The moment he saw the enemy blocking the road, Xu Huang's pupils shrank slightly.
He didn't know the burly enemy general, and he wasn't sure whether the one with the golden helmet was Yuan Shao, but he knew that this enemy soldier was a tough one - this was a heavy armored infantry!
The enemy had no intention of avoiding the battle. They lit a large number of torches around the military formation. Even in the dark night, the fish scales on their bodies were illuminated dazzlingly.
Among the current generals, there may be many who surpass Xu Huang in military prowess, but he is one of the few authorities on the pros and cons of heavy infantry tactics.
The current situation is undoubtedly the most suitable occasion to unleash the power of heavy infantry.
When they meet on a narrow road, as long as the opponent can block his attack, the longer he blocks, the worse the effect of the attack will be. If this time is too long, it may be possible to turn defeat into victory.
Our side can complete a series of difficult tactical actions such as crossing the river, gathering, and raiding under the cover of night. Why can't the opponent gather some elites to counterattack?
Judging from the opponent's desperate efforts to slow down their assault, the Jizhou people probably had this idea.
However, although the opponent raised a handsome flag, which greatly boosted the morale of the Jizhou army, Xu Huang did not think that it was really Yuan Shao who came in person. In order to gather the power of counterattack, he took the initiative to stand on the front line. It would be possible to replace him with his own lord
, the possibility of Yuan Shao is too low.
He looked back and saw that the shouts of killing were still fierce, but Huang Zhong's familiar figure was nowhere to be seen. He was obviously held back by the endless stream of harassers.
Most of his personal guards are still those who fought together in Luoyang last year. After a series of fierce battles, there are only more than 300 strongmen left out of the original 500. They are still loyal and have the same high fighting spirit, but they have not had time to wear armor.
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Crossing the river is not an easy task. The more burdens you carry, the slower your speed will be. Moreover, Xu Huang did not expect in advance that the enemy could organize such resistance in time.
The opponent is waiting for work and is well-equipped, but our side is exhausted from the long battle, has suffered heavy casualties, and has lost close to 20% of its troops. There is still no backup in sight, but we have to break through as soon as possible. The situation can be said to be quite unfavorable.
Xu Huang roared: "Brothers, can we still fight?"
"If you advance, never retreat!" Everyone replied in unison.
"Good brother!" Xu Huang nodded happily, turned around, raised his ax and pointed forward: "Kill!"
"Kill!" The forest of swords and axes moved with the sound, Xu Huang took the lead and rushed to the front. At the same time, his opponent also raised his spear and aimed it at the chest of the Qingzhou soldiers.
The enemy and ourselves collided without any tricks.
The tip of the spear penetrated the human body, splashing blood all over the sky, and then broke inside the body!
The ax hit the heavy armor, making a loud and harsh sound. The strong armor was bent, the hard armor pieces were smashed, and the bones of the human body wrapped in the armor were broken!
In an instant, hundreds of people fell.
The next moment, more blood formed a river.
The eyes of the soldiers on both sides were stained red by the blood of Pao Ze. They couldn't remember their missions and rushed towards the enemy with screams. Even Xu Huang, who had always been calm, had red eyes at this moment and waved his big ax with great force.
Rushing towards the enemy general like a mad tiger.
The enemy general was already very burly, and after putting on the heavy armor, he was as tall as a hill. He looked at Xu Huang without any intention of flinching, and charged towards him with a machete, his eyes were also red.
"Dang!" The sound of swords and axes clashing was earth-shattering, but it was not surprising as there were similar sounds all around.
The two generals collided with each other in an instant, then quickly moved away from each other, then each took a deep breath and accelerated relative to each other again.
Of course, the pro-army groups of both sides could not just watch. They joined the battle group one after another, trying to protect their own generals while killing the other side's generals in the chaos. Sometimes it was soldiers against generals, and sometimes it was soldiers against soldiers. Every contact was
Countless people fell, and every time they broke away, countless people rushed into the center of the battle group, screaming.
The Jifeng Battalion went into battle lightly, and most of them wore leather armor. Even a general like Xu Huang only wore a breast shield on top of his leather armor. Although the Jizhou Army came in a hurry, they did
After being fully prepared, the Jiefeng Battalion suffered a lot in terms of equipment.
