48. Projectile
"Xinghan Wansheng!" The crowd dispersed in a cheer.
Early in the morning of the second day, the Xinghan army, which was ready to go, followed Wang Bo's order, and strode towards the clouds under the gaze of the crowd behind him.
Due to the last fiasco of the Xianbei people, the loss of countless young and strong troops, after the war under the uninterrupted harassment of the elusive wolf guards, Budugen felt deeply unable to defend comprehensively, and there was no hope of peace, although he was annoyed by Wang Bo's lion mouth, but there were many dissatisfaction among the tribes, and even his brother Fu Luohan, who had always been obedient to his words, did not support him against the Xinghan army, and had no choice but to shrink the defense line, and in half a push, half of the eastern part of Yunzhong was given to the Xinghan army, which was also considered to meet some of Wang Bo's requirements.
Although they knew the place to let go, the Xinghan army did not occupy it, and they were still nervous at first, thinking that the Xinghan army was playing some conspiracy, so they were very cautious and guarded, but after a few months, they didn't see any movement from the Xinghan army, so they put their minds at ease.
It seems that in the peace talks, Wang Bo is a murderer, but he is just scaring himself, after all, the Xinghan army has only been here for a long time, and with the mediocre style of the Han officials, how much support can they give? The last war was just taking advantage of the geographical advantage, and he accidentally fell into the way of the Xinghan army, so he suffered this fiasco. If you want the Xinghan army to take the initiative to attack Yunzhong, I'm afraid you don't dare, there are still tens of thousands of capable knights under your command, what kind of confrontation does Wang Bo have? And if in the wild? Hey!
The more he got to the end, the more he regretted it, and he felt that he had made the stupid decision to sell the land because he had frightened the devil's whole pile of skeletons. But in order to maintain his authority, he had to endure the urge to go back on his word, and at the same time secretly gritted his teeth: Let you run rampant for a few days first, and when the soldiers are strong in the autumn, my Xianbei warrior will call you this butcher to pay for his blood debt!
And the dozens of miles of uninhabited area between Wujin County and Baiqushui just gave the Xinghan army room for a surprise attack, originally Budugen had planted a lot of vigilant soldiers before, but it didn't take a few days to find that it was a pot, and finally saw that the Xinghan army had no intention of attacking for so long, so he didn't send anyone to die. As a result, now, the Xinghan Red Tiger Army is close to Baiqushui, dozens of miles away from Yunzhong City, and Budugen has not yet discovered the raiding Xinghan Army.
Along the way, admiring the green grassland in front of you and connecting the sky, from time to time you will see animals like rabbits and foxes drilling around, refreshed and full of pride, Wang Bo can't help but secretly decide: we must drive the Xianbei people out of the clouds and take back this land with abundant water and grass, fat and rich!
After passing through the no-man's land, it was not until after crossing the boundary between Dingxiang County and Yunzhong County in the Western Han Dynasty that the tents of the Xianbei people appeared in the sight of the Xinghan army, and there were hundreds of them; There are dozens of them, and the further west they go, the denser they become. But judging from the nearby herdsmen, most of them are old and weak, women and children, not many young and strong, driving herds of cattle, sheep and horses of all sizes to graze in the surrounding area, seeing the banner of the Xinghan army, even ignoring their own livestock, as if seeing an evil ghost, hurriedly and far away.
The Xinghan army also ignored the Xianbei people who were hiding in Tibet, but they were unceremonious to the young herdsmen who rode horses and galloped to be suspected of delivering a message to Yunzhong City, and basically died under the arrows of the scouts.
Waiting for the Baiqu water not far away, Wang Bo was relieved and was no longer afraid of exposing the whereabouts of the Xinghan army. Because even if Budugen learned that the Xinghan army was attacking now, it was too late, and it was too late to transfer troops from Beiyu and Shanan, and as long as he crossed the Baiqushui in front of him, it would only be a few hours away from Yunzhong City.
