Seeing Guan Hai slashing at him, Cao Cao couldn't avoid it. He looked up to the sky and exclaimed: "Could it be that I, Cao Mengde, am going to die here today?"
At this critical moment, I heard a loud roar from outside the forest: "Don't hurt my lord. Dian Wei is here." Then I saw a big man running in as fast as thunder.
It turned out that Dian and Wei fought their way through the rebel army. No trace of Cao Cao could be found. After searching for a few of his lost soldiers, they found out that Cao Cao had fled into the mountains and forests. Came here at the critical moment.
Guan Hai heard the roar outside the forest. He didn't want to pay attention to it. Suddenly he heard the wind whistling behind him. It was too late to dodge. A small halberd came roaring and hit Guan Hai's right shoulder. The long knife fell to the ground with a clang. Guan Hai was shocked. He did not dare to fight and left with his halberd.
Dian Wei protected Cao Cao behind him. He waved his big halberd and killed Guan Hai's horsemen. He grabbed a horse and helped Cao Cao up. He rushed out all the way. Several of Guan Hai's horsemen picked up Cao Cao's golden helmets and returned with sighs.
Cao Cao escaped by chance. Liu Bei was not good enough to take him. Most of his soldiers and horses were surrendered soldiers. They were defeated by a few ambushes. Only a few hundred Bai'er soldiers arrived by Chen blocked most of the Hebei army. However, Hundreds of white-eared soldiers only have so much ability. If they want to block Xuanying Guards and Yue Xi, hundreds of white-eared soldiers don't have that ability yet.
Because Liu Bei sent Guan Yu to fight with the lord before, Yue Xi hated Liu Bei deeply. As soon as the ambush came out, Yue Xi drove his troops directly at Liu Bei. The heavy armored soldiers of the middle camp passed by, and the cold light of Mo Dao flashed, causing a bloody storm. Chen Dao originally sent a group of hundreds of white-eared soldiers to intercept, but a dense and domineering javelin was thrown. The hundreds of white-eared spearmen who did not take a step back under the strong attack of thousands of spearmen were all that was left in the blink of an eye. There were only a few people. Chen Dao was so startled that he quickly avoided the sharp edge of the soldiers in the middle and let Xi pass by.
The expanded Xuanying Guards were divided into two battalions. One battalion consisted of heavy cavalry for breaking the army, and the other battalion consisted of middle-level military soldiers.
The sergeants of these two battalions are based on the original Xuanying Guards. They also select some elites from among the soldiers to supplement them. Among them, those who are agile and skilled in cavalry warfare are organized into the broken army camp. And the body shape Those who are tall and powerful will be organized into the middle camp. Each of the two camps has three thousand elites.
The main cavalry battle of Pojun Camp and the main infantry battle of Pojun Camp. Because the combat tasks are different, the equipment of the two battalions has been slightly adjusted and subdivided.
The Po Army Camp has inherited the equipment of the Xuanying Iron Cavalry from the past. Excellent prairie horses. Thirty kilograms of full-body armor. Each man has a seven-foot sword. A two-stone crossbow is also indispensable equipment. The Iron Cavalry Po Army is invincible.
Compared with the broken barracks, the middle base camp is a newly formed army by Wenyuan. As Wenyuan's identity becomes more and more respected, Wenyuan needs more and more tiger guards who are absolutely loyal to them. They are especially good at foot combat. .After all, cavalry is not suitable for all terrains.
As a force that focuses on infantry combat, the mid-level soldiers pay more attention to defense. The thirty-eight kilograms of thickened iron armor is tailor-made for them by the craftsman's workshop. In addition to the seven-foot armor that is the same as the Pojun heavy cavalry, In addition to knives and crossbows, they also have a different piece of equipment...throwing spears.
