Black clouds cover the top.

The 8,000 crossbow bolts that were shot out in a dense manner were like an impenetrable net for the eight hundred and one knights, and there was no way to avoid them!

Even if the Chu army avoided the first round of arrows, after a few breaths, there would be the second, third, and even infinite rounds of arrows.

How do they dodge?

Xiang Rong hissed and roared:

"Backhand shield!"

"Hold on to the horse!"

"After landing, immediately form a formation nearby!"

In the middle of the shout, Xiang Rong reversed his left hand, grabbed the double-arc painted infantry red lacquer shield about three and a half feet (0.8 meters) long behind his back, and made his body fit more tightly with the horse's back.

"Knock knock knock ~ bell!"

The dull crashing sound continued to explode.

More than a dozen crossbow arrows smashed on the shield with the potential energy of the fall, and Xiang Rong's tail was numb.

But Xiang Rong just felt that the tail vertebrae were numb.

The war horse under the crotch will suffer an old sin!

The double-arc painted infantry red lacquer shield and fine armor can protect the Xiang disciples curled up on horseback, but they can't protect the war horse under the crotch at all.

One by one, the arrows crossed the shield and pierced into the horses.

"Appeal !!"

The war horse looked up to the sky and neighed, although it could not be understood, the sound of neighing was extremely sad.

Xiang Rong pulled the reins with his right hand, controlled the direction of the war horse, and shouted in a low voice: "Hold on!" ”

"Keep rushing!"

"Rush!"

There are constantly warhorses who stumble and fall because of the unbearable pain of life.

A child of the Xiang clan was thrown off his horse.

In the place where there were only a hundred zhang left from the Qin army's military array, it was difficult for Xiang Rong's war horse under his crotch to hold on, and his front hooves fell forward as soon as he was weak.

Xiang Chuan's heart skipped a beat, and he exclaimed: "Captain, be careful!" ”

As soon as Xiang Rong felt the change in the rhythm of the war horse's bumps, he pulled the reins to the left with force, forcing the war horse's body to tilt to the left.

Then he released the reins, supported the horse's back with both legs with his right hand, and put the shield under his left hand and fell down on the left side of the horse.

"Huh~~~"

Under the action of inertia and gravity, the war horse screamed and fell to the right side and slided.

Xiang Rong had already fallen to the ground safely under the cover of the shield.

After rolling a few times along the inertia, Xiang Rong quickly hid behind the corpse of the war horse, and used the corpse of the war horse and the shield in his hand to build a small safe area.

The whole set of actions was completed in a few breaths, and Xiang Rong took out his mind and shouted: "Dismount!" ”

"Array of Arcs!"

Xiang Chuan and more than 50 other soldiers who had not yet fallen off their horses did not hesitate to pull the reins, turned over and dismounted, and then quickly approached Xiang Rong as the center.

Shields were stacked on top of each other, forming an arc-shaped shield wall around Xiang Rong's body, blocking all the crossbow arrows.

Xiang Rong closed his eyes for the war horse with pity, and then looked at the Qin army a hundred zhang away along the gap between the shields, and hammered the ground with his hand hatefully: "The Qin army has arranged at least 25,000 crossbowmen here!" ”

"His mother!"

"Is this a partial teacher?"

"This is clearly the main force of the Qin army!"

In the pre-war meeting, Xiang Yan believed that Ying Chengcheng was likely to send a detachment of detached divisions to Dahongshan.

The total strength of the Qin army is 200,000, how many people can be divided into partial divisions?

The Qin army is still setting fires on all sides, and it is sure that some arson and interception forces will be deployed in all directions, so how many people can there be in the main force of the partial division gathered in the west?

Therefore, Xiang Rong planned to use the speed of the war horse to quickly cross the dense forest and the range of the Qin army's crossbowmen, and smashed into the Qin army's array in one fell swoop.

Then he broke up the Qin army's crossbow array with elite soldiers to win the opportunity for the follow-up soldiers and horses to go out of the mountain.

For this reason, Xiang Rong pulled out the most elite Xiang disciples, put on the most exquisite armor, rode the strongest war horse, and carried the long shield that only foot soldiers would carry.

