Chapter 149: Brave Again?
The war horses used by the Xianbei cavalry are all good horses, with the range of the fourth-order archers, the distance of more than 100 meters is only a matter of an instant, and the second round of bows and arrows has not yet been fired, and there are cavalry to kill.
The system township was only a first-level township when the service was opened, and it was upgraded to a third-level township because of the addition of a large number of players, a bit like a "nouveau riche" in the township, but many life occupations still stayed at the previous level, so both the equipment and the rank of the soldiers were lower than the normal third-level township, and it may be nothing to face ordinary rogues, and there is no way to meet the elite Xianbei cavalry.
The soldiers in the front row were holding round shields, how could they block the hooves of the Xianbei cavalry, even if there were pikemen composed of players behind them, it didn't help, the Xianbei cavalry didn't take much effort to break through the formation of the defenders, and the defenders fled in all directions under the scimitars of the Xianbei cavalry.
"Come back, give me back, and those who take a step back will be killed." The generals are on the verge of collapse, and if they can't quickly organize a formation to meet the enemy, then it will be a massacre, how can a person's legs run more than four legs.
The NPC soldiers were a little better, after receiving the order from the general, most of the soldiers stayed to resist desperately, and the progress of the Xianbei cavalry was blocked. The players were a little more miserable, when they first encountered the charge of tens of thousands of cavalry, they were already too frightened to hold their weapons, and when one or two people fled backwards, the rest of them were scrambling to escape from here, and only a few sane players stayed in place.
However, the generals knew that if they were allowed to escape, it would not only have a great impact on morale, but also disrupt the entire formation. The current situation is already forced to a dead end, jumping down is death, not jumping is death, just let it go and have a chance to win. The military general immediately decided to correct the law on the spot for several soldiers who tried to escape, and after killing chickens and monkeys, the others were shocked by the bloodshed in front of them and did not dare to retreat.
"Soldiers, if you escape now, you will definitely be chased by the cavalry, and the end will be the same, it's better to give it a go, we still have a chance to live. Don't forget that the other side only has 10,000 cavalry, and we have tens of thousands of cavalry here, if we really fight, who will lose or win is really uncertain, and then the mayor will definitely ask the county guard to take credit for you, and the benefits are indispensable to you. If anyone dares to take a step back, there will be no forgiveness, and they will never step into Wuyuan County for half a step. β
"The enemy is mainly cavalry, and they can give full play to their advantage on the plains, so let's not entangle with them here, retreat back to the town and fight with them in street battles."
The general's series of words calmed down the players, there were at least 50,000 players gathered in this town, and the other party only had more than 10,000 people, even if it was a fifth-order Xianbei cavalry, it couldn't fight five. And the player can be resurrected if he dies, even if he dies, he will only lose experience and equipment for himself, but if the entire township is breached, then the game currency and equipment props stored in the town by tens of thousands of people will become ownerless items and become the victory of the Xianbei people, so the loss will be greater.
As soon as they thought of this, players who originally had the idea of becoming deserters picked up the weapons in their hands one after another, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and their morale increased greatly. The formation that was close to collapse was reorganized, although it was very reluctant, but the Xianbei cavalry could no longer slaughter as wantonly as at the beginning, once they were entangled, even the fifth-order soldiers would be pulled off their horses by a few fourth-order soldiers.
In the battle of fighting and retreating, the defenders retreated into the town and fought street battles with the Xianbei cavalry according to the buildings and streets, and the unpredictable street battles greatly reduced the effectiveness of the Xianbei cavalry's superb equestrian skills and accurate archery, but the defenders were more familiar with the things in the town and were able to organize a counterattack.
"Hmph, do you think it's okay to hide in the house? You can't help but be naΓ―ve. The leader of this Xianbei cavalry looked at the fierce street battle, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
In the narrow streets, it is true that the front that can hinder the cavalry charge, or the front of the cavalry charge is not too large, probably as wide as a road, the people in front fall, and there are people behind who immediately replenish them, and the cavalry that has lost the charge is powerless in the face of shield and spearmen, and the field is advantageous to the defenders.
However, after suffering a little late at the beginning, the Xianbei cavalry quickly changed their strategy, relying on the high mobility of the cavalry to surround but not attack, and shot arrows from the cavalry into the crowd, and many players without shields were hit by arrows one after another, turning into a white light and dissipating on the street.
"Will... General, no, a large number of cavalry also appeared on the north side of the town, and looking at their decoration, it seems that they are also Xianbei, and we are surrounded. β
The generals of the defending army temporarily requisitioned an inn as a command position, and not long after entering, they heard the bad news brought by the scouts, and attacked from front to back, and the number of cavalry troops that appeared in the north was almost the same as that in the south, that is, the Xianbei cavalry that attacked them totaled nearly 20,000 people.
