Chapter 1371: Han Banner World (Sixty-One) Decisive Battle Under the City (Part 2)

It was a little late for the commanders of the two wings to discover the problem of the central army and make a practical response. The originally solid formation of the central army was knocked out by the exploding grenades, leaving blank areas, and the formation became thin. The fearless infantrymen who followed the cavalry had already approached the front of the square formation. They only needed to run to reach the distance of twenty or thirty steps. In their hands, they held broadswords and spears. The cavalry of the Yingchuan Army separated to both sides. It was not until this time that they drew the sabers on the side of the saddle. The Qin cavalry were not used to using sabers. Generally speaking, their weapons on horseback were long spears or broadswords, but today their hands had more important work. These long weapons were obviously not suitable for carrying, so now, their weapons could only be ordinary sabers. They had to stop the cavalry on both wings from rushing to the attacking infantry in the middle. If the Han cavalry cut off the attacking infantry from the middle, then this desperate attack would be a complete failure.

The divine crossbow had already shot out all the arrows in their crossbows, but there was no time to replace the arrows for the crossbows. They immediately retreated. This was the action stipulated in the drill manual. It was not that they were afraid of death. They needed to retreat to a safe place and reload the crossbows with arrows so that they could shoot at the enemy next time.

The crossbows retreated, and the large shields on both sides were choked back, and a complete shield wall appeared in front of the Yingchuan army. Sharp spears were extended, and the spearmen's arms were retracted, keeping the posture of stabbing at any time.

The bright spears did not stop the attack of the Yingchuan army. Compared with the huge threat of the opponent's heavy artillery, these spears were no longer important in their eyes. In front of these spears, they at least had the power to fight back.

The first batch of attackers rushed over, and the retractable spears immediately pierced his body, but before he died, he still heavily stabbed or chopped the spear or sword in his hand on the large shield about one meter high in front of him. As the long shield wall was attacked almost at the same time, the entire shield wall began to shake.

The splashing blood, the bloody spears, the screams or howls before death, at this moment, became the theme song of the whole world. Life became the cheapest thing. The attack continued. Even if you wanted to retreat, you couldn't, because behind you, your companions were pushing your body forward. It would not end until you became a corpse on the ground, and the defenders would not retreat a step. Behind them were the floating bridges, cannons, and reinforcements that they had to protect. At this time, retreating would only turn into a perfect raid by the opponent. They would be driven into the river, and the attack on Yingchuan County City would fail.

Similarly. You can't retreat a step, and there is also the honor of the Han army and the honor of the 88th Division.

The corpses were piled up one after another, and soon they stood up in front of the shield wall. The latecomers began to climb up the pile of corpses and continue to attack the opponent. However, at this time, the defenders' spears were no longer enough to pose too much threat to them. When they stood on the pile of corpses, they were already much taller than the shields. Many people held their spears. Waving shields and swords, they jumped directly from the pile of corpses to the Han army's square formation, although most of them were stabbed to death by spears in the air.

The corpses were suspended in the air and then thrown out to become part of the pile of corpses, but a few successfully jumped in, causing waves of chaos among the defending troops.

Of course, their final outcome was also death, but their bravery also greatly reduced the pressure on their companions outside, allowing more people to launch more deadly attacks.

The muscles on Ye Feng's face were a little stiff. These Qin troops were the strongest troops he had ever encountered. He had fought against the Donghu people and the Chu army, but this was the first time he had a direct confrontation with the Qin army. Obviously, this army was very different from the ones he had encountered before. Whether it was the will to fight or the strong combat effectiveness, the Qin army's attack did not count casualties. Now the casualty ratio with the Han army was at least five to one. Ye Feng also estimated that the opponent had at least thousands of casualties in this attack alone in front of his square formation. Generally speaking, in the face of such terrible casualties, the opponent would generally choose to retreat and look for opportunities to launch the next attack, but obviously, his current opponent was a real madman, because the drums of war on the Yingchuan County City never stopped.

That Gongsun Zhi was a real madman. He did not take the lives of the soldiers as his life at all, and was squandering them at will. Or maybe he was beating the war drum desperately on the tower. Ye Feng thought to himself.

This kind of attack from the enemy made Ye Feng feel extremely uncomfortable. He had a shield wall, but the enemy had built a wall of corpses. Now the spearmen had to raise their spears, and the price of every stabbing of the enemy to death was that their bodies and arms would have to bear greater impact force. The arm and physical strength of the soldiers were not unlimited. Three or five such impacts were enough to make a soldier with strong arms feel sore, and a weak assassination could not penetrate the enemy's armor, even if their armor was very thin and rubbish.

