Chapter 785: Sunrise in the East (10)

Ye Feng squinted his eyes and looked at the cavalry rushing towards the Jie Toupu military camp illuminated by countless torches in the distance and the big flag flying behind.

"Sure enough, there are palace guards suppressing the formation!" Ye Feng frowned slightly, "Yuwen? Is he the guy who was beaten to pieces in the Loop? He actually came to us again. Are we easy to bully?"

"Let's beat the shit out of him. Our Eastern Army is no worse than those guys in Hetao!" An officer beside him said coldly, holding a crossbow.

The corners of Ye Feng's mouth turned up, but he didn't speak, but his eyes were particularly cold.

There is no commanding height near Jie Toupu. A small hill of about tens of meters like Junzhai is already the best boundary here. The slope is also very gentle. For the cavalry sprinting at full speed, it cannot be regarded as an obstacle. After a moment, By accelerating, you can attack upwards. However, the Zhengdong Army's camping habit is not just about fences. The Zhengdong Army does not rely on these fences as defensive weapons. On the contrary, sometimes these fences are used to lure opponents. bait

In front of and behind the fence, the Eastern Expeditionary Army would dig trenches of varying depths. Sometimes these trenches were obvious, but sometimes, after digging these trenches, there would be some camouflage on them. If the enemy didn't know about it, If you do, you will suffer a big loss before touching the fence.

And if the opponent has the ability to break through the Zhengdong Army's defense and force the Zhengdong Army to shrink, then there will be a second trench behind the fence. When defending, the Zhengdong Army will lay wooden boards on it. When shrinking the defense, these trenches will The wooden planks were thrown into the trench, and the enemy who rushed in was caught off guard and was fooled a second time.

Jie Toupu military camp is a typical camp method of the Eastern Expedition Army. But unlike before, there are further traps before the trench. That is a piece of wire that is tens of meters long. Ever since the Jishi City Military Workshop was able to pull out dozens or hundreds of meters of wire at a time, this thing has been fully used by the military. In the dark night, it is definitely a magic weapon to use to trick people, especially the cavalry that sprints at high speed.

In the Jietoupu military camp, all the soldiers quietly stared at the cavalry rushing over like a wave. There was not a single new soldier in this battalion, they were all veterans who had been transferred. Everyone is an experienced battlefield expert. They have long passed the age of being frightened by this kind of extremely terrifying impact. Everyone stood there relaxedly, just staring at their opponents.

Four hundred steps away from the fence, dozens of bed crossbows began to fire in rounds. Because the bed crossbows fired too slowly, for the cavalry, if they fired in salvo, one-time shooting would not achieve much success. His role is more in deterrence, this kind of thing. As long as you encounter a little bit of edge, you will end up with broken muscles and fractures.

Ye Feng arranged dozens of bed crossbows on both wings, leaving a huge gap in the front. The bed crossbows were arranged in batches of three. Of course, it would be better to achieve greater results.

But what Ye Feng wanted was the panic and fear he caused

As long as the roar of the crossbow still echoes on the battlefield, the opponent will be trembling with fear

The bed crossbows kept screaming, pushing the cavalry on both wings closer to the open area in the middle. The originally wide formation was squeezed tighter and tighter. The corner of Ye Feng's mouth finally showed a smile. What he wanted was for them to move closer to the middle.

"Nu!" He said in a low voice

"Cross!" the officer next to him shouted loudly.

"Cross!" hundreds of soldiers shouted at the same time

Along with this roar. Directly behind the team, hundreds of crossbows were raised diagonally upward at the same time. The buckle was turned, and with a buzzing sound, hundreds of crossbow arrows flew into the sky. The next moment, hundreds of crossbow arrows turned around from the highest point and fell into the dense cavalry team, immediately sweeping away the cavalry in this area.

Compared with bed crossbows, this kind of concentrated shooting against dense formations is more effective and has greater results.

As soon as the battle started, the Donghu cavalry fell into a strange circle, spreading to the two wings. The sound of crossbows that kept ringing was really confusing. If they concentrated in the center, they would encounter this kind of premeditated concentrated attack.

There is only one way, forward, forward, beyond the shooting area of ​​the bed crossbow and the arm crossbow, and within a hundred steps, these two weapons will lose their effectiveness, and they will also be within the range of the cavalry's riding bows. That is , will be the time for them to show off their riding and shooting skills

Enduring the casualties caused by the impact of hundreds of meters, the Donghu cavalry have dispersed their formation. Rather than letting their crossbows stand for shooting, they might as well try their luck. The bed crossbows will not take care of themselves and crowd them. Together, when the powerful crossbow arrows of the arm crossbow were shot, the scimitar in their hands could not be blocked at all, and the soft armor they wore in front of them was no different from paper.

