Although Wei Wu was spitting and dancing, he had actually been paying attention to the movements of the Wei army. As soon as the Wei family's war drums beat, he knew that the method of provoking the generals was successful, and the Wei army would definitely counterattack.
Soldiers are far from enough. But since the Wei family doesn't follow the rules and the whole army is pressing on them, it won't be a shame for him to retreat.
"Retreat!" Wei Wu waved his sword, and the soldiers retreated quickly.
The Wuwei battalion pursued them wildly, and the tiger and leopard cavalry arrived first. Before Wei Wu and others could retreat to their positions, they came from the flanks and killed them. Their rapid horse hooves rolled up a burst of earth dragons that shot straight into the sky, with an astonishing momentum.
Wei Ba looked at all this with eyes burning. In this short distance of more than 500 steps, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were able to increase their speed to this point, and the coordination was so exquisite that there was no panic at all. The formation was as smooth as water and the momentum was fierce.
Ruhu is indeed an elite cavalry who is famous all over the world. Compared with their two thousand cavalry, they pale in comparison.
No wonder Comrade Cao A'ao was able to dominate the world, but Sun Quan did not dare to go deep into Jianghuai.
Although Wei Ba was hot-eyed, he was not soft-hearted. When he saw the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry adjusting their formation, they inserted themselves into the rear of Wei Wu and others, trying to block their retreat and engage the Wuwei camp from both sides, but they exposed their flanks in front of him.
He immediately seized the opportunity.
"emission!"
After giving the order, the serial crossbow chariots and thunderbolt chariots that had been prepared roared in unison.
"Boom!" Countless arrows flew out of the position, and the sky turned dark.
"Bang!" The Thunderbolt Chariot shook violently, and the long wooden tip was thrown into the sky. Dozens of fist-sized stone bullets were thrown into the sky, roaring towards the Wei army in the distance.
Although the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were brave, they were not reckless. They knew that the Shu Han Army's crossbows were powerful, and they also knew that if they wanted to rush past the formation, they would be attacked by the Shu Han Army's crossbows.
A hundred steps away from the battle formation, this is the range limit of ordinary crossbows and repeating crossbow vehicles. Even if they can be shot, the power will be greatly reduced. Coupled with the cover of cavalry shields, casualties can be minimized as much as possible.
And he was able to intercept the retreating Wei soldiers in time.
Their idea was very good and they were executed very well, but when they saw the sharp arrows flying out, they were still shocked.
The arrows fired by the Shu Han army had a range far beyond their estimate. Even if they were a hundred steps away, their power was still undiminished. What was even more frightening was that there were many giant spear-like arrows inside. These giant arrows carried
The roar of "buzzing" came quickly and easily penetrated the body of the war horse. The powerful force brought the galloping war horse unable to stabilize its body and fell sideways. The huge body rolled on the ground, not only pressing the knight on
He was crushed into flesh and blood beneath his body, and seriously hindered the knights behind him.
The smooth formation of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry suddenly fell into chaos, which gave the Shu Han army's arrow rain a better opportunity to kill. One sharp arrow after another flew towards them, shooting more Tiger and Leopard Cavalry soldiers to the ground.
Huge arrows roared towards them, each one like a sharp blade, tearing apart a scale and gouging out a piece of flesh on the dragon-like formation of tigers and leopards.
The tiger and leopard cavalry have excellent riding skills. They can accelerate the charge in just five hundred steps and maintain a good formation. However, facing this sudden giant arrow, they cannot dodge on the speeding horse, let alone
Adjust the direction promptly in the speeding queue.
In just that moment, the forwards of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were beaten to pieces by the dense rain of arrows from the Shu Han army, causing heavy casualties. One after another, the horses were shot down by giant arrows and fell to the ground, twitching in pain.
One by one, the knights were pressed down by the heavy bodies of their horses and shot to death by flying arrows, wailing miserably.
However, the Shu Han army showed no mercy at all. They fired with all their strength, raining down bursts of arrows on the heads of the tiger and leopard cavalry.
At the same time, the charging Wuwei battalion was also hit hard by Pili Chariots.
Although the soldiers of the Wuwei camp were furious, they did not lose their composure. They still maintained an orderly formation while advancing rapidly. There were only 400 people left in the phalanx that originally went out to fight against the Wei family's soldiers, but their fighting spirit was the strongest. They flew
They ran forward and attacked the heavy armored soldiers behind them. Behind them was a phalanx of 500 people led by Xu Ding himself. On both sides of them, a phalanx of 500 people rushed up to protect them.
The left and right wings.
At this moment, the soldiers of the Wuwei camp no longer cared about their previous agreement. They only wanted to kill these Wei soldiers in front of the formation to avenge the beheading of Pao Ze, and then break through Wei Ba's position to let them know that they had insulted the Wuwei camp.
fate.
Their eyes were red, and they stared fiercely at the retreating heavy armored soldiers, but they did not know that doom was coming.
One after another, stone bullets flew over a distance of three to four hundred steps, fell from the sky, and hit the position of the Wuwei camp like hailstones.
"Bang!" A shield was hit, split into four pieces, flying sawdust, and pricked the face of the soldier behind the shield. But the soldier didn't feel the pain at all, because he was so shocked by the sudden blow that half of his body lost consciousness, and his arms were also injured.
