Chapter 517: Fierce Battle
Five thousand Wei warriors held shields and halberds, formed a forest of guns, and pointed straight ahead.
The enemy troops on the opposite side were densely packed, as far as the eye could see, and the black pressed and crushed.
Pang Juan, the chief general of Wei Wushu, came to the front in person, climbed high and looked, he faced Zhao Long's main infantry, including Zhang He's halberd soldiers, as well as ordinary heavy infantry.
Wei Wushu's equipment was not much different from that of the halberds, and both sides were equipped with halberds and shields as weapons.
Behind Wei Wushu, Liang Hongyu's Jianyan crossbowmen stepped on their crossbows and loaded their crossbows, and rows of crossbowmen were ready. The Central Plains army didn't have time to equip the Divine Arm Bow, and Zhao Long didn't have time to equip the Divine Arm Bow, so the battle was about to break out, and the conditions on both sides were fair.
The main general, Liang Hongyu, stood on the high platform of the war drums.
Liang Hongyu has the ability to boost the morale of the whole army, and is one of the hole cards in this unprecedented general battle.
As a high-ranking light infantry, the Hosoyanagi Battalion is further behind, and can quickly maneuver to support the left and right flanks.
On the left flank, the Haw Par Legion (main general Cao Cao, deputy general Cao Chun) and the Shensu Legion (double main generals, Xu Rong and Xiahou Yuan), the right flank, the Invincible Legion (main general Mu Guiying, temporarily transferred) and the reconnaissance legion (main general Mulan).
The Chinese army, except for Wei Wushu (the main general Pang Juan, temporarily transferred) and Jianyan crossbowmen (the main general Liang Hongyu), is basically dominated by Zhou Yafu's defensive army (main general Zhou Yafu, guarding Zhou Cang).
In addition to the Tiger and Leopard Legion, Cao Cao's troops also had a temporary patchwork of ordinary soldiers and horses (the deputy general was banned, transferred from Gaotang).
With Cao Cao's ability, it should not be a problem to command tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.
The Women's Legion (the main general Li Xiuning) and the Shenji Battalion (the main general Xia Liang) are used as reserves.
Xia Liang also asked Cao Di to come over, and Cao Di had the effect of "one drum" at the beginning of the battle.
In addition, there are also guards Dian Wei, strategists Du Ruhui and Xu You.
"Can't be nervous ......"
Summer Ryo found his hand on the hilt of the sword trembling.
Not everyone has the opportunity to command a large-scale battle with a total strength of 600,000, and if she loses, she will be displaced with Chutian and a son.
Chutian took away many core generals, but Zhao Long also sent Hu Luguang and King Lanling to Handan.
Zhao Long has not had time to digest the generals of Huma's forces, in fact, Zhao Long will suffer a relative loss.
Zhao Long had already ordered the attack, and the dull sound of war drums echoed over the battlefield.
Zhao Long held his breath.
This decisive battle is crucial for Zhao Long, if he wins, he will have enough time to digest Jizhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou.
Zhao Long seems to have three states, but the three states are unstable, and even Liu Bei's forces are still entrenched in Jizhou.
He needs a victory to solidify his ground, like the victory against Huma in Changshan Country.
Only military prestige could strengthen Zhao Long's dominance in the north.
Otherwise, once defeated, the three states will immediately fall apart.
"Zhang He is the front army, Ju Yi shoots it left and right with a strong crossbow."
"Yang Su is the Chinese army, and Zhang Yan is the reserve of the Chinese army."
"He Ruobi (recruited this time), leading the cavalry as the left flank."
"Shi Wansui, lead the cavalry as the right flank."
"Gao Lan, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, listen to my orders, and then act."
"Sima Dejiao (general of the Xiaoguo Army of the Sui Dynasty), your Xiaoguo Army, recuperate and recharge, and impact the enemy at critical moments."
Zhao Long is different from Yuan Shao, and he will not easily send Yan Liang and Wen Chou to die alone.
Fu Zhu and Tian Feng were taken by Zhao Long's side and served as strategists, adapting to the situation.
"Xu Yu is on the other side."
"It's a different person's choice, and it's understandable."
"The other party's troops are also elite, although our army is outnumbered in this battle, but it is a long-distance march, and the other party is waiting for work, whether it is morale or physical strength, it is better than us."
"Although Chu Zimou is difficult to deal with, this is helpless. If you don't fight as soon as possible, Yecheng will be lost, Sanzhou will be shaken, and people's hearts will be in turmoil. ”
Zhao Long dared to have a decisive battle with Xia Liang, who had set up the formation in advance, in addition to having a little confidence in himself, it was not unrelated to the situation.
If he didn't defeat the army from the Central Plains as soon as possible and lift the siege of Yecheng by the Central Plains army, then Zhao Long's dominance over Jizhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou would be greatly reduced, which was something Zhao Long didn't want to see, so he could only choose to give it a go.
As for the outcome of the battle, it is really up to people to plan things and make things happen.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of war drums continued to echo over the battlefield, and strong men beat the war drums with huge drumsticks in their hands. The cowhide drum surface of the war drum vibrated and burst out with a deep sound!
