Sun Li commanded the Qingdu Army and started a confrontation with the Han Army. The camps of both sides advanced in opposite directions, and the distance between them became closer and closer. When the two sides were a hundred steps away, the Han Army raised their shields one after another.
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The heavy shield soldiers in the front row held iron shields in their hands, which were about half a man tall. They raised the shields to cover most of their bodies. The soldiers in the back held wooden shields and raised them high above their heads.
, looking towards the eye, a huge wooden shield formation is formed above each square array.
The captains of each formation were riding horses through the formation, shouting repeatedly: "Archers, open your bows!" "Get ready to shoot!"
As for the Han army, it has experienced several large-scale legion battles. Whether it is the upper-level generals, the middle-level captains, or the lower-level soldiers, they all have rich combat experience. Facing a huge enemy army, although people are nervous, they are still nervous.
Not panic.
Following the captain's instructions, the archers bent their bows and set arrows. As the captain shouted: "Fire the arrows!" Then, a hail of arrows flew out from the square formation.
The Han army's arrow formation was not fired from one square formation, but from the entire square formation of the front army.
I heard a buzzing sound in my ears. Looking from a distance, I saw a long black mist rising from the Han army's camp, drawing an arc in the sky, and then, the arrow formation made a frightening whistling sound.
, smashed into the Qingdu Army camp.
Crack, crackle! The arrows falling from the air were as dense as raindrops. In an instant, a long row of people of the inexperienced Green Calf Army were buried by the arrow array.
The Green Calf Army has never fought in a legion battle. Their best skills are to carry out sneak attacks, grab and run away, and lead the officers and soldiers by the nose to fight.
Face-to-face confrontations like this, and such large-scale confrontations, are not what they are good at at all. The most important point is that they have no combat experience in this area.
The Han army's arrow formation caused the Qingdu army to suffer a heavy loss before the two sides had formal contact.
Many soldiers were poorly prepared and were hit by the arrow array. Some were hit by several arrows, and some were hit by dozens or even dozens of arrows. They fell to the ground like hedgehogs.
It wasn't until the Han army had fired the third round of arrows that the generals of the Qingdu Army reacted belatedly and shouted: "Put up your shields! All brothers, lift up your shields!"
However, on the Qingdu Army side, some soldiers have shields and some soldiers do not have shields. At this time, even if they want to form a shield formation, the formation is incomplete. The so-called shield formation is scattered and full of holes.
How could such a shield array be able to withstand such a large-scale arrow array of the Han army?
When the Green Calf Army advanced, they walked and died. Many soldiers were walking forward and suddenly fell to the ground after being hit by arrows, and never stood up again.
Sun Li, who was in charge of the central army, grinned secretly and said to the generals beside him: "The enemy's arrows are very powerful! Let the brothers in the front army speed up and engage in close combat with the enemy!"
Sun Li believed that as long as we engage in close combat, our soldiers would not be as passive as they are now. However, in legion battles, close combat will test the comprehensive strength of both sides.
When the two armies were fifty steps apart, the Han army's arrow array suddenly became more fierce, and a large number of soldiers began to fire arrows at the opposite side with crossbows.
The terrible thing is that there are no heavy shield soldiers at the front of the Green Calf Army. Most of the people carry small wooden round shields. How can such shields withstand a large-scale arrow array?
As the Han army used crossbows, the casualties of the Qingdu Army also increased linearly. The generals of the Qingdu Army had no response at all. They could only urge their soldiers to speed up and advance with all their strength.
The distance between the two sides shortened from fifty steps to thirty steps, twenty steps, and ten steps. Gradually, the soldiers in the front row of both sides could clearly hear the breathing of the enemy on the opposite side.
Finally, the phalanxes on both sides collided together. Dong-dong-dong, the collision of shields became a continuous sound. The heavy shield soldiers on the Han army's side were not much affected, but the Qingdu Army on the opposite side was knocked into a long row.
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The formation of the Han army was as orderly as a textbook. The heavy shield soldiers in the front row were the strongest soldiers in the army. It was also because they were strong enough that they could lift such heavy iron shields.
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However, the formation of the Qingdu Army was very casual, with the bold ones in the front and the timid ones at the back.
On the surface, this arrangement of troops seems to be correct. After all, the soldiers in the front need to be brave to make direct physical contact with the enemy.
However, the confrontation between the two armies requires not only courage, but also super physical fitness and super combat effectiveness.
In ancient times, when two armies faced each other, once the front army was defeated, the battle was basically lost, because the most elite soldiers in the entire army must be placed in the lead of the front army. Ancient military strategists were able to sum up such a formation of troops.
The concept of formation must have its own reasons.
As for the generals of the Qingdu Army, I'm afraid they haven't learned the art of war for a few days, and even the most basic formations are messed up.
It doesn't matter that they usually wander around and fight guerrillas, but now they are engaged in regular legion battles with the Han army, and they do so casually. Their huge disadvantage is immediately exposed on the battlefield.
The shield soldiers in the front row could not stop the collision of the Han army's heavy shield soldiers, and the spear soldiers in the back row were living targets.
Spears and halberds pierced out from behind the heavy shield soldiers one after another, without any obstruction, directly piercing the bodies of the Green Calf soldiers. In the center of the battlefield, screams could be heard everywhere.
Looking back at the Qingdu Army's counterattack, most of the spears thrust out were blocked by the heavy shields in the front row of the Han Army, and the damage caused to the Han Army was extremely limited.
