On the vast grassland, tens of thousands of Eastern Barbarian cavalry surrounded the Northern Expeditionary Corps.
The strategic location of Yuguan City is too important. Jin Feng and Zhang Liang are bound to win, and the Eastern Barbarians cannot afford to lose.
Once they lose Yuguan City, they will lose the gateway to the south and the capital to blackmail Dakang.
They can also blackmail Dakang. The life of the Eastern Barbarians is so difficult. If Dakang cuts off the annual tribute again, the life of the Eastern Barbarians may not be able to survive.
That's why the Eastern Barbarian Chanyu mobilized his troops and mobilized his people like this.
Zhang Liang wanted to conquer the Eastern Barbarians in one battle, so why didn't the Eastern Barbarian Chanyu want to defeat the Northern Expeditionary Army in one battle?
Therefore, there is no way out for both sides, and there is no possibility of reconciliation.
At this time, the horse traps and trenches had been filled up by the captured dead soldiers. Following the order from the Eastern Barbarian leader, the Eastern Barbarian cavalry from four directions launched a charge towards the Northern Expeditionary Army.
"Fire the arrow!"
The Northern Expeditionary Army had also made preparations long ago. When the Eastern Barbarian cavalry entered the shooting range, the voices of orders to release arrows could be heard in Shen Gong Camp.
Brush! Brush! Brush!
Rows of arrows flew out, heading straight towards the Eastern Barbarian army.
The arrows were so dense that the Eastern Barbarians could not dodge them, so they could only bite the bullet and continue to charge forward.
As the arrows flew into the Eastern Barbarian ranks, the Eastern Barbarian cavalry at the front burst out with clouds of blood mist and fell down in rows.
In the past, heavy crossbows used huge spear-like arrows, but these arrows required wood, were troublesome to make, were too large, and were inconvenient to carry.
So when Jin Feng improved the heavy crossbow, he also improved the arrows.
The improved arrow's length and thickness are only one-third of the previous one, but its range and penetration are nearly 30% greater than the previous arrow's.
And it’s more convenient to carry.
The wooden box that could only hold twenty arrows in the past can now hold more than a hundred.
Jin Feng had long expected that this Northern Expedition would be a tough battle, and prepared sufficient arrows for the Northern Expedition before setting off.
Facing the bad weather and the plots of the Eastern Barbarians, Zhang Liang was able to remain calm and composed. Apart from his own psychological quality, the Shengong Camp was his greatest source of confidence.
And these arrows are the strength of Shen Gong Camp.
The Shen Gong Battalion uses platoons as its basic combat unit. Each platoon has four squads, and each squad is responsible for shooting two heavy crossbows alternately.
The formation of the Eastern Barbarians was so dense that the bodyguards did not need to aim at all. They could just shoot arrows and kill at least one enemy.
Soon, a layer of corpses of Eastern barbarians was piled up outside the Northern Expeditionary Army.
Blood mixed with rainwater flowed on the grass.
I don’t know whether the Eastern Barbarians were angered or whether their commander issued a death order. The Eastern Barbarians were still rushing forward one after another, hoping to rely on their numerical advantage to forcefully rush to the Northern Expeditionary Army’s position and start a hand-to-hand battle.
However, Jin Feng's combat philosophy is to eliminate the enemy on the approaching road. He has made sufficient preparations for this Northern Expedition. How can he let the opponent achieve his wish?
Most of the Shen Gong Battalion were recruits participating in a large-scale battle for the first time, and their opponents were the famous Eastern Barbarian cavalry. They were a little nervous at first, but after a few rounds of shooting, their moods gradually calmed down, and their cooperation with each other also improved.
More and more understanding.
On the side of the Eastern Barbarians, due to the large number of corpses of horses and cavalry piled up around the position, it was difficult for the cavalry behind them to run when they launched a charge, and the situation became increasingly difficult.
Two miles east of the Northern Expeditionary Army position, a temporary observation tower more than ten meters high was built.
