Chapter 853: Sunrise in the East (78)

The first ray of sunshine in the sky tore through the sky, sweeping away the haze that filled the air. The thunderous shouts that were still echoing on the battlefield just now disappeared without a trace, leaving only the pain of the injured and undead. With groans, thousands of Qi troops following more than a thousand death squads stared in front of them with wide eyes. In front of the opponent's position, none of the thousands of death squads could still stand, including their general Zuo An. Inside

The progress stopped suddenly

Zuo An's eyes were blood red, and he stood up from the ground unsteadily. The storm of crossbow arrows just now completely enveloped the protruding soldiers. At the critical moment, the guards around him stepped forward and blocked him. Even so, he was also armed with several arrows. The strength of the opponent's crossbow was completely beyond his expectation. The fine armor could not block the sharp arrows, and they were deeply embedded in each piece of flesh. ) (Pig) (Island) Novel www.zhu.om If you move, you will feel severe pain.

There was no soldier around him, and behind him, thousands of troops were still hundreds of steps away from him. He suddenly roared, raised his sword high, dragged his injured leg, and advanced step by step towards the opponent's position.

Behind him, Qi Jun’s exclamations came from

Cui Chengxiu sneered, stretched out his hand, took the arm-shaped crossbow from the soldier beside him, bent his left arm, placed the arm-shaped crossbow on the bent left elbow, raised it, and aimed

"Isn't it easy for you to die?" With these words coming out of his mouth, Cui Chengxiu pulled the trigger without hesitation.

With a whooshing sound, the crossbow bolt shot out, hitting the throat of Zuo An who was screaming. Zuo An fell on his back and died with his eyes open. As soon as he engaged in the battle, he died worthlessly in the hands of his despised opponent.

Is this a temporary group of young men? In his final consciousness, Zuo An was thinking about this issue

Zuo An's death aroused the sound of war drums from the Qi army behind him. The Qi army shouted and rushed towards the defense line of the Zhengdong Army. Cui Chengxiu laughed when he saw the angry Qi army coming in. The mission of their army was to prevent Tian Dan's large army from entering Liaoxi. From the beginning, Zhengdong Mansion has been preparing for this. Among this army, among other things, the proportion of long-range attacks has reached a terrifying number, which is different from bows and arrows. Shooting an arm-opening crossbow does not require long-term training. A novice can pick up an arm-opening crossbow and shoot with just a little training. Although the shooting accuracy is not high, the crossbow arrows have always been used for cover shooting by the Qi army. Wave after wave of dense formation attacks, looking at Cui Chengxiu, he just wanted to laugh loudly

The Qi army had never had the experience of fighting against a large force of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. The opponents they had encountered before were none other than Xiang Shenkang of Xinhui. It is Zheng Xiaoyang from Langya County. Who among his troops is equipped with such a dense range of long-range weapons?

The sound of the crossbow in the arm and the scream of the crossbow in the bed covered all the sounds in the following time.

Especially the crossbows, one after another, seemingly endless, after shooting down the Qi army like cutting leeks. The anger of the Qi army was finally overwhelmed by the horrific casualty figures. Just as when they came, they retreated like a tide. Only corpses were left on the ground

The first battle suffered a heavy setback. General Zuo An was killed on the spot. The unexpected defeat caused the Qi army to be silent for a while. Looking at the fortress positions scattered around the old site of Xiaoshanguan, the disdain in their eyes gradually disappeared, replaced by a solemn expression. It seems that this enemy force is not as easy to deal with as imagined.

Tian Dan was naturally very angry in his heart. Zuo An's death in battle did not make him heartbroken. On the contrary, he was very angry. This general, with his strong financial resources, could crush the enemy in a dignified manner. There was no need to play any games at all. Conspiracy and conspiracy, what kind of early morning raid? If it is in broad daylight, and the carriage and horse attack is clearly displayed, how can we fall into the enemy's trap?

But now because of Zuo An's death, morale is somewhat low. Tian Dan must immediately reverse this situation so that all generals can regain their confidence in victory.

He looked up to the sky and laughed. Facing a group of astonished and inexplicable generals, Tian Dan smiled and said: "They are indeed a group of young and strong recruits. It seems that Zhengdong Mansion also knows that these soldiers are not strong enough to fight, so they can only equip them with equipment." Such a dense array of long-range weapons makes up for the lack of combat power, but the weapons are dead and the people are alive. No matter how many crossbows he has in the Eastern Conquest Army, he is not invincible and cannot be broken."

He paused and looked at the general under his tent: "Huo Si'an"

"The final general is here!" Huo Si'an strode out, clasping his fists and listening to the order. He and Huo Siwei are two brothers, but although Huo Siwei is his younger brother, he has a higher rank than him. Now he can lead an army and stand alone.

"You lead your troops to attack, use heavy shields to clear the way. At the same time, you order the military craftsmen to build Mongolian chariots to cover the advance of the infantry. Advance to the opponent's position and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy to clear a way for me."

