In the Han army, whether it is the central forbidden army or the county army, the standard defensive formation is the same.

The shield is in front, the spear is behind, and the longbow is in formation. Although these Han troops did not have the crossbows and throwing guns of the state army, they still had an overwhelming advantage in equipment and training compared with the Yellow Turban Army.

Full armor, all kinds of iron weapons, a large number of well-trained longbowmen, crossbowmen, strict formations, strict military discipline, and the confidence of winning a hundred battles greatly made up for the lack of numbers of the Han army.

Zhang Mancheng's troops also followed the other two Yellow Turban armies to act together. Opposite Zhang Mancheng's army was the left wing of the Han army, commanded by Zhu Jun himself, with 20,000 Han infantry, half of which were the central forbidden army and half were the county soldiers of each county.

Zhang Mancheng's Yellow Turban Army lined up in a neat phalanx and slowly moved forward, instead of the chaotic charge of the other Yellow Turban Army.

Unconsciously, it was dozens of feet behind the two Yellow Turban armies in the middle and left.

If you look closely, you will find that the yellow turban "elite soldiers" wearing leather helmets and leather armor walking in the front of the phalanx have a little panic and fear in their eyes.

The number of shield soldiers in the front row is also insufficient, a little sparse, and the spearmen behind them are quite numerous, but the spears in the hands of many people look like sharpened wooden sticks.

On the contrary, the longbowmen behind them and the brigade of yellow turban miscellaneous soldiers who followed closely behind the longbowmen were firm in their eyes and steady in their steps.

The most unusual thing is that these longbowmen are rarely wearing iron armor, you must know that many of the longbowmen of the Yellow Turban Army are naked, and even if they wear armor for protection, they are mostly leather armor. The most interesting thing is that many of the miscellaneous soldiers behind the longbowmen seem to be carrying something on their backs.

The Peng Tuo division in the middle lane had just defeated Zhao Qian's division, the Taishou of Runan County, so their morale was strong, and they had not fought against Huangfu Song's central official army, so they didn't know how powerful their opponents were.

With a bloody courage and the advantage of a large number of people, he rushed the fastest and soon approached the front of the Han army.

Huangfu Song waved his hand, and naturally a Chinese officer passed down the order, "Longbow and hard crossbow to meet the enemy!" ”

"Volley, prepare, put!"

The colonels of each battalion repeated the orders of the Chinese army, and the longbowmen and crossbowmen of each battalion pulled their bows and wound them one after another, began to charge their strength, and then when they heard the word "release", they let go together, which was a real 10,000 arrows.

The black pressure of arrows came overwhelmingly, but the Yellow Turban Army had nowhere to hide, and those with big shields erected big shields to protect themselves, and more people could only rush forward desperately to escape this fatal rain of arrows.

Without the unified command of the generals, the longbowmen of the Yellow Turban Army only spontaneously counterattacked, but the Han Army had shield bearers arranged in a unified manner into a shield wall to protect the companions behind them, and the shield bearers themselves were heavily armored, so they could leave as much shield protection area as possible for their companions in the back row.

Peng Tuo in the middle is like this, and the Bocai on the left is basically the same number of roads, and even Sun Jian's division opposite him has more longbowmen, more accurate archery, and more Yellow Turban soldiers.

Zhu Jun's left-wing army, when the other two Han armies began to attack from a distance, could only helplessly watch the opponent on the opposite side advance at a rapid pace, grinding and grinding.

Zhu Jun was anxious to save face, and when he saw that the Yellow Turban Army on the opposite side was so abrasive, he couldn't bear it, so he ordered the front army to attack and advance, and his cronies reminded him, "General, General Huangfu's military order is to meet the enemy on the spot, let's attack, I'm afraid it's not appropriate." ”

"Hmph, the Yellow Turban Army on the other side is just some local chickens and dogs, what kind of waves can they make? He likes to play steadily, but he has to look at his opponent. ”

"Zhang Mancheng is grinding there, and when he comes up, I'm afraid that the other two roads will be finished, and the order will be sent to the front army to attack and advance." Zhu Jun ordered disdainfully.

