The five hundred heavy infantrymen held shields and steel knives, and walked steadily. Every time they took a step forward, there was a dull and neat sound of "boom" on the ground, sometimes mixed with the sound of metal collision, which seemed so sonorous.
powerful.
The heavy cavalry on the left and right wings did not move, but continued to stand ready, but each cavalry seemed a little restless and geared up one after another.
Zhang He stood alone among the heavy cavalry on the left and right wings, his eyes radiating confidence, staring closely at the heavy infantry who were about to come into contact with Zhao Jun, a smile appeared on his face.
Han Meng led the soldiers of the Zhao army holding wooden stakes at the forefront. Seeing the heavy infantry of the Yan army move, he shouted loudly: "Charge!"
After giving the order, Han Meng and the nine soldiers in the first row quickly quickened their pace, leveled the long wooden stake, and rushed forward with the wooden stake in hand.
When the heavy infantrymen of the Yan Army saw Han Meng and others rushing over, they all smiled incredulously. In their eyes, swords, guns, swords and halberds could not hurt them, let alone a few wooden stakes. The heavy infantrymen
Still taking solid and sonorous steps, building the camp step by step
Advancing forward, every ten heavy infantrymen lined up in a row, and every ten heavy infantrymen formed a column. Five hierarchical small infantry phalanxes were dispersed. With iron will, they raised the shields in their hands and held them tightly.
The steel knife in his hand is ready to harvest the heads of Zhao soldiers.
The two armies were adjacent and within easy reach. Han Meng and others held up long wooden stakes and bumped into the heavy infantry of the Yan army on the opposite side. However, when they heard a loud "boom", the heavy infantry of the Yan army rushed towards the front row.
He was actually knocked away by a wooden stake, his body rolled backwards, and hit the soldiers behind him. Suddenly, the heavy infantry in the three rows in front were knocked to the ground by Zhao Jun's wooden stakes, causing the original infantry square to stop immediately.
Come down.
"Quick, keep charging!" Han Meng saw the opportunity and shouted to the soldiers behind him.
The soldiers behind Han Meng heard the order, and the second row and the third row quickly dispersed to the left and right wings. They all leveled the wooden stakes, held the wooden stakes and started to collide with the Yan Army heavy infantry from the left and right wings, using the long wooden sticks.
The piles pushed the Yan Army's heavy infantry to pieces, while the soldiers who caught up behind them kept beating the Yan Army's heavy infantry with wooden stakes in their hands. The sound of wood and steel being struck was endless.
"Line them up in a row and press them all up!" Zhang He was startled when he saw this scene, and he hurriedly shouted loudly.
The four hundred-man phalanx behind the Yan army's heavy infantry dispersed, arranged together to form a solid wall, and then pressed against the Zhao army together.
Although the fallen heavy infantry did not suffer any damage, it was difficult to get up again. On the one hand, they always heard the concussive sound of knocking in their ears, making it impossible for them to hear external sounds. On the other hand, the Zhao soldiers held
The long wooden stakes you hold can knock down people who want to get up again and again from a long distance.
Han Meng saw that his strategy was working, and Zhang He pressed all the heavy infantry up. He said without hesitation: "The whole army attacks. As long as the enemy is not allowed to get close, our army will win."
After giving the order, Zhao Jun soldiers poured down from the suspension bridge one after another, lined up on the bank of the moat, and charged forward with wooden stakes.
The heavy infantry of the Yan army used their shields to block while slashing with the steel swords in their hands. However, because the wooden stakes held by the enemy were thick enough, once the steel swords were chopped up, the blades sank directly into the wood before they could be pulled out.
When they came out, they saw that the wooden stakes were swept away, causing their bodies to stagger.
"Hit the door facing you!" Han Meng saw the weakest point of the heavy infantry. Although the visor under the helmet could protect against sharp arrows, it could not protect against the thick wooden stakes. He only lightly
He lightly bumped the wooden stake against the heavy infantryman's face, and the entire handle of the wooden stake covered the heavy infantryman's face. Under the violent impact, the visor worn under the helmet would hit the face.
As Han Meng shouted, the rest of the Zhao army soldiers also saw the opportunity and began to use wooden stakes to hit the enemy's face. For a while, the enemy's heavy infantry put down their shields.
and steel knives, covering their faces and shouting loudly.
Seeing this situation, Zhang He immediately ordered: "Cavalry attack!"
The heavy cavalry on the left and right wings began to run forward. Both men and horses were wearing heavy armor. The knights held long standards in their hands, and there were two spears on both sides of the horse's head, like two sharp horns of the horse, and they began to attack.
Zhao Jun's left and right wings.
The sound of majestic hoofbeats sounded. Han Meng frowned when he saw the menacing cavalry. In his opinion, although there were only five hundred cavalry, their power was far greater than that of heavy infantry. He knew very well that this cavalry would
What kind of disaster will it bring to your troops? If you charge head-on like heavy infantry, although you can knock down some cavalry, the spears carried by the horses will pierce the bodies of your own soldiers.
"Back off!" Han Meng made a prompt decision and was the first to retreat, shouting loudly at the same time.
He shouted his words, but his soldiers were busy beating the heavy infantry, and the ping-pong-pong collision sound covered up his voice. Except for a few followers around him, everyone else was completely unaware.
Unaware.
The heavy cavalry rushed forward with great momentum. The knights all raised the long flags in their hands, watching the Zhao soldiers concentrating on dealing with the five hundred heavy infantry, and their brothers were in front of the Zhao soldiers.