The river on the grassland is not deep, the deepest depth is only four or five feet, before Wang Bo led the main force to arrive, Liaohua's pioneer battalion has used specially carried sharp wood, wide boards, on the river surface of dozens of zhang, set up a zhang wide pontoon bridge. Moreover, some Xianbei cavalry who tried to approach were dispersed, and were drenched on the opposite bank to set up defenses, waiting for the main force to cross the river safely.
Wang Bo then ordered the Green Wolf Army, which assisted in transporting the baggage, to cross the river first, and then carry out the harassment plan according to the established plan.
After Niu Feihu and the other generals received the order, they led thousands of wolf-like green wolf troops, and after quickly crossing the river, they directly divided into several cavalry teams, and rushed towards the panicked Xianbei tribe with their hooves and whips, leaving only a series of excited strange screams behind them.
In less than three hours, Wang Bo had already led the Xinghan Red Tiger Army that crossed the river, rushed to the vicinity of Yunzhong City, riding on the back of a tall horse, and could already see the slightly majestic city wall of Yunzhong City, the high bulge in the middle of the city wall, should be the east gate of Yunzhong City. A little closer, I saw that not far outside the city, a large number of Xianbei cavalry gathered in the black press.
When the Xinghan army arrived near Yunzhong City, the Xianbei people who had just received the news of the Xinghan army's large-scale attack were busy gathering the scattered tribal soldiers, and the Xianbei cavalry who had just gathered at the east gate was also disheveled. Wang Bo saw the truth on the horse, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then ordered to stop advancing and line up on the spot.
In just a quarter of an hour, the Red Tiger Army practiced countless times, and the defensive array, which had long been imprinted in its bones, was quickly displayed in front of the Xianbei soldiers.
The heavy shield soldiers erected their large, tall and solid shields, standing on the outermost periphery like a wall, followed by spearmen with their hands and feet stamping on the spears that were slanted out of the battle shield, and hid in the battle shields like the heavy shield soldiers. Further in is the Mo knife soldier with his head bowed and leaning on the seven-foot step Mo knife; a sword and shield soldier holding a two-foot arm shield high; Crossbowmen in pairs and archers who shoot accurately. With the exception of the crossbowmen, all Red Tiger soldiers were armed with a short spear with an iron tip and a thick tail, which was used for shooting at close range. The sword and shield soldiers carried several more on their backs, and the short knives were carried around their waists.
The baggage soldiers used several crossbow carts as horns to transport military supplies, and surrounded the banners of the Xinghan general's Daxu and the Red Tiger Army. The entire defensive array formed a giant hedgehog, and only the passage left behind the heavy shield soldiers and spearmen on both sides was faintly visible from the air, which was specially reserved for the entry and exit of the cavalry, wolf guards and scouts, but it could not be seen from outside the formation.
After forming a defensive formation, Wang Bo raised his eyes in the formation to carefully observe the Xianbei army in the distance, combined with the return of the scouts, knowing that the Xianbei people had not yet charged, he ordered the whole army to relax a little and rest on the spot to adjust their own state to the best state.
Zhou Cang proposed to let the wolf guard lead the cavalry of the Red Tiger Army, and rush in to make trouble while the Xianbei people had not yet completed the formation, Wang Bo thought about it, and after looking at the more than 2,000 cavalry troops around him, he shook his head, and said to the generals of the wolf tiger guard team who were full of anticipation: "The number of my Red Tiger Cavalry Military Region is two thousand, although it can take advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold to harass it, but after all, there are very few of them, and it is not possible to give Xianbei dogs a heavy blow!" And Hu Qi are all skilled men with bows and horses, if the enemy responds with arrows, then our army will definitely be injured! All the brothers have to be patient for the time being, since the army of the Han Dynasty has come here, why do you have no chance to slaughter? ”
Finally, after the Xinghan Red Tiger Army rested for half an hour, on the east gate of Yunzhong City opposite, a gorgeous Daxu symbolizing Lord Xianbei rose up, Wang Bo and others could see it from afar, and the hairball curtain fluttering in the wind on the edge of it. Then there was a unique attack horn sound of the Xianbei Army, which was loud and loud, shaking the four fields.
