Chapter 16, three shots in battle

The one who killed in front of the fort near Chrysanthemum Island in the later generations was the three hundred heroes of Yangle led by Dian Wei, but if you want to talk about speed, it is actually not fast at all. Yangle is far from here, the road is quite straight, less than three hundred miles, the normal march should have arrived in two or three days, plus the previous reverse emergency report consumed some time, Dian Wei led the department to sleep endlessly, and rushed to shorten some time, theoretically speaking, yesterday at midnight should arrive at the destination.

The problem is that there are not so many horses in Yangle City, so as a result, thirty percent of the subordinates have to ride mules, and although all the subordinates are brave and strong, not everyone is used to riding horses, even with the assistance of stirrups, the speed of running still cannot be improved. There was also Dian Wei himself, who was weak and could barely ride a horse, but it was difficult to gallop, so he had to order his subordinates to tie himself to the back of the horse with a leather cord, as if he were a cargo.

Advancing at half speed, he finally arrived at the place, and the soldiers were all snorting and panting, their bones were soft and their muscles were crisp, and the legs of the Dian Guo Fan were even more numb, and they had to rely on the two big men to untie the rope and carry him off the horse. How can this state be fought? I'm afraid that the slightest contact will lead to a complete collapse - and then only one Dian Wei will be left behind, unable to run, unable to fight, and unable to fight, so I have to close my eyes and wait for death.

Therefore, Dian Wei ordered all of them to dismount and get off their mules, except for a few who still had the strength to guard the arm, and all of them sat on the ground, rested a little, and drank water and ate dry food in preparation for the fight. He regretted that he had run too close, and that he should have stopped a mile away, and when he had rested, he would approach the fort. Who would have thought that the mood was too anxious, that he ran too hastily, that he did not estimate the distance, and that he had not thought of reining in his horse until he saw the enemy's banner from a distance, and then because of inertia. rushed out a few dozen more steps...... Now we are less than 200 paces apart. If the enemy rushes out. In the blink of an eye, you can get to the front - of course, you can't retreat at this time, and if you retreat, you may no longer be able to control it.

Dian Wei's actions naturally fell in Liu Xu's eyes, and he said in his heart that it was no wonder that it came so quickly, presumably this was the only cavalry in Yangle...... Oh, and mules, not necessarily all cavalry. This is to fight the front station and probe our numbers and measures, and there must be a large army behind. So, should I hurry up and improve the fence according to the original plan and get ready for a defensive battle, or should I rush out and kill him for a while?

Seeing that the enemy soldiers got off their mules and horses one after another, resting on the ground, and seemed to be too tired to be overwhelmed, several generals rushed to ask for battle. Liu Xu frowned: "This is probably a trick to lure the enemy." Some generals said disapprerovingly: "If it is to lure the enemy, then there will be a large army to help." However, counting the time, I am afraid that it is not far from Yangle. Why be afraid? "Do you think all the enemies can afford to ride horses? Even if it is indeed followed by a large army. That's eighty percent infantry, but can Yangle's infantry kill us at this time? You're thinking too much.

However, Liu Xu has always been cautious, so he can't help but think about it more: "If he brings Karasuma here, I'm afraid it will all be riding." "If the other party lures the Karasuma cavalry of the Liaodong vassal country to come over, then the distance and the speed of the march, we can't estimate it. The other party pouted and replied that even if the Karasuma soldiers were originally stationed in Liaoxi, then the other party had to send someone to lure and mobilize, wouldn't it take time?

If Xun was here, and he was a general under Liu Xu, he would definitely think that unless there was a telegram and telephone between Yang Le and Karasuma, then it would be possible to leave as soon as he was called, and at this time, a large number of Karasuma cavalry would be hiding behind Dian Wei and them-in these years, it was all delusional.

Liu Xu twisted his beard and groaned, and also felt that what the general said was reasonable, and the other party also said that if we don't take advantage of the fatigue of the enemy in front of us to rush and kill for a while, first break their sharp spirit, and wait until they have rested, and the large army behind will also follow, I am afraid that we will be under great pressure. Don't miss the time!

So in the end, Liu Xu gritted his teeth fiercely, okay, let's go out first, eat this small group of enemy soldiers, and then talk.

Dian Wei rested against a big tree, and at the same time, Huanling stared at the opposite fort with his eyes, and suddenly saw the flag on the fort wavering, and then a soldier came out to pull the antlers. He said in his heart, the other party won't let us rest, this is going to be killed, it seems that Lao Tzu is more than lucky today!

Dian Wei did not know the total number of enemy troops, but according to the front-line reports, there were 1,000 people at least - this lower limit was quite accurate - he did not bring out all the remaining soldiers and horses of Yangle for three reasons: first, the Dian Guo Domain had never commanded a large army to fight, and the vicious battle of hundreds of people, no one could defeat him in the first place, and he really wanted to command thousands of people, and he had no idea in his own heart; Second, if there are more troops, the speed of assembly and marching will be reduced, and Dian Wei hopes to open up the transportation route as quickly as possible, otherwise I am afraid that the front-line army will run out of food; Third, he knew that in this area of the Liaoning West Corridor, there are hills and dense forests on one side and a coast on the other, and the roads are narrow, and it is useless to use too many troops to exert them.

As Zhao Hao said: "The road is far and narrow, for example, two rats in the hole, the brave will win." "Dian Wei brought out, thirty percent of his own subordinates, veterans of a hundred battles, and the remaining seventy percent are also brave, if you really want to fight for your life in the narrow road, he thinks he still has a certain chance of winning.