The soldiers of the Hebei Army used for battle urged the soldiers forward and began to continue the tug-of-war!
Jizhou produces strong crossbows, among which there is also a Xiandeng dead soldier equipped with a strong crossbow under the command of the military general Ju Yi.
The distance between the two sides was shortened, and the Hebei Army formed an iron wall with rows of hoplites, and with the beat of the drum, they pressed towards the opposite army formation step by step!
The two elite crossbowmen units of Jianyan Crossbowman and Xiandeng Dead Man fired crossbows in unison, and a dense rain of arrows covered each other's battle lines!
In addition to the elite crossbowmen troops, there are also low-level crossbowmen on both sides, relying on the huge number and considerable bonuses of the generals on both sides, they can also burst out with not weak combat power.
The Central Plains Army was on the defensive and set up horse rejection and fences in advance, while the Hebei Army Corps had to remove the horse rejection and fences before they could engage in hand-to-hand combat.
A dense rain of arrows fell like locusts, cleaning the formations of both sides, and the sound of arrows hitting armor was heard one after another.
A Wei Wushu was killed by random arrows, and Wei Wushu, who was in the second row, immediately stepped forward to fill the vacant position to ensure that the shield array formed by Wei Wushu was airtight.
On the opposite side, Zhang He's halberd warriors suffered many casualties under the attack of Jianyan crossbowmen and a large number of low-level crossbowmen.
Zhang He rode a war horse, picked up the crossbow arrows that came from the flying, and scolded the halberd soldiers under his command, just like Wei Wushu, to fill the vacancy.
The Euphorbia did not collapse from the salvo of crossbowmen, they were still advancing. Zhang He, as one of the five good generals, has the strength of a king, and his halberd warriors are not so easy to defeat.
Zhang He is also very reliable.
At least until the forces do not collapse.
The halberd soldiers braved the arrows like heavy rain to speed up their pace, came to the front of the formation, destroyed the rejection horses deployed in advance by the Central Plains Army, and the speed of the charge was hindered.
Wei Wushu held an infantry crossbow and shot, the crossbow machine was pulled, and the ferocious crossbow arrow shot out of the air!
The longbowmen in the rear erupted almost at the same time, and the rain of arrows intertwined in the air into a gorgeous net, covering the Euphorbia and even the first dead in the rear of the Euphorbia!
Probably not many players in the entire Eastern Han Dynasty have the opportunity to witness this gorgeous and deadly rain of arrows in their lifetime.
In total, nearly 100,000 arrows from both sides rose into the sky, obscuring the sky and the sun, and the heavens and the earth changed color, and then roared down to harvest each other's soldiers!
One by one, the soldiers were shot into hedgehogs by the dense rain of arrows, and fell to the ground, their bodies full of arrows, and the battle flags were also tattered because of the rain of arrows!
Only Wei Wushu and Euphorbia, who are high-level heavy infantrymen, have the ability to maintain the military formation under such a terrible arrow rain attack, otherwise they would have been defeated long ago.
No fierce general dares to be calm in front of a rain of 100,000 arrows.
"Attack!"
In the summer, Liang saw the rejection of the horse and the fence blocking the opponent's infantry, which reduced the opponent's speed, and after the opponent destroyed the rejection of the horse, it made people beat the drum to attack, and at the same time let Cao Di exert the effect of one blow, and make the greatest use of favorable factors to form an advantage!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of war drums echoed on the battlefield, and Wei Wushu and the Xiliu battalion launched a charge, accelerated, and attacked the halberd warriors with reduced speed head-on, using inertia to knock down the first row of halberd warriors!
Finally, the steel torrent composed of two high-level heavy infantry collided fiercely, the iron shield collided with the iron shield, and the iron halberd and the iron halberd fought!
The two sides used the rejection of horses and fences as the battle line, and they saw back and forth!
Pang Juan wanted to prove his ability to the Chutian forces, so he took the lead, drew his long sword, and supervised the battle at the forefront.
Those who dare to retreat, die!
The terrifying rain of arrows continued, like a torrential rain, and countless arrows were stuck in the plain.
I'm afraid that after a big battle, the number of arrows used by both sides is in the millions!
Because it is a big war that determines the belonging of Hebei, both sides who are very eager to occupy Hebei are doing their best, and it can even be said that they are desperate!
They just want to destroy each other, leaving no stone unturned!
The wars between the princes of the Eastern Han Dynasty were far more tragic than some civilizations.
The winner is king, the loser is the villain, and each prince wants to destroy the other without turning the other into vassals.
Only one person survived!
As one of the strategists, Xu You noticed that Xia Liang seemed to be a little excited, and his eyes were full of belligerence, as if he was born for war.
Some people are born with a talent for war, such as Bai Qi and Han Xin, the more they fight, the smoother they become, and the more they fight, the more confident they become.
