As the observers each issued a stern warning sound, the second battle between Jizhou and the You and Qing coalition forces officially began.
"wind!"
The first to launch was the crossbowman at the front of the array.
At this distance, the lethality of crossbows is quite low. The purpose of launching an offensive is not to kill the enemy, but to accurately measure the distance and suppress the enemy's morale, which is the so-called holding the position.
Wang Yu understood the necessity of this process very well. It was similar to the long-distance artillery suppression in later generations. It didn't matter whether you could hit someone or not. What was important was that you couldn't lose the momentum.
Perhaps, you can only understand if you put yourself in their shoes. Even if you know that the enemy's attack has limited lethality, you can still watch a dark cloud rising from the enemy's position amidst the long blast of the horn, turning into a heavy rain in the sky, and falling on your head.
, who can not be afraid?
Those experienced veterans were fine, but for the recruits who were on the battlefield for the first time, this was quite a terrifying experience. At this moment, the recruits all turned pale, especially when there were unfortunate people around them who were shot, and they screamed
When there were bursts of screams, the recruits wanted to turn around and run away, far away from this bloody battlefield.
Of course, that is impossible, not to mention that the supervising team at the end of the formation will not show mercy. In a dense infantry array, where is there a way to escape?
The most important thing is that the new recruits are accompanied by veterans. Facing the rain of arrows 200 steps away, these veterans who walked through the field of life and death did not even frown and were extremely calm.
"Why panic? The enemy is still far away. If you don't have the energy to look around, it's better to stay and fight. Maybe you can save a small life."
"My king is invincible in every battle, who can I be afraid of?" Pride is the biggest characteristic of Qingzhou veterans. It is the mark left by countless victories and has been integrated with this army.
"Avenge the brothers who died in Guangchuan!" The Youzhou Army showed hatred, and the overflowing hatred made them boil with fighting spirit. Not to mention that the long-distance rain of arrows could not stop them, even if they were facing mountains of swords and seas of fire, they
Just as fearless.
"Don't be afraid. Our soldiers are numerous, well-equipped, and commanded by generals like General Qu. It doesn't matter whether he is a champion or a white horse general. One will die, and two will die." Jizhou soldiers were equally confident.
The soldiers like them couldn't tell whether they won or lost the Battle of Jieqiao. They knew too little information. They didn't know anything except that they survived. However, since the officials and celebrities all said that they won, they
The more you hear it, the more you will believe it. Therefore, this time we came with the momentum of victory, and our morale was extremely high.
No one expects that the enemy can be completely defeated by just a few rounds of arrows that suppress the formation. In addition to the functions mentioned above, shooting the formation can also play a role in peeking into the enemy's strength and testing one's own lineup.
If there is commotion or even chaos in some places during this process, there is a high probability that there are hidden dangers there, and corresponding countermeasures must be taken quickly. For the attacker, they can focus on attacking, but for the defender, they must attack in a timely manner.
Suppressed.
Of course, what you see may not be real. If you encounter a scheming enemy, the attacker cannot think that victory is guaranteed. Otherwise, it is very likely that you will fall into the enemy's trick.
The art of war is a trick, and there are no definite rules.
"Forward!" After three rounds of testing, the war drums suddenly sounded, and the whole army shouted in unison, with a roar like thunder. The infantry of both sides started almost at the same time, each maintaining their formation and marching forward.
The formations of both armies adopt the traditional formation method of the Han army: the crossbowmen are in front, the archers are behind; the shield bearers follow closely; then there are the long soldiers who are best at array fighting and holding spears; and the following
Finally, there are sword and shield soldiers who are more conducive to fighting.
Progressive layer by layer, with clear layers.
The Jizhou Army's cavalry was limited and unable to form a battle line. Qu Yi simply deployed all the cavalry in the center; the cavalry on the allied side was on both wings. In order to preserve horse power, the cavalry did not mount their horses at this moment, but led their horses and followed them with crossbows.
Walk forward behind your hands.
"Dong, dong..." Drums sounded everywhere, the ground shook, and the battle flags fluttering in the wind moved quickly with the army heading towards each other, which was dazzling.