"General, what are we going to do?" An adjutant asked, pale.
"Alas, now that the enemy is being attacked before and after, it is estimated that there are no reinforcements to support, and if you fight, you will die, and if you don't fight, it is better to die after being captured, both horizontally and vertically, it is better to die with dignity." The military general stood in front of everyone, looking like a strong man going to the execution ground, and said firmly: "Everyone, I am willing to fight to the death to the end, and I will never compromise with the invaders." If any of you are willing to surrender, I will not stop you. β
As the saying goes, when disaster comes, each flies separately, and the player's perception of the Xianbei cavalry is still stuck in the alien forces, thinking that it is just a little stronger than the average rogue. But these NPCs who have lived on the border since childhood don't think so, the Xianbei cavalry is a wolf-like existence in their eyes, if any village encounters them, it's okay to defend it desperately, once they can't hold it, the grain and livestock will be robbed, not to mention, they will kill the old and the young, plunder the population, and it is a demon passed down from the mouth of the people.
Maybe NPCs are not so afraid of the Xianbei cavalry after they switch to combat classes, but they are also very afraid of their strength. If 50,000 fourth-order soldiers can still rely on street fighting against 10,000 fifth-order Xianbei cavalry, then almost 20,000 Xianbei cavalry are really powerless, this is really a gap in strength.
However, the NPCs also agree with the general's words, knowing that continuing to fight is a happy death, and surrendering is worse than death, driven like a cow or a horse, and there is no chance of survival, so many people expressed on the spot that they were willing to follow the generals to fight to the death.
The Xianbei cavalry flanked the front and back, which could have formed an effective attack, but the defenders relied on the streets and buildings to fight street battles with them, and they would not be able to attack for a while and a half. Although the fire attack can drive people out of the streets or buildings, the horses will get out of control after the fire, and the Xianbei cavalry will not be able to fight inside, so they can only withdraw from the town. At the same time, there are so many buildings in the town, I don't know how long it will take to burn a fire, it is estimated that it will burn for a day and a night, and it will take a day to cool down. And fire will burn what they want, and what is not worth the cost is not worth doing.
After the Xianbei cavalry in the north entered the town, like the cavalry that appeared in the south of the town, they wanted to rely on the mobility of the cavalry and cavalry to destroy the living force of the defenders. However, the losses in the process themselves are not small, if it is on the plain, it may not be easy for the archer to shoot a cavalryman, but in a street fight, a street is so wide, the archer shoots at it, and there is nowhere to hide on the horse.
But the Xianbei cavalry came prepared after all, their high-end force was much higher than the defenders, under the leadership of senior generals and special generals, the defenders who stuck to the streets and buildings were broken by each one, or were broken through the formation by the Xianbei generals, and the rest was handed over to the cavalry.
The battle lasted for more than an hour, and although the defenders resisted stubbornly, the Xianbei cavalry was superior, and gradually the resistance became less and less.
"This group of little rabbit cubs dares to kill so many of my brothers, see if I don't burn this place on fire." The leader of the Xianbei cavalry gritted his teeth after seeing the battle report, he sent a total of 17,000 people in this battle, and there were almost no casualties in the initial engagement, but more than 4,000 cavalry were killed in the street battle, although the result in exchange was that the defenders were almost completely wiped out, but his own losses were unacceptable to him.
"Tell me to go down, and all the young men and women in the town will be taken away, and whoever dares to resist will be stabbed, and the old people and children will all be killed, and no one will be left." In the eyes of the leader of the Xianbei cavalry, the people here are no longer people, but cattle, horses, and slaves in their eyes.
Before the battle was over, some Xianbei cavalry began to rush into the houses, doing all kinds of evil, for fear that if they were slow down, other cavalry would rob them.
"Report, big handsome. The nearby cavalry spotted a cavalry unit advancing towards us, feeling that it was reinforcements from the Great Han. "The herald said.
"Didn't you say that the fastest reinforcements would take hours to arrive? Why did someone come in less than two hours? The leader of the Xianbei cavalry asked, but he continued to ask, "How many are there?" How long will it take? β
"Big... Commander, there were probably thousands of cavalry, and they arrived in this town in less than a quarter of an hour. β
"Thousands of cavalry? It seems that the group of people in the big Han are really bold and strong, and they dare to send thousands of people over, and they are cavalry, it seems that they are going to fight us. The leader smiled disdainfully.
"Dashuai, since they are here to die, then we will fulfill them, it is thousands of war horses, and they will be sent out." A mini-boss said.
"Okay, then follow me, Ben Shuai personally led five thousand cavalry and beat them to the ground, haha."
After speaking, the leader of the Xianbei cavalry ordered 5,000 people and went out of the town to meet the reinforcements, while the rest continued to plunder in the town.