Accompanied by the high and mighty war drums of both sides, the troops of the two sides came into contact with each other and began a face-to-face fight. For a time, blood and flesh flew everywhere on the battlefield.
Unlike Wu Yi's previous battle, Wei Yan did not adopt the strategy of concentrating archers to attack the opponent's archers first. The main reason was the change in terrain and the difference in the opponent's array.
Entering fifty steps is the strongest direct shooting distance of ordinary bows and arrows. However, within this range, most of the targets are blocked by soldiers on your side, so they cannot shoot directly. Therefore, the current bows and arrows are mainly shot at eighty steps.
Indirect fire damage in the area between one hundred and twenty steps.
At the same time, when fighting Wu Yi before, the queues of both sides were relatively concentrated due to the mountain road. Therefore, archers without heavy armor naturally became the best target for attack.
The blood is fast and the damage is heavy, but now Yan Yan's archers are standing in a scattered formation, just like the skirmisher line in later generations. Before there were machine guns, any single-shot thermal firearm was ineffective in killing the skirmisher formation.
Strong, let alone the Han Dynasty where if there was a strong wind in the mountains, arrows would fly.
Therefore, instead of shooting those archers who are scattered in formation, it is better to concentrate on shooting the dense front formation of the opponent. After all, the number of archers shooting is limited, so naturally they must be used to the extreme.
Normally, an ordinary sword and shield hand can slash a thousand times with a sword in training, but it does not mean that he can slash a thousand times in actual combat. After all, the opponent is not a wooden pile, just standing there and letting others do it.
Slashing, blocking and squeezing each other with shields in many cases also consume a lot of energy, so in about a quarter of an hour, the front line queue must be replaced...
But here comes the problem.
Regardless of Wei Yan or Gao Ran, although they are well-equipped, they have been running back and forth in the mountain roads these days. Although they defeated Wu Yi, it does not mean that they will be able to fully recover their physical strength. Generally speaking, it can be regarded as
It is a debuff that reduces the overall endurance and physical strength. However, on Yan Yan's side, although the overall quality of the soldiers may be worse than Wei Yan and others, their physical strength is basically not lost.
Wei Yan didn't notice this at first, but gradually he felt that something was wrong. The physical strength of the soldiers during the fight dropped significantly faster than that of Yan Yan's soldiers on the opposite side, although they were better than Yan Yan in terms of combat skills and equipment.
However, Yan Bingzu could not completely make up for the gap in combat effectiveness. As a result, not only was he unable to overwhelm the opponent, but he also suffered many casualties that should not have occurred one after another.
Therefore, as the battle continued, Yan Yan's commanding sophistication gradually became apparent. When the soldiers of both sides exchanged positions, Yan Yan's soldiers seemed to be able to retreat more smoothly and fill their positions more quickly. Perhaps each change of position was just a matter of time.
It was only a few seconds faster, but the advantage accumulated in this way slowly suppressed Wei Yan's soldiers, forcing the space for Wei Yan's soldiers to shrink.
Only now did Wei Yan realize that he had made some mistakes, but now he wanted to retreat and stop fighting, but how could he do it? Seeing that it was difficult to stabilize the position at the front, Wei Yan immediately led his soldiers to push forward. He knew that at this moment,
, must not retreat!
At this time, the right wing has not yet gained the upper hand. The Chinese army is still fighting back and forth, and there is even a risk of being broken through. Huang Cheng is still waiting for an opportunity. If the Chinese army continues to retreat like this, it will inevitably affect the entire battlefield.
Once a chaotic battle occurs, the shortcomings of the originally weak military strength will suddenly be magnified, which may eventually lead to chaos in the entire army. Wei Yan has seen the chaos of the entire army with his own eyes, but at that time he
It is the winning side, and now...
Wei Yan suddenly had some insights. It turned out that General Zhengxi once said, "Use the right combination to win by surprise." This seemed to have no fancy truth, but it turned out to be an iron law on the battlefield!
Qi, it’s really not a Qi soldier!
Wei Yan roared angrily, opening and closing the sword in his hand left and right, slashing several people in succession. His personal guards followed him closely, gathered together, and immediately raised the shaky front line again, and pressed back.
"kill!"
"Aha!"
The two sides clashed with swords and guns, sparks from the collision of the weapons and flying blood flashed alternately. From time to time, someone fell down and then disappeared under the intertwined feet of both sides.
While Wei Yan fought hard, he kept shouting loudly, and the surrounding soldiers also echoed loudly, which shook the whole country. The soldiers who were struggling were also inspired by Wei Yan's bravery, and they all gathered their strength again and stood on their feet.
Wei Yan's left and right were advancing slowly but firmly.
Soldiers from both sides fought fiercely, shouting and killing loudly.
Yan Yan frowned and stared at the battlefield closely.
