The copper thorns and nails dropped by the Jiuyuan Army a hundred steps away from the square formation worked.
As soon as the horses under the Donghu cavalry without horseshoes came within a hundred steps, they all screamed and fell to the ground. With the strong momentum, the Donghu cavalry on horseback flew off the horse and fell to the ground.
The Donghu cavalry who were following too close behind stumbled when faced with the unexpected horse, and they did not rush back. They all collided with the horses or Donghu cavalry who fell to the ground, and rolled into a ball.
The Donghu cavalry that rolled over suddenly fell into chaos! At this time, everyone knew that the Qin people had obviously sprinkled something on the ground to make so many horses around them stumble!
But they have no time to think!
The god of death fell from the sky with a sharp whistling sound.
Exactly the same situation, exactly the same result. But it seems that this time the crossbow volley was equal to the first time!
The killing effect of more than 20,000 crossbow arrows is almost the same as that of nearly 50,000 crossbow arrows. The Donghu cavalry should actually be grateful to the Jiuyuan Army for scattering the copper thorns and other things that hit the door a hundred steps away to deal with the hooves of the Donghu people's war horses.
It was precisely because these copper thorns worked first that more Donghu people escaped.
But even so, after being struck by a large continuous-fire crossbow machine and a series of attacks such as two waves of crossbow arrows and copper thorns, the Donghu cavalry had dropped sharply from 200,000 to less than 150,000 in less than two quarters of an hour.
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Running all the way, in a short distance of 1,800 steps, in less than two quarters of an hour, at least 50,000 of the 200,000 Donghu warriors fell!
Even when the Huns' nearly 200,000 troops raided King Donghu's tent, they did not cause so much damage to the Donghu people in such a short period of time! The reason why the Huns were able to uproot King Donghu's tent was ultimately because
Sneak attack by the Huns.
If the Xiongnu and Donghu fought openly and openly, even if Maodun could finally destroy Donghu, the Xiongnu would at least have to pay a huge price.
But now, the 200,000 Donghu people have not even touched a hair of the Qin people. They have already suffered nearly a quarter of the casualties. How can we not frighten all the Donghu cavalry? If possible, all the Donghu cavalry do not want to face it again
The people of Qin attacked like a storm.
But, obviously they have to face it.
Fortunately, after the soldiers of the Jiuyuan Army fired the wave of crossbow arrows, they no longer wasted time on the crossbows. Countless small shields in their hands appeared densely above the heads of the infantry of the Jiuyuan Army.
In another forty steps at most, you will be within the range of the Huns’ powerful bows!
Although the Huns (the Jiuyuan Army did not know that the Xiongnu army going south this time was the Xiongnu and Donghu coalition forces) suffered heavy losses after just a few waves of attacks, they still had twice as many soldiers as the Jiuyuan Army. And the people who appeared around the Jiuyuan Army were obviously
It will not be all the Huns and barbarians.
As long as more than 100,000 Xiongnu barbarians enter their shooting range, within a short span of 60 steps, they can shoot at least three arrows! Three arrows will far exceed the number of crossbow arrows that the Jiuyuan Army just poured over the heads of the Donghu barbarians.
That is the true covering of the sky and the sun.
The Jiuyuan Army has fought countless large and small battles with the Huns, and they are very familiar with the fighting methods of this nomadic people who have long troubled the northern border of Qin. However, except for the time more than ten years ago when General Meng Tian personally led the 300,000 Jiuyuan Army against 50
After the victory of thousands of Huns cavalry, the Jiuyuan Army rarely used pure infantry against the Huns barbarian cavalry, let alone the Huns cavalry several times their own strength.
Most of the time, the Huns cavalry used wolf pack tactics, taking advantage of the good mobility of the cavalry to engage in guerrilla attacks, constantly harassing the Qin border! However, after that shocking battle, they faced the elite scouts of the Nine Plains Army who were like wolves and tigers.
, the Huns can no longer move south on a large scale. Even a thousand-man army rarely enters the border of Daqin.
When facing the Huns cavalry and beyond the range of the Huns' strong bows, the Qin army's excellent ordnance has an inherent advantage. But once the Huns cavalry enters the range of their strong bows, the Huns' arrows that cover the sky will be
A nightmare for any pure infantry army.
Both the generals and ordinary soldiers of the Jiuyuan Army knew this very well. Therefore, the infantry of the Jiuyuan Army who went out to fight this time basically had a small shield in their hands, and they used all the large and small shields stored in the treasury of Jiuyuan City.
I took it out and barely made up enough.
And these shields will be the only effective defense against the Huns' arrows that cover the sky.
After the arrows have passed, when the Huns officially charge into battle, it will be a real confrontation between the two armies! Whoever wins will have to fight with real swords and guns.
The distance of forty steps was less than a few breaths under the four hooves of the Donghu cavalry.
"Buzz!"
All the Donghu cavalrymen raised their strong bows in unison while galloping, and shot the first powerful arrow. Then without any pause, they continued to pick up their bows and arrows.
In the blink of an eye, three arrows were shot in a row! Some Donghu cavalry with fast hands even shot four arrows!
What does it mean to cover the sky and the sun? When you really face the Donghu cavalry's riding and shooting, you will know what it means to cover the sky and the sun!
