Han Shizhong was observing the mandarin duck formation of the righteous army, and when he was guarding the camp that day, he had seen it from afar.

But it was not clear to see, and there was no real fighting.

The armor of these rebels was very low, and most of them were paper armor.

The paper mill in Jintan Village has long stopped producing writing paper, and has been switching to armor paper for more than a year.

After the Zhu family father and son raised troops, they occupied the paper mills in various states and counties, and also ordered them to supply enough paper. Whether it is forcible expropriation or plunder, anyway, you have to pay credit for buying paper at a low price.

The expansion of the army is too fast, not to mention iron armor and rattan armor, even leather armor is in short supply, paper armor is the easiest to do.

The officers and soldiers archers, seeing that there were shields in front of the rebels, chose to throw the rear platoon.

Most of the archers in the Western Army belong to the township soldier sequence.

After Wang Anshi's reform, it was even worse, regardless of the city or countryside, he organized and trained Baojia Township soldiers. Later, he organized an archery club, allowing the people to hold bows and arrows, and the government would also give money for members to buy bows.

Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shaanxi, there are bow and arrow clubs everywhere, training at home in peacetime, and waiting for the troops to be called up in wartime.

There is even a special official position, that is, "to promote a certain archer", and the seed master Dao has held this position.

A few years ago, due to financial difficulties, Song Huizong ordered the dissolution of the National Bow and Arrow Society, and the government no longer gave money to members to buy bows, resulting in fewer and fewer qualified archers in the Western Army.

At this time, the rain of arrows fell, most of them were blocked by shields and wolf mills, and a few were shot on the paper armor of the rebels.

Paper armor sounds very stretched, but it is the nemesis of bows and arrows, and high-quality paper armor "can't be holed".

Song Shenzong specially formulated a law at that time, and was sentenced to hanging if he made five pairs of paper armor privately.

It is made of hard cloth as the base and prevaricated with paper tendons, which belongs to one of the standard armors of the Song army, and sometimes tens of thousands of sets are customized in one breath.

The helmets of the rebels were woven with bamboo strips, and the inside was also prevaricated with paper tendons, and arrows were thrown down, which was basically an effective defense.

The advancing rebels withstood a round of bows and arrows, and there were many who were lightly wounded, but none who were seriously injured, and they all knew how to protect the fatal parts.

I only heard a trumpet, and another 500 rebels were ordered by Captain Shen to go around to the flank.

Han Shizhong made corresponding adjustments and sent a force to engage in the battle.

Melee soldiers also stepped forward, protecting the archers in the rear. Because direct fire is not effective, there is no need for archers to line up in front of the formation, and they are almost the same when they stand there when throwing.

"What kind of ghost formation is this?"

The arrangement of the mandarin duck array made Han Shizhong feel that something was wrong.

Strange weapons, strange formations, there is a kind of weirdness everywhere.

Qi Jiguang's Mandarin Duck Array weapon changed several times according to the enemy, and finally became nearly four meters long.

When Zhu Ming expanded the army, he also set standards: wolf milling one zhang four feet (4.4 meters), spear one zhang one foot (3.5 meters), boring palladium one zhang two feet (3.8 meters).

After three rounds of bows and arrows, the front rows of the two sides were so close that their faces could be seen from each other.

The archers of the Western army threw one last shot, and then took out their knives and prepared for melee combat. They are also armored, and if they are replaced by regular soldiers of the Western Army, there are even special archers foot armor.

In the Northern Song Dynasty army, the proportion of archers was very high, and it could reach sixty percent at the most outrageous time.

Raid to capture Guancheng, naturally it is impossible to bring so much.

Moreover, after Song Huizong canceled the bow and arrow club, the output of the bow and arrow workshop also declined, and he couldn't match the weapons if he wanted to recruit so many.

Of the more than 2,000 people in Han Shizhong's hands, seventy percent belong to melee soldiers, and the main combat weapons are spears and knives, and individual soldiers are also equipped with javelins.

