Chapter Seventy-One: A Call for Help
Although there are many people in Xiqi, they put themselves in a defensive position directly when they come up, so it can also be seen that they are really a little afraid of Chaoge's phalanx. Xiqi also imitated it, first of all, the front of the army was the sword and shield soldiers for defense, the shield was wide and stood directly on the ground, the sword and shield hand squatted behind the shield, and behind it was the pikemen.
However, whether the phalanx is defensive or offensive, if you want to exert the greatest power, then it is necessary for the soldiers to act consistently, and to do this, the first thing is not training, but discipline, people who do not understand the mysteries are not possible to train a strong phalanx, Sun Ming knows this very well.
Seeing Xiqi painting a cat and a tiger, Sun Ming was also happy, "What does King Wucheng think of their phalanx?
Huang Feihu looked at it for a while, and then said: "Returning to the king, the ministers can't look at it, although Xiqi knows that our phalanx is powerful, although there are some appearances imitated, but they are tangible and godless, and they are vulnerable. ”
"Well, yes, that's it, but Jiang Ziya shouldn't just know this, the arrow array is a sharp weapon, although Xiqi doesn't have much time to prepare, but it should be some, and the army should pay attention to defending against arrows. ”
"Yes. Huang Feihu asked the flag bearer to give the order to the front, after Kong Xuan saw the flag of the order, he began to make adjustments, and the three rows in front were all replaced by sword and shield hands, and then distanced himself from the rear, Jiang Ziya was stunned, what kind of formation is this?
The phalanx is not just a square square, it is fickle, it can be broken down into different shapes, and the various arms match each other, including a lot of weapons and equipment, which need to be summarized and trained for a long time, otherwise it is difficult to improve.
Now Jiang Ziya really made a mistake if he wanted to use the phalanx to defend, and he got an axe in front of the expert, Jiang Ziya couldn't see what the other party was doing now, he could only act according to his own preparations, "Prepare for the arrow array." ”
The arrow array of 10,000 people, this is really not easy, after all, the manufacture of bows and arrows is not very easy, and the bows and arrows they use are not the best, after all, in terms of craftsmen, Xiqi is too far behind. As a result, the range of the bow and arrow is limited, and even if it is projectile, it is not far, and the phalanx in front of Asahi is already close.
"One hundred steps, throw!" Xiqi arrow array projectile, 10,000 arrows are also very powerful, but their number is small, the density is relatively small, and the phalanx in front of Chaoge has stopped advancing.
"Yu!" As soon as the sound of breaking the air sounded, all the commanders immediately ordered, and all the sword and shield hands stopped advancing directly, and then divided into a team of thousands of people to close together, and the shields were raised high, overlapping each other's heads.
There was a sound of "clanging", and all the bows and arrows either missed or fell on the shields, barely having the slightest lethality. At this time, the Great Shang Arrow Formation team behind them was estimating, "One hundred steps away from the front formation, two hundred steps away from our arrow array, fifty steps forward!"
"Wind, gale!" shouted in unison from the archers on the Chaoge side, the archers loved the wind the most, and the wind they hated the most, so they shouted so much, hoping that the wind could be heard.
"Boom" The neat footsteps fell, and the archer advanced fifty steps again, then stood still, drew an arrow and put it on the bow and arrow, and held it forty-five degrees high, "Release!"
The "buzzing" air shook, and the black pressure was overwhelming, and the dark clouds generally shrouded directly over the heads of the Xiqi army, and their arrow array was the target.
"Not good. Jiang Ziya exclaimed, he didn't expect that his side's arrow array was only fired once, and without the slightest result, it was targeted! "Disperse quickly!" he shouted, but where was the time? The speed at which the arrows fell was very fast, and the overwhelming scene made the soldiers of Xiqi at a loss.
"Ah......" screams rang out one after another, and the matter was not over, "Hum" Chaoge launched an arrow array again, and another rain of arrows was fired, firing five times in a row, and the front sword and shield men had advanced again, spears and crossbowmen followed and advanced, and the "Advance!" arrow array also began to move forward.
"Retreat!" Jiang Ziya gritted his teeth and ordered, they are not opponents, even if there are 300,000 troops present, he knows that they are not opponents, the other party's research on the formation is above him, and at the same time, the weapons are also better, the advantage is too obvious, so he must go to ask for reinforcements as soon as possible, otherwise Xiqi is in danger.
Xiqi, oh no, now it should actually be said that the army of the Great Zhou began to retreat, and Chaoge's army did not let them go, and continued to advance in an orderly manner, while the army of the Great Zhou was very scattered, which made their speed very slow.
The arrow array is a continuous attack, and the crossbowmen in front of him are also launched, so if you want to escape, you need to run faster than others, Sun Ming's frame did not move, and the generals around him did not move, and when the army of the Great Shang was moving in the phalanx, the generals would not charge ahead, so as to prevent the rhythm from being disrupted.
"All the generals have seen that war is not an individual use of force, but still depends on the overall strength, and I hope that the generals can better grasp the different changes in the phalanx and summarize more formations. Sun Ming said that they were here as if it was a real combat exercise.
