Chen Yaofeng did not use a square formation, but divided more than 5,000 soldiers and horses into five circular formations, with one in the middle and the others arranged around. The formations rotated to support each other, and the longbowmen squatted in the formation. In terms of safety,
There is great protection.
Zhang Cunmeng had never seen such a weird formation, but it did not hinder his intention to attack. He pointed his long sword forward with a trace of eagerness in his eyes, "Ma Luo, separate the general vanguard troops to attack, and supervise the troops to step forward.
Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy."
Zhang Cunmeng's words were cold and his expression was as sharp as a knife. But Maruo's face changed drastically. The so-called vanguard army was just young men who had been trained for no more than a month. Among them were some thirteen or fourteen-year-old children. How much fighting power could they have?
But now they have to be sent as cannon fodder. It is the first time for many bandits to go to the battlefield. Facing the treacherous scene, some are afraid, some are excited, and some are desperate, but without exception, they
You can only move forward, and retreat is the steel knife of the supervising team. Death is certain, but there is still a glimmer of hope to move forward.
Maruo roared violently, his horse trembled, and the vanguard soldiers rushed in in a loose formation, "Kill...kill...", the voices kept coming and going, and there was desolation in the tenderness. Zhang Cunmeng's eyes were cold.
, calm and composed, but his heart is constantly bleeding. If he can, he doesn't want to do this. However, he has no other choice. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, he must fight for it. If he sends the main force at this time,
It will only make your losses greater.
Moreover, Zhang Cunmeng has also been guarding against Liu Wenxiu on the other side. Although the two parties have temporarily cooperated this time, because of what Zhang Xianzhong has done before, it is difficult for Zhang Cunmeng to fully trust the people under Zhang Xianzhong. If he puts the main force up, he will suffer heavy losses in the end.
, but Liu Wenxiu and his gang turned around and ran away, wouldn't it mean that he ended up at his grandma's house at a loss?
Chen Yaofeng formed five large circular formations. The formations were compact and coordinated with each other. He knew that this formation was not lethal enough, but its advantage was that it had strong defense and was not easy to be broken through. This formation is usually used when being surrounded.
Using it, Chen Yaofeng set up such a large formation at this time with a very obvious intention, which was to hold back Zhang Cunmeng's army and waste as much time as possible. Humph, Zhang Cunmeng's troops seemed to have enough troops, which was a bit scary, but there were too many new soldiers.
As time goes on, the first to collapse will be the new recruits who have no battlefield experience, and their psychological endurance is almost zero.
The rogue bandits came in overwhelming numbers. It could be seen from their loose formation that they had no cooperation and fought on their own. They had a variety of weapons in their hands, and some even held a wooden stick. This was a group of out-and-out recruits.
, with no experience, they were like a group of dizzy sheep, constantly charging towards the bloodthirsty lions. Chen Yaofeng did not have any mercy, raised his hand, and suddenly shouted, "Open the fire!"
Bang bang bang, the musketeer who had been preparing for a long time pulled the trigger, and bursts of bullets flew out from the circular formation. A three to four feet long covering belt was formed near the front thirty feet. The bullet rain swept across,
Many bandits were killed. They were just a group of young men. They didn't know how to take cover, and they didn't have shields to protect themselves. They could only become targets under the fire. These poor people, when had they ever seen a locust-like plague of bullets?
Yu's face had turned pale with fear. Under the fear, many people's minds went blank, and they fled back with a howl, only to be greeted by the butcher's knife of the supervising team. Unable to retreat, they could only bravely rush forward. They
Using flesh and blood, the ammunition of the officers and soldiers was consumed.
Chen Yaofeng shook his head secretly. At this moment, he also admired Zhang Cunmeng's methods. This Zhang Cunmeng is really courageous, decisive and tiger-like. This time, he must not be allowed to run away.
The rain of bullets became sparse, until it disappeared from existence, and there were only countless corpses lying in front of them, and hot blood continued to flow. In the dream, the blood was miserable, and a corpse suddenly moved, and his hand poked out from the soil,
He looked into the distance, his throat trembled, and he didn't know what to say. In the end, his pupils became dilated and colorless.
Amidst the rain of bullets and corpses, Wang Ziyong finally raised his hand, his eyes full of determination, "On the left and right wings, rush forward, prepare to hit the city walls, and break away from the formation of the officers and soldiers."
"Kill..."
There are countless figures in the sky and the earth, and the killing never ends!
Death was like a plague, sweeping across the entire land. A short distance of a few feet was covered by a hail of bullets for nearly a stick of incense. No one knew how many of those numb peasant soldiers died, and corpses piled up one after another.
