Chapter 436: Xu Shu Severely Injured the Wuhuan Clan
The Xiong Gang army ambushed on the west bank of the water. According to the position of the ambush, they have found a hiding place.
Zhao Xing, who was born in special forces in his previous life, is definitely an authority and expert in this time and space in terms of camouflage and concealing his whereabouts. The generals of the various armies who had been trained and taught by him had systematically learned how to use the terrain, weather, light, plants, and other factors to camouflage and hide, so although Xiong Zhen's army had 15,000 people, it was very hidden on the west bank, and there was no clue from the outside.
The place where Xu Shu was hiding was behind a pile of rubble. In front of him stood a strange object, two cylinders of black holes, held high by two hollow copper pipes that fell vertically, and two smaller observation holes under the copper pipes. This thing, according to Zhao Xing's name, is called "periscope", and the new binoculars "clairvoyance" hanging on Xu Shu's chest are also officially named "telescope" by the Crouching Tiger Equipment Institute. These two titles directly name the characteristics of the use of equipment, which is very straightforward and appropriate.
The operational staff officer, who had been observing the situation on the other side of the river, suddenly reported in a low voice: "Commander, there is a raft floating down the river, and there are many strangely dressed people on the raft!"
Xu Shu, who was drawing the map in his hand, came to the periscope and said, "Well, it should be the vanguard of Wuhuan who is about to land." Let me take a look. Xu Shu said, leaned over the periscope, and carefully observed the enemy's situation.
"A thousand...... , two thousand ...... , three thousand ......" Xu Shu estimated the number of Wuhuan soldiers who had already landed on the beach, and muttered lightly.
"Good guy, even the cavalry has drifted along the raft!" Xu Shu not only whispered excitedly when he saw the main force of Wuhuan gradually crossing the river.
"Pass my order! After the three cannon shots have been fired, the whole army will launch an all-out attack according to the pre-planned deployment, and it is necessary to completely annihilate the Wuhuan soldiers who have landed on the beach!" Xu Shu finally gave the order to fight in advance.
The raft on which he rides is extraordinarily larger, because it is made of double layers of wood, is also more stable than other rafts, and the travel speed is also slower. When the 20,000 Wuhuan tribe had crossed the river for the most part, he was sent to the west bank of the watered land by his personal guards.
Standing on a boulder on the shore, Qiu Liju was in a surprisingly good mood. Today's weather was very helpful, no wind or rain, the sun was shining, just right for the army to cross the river.
"It's only noon now, and after the army has eaten dry food, they can rush to Yuyang City in one go, and tomorrow they will be able to take Yuyang, the big city that the Wuhuan clan dreams of! I, Qiu Liju, will definitely lead the Wuhuan clan to become stronger and stronger!" Qiu Liju said proudly to several generals around him.
"Lord Yu's eloquence and strategy alone will definitely become the hero of my Wuhuan clan!" all the generals sent a piece of fleshy sycophant.
Just when Qiu Liju and his generals were looking forward to a better tomorrow for the Wuhuan tribe infinitely, they suddenly heard three loud noises on the edge of the river beach not far away, and then they heard the sound of killing like a tsunami from a distance, and then they saw a dense crowd of Han soldiers coming out of nowhere, lined up in a neat and orderly offensive formation, and quickly rushed towards their own position!
"Enemy attack! It's an enemy attack! The Han army has an ambush!" Qiu Liju immediately reminded his generals loudly and loudly to hurry up and prepare to meet the enemy.
"The Han army is so bold, I didn't go to look for your bad luck, I even dared to send it to the door to seek death! Do you think that you can win by encircling my Wuhuan army on the river beach? Brothers, give this group of Han people who don't know the height of the sky a little bit of power!" Qiu Liju, who had a big beard, stood on a high place and shouted loudly.
Xue Lan, who had been observing Qiu Liju from a distance for a long time, was finally sure that this bearded guy was a big fish, so he turned his head and gave an order to the five bed crossbowmen behind him: "Aim at the bearded man standing on the boulder in the distance, and shoot three times!"
At the same time as Xue Lan's words fell, five huge crossbow arrows more than a zhang long broke through the air, and almost instantaneously leaped a distance of nearly seven hundred steps, "flutter, flutter......" shot Qiu Liju, who was still waving his hand to command.
Because the destructive power of the bed crossbow was too huge, Qiu Liju, who was hit by the crossbow arrow, was lifted up more than one person high, and he didn't have time to cry out in pain, so he was crushed to his internal organs and died very aggrieved.
Qiu Liju's own soldiers were dumbfounded, what kind of amazing weapon was this, he actually shot and killed Lord Shan Yu without seeing the other party! Before they could come to their senses, the Han soldiers who had already rushed over in the distance had already started a fierce fight with the Wuhuan people.
According to Xu Shu's deployment, the heavy infantry with large shields in their hands rushed to the front, and they did not rush to a position where they could fight hand-to-hand with the Wuhuan people, but stopped a hundred steps away from the other party, and then quickly formed a strong shield wall. The spearmen who followed pierced their spears through the circular holes in the shield wall and stretched them diagonally into the sky at a forty-five degree angle. In this way, the shield wall can be supported by both manpower and spear handles, and can almost resist the impact together.
While the heavy infantry quickly erected the shield wall, the grenadiers in the second array threw their short spears into the middle of the Wuhuan soldiers who were charging at the front, and instantly killed one piece. Of course, this kind of lethality is still a bit thin compared to the frenzied attack of 20,000 Wuhuan soldiers. However, there is no need to hurry, behind the grenadiers, the longbowmen, who are already in position, begin to wield.
The life-length longbow with a range of up to four hundred paces, this long-range individual weapon that crosses regions and time and space, will end in a bloody scene every time it appears, and this time the five thousand longbow division soldiers of the Xiong Zhen Army, under the leadership of Xue Lan, are destined to become the main force in harvesting the Wuhuan people.
The tactics arranged by Xu Shu are actually very simple, of course, this is for generals who are familiar with the combat mode of the Protector Army. The heavy infantry at the front erected a shield wall to block the onslaught of the enemy, protecting the short-range grenadiers and ranged attacking units behind them, and then relied mainly on the longbowmen's long-range shots. This tactic is especially suitable for use in small environments where the enemy cannot maneuver and retreat.
Groups of fearless Wuhuan people rushed from the river, and then were mercilessly shot to death by the impenetrable rain of arrows. Finally, some of the Wuhuan people hid behind the corpses of their clansmen and rushed to the front of the shield wall.
"Grenaders, a salvo of thunder!" Hou Cheng, commander of the special operations division, immediately gave an order. Then, the soldiers of the Special Operations Division, who watched the Longbow Division keep harvesting human lives, finally ushered in the opportunity to raise their eyebrows, and without hesitation, they threw the hand hanging on their waists over the shield wall and threw it at the feet of the Wuhuan people who were charging.
"Boom, boom, ......boom" The explosions sounded violently one after another, and the Wuhuan people who had finally rushed to the front of the shield wall were wiped out in an instant.
The heavy infantry hiding behind the shield wall shouted: "Special operations division, good job!
With just a cup of tea, the Wuhuan people not only died Shan Yu, but also lost nearly 8,000 of the bravest soldiers, and the Han army on the opposite side was like a majestic mountain, without the slightest loosening.
The relentless rain of arrows still kept pouring down on the edge of the riverbank. By this time, the Wuhuan people, who had already been embraced, could see that if they did not surrender, they would either be buried in the water, or they would be shot to death by the Han army layer by layer on the river beach, and there was no better result.