49. Final Blow
When the Xianbei cavalry approached the defensive array of the Xinghan army, among the heavy shield soldiers and spearmen in the outermost area, there was a shouting of orders one after another.
After the heavy shield soldiers quickly threw out the short spear in their hands, they all squatted slightly, took half a step back with their right feet, bent their left legs and shoulders against the animal skin cushion on the inside of the heavy shield, grabbed and pressed with both hands, grasped the wooden handle wrapped with hemp rope in the center of the heavy shield, and tightened their whole body, holding their breath steadily, waiting for the arrival of the huge impact.
On the heavy shield of the Xinghan army, Wang Bo and the generals also worked hard, and when they were made, they were designed to resist the cavalry on the plains. On the basis of the existing large shield in the Han Dynasty, a layer of iron sheet and many spikes of different lengths were added on the outside, and two more layers of interlayer composed of animal skins and short wood chips were added on the inside, and finally a soft cushion was added. The big shield made in this way is four feet high, the thickness is close to three inches, and it can resist the shooting of small bed crossbows from a long distance after testing, not to mention the ordinary strong bow, and the protective effect is very good, that is, this reaches the weight of 100 catties, so that the heavy shield soldiers who are known for their strength can not bear it, and they cannot carry the march for a long time. In the end, each heavy shield battalion had to be equipped with several animal carts, and the heavy shield soldiers could take turns to rest during the march, which dispelled the idea of reducing the weight of the large shield for many people.
After actual combat observation, Wang Bo ingeniously added two buckles on both sides of the inner side of the big shield, hung two three-foot-long hardwoods on it, and removed the diagonal top in the middle of the heavy shield during the war, which could increase the impact resistance of many heavy shield soldiers. The soldiers were amazed for a long time: the head of his own general did not know what was inside, as if every ordinary object would become magical in his hands.
A mixture of blunt collisions, gold and iron, and the neighing of horses and the roars of countless people continued to sound at the intersection of the two armies, and the Xianbei cavalry, which was violently charged under the military order, finally began substantial contact with the defending Xinghan army.
One ride, two rides, one row... The Xianbei soldier who ran forward on his horse waved the saber in his hand and crashed into the heavy shield soldiers of the Red Tiger Army, but the effect it achieved made Bu Dugen and Wang Bo, who were staring at each other, show completely different expressions after seeing it.
Bu Dugen is frowning: why didn't the situation of the devastation in the past against the Han infantry be staged again? Even if the bows and arrows of the Xinghan army were very dense; Even if the soldiers of the Xinghan Army are not afraid of death; Even if the shield array of the Xinghan army looks taller than it has seen before... But this is tens of thousands of elite cavalry? This is the tens of thousands of Xianbei cavalry that the Daxianbei people rely on to crisscross the border of the Han Dynasty? On the grassland of a flat river, it was impossible to break through the infantry formation? Budugen, who was watching the battle in Cloud City, was in a trance for a while after looking at the battle scene: Is this still the strong Xianbei Iron Cavalry in the past?
Wang Bo breathed a sigh of relief, and glanced at the generals behind him, all of whom showed a relaxed smile.
Indeed, the seemingly terrifying Xianbei cavalry crashed into the Xinghan spear shield array that was waiting for the Xinghan spear shield under the successive slowdowns and chaos, only to let the wooden sticks supporting the heavy shield break in response, breaking countless spears, while the heavy shield soldiers who resisted the shield were not only shocked, but even the corners of their mouths were bleeding, and there were even fewer who fell to the ground.
Due to the untidy queue of Xianbei cavalry, the front one collided, and the one behind had not yet caught up, so it was impossible to form a continuous impact on the Xinghan heavy shield soldiers. Even in the place where the charging queue was a little denser, because the horses that collided first hung on the spears that leaned out of the formation, they did not fall for the time being, and together with the spiky and standing large shields, they formed a resistance to the Xianbei riders behind, and they could not break through for a while.
