Volume 7: Ma Mingfeng Xiao Xiao, the young man is raising his sword. Chapter 501: What is war?
Under the old Zhang city, there is a life and death battle.
Overall, Shen Jizhou had the numerical advantage, so he went on the offensive from the beginning, while Xiao Yuanche's side obviously had much fewer people than Shen Jizhou, so he went on the defensive from the beginning.
Looking at Xiao Yuanche's camp again, all the troops are neatly arrayed, with no fear on their faces.
"Brothers, string your bows and arrows, aim, and wait for orders!" In the archer camp, the deputy general in charge roared loudly.
"drink--"
The archers also responded loudly, each picking up his bow and stringing it, and instantly held up countless bowstrings like crescent moons. On the bowstrings, there were arrows with carved feathers and cold arrows.
As soon as the archers were ready, Shen Jizhou's vanguard and Pu Dao soldiers rushed over like a tide.
"Pay attention, there are still five hundred steps left, wait until you are closer and then shoot!"
The commanding lieutenant roared.
"Here!"
"Three hundred steps!"
"One hundred steps... everyone listens to the order! Fire the arrow!"
In an instant, the roar of bowstrings could not be heard, and there was a loud explosion under the old Zhang city.
"Swish swish swish——"
Thousands of arrows fell from the sky like rain.
Before Pu Daobing in Shen Jizhou's camp could rush forward, they saw the rain of arrows shooting from the sky, pouring down like the Milky Way in the sky.
Pu Daobing's only weapon, the cold light shining Pu Dao in the debater's hand, faced with the rain of arrows in the sky, he had to wave the Pu Dao with all his strength, flicking the oncoming arrowheads, trying to resist, and the charging speed naturally slowed down. .
Even so, no matter how hard they tried, how could they swing their swords so fast that they could withstand the rain of arrows falling from the sky?
Within a few breaths, countless people who were hit by arrows fell to the ground like fallen leaves in the autumn wind. On the entire battlefield, many Pu Dao soldiers from Shen Jizhou's camp lay staggered.
Some of them were hit by several arrows and were already dead, with blood still flowing under their bodies. Some of them had only half a breath left and were still lying there struggling and shouting in pain. Some of them had their legs full of arrowheads and wanted to move forward. Okay, it’s already impossible.
Looking at the archers in Xiao Yuanche's camp, the first group of archers quickly retreated after shooting the arrows in their arrow pots, and the second group of archers behind them quickly pressed forward.
Pu Daobing from Shen Jizhou's camp took advantage of this fleeting gap and rushed forward again.
However, after just a few steps, the second wave of archers from Xiao Yuanche's camp struck again with a hail of arrows.
Screams, whistling arrows, and shouts of killing were all entangled together, like a nightmare from hell.
The arrows in the second group of archers' quivers were almost exhausted in an instant, and the archer's deputy general roared throughout the battlefield.
"The third battalion of the Gong camp presses forward, the second battalion retreats, and the fourth battalion is on standby at any time!"
Following the words, the archers of the second battalion quickly retreated, and the archers of the third battalion pressed forward instantly.
The dense rain of arrows caught Shen Jizhou's camp off guard. Pu Dao's soldiers suffered heavy casualties, with people dying almost every breath.
Xiao Yuanche stood on a high place and looked at the situation in front of him. It was said that his side had the advantage now. The corpses of Shen Jizhou's Pu Dao soldiers were piled up like mountains, causing heavy casualties.
But Xiao Yuanche's brows were still frowning tightly, and his expression was very solemn.
A commander should know his troops. Xiao Yuanche knew that the so-called advantage in front of him was far from enough, and he even said that his side had no advantage at all.
Xiao Yuanche still understands the principle of mutual restraint between arms. Archers are naturally capable of defeating ordinary swordsmen, and he has already bet all the archers, which only caused Shen Jizhou to throw away the corpses of many ordinary swordsmen.
This is due to the fact that one's own troops defeat other troops, but there are still not enough, the enemies are not dead enough, and one's own archers do not have enough arrows.
Seeing that the bow and arrow battalion had been replaced by the fifth battalion, although the attack of Shen Jizhou's camp was suppressed, the tenacity of Shen Jizhou's camp greatly exceeded Xiao Yuanche's expectations.
