"Yes! General!" All the generals of the Bronze Horse Army responded in unison.
Dongshan Huangtu raised his eyes and looked at the Han army on the opposite side. He raised the corner of his mouth and said in a loud voice: "I am sending you an order from my general: Fenwei Camp, Fenwu Camp, Fenyong Camp, Fengyang Camp, Fengyang Camp, and work together to attack the enemy's front army; Order: Protect
Military camp, Guarding Camp, attack the enemy's left flank; order: Build Wei Camp, build Wu Camp, attack the enemy's right flank. The rest of the camps are waiting behind to plunder the formation!"
The organization of the Bronze Horse Army is different from that of the regular army. The organization of the regular army is Wu, Team, Tun, Qu, Department, and Army. The organization of the Bronze Horse Army is Wu, Team, Tun, Qu, Department, and Battalion. One battalion is
Ten thousand people.
Dongshan Huangtu sent out eight battalions of Fenwei, Fenwu, Courage, Fighter, Guard Army, Guard Dian, Jianwei and Jianwu, which was equivalent to sending 80,000 people at once to besiege the Han army.
His order was immediately conveyed by the ordering troops. Not long after, the rumble of drums sounded in the camp of the Bronze Horse Army. With the sound of drums, the eight battalions that received the order to attack moved forward in unison.
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The fourth battalion of Fenwei, Fenwu, Yongyong, and Fighter walked in the center, the second battalion of Guards and Guards walked on the left, and the second battalion of Jianwei and Jianwu walked on the right.
Looking from a distance, the attacking Bronze Horse Army formed a pocket formation and advanced towards the Han army.
There is nothing wrong with Dongshan Huangtu's on-the-battle command. The Bronze Horse Army relies on large numbers to fight against small numbers, and its strength is several times that of the Han Army. If all the soldiers in the army are sent into battle, many soldiers will not be able to defeat the enemy at all, and they will just be wasted.
It's just physical strength, and the gain outweighs the loss. Sending part of the troops to fight first and leaving the other part to raid the formation is the most effective use of one's own soldiers.
Even though there were only 80,000 soldiers who launched the attack first, the number of troops was far greater than that of the Han army. For the side with more soldiers, it was only reasonable to form a pocket formation.
Seeing the advancing Bronze Horse Army setting up pocket formations for his own side, Liu Xiu did not panic and issued orders in an orderly manner.
He placed the generals Wu Han and Ma Wu on the left wing, the generals Geng and Jingdan on the right wing, and the generals Cen Peng and Yao Qi on the front army, using a regular rectangular formation to deal with the pocket formation of the Bronze Horse Army.
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The first to approach the Han army's formation were the four battalions of the Bronze Horse Army who fought vigorously, vigorously and bravely.
When the two armies were still some distance apart, Cen Peng took the bow and arrow from the soldiers on the side. He took out a carved feather arrow, put it on the bow string, pointed it at the sky, and shot an arrow.
The arrow pierced the sky, drew an arc, and nailed to the ground with a snap.
This is a positioning arrow. The position of this arrow is exactly one hundred steps away from the Han army. That is to say, when the enemy army passes this arrow, it officially enters the shooting range of the Han army.
Then, Cen Peng shot four more arrows, all of which were positioning arrows.
The distances between the four arrows and the Han army are respectively eighty steps, sixty steps, forty steps, and twenty steps. Within twenty steps, there is no need to position them anymore. At this time, the two armies have to engage in close combat.
Cen Peng was born in the regular army and commanded operations in a methodical manner. He led his troops to fight the enemy with the same standard as the military strategy.
As the Bronze Horse Army continues to advance, the distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer.
Seeing the advancing soldiers of the Bronze Horse Army crushing the first arrow shot by Cen Peng, the archers in the Han army camp quickly bent their bows and set arrows, aiming the arrows in the air.
Without turning his head to look, Cen Peng could tell by just listening to the sound of arrows being strung up and bows fired around him that his archers were ready. He rode on his horse, drew out the sword from his ribs, and fiercely moved forward.
A wave of.
Buzz!