Fortunately, the current battle is somewhat different from an array battle. Both sides have no long-range attack cover for the time being, and the only thing that can deal with the other side is the weapons in their hands.
The reason why the weapons of the Ji Feng Battalion are long knives and axes is because heavy weapons with long handles have the greatest resistance to heavy armor. No matter how sophisticated your armor is, it cannot withstand the hammer blows of heavy weapons. The Ji Feng Battalion itself
If you use this kind of weapon, you will not be restrained when you encounter enemies with long soldiers.
The heavy infantry in Jizhou are used as personal guards. The weapons they use are mainly spears and swords. They are a combination of long and short and have strong adaptability, but they have little restraint against long swords and axes. Therefore, in terms of equipment,
The gap has been evened out to some extent.
The gap in equipment has been evened out, and their courage is almost the same. What the two sides are fighting for is their hard work in training. Although the Qingzhou Army is the elite among the elite in this regard, Yuan Shao's pro-army troops are also well-trained.
The tip of the needle was against the wheat awn, and for a moment they were evenly killed.
Xu Huang swung his ax horizontally and quickly eliminated two of the enemy general's guards. Only to find that one of his own guards was chopped down by the enemy general. The two sides glanced at each other through the thicket of knives and reported to each other in unison.
With a sneer. Then, they shouted and approached each other, swung their swords and axes to attack each other, and collided with a series of shrill sparks in mid-air.
Han Meng gradually couldn't hold on anymore. He was good at martial arts and powerful, but after all, he was still not as good as Xu Huang. Previously, Xu Huang was exhausted from the battle and the battlefield was relatively chaotic, but they were evenly matched. But in a fierce round of fighting
After the collision, both sides suffered heavy casualties, and a gap temporarily appeared on the battlefield, turning him and Xu Huang into a one-on-one duel.
Xu Huang lost no time in attacking with all his strength, and even resorted to extreme tactics of exchanging injuries for injuries. Now Han Meng could not resist.
Xu Huang struck three axes in a row, as powerful as thunder. He barely blocked three blows, but felt his arms were numb from the shock, and his feet staggered. Xu Huang's three axes were unable to do anything, and suddenly they flew up.
An iron-covered combat boot hit Han Meng hard on the heart, and he clearly heard two cracking sounds that were almost connected together.
The first sound was that the heart guard was broken.
The second sound was that his sternum was cracked!
Han Meng flew backwards spitting out blood, and his burly body fell heavily to the ground with a loud bang.
The fierce battle suddenly came to a standstill.
The next moment, it unfolded with an even more violent momentum.
The Qingzhou Army rushed forward like crazy. The blades of the battle axes dancing in the front were all broken, and they looked like hammers. The Jizhou Army squeezed together desperately, using their bodies as walls.
Blocked the Qingzhou Army's pursuit.
The balance of victory begins to tilt.
Xu Huang finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was very difficult, this obstacle was finally removed.
As the enemy generals were seriously injured, Jizhou's heavy armor formation was in large-scale chaos. Although the heavy armor was strong, it lost its formation and became independent in fighting, with the same goal of being slaughtered.
Can armor protect the front of the body and the back? Even if it can, what about the weak points of the leg and foot joints? No one understands the advantages and disadvantages of heavy armor more deeply than Xu Huang.
"Kill!" He swung his big ax and used a move to split Huashan, directly splitting an enemy soldier in half with his armor on.
"Kill!" The role of the brave general came into play, and the morale of the Qingzhou army was greatly boosted, and the fatigue and pain of the long battle were gone. However, the morale of the Jizhou army became increasingly sluggish, and the formation became more and more chaotic.
Behind him, Huang Zhong's angry shouts gradually became clearer, and Xu Huang knew that although the enemy's courage and command were commendable, this battle was ultimately hopeless.
At this moment, a sharp neighing sound suddenly came from behind the enemy formation. Xu Huang had been on the battlefield for a long time and was very familiar with this sound. He exclaimed: "No, there are archers, quickly avoid it!"
He didn't react quickly, but the soldiers in the fierce battle couldn't react that quickly. Even if they did, the dense formation made it impossible for them to avoid it.
