People from Heimei County also began to send more scouts. Although they could not detect the movements of Liu Ziyu's main force, they were never at a disadvantage in the scout battle.
The main forces of both sides finally met head-on after an hour, with twenty thousand versus ten thousand. Black Charm County was not timid at all, and took a tough frontal stance.
"Commander, the people in Black Charm County are a little weird. They didn't retreat immediately when facing an enemy twice their size. Is it because they are confident enough or is there some conspiracy? We have to guard against it!"
As a strategist, Jin Yuanbao naturally had to make his own suggestions: "The cavalry has outflanked them from the flanks and no ambush was found. I doubt that they are so calm because they have a large number of long-range attack weapons in their army!"
What is the most famous weapon in Black Charm County?
Mountain-piercing armor-piercing crossbow!
This army does not look like it has large-scale armor-piercing crossbows, but it is not troublesome to carry a batch of simplified versions of armor-piercing crossbows.
The two thousand people who ambushed Lin Yi before brought a thousand simplified versions of the mountain-piercing armor-piercing crossbows, and finally took advantage of Lin Yi and the Royal Capital garrison.
If the 10,000 people in front of us had 3,400 mountain-piercing crossbows, they would be enough to pose a fatal threat to Liu Ziyu's army.
"What the military advisor said makes sense, but the current situation is so imminent that we have to act!"
Liu Ziyu also understood the dangers involved.
The problem is that as the commander of the reinforcements, he brings 20,000 elite members of the royal capital's garrison. If 10,000 people from Black Charm County are afraid to attack, how can he support them?
Go back to the capital as soon as possible and exchange for Lin Yi!
Jin Yuanbao also understood this, so after fulfilling his duty, he stopped talking.
The 10,000 infantrymen of Hongshang County formed a square formation and slowly approached the army of Heimei County.
The four thousand cavalry on the flanks circled in an arc and were ready to attack the enemy's flank from a distance.
The war is about to break out!
The army of Heimei Commandery remained motionless, quietly watching the garrison of King Hongshang Commandery approaching.
It wasn't until the two sides were about two miles away that their front row sergeants suddenly squatted down in order, and from their shoulders, a bunch of crossbow arrows emerged from the armor-piercing crossbow.
two thousand!
A total of two thousand mountain-breaking armored crossbows were aimed at the array of Hongshang Commandery!
Compared with the previous ambush when Lin Yi led the army, this time there are more armor-piercing crossbows, the distance between the two sides is closer, and the power is naturally stronger!
A set of armor-piercing crossbows has six crossbow arrows, and it does not take much time to replace them. Therefore, if they want to break through this distance, the 10,000 infantrymen of Hongshang County must withstand the baptism of at least 50,000 to 60,000 crossbow arrows!
"shield!"
A melodious shout rang out from the infantry array of Hongshang County.
The soldiers at the front unfolded their retractable shields to form a shield wall, while the soldiers at the back held up their shields to protect the top from being hit by crossbow arrows falling from above.
The neat shield wall continued to advance, and the phalanx composed of 10,000 soldiers was like a moving steel fortress, continuing to advance fearlessly.
The commander of Black Charm County had a sneer on his lips.
Two miles was already the maximum attack range of the Mountain Piercing Armor Crossbow, so he waved his arm without hesitation and gave the order to attack.
Wave after wave of mountain-piercing armor-piercing crossbows were like a dense swarm, directly piercing the distance between the two armies with flat fire, and crashed into the shining shield wall.
The originally neat shield wall was torn apart in an instant, and the huge kinetic energy penetrated the shield and continued to pierce the bodies of the soldiers behind. If it were not blocked by the shield, the Mountain-breaking Armor Crossbow would have to penetrate at least three or five soldiers before it exhausted.
In the blink of an eye, a layer was peeled off from the front of Hongshang Commandery's array, and the number of soldiers killed exceeded 500!
"shield!"
The soldiers in the second row suddenly threw down the shields above them to form a second shield wall, and the dead or not dead comrades in front became the buffer zone of the second shield wall!
The crossbow arrows did not stop and continued to fire continuously.
The first row of soldiers, including their shields, were shot into rags, riddled with holes, and completely shattered.
The second row of shield walls will almost follow suit, and the soldiers of the third row are ready to form a new shield wall.
Liu Ziyu's face was ashen. Facing the dense armor-piercing crossbows, the soldiers of Hongshang Commandery had no way to move forward.
If we continue, it is estimated that the 10,000 elite members of the royal capital's garrison will be wiped out before we even get close to the opponent.
"retreat!"
Liu Ziyu is very decisive. The current casualties can be accepted. If he continues to persist, it will really be over!
Upon hearing the signal to retreat, the infantry array still retreated slowly, but Heimei County refused to give up at this time.
The Mountain-breaking Armor Crossbow continued to extend its range, and at the same time, the array also began to advance slowly, actually wanting to kill Hongshang Junguo and swallow the 10,000-strong army in one bite!
"The cavalry will attack behind and cover the infantry's retreat!"
Liu Ziyu continued to give orders. Originally, the cavalry was intended to be used to decisively pursue and kill the enemy, but now it can only be used as a tool of harassment.
Li Yingjian, who was on the side, received the signal and led the cavalry troops towards the rear of the Black Charm Army array.
However, when they approached the enemy within three miles, the Black Charm Commandery array on the side and rear quickly changed, revealing another thousand mountain-piercing armor-piercing crossbows!
Heilinghan's horses were too fast, and Heimei County did not dare to let Li Yingjian's cavalry get too close, so they started firing crossbows early.
This gave Li Yingjian and the cavalry troops some time to react. If they really launched within two miles, more than half of the four thousand cavalry would probably die!
"retreat!"
Li Yingjian was not a brave man. Faced with such a formation, he simply ran in an arc and led his cavalry around the armor-piercing crossbow position.
The ejected armor-breaking crossbow did not cause too many casualties to the cavalry troops, which was a blessing among misfortunes.
Moreover, due to Li Yingjian's harassment, the people from Heimei Commandery also stopped their pursuit and did not continue to pursue the infantry array from Hongshang Commandery.
However, the Mountain-breaking Armor Crossbow did not stop, and continued to cause damage to the infantry phalanx of Hongshang Commandery.
When the two sides finally left the battlefield, more than 2,000 people in Hongshang County were killed and less than 1,000 were injured. The number of dead was more than twice the number of injured. It can be seen that the attack of the Chuanshan Armor Crossbow was terrifying!
An ordinary army is on the verge of collapse if its casualty rate reaches 30% in a short period of time.
This infantry phalanx of the royal capital's garrison was able to retreat in an orderly manner and finally left the battlefield, which is enough to prove its elite level.
However, such an elite division could only take a beating without being able to fight back. Both sides did not even have a chance to engage in hand-to-hand combat!
Liu Ziyu led his army to fight against Heimei Commandery for the first time, and Heimei Commandery had zero casualties!
Big defeat!
The prestige that Lin Yi had established in the Selenium and Tongjun Kingdom was almost lost in one day!
The news spread back to the royal capital, and the whole court was in an uproar!