The surrounding Jin troops quickly gave way to a wide area, revealing rows of ferocious crossbows behind the crossbow array.
"Not good!" The moment he saw those bed crossbows, Shi Shouxin already knew something was wrong.
These bed crossbows have also been modified and are much smaller than normal bed crossbows. Naturally, their range and power are much worse than normal bed crossbows.
However, compared with the normal bed crossbows, which are basically used as tools for attacking and defending cities, these bed crossbows are much more convenient to carry because of their smaller size, and are easier to be used in field battles.
"Let go!" Yue Fei slashed his hand down from the air.
"Bang..."
Amidst a muffled sound, a burst of cold light shines!
"Puff puff puff puff..."
The strong shield could not help the Xuzhou army escape from the nightmare. Those five-foot-long sharp arrows hit the shield with violent force. The shield could withstand the continuous shooting of the crossbow, but it was unable to stop this terror.
Many shields were directly shattered by the sharp arrows. Even if there were no sharp arrows, the sharp arrows that penetrated the shields were enough to kill the Xuzhou army behind the shields.
Even after the sharp arrow penetrated a Xuzhou Army soldier, it didn't end. Under the huge impact, it even penetrated the second and even the third Xuzhou Army soldier.
"Withdraw troops!" At this time, when the situation was great, Yue Fei did not further expand the battle situation, but made plans to retreat.
"Order General Huo to lead three thousand cavalry to break up the rear! The rest retreat slowly!" Yue Fei said in a deep voice.
Although Zhang Liang had repeatedly assured Zhao Kuangyin before going into battle that it would be impossible for him to pursue them relentlessly, Yue Fei still did not relax his vigilance at all.
Not only were the three thousand cavalry out of the ten thousand soldiers and horses led by Huo Qubing cut off, but he had even arranged for soldiers and horses to support them on the way back.
The purpose of this first battle was to demoralize the enemy. It was not a fight to the death. The only way to do it was to give up when things were good. If the fight continued, Yue Fei would not have much confidence in winning.
"The last general takes command!" Huo Qubing, who had grown up, replied in a deep voice.
Wang Jian entered Shu, but Huo Qubing's cavalry troops stayed in Jingbei. A talented cavalry general like Huo Qubing would be of no use in those ravines, and there really wasn't much room for the cavalry to perform.
On the contrary, Jingbei was a good place for Huo Qubing to show off his talents.
At this time, Huo Qubing was already a battle-hardened general. No one in the Jin army of the same age could compare with Huo Qubing's achievements.
When Su Dingfang was conquering the Qiang, Huo Qubing was already trying his best, and used his true ability to impress the four generals of the Demon family sent to him by Li Xiang.
In the subsequent Battle of Jingbei and the Battle of Conquest of Japan, Huo Qubing shined even more brilliantly.
"Brother King Zhao, Yue Fei must not be able to hold on any longer. If he holds on any longer now, the Jin army will be defeated!" Cao Cao said with a gleam in his eyes.
"The Jin army has sharp crossbows and will not be able to fight again. It is better to prepare more strong shields to fight again in the future!" Zhao Kuangyin directly refused, not even giving others a chance to continue speaking, and directly ordered to the generals around him.
, "Mingjin!"
In the crisp sound of gold ringing, Shi Shouxin, who was commanding at the front, no matter how unwilling he was, could only give up those impatient steps at this time and command the soldiers to retreat slowly.
Shi Shouxin glanced at the place where the previous battle took place with a complex expression. Although the two thousand sword and shield soldiers were successfully destroyed, the Xu Army paid more than twice the price of the Jin Army. In this battle, the Xuzhou Army directly
The number of troops lost was probably close to five to six thousand.
With three times the enemy's strength, but suffering more than twice the losses, even Shi Shouxin, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, can't help but feel a lot more hesitant. Can this battle... really be won?
"What a pity!" At this moment, both Cao Cao and Zhu Yuanzhang sighed helplessly.
If the fight continues at this stop, both sides will end up losing!
Whether it is Zhao Kuangyin's 30,000 Xuzhou Army or Yue Fei's 10,000 Jin Army, they are both elite troops of both sides, veterans who have been on the battlefield accumulated over the years.
Seeing that both sides will suffer losses, it is definitely in the interests of Zhu Yuanzhang and Cao Cao.
Even though we are all allies, allies are meant to be a trap. If allies contribute more, they can contribute less. If allies make more sacrifices, perhaps they can contribute less.
sacrifice.
If the Jin army was defeated in the end and Zhao Kuangyin suffered both losses, then Cao Cao and Zhu Yuanzhang would probably laugh out of their dreams!
However, Zhao Kuangyin obviously knew these truths very well. Cao Cao and Zhu Yuanzhang were still in the stage of confrontation with the Jin army at this time, and they had not really taken action yet. He could not go up alone without fighting the other party!
They say they are allies, but the priority is always your own interests!
In the big tent, in front of Cao Cao, Zhu Yuanzhang and others, Zhao Kuangyin did not ask Shi Shouxin about the damage in the battle. In fact, even if he didn't ask, Zhao Kuangyin's most elite 30,000 troops gathered in this battle to fight like this.
Not a glorious thing!
What's more important is that this battle brought a big blow to the princes. Yue Fei retreated, but he retreated calmly!
"I'm afraid this battle will be difficult to win!" Zhao Kuangyin said with emotion when thinking about today's battle.
Among the princes present, Zhao Kuangyin should have had the least contact with the Jin army. But today's battle left a deep impression on him.
The Jin army's sophisticated crossbows and elite soldiers were beyond his imagination. This was still a field battle. If the opponent relied on the strength of the city walls in northern Jing Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin could not imagine how to fight this battle.
"This Zhao Kuangzi!" the other princes cursed secretly.
This is to show weakness and force the remaining few of them to really contribute!
However, saying these words so directly, before the war has officially started, really hurts the morale of the princes.
However, when Cao Cao thought about it, there were only a few of them here, and these few were also determined people, so there was no problem in this regard!
"Although Yue Fei is strong, there is only one Yue Fei in Jingbei. We have come to attack several times, and Yue Fei can do his best! Brother Zhao Wang, please don't be discouraged." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and shook his head, regardless of whether this was true or not.
, but at this time, you can’t give in.
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but nod in their hearts. The five princes were attacking from four directions. Yue Fei only paid attention to the front line, and they would always find a chance to break through!
