It has been more than 400 years since the founding of the Daji Kingdom. As an old general, Bai Lin had no impression that there was such a bamboo spear array in the world.
A warrior relies on weapons to gain advantage.
But these bamboo spears, apart from being longer, seem to be inferior to iron weapons.
"Broken Bamboo." Facing the wind, Bai Lin made a decisive decision. No matter what it is, it is always dangerous if it stays strong for a long time.
In the eight formations of crane wings, among the many raised wings, countless soldiers rushed out with swords in hand and roared, heading towards the five bamboo spear formations to cover them up.
"Front row with shield."
"Hold the bamboo with both hands and thrust forward!"
Five bamboo spear formations, three thousand veterans of the Xu family army, roared and lowered their bamboo spears, pressed them on the shoulders of the front army, and stabbed forward.
Shuzhou is not conducive to cavalry fighting, so swords and shields are the main force. Even the 20,000 soldiers of the government are not exempt from this custom. They hold a shield in one hand and a sword in the other, and rush forward to fight.
clang clang.
Depending on their length, in the five bamboo spear formations, densely packed bamboo spears were thrust out from the array.
Among the first batch of soldiers who rushed forward, some had their robes and armor pierced, and some had their shields knocked off... For a moment, clear cries of pain could be heard.
"receive."
"The back row fills in."
Xu Mu looked calm and continued to give orders.
The people in the back row quickly gathered their bamboo spears and stabbed them forward angrily.
Sections of the iron bamboo were cut off to the ground from time to time, but because of this, many of the Sichuan soldiers who rushed to the front were stabbed to death on the spot, coughing up blood and falling down.
"receive."
"Shoot ahead."
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Bai Lin watched silently, with a faint light in his eyes, but in the end, only a sigh appeared on his face.
"Change formation, flank cover."
"Make five cone characters and break the enemy's bamboo spear array!"
The number of people was not equal. The 20,000 soldiers quickly formed five cone-shaped formations, which seemed huge for a while. There were nearly 2,000 to 3,000 people in each formation.
"Wai——"
After the soldiers, the crossbowmen came out again, pulled down the hanging sword, and fired at the bamboo spear array in an extremely cunning manner.
Many of the shields in the front row were shot down at once. But they quickly calmed down, raised their shields, and stood firmly in front of the two rows of bamboo spears.
The new military battalions and company crossbowmen on both wings, as well as the "Pingman Battalion", all raised their crossbows to cover the five bamboo spear formations.
After a round of backfire, both sides suffered casualties.
The crossbowmen in the imperial army, after leaving behind two to three hundred corpses, hid themselves in the enemy's formation again, and only waited for the next opportunity before coming out again.
Han Jiu took a breath. When he faced 40,000 tiger barbarians, he was not under such pressure.
This general in Shu is really terrifying.
"The front ranks obey the order, keep half a step apart, and guard the rear troops in the shape of a crescent moon." Xu Mu's voice was solemn.
The shield players in the front row quickly followed Xu Mu's order, separated themselves by half a step, and bent into an inverted arc to surround the bamboo spear behind them.
"Both wings, shoot back the enemy."
Han Jiu, who had not yet taken a breath, and the assistant general of the Xu family army on the other side, hurriedly ordered again, asking the company of crossbowmen and archers to shoot arrows one after another to block the five cone-shaped formations attacking from the front.
Behind the enemy's rear, the crossbow was waiting for an opportunity, and it just wanted to sneak another round of fire. However, it was suppressed by the continuous five rounds of lasing from the continuous crossbow.
"It's amazing." Bai Lin got off the carriage and smiled bitterly, "I have never heard of a crossbow that can fire continuously."
"The old general praises you, but you only ask for your life."
Deep down in his heart, Xu Mu was also extremely frightened. This general in Shu was really more skilled in fighting than he imagined.
"But have you ever thought about why I use such a crappy cone formation?"
