The speed of Youzhou Qingqi is getting faster and faster, and the rapid sound of horse hooves gradually turns into a huge roar that sounds from both ends of the battlefield. The surging cavalry army roars like a flood that bursts its embankment, roaring, moving forward indomitably, with majestic momentum.
The entire battlefield trembled with the violent shaking of the ground.
Facing a formidable enemy, the Jizhou Army was not to be outdone. The long sound of horns, the passionate sound of war drums, and the continuous sounds of orders intertwined to inspire the morale of the soldiers again.
As the truth becomes more and more widely known, panic quickly subsides and is replaced by anger, as the saying goes!
"Buzz!" The moment he vented his anger, the heaven and earth seemed to vibrate, making a loud buzzing sound. The Jizhou Army was like a group of giant wasps whose hives had been destroyed, howling angrily and showing their weapons to the enemy.
Edge.
In the previous exchange of shots, Qu Yi accurately controlled the rhythm. Groups of soldiers were constantly rotating, and the suppression of bows and crossbows was like waves at high tide, one after another, never-ending and continuous.
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At this moment, as if angry from shame, the Jizhou Army broke out with all its strength. This round of offensive was far more violent than the previous one, like the most violent stormy sea!
The cloud of arrows covered the sky and the sun, like Mount Tai pressing down on the top. The moment it reached its highest point, even the light of the armor of the golden-armored cavalry was dimmed.
"Kill! Kill them without leaving any trace behind!" Chunyu Qiong on the high platform roared with a ferocious expression.
Before the aftermath of the poisoning last time was over, he was almost tricked again. Inexplicably, he felt a little lucky in his heart. Fortunately, he was not the leader this time, otherwise, he might fall into the trap again this time.
.The mistake last time was excusable. If I am fooled again this time, I will never raise my head again in this life. I will always be the butt of laughter.
He stared at the enemy formation, as if through time and space, he saw what was going to happen next moment.
Such a dense rain of arrows can still achieve considerable results even if it targets cavalry in loose formation and moving at high speed!
The next moment, the splendor will vanish into nothing, replaced by bright red flowers that will make the bluffer bleed like a river!
Chunyu Qiong gritted her teeth hard.
That’s right, the Youzhou people are just bluffing!
You can tell by looking at their formation. If they really wanted to charge into the formation, how could they not form a dense formation? Think about it, paper armor with only a false appearance, besides scaring people, what else can it do? Facing this kind of enemy
, the best way is to give them a bloody lesson so that they will never dare to look down on others casually again.
As if he heard Chun Yuqiong's thoughts and tried to confirm it, at the same time as the arrow rain fell, the Youzhou Army had completed the change of formation. The dense fish scale formation expanded to all directions and spread out, and the formation suddenly expanded several times.
, the queue has become much sparser.
However, because the armor on their bodies was too bright and eye-catching, the adjusted formation did not look loose at all.
Just as they were adjusting their formation, arrows fell, and together with the horses' hooves, they stirred up dust and smoke all over the sky, completely covering up the brilliant golden light. Only the morning sun in the sky was as bright as before.
"Okay!" Like most soldiers, Chunyu Qiong clenched her fists hard and cheered loudly, and the cheers became louder and louder.
"You are trying to make a fool of yourself, but in the end you will suffer for yourself. How pitiful it is!" Feng Ji, the judge's partner, stroked his three locks of long beard, looked at the rising dust and smoke, and sighed with ridicule.
The Youzhou Army shot themselves in the foot this time. If they really wanted to charge into the formation, with the speed of Qingqi, they could easily put this massive long-range attack behind them. But they had to pretend to be clever and run away.
He was very fast, but he didn't rush forward, but spread out his formation horizontally.
As a result, they withstood this rain of arrows perfectly.
The advantage of coverage shooting is that no matter whether you are dealing with a moving target or a fixed target, as long as it is covered, you can only take the beating!
The Youzhou cavalry could have been the key player in determining the outcome of this battle, but Wang Yu used strange tactics blindly. In the end, after climbing many mountains, he encountered a tiger, which destroyed the Great Wall. In this round of arrow rain, the Jizhou army burst out with all its strength.
