paces, and every inch of the ground was soaked in a dark red color from the blood donation.

"Dangdang!"

A hundred paces away from the camp, the sound of a gong sounded. The Han soldiers who were fighting fiercely were stunned for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief, and retreated to the rear one after another. Such a tragic battle was something they had never encountered before. Even when fighting against those Yellow Turban soldiers who were not afraid of death, it was not so difficult to fight.

The crossbowmen on the camp wall had already shot so weak that they could barely lift their arms. Seeing the enemy retreating, they were also greatly relieved. Li Kan looked at the dense corpses near the gate of the camp and said movingly; "I went to the Xiongnu with my lord, and I participated in more than ten battles, but I have never seen such a fierce enemy, nor have I ever seen such a tragic battle!"

Both left and right think so. The trapping camp was selected by Chen Cheng from the 100,000-strong army, and it was not only well-equipped, but also well-paid. After nearly a year of hard training in Yinchuan, from top to bottom, all of them are now big shoulders and round waists, and they are skilled in combat, so they have developed the arrogance of looking up to the top and looking down on other troops.

Now it has been broken through the gun array of the first tun by the Han army, if it is not for the follow-up soldiers and horses of the officers and soldiers to keep up, if it is not for the terrain here is unfavorable to the attacker, I am afraid that more people will be killed and wounded in the camp. The first tun has also been crippled, and although the spear is good for battle, it is not invincible.

In the middle of the car formation in the distance, Huang Fu Song heard the sound of gold in front of him, and his face twitched slightly again. He knew the temperament of the soldiers under his command, and if he hadn't suffered heavy casualties, he would never have retreated back after attacking the enemy's camp. He was silent for a while, and then said to the soldiers on the side: "Go and ask, how many casualties our army has." ”

The soldiers rushed forward, and after a while, they rushed back wildly, "Our army suffered more than 1,300 casualties, Captain Zhou Yi was seriously injured, Liu Sui and Sun Xiao were killed in battle, and Tun Chang was killed in seven and nine were seriously injured!" ”

It only took more than an hour to fight, and so many people were killed and injured?

The soldiers on the left and right were shocked and discolored, but Huangfu Song's face did not change. If you really want to say that he is different from just now, it will become more resolute. He looked at the sun, which had begun to turn west, and knew that there was at most one chance to attack today. If the Xiliang army cannot be completely defeated next time, it will be dark.

"General Zuo!" A lieutenant said angrily: "Please order our troops to attack, if you can't defeat the thieves, you should come and see you!" ”

Huangfu Song was silent for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Order the soldiers to carry fire oil and dry firewood to burn the enemy's camp." ”

The lieutenant said loudly: "No! ”

At the same time that Huangfu Song sent reinforcements to the front, on the edge of the Liuchuan River, Chen Cheng reappeared in Lu Bu's field of vision with more than 700 horsemen. I don't know when the wind began to blow, and the wind blew away the smoke and dust on the battlefield, so that everything appeared clearly in front of the warring parties.

Most of the camps set up along the Liuchuan River were on fire, and the rudimentary camps had been breached, and the Han army's foot soldiers and cavalry were crisscrossing inside, killing the Xiliang army that had time to withdraw in the future. There were nearly 70,000 men stationed here, most of them cavalry, so there were many camps, and they were still far from each other.

Although the cavalry under Han Sui lost a lot of camps, they did not hurt their muscles and bones, but concentrated their forces near several large camps on the side of the Liuchuan Plateau, and fell into a melee with the Han army's infantry and cavalry.

It was at this time that someone next to Lu Bu suddenly shouted, "Xiliang Army is here!" ”

Everyone followed the prestige, and sure enough, they saw rows of neatly draped Xiliang Tu horses. This flat land is very wide, divided into two battlefields, left and right. But on the side of the Liuchuan River on the left, tens of thousands of people have been stuffed in, and there are still a lot of cavalry inside, and almost every place is fighting chaotically, and no one has noticed how these Xiliang cavalry appeared near the general banner.

Seeing the Xiliang cavalry that appeared not far away, Lu Bu suddenly became a little nervous. If it was only seven or eight hundred Xiliang cavalry, Lu Bu wouldn't have paid much attention to it. Although those Qiang cavalry were brave, their armor was too poor, and their discipline was not good, so they were no match for the wolf cavalry.

But as soon as they saw the fiery red war horse that Chen Cheng was sitting on, which was two laps larger than the ordinary good horse, everyone felt that their scalps were numb. In the face of this kind of peerless murderer, even if he has a strength advantage of several times, he will feel that it is not too safe.

Lu Bu tensed up, and the soldiers around him also felt danger and nervousness, and in the shouts and cheers of the officers, they moved closer to each other, and the hedgehogs gathered together. The sword and shield soldiers and the infantry with spears and halberds were pushed outside, and the crossbowmen spread their bowstrings and aimed in the direction of the Western Liang cavalry.

Zhang Liao had already led the cavalry into the smoke and dust, and now he doesn't know where he went, and the ones who stayed with Lu Bu were just Wei Xu, Song Xian, Cao Xing, Hao Meng and other generals. Cao Xing has always been very conceited about his archery skills, although he has seen Chen Cheng's peerless marksmanship, but he also feels that he may not be weaker than the thief chief, he asked Lu Bu for battle: "General Lu, let me lead the cavalry up to kill the thief army!" ”

Wei Xu also said: "I'll go with General Cao!" ”

Wei Xu is Lu Bu's brother-in-law, and he was following Ding Yuan during the Chen Cang battle yesterday. Not long ago, I met Chen Cheng, although I admitted that the other party was excellent in martial arts, but I thought that the other party was unexpected, so I killed the general. Now seeing that Chen Cheng has few soldiers and feels that he has a great advantage, he volunteered to attack with Cao Xing.

Lu Bu thought for a moment and said, "Okay, each of you will lead a thousand cavalry, just disperse the enemy army, don't pursue!" ”

Wei Xu and Cao Xing each ordered a thousand horses, divided into left and right wings, and killed Chen Cheng's troops.

After Chen Cheng saw that Lü Bu's general banner was heavily guarded, he was originally going to attack in another place, or withdraw to the vicinity of his own camp to assist the infantry in the defense. But he didn't expect the Han cavalry to take the initiative to kill them, he couldn't help laughing, and said, "Lu Fengxian is really bold!" ”

Then he raised his halberd and shouted, "Come with me!" ”

He ran more than 100 steps to the left with 700 cavalry, then turned around and rushed to the right, facing Wei Xu's troops.