Chapter 301: The Battle of the Sunset

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The large-scale offensive of the reckless army has finally begun. The battle formation composed of 60,000 or 70,000 people was like a huge moving carpet, sweeping towards the small sunset.

The reckless army in the battle array, marching in unison, struck their shields with spears as they advanced, making a deafening sound of boom, boom.

There is no need to fight, just looking at the momentum displayed by the army of tens of thousands of people is terrifying enough.

Wang Chang looked at the overwhelming reckless army outside, and his face became more and more solemn.

He turned his head to look at Liu Xiu beside him, who nodded to him. Wang Chang took a deep breath and said loudly: "Pass the order, wait for the reckless army to advance fifty steps before releasing the arrow!" ”

"Fifty steps of the reckless army to release arrows!" "The reckless army fires arrows in fifty stepsβ€”"

The heralds shouted one after another, and the archers standing on the earthen walls lined up in two rows, and the people had taken off their longbows and placed their arrows on the bowstrings.

Liu Xiu also slowly pulled out the Chixiao Sword under his ribs, gently patted the earthen wall in front of him with the blade, and gently rubbed the jade plaque hanging on the armor with the other hand.

The battle formation of the Mang army is getting closer and closer to the earthen wall, and there is no intention of scattering, the intention of the Mang army is obvious, that is, to tear the defense line of the Han army from the front.

When the battle formation of the Mang army was less than fifty steps away from the earthen wall, Liu Xiu waved his sword forward and shouted, "Release the arrow!" ”

With his command, the first row of archers fired a volley of arrows that had already been mounted on the bowstring.

Just above the earthen wall, there was a muffled buzzing sound, and a series of 'dark clouds' rose into the sky, flew into the sky, drew a long arc in the air, and smashed into the phalanx of the reckless army.

Smack, smack, smack-

Thousands of arrows smashed into the crowd, and although the advancing soldiers had their shields raised, some arrows pierced the gaps between the shields and pinned to the people's bodies.

"Ahh

earthen walls. The archers in the first row retreat as soon as they finish shooting their arrows, and at the same time draw their arrows from the quiver and put them on the bowstring, while the archers in the second row step forward to fill in and shoot the arrows fiercely.

Airplanes!

Another array of arrows rose from the earthen wall, and the dense array of arrows fell like raindrops, and many barbarian soldiers were nailed to the ground with several arrows in their bodies.

The archers standing in the front row immediately retreat after releasing their arrows, and the archers in the back row step forward to fill in their positions, and the archers in two rows release their arrows as if repeatedly alternating their arrows.

I saw that above the earthen wall, the arrow array of the Han army was round after round, and the arrow rain was one after another, and it continued to fall into the Mang army array.

At this time, the reckless soldiers who were shot and killed were no longer hundreds, but thousands, and the sound of arrows, screams, and wheezing had already become one.

As far as the eye could see, wherever the reckless military formation had walked, the corpses on the ground were covered with a layer.

Such a scene is shocking and chilling. However, none of the soldiers dared to retreat, or were afraid to move forward.

Yan You and Chen Mao's management of the army has always been strict, with clear rewards and punishments, and heavy rewards will be given to the brave former, but in the same way, heavy penalties will also be imposed on those who flee from the battle and fear the enemy.

The phalanx of the Mang army was completely hard against the arrow array of the Han army, advancing to the front of the earthen wall. When the Mang army reached the foot of the earthen wall, the battle between the two sides could be regarded as truly entering the white-hot stage.

A series of ladders were erected under the earthen wall, and the soldiers of the Mang army were like ants, climbing up frantically along the ladders, and in addition, there were also Mang soldiers pushing the cart to the city gate and crashing into the wooden city gate.

Seeing that the enemy's offensive was already in full swing, Liu Xiu shouted to Fu Jun: "Ziwei, immediately take the archers down the earthen wall!" ”

Now is the time for hand-to-hand combat, and it is no longer meaningful for the archers to remain on the earthen wall, but rather to get in the way.

Fu Jun agreed, commanded the archers on the earthen wall, and all withdrew under the wall, at the same time, ordinary soldiers came up, and people lifted up rolling logs and stones, and smashed them down desperately.

Boom, boom –

The rushing car of the reckless army is located in front of the city gate, and it has begun to exert its power, and the big wooden stake on the rushing car is pushed by more than a dozen reckless soldiers, constantly hitting the wooden door, making a loud noise.

Liu Xiu glanced down and shouted to the nearby soldiers: "Smash the rushing car!" Smash the enemy's car first! ”

The threat to oneself is too great, and once the wooden door is smashed open, the reckless army outside can directly kill in.

Liu Xiu was commanding, and a reckless soldier suddenly climbed up near him, holding a sharp sword, and slashed at Liu Xiu viciously. Liu Xiu dodged sideways, let go of the edge, and then returned his sword and slashed the reckless soldier to the ground.

But several more reckless soldiers climbed up the ladder and jumped onto the earthen wall. Liu Xiu greeted him with a sword. Seeing Liu Xiu rushing over, several reckless soldiers all used their strength to swing their swords and slash.

As a result, they slashed down with a sword and cut Liu Xiu away.

It wasn't that Liu Xiu disappeared out of thin air, but that his body was too fast, drawing an arc on the ground, flashing to the sides of several soldiers, and then a sword stabbed out, hitting the neck of a reckless soldier, and while he drew his sword, he kicked out.

The corpse of the reckless soldier and several of his companions fell to the ground with a hula. Before Liu Xiu stepped forward, the nearby Han troops rushed in, and their spears fell, stabbing several reckless soldiers into a hornet's nest.

