Chapter 303: Battle
The advantage of cavalry lies in mobility, if the cavalry is nailed in one place, it will not be able to exert its mobility, only in the sports war, the advantage of cavalry can be exerted to the extreme, this is Mungo's understanding of cavalry, especially after having a run, this advantage will be exerted to the extreme.
Since Ma Chao followed Meng Ge, his understanding of cavalry has undergone earth-shaking changes, but this understanding is not good for Yuan Jun, and even the battle situation has been subverted.
But Ma Chao did not give up, after attacking some of the enemy, Ma Chao waved his troops to the west again, intending to disturb the enemy again, in the face of this change, Yuan Jun was a little rubbing his hands and was not in a hurry, fortunately, with Yuan Xi, the unlucky ghost, the people behind were prepared.
"Quick, get out of the way!" "Don't let the enemy take advantage of it, the crossbowmen are in position immediately!"
Whether it was Yuan Tan or Tian Feng and others, all of them quickly set up formations, almost all of them became hedgehogs, and the operation of the battle formation can be described as unique, all of them are all swords, shields and spearmen formations.
"Fast enough!" Ma Chao looked indifferent, Ma Chao was very satisfied with the enemy's reaction, the goal had been achieved, this was fine, what he wanted was the current state.
Looking at the crooked front of the enemy, Ma Chao felt a sense of accomplishment, he disrupted the enemy's formation with only one army, this result was worth the money, and his own side had not lost any troops, so the result could not be better, and the other side had already taken the advantage.
Ma Chao couldn't help but look at the rear, that was the enemy's first array, that is, where Juyi's army was located, at this time this array was particularly dazzling, because the cavalry attack had caused the enemy's forward bulge, and the enemy army in the rear did not keep up, and now they were in danger.
Without any hesitation, Mungo's army quickly followed, and rushed straight to the Juyi army, taking advantage of the cavalry to deter the enemy, Mungo was ready to immediately besiege this army, sometimes the result of the war is in the locality, as long as the local advantage is played, in order to break through the enemy army from the local.
The enemy in front of the convex front is the best target, from here to open the gap, the enemy is bound to be hit hard, it is not good news that the division is unfavorable, the front army is broken, they will be difficult to do next, Mungo's wishful thinking is very loud.
However, the battle situation was unexpected, Yang Dingfang's troops quickly approached the enemy, but Ju Yiyan could sit still and wait for death, seeing that the enemy army was rapidly approaching, Ju Yi narrowed his eyes, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Three hundred steps, two hundred steps, one hundred and fifty steps, Ju Yi was always unmoved, the army was as immobile as a mountain, standing firmly, just when the enemy was close to fifty meters, the earth-shattering killing sound faintly reached the ears, Ju Yi slowly raised his right hand and waved it gently.
The cold sweat herald was immediately ecstatic, and immediately shouted hoarsely: "Crossbowman, shoot!" ”
In an instant, Ju Yi remembered the sound of breaking the air in his ears, and the tremor that pierced the air sounded so pleasant at this time, Ju Yi felt intoxicated.
But for Yang Dingfang, this is not so wonderful, as the army quickly approached, a small black dot suddenly flew in the sky, what was it if it was not the enemy's feather arrow, at this moment Yang Dingfang changed color.
"Top shield! Watch out for dodge! There was no need for Yang Dingfang to give an order, the army reacted quickly, and the charging troops instantly launched a defensive posture, but they were still a step slow.
"Ahh Screams continued to be heard in the array, and the oncoming arrows caused some casualties, and some people were not so lucky, and they were pierced through the chest by the enemy's feathered arrows, and they were silent in an instant.
In the midst of the chaos, one of the men was holding a wounded soldier and shouting, "Brother, hold on! ”
The lying soldier widened his eyes, clenched the man, and said calmly: "Take care, I'll go first!" ”
After speaking, there was no sound, only the cold corpse remained, and the feather arrow that pierced through the chest was so dazzling.
"The enemy's range has increased!" Yang Dingfang found out about this, according to previous experience, the thickness of the sword and shield hand in front was enough, but this time the enemy's feather arrow passed through the sword and shield hand and launched a blow to the rear, how could Yang Dingfang not know such a change.
The range of the crossbowman is extremely important, in the past, the enemy was pressed and beaten, but now this is not the case, Yuan Jun is obviously also equipped with a strong crossbow, and Yang Dingfang was panicked for a while.
But the battle situation did not allow him to think too much, no matter what, this battle must be fought, Yang Dingfang didn't care, waved his troops and pointed directly at the enemy, the enemy and us were only one hundred and fifty steps, and it was not difficult to get close to the enemy.
Almost at the same time, the crossbowmen in the rear had followed, and the enemy crossbowmen had taken the lead, but this side was also not to be outdone, and immediately launched a counterattack, and the target of the attack was the enemy crossbowmen.
