Chapter 111: The Xianbei Army's First Battle Suffers an Accident
"Trenches, Han people dug trenches!" The voice finally reached Fuling's ears, but at this time, the front team was close to the city wall!
"Stop the charge!" Fuling could not see the depth and width of the trench, but it was wise to stop the blind movement until it was discovered.
Although the order to stop the attack was given, the front team had already rushed to the edge of the ditch, only to see a group of men and horses rising into the air, and the war horses neighed in the air.
"Rush over! Rush over!! Rush over!! "The Xianbei soldiers who strangled the mount, some shouted desperately, and some were silently blessing, but thousands of people were united in one heart, all hoping for a miracle!
A miracle really happened, but it only belonged to a few Xianbei warriors, and most of them were unfortunate, or due to lack of horsepower, they fell into a deep ditch at the moment when they were near the end. The screams and screams rang out, mixed with the wailing of the horses!
Those few people rushed to the foot of Taiping City, and they pinned the hopes of more than a thousand Xianbei people. Countless pairs of eyes were staring, and the deep ditch blocked the way to retreat, and they could only rush up to the city without hesitation. The castle in front of you is not very high, and the slope is very gentle, which is the type that is most suitable for climbing and attacking.
In the face of this inferior earthen wall, the Xianbei warriors were arrogant, only to see them fly off their horses, raise the knife in their hands high, and a few shouts sounded, and they ran up quickly.
Li Yi, Zhang Ying, Yu Bing and others all sat at the head of the city, they witnessed the domineering of the Xianbei army, but they also saw the price they paid for ignorance and fearlessness. In the face of the few remaining remnants of this fruitful achievement, everyone did not say a word, and handed over the command of the battle to Wang Lei, who had just become a military marquis.
"Random arrows!" Wang Lei gave the order and became the focus of everyone, although his voice was loud, it was a little trembling. Wang Lei personally experienced the battle of Broken Soul Valley, he saw the archery skills of the Han soldiers, and he had to do it as a last resort, because he was afraid of embarrassing scenes.
It was really a volley of arrows, and as the sword and shield soldiers and spearmen dodged a gap, dozens or even dozens of bows were aimed at a creeper. The arrows were shot one after another, most of them deviated from the direction, but they were random arrows, and they eventually hit the target. Rather than shooting, it is better to describe it as a blind cat encountering a dead mouse.
The Xianbei warriors who were under heavy pressure were crushed by the tremendous pressure, and one after another fell, tumbling and falling to the foot of the city wall. The marks it rolled over left traces of blood, or spots, or connected into a curve of uneven thickness.
Just when both Han and Xian thought that the first offensive and defensive battle was over, they suddenly found a slightly thin figure with a wolf's tooth arrow stuck in his left arm, still climbing upward. The stubborn attackers were only one position away from the defenders.
"Shoot him! Hurry up and release the arrows! This lonely hero, not far from Wang Lei's command position, his heart was jumping, and his face was flushed with red clouds!
Several of the approaching archers, hurriedly stretching their bows and arrows, and the movements that they had practiced in Japan, somehow became much more rusty, until the attacker rushed to the shieldman, and no one shot a second arrow.
"Quick, cut him down!" Wang Lei's face turned red, and he shouted hoarsely.
The sword and shield hand's heart was beating loudly, and his hands were trembling a little, "Ah! He shouted loudly, hoping to exhale the tension in his chest. But he dragged the mud and water like this, he was bound to pay the price, and the steel knife in his hand was half swung, but it stopped in mid-air, because the attacker seized the opportunity.
This Xianbei soldier, knowing that he was going to die, he had already put life and death aside, went into battle lightly, his movements were clean and neat, and he split the wooden shield in half with a knife, and his knife was slightly blocked, but the remaining momentum was still very strong, and a knife was inserted into the left chest of the defender.
The Blade and Shield Soldier fell, and before he could utter a second call, he closed his eyes forever. The Xianbei warrior also fell, with a steel knife stuck in his body, two spears, and two more wolf's tooth arrows, and five Han soldiers shot one after another, avenging the blood of their companions.
The lonely hero pierced the sky, which made the Xianbei crowd excited, and more than 1,000 people shouted in unison, and the morale of the army was greatly boosted. Although the Han soldiers in the city won for a while, they always felt a little disgusting as if they had eaten dead flies.
"The Han people in the city are all chicks! They have nothing to fear! Brothers rush over! Kill him, and there's no armor left! Fu Ling saw the mystery, and he suddenly burst with self-confidence, and he wanted to fight brutally and destroy the psychological defense line of the Han people.
The Xianbei people have a new understanding, the defenders of the city have poor archery skills, and the close-range combat is not good, if this is a soldier-to-soldier general, the people of that city are not enough to kill for half an hour. But there are deep ditches to block, rush? Can you rush through?
The military order is like a mountain, and Fuling's order is not a fart, and the soldiers of the second team know that there are tigers in the mountains, but they go to the tiger mountain. They were slowly backing away and thinking about what to do. Do according to the order, the worst result is to fall into the ditch, they are close to the edge of the ditch, you can see the faller, nine times out of ten it is not a big problem, the unlucky ones are not more than the rush to the head of the city, this chance can fall on their heads? Joke! Uncle divination this morning, the hexagram can clearly show good luck!
The second charge can be said to have their own henchmen, everyone has their own little Jiujiu, and the heart and eye are as good as possible to increase the speed of the horse, but the flowery intestines have slowed down the rhythm intentionally or unintentionally.
The slightest mistake is a thousand miles. There is an essential difference in the starting point, and the result will be completely different, and the number of victims will rarely fall, but the success of hitting the limit will increase significantly.
The first batch of survivors who fell into the ditch heard another shouting and neighing of horses from above, and the wounded endured the pain, and quickly hid to their side with the good guys, and made cover on the edge of the ditch, not only safe and sound, but also busy rescuing their companions.
The warriors who crossed the deep ditch shouted and climbed up the city, once again testing the bottom line of the defenders.
After several battles, there were casualties on both sides, but as the battle progressed, the defenders' experience in facing the enemy increased, and low-level mistakes became fewer and fewer. The number of casualties on the attacker side is rising needlessly, especially when a large number of soldiers are trapped under the ditch, and how to rescue them has become a serious problem.
"Stop attacking!" Fuling, who was helpless, issued an armistice order: "Prepare to scratch the hook and lasso and rescue the brothers in the trench!" ”
Seeing that the enemy's donkey skills were poor, Zhang Ying smiled coldly and said: "Random arrows are fired in a volley, forcing back the invaders!" ”
The indiscriminate arrows were not lethal, but they had deterrent power, and the Xianbei generals, who were closer to the trenches, had to retreat with their horses.
"Is Song Ji ready?" Zhang Ying asked the herald beside him in a low voice.
"Sending Sima has long been ready for battle!" The herald nodded back.
"Go! Pass my order, Song Zhi can attack! Zhang Ying looked at the Xianbei soldiers who were slowly retreating under the city, and waved his right hand decisively.
Sortie? The soldiers around him didn't know why, their eyes widened, and they also looked at the retreating Xianbei army outside the city, but they went farther and farther, but they didn't see the scene they hoped for.