But he can't retreat now. Once he retreats, the shield wall will disperse, the troops will fall into chaos with the enemy, and the power of the phalanx will no longer exist. The melee will cause him to lose more troops. Ye Feng can only throw his soldiers who are constantly coming from the pontoon bridge into the battlefield in the middle, constantly replenishing troops so that the Chinese military formation can always maintain its own certain strength. thickness. He now hopes that the two wings can quickly defeat the opponent and cut off the opponent's attack, allowing him time to clean up the enemy in front of him.

What Ye Feng can think of, Gongsun Zhi can naturally think of. He is not beating the drum on the city wall as Ye Feng thought. At this time, he is holding a big sword and standing with his soldiers in the next wave. At the front of the attack group, he mobilized all the remaining 15,000 soldiers in the city, because he knew that the city wall had basically no hindrance to the Han army. In this case, leaving people behind What's the use of being in the city? Unless they also have powerful long-range attack weapons like the Han army, everything will be in vain.

This is the huge difference between hot weapons and cold weapons.

A single throw, a full-strength fight, or you can repel the enemy and survive! Or be defeated and die!

Although there are heavy casualties now, there is no doubt that the Qin army is taking the initiative. It will take time for Ye Feng to transport his troops and space to spread out the opposing team. This makes him occupy an overwhelming position in terms of military strength at this moment. Gongsun Zhi visually estimated that the number of Han troops that had crossed the river was about seven or eight thousand, which was exactly half of their number. Although they were accelerating and rushing towards this side in a steady stream, this refueling tactic was not enough. The whole battle situation didn't help much.

Choosing the moment to attack is extremely important. If it's too early, the other side won't be fooled, and they can use this heavy weapon to bomb their own soldiers across the river. If it's too late, when the disparity in strength between the two sides is not big, they won't have any advantage. Half, is the best.

But the heavy casualties he paid still made Gongsun Zhi's hands tremble. The Han army had strong field capabilities. This is a lesson learned by many friendly troops with their lives and blood, but only when they really encounter it can they understand it from the bottom of their hearts. , but at this moment Gongsun Zhi is already riding a tiger. If he retreats at this time, all the previous sacrifices will be in vain.

Attack. Only by attacking at all costs can we have a chance to win the final victory. Only by destroying the cannons that have been transported across the river and are now struggling on the beach can Yingchuan County have a chance of victory.

It's a pity that Gongsun Zhi didn't know that at this moment, the main force of the 19th Han Army was rapidly approaching Yingchuan County, otherwise he would not have launched this desperate attack, because even if he defeated the group in front of him, the Han Army's The backup will still topple them easily. He didn't know, so he chose to attack without hesitation. After defeating the group in front of him, he could defend the county. It would take time for the Han army to launch another attack, and by that time, General Tan must have returned.

"Grenade team, let's go!" Gongsun Zhi issued the second order of the day. This was a group of infantry. Each of them carried several grenades. At this moment, the wall of corpses was already very high, and the soldiers holding grenades They can safely reach the back of the corpse wall and throw the grenades in their hands into the dense formation of the Han army. The dense formation will cause a lot of casualties under the attack of the grenade. This will provide a good opportunity for them to break the formation. Create good opportunities.

Right or wrong, success or failure, depends on this one move! Gongsun Zhi held his sword tightly.

Dozens of soldiers rushed forward as fast as they could.

On the other side of the river, Gao Yuan was shaking his head, "Wrong, wrong again."

He Weiyuan looked at the battle situation on the other side, "Your Majesty, the middle square formation can still hold up, but the left and right wings have made a breakthrough. It seems that we are about to win. As long as the left and right wings successfully intercept the opponent, victory will be within easy reach."

"It's too late. Gongsun Zhi must have a backup plan. If it were me, I would only need to gather some soldiers and throw out the grenade bag explosives, which would be enough for the Chinese army to break through and enter a melee situation. , use superior force to drive our army down the river. It seems that the other side thinks so too. He Weiyuan asked the 88th Division to make way for a pontoon bridge and the guard camp to cross the river. We need to let the Qin army pass in the next melee. suffered a complete defeat.”

"Understood!" He Weiyuan ran down excitedly, and behind Gao Yuan, the five hundred soldiers from the Guards Battalion who arrived here with him also excitedly pulled out the scimitars from their waists.

"Get ready to show off my king's flag. Next, let's crush the enemy's attack!" Gao Yuan laughed, Zidian under his crotch snorted excitedly, and used his hooves to dig at the sand on the ground. He had not been on the battlefield for a long time. , Zidian smelled the familiar smell of the battlefield again. (To be continued.)