"Suppress the enemy crossbowmen and give me a hard blow!" Yang Dingfang's crossbow battalion was completely stimulated, and if you want to suppress my march, then you have to ask if this side agrees.
In just an instant, the crossbow battalion instantly launched and fired, and the enemy's crossbowmen had already exposed their positions, and now they were targets, and the range was almost the same, since they were already close to the strike range, the crossbow battalion had no reason to let go.
Just after the first wave of enemy strikes, the crossbowmen of the infantry crossbow battalion returned fire, and the overwhelming rain of arrows fell directly, and there were bursts of screams in the Juyi array in an instant, and the infantry crossbow battalion finally exerted its might, even if the range of the bow and crossbow was about the same, but the elite is the elite.
Braving the ferocious rain of arrows, Ju Yi's personal soldiers hurriedly said: "General, hide immediately!" ”
Ju Yi dragged away the pro-soldier and said coldly: "Hide a fart, what's there to be afraid of, can this kind of thing kill me, give me a flash, don't get in the way of me!" ”
A group of pro-soldiers were suddenly in a hurry, and they all urged one after another: "General, the enemy's arrow rain is terrible, let's hide!" ”
But Ju Yi didn't care at all, his eyes looked directly at the direction of the enemy's arrow rain, there was no fear in his eyes, only the slightest cold, the enemy was powerful, Ju Yi had already heard of it, but when he saw it today, Ju Yi felt that it was even more powerful, in this situation, Ju Yi had no choice.
If the front is defeated, what will be the result behind it, Ju Yi is very clear, almost without any hesitation, Ju Yi grabbed the longbow beside him, strode to the front of the formation, ignoring the flying rain of arrows, Ju Yi raised the longbow.
The panicked crossbowman's eyes widened, and he only heard Ju Yi shouting, "Brothers, fight back with me!" ”
Seeing Ju Yi leisurely strolling back and forth in the formation, the morale of the soldiers immediately rose, and one by one they shouted one after another: "Counterattack, counterattack!" ”
At the critical moment, Ju Yi once again stabilized the morale of the army, and Yuan Jun's counterattack began!
With the desperate counterattack of the Yuan army, the pressure of Yang Dingfang's department increased again, the enemy's crossbowmen counterattacked violently, a large number of arrows rained down, the battle situation was unexpectedly fierce, the casualties on both sides continued to increase, the battlefield was full of screams, and Yang Dingfang's palms were full of sweat.
The suffocating shooting, this scene really appeared, losing the suppression of the equipment, the battle was unexpectedly difficult, but Yang Dingfang did not retreat, and besides, Meng Ge's tactics were not simple.
The enemy can shoot back, but for this situation, Mongo has long had a way to deal with it, as early as when he was training tactics, Mongo had already expected this situation, and the enemy's return fire would appear sooner or later, so in order not to expose the position, it became necessary to move quickly.
As the backbone of the crossbow battalion, the role of the crossbow battalion is naturally self-evident, how to effectively preserve combat power, effectively strike the enemy under the attack of the enemy, this has become a point that must be considered, so Mungo emphasized the mobile surname, not only the cavalry to effectively use the mobility, but also any branch of the army.
In the face of the enemy's counterattack, Yang Dingfang's crossbow battalion was not in a hurry, and the whole army moved in an orderly manner, striving to minimize the losses.
"Hurry up, don't be slow!" Yang Dingfang kept yelling, the battle situation changed too quickly, the enemy shot back with the same sharpness, and the casualties continued to appear, so that Yang Dingfang did not dare to slack off.
The battle between the crossbowmen on this side was extremely fierce, and the battle between the sword and shield men in front was equally fierce, and the Yuan army stood still and fought to the death in the face of the strong enemy army.
In the interval between the battles, there were swords and swords everywhere, and the shouts of killing were endless, one side wanted to break through the enemy formation, and the other side wanted to block the enemy's way, and the fierce battle between the two sides could be described as fierce.
Mungo in the rear was slightly surprised, the enemy's strong counterattack, which was very different from the past, Mungo couldn't help but ask: "What's going on ahead?" Xia Houlan immediately asked people to take a look! ”
"Yes!" Xia Houlan was about to go, and at this time, Tanma had already run over.
There is no superfluous nonsense, how to report the battle situation ahead, when Mungo heard that the enemy army also had strong crossbows, his heart suddenly burst, what he was worried about finally appeared, but this was also expected.
