Of course Liu Bei is a potential stock, but it’s not good if he has too much potential. Uncle Liu Huang has been wandering around in the early stage. Chen Cheng thinks that Boss Cao is more reliable. He came to help because Tian Yu is a good person and is preparing for this battle.
What's the point of running away and joining Liu Bei's army?
Therefore, Chen Cheng declined Liu Bei's solicitation. When Liu Bei heard this, although he had a look of regret on his face, he didn't say much. He just encouraged him to kill the thief bravely. But Guan Yu, who was standing behind him, was the tall nine-foot-tall man.
The strong man, who was taller than a ruler, snorted and expressed his dissatisfaction.
I just don’t know whether this dissatisfaction is with Tian Yu or Chen Cheng.
Chen Cheng knew Guan Yu's identity, but deliberately asked: "Who is your Excellency?"
Liu Bei smiled and said: "This is my second brother Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang."
At this point, Liu Bei asked: "I wonder if Chief Chen has a nickname?"
Chen Cheng spread his hands and said, "My parents haven't given me the money, so Captain Liu just calls me Chen Cheng."
Guan Yu squinted his eyes and glanced over with a cold gaze, which made people feel chilled. But who is Chen Cheng? How could he be afraid? He is a man that even cultivators can complain about. Although he has some affection for Liu Bei and Guan Yu, he still
Not too much. To him, Liu Bei and Cao Cao are just ancients.
However, he was not a chicken-hearted person. He smiled, pointed into the distance, and said: "The enemy troops have already come up. Once they are defeated, we will talk to the captain in detail."
Liu Bei turned his head and took a look, and sure enough, the dark crowd had begun to surge towards this side. He quickly jumped on his horse and took Guan Yu back to the battle formation.
Seeing that the enemy finally started to move, the hesitant and nervous look on Tian Yu's face suddenly disappeared, and he ordered in a deep voice, "Sword and shield soldiers guard the two wings, and the crossbowmen are ready!"
The soldiers stood up quickly. The swordsmen, shield soldiers and spearmen gave way to the front row. The crossbowmen lined up in three rows and placed their quivers and crossbow bolts in front of them. The black torrent was still a little far away.
The drums and trumpets sounded at the center of the army, and then the white horsemen surged out and charged head-on into the place where Zhang Ju's army was the thickest.
"Is this okay?"
Although Chen Cheng didn't know much about the tactics of this era, he had thought a lot about it during his time in the army. After observing the equipment and organization of the Han army, especially the equipment of the cavalry, he simulated many battles in his mind.
Method. Because there are no modern stirrups and high-bridge saddles, the impact and harassment capabilities of the cavalry are greatly insufficient. The infantry is the backbone of this era.
When fighting head-on, the Han army's strong bows and crossbows can make the Hu cavalry scream in agony. Among the cavalry, there are very few who can launch a mounted attack. The Hu people in the north often claim to have hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands of cavalry, but most of them
Most of them can only make some harassment, or simply maneuver on horseback, and then dismount and fight on foot when they get to the place.
Not only the Hu cavalry is like this, but the Han cavalry also has the same problem. Youzhou's sudden cavalry is famous all over the world, because here there is a mixture of Hu and Han, and the young and strong are mostly good at equestrian skills and can carry out difficult tasks such as assassinations on horseback.
action.
Therefore, Chen Cheng originally thought that his own army would first use crossbows to weaken the enemy, then the infantry would charge forward, and then the cavalry would attack from the side or simply move around. But what does it mean for the cavalry to attack first? Gongsun Zan's operation really confused him.
The White Horse Yi Cong are lightly-armed shock cavalry, all equipped with six-foot-long spears. The soldiers on horseback are all wearing iron armor, but only the first few dozen riders have horse armor. When they see the White Horse Yi Cong coming out of the battle,
Zhang Jujun in front of them immediately started to commotion. If they were not elite infantrymen who had been trained for a long time, they would not have the courage to face the cavalry attack.
Zhang Ju's formation was very traditional, with the elite infantry in the middle and the cavalry on the wings. However, the infantry of the Chinese army was defeated by the white horse Yi Cong and broke through several square formations. The sound of drums and trumpets behind them immediately became chaotic.
.The infantry that has lost its structure will only be massacred in front of the cavalry.
After Gongsun Zan led the White Horse Yi Cong to defeat the enemy's forward, they rushed towards the large banner at the rear without stopping.
Chen Cheng originally wanted to watch for a while, but the enemy troops were already in front of him, so he withdrew his gaze. Thousands of horsemen were shooting arrows around the battle formation, and soldiers screamed from time to time in the battle formation.
Fallen. However, most of the Han soldiers were wearing armor. Even if they were hit by arrows, most of them would not be able to break through their defenses. A few were shot through the armor, or hit unprotected areas, but they were still injured but not killed.
The Han army's counterattack was much more violent. Under the orders of the officers, the crossbowmen fired round after round of volleys. Compared with the scattering of the Hu cavalry, the power of the volleys was undoubtedly much greater.
Moreover, the Hu cavalry had very little armor on their bodies, most of them were just covered with furs. Some of them were simply naked or even went into battle. After being shot, they immediately fell to the ground in the smoke and dust. It is not known whether they were shot to death.
, but was still trampled to death.
What's even more terrifying is the exaggerated weapon like the Big Yellow Crossbow. The crossbow arrow it uses is as thick as a child's arm. After being shot, not to mention people, even horses, will be nailed to the ground. If you just shoot arrows,
Chen Cheng believed that even if all the enemies on the opposite side were killed, his side would not suffer much losses.
However, it is obvious that what one side wants must be what the other side does not want.