Several heavy shield soldiers who fell to the ground, with the help of the sword and shield soldiers behind them, immediately stood up again to make up for the slightly skewed shield formation. The pikemen stepped on the tail of the spear on the ground, clutched the barrel of the gun with both hands and did not move, allowing the spear to tremble violently and even break, and did not look at the countless Xianbei knights flying above their heads who suddenly stopped in the collision and pounced on the rear.
Some of the Xianbei people who flew into the Xinghan army's formation had no time to deal with the huge force of the collision between the two armies, but most of them relied on their skillful skills to leap into the enemy formation, so they jumped farther, and some even smashed directly on the wide Mo blade, hanging on the fangs and claws and screaming. Although these intruders also brought some confusion to the Xinghan army, after all, there were few people, and they flew in intermittently, and they disappeared under the chaotic blades of the sword and shield soldiers who were waiting for them in a short time, and they did not make much waves.
Under the continuous rain of arrows and crossbowmen of the Xinghan Dynasty, and the strong defense of the spearmen and shield soldiers in the front row, the cavalry of the Xianbei Brigade that rushed finally stopped weakly and squeezed together in front of the unbreakable shield array of the Xinghan army. The Xianbei warriors who were unable to act had no choice but to desperately wave the sabers in their hands, and in vain they kept slashing at the shield wall blocking in front of them, and countless spears with broken spearheads, and a few Xianbei horsemen who held long weapons and threw sabers helplessly, causing some casualties to the Xinghan spearmen, but the results were very small, and they were unable to break through the defensive array of the Xinghan army.
And the Xianbei cavalry of the brigade charging behind, wrapped in the attacking military formation, had no time to dodge, and there was no place to dodge, so they ran straight into the horse's butt of the knight in front of them in row after row, causing even greater confusion.
The crossbowmen of the Xinghan army were mighty, constantly pulling arrows and bows, and the buzzing of bowstrings and the swishing sound of arrows flying were endless. There are archers who accidentally drop their wrenches made of animal skins, and even if their fingers are ground and bloody, they don't bother to look down and look for them until their arm strength is slowly exhausted.
This state lasted for a few breaths, and the panicked Xianbei cavalry remembered the housekeeping skills --- archery that he had just forgotten in the rain of arrows under the shouting and scolding of the petty officer, and they drew their bows and arrows to shoot at the Xinghan army.
Seeing this scene, the spearmen in the front row immediately raised the spears in their hands into the sky, holding the elastic gun shaft with both hands and shaking constantly, the tall spear head swayed from side to side, knocking down most of the flying arrows, and the crossbowmen with poor protection in the rear continued to fight back at the same time, or looking for sword and shield soldiers to protect the vital point, or hiding behind the Mo sword soldiers in full body iron armor, but under the blow of the arrows in the sky of the Xianbei cavalry, the casualties gradually increased.
However, compared with the Xianbei people, these casualties are really insignificant, and they cannot make the Xinghan army, which has a high fighting spirit, feel timid and shaken in their hearts. Many soldiers who were wounded but not fatal gritted their teeth and were unwilling to go to the rear for treatment, which was the result of rigorous training and firm conviction in their hearts.
At this time, Wang Bo turned his head to look at Chen Dao and Liao Hua, and both of them nodded, indicating that the time for a decisive battle had come. Immediately, Chen Zhi waved the small flag representing the military order in his hand, and the war drummer of the Xinghan Army immediately replaced the majestic drum beat with a rapid attack sound.
When the drum beat just changed, I saw the Mo knife soldiers who had been bowing their heads in the army and standing still, instantly raised their heads in unison, roared, dragged the long Mo knife upside down, crossed the spearmen, sword and shield soldiers in front of them, and roared again, and the wide blade of the Mo knife was highlighted with both hands, and from the gap where the heavy shield soldiers slightly let go of the shield array, they slashed down hard.
Suddenly, in front of the shield wall of the Xinghan army, countless screams sounded, countless stumps and broken arms were produced, and the bodies of people and horses were instantly split, and a large amount of blood was generated, while spraying, washing the still standing shield wall, pouring a layer of blood red on the grass on the ground... Such a bloody scene made some veterans who were used to seeing the scenes of the big war unbearable to look at them directly.
