A long and distant horn sounded, and the earth began to tremble.
The endless sea of flags turned into rolling waves under the caress of the morning breeze.
The dim light reflected from the dark armor and weapons almost chilled the sky above.
The forest-like halberd blades are like the fangs of the god of death, bursting out with murderous energy.
Thirty thousand Yuan's troops moved with a roar, and with neat and heavy steps, they began to advance steadily towards Yan Liang's army.
With every step, the ground shook.
The large formation of strong shields opening the way was like a giant steel beast, roaring and roaring as it came slowly.
The nerves of the officers and soldiers of the Yan family on the left and right became tense immediately, and the palms holding their weapons were soaked with sweat in the blink of an eye.
Yan Liang could even hear their wildly beating heartbeats and their heavy breathing like cattle. He knew that it was the tension spreading in the hearts of the soldiers.
This situation was exactly the same as the decisive battle with Ma Chao, but the enemy in front of them was more powerful than the Xiliang Army.
However, Yan Liang was as steady as a rock, his brows were as calm as if he ignored the powerful enemy in front of him, and he didn't even frown.
Yan Liang's calmness and calmness certainly made the soldiers on his left and right feel a little more at ease, but the suspicion in their hearts also became stronger.
Even those generals who have experienced hundreds of battles are beginning to feel uneasy at this moment, and they really don't know where their Lord's confidence comes from.
Some people also keenly noticed that there were some unusual things in their military formation this time. Those things covered with gray cloth looked like some kind of weapons.
They were guessing that maybe this weapon was the source of their protagonist's confidence in defeating the enemy, but they also couldn't figure out what weapon in the world could break Yuan Jun's indestructible shield.
At the time of speculation, the enemy's formation was getting closer and closer, and the distance between the two armies was no more than 500 steps.
Yuan's army's formation was almost exactly the same as the previous one, with strong shields forming an iron wall in front, halberdiers and crossbowmen following behind, and cavalry on both wings and rear.
No matter how you look at it, this is an impeccable iron formation.
The last time they retreated before the battle, luckily there was a fire trench that blocked the enemy's pursuit. But this time they formed a formation with their backs to the city, and except for Wancheng behind them, there was no way to retreat.
Once the troops withdraw again, the narrow city gate will not allow them all to withdraw into the city, and Yuan Jun's 30,000 troops will rush in.
When the time comes, everything will stop.
It's hard to get off the tiger. The only option is to fight to the death.
The 10,000 soldiers of the Yan family army had no choice but to muster the courage to die and prepare to follow their lord in a desperate fight.
In the blink of an eye, Yuan Jun advanced to 400 steps, and Yan Liang could even clearly see the word "Yuan" on the enemy flag.
Yan Liang raised his head and stared at it, and said calmly: "The time is almost here, the crossbowmen are ready."
The flag was waved, and a group of messengers headed straight for the front army at the same time.
The generals on the left and right were a little puzzled. They were all thinking, even if it is the most powerful crossbow in the world, the longest effective range is only more than two hundred steps, why does the lord now have to launch the crossbow at more than four hundred steps?
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Moreover, even a hard crossbow could not penetrate Yuan Jun's thick shield covered with cowhide.
The generals' suspicion suddenly turned into surprise as the gray cloth was lifted off.
The gray cloth was lifted up, and the mysterious weapon finally revealed its true face.
It was a craftsmanship that was as tall as half a man. It was made entirely of copper and had a very strange shape. If it weren't for the existence of the string, no one would have been able to tell that it looked like a crossbow machine.
Made entirely of copper, this is an extremely exquisite crossbow machine.
Under everyone's surprised eyes, the former army's halberdier formation split apart, and more than a hundred crossbowmen divided the wheeled copper crossbows into three rows and pushed them to the front of the formation.
Ten long iron-clustered crossbow arrows, reflecting faint green light, were all aimed at the oncoming Yuan Jun.
Yan Liang frowned and shouted sharply: "Fire the arrow!"
Orders were passed down layer by layer, all the way to the front of the formation.
But there was a sudden buzzing sound, and more than eighty iron arrows shot out in an instant, piercing the air like streams of light and heading straight towards Yuan Jun.
Yuan Jun, who was facing him, saw the crossbow arrows coming and raised his shield to block them.
They originally thought that with such an indestructible shield, they could block any hard crossbow attack, and they would be absolutely safe hiding behind it.
But a moment later, they were horrified to discover that they were wrong.
Puff puff puff~~
More than eighty iron arrows came like lightning, and except for a few, most of them hit the target.
The extremely powerful force was so powerful that it was incredibly easy to penetrate the thick shield. The iron arrows that broke through the shield were even more powerful and shot through the armor and the armor of the shield-bearer who was hiding behind it.
The sound of screams rose like a wave, and a famous shieldman fell to the ground in an instant. The extremely powerful iron arrows, after breaking the shield, even pierced the two or three people behind them like grasshoppers.
The crossbow carts in the front row finished firing, and the crossbowmen hurriedly dragged the crossbow carts to the back row. The crossbow carts in the second row were immediately pushed to the front row and continued to fire. The crossbow carts in the third row were pushed onto the second row.
Row.
