Seeing that the cavalry was fine, only a few horses were broken, Li Chengzhi was in a good mood.
But Li Wenzhong was so shocked that his heart trembled.
If before, he was only frightened by why the enemy's equipment was so powerful and their lineup was so neat, then at this time, he was already chilled by the strength of the enemy's soldiers.
These fallen enemy cavalry were only about twenty steps away from his Chinese forward. Facing five to six thousand strong enemies, the first choice of these enemy soldiers was not to run away, but to form a defensive formation on the spot?<
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How determined is this?
The formation was shaped like a plum blossom, which he had never heard of before. Looking carefully, and thinking more deeply, it seemed that even the cavalry could defend it?
None of these are considered elites. What kind of soldiers can be called elites?
But why have I never heard of such a powerful army in Jingzhou? Even the border troops in Gaoping Town may not have such calm and courageous spirit...
Li Wenzhong was surprised and suspicious, and shouted sharply: "Crossbow team, shoot for me..."
There was only a sound of "tie, tie, tie" as forty or fifty crossbow arrows were fired at the more than twenty cavalrymen.
"Haha... squat!" An old soldier laughed out loud when he saw that the enemy only shot arrows but did not send cavalry to surround them. They just asked the soldiers to hide behind their shields.
In addition to shields, the cavalry also wore steel armor. Crossbow arrows alone, whether direct or projectile, would not cause much damage to them.
Unless you are so unlucky that the crossbow arrow passes through the gap in the visor and hits your eye...
Sure enough, there was a clanging sound, and none of the twenty-four or five cavalrymen lost a hair.
Seeing that there was no movement after one round of shooting from the opposite side, and vaguely hearing the heart-wrenching sound of "clucking, squeaking", the old soldier chuckled again and ordered the cavalry to change formations and retreat:
"Haha... withdraw from the circle formation, form a square formation, the front row holds up the shield, the back row holds the belt of the front row, everyone bows and retreats... Remember not to raise your head, listen to my orders, stop when I say stop..."
Although the crossbow is powerful, it is not without its shortcomings: the arrow is too slow.
Both foot-operated crossbows and waist-operated crossbows are as the name suggests. You can't string them with just your hands. If you can shoot an arrow in half a minute, it's considered fast.
In thirty seconds, even if you bend your body and step back, you can still retreat ten meters.
Guessing that the enemy's crossbowmen had already been cocked, the old soldier gave another order and they all squatted down together. This time it was easier: the soldier in the middle held a shield and covered the top of his head.
This is not because we are afraid of enemy projectiles, but because we are afraid that the other party will have stone cannons...
Li Wenzhong was shocked and angry, and his nose was almost crooked with anger: There was nothing he could do against these more than 20 enemy soldiers?
But no matter how angry he was, he would not dare to send cavalry to surround and kill him.
The group of enemy cavalry that had just charged into the formation had already circled the formation and rushed to its right wing, while there was still a group of enemy cavalry on the left wing watching eagerly, as if waiting for him to make a mistake.
What's more important is that the enemy's cliff-like infantry formation has already approached the front army about 30 feet away. As long as the enemy commander gives an order, he can rush to the front of his own formation in ten breaths at most.
Unsure of how the opponent would attack, Li Wenzhong did not dare to change the formation...
Seeing that the enemy's cavalry did not really charge into the formation, and the formation under the wall did not collapse as expected, Faming couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and asked suspiciously: "Why is the enemy fighting like this?"
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It seemed like they were about to rush into the formation, but they were about to collide with each other, but they suddenly turned around, just passed by, and threw three or four rounds of javelin?
There are indeed casualties on our side, but they are only in the dozens, and the other side is not without losses.
Although not many people were killed, at least a dozen horses were lost. Wouldn't this approach be more beneficial to our own side?
Li Wenzhong gritted his teeth: "Why else? The enemy commander is trying out the formation... By sending a few fine cavalry to feign an attack, you can test out the strength of our formation: where is it thin, where is it thick, and where are the cavalry?"
,where is the bow...
Next time, the enemy commander will target the weak points of our formation and attack..."
Faming's face changed slightly: "So relaxed?"
Doesn't this mean that you have fulfilled the enemy's coach's wishes: not only did the enemy test the strength of the formation, but the position of the crossbow unit that you are most proud of has been exposed...
Take it easy, mother...
Li Wenzhong's head was filled with smoke.
Not to mention the opponent's powerful equipment, even if the soldiers under the city had half the fighting spirit and morale of the enemy soldiers, Li Wenzhong would not have exposed the position of the crossbow unit so early.
Otherwise, if the two hundred enemy cavalry were to show off their power and pass by unscathed, the four thousand soldiers under the wall would probably be frightened and defeated on the spot.
At least they must understand that the enemy is not invincible, let alone a monster. As long as the tactics are appropriate, they can still be killed...
"But it's still strange?" Fa Ming asked again in confusion, "Look at the enemy cavalry, all of them are armed with short bows. Why don't they shoot arrows, but throw spears? Could it be that the enemy is short of arrows..."<
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I need your mother’s balls...
The enemy army only needs to be covered with iron from head to toe. How many arrows will it need?
Li Wenzhong almost cursed: "The King of France claims to have an army of 200,000. Ask him, how many of his men can shoot left and right?"
It turns out that the direction is wrong, which is not conducive to riding and shooting...
Fa Ming's face turned red. He was about to say something to change the subject when he heard several more whistles from the north.
The group of enemy cavalry that just passed by is here again...
Li Wenzhong's face changed slightly and he shouted: "Raise your shield!"
As he spoke, his face became livid again, he looked at Fa Ming and sneered: "Take a good look at what he shot this time!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Qi rushed to the front of the formation, with Li Shi still at the head.
Now that he has tested the enemy's strengths and weaknesses, how could Li Shi not know how to respond and take precautions?
This time he was even bolder. Although he was still twenty steps away, when he reached the enemy's right-wing cavalry formation, he didn't even raise his shield. Instead, he fired directly from the front and ejected from the rear.
After shooting one round, he rushed to the front of the Chinese army's formation, where the crossbow arrows had just been shot. Li Shi deliberately bypassed it. Not only was he more than thirty steps away, but he didn't even shoot the arrows anymore.
The whole team leaned down and raised their shields.
Most of the arrows fired by the crossbow team could not even hit the horse's body, and a few of them were nailed to the wooden armor, which had no lethality at all.
After rushing forward for another ten feet, when he saw that he was about to reach the left-wing cavalry formation, Li Shi slammed his horse, approached the enemy again, and at the same time bent his bow and nocked an arrow...
When passing by, I didn't even forget to take away the few war horses that were able to stand up again and still move around.
If you can cure it, you can cure it. If you really can't cure it, you can kill it for meat...
The enemy's cavalry on both wings were shot so hard that their horses neighed and people howled, and more than fifty cavalry were immediately lost.
Fortunately, most of the soldiers were wearing armor, and those who were killed were horses.
The cavalry generals on both wings screamed angrily, if they do this three or four more times, their cavalry formation will be destroyed...
Li Wenzhong was frightened and frightened, but he was not frightened to the point of losing his mind: now is not the time to send out cavalry.
Looking at the white-armored infantry formation stationed thirty feet away, Li Wenzhong's eyes flashed, he called his soldiers to whisper, and then he hung them off the wall.
Not long after, there was a commotion in the military formation under the wall.
Li Wenzhong actually changed his formation temporarily...