686: The power of the crossbow array

"It's coming!"

The voice trembled a little, and in the deafening sound of horses' hooves, the civil and military officials of the Chinese army had grim faces, can they withstand this battle?

"Array!"

Before the invention of barbed wire, the best way to stop cavalry was to dig trenches, but digging trenches was too laborious and suspicious of avoiding battle, so spears became the best choice.

The spearmen were the first to line up in heavy armor, followed by the axemen, who were also wearing thick armor.

Their armor covered the whole body, and the heavy ...... How to say, Qin Wei tried it once on the road, and after putting on the heavy armor of a foot soldier, he felt that it was difficult to move.

This kind of heavy armor has super protection, but it costs a lot, and only the Great Song Dynasty can afford luxury equipment in this world.

We're just rich!

How, not convinced?

Then give it a try!

The Great Song Dynasty may not be strong, but it really forced the Great Song Dynasty to be in a hurry, and the harm of the banknote ability is no less than that of those armies, as long as Zhao Zhen dares to do it, he can completely use money to stone the Western Xia.

"It's Li Yuanhao!"

Wang Zhen had already seen Li Yuanhao who was surrounded by him through the telescope, he patted Qin Wei on the shoulder and said, "Be bold, if you need to, just say hello, and the old man will lead people to kill the enemy." ”

Qin Wei smiled: "No." ”

He glanced at Jiang Lai, bowed slightly, and then rode forward, closely following the Northern Expeditionary Army behind him.

Jiang Lai was a little embarrassed, he remembered that he had been promised to go into battle by Wang Zhen, but now that the enemy army is overwhelming, how can he go into battle?

Yang Gongfu looked at the enemy riders in the distance with a serious expression, and said, "This is a critical moment, Su Xun, your eyes are good, tell me how many people there are?" Su Xun ......"

He turned around and saw that Su Xun was gone, and an official said, "Prefect, Judge Su went ahead." ”

Su Xun quietly bypassed from the side, and then followed behind Qin Wei, and the enemy cavalry in front of him was also accelerating, and the battle was about to break out!

"The enemy is about to charge!"

Someone couldn't help but scream, and Qin Wei scolded: "Rush at your uncle!" Shut up! How do they rush so far away? Rushing to the front with all the horsepower, how can you fight? ”

When the soldiers on the side heard this, they looked at Qin Wei with the taste of their own people in their eyes, and rookies were not allowed to command on the battlefield, which would harm others and themselves.

And Qin Wei's insight reassured the soldiers a lot, and they also had the confidence to win.

The enemy cavalry in the distance roared forward, and most of the uneasy ones were soldiers who had never experienced the battle formation, and those who had experienced the battlefield were not afraid, but a little excited.

"It's intimidation, hold on!"

These don't need Qin Wei to do, the generals at all levels below will appease the army, and Su Xun is not afraid, but feels a little excited.

"Sir, the student has a problem with this, this battle can be described as dangerous, but why do you have to fight a decisive battle outside the city? You can also contain the enemy in the city! ”

"You have to win once in the wild."

Qin Wei observed the movements of the enemy army with a telescope, and said: "In recent years, the Western Xia people have won more victories and fewer defeats against the Great Song Dynasty, although there are also Great Song considerations for the situation, which makes the Western Xia proud...... But they are proud, arrogant, and full of self-confidence in their hearts, and such opponents can burst out with stronger strength, which is the encouragement of self-confidence......"

"On the contrary, the Great Song Dynasty has been defeated repeatedly and has no morale, so they need a victory to boost their morale."

It's like a certain detachment in later generations, which has never won when it encounters some opponents, so that it is weak when it sees that opponent, and urgently needs a big victory to boost morale.

Su Xun was surprised and said, "You actually want to use a victory to hit the morale of the Western Xia people and boost the morale of the Great Song Dynasty at the same time...... Is it possible to win? ”

He has been an official in Fengxiang Mansion for a long time, and he has also heard many anecdotes about the war with Western Xia.

To sum up, the Tangut people were fierce, and the Great Song Dynasty was not an opponent, so that after the Western Xia army came to loot the border cities of the Great Song Dynasty, they didn't need to think about it at all, and the local officials knew that they couldn't fight it...... Because you may not be able to fight!

"Even you think the same way, that so-and-so's thinking is not wrong at all, Da Song really needs a victory."

Qin Wei dropped this sentence and looked ahead intently, and the enemy horse slowed down after galloping for a while, and even stopped.

Qin Wei sneered: "I know that this is intimidation, and I have the ability to continue to come!" Don't save up your horsepower...... There is a kind of direct rush to the battle! ”

Li Yuanhao also went to the front line, he observed the military situation of the Song army, and said: "The opponent's camp is well defended, and it may be broken?" ”

"Yes!"

"Your Majesty, rest assured, at most three rounds of offensive, the minister guarantees to defeat the Song people."

"The Song people actually have a city that is not defended, this is a rare opportunity, if it is a big victory in today's battle, the whole army will be rewarded!"

Li Yuanhao did not like to use this kind of reward to boost morale, he felt that such an army was not loyal, but driven by profit.

But at present, regardless of Guozuo, his newly appointed emperor has no prestige at all, and he can only do so.

