Chapter 160: The Battle of Yiling Pavilion (7) The Third Update
The Wu army consisted of spear infantry and sword and shield infantry, and the soldiers in the first and second rows were wearing two gears of armor, all of which had high morale and murderous spirit.
As the so-called drum, the Wu army striker heard the sound of the drum behind him like thunder, and suddenly began to rush and kill bravely in the midst of shouting.
It only took less than twenty breaths for Wu Jun's foot soldiers to complete the thirty steps.
It's just that as soon as the two armies were handed over, the officers and men of the Wu army in the front row felt that something was wrong.
When he rushed into battle, the soldiers in the first row could see the comrades on both sides with their peripheral vision, but when they rushed to the enemy formation, the comrades around them suddenly fell behind him by half a position!
It's like two people fighting in a group, and you're rushing too fast alone, and your teammates haven't caught up!
Faced with such a situation, the most instinctive reaction of people is to stop and wait for their teammates.
But fighting is not as good as fighting, the momentum of the battle array is together, and the comrades in the back row are added in turn, if you want to stop, how easy is it to say?
In this way, the soldiers of the first platoon of the Wu army were puzzled and intertwined with the front line of the Han army.
Speaking of which, this is exactly the effect of the Glaive Array!
From the condescending command platform of the Han army, it can be seen that with the blessing of the Glaive Array, the front line of the Wu army is in the shape of convexity, while the front line of the Han army is in the shape of concave inside.
The inner concave and the outer convexity faintly form a siege posture.
When this feeling is put into practice, it is felt most strongly by the soldiers in the first row of both sides.
On average, every five Eastern Wu soldiers had to face the siege of seven Han soldiers, and relatively speaking, every five Han soldiers had two more comrades by their side as flank support.
The forward general of the Wu army sensed that something was wrong, and it was too late.
The drums on both sides shook the sky. Once the battle formations are handed over together, if you want to disperse, you can only divide the winners and losers!
Seeing this, Luo Tong, Song Qian, Xie Jing, Li Yi, and Liu A could only order their subordinates to fight bravely to kill the enemy.
Zhang Nan, Fu Wei, Chen Shi, and Wang Ping also shouted for war.
Heaven and earth were filled with the sound of swords clashing against each other, the sound of spears and shields clashing, and the roars of soldiers fighting for their lives...... Everyone's faces were distorted, and the battle was fierce.
Someone on both sides of Han and Wu kept falling, but the gap was filled in immediately.
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There were more than 1,000 archers on the left and right flanks of the Han army, led by generals Du Lu and Liu Ning respectively.
As soon as the two armies were entangled in each other, the herald immediately brought them Guan Yu's order:
"Du Lubu crossed the left flank Fu Wei and shot at the Wu army's formation!"
"Liu Ning's department crossed the right flank Chen Shibu and shot at the Wu army's formation!"
The two generals Du Lu and Liu Ning received the order, and immediately loudly beckoned the soldiers under their command to rush to the designated position.
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The 30,000 Wu army played against the 20,000 Han army, and the thickness of its lineup was far better than that of the Han army.
However, the Han army took advantage of the glaive formation, and the speed of casualties was much slower than that of the Wu army.
The two fought for about a meal, and the thickness of the Wu army's lineup was two percent thinner, while the Han army was only less than one percent thinner.
In the end, Song Qian, Xie Jing and other generals resisted desperately and fought hard, and under their influence, the morale of the Wu army did not fall, and the two armies were inseparable.
When the battle was in full swing, Du Lu and Liu Ning crossed the friendly forces and quickly assembled in place. After an order, Qi staggered and fired arrows at the Wu army.
Their position was on Wu Jun's side, and the arrows shot at Wu Jun's side and back like a storm, and Wu Jun's back row was immediately hit hard.
Finally, Luo Tong, who was in the back row, reacted in time, and immediately yelled when he saw this:
"Turn around in the back! Raise your shield and guard the front row! ”
"Turn around in the back! Raise your shield and guard the front row! ”
Luo Tong was the general of Jianzhong Zhonglang at that time, and he was a very trusted person of Wu Hou Sun Quan, who originally led 3,000 military archers, and after Ling Tong's death, he led Ling Tong's army.