Three consecutive waves of thick feathered arrows flew towards the infantry phalanx of the Jiuyuan Army with a roar.
A thick black shadow completely covered the sunlight above Jiuyuan Army's head!
This is not a volley of more than 100,000 Donghu cavalry, but a volley of Donghu cavalry who are running in front and have entered the range of their strong bows! Behind these Donghu cavalry, at least half of the Donghu cavalry are still galloping.
Not within range.
The arrows that covered the sky fell from the sky in an instant.
The sound of "Ding Ding Dang!" The sound is endless! Occasionally, the sound of the feather arrow through the gap between the shield seam penetrates the armor gap and shoots into the blood of the soldiers of the Jiuyuan Army and the low bombing and boring.
hum.
The shield can cover some of the arrows, but everyone knows that it cannot cover all of the arrows.
The Jiuyuan Army finally began to suffer casualties!
All three waves of feather arrows fell. At least nearly 10,000 Qin soldiers at the outermost edge of the Jiuyuan Army's infantry phalanx were shot by the Donghu people's feather arrows and injured! However, there were very few soldiers who were actually killed directly. They were covered by shields.
Even if the Donghu cavalry's arrows penetrated the gaps between the shields, they could only hit the exposed thighs or arms of the Jiuyuan soldiers.
Only a few of them, less than a thousand people, were killed by Donghu cavalry's arrows that directly hit their vital points!
The injured Jiuyuan soldier calmly pulled out the feather arrows stuck in his arms, thighs, and shoulders, bringing out streams of blood. Then he tightly held the copper sword in his hand!
By this time, the Donghu cavalry was about to have its first head-on collision with the infantry phalanx of the Jiuyuan Army!
Less than ten steps away!
The soldiers of the Jiuyuan Army holding spears could clearly see the ferocious faces and crazy eyes of the Donghu cavalry! All the Donghu cavalry faced the steel city wall composed of densely packed giant shields of the Jiuyuan Army, and stretched out from the gaps in the giant shields.
When he pulled out a long sharp spear, he knew what would happen if he hit it.
But they will die if they collide. If they don’t collide, they may die faster! Because the Donghu cavalry behind them are already densely packed at such a distance. If they don’t collide with the giant steel shield of the Jiuyuan Army, they will be killed by the Donghu cavalry behind them.
The cavalryman was knocked to the ground and trampled to death!
The distance of ten steps is less than a breath!
The Donghu cavalry who rushed at the front, holding simple curved knives, had already hit him with both men and horses!
But the first thing to greet them was obviously not the giant shield, but the sharp spear that protruded at least more than a foot long! Many Donghu cavalry had not even gotten close to the giant shield, and they had already been pierced by the spear, including men and horses.
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Of course, many spears were broken into two pieces by the Donghu cavalry!
At the same time as they collided with the spears, the Donghu cavalry whose horses were pierced by the spears were already dead! But even if they were killed, under the strong inertia, many Donghu cavalrymen carried the broken spears of the Jiuyuan soldiers, and then they were even killed.
The one with the horse slammed into the giant shield at the outermost edge of the Jiuyuan Army formation!
The loud sound of "bang bang bang" resounded throughout the entire earth! The screams of war horses and the screams of Donghu cavalry before they died were continuous!
It's like huge waves crashing on the rocks!
Wave after wave of Donghu cavalry continuously attacked the giant shield city wall and the forest of guns composed of the Jiuyuan Army's infantry! The strong impact caused the tall and strong men on the outermost edge of the Jiuyuan Army's infantry phalanx to hold giant shields.
The infantry of the Jiuyuan Army staggered uncontrollably, and the originally neat and tight defense line began to become twisted!
The Donghu cavalry who were lucky enough to rush in were stabbed to death by the spearmen waiting in the phalanx before they had time to cheer! Then they were thrown out of the shield wall with their bodies!
More and more Donghu cavalry rushed against the shield wall of the Jiuyuan Army!
One by one the spears were broken! Then soldiers from the Jiuyuan Army came to replace them!
The formation is starting to become unstable!
The Donghu people are completely red-eyed! Any retreat at this time means death! No one wants to die! If you don't want to die, you can only break through the shield wall and kill all the Qin people!
Although the soldiers of the Jiuyuan Army are not afraid of death, they also don’t want to die! So obviously they can only kill all the Xiongnu barbarians who are charging towards them!
at this time!
The familiar humming sound echoed across the earth again!
The Donghu cavalry at the rear has entered the range of the strong bow in their hands!
Three consecutive waves of huge arrows flew into the sky, and then with a sharp whistle, they rushed toward the Nine Yuan Army infantry square formation, covering the sky and covering the sun!
At this time, the soldiers of the Qin Army were all trying their best to resist the continuous collision of Donghu cavalry. The soldiers of the Jiuyuan Army on the periphery were not in a hurry and could not raise their shields to defend!
Because as long as they are not careful, the strict shield wall will be broken through by the Donghu cavalry. Once the shield wall is broken through by the Donghu cavalry, more than 100,000 Donghu cavalry will be charged into the square formation. All the 89,000 original army infantrymen will know what to do.
What are the consequences!
The sudden falling of countless feather arrows immediately made a large area outside the Jiuyuan Army's infantry phalanx blank! (To be continued!~!
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