According to Li Cunqing's initial deployment, the left flank of his army was served by the silver spear and the Jiedu, responsible for raiding the rear army of the Wu army, while the right wing led by Shi Jingjiao was responsible for dealing with the front army of the Wu army, and at the same time, with the cooperation of the other 3,000 infantry troops, contained Chai Kehong's cavalry.

As for the Wu army, the Zhongjun was left to Li Cunqiao to deal with personally.

The original plan went very smoothly, and the rear army of the Wu army was quickly routed by the Silver Spear Army, and Shi Jingjiao also successfully completed the mission, but encountered some trouble on the side of the Chinese army.

When the scouts of the Jin army met the Wu army and saw Yang Wu's royal banner, they immediately conveyed the news to the army behind, but at this time, the Wu army suddenly began to change formations and switch to a defensive formation.

At this time, the army led by Li Cunqiao himself was still far away and had no time to attack; The scouts had no choice but to attack ahead of time, only to be easily repulsed.

As a result, the plan to raid Wu's central army failed, and Li Cunqiao could only take a strong attack.

Fortunately, even if the surprise attack failed, now the Jin army also has a big advantage, and this advantage is not only reflected in the strength, but also in the mentality.

After all, the Silver Spear Army had already defeated the rear army of the Wu army, and it would only take a while to completely resolve the battle and quickly rush over to support; This is obviously great good news for the Jin army, which greatly boosts the morale of the Jin army.

At this time, the Wu army had arranged an arc formation with the hillside as the core in a short period of time, and considering the nearby terrain, Yang Wu arranged 5,000 troops on the right flank where the terrain was more open, and ordered Zhu Qianyou's deputy general, the veteran Li Zhang, to be in charge of the command.

On the left flank, where the terrain was relatively narrow, Yang Wu only deployed 3,000 troops and ordered a commander named Wu Bo to be in charge.

In addition, at the foot of the hill on the front of the hill is the main force of the army, a full 8,000 infantry army, led by Zhu Qianyou.

The rest of the army, including the 3,000 Yulin Army, remained on the hillside to support the various battlefields at any time.

Although before the start of the battle, Yang Wu had already expected that the Jin army's attack would be very fierce, but after the official start of the war, he found that he still underestimated the other party.

At the moment of Shen Shi, with the sound of earth-shattering war drums, the Jin army began to attack.

The first to be dispatched was the 3,000-foot army, which was divided into three divisions to carry out a tentative attack on the Wu army's front.

However, although it was only a round of temptation, these Jin troops still showed great courage, they held shields in their left hands and swords in their right hands, and slowly advanced in formation, and many officers ran back and forth shouting, urging the soldiers to move forward.

When they entered the range of Wu's bow and arrows, they did not stop and continued to advance.

After walking more than 30 steps, Wu Jun began to shoot on his side, and a round of arrows covered it, as if it had covered the day, making people feel suffocated and frightened.

However, the Jin army's response was extremely calm, and they quickly raised their shields to block their heads under the orders of their officers, but the pace of their feet did not stop.

"Poof! Burst! "From time to time, a soldier was hit and an arrow fell, but more missed or were blocked by a shield.

The Jin army continued to advance, and there was not even a slight change in pace.

On the hillside, Yang Wu couldn't help but nod when he saw it: "From Ma Zhi to accompany two generations of Jin kings to fight in all directions, it is really the most elite army, and it is worthy of its name!" ”

At this time, the Wu army's bow and crossbow took advantage of the fact that the enemy army was still some distance away, and quickly launched a round, this time shooting down more enemy troops, but the Jin army's pace was still calm and calm.

At this time, they were only more than thirty steps away from the Wu army's large array, and there was no need for anyone to give a special order, and the three thousand Jin troops began to speed up and charge.

And the sword and shield men and spear infantry at the front of the Wu army also rushed forward.

"Boom." It was as if two walls were slamming into each other.

"Kill!" Suddenly, the battlefield, which was still silent just now, and only the sound of bowstrings and footsteps could be heard, was immediately filled with earth-shattering shouts of killing, and every moment a soldier fell, spurting out terrifying blood and staining the entire battlefield red.

This level of fighting naturally does not make the Wu army feel pressure, after all, the enemy army is only 3,000 people, and it is far inferior to the Wu army in terms of strength; However, even if the troops were small, in the process of fighting, the Jin army still caused great casualties to the Wu army, and from time to time you can see that some Wu soldiers were cut down by the enemy.

