Chapter 117: The Northland (17)

Seeing that the Huns were rushing up again, the crossbowmen quickly gathered on several high grounds. The civilians also did not care about cleaning the battlefield, so they hurriedly lifted the wounded soldiers on stretchers and ran towards the rear. The officers shouted loudly and made the soldiers line up in close formation. Because of the long battle just now, there were a lot of casualties in the front row, and the infantry in the front was shifted to the rear, and the phalanx with fewer casualties was pushed to the front.

"Hurry up, you idiots!"

The Huns on the opposite side had already begun to trot after the unfolding was completed. The officers in the infantry phalanx shouted, "If we defeat them once, we can defeat them again!" ”

The powerful private soldiers in these places are all linked by clans, using in-laws of the same clan as the backbone officers, and the soldiers are also native to their hometowns, so it is very convenient to run, but it is also easy to be caught. As long as the leaders of the units do not waver, such an army can endure extraordinary hardship and casualties, especially when fighting near home.

Seeing that the infantry on the front line quickly completed the assembly, Chen Cheng felt a little relieved. The metallic glow reflected from the Hun cavalry in the distance, and when he zoomed closer, he saw that many of the enemies at the front were wearing sets of armor and iron armor. The enemy who charged just now was extremely fierce, and the equipment was similar to this.

"Is this going to be desperate or what?"

Chen Cheng looked farther away, where it was heavily guarded, probably the location of the Xiongnu Shan Yu. Even if it's not Shan Yu, it's also a general who commands on the spot. On the high pole, two snow-white strips hung down. On the wide flag, embroidered with the pattern of a blue wolf. Daxu was erected on a mound and was heavily defended by thousands of dismounted Hun soldiers. Underneath the mound, there were many cavalry on the front and back, on the left and right.

If you want to charge into battle, you must first kill the triple enemy in front of you, and then you can engage those enemies who you know are elite at a glance, and you can kill them to the core. Chen Cheng pondered for a while, it was not impossible, but he was afraid that few of the people who followed him would survive.

He turned his head sideways and looked at Zhao Yun beside him, who was looking at the enemy army in the distance, with a resolute look on his face.

Chen Cheng said in his heart: Zilong is definitely willing to join me in the army, but this method should not be used until the last moment.

The earth began to shake again, and the speed of the Huns' horses had been raised. Many of the soldiers standing in the front row trembled, and the officers were also pale, but they forced themselves to constantly cheer up the soldiers with trembling voices.

When the Huns launched a charge, Chen Cheng was relieved, it was nothing more than another fight.

When it comes to the end, you have to be bold!

Before the fierce collision came, he still had the leisure to watch the battle on the left. Yang Qiu had the most soldiers and horses, and they were placed in the central place. His army had many crossbowmen and inflicted great casualties on the Huns, but they also suffered heavy casualties.

Farther to the left, Cheng Yi's cavalry was engaged repeatedly with the Huns on a wide plain. It was dusty, people were shouting and neighing, and for a while it was impossible to tell who had the upper hand.

The sound of the Huns' horses' hooves became louder and louder, and Chen Cheng withdrew his gaze and looked at the hideous enemies. The infantry at the front was already showing some signs of wavering, so this time he was not ready to defend and counterattack. When the Huns rushed to the front of the battle, they immediately led the cavalry to charge.

Just now, he stood in the first row and slashed for a long time, from the far left to the far right of the battle line, and only killed more than a hundred people. If you think about it, you might as well charge on horseback. And he feels that the weapon he uses is not very smooth, the spear piercing attack is very powerful, but before each attack, he has to take the spear back, and then stab it out, killing people is very refreshing, but there is a feeling that he can't be fully combat.

Two hundred steps, one hundred and fifty steps, one hundred steps......... The soldiers in the front row had already grabbed their weapons. The officers shouted hoarsely: "Steady, steady!" ”

However, the Huns did not rush up directly this time, but made a collective turn at a position thirty or forty paces in front of the formation. When turning, he also used his cavalry bow to shoot arrows into the infantry battle array. Dense arrows fell, and many of the pikemen at the front were shot, and fell down screaming.

Seeing this scene, Chen Cheng was relieved. Compared with archery, how can a riding bow compare to a strong bow and a hard crossbow of infantry? Dozens of people fell in the infantry battle array, and bows and crossbows were fired in unison on several mounds, killing and wounding hundreds of Huns. Not many Huns were killed, but many of their horses were shot to the ground. The Huns, having lost their horses, lost their combat effectiveness by at least half.

The Huns who fell to the ground stood up dizzily and wanted to run to the rear, but they were shot to the ground by the sharpshooters in the Liangzhou army. In the infantry phalanx, Li Kan handed a fired crossbow to the clansmen on the side, and then took a loaded crossbow in his hand. He gritted his teeth and aimed at it for a moment, his fingers snapped, and the short crossbow bolt shot out, and a running Hun was shaken, and then he threw himself on the ground, never to get up again.

Li Kan spat on the ground and scolded: "Enter the fucking Huns!" ”

Chen Cheng was relieved, and said with a smile to Zhao Yun on the side: "I thought that the Huns were all fearless of death, but it seems that they are also afraid." ”

Zhao Yun's expression was serious, he pointed to the Huns who were sweeping in the distance, and said, "But they still have the advantage in strength, and the lord can't be careless!" ”

Chen Cheng said with a smile: "Fighting is to fight for that breath, and now that the Huns' qi is gone, there is nothing to fear." ”

Zhao Yun said: "One blow, then decline, three and exhaustion." ”

"Forehead ........", Chen Cheng looked left and right, and said with a dry smile: "Yes, that's the truth." ”

Zhao Yun pursed his lips, as if he wanted to laugh a little, but he maintained a serious expression on his face.

