The soldiers behind were passing through the dangerous open space in a steady stream. Although the enemy's arrows were not as powerful as before, there were still scattered arrows whizzing past the tunnel. Soon, screams could be heard on the hillside.
Voice.
Obviously, in order to save arrows, the enemy concentrated more arrows in the hands of soldiers with better archery skills. Therefore, although the number of crossbowmen was greatly reduced, the suppression effect was not less at all, especially some obvious
The outstanding battle leaders and generals received special attention. Soon, three or four lower-level generals fell on the hillside. The other generals also sensed something was wrong and retreated into the crowd, thus charging.
The Northern Zhou soldiers were also completely thrown into panic.
Yu Xi in the trench knew very well that if the chaotic troops and horses behind him suddenly poured in, everything would only become more chaotic. Moreover, the narrow trench could only accommodate three to four hundred Bashu crossbowmen. Now,
A sudden influx of six to seven hundred Northern Zhou soldiers was so crowded that some spearmen had to stand up their spears. If no one left at this time, the entire trench would be squeezed to death.
Soon several generals heard Yu Xi's roar and rushed out with their subordinates along the protruding part of the trench. Yu Xi was not to be left behind, and picked up the weapon regardless of the obstruction of several guards.
His general's flag jumped out of the trench.
The arrows suddenly became denser. Apparently, the Bashu army on the mountain also discovered the enemy's intention, and the Northern Zhou army rushed out from the parts of several trenches that protruded backward, which was the communication trench where the Bashu crossbowmen had previously retreated. People cheered.
They were crowded together and once again became a target for the crossbowmen on the hillside.
Rows of soldiers from the Northern Zhou Dynasty screamed and fell down. Apparently they didn't realize why the enemy's attention suddenly shifted from the companions who had just crossed the wooden stake behind them to them. However, since they had already rushed out, the trench behind them was very
It was quickly filled with companions rushing up one after another, so they had no choice but to move forward.
Of course, they didn't know that this was what Li Xingchen had expected, so they just pulled out a few soldiers to continue shooting arrows to suppress the soldiers on the hillside, not to save arrows, but to concentrate their strength and wait to shoot these densely packed people from the trenches.
Enemies rushing out.
In such a large area on the hillside, with so few people around Li Xingchen, it is obviously impossible to completely suppress it, but with just a few nearest exits from the first trench, the enemies will definitely rush out in a crowded way.
At this time, it is naturally a gluttonous feast for the crossbowmen.
"Short spears, release!" In the second trench, all the soldiers were ready, each holding a short spear in their hands. When they heard the order, everyone threw the short spears out in unison.
Not to mention that most men from the northwest are very strong, with this short distance of only ten to seven or eight feet, even a thin southerner can make this short spear very powerful. What's more, Li Xingchen originally designed it like this
There was no expectation that these short spears, which were just sharpened pieces of wood, would be of much use. Firstly, they would serve as a deterrent, and secondly, they would try their best to force the enemy's position and make them more confused.
The soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty who jumped out of the trench undoubtedly experienced the baptism of arrows and were hit head-on by short spears. Finally, I don’t know who could stand it first, shouted, turned around and ran towards the trench.
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Compared with the trench where you can avoid arrows by crouching down, obviously this short distance of a few feet is too dangerous.
There was one leader, and the rest naturally went without saying. Soon the soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were retreating in chaos. Originally, they had no general to lead them, and most of them followed the nearest general who rushed upward without knowing why.
Now that someone started to run back, they naturally ignored them and followed them back.
"No retreat, no leave!" Yu Xi's eyes were wide open. He had already passed through the wooden piles and exposed hillsides that were so difficult just now. How could all the previous efforts be wasted here? You must know that this place is already far away from the enemy's second line of defense.
Only a few steps away!
However, the defeated army ran backwards in a chaotic manner. Even some generals were timid and retreated. Yu Xi could not stop them anywhere. What's more, on the long front, the exits of several communication trenches were at a certain distance. Yu Xi could at this time
Only a few dozen soldiers around him were restrained, and the rest of the soldiers were really out of reach.
When the rest of the Northern Zhou army retreated one after another, Yu Xi's small team naturally became the target of public criticism in a short period of time. Arrows roared in, seemingly endless, and soldiers from the Northern Zhou Dynasty continued to fall, and the people around Yu Xi
It has become less and less.
"General, let's leave quickly!" The guards' eyes suddenly turned red. They were not afraid of death, but nothing could happen to Yu Xi.
Stomping his feet fiercely, Yu Xi could only retreat hastily. At this point, the Northern Zhou army retreated in embarrassment after losing nearly half of its men.
Yu Xi leaned on the wall of the trench and gasped for air. He had just rushed up and ignored everything. Now that he calmed down, he always had a lingering feeling of fear. Looking around, the soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were also speechless, and there was a lingering feeling in the crowded trench.
With an air of frustration, one of the guards picked up the short spear that fell in the trench. Yu Xi looked at this crudely made short spear with little lethality and sighed deeply.
It was this kind of thing that defeated the last bit of fighting spirit of the Northern Zhou army.
It seems that he also realized the failure of Yu Xi's charge. Yu Yi at the foot of the mountain stopped sending his soldiers forward, otherwise the trench would really be unable to squeeze in. At the same time, Li Xingchen on the hillside also ordered to stop firing arrows.
The hillside, which had just been filled with the sound of arrows piercing the air and the sound of fighting, suddenly became quiet.
Only the whistling of the wind and the low groans of the injured soldiers were left.
Behind the second line of defense, Li Xingchen silently looked at the hillside covered with corpses. In just half an hour of confrontation, the Northern Zhou army suffered more than 500 casualties, while Li Xingchen's loss did not exceed a hundred.
And most of them are injured.
This is not so much a battle as it is a psychological war.
Li Xingchen tried every means to continuously torture and even destroy the psychology of the soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and the facts proved that he was successful.
Niu Tong, Cheng Feng and others were frightened just now. What surprised them was not that these trenches could play such a big role, but that Li Xingchen manipulated the hearts and morale of the Northern Zhou army to such a detailed level.
The distance of just a few feet is an insurmountable chasm for them. It seems that Yu Xi is able to chase and engage the enemy at close range, but in fact Li Xingchen has been subtly adjusting this distance. (To be continued)