At the same time, the archers in the Han army's camp were not idle. People kept twisting their bows and setting arrows, shooting arrows into the air, drawing arcs from high altitude, and smashing into the center of the Qingdu army's camp.
The Han army's arrow formation was not just one round, but round after round. The soldiers in the Qingdu Army camp who were under the sharp edge of the arrow formation were shot to the ground in groups. Some were killed on the spot, and some were killed on the spot.
He was still injured but still wailing desperately on the ground, asking for help.
But soon, a layer of black grass grew on people's bodies, which was covered by the subsequent arrow formations of the Han army.
Under the attack of the Han Army's arrow array, the Qingdu Army's camp was forcibly cut into a hollow area. This wide area was completely covered by the arrow array. Everyone who came in died one by one, and a group of people who came in died in groups.
If you look down from a high altitude, you will clearly find that the overall formation of the Qingdu Army has been disconnected and was cut into two parts by the Han Army's arrow array.
There were also archers in the Qingdu Army, and they also counterattacked the Han Army, but the killing effect on the Han Army was not great.
First of all, the Han army formed a shield formation, and most of the arrows falling from high altitudes were blocked by the shield formation. In addition, the Qingdu Army's arrows were relatively sporadic in retaliation. Some people fired arrows from the front, while others fired from behind.
When the arrows were released, some of the arrows were shot into the opposite Han army camp, and some arrows were shot into the front army of the Qingdu Army. Not only did they fail to kill the opponent, but they also caused great casualties to their own personnel.
In legion battles, there is a strict process for where archers need to stand to release arrows, the angle at which the arrow should be shot into the air, and even how much force should be used. Under this process, it can be effective
Killing the opponent while ensuring that one of your own is not accidentally injured is not as casual as archers shooting arrows wherever they want.
You wouldn't know it if you didn't fight. This fight completely exposed the shortcomings of the Qingdu Army's lack of war experience.
The whole army was fighting more and more chaotically. Gradually, the originally neat rectangular formation was now in a mess, and it was impossible to tell what the formation was.
Sun Li, who was watching the battle from behind, took a deep breath. It was only then that he realized that he had thought of the battle too simply. He thought that both sides had equal strength, and thought that if his soldiers were determined to die, they could conquer it in one fell swoop.
For the Han army, in fact, that was not the case at all. The gap in combat power between the two sides was so great that the situation on the battlefield was almost one-sided.
Sun Li could see that his side was becoming more and more disadvantaged as the battle progressed, and naturally the other generals also saw it.
People quickly walked up to Sun Li, raised their hands and said, "General, the Han army is fierce. Our army may not be a match for the Han army. Why don't we... withdraw our troops first?"
Looking around at the generals around him, Sun Li's face darkened and he shouted sternly: "The battle has just begun. If we retreat now, won't we be laughed at?"
After a pause, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said fiercely: "Sink all the ships on the north bank of the river. I have already said that in today's battle, either the enemy will die or I will die. No one will give me any sympathy.
Just be lucky!"
After hearing this, the expressions of everyone present changed greatly. If they sank all the ships on the north shore, wouldn't this mean they have to cut off their retreat? People said in unison: "General, you must not do this..."
"If I tell you to go, you go! Back then, Xiang Yu was able to defeat 400,000 with 50,000 men. Our army now has more than 100,000 troops, and the enemy only has more than 100,000 troops. How can our army not be victorious if it is nothing more than a cauldron and a boat?"
In the Battle of Julu, the reason why 50,000 people were able to defeat 400,000 was because the person leading the army was Xiang Yu. But are you Xiang Yu, general? In the Battle of Kunyang, the reason why 3,000 people were able to defeat 400,000 was because the person leading the army was Liu Xiu.
Ah, general, are you Liu Xiu? Not only are you not Liu Xiu, but you are facing Liu Xiu! Is it possible to use the method of burning the cauldron and sinking the boat with Liu Xiu? The generals looked at each other, and they all stood there blankly.
No one moved.
Seeing this, Sun Li flew into a rage, held his sword in his hand, and shouted sternly: "Didn't you hear my order?"
Under Sun Li's coercion, the generals had no choice but to follow Sun Li's order and scuttle all the ships on the north bank of the river.
Soon, the news spread to the Qingdu Army camp. People heard that all their ships had sunk. Instead of improving their morale, the whole army felt like they were mourning.
The ships are gone, which means our side has no way out. How can we still fight this battle?
The morale of the Qingdu army was in turmoil, and the people's shouts were naturally heard by the Han army on the opposite side. It didn't take long for the news to reach Liu Xiu.
After hearing the report from his soldiers, it was said that Sun Li actually scuttled all the ships of the Qingdu Army. He doubted whether he had heard it wrong. He checked with the soldiers who reported the news again to make sure that he had heard it right. Liu Xiu couldn't help but look up.
laughing out loud.
He thanked the man beside him and said, "I don't know, Mr. Xiang, how many people he has harmed in future generations due to his heroic deeds at Julu!"
This is why painting a tiger cannot be compared to a dog.
There are certain conditions for breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat. The most important one is that there needs to be a leader like Xiang Yu who has super cohesiveness and is brave enough to champion the three armies and is unrivaled.
With Qin Bichu's determination and courage, even if I die, I will bite off a piece of flesh from your body.
At first Zhen Fu played this trick in Nanyang and got himself into it. Now Sun Li is imitating Xiang Yu and playing this trick again. Who will die if you don't die?!
Liu Xiu looked at the still confused bow and said with a smile on his face, "In this battle, the bandit army will definitely die in the water!" wavv
