readx;?readx; Chapter 463 Don't bully people like this

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The fog gradually lifted, but the sky became more gloomy, and the lead-gray clouds in the sky were heavy and low, making it difficult for people to breathe.

After receiving the order of Shangzhuguo, Zou Qiang gave instructions for the general attack at the first time.

The Baling Army, which had long been unable to hold back, suddenly shouted and charged towards the central mound from all directions. There, more than 400 black-clothed guards were already in full array, and they were not afraid of the enemy army several times their size.

The black-clothed guards were divided into forty teams, distributed in eight directions, east, west, north, south, southeast, southeast, and northwest, with four teams guarding each direction, and the remaining eight teams as reserves, shrinking in the central zone, waiting to fight at any time.

Qin Lei delegated the command of the battle in each direction to the various squad leaders, and they decided the way to attack for themselves. He has only two demands: "Fight to the death and not retreat!" Don't rush in! ”

When the enemy rushed to within 100 paces, it was time for the squad leaders to perform. These black-clothed guard elites calmly observed the enemy troops in front of them, and commanded two strong crossbows on the left and right with crossbow arrows in their hands, shooting at the large and small officers of the Chu army.

As the saying goes, 'a bird can't fly without a head, a snake can't fly without a head', and in an army, although the officers must not kill as many enemies as the soldiers, they will definitely lose without them, because they are responsible for organizing the task of organizing the attack, organizing the defense, and even organizing the retreat.

Therefore, shooting officers is very effective, because it can paralyze enemy troops to varying degrees. Except for very special periods, the officers are very conspicuous, and they often have distinct armor and can be distinguished from the soldiers at a glance. So finding them is easy.

Given the many benefits of shooting an officer, and the fact that it is so conspicuous, why has the death rate of officers been so much lower than that of soldiers in the past? There are no more than three reasons, one of which is that the position is relatively backward, as the so-called charge you come, I will escape my life first; Second, the top helmet wears armor, the protection is super strong, and the safety is protected, so the life is longer; Third, this kind of grassroots officers who charge into battle often have two brushes, and they can't be called masters, but they can't be greeted by idle soldiers.

But these three points are untenable in front of the black-clothed guards, because the black-clothed guards have strong crossbows and are all marksmen. I saw that where the bowstring sounded, blood splashed, and the officers of the Baling Army fell one after another. At a distance of a hundred paces, no matter how fine the armor is, it can't resist the armor-piercing crossbow of the black-clothed guard's latest equipment.

The results of the battle were very amazing, and at a tight distance of fifty paces, seventy percent of the officers of the Chu Army who were mixed in the team were killed!

Seeing the officers around him fall one after another, the Chu army panicked, they had never received training in this area, and they didn't know how to fight without officers. And the surviving officers were even more frightened, he***, how could there be such a war? Is it easy for us to get to this point? I still hope to earn money to support my family. He began to stagnate, and soon fell to the back of the line.

Zou Qiang was furious, but now the distance between the two sides was too close to fight back with bows and arrows, so he could only hope to start a white-knuckle battle as soon as possible to limit the enemy's crossbows.

"Keep charging! The Retreater, Slash! At his command, the Overseers shouted in unison and approached the rear team.

Glancing at the ghost-headed broadsword behind them, the officers covered their mouths and spitted at the mouth, and said in their hearts: ', if you die forward, you can still mix up a pension or something, and if you die backwards, the whole family will take over.' 'Chu law stipulates: If you don't cower, your family members will be in the army.

As soon as they thought about it, the officers made a decision and drove the soldiers to rush towards the Qin army frantically.

At this time, there is no formation, so let's swarm and swim together......

On the contrary, it was crooked, so that the sharpshooters of the black-clothed guards could not lock on to the officers, and could only shoot some soldiers at will. That's not too much...... Before the white-knuckle battle between the two sides began, five or six hundred were poured.

Finally rushed to within three zhang, the rain of arrows of the Qin army suddenly thinned out, and the relieved soldiers of the Chu army said in their hearts: "But it's our turn...... and he raised his Pu knife high, wanting to cut at Ximan's head.

The truth is cruel, so it was still not their turn.

Countless long wolf rows poked out of the Qin army's array, swept a large area, I don't know how many Chu troops were gently hooked by it, barbed and pulled a few times, and they had to shed their skin if they didn't die. And this was only the beginning of their nightmare, as more iron lances stretched out and stabbed to death all the Chu soldiers who were hanging, hooking, pulling, and dragging to death.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the thick formation of the Chu army was cut off one layer.

However, the number of Chu troops was too large, and they attacked the positions of the black-clothed guards from all directions. It was as if the blue waves were hitting the black reef, and the offensive was omnipresent. Even if the wolf lance is like a dense forest, there are still many good luck Chu troops rushed over.

The Pak sword soldiers immediately gritted their teeth and used their huge shields to keep the enemy out of the formation, and the crossbowmen no longer fired freely, but concentrated on killing the enemy at close range.

