Facing the rumbling war elephants in front of them, the Han army under Zhang Yi continued to flee despite trembling at first.

"Wait, the range is not enough." Zhang Yi muttered in a low voice, soothing the crotch dismount who was also starting to become restless.

In the previous march, Liu Chan had already discussed with the generals of the army how to deal with these war elephants.

The spear and the crossbow are the only two weapons that can cause damage to the war elephant when engaging the enemy in the field.

But the horses were not accustomed to the smell of the elephants, and before they could reach the right range, they were so timid and frightened that the spear-throwing tactics could not be carried out.

Right now, the six-stone rhubarb crossbow is the only reliance of the Han army in the face of these giant beasts at this time.

Zhang Yi felt that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, so as to make sure that one blow worked.

The speed of the war elephant in front of him is not slow, and there is not always a chance to fire a second round before they get close.

As the elephants got closer and closer, the Han soldiers became more and more nervous, and many of them were already oozing sweat from their foreheads.

The primitive feeling of oppression brought by the body shape is constantly impacting their mental defenses.

Zhang Yi also knew about this and couldn't wait any longer.

"Put!" With an order, more than 100 large yellow crossbows were fired, and the elongated crossbow bolts flew out immediately.

Puff puff!

"Woo——!"

Zhang Yi's face was happy, and the results of this round of salvo were gratifying!

The arrows fired from the rhubarb crossbow successfully pierced the thick skin of these war elephants and pierced their bodies.

Some of them were shot in the front legs, and some of the big ears of the fans were shot through directly, blood flowed out, and the war elephants let out a cry of pain one after another.

A pair of hapless elephant cavalrymen were hit by a crossbow and both rolled off the elephants......

But then, the smile on Zhang Yi's face froze.

Except for the big guy in elephant armor who was hiding behind the other war elephants and was not injured, the other war elephants were indeed injured, and one of the war elephants that happened to be pierced in the nose by a crossbow arrow also looked miserable.

However, they did not stop their charge, but rushed towards them at high speed even more violently......

Liu Chan, who was watching the battle from the center, couldn't help but close his eyes: "Mingjin, withdraw your troops!" ”

At this moment, we must stop the loss in time, otherwise once we are rushed in by the elephant herd, and then we are covered by the follow-up brute soldiers, the consequences are unimaginable.

The large army, having received the order to retreat, began to retreat in an orderly and rapid manner.

"Withdraw, withdraw!" Zhang Yi, who received the order, was unwilling to carry it out immediately.

The crossbowmen on both flanks, as well as the Han soldiers who were still at the forefront facing the pressure at this time, breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately turned around and fled backwards as fast as they could.

This was the first time they had turned around and ran backwards in the middle of the battle since they came to Nanzhong, and almost every soldier still had a bitter taste of grievance in addition to panic and fear.

It was the self-confidence and sense of honor that Liu Chan and others had built up by leading them all the way to victory and being invincible, and this feeling was turning into a bitter sense of shame when they had to retreat and escape, stinging their hearts.

Eating and sleeping with the members of the Red Star Army, and training and fighting together, some Han soldiers and soldiers were more or less affected.

Death is terrible, but this kind of taste is not pleasant for bloody men.

When King Putu, who was sitting on a white elephant, saw the Han army fleeing, he immediately laughed, shouted their native language, and kept tapping the shield in his hand.

The Han army's sophisticated crossbows caused some damage to his war elephants, but this injury was not enough to make the elephants lose their minds.

If it is a wild elephant in the wild, maybe a few of them will die after suffering this injury.

But if they were in the care of their people, that would not have happened.

"Rush! Crush them! Hahaha! In the eyes of the king of Kunming, the Han army was simply crushed at the slightest touch, vulnerable to a blow, and suddenly danced excitedly.

Liu Chan arranged the retreat, and then with his legs between the belly of the horse, he broke away from the Chinese army and ran straight towards the Hu Li cavalry, which began to scatter and flee on the flank.

……

Hu Li had the intention of leading the cavalry to contain the elephant herd and buy time for the retreat of his comrades, but he was frightened by his crotch and did not listen to the order at all, and had already begun to flee spontaneously at this time.

But when he saw a knight in black horse and silver armor coming in the opposite direction, he was startled and shouted, "The prince is leaving!" War horses are afraid of elephant herds, and if they get closer, they will be frightened! Let's go! ”

Liu Chan rode his horse closer, and walked beside Hu Li, perhaps a little sense of security brought by the same kind of Shenjun, and Hu Li's crotch gradually recovered from his fear.

"Throw me a gun! You go to appease the horses, and then go straight back to the camp! ”

Hu Li subconsciously obeyed the order, but after handing over the three throwing guns, he couldn't help but say: "The prince can't be impulsive!" Elephants are invincible, you ......"

"Let's go!" Liu Chan took the three throwing guns and clamped them on his left arm, and without talking nonsense, he immediately turned his horse and approached the elephant herd.

Of course, he knew that that thing was not a human enemy, even if he had the body of an overlord, the fourteen-year-old Xiang Yu could not compete with twenty elephants.

Liu Chan just wanted to try if he could contain and attract one or two elephants and reduce the casualties of some Han soldiers.

Ordinary war horses will be frightened when they get close to the elephant herd, and others will not be able to complete this task at all, and he can only pin his hopes on the black horse under his crotch.