The Eastern Barbarian commander responsible for commanding this battle was not the Eastern Barbarian Chanyu, but a general named Dahe Chen.
At this time, Da Hechen stood on the observation deck and looked at the battlefield in the distance, his face darker than the dark clouds in the sky.
"Where did the damn Central Plains people get so many heavy crossbows?"
Da He punched the railing in front of him heavily.
If you want to be promoted in the Dakang Army, you don't rely on military merit and ability, but on your family background.
The folk customs of the Eastern Barbarians are fierce, and the morale of the army is much better than that of Dakang. Promotion depends not only on family background, but also on your own ability. Otherwise, even if your family arranges for you to serve in the army, your soldiers will not be convinced.
Therefore, more than 90% of the generals in the Eastern Barbarian Army are ruthless people who have been killed in real battles.
This time to stop the Northern Expedition, the Eastern Barbarian Chanyu attached great importance to it. The fact that he could send Da He Shen over proved Da He Shen's ability.
Da He Shen followed his fathers on horseback to plunder south from the age of thirteen. He had dealt with the Dakang army for almost thirty years and had a very clear understanding of the Dakang army's combat mode.
However, with the experience of Yelu Shu, he did not underestimate the Northern Expeditionary Army. Instead, he worked hard and treated the Northern Expeditionary Army as his biggest opponent. Before the war, he interrogated dozens of people who were released by Jin Feng.
The prisoners carefully inquired about all the details of the Battle of the Yellow River, and also carefully studied the intelligence about Jin Feng.
It was precisely because of doing these homework that Oh He Shen found a way to deal with hot air balloons and grenades, and chose a stormy weather to launch the attack.
Catapults and heavy crossbows are weapons that Jin Feng started his career with, and Da He Shen naturally knew about them.
However, Dakang and Dongman are thousands of miles apart after all, and Tang Dongdong has always paid attention to confidentiality. Some of the information Dahe Shen obtained about Jin Feng was lagging behind.
Especially in terms of weapons, Dahe Shen did not know that Jin Feng had already mass-produced heavy crossbows.
In fact, Da Hechen was no stranger to heavy crossbows. He had captured several of them before.
After studying it, his craftsmen told Dahe Shen that although the heavy crossbow was powerful, it was too difficult to make and the loading speed was slow, so it could not affect the overall situation.
But the performance of Shen Gong Battalion at this time completely overturned Da He Shen's understanding of heavy crossbows.
The heavy crossbow modified by Jin Feng has faster filling and firing speed, a longer range, and greater power, and the lethality it brings is too great.
The most important thing is that the Shen Gong Battalion carries too many heavy crossbows!
The battle has been going on for half a quarter of an hour from the beginning to now, and the arrows fired by Shen Gong camp have never stopped, and there is no sign of stopping.
The Eastern Barbarians didn't know how many cavalry were shot and killed, but they couldn't even get close to the Northern Expeditionary Army's position.
"Your Majesty, the Dakang people's heavy crossbows are so powerful that our brothers can't even charge through them!"
A middle-aged man dressed as a scholar looked at Da Hechen and said: "Your Majesty, please stop attacking for the time being. The losses of our brothers are too serious!"
The Eastern Barbarians looked down upon the Dakang army, but highly respected the Central Plains culture.
This middle-aged man was the counselor selected by Dahe Shen from among the captured Central Plains people, and his position was the same as that of Wu Zhe who was beside Danzhu.
Dahe thought for a while with a dark face, and said coldly: "If I stick to the incense for just one more time, I don't believe that the people from the Central Plains can carry so many arrows!"
Hearing what Da He Chen said, the middle-aged man couldn't help but tremble.
Dahe Shen was preparing to use the lives of the Eastern Barbarian cavalry to consume the arrows of the Northern Expedition!
The middle-aged man saw that Da Hechen had made up his mind, so he stopped admonishing him and asked the messenger to blow the horn of attack again.
As the horn sounds became more and more urgent, the already fierce battlefield became even crazier!