The five hundred and eighteenth chapter, the catharsis
Seeing that the team was back on the road, and because of the money, the soldiers were still very motivated, Xu Teng had a look of satisfaction on his face. The scouts had reported that the vanguard of King Ji's motorcade only had less than a thousand people, plus forty carriages.
, how could such a small number of people be the opponent of the three thousand people of his own. As long as the first battle goes smoothly, it should not be a big problem to use the remaining power to defeat the opponent and capture King Ji alive.
Xu Teng also heard that King Ji was a young man who was only eighteen years old and had not yet won the title. Presumably when he suddenly appeared with his army, he might scare the other party so much that he peed his pants. Thinking of this, he also
Some sympathy for Tang Ao.
Being kicked out of Daliang City at this age, he must be very unpopular with the emperor. Now he is about to become a prisoner again. Speaking of which, this person's fate is really tragic.
But the fact is that Tang Ao, wearing a suit of armor, was heading in the direction of Xu Teng with a vanguard convoy and Sun Fuhu and others.
On the surface, there are indeed only about a thousand people around Tang Ao, and most of them are infantry. But in fact, on their left and right sides, there are two thousand cavalry belonging to Feng Wanli respectively. They are ready to attack at any time, one on the left and the other on the right.
Preparations for outflanking. Just wait for the Jizhou Army to attack and they will have a legitimate reason to take action.
"Report, the Jizhou Army has been discovered three miles away, and about three thousand people are rushing towards us." The dispatched scout cavalry turned back and came to Tang Ao to report.
"Okay, let me know and be prepared for defense." Tang Ao nodded.
Sun Fuhu, who had received the order from the side, immediately had the iron net prepared and placed it eighty meters directly in front of the team. For safety reasons, three lines were set up in a row. As for the iron nets, they were not thrown down this time.
The opponent came with infantry, not cavalry, so this thing had no use.
Well-trained, especially after the previous battle with Xingsi, Sun Fuhu moved faster this time, and the soldiers below also quickly entered their respective positions. The forty accompanying carriages were also arranged in a straight line.
At the front of the team.
Tang Ao has a good habit, that is, after every battle, he will sum up his experience. If he loses, he must find out the reasons for the failure. If he wins, he must sum up the factors of victory and what they did on the battlefield.
What kind of advantages does it have above, and if we do it again, can we expand this advantage?
Thanks to this habit, when the infantry faced the enemy this time, the quality of the soldiers was obviously improved. Not only was there far less panic than in the previous battle, but on the contrary, some of the weak points in the formation were also rearranged.
manpower to ensure that once an attack is launched, they can take advantage of their bows and arrows.
The Jizhou Army was making various preparations for the war. Under the bend of the official road in the distance, a dense crowd finally appeared. Xu Teng finally appeared with three thousand Jizhou Army.
"Haha, they actually put up a defensive formation. It seems that they also know how powerful this general is, but they just don't know if they can stop my charge?" After seeing King Ji's convoy, they did not choose to escape.
, but when he pretended to fight to the death, Xu Teng looked up to the sky and laughed.
If Tang Ao had escaped after receiving the news of his arrival, Xu Teng would still have to spend a lot of effort to catch them. But if they didn't escape, then they would never have a chance to escape again.
This is what Xu Teng thinks. He is also confident that with his advantage in military strength, he will definitely win, and he should win easily.
"Let the archers get ready. Are there King Ji's chariots and horses behind them? We can't lose too much in this battle." After all, Xu Teng is also the deputy general of Jizhou, and he also knows how to lead troops.
Under his order, one thousand archers in the crowd walked at the front carrying quivers on their backs.
In ancient times, archers were considered a powerful unit. Once they formed a large scale and had strong combat capabilities, one archer could often take half of the opponent's life, and even defeat the opponent before it even started.
morale and obtain the conditions for victory.
Such a military unit is indispensable to every army, and the Jizhou Army also has one. This time, among the three thousand people, one thousand are archers. Xu Teng wanted to borrow their hands to inflict heavy damage on King Ji's convoy first.
A thousand archers, each with 200 people in each row, divided into five rows, walked towards King Ji's motorcade with great momentum.
Behind them, two thousand infantrymen followed in several lines. From a distance, they were densely packed, but quite impressive.
Tang Ao, who was riding on a horse, looked at everything in front of him carefully. Speaking of which, he had fought several battles, but most of them were successful in sneak attacks. This was the first time he had faced a regular army like this. Especially after seeing these
The soldiers came in neat rows, and this was the first time they saw them. Tang Ao had to sigh that the so-called ancient army attacks on TV were really weak compared to what he saw in real life. At least there were not a few movies or
TV dramas can hire so many assistant actors at once.
