Chapter 125: Victory in the First Battle
Charge!
The generals in the front of the Yellow Turban Army waved the red flag, and the front army changed its formation, with the sword and shield hands in front, covering the soldiers to force towards the walled city.
"Prepare for battle!"
Yu Ban pulled out his long knife and stood in front of the formation.
His 2,000 soldiers cooperated with the protection of the camp and were more than enough to cope with several waves of shock.
"Arrow Tower Bow Crossbowmen Ready!"
At the front of the camp, countless archers gathered on top of the arrow tower, calmly looking ahead.
Although there were only 2,000 people in the forbidden area, there were 800 crossbowmen.
In this era, crossbowmen were second only to cavalry, and there were not many crossbowmen in the whole of Zhongshan.
The crossbowmen under Yu Ban gathered almost the resources of the entire Zhongshan County.
It can be seen that Guo Jia's trust in the ban.
Attack!
The Yellow Turban Thief marched steadily forward to the beat of the drum.
The soldier in front of him held a large shield to cover his teammates behind him.
Three hundred steps, two hundred steps, one hundred steps!
Yu Ban waved his hand fiercely, and countless arrow rains immediately poured down on the arrow tower.
Ahhh
Despite the protection of the shield, a large number of yellow turban thieves fell in the rain of arrows.
Eight hundred crossbowmen fired several volleys, and part of the vanguard of the Yellow Turban Thieves fell in a pool of blood.
But the rest still raised their shields and stubbornly continued to rush forward.
In a hundred paces, the crossbowman can shoot a maximum of three rounds of arrows. As long as these three rounds of arrows are withstanded, the Yellow Turban Thieves will be able to break through to the walled city.
Once they break through to the walled city, with the strength advantage of the Yellow Turban Army, they will definitely be able to break through this simple walled city.
Come on!
The vanguard of the Yellow Turban Thieves advanced with shields in hand and under a rain of arrows.
After leaving behind hundreds of corpses, the front of the Yellow Turban Army managed to reach the front of the walled city fifty paces.
They still have an overwhelming numerical advantage.
Yu Ban's tall figure stood in front of the walled city, his gaze was very calm, even against the Yellow Turban Army, which was several times his size.
"Archers shoot freely, throwing teams ready!"
With the shouts of the heralds, five hundred soldiers armed with throwing guns gradually formed a formation, carrying one throwing gun after another on their backs, and opened up the formation and prepared to throw.
Ready, throw!
Yu Ban waved his hand fiercely.
The grenadiers are not the original creation of Yu Ban, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, they had this type of troops.
The range of the spear thrower team is not as good as that of bows and arrows, but it is still very lethal in short range, especially at such close range, even shields are difficult to block.
Whoosh!
Six hundred throwers fired a salvo and threw six hundred short guns.
The short spear made an arc and landed in the ranks of the Yellow Turban thieves, giving them a fatal blow in an instant, and within this distance, even the shield could not prevent the short spear falling from the sky.
Ahhh
The Yellow Turban Thieves let out another scream, and hundreds more soldiers lay in pools of blood.
Six thousand men had lost more than a thousand troops before they had even reached the walled city.
The Yellow Turban Commander led by Zuo had cracked eyes and loudly commanded the army to stick it up.
Whether it is an archer or a spearman, it is a class of troops that fights from a distance, and once it is close to it, its combat effectiveness will be reduced.
This walled city is also very simple, and it can't stop the full force of the Yellow Turban Thief.
"Divide the troops!"
Yu Ban saw that the enemy's front army had come to the walled city, and the red flag in his hand was displayed, and the soldiers defending the city immediately moved the fence of the camp, revealing a gap.
Golden opportunity!
The front of the Yellow Turban Army immediately showed joy.
They will have to sacrifice a lot if they storm the camp, after all, these antler fences are also very strong.
Originally, they also planned to sacrifice a little force and destroy the other party's camp, but what they didn't expect was that the officers and soldiers would open the camp and let them in by themselves.
This is really stupid!
Seeing this situation, the Yellow Turban Army shouted a few times and rushed over quickly, lest the officers and soldiers react and close the fence.
Three gaps opened in the fence ahead, and countless Yellow Turban soldiers poured into the camp along the gaps.
Although the fence of the camp was opened, the road ahead was very rough, and there were still attacks from the arrow towers overhead, and from time to time there would be spearmen sneaking up on them.
However, the Yellow Turbans did not care, because as long as they entered the camp, they would be half victorious.
And that's what they take for granted.
After a surge, the Yellow Turban Army's spirit gradually subsided.
Soon they realized that something was wrong, because in front of them was a group of well-armored officers and soldiers with cold expressions.
Dressed in armor and armed with round shields and broadswords, these officers and soldiers formed a small courtyard formation to block the path of the Yellow Turban thieves.
Heavy armor!
The Yellow Turban Thief was taken aback, and his face looked terrified.
Although this group of officers and soldiers is not strictly heavy-armoured, compared to the Yellow Turban Army, which has almost zero protection, they are already armed to the teeth.
"Heavy armor, kill!"
Yu Ban pulled out his long knife and swung it violently.
Three circular formations of 600 heavy armor soldiers slowly advanced towards the enemy.
Kill!
Everyone roared in unison and rushed towards the Yellow Turban Thief.
The sword and shield were in front and the spear was in the back, and the two sides were supplemented by Changge, and the two-hundred-circle array pressed towards the opponent like a thorn ball.
Ahhh
The Yellow Turban Thief's original sharpness was gone, and it was even more imminent at this moment.
It was quickly crushed by this thorn ball.
The Yellow Turban Army collapsed at the touch of a button, and after leaving nearly a thousand corpses in the camp, they were defeated again.
In the first encounter, the Yellow Turbans left behind 3,000 corpses and retreated in defeat.
……
Very good!
Guo Jia nodded with satisfaction.
Yu Ban is really a good general, and these two thousand soldiers gradually have the demeanor of a strong army under his training.
Even against the Yellow Turban Army, which is several times the same as himself, Yu Ban's army can also be at ease.
"My lord, my men have repelled the first wave of attacks from the Yellow Turban Army."
Yu Ban held a long knife in his hand and fell to the ground on one knee.
Two thousand against six thousand, not only can you defeat the enemy, but also annihilate more than 2,000 people?
The quality of the soldiers is naturally one of the aspects, and more important is the command of the generals.
In this battle, Yu Ban commanded Ruo Ding, had a leisurely bearing, and had the demeanor of a general.
"Wen Ze, please get up!"
Guo Jia smiled and helped Yu Ban up.
Is this a heavy soldier?
His gaze fell on the hoplites behind Yu Ban.
When Yu Ban was asked to lead the troops alone, Guo Jia had the intention to build his army into the first powerhouse in Zhongshan. And gather all the resources of Zhongshan in the hands of the ban.
Bows, crossbows, armor, baggage, you name it.
Yu Ban also lived up to expectations, and in just half a year, he created an army with extremely strong combat effectiveness.
Looking at the two thousand infantry that had begun to take shape, Guo Jia also had a smile on his face.
"From now on you will be called the Camp of Prisoners. I hope you will be invincible in the future. ”
Yu Ban was extremely excited and fell to his knees again.
"Thank you Lord for the name, from now on, we will be the camp of the prisoners."