Caracalla once asked Qu Yi for advice on how to deal with trebuchets, and Qu Yi also put forward two suggestions. One was to adopt a dispersed formation, and the other was to approach the opponent's trebuchet position as much as possible. For the Qin army, dense military formations
This was their magic weapon for victory, which determined that they could not adopt a dispersed formation, but could only brave the rain of stones from the Han army and try their best to move forward.
Ever since he learned about the attack methods of the Han army's trebuchets, Caracalla consciously organized the Qin army to practice in this area, the most important of which was to speed up the attack.
When the Han army's trebuchet position launched a tentative attack, a stone smashed into Alani's army, and two soldiers were knocked down on the spot. Alani and Klaus raised their broad swords almost at the same time.
He pointed forward and shouted: "Kill!"
Eighty thousand Qin soldiers in two square formations galloped forward together. After a period of specialized training, their speed increased a lot, but the formation did not become too scattered.
Although the Qin army was still a long way from the Han army's position, this sudden change also disrupted the Han army's trebuchet plan. The trebuchet that had just been adjusted in place had to throw out stones in a hurry, raining down on the Qin army.
The military formation only injured the Qin army's rearguard, but the forwards escaped this round of attacks.[
After all, the trebuchet is a professional long-range siege equipment, not a field weapon. Although the institute has made many improvements and the operation is much easier, it is only relatively speaking. By the time they adjusted the range again, the Qin army had already rushed out.
More than two hundred steps forward. As the distance approaches, most of the stones thrown by the trebuchet will fall behind the Qin army's formation.
The stones used in the trebuchets were pulled thousands of miles from the rear, consuming a lot of manpower and material resources. As a former enemy commander, Zhang knew that these stones were hard to come by, and naturally he was not willing to waste them. He immediately ordered the trebuchets to stop attacking and use the bows instead.
The crossbowmen were ready. The trebuchet that once made Caracalla fearful could not continue its glory this time.
There was no more frightening "rumbling" sound from the Han army formation. Knowing that Qu Yi's tactics worked, Alani couldn't help but be overjoyed. He waved his broad sword and rushed over first. The Cilicia Army under his command also screamed strangely.
, rushing faster and faster, as if they were just a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered in front of them. Indeed, the combat effectiveness of the infantry of the Great Qin Legion is very strong. Looking at the world, they are confident of defeating any infantry opponent.
However, the Han army's combat strategy has always emphasized giving full play to the power of long-range weapons and trying to avoid stalemate fights with the enemy. When these infantrymen of the Qin Army rushed to two hundred steps away from the Han army's position, there was a "bang"
There was a loud noise, which was caused by the simultaneous firing of tens of thousands of powerful crossbows, and the sky darkened.
Liu Xin knew that the soldiers of the Great Qin Army wore heavy armor. Although these armors could not protect against the slashing of sabers and swords, they could effectively prevent damage from bows and arrows. This was also the reason why there were few crossbows in the Great Qin Army. However,
After repeated tests, the research institute found that this kind of armor cannot effectively defend against crossbow attacks.
The Tazhang Crossbow needs to be stepped on with your feet and uses the strength of the whole body to open it, hence the name. However, you can also imagine how powerful this kind of crossbow is. The improved Tazhang Crossbow of the Han army can easily shoot through
Two layers of leather armor five hundred paces away.
Because of this discovery, Liu Xin decisively gave up a large number of archers and instead equipped them with a large number of crossbows. The only weakness of crossbows compared to bows is that the time required between two shots is relatively long, and the bow and arrow often shoot
It took five times for the crossbow to be launched once, and the Tazhang Crossbow was even slower to load iron arrows. However, if it could not effectively kill the opponent, no matter how fast it was, it was meaningless, so Liu Xin still resolutely chose to use the Tazhang Crossbow.
Originally, with the range of Zhang Zhang's crossbow, after the Da Qin army crossed the range of the trebuchet, Zhang Zhang's crossbow could launch an attack. However, considering that most of the Da Qin army wore heavy iron armor, Zhang did not wait until the Da Qin army entered within two hundred paces.
Only give the order to attack when the enemy is inside. Although this reduces the number of crossbow attacks, it makes it easier to hit with one hit.
The closer the distance is, not only the lethality can be doubled, but also the accuracy of shooting can be greatly improved. There is no need to throw a few stones for testing like a trebuchet, and then adjust the azimuth and angle. It is completely a one-time step to launch the crossbow.
Tens of thousands of iron arrows were fired in unison, mixed with the sharp sound of breaking through the air, and they arrived in an instant.
The Qin army did not pay attention to the Han army's bows and arrows at all, and the people rushing in front, whether they were spearmen or broadswordmen, were holding tall shields. But the arrows shot this time were different from theirs.
Different from what we usually encounter, these black iron arrows easily penetrated their armor, pierced into their bodies, and even passed straight through, continuing to injure the people standing behind them.