The ranks of the Han army on the left flank sounded the horns of the attack and the drums of support. The 10,000 Central Forbidden Army of the front army, lined up in a neat phalanx, strode forward.

Huangfu Song naturally heard the attack horn from the left flank, frowned, and turned his head to look at Cao Cao beside him, "Meng De, it seems that General Gongwei is in a hurry to make meritorious service, and I don't listen to my military orders, alas, the two of us are originally at the same level, and no one can command anyone." ”

Cao Cao dared to evaluate who was right and who was wrong, so he could only cater to him: "The general doesn't have to worry, the Yellow Turban Army is a rabble, and General Gongwei has 20,000 elite Han Army in hand, foolproof!" ”

Huangfu Song is a son of a Liangzhou family after the gate, but Zhu Jun was born in a poor family, and he was promoted to filial piety before entering the official career. They don't look down on each other.

The only superior, the general He Jin, did not come to the front line in person, so the two of them did not buy each other. When you are trapped in the long company, you can still help each other in the same boat, and now that the gold thief has come to the door to send people's heads, who is still polite to whom?

Zhang Mancheng's Chinese army, the tiger-faced man is in the center, Zhang Mancheng and Tang Zhou are by the side, and the tiger-faced man is still holding Zhang Mancheng's saber in his arms.

Seeing that Zhu Jun's former army finally came forward to attack, Zhang Mancheng threw an admiring look at Tang Zhou, this masked military division was really godly, and sure enough, Zhu Jun took the initiative to attack.

The Tiger-Faced Army Master raised his saber, "Stop advancing!" Soon Zhang Mancheng stopped advancing.

"Prepare your bow and arrow!" The yellow turban "elite soldiers" in the front row hid behind the big shield, and some even took out some door panels, God knows where they were hidden before?

The Han army still strictly followed the battle process, and when the front army advanced to a distance of 100 zhang, the longbowmen carried out the first round of throwing.

The big shield plus the door panel, as well as the armor on their bodies, all helped the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army resist the longbow projectile of the Han army, without causing many casualties, and also made these "elite soldiers" feel a little more at ease.

As you may have guessed, these yellow turban "elite soldiers" in the front row are actually disguised by miscellaneous soldiers, but the real elite soldiers are those longbowmen and soldiers dressed as miscellaneous soldiers behind them.

After the longbowmen of the Han army also entered their own range, Zhang Mancheng's longbowmen began to counterattack, and they also shouted the slogans "wind" and "release" in order, and their counterattack tried to avoid the shield soldiers in the front row of the Han army, and directly threw the longbowmen and crossbowmen in the back row.

The longbowmen and crossbowmen of the Han army will also rely on their experience to listen to the opponent's winding and releasing passwords to make predictions and dodge.

For the first time, the two sides shot at each other in a wave, and both successfully dodged in anticipation.

When the bows and arrows shot by the Han army were about to fall, a group of shield bearers appeared in front of Zhang Mancheng's longbowmen to protect them, and with their own iron helmet and iron armor protection, the damage received was very small.

When shooting the second time, the Han army longbowmen all heard the winding command on the opposite side, but before they heard the command to "release", a black rain of arrows fell from their heads, "Ah, these damn thieves, cheating... ”

In this way, Zhang Mancheng's longbowmen gradually gained the upper hand in the shooting, the front army of the Han army only had 10,000 central officers and 2,000 longbowmen, but Zhang Mancheng sent all his longbowmen, a full 5,000 people.

Whether it was in terms of protective measures or numbers, and even after a wave of sneak attacks, the Yellow Turban Army achieved an absolute advantage, and the Han army's longbowmen soon lost more than half.

(End of chapter)