As the sound of the military trumpet, the tens of thousands of Xianbei horsemen gathered outside the city began to stir, grabbing the war bows of different lengths in their hands and holding the reins of their horses in the other hand, ready to charge.
By the time the second horn sounded, the Xianbei rider, who was standing in the front row of the impact formation, had already commanded the war horse to start jogging in small steps. These knights are all good warriors drawn from the Xianbei tribes, and their equipment is not much better than the current elite of the Han Dynasty, such as strong suits, iron armor, heart guards... Everything is available, and even the war horse under the crotch is tightly wrapped in the front half of the body with thick animal skin.
The pace is getting bigger; The speed became louder and louder, and the ground tremors caused by the galloping of countless horses' hooves became more and more obvious, and finally converged into a continuous muffled thunder, which slammed into the hedgehog formation of the Xinghan army.
The sense of oppression brought about by the galloping roar of thousands of troops and horses, even if it is hundreds of feet away, can clearly feel its unstoppable momentum, and it cannot be described in words without being taught in person. With such a strong visual impact, it is like looking up under a towering cliff, and I feel small! And between the horse's hooves flying up and down, they are like countless boulders rolling on the top of the mountain, making people see that they are as vulnerable as ants!
A loud roar woke up the soldiers of the Xinghan Army, whose faces were pale, their bodies trembled slightly, and their fingers holding weapons were a little pale, and it was Wang Bo who asked Xu Chu to yell in the formation: "Kill all the dogs!" Xinghan Wansheng! ”
"Kill the dogs! Xinghan Wansheng! ”……
Countless roars sounded immediately, getting louder and louder, and in a moment converged into a huge wave that spread outward, and soon overshadowed the rumbling hooves of horses, and never faced tens of thousands of Xianbei soldiers and soldiers of the Zhongxing Han Army, the nervous mood slowly calmed down with the roar as if venting, the body was no longer stiff as an even, and the movements returned to the state of the previous training.
Wang Bo turned around and picked up the head of the big drumstick, smashing the huge war drum behind him, "Dong Dong Dong...", in the face of the Xianbei riding in front of the ballista first to power, Zhang Yu's long crossbow arrow flashed a reflection of the morning sun, and roared headlong into the chest of the Xianbei horse who was currently leading the charge, the sharp tip of the iron-clad iron penetrated the first person and castrated, strung the next two enemy horses together, and smashed down one before stopping its rage, but its impact was not over, the dead body that rolled down from the horse, tripped over two more horses that had no time to dodge, and the knights behind were reminded to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.
This bed crossbow arrow caused six or seven casualties to the dense Xianbei cavalry, and also shocked the Xianbei cavalry who saw the tragic situation of the human flesh skewers, and the nearby knights who had time to turn their horses hurriedly bypassed from both sides, forming a small vortex in the torrent, but in front of the huge number of cavalry, it seemed so insignificant.
At first, you could see a few wounded companions here as they continued to accelerate, struggling to climb onto the horse's horse, but as the whole cavalry became faster and faster, their clumsy efforts turned into futility. Seeing this scene, the Xianbei riders who followed closely behind saw this scene, and there was no time to dodge, and there was nowhere to hide, so they could only close their eyes and follow the horse's momentum and step up, these unlucky guys didn't even have time to let out an exclamation that rushed to their mouths, and they were lined up into a mixture of meat and mud by countless horses' hooves, and this small vortex also became a wave in the torrent, and disappeared in an instant.
The role of the bed crossbow against the cavalry in the field is only that, the slow firing speed and inflexible rotation are its biggest weaknesses, and after only two rounds, the fast-impacting Xianbei cavalry crosses its shooting range and becomes an ornament on the battlefield.
