Chapter 635: Xuanwu Heavy Armor
As one of the few generals in Hebei, Gao Tingxuan knows the importance of maintaining a certain reserve force in the defensive station, so even if nearly half of the front-line soldiers are killed and wounded in one day, he is not willing to use the reserved three army soldiers too early. This is not a good way to use soldiers, especially in defensive warfare. Of course, this does not mean that he does not need backup, and it is ideal to strengthen the guard force while ensuring that he still has spare strength.
If the combat power of the second battalion of Longxiang Tiger Guard is extremely comprehensive, the old four battalions started by Liu Yi have their own distinctive characteristics, Qinglong is good at attacking, Xuanwu is good at defending, White Tiger is good at crossbow, Vermilion Bird is in the weapon, each battalion has achieved the ultimate in a certain aspect, when Zhang Junyi attacked Anxian County and encountered the enemy general Han Meng desperately defended it was Li Tieniu's Zhuque Battalion that opened a gap for the siege war, and the existence of the bombardment cannon in addition to being a siege weapon to deter the other party also greatly reduced the casualties of the Tiger Guard Battalion in the siege war, to paraphrase the views of later generations, The old fourth battalion is somewhat similar to the technical arms in the Youzhou Army.
Although there are only 3,000 reinforcements, the particularity of the second battalion of the Xuanwu White Tiger makes them able to extend many exquisite tactics in cooperation with the tiger guard battalion in the defensive battle, especially the cloud-piercing bow of the White Tiger Battalion, which can be said to be a sharp weapon with both offense and defense, as long as it is used properly, it is enough to reduce more than 10,000 elite soldiers, which is the reason why Gao Ran immediately showed joy after hearing that Li Yuanba came to help, and another point is that it can be seen that the lord is observing the battle situation of Meng Jinyuan at any time, and the time for the decisive battle should not be far away.
"Li Yuanba, the deputy commander of the pro-guard battalion, led the soldiers of the second battalion of the White Tiger Xuanwu to listen to the general's dispatch on the orders of the lord." After a while, the tall and honest-looking Li Yuanba appeared in front of Gao Lan, he stepped forward and bowed and said quickly, he was not familiar with Gao Ran Li Yuanba, and he didn't have any good feelings, but there would be no deviation from the execution of the lord's generals.
"Okay, Captain Li has worked hard from afar, but I can't allow the brothers of the second battalion to rest more, you immediately divide the crossbowmen of the White Tiger Battalion into three teams, Captain Zhang, Captain Yang, I will give you and other five hundred White Tiger archers and three hundred Xuanwu soldiers for each army, and immediately enter the high platform at night, remember to hurt the enemy before hurting his head." Gao Ran has been in the Youzhou Army for a short time, and he has not yet had enough achievements to win the respect of his comrades, especially these generals around the lord, although he seems to be in charge of Li Yuanba's rank, his status in the army is quite high! However, the atmosphere of the battle in the main army was very much appreciated by him, and now that the war situation was urgent, he didn't need to be polite with Li Yuanba, so he immediately arranged it, even at this time, he didn't use all the reinforcements, and he still had reservations.
"No!" Li Yuanba took the order and quickly went to arrange the soldiers, it looked extremely clean and neat, he came before the lord said the importance of sticking to this place, tonight here in his heart can be said to be the same as Gao Ran, the combat power of the old fourth battalion is known to the whole army, and it is capable of fighting!
"With the help of the brothers of the Second Battalion of the White Tiger Xuanwu, we will definitely make those thieves suffer more." As a general in the Youzhou Army, how can he not understand the characteristics of the old fourth battalion, although only eight hundred elite soldiers can play a great role in the defense, the two captains have excited looks on their faces when they hear this, and the older captain surnamed Yang immediately spoke, not caring about the injury of his right arm at all.
"Well, you two have to use more brains, the White Tiger Battalion's Cloud Piercing Bow is far more powerful than the bow and crossbow in my battalion, it can be arranged on a slightly higher platform in the back, and the Xuanwu Battalion can be nailed to the weakest position, and it must be used in a centralized manner and cannot be dispersed, Lin Jun Du Ming, you two personally led a thousand soldiers to follow the White Tiger Battalion, once the enemy formation is chaotic, give me a counterattack, you must be ruthless and fast, you must not be greedy for merit, just repel the enemy's attack." Gao Ran bowed his head slightly, in the defense of the battle in the counter-assault is an extremely effective tactics, the counterattack can hit the morale of the opponent's army at the same time to enhance the confidence of the defenders, the battle of Jizhou in the Lianshan bloody battle, the lord personally led the personal guard battalion soldiers to carry out the counterattack can be called a model of counter-assault, Gao Ran is well aware of the essentials, after a little silence he made a detailed arrangement, showing that it is fully prepared.
"General rest assured, we will be nailed to the camp and will never let the thieves move forward." All the captains said angrily, and then everyone analyzed each other's gains and losses during the day, how to rationally use the strength of the troops with the help of the terrain to exert the maximum combat power, after a day of bloody battles, these captains also have their own opinions in their hearts, and only half an hour, the soldiers of the second battalion of the White Tiger Xuanwu under Li Yuanba have all been in place, and the action can be described as extremely fast.
As soon as the sky dawned, the offensive of the coalition army was launched again, and its momentum was not weaker than yesterday, and the belief in opening up the return army to Hangu here gave them a lot of courage, and the attack appeared stronger after a slight adjustment, in their opinion, the Tiger Guard Battalion would also have great damage after yesterday's battle, and the combat strength should also be weakened at this time, and it was the best time to go down in one go.
