Blood burst out in an instant, and the one-meter-long crossbow arrows caused a bloody storm in Dou Mao's army. Each soldier was shot away by the crossbow arrows, and they were nailed to the ground together with the people behind them.
Although the scattered crossbows are violent, their number is too small after all. Even if they are unstoppable, the damage they cause is very limited. Their biggest role is to frighten the enemy, lower their morale, and cause chaos in a small area.
"Don't be afraid, keep moving forward. Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy."
Seeing the effect caused by the crossbow arrows, Dou Mao couldn't help but frowned, but these were just trivial matters.
Dou Mao issued the order, the confusion of the soldiers slowly subsided, and the army continued to advance towards Xun Youfang.
"Crossbow, prepare."
"put."
Ju Yi gave an order and fired three thousand powerful crossbows directly. The crossbow arrows, like locusts, soared into the sky and shot Dou Maozhong's soldiers off their backs.
"Order Galhan and Deku to lead the cavalry to attack. The whole army accelerates and rushes through the attack range of the crossbows as quickly as possible."
Seeing how ferocious the enemy's long-range firepower was, Dou Mao couldn't bear it anymore and directly ordered the cavalry to dispatch, and at the same time ordered the army to accelerate forward.
Nearly 2,000 people have died in just one contact like this. If there were a few more waves, he wouldn't have to fight, he would be shot straight away.
The cavalry on both wings heard Dou Mao's order without hesitation, and launched directly, marching towards Xun You's army formation with rumbling horse hooves.
"Order the suppressing army to attack, first mount the army with crossbows, and prepare the army to engage the enemy."
Seeing the enemy begin to charge, Xun You showed a trace of disdain, saying they are just barbarians. You dare to underestimate the Jizhou Army just now, so let me show you how powerful the Jizhou Army is.
"The suppressing troops are dispatched."
Upon hearing Xun You's military order, Yan Xing roared loudly and took the lead to kill.
"kill."
"kill."
"kill."
This was the first battle of the Suppression Army. All the soldiers of the Suppression Army were elite Xiliang cavalry. The morale of the whole army was high, and they roared and killed Dou Mao's cavalry.
The cavalry on both sides were suddenly launched like four arrows, and the wings of both sides collided with each other. For a while, people and horses neighed, and the bodies of fallen horses were everywhere.
Yan Xing's military force is strong, even in Xiliang where there are many talents. He even has a record of almost killing him with the hard steel Ma Chao. There is no one in the Di cavalry in front of him who can defeat him, and the spear in his hand is wiped.
He will die if he touches him, he will be injured if he touches him, and the beating will frighten people.
Yan Xing was brave, and the suppressing troops behind him were also brave. The Di people cavalry who relied on a desperate posture to kill them at the slightest contact were a little unable to resist. Following Yan Xing, they directly tore apart the Di people's cavalry formation and charged in.
in their army.
The cavalry on both wings were beaten hard, and Dou Mao in the middle also had a hard time. When the army was about to reach the front of Xun You's army after a charge, they finally understood what a violent storm meant.
"Scattered crossbow, release."
The crossbows had been ready for a long time, and dozens of crossbow arrows directly tore several holes in Dou Mao's front army. The shields were shattered and all the soldiers flew away, causing quite a chaos.
"Continuous crossbow, three stages, release."
After the Scattered Crossbow opened the gap, it was time for the most terrifying Repeating Crossbow of the First Assault Army to show its power.
Nearly ten thousand repeating crossbows were divided into three waves and activated instantly. The short repeating crossbow arrows slanted towards them like a heavy rain, shrouding Dou Mao's soldiers and horses in a metal storm.
"puff,"
"ah."
"Help."
Dou Maojun had never seen such a scene before. Even if Lu Bu, who was the most brave in the world, could only be defeated when facing Lian Nu, who was the first to ascend the army, let alone Yizhou natives like them.
"Hold on, hold on, their crossbows need time to reload, and when they do, this will be our chance."
