Chapter 416: Blind Battle (Part 1)

It was supposed to be the moment when the dawn dawned, but the space between the sky and the earth was still gray, with thin smoke flying around, like a veil, like haze, like clouds; hanging on the trees, spreading over the mountains, Hidden in the grass forest. For a while it was like a rushing tide, and for a while it was like a white gull flying. Xiayan bursts, floating to and fro, everything has become hazy.

"It's foggy!" Sun Xiao murmured, but there was a hint of joy on his face.

"It's foggy!" Gao Yuan looked up at the sky, "God help me!"

In the middle of the night yesterday, Zheng Xiaoyang and Meng Chong had led the left and right armies to leave first. Although the camp was still the same size as yesterday, the number of people was reduced by two-thirds.

It's foggy, Gao Yuan couldn't help but like it. However, the fog is not good for both sides of the war, but compared with Gao Yuan, it is an advantage. The impact of this fog on the cavalry must be greater than that of the infantry. At least, their speed will be considerably affected. big impact.

"Let the fog come more violently!" Gao Yuan looked up to the sky with a long smile, shook the reins, "Let's go!"

Since the fog started to appear, many methods of confusing the enemy that had been prepared were saved. Two thousand Chinese soldiers and horses, with hundreds of carts, began to advance in the direction of Hua'er Camp in the fog. On these carts, they were loaded with Chinese The armor of the army's thousand heavy infantry, these heavy infantry are also Gao Yuan's weight against the cavalry. I have fought against Alundai many times before, but this secret weapon has not been brought out to the public. When the time comes, I will definitely be able to give Alundai a small surprise.

Compared with Gao Yuan's overjoyed, Alundai is now troubled. He is a native of this place, and he is very familiar with the climate and laws. Yesterday, he knew that there would be fog, but he thought it was night. . It must be a clear sky, but unexpectedly it is cloudy today, and the heavy fog that should have appeared last night is actually late. Looking at the thin mist wandering between the sky and the earth, I am really annoyed. Seeing this , After some time, this thick fog will inevitably cover the sky and block out the sun.

All the cavalry had to dismount and walk, leading their horses. I was walking ahead for the war horse, if I accidentally broke the horse's hoof, half of the body itself would be lost.

"Report!" There was a hurried sound of horseshoes.

"General, the enemy army has broken camp and is moving. The team has dragged for nearly two miles." Even in the very cold weather this morning, the cavalryman was sweating profusely, obviously coming from a long distance.

"Which way are they going?" asked Alunday eagerly.

"Go back to the general, look at the direction they are going, it should be in the Hua'er camp area." The sentinel replied.

Alun Dai was stunned at first. Then there is joy,

He couldn't help laughing loudly, "Gao Yuan, Gao Yuan, you really know how to choose the other party. After choosing Hua'erying as your final burial, it's wonderful, wonderful. Well, let him go to Hua'erying. Where are we? , Annihilate the opponent."

Around Hua'erying, there are all winding hills and hills. There is a basin about four or five miles in size in the middle. There are usually several villages gathered there, but these people have already fled without a trace. Swooping down from the top just maximized the impact of the cavalry, and this place is the easiest to block, when the time comes, it will be impossible for the opponent to encircle.

All of a sudden, Alundai felt that the world had become wider. It was really luck that the door panels could not block it. Gao Yuan was not familiar with the terrain here, so he got into the flower camp, which saved him a lot of energy.

"Let's go, go to Hua'er camp!" He said vigorously.

As time went by, the fog became thicker and thicker, and the mountains in the distance had long been hidden, and there was a gray mist in front of me, and as far as the eyes could see, it was only a few feet in front of me. This caused great difficulties for the advancing teams of both sides. The soldiers of Zhengdong Army lined up a little closer, one after another, advancing towards Hua'er Camp.

Not far from them, Alundai's 4,000 cavalry, holding their horses in hand, were also marching towards the Hua'er Camp.

"God bless, when we arrive at Hua'er Camp, this damn fog will be gone!" Alundai prayed in her heart.

At noon, the Zhengdong Army finally arrived at Hua'er Camp first.

"General, we are here!" Sun Xiao hugged the helmet in his arms, his hair was wet, and drops of water slowly slid down the armor, leaving traces of scars on the dark iron armor. He twisted his body, "This damn fog really makes people uncomfortable." At this time, his inner clothes were all wet, and it was extremely uncomfortable to wear them.

"Gather the soldiers, let's rest for a while, I guess, Alundai should be coming soon." Gao Yuan looked into the distance, although he couldn't see anything, he seemed to see thousands of troops galloping towards him.

"If the fog doesn't dissipate for a while, it will be blind typing." Sun Xiao was a little worried.

"Don't worry, we are fighting blindly, and the opponent is not much better than us. You should thank God, the opponent's cavalry is more affected than us."

With an order, the Eastern Expeditionary Army began to gather, a thousand heavy infantry began to put on their armor, carts were lined up together, and the livestock pulling the carts were gathered in the center. Some soldiers are busily starting to connect the wagons together.

Seeing the carts in front of him being connected together with the sound of rattling, the hanging baffles on both sides of the cart were lifted up, and after the spring was locked, Gao Yuan couldn't help showing a smile at the corner of his mouth. Thanks to his father-in-law Ye Tiannan, the arrival of those ten thousand craftsmen has indeed given him great help. Carts like this were originally used by the heavy infantry of Dayan. These carts were specially made and were usually used to tow heavy armor for the heavy infantry. The carts will form a simple city wall. It's a pity that he only had time to build these more than a hundred carts before he set out for the expedition. It was not enough to surround his team. He could only build his current formation into a triangle, and each side used several Ten vehicles formed an obstacle, and a passage more than ten meters wide was exposed in the middle.