As long as the number of crossbowmen stopped here is less than 10,000, Xiang Rong has a good chance of achieving his tactical goal!

But Xiang Rong didn't expect it.

There were more than 20,000 crossbowmen in front of him!

According to the regular ratio of the main field forces of the Qin army, the proportion of crossbowmen is only 15%-30%, that is to say, this Qin army is likely to be more than 80,000!

Xiang Rong really wanted to ask Xiang Yan, do you call this a partial teacher?

Is there such a pit for your son!

Xiang Chuan gasped heavily, his eyes searched back and forth on the battlefield, and said in a deep voice: "Du Wei, there are still more than five hundred remnants of my clan's disciples. ”

"What should my ministry do next?"

Xiang Rong kept observing the battlefield, and ordered in a positive voice: "Let the children of the Xiang clan move closer to the general and push forward with the troops!" ”

"Order the left, right, and center three to form a tortoiseshell formation, go out of the mountain with a shield, and move closer to our army!"

Looking at the crossbowmen of the Qin army who were retreating while shooting, Xiang Chuan couldn't help but say, "However, the crossbowmen of the Qin army are constantly retreating. ”

"If our troops walk with a shield, they won't be able to catch up with the Qin army at all!"

Xiang Rong scolded in a deep voice: "Don't forget what the purpose of my ministry is. ”

Xiang Rong's department did not come to kill people, but just to fight for a foothold for the army to get out of the mountain fire!

If the Qin army retreats, then let the Qin army retreat!

As long as the Qin army withdrew from a safe distance, the Chu army would naturally gain enough space to get out of the mountain.

Xiang Chuan was stunned, and immediately raised the flag and gave an order.

The three Chu troops picked up the long shield left by the fallen shield soldiers and rushed out of the mountains and forests.

"Onward! Advance! ”

"Watch out for Shiwu, keep the shield wall, don't have a gap!"

"Don't pay attention to the robes that died in battle, keep going!"

Even if some of the crossbow arrows were attracted by Xiang Rong, only more than 6,000 crossbowmen were shooting crossbow arrows at the left, center, and right parts of Xiang Rong's command.

However, the left, center, and right soldiers did not have the fine armor of Xiang's children.

Each crossbow bolt that passed through the gap between the shields would either injure or kill a Chu soldier, causing a gap in the tortoiseshell formation, exposing more Chu troops to the arrows.

10,000 Chu troops came on order.

But when they approached Xiang Rong's side, there were only more than 6,000 people left!

Xiang Rong didn't ask about the casualties at all, and directly shouted the order: "The left, center, and right parts are scattered and pushed outward!" ”

"Order the rear army to enter the battle and merge directly into the general's headquarters!"

"Summoning Vice General Jing, our department has gained a foothold outside the mountain, please bring Vice General Jing out of the mountain with all the robes!"

Seeing the flag at the back of Xiang Rong's command from a distance, Jing Chou waved his right fist excitedly: "Good!" ”

"Very good!"

"Captain Xiang really lived up to the expectations of the general, and really bit off a piece of meat in Qin Jun's mouth!"

"Command the whole army."

"Out of the mountains!"

The main fire in the south has hit, and the department of Jing Chou has already had to hide in the fire road to survive.

Hearing the order to get out of the fire, the generals shouted excitedly: "Only! ”

The Chu soldiers even ignored the military orders and couldn't help but shout with joy.

"Stand up! Fast! As long as you rush out of the mountains and forests, you can live! ”

"Ah Weng, quick, I'll carry you, I'll take you away!"

"Duxiu should shout, be careful of fainting, walk slowly, we can all go home alive!"

The eyes of the Chu soldiers who were about to die burst out with a desire for life.

Squeezing out the last of their strength, the Chu soldiers stood up as if they had returned to the light, either running on their own, or holding their loved ones to the west as quickly as possible.

There is the direction of life.

But it is also the direction where the Qin army is located!

Looking at the Chu army that rushed out of the dense forest, Yang Yu laughed heartily: "The Chu army is really as the commander expected, hiding troops in Dahong Mountain!" ”

"Even if what is hidden here is only a partial division, our department's sneaking for thousands of miles is not in vain!"