Next, the Youzhou Army may have lost its combat effectiveness.
"Something's wrong..." On the high platform, only Qu Yi was still frowning.
"What's wrong?" Fengji's smile froze slightly.
"The formation of Youzhou Army Rebellion should be used for galloping shooting." Qu Yi's answer was a bit unreasonable. Fortunately, when he followed King Yuan Shaoqin during the period, he witnessed the power of Baima Yicong at Hulao Pass, so,
He understood.
Fengji squinted his eyes and watched the enemy formation intently. A moment ago, he was filled with joy when he saw the dust and smoke, but now, he just hopes that these damn dust and smoke will fall down quickly so that he can see what is happening in the dust and smoke.
At Hulao Pass that day, facing the Xiliang Army whose organization had been disrupted, Baima Yicong put up a similar formation, and the effect was much better than charging directly into the formation. I will never forget that the Xiliang Army that day was
How did it evolve from a rainbow of momentum, to a chaotic mess, and finally to a drizzle.
If you can't hit the enemy, but you are constantly injured, no matter what kind of elite you are, you can't endure this kind of treatment for a long time. This is how the power of mounted archery can be fully exerted.
However, time has passed, and our own army is different from the original Xiliang Army. The Xiliang Army's formation was in chaos, and all the archers fell behind, so they were unable to fight back, and our...
Thinking of this, Feng Ji was suddenly startled and lost his voice: "Is it possible..."
"It's possible!" Qu Yi nodded solemnly and shouted in a loud voice: "Pass my general's order to set up a shield formation!"
As soon as Qu Yi's order came out, all the generals on the high platform were stunned, but the messengers were all Qu Yi's confidants and conveyed the order without hesitation.
The order was delivered quickly and timely, but the executors were not so decisive. About half of the new recruits in the army, even the veterans, had no reporting relationship with Qu Yi before. Of course, they had no problem executing ordinary orders, but
They hesitated because of this unnatural and abrupt order.
It is clear that our side has the upper hand, so why should we give up our advantage and turn to the defensive? It is easy to set up a shield array, but after the shield array is deployed, it will be difficult to launch a smooth round of fire.
The army's slow reaction made Qu Yi very angry. He shouted to urge the messengers. The latter rarely saw such an attitude from their general. Knowing that the situation was serious, he waved the command flag desperately and conveyed the order over and over again.
, but with little success.
In fact, apart from the initial order, everything he and his companions did was useless.
At the same time as Qu Yi passed the order, the smoke on the opposite side began to surge, as if time was reversed, and pieces of brilliant golden light once again appeared in the smoke!
"Youzhou Tiger Ben..." The leading knight raised his finger and shouted wildly, with a hint of trembling in the end.
Once upon a time, he was also shouting for a fierce war, surrounded by clouds of righteous followers, fighting vertically and horizontally, invincible, and the entire eastern grassland would tremble. Regardless of Wuwan, Goguryeo, or Xianbei people, those uncivilized herdsmen had nothing to do in front of the Youzhou cavalry.
Falling down on the ground and begging for mercy.
The war trumpets of the past were still loud, but most of the people who followed him had lost their heroic souls, and Gongsun Zan had mixed feelings in his heart.
"Life and death follow each other...the sky can tell...the white horse is the proof!" Vaguely, it seemed as if there were countless heroic souls who died in battle shouting in the air.
"Unparalleled in the world!" The completely different war cries echoed loudly, but the fighting spirit soaring to the sky was the same. It was like the east wind suddenly blowing, like the silver bottle being broken, five thousand light cavalry, rushing forward like mercury pouring down the ground...
Golden light!
Dazzling golden light!
At this moment, the only thing that dominates the battlefield is the flickering golden light!
It filled the eyes of tens of thousands of soldiers of both armies; it shocked their hearts and made them unable to think or move.
Panic swept over again!
"How is that possible? They didn't lose many people!" This time, it wasn't just the new recruits who were panicking. The experienced veterans could judge the number of cavalry through various details. They were horrified to find that the cavalry force that launched the charge was not as small as before!
"Is that golden armor real?"
"Is it true? It's not true. How could it be possible to withstand the attack just now?"
