Chapter 168: Fearless of Death

Although the speed of the cavalry was much faster than that of the infantry, the officers and soldiers of Han Xian's department were much closer to the Hedong army.

"Kill!" The Hedong cavalry was still some distance away from the battlefield, and Han Xian was already bursting with a shout, brandishing his spear, and rushed into the array of Hedong archers from the flank.

Three columns of Liu Bianjun's strong crossbow formation, two of which turned their crossbow arrows towards the Hedong cavalry who were rushing towards the battlefield, and one column still fired crossbow arrows at the Hedong Army's big shield array.

The archer array was attacked, and if the large shield array that resisted the enemy in front of it came back to help, its back would inevitably be exposed to Liu Bianjun's strong crossbowmen. In desperation, the officers and soldiers of Hedong holding big shields shouted in unison, and instead of returning to the archers, they rushed straight towards Liu Bianjun's strong crossbow formation.

Thousands of cavalry riding Hedong brandished their long swords or cavalry short spears in their hands and killed the officers and soldiers of Han Xian's department who had already rushed into the archer array.

Just as the cavalry had just rushed past the location of the crossbow arrows, two columns of strong crossbowmen who had already pointed their crossbows at them pulled the reeds of the strong crossbows, and a puff of arrows flew towards the Hedong cavalry like raindrops.

The cavalry did not have a solid shield as the heavy infantry with large shields to protect them, and the arrows flew towards them, and some cavalrymen who reacted faster hurriedly raised the round shields in their hands to block.

But the round shield can protect themselves, but it can't protect the war horse under the crotch.

Piercing the air, carrying a strong wind whistling and flying towards them with crossbow arrows, seeing people shooting people, seeing horses shooting horses, thousands of Hedong cavalry were planted in an instant.

A Hedong cavalryman held a round shield in front of him, and he clearly heard two "tuk-tuk" crunch sounds on the shield when he was hit by arrows.

Just when he was secretly glad that he reacted quickly and was not directly hit by arrows and fell off his horse like a few companions beside him, the war horse under his crotch suddenly let out a mournful roar, and the two front hooves that were galloping quickly suddenly softened, and they turned their heads and planted forward.

The Hedong cavalry on horseback was not careful, and was thrown out of the roll by the tumbling war horse, and his body flipped in the air a few times, and fell heavily to the ground.

Although the ground was full of green grass, the soft grass did not provide him with much help, and when his body hit the ground, he clearly heard the crisp sound of bones breaking in his neck, and then his eyes went black, and the noisy battlefield was instantly cleared.

Raindrops of arrows rampaged across the battlefield, and Han Xian, who rushed into the array of archers of the Hedong Army, brandished his spear and rushed left and right, and after a while, his body was already stained with blood.

The archers of the Hedong Army were not like Liu Bianjun's strong crossbowmen, in addition to being equipped with strong crossbows, each of them also carried shields and long swords suitable for hand-to-hand combat.

In addition to being armed with longbows, the only weapons they can use for hand-to-hand combat are the long swords they wear at their waists.

Thousands of officers and soldiers of Liu Wei armed with Pu knives rushed into the array of archers of the Hedong Army, like a group of crazy beasts, roaring angrily while slashing at the archers of the Hedong Army.

A soldier of Liu Bianjun picked up his sword and slashed at the archers of the Hedong Army who stood in front of him.

Pu Dao caught the sound of the wind and slashed straight at the head of the archers of the Hedong Army. Unable to avoid it and having no time to draw out his long sword, the archers of the Hedong Army subconsciously raised their arms and wanted to block with their longbows.

With a scream from the archer, the Pak knife slashed steadily at his arm, and a small arm that was still holding a longbow in his hand splattered with blood and fell to the ground.

The archer, whose forearm had been cut off, screamed and covered the wound with his other hand, and before he could crouch down, the soldier Liu Bianjun, who had cut him, stepped forward and kicked him in the lower abdomen with his foot.

This kick was fierce and hard, kicking the archer to the ground, and the soldier Liu Bianjun stepped forward, lifted the Pu knife, and stabbed him in the heart.

Pu's knife pierced through the leather armor, and a stream of blood immediately shot out, and a hot viscous plasma was splattered on the face and chest of the soldier Liu Bianjun.

As he was about to pull out the sword from the archer's chest, another archer who had already drawn his sword screamed and lunged at his back.

Hearing the howl of someone behind him, the soldier hurried back and saw a long sword that was about to pierce his neck.

The sword was only half a foot away from his neck, and at that moment he heard a muffled thud in front of him, and a round shield slammed into the door of the archer who had pounced on him with his sword.

The archer, who was charging rapidly, was slammed by the round shield in front of the door, and fell to the ground with his feet stumbling down, his face already bleeding.

He endured the pain, and as soon as he rolled over and was about to get up, the soldier, who had struck him in the face with his round shield, stepped forward and stepped on his back.

Immediately afterwards, the archer who was trampled on the ground by Liu Weijun's soldiers only felt a pain in his heart, and a simple knife pierced through his back and pierced through his chest.

The Hedong cavalry that charged towards the archer camp, under the attack of Liu Weijun's strong crossbow formation, many of them turned over and fell off their horses.

Even so, there were still many Hedong cavalry who rushed into the archer array.

Han Xian, who had the order to completely destroy the Hedong archers, saw the Hedong cavalry rushing up, roared, turned the spear in his hand, and pointed the spear directly at the waist of a cavalryman, and stabbed it quickly.

As soon as the cavalryman rode into the battlefield, before he could raise the short spear of the cavalry in his hand, his ribs suddenly hurt, and a spear pierced through his left waist, piercing through his body and penetrating through the ribs on his right.

