Chapter 190: Fierce Battle (I)
Under the pressure of hundreds of teams and veterans, the 2,000 spearmen who were arrayed on the dock to meet finally quieted down, and Liu Pi and other generals who stood in the center of the blocking position above the pier finally relaxed.
The dense flotilla of the White Polish Army quickly pressed towards the wharf, which was only one and a half miles wide, and the rumbling war drums and the enemy sergeants on the ship let out bursts of earth-shattering roars in order to strengthen the momentum, and the command building about 100 paces in front of the wharf had stopped, and several battle flags that conveyed orders slowly rose up the towering mast of the ship.
Before the troop carrier that rushed to the ferry approached the dock, the enemy's continuous war drums suddenly accelerated, and the earth-shattering shouts and roars became even higher-pitched, and thousands of sharp arrows flew like dark clouds towards the more than 2,000 Qingzhou army spearmen who were waiting on the pier.
In less than ten breaths, the Bai Bo army on the ship shot four rounds of arrows, and more than 100 Qingzhou soldiers in the gun array fell in the "jingling" arrow rain, and the sharp wails and screams were endless.
However, the good news was that most of the arrows could not penetrate the iron-lined helmets on the heads of the Qingzhou sergeants and the sturdy plate armor on their bodies, and the officers and men of the two gun formations did not have a major commotion after a brief shock, but made a correct response to the shouts of officers at all levels.
As the thunderous war drums of their own side suddenly came from behind the formation, the soldiers of the two phalanxes, no matter how frightened they were, could only lay down their hearts, as they had been training for months, raising their guns and stepping forward, following their own team members as they walked and roared, slowly moving forward, and rows of spears began to lay flat and obliquely to meet the enemy ships that had no scruples about crashing into the dock and thousands of enemies who jumped on the dock and slashed at them.
A few terrifying screams broke through the earth-shattering drums and shouts to kill. The two hedged teams collided violently.
Before the first wave of more than 1,000 Baibo saber and shield soldiers who jumped off the boat and charged desperately, nearly half of them were stabbed to death by the dense spears that could not be avoided by the head-on stabbing head-on.
Many battle-hardened soldiers of the White Wave Army suddenly found that no matter how brave they were. No matter how you swing a knife and slash, you can't get close to the opponent who doesn't care about the spear, often just split a spear that pierces your face, and the other two spears suddenly barrel into your chest, abdomen or thigh, making people unable to dodge and prevent it.
Before the countless white wave warriors had time to stabilize their bodies and dodge, they had already fallen unwillingly in the sharp spear tips that kept stabbing them.
The metallic sound of "ping-pong" intersected with the sound of wailing and roaring. Thousands of Baibo troops who kept jumping off the boat and charging forward one after another, and before a bowl of tea could be done, they were killed and wounded everywhere. Still unable to break through the spear formation of the opponent Rulin, but driven by the cruel military orders and the sword of the commander, all the fierce soldiers of the White Wave Army resolutely launched an attack without fear of death.
As the White Polish troops landed on the shore were endless, the intensity of the impact became stronger and stronger. The gun array of the Qingzhou Army has lost its previous order. More than an hour passed. More and more officers and soldiers died in the battle, and the junction between the two formations finally broke off, and hundreds of Baibo officers and soldiers who were covered in blood and were not afraid of death took the opportunity to roar into the formation.
Seeing this, the officers and soldiers of Baibo, who were fighting hard in the front, were greatly boosted in morale, and they shouted in unison, regardless of waving their swords and crashing into the crumbling formation of the Qingzhou army.
Just when the Qingzhou army was about to be defeated, a gong suddenly sounded. The surviving 700 Qingzhou officers and soldiers immediately turned around and fled. Many of the frightened surviving soldiers threw away their weapons and fled to both sides of the rear position, and nearly 100 wounded soldiers were beheaded by hundreds of morale-boosting Bai Bo officers and soldiers because of their slow movements.
When the thousands of Baibo soldiers who broke through the formation with difficulty were about to rush to the position above the dock, thousands of crossbow arrows flew head-on, and the screams of one after another suddenly rose, and the crossbowmen of the Qingzhou Army who suddenly appeared in the position launched another round of close-range salvo without mercy.
In a few breaths, nearly half of the more than 5,000 Baibo officers and soldiers who were rushing at high speed fell, and the rest turned and jumped in terror, leaving behind corpses and hundreds of wounded soldiers rolling and wailing.
The drums of war between the two armies resounded in the same place.
The more than 2,000 remaining Baibo officers and soldiers quickly assembled under the shouts of more than a dozen bloody captains, quickly erected two layers of shields and formed a formation against the water, and one by one kept turning their heads to look at the north bank and the upper water, hoping that when the reinforcements arrived as soon as possible, they would strictly prevent the Qingzhou army from killing again.
However, the Qingzhou army seemed to be underarmed, and in addition to constantly firing bursts of arrows, it did not attack the more than 2,000 remaining enemy troops who fought on their backs, and the first battle between the two armies came to an end for the time being.
The tall commander who stood behind Liu Pi's side quietly wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at the thousands of corpses and wounded soldiers scattered all over the dock within a mile ahead, and whispered in fear: "The white wave thief is really strong!" Almost broke the gun formation we've been practicing for months. ”
Liu Bi, who was looking straight ahead, smiled coldly and said, "If it is replaced by the gun array set up by the two thousand soldiers of my division, can thousands of white wave thieves shake the slightest?" Even if the recruits have only been trained for a few months, most of the nearly 10,000 white wave thieves who have been killed in waves have been killed and injured at the moment......"
"From this, it can be seen how strong is the spear array that the lord has been improving over the years? Coupled with the sturdy armor from head to toe, it actually fought like this...... It's really a shame to go to grandma's house, hum! ”
Before he could finish speaking, a healthy horse came quickly.
The army did not wait for the horse to stop, so he flew down, rushed to Liu Pi, and reported loudly: "General, the enemy fleet has crossed the river again, and at this moment it is assembled on the upper river to sort out the formation, and a lot of boats and nearly 100 rafts have been added, which are full of reinforcements, with a total of no less than 25,000 people, and the subordinates have also seen more than a dozen large ships loaded with horse troops, and it is estimated that they will rush to the dock after two pillars of incense." ”
Liu Pi immediately ordered: "Order two reserve gun formations, and immediately meet the whole team!" ”
After the herald said yes, he mounted his horse again, whipped away, and gave the order to the two thousand reserve gunmen who were sitting cross-legged in the rear, nervous, and the sound of drums sounded again on the position that had just fallen silent, and a group of officers and men quickly lined up in the sound of the order, and the dust and smoke rose with the wind and filled everywhere.
As soon as the 2,000 spearmen finished their formation and waited for the order, they saw a group of military judges wearing silver armor and red leather helmets escorting 14 non-commissioned officers and soldiers striding towards them.
Liu Pi, whose face was dark, accompanied by several captains, rode out, raised his leather whip and slowly pointed at the fourteen unlucky people in front of the array, and ordered loudly:
"Greedy for life and afraid of death, escaping from the battle, affecting the hands and feet, damaging the prestige of our army, beheading-"
After a sword light, fourteen heads fell to the ground, Liu Pi didn't even look at it, stared coldly at the thousands of officers and soldiers in front of him, and gave the order to enter the dock and kill the enemy.
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