I didn't bring a bed crossbow or a god arm bow, those things were too heavy.

Of course, he didn't bring any heavy armor, but it looked much more formal than the rebels.

It was precisely because the equipment of the rebel army was so bad that these Western troops were able to maintain high morale.

"Change formation!"

"Phew!"

Without the threat of archers, the mandarin duck formation began to loosen. The rattan players and the long players, under the command of the squad leader, led the soldiers to change formations, and the width of the battle increased sharply.

"Throw guns!"

After the change, the shield bearers began to throw javelins, and the squad leaders began to shoot arrows freely.

The Western Army was also throwing javelins sporadically.

There were casualties on both sides, but there were many wounded and very few dead.

Finally, the front rows of the two sides collided together, and they fell into a stalemate in an instant.

The four-meter-long wolf poked around, and the soldiers of the Western Army were irritable. It's not very lethal, but it interferes with vision and blocks space.

A few brave men rushed through the wolf formation with wounded injuries, and they were immediately attacked by the pikemen.

A small number of fish that slipped through the net rushed forward, and they would be forked back by boring palladium.

After more than 10 minutes of fighting, the Western Army continued to suffer casualties, and the idea of "sparing life" once again came to mind.

Han Shizhong had no choice but to let the archers carry their sabers and go around to the sides to try to flank them.

Seeing this, Shen Wei also threw himself into the reserve to resist the archers who came by.

The archers of the Western army made a detour and soon stopped shooting, unwilling to engage in close combat with the rebel reserves.

Han Shizhong personally led the five hundred soldiers of the headquarters, regardless of any formation, and killed the flank of the rebel army as quickly as possible.

Shen Wei took his headquarters and trotted forward to the rescue, and at the same time sounded the trumpet to remind the relevant troops.

Han Shizhong led his troops to quickly go around the flank, and with another western army, they attacked the hundreds of righteous troops on the far left on both sides.

The palladium boring men in the rebel army, as well as the pikemen in the back row, all turned to the left.

Han Shizhong avoided one boring palladium, but was pushed away by another boring palladium, and the sharp cone of the boring palladium pierced the armor directly.

Under the pain, Han Shizhong grabbed the boring palladium rod, dragged it back, and directly dragged the boring palladium hand to stagger.

Another spear stabbed and pierced Han Shizhong's abdomen, which was blocked by the armor and did not penetrate the flesh.

Han Shizhong was terrified, he was attacking the thieves on both sides, and he was actually attacked by a combination of several weapons.

What the is this formation?

Han Shizhong was ruthless, abandoned the spear in his hand, continued to grasp the boring palladium with his left hand, and grabbed the spear that stabbed at the abdomen with his right hand. The pikemen hurriedly put away their guns and stabbed them again, Han Shizhong dragged the boring palladium hand back, and pulled the boring palladium hand out of the military formation.

Han Shizhong's subordinates took the opportunity to enter the gap, and the rebels of this squad, regardless of life and death, carried knives to fill the position, and were stabbed and wounded by a soldier of the Western Army.

The palladium borer was so frightened that he hurriedly abandoned his weapon and drew his sword to slash at the enemy.

Han Shizhong grabbed the boring palladium and rushed forward to kill, and the wounded rebel spearmen retreated one after another.

The captain of the rebel squad came to fill the position again, and stabbed Han Shizhong with his gun.

The boring palladium is too long, Han Shizhong is not easy to use, and he has already rushed in, and the weapon is too long and cumbersome. He discarded the boring palladium and drew his knife, splitting the squad leader's spear and pushing it forward along the barrel.

It was too late for the squad leader to put away his gun, so he also abandoned his gun and drew his knife to block.

Han Shizhong slammed out, directly knocked the team leader over, and stabbed him hard.

The knife was stabbed into the neck, where there was no paper armor to protect it.

The squad leader hurriedly turned over to avoid it, and shouted at the same time: "The captain dies in battle, and the whole team is killed!" ”

"Kill!"

