He Jiu and the five thousand men stared at each other, and they didn't know what to do for a while.

Commander Song pondered for a moment and said, "Lord Captain, it's better to be like this, let's set up a formation here, confront them, and delay until the West Garden is finished, what do you think?" ”

He Jiu frowned and said, "How can this work?" If the general knows that we are passively avoiding war, then we still can't eat and walk around! No, no, no! Gotta think of a safe way! ”

Commander Song continued to persuade: "My captain! The West Garden side is the main event, and we don't even have a supporting role here! If we rush forward stupidly, we will definitely be dead! Isn't the general determined to win this time? When they have the results on their side, the defenders of the city gate here will definitely be unstable, and we will rush forward step by step, they may not fight us to the death! When the time comes, we will be able to exchange the greatest victory for the smallest price, which is a great achievement! The Captain will definitely continue to rise to the top! ”

When He Jiu heard this, he nodded frequently, feeling that it was very reasonable, especially for a great achievement, and continued to rise, which deeply moved him, glanced at the other four people, and saw that no one objected, so he nodded in agreement: "This is very good!" Captain Song, I really can't see that you are really a general! If you are promoted in the future, you will definitely not forget your achievements today! ”

When Commander Song heard this, he immediately smiled, and said flatteringly: "Thank you Lord Captain for your support!" ”

The eyes of the other four were suddenly full of disdain.

Having made up his mind, He Jiu quickly ordered everyone to arrange their troops, five thousand men and horses were three miles in front of the south gate of the city, lined up in a dense square array, with sword and shield men and spearmen on the periphery, and crossbowmen on the inside, He Jiu was very satisfied with this, thinking that even if thousands of troops and horses attacked, they could block it for a moment and a half!

On the tower of the city gate, Tian Feng and the others looked at the movement below, and suddenly showed a look of disdain: "This group of waste, it's really a shame!" It's a shame that my big man should have such a soldier! ”

Who is Tian Feng? The idea of the following group of big-headed soldiers is naturally obvious at a glance! After a simple discussion with Zhou Tian, Sun Qian and others, he decided to take the initiative! Defend actively!

Zhou Tian and Sun Qian are indispensable, Zhuang Shaoyou confessed when he went to the West Garden, all actions are under Tian Feng's command, although Zhou Tian and Sun Gan's recognition of Tian Feng is not enough, but they absolutely agree with Zhuang Shaoyou's vision and orders.

Tian Feng is also very emotional about this, employing people without suspicion, but it is nothing more than that, right? If the winner is like this, what more can the husband ask for?

He Jiu and his five thousand commanders stood in the center of the formation, looking at the large array they had arranged, they were very satisfied, talking and laughing one by one, waiting for the good news of the West Garden! However, soon they couldn't laugh anymore.

A scout hurried up, got down on one knee and saluted:

"Report to the captain, the city gate guards are out! It is heading in the direction of our army, and it will be there in about a quarter of an hour! ”

He Jiu was taken aback, jumped up and exclaimed, "What?!" How can it be? What do they want to do? Why don't you guard the city gate and rush out to dry chicken feathers? ”

The other five thousand commanders were also a little dazed, and after a while, He Jiu woke up and looked at Commander Song as if asking for help, then Commander Song also had no idea, thought for a moment and said: "Lord Captain, otherwise, let's withdraw!" ”

"How's that going to work? Go back and the general will chop up Lao Tzu! Above! Get ready for battle! Let the crossbowmen suppress them with all their might! Don't be stingy with arrows, shoot them all at Lao Tzu, and just drive them away! ”

Away? Although this is indeed not a high requirement, it is still a non-trivial idea!

Half an hour after receiving the scout's report, Zhuang Shaoyou's army was killed, it didn't take a quarter of an hour at all, a quarter of an hour was just the scout's prediction, obviously, this prediction deviated greatly, of course, this can't be blamed on the scouts, because Zhuang Shaoyou's army didn't have a whole team at all after leaving the city gate, and rushed directly towards He Jiu's side, and lined up the attack formation while hurrying!

This set is all derived from Zhuang Shaoyou's experience when he was in the cavalry battalion. When he was in Jizhou as a Yellow Turban Army, he was chased around every day, ready to fight at any time, and there was no time to arrange troops.

Although the crossbow cart and crossbow machine were transferred by Le Jin to support Zhuang Shaoyou, but with a bow in hand, the soldier's mobility ability has also improved a lot, and the range of 200 steps is also far enough, which is the same as He Jinjun's crossbow machine, and the rate of fire is completely different!

He Jiu's 5,000 men and horses were mainly sword and shield bearers and pikemen, and they were only equipped with a thousand archers, and there was not a single crossbowman! In these years, the hard crossbow is a high-tech, high-investment high-end weapon, He Jinjun only has a total of 3,000 crossbow machines, which is naturally equipped with the most descendant troops! He Jiu's side is just a ragtag army, how can it be equipped with a crossbow machine?

Moreover, the biggest advantage of the three-stage arrow array is the covering shooting, which does not require high individual archery, as long as you have a little foundation, obey the order, and shoot hard at the target with your eyes closed!

Tian Feng stood on the tower of the city gate, looking at the morale of his soldiers like a rainbow, indomitable, and also full of pride, and then looked at the five thousand men and horses on He Jiu's side, but they were all frightened, although the number of people was doubled, but this could not add a sense of security to them at all!

Zhuang Shaoyou's army pressed step by step, in unison, and a killing aura arose spontaneously, infecting everything around him and infecting everyone on the battlefield, but He Jiu was terrified, and an irresistible sense of powerlessness quickly took root in his heart.