At a distance of about 150 steps, the two armies stopped marching in unison and stabilized their formation. The shield bearer behind the crossbowman held up his big oar, walked forward quickly, and then inserted the big oar in his hand into
On the ground, he protected himself and his comrades behind him. The large oars were connected to each other and were as stable as Mount Tai. It seemed like there was an extra city wall on the flat ground.
The crossbowman followed closely, raised the crossbow machine in his hand, and poked it out from the gap between the shields. On the city wall, dots of cold light flashed again.
The next moment, the majestic horn sound, accompanied by the rising and falling orders, broke through the sky!
"Woo, woo..."
"Wind! Wind! Wind!"
Amid the shouts, it seemed as if a hurricane was rolling up from the ground, rising into the sky with a terrifying roar! The long arrows all over the sky gathered into a huge black cloud, covering the sky and the sun, and howling down.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The cold light on the city wall also turned into a storm, rushing towards the enemy with violent murderous intent.
"Shield up..." With a loud roar and the sound of war drums, the shield players in the front row mustered up all their strength and pressed against the big oar. Facing the death storm, the shield wall was the only barrier.
At the same time, the soldiers in the formation also raised their shields. Tens of millions of shields formed a black shield formation above the heads of the soldiers, which could withstand the call of death, just like pieces of black fish scales.
of giant armor.
Arrows flew back and forth, and the screams of countless long arrows merged into a harsh roar in the air, which was thrilling.
Dark clouds rose from in front of the formations of the two armies, blocking the light of the sun. They continued to approach and meet in the sky. They either passed each other without interfering, or roared and collided with each other, falling into the dust together. Finally, a fierce wind blew.
Nails hit the death storm maker's body mercilessly like rain, creating brightly colored flowers one after another.
The blood is mixed in the dust and smoke, like the morning mist that has not dissipated, and like the soul that is reluctant to leave, lingering, lingering, crying, but unwilling to leave.
The living lives were like pieces of wheat waves in the fields. Under the attack of hailstorms, pieces were knocked down and disappeared. Some people were pierced by long arrows and flew upside down;
The long arrows were nailed to the ground viciously; more people fell to the ground after being hit by arrows, and were trampled into bloody meat pies by the surging flow of people.
No matter how airtight the shield formation is, it cannot block all attacks, and sacrifice is inevitable.
"It seems... suppressed?" Wang Yu was a little surprised. The situation on the battlefield was even more unfavorable than expected. He looked at Xu Huang uncertainly, trying to get a conclusive answer from the other party.
"Indeed." Xu Huang's expression was also serious: "Our army has indeed been suppressed."
Before going to war, Wang Yu held several military meetings in succession in order to oppose Qu Yi, and they were extremely solemn. Xu Huang did not express any objections, but he was somewhat dissatisfied in his heart. He felt that Wang Yu valued this unknown person too much.
The legendary enemy.
Although Quyi was very active in the Battle of Jieqiao, the difficulty of commanding a thousand-man army is completely different from that of commanding an army of tens of thousands. Quyi was able to block the White Horse Yi Cong in the Battle of Jieqiao
The impact may not be able to command tens of thousands of troops freely.
Xu Huang was just a little suspicious, but Huang Zhong's reaction was much bigger. The veteran was unconvinced and asked for orders directly, requesting a defense switch with Xu Huang. The veteran's original words: To deal with a mere Quyi, the lord does not need to take action personally.
With only three thousand elite troops in our headquarters, we will be able to severely defeat the enemy's edge.
Huang Zhong's courage is commendable, but now it seems that Xu Huang feels that Huang Zhong still underestimated the enemy and that Qu Yi has real ability.
"We can't say for sure what Qu Yi's military strategy is yet, but judging from the current situation, his command of the crossbowmen has really reached a state of perfection..."
The Jizhou Army has more bows and crossbows, but if you replace them with a mediocre general, you may not be able to take full advantage of their equipment.
Qu Yi's command was very characteristic. Under his command, the Jizhou Army's crossbows were always firing.
The rhythm of drawing the bow, cocking the bow, aiming, and shooting can't be seen at all. What can be seen is the wave of arrows rising up, and then hitting the shield formation from top to bottom; the strong crossbow is like a giant
*Generally, one wave after another rose up, and the shield array in front of the coalition formation was like a dam with insufficient materials. Amidst the loud noise, it seemed to be crumbling.
