The Qi army's war drums beat, and the front army's 6,000 heavily armored infantry were the first to launch the attack.

In the military formation that was advancing like a wall, Liu Dun roared loudly, "Don't be anxious, pick up your shield and maintain your formation."

After Liu Dun finished speaking, the messenger next to him immediately blew a sharp whistle.

The Qi army marching forward took heavy steps and immediately raised their shields to their chests to protect their vital points.

The heavy infantry of the Qi army marched forward in an orderly manner amidst the sound of whistles. The weapons in their hands beat their shields rhythmically, making a sonorous and powerful sound.

Under the banner of the Mongolian army, Wo Kuotai saw a red human wall advancing slowly. He immediately waved his hand and the shouts in the Mongolian army stopped, and the soldiers' eyes turned to the oncoming Qi army.

Wokuotai looked at the heavy infantry troops of Qi State, who were wrapped in heavy armor from head to toe, with ghostly faces on their faces, with only their eyes exposed, and knew that they were indestructible and indestructible to swords.

Such heavy infantry has almost no weaknesses in a frontal conflict. The only flaw is that they are slow. As long as you don't want to conflict with them, you can easily avoid them and wait for them to get tired before rushing over to counterattack.

On previous battlefields, Wokuotai could have walked them, but it was different today. Behind the Mongolian army's formation was Mongolia's only retreat, and it was impossible for the Mongolian army to make way for the Qi army.

Now the Mongolian army is arrayed on the south bank of the Nanyishui River, with its back to Dong'an. The shallow water area of ​​the Yishui River north of Dong'an is the only channel for the Mongolian army to contact the north bank and evacuate from the south bank.

If this passage is controlled by the Qi army, then the Mongolian army will be trapped on the south bank.

Now the Mongolian army is 100,000 to 60,000, and we have the advantage, but the passage is blocked, and the Mongolian army reinforcements and military supplies on the north bank cannot be transported, but the Qi army from Jizhong, Jinnan, and even Shandong on the south bank is coming in a steady stream.

By then, before the Mongolian Western Expeditionary Army has entered the Central Plains, Wokuotai and his 100,000-strong army may be overwhelmed by a steady stream of Qi troops.

Therefore, Zhao Tai thought that the Mongolian army could not guerrilla in this battle and had to stand firmly in front of Dong'an, so he sent the Qi army's sharpest heavy infantry to attack the Mongolian army's formation.

Wo Kuotai narrowed his eyes, clenched his fists, and watched the Qi army marching in neat steps, with their weapons hitting their shields, and pressing forward with great force. He ordered in a deep voice: "Pass the order, once the enemy comes into range, use the divine arm bow."

Shoot first, followed by bows and arrows, with heavy steps to resist the attack from the front, light troops to harass from both wings, and I will drag all the thieves to death with heavy steps."

Wokuotai saw Zhao Tai's intentions clearly and couldn't help but snorted in his heart, "Zhao Tai, my son, today I'd like to see whether your heavy steps are sharp or I'm strong in the formation."

On the battlefield, the main formations of the two armies fell silent, and only the sound of the Qi army's heavy footsteps and the sound of weapons hitting shields could be heard.

Facing the heavy steps of the Qi army, the Mongolian god-armed archers who received military orders, carrying large crossbows, passed through the Mongolian infantry of the front army and came to the front of the military formation.

They raised their crossbows and aimed them at the approaching Qi army.

The God's Arm Bow was a powerful weapon for the Song Army, but it could also be made in the Liao and Jin Dynasties. The Mongols conquered many Khitans, as well as the Han princes of the Jin Kingdom. These infantry armies were equipped with a large number of God's Arm Bows.

When Liu Dun was in the heavy step formation, he saw a large number of divine arm archers appearing in front of the Mongolian army. He immediately raised his weapons again and shouted loudly: "Raise your shield!"

When the whistle sounded, six thousand heavy infantrymen raised their shields in uniform movements, and at the same time shouted loudly, "Raise your shields!"

When the Qi soldiers raised their shields to their chests, protected their bodies and continued to advance forward.

A large number of Mongolian army's divine arm archers have lined up in three rows in front of the Mongolian army's formation, raising their crossbows and preparing for the attack.

The divine arm bow is a sharp weapon in the army, and it is even more valuable in the Mongolian army. Those who can use the divine arm bow are elites. They quickly step on the bow pedal, pull the string and load the arrow, then level the crossbow and aim at the target.