But that's enough. I'm afraid Alundai never imagined that what greeted him here would be an impenetrable defense.

There was a faint sound of thunder in the distance, and Gao Yuan stood up abruptly. Nearby, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes, and Hengdao's loud voice rang out, "Ready to fight, ready to fight!"

Arendelle is here!

Two thousand soldiers of the Chinese army sitting on the ground suddenly stood up on top of the chariot. The bed crossbow was activated, and there was a sound of rattling strings. The hoplites began to line up, a row of ten, holding Mo Dao, blocking the gaps in the chariot formation. Spearmen rushed behind the chariots, Long spears stretched out, forming a forest of guns behind them. The crossbowmen held their already-strung arm crossbows, and the crossbow arrows slanted upwards.

"Sun Xiao, you are in charge of guarding the left side. Xu Yuan, you are in charge of guarding the right side. In the middle, leave it to me." Gao Yuan put on his helmet, held a Mo Dao, and strode forward.

"Obey!" Sun Xiao and Xu Yuan knew that at the most critical moment, they didn't talk nonsense, and they would definitely suffer the biggest impact in the middle. But Gao Yuan is far superior to the two in terms of command ability and personal force. This is not the time to be polite, you must know. They were about to meet an onslaught of cavalry twice their size.

A dense mass of cavalry appeared on the hills around Hua'er camp. The fog was thinner than before, but the distance they could see was still only a few feet away. I can't see clearly the formation of the Eastern Zheng Army in the basin, but the battle drums and bugles are here. But it came through clearly. There was a smile on the corner of Alundai's mouth. Perhaps, the opponent is panicking now.

He took out a shiny ox horn from his pocket, which was made from the horn of a rhinoceros. Many years of rubbing robes made the appearance of this horn horn recognizable. Putting the horn to his mouth, puffed up his cheeks, and blew vigorously.

The loud trumpet sounded, and the cavalry drew out their scimitars one after another and began to straighten out their formation.

The sound of the horn changed abruptly, and the sound of passionate killing came faintly from the horn. Except for the 2,000 cavalry around Alundai, the other 2,000 cavalry around shouted and rushed down on their horses. The direction of the sound is where the enemy is.

Among the army formations in the Basin, Gao Yuan stood squarely with a knife, but with his eyes slightly closed, he quietly listened to the sound of free horseshoes approaching from far and near. The first attack was nearly half of his strength. Alundai was really determined to win ah. There was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Bed crossbow!" He shouted suddenly. Judging the distance of the cavalry based on the sound of horseshoes is the strength of these generals who have grown up in the border for a long time. Even veterans in the army can easily do this.

The bed crossbow's shrill and strange cry sounded. The sound was so dense that it could be clearly heard even under the impact of thousands of cavalry.

On the top of the hill, Alundai's heart skipped a beat. It's not surprising that the Eastern Zheng Army is equipped with such heavy weapons as bed crossbows, but why are there so many? Listening to the howling sound, I'm afraid there are hundreds of bed crossbows around. whistling.

Of course, Alundai didn't know that this was the first gift given to Gao Yuan by craftsman Langya after he came to Gao Yuan's command. Those carts were all equipped with bed crossbows, but the bases of these bed crossbows were all equipped with a The base can be rotated. Usually, the bed crossbow is placed in the car, and the space left is convenient for stacking the armor of the heavy infantry. When fighting, the heavy infantry wears armor, and there is no space for the big march, and the bed crossbow can be rotated. Come over and become the sharp weapon hidden behind the baffle.

It is not unreasonable that Yan State can block Donghu from setting foot in the Central Plains with the power of a single country. In addition to the strong city wall, his heavy infantry is also one of the nemesis of cavalry.

When the cavalry encountered a large number of heavy infantry standing in formation, they did not rush into the formation, but used their mobility to wait around, look for opportunities, and slowly wear down the opponent before hitting them. The two sides have fought many times, and they all know the basics. In the end, the heavy infantry of Yan State no longer took the initiative to attack, but fought against the city. No matter how powerful the Donghu cavalry was, they could not defeat their opponents.

There was a whistling sound in the air, and every Donghu soldier was very familiar with that sound, but the only thing they could do was to bend down, try to make themselves look smaller, and pray in their hearts that these bed crossbows would It was not his own area that was shot.

The battlefield is wide enough, and the distance between the Donghu cavalry is relatively large. This is also when they are attacking in the dense fog, so as to avoid colliding with each other. How many people lost their lives in this blow.

"Arrow!" a Donghu general shouted sharply. The firing speed of the bed crossbow was extremely slow. After the whistle, it took at least a dozen breaths before the bed crossbow could fire again. This was the time for them to fight back.

The Donghu cavalry who were still leaning over their horses stood up one after another, bowed their bows, and a sharp arrow pierced through the air, through the thick fog, and shot in the direction of Zhengdong Army.

Almost at the same time, Gao Yuan in the array also uttered a word heavily.

"crossbow!"

As soon as the word crossbow landed on the ground, the arrows of the crossbow, which was ten times denser than the bed crossbow before, swept out. The scene of thousands of arrows flying together could not be seen in the air, but the screams could be heard one after another, rushing towards the Donghu in front. People fell down like being cut wheat, and in the formation, many soldiers of the East Army also fell to the ground. (To be continued..)