At this time, the Xianbei cavalry forward had already rushed to less than two hundred steps away from the Red Tiger Army's main array, and its speed had been increased to the extreme, rolling in with an unstoppable earth-shattering momentum. The outermost heavy shield soldiers, even the Xianbei people with bared mouths and fangs on horseback, the fear that had just been suppressed in their hearts rose in the hearts of countless people, but thousands of rigorous trainings and the indestructible belief in their minds did not make them take half a step back. The result of the intersection of fear and obsession is that the eyes are bloodshot and red, and the face is crazy.
"Archer Projectile!" With an inspiring roar, the archers with the longest range released the bowstring above their oblique fingers, and a large fan-shaped rain of arrows rose from the Red Tiger Army's defensive array, bringing a sound to the sky, just like the buzzing sound of angry bees chasing people, which made people shudder.
"Crossbowman Throw!" Followed by the clattering crossbowmen plucked their moots, and a large group of denser crossbow arrows swept towards the rapidly charging Xianbei cavalry.
The first round of arrows fell in the dense formation of the Xianbei cavalry, and the military formation, which was originally moving neatly and smoothly, immediately became unrecognizable. Countless screams were mixed with the neighing of the war horses, and the Xianbei cavalry, who lacked arm and shield protection, and even had no ordinary battle armor, had countless arrows, and their head, shoulders, chest and abdomen had become the places where the arrows of the Red Tiger Army were raging.
The first few rows of cavalry, except for the death squads in iron armor, all kept rolling to the ground like dumplings, and before they fluttered a few times, they were torn to pieces by the dense hooves of the horses behind them, and scattered in all directions. The vigorous war horse continued to neigh forward, and after the second round of arrow rain fell, the horses with arrows in their heads and front bodies continued to fall in the wailing, and the organic spirit war horses were already about to avoid the front and run out of the battlefield on both sides. Although there were not many of them, it was enough to cause chaos among the Xianbei cavalry who couldn't stop at all behind them, and there were many gaps in the entire cavalry charge. Some of the three or five horses collided together, and some of the horses lost their front hooves because they didn't have time to dodge......
But the endless crossbow arrows, like undulating raindrops in the wind, slapped wave after wave against the Xianbei cavalry who were lying down and charging into battle, and only a very small number of cavalry with bows and arches. While causing constant casualties, it also made the front part of Xianbei's dense impact formation become as incomplete as a dog gnawing and a rat bite. As more and more fallen horses fell, there were more and more obstacles to block the brutal impact, and the front team of Xianbei rode slowly, and the rear team could not control the speed of the war horses at all under the rapid gallop, so it was inevitable that the horses would collide and the knights would fall.
The Xianbei cavalry, which was moving forward in the chaos, rushed to a distance of dozens of steps from the Red Tiger Middle Shield Array, and was finally forced to stop by the thousands of powerful iron-tipped short spears that flew in, almost with the force of hard horizontal pushing, and countless war horses full of arrows crowded each other, constantly falling to the ground and unable to ....... But this fatal slowdown and spinning made them a live target for the crossbowmen of the Xinghan Army, arrows flew, crossbow shots, and spears were thrown, and more cavalry soldiers planted their horses, and the horses died, even most of the ironclad Xianbei warriors who had just escaped the rain of arrows in the front row were not spared.
At this moment, from the upper floor of the Cloud City, there was a horn sound that sounded like a hurry, fierce and short. Xianbei riders, who were constantly spinning, pushing, and scolding, gritted their teeth when they heard it, and brandished the bright saber in their hands, regardless of whether they were people or horses blocking in front of them, they slashed up one after another, and the war horses that were screaming in pain could no longer care if there was anything in front of them, or bumped or straddled the shield array that rushed towards the sharp spears of the Xinghan Red Tiger Army.
However, due to the countless casualties and fallen to the ground before, the originally dense shock formation became sparse, and its speed became almost the same as when it first accelerated due to a short period of stagnation, of course, its impact force also dropped to a very low level, less than one-tenth of the highest speed, so few results were achieved, and the desire to break the formation with the impact of the cavalry was completely shattered. Take a look at the latest chapter of "My Three Kingdoms Great Renovation Claw Book House" to read it for free for the first time.