Chapter 781: Fierce Fighting
Ma Chao killed a few people first, and then beheaded the general Yang Ding, and his momentum climbed to the top.
Even if there are still arrows falling around, he is heroic and has the pride to swallow mountains and rivers.
"Foot soldier, charge!"
Ma Chao shouted angrily, and those blonde and blue-eyed soldiers rushed forward with a bundle of spears in their arms.
As for the Qiang cavalry, they were very strange and did not move.
Chen Jing saw that Yang Ding was beheaded, his face sank like water, and he shouted sharply: "Bow and arrow wind, prepare to release the arrow!" ”
"Crunch, crunch!"
The bowstring was pulled apart, and the crossbowmen who were under the protection of shields and pikemen were all in full array, but the eyes of everyone looking at Ma Chao showed a little fear.
Today, Ma Chao has made a comeback.
"Stomp, stomp!"
Ma Chao's infantry phalanx, although the march was not very neat, but trampled on the ground, it still made a burst of sound, which was breathtaking.
With a small round shield in one hand and a spear in the other, these men charged forward desperately.
Seeing that these people had entered the best range, Chen Jing suddenly shouted: "Release the arrow!" ”
"Chirp!"
When the enemy is within half the range of the bow and arrow, the arrow is most lethal.
These blonde and blue-eyed foot soldiers, although equipped with small wooden shields, were not well-armoured, and many of them were shot by arrows.
However, they were like silent tigers, still gritting their teeth and charging forward, with a strong momentum.
A rain of arrows passed, more than 200 people fell to the ground, and Chen Jing shouted again: "Bow and arrow wind, fire!" ”
"Chirp!"
Round after round of arrows poured down, causing more than 1,000 people to lose their combat effectiveness, but this group of people seemed to be not afraid of life and death, and they still did not mess up at all.
When Han Jun saw this, his face couldn't help but change slightly.
Even under the dense rain of arrows, it is difficult for them to keep their faces from changing, but these aliens have done it.
Ma Chao returned to his own position, not leading the army to charge at all, and when he saw the two armies getting closer and closer, a smile finally appeared on his face.
"All stopped!"
"Step!"
The infantry army array, which was charging, suddenly stopped its advance, they threw away the small round shields in their hands, put down bundles of spears, and their eyes were like fierce beasts, choosing people to devour.
"Ready, spear throwing!"
With Ma Chao's order, these people all picked up a spear, ran two steps and threw it forward.
The Han army had never heard of this kind of fighting at all, and they were all shocked when they saw this, Chen Jing hurriedly shouted loudly: "Sword and shield soldiers, cover, cover!" ”
"Quack!"
"Click!"
"Poof!"
A series of chaotic voices sounded, and I saw that the shield of the Han army was shattered and the formation was tattered.
Many people were even pierced through the chest by spears, and because of inertia, they rushed backwards, knocking many people away one after another, wailing all over the field.
The most miserable were the archers, who were already weak in their defenses, and many would die on the spot if their spears were thrown.
The standard shields configured by the Han army are not large iron shields like the trapping camp, not only because those large iron shields are too expensive to build.
Ordinary soldiers, even if they are given a large iron shield, there is no way to use it at all. Even the trapping camp requires two people to hold a shield in order to maintain the formation.
Most of the shields in the army are very light wooden shields.
In this way, the wooden shield can not only resist the attacks of ordinary arrows, but also reduce the burden of the soldiers.
However, although this kind of wooden shield is light and can withstand the attack of ordinary arrows, it is not strong in the face of spears that carry the power of ten thousand guns.
Even though not all the shields were shattered, there were many people who even had their shields knocked away, which was miserable.
From the very beginning, Ma Chao took a fancy to these tall blonde and blue-eyed people.
Although Ma Chao did not have enough financial resources, these people were all dressed in heavy armor and became invincible hoplites.
However, he used the cheapest cost to not only arm all these people, but also let them play to their advantages.
Height, strength, and explosiveness were all vividly interpreted when they threw spears.
This very different way of playing against the two armies in the Central Plains also made the Han army feel in a hurry, and they didn't know how to deal with it.
"Damn, how could this be!"
When the generals saw this, they all clenched their steel teeth and their eyes were about to split.
"Archer, counterattack!"
Chen Jing shouted loudly, letting the crossbowmen suppress them with arrows, but fortunately, he still had some sense and did not let the soldiers fight forward.
