Chapter 519: Hoplites

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Before the guard rank could calm down the grievances of Pang Yun and the others, there was a change in the direction of the Jingzhou army, only to see the cavalry that had been waiting for the battle slowly moved from the two wings to the flanks and rear, and instead of being pushed to the front were the infantry with more than 20,000 people.

The infantry team moved unusually slowly, like a heavy hippopotamus, and the rumble of the movement was no less than that of the cavalry!

"Hoplites?"

Wei Jie's expression was awe-inspiring, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the Jingzhou Army infantry saw at a glance that it was undoubtedly the hoplite, but how could this hoplite appear on the battlefield at this time? You must know that in the history of China, until the Tang Dynasty, this kind of hoplite who was extremely restrained by cavalry on the battlefield did not appear!

"The equipment of those infantrymen?"

Since Pang Yun is the commander of the cavalry, he naturally understands the advantages and disadvantages of the cavalry, all along, the cavalry is invincible on the plain battlefield, and the only thing that can compete with the cavalry is the cavalry, but the foot soldiers of the phalanx on the opposite side make Pang Yun feel terrified!

Of course, the hoplite phalanx is not without its weaknesses, poor mobility is its biggest weakness, if the cavalry does not engage it head-on, instead attack its flanks, or attack from the rear of the phalanx, the hoplites of this phalanx will only be killed!

It's just that Hou Liangsheng obviously knows the Achilles' heel of his hoplites, and the cavalry of the Jingzhou Army has been dispersed to the two wings of this infantry phalanx before, obviously to strictly prevent the Beifu cavalry from attacking from both wings, and behind it, although the guard ranks can't be seen at a glance, but the other party has arranged it, but it is not difficult to imagine!

Hou Liangsheng is going to use hoplites to go to his own defensive camp, such a well-armed infantry, whether it is cavalry, archers or foot soldiers, it is difficult to inflict substantial damage on it, at this time it appears on the battlefield, if it is used properly, it is simply an invincible existence, Hou Liangsheng, it is really prepared!

In a short daze, Wei Jie has figured out why there are hoplites in the camp of the Jingzhou Army, the Jingzhou Army has been fighting with the Hu people all the year round, the Hu people are best at cavalry, the southerners are inferior to both riding skills and war horses, if they compete with Qi Bin alone, they will naturally fall behind, Huan Wen can think of using armed foot soldiers to fight against it, and it is not surprising, not to mention, Wei Jie has not forgotten that Ma Wencai has stayed by Huan Wen's side, and has also participated in Huan Wen's Northern Expedition, whether this idea is provided by him is unknown!

In addition, the Jingzhou army occupies the land of Bashu all the year round, and Bashu is rich in products, and has always had the reputation of the country of abundance, and the Jingzhou army has enough resources to cultivate such a hoplite, and now it seems that these hoplites should be regarded as the killer of Huan Xuan and Hou Liangsheng!

"General, they're closing in on our position!"

The Jingzhou army's formation moved forward very slowly, so slow that it looked like a group of old people walking, but the sense of oppression brought by this approach made it difficult for the soldiers of Beifu to even breathe.

"Boom!"

The hoplite phalanx stopped about five hundred meters before coming to the Beifu Formation, and the roar of the giant shields in the hands of 20,000 people was enough to make everyone shudder.

One person and one rider slowly came from behind the formation to the front of the formation, and from a distance, it was Hou Liangsheng!

"General Wei Jiewei, please speak before the battle!"

Wei Jie's brows furrowed slightly, turned over and got on his horse, and he also came to the front of the battle by one person and one horse.

"General Wei has his own calculations, Liang Sheng knows it, and he has long known that the general will appear on the battlefield, but the general came so quickly, it made Liang Sheng a little surprised!" Hou Liangsheng smiled slightly and said in a flat tone.

"Did the general see that? The infantry phalanx behind Liangsheng is the Tiger Armor Combat Regiment that our Jingzhou Army has secretly trained for many years, and the general asked himself, may it block the impact of my Tiger Armor Combat Regiment? ”

With the victory in hand, he can naturally be as calm and relaxed as he is at this moment, and he can still talk and laugh with enemy generals on the battlefield, as if he was chatting at home.

"Tiger Armor Warband?" Wei Jie's snort slightly, but he didn't make any more senseless verbal disputes, the name of the tiger armor, at least it seems appropriate!

"Sir, meeting the guards before the formation, they won't just come to show off your Tiger Armor Corps to the guards, right?"

"How dare Liangsheng show off in front of the general?" Hou Liangsheng turned over, walked to the horse of the guard step with a sincere face, raised his head and said.

"Liang Sheng respects the general as a person, I really can't bear to watch the general accompany Liu Gaozhi, a stupid person, to die together, as long as the general can return to the camp with me at this moment, Liang Sheng dares to use his head to ensure the safety of the general!"

Hou Liangsheng turned out to be persuaded to surrender before coming to the battle, and the object of persuasion was still his Wei Rank, which made Wei Rank feel very funny, and what made Wei Jie feel even more funny was that his Wei Rank was indeed in danger of his life at the moment, but Hou Liangsheng's situation was much better than his Wei Rank? Isn't it ridiculous that he himself is dying and doesn't know it, and is still vainly saying that he is using his life as a guarantee?

"If Wei Jie dies today, Mr. will die tomorrow!" Wei Jie, as if he hadn't heard Hou Liangsheng's admonition, said to himself.

"Dealing with Liu Gaozhi and Xie An, as well as the Beifu soldiers, did Huan Xuan never intervene from beginning to end? Have you ever wondered why? Because he never thought that Mr. and Liu Gaozhi would be Xie An's opponents, and he never felt that this battle had the possibility of destroying the Beifu soldiers, Huan Xuan let Mr. call the shots, just wanted Mr. to bear all the blame after the defeat, so that he could get rid of Mr. logically! ”

"Could it be that until this moment, Mr. hasn't seen through Huan Xuan's intentions? If Mr. is lucky to win, Huan Xuan is happy to sit back and enjoy his success, if Mr. is unfortunately defeated, let alone go back to Jingzhou, Mr. is afraid that he will not even be able to go back to Jiankang! ”

"I really didn't expect that General Wei was still arguing about such a back-and-forth until this moment!" Hou Liangsheng said with a blank face.

"Liangsheng treats each other sincerely, but he doesn't want the general to provoke the relationship between Liangsheng and the contemptible lord from beginning to end, it really makes Liangsheng feel cold, since this is the case, otherwise, let the general see the power of my Jingzhou Army Tiger Armor Clan!"

"Sir, even if you don't say it, Wei Jie's eyes want to see it!" Wei Jie said with a smile, at this moment, he has given up his original promise to Hou Liangsheng in his heart, Hou Liangsheng is so pedantic, until this moment he is still dead to Huan Xuan, and he can't be alert at all, Wei Jie wants to save him, but he is already powerless!

"Sir, please go back, let Wei Jie's see the Tiger Armor Clans of the Jingzhou Army, whether they are genuine Tiger Armor Clans, or just a rabble of foxes and fake tigers!"

Hou Liangsheng sneered, turned around and came to the horse, turned over on the horse, and galloped towards the Jingzhou army formation.

"Mr. Hou, Wei Jie's words for Daohe and Mr. again: 'Knowing people and knowing faces but not knowing their hearts, it is difficult to draw tigers and skins!' , sir, be careful! ”。 For mobile phone users, please browse M. Reading for a better reading experience.