Chapter 32: The Fierce Battle

At this time, the barbarian cavalry had only advanced a distance of fifty paces.

In other words, when the barbarian cavalry enters the range of the archers, the green crossbowmen of the Ye army can at least shoot wave arrows.

Not only that, as the barbarian cavalry continues to approach, the hit rate of the green crossbow will also increase, and at the same time, the power will become stronger and stronger, and it is estimated that within four hundred steps, even if an arrow pierces the body of the barbarian soldier, it is not impossible.

In the first round of three volleys, about seventy barbarian cavalry fell on the way to the charge, and an average of more than twenty barbarian cavalry fell each time.

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In the fourth round, one round of shooting had already caused about 100 barbarians to be hit by arrows, and on average, more than 30 barbarian cavalry died in each salvo.

The barbarian cavalry shuttling back and forth in the barbs of the horse, constantly advancing forward. Under the attack of a thousand green crossbowmen, almost every step forward had to cost at least the life of a soldier.

By the time the barbarian cavalry had attacked a distance of one hundred and fifty paces, five or six hundred corpses had already fallen on the way to the barbs of the barbs, almost one-third of them.

At this moment, the barbarian attacking troops, which were completely shrouded in smoke and dust, still had no intention of retreating.

Although the roar of the cavalry crashing to the ground continued to reach the ears of the barbarian cavalry generals. However, in the thick smoke and dust, he did not know exactly the specific casualties of his troops.

Not only that, but as the troops continued to advance and get closer and closer to the Terran army's position, he didn't want to retreat halfway and end the attack.

Because, in his previous combat experience with the Terran army, the closer he got to the Terran army, the closer the Terran soldiers in front of him were to collapse.

As long as he leads his subordinates to rush forward a few dozen steps, he can carry out cavalry shooting at the Terran army, and the army in front of him will definitely collapse directly on the battlefield under the attack of his own arrow rain.

Therefore, in the face of more and more corpses of their comrades on the way to attack, the barbarian cavalry in the attack not only did not show worry and fear, but showed a fanatical expression.

It's like a pack of wolves that have been plagued by hunger for days, staring at their red, hot eyes, and constantly attacking.

Common sense can help people, but it can also harm people.

For Ye Qing at this moment, the barbarians were reflected in his mind, and a series of combat common sense specifically for the Terran army had given him a lot of help, at least at this moment.

After receiving another round of blows, the barbarian cavalry has entered the range of the archers and has a certain ability to fight back.

The rest of the barbarians began to ride their horses on their legs very skillfully, and then, with a bow in their left hand, drew a feathered arrow from the quiver in their right hand. Quickly bent his bow and arrows, and threw the first round of arrows at the earthen wall in front of him

"All the green crossbowmen, put up their shields, and immediately retreat......"

Qin Fei, who had been watching the changes in the battlefield, had already been prepared when the barbarian changed his riding posture, and after the order was issued, the shield that had been leaning against the edge of the earthen wall was quickly raised by the green crossbow soldiers and covered his head. Then, under the orders of their respective captains and captains, they began to retreat along the communication trenches behind them.

When the barbarian general was surprised that the familiar screams did not sound in his ears as expected, he happened to see the Terran army organizing the retreat, and immediately realized that his projectile did not cause any damage to the Terran army on the opposite side.

But the face of them = did not fade, but worsened, because in his eyes, this Terran army was no different from what he had encountered before, and the reason why his troops had more casualties than in normal combat was only the credit of this army's new bow and arrow.

"Warriors, the Terran army has been routed by our horse bows, and they have run out of means. Rush through the earthen wall, kill them all, and avenge the warriors who died in battle......"

The words of the barbarian general were like a dose of stimulant, which made the hundreds of cavalry behind him instantly become enthusiastic.

Screaming and urging the war horse under his crotch, he waved the saber in his hand, as if demonstrating, and rushed towards the earthen wall that was only three feet high.

In the cold and biting low temperature environment, the war horses that were running faster and faster under the crotch of the barbarian cavalry had already emitted bursts of heat because of the continuous galloping.

Just when the earthen wall was only half a battle away from them, the barbarian war horse jumped from the ground out of both his own instinct and the control of the rider on his back.

For the battle-hardened barbarian cavalry, the three-foot-high earthen wall is not even as good as an ordinary horse, and the war horse under his crotch can definitely easily step over.

Therefore, when the war horse rushed towards the earthen wall, each barbarian cavalry had a heartfelt expression of fanaticism and confidence on his face.

Sprints, take-offs...

War horses with knights on horseback quickly jumped up from the ground, crossed the earthen wall, and landed...

However, at this moment, the unexpected happened....

The barbarian cavalry who crossed the earthen wall did not see any land on which they could settle, but a huge trench more than three feet deep.