From the movements of the Mongolian army's divine arm bow, it can be seen that they must have undergone strict training, move quickly, and their strength is not inferior to the Qi army's divine arm bow.

"Let go!" When the three rows of divine arm bows were loaded and the crossbows were aimed at the heavy steps of the Qi army, Xiao Chongxi's loud shouts from thousands of households came from the Mongolian army formation.

As soon as the horn of the Mongolian army sounded, the sound of the strings in front of the formation became one. After the crossbow arrows were shot out rapidly, the bowstring of the God's Arm Bow still vibrated violently and made a buzzing sound, which shows the great power of the God's Arm Bow.

A barrage of arrows flew out, and the Qi army was already within the range of the divine arm bow. Liu Dun immediately shouted, "Attack!"

Amidst the sharp whistles, Qi Jun stepped up and raised their shields, speeding up in the face of the missed arrows.

The "ding" sound of metal hitting the metal and the "dinging" sound of the arrow hitting the shield were heard. The first round of arrows missed by the Mongolian army were either bounced off by the armor or blocked by the shield. They did not cause any damage to the Qi army's heavy step.

How much damage.

Under the banner of the Mongolian army, Wo Kuotai looked at the Qi army who maintained their formation and picked up the speed. His brows wrinkled slightly and his expression became serious, "It's like an iron stream."

"Quick, change the arrows!" Xiao Chongxi from ten thousand households in the Mongolian army formation quickly urged the crossbowmen in front of the formation.

The Mongolian crossbowmen were surprised when they saw that the arrows they shot were missing, which did not stop the Qi army from taking another step. However, they still quickly stepped on the bow pedals, cocked the crossbows, put the crossbow arrows into the arrow trough, aimed and fired again.

The Mongolian army's crossbowmen moved skillfully, and dense arrows were fired at the Qi army again. But this time, as the distance increased, the Qi army moved forward at a faster speed, and the formation was obviously stagnant.

The sharp arrows of the Mongolian army penetrated the shields and hit the ghost faces of the Qi army. The arrows missed and penetrated the armor.

However, judging from the arrow shafts exposed outside the armor, most of the arrows were stuck in the armor and did not penetrate deeply into the flesh. They only caused skin trauma to Qi Jun.

The advancing Qi army took heavy steps and directly used their weapons to cut off the arrow shafts on their bodies. The pain made them roar and continue to move forward in formation.

Under the Mongolian banner, Wo Kuotai's eyes widened. There was no problem with the Mongolian army's divine arm bow and shooting distance. Judging from past experience, even if such a distance is a heavy step, there will be certain casualties. However,

The Qi army made heavy moves but there was no obvious gap.

This can only mean one thing, that is, the defense of the Qi army's heavy armor has been improved.

Wokuotai's guess was good. The improvement of Qi's smelting and forging technology, coupled with the use of hydraulic forging and stamping machinery, made the Qi army's armor one level higher than the armor of the Southern Song Dynasty.

At present, the Qi army's armor is lighter in weight but has better defense than Song Jia's.

However, the weapons and armor of the cold weapon era had been improved to the limit by the Song Dynasty, and the improvement of the Qi army would not make a qualitative change.

At this time, the Mongolian army quickly shot the third arrow.

This time, during the heavy steps of the advancing Qi army, some people began to be injured and fell to the ground. However, the comrades beside him did not stop. The brothers behind quickly took his place and charged forward without stopping.

"Archers!" In the Mongolian army's formation, countless archers used armor-piercing arrows. They all opened their bows and arrows and pointed their arrows diagonally at the sky.

"Swish, swish, swish!" As they stepped into the bow and arrow range, the Mongolian army fired arrows decisively. Tens of thousands of arrows missed and soared into the sky at the same time, blocking out the sky and the sun. It was a spectacular scene.

The marching Qi army felt a dark cloud hanging over their heads, and then quickly covering it downwards.

The sound of "clinking" metal colliding and screams sounded at the same time, and countless arrows missed the Qi army, but they were unable to cause fatal injuries.

"Khan, these heavy steps are thick-skinned and thick-skinned, and they can't be killed by one or two arrows!" the Meng general under the banner said anxiously.

Wokuotai felt that the heavy steps of the Qi army had put great pressure on the Mongolian army. The crossbowmen in front could not shoot down a single Qi army with several arrows, and he began to feel restless.

Once this kind of emotion spreads, it will be a threat to the entire formation.

Wokuotai immediately gave the decisive order and shouted: "Go up and stop them."
Chapter completed!