However, the number of Chu troops who went forward and succeeded was too many, and the combat power was definitely not weak. The pressure on the Qin army's military array is too great, this is beyond the technical scope, it is purely a competition of numbers, if this continues, casualties of the black-clothed guards are inevitable.

Le Buyi once calculated that the cost of Qin Lei to train a black-clothed guard was enough for the Qin army to train fifteen charging cavalry, for the Chu army to train fifty sailors, and for the Qi army to train eighty army infantry. From a cold statistical point of view alone, the loss of a black-clothed guard and the killing of fifty opponents will not be worth it.

Therefore, although casualties cannot be eliminated, they should be minimized.

As mentioned earlier, Qin Lei had already imagined this scene, and he had also discussed the solution with Le Buyi.

Therefore, the master guards were dispatched, Gongsun Jian took his fellow disciples to support the east, Xia Suiyang took his children to support the south, and Le Buyi commanded the group of miscellaneous masters to guard the west and north...... And the north is also where the general flag of the Chu army is located, and the pressure is the heaviest.

These masters are agile and superb in martial arts, although they are not very useful on the frontal battlefield of the battle array, but beating the side drums, beating the hands, checking and filling in the gaps, etc., are definitely not comparable to the black-clothed guards.

I saw that they relied on a powerful military formation, their bodies were erratic, and they were specially wandering to places where the situation was urgent, and they gave the Chu army a cold shot, this kind of poisonous snake-like attack was extremely efficient, and every blow would take away a life from the enemy. After a while, he helped the black-clothed guard regain his footing.

The most important thing is that these people have vicious eyes, and they can always find the danger faced by the black-clothed guards, and take the first step to resolve them, so that the black-clothed guards no longer have any worries, and concentrate on killing the enemy, and their power is even more skyrocketing.

Standing in the middle of the dirt slope, Qin Lei's expression was as plain as water, but he was still very satisfied in his heart. How to make the master guard and the black guard perfectly integrate is a topic he has been thinking about. Finally, on this riverside sandbar, under the pressure of an enemy several times his size, this fusion was realized, and although it was not so perfect, it was enough to cope with the scene in front of him.

With the help of the expert guards, the formation of the black-clothed guards has become extremely strong again, and no matter how strong the waves are raging, they will not be able to shake the reef in the slightest!

Between the rise and fall, the rise and fall of the other, the evil fire of the Chu army was also vented, although there was a military order urging the order, it was impossible to retreat, but the offensive was irreversibly eased.

Zou Qiang saw it clearly, although he was unwilling in his heart, he had to admit that this wave of attacks could not be successful. He stomped his foot down and said weakly, "Mingjin." ”

......The melodious gong sound that the officers and men of the Baling Army were still looking forward to finally sounded, and the officers and soldiers were grateful for a burst of gods and Buddhas, and they retreated like a tide.

The invincible army of the black-clothed guards still stood proudly on the sand dunes.

The two sides took a short break and counted their casualties.

The Chu army suffered 1,700 casualties, and the Qin army suffered five minor casualties...... Two of them were overly agitated and suffered muscle strains. Therefore, it took 1,100 officers and soldiers for the Chu army to injure three members of the Qin army...... It's not heavy.

It's cruel! This was a fatal blow to the Baling army, not in terms of troops, but in terms of morale.

In order to save morale, Zou Qiang ordered the archers to teach each other a lesson with bows and arrows. But the Qin army had already prepared, and as soon as they saw the opponent shooting arrows, they squatted in the individual pit and blocked their heads with a strong shield...... Basically, it was invincible in the era of cold weapons.

Shooting all the arrows in one go, Zou Qiang organized a frightened team to charge again.

But the Qin army, who was squatting in the pit, stood up unhurriedly, and even had time to dust the soil on his shoulders.

The results can be imagined...... There was another round of slaughter, and another three or four hundred Chu troops fell to the ground, but they retreated without even touching the human hair of the Qin army.

Looking at the defeated remnants of the defeated army, even the Overseer team couldn't bear to start. They also understand that it is okay for people to die, but this kind of charge is simply a senseless death, which is really inhumane.

After that, the indomitable Captain Zou organized several waves of offensives, but there was a way that was full of vigor, then declined, and three times exhausted, and the end of the strong crossbow could not wear Lu Mian. Even without Gongsun Jian and them, the black-clothed guards could firmly suppress the Chu army.

Looking at his subordinates, who had already lost half of them, Zou Qiang was completely sloppy. If, before today, someone had said that he could not capture the position of 500 men with 5,000 men, he would have been furious and demanded that the man apologize. But today he was completely obedient, and he couldn't even raise the fighting spirit to fight again.

"Go and report to Shangzhuguo, and say...... Our army attacked ...... Failure," Captain Zou was almost crying when he was mourning: "Request...... Reinforcement ...... "If he hadn't taken these brothers home, he would have the heart to kill himself with a sword."

