Chapter 446: Massacre

More than half an hour passed, the fire on the shore was still burning, and Wu Yueguo's soldiers fled back to the vicinity of the camp.

The officers at all levels of Wu Yueguo were desperately restraining the ranks in order to form a new military formation.

Zhao Zizhong observed that this wave of blows killed about three or four hundred people, and few were injured.

The second wave of landing troops, under the leadership of Du Dalei, has successfully landed ashore. More than a hundred hoplites have begun to put on plate armor.

Immediately, the boats carried a large number of * to the shore, and the third group of landers had already begun to climb down the rope nets and prepare to board the boats.

Zhao Zizhong was completely relieved and handed the telescope to Boris.

"You stare at the point, I'll go and drink saliva."

Due to excessive nervousness, Zhao Zizhong was soaked all over, and his throat was also burning uncomfortably.

He poured cold water into his stomach and quickly returned to Boris.

Boris spoke: "Boss, take a look. ”

Boris handed over the binoculars, and Zhao Zizhong immediately looked in the direction of Wu Yueguo's camp.

He saw a big pole at the gate of the camp, and the banners erected around it were embroidered with the word "Shen".

Below the big guard, a dozen officers surrounded a general in his fifties and riding a black horse, he was wearing chain mail, his body was emaciated, and his gray beard fluttered across his chest.

Zhao Zizhong nodded secretly, it seems that the general is Shen Chengli.

Shen Chengli held his horsewhip and pointed at the fleet in the Qiantang River, as well as the military formation on Qishan Island at the landing site, and then the officers surrounding him all bowed and saluted, and dispersed.

Then, Shen Chengli's Daxu began to move, and where it passed, the soldiers of Wu Yueguo let out a tsunami-like shout.

Shen Chengli held the horsewhip and kept nodding to the military formation. The soldiers were in high spirits, and under the orders of the officers, the formation began to move westward.

Zhao Zizhong frowned, it seems that this Shen Chengli is not a simple person! Since he appeared, in just ten minutes, the officers and non-commissioned officers of Wu Yueguo calmed down and sorted out the military formation.

Wu Yueguo's vanguard began to circle around, avoiding the Qishan Island fleet on the shore, and resolutely advanced towards the landing site.

"Boss, this guy is very powerful! It seemed that in more than twenty minutes, the landing force was about to engage the enemy. ”

"That's right, order the third wave to speed up, mobilize six more warships, let the warships get as close to the shore as possible, and line up on both sides of the landing force to protect the flanks of the landing force."

"Boss, should we bring the spare ballistas ashore as well? To strengthen the density of fire of the landing force? ”

Zhao Zizhong slapped his head: "Look at my memory, how can I forget these big killers." Let people do it right away! ”

Boris went to give the order, and the sailors hurriedly carried out bags wrapped in tarpaulins from the cabin and hoisted them into the boat.

On the shore, An Dalang and Du Dalei were bragging, and Li Jilong was silently wiping the war knife on the side.

Seeing An Dalang and Du Dalei so relaxed, the guards gradually quieted down, relieving the tension of the first battle.

"Don't you know, Lao Tzu drove the carriage, took Shen Yunu, the first beauty of Bianliang, and a large group of little ladies from Panlou, and came to the gate of the palace in a mighty way. Then he dragged Wang Jixun out of the carriage, 'clicked', and cut off his dog's head with a knife. Hahaha, do you say Lao Tzu is amazing? ”

The guards did not speak because of military discipline, but everyone looked at Du Dalei with eager eyes.

Only An Dalang spoke: "Lao Du, you are indeed a good man!" If I were here, I would have been like you, chopping that crumb with a single sword! ”

Li Jilong muttered in a low voice beside him: "I don't know how many times I've blown it, there are no new things at all, my brother's face is really thick." ”

After another ten minutes, Wu Yueguo's vanguard stopped at a distance of about 300 meters from the landing site and began to form a group, apparently preparing for an attack.

Due to the narrow terrain by the river, which is not conducive to the deployment of large troops, Wu Yueguo's military formation is about 1,000 people.

Behind the rows of large shields, the first three rows were pikemen, followed by sword and shield men and crossbowmen.

"Knock, knock, knock......"

The sound of war drums resounded through the heavens and the earth, and Wu Yueguo's military formation slowly approached.

An Dalang stuck his horse lance into the ground, drew his sword, and shouted:

"Crossbowmen ready!"

More than eighty crossbowmen unloaded their bows, stuck the arrows in the quiver into the dirt around them, and began to wind them.

"Bombardier ready!" An Dalang continued to shout.

Fifty bombardiers lit the fire, then packed them into special nets and prepared them to drop the bombs.

Wu Yueguo's attack line was getting closer and closer, and when it was about eighty meters away from the military formation on Qishan Island, it stopped at the shouting of Wu Yueguo's officers.

The large shield in the front row loosened for a while, revealing the brigade of archers behind.

Wu Yueguo's archers came out of the gap in the big shield and began to line up in three horizontal formations.

At this moment, An Dalang's eyes lit up.