The pain was excruciating under the ravage, and everyone's heart was filled with anger. They cheered up and let out a loud shout at the same time.
The sound was like thunder, and when it reached the ears of Zhao Jun's soldiers, before they could turn around, the soldiers on the side were directly knocked away by the heavy cavalry, and some were directly impaled to death by long sticks. Zhao Jun's soldiers were stabbed one after another on a long stick.
The soldiers formed a string. The heavy cavalry categorically discarded the long tags in their hands, took out the steel swords from their waists, and clashed in the formation of the Zhao soldiers. They wielded the steel swords in their hands and cut down many Zhao soldiers.
's head.
The screams suddenly changed places, and heart-rending screams rang out in Zhao Jun's camp. The soldiers of Zhao Jun who had a slight advantage were rushed by the heavy cavalry because they had no defense.
The formation collapsed, and the heavy infantry of the Yan army also got up from the ground one after another, and began to regain their weapons and fight with shields, making the formation of the Zhao army soldiers into a mess.
The heavy cavalry cut off the Zhao soldiers at the waist, and the neat formation of the Zhao soldiers disappeared. When the rear army saw Han Meng's retreat, the front army lost and retreated one after another. Coupled with the fear of the Yan army's combat power, the rear army retreated.
The Zhao army was defeated.
As he retreated, Han Meng looked regretfully at the soldiers who were blocked by the Yan Army's heavy cavalry, and then looked at the neat appearance of the Yan Army, and secretly shouted in his heart: "Is the Yan Army really invincible?"
Zhang He's heart dropped at this moment. When he saw the heavy cavalry and heavy infantry harvesting the heads of Zhao soldiers, he sighed heavily: "It's so dangerous. If Han Meng is commanding the Yan army, what will happen?"
It is estimated that he won this time, which shows how important elite soldiers are."
Xu Huang was relieved when he saw Zhang He's victory. He hurriedly came to Zhang He's side and asked, "Should we attack the city with the victorious division?"
Zhang He shook his head and said: "Zhao Jun only lost a few hundred soldiers. The soldiers on the city wall are still densely packed. Although Han Meng lost to me this time, the defenders will not take it lightly. If we attack the city,
It will only increase casualties."
Xu Huang said: "No!"
Zhang He watched Han Meng escape back to the city, and the suspension bridge was gradually raised. He glanced at the big flag with the word "Zhao" on the tower, and said to himself: "Ye City has become a treasure.
, sooner or later I will cut off the banner with my own hands and plant the Yan army’s flag on the tower of Yecheng!”
After Xu Huang heard this, he said slowly: "General, my lord has already made an agreement with Lu Bu. After Yecheng is captured, it will belong to Lu Bu's Jin army. I am afraid that the Yan army's flag will be planted on this tower."
, it will take some time.”
Zhang He said with a smile: "My lord wants more than just a city of Ye. He wants the whole of Hebei, including Lu Bu's Bingzhou. Now my lord is retreating in order to advance. In fact, he is just increasing Lu Bu's inflated ambition... That's right."
, where is General Pang?"
Xu Huang said: "I was worried that the general had made a mistake, so I asked General Pang to invite the lord... General Zhang, I underestimated your strength, please forgive me."
Zhang He said: "It doesn't matter. I almost lost this battle just now. Han Meng must be persuaded to come over. It would be a pity to die."
When Xu Huang saw that Zhang He admired Han Meng so much, he didn't say anything. He was just thinking: "I wonder who is higher or lower between Han Meng and me?"
…………
Outside the north gate of Ye City, Gao Fei, led by Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Chen Dao, Wenpin, Chu Yan and other generals, had already set up an siege posture. Catapults were set up one after another, and the soldiers were lined up neatly.
, 20,000 elite horsemen were all spread out, looking very majestic.
Gao Fei, dressed in military uniform, stood at the forefront of the team, with all the generals lined up behind him. He stared closely at Jiang Ji, Xin Ping, Ma Yan, Xin Pi and others on the tower, and turned to Huang Zhongdao.
: "Start the attack. First use the catapult to attack a point on the city wall to create a gap!"
Before Huang Zhong had time to reply, he saw Lin Chu running towards him. He immediately cupped his fists and said, "My lord, the Jin army's camp outside the west gate was attacked by Wen Chou. The Jin army's general Cheng Lian died in the battle and the camp was burned. Now,
Wen Chou is camping outside the west gate with an infantry of 10,000 horses, hoping to form a rivalry with Yecheng."
"My lord——" Pang De galloped forward on his horse and shouted loudly, "General Zhang..."
"What's wrong with Zhang He?" Gao Fei asked hurriedly.
Pang De took a breath and said: "General Zhang made a bet with Han Meng that the outcome would be determined by a small battle. If General Zhang loses, he will take the initiative to withdraw from the siege of the South Gate."
Gao Fei frowned and asked: "What is the combat strength of both sides?"
Pang De said: "The enemy army is one thousand, and General Zhang is also one thousand. He is commanding heavy infantry and heavy cavalry, and the enemy army is just a group of people carrying wooden stakes..."
"Don't worry, Zhang He is sure to win. Go back and tell Zhang He to stick to the south gate and never attack the city. You are not allowed to make such an agreement again without my order."
After the words fell, Gao Fei turned his head and said to Lin Chu: "Let's put aside the matter about Lu Bu for now. Go find Lu Bu and tell Lu Bu what happened."
"No!" Lin Chu rode away.
Gao Fei said to Huang Zhong: "General Huang, start attacking the city!"