What made the soldiers of the Wu army even more shocked was that many of the soldiers of the Jin army were not so much soldiers as dead soldiers, and they were simply completely out of the way of life and death.

There was a Jin soldier who was stabbed in the chest by Wu's spear, but as if he didn't feel pain, he threw away the shield in his hand with his left hand, and then quickly grabbed the enemy's spear, and the whole person pounced forward, taking advantage of the other party's failure to react, and directly killed him, but he himself fell immediately.

The other Jin sergeant's right arm had been cut off, but he was still fighting hard, shouting loudly in his mouth, without the slightest intention of retreating.

The three thousand Jin troops rushed over, and more than half of them fell in just a quarter of an hour, and the Wu army also paid a huge price, at least five or six hundred people fell forever, and many soldiers were injured.

This kind of blood-colored battlefield like a meat grinder, even a veteran general like Yang Wu who has been fighting for many years, can't help but feel cold.

Fortunately, the Jin army invested too few troops after all, and as the Wu army continued to join the battle, the battlefield soon fell to the side of the Wu army.

At this time, the Jin army's order to withdraw troops finally sounded, and the three thousand cavalry slowly moved forward, ready to meet the infantry retreat.

Under the deterrence of the cavalry, the Wu army did not dare to push too much, and only stopped after a short pursuit and re-arrayed.

At this time, the entire battlefield was already covered with corpses, and from time to time there were some wounded and undead soldiers lying on the ground screaming loudly.

However, at this time, no one could take care of them, because a new round of attack by the Jin army began again, and this time, the Jin army directly dispatched more than half of the infantry army, and tens of thousands of people slowly advanced under the urging of war drums.

Seeing this, Yang Wu couldn't help frowning: "This is just the beginning of the war, is the Jin army going to fight hard?" ”

He looked at Yang Yan, who was pale, smiled slightly, and asked, "Yan'er encountered such a fierce battle for the first time on the battlefield, how did he feel in his heart?" ”

Yang Yan quickly turned his head when he heard this, and replied in a low voice: "It's different from what I imagined." ”

"Oh, what do you imagine?" Yang Wu asked with a smile, with a puzzled look on his face, as if he was very concerned about this issue.

Yang Yan pondered for a moment and said, "The battlefield in a child's imagination should make people's blood boil. ”

"And now?"

"Now, the child feels like he's in the Shura field."

Yang Wu suddenly laughed "haha" when he heard this: "When you are older in the future, I will give you some troops, let you go into battle in person, and you will naturally get used to it if you experience more battlefields." ”

Yang Yan asked happily, "Really?" ”

"Of course, how could I lie to you?" Yang Wu said with a smile.

The father and son stood on the hillside, facing the fierce battle that was about to take place, but the two were still chatting with relaxed faces.

In fact, it's not that Yang Wu is really bored at this time, and he is still talking nonsense with his son at such a critical moment, the main purpose of him is to appease the army.

At this moment, he was riding a white war horse, wearing armor all over his body, standing on the hillside, and the guards beside him were carrying his royal flag, which was extremely eye-catching, and could be seen clearly from a distance.

And at the foot of the mountain, I don't know how many soldiers are watching him at this time, especially after just experiencing a tragic battle, the mood of the soldiers must be a little fluctuating.

Therefore, at this time, Yang Wu deliberately talked about some relatively easy topics with Yang Yan, so that the soldiers felt that he was still holding the pearl of wisdom after seeing him, and naturally the army's heart could be stable.

He has led the army to fight for many years, and he has never personally rushed into battle to boost morale like Li Cunmiao, so he can only think about other aspects.

And it can be seen from the subsequent battles that his hand still played a role.

When the Jin army launched a full-scale attack, the performance of the Wu army did not lag behind in the slightest.

On the left flank, the commander in charge of the command, Wu Bo, was a young general, and he responded calmly and calmly, until the enemy was within thirty paces, and then ordered a salvo of crossbows.

The enemy forces on the left flank of this attack were still led by sword and shield hands, and the lethal effect of bows and arrows was not obvious for these infantry advancing with shields; Therefore, Wu Bo did not let the soldiers shoot at the sword and shield men, and the target he chose was the spearmen who followed behind these sword and shield men.

