Chapter 156: Invincible in Defense
"The meritorious service is today, kill Liu Xiu. β
"Capture Liu Xiu alive and kill him. β
"Kill into the enemy camp and capture Liu Xiu alive. β
The Jiangdong soldiers roared, shouted, and violently, and quickly approached the camp.
Pan Jun's location is about 100 zhang away from the camp. After he gave the order to attack, the first battalion of 1,000 soldiers came out and approached the camp like a tidal wave.
In a few moments, a thousand soldiers were less than a hundred paces away from the camp.
In Pan Jun's eyes, he has a strong self-confidence and is fully sure to win. Liu Xiu's more than 1,000 soldiers have just been recruited, and the soldiers under his command have been on the battlefield for a long time, and their energy has been fighting again and again, and their combat effectiveness is strong.
The strength of the two sides is not at the same level at all.
Because of this, Pan Jun's heart is full of expectations.
Liu Xiu stood in the camp, seeing the dense Jiangdong soldiers coming, his eyes were calm, without the slightest panicked look, and he was even more calm.
When the Jiangdong soldiers approached the camp for a hundred steps, Liu Xiu had a smile in his eyes.
Jiang Dongbing, hooked.
"Ahh
The Jiangdong soldiers, who rushed to the front, suddenly screamed and fell.
Immediately, groups of Jiangdong soldiers fell to the ground one after another, screaming miserably.
A hundred paces away from the camp, trenches had already been dug in the ground, one foot deep and one foot wide. On top of the trench, bamboo strips were covered, and then dirt was sprinkled to obscure the view. Once the Jiangdong soldiers stepped on it, the bamboo strips could not withstand the strength, and the soldiers would inevitably fall into the trenches.
In the trenches, thistles were again arranged.
As soon as Jiang Dongbing's foot stepped down, he immediately stepped on the thistle terrestris, and the foot board was directly pierced. Groups of Jiangdong soldiers fell, and their feet were stabbed, making it difficult to attack further.
At this time, the Jiangdong soldiers in the rear were surging forward like a tide, and they were still rushing up.
There were trenches all over the road ahead, and the Jiangdong soldiers could only advance and could not retreat, so that more and more Jiangdong soldiers fell.
This scene fell in Pan Jun's eyes, and Pan Jun was furious.
He directly ordered: "Beat the drums and cheer on the soldiers." There is only a position a hundred steps away, and with more effort, as long as you go in, you can defeat Liu Xiu at your fingertips. β
"Knock! knock!"
The sound of war drums resounded inside and outside the camp.
The majestic sound of war drums aroused the fighting spirit of the Jiangdong soldiers. One by one, the Jiangdong soldiers were not afraid of death, risking the danger of trenches and thistles on the ground, and kept approaching the camp.
At a distance of a hundred paces, the trench occupies a length of nearly twenty paces.
Nearly two or three hundred soldiers were killed and wounded, and the Jiangdong soldiers finally crossed the position of the trench. A cruel smile finally appeared on their faces. Next, they were about to break through the defense line and enter Liu Xiu's camp.
Just five steps forward, after Jiang Dongbing saw the situation in front of him, his faces darkened one by one.
Tribulus terrestris!
The road ahead is still covered with thistles!
The dense iron tribulus terrestris makes people's scalp numb, and it is even more prohibitive to Jiangdong soldiers.
The Jiangdong soldiers at the front had just stopped, but the previous problem appeared, and the soldiers in the rear continued to rush forward. The battlefield was crowded, and the soldiers in the rear were crowded, and the soldiers at the front were crowded forward and stepped on the thistle terrestris.
"Ahh β
"Backwards, backwards, there is thistle in front of you, and you can't rush forward. β
"Don't squeeze, don't push me. β
The soldiers at the front shouted, but they were still pushed forward and stepped on the thistle.
Bursts of screams immediately resounded inside and outside the country.
A ** soldier stepped on the thistle, and countless people were injured. After a while, Jiang Dongbing also learned to be obedient, and his feet began to glide forward close to the ground, blocking the thistle terrestris.
The effect is that the speed of the charge has slowed down, like a snail crawling, and the speed is very slow.
Liu Xiu smiled at the corner of his mouth, and waved his hand: "Archer, prepare." β
Because of thistle, a large number of Jiangdong soldiers were blocked eighty steps away, and they were advancing slowly. This distance and speed just gave the archer a chance.
All you need to do is shoot the bow and arrows indiscriminately, and it is enough to achieve the effect.
Rows and rows of archers, quickly lined up. Three hundred archers, quickly bent their bows and arrows in the barracks.
Liu Xiu ordered: "Release the arrow!"
The bowstring vibrate, and the sharp bows and arrows came out of the strings.
"Whoa!!!"