The arrow fell and blood splattered!
Dozens of warriors fell over, and the fierce offensive of the front camp suddenly came to a halt.
"Bastard!" Xu Huang was wailing, and Huang Zhong, who had just arrived, was also roaring angrily.
Only now did Xu Huang realize that the enemy was not only here to block the road, but also to collect broken troops, so they lit so many torches.
If you look carefully, you can see it.
The defeated troops were arriving from all directions, and then, under the command of a scribe in blue, they gathered behind the formation. Some people quickly formed small teams, left one by one, and rejoined the harassment battle on the front line. The other part was on standby for combat, among which were
Including the team of archers who plotted Xu Huang's move.
Before the main force was assembled, I was afraid that they would not be able to overcome it. The cloud of failure flashed through Xu Huang's mind for the first time.
More than half of the vanguard brothers had been killed and wounded. Even if they continued to charge, they would not be able to achieve the same momentum and combat power. However, the enemy's heavy armor soldiers took the opportunity to restore their formation. Although Huang Zhong arrived, the threat of bows and arrows to the heavy armor was too small.
, On the contrary, the enemy's archers posed a great threat to the brothers.
If the main force is not assembled and this situation continues, it is likely to turn into a war of attrition. For the disadvantaged Jizhou Army, of course they are happy to see the success, but for their own side, it is a major failure.
Unexpectedly, he tried his best to severely injure the enemy's general, but was assassinated by a scribe. This man's ability was no less than that of Mr. Wen He. It was either him or...
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The other side.
"Blocked, blocked!" Han Meng covered his chest, blood was still dripping from the corner of his mouth, but his expression was very excited: "The military advisor is a true god! Ahem... I blocked Xu Huanghe here.
Huang Zhong, what else can the Qingzhou Army do? When the lord gathers the army and arrives, maybe... By the way, there is no movement from the rear, it seems to have been a long time, right??"
Jushou shook his head slightly and did not answer. If you observe carefully, you will find that at this moment, his eyes are extremely deep, with an indescribable taste.
"Military advisor?" Han Meng was startled and suspicious.
Jushou sighed and said meaningfully: "What is supposed to come will always come, and what is not supposed to come will never come back. Xudong, it was me who caused you trouble."
"Why did the military advisor say this? The last general..."
Han Meng only said half of what he said. He heard a thunderous sound, and then he looked in the direction Ju Suo was looking. As a result, he saw a scene that he would never forget.
Dozens of monsters walked out of the endless darkness. Each monster was covered with a thick layer of armor. Apart from its hooves, only two dark red eyes were exposed in front of it. On the monster's back was a person whose whole body was wrapped in iron armor.
of strong men.
"Equipment... ahem, armored cavalry!" Han Meng trembled and spat out the term while dripping blood.
Even if the reinforcements were a thousand-man infantry, he would not be afraid of this. Even if there were only a few dozen heavy cavalry, they would be enough to destroy the thin defense line of the heavy armor and inflict a fatal blow.
"What should come will always come, and what should die will eventually die..." A faint sigh came to his ears, and he saw a pale hand holding the hilt of a sword. It was a pair of hands holding a pen and holding a sword.
Fighting will ultimately fail, but if you just want to take your own life, it's not difficult.
Han Meng finally understood that what would never appear was the lord's army. He would not risk his life to save two men, or two chess pieces. No matter how loyal or useful the chess pieces were, the chess pieces
They are chess pieces after all.
on the contrary……
There was a thundering cheer from the opposite side. The first rider was riding, with a sword in his hand that beat the snow. The horse was like a dragon. What was revealed in the iron helmet was a face that was resolute and mighty, but also young and a little too young.
"If you can escape for a moment, can you escape for a lifetime?" Han Meng pushed away the support of his guards and stood up straight with a smile.
At this point, there is nothing to think about. Wrapping the corpse in horse leather is the duty of a military commander. If there is a spirit after death, let yourself see what kind of end your lord will end up with.
In the flames, he saw the enemy rider raising his forward finger;
Amid his exclamations, he heard the thunderous sound of horse hooves;
In the trance of life and death, he finally understood who is the hero in troubled times!
The iron cavalry rides on the battlefield, invincible. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)