The veterans know how much damage a covering attack of tens of thousands of powerful bows and crossbows can cause. At a distance of about a hundred steps, only the lucky ones and the heavy armored infantrymen can escape unscathed from such an attack.
cavalry!
Of course, it is impossible for all five thousand people to be lucky, so the only reasonable explanation is that the armor on the enemy is real!
But... is this possible with thousands of troops and equipment?
In addition to the panic, there was another layer of strong doubts. The Jizhou soldiers could no longer see the flags waving rapidly behind them, and could no longer hear the continuous sound of horns and passionate drums. They could only stare blankly at the golden light in front of them.
It's like I'm having a dream that I can't wake up from...
Nightmare!
What woke them up was the shrill screams.
After entering the distance of eighty steps, Youzhou Qingqi launched a sprint!
The screams of the arrows tearing through the air are shrill and harsh. Their flight trajectories are not as wide as the arcs of the arrows shot from the walking bows. Instead, they fly parallel into the air, taking advantage of the wild galloping momentum of the war horses.
Si's speed shot towards the opposite side, flying into the enemy's formation through the gap in the shield, bringing with it a shower of blood and miserable screams.
The range and power of the riding bow are not as good as the walking bow. Fortunately, the shooting frequency makes up for this shortcoming. Within the effective range of the riding bow, the walking bow can fire one arrow. A well-trained riding bow can even fire two arrows or even three arrows.
arrow!
Therefore, Youzhou Qingqi's arrow rain was not as powerful as the Jizhou Army's, but the consistency of the offensive was still superior to the Jizhou Army's rounds of fire.
After entering the shooting range, the light cavalry did not attack the enemy formation directly, but divided into dozens of hundreds of troops, crisscrossing and running diagonally in front of the two army formations. While running wildly, they continued to shoot arrows into the opposite formations.
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It seemed like a long time passed, but in fact, in just a blink of an eye, hundreds of people in the front row of the Jizhou Army fell!
In a battle involving tens of thousands of troops, this number of people is insignificant. However, if you make a strict comparison, anyone will be surprised. Even in the previous rounds of massive shooting, the Jizhou Army did not lose so many people.
Now, just one face-to-face meeting has produced several times more victims than before.
"Counterattack! Counterattack!" Qu Yi looked at the fallen soldiers in droves, his eyes were about to burst, and his heart was like a knife.
The Youzhou cavalry radiating golden light were like a group of bloodthirsty beasts. They let out heart-rending roars and rushed over with their teeth and claws bared. In front of this group of beasts, the Jizhou soldiers who had been alive and powerful not long ago were like people caught in the strong wind.
Fallen leaves are like splashing water, being wantonly devoured by the enemy, powerless and helpless.
They forget that the shield in their hand protects them;
They also forget that the crossbow in their hand can kill the enemy;
He just stood there blankly until his body was penetrated by the enemy's arrow, or he was frightened by the screams of his companions;
They were stunned.
Qu Yi's orders were not completely ignored. There were always those who were brave and calm. Moreover, some of Qu Yi's personal guards were also supervising the battle in front of the battle. These people were ruthless and would not be easily intimidated.
Either volleys or sporadic shooting, while the Youzhou cavalry galloped across the battlefield and killed wantonly, the Jizhou army's counterattack was also going on.
However, the results were scant.
It is difficult to shoot at high-speed moving targets. It was easy to hit, but the enemy could not be defeated. This situation only aggravated the sense of powerlessness of Jizhou soldiers.
The sophisticated equipment that they are proud of has been completely outmatched by the enemy. If they can't restrain the enemy's cavalry, what's the point of having a numerical advantage?
As if they were deliberately showing off, the golden armored cavalry had no intention of rushing into the formation. They just ran past the formation like a gust of wind against the Jizhou Army's counterattack, accurately sent the continuous rain of arrows into the formation, and then ran away.
Immediately afterwards, another group of cavalry came one after another, repeating everything the forerunners had done, as if time had gone back. The only difference was that they were running in the opposite direction.
Teams of cavalry came and went;
Pieces of golden light come and go;
Only the deadly rain of arrows remains unchanged, taking away fresh lives one after another, destroying the morale of Jizhou soldiers again and again!