At the beginning, the coalition forces were barely evenly matched, but after a few rounds of shooting, they were suppressed. Every time the shield formation opened and closed to provide the crossbowmen with the convenience to launch a volley, the enemy's attack would go on as scheduled.
When it arrived, it knocked over a group of people and caused chaos.
After a few attempts, the rhythm of the coalition's crossbowmen was completely disrupted.
The Qingzhou Army of the Chinese Army was okay. The soldiers were well-trained and quickly reorganized their posture. They changed from a salvo of the whole army to a salvo of sections. Although the power was reduced a lot, they finally maintained their fighting spirit.
The performance of the Youzhou infantry was much worse. These rabble-rousers were far from being considered elites. They suffered heavy casualties under the continuous attacks of the Jizhou army. They quickly became mute and huddled behind the shield array, daring not to show their heads.
, there were only a few sporadic counterattacks.
The morale of the Jizhou Army, which gained the upper hand in the exchange of fire, was greatly boosted. The horn suddenly became more urgent, and the army array rolled forward. At the same time, a wave of volleys continued continuously.
The routine commanded by Qu Yi is not unusual. It is nothing more than round-robin shooting. It is similar to Wang Yu's use of crossbowmen. However, in actual combat, whether in battle or while advancing, always maintaining the same rhythm, this ability is
Not normal anymore.
Now Wang Yu is no longer as ignorant about ancient military tactics as before. He knows how high the technical content of this command method is.
"Qu Yi..." For a moment, he felt a little warm-hearted.
He is also a good general who can stand alone. How great would it be if he could be taken under his command? This person is no better than Xu Rong. He has no special beliefs and is very marginalized in Jizhou. His chances should be great. If this battle is
Being able to capture this person...well, now is not the time to think about these things, let's fight this battle first.
Seeing that the distance between the two armies was close to about a hundred steps, Wang Yu calmed down and issued an order: "Send a flag to Brother Bogui and ask him to lead the cavalry to fight."
"promise!"
The flag flutters, conveying the unyielding fighting spirit.
"The king thief can't hold himself back anymore!" Although he couldn't understand the flag of the Qingzhou Army, Chunyu Qiong was also a veteran general and could easily identify the enemy's movements from the atmosphere.
"If he can persist until now, he is already very calm." Feng Ji put his hand on his forehead and sneered.
Of course, it is impossible to defeat a well-trained army with crossbowmen, but it can suppress the enemy's morale. More importantly, Youzhou's improvised infantry is a huge weakness. As long as you pursue this weakness and attack fiercely,
You can achieve fruitful results.
If the enemy does not take action, as the distance between the two armies approaches, the power of the covering fire will become stronger and stronger. The Youzhou infantry will inevitably collapse at the moment before the battle. At that time, the troops can be driven out to attack the Qingzhou army.
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Therefore, the enemy must either admit defeat and retreat, or they can only use the cavalry as their trump card. What else can they do?
"We have to prevent him from rushing into the formation. How about we postpone the advance?" The command level displayed by Qu Yi not only surprised Wang Yu, but also the judge. Seeing that the victory was in hand, he suddenly didn't want to let Qu Yi win.
So easy, so smooth.
"No!"
Qu Yi shook his head, "Now we have to seize the opportunity to pursue the victory. Gongsun Zan does not dare to use up all the cavalry. If he does, he will not be able to gain a foothold in Youzhou. Moreover, I always feel that this battle was fought too smoothly, so I must win."
Be on guard against Wang Pengju's rear move and engage in the battle as soon as possible without leaving any room for the cavalry to move."
"Space to move?" Shen Pei and others were a little confused, not understanding what Qu Yi meant. Chun Yuqiong was impatient. When he was about to ask more questions, a bright light suddenly flashed in the corner of his eyes.
He was stunned for a moment, then turned his head, and then exclaimed: "God! This is..."
I saw the front ends of the two wings of the Hook Formation, and the shield formation split as soon as it came together, leaving a wide passage in the middle. Immediately, dust and smoke surged behind the passage, the sound of horse hooves rumbled loudly, and the Youzhou Qingqi that had been stationary finally launched
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All the generals in Jizhou have experienced the Battle of the Boundary Bridge, with tens of thousands of cavalry galloping, and fierce battles. Naturally, they will not be intimidated by the momentum of a mere six thousand cavalry.
