"Surge left and right, throw hooks!" Qi Jun commanded.
The soldiers on the left and right accelerated forward and cut into the two wings of Cao's army unstoppably, turning Cao's army in the front row into a bulge. Then Qi's army threw dozens of hooks in the formation, and dragged Cao's army back regardless of whether the hook or hook was hooked.
Cao Jun, who was hooked, could not stand firmly and fell to the ground. He was suddenly dragged in front of Qi Jun. They were greeted by several spears, but in the end they were destined to die.
"Send the order to a large team to charge forward and fight to the death!" Ying Quan ordered the troops to fight tooth and nail.
Being well-equipped does not mean having a strong will to fight. Rushing forward to fight with the enemy at the risk of death also means opening the passage into the city.
The black triangular spear is powerful, but with Cao Jun holding his comrade on the other side, would Qi Jun dare to stab him to death?
The answer is: Dare!
Although Cao Jun fought hard and did not hesitate to take a shot to save a Qi Jun, the Qi Jun on the left and right still stabbed him with their spears.
The three-edged spear cannot penetrate Qi Jun’s armor!
Ying Quan watched his men fall one by one, his heart bleeding. The problem was that they did not cause any harm to the enemy.
"The magician attacks with all his strength! Don't think about accidentally hurting your own people." He used his trump card.
The 11th Division has fifty magicians accompanying the army. The magicians from Xingye City have not yet arrived, and Cao Jun has absolute air superiority.
Generally, magicians will not attack enemies in the combat zone, as this can easily hurt their own people, unless their own commander gives an order.
The magician took off under the cover of night, stopped at a relatively safe height, and locked the black troops of Qi Army with his mental power.
The dazzling magic light flew down, and there was a brief pause on the battlefield. Cao Jun stopped and Qi Jun collectively lowered their heads.
However, Ying Quan was once again disappointed. The invincible magic did not break Qi Jun's armor. Qi Jun withstood a wave of magic attacks and then began to attack again.
"That armor is magic resistant!" Ying Quan's eyes widened, and his mind was a little confused.
The battle situation was very serious for him. If he didn't deal with the Qi army, he would definitely not be able to enter the city. His plan to burn the granary was doomed to fail.
"Blow the charge!" He decided to make a desperate move.
As soon as the charge horn sounded, the Cao army in the front became even more crazy and rushed towards the Qi army regardless of their own safety. Because they had no way to retreat, their own cavalry was about to charge forward. They could either rush forward or disperse on both sides, but the latter would be regarded as
For deserters.
Qi Jun was unmoved and continued to ruthlessly attack Cao Jun in front of him. He fired one shot after another. When he was tired, he turned sideways and let his teammates behind him support him. Then he retreated to the back row to rest.
Tat-tat-tat, the rapid sound of horse hooves came, and the tenth brigade of the 11th Division rushed over, with the horse speed reaching its highest speed.
"Retreat left and right! Form a circular echelon formation!" Qi Jun's commander quickly adjusted his tactics.
The Qi army that cut into the two wings of Cao's army quickly retreated. The Qi army in the front stopped advancing and formed a circular formation with the commander as the center.
What is different from the ordinary circular formation is that the soldiers on the periphery of the front semicircle squat down and point their triangular guns diagonally upward; the soldiers in the middle place the triangular guns behind their companions in front, and bend down to grab the gun barrel; the soldiers in the middle circle
Stand upright and point the flat-end triangular gun toward the front.
This is a typical infantry versus cavalry formation, but few troops use it because the top of the arc is too weak in front. However, it is very flexible. When the enemy attacks a point, it can move left and right, using echelon defense to weaken the attack; the enemy is divided into multiple groups.
When attacking, the circular formation can rotate and the entire group can share the enemy's attack.
The heavy armored infantry of Cao's army were still attacking, but they could not shake the Qi army's formation at all. Instead, they were poked into the front of the Qi army, and were used by the enemy to buffer the impact of the cavalry.
Ying Quan felt a strong sense of shame in his heart. This was the first time he had been treated like this by the enemy in many years of fighting. Qi Jun's calmness seemed to be practicing tactics.
His last hope was to reach the Qi Army. The ten captains lived up to their trust and organized a cavalry formation to take the lead in firing their spears, even though there were still infantry in front of them.
Bang, the light of the spear swept down Qi Jun in the front row, hitting the armor with a loud bang, and Qi Jun's circular echelon formation seemed to shake.
However, Ying Quan was dumbfounded again. The gun light did not cut open the Qi army in the front row, but was actually blocked.
Qi Jun's armor is not only resistant to magic, it can even block fighting spirit!
The cavalry arrows collided with the Qi Army's spear formation, and the men and horses were riddled with holes, but the impact was resolved by the circular ladder formation.
Hook ropes kept flying out of the Qi army's formation. If they hooked the cavalry, they would pull them off their horses. If they couldn't hook the cavalry, they would throw them out and use them as tripping ropes.
The circular echelon formation began to rotate and move back. To reduce the impact of the cavalry bit by bit, all it took was to block the first few rows of cavalry, so that the cavalry behind would not be able to charge forward.
"Ming Jin retreats!" Ying Quan realized the seriousness of the problem. If he continued to fight like this, the speed of the cavalry would slow down and they would lose their impact.
This force of about 2,000 men did not rush to the challenge, but was confident of defeating him, and might even leave the 11th Division behind.
As soon as the gong sounded, Cao Jun was defeated and planned to return to his own formation to regroup. However, Qi Jun had no intention of letting them go. They quickly changed from a circular ladder formation to a conical formation and chased after Cao Jun's tail to cover them up.
