Chapter 310 The massacre of the cavalry by the ballista
"Cang Longqi, charge!"
With the death of Han Juzi, the Hebei cavalry completely lost its unified command.
They were already knocked down by the Canglong Cavalry's breakthrough from the middle, and now it was even more of a mess.
The cavalry on the left wing of the Hebei Army is in danger of defeat.
At this moment, the right-wing cavalry of the Hebei Army came and rushed towards the Chu Army.
"Wow haha, brothers, the military advisor has just sent a message.
Overlord said, this is the first appearance of our crossbow, if you do well, you will be rewarded!"
Gong Du, who was temporarily transferred to be the leader of the crossbow team, was excited.
You know, this guy was previously assigned to be the leader of the crossbow fleet, which almost made him die of depression.
This, isn’t it true that the rise and fall of Nima is overt and covert?
Commander, that's nice to say.
But why don't you also take a look at the commander of the army?
Crossbow convoy? A total of fifty wooden crossbows. Counting the soldiers and armor controlled by them, the total number is less than a thousand.
With this commander in chief, I might as well go to the logistics and transport the baggage.
At the very least, you need 10,000 people to transport the baggage, right?
But I never thought that I thought I was being relegated to the cold palace, but happiness would come so suddenly.
The crossbow fleet actually became the main force against the Hebei cavalry.
This really makes old Gong Wo feel so embarrassed.
And just when Gong Du was almost giddy with happiness, Sui Yuanjin, the commander of the Hebei right-wing cavalry, was equally excited and unstoppable.
At this point, I am afraid that if Sui Yuanjin had not been charging on a war horse, Sui Yuanjin would have even planned to sing loudly.
Do I want my life to be so good?
The right wing of the Chu army was so weak?
Look, look, how many people are there to defend the right wing? Probably only a thousand or so people, right?
Isn't this kidding me? What can a thousand people do in this battle with hundreds of thousands of people? I'm afraid even if you cheer and shout, you will think your voice is not loud enough, right?
Thinking about it, it must be Han Juzi on the left and the army in the middle that put great pressure on Chu. Otherwise, how could I have gotten such a big advantage in vain?
Tsk tsk, with such a few people, the cavalry wouldn't even need to wave their weapons, and they could be defeated by just the charge of the horses, right?
In this way, wouldn't I have the opportunity to lead my men to attack Huanglong and directly break through the Chinese army of Chu's formation?
Obviously, facing the Chu army, which was outnumbered by his own, Sui Yuanjin, like Han Juzi, fell into troubles of happiness.
Should I directly lead my men to break through the Chinese army and capture Xiang Ji? Or should I cooperate with the main force and directly defeat the Chu army?
This is quite a credit, right?
"Athletes from Hebei, the enemy no longer has the strength to resist us. There are only a few Chu troops defending in front of us. Let's charge!"
Shouting a charge slogan to his subordinates, Sui Yuanjin frantically slapped his horse and took the lead in charging towards Gong Du's men.
Come to think of it, when I rush into his army, I must be invincible, right?
The acceleration of the Hebei Army naturally fell into Gong Du's eyes. Looking at the Hebei cavalry who had no idea that death was approaching, Gong Du licked his chapped lips excitedly.
"The ballista brigade prepares, debugs, loads, aims, and fires!"
Humph, Hebei cavalry? Today, you, Mr. Gongdu, will let you gain knowledge and see what it means to win a battle thousands of miles away.
Of course, this is a bit exaggerated, but the power of the ballista cannot be underestimated.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Following Gong Du's order, the ready-to-go ballista brigade began firing crossbow arrows.
Under the roar of the ballista, one after another the crossbow arrows were shot out.
You know, this medium-sized crossbow vehicle was specially modified by Huang Yueying, and it can fire two rounds.
In other words, a single salvo of these fifty crossbow vehicles can shoot a hundred crossbow arrows.
Although the crossbows of this medium-sized crossbow are not as large as the heavy crossbows guarding Luoyang, and their power is not as strong, they are more than enough to deal with flesh and blood bodies like cavalry.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Each crossbow arrow fired angrily at the oncoming Hebei cavalry with a roar that ripped through the air.
"What the hell is this!?"
Sui Yuanjin, who was charging forward, naturally noticed the incoming crossbow arrows, but his horse was already racing at a rapid pace.
Not to mention turning to avoid, even slowing down also takes time.
Facing the crossbow arrow that had been shot in front of him, the only thing Sui Yuanjin could do was to wave the sword in his hand, hoping to block the crossbow arrow.
However, Sui Yuanjin overestimated his speed and also underestimated the power of the crossbow.
As soon as he swung the sword in his hand, a crossbow arrow shot through Sui Yuanjin with a roar.
Yes, the crossbow arrow that hit Sui Yuanjin pierced his chest, and then continued unabated. It still roared and killed a Hebei cavalryman on the battlefield again. Only then did its roar stop.
As Sui Yuanjin was killed first, a large number of Hebei cavalry who charged ahead faced the same fate.
Because the number of Hebei cavalry was a full 25,000, their charging formation was naturally extremely dense.
Almost every crossbow arrow fired will not miss, but the number of enemies killed varies.
"Wow haha, it's so enjoyable, so enjoyable! Brothers, keep going, load the crossbow quickly and keep shooting!"
Seeing the crossbows killing the Hebei cavalry with his own eyes, Gong Du shouted excitedly.
This, it’s true that if I just talk, all the credit will go to me.
How many heads are these? How much of a military exploit is this?
I'm afraid that after this battle, I will be promoted again, right?
However, my old Gong Ke also agreed with Overlord and said that promotion is okay, but I still have to lead this ballista brigade.
Even if we don't expand the establishment, with just these fifty ballistas, I can rely on them to kill all the way to the title of general!
Different from Gong Du's excitement, the charging Hebei cavalry was only filled with fear when faced with the death-like crossbow arrows.
"Oh my god! Stop rushing, those behind you, stop rushing!"
"Mom, I want to go home!"
"Stop, stop charging! General Sui has been killed, stop charging!"
"Quickly, turn, turn!"
"I told you to stop charging and rein in the horse quickly!"
The charging cavalry fell into confusion.
The cavalry rushing forward witnessed the power of the crossbows and the tragic situation of the friendly troops, and they were all heartbroken.
But how can a charging horse stop just by saying stop?
Moreover, even if you stop alone, it will be useless.
You know, the entire army is charging. If you stop, you will only be knocked to the ground by the charging cavalry behind you, and then become a meat pie under the galloping horses.
Faced with the irresistible crossbows, the Hebei cavalry gradually collapsed.
You know, in this short period of charge, thousands of cavalry fell forever in this killing field.