The difference between the Iron Bull and the lean man is the difference between a bodyguard and a soldier.
The result is obvious. When fighting for their lives, the courage and life-and-death experience displayed by soldiers who have experienced the baptism of the battlefield are far beyond what a person with strong martial arts can withstand.
If it were replaced by an iron spear, the shield in the soldier's hand would definitely be pierced by the spear in Tieniu's hand, but his long knife could also kill Tieniu on the spot.
Tieniu looked at the lean man in front of him in disbelief. What had just happened completely overturned his understanding. In his opinion, the other man was simply a vulnerable guy, but who would have expected that he could "kill" him in an instant?
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His throat was burning, but Tieniu's face was red with embarrassment. He was careless and was too embarrassed to speak.
He had been in Ye An's hands for many years and had learned a lot of military skills from Ye An. But today, one of the things he considered himself as the elite of the Western Lieutenant Army was to become the defeated general of the soldiers of the Huaiyuan Army. It was really embarrassing.
But in Ye An's view, such embarrassment is not a bad thing. At least it lets him know where his own gaps are. People are not afraid of falling behind. As long as they know their shortcomings and make up for them, they will eventually make progress.
It is not that there were no drills in the Song Dynasty army, but in the eyes of the generals and even the soldiers, drills were of little use and were just a show of force. The only way to truly build a strong army was through real battles.
Especially the Huaiyuan Army, this group of soldiers who crawled out from the dead on the battlefield, truly know what a strong army is.
So at the beginning they looked down upon the Xi Lie Army, especially Guan Wanshan. In his opinion, the brothers of the Huaiyuan Army had gone through life and death in Liangzhou City, fighting against the Party members, the Tubo people, and the Uighurs.
Confrontation between the two armies was a common occurrence.
The so-called Xi Lie Army is just a bit more famous. As for the group of bandits in Jichuan Village...are they nothing compared to the real soldiers of Bai Zhan?
News of the drill between the Xi Lie Army and the Huaiyuan Army spread throughout Liangzhou City. Ye An did not deliberately hide it, and there was no point in hiding it. After all, it was almost impossible to keep it airtight in this palm-sized city.
Pei Chengwen came, and so did the government officials Cao. They were all very curious as to why the new leader had to "hit the stone with an egg" even though he knew the strength of the Huaiyuan Army.
There was a strong northwest wind, and there was hunting on the battlefield. There were five hundred people on each side wearing armor and holding wooden weapons. Even the crossbows had their arrowheads removed and were wrapped in linen and stained with white ash.
Arrows were on the strings between the two sides, and drums were beating. After three drums, the moment the drumsticks fell, the originally quiet Huaiyuan Army burst out with a breathtaking "kill" cry.
What is the most important thing on the battlefield? Courage? Of course, the most important thing is momentum. As long as the momentum is high, even a timid coward will be inspired to dare to attack millions of troops with a sword!
The Huaiyuan Army knew this very well, so they shouted "kill" loudly when they charged. This overwhelming momentum was so overwhelming that even Tieniu, who had been prepared for it, was frightened. Chen Lin nodded slightly and said: "It's Bianzhou after all."
A strong army is capable of protecting Liangzhou Prefecture. Mr. Ye, your Xi Lie Army is probably very weak."
Ye An smiled and said: "The two armies are fighting, one is strong, then weak, and three is exhausted. The enemy is exhausted and I am full! The outcome is still unknown!"
Pei Chengwen looked at Ye An in surprise, but he was laughing a little in his heart. This was a typical idea of a civil servant. The military experience of civil servants in North Korea was still based on ancient scriptures. How could a young man like him know the dangers on the battlefield?!
But soon he couldn't laugh anymore. The Xi Lie army, which had not said a word, suddenly changed from being neatly organized to being scattered. However, this kind of dispersion was not a complete dispersion, but a small group, a small group gathered together.
