Seeing that the Huns were charging forward again, the crossbowmen quickly gathered on several highlands. The civilians did not bother to clean the battlefield, and hurriedly lifted the wounded soldiers on stretchers and ran towards the rear. The officers shouted loudly and told the soldiers to
They formed a tight formation. Because they had fought for a long time and suffered a lot of casualties in the front row, the infantry in the front were moved to the back, and the phalanx with fewer casualties moved to the front.
"Hurry up, you idiots!"
The Huns on the opposite side had already started trotting after their deployment was completed. The officers in the infantry phalanx shouted loudly, "We defeated them once, and we can defeat them again!"
The powerful private soldiers in these places are all tied by clans and use in-laws of the same clan as the backbone officers. The soldiers are also locals. It is very convenient to escape, but it is also easy to be caught. As long as the soldiers of each army
If the leader does not waver, such an army can endure extraordinary hardships and casualties, especially when fighting close to home.
Seeing that the infantry on the front line had quickly assembled, Chen Cheng felt a little relieved. The light of metal was reflected from the Hun cavalry lined up in the distance. He zoomed in and saw many enemies in the front wearing a set of uniforms.
Zie armor and iron armor. The enemy who charged just now was extremely fierce, and their equipment was similar to this.
"Are you going to fight for your life or something?"
Chen Cheng looked at the place farther away, which was heavily guarded. It was probably the location of the Xiongnu Chanyu. Even if he was not a Chanyu, he was still a general commanding the battle. Two long snow-white strips hung from the high-raised banner. The wide
The flag was embroidered with a picture of a wolf. The banner was erected on a mound and was heavily guarded by thousands of dismounted Huns. There were many cavalry under the mound, front, rear, left and right.
If you want to rush into the formation and kill the enemy, you must first kill the three enemies in front, and then you can fight those enemies who are obviously elite at a glance. Only by overturning them can you reach the core. Chen Cheng thought about it.
, it’s not impossible, but I’m afraid that few of the people who followed him into the battle will survive.
He turned his head and looked at Zhao Yun beside him. Zhao Yun was looking at the enemy troops in the distance, with a look of perseverance on his face.
Chen Cheng thought to himself: Zilong is definitely willing to fight with me into the army, but it is better not to use this method until the last moment.
The ground began to shake again, and the Huns' horses had already picked up speed. Many of the soldiers standing in the front row were trembling all over. The officers' faces were also pale, but they forced themselves to keep encouraging the soldiers with trembling voices.
When the Huns launched a charge, Chen Cheng felt relieved that it was just another fight.
When things get tough, be bold!
Before the fierce collision came, he still had time to watch the battle on the left. Yang Qiu had the largest number of troops and horses, and they were placed in the center. There were many archers and crossbowmen in his army, which gave the Huns a lot of power.
Huge damage, but their casualties were also heavy.
Further to the left, Cheng Yi's cavalry was engaged in repeated battles with the Huns on a wide plain. The dust was flying there, people were shouting and horses were neighing, and for a while it was hard to tell who had the upper hand.
The sound of the Huns' hoofbeats became louder and louder. Chen Cheng withdrew his gaze and stared at the ferocious-looking enemies. The infantry on the front line showed signs of wavering, so this time he was not prepared to defend and counterattack. He waited for the Huns to charge.
When they arrived in front of the formation, they immediately led the cavalry to charge.
Just now, he stood in the front row, killing for a long time, from the far left to the far right of the battle line, and only killed more than a hundred people. Thinking about it carefully, it would be better to charge on horseback. And he felt that the weapons he used were
It's not very smooth either. The spear piercing attack is very powerful, but before each attack, you have to retract the spear and then stab it out. Killing is very refreshing, but it feels like you can't use your full combat power.
Two hundred steps, one hundred and fifty steps, one hundred steps... The soldiers in the front row had already grasped the weapons in their hands. The officers shouted at the top of their lungs: "Stay still, everyone, stay still!"
However, the Huns did not charge directly this time. Instead, they made a collective turn thirty or forty steps in front of the formation. While turning, they also used their cavalry bows to shoot arrows into the infantry formation.
Densely dense arrows fell, and many of the spearmen at the front were shot and fell down screaming.
Seeing this scene, Chen Cheng felt relieved. When it comes to archery skills, how can a mounted bow compare to the strong bows and crossbows of the infantry? Dozens of people fell in the infantry battle formation, and bows and crossbows were fired in unison on several mounds.
Instead, they killed and injured hundreds of Huns. Not many Huns were shot dead, but many of their horses were shot to the ground. The combat effectiveness of the Huns who lost their horses was reduced by at least half.
The fallen Huns stood up dazedly and tried to run to the rear, but were shot to the ground by the sharpshooters of the Liangzhou army. In the infantry square formation, Li Kan fired a powerful crossbow
He handed it to the tribesman on the side, and then took a loaded crossbow in his hand. He gritted his teeth and took a look at it for a while, then clicked his fingers, and the short crossbow bolt shot out, and a running Huns was shocked.
, then threw himself on the ground and never got up again.
Li Kan spat on the ground and cursed: "Fuck the Huns!"
Chen Cheng felt reassured and smiled at Zhao Yun beside him: "I thought the Huns were all brave and not afraid of death, but it seems they are afraid too."
Zhao Yun looked serious, pointed at the Huns raiding the formation in the distance, and said: "But their strength is still superior, my lord, don't be careless!"
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "The purpose of fighting is to fight for that breath. Now that the Huns' breath is gone, there is nothing to fear."
Zhao Yundao said: "One vigorous effort will lead to failure, and three times it will be exhausted."
"Uh..." Chen Cheng looked around and smiled dryly: "Yes, that's the truth."
Zhao Yun pursed his lips, as if he wanted to laugh, but maintained a serious expression on his face.