A commander of a thousand looked at the atmosphere was not right, and many years of battlefield experience told him that he must not allow the enemy army to accumulate any more, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable! He was defeated before the battle, and he still fought a bird in this battle, so he hurriedly suggested to He Jiu:

"Captain! The enemy cannot be allowed to be so arrogant! We should be proactive! Give the enemy a head-on blow, at least you can't let them be so arrogant anymore! ”

He Jiuda scolded: "Fart! Lao Tzu's brain hasn't burned yet! Honestly guard here, and when you get close for a while, you will greet them with bows and arrows, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault, as long as you force them back, it will be victory! ”

The commander had to persuade again, but He Jiu was already impatient: "This is an order!" Violators are engaged in military law! ”

The commander of the thousand soldiers retreated helplessly, glanced at He Jiu, and then at Zhuang Shaoyoujun, who was already close at hand, his eyes were full of grief and unwillingness.

When the two armies were more than two hundred paces apart, Zhuang Shaoyou's army stopped under the command of a thousand commanders

"Prepare your bow and arrows!"

Two thousand five hundred soldiers, neatly arranged in six columns, the three-stage arrow formation is just a concept, not fixed, and can be adjusted accordingly according to the situation, and it is of course unrealistic to fight in a large army and only line up in three columns.

All the soldiers bent their bows and arrows in unison, and the commander continued to order:

"Forty-five degrees of elevation throwing, first and second columns, ready, release arrows!

The third and fourth columns, ready, release the arrows!

The fifth and sixth columns, ready, release the arrows! ”

The dense rain of arrows and locusts roared towards He Jinjun, and the commander at the forefront of He Jinjun's Fangyuan array was shocked when he saw this, he had never seen this kind of formation, but he hurriedly ordered:

"Sword and shield hand shield array!"

Hearing the order, the soldiers at the front of the square array raised their shields one after another, and their movements were quite fast.

The sound of "clanging" arrows hitting the shield sounded intensively, and the screams of one after another still sounded one after another, although there were not many casualties, but it shocked the soldiers in the array, if there was no defense of this shield array, what kind of result would it be?

He Jiu in the formation was so frightened that he was urinating! This little gangster who relied on opportunism and climbed up to meet the horse, has never experienced any major battles, when he encircled and suppressed the Yellow Turban Army, He Jiu didn't know where to eat and drink, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, He Jiu's middle and low-level generals suffered too many casualties, and He Jiu took the opportunity to climb to the position of captain.

He Jiuwei shouted: "Fight back, the archers hurry up and fight back!" ”

The bow and arrow of the sparse Lala shot towards Zhuang Shao's guerrilla, and the commander of the command measured it with his eyes, and immediately snorted coldly with disdain, and continued to order:

"Thirty steps forward!"

The soldiers did not hesitate to take thirty steps forward, without the slightest hesitation, although they were a little apprehensive in their hearts, but they still carried out the order firmly!

The sound of arrows sounded less than five steps in front of the first column of soldiers, which shocked everyone in a cold sweat, but their hearts were relieved, and they were immediately full of confidence, and their confidence in the commander of the thousand commanders suddenly increased!

The commander didn't have time to be complacent, and continued to order:

"The first column of shield array defense!

The rest of the people waited for a 45-degree elevation angle to shoot, ready!

The second column, put!

The third column, put!

……

Sixth column, put! ”

More than 2,000 soldiers released arrows in turn under the command of the commander, and the continuous rain of arrows once again covered the square circle of He Jinjun, this time, those experienced soldiers did not wait for the top to give orders, they set up shields one after another, these surviving veterans of the battlefield are still very experienced, and they can judge the approximate direction of the arrows by listening to the sound of arrows!

But sometimes it's not necessarily a good thing, for example, how do you feel when you judge that your position is covered by an overwhelming rain of arrows?

Moreover, He Jinjun's equipment is not as complete as Zhuang Shaogu's army, the sword and shield are sword and shield, the spear is a spear, and the bow and crossbow are bow and crossbow, so the sword and shield men at the front of the formation are not much of a deal, but those spear and crossbowmen who follow closely behind are miserable.

The bow was originally a Goguryeo mountain weapon, and the flat fire may be much worse than the crossbow machine, but the projectile performance is definitely first-class! There was a scream in the crossbowmen array that had stepped forward to fight back just now, and the dense rain of arrows pierced hundreds of crossbowmen to the ground, and some of them had more than a dozen arrows stuck in their bodies, and their deaths were extremely miserable, and even the veterans who had seen blood felt a chill in their hearts.

The army's heart began to waver, and He Jiu was even more frightened, so he could only continue to shout: "Resist!" It's all for Lao Tzu to resist! Crossbowmen return fire! ”

A commander next to him hurriedly persuaded: "Lord Captain, for the sake of today's plan, we should risk everything and rush over!" After all, we have the advantage of numbers, and there is still a glimmer of hope for victory; Otherwise, we will have to withdraw immediately, and continuing to stay here is definitely a dead end! If it's late, you won't be able to run later! ”

As soon as He Jiu heard this, he immediately farted and urinated, and let him break the kettle and go forward, it was absolutely impossible to drop! Especially the sentence that you can't run if you want to! made He Jiu even more masterless, gritted his teeth, and hurriedly ordered: "Withdraw!" Withdraw to Lao Tzu! ”

I can't care so much, even if I turn around and be killed by He Jin, it will be a matter of the future, if I don't leave, I will die immediately! Wait for death, it's better to live a little longer!