More than 10,000 iron arrows are nothing to the Qin army of more than 80,000 people. Even though the arrow rain is very dense, many iron arrows will hit the same person. Therefore, if it can bring
Generally speaking, the casualties of three to four thousand people are already a very remarkable result. Unfortunately, the Qin army's formation was too dense, and the iron arrows fired by the Han army's crossbows were really powerful, and almost all the iron arrows penetrated.
He passed by and directly shot the second man. This wave of shooting knocked down five thousand Qin soldiers on the spot.
Alani rushed at the front. He was superb in martial arts and as strong as an ox. He held a shield in his left hand and waved a broadsword in his right hand. He kept knocking away the iron arrows that were shot in front of him, but there was still an iron arrow that hit him.
It was also Alani who was careless and did not realize the power of the Han army's crossbow. Most of the iron arrows in front of him were knocked away by him with his broad sword. But this iron arrow was too late, so he blocked it with his shield.
.Unexpectedly, with a "bang", the iron arrow drilled a hole in the shield, directly hit his left rib, and passed through his ribs.
Alani, who was charging hard, just felt a numbness in his chest. He didn't feel much pain at all. He didn't even lower his head to check. Because Alani knew very well that his army had no way to retreat. If he retreated at this time, he would face
Under the double blow of the Han army's crossbows and trebuchets, he could only move forward, forward, and forward again. Alani roared, simply threw away the useless shield, held the broadsword tightly with both hands, and slashed left and right along the way.
, like a madman, quickly killing the Han army's position.
In fact, all these actions of Alani were unnecessary. Although the Han army's crossbow was powerful, the gap between the two shots was too long. The Han army fired another volley. After Alani ran out for nearly a hundred steps, he
Ushered in the second wave of attacks by the Han army.
This wave of attacks was more violent than before because the distance was closer. Although Alani was swinging the broadsword as hard as he could and there was no shield blocking his sight, this time he was not as lucky as before.
The iron arrow just passed through Alani's ribs and did not hurt his vitals. However, he ran for nearly a hundred steps and greatly affected the wound. The blood flowed more and more, and Alani's steps became more and more painful.
It was heavy, and he felt excruciating pain every time he took a step, and his movements with the sword became slower and slower. Finally, he was unable to knock down the iron arrows in front of him. One iron arrow pierced the center of his eyebrows, and three more iron arrows hit him at the same time.
Alani's chest swayed, and his huge body collapsed, unable to stand up again.
Although the temporary commander of the Cilicia Army died under the crossbows of the Han army, the other soldiers of the Cilicia Army did not stop and still risked their lives to charge towards the Han army's position. This was the first step carried out by Putimius.
In every battle, the soldiers marched forward bravely with the belief that they would die, and this time was no exception. Klaus was not injured by the iron arrow. Although the Egyptian legionnaires under his command came from different walks of life,
Province, but not far behind.
The soldiers of Da Qin charged very quickly. Zhang clearly knew that there was no time for Zhang's crossbow to fire a third time. He decisively ordered the crossbowmen to retreat, the infantry separated on both sides, and the heavy cavalry divided into four columns and began to slowly attack Da Qin.
army.
Facing the cavalry, the Qin soldiers did not have much fear. They charged forward and slowly moved closer to fill the vacancies left by the soldiers who were injured and killed under the iron arrows. They reorganized into two dense square formations, spears and spears.
Stretching out of the shield, the hedgehog formation specially designed to kill cavalry showed its fangs again.[
However, this time they were not facing ordinary cavalry, but heavy armored cavalry, one of the most elite troops of the Han Dynasty. The cost of building a heavy armored cavalry was five times that of ordinary light cavalry, and the selection of horses and riders
They are all very strict. The horses must be tall and able to bear heavy loads, and the men must have outstanding arm strength. Even with the wealth of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xin could only organize 20,000 heavy armored cavalry.
The closer the Da Qin soldiers got to the Han army, their steps became slower and slower, but each step became more solid. On the contrary, the Han army's heavy armored cavalry moved faster and faster, and they were still thirty steps away from the Da Qin army's formation.
At that time, the horse finally started to gallop.
Just like dealing with the nomadic cavalry, the Great Qin spearmen threw out the spears in their hands again. However, unlike the last time, their spears were not sharp enough and could not penetrate the armor of the heavy armored cavalry. The spears stuck on the ground
The spear was also broken by the heavily armored war horse. The heavy armored cavalry quickly reached them.
For the light cavalry, the distance of thirty steps is far from being able to increase the speed of the war horse, but for the heavy armored cavalry, it is enough.
The spear stretched out in front, far exceeding the spears used by the Qin soldiers, and easily tore four large holes in the Qin army's formation. The Han army's heavy armored cavalry crushed them all the way, leaving only those alive and dead on the ground.
Next a puddle of minced meat.
At this moment, Zhang waved the spear in his hand, and the Han infantry who had already simmered up their energy rushed forward with their spears and swords, and went straight into the Qin army's formation, starting a life-and-death battle.