"Bombardier, aim at Wu Yueguo's archers to throw bombs!" He pointed at his sword and shouted hoarsely.

Fifty bombardiers immediately lit the fuse of the bomb to explode ~ the bomb, and then began to exert force at the waist, and the net pocket was spun with both hands.

After five turns, the bombardiers threw out the bombs one after another.

In an instant, the bomb ~ bomb landed in the sky above the Wu Yue national army formation.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

Successive explosions sounded, and the sky above Wu Yueguo's military formation was filled with gunsmoke.

"Run!"

Wu Yueguo's army collapsed again, and the soldiers threw their shields, knives, guns, bows and arrows, and fled in all directions.

The smoke of gunpowder gradually dissipated, and hundreds of soldiers of Wu Yueguo were lying in front of the battle. There were also some wounded soldiers, rolling and struggling among the corpses.

"Crossbowman, free fire!" An Dalang ordered.

The crossbowman with the bow of the divine arm crossed the shield in front of him and began to shoot at the soldiers of Wu Yue who were not dead.

Some of the guards felt unbearable and whispered.

When An Dalang found out, he immediately shouted: "Those who disturb the hearts of our troops in the military formation will be beheaded immediately!" ”

When the guards heard this cruel order, they all kept their mouths shut.

At this time, a third wave of landers came ashore and brought assembled ballistae. The guards immediately began assembling the weapons.

An Dalang now had more than 700 soldiers in his hands, forming a thick military formation, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking back at the warship, he saw Zhao Zizhong and Boris waving to him.

An Dalang waved his hand at the warship and clenched his fists.

Zhao Zi held the telescope again and looked into the distance, and found that Shen Chengli's Daxu had moved to a place more than five hundred meters away from the military formation on Qishan Island.

Wu Yueguo's scattered soldiers had already run to the front of Daxu one after another, and many people knelt on the ground and began to howl and cry.

Shen Chengli jumped off his horse and pointed at these soldiers.

Some of his guards immediately rushed out, began to gather his men, and led them to the flanks of the army.

After a while, the fleeing soldiers were settled, and Shen Chengli's personal guards pulled out more than 20 officers, then pressed them to the ground, and chopped off their heads with a knife.

The guards placed their heads on the tip of their spears and passed them on to the soldiers behind them.

Wu Yueguo's soldiers all stood dumbfounded, looking at the heads of those officers who were invincible yesterday, and most of them were terrified.

Then Shen Chengli began to arrange his troops, mobilized his troops and began to move slowly, pressing the troops on Qishan Island, forming a semicircular encirclement on three sides.

Zhao Zizhong secretly counted to himself, and these troops numbered about three thousand people, constantly approaching the shore.

Beside Shen Chengli, there were also two neat phalanxes, each with about five hundred people, a total of one thousand people. This should be Shen Chengli's reserve.

Wu Yueguo's army was slowly approaching, and soon it was almost a hundred meters away from the defense line of Qishan Island.

An Dalang was just about to give the order for the bombardier and crossbowman to fire, when he heard a drum beat.

Wu Yueguo's soldiers all shouted, the shield bearers in the front row threw big shields, and the pikemen in the back raised their spears flatly, and began to charge towards the military formation on Qishan Island.

The guards of Qishan Island are a little confused, the script shouldn't be like this! Why didn't they cover it with bows and arrows? Which one is this playing?

An Dalang, who was experienced on the battlefield, immediately shouted:

"Crossbowmen shoot freely! Bombardier drops! Hold on to the front row! Lancers ready to storm! The sword and shield bearers are ready to fight! ”

More than ten seconds passed, and Wu Yueguo's soldiers rushed up like a tide, and soon collided with the iron-clad shield of Qishan Island.

"Boom!"

A violent impact sounded, and the shield bearer of Qishan Island desperately pressed his shoulders against the big shield, but several shields were knocked down.

The bombardiers and crossbowmen in the back row fired desperately, sending * and crossbow arrows into the surging crowd.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The explosions came and went, creating patches of no-man's land in the flow of people, but they were soon filled up by the soldiers of Wu Yue who rushed up.

The defense line of Qishan Island was quickly breached, and the soldiers on both sides were fighting selflessly.

An Dalang pulled out his horse lance, greeted Du Dalei and Li Jilong, and rushed to a precarious gap and began a frenzied killing.

Du Dalei put down his armor, raised his big axe, and shouted loudly:

"Heavy infantry attack!"

More than 100 men in plate armor silently followed Du Dalei, raising the weapons in their hands, and slowly advanced towards the battle line, when the heavy infantry came to the vicinity of the battle line.

"Raise your sword!"

Du Dalei shouted.

"Brush!"

More than 100 heavy armored infantry raised their broadswords in their hands, and the bright sword light was dazzling in the sun, which stimulated many soldiers of Wu Yueguo to close their eyes.

"Cut!"

Du Dalei shouted.

More than 100 big knives slashed down diagonally, and more than 300 soldiers of Wu Yueguo were cut in two!

Because the formation was too dense, each knife took the lives of at least two Wu Yue soldiers.