Under such a torrential rain of arrows, Shen Jizhou's men and horses still stubbornly moved forward bit by bit, and their own position was also being eaten away by them bit by bit.
These are just their plain swordsmen. If the shield soldiers behind them press forward, the cavalry will attack under the cover of the shield soldiers, and yes, there will also be the most elite halberd guards. Then the arms will be incompatible and the archers will not be able to resist at all. Can't live.
Now, we can only rely on our own camp's scheduling to make Shen Jizhou suffer heavy losses. When the people in Shen Jizhou's camp react, that will be the beginning of a difficult decisive battle!
Sure enough, when Shen Jizhou passed by Pu Daobing, he was caught off guard at first and suffered heavy losses. Zhang Wuyi already raised his hands to Shen Jizhou and said loudly: "My lord, the arrow feathers of Xiao thief's archers are too dense. If Pu Daobing If you charge hard, you will only be shot alive into a sieve. My lord, change the formation quickly, let the shield soldiers press forward, and the cavalry is waiting for the opportunity!"
Shen Jizhou also saw the clues and suddenly shouted: "Let the flag soldiers change formations!"
Looking at the height again, the flag soldiers waved the three-color flag in their hands, the Pu Dao soldiers moved backward, and the shield soldiers roared and pressed forward instantly.
"Raise your shield! Guard!"
"drink--"
Roaring like thunder, countless shield soldiers raised their shields to the sky, shields connected to shields, people relying on people, as if they were trying to cover the whole world.
"Bang bang bang——"
The sound of countless arrow feathers hitting the iron shield sounded harshly and could be heard for a while.
The archers in Xiao Yuanche's camp were personally led by Longxiang General Xia Yuanrang. They had practiced a lot. Each archer had a lot of strength in their hands, so the arrows they shot were powerful. At this time, they were struck by the Liantian Iron Shield. When he blocked it, the arrows shot violently onto the iron shield, shocking the shield soldiers who were holding up their shields and almost dropped their hands. They gritted their teeth and held on.
There were still a few shield soldiers who couldn't hold on any longer. As soon as they relaxed, their iron shields tilted and were instantly swallowed up by the rain of arrows that penetrated them.
Although Shen Jizhou's shield soldiers also suffered casualties, they were almost negligible.
On the battlefield, dozens or hundreds of casualties are simply insignificant compared to a battle involving tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops.
Xiao Yuanche sighed, shook his head and said, "Oh, Shen Jizhou has finally come to his senses. The archers can no longer cause too much damage!"
At this moment, the war horn suddenly blew, with a desolate and majestic sound.
Zang Xuanba had already raised his sword and mounted his horse, shouting: "The cavalry obeys the order! The whole army attacks! Crush them!"
"Xilulu——!Xilulu——!"
Countless horses neighed, and Shen Jizhou's cavalry moved!
Tens of thousands of cavalry, like wind blowing sand, rushed out from the left side of the shield formation, as fast as meteors, and as fast as an invasion.
At the same time, Zhang Chunyi roared: "Jiangwei, my lord has been raising his troops for a thousand days. He can use his troops for a while. It is a great battlefield. The halberd is fearless! Kill——!"
"Kill——! Crush the enemy formation and capture Xiao Yuanche alive!"
Zhang Chuyi took the lead, followed by five thousand halberd guards, elite cavalry, and heavily armored war horses, rushing straight out from the right side of the shield soldiers.
The Halberd Guards were indeed Shen Jizhou's elite. Although they attacked only after Zang Xuan dominated the cavalry, in just an instant, the horses were as fast as flying and had already surpassed half the ordinary cavalry.
"The cavalry is coming! Brothers, please protect my lord and never retreat until you die!"
Xiao Yuanche's archer camp burst out roaring, but every archer quickly put the bow string on their shoulders, fiercely pulled out the saber from their waists, roared again and again, and roared in the face of the menacing cavalry.
And up.
Each of them is fearless, each of them is a warm-blooded son, and each of them is a hero.
However, war is always cruel, and all problems cannot be solved by being passionate and fearless of death.
