Chapter 111: Confrontation
Hundreds of horses came scattered, and the Ming army hidden behind the horses and goods had already had a strong crossbow in their hands, which was brought by the Suzhou Wei Arsenal, and it was also regarded as a killing weapon at the bottom of the box for this trip.
The crossbow arrow is similar to the general crossbow machine of Zhuge repeater, with a box of crossbow boxes embedded under it, and there are a considerable number of crossbow arrows in the box, and the crossbow machine can be continuously pulled to suppress the enemy, which is the main reliance of the Ming army on foot and cavalry.
"Fat!!" Zhang Shanduan rushed to watch the wara in the formation, and under an order, the Ming army in the formation fired a salvo of crossbows from all sides, and for a time the sound of the receiver was endless, and the strong bow and hard crossbow were like locusts in the sky, rushing to the sky!
Although the Ming army has few people, one person can shoot dozens of arrows with a crossbow, and more than 100 people have formed a group of crossbow arrows, which is quite large-scale, and there is no need to aim at all to suppress the Warat people in number.
The crossbow arrows "swished" into the Warat cavalry, and the horses were knocked down by the crossbow arrows, and they raised their hooves and retreated in shock, and the Warat soldiers on horseback fell off their horses one by one wailing and fell heavily on the grass.
Everyone understands the principle of shooting people first and shooting horses, dozens of horses were hit by arrows and overturned the Warats on them, and those who had no mounts were like tigers with lost teeth, and they could only hide behind the horse's corpse to avoid the rain of arrows, and did not dare to raise their heads.
Na Ying Hao and Kou Shicheng are particularly proficient in the use of crossbow arrows, and one of them pours a double crossbow on the outside, and the quasi-head is particularly vicious, and they pick the brave brand head (ten-captain) and other Warats who rush in front to shoot and kill.
Many of the Warat cavalry who followed immediately fired back with bows, but the range of the horse bows in their hands was far inferior to the crossbow arrows, not to mention that the Ming army was surrounded by heavy boxes of goods and shields in three layers and three layers of shields.
They grabbed hundreds of arrows, but they were like tickling, and they couldn't shake the Ming army formation at all, they wanted to rely on the impact of the cavalry to rush straight into the Ming army's formation, but the men and horses couldn't get close to the front of the formation and became hedgehogs!
Bao Yuanqian was greatly shocked in the array, and he seemed to understand why Li Ling could rely on 5,000 infantry to meet the siege of more than 100,000 Huns in the wilderness, but he did not fall behind at all, until the crossbow arrows were exhausted, and he was defeated after shooting 20,000 or 30,000 Huns.
This crossbow arrow, especially the improved repeater crossbow in the Yuan and Ming dynasties, is too obvious for the cavalry, as long as there are enough arrows, it is not a lie to form a large array of ten thousand arrows!
Bao Yuanqian shot the two boxes of crossbows in his hand in one breath, and saw from a distance dozens of steps away a Zawen Nayan with more than a dozen horsemen holding round cards, braving the rain of arrows to ride horses, these people are obviously junior officers, even their horses are covered with a layer of wet cowhide, which obviously plays a big role in the killing effect of crossbow arrows, so they rely on their personal courage to charge.
Bao Yuanqian snorted coldly and abandoned the crossbow and took off the side corner bow, he pulled the bowstring with all his strength and gurgled, "Collapse", he shot an arrow, and the hooves of Nazha Wen Nayan were pierced by heavy arrows!
The horse neighed and threw Naza Win off his horse, and the medallion flew aside, and before he could get up, an arrow rushed through his throat in mid-air!
His pupils dilated, and before he died, he stared at the person who shot him, it was Bao Yuanqian, who stepped on the wooden box behind the iron shield!
Bao Yuanqian's archery skills are superb, and shooting two arrows in a row to take people's lives in a breath is like probing for a bag. He shot Nazha Wen Nayan and shot two brand heads in a row, and then the Warat cavalry was completely panicked, and the commander died for a while, and he had no courage to rush forward, so he turned his horse back!
Seeing that the Warat people retreated one after another, the Ming army looked at the horse corpses around them, the wounded, and the wails of the fallen to the ground, and the battle couldn't help but shout and boost morale.
Bao Yuanqian looked around in the formation, and in this round of battles alone, the Warat men and horses lost nearly 1670 horses, although the casualties were less than one-fifth of their forwards, but the formation was scattered, the offensive was frustrated, and they were completely defeated.
The civil officials who answered and Zawin Nayan had long been hiding far away, and although they were both Warats, they were restrained by Mahamu, and did not dare to act rashly.
The defeated Warat people retreated one after another, and they didn't retreat a few steps to meet the follow-up troops of Dehuan, and the men and horses in the rear were already sleepy after a long run, and they saw that the people in front of them were retreating with injuries and embarrassment, and they couldn't help but retreat in their hearts.
Between advancing and retreating, two groups of people and horses were mixed together, and the formation was completely chaotic.
Dehuan's scorched yellow face suddenly turned red, looking at the iron bucket formation of the Ming army in front of him, and the casualties in front of the battle, he scolded angrily, and he was going to lead people to rush away as soon as he raised his horse's whip!
Seeing this, the left and right dissuaded one after another, they were the personal soldiers under the command of Tuhuan, and they were only restrained by Dehuan. However, they all knew in their hearts that this trip was to go against the wishes of their father Mahamu, and it would be difficult to explain if they made a big fuss.
