Mikawahara is located about five miles southwest of the Tutunu department. It is mainly based on the plains, which is conducive to the play of cavalry. However, the Mikawahara is not too wide, and there are mountains and forests in the east and west directions of the Mikawahara, which the cavalry cannot pass. This also means that the advantage of cavalry quickly outflanking the rear road cannot be brought into play. Can only be used on frontal battlefields. Suffice it to say, this decisive location has both advantages and disadvantages for both sides.

After some deliberation by the adults of the various departments, although Shesu didn't know what the hell Liu Ye was thinking. But I still responded. Shesu didn't want to let go of this opportunity to annihilate the main force of Saigo. Although the Saigo army has been exhausted, they may also win. But there are just too many variables. And even if you win, you will consume a lot of supplies. Don't forget that the allied forces are more than 7,000 people. The amount of materials consumed every day is massive, plus the wear and tear on the road. If it is consumed until the end of the war, the war potential of the various departments will definitely be exhausted. This is what the adults of the ministries do not want to see. After all, their enemy is not only the Xixiang Army, and there is a big tiger in the south! If you play a war of attrition, the happiest thing is definitely the black hair bone.

Now that I finally have a chance to destroy the main force of the Saigo Army, the lords of the various departments will never give up. Although I don't know what conspiracy Liu Ye has. But the lords of the various ministries firmly believe that in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies are nothing. In the field, they have absolute self-confidence. They believed that their cavalry could tear apart all the enemy.

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Three days later, Mikawahara. At the time of the battle, the two sides slowly entered. The two sides have become mortal enemies, and there is no pre-war persuasion to surrender or anything like that. As soon as you get on the field, you do it.

In ancient times, it was common for both sides to send their strongest warriors to fight each other before such a big battle to boost morale. Liu Ye had already released the little goblin to go to the teacher (challenge). But Shesu is not stupid. Of course, he knew the strength of the little goblin. Since he already knew that he could not win, he naturally would not send warriors out to die. So the little goblin with teeth and claws flaunted his might in front of the Hu people's formation for half an hour, and then retreated helplessly. The two sides have also officially started a big war!

Let's take a look at the military formations of both sides before the big battle. The Xixiang Army took Fan Yongqu plus two cavalry brigades as the left flank and Tang Juequ plus two cavalry brigades as the right flank. With Liu Shiqu and two lightly armed foot soldiers as the front army. The rear army was composed of four detachments of military soldiers, plus some armed auxiliaries and some volunteers (slave soldiers of various departments). Liu Ye led the white-robed personal guards, the cavalry army, and the two lightly armed foot soldiers were the Chinese army. As for the crossbow team and the longbow team, they were arranged by Liu Ye between the left and right flanks and the central army. As for the bed crossbow and other special troops, they were arranged between the front army and the Chinese army. On the whole, the Xixiang Army, which was dominated by foot soldiers, was in a state of intensive defense. It is also the most common and effective defensive counterattack used by the Central Plains Dynasty against the northern nomads.

On the other hand, compared to the complex Xixiang Army formation. The allied forces are simpler. The left and right flanks are a mix of assault and loose cavalry, and the front army is a slave soldier and some dismounted assault cavalry. The Chinese army is the main force of assault. It's simple, but it's effective. The allied forces with cavalry as the main force occupied the initiative on the battlefield in this major battle.

Since the Xixiang Army was mainly infantry, it was obviously impossible to take the lead in launching an attack in the face of the allied forces dominated by cavalry. But that doesn't mean Saigo doesn't have the means to attack.

"Order, bed crossbow attack!" Xixiang Army, Chinese Army, Liu Ye, who was standing on the nest car, observed the enemy situation with a monocular, Liu Ye felt that he couldn't wait like this any longer, so he ordered. Although the Saigo Army could not take the initiative to attack. But it can force the coalition forces to attack.

"The Lord's Decree! Bed crossbow attack! Drumming! The attendant yelled.

"Knock knock!" Rhythmic drums sounded.

"Bed crossbows ready! Pull the crossbow strings! ”

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"Shooter aim! Four hundred and fifty steps ahead of the target! ”

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"Attacker step forward!"

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"Shoot!"

The giant hammer struck on the trigger, and in an instant, sixteen short spear-like bed crossbow arrows immediately flew out of the Xixiang military formation. In fact, in field warfare, bed crossbows were originally used to ride against armor. It's a bit of a waste to shoot low-level slaves. However, the allied forces cannot be equipped with such high-end goods as armor and equipment. The bed crossbow also lost its corresponding effect. It can only be used to stimulate the Hu people to attack first. It can be used to shoot the most defensive armor and equipment in the two Jin Dynasty. It's naturally extremely powerful. Although it was more than 400 paces away from the target, the power of the bed crossbow still did not diminish much. These sixteen short spear-like bed crossbow arrows set off a bloody storm among the Hu people's front army. The middle one is either dead or maimed, and there is no way to say that they will be spared. There were quite a few short spears that even pierced several people leaning together one after another. To be honest, this wave of bed crossbows didn't do much damage. But the deterrent effect is extremely strong. Many slaves were stupefied!

"Damn! Can't wait any longer! Order the left and right wings of the rangers to go into battle! ”

Looking at the former army that was in turmoil, Shesu ordered.

