Chapter 183: Defending Yuzhong (Part II)
Hu Yanwei ordered the whole army to attack, but it was not more than 20,000 people who rushed up. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoAs long as there are more than 10,000 people, the array that will be discharged will not be visible at all, and the battlefield will only be so big that it will not be able to stand.
So, under the dancing of the military flag, three more infantry phalanxes came out of the large array of the Han army in Qinzhou! The target was still the front of the Chinese army where Wei Shun was. I saw that these Han army foot soldiers also wore leather armor and leather armor, holding swords and shields, and walked on the battlefield with a swagger.
The Han archers, who had been in charge of archery just now, also retreated, and were replaced by two thousand light horsemen, who were not only good at riding horses, but also good at archery, and each of them was equipped with a foot bow and a horse bow, the former for dismounting and foot shooting, and the latter for riding and archery.
This is to use wheel warfare to exhaust the physical strength of the Liang army! No way, who let the Han soldiers more?
Cheng Dahu took a deep breath, he knew the enemy's plans, but he was helpless. Liang has few soldiers, and if he wants to implement the next battle plan, he can only resist the continuous attacks, and then let Hu Yanwei lose patience and throw all his troops in at once. Only in this way can Liangjun's plan achieve the best results once and for all.
As for now, let's think about getting through this hurdle first.
Thinking of this, he began to look intently at the Han army's foot soldiers who were approaching step by step.
In the battle array, Shi Chang and Wei Shun only leaned together.
"Junko, are you okay?" The chief was panting with his bow in both hands, and at dawn he had put on his new steel armor, and had gone into battle with two boxes of arrows, a bow, a knife, a bag of water, and a bag of dry food. The weight of the whole load is almost 180 pounds! Just standing is a great test of physical strength.
"It's okay, I'm not tired!" Wei Shun felt that he had never been so energetic - killing people a lot, in fact, it was no different from slaughtering cattle and sheep. As for the rest of the people in the battle array, most of them were already out of breath and were about to be unable to support it.
"If you go on like this, you're going to lose! As long as the Han army attacks two or three more formations, they will be exhausted! ”
The main general, Cheng Dahu, also realized the problem of the decline in physical strength, his eyes were withdrawn from the soldiers around him, and he looked back at the rear - where the secret weapon of the Liang army was stored, and there were a thousand soldiers responsible for guarding and operating. It's just that the time hasn't come yet!
"The thief is coming up again!"
At this time, the front of the army shouted again. Cheng Dahu looked at it, and sure enough, a heavy infantry formation had reached one hundred and thirty or forty steps away.
"Shoot!" Once again, the lord in charge of the archers ordered that at long distances, only bows and arrows could kill and wound the enemy.
"Stretch!" Wei Shun's bow sounded again, and a feather arrow shot out like a meteor, and the arrow was not missing, and a strong man of the Han army was killed on the spot. Almost at the same time, more than a thousand strong bows also threw clusters of arrows at the same time, covering the Han soldiers like rain, and dozens of people immediately fell to the ground screaming. However, the rest of the warriors ignored the rain of arrows that continued to fall, and still marched forward in unison, as if they had moved into a jungle of swords and guns.
The tragic hand-to-hand fight soon unfolded between the sons and daughters of the Han family!
On the battlefield, the sound of killing shook the sky! After the Qinzhou Han army paid a heavy price in the first two charges, the third shock finally had an effect, and they took advantage of the opportunity of the Liang army's arm strength to decline and the bow and arrow weakness, and suddenly approached a distance of fifteen paces.
The Liang army repeated the old tricks, and the crossbowmen took turns shooting, but this time the effect was not satisfactory. Because the Han army had learned a lesson, they had already prepared - the soldiers in front were holding two layers of large shields, and no matter how strong the crossbow machine was, it would not hurt the people hiding behind in the slightest.
Seeing that the distance between the two armies was getting closer and closer, and the trench in the middle had already been filled with the corpses of the previous ones, the Han army stepped on the corpses of his comrades and finally collided with the Liang army.
The people in front were all big shields and spears, and the people behind could only push and squeeze forward. At this time, personal martial arts have lost their effect, but the strength is more advantageous.
A member of the Liang army continued to stab forward with a long sword, but it was blocked by the shields that were close together. The stalemate didn't last long, after all, the Liang army was small, and began to retreat, and finally with a loud bang, the array of the Liang army dispersed first, and the battle began!
A strong man of the Han army on the opposite side brandished a heavy ring-headed knife, stared at a pair of ring-eyes, shouted, and slashed at a cool pawn, like a killing god descending into the world!
