367. The decisive battle begins
The battle had already begun, and Jieli immediately sent 5,000 cavalry to make a tentative attack, because they did not yet know the exact strength of the Snow Shame Army. They had only been using other people to explain the strength of the Snow Shame Army before, but they didn't really understand it, so they now wanted to understand the combat mode of the Snow Shame Army. Five thousand cavalry, just a temptation. Soon, the 5,000 cavalry were drawn out of the brigade by Jieli and prepared to attack Jingwen's Snow Shame Army.
"Brother Feng Yong, this time, my brother, and the lives of my brothers will be handed over to you! You've got to work hard! Jingwen said.
Feng Yong immediately replied: "I should do my best!" ”
In this final decisive battle, Jingwen will not act as a commander, because the previous battles are not very dangerous, so it is not impossible for Jingwen to act as a commander. But now is the most dangerous time, and Jingwen, a layman, does not take the initiative to command, leaving the matter to the professionals.
"Send five thousand? Think too much of us, don't you? Feng Yong said.
Soon, the Turkic cavalry came to the front of the Shame Army, and then immediately rode their horses and charged. Soon, it rushed within the range of the crossbowmen's fire.
"Crossbowmen shoot!" Feng Yong ordered.
"Whoosh ......"
The crossbowmen began to shoot, and when they were done, they immediately stepped back, gave way to the men behind them, and reloaded their bows themselves. This is a three-stack shooting process that can continuously consume the enemy. The Turkic cavalry numbered only 5,000 men, and the crossbowmen numbered a full 5,000. According to the traditional method, the crossbowmen could not stop these cavalry. But now they used a three-fold shot, so that the density of the arrow rain suddenly increased several times, so it was not a big problem to block the Turkic cavalry.
"Ahhhhh......h
"Retreat!"
The Turks were the first to hold out and retreated first. And Jingwen saw that the Turkic cavalry was so bearish, and he couldn't help but feel a little confident. The Turks' will to fight was not as strong as that of the Snow Shame Army, and they still could not get rid of the characteristics of the army in the Cold Weapon Age, that is, once they lost one-tenth of it. That would make the military unstable. Once two-tenths of the loss is made, there will be a rout. Those who can support three-tenths of the casualties without retreating are ten elite troops. The Turks lost only a tenth of their losses this time, but they immediately retreated. This shows that their will to fight is very insufficient, and they can't be compared with the Snow Shame Army at all.
In many histories, there are many soldiers who have been attacked by a small number of enemies and retreated. In fact, there are very few people who actually die in the frontal fight, and the vast majority of them lose one-tenth of them, and as a result, they begin to retreat. This is the characteristic of the cold weapon era, and the soldier's will to fight is very weak, far worse than the soldiers of later generations.
"Khan. We are incompetent and cannot break through their bow formations. I estimate that if you want to rush in front of their bow and crossbow formation, I'm afraid you need fifteen thousand people to do it! The Turkic general said helplessly.
"Alright! I'll give you another fifteen thousand, no, twenty-five thousand, and you will break them for me! This time try to defeat them all at once, and don't delay. It's already noon, if it drags on until the evening. That's not good. Jieli said.
Jieli knew that if it was delayed until the evening, it would probably be more beneficial to the Han people. The Turks were not good at night fighting, as had already been exposed. So. Now Jieli must avoid night battles so that he can maintain his victory. If the night battle is delayed, I am afraid that the losses of the Turks will be great. It is an indisputable fact that night battles are beneficial to the Snow Shame Army. When the time comes. Once the Snow Shame Army sneaks up on the night, I'm afraid the Turks may collapse!
But Feng Yong said to the soldiers: "As long as we hold out until the evening, it will be our world." So. Please persevere, so that we can win next! ”
When Jingwen saw Feng Yong say this, he immediately felt a lot more relaxed. Those Turkic cavalry just now did not violate the conventions of the Cold Weapon Era, that is, the will to fight was very poor. Therefore, Jingwen knew that as long as he could kill 10,000 enemies, the Turkic people's military spirit would probably be unstable. If they can kill 20,000 enemies, then I am afraid that the Turks will begin to retreat. But if 30,000 enemies are killed, the Turks will completely collapse and cannot be saved. So Jingwen was already prepared, that is, to kill the enemy, not to think about what to defend. The goal is 30,000, and as long as you kill 30,000 enemies, then I am afraid that the enemy will completely collapse.
"Rumble Rumble......
There was a thunderous sound, and more than 20,000 elite Turkic cavalry ran over with heavy steps, then approached in front of the Snow Shame Army, and then suddenly accelerated their charge.
"Crossbowmen, shoot!"
"Whoosh ......"
The crossbowmen kept firing, but the Turkic cavalry did not have the slightest fear, but continued to accelerate their charge. At this time, Feng Yong immediately ordered the crossbowmen to retreat behind the Mo Dao soldiers, ready to continue the battle at any time.
And the Mo knife soldier held the Mo knife in his hand, and then looked at the Turkic cavalry rushing in the distance, holding the Mo knife and ready to fight at any time. This time, the Modao soldiers are related to the comrades behind them, if they can't stop these Turkic cavalry, then I'm afraid the casualties of their comrades will be relatively large. However, even if the Turks broke through the Mo Sword Soldiers, there was still a group of heavily armored pikemen preparing behind the Mo Sword Soldiers. Originally, they belonged to that kind of melee class, but if the Mo Sword soldiers couldn't stop them, they would also act as pikemen to deal with the enemy. These pikemen were not the jumpers with spear-like wielders, but the real pikemen of ancient times, used to block the enemy's cavalry charges. However, the effect of this kind of pikeman is not as good as that of the Mo sword soldier, the lethality is not as strong as the Mo knife soldier, and the soldier's su zhì is not as good as the Mo sword soldier, so it is also unknown whether this kind of soldier can block the rushing enemy cavalry.
However, this is all based on the fact that the Mo Sword Soldiers cannot stop the enemy cavalry. Of course, Jingwen didn't want to use this plan, otherwise he was afraid that his shameful army would suffer heavy casualties, and he might not be able to win.
"Woo woo woo ......" the Turkic cavalry shouted a peculiar trumpet, and then had already rushed in front of the Mo knife soldiers, preparing to use the scimitar to separate the throats of these Mo knife soldiers according to the previous plan.
As for the Mo Dao soldiers, they were also shouting to give themselves courage.
"Kill!"
The Mo knife soldier took the double-edged Mo knife in his hand and stabbed forward fiercely. (To be continued......)