Chapter 272: A Perfect Curtain Call
The terrain of the snowfields is not suitable for interdiction warfare, and there is hardly any place to hide people except for the long stretches of snow-capped mountains. But those warriors in armor are to lie in ambush on the snowy mountains, and the enemy does not need to do anything at all, and the cold can freeze them all to death.
After the encounter, Batur knew that a decisive battle was inevitable. The armies of the various tribes in the snow fields led by the Urnali, the wild fox to the south, and the Batur were in full array, and tens of thousands of soldiers were densely covered under the snow peaks, the banners were fluttering, and the army was majestic. They are fighting in their homeland, and there is no way out. The unclimbable snow-capped mountains behind him are powerless for even the birds in the sky to cross.
In the distance, in the vast white snow, the dark iron armor reflected the light of the snow, which was extremely dazzling. As far as the eye can see, the black iron stream jumps out of the horizon like a flood, eating away at the white earth, until the steel jungle stands completely between the snow.
Guns are like forests, horses are like dragons, countless long knives are shining, archers are stepping neatly, walking out from the wings, and the firm footsteps make a huge echo between the sky and the earth, with the change of the flag of the Chinese army, nearly 10,000 archers shouted in unison: Fight! Then he half-crouched on the ground, with the longbow in hand, and the arrow was wound, and the area between the two armies was far into range.
The galloping heralds galloped along the armies, and groups of Chu cavalry lined up in an attack queue, with long bayonet spears hanging diagonally in front of their horses, and their left arms were shielded, ready to block the rain of arrows that would inevitably be encountered when they charged.
Seeing such a powerful military might of the Chu army, many patriarchs had changed their faces, and they were even timid and their legs trembled. Their battles with the Chu army were usually field battles, and often the battle of a few thousand people was the limit. Suddenly seeing tens of thousands of troops coming, the lineup is at its peak, and the morale is high, how can you not be afraid?
Batur said calmly: "Fear does not escape death!" On the battlefield, only the brave can survive! ”
Batur jumped on his horse, looked at the young warriors, saw their trepidation, saw their fear. Batur suddenly pulled out the long knife at his waist, raised it in his hand, and shouted: "This is the snow field, our home!" We were born here, grew up here, and died, and we will die here! We have no way out, no reinforcements! The elites of all races are already here, if we are defeated, the snow field will be devastated from now on, your family will become slaves of the Chu people, your wives and daughters will become the camp prostitutes of the Chu people, and your heads will be their bargaining chips in exchange for war exploits! ”
"The Chu army is divided into two ways on the surface, but it surrounds us here. They are well-armed and well-trained, and they are like a cloud of warriors and soldiers. Like you, I have to admit that the enemy is indeed stronger than us. Perhaps, fleeing can save one's life, or even live to old age. However, for the rest of our lives, we will all face the harshness of our conscience, as a warrior, we cannot protect our homeland, and as a man, we cannot protect our wives and daughters. When they needed warriors, we shamefully became deserters. ”
"Who wants to be a coward?" Batur shouted.
"No!" The roar of tens of thousands of warriors swirled beneath the snowy peaks.
"Today's fight is our only chance! Only after victory can we unite the scattered sand-like snowfields and have the capital to confront the Northwest Army from now on. Warriors, with the swords in your hands, tell our enemies! They can take our lives, but they will never conquer the people of the snowy fields! ”
The blood-boiling warriors of all races in the snowfield drew their swords in their hands. The sound of countless sharp blades coming out of the sheath converged into a huge roar that made people sore their teeth!
The large formation of the central army of the Chu army slowly advanced, and the warriors wearing heavy armor weighing forty catties held sharp axes in their hands and held their shields high! Step into the deep snow!
The cavalry on both flanks was ready to move, and as soon as the snowfield cavalry launched an attack on the hoplites, they would immediately cut off the opponent's rear and make dumplings for the intruding enemy.
The wild fox turned pale to the south and muttered, "The Northwest Army is too cunning. Such an infantry formation simply ignored the arrows. We lack a powerful crossbow...... They advanced slowly, with archers and cavalry on both flanks maintaining formation. As soon as they advanced three hundred paces in front of our formation, our cavalry completely lost the distance to charge. In a melee, it is impossible to win the heavy infantry army! However, if you send cavalry to charge now, it will be a situation where there is no return! ”
"What should I do?" The wild fox looked at Batur subconsciously to the south, at this time, he had nothing to do, so he could only pin his hopes on Batur.
Batur squinted his eyes, looked at the nearly 10,000 heavily armed infantry army arrays like steel monsters on the opposite side, and coldly popped out a sentence from between his teeth: "Since there is no return, let's fight a decisive battle directly!" ”
The wild fox gasped south, and before he could speak, Batur had already given the order:
"Double West, attack the left flank, at all costs, break into the camp of the archers on the left flank. As soon as they rush in, they are a flock of lambs to the slaughter. ”
"Hehebu, the other cavalry comes up to encircle, you must intercept them, leaving us room for increasing troops and mobilizing."
The wild fox taunted to the south: "We have done all the hard work, what about your tendrils?" ”
Batur took a deep breath and stabbed it in his chest: "Tendrils, follow me and hit the middle army!" ”
"Zhu Nabu ......"