"The last general takes orders!" Huo Si'an said loudly

"I'll give you one day to prepare. Tomorrow, I want to see your attack."

"Don't worry, Prime Minister, I will go back right away. When the sun rises tomorrow, I will launch an attack on time."

Tian Dan didn't think much of the day's waiting, but a lot of things actually happened. For example, in Chu State, King Huai of Chu issued a mobilization order, and Qu Zhong began to transfer troops with a letter. Orders were sent to various places, and Chu's army, which had been dormant for many years, began to move. Although it is not known how much fighting power they still have, once such a huge country is mobilized, its strength is still amazing.

If the Chu State is stirring up trouble and Tian Dan is still sniffing and disapproving, then the arrival of an army in Cuiping Mountain in western Liaoning at this time is destined to be the beginning of Tian Dan’s nightmare.

There are only 6,000 cavalry in this cavalry. They are led by Gao Yuan's general, known as General Iron Foot. Behind him, closely chasing them are 15,000 independent cavalry of the Northern Field Army led by Gongsun Yi and Luo Lei. division

Cuiping Mountain is already the territory of western Liaoning. This mountain is in the territory of Chima. It is only two or three days away from Fufeng for the cavalry. At this time, Wei He, who knew nothing about it, was heading towards Fufeng. rush

On this day, the main force of the Eastern Expeditionary Army arrived at the Liaoning Guard. After a short rest and replenishment, they began to cross the Liaoning Guard, walked into the winding mountain, and embarked on the road to the east. Kumamoto led 20,000 infantry to stay behind and Lin, to sort out the chaotic situation in Donghu after the war. Sun Xiao did not come back. As the governor of Liaodong, he was in charge of Hetao and all matters in the former Donghu territory.

Cui Chengxiu didn't know that this day could be regarded as an important node in the entire battle. At this time, he was concentrating on dealing with the enemy in front of him. He changed his general and his fighting style, but it was obvious that this opponent Much more difficult to deal with

Layers of heavy shields served as the forwards, and behind them were Mongolian chariots. There were lush trees around the Woshan Pass. The opponents cut down the trees on the spot and made Mongolian chariots one by one. The infantry were hidden behind them. Under the car, pushing the Meng Chong car forward, their biggest reliance on arm-stretching crossbows has lost its effect. Although the bed crossbow can scatter these improvised and not very strong cars, the rate of fire is too slow to alleviate the opponent's attack. offensive

"It's time for a hand-to-hand fight!" Cui Chengxiu licked his lips and said with murderous intent. However, he did not pull out the knife at this time. Instead, he widened his eyes and watched his opponent advance step by step until he reached a certain point.

"Blow the trumpet!" he shouted sharply

The shrill bugle suddenly sounded, the sound was high and shrill, going straight to Yunxiao. The Qi army did not understand what this bugle meant, but the attack of the Eastern Expeditionary Army began at this moment.

The attack comes not from what they see as an enemy fortress in the distance, but from beneath their feet

Almost in front of the layers of heavy shields, layers of turf were overturned. Soldiers of Zhengdong suddenly jumped out from the ground one by one, broke through the heavy shield formation fiercely, and rushed directly into the people behind the heavy shields. Among the Qi soldiers, all of them were carrying a pottery bottle filled with oil. With their hands raised, these pottery bottles hit Meng Chong's cart, and the oil came out after the bottles were broken, and then rockets were shot out one after another. In an instant, the Mongolian chariots were turned into chariots of fire. However, the Qi soldiers in the chariots of fire felt uncomfortable. When they escaped from the car covered in fire, , while screaming and rolling on the ground, Cui Chengxiu had already led hundreds of soldiers to fight out of the fortress.

At this time, the attacking lineup had been thrown into chaos by the soldiers of the Zhengdong Army who suddenly came out of the ground. Cui Chengxiu's sudden counterattack was timed very well, and he entered again just when the opponent was in the most confusion. The Qi army's front line , suddenly defeated

Cui Chengxiu chopped down the enemy troops in front of him like he was chopping melons and vegetables. In his busy schedule, he raised his head and glanced at Gao Chengdong's defense area on his left. The two of them were worthy of being the joint heroes of this period of Jishicheng Military University. , the methods they came up with were surprisingly consistent. Just when Cui Chengxiu was killing, Gao Chengdong was also leading his army to launch a counterattack, and the tactics he adopted were exactly the same as Cui Chengxiu's.

Thanks to Jishicheng Military University for collecting almost all military works in the world. There, the instructors carefully explained to the students the characteristics of the armies of various countries in combat, the favorite battle formations, formations, methods of attacking difficulties, etc., and let them They each came up with a one-to-one solution. Today, they unanimously used the same method they had used against the instructors in the drills in the school. As expected, they were invincible.

Cui Chengxiu and Gao Chengdong led the attacking officers and soldiers. The total number of the two groups was only five or six hundred each, but their unexpected attack achieved amazing results. Huo Si'an's first attack ended in a mess. Escaped back (To be continued...)