Because of the addition of Wei Yan, the original attack of Yan Yan's army was blocked and the speed suddenly slowed down.
Yan Yan had suffered losses from Wei Yan, and he also knew that there were some weird weapons under Zhengxi, such as crossbows, fire bombs, etc., so when Wei Yan showed an empty left wing, Yan Yan almost
He immediately deduced that Wei Yan must have some kind of trap on the left wing...
Yan Yan is not an idiot, how could he fall twice on the same Wei Yan?
Knowing clearly that one's own troops are superior, one still tries one's best to compete with the opponent's strategy?
Therefore, Yan Yan directly adopted the safest method, using soldiers to suppress the enemy head-on.
"Drum roll! Strike!"
Yan Yan glanced at the left wing of Wei Yan's line again and sneered. He did not choose to go forward and confront Wei Yan, but continued to issue instructions to send more soldiers to the front. The soldiers he brought were either Zitong's county soldiers or
Even his original infantry were at least veterans who had received serious training. Although they were not necessarily as elite as the soldiers who conquered the West, they were superior in numbers.
Since quantity is the advantage, why be stingy about using it?
Yan Yan's soldiers, who had retreated to the back, stood up from the ground under the loud shouts of several commanders and military princes, picked up their weapons, gathered into formation, then advanced forward, and captured Wei Yan and others.
The interval between charging and breathing was immediately replenished to the front line.
The replenished Yan Yan soldiers' front line immediately put great pressure on Wei Yan and others. Wei Yan and others just pushed forward for a while and found that they could not push forward.
Of course, with Wei Yan's bravery, it is not impossible to push hard, but that means Wei Yan will be exposed. If once he falls into a tight siege...
"kill!"
"Hold on! Hold on!"
Wei Yan used his sword to deflect two spears from one side and shouted: "Give General Huang an order! It's time to attack!"
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On Wei Yan's left wing, Huang Cheng hid behind a bush, frowning, watching the battlefield unfold.
Huang Cheng had not expected the current situation.
It turns out that there are some fierce generals and soldiers in Sichuan and Shu?
A little careless...
Huang Cheng originally thought that only Liu Bei's troops needed special attention. Most of the troops in Sichuan and Shu were led by Wu Yi, or were like Liu's troops. As a result, Yan Yan's troops now obviously
This gave Huang Cheng a deeper understanding of Sichuan and Shu soldiers.
"General Liu..." Huang Cheng turned to Liu and said, "There are not many soldiers deployed in this direction on the opposite side. You lead your troops and charge forward!"
"Ah, ah?" Liu's eyes widened.
"What's the problem?" Huang Cheng asked.
Liu was stunned for a moment and whispered: "No, there's no problem..."
"Shan, I will raid the formation for you, don't worry!" Huang Cheng nodded and asked Liu to go down and prepare.
Is there really no problem?
In fact, Huang Cheng and Liu knew in their hearts that there must be something wrong, but for Huang Cheng, if these mountain soldiers of his were to attack, backstab, pursue, etc., they would definitely be good players, but in a head-on confrontation on the flat ground, let alone whether they could do it.
Winning, the soldiers were exhausted, Huang Chengdu felt distressed...
As for why they didn't choose areas such as mountains and forests where Huang Cheng's soldiers can perform better? It's simple. If such an area was chosen, would Yan Yan be willing to form a battle array?
So we can only send Liu first.
It would be best to win, but if he loses, he can also lure Yan Yan's soldiers forward, and he will have a chance here. It is better than just watching here without using any strength.
Liu looked unwilling, but he had no choice but to lead his men around from behind the woods and raised his spear: "You guys, let me kill you..."
Liu originally had a lot of troops in charge, but most of them were taken away by Zhang Fei. He only had more than 300 troops on hand, which were the general's private soldiers, and some others who were dispatched.
It is conceivable how effective the Sichuan and Shu soldiers, such as some of the surrendered troops under Wu Yi, were. Originally, Wei Yan and Huang Chengdu did not include Liu in the battle ranks, but now, they had to send Liu on the battlefield.
Liu was naturally quite reluctant.
For a general, in the Han Dynasty, the most important thing was the number of his own troops and private soldiers. If there were many troops in his headquarters, even a lieutenant would be stronger than a bare general. Normally, battle losses would be natural.
There will be supplements, but the problem is that people like Liu, at least in a short period of time, can't think of any supplements, so when Huang Cheng ordered Liu to go into battle, Liu was really unwilling.
But there was no other way. Even if Liu Qian could do it, there would be no good outcome for him to defect before the battle.
Liu grinded his teeth and raised his spear again. Just as he was about to give the order for the soldiers to start attacking, he suddenly heard someone next to him shouting: "General! Rockets!"