'If this kind of battle is lost like this, is there any reason for heaven?' Am I a pig? For the first time in his life, this qualified soldier doubted his own abilities.

His report was meaningless, because General Shangzhu himself was also stuck in a mess of mud.

The performance of those Qin army pulp steamers was very superior, and with their unique tactics, they made the Chinese army of Zhulie anxious. This so-called unique method of warfare...... is quite a hooligan. It is said that at this time of the water war, the slap of the pole, the side, and the collision are the main themes, and the so-called 'proximity is the king'.

However, the Qin army's pulp steamers did not get close to the Chu army, and they began to attack Zhulie's Chinese army half a mile away, which made the Chu army very uncomfortable...... The range of the longbow of the Chu army is only 100 zhang, but the Qin army can fight 250 zhang, although the arrow stone has always been an important part of water warfare, but how can it be rectified so far away? Especially when the other party can control himself, but he can't control the other party.

Why can Qin Jun throw so far? Because they had six trebuchets on the deck, and they worked mechanized. Coupled with the Flying Fire Meteor provided by the Longwei County Palace, the fun was really great.

I saw a salvo of forty paddle steamers, which was a big fireball in the sky, and even the gray sky could be reflected in a bright tile, like a meteor shower.

The reason why the salvo was fired was because the Xiangyang Lake naval army was self-aware...... Our accuracy was so poor that we had to attack indiscriminately. It's a bit stupid, but it's true.

Under this indiscriminate attack, the dense formation of the Chu army was immediately attacked, and the three warships were smashed into heads, and immediately ignited a fire, and the soldiers had to jump into the river one after another. Generally speaking, jumping into the river means escaping, because they are not only good at water, but also wearing rattan armor, which is a life jacket!

But today is obviously not the lucky day of the Chu army, ninety percent of the flying fire meteors fell into the water, and the fire oil broke out of the shell, and did not sink underwater, but burned on the surface of the river. The area where the Chu army fleet was located suddenly turned into a sea of fire.

The soldiers of the Chu army who jumped into the water did not breathe a sigh of relief, but they found that they were already in dire straits, and the soldiers asked for help from the nearby ships in horror.

But the less the fire on the river, the more intense, and the next wave of attacks will come at any time, how can any warship dare to stop? The captains shouted and ordered the paddlers to row the ship out of the danger zone at full speed, as for the poor men who were struggling in the fire...... Alas, you can only die and not die.

At this time, Zhu Lie's seven ships are still two miles away from the battlefield, no way, this thing is very fucked, and when it is against the water, it is not much faster than walking. Of course, it's a smooth water now, so it's naturally a lot faster than walking.

Looking at the burnt river, Zhu Lie's hands trembled, he had spent half his life on the deck, and naturally knew what the fire meant to the battleship. Now that the opponent has mastered the means of fierce fire attack, he has a sharp weapon to reverse the strength and weakness of the naval forces of the two countries.

After settling his mind and telling himself that he couldn't think about it, he began to nervously think about what to do. In just an instant, he came up with a countermeasure...... Nothing unusual, it's just 'close'.

He saw that the range of the Qin army's fire projectile was terrifying, half a mile away, and he was keenly aware that although this double-edged sword could attack the enemy first, what if the enemy approached within half a mile? What about the broadboard? Can you expect trebuchets that are scattered and messy, and have no accurate heads?

The answer is clearly no.

Having made his own judgment, Zhu Lie ordered in a deep voice: "Order the fleet to keep a distance of 100 zhang from the Qin army and attack freely!" "His order is undoubtedly wise, and to concentrate at this time is to give gifts to the Qin army. Only by spreading out can the damage be reduced.

A famous general is a famous general, you can think of so much in an instant, high, really high!

But the name general clearly did not know much about the characteristics of the pulp steamer. Taizu taught us: 'Without investigation, there is no voice.' Therefore the method of the martyrs...... Not very useful.

The quality of the navy of Chu was quite high, and in less than a quarter of an hour, the fleet was once again reunited, and each ran to a pulp steamer with a hula and went.

The leader of the Xiangyang Lake Water Division was the curly bearded Qin Youde, who fought like his beard, slippery and crooked, and never refused to suffer. As soon as he saw the enemy rushing over, he understood the little Jiujiu in the other party's heart, and quickly ordered the right team of the fleet to march forward and sail to the west.

The fleet quickly changed direction and also sped west.

Seeing that the other party was running with his ass, Qin Youde smiled and ordered the fleet to turn south. After a while, Chu Jun also followed.

Qin Youde immediately smiled, and no longer turned, but slowly ordered each ship to load and prepare.

Something strange happened, under the full speed of the Chu army, the speed of the two sides was similar. But as soon as the situation went south, the gap between everyone widened, and it didn't take long for it to widen to half a mile away.

The reason is very simple, now everyone is going upstream, and the retrograde speed of the pulp ship is much higher than that of the warship.