Just as Chen Cheng expected, after the most ferocious first attack of the Huns was repulsed, they no longer had the courage to destroy the imperial edict, and their movements became timid. Not only did they not dare to charge directly into the formation,
, after seeing the cavalry waiting in formation behind the infantry, they did not even dare to cross.
Most of the Huns' cavalry were light cavalry, and fighting was what they were good at. However, it was impossible to gain anything just by shooting arrows around the infantry formation. The two sides fired at each other for most of an hour, and there were two hundred soldiers in the infantry formation.
Many people were killed and wounded, and the Huns' casualties were at least twice as many.
On the ferries docked on the shore, the soldiers, under the command of the officers, shot and wounded many Huns with rounds of fire.
Seeing arrows flying across the battlefield, Chen Cheng couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Lu Fang suddenly came closer and whispered: "My lord, Cheng Yi on the left wing has been repelled. The Huns are only afraid of flanking the Chinese army Yang Qiu."
Chen Cheng calmly straightened up on his horse and looked to the left. Cheng Yijun and the Huns were still fighting, but the center of the battlefield had moved back a long distance, exposing Yang Qiu's left wing.
came out.
Lu Fang whispered: "The battle line here has stabilized. Do you want to send a thousand cavalry to support the Chinese army?"
Chen Cheng looked at Yang Qiujun's arrangement and saw that some infantry formations had begun to turn, and the cavalry on standby at the rear had also begun to move forward. He thought for a moment, pointed to the front and said, "No, let's defeat them!"
The sound of drums and horns sounded on the mound, and the flags beside the flags began to waver. The cavalrymen who were resting behind jumped on their horses and moved closer to the mound. It took a while for the army to gather, but the Huns on the opposite side
A long trumpet sound sounded in the battle formation. Following the sound of the horn, the Huns also made corresponding actions.
However, Chen Cheng's side had fewer troops and could gather faster. When the Huns' response had just begun, Chen Cheng had already shouted loudly and led his cavalry to rush out from the gap in the infantry square. There was the sound of iron hooves, and the fighting spirit of those around him was high.
His subordinates, facing the Huns who were fleeing to both sides in panic, made him feel as if the blood in his body was on fire.
There was a fighting spirit in his body, but his head was extremely calm. The whole figure seemed to be divided into two parts. Chen Cheng calmly led the cavalry to defeat each Hun cavalry squad. With the sound of bowstrings vibrating, the enemies were killed by him one by one.
He was not picky about it. The captain, the householder, and the big and small kings were of course the first to be shot, and the other miscellaneous soldiers would not let go as long as they had the opportunity.
Zhao Yun was guarding him on his left and right, allowing him to focus more on archery without worrying about the enemy attacking. The Huns launched another counterattack and had already rushed within twenty steps. He still calmly shot the area in front of him on the left
The enemy is caught in the crosshairs.
Because he knew that with Zhao Yun around, he would definitely not let the enemy get in front of him. Sure enough, just when the Huns raised their bones and wanted to hammer him to death, Zhao Yun rode a white horse and sprinted over diagonally and shot him.
Knock the man off his horse.
Relying on the faster speed of his horse, Chen Cheng went back and forth, shooting bags of arrows quickly. Although many people in the infantry phalanx had heard of their own master Jun Shen She Wushuang, this was the first time they saw him.
Many people cheered when they saw him shooting dozens or hundreds of Huns without stopping.
Among the powerful locals in Lingzhou, there are many remnants of Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou's subordinates. There are many who are good at crossbows, such as Zuo Sima Li Kan, who claims to be the flying general Li Guang and can hit anyone with a strong crossbow at a hundred paces.
Target. But now that I saw Chen Cheng's amazing shot, I could only accept defeat and feel inferior.
Not only did he feel inferior to himself, but he also admired Chen Cheng greatly and was in awe. Anyone who could draw the strong bow twenty times in a row was considered an elite in the army. The "Sunset Bow" used by Chen Cheng had an arm length of 1.6 meters, and you could tell by looking at it that it was
It is very hard, and some of the Huns who were shot were even penetrated. This kind of bow is considered good if a normal person can pull it open. How can someone like Chen Cheng shoot more than a hundred arrows in a row?
More than a hundred times, Li Kan asked himself, even if it was a one-stone bow, could he draw it a hundred times in a row? He was not thick-skinned enough to boast that he could shoot hundreds of rabbits a day.
After clearing away the Hun cavalry near the infantry, Chen Cheng turned around with the cavalry and rushed towards the Huns' main formation. Seeing this, several big and round men under the banner in the distance puffed up their cheeks.
, blowing the long horn vigorously.
Hearing the sound of the horn, the five thousand riders under the right captain's account confirmed the order, jumped on their horses, and rushed up to meet Chen Cheng and the others. There were many people under Chen Cheng who could ride horses, but they could drive on horseback.
There were less than 4,000 cavalry left for archery and assassination. Only half of them were brought out in this assault. Naturally, he was unwilling to fight head-on with the Huns.
According to the military theory of later generations, when concentrated firepower kills at close range, the loss rate of one side is only proportional to the opponent's combat units and has nothing to do with the number of combatants on his own side. Chen Cheng just made a mental calculation and gave up on the frontal attack.
He shouted loudly, turning the cavalry in front of the formation and going around to the left.
In a head-on confrontation, even if they win, they will still suffer heavy casualties. The Huns have more cavalry, so they will die. He has fewer people, but if one dies, one will be lost. Even if he can exchange one for two, Chen Cheng is not willing to do so.
.The so-called tactics are to hit the troops and weapons on the local battlefield to form a situation of using more to attack the less, and using the strong to attack the weak. Only the front is strong, that is Nogi Nogi.