"Zhao Long has a Xiaoguo army and a hundred treasures under his command, these two cavalry are the elite of Zhao Long, when he defeated Huma, he used heavy cavalry, Zhu Tu Lian Po this formation, with Shi Wansui as the vanguard, Yan Liang and Wen Chou opened the way, captured Lian Po alive, don't be careful."
Xu You knows some of Zhao Long's hole cards, so he reminds him that it is cool in summer.
"The Baibao Xianbei of the Lanling King is in the direction of Handan, and the only thing that needs to be paid attention to is the Xiaoguo Army. If you can draw out Shi Wansui, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou, it would be the best. ”
Xia Liang wanted to attract Zhao Long to use the Xiaoguo Army.
The Xiaoguo Army is one of Zhao Long's trump cards, and if the right generals and timing are used, then the Xiaoguo Army will be overwhelming.
"This is Zhang He's halberd, Zhang He was still used by Zhao Long after all."
Xu You also pointed out that the high-level heavy infantry who was fighting with Wei Wushu was Zhang He's special class of euphorbia.
Zhang He and Pang Juan were fighting, both sides had the aura of the whole army, fighting each other, and with every breath, high-level heavy infantry was killed.
High-level heavy infantry is extremely valuable and expensive no matter which force it is, but in order to fight for control of Hebei, the two sides will fight at any cost, even if thousands of high-level heavy infantry are killed or wounded, it is not a pity to die!
"The other side has prepared a large number of arrows, and our logistics are tight, and there are not enough arrows, so we must break the formation in hand-to-hand combat as soon as possible."
The two armies fought, and Zhao Long found that he was inferior to Chutian's forces in terms of logistics and materials.
Not long after his three states and Bingzhou were pacified, the Hebei Army returned to Jizhou from Bingzhou, and the supply of arrows was not timely, and if it continued to be consumed for a long time, it would be Zhao Long who would be the first to use up the arrows.
At this time, the economic advantages of the territory came into play.
The Chutian forces had enough money to build millions of arrows and transport them all to Hebei.
Xia Liang used money offensive to force Zhao Long to fight hard.
If Zhao Long doesn't work hard, his logistics, grain, grass and arrows can't be supplied, and he will be defeated.
And once you work hard, you will be full of flaws.
besieged Yecheng, induced Zhao Long to return to the division to relieve the siege, and then drew the ground as a prison, defended, forced Zhao Long to attack, and let Zhao Long show his flaws.
It's a serial scheme.
Zhao Long had to bite the bullet and attack head-on.
Yecheng fell, and the people of Hebei were unstable.
"You must break the opponent's formation, the two military divisions, when can you use the Xiaoguo Army to break the formation in one fell swoop?"
Zhao Long asked Fu Zhu and Tian Feng about it, and at this time, the emperor-level commander Yang Su was engrossed, playing with Zhou Yafu and Cao Cao, and was unable to be distracted.
Tian Feng replied: "The time is not yet ripe, when the enemy army is tired, it can be broken by cutting its position with the Xiaoguo army." ”
"After noon, the enemy is tired, and if you face the sun, you will be glaring, and you will break through with the Xiaoguo army and a group of low-ranking heavy cavalry. ”
Zhao Long heard Tian Feng and Fu Zhu's suggestion, which was basically in line with his own thoughts.
A big battle of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses will not be able to distinguish the winner for a while and a half, and may even last for a few days, forming a situation of confrontation.
It's just that Zhao Long can't confront each other, because his grain and grass transportation is difficult, so he can only choose to destroy the enemy as soon as possible, otherwise he will lose.
Wei Wushu was still fighting with the halberds, and the cavalry on both flanks finally moved, attacking each other.
The cavalry opposite Mu Guiying was Shi Wansui at the level of a Five Tiger General, and he needed to be under great pressure.
Shi Wansui's cavalry attacked fiercely, and the column attacked the invincible legion!
The Invincible Legion uses the heavy cavalry as a formation, trying to gain a foothold, Shi Wansui broke into the invincible army, the cavalry shooting is amazing, sniping the cavalry of an invincible army with one arrow, even the armor of the low-level heavy cavalry will be shot through by Shi Wansui!
Mu Guiying jumped on his horse with a spear and entered the cavalry of the Sui Dynasty.
Shi Wansui saw that there was a fierce general among the other party, so he put down his bow and arrows, picked up the spear, and killed Mu Guiying in the chaos of the army.
The two of them clashed with spears, Mu Guiying's weapon almost got out of his hands, and Shi Wansui's force was even better!
However, Xia Liang also sent Mulan to Mu Guiying's side. Hua Mulan can provide an aura of defense and morale, so that the invincible army under the temporary command of Mu Guiying will not be overwhelmed by Shi Wansui.
Hua Mulan pulled out her Tang sword and killed the approaching Sui Dynasty cavalry.
A Tang knife, like a chaotic flower flying, Hua Mulan, who went into battle again, was still fierce, she took the initiative to come over and intercept Shi Wanzai with Mu Guiying.
On the other wing, Cao Chun led the tiger and leopard cavalry, and had already begun to attack the cavalry led by the enemy general He Ruobi!
Two cavalry teams fought, and both sides suffered heavy casualties!