The bow and arrow slashed through the air, and there was a sharp sound of breaking the air, like rain hitting plantains, and fell into the Jiangdong soldiers. Every bow and arrow was fired indiscriminately, without any target. However, the distance of eighty paces was not far or close, and as long as the soldiers were strong enough, they were enough to shoot the Jiangdong soldiers, because the Jiangdong soldiers were densely gathered outside the camp, just within the firing range.
"Poof! poof!"
Bows and arrows were shot into the bodies of Jiangdong soldiers.
The screams, in unison, echoed and circled over the camp.
Dense bows and arrows were shot like a rain of arrows. This rain of arrows formed a net of arrows, which brought the Jiangdong soldiers' offensive to a halt.
There was a rain of arrows in the air, and thistles on the ground to block it.
For a time, it was difficult for Jiangdong soldiers to advance half a step.
The casualties were even more severe.
Every instant, there were Jiangdong soldiers who fell to the ground and died under the bow and arrow.
Pan Jun's eyes widened with anger, and he was also anxious in his heart. Looking at this situation, Liu Xiu had already expected that there would be Jiangdong soldiers attacking the camp, so he dug a pit and prepared an iron thistle bow and arrow for him to attack.
Everything was expected by Liu Xiu.
At this time, Pan Jun fell into a dilemma.
Advance, it is difficult to break through the camp.
retreated, losing face.
Pan Jun has been in the army for many years and is also an experienced veteran, and he has not been reckless. After thinking for a moment, he ordered, "Mingjin, withdraw your troops for the time being." Since he couldn't break through the opponent's defense, he could only withdraw his troops and then consider a way to break through the opponent's camp.
"Bell! bell!"
The sound of gongs echoed under the mountain.
When Jiang Dongbing heard this, he retreated as quickly as a tide.
Soon, the soldiers all withdrew. It's just that outside the camp, there are already fallen corpses. There were even many Jiangdong soldiers who could not move on the ground, screaming and wailing, unable to retreat.
In a short period of attack, more than half of the 1,000 soldiers sent out by Pan Jun have been killed and wounded, and they have suffered heavy losses.
Liu Xiu looked at the retreating Jiangdong soldiers and ordered, "Come on, bring my bow and arrows." β
Immediately, the soldier brought an iron-tired bow.
At the same time, an iron arrow was handed over.
Liu Xiu's archery skills are exquisite, and he uses an iron-tired bow, and the bow and arrow are also specially made iron arrows. He stood at the gate of the camp, his face grim, standing sideways, his iron arrow resting on the bowstring, aiming in the direction where Pan Jun was.
"Buzz!"
The bowstring vibrates, and the iron arrow comes out of the string.
"Whew!"
The piercing sound of breaking the air resounded in the sky, and a streamer flashed quickly in the air.
"Smack!"
The arrow fell and stuck on the ground, less than a zhang away from Pan Jun. Seeing this, the soldier hurriedly said: "Captain, there is a blank piece of paper tied to the shaft of the iron arrow. β
Pan Jun waved his hand and said, "Take it." β
The soldier hurriedly ran up to take out the white paper and handed it to Pan Jun's hand.
Pan Jun opened it and looked at it, and when he saw it, he was short of breath, his face turned even bluer, his eyes were full of anger, and he shouted angrily: "It's too much to deceive people." β
The content on the paper is simple, only five words.
"Those who commit Jingzhou will be punished!"
Five words, showing Liu Xiu's attitude.
For Pan Jun, this is a provocation, a naked-naked-slap in the face. Pan Jun couldn't hold back this breath. He wanted to see how he led his army to attack Liu Xiu and how Liu Xiu killed him.
The final victory in this battle must belong to Jiangdong.
Pan Jun squinted his eyes, stared at the camp in front of him, thought carefully, and after a long while, Pan Jun ordered: "Prepare the shield and march forward." Liu Xiu had bows and arrows, and the soldiers under the command of Ben General also had shields. As long as the array is arrayed, the bow and arrow will lose its effect. β
An order was given, and it didn't take long for Pan Jun to rush out of eight hundred soldiers.
Eight hundred soldiers marched in formation, shields raised.
The soldiers in the front row erected their shields on the ground, forming a shield wall. The soldier in the middle, holding his shield flat in the air, resists the falling bow and arrows. In this way, the bow and arrow in front and above can be resisted. The shieldmen advanced, quickly crossing the trench and approaching the place where the thistle had fallen.
Liu Xiu sneered twice, if Pan Jun thought that he wanted to break the defense of the military camp by relying on the shield, it would be naΓ―ve. Liu Xiu waved his hand and ordered: "Yuan Ye, prepare the catapult." β
"No!"
Yuan Ye clenched his fists and ordered: "Catapult soldiers, prepare." β
A catapult soldier loaded the stones, and soon they were all in place. He turned to look at Liu Xiu and reported, "My lord, everything is ready, and you can attack at any time." β