The roar of galloping horses, the sharp whistle of crossbow arrows piercing the air, the shrill howl before death, the cracking of bones and flesh of humans and animals being trampled, all the sounds turned into one word - head-on attack!
Qubei didn't expect that the Han army might launch a wave of strong attacks when the distance was shortened to an extremely close distance. The power of weapons such as bows and crossbows increased as the distance shortened.
This is a common practice. Facing the cavalry charge, the Han army may not even be able to fire three rounds of volleys. Instead of hastily and reluctantly launching multiple rounds of volleys, it is better to complete the battle in one battle and maximize the damage.
own side.
But what he didn't expect was that the close range shooting launched by the Han army was so terrifying!
The enemy's grasp of timing was at its peak. Just when the tribal cavalry spontaneously adjusted their charge formation, the crossbows were launched. If Qu Beiming hadn't known that it was impossible, otherwise he would have thought that both sides had rehearsed in advance, so
That's why there is such a tacit understanding.
In addition, the duration of the blow was longer than he expected. Three rounds of shots, powerful bows and crossbows were like a heavy rain, hitting people head and face, making it impossible to even lift their heads.
Especially the powerful crossbow! The lethality of this weapon within a hundred steps is already terrifying, and within a close range of fifty steps, it has reached an outrageous level! Both Qubei and his cavalry felt that,
What he faced was not a powerful crossbow, but a spear thrown at him with all his strength by countless strong men!
What chilled Qubei the most was not this, but the fearless fighting spirit displayed by the Han army.
Stopping a galloping war horse at close range is a desperate task. Only when encountering a war horse that is fired head-on by three or more powerful crossbows can it be possible to stop its forward momentum and collapse, or even fly backwards.
The shooting density of the Han army is very strong, but after all, it cannot reach the point where each cavalry has three crossbowmen to take care of it. After all, there will still be many war horses that use inertia to rush to the front of the Han army's formation.
The impact of these wounded horses will be greatly weakened, but the enemy is squatting and lying on the ground. Even if the wounded horses are crushed, many crossbowmen can be crushed to death!
However, there was no fear in the enemy's eyes, only boiling murderous intent!
"Charge over! Their crossbows have all been used up, don't be afraid, charge over and kill them all!" After being shocked, Qubei quickly realized. At this moment, the most important thing is that the offensive cannot be stopped and the speed cannot be slowed down.
The most powerful wave of shooting by the Han army has ended. Taking advantage of this opportunity to kill is the only way to survive!
Quebei's response was quick and the order was correct, but the effect was very limited because the order came too late.
Hu Qi did not expect to encounter such an attack in advance. Although they were also very brave, they did not have the consciousness and organizational power of Baima Yicong to face powerful enemies anytime, anywhere and to fight without sacrificing their lives under any circumstances.
After the Xiongnu annexed the territory, they had not engaged in large-scale battles with the Han army for a long time. Most of their understanding of the Han army came from the border troops in Bingzhou and the county soldiers in Hedong and Hanoi. These troops can
Not being able to provide enough food and pay to the soldiers is a problem. How can you have the money to buy expensive weapons like crossbows?
Among Hu Qizhong, there are very few people who have seen strong crossbows. There are no people who have seen such a large-scale volley of strong crossbows.
So, they were frightened.
Although the momentum of the charge has not changed, the speed of the horses has slowed down, and it is impossible not to slow down. The corpses of the people and horses in the first few rows are piled up in front of them. It is difficult to jump from them, and they may have to continue to face them.
When it comes to the Han army's mass shooting, even the Huns know how to avoid advantages and disadvantages.
They involuntarily moved their horses' heads away, passing the area where the corpses were most concentrated, and tried to go around from the side. Anyway, the Han army's horizontal formation stretched from near Mingshi Mountain to the edge of the river. Where can't they attack? Why bother?
Going into a death trap?
The instinct to avoid gains and losses caused the Hu Qi to give way to the most dangerous area, which was also the area where the base team made a concentrated breakthrough. The choice of the front team then affected the rear team, so it seemed that the Hu Qi were not discouraged and the offensive was still going on.
Continue, but in fact, Hu Qi's horse speed has been greatly reduced, and the formation has become more dispersed.
Qubei saw this and felt vaguely that something was wrong, but looking at the long and thin formation of the Han army, he felt relieved again.
Even if he doesn't need to break through and engage in a full-scale battle, what's there to be afraid of with such a thin formation? What's more, the time left for him to react is too short. With just a change of thought, Hu Qi has already made a spontaneous decision
Without adjustments, how could he have the ability to regroup the collapsed formation in an instant?
All he could do was to continue shouting for fierce war, and at the same time order the trumpeter to blow the trumpet to warn the Shanyu, so that he could take countermeasures as soon as possible, either to come for reinforcements or to order a retreat!
Bypassing the crossbow array, the front suddenly became clear. It was discovered that the Han army's crossbows were indeed concentrated in the center, and the long-range attack power of the two wings was quite limited. Hu Qi's morale rose again.
The distance was too short, and it was impossible for the already slowed down horse speed to be increased to the extreme, but it didn't matter. With excellent horse speed and sword skills, it was still easy to break through the Han army's defense line.