Beep beep beep, the cornet sounded at the top of Xingye City, and the black armored infantry immediately changed from a cone formation to a front V-shaped formation, with the two wings trying to outflank Cao Jun's left and right sides.
"The tenth brigade withdrew and assembled five miles behind, and the first brigade replaced light armor!" Ying Quan focused his attention in the direction of the city gate.
Sure enough, a strange-looking cavalry team ran out of the city gate, definitely coming to chase Cao's army.
It was the first time that Ying Quan saw such a cavalry. The knight's armor and the horse's armor were connected together. It was actually a suit for a man and a horse. They were all the same black color. It was hard to see clearly at night when they were far away.
"Oops! It's the troops accompanying the infantry. The entire army obeyed the order and dispersed to break out. The magicians were free to evacuate. Execute immediately!" He very decisively issued the most extreme retreat order, and every one of them could escape.
After all, they are behind the enemy's army, with enemies on all sides. Because the enemies are too strong, they cannot concentrate on breaking out, otherwise they will be more easily destroyed by the enemies.
Cao's 11th Division's operation failed and suffered a devastating blow in Duanshui County. Only fifty magicians and hundreds of people fled back to the base camp.
Their defeat was not a surprise, but the enemies they encountered attracted the attention of Commander Cao's army.
The news came back to Shengchang City, "troops using special equipment?" Cao Qi was also alarmed.
"That's right!" Yao Mang compiled all the information in recent years, "It can be confirmed that the special equipment is made of black metal, has extremely strong magic resistance and fighting spirit resistance, and has a defense that far exceeds that of fine armor.
Judging from the use of the Qi Army cavalry, the weight of the equipment is not too heavy and ordinary war horses can bear it.
We suspect that this black metal comes from under the Diyan Lake, and it is probably the main reason why the Qi State invaded our country and occupied the south bank of Xinhu, and it is inseparable from the Tongbei Empire."
"What you mean is that the Qi army's equipment comes from a special black metal, which is produced in Diyan Lake. Qi State did not hesitate to launch a war to seize this metal." Cao Qi then understood why Qi State suddenly followed him
Fall out.
"Your Majesty is wise." Yao Mang quickly flattered him.
"What metal is so powerful? Isn't it available in other countries?" Cao Qi felt that he had learned a lot, but there was no such metal in his memory.
"It's not clear yet. It probably hasn't been found in other places. The old minister has sent people to contact the Ancient Yuan Empire, hoping to get some clues from them."
Even someone as knowledgeable as Uncle Guo didn't know that the origin of this mysterious metal must be extraordinary.
"In this case, we must take back Diyan Lake and let the commander-in-chief mobilize the army immediately." Cao Qi felt that he had been tricked.
Diyan Lake is jointly owned by Cao Qi and Cao Qi. No matter what treasures are found there, Cao Guo cannot lose his share. Now Qi Guo wants to monopolize it all by grabbing money from Cao Qi's pocket.
"The envoys from Meng and Ji are here. Do you want them?" Yao Mang obviously had no confidence in Cao's army.
This cannot be blamed on the Cao State's military. Firstly, the Qi State has been prepared. Secondly, the Tongbei Empire strongly supports the Qi State. Thirdly, the Qi Army has new equipment and its combat effectiveness has been greatly improved. Cao State's existing military strength alone may not necessarily be the Qi State's.
opponent.
"If we ask Meng Guo and Ji Guo for help, they will definitely want a share of the pie, and I won't be willing to do so! Let the Commander-in-Chief try it first, and if it doesn't work, then contact other countries." Cao Qi didn't want to share good things with others.
"Old minister, take your orders."
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Ding Kui returned to Nanqiu County with Jiang Xi, and specially built a "Staff Department" next to the "Military Command Department" for Jiang Xi's exclusive use.
After arranging the chores, he took Cha Yang back to the Earl's Mansion in Juyang City.
In order to highlight the importance of "Thousands of Hammers and Hundreds of Refinements", he had to do a lot of superficial work. After the sacrifice informed the ancestors, he took Cha Yang to the secret practice room.
"Thank you, Master Ding." Cha Yang has changed his name to Ding Kui.
Excited, he took the "Thousands of Hammers and Hundreds of Refinements" with both hands, immediately sat down cross-legged, and read the secret books in the secret practice room.
He did not rush to practice the actions in the secret book, but looked through the worn book carefully and carefully. Every word, every stroke of the pattern, and every corner of the paper were checked and reviewed repeatedly.
Keep it in mind.
Ding Kui was very familiar with this scene. He did the same thing when he got the "Thousands of Hammers and Hundreds of Refinements", but he didn't read it so carefully. In fact, it is not difficult to understand. At that time, Ding Qi gave him "Thousands of Hammers and Hundreds of Refinements" and how long he wanted to read.
You can read it a few times, but Cha Yang is different. You have to return it to him after reading it.
After about a few dozen minutes, less than an hour, Cha Yang slowly closed the "Thousands of Hammers and Hundreds of Refinements", stood up, handed it back to Ding Kui, and asked, "Can I practice it here?"
Ding Kui took back the secret book and said: "Of course, I will go out first and lend it to you tonight."
"No, you don't have to avoid it. You can watch me practice. If there is anything wrong with my practice, you can correct me at any time."
Cha Yang knew what Ding Kui was avoiding. Masters had their own training techniques, and most of them didn't like to let others watch.
"That's fine. I have been practicing for so many years and have some experience. I can share it with you."