"Did everyone hear clearly?" Wang Xun kicked the guide Lao Yue away, stood up, and asked the people nearby who were eavesdropping.
"What nonsense are you talking about! Fight with them!" Lao Zhou, Lao Zheng and other Feilong guards had their mouths twitching and their faces were ashen. Along the way, everyone was worried, but when the worry really turned into reality, everyone felt more worried.
I am not as scared as before. I just want to let out another breath of evil before I die. Kill one to get enough money, kill two to earn one.
"Yes, fight them. Kill one to get enough, kill two to earn one." The people led by Wei Feng and Zhu Wuyi were not as angry as the Feilong Imperial Guard, but the despair in their eyes was clear.
It can be seen that they are not soldiers. Even if they lose all their belongings, they may not be beheaded in public after they return. However, the confession of the guide Lao Yue extinguished the last trace of illusion in everyone's mind. The group of robbers in the distance are officers and soldiers pretending to be soldiers.
, they are used to killing people and silencing them. The carriages are full of ordnance. If the "official thieves" don't want to be held accountable by the court afterwards, they can't let anyone walk out of this desert alive.
"Don't think about how to make enough money!" Wang Xun pointed at the official thieves in the distance and sneered loudly. "We have more than 400 young and old men here. We have as many long and short weapons as we need, as well as strong bows and crossbows.
How much? What do they have? They just want us to kill them with nothing but broken pieces of iron, no way?"
"No way?"
"Fight, fight, we'll die!" The guards and civilians shouted in agreement. They wouldn't know it until they were reminded. After listening to Wang Xun's words, everyone realized that their own side was no weaker than their opponents.
, in terms of weapons and baggage supplies, they are still far ahead.
Hearing the shouts from behind the camp, the enemy troops immediately accelerated their movements. But in a hurry, they could not think of any appropriate way to break the crossbow arrows fired by the baggage train, so they had to order some people to dismount, and lined up densely in a fish-scale formation, standing
Each person on the outermost side holds a round shield, which is tilted to protect the head and upper body.
This kind of fish scale formation can minimize the lethality of feather arrows, but it is very difficult to maintain the formation, especially in the desert, where the feet are shallow and deep, and the entire team cannot be coordinated at all. Every few steps forward,
Had to stop and reorganize the team.
Therefore, Wang Xun still had enough time to boost the morale of his side to the greatest extent before the two armies came into contact. Gritting his teeth, he shouted at the imperial guards and the people: "Since they don't know their own strength, then kill them."
With them alone, we can start cooking together!"
"Kill them all and start cooking together!"
"Kill them all!"
"Kill them all! Start cooking together!" Lao Zhou, Lao Zheng and others took the lead, and the Feilong Imperial Guards and Minzhuang responded in unison. They raised their long knives and short crossbows to form a steel jungle.
"We have all the Feilong Imperial Guards, copy the Mo Dao, and block them behind the carriage. Don't let anyone in alive!" Seeing the morale available, Wang Xun quickly adjusted his deployment.
The next battle will definitely be much more difficult than the previous one. The reason why the enemy troops were repulsed the first two times was because they did not consider that there were so many Fubo crossbows in the carriage, and they also underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Feilong Guards. But
Lucky things happen to the same side again and again. It is impossible for the officers and soldiers of the Hexi Army with rich combat experience to make the same mistake three times in a row.
Then give it a try and see who has the last laugh. Although Wang Xun has no actual combat experience, as a dandy leader on the streets of Chang'an, the most important thing he lacks is ruthlessness. It seems that Fang Ziling and others follow his orders and do nothing.
He picked up Mo Dao without hesitation, paused, and continued to shout: "Brothers of Minzhuang, I leave all the crossbow arrows to you. Listen to the orders of Brother Wei and Brother Zhu, aim and shoot, I would rather use all the crossbow arrows."
Even if it’s all gone, don’t let the officials and thieves take advantage!”
"We..." Unexpectedly, Wang Xun would suddenly put such an important task on his shoulders. Minzhuang leaders Wei Feng and Zhu Wuyi were stunned, and instinctively wanted to give in. Their voices were quickly drowned in a deafening roar.
In the voice, "Don't worry, Captain, the officials and thieves won't even be able to catch a single crossbow hair."
"If they want a crossbow, they'll pay for it with their lives!"
"I'll trade my life for it, I'll trade my life for it!"
Hearing thunderous roars in the distance, the rider couldn't help but make Gulitu's throat go dry. Pretending to be a sand bandit and plundering the caravans on this road was a common method for him and his brothers to make money. But it never happened.
Any time, the idea is as difficult as today. Those caravan guards, no matter how many there are, would have been scared out of their wits when they saw a lot of skeletons suddenly pouring out from all directions. How could they possibly organize effective resistance? But today on the opposite side
The group of flying dragon guards, however, relied on their wicked iron caltrops and quick reactions to resist the first wave of sneak attacks that they had carefully organized.
In the second wave of attacks, the opponent's reaction was also beyond his expectation. The captain who led the team was said to have never led an army, but he was more decisive than many veterans on the battlefield. He even risked being held accountable later and banned civilians.
Weapons and Fubo crossbows were all distributed to Minzhuang, and a three-stage shooting was organized in a similar manner!
More than 300 Fubo crossbows fired in succession, and the power was astonishing. In an instant, more than 40 brothers under Gulitu's command were folded in. In order to avoid excessive losses, he had to withdraw the team as quickly as possible.
Come down. At the same time, I secretly felt cruel in my heart. If the boy named Wang from the opposite side was captured alive today, I would cut dozens of wounds on his body and watch his blood being sucked dry by the desert little by little.
The premise of all this is that the brothers under his command can successfully break through the crossbows and arrows, approach the camp built by carriages, and open up an attack path for the cavalry behind. The slowly advancing fish scale formation is not Gu Litu's final kill.
Zhao, beside him, there are more than fifty close friends of the same clan. They are all wearing the same bright light armor, and the horizontal swords in their hands are cold and cold. (Note 1)
"Hurry up, hurry up, don't waste your time. I feed you with big fish and meat every day just for this moment!" The more uneasy he felt, the more unbearable the feeling of waiting became. Gu Li tried to hold the handle of the knife,
His fingers kept opening and closing. In order to keep the formation neat, the infantry moved too slowly, so slowly that his eyes burned. From time to time, some people stopped, lowered their heads and groped for the remaining caltrops in the sand. Whenever this happened
At this time, the entire team had to wait on the spot, while the prey on the opposite side yelled wildly, as if they couldn't wait for the upcoming battle.
"There is a time for you to cry!" Gulitu gritted his teeth, secretly feeling cruel in his heart. No matter how slowly the Fish Scale Array walked, sooner or later it would approach the carriage. By then... He didn't believe a group of new recruits and three hundred soldiers who had never seen blood.
Minzhuang, the advantage of Fubo Nu who left, can still compete with the brothers under his command who have killed countless people. You know, for the sake of the brothers, he goes out to do business without capital more than twenty times a year, and never fails once.
Facts have also verified that his command was correct. After the Fish Scale Formation had just entered the range of the crossbows, the mob in the opposite camp was really at a loss. The first wave of crossbows was shot too early, and most of them fell on the sand, with only a few of them falling.
It hit the shields in the hands of the brothers, causing a few sparks to splash out with a "dang" sound, and then fell softly to the ground. The second wave of feather arrows quickly flew out again, with great momentum, but the killing effect was still limited.
The shield wall in front of the fish scale formation effectively restrained them, causing most of the crossbow arrows to fall in vain. Seeing this, the mob in the camp became more and more nervous. The third wave of crossbow arrows was delayed at first, and when it was fired,
But he didn't know that he should adjust the angle, and it was still flat across the middle. Apart from adding a few featherless short crossbows to the shield for decoration, it had no blocking effect at all.
The general sent by Gulitu to lead the shield bearers was named Ayuhui, who was also one of his clansmen. After Geshuhan successfully replaced Wang Zhongsi, he promoted his own people in the Hexi Army. As a result, some Turkic officers were given positions such as
He rose up quickly like reeds in the spring, but his abilities and experience were very limited. Seeing the same move being used three times in a row in the opposite camp, Ayu Hui suddenly felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart, "Speed up and push the carriage away!
Crossbow arrows can only be fired horizontally!" Hengdao pointed forward fiercely and ordered loudly. At the same time, he raised his shield and rushed in front of everyone.
"Crossbow arrows can only shoot flatly!! A Yuhui will make a lot of money now!" Seeing the rapid acceleration of his team's attack, Gu Litu felt ecstatic in his heart. The reason why the army is equipped with both crossbows and bows is because although crossbow arrows can kill
The power is amazing, but the attack method is far less flexible than that of bows and arrows. Regardless of the flat end or the inclined end, the short arrows shot can only go in a straight line. After the strength is exhausted, they fall to the ground in vain. Bows and arrows can be thrown at various angles to attack the enemy.
The military covers a large area.
More than a dozen crossbow arrows were fired from behind the carriage, with almost no effect. The mob was in chaos, and many people stood up from behind the carriage and ran back. "Inform the scouts on guard outside to rob and kill all those who escaped.
, no one is allowed to slip through the net!" Gulito smiled, showing his white teeth. A rookie is a rookie, even if it ruffles its feathers and neighs loudly, it cannot avoid becoming a delicious meal in the wolf's mouth.
The fish scale array was pushed forward faster and faster, and many shield players were so eager to do their best that they no longer cared to stop and wait for their own robes. There were large gaps in the entire array, and suddenly, Gu Litu's heart surged.
There was an ominous omen. There were dozens of carriages and weapons hidden on the opposite side. How could they only know how to use the Fubo Crossbow?
"Form the team, hurry up and blow the horn to remind this bastard A Yuhui to unite the team and stop greedy for credit!" He shouted at the top of his voice. But it was too late. A dazzling white light rose from behind the carriage and streaked in the air.
It passed through a tragic arc and hit the advancing team squarely on the head.
In an instant, the fish scale array fell apart.
Note 1: Mingguang armor is one of the most sophisticated armors in the Tang Dynasty. It has a neck guard, the front part of the body armor is divided into two pieces, the left and right pieces, each piece has a small round armor piece in the center, and the back is a whole large deck. Its protective power ranks among the military.
The first of the thirteen types of armor, it is expensive to make and only a few elites or the general's personal soldiers have the opportunity to equip it.