When he saw Xiang Rong and eight hundred and one horses rushing out of the mountain forest, Yang Yu was very panicked.

If the Qin army had wasted so much time on the front line of Dahong Mountain by dispatching the main force, but only trapped 1,800 people, then Yang Xuan didn't know how badly he had lost this battle!

And as a general participating in the war, Yang Yu will inevitably be judged for crime.

It wasn't until he saw the left, center, and right parts under Xiang Rong that Yang Yu's heart that had been hanging for many days finally let go completely, and then rose up with a deep admiration for Ying Chengcheng.

The Chu army not only hid troops in Dahongshan as the commander expected.

As the coach expected, it really came out of the West!

Yang Hu said without hesitation: "Since the commander thinks that the main force of the Chu army is hidden in Dahong Mountain, then the one hidden in Dahong Mountain must be the main force of the Chu army!" ”

"There are so many Chu troops rushing out from the west, how can the Chu army that was buried in the sea of fire have geometry, the generals dare not think of it!"

"After this battle, the Chu army will be hit hard!"

The corners of Yang Yu's mouth twitched slightly.

Look at what Yang Hu said!

No wonder Yang Hu is obviously Yang Hu's uncle, but now he is the captain under Yang Hu.

This is the art of language!

This is the art of standing in line!

Yang Yu and a group of generals rushed to shout: "The boss anticipates the enemy first, and he expects things like a god!" ”

"The last general congratulates the Lord General!"

In the face of the praise of the generals, Ying Chengcheng did not show the slightest smile, but looked at the Chu army in the center of the battlefield with calm eyes: "This general is just a guide due to the situation." ”

"And although the general expected that the Xiang family's children were brave, but the Xiang family's private soldiers could also be brave, but it really exceeded the general's expectations!"

Xiang's children can fight, and Ying Chengcheng can understand.

After all, they are all fighting for their own interests.

But why did Xiang's private soldiers fight so bravely!

Xiang Rong's unrelenting will to fight far beyond Ying Chengchan's expectations, and also bankrupted Ying Chengchan's predetermined tactics.

Su Jiao immediately surrendered his hand: "Boss, the enemy army is all holding shields and no long soldiers, although they are good at blocking crossbow arrows, they are powerless against chariots, horses, and foot soldiers. ”

"The last general asks for orders, and leads the troops of his headquarters to rush forward and beat the enemy back to the mountains and forests!"

Looking at the three-mile dense forest that had burned out in front of him, Ying Chengcheng shook his head: "The mountain fire has passed." ”

"Sending the enemy back to the mountains and forests can no longer cause much damage to the enemy army, but there is a possibility that the tiger will return to the mountain."

"Since the Chu army is so eager to get out of the mountain, then the general will let them out of the mountain!"

Ying Chengcheng had no intention of fighting with the current Xiang Rong's department.

The current Chu army seems to be tired, but it is actually the time when morale is at its highest.

Because all the Chu armies have a common goal, to live!

Therefore, Ying Chengcheng chose to avoid its edge, and ordered in a deep voice: "Order!" ”

"Li Xin and Qianghuai crossed the mountains, quickly rushed to the southwest side of the Dahong Mountains, and arranged a second layer of encirclement along the Jiuquan River and the steep slope of Yangjia."

"Order the crossbowmen in the front to continue to retreat with the enemy's movements and expand the encirclement."

"Mobilize all the chariots to the Xifeng Division, and order the Xifeng Division, Yang Xuan's Division, and Su Jiao's Headquarters to prepare for a decisive battle!"

"Command the crossbowmen in the middle, and prepare the fire arrows!"

A group of Qin army generals suddenly surrendered their hands: "Only! ”

According to the current well-documented records, the lowest is 12%, the highest is 60%, the crossbowmen in the defense of the city are more than the field battles, and the crossbowmen in the second-line troops are more than the elite troops. This is in the case of the whole army, if it is in a simple archery battalion, the proportion of crossbowmen can reach 80%

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