With this superb riding skill and agility, although the Longwu Army's powerful crossbowmen fired continuously in the first three times, they were not able to cause much damage to Zhang Wenbi's horse archers.
Only a few thirty riders fell under the arrows of the Longwu Army. On the contrary, on the Longwu Army's side, more than two hundred soldiers were injured by the arrows and lost their combat effectiveness in a short period of time.
In this way, the morale that had been lowered just now by the chain of divine machine ballistas also improved a lot.
These Longwu armies are nothing more than that. They can only rely on the strength of their weapons to fight. Without these magical skills, their combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of King Zhao's army.
Zhang Wenbi could clearly feel this improvement in morale.
Not only did his own side's morale rise, but Zhang Wenbi could also sense the restlessness of the soldiers in Longwu's formation.
The archers and archers of King Zhao's army became more and more skillful in their riding and shooting skills.
This is just like ordinary people playing games on weekdays. When the wind is favorable, the operations will become smoother and smoother, and they will become more and more bold and dare to operate.
But when the wind is against you, you will always be timid, worried, and afraid to let go.
The current Zhao Wangjun's momentum has changed from a headwind to a tailwind. They have fully demonstrated the skills of riding and archery. They can hide arrows in the belly of the horse, draw the bow from left to right, and ride and shoot at high speed... These days, the most elite cavalry in the army can show off.
The art of riding and archery was demonstrated one by one among the archers of King Zhao's army.
The forward Long Wu army had powerful crossbows but was unable to cause effective damage to Zhao Wang's army's cavalry. This made Zhang Wenbi's behavior become more and more arrogant.
In the latest attack, he was only 200 steps away from Long Wujun's forward formation.
But he still relied on his superb riding skills to avoid Long Wujun's powerful crossbow projectiles.
"Hahaha! What a big deal the little dragon's martial army is. Today I will follow the general and play with him!"
With another roundabout, Zhang Wenbi's cavalry began to approach again.
With the previous experience, Zhang Wenbi became even more aggressive this time. He led a thousand bowmen and horsemen and rushed directly towards the Longwu Army's forward formation, pretending to charge directly into the formation.
"Open your bow!"
Following Zhang Wenbi's order, the bows and cavalry of King Zhao's army all opened their bows and fired.
The moment the arrow left its bow, the shield array of Longwu Army Formation suddenly opened.
A group of light cavalry suddenly rushed out of the formation!
This sudden change caught the archers and cavalry of King Zhao's army off guard. From the beginning of the battle between the two sides, the cavalry of Longwu Army never had a direct confrontation with the soldiers and horses of King Zhao's army.
Even if he participated in the battle, he only assisted his infantry in defense and never took the initiative to launch an attack.
In this regard, the cavalry of King Zhao's army felt very disdainful.
The cavalry was originally designed to attack, but now it is being played defensively by these people in the Longwu Army. It is really outrageous.
Therefore, neither Zhang Wenbi nor the archers under his command thought that these Longwu Army cavalry would take the initiative to attack.
At this moment, the bow cavalry was accelerating their sprint, facing the Long Wu army's light cavalry, which was no more than 200 paces away.
The cooperation between Zhang Wenbi and this cavalry was really impressive. With just a simple command, the entire cavalry began to turn flexibly.
It's just that although their actions were fast, it was still too late in the eyes of Madam Yang!
accelerate!
The light cavalry of the Longwu Army is getting faster and faster!
Even faster than the bow cavalry of King Zhao’s army!
The archers of King Zhao's army used horse breeds from Youzhou. This kind of horse is tall, has strong endurance, and can gallop in severe cold weather. It is the most common horse breed in Youzhou and Liaodong.
The Longwu Army's war horses are a hybrid of Bingzhou war horses and Southern Border war horses. Their endurance may not be as good as that of Youzhou horses and Liaodong horses, but their short-distance sprint speed is not comparable to that of Youzhou horses.
In a few breaths, the distance between the two parties became closer and closer!
"crossbow!"
Following Madam Yang's fourth order, all her cavalrymen raised their crossbows.
"shoot!"
Thousands of crossbow arrows were fired at the cavalry of King Zhao's army overwhelmingly.
Although they changed direction immediately, after all, the archers of King Zhao's army were only riding horses, not prancing horses, and they did not have the acceleration of 3.7 per 100 kilometers.
Even though he tried his best to avoid it, he was still covered by the rain of arrows.
"ah!"
"Yo!"
The screams of people and the screams of war horses came and went.
Perhaps Zhang Wenbi was really lucky. The moment the Longwu Army's crossbow was fired, he immediately hid in the horse's belly, hoping to reduce the damage of the Longwu Army's crossbow arrows.
However, the miraculous thing is that not one of the thousands of crossbow arrows fired by Longwu Army hit his mount.
Not to mention the knights of the Longwu Army, even Zhang Wenbi himself found it incredible.