Although the crossbow was powerful, it had the disadvantage of slow shooting. After a few rounds of shooting, the horn sound sounded from the rear of the enemy cavalry. The Wuhuan, Xianbei, and the trapped Han infantry were all abandoned.
He charged forward with bows and arrows and shields raised.
No matter how crude the shield is, it has a strong immunity against bows and crossbows. Except for the big yellow crossbow, the arrows shot out were all nailed to the wooden shield, making a "doo-doo" sound, but not many were shot down.
Enemies. After all, many of the enemies on the opposite side were originally from the Han army. They knew the strengths and weaknesses of the Han army very clearly.
After the crossbowmen fired another round, Gongsun Fan on the mound issued a new military order. The drums and trumpets sounded, and the formation of the Han army changed. The crossbowmen retreated to the heavy arrows, sword and shield soldiers in the battle formation.
He squeezed to the front with the spearmen.
Although the crossbow is the most important weapon in the army, it is hand-to-hand combat that ultimately determines the outcome.
The much weakened enemy still had a numerical advantage. While attacking around the front infantry squares, some cavalry came around and wanted to directly attack the general's flag on the mound. All he had to do was knock the flag down.
, no matter how much you lose in the past, you can still make it back in the end.
Well, the enemy general probably thinks so.
Seeing a group of Hu cavalry roaring and rushing over from the side, Tian Yu immediately ordered the crossbowmen in the formation to fire arrows. They were originally located at the rear of the battle formation, and behind them was Gongsun Fan's main formation.
Chen Cheng performed a flurry of arrows and shot out a box of twenty arrows in the blink of an eye. He didn't aim carefully, and he probably shot out. Naturally, his aim was not that high. He probably shot down four or five horses and two
Three people. He himself was not very satisfied with such results, but others only thought that he was simply Li Guangfusheng.
Wei Ran couldn't help but admired: "The commander is really a great shot!"
Chen Cheng glanced at him and shouted: "Bring the arrow over quickly!"
Wei Ran said "Oh" and quickly handed over the arrow box.
For excellent archers, it is usually no problem to shoot ten arrows in a row. However, ordinary soldiers only use a one-stone bow. For example, the three-stone bow used by Chen Cheng can be drawn once or twice by ordinary people.
Not bad. Who can shoot twenty arrows in a row like him without even taking a breath?
And what's even more terrifying is that after he took the quiver, he shot out twenty more arrows, directly shooting a group of enemy infantry that had penetrated into a sieve. The three-stone strong bow, at thirty paces, even the armor was
It can shoot through. Several enemy officers were shot through by him, including their armor. For a moment, the enemy was so frightened that they could only shoot arrows from a distance and no longer dared to charge forward.
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But when it comes to shooting, how can they compare to the regular Han army?
I have no choice but to retreat further.
Seeing that the enemy was far away, Chen Cheng had time to take stock of the situation on the battlefield. The enemy cavalry that had gone around to attack Gongsun Fan's headquarters had been routed. General Gongsun Fan was full of murderous intent, and even ignored the general's flag and rushed in with a loud shout.
In the melee crowd.
"this........."
Chen Cheng was speechless. General, you can just command from behind. Why do both of them like to charge personally?
But judging from the situation, the effect was pretty good. Inspired by the general's charge, the morale of the soldiers was high, and they beat the enemy back steadily. Tian Yu also shouted and issued the order for a full charge. Chen Cheng hesitated for a moment, and his troops followed suit.
Charge. He had no choice but to take a few of his cronies and follow behind.
The fighting lasted from morning to noon. After all, the enemy army doubled in number and was defeated steadily without collapse. However, the Han soldiers fought for a long time and were exhausted, so the offensive slowed down. Chen Cheng was in the chaos.
After snatching a mule, he rode on the back of the mule, holding a strong bow. He ordered Wei Ran to guard the left and right sides with his own soldiers and spears, and ordered them to shout loudly when they saw the enemy within thirty steps.
"There are enemy cavalry on the left!"
Chen Cheng controlled the mule to cross over, letting Wei Ran and the others block it in front. He himself used precise archery skills to shoot down the enemy at the front. Now they dropped the cart with the baggage, and the arrows
Gradually, he couldn't keep up with the supplies, so he had to use them sparingly. The main reason was that he shot too fast, and a bag of arrows was used up in two or three breaths.
You know, what is shot is not just arrows, but also silver. In this era, only the Han people could mass-produce iron arrow clusters. Most of the barbarians in the north still used arrowheads ground from bones and obsidian.
Woolen cloth.
The leading enemy cavalry was shot to death, and the remaining people shouted and divided into several groups and ran in several directions.
After killing waves of enemies, Chen Cheng didn't think anything of it, but his soldiers were already in dire straits. They had been fighting for a long time without eating. They were not only tired, but also thirsty. If it weren't for the chaotic battlefield, they would have died.
I'm afraid they would have been lying on the ground long ago.
Chen Cheng looked at the chapped lips of Wei Ran and others and thought to himself: Is it time to retreat?
Just as he was sizing up his retreat, a cry like a landslide and tsunami came, "We win! We win!"
Chen Cheng was so excited that he stood on the back of the mule and looked around. He saw that the flag he had raised had fallen down at some point. As soon as he saw it, all the enemies were running away desperately. Golden drums, ceremonial guards, weapons and armor were all missing.
It's all over the mountains and plains.
Is this a win?
Chen Cheng felt that everything seemed unreal. He didn't know how he won this battle. He only knew that he shot randomly, killed dozens of people, gained a lot of experience, and even gained a level, and then he was confused.
That's it.
After a while, he sighed with emotion: "The first battle was just like the first time. I didn't understand it at all. It was just Shakir shooting, shooting, shooting, and then it was over."
