Chapter 257: Soldiers Don't Get Tired of Deceit
Wu Gangche's unrestrained fire drained the arrows in advance, but the damage was very limited, and it was soon unsustainable. The Xiliang soldiers of Fan Chou's department seized the gap where the arrows were blue and yellow, suddenly attacked, rushed to the front of the formation at once, and overturned several Wugang cars one after another, tearing a gap in the defensive formation, and swarming in.
More Xiliang soldiers pounced like wolves, slashing and killing.
Although the soldiers of the former army tried their best to block the attack, they were still killed and retreated, and the gap became bigger and bigger.
The war drums sounded, and Dong Yu, the former army commander, rushed over with the guard battalion while beating the drum to dispatch the troops, blocking the Xiliang soldiers who broke into the formation, trying to squeeze them out and rearrange the formation. The guard battalion is well equipped, has high martial arts, and is far stronger than ordinary soldiers and soldiers.
Fan Chou received the news and once again sent 20 tun 1,000 people to concentrate on breaking through.
Two or three thousand people on both sides were fighting together, and it was difficult to separate for a while.
Guan Nan was so anxious that he couldn't help but shout a few times, but found that Sun Ce was not in a hurry. He couldn't figure it out, and he didn't dare to shout loudly, so he could only force the heart that was about to jump out of his throat, hold his breath, and watch the battle develop.
The officers and men of the Xiliang Army gradually broke into the front and divided the front army into two. Dong Yu mobilized all 2,000 people in the front army, copied them in two pieces, and fought hard to block them. The two sides were at a stalemate for a while, and Dong Yu slowly gained the advantage by virtue of his superiority in strength, and the gap slowly narrowed. The drums of war are louder, morale is restored, and the shouts of killing are shaking the sky.
The soldiers of the Xiliang Army once again blew the horn for help, and the long horn sound echoed over the battlefield.
Fan Chou tilted his head, squinted his eyes, listened to the sound of the horn, and was in a happy mood.
He has already tried out Sun Ce's quality. Wu Gangche is a sharp weapon, but it is not as exaggerated as Duan Xuan said. With a little thought, you can still handle it. The easiest way is to keep the pressure on and induce the opponent to shoot continuously, and if you shoot for a long time, not only will the arrows be depleted, but the crossbow machine itself will also have problems. Once there is no time to supply arrows, the Wugang car will become an ornament, at best a large shield that cannot be moved.
Listening to the clarion call for help, he did not rush to send reinforcements, he wanted to let the stalemate continue for a while, and wait for the opponent's physical strength and morale to be almost consumed, and then send people to press it, and strive to defeat the opponent at once.
Just when Dong Yu was about to squeeze out all the Xiliang soldiers who had burst into the formation, Fan Hou raised his hand again and ordered an attack. Two thousand long-awaited soldiers rushed out and pressed Dong Yu's position in an all-round way.
Dong Yu's troops have been fighting viciously for a long time, and their physical strength is seriously consumed, and in the face of these Xiliang soldiers who are like tigers descending from the mountain, the gap that is about to close suddenly becomes larger again, and it is not broken through in one place, but several places in succession, and it has shown a trend of rout.
Dong Yu erected the banner of the double rabbit and asked the Chinese army for help, and the drums of war were as tight as a burst.
Sun Ce ordered a change of formation, replaced by the Chinese army, and Dong Yu's troops withdrew to the two flanks, and were not allowed to block the Chinese army.
The drums of war sounded, and the front army quickly dispersed and withdrew to the two flanks to rest. The pressure in front of the Xiliang soldiers was empty, and their morale was greatly boosted, and they made persistent efforts to kill the Chinese army.
They were greeted by a row of Wugang cars and a rain of arrows.
These Xiliang soldiers have been fighting for a long time, their physical strength is insufficient, and they have no big shield to protect themselves, in the face of the concentrated shooting of these Wugang vehicles, they suddenly suffered heavy losses, fell down in rows, and lost hundreds of people at once, and the first batch of more than 1,000 people in battle was almost lost.
