Chapter 806: Sunrise in the East (31)

Loud bugles, rumbling drums, and neat steps, each phalanx slowly pressed in the direction of the Donghu army. Although the speed was not fast, the scene of tens of thousands of people advancing in phalanxes was still there. It's so shocking that it's hard to describe

Among the phalanxes, the front row is still full of spearmen holding iron spears several meters long. Behind them, the crossbowmen hold their arm-stretched crossbows flat. Further to the rear, one by one is mounted on a vehicle. The bed crossbow was pushed by the soldiers on the axle. As the team advanced, although the infantry was attacking, the long-range attack weapons were not ambiguous at all.

Thorpe took a deep breath. This was the last moment. Although the other party's move contained obvious contempt, it also played into his hands.

"The troops attacking the Young Guards must be direct descendants of Gao Yuan. They are difficult to fight and not easy to be effective. Choose Luo Weiran's troops!" Thorpe had a headache from the first round of attacks that had just ended. It seemed that it was not caused by a A line of defense composed of individuals instead of rocks, he decided to try another direction.

More than 10,000 tribal troops faced the Young Guards, and all the palace guards were gathered and launched an attack on the attack surface of Luo Weiran's Second Army of the Northern Group Army.

When Zhu Tong saw the rushing palace guards, he had a cruel smile on his face. He was so lucky that he raised the spear in his hand high.

"stop!"

The three square formations that were advancing in a Z-shaped pattern began to stop advancing as the drumbeats changed. As one foot stepped on the spot again and again, the formation began to change. The flatbed cart with the bed crossbow was pushed to the front, and each iron Chains fixed the carts together, and the spearmen retreated behind the crossbows. The soldiers who controlled the crossbows gathered together and began to fine-tune the shooting angle of the crossbows. The spearmen put their spears on the ballista

These bed crossbows can only fire one round of crossbow arrows, but their huge fuselage and the flatbed truck carrying them can form a natural barrier. If the Donghu army wants to overcome this obstacle, it will inevitably have to pay a greater price.

Behind the spearmen. The soldiers in these phalanxes also carried huge slingshots. At this time, the soldiers quickly dug holes on the ground about a foot deep, inserted the handles of these slingshots, and then tamped them down.

The ground trembled, and the ferocious faces of the Donghu Palace Guards on the opposite side could be clearly seen. They were indeed the most elite troops in Donghu. Although the first round of attacks was frustrated, they did not feel depressed at all. At this time, they were still full of energy and confidently launched an attack on the opposite army.

Not every unit of the Eastern Expedition Army will be as difficult to fight as the Young Guards they just encountered, just like their Palace Guards, the entire Donghu. There's only one like this

"Bed crossbow, fire!" Zhu Dian shouted

Among the three square formations,

More than a hundred crossbows made an angry roar almost at the same time. Crossbow arrows as thick as a child's arm shot out of the air. As this round of crossbow arrows was shot, the soldiers controlling the crossbow got off the crossbow, picked it up and put it on the ground. The daggers and bucklers on the ballista retreated behind the spearmen, squatted down, and continued their mission. Just wait behind the spearmen. If any Donghu soldiers can break through the spearmen's defense, it will be their turn to come forward and fight in close combat.

It is an extremely terrifying thing to fire hundreds of crossbows at the same time. The Donghu people could not imagine how the Eastern Army could mount the heavy bed crossbow on a flatbed truck and push it with a few soldiers without sacrificing its range and power.

The Donghu cavalry in front controlled their horses and avoided the front of the shooting, but the cavalry following behind, whose sight was blocked, did not have such good luck, and blood suddenly appeared. Limbs flew everywhere, both human and horse. Being shot from the front by this thing can only lead to one outcome. torn apart

"Speed ​​the cannon!"

Zhu Tong shouted again

The huge slingshots were pulled apart by two soldiers. Although the bottom of the slingshot was deeply buried, there were still several soldiers squatting on the ground to help fix the body of the slingshot. Zhu Dian called it a rope. This weapon of the cannon is a new thing that the Second Army just came up with. It has hammers at both ends and is connected with a long iron chain in the middle. After the rope cannon is shot out, it doesn't matter how many people are killed. What's important is What's more, its one-meter-long iron chain connecting two hammers is a disastrous weapon for war horses.

With the sound of whistling, one cable cannon was launched from the slingshot. In the air, two iron hammers pulled the more than one meter long iron chain straight, first spinning at high speed in the air and flying towards the enemy group. Some The hammer hit the opponent directly, causing brains to burst. Some of them were lucky enough to escape the hammer, but were wrapped around their necks by chains. Naturally, the end was not much better. But more rope cannons fell aimlessly. Among the attacking cavalry team, chaos immediately broke out wherever they went. Iron chains were wrapped around the horses' legs. One after another, the horses lost their front hooves, and both men and horses fell down on the battlefield.