The whole team seemed to be red-eyed, and the injured soldiers didn't care about it, and sacrificed themselves to pounce on Han Shizhong, and were kicked away by Han Shizhong.

A soldier of the Western Army stabbed his spear at the unsteady soldier and stabbed him in the throat.

Han Shizhong also wanted to kill the squad leader who fell to the ground, but another spearman attacked again.

Han Shizhong swung his knife to block, and the pikeman had already been shot, and he was shot twice at the same time, all of which were the results of the soldiers of the Western Army.

Two shots were stabbed on the paper armor and he was not killed.

Han Shizhong raised his knife forward and slashed at the spearman's face.

Another Western soldier also killed a palladium boring man.

This Mandarin Duck Formation squad has three dead, and many people have been injured, and they have been attacked from both sides, and they are finally crumbling.

Fear descended, overshadowing the excitement of adrenaline.

As long as Han Shizhong hacked the squad leader to death, the entire squad would inevitably collapse, and no matter how strict the military discipline was, it would not be able to suppress it.

At this moment, Shen Wei's headquarters finally arrived in formation and instantly surrounded Han Shizhong.

"Fifth Brother Han, let's go!" The subordinate officer reminded.

Han Shizhong swung the knife again, and the team leader rolled to dodge, and his face was slashed to show his teeth. Han Shizhong roared angrily: "Don't care about this guy anymore, kill the thieves who are still standing, these thieves are about to collapse!" ”

In fact, it has collapsed, after all, it is a two-sided attack.

While Han Shizhong was speaking, one of the wolf milling hands died, the rattan player also died, and the Mandarin Duck team was attacked by the Western Army from the front.

The remaining soldiers turned and fled, smashing the friendly forces next to them.

As long as Han Shizhong continues to chase and kill, he will be able to break through the rebel army array horizontally.

But Shen Wei's headquarters suddenly killed, and under the onslaught from the side, Han Shizhong's headquarters was also crumbling.

At the same time, another battalion of rebels rushed to the Western archers. The archers shot two rounds, and they didn't want to engage the rebels at all, so they turned around and fled in fright.

The rebel army no longer pursued the archers and slammed into the right flank of the Western army.

The right flank of the Western Army was already fighting hard, and it was instantly shaken in the face of changes.

Liu Guangshi's subordinate Feng Chong was well versed in the essence of his boss's life, and turned around and fled without any psychological burden.

The entire right flank collapsed in an instant, like a domino falling, and one after another Western Army fled.

Han Shizhong's headquarters, which was attacked from behind, was still insisting on fighting, when he suddenly heard the shouts of friendly soldiers fleeing for their lives. The veteran immediately reacted to what the situation was, and ran away regardless of the military order, but the recruit still stupidly insisted on fighting.

Han Shizhong was furious, but he was also a veteran......

The soldiers of the Western Army who will not flee for their lives will not live long, and it is not the first time that Han Shizhong has escaped.

In other words, Han Shizhong's ability to escape is also a leader in the Western Army, and he escaped quickly with oil on the soles of his feet at this moment.

When fighting in small groups, Han Shizhong often wins more with less.

Once he cooperated with friendly forces, Han Shizhong suffered countless defeats in his life. Somehow, allies broke up, and then his own troops fled.

This battle is nothing more than a classic reenactment.

"Blow the trumpet, the whole army will pursue!"

Shen Wei's blood was spurting, and he rushed out with great excitement.

Of course, he didn't realize who he had defeated, and he rejoiced purely because of his meritorious service.

Not many Western troops died in the battle, and there are still more than 2,000 people until now. These guys scattered and fled, some of them running north along the old road of Fu Luo, and some of them fleeing east along the road they came from.

Han Shizhong's mind was still clear, and he knew that if he fled north, he would starve to death if he was not caught, but when he fled east, there were friendly troops in the way. He had already quickly formulated an escape plan, first north and then east, and then gathered the rout, and he had to pull hundreds of people back to deal with him.

(End of chapter)