This tactic has been used for the second time. The last time it was tried on a small scale during the Soyo Defense Battle. Because the effect was good, Zhou Jiping put it here again. Since Masuari never reported the battle situation, he was located on the supply line.
The Northern Army on board had no idea that the tribal army had such unethical cold weapon tactics, and was caught off guard for a moment.
In order to be able to fire a sufficient number of crossbow arrows, Zhou Jiping mobilized all the crossbowmen and crossbow arrows from nearby tribes. Taking into account the requirements of the shooting range, the crossbow arrows selected this time were heavier than the last crossbow arrows, and their lethality to the human body was also higher than that of the previous crossbow arrows.
The last time it was much heavier, although it was not fatal, the pain of just a dozen or even dozens of crossbow arrows piercing the body was enough to scare the soldiers of the Northern Army.
Such a dense rain of arrows cannot be avoided by choosing a bunker. After all, the rain of arrows is falling from the sky. It can also be regarded as a sling weapon. Naturally, it is difficult for the Northern Army to guard against it. At least for a few minutes after the rain of arrows started, the Northern Army's side
All weapons stopped firing, and the soldiers began to retreat in panic.
Taking this opportunity, the tribal soldiers on the other side of the depression immediately launched firepower to pursue the panicked Northern Army. They lost sight of one thing and the other for a while, suffering dozens of casualties in vain before they retreated beyond the coverage of the arrow rain.
The panicked soldiers of the Northern Army stopped to inspect and found out that the damage caused by the crossbow arrows to the human body was not too serious. Most of the crossbow arrows could only penetrate the muscle layer of the human body and were not enough to damage the internal organs. Some were unlucky and raised their heads.
The guy who was looking at the scenery was pierced by arrows in the face and his eyes were injured, which affected the subsequent battles. In addition to these, most of the soldiers who were injured by arrows were able to continue to fight with their injuries. Of course, the Northern Army does not know yet.
The doorways on these arrows
Seeing that the crossbow arrows had limited damage to the human body, the Northern Army felt like they had been fooled from top to bottom. It was nothing to be defeated by the opponent, but the opponent relied on these things that could not kill people at all to defeat them and have always had the advantage.
The Northern Army also took advantage of the Northern Army's panic to kill and wound dozens of people. This is really a shame and a great humiliation.
At the moment of anger, everyone in the Northern Army was burning up their brains with anger. No one thought about how many crossbows and manpower were needed to fire so many crossbows. The officers only organized a little, and the soldiers of the Northern Army were extremely obedient.
In their opinion, the natives on the opposite side were convinced that they could not cross the swamp, so they used such a despicable idea to deal with them. They wanted to turn around and teach them a lesson in their own way.
Give those natives a try and let them know how powerful modern weapons are.
The northern army retreated a lot this time, and deliberately launched a storm-like attack from outside the range of the crossbows to the tribal army on the opposite side of the depression. The firepower was so intensive and the momentum was so great that attacking the hillock on the other side was disadvantageous for the vanguard battalion.
They were all affected. For a time, the Northern Army's reputation was greatly shaken, and it was likely to annihilate all the tribal troops.
The good times did not last long, and the Northern Army on the other side of the depression soon noticed something unusual. Some Northern Army soldiers who had been injured by arrows were still angry at first and opened fire on the other side of the depression. However, after a while, they were found to be silent and waiting nearby.
When discovered by their companions, some of the more seriously injured soldiers had already fainted, some were drooling, and their limbs were twitching. Some had begun to blur their consciousness and their vision gradually became unclear. It seemed that they could no longer continue fighting.
"The arrows are poisonous!" This news spread like the wind throughout the Northern Army's positions, blowing away the Northern Army's anger and will to counterattack. After a while, the Northern Army launched a counterattack with enthusiasm.
Disappeared into ashes
There was a sudden counterattack, and then it was suddenly silent. The Northern Army attacking the hillock on the other side was also confused by this unimaginable change. They all speculated about what happened in the depression. As a result, the momentum of the attack
It is also not as good as before.
Ten minutes passed, and nearly a hundred people of the Northern Army in the depression fell, most of whom lost their combat capabilities. This made the Northern Army officer commanding the battle here very angry.
What should we do? Just retreat like this? A battalion of men defeated a platoon of natives, but lost more than a company of men and horses. This is really embarrassing. The battalion commander of the Northern Army turned around and saw what was behind him.
Suddenly, he had an idea
Isn't it because of the swamp that the tribal armed forces on the opposite side of the depression dared to stroke their tiger beards? But if the Northern Army climbed onto the mound behind them and suppressed the enemy with heavy firepower from a high position, then the soldiers would find a way to cross the swamp.
, maybe we can successfully attack to the other side of the swamp. Although Albert didn't ask me to do this, you forced me to do it. Humph, don't blame me for being so cruel...
After giving the order, the battalion's troops were quickly divided into two parts. One and a half platoons of men and horses carried heavy weapons and went straight to the hills behind. The remaining troops were guarding the indigenous troops on the other side of the depression with guns.
The distance between the hill and the depression is about 350 meters, and the position held by the tribe on the opposite side of the depression is more than 400 meters away. Plus the height and slope of the hill, the firepower point on the hill can shoot down bullets.
The native soldiers pouring across the depression and across the depression were unable to shoot their bullets onto the hill.
This was indeed a good idea, but the battalion commander didn't know that his arrangement started the second stage of the encirclement and annihilation battle in advance, accelerating the Northern Army's own destruction.
This hill is a bit steep. The slope of the mountain facing the north reaches more than 50 degrees. If it weren't for the bushes and weeds growing on the hill, it would be really difficult for the soldiers of the Northern Army to climb up. Even so, carrying heavy weapons
It was still very difficult for the Northern Army soldiers to climb. They had to be careful and careful not to let themselves roll down the hillside.
Unexpected! Watching from a high position as the Northern Army started to climb up from the left side of the hill, Zhou Jiping looked down at these people who were getting closer and closer to death with a perspective unique to God. His current position was above the entire long battlefield.
From his original point of view, the position closer to the vanguard camp of the Northern Army was that the battle in the depression was just a supporting role. After the enemy attacked the hillock, he cut off the Northern Army's retreat, and the rest was just a beating.
A lost dog. But now, the northern military camp commander's unauthorized actions will force him to adjust his action plan.
"Start!" Zhou Jiping launched the second phase of the offensive in advance