But the Mo Dao hand, who couldn't see the expression clearly under the mask, then ignored his masterpiece indifferently, without the slightest pause in his steps, and then stepped out of the shield wall, twisted his waist, and roared again, and the Mo Dao held in both hands slanted upward, and all the obstacles in the movement trajectory of the Mo Dao were suddenly pushed away, and a piece of flesh and blood flew sideways...
After a round passed, Qi Qi stepped forward, and with a loud roar, a new round of splitting, teasing, and stepping began... Cycle.
As if it was just a trance-like kung fu, the Xianbei cavalry who kept spinning around the horses in front of the shield array of the Xinghan army and roaring and waving was already in the hell of Ah Bi. The Mo Dao soldier, who was wrapped in iron armor all over his body, and could barely break through the armor when the saber was cut, ignored the stinging sensation that came from time to time on his body, and brandished the Bu Mo knife that had already turned bloody, like harvesting wheat in autumn, and the Xianbei soldiers in front of him led people and horses, constantly turning into countless flying stump blood clots. However, the damage was limited, and the few who could not continue the battle were also knocked down by the enemy's horses and knocked unconscious by heavy weapons.
In front of him is the god-like ironclad man who is constantly abusing and killing, and above his head are arrows and short spears that are constantly flying like summer hailstones, but he is trapped in place and unable to move, even the bow and arrow that is like a toy on weekdays has now become extremely stiff and difficult to control, and he watched his comrades around him, constantly screaming and wailing and falling, not knowing when it was his turn......
Fear and despair spread like a plague from front to back among the Xianbei cavalry.
The soldiers in front of them, who were about to change into bows and arrows, in a panic, brandished their sabers even more frantically and helplessly, slashing at the Mo Dao soldiers, splitting their heads and covering their faces in a disorderly manner, but it was in vain!
The head, chest and abdomen are the key protection objects of the Mo Dao Hand, and the armor with a thick fine iron and animal skin lining, although the Mo Dao Hand's action becomes relatively slow, its protective power can only be described by the word metamorphosis. In addition to the powerful ones using heavy weapons such as hammers and maces, the narrow saber in the hands of the Xianbei people could only splash a few sparks on it, and the tooth-sore sound could not make the Mo Dao soldiers blink their eyes, and still roared and repeated the slaughter in their hands.
The Xianbei rider who was raising his bow and shooting arrows in the back saw the one-sided massacre in front of him, and under the fright, he couldn't help but panic with his familiar movements, and some even stared at all this in front of him blankly, forgetting the bow and arrow in his hand... Originally, under the officer's order, the rain of arrows that were almost uniformly shot at the Xinghan army also became sparse, and the strength and accuracy also decreased a lot.
Tens of thousands of high-spirited and eager Xianbei warriors were eager to be ashamed, but what they didn't expect to get was such a desperate result. Since the day of their rise, the Xianbei people have experienced countless battles, and they have never felt so weak and powerless in the face of the enemy. This was the thought in the hearts of all the Xianbei warriors at this moment, and this uncontrollable thought gradually turned into deep fear as they watched their fellow tribesmen fall and scream to death. So I was at a loss, panicked, confused... If it weren't for the mighty officers of the tribe, I am afraid that the weak-willed would have already begun to flee.
From the beginning of the battle to the present, it has only been less than half an hour, in front of the big shield where the Xinghan army is still standing, at least five or six thousand Xianbei soldiers have fallen, and hundreds of ironclad horsemen, who were originally the main force to break the formation, have also been killed and wounded under the killing of Xinghan spearmen and Modao butchers, and the armor on their bodies is not thick, and they cannot protect their corpses that have been riddled with holes.
Standing on the head of the city, Budugen's eyes were red, and his slightly obese body was crumbling, and with the help of the left and right, he finally suppressed his trembling body, let out a sigh, turned his head and swept the pale tribal leaders beside him, gritted his teeth and shouted an order: The rear army will attack the two wings of the Xinghan army from two ways, and maintain the pressure on the front! After the herald went down, Budugen had a gloomy face again, and asked the clan leaders to choose their own guards to form a team of overseers, and they would not slack off on those who dared to flee in the battle! The leaders also knew the seriousness of the situation, suppressed the dissatisfaction in their hearts with Budugen, and went down to carry out the military order.