Fan Chou received the news and was not nervous. Although there were some surprises in the Chinese army and Wu Gangche, he had already achieved the set goal. A thousand people rushed into battle, not only tearing apart the battle formation of Sun Ce's former army and rushing to the front of the Chinese army, but also testing the formation of the Chinese army, consuming some arrows, and then the most difficult battle.
The Chinese army is the main general, the strongest and the most powerful troops, deep into the battle formation, and will face the danger of being outflanked by both wings, it is no longer a task that he can complete alone, and Xu Rong must support. While putting on his helmet and preparing to go into battle in person, he blew the horn and asked Xu Rong for instructions.
Xu Rong was also a little surprised when he received Fan Chou's news. He put down his pen, stood up, and walked to the edge of the podium to look into the distance.
Fan Chou's forward has been deeply wedged into Sun Ce's battle formation, and the battle flag of Sun Ce's front army is no longer in its original position, but has been moved to the two wings, verifying Fan Chou's report: Sun Ce's front army has collapsed, and Fan Chou has advanced the battle line to Sun Ce's Chinese army.
Xu Rong was a little puzzled. Sun Ce's battle formation was quickly broken through by Fan Chou, was it flashy or inexperienced, or was it a ploy? Fan Chou's combat effectiveness is indeed very strong, Fan Chou cherishes the soldiers, and can get the death force of the soldiers, and putting him in the front army is precisely hoping to use his impact to win a while and boost morale, but this victory came too quickly, which made him a little uneasy in his heart.
Soldiers don't get tired of cheating, and there are too many things to deceive each other on the battlefield.
Xu Rong thought for a moment and ordered Fan Chou to be cautious and send reinforcements, but Fan Chou himself was not allowed to go into battle.
The flag waved, the horn sounded, and the army order kicked the war horse violently, passed through the battle formation of the Chinese army, and came to Fan Chou. Although Fan Chou felt that Xu Rong was too cautious, he still carried out the order and pressed a thousand people again, leaving only a thousand elites, including the personal guard cavalry, ready to make the final impact.
A thousand fresh troops were thrown into the battlefield, and the battle became more intense. The sound of war drums and horns are mixed together, the green wolf flag and the Xuanniao flag echo each other, the arrows are crossed, and the shouting of killing is shocking. On one side, there was a knight of Xiliang galloping on a horse, loudly announcing a reward, and the one who beheaded Sun Ce was rewarded with 100 gold; On the other side, there were Nanyang soldiers who shouted that it was their duty to defend the land and fought to the end with the Xiliang barbarians.
On the battlefield of hundreds of steps, thousands of soldiers were slaughtered together. Gradually, Wugangche stopped roaring, and finally fell silent, and the morale of the Xiliang soldiers revived, shouting wildly, like a wild wave, like a huge wave, impacting the Chinese army again and again.
The Chinese army's formation was as solid as a rock, standing still, and showing a strong combat power far beyond that of the previous army.
The horn for help sounded again, and Fan Chou's heart was like a hurry, and he asked Xu Rong for instructions again. If it is not pressed in time, it will be difficult to break Sun Ce's Chinese army, the attack will be repulsed, and all sacrifices will become meaningless.
Xu Rong waited for a while, then gritted his teeth and ordered Fan Chou to lead his troops to attack, and at the same time ordered Duan Xuan to move forward, suppress Sun Ce's right flank, and cover Fan Chou's attack. He also ordered Wang Fang to enter Fan Chou's position and be ready to respond at any time.
After receiving the order, Fan Chou immediately jumped on his horse, raised the spear in his hand, and roared sharply: "Soldiers, follow me-"
A thousand horsemen shouted in unison, shouting wildly, like a tiger descending the mountain and killing into the battlefield.
On the stage, Sun Ce opened his eyes, exhaled softly, and snapped his fingers.
"Order, Huang Zhong blocked Duan Xuan, Deng Zhan attacked, Dong Yu cut off Fan Chou's retreat, and completely annihilated Fan Chou's troops."