But Mrs. Yang Si didn't pay attention. Instead, she smiled coldly, "It's just right, I'll catch him alive!"
There were only more than 200 horsemen left beside Zhang Wenbi. The remaining troops were caught off guard by Long Wujun's counterattack and had no time to dodge Longwu Army's crossbows.
Although the Longwu Army's cavalry crossbows were not as powerful as the infantry, they were still enough to penetrate the leather armor of King Zhao's Army at a distance of a hundred steps.
As soon as Zhang Wenbi got on his horse, he saw a female general in a red dress and silver armor rushing towards him.
"Here comes the name! I will not kill Wuming with my halberd..."
Zhang Wenbi didn't expect the attacker's gun to be so fast. Before he could finish his words, the pear blossom gun in the attacker's hand was already in front of him.
"So fast!" Zhang Wenbi exclaimed in his heart, and swept out the big halberd in his hand to block the shot.
Unexpectedly, the enemy's spear was so dexterous that it easily dodged the sweep and hit him directly on the chest.
As a last resort, Zhang Wenbi had no choice but to dodge, holding the horse's rein with one hand and stepping aside.
The tip of the gun grazed Zhang Wenbi's left arm, leaving a bloodstain immediately on his left arm.
With just one casual move, Zhang Wenbi was injured.
"Not bad! Somewhat capable!"
Seeing that Zhang Wenbi still dodged the shot in a hurry, Mrs. Yang also had a look of admiration in her eyes. It is rare to have such martial arts at such a young age. It is a pity that she did not follow the right path and helped the evildoers.
Zhang Wenbi was even more shocked. He had fought against many powerful generals in King Zhao's army, and even Zhu Shihong, the former number one general in King Zhao's army, had given him guidance.
But no one has ever put such huge pressure on him on the battlefield. If he is not careful, he will become the dead soul of his opponent.
Before raising the army, King Zhao conducted an investigation on the armies of the Zhou Dynasty, including the Longwu Army. Zhang Wenbi was taught by King Zhao and knew this.
Only Cao Xueyang, the commander-in-chief of the Longwu Army, and Yang Miaozhen, the commander-in-chief of the Longwu Army, can possess such marksmanship!
Almost all the middle and senior generals in King Zhao's army have seen Cao Xueyang's portrait, and so has Zhang Wenbi.
The person in front of me is not Cao Xueyang, then it can only be Yang Miaozhen, the commander of the Longwu Army.
Although this person is a woman, her martial arts skills are unparalleled to those of a man, and she possesses a pear blossom spear and is known as "the few rivals in the world".
His self-created marksmanship is comparable to that of Tiance Army's Zhongwu General Tianqiang Yang Ning!
Such a person is definitely no match for him!
Zhang Wenbi was quickly looking for a way to escape in his mind, but Madam Yang's pear blossom gun struck again, giving Zhang Wenbi no chance to breathe.
The remaining archers who were watching in the distance saw the Longwu Army's cavalry charging out, and knew something was wrong, and immediately came to support them.
While Zhang Wenbi was parrying, he saw the horse archers running in the distance with his peripheral vision, and he felt happy. He was the only one who could persist in thirty, no... twenty moves, until the horse archers of King Zhao's army arrived.
Not to mention being able to fight back, at least escaping is not a problem.
Imagination is always beautiful, reality is always cruel.
Zhang Wenbi boasted that his martial arts skills were not weak, but after the fight, he realized that the gap between the two sides was much larger than he imagined.
In just five rounds, his halberd skills were in chaos and he was unable to resist.
Seeing the reinforcements getting closer, Zhang Wenbi gritted his teeth and tried to hold on, but the strength of the force was difficult to change with the will to fight.
He only felt that Yang Miaozhen's gun was blooming in front of his eyes like pear blossoms and thousands of trees, making it impossible to guard against and unable to hide.
After three moves, Zhang Wenbi was hit by a shot in his right arm. The door was suddenly opened, making it difficult to defend.
Madam Yang Si shot Zhang Wenbi off his horse and knocked him unconscious with a blow from the tail of his spear.
"Tie me up!"
At this time, the remaining Longwu Army cavalry had wiped out all the remaining 200 people beside Zhang Wenbi.
"The rebel reinforcements are coming! Let's withdraw!"
Annihilating a thousand of the enemy's elite archers and cavalry, and capturing the enemy's general alive, such a result is truly brilliant. Don't be too obedient if you get an advantage.
The enemy's situation is unclear and we don't know how many cavalry are hidden behind the enemy's rear. In this case, it is extremely unwise to rush into battle with the enemy's archers.
At least the Longwu Army has focused on stability since the beginning of its founding, so Mrs. Yang Si chose to retreat to the main formation at the first opportunity.
The archers and cavalrymen of King Zhao's army looked at the retreating enemy troops, and the deputy general felt despair in his heart.