He said to the henchmen around him: "Those people are peeping at the imperial power, they join forces to force the palace, but I won't let them get their wish." If we can defeat the Song army this time, then my prestige will be greatly increased, and I can use it to get rid of some of the most threatening fools...... Attention, let their men join the front attack, understand? ”

"Yes, I understand."

Li Yuanhao smiled slightly, and there was more cruelty on his immature face, "Don't blame me, they forced it, they died, and I was uneasy!" Let's strike. ”

"Your Majesty has an order to defeat the Song army, and the whole army will be rewarded! Sortie! Sortie! ”

The horn sounded, and the flag kept shaking.

The heralds kept giving orders back and forth...... The war horse snorted uneasily, was urged by its master to enter the attack array, and then waited in silence.

The Song army on the opposite side was also silent, 50,000 foot soldiers took the lead, they would take the impact of the Tanguts, if not, the cavalry had to fight in advance and intercept the enemy with their own mobility.

A Western Xia general rode his horse to the front of the attack array, he drew his sword and turned around, and the war horse man stood up, neighing.

"Kill all the Song people!"

At the same time as the horse's hooves fell, the long knife slashed.

Everyone drew their long knives and shouted, "Kill all the Song people!" ”

Several large birds in the sky were frightened by this huge shout, flapped their wings and fled away, and then the sky was cloudless, and under this pure and intoxicating sky, the Tanguts began to attack.

"Kill all the Song people!"

Song Jun's array did not move at all, and Qin Wei watched on horseback.

"Lord Qin, the enemy army ...... for the first time 20,000 people! ”

The shouts of the lookout post were heartbreaking, Su Xun couldn't help but take a quick breath, feeling that his heartbeat began to accelerate, Qin Wei had faced the impact of 20,000 Jiaozhi elites, so he was still calm.

"Li Yuanhao is quite affordable, the first wave of 20,000 people came, let the bow and crossbow battalion prepare, Lao Tzu wants Li Yuanhao to taste what the world's largest crossbow array is like today!"

"Lord Qin has an order, the crossbow array is ready to ......"

Countless people took out the new-style bow and crossbow on their backs, and ten thousand arrows were fired at once, and together they made a bang, pulled the bowstring, and then put the crossbow arrows in the slot, and handed the rest to the generals.

The crossbow array of more than 10,000 people is dense and boundless, and the distance between each row of crossbowmen is stretched to ensure that there is space for the bowstring, so that the crossbow array is pulled larger.

The crossbowman was silent.

"Five Hundred Steps......

"Three Hundred Steps......

The enemy forces of Western Xia were getting closer and closer.

Su Xun Yang Gongfu sent people to be called back, for fear that one would die on the battlefield.

Su Xun had no choice but to leave the forward position in a huff, and after returning to the Chinese army, Yang Gongfu was frightened by the might of the enemy cavalry before he had time to spray him.

The galloping of horses is never the most spectacular, especially when you experience it yourself.

But if you're standing here from the opponent's point of view, you're scared after the shock.

Yang Gongfu shuddered, this has nothing to do with being bold and bold, it is just a subconscious reaction, Jiang Lai is not having a good time, his body is pretending to be calm, but his teeth are bumping slightly.

He glanced at Wang Zhen on the left, Wang Zhen's face was grim, his eyes were sharp, and he did not have the panic and helplessness of seeing the battle array for the first time.

It's much better than the civil officials in the court who can only intervene!

If those people come, they will be scared to pee.

The thought only turned a little, and someone shouted, "Two hundred steps......

The enemy cavalry had already set up speed, and two hundred paces were within reach.

Jiang Lai subconsciously said: "Hurry up!" ”

"Crossbow Bolt ......"

The order flag waved, the crossbow array behind began, the crossbow bows were pointed at the front, and countless crossbowmen looked cold, facing the north in unison, waiting for the order to fire.

"Crossbow Bolt...... Put! ”

"Poof! Poof! ”

The sound of countless firebow machines converged, like who was beating the cover with a wooden hammer, and more than 10,000 crossbow arrows rose into the air, forming a huge black cloud.

Su Xun raised his head and couldn't help shouting, "Oh my God! The scene was appalling. ”

Everyone followed and looked up, and they couldn't help but be shocked.

"This is a crossbow array?"

"Terrible! Terrible! ”

“……”

The black cloud drifted over, and then plunged into the middle of the enemy horsemen.

In an instant, there was a huge vacancy in the middle of the cavalry that rushed into the dense formation, and countless vacancies scattered the formation, from time to time the horses were tripped and fell, and some people did not die after falling off their horses, avoiding the impact of their follow-up comrades.

"Song people's crossbow array!"

Li Yuanhao's face turned pale suddenly, and he asked, "How can there be so many?" ”

A general said calmly: "Your Majesty, at least more than 10,000 people!" ”

Li Yuanhao closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, there was no temperature, "Let them withdraw!" The camp of the Song people will not be able to collapse in a short time. ”

"No way!"

A powerful person frantically shouted: "A certain person is facing the enemy in front and cannot be withdrawn!" Now you have to rush forward to have a chance, otherwise those people of so-and-so will die in vain! ”

Li Yuanhao looked at the others, almost no one was willing to retreat, because their people were all at the forefront of the battle, and the losses were also the greatest, and now they retreated, they couldn't accept this loss.

You can only fight hard!

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