After the battle between the Chinese armies, the armies on the left and right wings of both sides were not to be outdone. Duan Peng on the right wing led the cavalry to attack Yuan Shao's army opposite him!
Yuan Shao saw tens of thousands of cavalry rushing towards him like a tsunami, and shouted: "The whole army forms a formation, arrange the Xuanwu formation, and the Wuhan Iron and Steel chariots are arranged in a formation outside the army!"
Yuan Shao was the leader of the army on the left wing. These 50,000 Han troops had to obey Yuan Shao's orders. The Han army began to assemble into a square formation with ten thousand people. The outer layers of these armies were all made of Wuhan chariots, chariots, spearmen, and halberdiers.
They placed the giant shield in their hands behind the chariot to form a second line of defense, and pierced their spears and halberds at the outermost edge of the military formation. The entire military formation was like a giant hedgehog. At the innermost part of the military formation were 5,000 bows and arrows.
Responsible for long-range strikes, thus forming an integrated offensive and defensive military formation.
This formation was specially designed by Huangfu Song this winter to deal with the Tengjia Army cavalry. If an excellent general commanded it, he might not be able to achieve a record like Li Ling's 5,000 against 80,000. Of course, in the hands of a mediocre general, he would also be defeated by the enemy's cavalry in one blow!
Yuan Shao cannot be said to be a famous general, but he cannot be said to be a mediocre general either. He can only be said to be a qualified general. The power of these military formations depends on how he exerts his power.
The cavalry of the Tengjia Army continued to accelerate slowly, and the horses were like thunder. The distance between the two sides was quickly approaching. The two sides were one hundred and fifty steps apart. The Han army had stabilized its formation at this time.
Yuan Shao watched the cavalry of the Tengjia Army getting closer and shouted: "Archers, prepare!"
All 5,000 hands in the Xuanwu Formation are ready to shoot!
But after the cavalry of the Tengjia Army entered the 100-meter shooting range of the bow and arrow!
Yuan Shao shouted: "Shoot!"
"Boohoo!"
A shower of arrows shot out, and 5,000 long arrows flew into the sky with a sharp whistle. The long arrows all over the sky gathered into a huge black cloud, covering the sky and the sun, whizzing down. Then they all fell on Duan Peng.
On these cavalry.
"Ding, ding, ding!" But it didn't have much effect. Almost all the long arrows were bounced away. Although Duan Peng's cavalry can only be regarded as second-class cavalry in the Tengjia Army, they are still equipped with ceramic armor, ceramic horse armor, etc.
The armor's defensive power far exceeds that of ordinary leather armor, especially when equipped with horse armor, which allows these cavalry to have the powerful charging capabilities of heavy cavalry and the powerful mobility of light cavalry!
As long as there are no cavalry on the opposite side, these ceramic armored cavalry of the Tengjia Army are magical weapons. It can be said that they are a unit with natural power to deal with the appearance of enemy infantry!
Ceramic armor pieces are easy to make. One kiln can bake tens of thousands of armor pieces to produce hundreds of sets of armor. Moreover, the ceramic armor produced in this way is not only 10 times cheaper than iron armor, but its defensive power is not as good as iron armor, but it is worse than leather armor. The armor is more than three times stronger and can be said to be the most cost-effective armor in the entire Han Dynasty. There is an armor assembly line like this in Mayi, which can produce tens of thousands of sets of such armor every month. Ceramic armor has become standard equipment.
These armors cannot be said to be indestructible, but they are enough to withstand 90% of the attacks from Yuan Shao's long arrows. Even if the remaining 10% shatters the ceramic armor, it is enough to consume the kinetic energy of the long arrows, so although Yuan Shao's arrow rain is terrifying
, but it did not cause many casualties to the Tengjia Army, except for a few unlucky ones who were hit by long arrows on their horses or fell off their horses through gaps in the armor!
After passing through the rain of arrows from the Han army, the cavalry of the Tengjia army had already approached the Han army eighty steps, and the cavalry bows of the Tengjia army could fight back!
I saw Duan Peng and the others taking out their cavalry bows and starting to counterattack against the Han army's formation! The Tengjia army's arrow array was dense and fierce, and the cavalry in Duan Peng's hands were basically Xianbei and Wuwan people.
The cavalry grew up on horses and were born with superb riding skills. After Xu Wei equipped them with the cavalry three-piece suit, their combat effectiveness was even further improved.
After freeing their hands, the cavalry's riding and shooting immediately improved by two levels. The speed at which they shot arrows on horseback was actually not much worse than Yuan Shao's archers standing on the ground. In just a few seconds, both sides
Shoot several rounds of long arrows.
Countless long arrows rushed into the sky. Except for a few of them, they collided with each other, and the rest fell on their respective enemies. These long arrows shot at each other's enemies like a violent storm!