One hundred and fifty steps!
As the Jizhou Army continued to advance, there were still people shouting loudly about the distance between the two sides.
One hundred and twenty steps!
One hundred steps!
Eighty steps!
When he reached this position, Sun Fuhu couldn't help but look at Tang Ao. After seeing him nod slightly, he shouted loudly: "Everyone hide behind the carriage!"
The warriors of the Qian Yuan Guiyi faction, who were well-trained and no longer novices on the battlefield, quickly hid behind the forty carriages, hiding their figures behind the carriages.
"Ha. Hahaha!" This scene happened to be seen by Xu Teng, and he couldn't stop laughing. In his eyes, this clearly meant that Jiwang Racing Team was scared, timid, and retreated.
Not only Xu Teng was thinking this way, but other Jizhou Army soldiers were also thinking this way, which made them all look excited. Many people were even thinking that this battle would be too good to win, and five taels of silver would be enough.
It would be great to make some money.
Fifty steps!
That is, when it was less than eighty meters, another shout came out, which meant that the effective distance of the bow and arrow had been reached. At that moment, the Jizhou soldiers walking in the front row released the bow and arrow, and the sound of breaking through the air followed one after another.
, bows and arrows fell like rain to the left and right sides of the carriage, and there was a clanking sound.
As people expected, the carriage was not filled with arrows. On the contrary, once the bows and arrows landed on the carriage, they were quickly bounced away, as if there was something they were afraid of, so that they could not be contaminated.
on it.
"Huh? Let it go again!" Xu Teng, who was riding on the horse, stared at this scene with his eyes wide open, then closed them again, opened them again, and rubbed them hard again, with a look of confusion on his face.
After receiving the order, the archers of the Jizhou soldiers continued to fire arrows, and the bows and arrows fell again, causing another ping-ping-pong-pong sound, but the carriage was still unscathed, as if the bows and arrows had not hit them.
Tang Ao, who was also behind the carriage, also saw this scene, and his face did not change at all. What a joke, there was a thin layer of iron inside the carriage, how could these bows and arrows break through the defense.
"Our cavalry has set off, right?" Although Tang Ao was still staring at the battlefield, he opened his mouth to ask the guard captain Shi Lei on the side.
"The signal has already been sent. I think we will be able to reach the enemy's rear in about a quarter of an hour, and then we can carry out the encirclement." Shi Lei knew what Tang Ao was asking, so he answered quickly.
"Okay, tell Sun Fuhu to wait for a while and start counterattack after half a quarter of an hour. Don't scare these people away." Tang Ao said with a smile on his lips. Especially when he saw that the bow and arrow could not be used.
Despite the fact that these Jizhou soldiers were still holding their bows and arrows and did not take any other attack methods, he knew that this battle was definitely won. The reason why he did not press the opponent to fight was because he was afraid that the opponent would
I just ran away because I was afraid.
Each archer shot at least seven or eight arrow feathers, and after forty carriages were littered with arrows, Xu Teng finally ordered to stop firing arrows. He could tell that the opponent's carriage was unusual.
, I am afraid that attacking with a bow and arrow will not have any effect.
But it doesn't matter, he still has two thousand infantry, and a thousand archers can also be converted into infantry. He still has the advantage in strength. As long as he rushes to the carriage, it will be three people fighting one. He doesn't believe he will win.
This battle can't be won.
"Archers retreat, spearmen advance." Xu Teng issued an order that should have been issued long ago.
At that moment, the formation was in chaos. After waiting for a while, the archers retreated completely and were replaced by two thousand infantrymen holding spears, who lined up in a line and began to approach the carriage.
"It's almost done." Sun Fuhu estimated the time, and then said to the messenger beside him: "Order the trumpeter to blow the trumpet and counterattack across the board."
Woo woo woo...
The dull trumpet sounded quickly to ensure that people near the battlefield could hear it clearly. As the trumpet sounded, the seemingly airtight carriages suddenly made movement, and the roofs were quickly opened.
Then, Shen's repeating crossbows that had been set up long ago appeared in everyone's eyes.
The moment the huge serial crossbow, which was only one size smaller than a carriage, suddenly appeared, the advancing Jizhou Army involuntarily slowed down, and then stared at everything in front of them with wide eyes.
The battlefield seemed to suddenly freeze at this moment, and the air seemed to be still.
"Fire the arrow!"
The warriors, who had been holding back in the carriage for a long time, began to vent their frustration at this moment. Then a huge wooden crossbow with a length of several feet flew out from the crossbow, heading straight for five people in front.
It fell on the soldiers of the Jizhou Army who were about ten steps away.