(Thanks to Dameng, Chubby, Hunlincj)

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"Roman tortoiseshell formation!"

Zhang Fang blurted out when he saw this familiar formation. He didn't study what formations and the like, but he has seen a lot of film and television works, and he has also played "The Battle of Rome", and the formation laid by the Huns in front of him is indeed a bit like a Roman tortoiseshell formation. Combined with the Roman-style architecture of this Zhizhi city, could it be that there were really Romans who came to this East Asian land and were used by Zhizhi?

"Rome? Tortoiseshell formation? Chen Tang chewed on Zhang Fang's two key words, "Rome is Daqin, right?" The tortoiseshell array is very vivid. Zhang Yicao, how did you find out? ”

Zhang Fang's explanation came as soon as he opened his mouth: "I once went to Lingzhou Shanghe Nongdu Lieutenant Pangong Mansion as a guest, and Pangong has a younger brother, with six lines and far words. Its people are in foreign lands, set foot in the West Pole, and have seen a wide range of knowledge. Instead of talking about it, it is better to read for three years, so I know. ”

If Ban Xing hears this, he will definitely shout "wronged".

Chen Tang and Gan Yanshou both nodded: "Ban Dayuan, I have heard that Ban's ability to maintain prosperity is indispensable." ”

When it comes to playing formations, the Han people are the ancestors, and the number of Huns who put this turtle-shaped formation is too small to become a climate, so whether it is Chen Tang or Gan Yanshou, they don't pay attention to it.

At this time, Guo Xi, who unified the three schools, drove his horse and reported to Gan and Chen: "The Xiongnu are strong, and all Hu are worried. ”

Zhi Zhi did not waste his efforts, and his posture really frightened some small countries and tribes in the expeditionary force.

The Huns were running horses, arrays, and shouting, but they were not full of food and support, but to show their strength to the Han-Hu coalition army. It's like a gazelle jumping high, not with convulsions, but with vigor and with the intention of scaring off predators—look, I'm jumping so merrily and full of energy, and you're going to chase me in vain.

The Huns seem to show only five or six hundred people, but it cannot be ignored that these people are all armor soldiers and armor horses. In this era, it is easy to recruit people, but it is extremely difficult to be well-equipped with good equipment. There are chain mail with good defensive sword performance, knights with superb riding skills, neat and heavy shields, and sharp weapons...... All of this shows the strength of Zhizhi, which is enough to scare off self-righteous predators.

In fact, just as Zhizhi expected, many states and tribes in the coalition were indeed frightened. It's just that the Han army is a higher predator - hunters. I don't want to eat your set.

Chen Tang immediately summoned the leaders of the states to come to the military tent and analyzed: "Zhizhi has three defeats: first, abandon the advantage of the bow and arrow, gallop the speed of the horse, and defend the fortified city. This is to give up the long and take the short, and the city is also troubled. Second, instead of attacking with fast arrows, but setting up a formation to invite fights, this also exposes its shortcomings. Third, the harm of the Huns lies in the fact that if they win, the beasts will gather, and if they lose, the birds will scatter, and it is difficult to get rid of them. Now Zhizhi loves to fortify the city, and rejects the huge crowd with outnumbered soldiers. With these three defeats, Zhizhi will not die, and Tang is willing to be the head of the item! ”

Chen Tang said ruthlessly, 30,000 people fight 3,000 people, ten times stronger, if you can't win, your head will not be able to be saved sooner or later, and the enemy will cut off if you don't cut your own family. Since the head is destined not to be his own, it is better to make another bet while he can still make the decision.

Zhang Fang secretly picked his thumb, no wonder Chen Tang squeezed into a famous general in the first battle. Being able to quickly find the enemy's weaknesses, make accurate judgments, and dare to gamble with his life to boost morale does have the quality of a famous general.

If the Huns still live in felt tents and wander uncertainly, it is really nerve-wracking. Since they live in the city, hehe, Zhizhi must not have thought that the farming people are not only very good at repairing cities, but also at demolishing cities, and the efficiency of demolition must be far higher than the speed of repair.

The leaders of Zhuhu nodded frequently, and they all felt reasonable, and their confidence was restored.

At this moment, the guards came to report: "The Huns have come to fight." ”

Chen Tang stood up, and his eyes skyrocketed: "It's a good time, so that Hu Er can know the power of the Han family." ”

Boarding the nest car used for commanding orders, Gan Yanshou, Chen Tang, Zhang Fang and Zhu Hujun saw that a mile in front of the camp gate was a Hun cavalry of more than 100 horses, which was the light-armored cavalry that had been running horses under Zhizhi City to show off their skills. This time, there is one more commander, and judging from the unique logo of the pure white flag, the commander's identity is quite high.

