Chapter 115: Hand-to-hand combat
The iron cavalry of the ironclad army rushed straight towards the Chu army formation like a cannonball, and instantly tore many openings in the front line of the Chu army, they rushed into the phalanx, rampaged, and knocked the Chu army into a man on his back, and suffered heavy losses.
The shield wall was not enough to withstand the impact of the heavily armed iron cavalry, and the spears on the shield wall were not enough to penetrate the thick iron armor on the chest of the war horse, causing casualties to the cavalry of the iron armor army.
Although Chen Rui was prepared in his heart, but seeing that the ironclad army was so brave and unstoppable, his newly stabilized heart couldn't stop beating a few times, and he could be regarded as having learned the power of heavy cavalry today.
Seeing that the impact of their own ironclad army's heavily armored iron cavalry on the infantry formation was as invincible as ever, the morale of the Wei army behind was greatly boosted, and under the command of the generals, they rushed to the Chu army in an orderly manner, wanting to rush into the Chu army's large array to give it a fatal blow while the Chu front army was in chaos.
If this is just an ordinary elite soldier, it is really possible for the Wei army to succeed, and then it will be difficult for the Chu army to save the situation, and the rout is only a matter of time.
However, the Chu army guarding the palace was not an ordinary elite soldier, but an elite division of a hundred battles that accompanied Qin Zihao to the north and south, the Qin army. It is impossible for them to be defeated so easily, and it is not the first time that they have learned the ferocity of the Ironclad Army, in the past, the Ironclad Army could not be bargained for in their hands, and this time will not be an exception.
Therefore, in the face of the murder of the cavalry of the Ironclad Army, they did not have the slightest fear in their eyes, only perseverance and the ferocity inspired by the brave Ironclad Army, and the determination not to admit defeat.
But it is not enough to be brave and not afraid of death, the big war is not compared to the personal bravery, they are experienced in a hundred battles naturally understand this truth, they do not need the general's roar to quickly calm down, stabilize the position, and fill the hole that had just been torn open by the Wei army's iron cavalry when the Wei army's infantry soldiers had not rushed up, and surrounded the iron cavalry of the iron armor army that rushed into the formation.
However, the cavalry of the ironclad army is not so easy to deal with, although they are surrounded in a large array, but they are all carefully selected strong and strong, athletic, and skilled horsemen, and they do not have the slightest fear in the face of the countless spears stabbed around, and calmly dodge the spears stabbed around them with the help of exquisite riding skills, and wave the spears in their hands to cause damage to the Qin army, if they really can't dodge, they can only rely on the hardness of the armor to resist the attack of the Qin army's spears.
It's just that their armor defense is much higher than that of ordinary armor, but it is not as thick as the iron armor on the chest of the war horse, so it is not invulnerable, and they are not unborn masters, there are many ironclad cavalry who were originally barreled into a hornet's nest, although due to the iron armor on their bodies, the thorns are not deep, not enough for them to die on the spot, but they can allow the Qin army to take the opportunity to knock them to the ground.
fell to the ground, and their fate can be imagined.
Of course, their ferocity will not let them accept the arrangement of fate so easily, some of the cavalry of the ironclad army were stabbed by the spear of the Qin army, and when they were about to be knocked to the ground by the Qin army, they shouted and gave up the spear in their hands, pulled out their long swords, and swung their swords to cut off the spears that pierced into their bodies, and fought with their swords.
At this time, either you die or I die, whoever is fierce and brave will live to the end.
Even if some of the ironclad cavalry were knocked to the ground by spears, or fell to the ground by cutting off their horses' feet, they were not willing to end their glorious lives, and their strong desire to survive made them like injured lone wolves, regardless of the pain on their bodies, they howled, and completely stimulated the potential and ferocity in their bodies.
Pull out the long sword and cut off the spear, fight with the enemy, or because the long sword has been lost, directly use your fist to break the spear that pierced your body, pounce on the Qin army like a tiger, fight with it in close quarters, and vow to have a way to live, if you can't do anything, then you will die and pull a cushion.
Even if they die, they will be honored, because their names will be recorded in the history of Wei, and their families will receive many preferential treatment from the imperial court.
The warriors of a hundred battles are not just practiced or fought, but cultivated through many aspects, such as the invincible Qin Ruishi, it was Qin Xiaogong's Shang Ying's change of law, rewarding ploughing and warfare, and giving knighthoods and field houses according to military merits, and the combat power of the soldiers has made a qualitative leap.
The ironclad army is as fierce as a tiger, but the Qin army does not show weakness, you come and go to fight fiercely, and there are casualties on both sides, but in general, the casualties of the Qin army are much greater, according to Chen Rui's eyesight, at least three times as much.
It's not that the Qin army is much weaker than the iron armor, but the equipment of the iron armor army is there, and the iron armor and weapons on the body are all built by the Wei State with a lot of money, and the weapons and equipment are leading, and it is reasonable that the individual combat power is invincible.
Moreover, most of the casualties of the Qin army were caused by the first wave of the ironclad army's charge, and in the face of the unstoppable power of this heavy armored cavalry, they had no choice but to resist.
At the same time, the infantry of the ironclad army also rushed up, they abandoned the crossbow in their hands, picked up their spears, and assassinated the Qin army behind the shield wall, or with their brave strength, they used their bodies to hit the shield wall, intending to rush into the Qin army's formation and disrupt the Qin army's formation.
Their fierce and brave martial arts are not inferior to the cavalry of the Ironclad Army, and the brave fighting has brought a lot of trouble to the Qin Army, but the Qin Army is not vegetarian, they are also a well-known strong army in the world, brave and fearless, even if the casualties are greater, they are not afraid of death to fight with the Ironclad Army, blocking their pace of progress, so that they cannot advance an inch.
Rows of archers on both sides were also shooting at each other, and the rain of arrows never stopped, and the screams did not stop, until the arrows of the quivers were finished, and until the arms were sore and could not pull the bowstring, they put down their bows, picked up their long knives, and prepared to fight the enemy at any time.
There was also a sound of fighting on the flanks, presumably the Wei army's iron cavalry and the Chu army's hand-to-hand hand, the iron cavalry against the foot soldiers, it is impossible to say who is superior and who is inferior, but although they are not as brave and strong as the Qin army and the iron armor army, they are also fighting for their lives, and the fight is extremely tragic.
Even the drummers on both sides are beating the drums of war desperately and rhythmically, and they participate in this fierce battle in an alternative way, trying to boost the morale of their own soldiers by suppressing the drums on the opposite side.
The neighing of horses, the shouts and screams of soldiers, the thunderous sound of horses' hooves, the "bell, bell" of the blades and the sound of sharp blades tearing flesh and blood are intertwined to form a tragic war song that resounds throughout the land, telling the tragedy of this great battle.
The yellow sand was all over the sky, flesh and blood were flying, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood, which stimulated the ferocity of the soldiers on both sides who killed the red-eyed soldiers.
But for Zhou Quan, who was on the battlefield for the first time, it was indeed an unbearable weight, whether it was the tragic scene and the strong smell of blood, his soul was hit hard, and he dismounted and hid aside and vomited.
No one ridiculed, no one ridiculed, because everyone came over like this, if he hadn't killed anyone, he wouldn't know the blood, he didn't scream, he was a big Chu real man who could endure it until now, and no one had too much attention to him now.