The crossbow arrows soared into the air, and in Guan Wanshan's horror, they fell like raindrops on the Huaiyuan Army's formation. The distance of nearly three hundred steps was not the range of ordinary crossbow arrows. It was simply appalling!
At this time, the crossbowmen of the Huaiyuan Army still had to advance 200 steps before they could launch. In just a short moment, dozens of people were "killed" on the spot. The soldiers with white spots on their bodies could only stop in place.
But what shocked Guan Wanshan and Pei Chengwen even more was that in just one breath, the arrow rain came again!
"This is impossible! Are the Xi Lie army equipped with crossbows?!"
Following Guan Wanshan's exclamation, Pei Chengwen also stared at the Zhongxi Liejun in the school field with wide eyes, but he found that when the third round of arrows was fired, the forwards of the Xilie Army were already fighting with the forwards of the Huaiyuan Army.
Obviously, it is impossible for the Western Lie Army to be equipped with crossbows. The only answer is that the Western Lie Army has crossbows that can be fired quickly, and can shoot three rounds of arrow rain in just a few breaths!
Guan Wanshan's face was flushed and his chest was heaving. He looked as if he had seen a charming little lady, and almost laughed out loud from the corner of his mouth.
"General, what kind of crossbow arrow is this? Why can it be shot so fast... It is... it is an important weapon of the military! If it is equipped with our Huaiyuan Army, it can only increase the combat power!"
Ye An smiled but did not answer Guan Wanshan but asked instead: "Don't you think it's unfair?"
"What's unfair about this? Armor, blades, and ordnance are all for combat power. No one on the battlefield asks about the word "fair"!"
Ye An was greatly surprised. He didn't expect that Guan Wanshan had thought through the "rules" on the battlefield. He nodded slightly and said, "That's right. This crossbow is called a ratchet crossbow. It uses a ratchet as a winch and can be wound quickly.
Even if my arms are sore and swollen, I am not afraid that the crossbow string will be loose and my efforts will be in vain."
Just when Guan Wanshan was overjoyed, Pei Chengwen kicked him. At this time, the battle on the school field had just begun, but the Huaiyuan Army's occupation was not optimistic.
The Western Lie Army used the squad as a coordinated output unit to greatly defeat the Huaiyuan Army's charge. The benefits of coordinated operations were demonstrated. The mountain-shaped long plate blocked the crossbow arrows, and the wooden spear stretched out from the gap in the long plate.
, wielding the long sword, and the jumping swing hand of the Xi Lie Army is also considered to have good combat power.
When the Huaiyuan Army poured in from the gaps between the various squads of the Xi Lie Army, the price of not being able to kill the front row in a short time was being divided and surrounded.
For a time, the Huaiyuan Army was attacked from both sides. They only wanted to kill the Xi Lie Army and form a division, but they forgot that they were already behind bars.
Although the Huaiyuan Army has strong individual combat capabilities and rich battlefield experience, they were temporarily panicked when faced with the Western Lie Army's fighting style that they had never seen before. As time went by, the number of the Huaiyuan Army gradually decreased.
After many of the Huaiyuan troops were dismissed, Guan Wanshan's scalp was numb due to the white marks all over their bodies. However, Ye An's face next to him was equally ugly. The Western Lie troops also suffered a lot of battle losses. The fight between the two sides had reached a fever pitch.
The Xi Lie Army has never encountered such a strong opponent. Their cooperation with each other is not tacit, and they have even forgotten some basic operations that they have trained repeatedly.
The incense burned to the end broke, and Pei Chengwen blew the horn. When the battle ended, neither Ye An nor Guan Wanshan looked good.
Both sides counted their losses. The Xi Lie Army's "killed" nearly a hundred people, dozens of "severely injured" and a hundred "slightly injured". The number of the Huaiyuan Army's number was doubled. Fortunately, this was an exercise. If it were on a real battlefield
Go... I'm afraid I don't have the strength to fight anymore.