The bed crossbows were no longer fired, but this cable gun caused greater casualties, and the overwhelming arm-shaped crossbows once again subjected the Donghu army to a cruel baptism

The rope cannon is fired one after another. This thing doesn't care about the hit rate. It's enough to hit it into the enemy group. Even if it falls in the air, it may trip the opponent's cavalry.

Thorpe found that he had done something wrong. The force he thought was easier to deal with was actually not easy to deal with at all, and even more difficult to deal with. If the Young Guards have an iron-blooded will, then this force is Devils from hell, they always have weapons that surprise the Donghu people

This is the characteristic of the Second Army

The Second Army is composed of prisoners of war from the Yan Kingdom's standing army rescued by the former soldiers of Hejian County and the March to the East Army. The current commander Luo Weiran is also a prisoner of war. Their combat effectiveness is much worse than that of the First Army.

But the lower combat effectiveness does not mean that their desire to perform meritorious service is weaker. On the contrary, this feeling is stronger, and they want to take a good look at their majesty in front of the First Army, which has always felt superior to them. Soldiers Their quality could not be compared with that of the First Army, so they used their brains and worked hard on various types of ordnance. Things such as vehicle-mounted bed crossbows and cable cannons were only equipped in the Second Army, and this was also the first time they were used in the Second Army. Used on the battlefield

Army Commander Luo Weiran is an extremely open-minded and thoughtful officer. Under his leadership, the Second Army is in better shape than when Yan Peng was its commander, and its combat effectiveness has continued to increase.

Thorpe concentrated the remaining 3,000 palace guards and launched an attack on the 20,000 officers and soldiers of the Second Army. However, he played into the Second Army's ambitions. If he could defeat the famous palace guards in a head-on confrontation, he would then encounter the first army. Military people can hold their heads high

The First Army is still fighting with the Donghu soldiers in Jingyuan.

The four division commanders Zhu Tong, Yang Fugui, Liu Yefei, and Yan Hao were all as excited as if they had been given blood. Three of the four division commanders were from the Standing Army of the State of Yan, and one was from the Hejian County Army. They were all generals with authentic academic backgrounds. , everyone is familiar with this method of infantry arraying against cavalry.

The palace guards rushed into the opponent's lineup desperately. The flatbed cart was knocked over, the bed crossbow was overturned, and the rope cannons were cut off by sharp sabers. Zhu Dian's troops were cut in two, but he But there was no panic at all. In various drills beforehand, this kind of situation had not happened before. He did not try to reunite the cut-off army. Instead, he retreated to both sides, gathering troops and horses while retreating, and rushed through. The palace guards of Zhu Tong's army ran into Yang Fugui head-on. At this time, they had killed nearly 500 people.

Yang Fugui's team seemed to be inferior to Zhu Tong's front-line troops. This time, the palace guards only spent about a stick of incense to break through Yang Fugui's second line of defense.

The third line of defense is Yan Hao, and it takes less time than breaking through the second line.

After breaking through three lines of defense, the palace guards seemed to see hope. In front of them, Luo Weiran's general flag could be clearly seen. In front of them, only Liu Yefei's last line of defense was left.

After breaking through three lines of defense, the palace guards lost nearly a thousand people. When they launched the final charge, only two thousand cavalry remained.

The palace guards were like dragons in the sea, wreaking havoc everywhere in the Northern Group of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. Thorpe, who saw him in the distance, was beaming with joy. His change of formation really had a miraculous effect. He stretched out his hand and pressed the handle of the knife. It was time. The final attack was launched, with the last five thousand elites remaining by Thorpe's side.

When striking, one must take advantage of the situation.

But as soon as his sword was only half drawn, the situation on the battlefield changed greatly. Behind the palace guards, the three penetrated formations swept back in the shape of a rolled-up bead curtain, Not seeing the slightest panic from the formation that had just been penetrated by the Palace Guards, Thorpe's heart suddenly sank. The opponent was not penetrated by the Palace Guards, but did so on purpose.

Luo Weiran indeed did this on purpose. The first line resisted tenaciously, which gave the palace guards the illusion that they had placed their most elite troops on the front line. The second and third lines hardly caused much harm to the opponent. However, on the last line of defense, the Palace Guards hit the iron plate. The resistance of the Eastern Expeditionary Army was much fiercer than that of the first line of defense. A second wave of offensive was organized, and countless Eastern Conquest troops rolled back, trapping them firmly in the encirclement.

Under the general's flag, a smile appeared on Luo Weiran's face. The rehearsal before the battle was perfectly reproduced on today's real battlefield. He wants someone to kill you.

He said fiercely in his heart: Aren't your palace guards invincible in the world? I want to see if it is possible for your 2,000 people to escape when I am surrounded by 20,000 people. Even if it is a grind, I will not. Slowly grind you to death

He looked up at the battlefield on the other side. Gao Yuan's flag was fluttering in the wind. At this moment, Gao Yuan actually led the guards himself and penetrated into the core of the Donghu army. The place he attacked was Thorpe's royal flag. Location (to be continued)