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One by one, the patriarchs who were called by Batur came out one after another, and even the wild fox Xiangnan, who had been sneering, closed his mouth tightly. Everyone knows how heavy the losses will be and how slim the chances of survival will be if 7,000 soldiers and horses attack the heavy infantry formation. Every pair of eyes that look at Batur is full of respect!
Batur wore a heavy helmet, revealing only a pair of murderous eyes. He struggled to lift the reins, and his horse stepped out, followed by the tendrils of the cavalry, and an unstoppable torrent swept towards the heavy infantry like a violent wind.
The officers and men in the front line immediately half-squatted on the ground, and their shields, which were more than one person high, were wedged into the snow, and their two bayonet spears poked out of the shields. The officers and men of the second column put their bayonets on the shoulders of the front and pointed far ahead. The third column painted gourds in the same way, and the three columns of bayonet spears quietly shone in the snow with a deadly cold glow, waiting for the onslaught of the tendrils cavalry. The officers and soldiers in the rear column dropped their shields, held axes in both hands, and were murderously ready to kill!
Fang Wuliang stood solemnly in the Chinese army, condescendingly watched the three cavalry rush down, and said lightly: "They have nothing to do, they have to fight hard!" ”
"What they can fight for is their lives!"
The tide of cavalry slammed into the bayonet formation, and countless horses and knights hung their spears, bleeding profusely. They used their lives and courage to create opportunities for the latecomers to break the formation, but the cavalry who had just entered through the formation saw the Xueliang axe slashing down on the horse's head, and then killed the cavalry who fell to the ground! The crazy cavalry desperately waved the long knives and maces in their hands, and fought fiercely with the heavily armored Chu army......
"Handsome! Sortie? One of the generals asked hurriedly, seeing that his expression was already impatient.
Fang Wuliang shook his head, and pointed to a large area of black pressure in the distance that had not moved: "The opponent is not brainless, he chose a decisive battle, and he did not make a desperate bet." An excellent general should be at the most critical moment, in the most correct place, to send the last reserve. The opponent's purpose is very clear, he tries to use the fighting style to attack the archers' array, this way, as long as he is close, there is no threat. If you collapse the left flank of our army, you can break up the lineup that looks perfect now, and then devote all your forces to a decisive battle! ”
"I'll wait for him!"
"The first strike may not be the first strike!"
Fang Wuliang's bland words made the generals around him nod secretly. After all, this is a big handsome who has risen through the ranks of his military exploits, and it doesn't matter at all!
The Urnari men sacrificed an unknown number of men, and finally approached about a hundred paces of the bow and arrow array, a stone's throw away from the lightly armed archers waiting to be slaughtered!
Urnari excitedly raised his spear: "Kill!" Kill me hard! The soldiers of the two western regions shouted in unison, and the sound shook the four fields. The cavalry of all ethnic groups who pressed the formation urged the war horses, and they must break the formation successfully!
The rear of the Chu army sounded a trumpet, and the archers parted like a tide......
Fang Wuliang smiled and said, "At this moment! ”
A large array of bows and arrows cracked like a wave, and a tall black military flag lit up in the center. Countless ironclad cavalry swarmed out, covered from head to toe in heavy iron armor, revealing only a pair of eyes. The war horse under the crotch is draped in a sturdy horse armor, and the horse has a hideous tiger-headed iron helmet on the horse's head! In their hands, they all carried about twenty pounds of maces. They were like a huge black wave, slapping head-on at the snowfield cavalry that caught them off guard!
"The commander is like a god with soldiers, and the last general will admire it!" A member of the general praised convincingly.
The large array of archers was originally a plan to lure the enemy, three thousand heavily armored cavalry, mixed between six or seven thousand archers, in order to deceive the opponent, they all walked, let the war horses lie on the ground, until the snow cavalry poured out, then a counter-charge!
The sharp heavy armored cavalry was like a sharp axe, crashing into the two western cavalry, waving its mace, mercilessly harvesting life.
The snowfield cavalry was in chaos all of a sudden, and they were originally going to break the formation of the Chu army, but they didn't expect the situation to reverse in an instant, and they were embarrassed by the opponent.
The Vanali bit his lower lip tightly, the corners of which were already bleeding, his men retreating, and the irrepressible cowardice on the faces of each warrior could not be blamed. Four thousand light cavalry is simply not enough for the heavy armored cavalry to see.
"Double West, below me, fight to the last man, never retreat!"
The Vanali spear stabbed into the ground with his backhand, and said sharply: "Take this as a boundary, and whoever takes a step back, I will kill it with my own hands!" ”
The frightened warriors of the Twin Wests, seeing that their patriarch was so brave, summoned up the courage to kill again.
Fang Wuliang smiled and pointed to the left wing: "I don't know which patriarch is in command on the other side, he is very brave and smart." He knew that if he retreated, the entire lineup would collapse, so he would simply fight to the death, and maybe he could win some opportunities for the soldiers and horses in the rear. ”
"It's a pity that his opponent is me, and I never give the enemy any chance." Fang Wuliang lightly ordered: "Pass my general's order, heavy armored cavalry, completely annihilate the enemy army on the left flank, and cut off the rear route of the enemy army in the Chinese army." ”
He looked up at the sky: "Today, let's make a perfect curtain call for the century-old war in the snow field!" ”