The mud on the river beach caused the Xianbei cavalry to not be able to reach the fastest speed, and most of the Xianbei equipment was unarmored or lightly armored, and they did not have good resistance to crossbows.
If the iron pagoda of the later Jin soldiers was still good in the game with arrows, then Xianbei now can only rely on the belief in Changshengtian to protect itself.
One hundred and fifty crossbows and one hundred bows formed a multi-layered long-range strike system from the projectile of the bow to the flat shot of the crossbow. For the Xianbei cavalry who suffered attacks from two directions at the same time, it was simply a disaster.
A disaster...
Many Xianbei cavalrymen were shot before they reached the wooden stakes in the Han army's formation to block their horses, and fell down. However, the remaining Xianbei cavalrymen were still fighting with their bloody courage.
Keep charging forward!
When Xianbei cavalry were shot, they were often dismounted by arrows or crossbow bolts, and then were trampled or knocked away like rag dolls under the hooves of the horses behind them; and those who were hit by arrows
The war horse, on the other hand, neighed in pain and tried to move forward, but eventually stumbled and fell to the ground...
The opening of the ferry only allowed about fifty cavalry to charge, but these fifty cavalry were attacked by two hundred Han army arrows and crossbows. The dense arrow rain caused Xianbei's cavalry to attack every time.
Every step forward requires paying a huge price, but the distance of the Xianbei cavalry is getting closer and closer to Huang Cheng's Han army formation. The Xianbei people have finally gained an extension of the distance with their continuous sacrifices...
Finally, a Xianbei cavalryman rushed in front of Juma. The cavalryman suddenly picked up the horse's reins and collided with the Han army hiding behind Juma!
The war horse shook its head and tail in the air, becoming the best target. Several sword and shield players in front of the formation gathered together, leaning on each other's large shields with their shoulders, leaning closely together to welcome the upcoming impact, and others
The spearman behind him roared loudly, held the spear tightly and raised it up, then stepped on the spear with his feet and squatted down.
The war horse, which had no room to dodge in the air, was stabbed in the belly by a spear. It fell down with a miserable hiss and bumped into the large shields of several swordsmen and shieldmen, knocking several swordsmen and shieldmen away immediately.
After retreating continuously, two sword and shield players were even knocked to the ground.
Several of the spearmen's spears also broke. The spearmen who had no time to let go were violently rubbed and shaken, causing their hands to be cracked and dripping with blood.
The cavalryman who rushed into the battle did not die on the spot. He was so dazed that he still wanted to get up. How could the swordsman and shield wielder on the side give him this chance? He directly came up and slashed with his hand, and with the sharp ring-shaped sword, his head suddenly fell.
It flew into the sky and sprayed out a cloud of blood mist.
As the last cavalryman was killed, the Xianbei's attack of two hundred cavalrymen was completely defeated, leaving only corpses on the ground in front of Huang Cheng's Han army formation.
The entire battlefield suddenly became quiet. At a glance, almost no Xianbei people survived on this deadly charge. There were only a few disabled war horses lying on the ground, making sounds of mourning.
The dead Xianbei people were either lying on their backs, or bowing their heads downwards, or they fell down and broke their arms, legs, and necks, or they were trampled by horses coming from behind, and their chests and abdomen burst, and the flowing blood spread, completely covering the entire river.
It was dyed red, and driven by the water flow, it slowly extended downstream...
Da Danghu's face was gloomy. He expected that the Han army formation on the other side of the river would be more difficult to deal with, but he didn't expect it to be so tricky!
When the Hu people originally fought against the Han infantry, they did not rush into the formation like the later Jin soldiers did at Tiefu Tu. Instead, they mostly used light cavalry on the left and right to attack and outflank them.
Assault does not mean a straight-line charge. This is the lowest choice for barbarians.
The favorite tactic of the Hu people was also an extremely skilled tactic, which was to charge at the Han formation in batches like waves, and then if the Han formation was unmoved, they would cross in front of the formation and fire arrows at the same time.
, and then on to the second wave, the front team rushed through, and the rear team followed up. If the Han army continued to be stable, they would outflank and flank the left and right, and attack from all directions at the same time. In the end, the Han army's formation showed a tired posture, was not functioning well, or was
They were already in complete chaos, so they rushed in together and completely destroyed them.
But when facing a military formation that is waiting for you, you can avoid charging into the formation if you don't want to.
But now we are on the river, at the ferry, how can we outflank it?
How to outflank him?
Horses are not boats, nor can they fly over with wings...
The ferry is only so big. If it were more compact, at most seventy or eighty cavalry would be able to march in parallel. In a normal charge, fifty cavalry would reach the sky. Although the Xianbei people have an advantage in strength, they cannot do it all at once.
Too much investment.
To advance, you have to bear the arrows and crossbows of the Han army, and there will be inevitable casualties; to retreat, even if you can swallow the bad breath, the junior commanders in other tribes may not understand; to go around, this comes one after another.
It would take at least a hundred miles to get there, and the Han army would have been able to run far away...
Da Danghu gritted his teeth and stared fiercely at the Han army formation on the other side of the river like a wolf. He suddenly ordered: "Dismount the rear army, and no matter what you use, give me two bags of soil for each person to fill the river!"
The river is not turbulent, perhaps because the riverbed is relatively wide. The riverbed of about thirty steps, plus the shallow water areas on both sides of the tidal flats, looks like sixty or seventy steps. If the distance between the two armies is
It was nearly two hundred steps away. No matter whether it was a strong bow or a crossbow, it would not have much effect at this distance.
The width of the ferry can accommodate a charge of fifty cavalry. Under the attack of two hundred crossbows, it is indeed like a disaster. But what if it is doubled and a hundred cavalry charge?
Then this disaster may be on the head of the Han army...
Following the actions of the Xianbei people, Huang Cheng also quickly understood the Xianbei people's thoughts, and immediately mobilized crossbowmen to prepare to move forward to prevent Xianbei from digging soil to fill the river. However, Xianbei's big households were not at the mercy of Huang Cheng
, mobilized a team of 100 men, and although they suffered heavy casualties again, they also drove Huang Cheng's crossbowmen back to the rear of the formation.
Without shovels or other tools, they dug with weapons. Without cloth bags, they took off their clothes and wrapped them up. After an hour, the Xianbei people collected a large amount of soil, and bags of strange-shaped soil bags were thrown
In the river, the originally deep water areas on both sides of the ferry gradually became shallower...
Although some Xianbei soldiers were killed by Huang Cheng's powerful crossbow when throwing mud bags, Xianbei's manpower was sufficient. After filling the river without hesitation, the ferry that originally only had a shallow area in the middle was extended to both sides.
In the past, there was only room for fifty riders, but now it can accommodate at least eighty riders without any big problems.
Huang Cheng's face became solemn, because he knew that the worst, most dangerous, and most difficult moment would come next...
Sun Quan: Why didn't Boyan and Xingba arrive at today's regular meeting?
Lu Meng: Back to my lord, yesterday Boyan drank water and stuffed his teeth. He coughed and his back hurt. He felt weak all over. He couldn't get out of bed today.
Sun Quan is cute: Ah, what about Xingba?
Lu Meng: Back to my lord, yesterday Xingba choked on his throat while drinking water. He coughed so hard that all his limbs were broken and his whole body was fractured. He couldn't get out of bed today.
Sun Quan was furious: What happened to the water in the east of the Yangtze River? Could it be that Guan Er was not doing good deeds in Jingzhou and polluted the upper reaches? Come and order the troops to attack Jingzhou alone!