There was also a reckless soldier who had just climbed to the top of the ladder, and before he could jump to the earthen wall, he was kicked by Liu Xiu sideways and kicked on the ladder. The ladder fell backwards, and the reckless soldier who was still standing at the top of the ladder screamed and fell on his back.

Liu Xiu struggled to slash and kill the enemies who climbed up, and the Han soldiers above the wooden gate were not idle, and people raised stones one after another and smashed them down.

However, there is also a thick wooden shed on the car for protection, and the earthen wall is not high, only three meters, the power of the stone falling is not great, and the stones are all blocked by the wooden shed, and they can't hit the body at all.

Seeing this, Gai Yan yelled: "Get out of the way!" While speaking, Gai Yan squatted down, picked up a boulder more than half a meter high, and walked to the edge of the earthen wall.

The surrounding Han soldiers looked at it and grinned secretly, this big stone is estimated to weigh two or three hundred catties, and he actually lifted it alone, how much strength does this have?

But before Gaiyan could throw the boulder down, several arrows swished up from under the earthen wall, all aimed at Gaiyan.

If Gaiyan insisted on smashing the boulder down, then all the arrows would have to be shot at him. Gaiyan had no choice but to throw the boulder aside and dodge sideways.

After delaying this meeting, several reckless soldiers in front of Gaiyan got up, roared and jumped onto the earthen wall, and fought with the nearby Han soldiers.

The reckless soldiers were still pouring into the city as if they had gone crazy, and the rushing cars in front of the wooden gate were also like clockwork, constantly hitting the wooden gate.

The roar was like a giant hammer, smashing into the hearts of the soldiers of the Han army. Liu Xiu carried a sword and ran over quickly to send reinforcements, but the number of Mang's troops was too large, and after killing a batch, several batches immediately poured up, and they couldn't be killed. Liu Xiu looked around and saw that the situation had gradually turned against him, so he took three steps together

After two steps, he approached a nearby oil pot and shouted to Gai Yan, who was blocking the front: "Juqing, get out of the way!" ”

Gai Yan didn't even look back, and when he heard Liu Xiu's prompt behind him, his burly body flew out horizontally.

Actually, why Liu Xiu wanted to let himself dodge, he didn't know at all, but it didn't matter, Liu Xiu spoke, and Gai Yan obeyed completely out of instinct.

As Gai Yan dodged to the side, Liu Xiu kicked at the bottom of the oil pot, and with a snort, the oil pot flew out, and the boiling hot oil spilled out, making the two reckless soldiers who had just climbed the ladder scream and fell down.

Liu Xiu didn't delay for a moment, picked up a burning firewood and threw it out directly.

The spilled fire oil not only burned the two reckless soldiers, but also sprinkled on the rushing car below.

As the burning wood falls on the oil, the oil ignites, and the car made of wood, with the help of the oil, instantly becomes a 'train'.

The nearby soldiers were all affected, and people crawled out of the fire, covered in fire, and the screams were heartbreaking. However, the rushing car was next to the city gate, and as soon as the rushing car caught fire, the city gate was also affected.

The regular city gates, most of which are wrapped in thick copper skins on the outside, are not afraid of fire, while the city gates where the sunset gathers are temporarily built and are completely made of wood, where can they withstand the fire.

Seeing that the city gate was on the outside, Liu Xiu took his sword and ran down the earthen wall, and shouted loudly at the same time: "Zizhang! ”

A thousand cavalry led by Ma Wu were already ready to go inside the city gate, and when they heard Liu Xiu's shout, Ma Wu didn't say a word, rode a horse, and at the same time led a horse, and went straight to Liu Xiu.

When he got closer, Liu Xiu took the reins, mounted his horse, and picked up the spear handed over by a soldier, and said to the Han soldiers near the city gate: "Open the city gate!" ”

The soldiers removed the deadbolt and slowly pulled the wooden door open.

Suddenly, I saw the city gate open by itself, and the reckless soldiers who were attacking outside didn't understand what was going on, Liu Xiu and Ma Wu had both come out of the city gate. More than 1,000 cavalry soldiers followed, killing the reckless army outside.

The reckless soldiers in front had no time to react, and by the time they realized that something was wrong, their horses had already rushed closer.

Bang bang bang! The sound of the collision of horses and people was continuous, and in an instant, dozens of reckless soldiers were knocked to the ground, and before they could get up from the ground, one by one the war horses had trampled over them.

The nearby soldiers finally reacted, and people wanted to step forward to stop them, but they couldn't stop them at all.

The cavalry sat on the horses, condescendingly stabbed out the spear, their own strength, coupled with the inertia of the war horse's charge, a spear stabbed out, how much more than a hundred catties of power?

Even if the reckless soldiers used their shields to block, the result was the same, even the shields and people were all pierced by spears.

The attacking Mang army was disturbed by this cavalry that suddenly came out, and the Mang army, which was still climbing up the ladder, slid down one after another, turned around and ran back.

The rout of one or two people may seem inconsequential, but the ripple effect is too great.

Seeing that some companions were running backwards, the nearby soldiers also ran backwards, and seeing this large number of people running backwards, hundreds or thousands of soldiers around them also subconsciously followed.

When you go to the battlefield, why do you hate deserters so much? It's not that they lack the combat effectiveness of one or two, but once the deserters appear, the blow to their morale will be too great, and it is likely to trigger a series of chain reactions. That's the way it is now. As the saying goes, defeat is like a mountain. Once the rout is formed, it can't be stopped. The reckless army that attacked, like a flood, frantically routed backwards.