When the armament was attacked, Meng Ge had been waiting for this day, and now this day finally appeared, which was also in his expectation, Yuan Jun was equipped with a strong crossbow, which was not in suspense, but when it came to this day, Meng Ge was still a little helpless After a little contemplation, Meng Ge immediately ordered, "Tell Yang Dingfang, do it according to the plan, don't worry about anything, believe in your soldiers!" ”
"Yes!" The horse galloped away, the battle situation is not satisfactory, now is a critical juncture, whether the situation can be opened, it depends on the current battle, if you can't open the situation, the battle situation is bound to fall into anxiety, this is very critical, no link can be wrong.
"Looks like things aren't going so well!" Watching Tanma leave, Mungo shook his head, reality and imagination were really different.
Paying close attention to the entire battle situation, Xiahou Lan hesitated for a while, but still stood up and said: "General, Zilong's side hasn't moved yet, do you want him to help!" ”
Hearing this proposal, Meng Ge immediately looked at the entire battlefield, "No, you see that the battlefield is saturated, and even the cavalry battalion can't rush through, let alone let Zilong send troops!" ”
"This!" Xiahou Lan understood, the battlefield could no longer accommodate other armies, not to mention the need to contain the enemy army, but Zilong could not move for the time being, and now he could only look at Yang Dingfang.
In the rear, Meng Ge was worried about the change in the situation of the battle, but Ju Yi did his best and personally led the crossbowmen to fight back, intending to suppress the enemy crossbowmen, but the result was not satisfactory.
Just after the enemy's firepower disappeared for a while, Ju Yi had time to rejoice, and the overwhelming rain of arrows struck again, this time even more terrifying, because the rain of arrows came from three directions, as if besieged by a crossbow array.
Ju Yi wiped the blood and roared again: "Don't be afraid, give me a tribute to them!" ”
In the face of the enemy's arrow rain, all the soldiers have no fear, because they retreat and die faster, and put six enemies behind them, such a stupid thing is only done by fools, and if you can fight to the death on the battlefield, you can earn one, only you live and die here, and benevolence, righteousness and morality are still forgotten.
The battle lasted for half a moment, and Ju Yi's troops fought fiercely, but in the face of the elite of the infantry and crossbow battalion, no matter how much they boosted morale, there were endless moments, and the enemy's merciless rain of arrows caused heavy casualties to Ju Yi's army.
"General, no, you see the brothers are finished!" The soldiers held Ju Yi with tears, and the tragedy of the battlefield was fully displayed here.
Ju Yi looked back blankly, what he saw was shocking, there were corpses everywhere behind, almost half of the crossbowmen had lost, and more than half of the crossbowmen of more than 1,500 people were killed.
There were arrows almost everywhere on the ground, and they were stuck all over the ground, and the arrows kept flying in the sky, and the attacks continued, and the war was so merciless.
But after only stopping for a moment, Ju Yi turned around again, "Shoot me, don't stop!" ”
At this time, nothing else is useless, only war is the way out, even if the army is exhausted, Ju Yi has to withstand the offensive, otherwise once the front army is broken, the rear is really worried.
As the battle progressed, Yang Dingfang gradually gained the upper hand, the enemy formation was slowly being torn apart, the attack of the strong crossbow was initially effective, the enemy's arrow rain had weakened, and the balance had slowly tilted.
"Kill!" The soldiers in front still forgot to die, and as the rain of arrows weakened, the crossbow battalion finally opened up the situation, and the breakthrough showed initial results, and it was the time to kill the enemy in one go.
The front was in jeopardy, Ju Yi fought hard to supervise the battle, and once boosted morale, at the same time, Yuan Xi and Yuan Tan moved, and their advance finally took initial effect.
Meng Ge disrupted the enemy formation with cavalry, causing the enemy formation to fall apart, Yuan Xi and Yuan Tan naturally could not sit still, and in the face of Ma Chao's cavalry battalion, Yuan Xi fought back.
Ultra-long range, rejecting the enemy outside the range, Tian Feng made a suggestion at the critical moment, and this moment finally had a miraculous effect, with the steady advance of the Yuan army, the fragmented front was finally stabilized, and when Ju Yi fell into the enemy attack, the Yuan army finally pressed the front out.
With the encirclement of the three parties, Ma Chao decisively chose to retreat, the enemy resisted the enemy with a strong crossbow, although the consumption was great, it was obviously inappropriate to resist the enemy with cavalry shooting.
"Finally keeping up!" Ju Yi gasped, he still thought he was going to be trapped to death, but now that he saw the front line in advance, he knew that he was saved this time.
As Ma Chao retreated, the fighters had disappeared, and Meng Ge really ordered to give way to the crossbow battalion to retreat temporarily, and Yang Dingfang had to retreat to his position and wait for the next wave of fighters.
However, Ju Yi suffered heavy losses, he was almost completely disabled, and fifty percent of his combat power burned incense, and thousands of people were lost in a short confrontation, and Ju Yi could only swallow the bitter fruit.
(To be continued)