The knife rose and fell, and the blood shot out like a volcanic eruption, splashing Wei Shun next to him. This blood still carries body temperature, the most fresh, and the taste is slightly fishy. The body of the comrade-in-arms had not yet fallen, and the two arms danced desperately, as if they wanted to grab the lost head again and press it to the neck.
Wei Shun's eyes were red, and he pulled out the big bow with an arrow. Only two or three steps apart, the strong man of the Han army didn't have time to react at all, and was shot to the ground in one fell swoop.
In the distance, inside the Han army.
Just beside Hu Yanyu, a Hun general saw that the Liang army array was collapsing, but instead of praising it, he said disdainfully: "It took three formations to break through, and Han Erguo is useless!" ”
His fine eyes swept left and right, and several Han generals wearing Hanfu but wearing mink fur hats were expressionless, as if they couldn't understand the Xiongnu language. Hu Yanwei only frowned slightly, and did not open his mouth to reprimand.
Even if Hu Yanwei is a Shangguan, the Huns are so unruly. If you rebuke him, people won't necessarily buy your face.
"Liang Bing seems to be exhausted." Hu Yanyu's gaze stayed on the Hun general, and he said with a smile: "Let the iron cavalry come up." ”
The Iron Cavalry was the only heavy cavalry army composed entirely of Huns in the Han army in Qinzhou, and they were different from the other heavy cavalry troops in Qinzhou, all of them were covered with iron armor, and none of them were made up of leather armor. Such expensive strategic forces have always been firmly in the hands of the Huns themselves, and even Hu Yanwei, who is the supreme commander of the Qinzhou Army, wants to mobilize these people, and he has to consult with the Xiongnu generals.
The Hun general also sat on horseback and looked at the battlefield, seeing that the Liang army was about to die, he also wanted to take advantage of the last opportunity to make a military achievement, so he nodded and said: "Since the commander has an order, I will go to break the Liang army." ”
Hu Yanwei was quite satisfied with the Hun general's response, and he said: "In this case, in order to avoid unnecessary damage to the Hun warriors, this commander asked the whole army to respond. ”
"Woo......"
The dull sound of military trumpets came one after another, which was the signal of the Han army's mobilization. With this signal, the entire Qinzhou Han army's military formation was disturbed, and then began to move forward slowly.
At this moment, on the battlefield, the hearts of thousands of Da Liang Erlang were shocked-everyone knew that the general offensive of the Han army was about to begin!
Cheng Dahu also knew that the Han army was going to be in full swing, and the front battle must no longer be entangled with the enemy, otherwise there was a real danger of being defeated. Immediately ordered to fight to the death in front, and it must be firmly resisted.
"General Cheng has an order: there is no retreat, whoever dares to take half a step back, there is no forgiveness!"
The herald's voice came from afar again, and the morale of the Liang army was raised again, and they fought even harder.
"Great Liang Wansheng! Great cool victory! ”
"Knock Knock Knock ······"
At the same time, the dull drums rolled like a tide, gradually suppressing the cheers of the soldiers of the Liang Army, and the atmosphere on the battlefield suddenly became tense.
"I can't hold it!" Cheng Dahu already knew that the situation was wrong, and he was about to grab the water with his hand holding the saber. After all, there are too many enemies, there are 20,000 of them, and they are all new forces! And on their own side, how many people still have the strength to fight again? He swept the soldiers around him out of the corner of his eye, his resolute faces were all covered with sweat, his breathing was short, and many of them were still using their bows as crutches to the ground.
"I'm exhausted!" Cheng Dahu sighed secretly, and then set his eyes on the approaching Han army armor, as well as the Hun iron cavalry who was obviously about to attack, this is a deadly sharp knife!
"Stretch Stretch Stretch ······" After the Liang army formation, the sound of continuous bowstring ejection sounded. Archers and crossbowmen were shooting arrows desperately. The arrows flew like locusts, swept in front of the Han army's formation, and dozens of bodies were seen lying down - the power of the salvo was much weaker than the previous ones. Cheng Dahu clearly saw that many arrow clusters obviously fell on the enemy, but they bounced away gently. It was not that the leather armor of the Han army armor was strong, but that the bow power was exhausted, and only the crossbowman was as powerful as usual.
"Crossbow, stand back!"
The entire front of the Liang army was constantly retreating, the fighting in front was fierce, and the people behind were hurriedly organizing a new military formation.
When the order to retreat came, Wei Shunxing hurriedly put away his bow and arrows, pulled up the exhausted Shi Chang next to him and ran to the rear. At this point, a second array of shieldmen, pikemen, and axemen was ready to fight. As soon as the Liang army's crossbowmen retreated, the phalanx moved forward to the accompaniment of the sound of golden drums. The Liang army, who was still in the melee in front of him, turned around and ran, bypassing the front of his own attack, and hiding behind the formation.