Wen Yuan ordered people to make a throwing gun. The handle of the gun was five feet long. It was polished from soft wood. The top of the gun was covered with a spear head. The spear head was thin and sharp. It was one foot and seven minutes long and was only slightly thicker than an iron nail. It's like a pointed awl with an extended handle. This design allows the gun head to break immediately when it encounters a hard object. This prevents the opponent from picking it up and throwing it back, causing damage to your own soldiers. The sharp and slender gun tip can It can easily penetrate armor and even cowhide heavy shields. Penetrate soft flesh and blood.
In Wen Yuan's view, there is no mutually replacing relationship between throwing spears and crossbows. The role of throwing spears is not to kill enemies at long distances. Remember this is the key point. Its function is mainly to prevent soldiers from engaging in close combat. It suddenly damages or disrupts the enemy, destroys its combat formation, and quickly creates favorable conditions for our close combat. Moreover, throwing guns has at least two advantages compared to bows and crossbows.
First, due to its heavy weight. Although the initial speed is slow, the accuracy and power cannot be underestimated when thrown at close range. It especially causes a great psychological shock to the enemy. Just imagine seeing your companions around you being stabbed by a gun. Wear it. What a terrifying deterrent it is.
Second, the production cost and man-hour consumption of throwing guns are lower than those of crossbows. They are more convenient to use and easier to train. They do not require professional training like crossbows.
But unfortunately, crossbows have been widely used since ancient times. However, throwing spears is not the mainstream equipment in the army. There are only a few people who use throwing spears in the establishment. The most famous one is Gao Shun's trap camp. According to legend, Ma Chao's Xiliang heavy cavalry seems to be equipped with this weapon.
When the trapped camp attacked Yingtao, the spears thrown by the trapped camp showed amazing power. The short-range ability to break defenses and the devastating lethality against light armored and even heavy armored units made Wenyuan have long been determined to equip the troops with this weapon. .
Now Wenyuan has simply trial-produced a batch of equipment for the middle base camp to try out. There are three of them per man. If it is determined that the throwing spear is suitable for the battle formation, Wenyuan plans to equip the entire army.
Just imagine. Three thousand mid-level soldiers form a battle formation. They use crossbows for long-range attacks, throwing spears for mid-range attacks, and swords for close combat. Such a formation undoubtedly has the strongest offensive and defensive capabilities.
And don’t think that such bulky equipment will affect the mobility of the middle-level soldiers. As Wenyuan’s most elite troops, Wenyuan will of course equip them with horses as a means of transportation. So although they mainly fight on foot, their actions Ability cannot be underestimated.
Just like cutting tofu with a knife, the soldiers on the middle base easily tore through the enemy's defense at the rear and charged towards Liu Bei invincibly. Ulangu's side also sent hundreds of heavy cavalry to break through, and they made huge detours in an attempt to intercept Liu Bei.
Liu Bei galloped southward on horseback. However, the defeated troops were escaping hastily on both sides of his mount. He could not increase his speed no matter how hard he mounted.
"Liu Bei, don't leave. Please accept your head as soon as possible." In the midst of anxiety, he heard a loud shout from behind. Liu Bei looked back and saw an enemy general holding a halberd and riding a horse. He was invincible to anyone who stood in his way. He was only a few dozen steps away from him. distance.
Liu Bei recognized that the general was the one who had fought against Xu Chu before. He couldn't help but was shocked. He was at a loss. Guan Yu beside him shouted: "Brother, don't panic. Guan is here." After that, he led more than a hundred swordsmen under his command to stop. . Block the crossing and form a formation to block it.
The most elite one around Guan Yu is the hundred-man school swordsmen. They have single swords and heavy armor, and carry large shields on their arms. They have super strong defense. Their sword skills have also been taught by Guan Yu himself. They are sharp and fierce.
Every inch in the battle formation is longer and stronger. Therefore, soldiers mostly use long weapons to boost their courage. Instead, they use short weapons such as single swords. If nothing else, their courage is unparalleled by ordinary soldiers.