"General Zhou asked me to tell your lord that the reinforcements are still five miles away, and they will soon arrive at the battlefield. Therefore, I hope that the adults can drag the enemy here to the death, and wait for the reinforcements to arrive, so that the enemy can be completely annihilated here. ”

At this time, Mang Gurtai had already ordered the whole army to rush over.

The Kyushu Army has also changed its formation and formed a large formation like a hedgehog.

Is it just necessary to hold off these enemies?

Governor Kobayashi groaned for a moment, a little reluctant in his heart.

It's not that he's not convinced by Jay Chou's arrangement, but he feels that he can do more.

The rumored 'invincible' Eight Banners Soldiers, after a collision, seemed to him to be nothing more than that, not as powerful as the rumors said.

Isn't this a face-to-face, which has already wiped out the opponent's thousand-man team?

Obviously, these Eight Banners are far from being as powerful as people say.

Although he was inferior in terms of troops, it was not impossible to win this battle.

Besides, now the morale of the Kyushu soldiers is very high, and they can fight a vicious battle.

But Jay Chou's orders are not easy to disobey, after all, if you want to be appreciated, then you must not be evil to a high-level emperor like Jay Chou.

So, after some thought, Governor Kobayashi nodded.

"Go back and tell the general, I will inevitably drag the enemy here to death, please rest assured."

The herald turned his horse's head and left the army at a gallop.

Governor Kobayashi turned his head and looked at the Eight Banners cavalry rushing towards his own military formation, and his mind still turned rapidly.

Holding off the enemy isn't a problem, but you can't do it yourself to that extent.

If you want to leave a deep impression on General Zhou's side, you still have to come up with a little means here.

Otherwise, how can you realize your ambitions? Step by step, step into the high position.

There is no doubt that the Song people are powerful, and they are also very wealthy.

If you can enter the eyes of the upper echelons of the empire and be accepted by the empire at the same time, then your future will have unlimited possibilities.

At least, it's much stronger than in the Wa Kingdom.

People, follow the strong, there is nothing that is not okay.

When the time comes, it's not impossible to change your nationality by yourself.

"My lord, Gotaro Yoshida is back."

Just as President Kobayashi was pondering, a military general beside him whispered to him and summoned him back to reality.

Gotaro Yoshida, who previously led a thousand-man team to fight against the Eight Banners. At this time, he came over covered in blood.

It's not that Yoshida Kogoro was injured, because the blood on his armor was left behind by the Eight Banners soldiers he killed.

However, this also makes Gotaro Yoshida look a lot fiercer.

"My lord, I am fortunate to have fulfilled my mission."

After coming to President Kobayashi. Kogoro Yoshida knelt down.

Governor Kobayashi had a satisfied look on his face and nodded slowly.

"You're doing a good job. I'll report you after the war. But for now, this battle is still to be fought. The enemy has pressed down with the whole army. ”

Gotaro Yoshida stood up when he heard this, and he smiled very boldly.

"Haha Rest assured, we will not lose this battle. ”

Of course, this battle will not be lost, after all, the reinforcements in the rear are about to arrive.

As long as you can resist the enemy's attack a little. Then when the reinforcements arrive, these enemies on the opposite side will definitely be wiped out.

For the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army, Governor Kobayashi is very confident.

"Alright, don't say anything superfluous. I don't want us to capsize in the gutter. As long as we can withstand the enemy's attack well, then we will all have credit. I'm not afraid to tell you, now 15,000 reinforcements are ten miles away from our rear, as long as we can hold off the enemy a little, then when the reinforcements arrive, the victory in this battle will be ours. ”

Hearing President Kobayashi's words, Gotaro Yoshida couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Regarding the strength of the Imperial Army, Gotaro Yoshida is also one of the people who knows it.

Unlike President Kobayashi, who came from other places, Gotaro Yoshida is a native of Kyushu.

He is also one of the survivors of the original battle of Maitreya.

So, how could he not know the power of the Imperial Army.

Yoshida, who was originally under the command of the lord of the Nagasaki domain, surrendered to the empire after the lord abandoned them.

And because of his good performance, he was promoted to a middle-level military general by the empire.

So, how could he not be happy when he heard that the Empire had sent reinforcements.

In his opinion, as long as the imperial reinforcements arrived, these enemies with ugly braids on the opposite side were destined to be wiped out.

In this world, at least he Yoshida has not seen the existence of an army that can be stronger than the empire.

After saying that, after some fighting, Yoshida thought that the legendary 'invincible' Eight Banners were just that, and they weren't that powerful at all.

At least, compared to the Imperial Army that Yoshida had seen, it was not a little worse.

"Tortoiseshell formation! Spearmen shield soldiers ready! ”

At this time, the Eight Banners were getting closer and closer, and the low-level generals around them also began to shout loudly.

The soldiers began to line up as they usually trained.

Outside, shield soldiers holding transparent blast shields were close to each other, leaving no gaps.

The one-man high riot shield can completely block the arrows fired by the charging Eight Banners, giving safety to the companions in the rear.

There are five layers of shields, which can completely stop the cavalry from charging.

At the same time, behind the five layers of shield soldiers, there are also five layers of spearmen armed with spears.

The queue of the five-tiered shield soldiers and spearmen crossed and lined up.

That is, a team of shield soldiers in front, then a long line of spearmen in the back.

The spears used by these spearmen were all 'javelins' that Zhao Hongyu had purchased from the virtual world, and they were as long as two javelins.