But when they hit the attack range of the Tiger Guard Battalion, heavy blows followed, today's defenders' arrow rain is not only not weaker than yesterday, but more accurate and dense, the first array of arrows shot a lot of coalition troops in the lead of the impact of the officer, from the attack distance is also farther apart, at this time the coalition soldiers suddenly reacted that such a blow is familiar to them, there has been a previous in Luoyang City, I heard the veterans say, that is the Youzhou Army in the strong brigade number for the White Tiger Battalion, Those powerful and accurate arrows were shot by the Cloud Piercing Bow, a sharp weapon in his hand.
But at this time they have no way out, the generals said that Liu Yi will never let them go, this person's methods are quite cruel, it can be seen from his pit killing 30,000 Hun soldiers, if you can't rush over, you will die, if you don't rush, you will die, this choice is not difficult to make. Yesterday's bloody battle was not without effect, and the coalition forces had also discovered several weak points in the Tiger Guard Battalion's defenses, and now they were braving the rain of arrows to attack those places, and the defenders' barriers had been destroyed by the bloody battle.
Under such a fierce and death-defying onslaught, the coalition soldiers also rushed to the front of the Tiger Guard Camp after paying heavy casualties, and the defense here was weaker than elsewhere, and it was also the focus of their use of troops today. However, the appearance of a group of ironclad soldiers they had never seen before completely shattered the strategic intentions of the coalition army, those enemy troops were covered in iron armor, looking like some kind of humanoid device, but the heavy iron armor did not affect their flexibility too much, these enemy troops attacked side by side with spears with great power, the tiger guard battalion where the fortifications were destroyed relied on to make a moving barrier, and the weapons of the coalition soldiers were difficult to hurt these ironclad soldiers.
For the sudden appearance of the enemy army in front of them, the coalition soldiers are very unfamiliar, it is difficult for them to imagine that there is such a existence in the Han army, with the defense of iron armor and strict formation, coupled with the skillful cooperation between the soldiers, the defensive line they formed is difficult to break through, and the only bare eyes also exude a terrifying cold light! In Liu Yi's army, there are only two soldiers with full body iron armor, one is the invincible heavy cavalry battalion, and the other is the iron armor of the old fourth battalion.
In the confrontation in the era of cold weapons, the cavalry has a great advantage over the infantry army, which is also the reason why Liu Yi loves the cavalry, this advantage is more obvious to him on the Sizhou battlefield, but because he has a deep enough understanding of the cavalry, he is also trying to enhance the ability of his infantry to resist the opponent's cavalry, the appearance of heavy infantry is an attempt, at present, such an attempt is limited to the second battalion of Qinglong Xuanwu, and because of the proper combat strength of Liu Yijun in each major battle, there will rarely be a chance for the infantry to face the enemy cavalry, The iron armor of the second battalion is also rarely used, and now in this defense battle that is related to the overall situation, the iron armor of the Xuanwu battalion against the cavalry army first made contributions in the defense battle, and they must be familiar with this kind of load-bearing combat in their daily drills, and it is impossible to affect the flexibility, but the use of the battle array and the cooperation between the soldiers can reduce this unfavorable factor.
At this time, the Xuanwu battalion soldiers discharged a neat formation, they only need to move forward with their own bodies to block the swarming enemy army, and then use the spear in their hands to strike mercilessly, and the defense of the body without scruples only needs to move forward steadily, these all ensure that the Xuanwu battalion soldiers develop their strengths and avoid weaknesses, and suddenly face such a strong army outside their own cognition, the panic and stunned of the coalition soldiers for a while is obvious, no matter how you panic in peacetime, there will not be much loss, but between the intersection of the two armies on the battlefield, No matter how short a distraction is, it can be fatal.
With neat steps, the attack of the Xuanwu battalion soldiers made the coalition forces unstoppable, and every time they took a step, they would let out a huge sound of footsteps, these steps seemed to step on the hearts of every coalition soldier, crushing their confidence and morale in spite of death! Xuanwu is good at guarding! Not just in the defense of the city, this battle proved that they were also extremely powerful in positional warfare.
"Kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, at this time, my Tiger Guard soldiers can't lose to the comrades of the Xuanwu Battalion, the Tiger Guard is invincible, kill!" Seeing that the momentum of the coalition army was firmly blocked by the Xuanwu Battalion Iron Armor Army, it seemed quite chaotic for a while, the counter-assault operation of the Tiger Guard Battalion was launched at this time, thousands of Tiger Guard soldiers shouted the slogan of Tiger Guard Invincible like a tiger descending the mountain and rushed into the formation of the coalition army, the tragic short-range soldiers unfolded instantly, in addition to the battle of the two sides in addition to the morale of the two sides, but also more than who is not afraid of death, often only disregard their own lives in order to survive in such a battle, and at this time the Tiger Guard Battalion soldiers who counterattacked undoubtedly have this quality, Even the sword and axe do not change their hearts, and there is a tragic determination in their impact, like an arrow from a bow!
"Twenty-one, twenty-two, brother be careful." Cui Hao was still counting the number of his kills, and soon he would be able to win two ploughing oxen, so that his parents and wives could work less, when he suddenly saw a coalition soldier who was trying to sneak attack a Han comrade who was fighting in front of him......
"Thank you brother, Huang Qun owes you a life!" How experienced these Han soldiers are, but they can't tell the other three of them, he can hear his identity from Cui Hao's unproficient Chinese, and after such a bloody battle, they have long regarded their Goryeo comrades in the camp as the same race, and shouted loudly after slashing down an enemy soldier with a knife.
"You don't owe me my life, you owe me a human head." Cui Hao waved his big knife while still responding in jerky-sounding Chinese, at this time, the two of them were side by side, and once again towards the coalition soldiers in front of them, they cooperated with each other for a while!