However, unfortunately, he ran too fast, and before he could stop, the enemy attacked...... No matter how good the fighting team is, if you let him run sleeplessly for a day or two in a row, without breathing evenly, and without finishing breakfast, how much combat power can be left?

However, when the time comes, there is only one way to die if you don't fight for your life - jump on horseback and escape? Theoretically, it's not impossible, the problem is that the horses are all shivering with calves and stomachs, and their condition is not much better than that of the knights, let alone those mules...... Besides, Dian Wei was soft and shackled, and he was tied to a horse when he came, otherwise he would inevitably fall to the ground, and there might not be enough time to tie him up again. If it really broke and fled, the first of the Dianguo Clan would not be able to escape, and the more than 300 people under his command would inevitably be put down by the enemy with bows, arrows, and spears - at least thirty percent.

Dian Wei gritted his teeth and struggled! He picked up a branch from the ground, more than two feet long, slightly bent, like a horsewhip, and then held the trunk of the tree, stood up stiffly, and shouted: "The enemy is invincible, if you are not willing, you will be killed, only to die and war!" ”

The first to stand up with him were his own subordinates, that is, those veterans of a hundred battles, who even shouted, scolded, kicked and kicked, and forcibly pulled the rest of the people up. In just such a short time, most of the Liaodong soldiers led by Liu Xu had already left the fort and began to assemble in formation. Dian Wei fixed his eyes and saw that the spearmen were mixed with the sword and shield hands, and more than 200 people each were lined up in three phalanxes on the left, center, and right.

Pawn Wei immediately ordered all to raise their shields and lay low to prevent the enemy's long-range fire.

If Dian Wei's command were all his own troops, that is, those veterans of a hundred battles, it was expected that although his hands and feet were weak, panting like oxen, and he encountered the enemy in a hurry, as long as he gave an order, he could complete the simplest battle preparations in a few breaths. The vast majority of the problems are just the brave and strong in the temporarily selected Yangle City, those people are singled out, relying on their strength and martial arts, they can fight one by one, but they lack sufficient military training, Dian Wei shouted three times in succession, and there are still many people who are still spinning in place, not knowing what to do.

It was too late, but it was fast, and the enemy army, under the command of Liu Xu, took ten steps in unison, and a round of arrows struck.

This round of arrows, according to the later romance novels, is called "shooting the position", and its main role is not to injure the enemy, but to prevent the enemy from launching a surprise attack while their own array is not finished, and at the same time to determine the distance between the enemy and us. Experienced generals may not need this round of arrows at all, and even if they do, most of them will fall in front of the first column of the enemy's line, and may even hurt people, because they can keep the distance between us and the enemy at about 100 paces by visual inspection alone. ProblemLiu Xu is familiar with the art of war, but lacks actual combat experience, when this round of arrows is fired, it is one hundred and twenty or thirty steps away from Dian Wei's headquarters - even if everyone is Lu Bu, Huang Zhong, and Tai Shici, they may not be able to shoot so far!

Even the farthest arrow was a full foot away from the top veteran of the Dian Wei Division.

Dian Wei let out a sigh of relief, and said in his heart that this is an opportunity sent by the other party, and I have to take advantage of it - in fact, the enemy does not need to line up at all, and directly assemble and rush forward, and we will all die. So he continued to wave the branches and shout, so that his own troops and gangs gathered the team, and all of them bowed down to defend themselves against arrows, waiting for the white blades to fight.

Therefore, by the time Liu Xu's Liaodong soldiers took another twenty steps forward and shot the second round of arrows, although the formation of Dian Wei's department was still very scattered, they were all holding swords and shields and bowed down. But even so, there were still several arrows fired into the formation, and although their momentum was weakened, there were still two people who cried out in pain and suffered wounds in the shoulders.

The reason is also very simple, first of all, in order to facilitate long-distance attacks, although all the armies wore armor, they all temporarily removed their shawls (or sleeves) and armor skirts, and only the carcasses were protected; Secondly, it was impossible to form a formation in a short period of time, so they had to form groups of three or five to form loose and basic combat units; Thirdly, only thirty percent of the soldiers carried spears and bows and arrows, and the rest only carried swords and small shields—those shields were just over three feet high, and almost all of them were men over seven feet tall, and even if they squatted down and curled up in a ball, they could not cover their whole bodies.

Liu Xu on the other side took a look, hey, there is a door! Then let's not rush to charge first, march in columns, take another ten steps forward, and then continue to release arrows.

This third round of arrows is fired, when even if several people scream and fall - although the second round of arrows has entered the battle, its momentum has declined, and even the middle flesh cannot be wedged deep, and this round of arrows, although it is accidentally hit, is enough to kill. Dian Wei didn't look good, if the enemy kept this distance and continued to shoot arrows, although the loss of his side was not large, it was completely suppressed and could only defend, and soon his morale would be exhausted, and even completely collapsed! Left and right are dead, simply-

With a wave of the branch in his hand, he shouted: "Charge!" (To be continued......)

PS: The first time I touched the upper limit, hey, if this were normal, I would definitely find a way to gather more popularity, but it's a pity that it was during the Spring Festival...... I was going to update it after the holiday.,But I still stayed up all night between visiting relatives and friends.,Make up one more chapter.,It's a good idea to pay tribute to readers and friends!