Archers were naturally defeated by cavalry. When they raised their bows and set arrows, the cavalry had already rushed over with great force. Even though most of the archers had abandoned their bows and used swords, they could not withstand the onslaught of local cavalry.
What's more, there are five thousand heavily armored elite halberd guards.
The cavalry came in unison, and Xiao Yuanche's archer camp was like a piece of tissue paper, torn to pieces by the cavalry in an instant.
Countless archers were knocked down by the heavily armored horses of the Halberd Guards, or simply trampled to the ground by countless horse hooves. They didn't even utter a scream, and they turned into bloody corpses.
In an instant, Xiao Yuanche's archer camp was shattered into pieces, and it was terrible to see.
Xiao Yuanche let out a long sigh and turned away, unable to bear to look any further.
Xu Jinghu had returned to Xiao Yuanche's side at this time. Seeing the miserable situation of the Gong Barracks, his mind was so tense that he suddenly knelt down on one knee and said to Xiao Yuanche: "My lord, the Imperial Guards Camp invites you to fight!"
As soon as Xiao Yuanche hesitated, Guo Baiyi frowned and sternly rebuked: "Nonsense! The master is still here. The first task of the Imperial Guard Battalion is to protect the safety of the Lord. The Imperial Guard Battalion is not allowed to leave the Lord's side unless it is absolutely necessary.
!Did you hear that?”
"But... the wine sacrifice... if we don't change the formation, I'm afraid the entire archer battalion will be killed!" Xu Jinghu said sadly.
Guo Baiyi looked calm and said word by word: "Then it's not your turn for the Imperial Guard Battalion to charge! Just do your own thing for me honestly!"
"I..." Xu Jinghu had no choice but to stamp his feet and stop talking.
But Guo Baiyi roared in a rare voice: "Zhang Shiyou, if your spear camp is not available now, when will you wait?"
"Here! The last general is just waiting for the Lord's order, and the Spear Battalion will attack at any time!" Zhang Shiyou reined in the horse, and the horse under his crotch neighed and stepped forward, leaping forward.
"Go ahead... No matter what the cost, kill more of those cavalry! Only then will we have a chance of winning!" Xiao Yuanche warned.
"Lord, don't worry! The general will understand! The Spear Battalion will destroy the enemy at all costs!"
Zhang Shiyou suddenly roared: "Soldiers of the Qianmao Battalion, shoot your spears to the sky! Follow Shiyou into battle to kill the enemy! Drive your spears and spears fiercely into the enemy's chest!"
“Here—!”
"Kill--!"
Three thousand spearmen, led by tiger-wing general Zhang Shiyou, rushed into the battlefield with murderous intent.
The addition of the spearmen immediately reduced the pressure on the archers. The remaining archers gathered together and organized a retreat to the rear, leaving the battlefield to the spearmen brothers.
Spearmen are a type of unit that specializes in cavalry. They use either spears or spears in their hands.
The speed and mobility of the cavalry are the most important in the entire battlefield, but this advantage will completely turn into a disadvantage in front of the spearmen.
The cavalry is fast, and once it charges, it is impossible to slow down, because once some cavalry slow down, the entire charging cavalry may collide with each other. Such a thing is absolutely not allowed.
The spearmen took advantage of this. They had spears and spears in their hands, but before the cavalry could rush in, they could all draw out their spears and spears. The tips of their spears or spears could stab the enemy in the chest in an instant.
, or directly dig into the belly of the cavalry horse, the horse will instantly fall to the ground and die, and the cavalry will become a piece of fish ready to be slaughtered.
However, spearmen mainly deal with light cavalry. If the enemy is heavy cavalry, the chance of their spears digging into the enemy's chest or horse's belly becomes smaller.
Because of the heavy cavalry, the soldiers and horses are all heavily armored.
However, now, in front of the spearmen, there is a heavy cavalry - the Halberd Guards.
Looking at the battlefield again, the situation on the left is completely different from the situation on the right.
On the left were the ordinary light cavalry led by Zang Xuanba. They faced hardships against Xiao Yuanche's spearmen.
The spearmen raised their spears and spears in uniform, and Zang Xuanba's camp suddenly turned upside down. The screams of the horses and the screams of the people were like a pot of boiling water.