Riding a horse, although Liu Chan has few drills on this tactic, but fortunately, he has observed many times, coupled with his memory and eyesight, he is not ignorant of the grasp of distance.

It's just that as the distance gradually approaches, the black horse under his crotch who has fought with him in many places has obviously begun to become irritable, and his speed has a tendency to decrease.

Liu Chan hurriedly patted the horse's neck and comforted his comrades.

To his relief, his black horse was not an extraordinary product after all, and after being appeased, he began to accelerate forward again!

And Liu Chan, who broke away from the legion and triggered the characteristics of [single-handed] and [Fenxun], also rose to the body of an overlord again.

"Hey!"

A throwing gun was thrown by him vigorously, and the speed of the gun was faster than Ma Chao, who was not confused now!

But the quasi-head...... Liu Chan, who threw his spear for the first time, was much stronger than Hu Li and the others, and this spear flew over the head of the elephant cavalry about a zhang above.

It was the sound of the roar that broke through the air that frightened the cavalry that was driving the war elephant to charge.

Turning the horse's head to sprint twice, Liu Chan readjusted the distance and angle, plus the battle elephant was huge, and it had the bonus of [Excellent Talent].

The throwing gun hit the war elephant accurately.

Burst!

The powerful spear pierced the elephant's skin and plunged deep into the flesh, but unfortunately it was the elephant's buttocks, which was not a fatal wound for the subject.

However, the pain caused by this blow was far greater than before, and the war elephant suddenly slowed down its momentum with a scream, and tried to pull the spear on its foot with its nimble nose...... It's a pity that I can't reach it.

The elephant cavalry was startled and immediately slapped the elephant's back and began to appease, while the two auxiliary brutes who accompanied him also beat the ground with long sticks, and their mouths could not stop shouting.

However, just as they were about to succeed, another spear flew and pierced one of the elephants in the thigh and then into the back......

"Woo——!"

The war elephant, which had been hit by two consecutive blows, fell into a complete rage, and with a wave of its front hooves, it overturned the brute soldiers on its body.

Then, waving his trunk and tusks, he fiercely knocked the two brute soldiers who were still trying to control them to the ground, breaking their bones and tendons.

Then the furious war elephant finally rushed towards the culprit Liu Chan, but even if it charged quite fast, how could it be faster than the war horse, let alone the black horse.

Liu Chan led the war elephant away from the pursuing team, and the high-intensity running was not the war elephant's strength, coupled with the constant blood loss, he soon gave up the pursuit.

Liu Chan, who had gone around in a circle, returned to his home camp safely.

It's just that with his own strength, it is the limit to do this.

Zhang Yiqian's army, whose sprinting speed could not compare to the war elephants, was finally caught up by the war elephants, knowing that they could not escape, under the orders of several spear phalanx commanders, many Han soldiers turned around and formed a long spear formation again, fighting the impact of the war elephants with flesh and blood......

"Kill ——!"

In the end, there were cowardly fugitives, but there were also bloody soldiers who did not retreat with spears in hand, roaring and stabbing at the war elephants.

It's just that...... The results speak for themselves.

War elephants crashed into the battle formation one after another, and the spears piercing their bodies broke in response, and soldiers were constantly picked up in the air by their tusks, and even rolled up by their trunks and fell to the ground...... There were more dead and wounded in the stampede.

The battle was fierce, and the brute soldiers around the elephants were almost negligible in comparison to the cavalry on the elephants' backs.

Seeing this, the young Zhang Yi gritted his teeth, clenched the weapon in his hand, and hit his head with blood and wanted to turn back to fight.

But after all, he was born in a big family, and reason eventually prevailed, and he took advantage of the precious time gained by the sacrificial Han army to command the brigade to finally get rid of the pursuit.

The war elephant lacked stamina, and after the previous sprint, it fought for a while, and could only trot at a low speed, and finally let the Han army escape.

The Han army left behind in the camp couldn't help but be shocked when they saw the army returning in embarrassment, and hurriedly opened the gate of the village to welcome the army into the village.

Then Liu Chan didn't dare to be careless, and hurriedly arranged manpower to defend the camp.

Sure enough, Meng Huo and the others, who had won a small victory, were not satisfied, and soon drove the war elephants to Liu Chan's camp.

However, the trench that had been dug up before finally came in handy, and although the clever war elephant easily dragged it away with its trunk as if it were nothing, it could not cross the trench full of sharp thorns.

In addition, the Han army in the camp fired bows, arrows, crossbows and arrows in unison, and the barbarian army that could not successfully cross finally had no choice but to retreat......

The Han soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, but Yu Nanzhong's first defeat also shrouded everyone's hearts with a layer of haze.

Liu Chan's face sank like water, and in this tentative battle alone, the Han army suffered more than 1,000 casualties.

And the people who died were those who faced the fierce war elephants, and dared to turn around and fight to the death, how could they not make his heart ache?

The trenches are not difficult to deal with, and if you do not find a solution to these beasts, when the enemy is fully prepared to attack again, it will not be as simple as killing and wounding a thousand people.

At this time, without the knowledge of both sides, two more armies entered the territory of Yizhou County.

One is Zhuge Liang's army from the northwest, and the other is ...... It seems that they are also barbarians, coming from Yongchang County in the southwest, where there is no news.

However, the leading general was a white-faced scholar-like Han Chinese, and most of his sergeants and soldiers were dressed in tree and rattan armor, and they did not know whether they were friends or foes......

(End of chapter)