As soon as Zhuge Liang's more than a thousand crossbowmen appeared, they fired thousands of divine crossbows and fired volleys of thousands of arrows, defeating the left wing of Zhang Ji's Xiliang cavalry in an instant.
Zhang Ji was stunned and couldn't believe his eyes.
The Xiliang Iron Cavalry under his command, which was feared in all directions... was actually blown to pieces in just a moment? The Xiliang Iron Cavalry was beaten to pieces without even touching its edge?
What is the crossbow machine in the hands of the soldiers of that crossbow battalion? It can actually fire continuously?!
It's simply more terrifying than the Xian Deng soldiers under Qu Yi's command!
In the past five or six years, the three most powerful cavalry in the world are undoubtedly Xiliang Iron Cavalry, Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and Baima Yicong.
Among them, Baima Yicong, who served under Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, once experienced the same situation as Zhang Ji today.
In the battle of Juma River, Yuan Shao's Qu Yi led the army with more than a thousand soldiers and more than a thousand crossbows. He shot the Baima Yi Cong under Gongsun Zan to pieces and was defeated. It can be said that victory or defeat was decided in one battle.
Qu Yi also became famous all over the world because of this battle, and firmly established himself as the number one general in Hebei, defeating Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Shen Pei and others.
In today's battle, the advent of the Jinling Repeating Crossbow was even more powerful than the crossbow machine in the hands of Qu Yi Xiandengying!
Zhuge Liang defeated Zhang Ji and the Xiliang Cavalry. Whether it was him or the Jinling Crossbow Army, he will definitely become famous all over the world in the future!
Seeing that the pressure on his own side was suddenly reduced, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, which had just dominated their own army formation and was invincible, was shot down by Zhuge Liang by one-third in an instant. Yuan Yao couldn't help but feel excited.
It was a feeling of falling from heaven to hell, and then rising from earth back to heaven.
"Then, whose soldiers and horses are those?" Yuan Yao's voice couldn't help but tremble a little as he spoke.
On the chariot where Zhuge Liang was sitting, there was a large flag embroidered with the word "Zhuge" erected at the back. Liu Pi squinted at it for a while, and then said to Yuan Yao: "I heard that Tao Shang has two apprentices. When he calls Sima Yi,
He is the second son of the Sima family in Hanoi. His father is Sima Fang, the commander of Luoyang. The second son is a son of the Zhuge family in Langya County. He is the nephew of Zhuge Xuan, the former prefect of Yuzhang. He is called Zhuge Liang... I think it is this person."
Yuan Yao suddenly realized what he said, then he slapped his thigh and said: "A true tiger general!"
Liu Pi laughed at the side and said: "My lord, you called me wrong! I heard that Zhuge Liang is not a military general, but a scribe."
Yuan Yao was stunned when he heard this and hurriedly changed his words: "A true dragon warrior! He is really a talent of Crouching Dragon... In today's world, apart from Qu Yi of Hebei, there is no one who can suppress strong cavalry with a crossbow formation like this."
Awesome!"
Liu Pi kept saying yes with a smile.
Zhang Xun did not have the leisure and elegance to give people nicknames like them. He carefully watched the formation of Zhuge Liang's army and said: "My lord, although the offensive of the crossbow army is sharp, it can be said that it is unprecedented to shoot several arrows in a row."
I haven’t seen it yet, but the time it takes to reload the arrow must be much longer than that of an ordinary crossbow. Zhuge Liang has very few soldiers and horses. If Zhang Ji mobilizes the Xiliang cavalry to attack his army now, he will only need one charge.
Then you can kill them all."
When Liu Pi heard this, he rolled his eyes and said hurriedly: "My lord, I am willing to lead my troops to assist Zhuge Liang and help him resist Zhang Ji's offensive!"
Zhang Xun frowned at the side and said: "Zhuge Liang is the apprentice of the pottery merchant. We just fought against Zhao Yun. We and the Tao family are enemies rather than friends. If you help him, aren't you tying yourself up?"
Liu Pi had secretly taken refuge with the pottery merchant a long time ago. If Zhuge Liang dealt with Yuan Yao, he would be playing into his hands.