In the end, the army of the Great Zhou Dynasty retreated to the military camp of Shouyang Mountain, closed the camp gate directly, hung up the exemption card, and arranged a large number of defenses on the edge of the camp, and the army of the Great Shang began to retreat in an orderly manner.
"Go back to the camp and reward the soldiers of the three armies. Sun Ming ordered.
The newly established Da Zhou, now there is a wail in the camp, countless injured people, Jiang Ziya is also in a mess, and handed over this place to his apprentice Wu Ji, and he hurried to the big tent of the Chinese army.
"Your Majesty, the old minister is incompetent, and he returned in a fiasco!" Jiang Ziya knelt down on one knee and pleaded guilty.
"Alas, it doesn't matter, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, the prime minister doesn't have to blame himself, it's better to think about how to deal with it in front of me, my big Zhou has just been established, and now when it is officially critical, I still have to rely on the prime minister!"
"Lao Chen understands, but my strength in Da Zhou is far inferior to Chaoge, the soldiers are not well trained, and the generals are not abundant, so Lao Chen asked for an order, immediately left the barracks, returned to Kunlun Mountain, and asked for help from the original sage of the family teacher, thinking that it would definitely solve this urgent need. Jiang Ziya couldn't wait to ask for help, now he really can't support it, the army is facing each other head-to-head, and now the strength of the other party is significantly higher than his own side.
"Oh, is it inappropriate to trouble the saint?" Ji Chang was excited in his heart, if the saint was willing to send someone to help, then the Shang Dynasty would naturally be no problem.
"The king doesn't need to worry about this, the master has explained when Ziya went out of the mountain, and when necessary, he can naturally go back and ask for help, which is a good move. ”
"That's good, then the prime minister should go back quickly!"
"Yes. ”
After Jiang Ziya got permission, he turned around and walked out, but then he stopped, turned around and said directly: "Your Majesty, Ziya is no longer in the army, don't go out of the camp to fight, just hold on to the camp." ”
"Prime Minister, please rest assured. After getting Ji Chang's assurance, Jiang Ziya got out of the Chinese army's big tent, directly took out the Wuji apricot yellow flag, wrapped it with him, and disappeared directly.
In a moment, Jiang Ziya returned to the foot of Kunlun Mountain again, and then hurriedly climbed the mountain, and soon a boy appeared in front of him, "White Crane Boy, but the master sent you to pick me up?" Jiang Ziya saw that it was the Taoist white crane in front of the master's seat.
"Exactly, please follow me up the mountain. "The white crane is just a child, but after all, he is a primitive child, and even if he is not a disciple, he is respected by the whole sect.
"Good. ”
The Jade Void Palace still stood there, Jiang Ziya followed the White Crane Boy into it, and then directly worshipped, "Disciple see Master." ”
"Well, I already know about you, I didn't expect it to be like this, that Di Xin is also a very talented human emperor, but the will of heaven is difficult to do, so I will naturally help you. After the original finished speaking, he played a trick, and after a short time, more than a dozen people came outside, led by Nanji, and behind him were twelve descendants such as Guangchengzi.
"See Master. ”
"Well, this time your junior brother Jiang Ziya went back to the mountain to ask for help, Xiqi has now established a country, the country name is Zhou, and the Shang Dynasty is about to run out, but some people do not respect the will of heaven, and now the army is conquering Xiqi, and at the same time the strength is not weak, Xiqi can't parry, you need to wait to help, who do you see?"
Nanji stepped forward and asked, "Senior Brother Ziya, I don't know what kind of ability that Dashang has to force you to return to Kunlun for help?"
"Dashang's arrow array is very powerful, with the action of the infantry army, just like a person, there is a basis for advance and retreat, and there is a way to attack and defend, which is the most difficult, and the general army of Dashang gathers from all walks of life, and there are too many generals, and the generals of Dazhou cannot compete with it. In today's battle, Zhang Guifang, the chief soldier of Qinglong Pass, used Taoist techniques and shouted, my Great Zhou General Nangong Shi fell directly into a coma and was almost captured. ”
Nanji nodded, and then looked at the twelve descendant disciples, "Senior disciples, who has a way to crack it?"
At this time, Qingxu Daode Zhenjun spoke, "I have a spiritual treasure, called the Collecting Label Flower Basket, whether it is a bow and arrow or a hidden weapon, no matter how powerful the arrow array of the Great Shang is, it is useless in front of my spiritual treasure, I can let my disciple Huang Tianhua go down the mountain to Xiqi to help the Great Zhou." ”
"Well, yes, the disciple of Senior Brother Qingxu should be good, and he can just add a tiger general to Da Zhou. Antarctica said with a stroke of his beard.
"But ......" Qingxu hesitated.
"There is something wrong with the junior brother, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”
"This Huang Tianhua is the eldest son of Huang Feihu, the king of Wucheng of the Great Shang, who was lost when he was young and was rescued by me, originally I calculated that their father and son would inevitably be anti-Shang, but now it seems that I have miscalculated. ”
"Huh?" Everyone in the Jade Void Palace was stunned, is this a rescue, or is it a troublemaker? Everyone looked at each other.
Primordial is frowning, miscalculated, impossible, how can his own disciples not miscalculate, is there something wrong? Primordial is also pinching his fingers, the result is vague, this kind of thing is either someone has deceived the heavens, or there are variables.