A black mist flew into the sky from the Han army's camp, turned into a dark cloud in the sky, and then crashed into the Bronze Horse Army's camp with a buzzing roar.
Like the Green Calf Army and the Youlai Army, the Bronze Horse Army's defense was not strong. The armor on the people's bodies was incomplete, and many soldiers did not have shields at all. The entire army could not form a shield array that could effectively resist the arrow array.
But unlike the Green Calf Army and the Youlai Army, the Bronze Horse Army was hit by a round of arrows and a large number of people were shot down. Instead of being timid and stopping to move forward, the people seemed to have been given blood.
They howled one after another and began to run forward crazily, launching a rapid charge against the Han army camp.
In the face of such a dense and large-scale arrow array, he could still charge forward regardless of it. Moreover, it was not just one person, but two people who did this. It was an entire army of tens of thousands of people who did this together. Cen Peng had never seen such an enemy before.
Pass.
He narrowed his eyes and yelled: "Keep shooting arrows! Eighty steps!"
Tens of thousands of Bronze Horsemen charged forward, but the speed was so fast that after one round of arrow formation, they were already eighty steps closer.
The Han army archers lowered their arrows to aim in the direction, and then there was another buzzing sound, and the second round of arrows flew out, and another long dark cloud hit the Bronze Horse Army's camp.
Crack! Arrows fell into the crowd like raindrops. Some soldiers of the Bronze Horse Army were hit by one or two arrows, but they seemed to have no feeling at all and continued to run forward until their heads, chests and other vital organs were hit by arrows.
, fell to the ground in despair.
"Sixty steps" Cen Peng shouted loudly.
"Forty Steps"
"Twenty steps! Archers retreat! Heavy shield soldiers, raise their shields and form a shield array!"
Under the command of Cen Peng, the soldiers in the front row of the Han army who were kneeling on the ground stood up in unison. The burly soldiers in the front row lifted the heavy shields placed on the ground and erected them on their bodies.
forward.
Looking around, just for a moment, a steel wall was erected in front of the Han army's formation. Under the sunlight, it flashed a dazzling silver light.
At the same time, spears and halberds poked out from behind the shield, turning this long copper wall into an iron hedgehog.
The Bronze Horse Army is indeed not a Green Calf Army, but can be compared with the likes of the You Lai Army. Both the generals and the soldiers are extremely brave in fighting.
The soldiers rushing in front could clearly see the spears and the sharp points of the halberds in front of them. However, no one slowed down. People's eyes really widened and they pressed hard on the spears and the sharp points of the halberds.
Hitting.
Boom, boom, boom!
Puff puff!
When the two armies came into contact, the first row of Bronze Horse soldiers hit the sharp edges of their spears and halberds. Although their bodies were pierced, the impact force caused by the inertia of the charge still knocked the Han army into disarray.
The shield formation was knocked topsy-turvy.
The shield soldiers fell to the ground on their backs, and before they had time to get up, the bronze horse soldiers stepped on their shields and stabbed their heads with the weapons in their hands. wavv
The soldiers of the Han army were not used to the Bronze Horse Army, which fought life-threateningly and was extremely ferocious. The front row formation was also torn apart by the Bronze Horse Army and became a bit chaotic.
Cen Peng frowned and looked at Yao Qi and others beside him. Then, he took off his three-pointed two-edged sword from the victory hook of his war horse, and without saying a word, he urged his horse forward and rushed forward.
"General Cen" everyone around was startled and called out one after another. Then, each holding a weapon, they followed Cen Peng and urged their horses to run forward.
At this time, there is already fighting at the front, and it is useless to yell at the soldiers from behind to calm down. If you want to stabilize the morale of the army, the fastest, most direct and most effective way is to go directly into battle yourself and let the soldiers see
Seeing your own general taking part in battle will definitely boost morale.
Cen Peng was worthy of being a famous general and an excellent commander. He rushed out of the formation, came to the front of the two armies, brandished a three-pointed two-edged sword, stabbed and slashed, killing and wounding more than a dozen Bronze Horse soldiers in one breath.