Within the shooting area of ​​200 steps, the Donghu cavalry paid the price of nearly a hundred cavalry and finally rushed into the blind spot of the opponent's crossbows. The low-lying Donghu cavalry straightened their chests, bent their bows and nocked arrows on their horses, and pointed at the fence. Afterwards, the dark soldiers of the Eastern Expeditionary Army aimed at

But at the next moment, the cavalry in the front row who were rushing towards them suddenly fell to the ground. Long wires about half a foot high stretched across the ground, like tripping ropes, tripping the horses to the ground. The iron wires are running through the grass. In the dark night, if you don't look carefully, it is difficult to see these extremely thin iron wires, not to mention that they are running at high speed at this time.

The cavalry in front fell on their backs. The cavalry behind them had no time to brake or turn, so they had no choice but to rush forward. They were lucky enough to pass by, but what they trampled under their horses were their companions and their horses. Under the iron hoofs, they couldn't stop. Can he survive? The sound of screams resounded throughout the battlefield

"Cross!" Ye Feng gave the order again

"crossbow!"

The second wave of crossbow arrows came out in response. Because of this panic, the cavalry quickly slowed down and became a living target for the crossbowmen.

This round of crossbow arrows divided the attacking cavalry into two parts. The one in front was in a mess, with a blank section in the middle. Behind it, more cavalry were still charging forward.

The cavalry who rushed forward saw the trench under the light of torches. The cold light shining in the trench made people feel goosebumps all over their bodies.

Amidst the roar, one by one Donghu cavalry suddenly lifted the reins of their war horses, and each war horse jumped into the air and came directly towards the fence. At this time, there was no other alternative except using this strategy.

Coming from the sky, he left his life to God to make a choice. He had no choice at all. He boldly opened his eyes in the air and used some heavy weapons in his hand, such as chain hammers, etc. The ground flew and smashed into the dense crowd of Zhengdong troops behind the fence. The timid one closed his eyes and let the war horse carry him towards the opposite side.

"Gun!" Ye Feng pointed his spear forward

"Gun!" Amidst the crowds of echoes, a long spear stretched out from behind the shield and was placed on the fence. This kind of spear, which is several meters long, is specially used to deal with cavalry. This kind of long spear is Some outrageous spears were passed down from Hetao, and were first invented and used by Chen Bin. However, due to limited equipment at that time, Chen Bin used disposable wooden poles, which could be used once and then used. However, in Ye Feng's camp, The wooden shaft of this kind of long gun is made of mulberry wood that has been processed many times. After stabbing the opponent and receiving force, the gun shaft can bend backward to the maximum extent to offset this huge impact, reducing the pain of the soldier holding this weapon. In order to protect the soldiers as much as possible, the gun can be used a second time. It is usually operated by two soldiers at the same time. As soon as force is applied to the gun, the gun barrel bends, and they retreat. Pull the gun barrel back hard to pull the gun out for the second thrust

The screams were heard one after another. Whether it was outside the fence or inside the fence, the bows and arrows fired by the Donghu people and the chain hammers thrown also caused a lot of casualties to the dense formation of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. However, compared with Compared with the casualties outside the fence, the casualties inside the military camp were much luckier. They could be evacuated immediately to a safe area in the rear. The doctors accompanying the army immediately started treating the injured, so their chances of survival were much higher. Many, but outside the fence, once injured and fell from the horse, the chance of survival is almost zero.

In the first round of impact, about 30 meters of fence was knocked down, but behind the fence, the Dongzheng soldiers still tenaciously erect their shields, with no intention of retreating. The trench in front of them was now full of corpses. After filling up, the next moment, they will face the impact of the opponent's cavalry.

"Gun formation!" Ye Feng shouted loudly

After being broken through, the strength of the troops was immediately strengthened. Long spears of different lengths were combined together to form a forest of metals. From the front, you could hardly see the soldiers anymore. Everything you could see was a cold light. long spearhead

The main force of the second wave of Donghu people was almost concentrated in this area of ​​more than 30 meters long.

Ye Feng raised the Mo Dao stuck beside him and shouted: "Mo Dao, let me fight back."

In the pacesetter camp, there were a total of about fifty Mo Swordsmen standing behind Ye Feng. At this moment, upon hearing the order, they all took a step forward, raised their Mo Swords high with both hands, and followed Ye Feng, stabbing them straight from one side. , the sword light rises and falls, the sword arrives, the head falls, the horse head is broken, and the flesh and blood are flying.

"Spear formation, advance!" As the Mo swordsmen attacked, a roar came from within the spear formation. With a shout, this cold forest of spears took a step forward and roared again. , take another step forward, step by step very slowly, but move forward firmly

In the distance, Yu Wenming couldn't believe his eyes. He had never seen infantry dare to attack the cavalry head-on. Even in the Hetao, the opponent first used the cavalry to confuse his own team, completely destroying the formation. After that, the infantry will advance. But these infantry here are obviously some lunatics.

Yu Wenming's guess was indeed correct. Once a war broke out, Ye Feng's battalion, including him, would all be desperadoes and lunatics! (To be continued)