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Tuoba Jue thought that he had figured out the details of the Hexi Army, but he didn't know that Wei Shuo had more than one hole card in his hand.

In order to curb the mobility of the cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty, several trenches three feet deep and wide were dug in front of the entire Qiyue array, and all the trenches were dug into a 'T' shape, and there were also sword and shield soldiers and crossbow soldiers in the trenches to kill and injure the enemy at close range.

Leave open space between the trenches to facilitate the counterattack of your own soldiers.

In addition, obstacles such as horse rejection are arranged in front of the formation, and then there is a circular van formation, which is mixed with various foot soldiers such as spearmen, longbowmen, and crossbowmen.

What's even more insidious is that as early as early this morning, Wei Shuo asked people to break through the ice surface of the Mulun River, take out a large amount of water from it, and pour it on the flat ground in front of the formation.

In winter on the plateau, the cold wind is biting, and even if the red sun is on the head, the ground is still covered with a thick layer of ice.

It can be said that Wei Shuo's Moon Formation not only made full use of the terrain (facing the Mulun River array), but also added countless private materials to it, doubling its defense capability.

In the first wave of tentative attacks, thousands of Shuofang cavalry were baptized by a burst of fierce crossbow arrows before they could recover from their composure, and before they could recover their senses, they were thrown into confusion by the slippery ice surface, and finally they were defeated by the soldiers in ambush in the trenches.

Tuoba Jue's face was gloomy, he had already estimated Wei Shuo very much, but who knew that as soon as the war started, he would be ruthlessly planted. Fortunately, he has been through a hundred battles, and this small setback will not make him lose his square inch.

After consulting with the generals, Tuoba ordered the horse's hooves to be wrapped in sackcloth, hoping to counteract the influence of the ice in front of the formation.

Although the lethality of crossbow arrows was very great, and it also brought great pressure to the cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Tuoba knew that crossbow arrows were limited to range and insufficient rate of fire, and the threat was only at a certain distance.

Only the layer of ice in front of the battle greatly restricted the cavalry's play, and finally fell prey to the Hexi Army.

Therefore, Tuoba Jue and his staff all believed that as long as the ground did not slip and the cavalry gave full play to their speed advantage, they would definitely break the Hexi military formation head-on.

Soon, under the strict orders of Tuoba Jue, the remaining more than 7,000 Shuofang cavalry gathered again and launched a charge against the Hexi Army.

For a time, the Qiang Hu cavalry who rushed to the front were slipped countless times by the ice.

Because the cavalry behind was too fast, they basically couldn't hold back and slipped directly.

Tuoba Jue watched coldly as the Shuofang cavalry trampled on each other, and he knew very well that only by letting the horses trample back and forth and trample the ice surface to rot could the Northern Wei Iron Cavalry charge normally!

After heavy casualties, the ice finally lost its usefulness.

Seeing that the enemy army was about to kill, Wei Shuo shouted to all the soldiers: "The enemy cavalry is coming, line up to meet the enemy." ”

At the sound of an order, the sword and shield soldiers and crossbowmen who were waiting for the battle went out along the trench again.

After a while, the Northern Wei cavalry galloped to the front of the battle again, but this time because the ice had been destroyed, although there were still unlucky eggs who could not regain their momentum, and the war horses fell, but in the end most of the cavalry still passed through the ice smoothly.

Under the high-speed impact of the war horse, the ice layer instantly turned into ice slag and completely lost its effect.

Without the help of ice, the lone army in front of the trench may be counter-surrounded by the enemy.

Seeing this unfavorable situation, Duan Ye, who was in charge of the command of the infantry, immediately ordered it to withdraw to the formation.

In this regard, Wei Shuo was not too disappointed, after all, he had killed and injured thousands of enemy soldiers by ice before, and in terms of income, he had already made more money.

When they were about to enter the range of the Hexi Army's crossbow array, the Northern Wei cavalry, which had learned the previous lesson, quickly changed from a dense charge to a loose formation, hoping to reduce the damage of crossbow arrows.

Thanks to the fusion of Eastern and Western technology in Hexi, the range of the bed crossbow has been greatly improved, and the maximum range can reach 500 steps.

The real effective firing range is also within four hundred and fifty steps, so even if the Xianbei cavalry formation is loosely arranged, before entering a hundred steps away, the bed crossbow is still enough for the Northern Wei people to drink a pot.

After the cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty entered the firing range, nearly 100 crossbow formations of all sizes in the formation constantly adjusted the angle and direction of firing.

The sound of the bowstring sounded from time to time, and the crossbow arrows like dark clouds fell into the Xianbei array one after another, setting off bursts of bloody rain and bloody winds, making the Xianbei people let out a terrible scream.

Tuoba Jue, who was watching the formation in the rear, saw the scene in front of him, and his heart couldn't help but tighten, and a sense of foreboding gradually swelled up.