A hill of corpses formed, and the long pile of corpses blocked the line of sight, like a natural wall.
Not to mention the bandit himself, even Chen Yaofeng could not help but feel his heart trembling at this time. His hands were shaking slightly and his chest was rising and falling. Zhang Cunmeng was really a ruthless man. The roar resounded throughout the world, and they walked steadily as they crossed the mountain of corpses, their flags fluttering in the wind.
, the rogue bandits carried the blood of their comrades, and finally killed them. This overwhelming charge was like a disaster sent by nature. The officers and soldiers had gone through countless bloody battles, and they were unstoppable and strong-willed, but at this time they still let
People panic.
Although there has not yet been a formal fight, the anger and murderous intent have already spread. The previous killings have aroused the ferocity in the bones of the bandits. They have turned into brutal beasts. Today, under the scorching sun, either you will die or you will die.
I die.
The wind rustles and the water becomes cold, and a strong man will never return once he is gone.
The green hills are half empty, loyal bones are buried everywhere, iron hooves should shed tears, and the drunken king is pictured under the flowers.
For the first time, Chen Yaofeng felt that he had underestimated the bandits, and even more so Zhang Cunmeng. Under a series of blows during these days, the morale of the bandits had already dropped to freezing point, but under such circumstances, Zhang Cunmeng was still able to create a group of beasts.
.This requires not only ferocity, but also wisdom. Chen Yaofeng was a little scared, but at this time, he could no longer retreat. "Line up, expand outward in all directions, let the enemy troops come in, and slowly strangle them."
Chen Yaofeng gave an order, and the four outer circular formations that were running moved about four to five feet outward. It seemed complicated, but it only took half a stick of incense. At this time, the surging bandit tide had already overwhelmed Chen Yaofeng's side.
Relying on their numerical advantage, they directly surrounded the entire formation and launched an attack. The bandits had never been very proficient in military formations. The so-called breaking of formations relied on brute force, because this was the most direct way.
Each circular formation did not seem to have much lethality, but it slowly rotated, and spears were thrust out from the gaps from time to time. After the bandits came into contact with the military formations, they finally realized how terrifying the military formations were. Some of the bandits' eyes turned red because they wanted to repeat the past.
This way, the body hits the shield like a cannonball, and the people behind also rush forward, trying to crush the shield with manpower. In the past, the bandits have used this method to break through many shield arrays, but this time, it is completely different. When crossing
After more and more bandits rushed forward, the circular array sped up its rotation, and the long spears were retracted in the gaps. Puff puff, three shining steel knives were poked out from almost every gap. As the circular array sped up, the entire formation sped up.
The formation was like a top, and the steel knife did not have to move at all. As it rotated horizontally, the peasant soldiers who were crowded outside were cut to pieces.
A Peasant Army soldier looked fierce and suddenly felt a pain in his abdomen. He lowered his head and looked around. He was stunned. In an instant, he let out an inhuman roar, "Ah...ah...", he
He was holding his abdomen, but the wound was everted, and blood and intestines were still flowing out. He didn't want to die yet. He still had a lot of things to do. He wouldn't die, at least not here. With a bang, this
A Peasant Army soldier hit the shield hard, and three steel knives passed by again. The soldier made no sound again. It turned out that people from behind swarmed him and pushed him directly into the abyss.
The rapidly rotating circular formation turned into a real hedgehog. As long as someone came close, he would be killed or injured. The bandits were distracted by this large formation, and became anxious and crazy. A leader saw the space between the circular formation.
There was a large gap, and the circular formation in the middle seemed to be the weakest. He immediately ordered, "Follow the gap and attack from both inside and outside. The innermost formation should be the core. Kill me."
The rogue bandits have invested more than 15,000 people one after another, which can be said to be a sufficient force. After the big leader gave the order, many peasant soldiers rushed in without hesitation. At this time, nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses from both sides were completely integrated into one, five circles.
The formations cooperated with each other and continued to strangle, while the rogue bandits relied on their sufficient strength to tightly surround each circular formation. The innermost circular formation belonged to Chen Yaofeng. The Chinese Army's circular formation was the core of the formation. Look
The troops were a bit weak up there, but when the bandits rushed into the formation, they suddenly shouted loudly, and the entire Chinese army's circular formation suddenly shrank, with countless spears pouring out, and countless steel knives protruding from below. This seemingly weak circular formation became more powerful.
In a hurry, those excited bandits were swept away in the blink of an eye.
The battle has reached this point, and the rogue bandits are a little frightened. They have enough troops and the brothers are brave and fearless, but they just can't chew the bones in front of them. This is the shortcoming of the rogue bandits. Even someone as strong as Liu Wenxiu can't grasp it.