What's more, a row of sharpened wooden barbs is stuck in the trench. It has been burned black and carbonized, and the very hard tip of the gun is pointed in its direction.

Just a three-foot-deep trench can deal a fatal blow to yourself, not to mention a row of wooden barbs.

The barbarian cavalry's face, which had just been fanatical and confident, turned pale in an instant.

Under the action of inertia and gravity, the war horse under the crotch crashed into the trench without the slightest accident, and was pierced through the body by the wooden barbs erected high, killing him on the spot, without even neighing.

The barbarian on the horse was no better, though he was not pierced by barbs. The huge inertia still threw him off the horse's back and slammed him to the ground, life and death uncertain.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of cavalrymen who jumped up from the ground at the same time were either thrown out of the horses by the war horses and smashed to the ground in the uncertainty of life and death, or together with the war horses under their crotch, they were barbed with barbs to make a bloody hole with the thickness of a bowl.

The screams in the trench finally attracted the attention of the following barbarian cavalry, and they were shocked and subconsciously tightened the reins, wanting to stop the horses from jumping and avoiding the trap.

However, when the speed of the war horse is increased to the extreme, if they do not take off, there is only one result waiting for them. It was like a blindfolded mad cow slamming into an earthen wall.

The horses were either dead or wounded, and they were blocked by the earthen wall and fell to the ground. The cavalry sitting on horseback was not so lucky, under the action of strong inertia, the cavalry on horseback quickly broke away from the horse, like a cannonball that smashed to the ground at high speed, with a dull crashing sound, smashed into a trench a few meters away.

At this time, Qin Fei had already led the green crossbow soldiers to retreat to the second line of defense behind, and suddenly found that the first-line position he had just given up, the barbarian cavalry was like lining up to die, and they were dying there one after another.

Qin Fei's gaze in the direction of Ye Qing became more eager, and he admired Ye Qing even more in his heart.

Before the battle, everyone was still skeptical about Ye Qing's arrangement, and it was only because of the lord's order that they reluctantly completed it, but they didn't expect that it was these seemingly messy facilities that had caused such a big loss to the barbarian cavalry.

Although he admired this Ye Qing's masterpiece in his heart, Qin Fei was not idle, the thousand barbarians who were currently attacking, there were less than three hundred people who could still move, and due to the obstruction of the earth wall, the speed of the attack had been slowed down.

And the distance between the first and second lines of defense is about two hundred paces. The range of the cavalry bow equipped by the barbarian cavalry cannot reach this distance, but the green crossbow can, such a good opportunity, it is not always possible to meet it.

"Brothers, this is a rare opportunity to finally slaughter the barbarians, and all the green crossbows have given me good arrows to shoot freely at the barbarians in front. ”

On the front line of the earthen wall, the barbarian cavalry troops, still thinking about how to cross the earthen wall and the trench, were once again attacked by a rain of arrows, and had to dismount and hide behind the earthen wall to avoid the deadly arrows.

Along the way, he was pressed and beaten by the rain of arrows of the Terrans, and when he saw that victory was about to be held in his hands. A line of defense that was composed of earthen walls and moats combined with each other turned out to be a ghost gate that once again buried the lives of the warriors and stood in front of everyone.

In the face of one after another, it seems to be a bit of an endless rain of arrows. Not only were the barbarian generals angry, but the remaining more than 200 barbarian cavalry were also angry. I can't wait to immediately cross the earthen walls and trenches, catch up with my opponent, and break the opponent who has brought a series of humiliation to me to thousands of pieces, so as to vent the hatred in my heart.

However, before they could find their opponents, an attack from their opponents came down on them again. And they had to give up the war horses they were sleeping with, and hide behind the earthen wall like turtles with shrunken heads.

Arrogance, in the face of the barbarian cavalry that the Terran army has never failed, of course it can't bear this kind of passive beating, and the opponent is still the situation that the Terran army has always looked down on.

Quickly find the horse's bow, bend the bow and set up arrows, and shoot the arrows that emit the cold air of the forest to the opposite side. However, the picture of the enemy falling to the ground did not appear in front of everyone as expected.

The arrow, with great strength, flew forward for about a hundred steps, and then had to be stuck on the ground because its strength was exhausted. Even among the well-known marksmen, their bows and arrows did not reach the opposite Terran position.

After two arrows in a row did not even touch the enemy's position, the barbarian cavalry had to stop and stop doing useless work.

The barbarian general's brows furrowed, and Lisheng ordered: "Use shields, shields to cover, the troops abandon their horses and move forward until they can shoot the opposite Terran position with a horse bow." ”

"My lord, our tribal army is not equipped with shields when fighting. A soldier acting as a makeshift guard alerted.