"Ding ding ding!" Duan Peng and the others have ceramic armor for defense, and Yuan Shao is even more wealthy. The entire army is equipped with iron armor, and they also have Wuhan Iron and Steel chariots, chariots and giant shields for defense. There are fewer long arrows in them. Duan Peng
Their long arrows cannot be said to have been useless, but they did not kill Yuan Shao's army too much!
But this is only the 10,000 troops in Yuan Shao's hands who have such good luck. The other 4 phalanxes with 40,000 people do not have such luck. Most of them are equipped with leather armor, and many are even equipped with leather armor.
Can't get up.
Such soldiers were temporarily recruited by Huangfu Song in Youzhou, and Huangfu Song gave them simple training. Fortunately, the Han Dynasty was full of martial virtue, and the people in frontier places like Youzhou retained the knowledge of the former Han Dynasty.
There is a winter training system, so most of the people here have basic military skills, and with a little training they can become qualified soldiers. Huangfu Song gave these people a bow and arrow, and then made them archers.
And now it is these soldiers who are unlucky. Although they stand at the end of the military formation, they basically do not have much defensive equipment, not even a piece of leather armor. Facing the bows and arrows shot by the Tengjia Army, they can only use
Use your own body to resist. Every time the Tengjia Army shoots a burst of long arrows, it will harvest a lot of life.
After the cavalry of the Tengjia Army approached these well-defended turtle shells, they did not directly use the cavalry to break away these well-defended military formations. Instead, they asked the cavalry to continuously shoot around these military formations, creating a mounted shooting tactic similar to that of the Mongols!
So the archers who didn't have much defensive power suffered. The bows and arrows they shot at the Tengjia Army could only cause a small number of casualties to the Tengjia Army, but the bows and arrows fired by the Tengjia Army could harvest a large number of Han soldiers every time.
Some of them were pierced by long arrows and flew upside down. Their lives and deaths were unknown. Some of them were viciously nailed to the ground by long arrows and kept wailing. But more people fell to the ground after being shot. Soon these archers
Things collapsed. They no longer fought back against the Tengjia Army. Instead, they found places they thought were safe one by one. Some of them were hiding behind the Wuhan Iron and Steel body.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But the consequences of this are more serious. Without the counterattack of the archers, these defensive formations have lost the ability to attack the Tengjia Army, which makes Duan Peng
They shot at the Han troops in the military formation even more unscrupulously.
The shields and steel chariots of the Han army could only defend one side, but Duan Peng led his cavalry to circle around these turtle shells and specifically attack the side that was difficult to defend. This time, not only the archers were encountered, but also the soldiers holding shields followed.
Unfortunately, they all became targets of Duan Peng and the others!
It can be said that the left wing of the Han army suffered heavy casualties under Duan Peng's tactics. Only Yuan Shao's military formation could barely defend or even counterattack. The other 40,000 Han troops were reduced to a situation where they were only beaten without fighting back!
At this time, Gao Lan and other generals immediately informed Huangfu Song of their situation and asked for Huangfu Song's support!
After Huangfu Song learned about the situation faced by Gao Lan, Yuan Shao and the others, he thought for a moment and said: "Let them change their strategy and use steel chariots and chariots to divide the cavalry of the Tengjia Army, delay their speed, and engage them in close combat!"
At the same time, he also said: "Zhang He comes out!"
Zhang He stepped out of the queue and said: "The general is here!"
Huangfu Song said seriously: "You lead 10,000 cavalry to support Yuan Shao and the others, and use your soldiers to contain the cavalry of the Tengjia Army! Buy time for Yuan Shao and the others to change their formation!"
Zhang He said: "No!"
Then he galloped onto his horse and said to his men: "Brothers, attack!"
"Kill!" Tens of thousands of cavalry followed Zhang He and rushed to the battlefield on the left flank of the Han army!
at the same time
The commander of the right wing of the Han army was Ju Yi. He didn't like being passively beaten in the turtle shell formation, so he created a plum blossom formation.
He scattered the Wugang chariots and chariots used to defend against cavalry charges on the entire battlefield like plum blossoms falling on the ground, creating a battlefield with a length and width exceeding 3 miles to limit cavalry. These Wugang chariots and chariots became
After Ju Yi's rejection of the horse, he led the 50,000 Han troops led by Deng Ying, who were divided into thousands of groups. Basically, they were organized into teams and hid around these tanks!
Sun Qingbing didn't pay attention. He didn't think these steel chariots and chariots could withstand his powerful cavalry. He led the cavalry to attack with unprecedented momentum.
After approaching the Han army for 80 steps, a hail of arrows hit the Han army!
"Boohoo!"
Long arrows shot into the Wuhan Iron and Steel chariots and chariots like rain!
Ju Yi shouted: "Raise your shield!"
They climbed into the camp first and held their shields high, even shouting loudly. They even wanted to attract the attention of the Tengjia Army cavalry!
Sun Qing naturally discovered these active soldiers and shot several rounds of long arrows at them.