"Go...go...go..." Chun Yuqiong's raised fist has not yet been lowered, but the expression on his face has completely changed, and his teeth have begun to chatter. His clear voice keeps the same rhythm as the horse's hooves,
It was as if they were playing music in harmony with each other.
"Golden Armor! It's real golden armor!"
After finally regaining his language ability, he let out a miserable howl: "We can't win, retreat! While the enemy is still showing off and hasn't started to charge into battle, retreat quickly! Five thousand armored cavalry, waiting for them
Launch a charge and you won't be able to run away even if you want to!"
Although these words were depressing, Chunyu Qiong's wailing still aroused the resonance of many people, including Feng Ji, who all agreed, hoping that Qu Yi would seize the opportunity and lead everyone to withdraw quickly.
Five thousand armored cavalry and five thousand light cavalry are completely different concepts. Although I don't know how Wang Yu did it, but the situation is so critical now, how can there be any room to find out the truth?
"Armed cavalry?"
Qu Yi sneered, with disdain on his face. He raised his hand and pointed in the distance, and shouted: "I've seen it clearly, how fast that horse can run! Don't talk about gold heavy armor, even if it's iron armor, don't talk about it.
It also has to weigh fifty or sixty kilograms, but look at the speed of the horse. Can a heavy cavalry run at such a speed and have such endurance?"
"..." Qu Yi's tone was very rude, but no one cared about it at the moment. First of all, he was used to it, and more importantly, Qu Yi's words were sharp and he pointed out a problem that no one paid attention to.
Isn't it? How could the heavy cavalry run so fast?
At first everyone thought it was wrong, thinking that the enemy was showing off. However, just to show off, they ran around without caring about the horse power. This kind of bastard thing was not at all like what that cunning man Wang Pengju did.
"But... if it's not heavy armor, what could it be? After fighting for so long, I haven't seen a few of them fall." Feng Ji is not a timid person, he has just seen the power of Baima Yicong, and he has some knots in his heart.
That's it. After receiving Qu Yi's reminder and observing for a moment, he agreed with what the other party said. However, one doubt was solved, but a new one arose.
Just being shiny is nothing special. Even if the Qingqi is covered with gold foil or inlaid with gems, it will not affect the morale of the army. It may even stimulate the morale of the soldiers and make them fight more bravely! Gold foil is also good.
, be it gems, they are all rich trophies!
The problem now is that the enemy's armor really blocks the arrow! Neither a crossbow nor a bow can knock the enemy off his horse. The key lies obviously in the enemy's golden armor!
Qu Yi frowned and said nothing.
Based on his experience of traveling all over the country, he has never heard of such a strange thing. It is light in weight, strong enough, and can be made quickly... Whenever this kind of armor, which can be called a divine weapon, appears anywhere, it will definitely shock people.
The world is over.
"Maybe... it's really made of paper?" Shen Pei said suddenly.
"..." Everyone was surprised, no one refuted, but everyone turned their questioning eyes to the judge, waiting for his next words.
"Have you noticed? Although the golden armor can block arrows, it is different from the iron armor. The arrows shot are all hung on the armor..."
I have to say that Shen Pei's observation skills are really good. Everyone else was just surprised or looking for a way out. No one really observed the enemy's golden armor. If you look carefully, isn't it the same as what Shen Pei said?
At this moment, there are many disharmonious things on the gorgeous golden armor, especially those cavalrymen who have been charging in the front row. There are no less than dozens of arrow shafts on their horses. They tremble with the galloping of the horses, as if they are running wildly.
porcupine.
The enemy is still alive and well. The arrow obviously didn't hit the enemy's body, but the arrow hung on it. Obviously, there is something weird about the armor. It is not unreasonable to say that it is made of paper. If it is a thick stack of paper
, isn’t it exactly the effect of shooting an arrow?
As for the golden light... whether it is golden silk or special paper, it should have the same effect.
The only question is, how can paper be really made into armor and be able to block crossbow fire?
This is unreasonable!
The more important question is, if we put aside this issue for now and think that paper armor can indeed block arrows, how should we deal with the enemy now? (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)