Chapter Ninety-Eight: Night Attack (6)
"Short archers, light arrows are ready, the target Hu people are lightly inched, the distance in front is forty paces, cover the random shooting, shoot!" On the battlefield of Tang Jue and Xu Ji, the commander who was temporarily in charge of commanding all the short archers shouted.
"Whoosh!" Dozens of light arrows suddenly flew towards the Hu people who were coming. Light arrows have a long range, but they can't pierce armor. Once the enemy has armor, even if it's just a normal piece of leather armor. The lethality of light arrows will be greatly reduced. But at this time, the enemies of the Saigo archers were just a group of ordinary Hu herdsmen. The thin leather coat is defenseless against light arrows. Moreover, many Hu people were tightly packed together, which invisibly increased the hit rate for the Saigo archers.
So a large wave of arrows rained down, and a large number of Hu people fell.
"Pay attention to the arrows, the archers counterattack, sixty paces ahead. Shoot fast!" Seeing that a large number of people were killed by the Saigo archers, the Ubaifu grew out of a certain tree and was afraid of being attacked by the Saigo marksmen again.
After hearing the order of the black centurion, the Hu people archers hurriedly released arrows to the designated position.
At this time, after listening to the report of the lookout, the commander of the short archers also ordered: "Short archers, light arrows are ready, target enemy archers, a distance of sixty paces in front of them, cover random shooting, shoot!"
"Whoosh!" Whoosh!" Both arrows are fired at the same time. However, the inferior bows and arrows of the Awabu Hu people are obviously not comparable to those of Saigo. And the Awabu people who shoot arrows are just a group of ordinary herdsmen. He did not receive special military training in gathering and shooting like Saigo's archers.
The result was obvious, and the Saigo archers suffered only some casualties. And because of the long distance, the lethality of the inferior bows and arrows of the Hu people was greatly reduced. The Saigo archers were almost always lightly wounded. On the other hand, the Awabe Hu archers were not good, and they directly poured a small half.
Moreover, these Hu archers who had been baptized by the rain of arrows in Xixiang were stunned for a moment on the spot, and did not immediately fire the second arrow. When the second wave of arrows from the Saigo archers came, the Hu archers collapsed directly.
In this regard, the Ucenturion who commanded the Hu people archers to fight could not do anything. Equipment, training, tactics, and morale are all no match for others. It's no wonder if you don't lose. But in the face of the covering shots of these Saigo archers, he still had to find a way. Otherwise, in this crowded street battle, if these Saigo archers are allowed to shoot all the time. Lacking armor, they will surely suffer heavy casualties, and may even collapse. Not being afraid of death does not mean not being afraid of death.
What should I do? Captain Ucenturion thought to himself. Suddenly, Captain Ucenturion seemed to have thought of some good idea, and showed a lewd smile.
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"Cut! I didn't expect these bearded cubs to come up with this method to defend against arrows. On the roof of a certain house, looking at the Hu man holding the bed board and the door to prevent arrows, Tang Jue said very unpleasantly.
"It seems that our tactic of relying on the archers to shoot a large number of Hu people, and then crush them in one fell swoop, has failed. In a short period of time, we can't defeat the Hu people in front of us. Xu Ji on the side said with some regret.
"But that's okay! The two of us have completed the task assigned by the sovereign and have successfully restrained a large number of Hu people. It's time for them to start fighting the last elite of the Ava Tribe! With the combat power of those white-robed masters, it was easy to defeat the Ava tribe's own soldiers in foot combat!" Tang Jue comforted.
"It's just a pity that I can't hunt Vala with the Lord!" Xu Ji sighed and said with a look of regret.
"yes!" Tang Jue also sighed and said.
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"The white-robed guard, invincible in the world!" After the battle began, the white-robed guards who took the lead in the attack shouted.
The white-robed guards did not launch a charge attack, but formed a battle formation and slowly pressed over.
"For the sake of the Awa tribe, for the ......sake of our relatives," said a Hu centurion standing in front of the Awa tribe's own soldiers.
But before he could finish his sentence, a javelin flew over and struck him in the chest. With reluctance, the Hu centurion fell.
Forty paces away, a white-striped guard who had just finished throwing a javelin shouted impatiently: "Grandma, a bear, have you played or not!" ”。
Forty paces away, javelin point kill. This hand directly stunned these Ava tribe soldiers. The morale of the Ava tribe's own soldiers suddenly dropped a lot.
"For the sake of Avabe!" In times of crisis, heroes can be seen everywhere. An ordinary Ava soldier yelled at the white-robed guard, though he was then nailed to the ground with a javelin. But his heroic actions inspired the rest of the Ava tribe.
'If you don't win, you will perish.'" Nearly 300 Ava tribesmen launched a charge attack on the white-robed guards.
"Morale is up! Very good! Otherwise, it's no fun. It is a wolf, not a herd of lambs, who likes to slash and slash. Taibian, who was in charge of the front-line command, muttered to himself. Among the three squad leaders, Taibian has the highest command ability, and he is generally commanded by Taibian in wartime.
"White-robed guards, send these poor cubs to Hades!" Taibian yelled.