You can't understand the mystery of the formation in front of you. The circular formation is famous for defense, and the five large formations evolved by the officers and soldiers are even more flexible in defense. Faced with this formation, you cannot rush in hastily and concentrate.
The best way is to use troops to break the formation one by one from the outside. The circular formation looks powerful, but all its lethality comes from counterattacks. If you don't attack by force, the circular formation will have no temper. Unfortunately, the rogue bandits have never thought about this. In
After suffering heavy casualties, some big leaders finally couldn't help but tremble and ordered everyone to retreat temporarily.
In order to cooperate with Zhang Cunmeng in capturing this group of officers and soldiers as soon as possible, Liu Wenxiu did not hold back too much and pressed half of the troops and horses in his hand, but it had little effect.
In the fierce battle that lasted for nearly an hour, there were heavy casualties. In addition to the previous consumption, tens of thousands of people had been lost. Several leaders were ashen-faced and had red eyes. They were no different from wild beasts. Liu Wenxiu did not blame them. Likewise, Liu Wenxiu did not blame them.
, he didn’t think Zhang Cunmeng was careless, because Zhang Cunmeng’s side suffered greater losses.
After paying a heavy price, the flexible Liu Wenxiu finally learned something. "Next, continue to attack, but don't attack in a dense formation. All the attackers will attack the northeast position with all their strength. The rest of the people should guard their positions. Don't rush forward."
Just let the officers and soldiers escape, and we will defeat them one by one. Under the concentrated attack on the city walls, I don't believe that the officers and soldiers can still reach the sky."
The battlefield was only calm for half an hour. The sound of horns sounded again, and the bandits rushed forward again. This time they were not so impatient. The archers poured out all the arrows they had collected, and hit the city trees one by one. came out and all rushed towards the circular formation in the northeast. Chen Yaofeng looked solemn, saying that his family knew about his family affairs. Although he killed countless enemies, his own side was also scarred. Even though the circular formation was known for its defense, it still cost two people. At the cost of more than a thousand people, at this moment, the five large formations were barely maintained. The rogue bandits changed their methods again and defeated them one by one, adding salt to the wound. Chen Yaofeng also knew in his heart that by this time, I am afraid that the circle he had created would be The formation is about to be broken.
After repeated fighting, there were less than 500 people in the northeastern position. The rogue bandits focused their siege here at first, so the position here also suffered the most casualties. The soldiers raised their shields and did not flinch. They were ready with spears and steel swords, but the rogue bandits were not in a hurry this time. He rushed forward, with a wall of ramming logs that were more than four feet long in front of him, and the front of each ramming log was wrapped with an iron sheet.
Dozens of peasant army soldiers roared violently, speeding up suddenly, and the ramming wood slammed into the shield. The shield was thick and had extremely strong defense, but the soldiers behind the shield could not withstand the impact of the ramming wood. , under the roar, many soldiers were shocked to the point of being stunned, and were even smashed directly under their shields. The bandits did not rush forward in a hurry, and only used to hit the city trees to charge into the formation. Under such circumstances, the Northeastern formation slowly became fragmented.
Chen Yaofeng could only watch helplessly, but he had no choice. At this moment, he hoped that the bandits would rush forward and fight face to face like they did before. After they rushed up, they couldn't do anything, but they were actually helping in disguise. After half a stick of incense, , the Northeastern Formation broke down, and the remaining three hundred or so people could not maintain the formation at all. If they were to fight against each other, there would be absolutely no advantage in numbers. In a blink of an eye, the remaining soldiers in the Northeastern Formation were overwhelmed by the anger of the rogues, and no one survived. After swallowing the Northeastern Formation, , the morale of the roving bandits was greatly boosted, and they used this momentum to directly attack the southeastern position. In just one stick of incense, the southeastern position was breached, and the roving bandits did not suffer many casualties.
This is the case with many things. When you can't find a way to deal with it, it's extremely difficult. When you find a way to deal with it, you find it is so simple. Chen Yaofeng's heart is bleeding, but there is no way. In the final analysis, it is still because of the lack of troops. Think about it at this time It is impossible to change the formation. Although the rogues are not in a hurry to attack, they are very close. If they dare to change the formation at this time, the rogues will definitely seize the opportunity to bite them, and then they will be doomed. Could it be that they are really going to die in battle today? Is this over?
The scorching sun was in the sky, and his clothes were soaked with sweat. Chen Yaofeng knew that if he kept waiting, he would only die. Since he was in a desperate situation, he should give it a try. At least he would die with someone on his back.