Interrupted, the flying body suddenly flew up and hit the companion behind him, knocking him down together.
"Pounce!" A soldier from the advancing Wuwei battalion was hit in the face by a stone bullet. His head left his body instantly, and his helmet was hit by the stone bullet, making a sharp and sharp sound. The soldier's body was still there
As he continued to rush forward, his helmet and smashed head flew in the air until they fell back to the ground.
It was only then that his body lost balance and fell to the ground, blood gurgling from his chest.
Wei Ba made careful preparations before the battle, including the positions of the two sides' formations, the possible reactions of the Wei army, and in the event of a pursuit, the distance and size of the targets to be hit by the thunderbolt chariots and serial ballista chariots, and the intensity of the attack.
Only in this way can better results be achieved. Every Pili vehicle and even the ballista vehicle has a preset target and is carefully prepared. Therefore, with an order, all the Pili vehicles and Liannu vehicles must launch with all their strength, and they must be launched in the shortest possible time.
Inflicted the most powerful blow to the Wei army within a short period of time.
In order to increase the killing effect, Wei Ba also specially prepared small stone bullets as big as fists. These stone bullets can fly farther and can be launched more than a dozen at a time, which has an effect similar to cluster bombs. Although the impact is far away
Far inferior to those large stone bullets, but used to deal with infantry who only have shields and armors, these are enough, and the strike area and density have been significantly improved.
In the Cold Weapon Age before artillery appeared, the Thunderbolt Chariot - also known as the Western trebuchet - was the king on the battlefield. There were cannons in the Ruoge Weapon Age, and Wei Ba's current tactics were similar to rocket launchers.
The impact on infantry in the field is even greater than that of ordinary trebuchets.
Due to their thorough preparation, the Shuhan Army's Thunderbolt Chariots and Liannu Chariots showed terrifying lethality, inflicting heavy losses on the Wei Army at the first opportunity.
The strict formation of the Wuwei camp was shattered by the bombardment of stone bullets flying all over the sky, as if it were yesterday. The soldiers who were at the front were beaten to death, and corpses were everywhere. However, those who had not yet entered the key attack range
The soldiers were stunned by what they saw in front of them, their livers and gallbladders were split apart, as if they saw the gate of hell open, and ominous crows were flying out of it, flying and screaming, taking away lives one after another.
Xu Ding looked at everything in front of him, his mind was shaken, and he roared subconsciously: "Stop moving forward! Stop moving forward!"
The Wuwei battalion is well-trained, but when hundreds of people gather together and are pursuing with full of anger, how can they stop at the last word? Even if someone stops in time and stops in time, they will be pushed forward by the people behind. Xu Ding
This was the case for me. He was forced to move forward for about ten steps before he barely stopped.
This was already the edge of attack determined by Wei Ba in advance. Scattered stone bullets whizzed by from time to time and hit Xu Ding's side. Screams could be heard from time to time. Although Xu Ding was lucky enough not to be hit, he was at close range.
Witnessed a human tragedy.
There were not many of the more than 400 people left in the phalanx who were rushing forward. Under the heavy blows of stone bullets, at least two-thirds of them fell into a pool of blood. The rest squatted on the ground and used their shields to fight.
With their heads covered, they didn't even have the courage to look up. They were like newcomers who had just stepped onto the battlefield, and there was still a little bit of the shadow of the Wuwei battalion that was rampant in the world.
They were all stunned by the stone bullets of the Shu Han army.
This blow came so fast that people had no time to react. This blow came so violently that it took away hundreds of lives in the blink of an eye, so much so that the soldiers of the Wuwei Battalion were distracted by this thunderous blow. Even if they
It is difficult to survive and have the courage to face such a ferocious enemy, such a sharp weapon, and such a cruel blow.
Suddenly, Xu Ding felt that he was ten years older and no longer had the same heroic spirit as before. He didn't know whether to be grateful or regretful. Was it better to die in such a battle or survive?
Xu Ding stood there in a daze, but instinctively gave the order to retreat. Under his command, the Wuwei battalion slowly withdrew back, away from the attack range of the Shuhan army's thunderbolt chariots. Although they survived by luck, they saw the situation in front of them.
scene, but they no longer have the will to fight.
With the same mentality as theirs, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry also suffered heavy losses. After a violent volley from the Continental Crossbow Chariot, at least four to five hundred Cavalrymen fell in a pool of blood. The injured horses were screaming, and the injured soldiers were dying.
Although the knights who reined in their horses and adjusted their direction in time escaped the fate of being shot, the tragic situation in front of them also frightened them. A chill rose in everyone's heart.
The Shu Han army's continuous crossbow chariots were simply weapons of ghosts and gods, and could not be resisted by mortals.
Chen Tai let go of Cao Yu's arm, opened his mouth wide, and looked at the position in front, his scalp numbing for a while. He no longer needed to stop Cao Yu, because Cao Yu was also stunned by the powerful counterattack of the Shu Han army. They
I saw the rain of arrows like dark clouds in the distance, the stone bullets like hailstones, and even the destroyed Wuwei Camp and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.