The one who came was the left general of the Huns, Yu Lishou, and more than 100 elite horsemen of the royal court. This was obviously a tentative attack, but Ju Yuli still said it soundingly: "Previously, the lord's words were only rude, and the nameless king and nobles came to pay a visit. No, I'm not coming! ”

Oh, sure enough, it came, but with a sword and a bow.

Chen Tang replied unequivocally: "Come and don't be rude." Du Xun, a hundred generals of the White Tiger School, led a strong crossbow wrestler to the reception. ”

The crossbow was the most effective weapon against the Hu cavalry, and the Zhi tribe sent what he considered to be the most elite cavalry, and Chen Tang also sent the same number of strong crossbowmen of the Han army, the most elite of the Han army, to fight-for-tat.

This will be the first official confrontation between the expeditionary force and Zhizhi, and Chen Tang will strive to win the first battle, shock the enemy army, and boost our morale. Therefore, what he sent was not an ordinary garrison, but a selection of strong crossbowmen from the tuns. The reason why Du Xun was chosen was because he was a strong crossbowman himself.

Du Xun, who received the order, immediately selected 100 elites, and according to the enemy's situation, he chose a long halberd, a crossbow and a three-out arrow blade for armor piercing.

The tensioning crossbow is an arm tension crossbow that winds the arm strength, and the rate of fire is faster than that of the tensioning crossbow. In order to achieve the purpose of deterring the incoming enemy, Du Xun applied for a five-stone crossbow, which is the largest stone force in the crossbow, and it is difficult for people with extraordinary arm strength to control. Although there are not many such strong soldiers in the Han army, one hundred and ten people can still be found.

The effective range of the five-stone crossbow is more than 100 paces, and if used well, it can be defeated by the Hun cavalry before it has time to run to it.

Du Xun led a hundred strong crossbowmen to rush out of the gate, stood thirty steps away, and then divided into two teams on the left and right, each with three rows, half a zhang in between, lined up in the field.

Hundreds of crossbowmen, lined up in the field, without any barriers in front of them (the antlers of the horse can delay the Hun cavalry, but it will also affect the crossbowmen's shooting), and there is no infantry protection on the left and right, so they are completely exposed to the iron cavalry. Without extraordinary courage, rigorous training, and rich combat experience, he would never dare to do this.

Zhang Fang, who was standing on the nest car, finally saw the crossbow array of the Han army in this era.

The crossbow array of the Han army is three rows on the left and right, the first row of strong crossbowmen put the arrow box in front of them, hold the crossbow in both hands, kneel on one knee, take a half-squatting position, the crossbow arrow is pointed upwards at 30 degrees, and the two fingers in the middle of the food buckle the hanging knife, ready to fire; Every second row of strong crossbowmen stood upright, and the crossbow was wound, but they were not targeted, and they hung down to the ground, as if they were waiting; The third row of strong crossbowmen is bowing down to pull the strings, and they are ready to make up for the ......

It's familiar.,Isn't this a three-stage shot? How did the Han army have such an advanced shooting concept?

In fact, Zhang Fang didn't know that this three-stage continuous shooting method similar to the musket era in later generations had appeared as early as the Warring States Period, and the Qin army pushed this tactic to the peak. The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, and the bow and crossbow were also in the same line. At that time, Li Ling used 5,000 Han troops against 80,000 Xiongnu, which brought this tactic into full play.

At this time, the Huns also began to move, and the originally loose knights gathered from both sides to the middle, lined up into a thick wall of armor composed of cavalry, and slowly advanced. The sound of blades colliding with leather armor and leather boots, and the sound of metal grinding unique to chain mail, all made people's hearts beat harder. After advancing to two hundred paces, the Hun cavalry began to accelerate, and the thunderous sound of hooves slammed the ground hard, shaking people's hearts, and there was a feeling of being out of breath.

The yellow sand is rolling, and the hundred horses are rushing and unstoppable.

Zhang Fang was in the camp, and he could feel the momentum of the cavalry forming a wall of flesh, the hair on his body stood up, his chest was stuffy, and the hand holding the hilt of the sword was wet and slippery - he was just a bystander, especially if he was a bystander, it can be imagined that being on the battlefield and facing a strong enemy was under the pressure of the strong crossbowmen of the Han army.

To Zhang Fang's relief, although there was a slight commotion in the crossbow formation, the formation did not move, and the formation was not out of shape - not all soldiers could withstand the pressure of a cavalry that was about to charge, which was also the reason why Chen Tang chose a veteran soldier with rich combat experience to meet the enemy.

"Ready—" Du Xun's voice cracked, but it was still steady.

The trumpeters held aloft the wooden coffins wrapped in red cloth, and the hundred-strong crossbowmen took up their crossbows one after another.

Mori Mori sharp arrow, halberd refers to the enemy. (To be continued.) )