Piercing through a cavalryman who rushed into the battlefield, Han Xian shouted to the officers and soldiers who rushed with him: "Brothers! The enemy is cavalry, and if we turn around and run back, we will definitely be slaughtered by them like pigs and dogs. ”

With Han Xian's roar, 5,000 officers and soldiers armed with swords and shields, all covered in blood, let out a wild roar and rushed towards the scattered archers and the Hedong cavalry who had just rushed into the battlefield and had not yet stabilized their positions.

The officers and soldiers led by Han Xian, each holding a long-pole Pu knife in their hands, rushed towards the Hedong Army, and they didn't care whether they met people or horses, and their heads were slashed.

The number of Hedong cavalry is not very large, and if there is a team of infantry to fight together, it is not very difficult to deal with the 5,000 soldiers and horses led by Han Xian. They could be joined by not heavy infantry who were good at hand-to-hand combat, but a group of archers who were almost incapacitated once they were rushed in front of them.

On the one side, Han Xian led 5,000 officers and soldiers to fight with the Hedong cavalry and archers, and on the other side, the array of Hedong shields was violently impacting Liu Weijun's spear array.

There were many spears, and one after another pointed at the big shield soldiers of the Hedong Army who launched a fierce attack on the array!

The two sides were about the same in number, and the officers and soldiers of Hedong held large shields and howled and slammed into Liu Bianjun's spear array.

The officers and soldiers of Liu Bianjun's spear formation, holding shields, tried their best to resist the onslaught of the Hedong army, and the spear in the other hand also stabbed the officers and soldiers of Hedong who charged at them.

The crossbowmen standing behind the spear array had also turned the direction of the crossbow to the Hedong army that was violently attacking the spear array.

A puff of arrows flew over the heads of the pikemen, whistling into the Hedong army, which had no formation and was only blindly charging.

A large number of Hedong officers and soldiers fell to the ground with arrows, but they did not retreat at all, and still roared angrily to attack Liu Bianjun's spear formation.

The spear formation is an excellent formation against the cavalry, but it is much worse against the infantry. It didn't take long, under the strong impact of the Hedong army, there was already a gap in the corners of the pikemen, and many pikemen dropped the spears in their hands, drew their swords, and fought against the Hedong army.

On the battlefield, there were bursts of killing, and the officers and soldiers on both sides collided violently with each other like mad beasts.

Compared with the Great Shield, the Pikemen are also good at defense, but their impact power is not as good as that of the opponent. The officers and soldiers of the two sides collided in one place, and Liu Bianjun's spear array soon showed gaps one after another.

Looking at the battlefield expressionlessly, Liu Wei raised his arm and waved back. The officers holding the command flag hurriedly raised the flag and ordered the two flanks to attack.

Yang Feng and Hu Cai, who had been waiting a little impatiently, saw that the order was given, almost unanimously rode on horseback, waved to the officers and soldiers behind them, and shouted: "Soldiers, kill with me!" ”

Countless officers and soldiers of Liu Wei armed with Pu knives rushed towards the Hedong army that was attacking the spear array like a tide, and at the same time, the strong crossbowmen who had been firing crossbow arrows stopped firing, contracted their formations and quickly retreated, and took up a position in front of the Chinese army, aiming at the enemy with strong crossbows.

The addition of Park Daobing quickly turned the tide of the battle. The big shield soldiers of the Hedong Army, who were about to break out of the gap in Liu Weijun's spear array, were quickly compressed into one piece under the impact of the two wings of the Pu Dao soldiers.

Wang Yi, who was standing in the Chinese army on horseback, saw that the situation on the battlefield was unfavorable, and hurriedly gestured to the officer beside him.

The officer waved the flag and gave Wang Yi's new order, and the Hedong Army, which was guarding the central army, lined up in a neat phalanx, led by a military general who was as stocky as an iron tower, and advanced step by step. The Hedong Army, which was fighting with Liu Weijun, slowly shrank the array at this time, and retreated step by step.

On the battlefield, shields flew and swords intertwined, the blood of officers and soldiers on both sides flew like a fountain, and every moment someone fell to the ground under the enemy's sword.

The wounded let out a wail, the dead lay silently on the ground, but the officers and soldiers on both sides who were fighting were still waving their blades and shouting out a roar full of murderous intent.

Liu Bianjun fought bravely, and the Hedong Army was not inferior!

A Pu Dao soldier rushed to the front of a Hedong soldier who was slowly retreating backwards, picked up the Pu knife, and slashed at the top of the head of the Hedong soldier.

The Hedong soldiers hurriedly raised their weapons to block, and the Pu knife with a strong chopping power slashed on the big shield, and the Hedong soldiers holding the shield only felt that their arms were numb, and they almost threw the shield on the ground.

Just as he was holding on to block the knife, and was about to raise the short spear in his hand to stab at the opposite Pu Dao soldier, his heart suddenly ached, and a Pu knife passed through his spine and leaked out of his chest.

The corners of his mouth were covered with blood, and he looked down at the tip of the knife that showed through his chest, and the Hedong soldier twisted his body violently, and threw aside the soldier Liu Weijun, who was still holding the handle of the Pu knife in both hands, and the short spear in his hand was straightened, and the tip of the spear pierced into the soldier's heart.

The soldier of Liu Bianjun, who slashed his shield with a knife, saw that he was dying and stabbed a companion to death, roared angrily, and the Pu knife in his hand drew a silver arc of light, and slashed at the neck of the soldier of the Hedong Army who was already weak in his legs and knelt on the ground.

The sword light slashed, a puddle of blood shot up, and the soldier of the Hedong Army, who was still holding the spear shaft in his hand, knelt on the ground, his head tumbled and fell from his neck, and all that was left was a headless corpse with hot blood splattered in the cavity!