"Oh!" The white-robed guards around them also roared excitedly. They hadn't slashed an enemy in months, and their hands were itching.
When the Ava tribesmen in front rushed to less than thirty paces away from the white-robed guards, the Ava tribesmen behind quickly took out their hard bows and fired arrows quickly. Apparently they have been training this tactic for quite some time.
However, for the battle-hardened and experienced Taibian, this tactic is just a pediatric. When the Ava soldiers in the back pulled out their hard bows, Taibian knew what they were going to do next.
"Anti-arrow formation!" Taibian yelled.
The anti-arrow formation of the white-robed guards is much simpler than that of the warriors. After all, their equipment is much stronger than that of the warriors. You don't need to rely on dense defenses to dodge arrows. All it takes is a few people to unite and block the vital point with a shield. Although the bows and arrows of the Ava tribe are much stronger than those of ordinary herdsmen, the effectiveness is still very poor.
The Ava soldiers who drew their bows in the back shot only three rounds. After three rounds, the Ava tribe's own soldiers in front of them were about to engage with the white-robed guards. If you shoot again, you will accidentally injure your own family.
The Ava tribesmen in front were only a dozen steps away from the white-robed guards. Taibian yelled, "Javelin attack!"
Immediately after that, the white-robed guards in the second and third rows threw the javelins in their hands. The javelins of the white-robed guards were not the solid wood javelins used by the new soldiers. Rather, it is an armor-piercing javelin equipped with an iron armor-piercing spear head. This armor-piercing javelin does a lot of damage at close range. For example, these Ava tribe soldiers in front of them, the sharp armor-piercing javelins directly pierced through their armor. Even the iron armor still looks like papier-mâché in the face of armor-piercing javelins at close range. Unless it's a three-layer heavy armor like the armor equipped, it's possible to block it. It's a pity that the Ava tribe doesn't have any of them.
After the Ava soldiers in front were shot by armor-piercing javelins. It immediately affected the Ava tribe's own soldiers who were charging behind, and their speed was invisibly reduced a lot.
"Guards, shield strike!" After the armor-piercing javelin was thrown, Taibian yelled and ordered.
All the front-row guards, including Taibian, began to hold their shields and charge their strength. When the Ava tribe's own soldiers approached, they directly hit the bodies of these Ava warriors who rushed to the front with their shields. Because the strength of the guards was too great, these Avabe warriors who rushed to the front were directly knocked away by the guards. He also knocked down a lot of Ava soldiers who followed behind. The momentum of the Awa tribe's own soldiers' charge suddenly became dull.
"Slaughter! White-robed guards!" Taibian yelled.
After saying that, Taibian rushed forward in the first place, and began to engage with the soldiers of the Ava tribe. The white-robed guards behind Taibian also joined the battle.
Although the soldiers of the Ava tribe have experienced a hundred battles, they are very strong in foot and cavalry combat. But they were facing white-robed guards who were even more elite than them today. The white-robed guards are the only professional soldiers in the entire Saigo. Even the white-robed attendants are all Xixiang elites who are one in a hundred. What's more, there are also guards who have been systematically strengthened. Although the Ava tribe's own soldiers are well-equipped, they are not at all a grade compared to the white-robed guards. What's more, at this time, the charging momentum of the Ava tribe's own soldiers was forcibly interrupted by the white-robed guards. Morale suddenly dropped a lot.
As soon as the battle began, the Ava tribe's own soldiers were directly slaughtered by the white-robed guards. This stunned Vala, who was watching from behind. He never thought of facing the white-robed guards, who were not as numerous as half of his own soldiers. The soldiers of their own tribe will be pressed and beaten. Moreover, there were still more than 300 people in the Xixiang Army who did not move at this time. But there are only more than 100 Awa soldiers and more than 30 of the most elite guards of the Ava tribe on Vala's side. The form is becoming more and more unfavorable to them.
"Longbow Attack!" Just as Vala was silently thinking about how to deal with the Xixiang Army, Liu Ye, who was standing behind, commanded.
"Longbow team, heavy arrows ready, target Awabu Hu people, seventy paces ahead, full bow shooting. Shoot," ordered Wang Jiu, the captain of the longbow team, after arriving at the designated position with the longbowmen.
Seeing the longbow team with the great bows, Vala immediately sensed that something was wrong.
Sure enough, when the first wave of armor-piercing heavy arrows fell, the Ava tribe's own soldiers were killed and wounded in large numbers. The armor on their bodies and the wooden shields in their hands couldn't stop the attack of the armor-piercing heavy arrows in a full bow state.
Wave after wave of armor-piercing heavy arrows were fired. This time, the longbowman did not retain his stamina, and fired a total of six waves of armor-piercing heavy arrows in a full bow state. The Ava tribe's own soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and if it weren't for the belief in defending their homeland, it is estimated that these Awa tribe soldiers would have collapsed long ago.
Looking at the soldiers of his own tribe who were almost unable to support him, Vala's heart was gloomy. He already knew the outcome of the battle. This time, the Avabe could not be saved, and was going to be destroyed, and it was destroyed in his own hands. He, Vala...... Very unwilling.