As Chen Cheng expected, after the Huns' most ferocious first blow was repulsed, they no longer had the courage to destroy this dynasty, and their movements became cringe. Not only did he not dare to charge directly into battle, but after seeing the cavalry waiting behind the infantry, he didn't even dare to intersperse.

Most of the Huns' cavalry were light cavalry, and guerrilla fighting was also what they were good at, but it was impossible to gain anything by shooting arrows around the infantry battle array. The two sides exchanged fire for most of the hour, and more than 200 people in the infantry battle formation were killed and wounded, while the casualties of the Huns were at least twice as high.

On the ferries docked on the shore, the soldiers, under the command of the officers, killed and wounded many Huns with volleys.

Seeing the arrows flying on the battlefield, Chen Cheng couldn't help but feel a little itchy. Lu Fang suddenly approached and said in a low voice: "Lord, Cheng Yi on the left flank has been repulsed, and the Huns are only afraid of flanking the Yang Qiu Department of the Central Army." ”

Chen Cheng quietly straightened up on horseback and looked to the left, Cheng Yijun and the Huns were still fighting, but the center of the battlefield had moved back a long distance, exposing Yang Qiu's left flank.

Lu Fang said in a low voice: "The battle line has stabilized here, do you want to send a thousand cavalry to support the Chinese army?" ”

Chen Cheng looked at Yang Qiujun's arrangement, and saw that some infantry battle formations had begun to turn, and the cavalry on standby in the rear had also begun to move forward. He thought for a moment, pointed to the front and said, "No, let's go and defeat them!" ”

The sound of drums and trumpets sounded on the mound, and the corresponding flag on the side of the flag began to shake. The horsemen, who were resting behind, jumped on their horses and approached under the mound. It took some time for the army to assemble, and a long horn sounded in the battle formation of the Huns opposite. With the sound of the horn, the Huns also made a response move.

However, Chen Cheng's side had fewer troops and gathered faster, and when the Huns' response had just begun, Chen Cheng had already led the cavalry to rush out of the gap in the infantry phalanx with a loud shout. The sound of iron hooves, the soldiers with high fighting spirit around him, and the Huns who were panicked and avoided on both sides, made him feel that the blood in his body seemed to be burning.

There is a fighting spirit in the body that is not vomiting or unhappy, but the head is extremely calm, and the whole person seems to be divided into two parts. Chen Cheng calmly led the cavalry to defeat the Hun cavalry squads, and in the sound of the bowstring vibrating, the enemy was shot off his horse one by one. He is not picky, Du Lieutenant, Danghu, King Big and Small is the first target to shoot, and the rest of the miscellaneous soldiers will not let go as long as they have the opportunity.

Zhao Yun guarded him to his left and right, allowing him to focus more on archery without worrying about the enemy attacking him. The Huns had once again counterattacked, and had already rushed to within twenty paces, still calmly separating the enemy in the area in front of him on his left.

Because he knew that with Zhao Yun here, he would definitely not let the enemy kill him. Sure enough, just as the Huns raised the bones and wanted to hammer him, Zhao Yun rode a white horse and sprinted over diagonally, knocking the man off the horse with one shot.

Relying on the speed of the war horse, Chen Cheng went back and forth, shooting bags of arrows quickly. In the infantry phalanx, although many people had heard of their own envoy Jun Shen Shooting Peerless, it was the first time they had seen it. Seeing him shoot dozens or hundreds of Huns without stopping, many people cheered.

Among the local heroes in Lingzhou, there are many remnants under the command of Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou, and there are many who are good at bows and crossbows, such as Zuo Sima Li Kan, who claims to be the flying general Li Guang, who can shoot a target at a hundred paces with a strong crossbow. But at this time, when he saw Chen Cheng's divine shooting, he could only bow to the wind and sigh to himself.

Not only is he sighing at himself, but he is also full of admiration and awe for Chen Cheng. Those who can open the strong bow twenty times in a row are considered the elite of the army. The "Sunset Bow" arm used by Chen Cheng is one meter six, and when you look at it, you know that it is very hard, and the Huns who were shot were even shot through, this kind of bow is good if a normal person can pull it away, where can you shoot more than a hundred arrows in a row like Chen Cheng?

More than a hundred times, Li Kan asked himself, even if it is a one-stone bow, can he pull it a hundred times in a row? His skin wasn't thick enough to boast that he could shoot hundreds of rabbits a day.

After clearing the Hun cavalry near the infantry, Chen Cheng turned with the cavalry and rushed towards the Huns' main formation. Seeing this, several big men with big shoulders and round waists in the distance puffed out their cheeks and sounded the long horn vigorously.

Hearing the sound of the horn, the five thousand horsemen under the account of the right commander jumped on their horses together after confirming the order, and rushed up against Chen Cheng and them. There are many people under Chen Cheng's command who can ride horses, but there are less than 4,000 cavalry left who can shoot bows and arrows and make assassination actions on horseback, and only half of this assault was brought out, so he is naturally unwilling to fight hard with the Huns.

According to the theory of military science in later generations, when killing at close range, the loss rate of one side is only proportional to the opponent's combat units, and has nothing to do with the number of fighters on one's side. Chen Cheng just estimated it in his heart, and then gave up the idea of passing by head-on, he shouted loudly, turned forward with the cavalry, and circled to the left.

Head-on hedging, even if you win, you have to suffer heavy casualties. The Huns had many cavalry, and they died. There are few people on his side, but there is one less one who dies. Even if he could exchange one for two, Chen Cheng was unwilling. The so-called tactics are to hit the forces and weapons on the local battlefield, so as to form a situation in which the more are the most and the few are the less, and the strong are the weak. It's just going to be positive.,That's Nogi Noshinori.。