Liu suddenly raised his head and found that at some point, several rows of archers had appeared from the array of Yan Yan's soldiers on the opposite side. And the most damning thing was that the long bows of these archers were not only equipped with arrows, but also
He also set fire to the cloth strip in front of the arrow...
"Damn it! Spread out! Spread out quickly!"
"Fire the arrow!"
Only Wei Yan and Huang Cheng had a hand left? Yan Yan's sudden attack not only caught Liu off guard, but even forced Huang Cheng to adjust his position.
The fire caused by the rocket is not easy to extinguish. It is okay if it is on the ground, but the key is the ones stuck on the treetops...
Suddenly, the flames rose!
Huang Cheng and Liu fled from the mountains and forests on the left wing with their soldiers in embarrassment.
Yan Yan may not have directly detected the traces of Huang Cheng and others, but as an experienced commander, he still made a plan and responded immediately after discovering Liu Dongxiang!
Originally, the left wing was a hillside, with many shrubs and trees on the hillside. Now that the fire was lit, thick smoke suddenly billowed, and was pushed downwards by the wind...
God-given opportunity!
When Yan Yan saw this, his eyes suddenly flashed and he was overjoyed. He immediately roared and brought all the men in the formation to press on him!
The reason is very simple. The direction of the thick smoke is biased towards Wei Yan's military formation. This is not only beyond Wei Yan and Huang Cheng's expectation, it is not even within Yan Yan's plan. After all, Shanlan may be heading north in the morning.
, it was changed to face south in the afternoon, no one could say for sure, but since the current wind direction was like this, Yan Yan would not let it go easily. He immediately led his private soldiers towards Wei Yan like a hungry tiger coming out of its cage.
Go in the middle of the battle!
Yan Yan still remembered the trauma Wei Yan had given him back then, and this time it could be said that he came with hatred. In addition, with the help of thick smoke from the side, the momentum was overwhelming, and Wei Yan's array immediately suffered a big loss.
"Go in! Capture and kill the thief!" Yan Yan shouted.
On the one hand, it had to resist Yan Yan's attack, and on the other hand, as the smoke gradually increased, Wei Yan's center formation suddenly came under tremendous pressure.
The sound of war drums, shouts of death, screams, and the sound of metal and iron intertwined on the battlefield, forming a huge sound wave that shot straight into the sky.
Ling Jie and Liao Hua were in charge of the right wing of the battlefield, which was the widest, and naturally more soldiers were deployed on both sides. During the chaotic battle, Ling Jie and Liao Hua gradually gained the battlefield advantage on the right wing and began to move Yan Yan's soldiers towards
When the central government was suppressing the pressure, they suddenly saw the left wing burst into flames, and then the Chinese army was swept away by thick smoke...
"Not good!" Liao Hua immediately grabbed Ling Jie, raised his sword, pointed at the center formation, and signaled to Ling Jie.
According to the original plan, Wei Yan's center formation acted as a delayer. If Yan Yan pressed heavily into the center, it would give the left and right wings a chance. If Yan Yan focused on attacking the right wing, then Huang Chenggong on the left wing would launch a surprise attack. Similarly, if Yan Yan attacked the right wing, Huang Chenggong on the left wing would launch a surprise attack.
If Yan wanted to attack the left wing, the trap originally laid in the mountains and forests would be enough for Yan Yan to drink.
However, at the moment, Yan Yan unexpectedly attacked the left wing with rockets, forcing Huang Cheng and others to flee the forest. In fact, this meant that Wei Yan and others' arrangements on the left wing were completely ineffective. At the same time, the thick smoke spread towards Wei Yan's center formation under the influence of the wind direction.
, which also threatens the safety of the center...
Although on the right wing, Ling Jie and Liao Hua already had a certain advantage, and with just a little more force, they could almost tear Yan Yan's line apart, but now Wei Yan's center was suddenly under tremendous pressure, resulting in
Ling Jie and Liao Hua suddenly hesitated, not knowing whether to continue the attack or retreat to rescue Wei Yan...
"Woo..."
The low horn sound sounded. Huang Cheng saw that the battle situation was in chaos and the overall layout was invalid. If it continued, it would become pure consumption, and it was still a consumption that was not very advantageous, so he let the soldiers blow the horn to evacuate.
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Ling Jie and Liao Hua breathed a sigh of relief and immediately followed the order to kill towards the center. After joining Wei Yan's formation, they slowly broke away from Yan Yan's troops and retreated towards the rear.
Yan Yan's troops were in hot pursuit at first, but after being shot at by Huang Cheng with his mountain soldiers and crossbowmen, they had to stop and rest. In addition, the thick smoke from the burning mountains obscured the view on the battlefield.
, choking his mouth and nose, Yan Yan chased for a short distance, and after confirming that Wei Yan and others had indeed retreated, he gathered his soldiers and left the battlefield.
