When the morning sun rose from the distant horizon, the cavalry of the Xianbei people appeared in the sight of the Liaodong army, and they roared on high-headed horses.

The momentum of the galloping horses was a little terrifying, and some of the Liaodong recruits couldn't help but feel a little afraid when they looked at the Xianbei cavalry that was surging like dark clouds.

Only the backbone of the Jin army, veterans who have participated in bloody battles many times, did not move in the face of the rolling Xianbei cavalry Tieliu. The performance of veterans and generals at all levels also somewhat relieved the tension in the hearts of ordinary soldiers and made them gradually calm down.

Wei Shuo sat on a high platform, observing the Xianbei people's every move through a telescope, and he soon found that the Xianbei cavalry was divided into two completely different parts. The horses of the cavalry in front were not only not fat enough, but their faces were not as strong as the fighting spirit of the cavalry behind, and some people were even a little unhappy.

"Hehe, it seems that Murong Diao's integration of the Yuwen tribe is not complete, and this battle may be easier than expected."

"For this, the military division has long expected it! It had been less than a year since Murong Diao conquered the Yuwen tribe by force, and then he hurriedly threw himself into this big war, how could he have the time and energy to complete the integration of the two Xianbei? For the time being, we can only rely on force to suppress the contradictions of all parties! ”

Just as Wei Shuo and Lu Chang were whispering, the Xianbei cavalry began to adjust their horse speed and entered the final sprint stage. In front of them were the original Yuwen cavalry, which was the cannon fodder used by Murong Diao to charge the battle, and the Murong elite under his personal command was used for fighting. Once those cannon fodder broke down the Jin army's defensive line, the Murong elite who followed behind would be able to break through the formation.

The person who commanded Yuwen's cannon fodder was named Yuwen Ba, who was originally an inconspicuous little nobleman in the Yuwen tribe, and Yuwen surrendered to Murong Diao after the defeat of the turtle and became Murong Diao's pawn to control Yuwen's cavalry.

Yuwenba is not stupid, just look at the Jin army formation in front of him. I know that this battle is not easy to fight! Murong Diao asked him to be the striker, intending to exchange the casualties of the Yuwen cavalry for the opportunity to break through the Jin army's formation.

It's just that Yuwen has no choice for him. The Yuwen tribe does not exist, if he wants to live well in the future, he naturally can't offend Murong Diao, as for how many Yuwen cavalry around him will be killed or injured, it is not his concern at all.

In fact. Not only him, all the Yuwen cavalry had no choice but to be cannon fodder!

For the Xianbei people, the Jin army was in a tight formation, but they had to take the initiative to attack, because this was their only chance to defeat their opponents.

Murong Diao knew very well that even if he fled to the prairie with his clansmen now, the outcome would not be too good, because they needed to compete with the powerful Tuoba Xianbei for grassland and water.

When they were about to enter the range of the Jin army's crossbow array, Yuwen Baping, who was commanding in the rear, blew the horn and let the charging cavalry form a loose array. It is hoped that this will reduce the damage of the Jin army's crossbow arrows, and it is also to consume the Jin army's crossbow arrows.

In the blink of an eye, the five thousand Xianbei cavalry in charge of the temptation came to a place five hundred paces away from the Jin army, and they rushed towards the Jin army with a howl in a loose formation.

For the Jin army's bow and crossbow, the Xianbei people are no strangers, knowing that their maximum range can reach more than 500 steps, but the real lethal distance is less than 400 steps.

Even so, it's still enough for Xianbei people to drink a pot! Because the power of the Xianbei people's bows and arrows is usually within a hundred paces, and the Liaodong Army has further reduced the power of the Huren's bows and arrows since the popularization of paper armor. On the battlefield, the Xianbei people could only really inflict casualties on the Liaodong army when they were within eighty paces of each other.

Therefore, whether the Liaodong Army can be defeated in this battle depends on whether the Xianbei cavalry can break through the blockade of the Jin army's crossbow array in the shortest possible time. Murong Diao knew this very well. did not hesitate to sacrifice the Yuwen troops in front of him in exchange for the opportunity to break through the Jin army's military formation.

Frightened! Five thousand Xianbei cavalry shouted and instigated their horses, and the deafening sound of horses' hooves suddenly resounded across the earth!

A large number of Murong Yan's children, such as Murong Diao, Murong Han, Murong Yun, and Murong Ren, looked at the surging cavalry torrent with fanatical expressions, and all believed that the brave and fearless Xianbei cavalry could destroy all the enemies in front of them!