Seeing Cen Peng going out to fight and killing the Bronze Horse Army like chopping vegetables, the morale of the Han army soldiers was greatly boosted. People roared and fought hard to push back the attacking Bronze Horse Army. Then, they picked up the fallen shields and started again.
Form a shield formation and fight together with the Bronze Horse Army.
As the fighting between the two sides continued, the Han army gradually adapted to the Bronze Horse Army's fighting style. In fact, the Bronze Horse Army's fighting method was very simple, it was just one word, charge! People rushed forward on the battlefield with no life at all.
After understanding the methods of the Bronze Horse Army, the Han army also made corresponding changes. If one person holding a heavy shield could not stop the Bronze Horse Army from charging suicidally, then two soldiers would be placed behind each heavy shield. If that didn't work,
, arrange three or four people, in short, the purpose is to erect the shield array and prevent the opponent from knocking it down.
As long as the shield array in the front row does not fall, the Bronze Horse Army's suicidal charge is really committing suicide. As the Han army gradually stabilized its position, the gap between the two sides began to show up.
On the side of the Bronze Horse Army, there is no formation, no tactics, and no even coordination. Everyone is fighting individually, but each individual soldier has the same goal and fighting method, which is to charge forward with eyes wide open.
As the Han army stabilized the front row of shield formations, the number of Bronze Horse soldiers who died in front of the shield formation began to increase.
One person rushed forward and was stabbed to death by the spears and halberds behind the shield formation. A row of people rushed forward and was stabbed down by another row. A group of people rushed forward and another group was stabbed down.
The formation in front was stabilized, and the archers in the center of the Han army's camp began to fire arrows at the enemy's camp without any distractions. At this time, the Bronze Horse Army was already showing signs of weakness.
The soldiers fighting in the front were unable to break through the Han army's shield array, and the soldiers behind them had to withstand the arrow array of the Han army's archers. The two sides were defeated in the battle. It was too difficult for the Bronze Horse Army.
Now on the battlefield, not only did the four battalions fight vigorously, vigorously and bravely, but they also encountered such difficulties. They also attacked the Guards and Guards Battalion on the left flank of the Han Army, and the Jianwei and Jianwu Second Battalions on the right flank of the Han Army.
I also encountered the same difficulty.
Although the scene showed that the Bronze Horse Army was surrounding the Han army, the casualties of the Han army were not large. On the contrary, the Bronze Horse Army that was besieging the Han army had suffered numerous casualties.
The battle between the two armies emphasizes the importance of making a strong effort, then weakening again, and then finally being exhausted. This is especially true for the Bronze Horse Army, which relies on a strong force to fight.
The fighting method of the Bronze Horse Army is, I will swing three axes at you when I come up. If these three axes can chop you to death, I will win. If I can't chop you to death, I will not have enough stamina.
This method of warfare is simple and crude. When ordinary soldiers and horses encounter the bronze horse army, they really can't withstand their three axes, and they will usually be killed and defeated.
The Bronze Horse Army relied on the unique skills of these three axes to spread across Hebei and was unrivaled. It grew from a few hundred people to hundreds of thousands.
As a result, this time, they met their nemesis.
At this time, Liu Xiu did not have many soldiers and horses under his command, but he had many generals. Wu Han, Geng, Cen Peng, Yao Qi, Ma Wu, Zhu, Ji Zun, Jing Dan, etc., just pick one at random.
, are all famous generals who will become famous in later generations.
Seeing that the attacking Bronze Horse Army had exhausted its front strength and lacked stamina, it was still brazenly attacking its own side. Liu Xiu sent an order to Wu Han on the left and Geng on the right to lead the cavalry to defeat the enemy. He himself went to the front in person.
The army, led by Cen Peng and Yaoqi generals, launched a counterattack against the Bronze Horse Army.
The two sides have been fighting for so long. The eight battalions of the 80,000-strong Bronze Horse Army have lost nearly 30,000 people. The remaining more than 50,000 soldiers are just holding on. The Han army's sudden counterattack,
It was like giving the final blow to the eight battalions of the Bronze Horse Army.