Needless to say, there is no need to talk about the virtual world, because it has the same skills as the modern world world of another time and space. So industrial technology is also very powerful.

Therefore, according to Zhao Hongyu's requirements, the elongated javelin made using modern industrial technology is not only strong, but also very sharp.

Compared to the weapons of this era, it is many times more sophisticated.

These spearmen placed their spears flat on the shoulders of the shieldmen, extending a large distance in front of the battle.

Therefore, at first glance, the formation formed by the Kyushu Army looks like a big hedgehog.

If the Eight Banners charge over, they will be blocked by the shield soldiers. It will inevitably collide with the sharp spear.

This kind of Spanish phalanx from Europe was taught to the Kyushu soldiers by Zhao Hongyu.

Cannon fodder, you have to teach some practical things, and then they can cause a lot of damage to the enemy.

These Kyushu soldiers didn't know that they were being used as cannon fodder.

But in any case, this formation of the ranks of cavalry. It's still more or less useful, isn't it?

However, Kobayashi is not used to calling this formation a Spanish phalanx. Instead, it was renamed the 'Tortoiseshell Formation'.

It's just a name, anyway. Zhao Hongyu has no interest in this.

An overwhelming array of arrows fell, all of which were blocked by transparent shields and pushed aside.

What I have to say here is that the modern explosion-proof shield purchased from the virtual world is really easy to use.

Those sharp arrows, to paraphrase the game terminology, are simply 'not broken'.

At most, it is a small white dot mark on the surface of the shield. There was no damage to the shield at all.

You must know that most of the shields in this era are wooden, and the top of the sky means that the surface of the shield is pasted with a layer of cowhide or something.

Although such a shield also has defensive power, it is also used when encountering arrows. It will also be pierced by arrows.

But the blast shield is different, and the arrows can't penetrate it at all.

At the same time, the area that the explosion-proof shield can defend is larger, after all, the anti-riot shield the size of a person is definitely stronger than the defense range of the shield that is only a dozen inches in size in this era.

When the blast shield is held high, even the spearmen behind the shield can be enveloped in the defense.

Therefore, no matter how many arrows the Houjin cavalry fired, there was no way to do them any damage.

Crossbowmen shoot freely!

Come and don't be rude, why do you have to show it on your side.

Therefore, the Kyushu Army also began to fight back here.

It's just that there are not many crossbowmen in the Kyushu Army, that is, a thousand.

However, the crossbowmen in the Kyushu Army also bought the crossbows they used from the Virtual World. Therefore, whether it is the shooting distance or the lethality, it is not comparable to the bow and arrow of the Eight Banners.

At the same time, the crossbow arrows they are equipped with are also absolutely made of pure iron.

In this era, it is absolutely unique and very loser.

Whoosh!

The crossbowmen in the formation pointed their crossbows at the sky, and then pulled the trigger of the crossbow arrows in their hands.

As the crossbowmen fired, the bolts were scattered into the air, and then there was a burst of sound of breaking the air.

Because of the scattering, there will inevitably be some unsatisfactory on the quasi-head.

However, there will always be some unlucky ones who are shot off the horse.

After all, that's a thousand bolts.

The Eight Banners soldiers in the charge, some people kept falling off their horses and falling to the ground.

At the same time, some horses were shot, and then neighed and fell to the ground.

These unlucky ghosts who fell off their horses or fell with their horses doomed them to death.

In a cavalry charge, basically those who fall off their horses will not end well, they will not be killed by the enemy, but will be trampled to death by their own companions or horses.

"The enemy is not chaotic at all, do they want to rely on infantry to resist us?"

Mang Gurtai, who was charging behind, saw that the enemy on the opposite side had no intention of running away at all, so he couldn't help but feel strange in his heart.

Because it was in the back, he couldn't see the formation listed by the Kyushu soldiers at all, as well as the dense spears in front of the formation.

But the Eight Banners cavalry who rushed in front was different, as the distance got closer and closer, they could see the situation in front of the Kyushu army clearly.

However, the Eight Banners cavalry is also an old man, and they also have countermeasures for this.

Aren't you a hedgehog that we can't get enough of?

It's good to say, you don't rush directly, but shoot arrows around you.

At this point, you can't do anything.

After all, the Houjin Manchu people are also a cavalry people, or a branch of the Mongols.

Therefore, they are no stranger to this cavalry and archery method of the Mongols.

Hula!

The cavalry who rushed to the front rushed to the left when they were still two hundred paces away from the Kyushu army formation.

Although the direction turned around and there was no intention of charging into battle, the Eight Banners cavalry sat on the war horse and kept stretching their bows and arrows to shoot arrows at the Kyushu soldiers.

It seems that they are going to use their bows and arrows to defeat the enemy.

It's a pity that because the Kyushu soldiers have riot shields, even in the face of overwhelming arrows, they didn't even hurt a single hair.

It can be said that the idea of the Eight Banners is bankrupt.

The crossbow arrows of the Kyushu army began to return fire, and the Eight Banners used the tactics of the Mongols to meet them here.

As time passed, they also saw a little eyebrow.

Nima, the army on his side, circled around the enemy, but it seems that the casualties are more than the other side.

What the hell is going on!

And at this time, a cavalry wearing iron armor appeared not far away, and as soon as they appeared, they urged the war horses under their crotches and rushed to the rear of Mang Gurtai. (To be continued......)