Such three rows of continuous fire, imitating the shooting method of Yuan Rong's continuous crossbow, endlessly attacked Yuan Jun's army with arrows.
The Yuan army, which was advancing steadily, suddenly fell into a commotion. They never imagined that the shield formation they thought was indestructible would be broken by the enemy like this, and even more so with the use of such a powerful crossbow with astonishing lethality.
Although the enemy arrows shot were not dense, the terrifying scene of one arrow piercing three people was more terrifying than the attack of thousands of arrows. In the blink of an eye, the shield bearers in front fell into panic.
Yuan Tan, who was in the Chinese army, was also confused at this time.
All the pride and all the anger for revenge on that noble face were instantly shattered by Yan Liang's incredibly powerful crossbow.
Yuan Tan seemed to have seen a ghost, with unprecedented shock on his face, "How in this world...how could there be such a powerful crossbow...how could it be possible..."
In shock, Yuan Tan trembled and uttered some incoherent words.
The generals on the left were all shocked. Even Xinpi, who prided himself on his ingenuity, was stunned by the scene.
The shield bearers of the front army began to be unable to withstand the blow of the powerful crossbow. They dared not take another step forward. More than a thousand people retreated in panic.
The halberdiers and crossbowmen at the back were not given orders and continued to move forward, but they pushed each other back and forth. The originally orderly steel formation soon fell into chaos.
At this moment, the enemy's ballista adjusted its shooting range again, and the terrifying arrows before it started tended towards the back row.
When the halberdiers experienced such terrifying crossbow arrows, the panic quickly spread to the entire army.
The collapse has occurred!
Yan Liangjun was also stunned.
Wen Chou, Wen Pin, Lu Lingqi, Xu Shu...
These civil servants and generals with superhuman abilities all had shocked expressions on their faces, and disbelief flashed in their eyes.
They seemed unable to believe that there was such a magical crossbow machine in this world. It could penetrate a leather-covered shield at a distance of four hundred steps, and it could even penetrate three enemy soldiers with enough force.
What an incredible lethality this was, it was beyond their imagination.
Only then did they suddenly realize that no wonder their lord dared to decide to win a decisive battle with Yuan Tan.
It turned out that it was not Yan Liang's impulsive act, but that he had already secured victory.
Their lord, after Yuan Rong's Liannu last time, once again gave them a big surprise.
When everyone came to their senses, they couldn't help but look at Yan Liang. The admiration in their eyes and expressions was even more difficult to restrain.
"It turns out...it turns out that my sworn brother has already had this weapon to defeat the enemy. Little sister, I really worried too much."
Lu Lingqi, who was standing beside her, could not conceal her surprise in her words.
Although Yan Liangliang felt a little proud, his expression was calm and he simply said: "Whenever will I fight an uncertain battle? I have told you not to think too much, just prepare for the battle with peace of mind."
Hearing Yan Liang's words, many of the generals showed a bit of shame, and secretly laughed at themselves. They shouldn't have doubted their lord's decision in the first place.
In just a moment, Yuan Jun, who was four hundred steps away, fell into a quagmire of chaos, completely losing the overwhelming momentum he had before.
The time has come, so there is no doubt.
Yan Liang's eyes narrowed, murderous intent suddenly arose, and he said loudly: "Lingqi, I promised you to kill me today. Now I am ordering you to lead a thousand iron pagodas to attack in the center of the iron pagoda. You are only allowed to advance, not retreat!"
"The general will obey his orders."
Lu Lingqi, whose fighting spirit had already reached its peak, was filled with the murderous aura of hunting and immediately ordered her to leave in excitement.
"Where is Wen Ziqin?"
"The end will be here."
Yan Liang pointed his riding whip, "I order you to lead the divine cavalry to attack the enemy's left flank."
"No." Wen Chou ordered and left.
"Where is Wen Zhongye?"
Wenpin raised his hands and stepped forward, "General, I will obey the order."
"I order you to command five thousand infantry. Once the cavalry disrupts the enemy's formation, they will immediately march out and seize the enemy's center."
"The general will obey his orders."
A series of orders were issued, and the excited generals led their troops and rode off.
The fighting spirit of the 10,000 Yan family soldiers has reached its peak, and they are all gearing up for a bloody battle.
At the front army, the crossbowmen stopped shooting arrows and withdrew the crossbow carts to both sides in an orderly manner. Immediately afterwards, Lu Lingqi led a thousand iron pagoda heavy cavalry to the front of the formation.
Boom boom boom~
The rumble of war drums soared into the sky, which was the clarion call for attack.
Lu Lingqi danced with a fangtian painted halberd, sitting on her crotch in white, and with a clear drink, it shot out like a red and white rainbow.
A thousand heavily armored cavalry roared into action, forming a wedge-shaped impact, like a huge spear, and shot towards the chaotic Yuan army.
The iron hooves rolled, and the sky collapsed.
Lu Lingqi's complicated heart and the long-suppressed anger of the knights were all poured into this full force charge.
Facing Yan Jun's heavy cavalry that was heading straight for him, Yuan Tan's shocked and stunned face was replaced by terror in the blink of an eye, and his mind suddenly buzzed and went blank.
The riding crop in his hand was even more difficult to hold, and fell to the ground.
For a moment, three big words flashed in Yuan Tan's mind - it's over!