The spear-wielding soldiers did not hold shields, but relied mainly on the sword and shield men in front of them for cover, and at this time they were covered by a rain of arrows thrown at this time, and they fell in an instant.

It's a pity that the distance between the two armies was too close at this time, so after this round of arrows, the two armies fell into a short-handed encounter, and the effect of the arrows suddenly declined.

At this time, it was the turn of the infantry to come forward and fight.

On the right flank, the veteran Li Zhang's tactics were more aggressive, he did not wait for the enemy to approach, he took the initiative to urge the army forward, first launched a round of bow and arrow shooting, and then hand-to-hand combat, in the front of the battle to start a fierce battle.

In contrast, the main force of the Chinese army, commanded by Zhu Qianyou, encountered more pressure, after all, the Jin army also invested the most troops here.

This battlefield was located at the foot of the hillside, and behind them was the reserve army led by Yang Wu himself.

Unlike the other two battlefields, the Wu side of the Chinese army had a great advantage in that they could be supported by the Wu army on the hillside.

This time, Yang Wu's original plan was to support Zhou Ben of Yang Liu Nancheng, so in order to speed up the march, many heavy equipment did not have time to be carried.

However, before sending out the troops, considering that it might be able to be used, in the end, Yang Wu still carried twenty bed crossbows, which are now placed on the hillside.

When the Wu army sent troops to test before, these twenty bed crossbows were not used, but at this time, the two armies officially started the war, and these bed crossbows were naturally no longer polite.

However, according to Yang Wu's orders, these bed crossbows will not be fired at will, but will specifically seek out the officers and generals of the enemy army.

After all, the range of the bed crossbow is much farther than that of an ordinary bow crossbow, and it is condescending, so it can shoot extremely far, and it is really suitable for sneak attacks.

"Buzz!" One of the bed crossbows was aimed for a long time and was finally the first to fire.

With a loud bang, a huge spear-like arrow whizzed across the sky and shot into the enemy's ranks.

The arrow was aimed at a man in full armor, sitting on a horse, with his hands constantly pointing, and it was obvious that this man should be an officer, and even of a high rank.

Just as he shouted at his men to attack, the huge arrow instantly passed through his chest, lifting him from his horse and nailing him to the ground.

At this time, the man had not died immediately, but it was clear that he would not have survived after such a severe injury.

The soldiers around him were all battle-hardened veterans, and when they saw it, they immediately knew what was happening.

Listening to the screams of their officers, everyone felt shudder.

No way, in this era, bed crossbows, trebuchets, etc. are irresistible heavy weapons, just like the artillery of later generations, you can only dodge from afar, and pray that you will not be hit.

And once you are hit, then even if you are wearing heavy armor, it is useless.

Unfortunately, the accuracy of the bed crossbow, while much better than that of the trebuchet, is somewhat better; After the first arrow successfully "sniped" an enemy officer, the arrows in the back missed one after another, and only a few unlucky soldiers were mistakenly hit in the auxiliary car.

In general, although the Jin army launched a fierce attack at this time, the Wu army insisted on resisting and did not fall behind in the slightest.

The great battle went on and on, and every moment I don't know how many people fell; The entire battlefield is like a Shura field, full of swords and swords, and the reapers are alive one by one.

Gradually, the sun began to set in the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun was imprinted on the ground, accompanied by blood stains on the ground, which made people feel palpitations when they saw it.

Finally, when it was almost dark, the Jin army sounded the order to withdraw its troops, and they seemed to be unable to bear the heavy casualties, and began to slowly retreat; And the cavalry, which had not been used before, once again served as a heavy duty to cover the retreat of the army.

Although he successfully repelled the enemy's attack, Yang Wu's mood was extremely heavy.

Judging from the situation of the entire battlefield, the enemy army is worthy of being the most elite soldiers in the Jin army, even if they are on the side of the active attack, their casualties may be slightly less than those of the Wu army.

This fact deeply worries Yang Wu.

What worries him even more is that the rear army has long been defeated by the Silver Spear Army, and as long as the Silver Spear Army is completely victorious, they will rush over to support the Jin army.

And after receiving the support of the Silver Spear Army, the strength of the Jin army will be greatly improved.

Only then will the real test come.

So, how long will it be before the Silver Spear Army arrives?

Yang Wu couldn't help but look in the direction of the rear army, and after a long time, he said in a deep voice: "Order all departments, increase vigilance tonight, and strictly prevent the enemy from attacking at night!" ”