Another sound of horns, which was different from the previous military orders, sounded from the head of the city in the clouds, and the cavalry who were hesitating in the back of the Xianbei army formation immediately turned their horses' heads to the left and right as if they had the backbone, and the next moment they divided into two roads and rushed towards the weak point of the faintly visible passage of the Xinghan army's defensive array.
The continuous fall of the companion clansmen, and the coercion of the warlords behind them, this difficult situation before and after, also stimulated the bloodthirsty nature in the bones of this group of barbarians. Screaming monsters, he swung his knife and slapped the war horse under him hard, so that the speed of the run could be raised more quickly, and the power of the charge increased.
The Xinghan army also immediately waved the flag, and the passages on the left and right wings quickly widened, and the Xinghan generals who had long been unable to hold back, Chen Zhi led two thousand Red Tiger cavalry to the left, and Liao Hua and the wolf owl armor team to the right, to meet the more than 10,000 Xianbei cavalry who had been killed.
After the two thousand Xinghan iron horsemen equipped with new-style harnesses broke out of the formation, they circled a little in the acceleration, and then smashed into the Xianbei cavalry that was galloping from the side. Immediately, there was a burst of people turning on their backs, but the Xinghan army obviously did not suffer much damage, because the charge in the front row was hundreds of heavily armored cavalry, and the protective measures were very in place, and even the war horses were equipped with horse head armor with spikes on their foreheads, and they avoided frontal collisions.
After a brief collision between the two armies, they fought together, but the battle situation was almost one-sided. Stepping on the stirrup, holding Xue Liang with both hands to ride the Mo knife. Yu Ma slashed freely, the body leaned down and was flexible, so that the Xianbei horseman, who was originally proud of his riding skills, was extremely aggrieved: he couldn't resist it than force, and it was not as good as skill, so he had to use three or five to deal with one group beating tactics, but the Xinghan cavalry with strict military discipline always maintained a formation, echoing from front to back, left and right, and never gave the enemy a chance to be alone. If there is damage to the outside and front row, others will immediately make up for it; The cavalry in the formation kept throwing the short spears carried on their backs, and every five or six Xianbei soldiers fell in exchange for killing a Xinghan iron horseman.
On the left, Liao Hua and Wolf Guard, waiting for the Xianbei cavalry to collide with the shield array, rushed out of the shield array with the support of the Xinghan archers, and formed a fierce combat team to kill the enemy group. With skillful cooperation, rushing left and right, and killing all sides, thousands of menacing Xianbei riders were turned upside down and chaotic. All the enemy horsemen in front of them turned into scattered corpses, and they themselves were almost unscathed.
The Xianbei cavalry in front was killed by the Modao warriors in panic, and the invading enemies on both sides also let it resist, this state lasted for two quarters of an hour, Wang Bo observed the head of the city in the clouds, and found that the sluggish Budugen did not take any action, and he understood that his hole cards were exhausted and the means were finished. Feeling that the time was ripe for a general attack, he patted Xu Chu's broad shoulders beside him and ordered: "Go!" The final blow I hand over to Zhong Kang! ”
The excited Xu Chu forgot to salute his lord, turned around and shouted to lead the remaining more than 1,000 iron cavalry of the Red Tiger Army to kill from the left flank, while Wang Bo waved his war hammer and beat the drum of an all-out attack.
The soldiers who were fighting in the middle of the battle immediately lifted their spirits when they heard this, and the sword and shield soldiers put down their arms and shields held high above them, and after cooperating with the pikemen to cross the big shield in front, they roared in unison, killing the Xianbei cavalry who was slashing at the Mo sword soldiers in a hurry. With the cooperation of the spearmen and sword and shield soldiers on their sides, the distracted Mo swordsmen swung up and down a little faster, and the efficiency of slashing the enemy cavalry became higher and higher...... 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.