"Ding, ding, ding!" But it didn't have much effect. Not only did these soldiers who entered the camp first hold shields in their hands, but they were also equipped with iron armor, which could be said to be almost invulnerable!
After several rounds of long arrows came down, Sun Qing led 30,000 cavalry into the battlefield prepared by Ju Yi. Facing the Wuhan Iron and Steel chariots and chariots that hindered their advancement, Sun Qing led the cavalry into the gaps between these Wuhan Iron and Steel chariots! But!
These gaps are all narrow and winding roads, which restrict the cavalry's maneuverability. Even though Sun Qing's cavalry broke through several Wugang chariots and the battlefield, it could no longer change the tendency of the cavalry to slow down.
But when the cavalry of the Tengjia Army came to a standstill, Ju Yi rushed out. He had a shield in one hand and a 20-weight battle ax in the other. When he saw the cavalry of the Tengjia Army, he chopped it with his axe. A soldier of the Tengjia Army was knocked off his horse by him.
Down.
Then he hit the armored soldier on the horse with his shield, and then with an axe. The heavy weapon in Ju Yi's hand could not even be resisted by the armor, let alone the soldiers wearing ceramic armor. Ju Yi was like a
Just like the barbarian warriors, basically none of the armored warriors around him can withstand his axe!
The same goes for the other warriors who first entered the camp. Instead of using heavy weapons such as iron axes, iron hammers, and maces, when facing the ceramic cavalry of the Tengjia Army, they either chopped off the horse's legs, hit the horse's head, or knocked the Tengjia Army.
Warriors, facing these armor-piercing weapons that first entered the camp, the ceramic armor of the Tengjia Army was not much more effective than the leather armor!
Of course, even the Han army who first entered the camp felt uncomfortable. Even if the Tengjia Army cavalry slowed down, their combat effectiveness was still not weak. Many Han warriors were directly hit by the horses and fell to the ground, and then were trampled by the cavalry behind them.
Turn into meat paste.
After experiencing a period of panic, the cavalry of the Tengjia Army quickly calmed down. They picked up their swords and fought with the Han army. Even if they lost their horses and equipment, except for the first to enter the camp, the Tengjia Army was still stronger than everyone else.
The Han army!
The sharp and strong swords can often cut the enemy in front of them in half. Only when facing the first to enter the camp, Sun Qing and the others will be at a disadvantage. This is not only the gap in combat power, but also the gap in equipment. Ju Yi and the others
The armor-piercing weapons can kill the soldiers of the Tengjia Army, but the swords in the hands of the Tengjia Army soldiers are difficult to kill the Xiandenying soldiers equipped with iron armor.
Under the leadership of Sun Qing, the soldiers of the Tengjia Army continued to fight hard, but the casualties of the Tengjia Army's cavalry became more and more heavy. Under the command of Ju Yi, the Han army gathered WISCO chariots in small groups of ten.
and around the chariot, they used the steel chariot and the chariot as mutual cover to delay the cavalry of the Tengjia Army, and cooperated with each other to cut the horse's legs, hit the horse's head, and use tomahawks to shatter the internal organs of the Tengjia Army soldiers.
On such a small battlefield, the cavalry was at a disadvantage and was attacked by the Han army everywhere. The soldiers of the Tengjia Army felt that they were surrounded by enemies in this large formation and no place was safe.
Ju Yi led the troops to the camp and commanded superior troops to surround and kill them. Sun Qing, who was caught off guard, suffered heavy losses.
When he realized that his casualties were more than those of the Han army, he realized that he had been tricked by Ju Yi. He shouted loudly: "Everyone, fight out and don't tangle with the Han army in such a small place! First,
Let’s talk after we get out!”
Sun Qingzhan was so anxious that he yelled. He waved his spear continuously to push away the surrounding Wugang vehicles and chariots. At the same time, the soldiers around him were also helping him clear these obstacles and demolish them with the fastest and easiest means of destruction.
These Wugang vehicles and battlefields are clearing roadblocks and trying to create a passage for cavalry to enter and exit!
The cavalry of the Tengjia Army also began to flee the battlefield like a tide, but Ju Yi would not let Sun Qing and the others leave so easily. While he was killing people, he shouted loudly: "Don't let the thieves of the Tengjia Army escape!
Kill them all!"
Then he pounced on a cavalryman of the Tengjia Army, and then killed him with an axe!
The other soldiers who entered the camp first, the Han soldiers also learned Ju Yi's method and rushed to catch up with the Tengjia Army's cavalry. The Han soldiers fought bravely, and the Tengjia Army soldiers who did not escape were unlucky.
They were either knocked off their horses by the Han army, or their horses were chopped by Han soldiers. Especially the soldiers who entered the camp first were the most immoral. They either chopped off the horse's head or legs. Naturally, the Tengjia soldiers on the horse also fell.
Get off your horse.
After casualties of a large number of soldiers, Sun Qing finally led his cavalry to rush out! Then he looked at the Han army's simple horse-rejection formation and was frightened for a while. He never dared to rush in again!