The horn of the Western Region army's attack sounded. Thousands of fine cavalry were divided into two teams from the left and right sides of the formation. They galloped out and outflanked them. They rushed to the bottom of the city about a hundred paces away, turned sideways and fired their bows directly at the top of the city.

Several arrows were fired, and they quickly crossed away from the city wall. These warriors were all elites who were good at riding and shooting, so the arrows accurately landed on the city head, with almost no miss.

At the same time, cavalry continued to rush out to take turns, and arrows rained down from the sky.

Cavalry can also play a role in siege warfare, as it is now.

Under the pressure of such a rain of arrows, the soldiers of the Anxi Army could only squat down, leaning against the wall, and holding their shields above their heads.

Only a small number of soldiers were wearing heavy armor and were proficient in shooting and fired back. Occasionally, foreign cavalry were shot and fell from their horses.

The war started without warning.

Shanling Pass is not a big pass. It is built according to the natural valley. It has the dangerous situation that one man can guard the pass and no one can open it. The alien army in the Western Regions is huge and cannot be accommodated in front of the pass because they are all in the valley.

Outside rotation rushes in.

The arrows were shot very densely and alternately, but there was no chaos. This is inseparable from the superb equestrian skills and superb riding skills of the people from the Western Regions.

This army is the elite of their respective countries.

"How long have you been trapped in front of this pass?"

Daganhamu asked Adili who was beside him. He was also very familiar with the names of the Central Plains countries. Deng Mingyuan had stayed in Dayuezhi for a long time, so he could learn some things by ear and eyes.

There is no such thing as a pass in the Western Regions.

"About a month."

"waste!"

Daganhamu couldn't help but cursed angrily: "You can be trapped in front of such a small pass for a month?"

He looked at the battle situation in front of him. These Central Plains people could not even raise their heads under his tactics.

Whoever said cavalry was useless in attacking a city did not know how to use it.

Immediately, someone began to flatter me.

"That's because Master Daganhamu didn't come. Why didn't you think of it before? The cavalry was replaced by infantry."

A general said, but his eyes were fixed on Deng Mingyuan, obviously wanting to show that this was all Deng Mingyuan's fault. Using cavalry as infantry meant giving up his own advantages. What kind of commander was he?

"Trash, I really suspect that you intend to let the allies die!"

"Who says it isn't?"

"He did it on purpose. Now it seems that having him as a groom is really a gift."

"Only Lord Daganhamu can lead us to victory."

Hold it and step on it.

Only Adili was hesitant to speak. He had specifically asked Deng Mingyuan before. I remember that Deng Mingyuan said at that time that it was enough to kill the man, but it would not be worth it to kill the horse again. What he meant was that this kind of tactics would not be effective in front of the enemy.

It's of no use...

The fine cavalry was still shooting. At this moment, Jin Yue felt very disdainful. The seemingly swift attack was actually of no use. Although the arrows fired by the bow cavalry were dense, they had already lost their strength at a distance of nearly a hundred steps. Even if it was

Even if it falls on the city, it cannot penetrate the hundred-forged armor of Daning soldiers.

The strength of Daning's army is not only in terms of will, but also in terms of weapons and equipment.

The advanced forging technology has already surpassed that of other regional countries by an unknown amount. Compared with the warriors of the Western Regions who only know how to act recklessly, Daning soldiers are better at using various instruments to kill the enemy.

"Prepare the trebuchet to break the enemy's cavalry formation!"

Wu Chi, the gatekeeper, got the signal from Jin Yue's eyes. He hurriedly gave the order and ordered soldiers to raise the command flag on the city gate tower. The trebuchets placed on the inside of the city wall were immediately used.

These trebuchets are not very big, but they can easily project large rocks a hundred steps away. The large rocks are smashed down against the dense arrows.

After two rounds of gravel, the galloping cavalry was immediately destroyed like chickens and dogs. Some other horses were frightened and collided, causing the originally orderly cavalry to immediately fall into chaos.

Anxi Army's counterattack begins!

"Crossbowmen prepare!"

At the same time, General Wu Chi's orders began to sound again.

The Daning standard single crossbow is made of boxwood as the crossbow body and a copper-cast Wangshan trigger. The crossbow string is made of beef tendon wrapped with copper wire, mixed with fine linen and silk, and is matched with a two-foot-one-inch long

The fine steel three-edged armor-piercing arrow is so powerful that it can penetrate the armor and penetrate the body within two hundred steps. If it hits, it will fall down, and either death or injury will occur.

Crossbow arrows are far from comparable to traditional bows and arrows.

After the establishment of the new dynasty, in addition to the manufacture of hot weapons such as gunpowder, cold weapons were also greatly improved. When the Anxi Army set out, they were only new recruits who had not been on the battlefield after training, thus providing a tilt in weapons and equipment.

At that time, a batch of crossbow arrows that were originally destined for the southern border were given to the Anxi Army.

Crossbows do not require training to be used directly. When the thrown gravel disrupts the enemy's attack rhythm and makes it difficult to shoot the dense arrows, the crossbow archers also start shooting.

Compared with the softness of arrows after a hundred steps, crossbow arrows can still maintain strong power. There are many enemy cavalry in the air, and they are easily shot.

Some fell down on their horses after being hit by crossbows and were carried back by well-trained horses. Some were shocked by the pain when their horses were hit by arrows. The cavalrymen were thrown off their horses heavily. Almost at this moment, a major incident occurred.

casualties.

"No need to save crossbow arrows, just shoot them all!"

Jin Yue's deep voice sounded.

Crossbow arrows are more valuable consumables than arrows. If they cannot be retrieved, use one less than one. They are very economical when using them. I don't save them now because I didn't want to guard Shanling Pass today.

Before leading the enemy into an ambush, he wanted to deplete the enemy's forces as much as possible.

The situation reversed, and scattered corpses appeared in the not-wide valley, as well as many twitching war horses that were seriously injured and difficult to get up...

The smile on Daganhamu's face suddenly solidified.

The people who were flattering him just now also shut up immediately. The slap in the face came so fast that they didn't have time to react.

The combination of throwing stones and crossbow arrows directly disrupted their formation. The crossbow arrows shot directly into the horse's body with great force, leaving only an arrow tail exposed. You can imagine how much pain they endured.

People are always needed when attacking a city, so why put war horses on them to die?

Adili thought of what Deng Mingyuan once said.

The warriors of the Western Regions have more powerful combat power, but the people of the Central Plains are better at using strategies and using various instruments.

If you only know how to run rampant, you will definitely hit your head and bleed. Isn't that the case now?

The powerful crossbows and sharp arrows roared in the wind, and the enemy troops on the wall had the advantage of being in a commanding position, shooting and smashing their own fine cavalry at will.

Without any orders, the jingqi that rushed out returned on their own, while the jingqi that was preparing to attack immediately stopped.

None of them want to die.

Soon there was only a mess left on the battlefield, and the attacks on the city wall immediately stopped, waiting in silence for the next battle.

A strange silence enveloped him, and Daganhamu discovered that solving the problem didn't seem that simple.
Chapter completed!