Of course, there were also cavalry with fast horses that rushed into the spearmen. However, as soon as they overturned one or two soldiers, they were poked with countless holes by spears from all directions and fell to the ground.
On the other hand, the situation on the right side of the battlefield was much more difficult than on the left side.
Without him, it can't be scratched. The heavy armor is too solid, no matter whether it is a man or a horse, the spearman can't penetrate it with a single scratch.
Often a dozen or even dozens of spearmen would raise their spears at the same time and stab the incoming cavalry several times before knocking the cavalry off their horses.
The efficiency is naturally not good.
The Halberd Guards have always been known for their bravery and swiftness. How willing to give the spearmen more opportunities to scratch, they directly stepped on the horse. As soon as they collided, the spearmen on the right fell down one after another, and the formation was immediately torn apart.
A big hole.
Zhang Chunyi took the lead, like the sharpest blade of a knife, charging inward and killing fiercely, and the big hole he saw was torn open wider and wider.
Zhang Chuyi's big knife was in his hand. When he swung it down, one piece was knocked down. When he pushed it forward, he knocked down countless others.
There's no way to stop it!
Zhang Shiyou was annoyed at the side, but he saw him yelling: "Zhang Wuyi should not be so arrogant, I will fight you!"
Then Zhang Shiyou threw the flag to the deputy general beside him, urged his horse, and rushed towards Zhang Buyi with his sword.
In an instant, the two generals met.
Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet!
The two generals were riding their horses, each wielding a long sword, and refused to give in to each other. They fought back and forth, fighting in one place.
From the overall situation, although on the surface, the two armies are evenly matched, in fact, Shen Jizhou's army still holds the initiative and advantage.
Regardless of the amount of troops put into the battlefield by both sides and the number of casualties, Xiao Yuanche's army was at a disadvantage.
But it's not an absolute disadvantage.
Xiao Yuanche suffered from a small number of troops, so the casualties, which were not very large, were not something Xiao Yuanche could bear. Shen Jizhou's advantage was that he had more troops. Since the war began, Shen Jizhou's loss of troops far exceeded that of Xiao Yuanche.
, but he has many soldiers, so he doesn’t care about this anymore.
However, there was no one-sided victory on the battlefield, or Shen Jizhou's side had an overwhelming advantage. Even when Xiao Yuanche's position shrank extremely slowly, it almost became a fierce stalemate. The reason was that although Xiao Yuanche's troops were small,
But fine.
Xiao Yuanche actually knew very well that he would have to fight Shen Jizhou sooner or later. He understood where his advantages and disadvantages were.
When it comes to having more troops, no one in the Jin Dynasty can compare with Shen Jizhou. The five Bohai states have a vast territory and a prosperous population. Only Shen Jizhou's military strength can be the best in the world. What's more, he also incorporated the old troops of Gongsun Li and Han Fu, so his military strength is even greater.
It is extremely victorious.
However, when it comes to military excellence, Xiao Yuanche has no equal in the world of the Jin Dynasty. Since Xiao Yuanche raised troops from the prefectures in the past, his military strength has not been the largest at any time, and this is still the case until now.
But his military strength is always the best.
The imperial guard camp under his command consists of many elite infantrymen, supported by a small number of cavalry. There is also the world-famous elite Hantian Guards cavalry, which can equal ten to one.
Shen Jizhou's troops were originally weak, and he was defeated at the hands of Su Ling and others at Bajindu and Linting. The original main force was basically dispersed. If he hadn't retreated to gather the old troops, he also urgently promoted new troops from the Bohai Sea and reorganized ten troops. Tens of thousands of troops would never besiege the old city of Zhangzhou today.
But whether it is the gathered defeated soldiers or the new soldiers, they cannot be compared with the elite soldiers.
That's why the current fierce battle situation exists.
What is war?
War is about people.
War is a machine with the name of killing. Once it is started, life and death will be determined by their destiny.
However, sometimes war is more like a subtle art.
The conflict between the arms, the number of soldiers, and the commander's dispatch are all key factors in the victory of a battle.
War is like a chess game in the world. Both sides place the most chess pieces somewhere on the chessboard.
Victory or defeat is only a matter of thought.
One move is not enough, and the whole game is lost.