However, when the passage left by Youzhou's infantry became wider and wider, and the silhouette of the cavalry became clearer and clearer, everyone except Qu Yi was stunned.
At first, there were just a few rays of light, dancing in the dust and smoke, faintly visible.
After careful observation, I found that the flash of light did exist, reflecting the rising sun, constantly changing, getting brighter and brighter!
Get closer, and the existence of the light becomes certain, or in other words, dazzling. It is not an ordinary luster, but...
Golden light!
Shining golden light!
Like the legendary golden armor!
No, it's not the legendary one, because the armor has really appeared in front of everyone!
The first one rode like a golden dragon, and with a long neighing sound, it broke through the dust and smoke, revealing its majestic figure in front of everyone.
The man is covered with golden armor; the horse is covered with golden armor!
Even the people and horses were shrouded in a layer of golden light, like the legendary gods descending to earth, making the viewers horrified!
"Yi Cong of Youzhou, follow me into the formation!" The cavalry who jumped out first shouted loudly, and countless people in the dust and smoke agreed at the same time. Following the loud response, one after another, the knights in golden armor penetrated the dust and smoke and gathered.
Behind the leader, he shouted and launched a charge!
"Step into the formation! Step into the formation!"
A knight in golden armor is enough to stun the people of Jizhou;
A group of knights in shining armor is enough to make people feel as absurd as falling into a dream;
When they discovered that the cavalry appeared one after another, all with the same attire, the Jizhou soldiers were completely dumbfounded. Even the well-trained crossbowmen did not bother to continue firing arrows, but rubbed their eyes desperately, doubting themselves.
Have you been dazzled by the rising sun?
How could there be so many golden armors!
Thousands of tools!?
That's right, it's golden armor! The light emitted by thousands of knights gathered together is enough to give people the illusion that they have suddenly arrived in the age of mythology, and the great god Hou Yi is shooting at the sun. Only one is left in the sky, and the rest have fallen to the ground.
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This metaphor is a bit ridiculous, but if you don’t think much about it, how can you accurately explain everything you see before you?
"Fake...it's fake!" Unlike Chun Yuqiong, who only opened his mouth in a daze, the judge's reaction was much faster. With a quick thought, he discovered the truth, and he shouted at the top of his lungs: "It's not the golden armor.
Shoot the arrow, shoot the arrow! It's made of paper, it's made of paper, it can't stop the arrow at all!"
"Yes, it's true!" Feng Ji also forgot about the factional disputes and kept echoing.
I asked why he was wearing paper armor. It turned out to be a bluff! While agreeing, he was also scared in his heart. Don't tell me, this trick is really bluffing. Fortunately, the information came in time, otherwise he would be yelled at like this.
, it might even frighten the morale of the army to the point of collapse.
Thousands of golden armors, even the emperor can't afford them! Who can not be afraid of the momentum created?
This little thief is so cunning!
"Paper?" Qu Yi was also in a daze and murmured: "Would Wang Pengju make such a mistake? Even if he did, would Gongsun Zan use his family wealth to accompany him to fool around? This is not reasonable."
"Maybe he doesn't know that he leaked the information..." Shen Pei replied subconsciously, and then shouted impatiently: "Okay, don't talk so much, the situation is urgent, General Qu, why don't you concentrate on the enemy?
?Fire the arrow, give the order to fire the arrow!"
Qu Yi wanted to wait and see, but Shen Pei and others were pressing hard, and the situation on the battlefield was indeed urgent. He had no time to think too much, so he turned and looked at the war drum corps behind the wooden platform. Hundreds of war drums were lined up densely together, and they were strong.
The strong drummer held up his hammers and waited eagerly.
Qu Yi waved his hand.
In an instant, the war drums beat, shaking the earth and the earth.
"The enemy is bluffing, that armor is fake! It's fake... Listen to my order, all members of Team C are present, eighty steps in front... fire arrows!" the Jizhou generals shouted at the top of their lungs, and the Chinese Army's
The order was conveyed to the brothers under his command. After calming down their emotions a little, he directed them to launch another volley.
"wind!"
The dark clouds flew up, turned into rain, and turned into wisps of green smoke in the golden light of the sun, floating up and down. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)