If the enemy chooses to fight, he still has a chance to rescue Zhang Wenbi, but now he can only watch the Longwu Army's cavalry take the captured Zhang Wenbi away, helpless.
Zhang Wenbi was the legitimate son of the coach Zhang Shimei, and he was favored and trained by King Zhao. Such a person was caught, but he, the deputy general, could only stare... The deputy general could almost imagine his own end.
His heart skipped a beat, and the lieutenant whipped his horse hard under his crotch, and rushed forward with his own soldiers.
At this moment, the other archers didn't know whether they should continue to follow.
They had no direct affiliation with Zhang Wenbi's department, and were temporarily assigned to Zhang Wenbi's command by Zhang Shimei.
Zhang Wenbi was here just now, so there was no problem. No matter in terms of official rank, status, or martial arts skills, they all were not like Zhang Wenbi, so it was understandable to obey his command.
But now that Zhang Wenbi has been captured, the highest-ranking lieutenant among his troops is just a captain. The rest of the people are naturally unwilling to listen to his command, especially when the command is unreliable.
Therefore, Zhang Wenbi's lieutenant continued to chase Yang Si Niangzi's troops with only more than 400 cavalry. The rest stopped 600 steps away from the left wing camp of Longwu Army and stopped to watch.
This place is beyond the killing range of the Longwu Army's divine machine crossbow, and ordinary powerful crossbows cannot reach it.
Mrs. Yang Si also discovered the soldiers and horses chasing from behind. She originally thought that as long as she and others entered the range of the Longwu Army's powerful crossbows, the enemy troops would stop chasing. She did not expect that there were such soldiers among the enemy troops.
Stunned.
But then Lady Yang discovered that the number of enemies she was chasing was only five hundred. This was not a pursuit, it was clearly a surrender!
Madam Yang Si asked her deputy to lead the captured Zhang Wenbi first, while she suddenly turned around with more than a thousand horsemen and attacked the more than 400 horse archers who were pursuing them.
The deputy general obviously did not expect that Mrs. Yang Si would suddenly return to the army, but he had to fire the arrow when it was on the string, and he could not help but run away!
"Brothers, fight with me! Defeat the enemy army and rescue the general!"
Under the encouragement of the lieutenant, the morale of these four hundred horse archers increased greatly, and their momentum was astonishing for a while.
It’s just that this momentum didn’t last long!
After just one encounter, the deputy general was shot off his horse by Mrs. Yang Si.
In just a few dozen breaths, all four hundred horse archers were wiped out, and only the deputy general was captured alive.
This is not to blame for the weak combat effectiveness of the archers. It is just that the general was captured and the deputy was knocked off his horse with one move. It is impossible for any army to show strong combat effectiveness.
The archers in the distance just watched quietly without daring to make any move.
No one is giving orders now. In this case, if you do more, you will be wrong, but if you don't do anything, it will be good!
The tightly bound lieutenant still saw his general. Compared to Zhang Wenbi, this lieutenant was in a better condition, with just some bumps and bruises, and Zhang Wenbi was shot in both arms!
After confirming that he was captured and escorted together with Zhang Wenbi, the deputy general fainted with peace of mind.
…
"What?! Wen Bi has been captured! Who can actually defeat our army's horse archers?!"
In the left wing formation, Tan Yuan, who was waiting for Zhang Wenbi's signal with his cavalry, was shocked when he received the news.
Just now, Zhang Wenbi was galloping on horseback and beat Long Wujun to a great extent. Why did he suddenly suffer heavy losses and was captured by Long Wujun's men?!
"General Tan, the Major General was originally leading the cavalry to harass the enemy formation. Who knew that the enemy was extremely cunning and had already targeted the Major General. Just when the Major General was approaching and firing arrows, Longwu Army's light cavalry suddenly came out.
The Major General was caught off guard, and without any defense, the Major General was defeated by the Long Wu Army..."
Tan Yuan's face darkened when he heard this. Let's not talk about Zhang Wenbi's influence on the flank battlefield. His identity alone made Tan Yuan treat him seriously.
No matter how you say it, Zhang Wenbi is Zhang Shimei's legitimate son, and Tan Yuan is one of the top generals of the left wing at this time. Now that Zhang Wenbi is captured by the Longwu Army under his nose, Zhang Shimei, no matter how much he distinguishes between public and private affairs, must still feel the same in his heart.
with ideas.
"Tell General Liu, the commander of the left-wing infantry, to prepare the infantry to press forward! Cooperate with us in the battle!"
As Tan Yuan's order was passed down, the iron cavalry who were still resting under their horses dressed up and got on their horses!
This cavalry is a magic weapon to break the Longwu Army's formation. As long as it can tear apart the Longwu Army's defensive formation from the side and disrupt its deployment, Tan Yuan believes that Zhang Shimei will definitely be able to defeat the Longwu Army's forward frontally!
By then, Zhang Wenbi's success or failure will not be so difficult to explain!