In the face of the menacing Xianbei cavalry, the crossbowmen of the Liaodong Army operated the bed crossbow unhurriedly and made all preparations before shooting.

By popularizing the knowledge of arithmetic. In the Liaodong Army, the soldier who was responsible for operating the bed crossbow and the officer who commanded the shooting could easily calculate various parameters.

Soon, the Xianbei cavalry entered the range of the crossbows, and nearly 100 crossbow formations, large and small, were constantly adjusting the shooting angles and directions under the command of their respective generals.

"Shoot!"

"Shoot!"

It wasn't until the Xianbei people had reached three hundred paces that the crossbowmen began to shoot. In an instant, the spear-like crossbow arrows flew like rain in the sky, fiercely covering the rushing Xianbei cavalry. The terrible sound of the crossbow arrow breaking through the sky shocked the hearts of the Xianbei cavalry who were galloping, and many people subconsciously lowered their heads and lay their bodies on the back of their horses.

The crossbow arrows that pierced the sky pierced through the Xianbei people's bodies fiercely, easily nailing them to the ground with men and horses. Hundreds of Xianbei people died in an instant, and the already somewhat sparse formation now seemed even more empty.

Murong Diao underestimated the power of the Jin army's crossbow array, judging from the scene just now, maybe when the five thousand cannon fodder rushed in front of the Jin army, I am afraid that not many people will survive. It's just that at this point today, there is no room for retreat, and he once again let people blow the horn of attack, urging Yuwenba in front to speed up the pace of attack.

"Boom ......"

As the sound of the bowstring continued to sound, one after another crossbow arrows went towards the Xianbei cavalry under the hood, setting off a bloody rain.

The Xianbei people who were lucky enough not to die let out a terrible howl, which brought huge psychological pressure to the Xianbei people behind.

Under the command of Yuwen Ba, the five thousand Yuwen cannon fodder continuously attacked the Jin army line, trying to open a gap, but they were continuously harvested by the crossbowmen. In just one stick of incense, the casualties of 5,000 Xianbei cavalry were as high as more than half, and nearly 3,000 Xianbei people have lost their combat effectiveness so far, and they have not even touched a single hair of the Jin army.

Yuwen frowned and looked at everything that was happening in front of him, and his heart felt as uncomfortable as a drop of blood. When the casualties exceeded sixty percent, Yuwenba finally sounded the horn of retreat.

When the horn of retreat sounded in the rear, the remaining two thousand Xianbei people breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly fled from the hellish battlefield.

Murong Diao, who was watching the enemy's formation, frowned, he didn't expect that he could block the impact of the five thousand cavalry with just a few crossbow Jin troops, which brought him a great psychological impact, and even made him feel a little frightened. He didn't care about the life or death of Yuwen's soldiers, but he wouldn't let Yuwen's soldiers die worthless.

Wei Shuo never underestimated the power of the crossbow in the era of cold weapons, it is said that the Qin army in history relied on crossbowmen to defeat the powerful Huns, after continuous actual combat tests, the Liaodong army's mastery of the crossbow has reached a high level, otherwise they would not be able to block the five thousand Xianbei cavalry to the death a hundred steps away.

As the slaves of the former Huns, the Xianbei people also heard from the oral tradition of the elders that the crossbow array of the Han people had severely damaged the Huns at their peak. In the past, Murong Diao only regarded some rumors as unbelievable, but today he finally realized that maybe everything had really happened.

In fact, the Jin army's crossbow array is not invincible and unbreakable, as long as the number of cavalry charging is enough, after paying a huge price, the Xianbei people can rush to the front of the Jin army's formation, as long as they enter within fifty steps, the role of the Jin army's crossbow array is limited.

"Da Danyu, if you want to break through the crossbow array of the Jin army, you must invest at least 20,000 cavalry to charge together at a time, and the final casualties may be more than forty percent!"

Murong Diao said in a cold tone: "Order Yuwen Ba, let him have Yuwen cavalry and charge the Jin army!" Tell him! No matter how much it costs, you must break through the Jin Army's crossbow formation as soon as possible! ”

With a loss of 3,000 men in a single tentative attack, the huge casualties made the Yuwen soldiers full of fear of the Jin army's crossbow array, and they really didn't want to fight it again unless it was necessary. When Yuwen Ba organized people to launch a new offensive again, many Yuwen Xianbei cavalry clamored and wanted to refuse to go to the front line.

It's a pity that Yuwen's troops can't control their own fate as cannon fodder, and they have no choice but to charge the Jin army again with trembling under the coercion of Murong Xianbei...... (To be continued.) )