The Ranger is a lightly armed cavalry with scimitars and spears as the main body, supplemented by bows and arrows. It is mainly used to harass and lure enemies. At the same time, it is also used to test the strength of the enemy's virtual reality and defenses. Point out the direction of the attack for the next main cavalry.

The Ranger is somewhat similar to the Mongol archers of later generations. However, the status of the rangers was far inferior to that of the archers. Due to the weak bow power of the arch during the Jin and Jin dynasties, the secret treasure of the archers, the 'Takahashi Saddle', has not yet been invented. The rangers' mounted archery is actually very embarrassing. Not only is the range low, the damage is low, and the accuracy is not high. Except for the Condor Archers and some of the old rangers, the rest of the rangers' mounted archery is a joke. During this period, the Turks were the main force in the army. The Rangers are only auxiliary units.

After the Rangers on the left and right flanks came out of formation, they did not attack the front army. Instead, they ran directly to the two wings of the Saigo Army. Although the rangers are equipped with swords and guns, their combat power, which is mainly scattered cavalry, is actually not very high, otherwise they would not be auxiliary troops.

"Shooter aim! Target the Hu rider on both wings! ……”

When the rangers rushed out of the Hu army, the bed crossbow captain, who commanded the bed crossbow battle, immediately ordered his subordinates to adjust the direction of their fire. It was intended to attack these rangers as a priority.

"Volley!"

Attacker swings the hammer! Sixteen short spear-like bed crossbow arrows flew out at once. There was another bloody storm among the Rangers. The power of the bed crossbow is so great that all of them fall down.

"Ride and shoot!"

After approaching the left flank of the Saigo Army, the leader of the Rangers shouted orders.

After hearing the order, the rangers drew their bows and shot the arrows in their hands with the help of horse speed. This increases some range. Due to the fact that the bow power of the cavalry in the hands of the rangers is too weak. If you use heavy arrows, you won't be able to shoot far at all. Therefore, in order to increase the range, the arrows in the hands of ordinary rangers are generally light arrows, except for some experienced rangers.

"Anti-arrow formation! The Gladius team fights back on their own! When he saw the rangers rushing over, the old and spicy Fan Yong immediately ordered.

Rush + Light Arrow though increases the range. But the damage and accuracy have also dropped a lot. In addition, the Xixiang Army on the left wing was well-equipped, and it also put on the Xixiang Army's most famous 'three-body' anti-arrow formation. The damage caused by these more than 500 tours* is actually very limited.

"Short archers prepare! The Hu people in front of the target are riding, a distance of 100 paces. Light arrows in place, fire and attack! ”

"Shoot!"

"Whoosh! Sou! Sou! The sound of breaking the air sounded. More than 200 arrows flew out at once. However, the damage done is extremely limited. Not a few Rangers fell at all. The main reason for this phenomenon was that the cunning rangers always kept some distance from the Saigo army, wandering on the edge of the limited range of the Saigo archers. In addition, the ranger and the warhorse's quilt were covered with thick felt, which was not easy for ordinary light arrows to shoot through. If you want to shoot through the felt, you have to use heavy arrows. But if you switch to heavy arrows, the range is not enough. This was very embarrassing for the Saigo archers.

Just like that, the two sides shot thousands of arrows back and forth. However, the casualties inflicted on both sides were pitiful. It's completely rookies pecking at each other.

Finally, Fan Yong couldn't help it! Suspended the senseless attack of the archers. And sent someone to ask for help. Don't forget that there is also the presence of a strong crossbow team next to the left flank of the Saigo Army. The crossbow in the crossbow team is known as the 'light horse killer'. It's perfect to use a crossbow team against the Rangers. However, the crossbow team does not belong to the left flank. Nor Fan Yong's subordinates. Therefore, Fan Yong also needs to send someone to ask for help. However, Fan Yong believes that Suning will agree, don't forget that Fan Yong and Suning are authentic sons and daughters.

Sure enough, half a moment later, Su Lie joined the battle on the left flank with the crossbow team. In position, crossbow, winding, aiming. The well-trained warriors do it all in one go. The preparations were completed in no time.

"One hundred and ten steps ahead of the goal! Adjust the shooting angle. Prepare to shoot! ”

"Gale!"

"Whoosh! Sou! Sou! The sound of breaking the air sounded again. But it's even more aggressive than the last time!

More than a hundred * arrows flew out at once. The results are much stronger than those of the archers. All of them turned on their backs. The Rangers poured a large piece at once.

"It's a crossbow! There are quite a few of them! Hurry back! Go back. "The leader of the Rangers who was responsible for harassing the left flank of the Saigo Army also seems to be a well-informed person. After seeing the crossbow bolts stuck in the corpses of nearby rangers, he immediately ordered.

For the Kick Ballist, the Rangers really have nothing to do. After all, the crossbow is very high in terms of range and lethality. If you want to destroy the crossbow team, you can only use the method of rushing into battle. But now the Saigo infantry army has set up a formation, and the morale is very high, plus there are bladed chariots to help defend. The Ranger alone is absolutely unbreakable. And the Ranger leader didn't want to be beaten all the time. You can only withdraw from the range of the crossbow team first, and then plan.

Upon hearing the order from the Ranger Leader, the Rangers quickly withdrew. But the well-trained warriors pulled the crossbow strings, and the speed at which the arrows were mounted was too fast. The Rangers suffered another round of fire before withdrawing from the effective range of the Crossbow, resulting in considerable losses. This made the Ranger leader hate it. But he didn't have much to do.