He underestimated the combat power of the Hexi Army, especially the defensive power of the Moon Array in front of him.

But the situation forced him not to give up halfway, otherwise it would be tantamount to giving up Shuofang to Hexi.

After hesitating again and again, Tuoba Jue finally made a decision that he would regret in the future, and let the eldest grandson Song, Tuoba Yi and other generals lead the main army to all press.

It wasn't until this moment that Wei Shuo's hanging heart was completely put down.

He was really afraid that Tuoba Jue would withdraw halfway through the battle, so that although it would not affect Hexi's capture of Shuofang, because it did not hit the main force of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Shuofang area would face huge military pressure in the future.

Now it's okay, under the fact that the back road was cut off and Liu Bobo provoked, Tuoba finally began to be reckless.

However, the real test of the Hexi Army is also coming!

First, wave after wave of arrows came under the hood, causing great casualties to the Hexi army.

Immediately followed by a loud bang, the Xianbei cavalry who rushed to the front crashed directly into the van.

Under the action of inertia, the rider flew out in an instant, fell to the ground and fell half to death, and before he could recover his senses, he was directly cut into pulp by the rushing sword and shield soldiers.

Seeing that the enemy was in front of them, the Xianbei people were greatly encouraged, each staring wide-eyed, screaming in their mouths, holding the reins in one hand, holding knives and guns in the other, and constantly kicking the horse's belly with their feet, and slaughtering the Hexi army with great momentum.

The Hexi army formed a military formation, waited for the battle, and faced the Xianbei cavalry roaring inward, and let out an angry roar: "Kill the enemy!" ”

Boom, boom, boom...... The galloping war horse crashed into the van car in succession.

In an instant, the sword light was everywhere, and the flesh and blood flew horizontally, like a statue of Senluo Hell.

The neighing of war horses, the sound of weapons striking each other, and the shouts of soldiers and killing resounded throughout the four fields.

"Steady, steady." In the roar of generals at all levels, the chariot soldiers gradually overcame their inner fear.

For ordinary people who have just experienced the battle formation, it is a terrifying thing to face the cavalry charge!

In addition to the veterans in the formation playing a leading role, the Hexi soldiers were able to stabilize their positions in the shortest possible time, and it also had a lot to do with the military exercises held before.

It is precisely because they have felt the cavalry charge in advance that ordinary soldiers have a certain psychological preparation and can quickly overcome their fears.

The Hexi infantry relied on the chariot formation, forming a formation and colliding with the surging cavalry tide.

In an instant, the spearmen reflexively stabbed their spears and stabbed the enemy cavalry with an indomitable momentum.

The battle was scorching again, and Tuoba Jue rode a jujube red war horse, staring straight at the Hexi army's formation.

Before, he never thought that the cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty, which had always been invincible, would be planted in front of the little-known Qiyue Formation.

How did he know that before Liu Yu carried forward this formation, I am afraid that only Wei Shuo would know the mystery of the moon formation.

Originally, Tuoba and his son would suffer a big loss in front of this battle, but he didn't think that he would be replaced by himself today, if he knew the details, he didn't know how to feel.

Wei Shuo's Qiyue array had almost no loopholes, with a ditch in front and a horse blockade, and a sturdy van formation in the middle to solidify it, and finally a large number of bed crossbows and longbows were arranged.

The only thing that can be used is the passage between each car formation.

In addition to the rejection of horses in this passage, there is neither a trench nor a van, and it is the spearmen of the Hexi Army who rush over, and as for what other killing moves are there, it is estimated that only after trying to know.

For some reason, when Tuoba looked behind the spearmen, he couldn't help but feel furious in his heart, and he always felt that there was a lot of danger.

Seeing that the cavalry could not break the chariot formation, Tuoba finally ordered to change the direction of the attack.

"Come on, go and give an order to Tuoba Yi and Changsun Song, and let them rush along the gap between the car formations."

"No!" The herald immediately rode away.

"Rush there for me, those who dare to retreat without permission will be killed!"

Eldest Sun Song and Tuoba Yi immediately made adjustments after receiving the order, the two of them shouted, drew their war knives and swung forward, and rode their horses to take the lead and rushed forward again.

Seeing this, Wei Shuo was not to be outdone, and quickly ordered: "Order all units to continue to kill and wound the enemy, and let the spearmen be sure to block the enemy." ”

"Kill—"

"Kill—"

The spear array actually blocked the Xianbei people steadily, this scene was extremely shocking to both the enemy and us, even Tuoba Jue showed an expression of disbelief, and the power of the spear formation of the Hexi Army was still beyond his expectations.

It can be said that in this battle, there have been too many things that he expected, and a variety of unfavorable factors have been superimposed, so that the balance is quietly tilting to the west side of the river.