It is particularly worth mentioning that many of the old soldiers under his command who originally belonged to Ling Tong were veterans of Danyang origin, who had moved to the north and south with the old master, were well-trained and responded quickly, and they were rare elites in the Wu army.
At this time, he heard the call, and immediately separated a row of shieldmen to protect him.
However, Du Lu and Liu Ning were afraid of hurting their allies, so they did not dare to let the archers shoot, and only injured the enemy with flat shots, while the Danyang soldiers formed a shield formation and the archers of the Han Army shot horizontally, and the casualties were greatly reduced.
It's just that this commotion has caused a wave of small chaos in the Wu army in the front row, and no one wants to suffer from the enemy.
The military spirit of the former army of the Wu army is unstable, and if the status quo continues, I am afraid that it may collapse.
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Zhang Fei saw it, slapped his thigh, and said with a smile: "This time, our army has won again!" The second brother is really good! ”
Liu Bei hesitated: "The archers are so high, Sun Quan sent the cavalry to scatter after a charge, this trip is too risky, Yun Chang should accept it when he sees it." ”
Fa Zheng suddenly laughed and said: "Looking at the meaning of the monarch's waiting, I'm afraid I want to test Sun Quan with archers." ”
Guan Yu glanced at him, stroked his beard and said, "Not bad." If Sun Quan led cavalry to attack, the battle would be hard. However, Wen Sun Quan regarded the cavalry under his command as a treasure, and if he did not attack, our army would have a chance to win. ”
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said that Sun Quan gritted his teeth when he saw it on the high platform.
The 5,000 strikers fell into Liu Bei's yin line scheme, and if they were defeated, they were defeated, why did they fight 30,000 against 20,000, and they still played like this?
Gan Ning in the formation couldn't stand it anymore, so he hurriedly rushed to the command platform, strode up, came to Sun Quan's side, and persuaded:
"Lord, hurry up and send reinforcements, otherwise these 30,000 people will be buried!"
Sun Quan also knew that the front army was in danger, and immediately ordered without hesitation: "Han Dang and Xu Sheng's second generals will fire to support the front army. ”
Gan Ning persuaded again: "The archers of the Shu army are lined up, and the harm is not small, please send the lord to send a guard to expel them." ”
Sun Quan thought about it for a long time and was silent.
Wu did not produce horses, and these 3,000 war horses were purchased by sea from the Gongsun clan of Liaodong.
From Liaodong to Jiangnan, how far away is it thousands of miles? In addition, the sea route was dangerous, and for every ten horses bought, seven of them died during transportation due to unsuitability.
Therefore, this battalion of 3,000 armed cavalry was built by him with great effort, and each knight was served by the sons and nephews of the nobles of the clan with excellent qualifications, and the weapons and armor used were all configured according to the best specifications.
It can be said that every Wuwei cavalry is precious, and the death of a person and a horse can make him feel distressed for a long time.
But the archers of the Han army really hated it, and really had to find a way to solve it, he pondered for a moment and asked:
"How about our archers pressing and shooting?"
Gan Ning shook his head and said: "The battlefield is in the half of the Shu army, and it is three hundred steps away from our army. If our archers come forward, I am afraid that the cavalry of the Shu army will assault, and our Chinese army will definitely not be able to support it at that time! ”
Sun Quan looked at the energetic Tiger Guard cavalry behind him, and finally felt a little reluctant, and said slowly: "Rong Gu thinks twice......"
Gan Ning was anxious, and said in his heart: Why is the lord still preserving his strength at this time.....
Zhu Ran, who was on the side of the attendant, suddenly persuaded: "The lord can order Han Dang and General Xu Sheng to attack the enemy's flanks respectively, first, to disperse the Shu army's archers, and secondly, the Shu army's flanks and backs will be attacked by the enemy, and they will not be able to support them for a long time." In this way, the Shu army Yanyue loses its two flanks, and it will be self-defeating! ”
Sun Quan's eyes lit up, and he even claimed kindness.