There are one hill and eight buildings in the Northern Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Chapter 3614: Thousands of crossbows are launched to retreat the cavalry
Chapter 3614: Thousands of crossbows are launched to retreat the cavalry
Wang Miaoyin also breathed a sigh of relief. She had been silent for half an hour. She had been clenching her pink fist tightly, and now she loosened it. She looked at the scout and said: "In this way, the first Has the hollow phalanx on the second line completely blocked the enemy's cavalry attack?"
The scout said solemnly: "The fifteen infantry formations on the second line, each with a hundred men, are in the middle of the sky. The enemy cavalry was blocked by the square formations on the first line. When they attacked our second line formation, they could not attack at the same time. Each of the charging cavalry formations There were only a dozen of our soldiers. When our sergeants saw the enemy cavalry coming, they scattered left and right to meet the enemy. When the enemy entered the formation, they were unable to hit and kill a large number of our soldiers. After entering the formation, all the sergeants from all directions gathered and trapped the enemy in the formation."
"The morale of our army was greatly shaken. General Shen Tianzi led the light troops of Wu to attack hard. He stabbed and trapped the enemy cavalry, while the swordsmen and shieldmen stepped forward to chop off the horse's legs. Almost all the enemy cavalry were wiped out after entering the formation, killing more than 300 people. , the enemy’s offensive also came to a standstill.”
Ding Wu grinned and said: "Okay, great, I knew this guy Tian Zi had something. He had used the tactics of dismounting infantry and cutting down cavalry before, and he used it again this time."
Hu Fan nodded and said seriously: "That also requires the forward cavalry to counterattack, and the first line of infantry used their flesh and blood to withstand the full impact of the enemy cavalry, reducing their speed. Only then did the second line of infantry use their flesh and blood to withstand the full impact of the enemy cavalry. The hollow phalanx of the formation comes into play. Only when the cavalry stops can the light infantry swordsmen go up and kill them. Otherwise, they will be knocked away in one encounter."
Liu Yu remained expressionless and said, "Is there any other battle report?"
The scout shook his head: "When I came here, I only saw this place. Please wait for the follow-up scouts to report on the subsequent battle situation."
Liu Yu nodded: "Thank you for your hard work, let's explore again!"
The scout saluted and mounted his horse. He had just run a few dozen steps away when a group of riders came from behind. However, he did not do the same as the scout. He announced his victory in a long voice from a distance. When everyone saw him, their faces turned slightly. Changed, and the smile that finally appeared on his face disappeared.
Liu Yu kept his expression as usual. He looked at the scout and said, "What changes have occurred in the battle situation ahead?"
This scout was a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, with a beard that had just grown out, and he spoke softer than the previous two scouts. He raised his hands and saluted, saying: "The enemy's green-armored cavalry bypassed the flanks of our formation and have already joined forces with them. The enemy's blue-armored cavalry made contact, and the two armies rode together, about three thousand, galloping back and forth between our army's flank and the long siege. Dust was rising in the sky. Within two miles, only the shadow of the cavalry was seen and the only sound was the sound of hooves."
Liu Yu raised his eyebrows slightly: "Did they attack? How will our army defend its flanks?"
The scout said: "General Tan has an order to throw the baggage and the armor of the rear army in front of the flanking military formation, thinking that it is blocking them, and all the flanking formations turn around, with the shields in front and the crossbowmen behind. No one is allowed to let go if they are less than a hundred steps away. arrow."
Liu Yu nodded: "This response is very good, but the sergeants on the front line are hollow square formations or real formations?"
The scout hesitated for a moment and said: "The formation on the flanks has just turned to face the enemy and has not yet changed, so it is all in real formation to face the enemy."
Liu Yu gritted his teeth, looked at Wang Zhongde who was standing on the stage, picked up a command arrow in the arrow pot, and said: "Zhongde, you quickly take eight thousand troops and set off immediately to rescue Tan Shao."
Without saying a word, Wang Zhongde stepped forward to take the order arrow and strode down, almost running side by side with the scout. Soon, the eight thousand infantrymen who had been arrayed in front of the commander's platform for a long time followed the second cavalry.
Running towards the West City at the speed of a rapid march, after a burst of smoke and dust, the originally densely packed front became empty.
Wang Miaoyin's beautiful eyebrows frowned: "Is the commander worried about the enemy attacking from the flank?"
Liu Yu said seriously: "What Her Royal Highness the Queen said is absolutely true. Tan Shao's frontal arrangement is very good, but on the flanks, there is no car formation, no horse resistance, and there is nothing that can even stop the enemy's cavalry assault. Now the enemy's front and rear cavalry have joined forces.
The flanks, the next round of attacks must be launched from the flanks."
Liu Muzhi sighed: "Isn't it too late to divide the troops to rescue now? Besides, can eight thousand infantrymen stop Murong Zhen's breakthrough?"
Liu Yu shook his head: "The west city is our main direction to attack the city, but the black robes obviously came prepared. They placed all the armored cavalry here and collapsed the city wall. Now the offensive and defensive forces are different, but although our army is in a hard battle,
It’s not to the point of collapse. All the soldiers are determined to die. With this energy, even if the enemy’s cavalry attacks the flanks, they won’t collapse immediately, and..."
Having said this, a smile flashed across his face: "I expect that Tan Shao will concentrate a large number of eight-stone bull-running crossbows in this direction. If the enemy cavalry really attacks from here, thousands of people will greet them.
The crossbows are flying."
Before he finished speaking, he saw another scout running towards him from the smoke and dust of Wang Zhongde's troops. This scout, two hundred steps away, started singing at the top of his lungs, saying loudly: "Battle report,
Battle report, battle report!”
Liu Zhong laughed and said, "This boy is bringing good news. Brother Jinu, he must have hit the mark for you."
Liu Yu's expression remained unchanged, but he looked at the front line of the city gate. A steady stream of infantry was still entering through the city gate, while Liu Jingxuan was riding a horse, leading four to five hundred Chinese cavalry, back and forth behind the line behind the city wall.
Mercedes-Benz, but the position he ran towards was getting closer and closer to Ximen.
Liu Yu sighed and said to a messenger who had been riding a horse under the commander's platform: "Go and tell the champion general not to run to the west city, but to go to the south city gate. That is where he should be!"
Hu Fan was surprised and said: "Commander, do you think that black robes will come out from the south gate?"
Liu Yu did not answer the question. He looked at the scout who had already rushed to the audience and said, "How is the battle going in Xicheng?"
The scout looked excited and said loudly: "The enemy's green-armored cavalry, numbering over a thousand, suddenly burst out of the smoke on the flanks and charged directly at our flanks. General Tan had prepared more than thirty eight-stone bull-running crossbows here early.
Together with five hundred crossbowmen, thousands of arrows were fired, and more than two hundred enemy horsemen were killed on the spot. None of the horsemen could get within thirty steps of me. All the remaining horsemen have retreated, and our army's flanks are as stable as Mount Tai!"
There was a burst of cheers from the stage, and even the military officers clapped their hands excitedly. Ding Wu touched his sweaty forehead and said with a smile: "But I'm worried to death. I'm afraid of a flank attack.
I can't help it, haha, there are hundreds of corpses blocking the front, and it will be difficult for the enemy to attack!"
Liu Yu gritted his teeth and suddenly said: "What are the enemy's movements in the direction of the west city gate? Also, where is Murong Town?"