He said to Zhang Xun: "General Zhang, regardless of whether Zhuge Liang helps us or not, Zhang Ji's spearhead is directly aimed at the lord himself! If he is allowed to break through the Chinese army, how can the lives of the lord and us be preserved?
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Zhang Xun was stunned when he heard this.
After hearing Liu Pi's words, Yuan Yao looked a little hesitant.
Zhang Xun pondered for a moment and said, "What if Zhuge Liang defeats Zhang Jijun and then turns against us? So what?"
Now it was Liu Pi's turn to get stuck.
What Zhang Xun said is indeed on point.
Zhou Cang had been listening by the side without saying a word. At this moment, he suddenly spoke. "Although the crossbows of Zhuge Liang's army are fierce, they have so many arrows that they may not have enough power left after repelling Zhang Ji's soldiers."
Fight with me again."
When these words were spoken, Zhang Xun and Liu Pi were immediately stunned.
Zhang Xun was stunned that this reckless man had grasped the essence of the problem.
Liu Pi was stunned because he didn't expect this reckless man to have such careful thoughts.
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At this moment, Zhuge Liang's battalion of crossbows were reloading their weapons on the spot after releasing their arrows.
Zhuge Liang stood on the chariot, gently waving his feather fan, looking calmly at the Xiliang cavalry in the distance who were reorganizing their formation.
Behind Zhuge Liang, a soldier asked him very nervously: "Your Majesty, if the Xiliang cavalry rushes over later, we may not be able to resist if our arrows are not fully loaded..."
Zhuge Liang was not panicked at all.
He smiled and said: "Don't worry, someone will naturally block it for us."
The little soldier was a little confused when he heard this, and looked at Zhuge Liang in shock, wondering why he was so confident.
Zhuge Liang naturally didn't bother to explain to him.
He understood in his heart that Yuan Yao was still young and had little military experience, and the most important thing was his life.
Zhuge Liang was very smart just now. He deliberately chose the right time, appeared when Yuan Yao was in the most critical moment, and saved his life.
Although Zhuge Liang didn't say much at the moment, he had already accurately figured out Yuan Yao's psychology.
This guy will definitely help him.
Because helping himself means saving his own life.
As expected by Zhuge Liang, just as Zhang Ji was preparing to reorganize his troops and load the crossbows with Zhuge Liang's troops, the troops of Liu Pi, Zhou Cang, Gong Du, Zhang Xun, Li Feng and others
The horse suddenly attacked him.
The Huainan Army and the Yellow Turban Army broke away from the retreating defense just now and began to attack Zhang Jijun desperately. The Xiliang Army had to change its direction, temporarily gave up the charge against Zhuge Liang, and instead fought with the Huainan Army and the Yellow Turban Army.
Zhang Ji was sweating profusely in a hurry, and he kept roaring loudly, calling for the Xiliang cavalry to end the battle quickly.
But the problem is, no matter how brave the Xiliang cavalry is, how can they repel the Huainan Army and the Runan Yellow Turbans in a short time?
After a while, the Jinling Company Crossbow Corps prepared to start a new round of shooting.
Zhuge Liang waved the yellow flag, and Zhuo ordered his troops to disperse to the left and right, and the troops divided into two groups and headed towards the Xiliang Army's formation to outflank them.
"Whizzing!"
"Whizzing!"
"Whoosh whoosh!"
A new round of arrows and crossbows began to shoot at the Xiliang cavalry. Countless cavalry fell from their horses. Many Huainan soldiers were even affected and shot to the ground.
This is the so-called salvo of thousands of arrows!
The Jinling Liannu made its first appearance and defeated the Xiliang cavalry across Xizhou.
Zhang Ji, a big man with a big head, rushed to the front of the formation and shouted loudly, but he was caught off guard and was shot in the shoulder with an arrow!
Zhang Ji's eyes widened with anger, and he fell off his horse. Fortunately, the soldiers around him rushed forward, desperately protected him, and pulled him back.
Zhang Ji, who had never been afraid of anyone, and his Xiliang soldiers were brave, and they were defeated by Zhuge Liang in a matter of days.
After this battle, Zhuge Liang's name began to rise across the Central Plains.