A thousand cavalry troops rushed to both sides of the militia like the wind, but they suffered a huge blow before they entered the range of the cavalry bows.
One hundred divine arm crossbow arrows ripped through the air and appeared directly in front of them.
"Ah~"
"Um."
"boom."
A series of muffled noises sounded. Although all the weapons and equipment in this military exercise have been treated harmlessly, and the arrowheads of the crossbow arrows have been removed and wrapped in cotton powder bags, the shot on the body is enough to make the Polu cavalry drink a pot.
Twenty or thirty cavalrymen were judged dead on the spot.
The first wave of crossbows has just finished, the second wave has been connected, then the third wave, and the fourth wave.
"Keep rushing."
Bai Su gritted his teeth and lay on his horse. In just a short time, a hundred cavalrymen were judged dead.
The shooting range of the cavalry bow is only a little over a hundred steps, which means that within these two hundred steps they can only be beaten and have no way to fight back, so they can only grit their teeth and continue to charge.
When they rushed to a distance of 200 steps, the backbone of the crossbow camp, the infantry crossbow, also began to exert its terrifying power.
"Crossbow, shoot."
The 1,500-handled crossbow also fired in five rounds, and each round of 300 rounds carried a death rhythm, bombarding the nerves of the Japanese cavalry.
For the cavalry, the distance of three hundred steps was actually only one and a half minutes, but in just one and a half minutes, the crossbow battalion had already caused nearly 400 cavalry casualties to them.
"Projection."
Finally entering the shooting range, Bai Su stood up fiercely, bent his bow and arrows, and launched arrows one after another into the militia formation.
"shield."
Wen Chou is very calm now. After experiencing the Battle of Panshe Ridge, a thousand cavalry is nothing in his eyes.
Countless shields appeared in the sky above the military formation, blocking all the sparse arrows. Except for the occasional rain of arrows that passed through the shield formation, the militia basically suffered no losses.
"Order Bai Su to cross the enemy lines and assemble behind them."
Yan Liang had experienced the Battle of Panshe Ridge and naturally knew the strength of the Crossbow Battalion. The reason why he ordered the cavalry to charge into the formation was just to rush and kill with a sense of luck. As long as he could pull away the militia's military formation, the mission would be over.
finished.
"rush."
Bai Su saw Yan Liang's command flag and without hesitation, he galloped directly through the militia formation, made a wide circle and hung behind the militia.
"Annoying."
Wen Chou naturally discovered the movements of the cavalry, but he had no choice but to say that they had no cavalry. Now that the enemy cavalry was hanging behind him, he had to be on guard at all times.
"Move 500 heavy armored infantry to the rear of the formation, 1,000 light infantry with spears to guard against the enemy's cavalry, and the rest of the troops are ready to engage in battle."
Although four to five hundred enemy cavalry had been wiped out, Wen Chou still deployed heavy defenses.
The military formations of both sides advanced slowly, like two trains colliding head-on.
"The heavy armored infantry prepares for defense, the spearmen advance forward, and the crossbow camp prepares."
Wen Chou loudly commanded his troops, with big shields and spears, turning the entire phalanx into an iron hedgehog covered with thorns.
"Big shield for defense, archers and crossbowmen ready."
The same goes for Yan Liang. He didn't have to worry about flanking. He placed all his large shields in the front row, like a huge steel city wall, protecting his side from crossbows.
The Polu army has a cavalry army, and the militia also has its strengths, such as the divine arm crossbow that transcends this era.
"God's arm crossbow, volley."
Wen Chou did not choose to use round fire this time. Against the cavalry, due to its wind-like speed, he could only use round fire to carry out continuous strikes. Against the infantry, volley fire was more powerful.
Five hundred crossbow arrows, accompanied by the roar of the wind, directly hit the Polu army's position.
"Defend with all your strength, stay grounded."
Yan Liang was well aware of the power of the Divine Arm Crossbow and immediately ordered the large shield to pierce the ground.
"boom"
"boom"
"boom"
A series of loud noises were heard, and a thousand large shields smashed into the ground.
It was like a heavy rain passing by, and the big shield clanged when it was struck. Although the big shield was strong, the shield-hand behind it was so shocked that his shoulders were numb and he vomited blood.
"withstand."
Yan Liang's eyes flashed, and the infantrymen behind him dropped their weapons and put their shoulders on the shields.
After a wave, Yan Liang breathed a sigh of relief, it was okay, there was no big loss.
The two sides continued to advance, and soon reached a distance of 200 steps.
"Crossbow, volley."
"Crossbow strike."
Two hundred steps have already reached the attack range of the crossbows from both sides.
One thousand, five hundred military crossbows versus one thousand military crossbows, the difference in firepower between the two sides is not very big.
However, since each is protected by a shield formation, the damage caused is not very great. It must be said that the large shield's defensive effect against crossbows is surprisingly good.
"One hundred and fifty steps, projectile."
"Everyone, Shield."
Yan Liang and Wen Chou issued orders at the same time, but Yan Liang's was for attack and Wen Chou's was for defense.
Compared with the mounted bow, the shooting range of the foot bow has been significantly improved. Two thousand foot bows opened one after another, throwing countless arrows onto the heads of the militia.
An iron shield is like plum blossoms, blooming in the sky above the militia.
"Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding."
The sound of rain hitting banana trees resounded throughout the sky.
One infantryman was shot down by the rain of arrows falling from the sky and was judged dead. The other militia soldiers did not have the slightest fear, looked ahead, and continued to advance steadily.
One hundred and fifty steps, one hundred steps, fifty steps, thirty steps.
Thirty steps later, both sides could already feel each other's strong warmth.
"Crossbow camp, volley."
Fifteen hundred foot crossbows and five hundred divine arm crossbows roared together, and two thousand crossbow arrows struck directly like a bolt of lightning.
"Defense, ground."
Yan Liang shouted loudly, and the soldiers of the Polu Army also worked up their spirits, and their big shields pierced deeply into the soil again.
For a moment, the demons danced wildly, and the violent crossbow arrows tore apart everything in sight. Countless shields were torn apart by the crossbow arrows, and the people behind them were knocked upside down and flew out.
"Light infantry, charge and kill."
Seeing the shield array being torn apart, Wen Chou couldn't help but lick his lips, and with a loud roar, ordered the light infantry to attack.
On each side of the heavy armored infantry, passages appeared in front of the light infantry, and then 4,500 light infantry roared and rushed out.
Yan Liang did not panic when he saw Wen Chou's light infantry attacking. Instead, a smile appeared on his lips.
"Hehe, what we have been waiting for is now, short spear, throw."
The light infantrymen in the array took off their short spears from their backs and threw them fiercely.
Short spears fell from the sky like thunder, causing Wen Chou's light infantry to suffer heavy losses.
"Brother, you are so cruel, the light infantry retreated."
Seeing that the soldiers under his command suffered heavy losses, Wen Chou couldn't help but smile bitterly. He didn't expect that Yan Liang had hidden something and only used it now.
Just one blow caused the loss of nearly a thousand people in the militia, and the remaining light infantry returned to the military formation like water.
"Ugly brother, don't blame the elder brother. Who told you to have heavy armored infantry? If I don't want to use some strange moves to defeat you, how can I win?"
Looking at the heavy armored infantry forming another formation, the corners of Yan Liang's lips raised again.