Dou Mao has never seen such a scene, but he knows the disadvantages of crossbows. Although they are powerful, they take time to wind up. When they wind up, it is time to fight back.
But things went against expectations. Dou Mao's analysis was correct, but the Liannu who attacked the army first could not be speculated with common sense. The advantage of Liannu lies in its continuity.
The crossbow arrows were fired continuously and unreasonably like a violent storm. Under the metal frenzy, Dou Maojun could only wait and wail continuously.
"Your Majesty, I can't stop you anymore."
After holding on for a while, Dou Mao's general was immediately stunned. Didn't you say that he would reload soon?
How long has this been going on, why hasn't it stopped yet?
"Keep charging, I don't believe their crossbow arrows are endless."
Dou Mao knew that he might have thought wrong, but now they could not retreat. Once they retreated and were chased by the enemy, it would be all over.
Not everyone is an iron man, and not everyone can bravely step forward without fear in the face of a rainstorm of crossbow arrows.
"run."
Finally, someone couldn't resist anymore and turned around and ran back.
When everyone is united, they can still resist, but once someone escapes, the chain reaction will directly turn into a storm that sweeps everyone.
The entire Dou Mao Army collapsed instantly, and everyone began to run away.
"Your Majesty, we are defeated, we are defeated, retreat quickly."
Seeing that the defeat was certain, Dou Mao's personal guards directly asked him to retreat.
"Hey, retreat."
Seeing that the situation was unavoidable, Dou Mao could only sigh dejectedly, and then began to retreat towards Hechi City under the protection of his personal guards.
"Chase."
When Xun You saw the collapse of Dou Mao's army, he had no doubts and directly ordered the army to pursue him.
The army of more than 40,000 people began to frantically chase Dou Mao's army. Seeing that nothing could be done, the Di cavalry on both wings began to retreat, but they were chased and killed by Yan Xing's suppressing army.
For a time, there was fighting and fighting everywhere, and blood flowed all the way to the bottom of Hechi City.
"Your Majesty, you go first, I will bring someone to stop them."
Seeing that Xun Youjun was chasing after him, and if they continued to chase him, they might not even be able to enter Hechi City, Qu Ding directly knelt down and clasped his fists at Dou Mao.
"Okay, I'll leave Quding to you. I'll reward you generously when I get back to Hechi."
Dou Mao also knew that the situation was critical now, so Qu Ding was able to take the initiative to ask for help, which really touched him.
"Your Majesty, leave quickly."
Qu Ding shook his head slightly. He basically had no way to survive after his death. If Dou Mao hadn't been kind to him, he wouldn't have risked his life and sacrificed his life for him.
"Okay, let's go."
Dou Mao did not hesitate, patted Qu Ding's shoulder, and then ran towards Hechi City without looking back.
"Whoever is willing to stay with me to end the relationship? If you don't want to, I will never stop you and let you leave."
When Qu Ding returned to his army, he directly called over several commanders under his command.
"I am willing to stay, but not for Dou Mao, but for Captain Ten Thousands."
"I am willing too, for no other reason than that my old mother is seriously ill and you spend your own money to help her see a doctor."
"I am willing too, just because you are my eldest brother."
"I do too."
There are seven thousand captains and more than 6,000 soldiers under Qu Ding. It can be said that these people are loyal to him. Except for a few hundred people who fled, the rest are willing to follow Qu Ding to break up the rear.
"I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. Then follow me and let the Jizhou army take a good look at the fierceness of our Wudu men."
Qu Ding felt proud and ashamed when he saw the soldiers under his command being so critical of him. After all, if he stayed, he would die, because he asked them to risk their lives with him. It was indeed a bit bad, but now was not the time to sigh, to block the enemy's pursuit.
Soldiers, getting Dou Mao back to the city is the key.
"Haha, let the Jizhou Army see how ferocious our Wudu men are,"
"Yes, I have never been afraid of anyone in a war."