The Hu cavalry were very confident. As long as there was no influence of equipment, in a battle with equal numbers, there was no way the Huns would lose to the Han people, even if the other side was also cavalry.
"Hoo ho..." Howling loudly, Hu Qi attacked them all, and then they were shocked to see that the Han army's array had moved!
They moved, not retreating or ducking to either side, but striding forward to meet us!
"They are looking for death, kill them all!" Qubei let out a loud roar in time, awakening the tribesmen, and their surprise turned into joy. The infantry and the cavalry clashed? What a stupid move this is. If you don't kill them all,
How do you deserve the name of the Huns?
"Kill, kill!" The Hu cavalry clapped their horses and waved their swords, and swarmed forward.
The Han army faced them without fear, and the formations of the two armies collided instantly. Then, a large area of Hu Qi's formation collapsed again!
It is the same as the crossbow shooting, or I should say, it is even better than the crossbow shooting. The damage caused by long-range attacks cannot be compared with close combat. Just one collision can cause more casualties than
The number of powerful crossbow shots has increased nearly twice!
Qubei didn't have time to compare these things. At this moment, his heart was surging like a huge force.
His understanding of the world has been overturned.
He watched helplessly, facing the surging cavalry attack, the Han army's infantry formed a simple formation with only three rows in front and back, and stupidly came forward.
As a result, this group of fools, with such a simple formation, cut down the cavalry in pieces like they were cutting wheat.
At the front of the Han army's array were more than a thousand armored soldiers. These people were all strong men, wearing heavy armor. When they lined up in front, they looked like the moving Great Wall or the Taihang Mountains stretching thousands of miles. They were very powerful.
!But this was not the reason why they were able to overwhelm the cavalry. What made the Han army cut down the cavalry like a beast was the weapons in their hands.
It was a strange-shaped weapon, shaped like an enlarged sword, but neither the blade, which was nearly five feet long, nor the hilt, which was three feet long, was what a long sword could have.
Of course, the biggest difference is the power.
The use of swords is mainly based on thrusting, and the most common move used by the giant swords in the hands of the Han army is horizontal slashing and vertical slashing.
The five-foot sharp blade was swung by the strong man with all his strength, and what appeared in front of his eyes was a series of thunderbolts! The blade pointed at it, and those who stood in its way were invincible. Under the light of the sword, both men and horses were shattered!
"Here, what is this... a horse-killing sword? God is immortal, how could the Han army have such a terrible weapon?" Qubei had never seen this weapon, but he called it out in one breath.
The name of the weapon.
That's right, the horse-killing sword!
The predecessor of Mo Dao, an unparalleled weapon that defeats cavalry by walking!
The use of this weapon is extremely simple. As long as you have enough power to swing it, it is enough. The move? It is not necessary. Just look at the target and swing it with all your strength.
The shortcoming is that the gap is a bit large. In order to leave as much space as possible for swinging, the horse-killing sword formation is spread out very widely, and the distance between individual soldiers is more than one foot.
If the cavalry charges intensively, and the impact speed reaches the extreme, a swordsman will have to face multiple enemies at the same time, and may be dispersed without having time to recover.
But now, Hu Qi, whose formation was broken up by the crossbow and whose speed was reduced, had no choice but to be slaughtered in front of the sword array!
Leading them was a strong man holding a big axe. After being hit head-on, Hu Qi was unable to make any adjustments for a while and could only be forced to retreat.
There was also a clever Hu Qi, who relied on his excellent horse speed to pass through the gap in the sword formation, trying to sneak up on the enemy from behind. But what he didn't expect was that behind the killing formation, there was a row of swordsmen holding long-handled axes.
Axeman.
The array of these swordsmen and axemen were also widely spread out, but their positions were just offset from the swordsmen in the front row. Hu Qi, who passed through the gap in front, ran into a large ax that was swinging towards him.
The powerful swings are far beyond the ability of a scimitar to block. The end result of these smart people is that they are hit on the head with the scimitar. Their heads are shattered like watermelons, and they become headless ghosts.
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Even if there is a lucky person who is lucky enough to escape the swordsman's slashing and counterattack, he will soon discover that there is a reason for the Han army's battle formation to be arranged in three rows.
The third row is a dense array of spearmen. The lucky ones have to face the thrusts of at least three spears!
Even if all these were avoided, it was still not time to rejoice. After the close combat began, the crossbowmen who launched three rounds of fire also dispersed their formation and followed closely behind Paoze.
The crossbowmen put down their powerful crossbows one after another and took off their long bows from their waists. Most of them would follow the order and shoot a wave of arrows in a straight direction over the heads of the fighting robes and onto the Hu Qi array.
Among them, there was a small group of people who did not participate in the volley, but kept paying attention to the battle situation.
Once they find that the Hu cavalry has the possibility of passing through the formation, or that the front line is in a tight spot, they will use a cold arrow to kill those Hu cavalry who are the bravest in combat or who are relatively effective in commanding their companions.
The four-layer killing formation killed Hu Qi miserably. He no longer had the arrogance and arrogance he had before. He could only watch helplessly as the enemy stepped on the corpses of his companions and kept advancing! (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature