Chapter 169 There is a lot in the reeds
The soldiers of the crossbow battalion, what they were waiting for was his roar!
Thousands of people shouted in unison: "No! Crossbow battalion, attack! β
The moment the tight bowstring is relaxed, the "bang bang" sound produced is endless, the feather arrow flies at high speed, and the "whoosh" sound produced by rubbing the air is even more itchy!
In an instant, tens of thousands of feathered arrows flew up! Like flying locusts, some of the feathered arrows shot high into the sky, paused at the highest point, and then began to glide diagonally downward, and the speed became faster and faster! Some of them are not so high, but the distance of the landing point is even farther!
At the same time as the first round of feather arrows was fired, a junior colonel in the army who had been observing Zhou Ting saw his signal and hurriedly shouted: "Beat the drums, cheer!" β
The drummer, who had been waiting for a long time, suddenly beat dozens of drums frantically, and in an instant, the entire army became full of fighting spirit!
In front of the ironclad army, between fifty and two hundred steps, exactly one hundred and fifty steps, the feather arrows were almost evenly distributed, although the landing points of the feather arrows were different, but almost all of them landed in that place! It was just a salvo, and Ji Lingjun lost no less than five hundred people!
Only then did Ji Ling know that he had been fooled, it turned out that the other party had a large number of archers! In his mind, only archers would shoot like this, crossbowmen, they had to shoot after seeing their target!
Of course, he didn't know that under Tian Fan's deliberate training, the soldiers of Liu Beijun's crossbow battalion could already shoot beyond the visual range, and with the help of a qualified lookout, they could shoot feather arrows to the target location with their eyes closed!
Ji Ling shouted: "Attack at full speed, accelerate and accelerate, their feather arrows have a limited killing range, kill me!" β
When the knights heard this, they naturally screamed and rushed forward!
Thousands of ring-headed knives have illuminated the heavens and the earth even brighter!
However, Ji Ling was wrong, wrong! His knights are all wrong!
Their tragic discovery that as long as they came within two hundred paces of the ironclad army, they would be hit one after another, unless they ran within fifty paces!
But how could the soldiers of the crossbow battalion give them a chance?
At full speed of the cavalry, the distance of one hundred and fifty paces is still not something that can be passed in a few breaths, it takes about fifteen to twenty seconds! During this period of time, the perverts of the crossbow battalion who control the three-arrow crossbow can already shoot another round!
So, there are still people who are shot!
At the same time, as many as 3,000 archers also fired arrows in front of the infantry array! The archers were even faster, and they shot dozens of feathered arrows in a row before they stopped! And it was these tens of thousands of feather arrows that gave Ji Lingjun's cavalry a devastating blow!
So, from a distance of fifty to two hundred paces, it was basically a place of death! No matter how hard the cavalry of the Yuan Shujun try, someone will always be hit from time to time!
People kept falling off their horses, and there were constantly warhorses being frightened, and then regardless of the knight's control, they went on a rampage! As a result, more knights have fallen off their horses, and more corpses and corpses have filled the area!
And with the accumulation of horse corpses and human corpses, the galloping speed of the war horses in this area will inevitably be greatly affected, which naturally gives the soldiers of the crossbow battalion time to continue to exert their might!
After the war horse galloped, the billowing wolf smoke produced did not disperse for a long time, and the cavalry behind only heard the people in front shouting and neighing, only knowing that when the distance of two hundred paces, there would be a bow and arrow attack, and they did not know that this was a perverted covering shot, so they did it in the same way as dealing with the attack of feather arrows under normal circumstances, increased the speed of the horse, and crashed into this death area!
When they found the feathered arrows all over the ground, densely packed, I don't know how many, their hearts were suddenly snatched! However, it is too late to regret it! They can only bite the bullet!
At the same time, the ignorant people behind them will still not hesitate to break into this area! β¦,
After passing through this area, the cavalry was only less than forty percent left, and there were many wounded, incapacitated, and their speed had slowed down a lot, how could they still cause an impact on the infantry array?
After Xu Chu, Zhou Cang, Chang Xuan, Xu Deng and others heard the sound of drums, they immediately shouted: "Kill, kill, kill!" So, the entire 10,000-strong array moved!
The few knights who came to the front had not yet organized an effective offensive formation, and they were already completely stunned by the soldiers of Liu Beijun who rushed forward!
Seeing the situation at this time, Ji Ling immediately shouted a sentence, someone kept shouting before, and there will still be people who will keep shouting in the future, "It's a trick!" Retreat, retreat! β
What Liu Beijun's infantry sergeants are waiting for is this moment, how can they be soft?
For a moment, the entire battlefield was like purgatory! The screams were everywhere, and the fighting spirit of the knights of Yuan Shujun was suddenly crushed! They knew that there was a death zone behind them, so they had to flee on both sides!
But it's not so easy to run on both sides! The soldiers on both sides have already met them!
Wherever the cavalry of Yuan Shu's army passed, it was always difficult to walk, accompanied by a large number of casualties! And among Liu Beijun, a few excellent shooters are waiting for them here!
Wait, this is the moment!
When Ji Ling led the cavalry and got rid of the entanglement of the infantry who were constantly moving forward, from time to time, there would always be a position where a large number of archers would rush out, and after shooting indiscriminately, they would immediately withdraw into the infantry array! Ji Ling can't trouble them if he wants to!
After he escaped from the area of Liu Beijun's infantry, he looked at the thousands of people following behind him, and he wanted to cry without tears! Who would have thought that Liu Beijun had so many archers and could shoot tens of thousands of feather arrows in an instant? And it's still a continuous launch!
Almost all of his more than 6,000 knights had passed through that death zone, and the casualties were huge, so it was not surprising at all!
However, Ji Ling felt that he was still very lucky, at least, in that kind of rain of arrows, he didn't get an arrow, which was a miracle in itself!
But he didn't know that his miserable situation had just begun!
There are many lakes in Xuzhou, especially small lakes! Large and small lakes, forming a large chain of small lakes!
Many of the small lakes are very shallow, less than five feet deep, and the fish can't grow, and the shrimp can't grow well! Even if we can occasionally provide some food to the people in the neighborhood, it is very limited! But these lakes play a very important role! They provided many people with the one resource they needed to build their housesβreeds!
At this time, it is the height of summer, and the reeds are far from the harvest season, but they have already grown into a body more than a foot tall! In the small ponds all over the place, reeds are planted all over the place, and the small lakes are full!
When the breeze blows, the reeds that fill the pond sway in waves, which is a sight to behold from a nearby hill!
But Liu Beijun made a careful plan for this annihilation battle, and within twenty miles of the battlefield, it was all a plain area, and it was difficult to find even a small mound!
When Liu Beijun and Ji Lingjun were fighting, not far from Ji Lingjun, there was a reed swing of hundreds of acres! In the reeds, the two thousand cavalry led by Lu Bu, as well as the eight hundred backs, were waiting anxiously!
They retreated in advance, and after Tian Fan and the others made a plan and accurately estimated the time for the Ji Ling Legion to catch up with Liu Beijun, they came here!
In this place where the water is less than three feet deep and the ground is full of silt, they have been soaking for nearly a day!
At the edge of the reed swing, there have been people who have been closely observing the movements of Ji Lingjun, so Lu Bu and the others in the depths of the reed swing can know their movements!
A cavalry lieutenant looked at the position of the sun, estimated the time, came to Lu Bu, hugged his fists and said, "Wen Hou, let's attack!" If you don't attack again, the horse's hooves will be soaked! If you wait a little longer, this battle will not be fought! ββ¦,
Lu Bu also stood in the mud and muddy water of the reeds, and he had suffered no less in the past half a day! This kind of silt and muddy water is where all kinds of insects can easily breed, especially locusts, which are disgusting and can suck blood! He has lived in a place with insufficient water since he was a child, but he really has never suffered this sin! But he also knew that if he wanted to win the battle, if he wanted to win a big battle at a lower cost, he had to suffer!
Hearing this, he shook his head lightly and said, "Wait a minute!" Have you forgotten your lord's orders? β
The captain's name is Xia Yu, he has always been a member of the Xuzhou Army, and he has been fighting the world with Liu Bei for many years! He naturally knew Liu Bei's order, and the drum was a trumpet! If you don't hear the drums, don't attack!
Just when he wanted to speak again, the drums beat loudly!
Lu Bu's eyes suddenly lit up, and the cold killing intent suddenly shot out, and even Xia Yu, a brave general who had been in battle for a long time, felt a little palpitating! He had to sigh, in the end, he was the number one brave general in the world! Just one look is enough to make people's hearts moved!
Lu Bu turned over and yelled: "Brothers, the time has come for meritorious service, listen to my orders!" Xia Yu, you lead your two thousand brothers and are responsible for grabbing horses! Remember, don't be greedy for merit, as long as you snatch those 10,000 war horses, it will be a great achievement! β
Xia Yu hugged his fists excitedly and said, "Order!" β
Lu Bu turned his head to look at his guards, and the soldiers on their backs looked at Lu Bu with fiery eyes, Lu Bu smiled slightly, and shouted: "Brothers, this is the first time we have attacked since we defected to Xuande!" Give me some spirit, don't fall into the majesty of our and state iron horses! Do you understand? β
When the eight hundred backers heard a few words from him, their eyes immediately turned bloodshot! They "choked" and drew their long knives and shouted: "Wen Hou will win!" The lord wins! β
Lu Bu Fangtian drew a halberd and pointed in the direction of Ji Lingjun, and shouted: "Back Weishi, attack!" After roaring, his heel gently knocked the belly of the red rabbit horse, and the red rabbit horse suddenly neighed, accelerated instantly, and rushed towards the reeds!
Eight hundred knights followed at the same time, and for a while, people shouted and neighed, filling this small reed!
Xia Yu also roared: "Brothers, we must not let the brothers in Bingzhou compare!" Rush with me! β
Two thousand people also started!
In a short time, more than 2,800 people had rushed out of the reeds, leaving only the reeds that were lying everywhere and the muddy water like muddy soup!
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