Xu Mu was startled and his face turned pale. He wanted to give an order, but it was too late.
Standing in the central army formation, Bai Lin's hair and beard were all spread out and he gave the order coldly.
"Change the formation, merge the five formations into one, and turn into the Great Crane Wings!"
God knows how these imperial soldiers were trained, but they suddenly formed five formations in front of Xu Mu's eyes, forming a large crane-wing formation with more than 10,000 people.
Even though more than a hundred people were shot and killed, he still stubbornly completed the change of formation.
The five cone characters are false formations.
"The two-wing soldiers obey the order and smash the enemy's two-wing guard!"
The two wings were spread out, and many Shuzhong soldiers fired their crossbows at the archers on both sides.
"Meet the enemy——"
Han Jiu put away his bow and took out his sword, his face full of shock. The same was true for Lieutenant Commander Liennu on the other side.
It's a joke to rush forward with a sword and shield and then shoot a crossbow.
"Enter the formation with both wings!" Xu Mu gritted his teeth. Entering the formation with both wings is equivalent to losing the left and right guards and being completely surrounded by the enemy.
But if you don't fold your wings, I'm afraid that all the crossbowmen on both sides will be covered up and killed.
"Lord, we are surrounded!"
Xu Mu didn't answer, forcing himself to calm down and thinking quickly in his mind.
"Xu Buyi, let's just go this far." Bai Lin's tone was neither sad nor happy, "You surrender, I will allow you to kill yourself and protect your body."
"The old general thinks that I, Xu Mu, am someone who will admit defeat?"
"You and I are both tough-minded."
"That's it."
As he said this, an idea suddenly flashed through Xu Mu's mind, a very risky idea.
In front of his eyes, the huge Crane Wing Formation has begun to surround them. As long as they are completely surrounded, they will be killed without any suspense.
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Bailu County is also a wet world. Looking around, this big city on the riverside is full of brown eyes.
Jia Zhou stood in the pavilion, facing the wind, not knowing what he was thinking for a moment.
"Military advisor, my lord is very good at fighting, so there should be no problem."
"I know."
Jia Zhou turned his head and was silent for a moment, seeming to recall something.
"I remember that when I first met my lord, he was still fighting against the defeated army. I was not afraid of your laughter, but I was afraid that my lord would not come to the rescue, so I started shouting."
"Military advisor, what are you shouting about..."
"At that time, my lord was using the Crane Wing Formation, so I shouted, if I use heavy troops to attack the crane's head, my lord will be defeated."
"Military advisor, is the crane's head definitely a weakness?"
"Not necessarily. The Crane Wing Formation is said to be both offensive and defensive, but if it turns from defense to offense, there must be weaknesses in order to build up the offensive."
"All wars in this world are divided into those that are successful and those that are unexpectedly victorious. Those with strong military strength should prepare their troops step by step and use the right military strategy to defeat the enemy."
"A weak army can only win by surprise."
"Military advisor, I don't understand."
"Fan Lu, trim your beard first, and I'll teach you when I have time."
Jia Zhou lowered his voice, silently raised his head, and looked in the direction of Shu. Even across the mountains, he could vaguely see his little lord fighting a bloody battle.
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Xu Mu raised his head and looked straight ahead. If there is no mistake, Bai Lin's position is the crane head of the crane wing formation. The soldiers are scattered, and Bai Lin stands in the crane head array, looking at him silently.
At this time, even if the Pingman camp is allowed to rush down the mountain, the key it plays may not be useful.
A giant crane in front of him has slowly closed its two huge wings. Once the wings are closed, they will be beaten to death here.
Xu Mu turned his eyes, suddenly raised his sword and pointed it at it.
"Listen to this general's order. We are either dead or alive. Please raise your weapons and follow me to kill!"
"Bamboo spear array, smash this wild crane!"
Behind Xu Mu, nearly ten thousand people were slowly surrounded, roaring like crazy, holding swords and guns, and gathered tightly together.