They are not the sons of Dehuan, nor are they the sons of Mahamu, naturally they have no privileges, and they are the ones who will deal with the blame, so this is why the more than 2,000 people in Tuhuan are sparse and lose coordination before and after.
By mistake, he was pinched by the wind plug, and this wind plug can guess the truth of the opposite side from the details of watching the dust, which is really embarrassing.
Dehuan was anxious, looking at the left and right to dissuade him, his heart was depressed, the person he loved was in front of him, but he couldn't see it because of the jade seal of the country.
But he knows better than anyone else... He had a big quarrel with Mahamu because of this matter before, and he knew that this jade seal of the country was not so simple, but without the jade seal, he would not be able to do this.
Mahamu let the Hara chapter system up and down the military power, and the piece of armor was not allowed to be transferred, so he had no choice but to make this decision and bring his own soldiers to force the army.
He was in a rage, only to see the Ming army riding out of the iron bucket array, slowly riding a horse.
He vigilantly drew out the carved bow under the saddle and aimed it at the horse, only to see that the horse that came out of the battle was black and translucent, like splashing ink for thousands of miles, and there were two people on it.
In front of him, he recognized his father's confidant, the privy deputy envoy Harazhang.
And there was another person behind Harazhang, he didn't see it really, he only listened to his words: "Dare to ask Your Excellency, is it Rose Tuohuan!?" ”
Tuhuan put down his bow, patted the horse forward, and called Ma Ang back and forth: "Yes, Lao Tzu is the son of Dayuan Taishi Ma Hamu, Zai Sangtaiji is also the Chinese army Wanhu, and Tuo Huan is also, what do you dare to hide your head and tail here?!" ”
"Hehe... It's a long name, I am the envoy of the Great Tomorrow Dynasty, and the general flag Bao Yuanqian is also! We waited for us to come from afar, and instead of treating each other politely, what is the reason for the addition of swords and soldiers? ”
Bao Yuanqian did not show weakness, and rode alone to face the more than 2,000 people under the command of Tuhuan, and asked without humility or arrogance.
Tuohuan was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and then burst into laughter, "General Flag!?" Is it the ant petty official who is not as good as Zavin? You dare to talk to me?! ”
As soon as he spoke, the relatives who were behind couldn't help but laugh out loud on the horse, they never expected that this sesame mung bean was big, and Bao Yuanqian, the general flag who did not enter the stream, would dare to go out of battle!
Later, the unsuspecting soldiers saw that the officials in the front row were laughing, and naturally laughed with the trend, and for a while, the ridicule of thousands of people penetrated into Bao Yuanqian's ears as noisily as gongs and drums.
The Jedi was a little agitated by the noise, and it seemed to feel the humiliation of its master, hissing and gasping as it stared fiercely ahead. Bao Yuanqian lightly soothed its mane and let it slowly calm down.
As Tuhuan said, Bao Yuanqian, a small military attache who is not in the stream, is simply different from his own identity! It's like a firefly competing with the bright moon, it's simply beyond your strength.
After a long time, the mockery gradually stopped, Bao Yuanqian's face was calm, and after they finished laughing, Wu Zi said lightly: "I didn't expect that the prince of the dignified Ross Department was so shallow in his knowledge, and he was so ridiculous that he judged heroes by their size?" Hahaha! ”
Tuhuan was a little unhappy by his laughter, and said in his heart, where did a petty official get the courage to laugh at himself!
Bao Yuanqian said with a smile: "If you talk about size, then the old cow is big enough, isn't it also eaten by wolves?" Although your name is big, you are like a dying old cow, but it has nothing to show but no reality. ”
He pointed his horsewhip at the Warat men and horses scattered all over the ground behind him, and said with a mocking face: "This is the proof, thousands of people came in a huge way but couldn't take down more than 100 people, and let their subordinates give their lives in vain, and return with feathers, it's a pity!" Although the general flag is small, it can make you shackle left and right, and you can't move. Although the prince's name is big, it is only a silver-like wax gun head. ”
"It's useless!"
Bao Yuanqian sneered, laughed non-stop, and returned to the battle in an instant, not giving Tuohuan a chance to refute.
In his opinion, the identities of the two of them are just like the iron bucket small array of the Ming army behind him and the thousands of horsemen behind Tuhuan, although the iron bucket small array is small in the face of thousands of troops and horses, it does not move, standing proudly here.
Although there are many people who are dejoyed, they are embroidered pillows, and people's hearts are scattered and vulnerable, and they are useless.
Tuhuan's face turned pale when he heard this, he was born extremely noble, he had been in power since he was a child, but he didn't expect a big Ming State junior official to dare to mock himself! But what he said couldn't be refuted, and hundreds of people rushed into battle but were beaten and fled, which was really embarrassing!
Suddenly, the blood and qi surged, and he said sharply: "Helutu! Kill the thief with me!! I'm going to slaughter these people! ”
A military general beside him hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him, and officials from a distance also rushed over, pulling the reins of the dejoyed reins one after another.
But he didn't care about it, and the people who persuaded him with a horsewhip were going to call his subordinates to rush away. In his eyes, at this moment, he had forgotten that Sarenya was still in the hands of the Ming army, and he was so angry that he would do whatever it took to attack!
In the midst of the dispute, Helutu suddenly pointed into the distance, "Prince.... The people of the Taishi are here! ”
Tuhuan looked away, only to see countless iron horses gushing out from the left, heading straight for him!