The reason why the Liang army was able to be so orderly under defeat completely depended on the strict queue training that began on the first day of the new soldiers' entry into the army.
Soon, they collided with the Han army armor again!
A loud "boom" came from behind Wei Shun, this was the sound made when two army formations composed of heavy infantry collided together! At the same time as the collision, there were also heavy casualties! The ring knife of the Han army armor was cut down, and the spear of the Da Liang sergeant was stabbed out. The ring knife brought up patches of blood, and the spear pierced the muscular torso. Dying screams and frantic screams rang out at the same time!
But all the people who died were good men from the Han family······ The only remaining Han Chinese in the northern land are killing each other, while the sworn enemies of the Han are laughing wildly.
"Victorious! Win! The Han army won ······"
Wei Shun looked back, and the Liang army had indeed collapsed! Even if it is a newly formed battle formation, even if the armor soldiers of the Liang Army are fighting with their lives, they still can't stop the enemy who has an absolute advantage in numbers and physical strength······ The Liang Song warriors, who had not rested for a moment since dawn, were already exhausted.
"Panic what!"
In the Chinese army, Cheng Dahu was not flustered, and his mood was very stable. He is not without regrets, as a middle-level general for many years, Cheng Dahu urgently needs to prove himself with a clean and loud voice, and then he can occupy a place in the conquest army. But the reality is so cruel, he still has to use the secret power left to him by the Grand Duke.
"The whole army retreats according to the predetermined route, pay attention to all buildings, uncles, and teams, don't go the wrong way!"
With Cheng Dahu's order, the horn resounded violently on the battlefield, overpowering the hoarse shouts of killing, announcing that the armor of the Han army had broken through the battle formation of the Liang army! Not only was the front army in front collapsed, but even the defenders on both sides were also defeated by the Chinese army······
Outside Yuzhong City, the center of the Liang Army's front was already in chaos, with discarded weapons and armor everywhere, and soldiers crying and fleeing everywhere, panting and fleeing like headless flies. The soldiers on the battlefield are most afraid of losing their command and organization, and the army that has lost its command and organization is not defeated, but defeated! It is the object that the enemy can slaughter without waste!
Wei Shun was also running away with the people in front of him at this moment, he was carrying a big knife in one hand and retreating back with Shi Chang, who was already out of breath in the other. The escape route had been rehearsed beforehand, and there was still a clear area drawn with lime on the ground, so the people who had not been completely killed for the time being had taken the wrong path.
"Let go of me, let go of me······ Junko, I can't run! I can't drag you down! The tall and thin Shi Chang cried and shouted at this time, he was so tired that he couldn't breathe, and his legs and stomach were still weak.
"Big brother, don't talk, save some effort! We still have a chance! Wei Shun roared and exerted all his strength to feed.
The Liang army ran completely, and the Han army behind was in hot pursuit. However, no one noticed that the Liang army was not running around, but divided into several units and followed a certain route.
By the time the Han army came after them, the white lime line on the ground had already been trampled away, and besides, the attention of the Han army was all on the enemy, who would look down at what was on the ground?
In this way, the surprise carefully prepared by the Liang army to the Han army was sent again, and when the Han army rushed up from the sky, the ground collapsed again, and countless Han soldiers fell into the trench again······
Seeing the comrades-in-arms around him suddenly disappear, the Han army fell into a brief panic. Fortunately, there are generals and colonels at all levels, and the "hunt and killing" has not stopped, but what makes them angry is that there are not only two, but five or six trenches!
At the bottom of the trench was a sharp spear tip that killed to the touch. Even if you are lucky enough not to be penetrated by the spearhead, the smooth white walls on both sides of the unknown material will not make it possible to climb up at all. For a time, the Han army's foot soldiers wailed and made a mess!
"The Han people are really cunning!"
The Hun generals who had already led the Iron Cavalry to dispatch saw this from afar, and they kept cursing in their mouths. But fortunately, Han'er has already stepped on all the traps, and they only need to rush forward according to the retreat of the two armies. Thinking of this, a cruel smile appeared on the corner of the Hun general's mouth, and he said in his heart: "The rest, leave it to the Hun warriors!" ”
The Xiongnu general didn't even think that the path he was advancing was exchanged for the lives of countless Han soldiers, and he didn't even realize why the Liang army deliberately set aside this road. This man also thought that he had picked up a cheap Hun general, with the most elite iron cavalry, gradually increasing the speed of his horse, thinking that the Liang army was still retreating, like a wolf pack chasing a lamb to the slaughter.