Because he knew that Ma Chao also led a biao cavalry to watch from behind, and as long as the Han army's position was broken, they would launch the most fierce charge.
At this time, the Han army must not be chaotic.
"Ho!"
Just as the archers of the Han army hurriedly returned fire, these blonde and blue-eyed foot soldiers picked up their spears again and threw them fiercely forward.
"Poof!"
Spears were in the air, blood was splattered, and flesh was flying.
Although the Han crossbowmen launched a fierce counterattack, the Han army's formation was still broken by the spearmen.
Most of the blond-haired and blue-eyed foot soldiers with spears in their hands were aimed at the shields and spear formations at the front, and the formations of the Han army in many places were rushed out of the gaps one after another.
Ma Chao took the Qiang cavalry to watch from a distance, and when he saw this scene, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl slightly.
He suddenly raised the spear in his hand and shouted: "Whole army, charge!" ”
"Drive!"
One after another shouts rang out, and the Qiang cavalry rushed forward with a shout.
The blonde spear-throwers in front of him didn't seem to be surprised by this, and they didn't panic at all, and quickly lined up their formations, leaving portals for the cavalry to charge.
"Rush!"
Thousands of horses galloped, the earthquake trembled, and the smoke of gunpowder was dense.
"Array, array!"
Chen Jing was shocked and shouted hoarsely.
At this time, the original neat formation of the Han army had already been rushed by the spear throwers, and many of the soldiers in the front row were already a little frightened.
If the Qiang cavalry were allowed to rush over at this time, it would definitely be a big rout.
However, the wailing of many Han soldiers on the ground made the morale of the people drop greatly, coupled with the rush of time and the lack of manpower, even if the Han army struggled to maintain it, it could not make the formation perfect after all.
"Kill!"
The speed of the cavalry was so fast, it didn't take long for them to rush to the side of the Han army, and Ma Chao rushed to the front, and picked the Han army in front of him with a single shot.
The war horse carried the momentum of ten thousand jun, and suddenly rushed out of the Han army's formation, biting out a gap.
"Boom!"
The Qiang cavalry followed, and many knights and horses were still killed by the crippled infantry phalanx, staining the battlefield with blood.
However, more Qiang cavalry rushed over, biting their prey like hungry wolves, and finally broke through the Han formation.
"Die!"
Ma Chao looked at Chen Jing who was standing under the banner behind him, and roared angrily and rushed directly over there, and no one could stop him wherever he passed.
After the cavalry rushed over, the spear-throwers who had made way for the cavalry also rushed over with their weapons and joined the battle group.
"Damn!"
Seeing that the infantry phalanx was broken by the Qiang cavalry, Chen Jing couldn't help but tear his eyes, and shouted loudly to command the soldiers to resist.
However, although this Han army was brave, it did not experience much war after all, and lacked a kind of resilience.
If it is replaced by the elite infantry of Guanzhong, who has experienced a hundred battles, it can still maneuver one or two at this time, but this newly established army does not have that strength.
First the spear throwers broke the formation, and then the cavalry rushed into the formation, and now that everyone has not been completely defeated, it can already be seen that their quality is superior.
But what's the use?
The defeat was like a mountain, even the Han army was no exception, Ma Chao had never exposed the ability of the spear thrower, but at this time he played the role of a surprise soldier.
The generals of Guanzhong, who had never seen this new method of warfare, could only meet the battle in a hurry, and did not know how to break the enemy.
"General, the defeat of our army has been decided, let's withdraw!"
When Chen Jing heard the persuasion of a general, he couldn't help but be furious, and killed him with a sword, and drank: "Those who disturb the hearts of our army should be killed!" ”
Everyone was silent and did not dare to persuade again.
Chen Jing abandoned everything at this time, stood on top of the chariot with his head held high, and shouted loudly: "Sons, you are all elites selected from hundreds of thousands of people. ”
"Even if you haven't experienced much war, you are still the most elite troops, and you are the patron saint in the hearts of the people."
"No matter how rampant the enemy army is, I will break it with my own strength."
"Think about it, if we are defeated here, Liangzhou will no longer have soldiers and horses to fight against the Qiang, and these barbarians will be able to drive straight in, and no one can stop them!"
"Your fathers, elders, wives and children are scattered in Liangzhou, what will happen if you let these ferocious people go straight in?"
Chen Jing waved the long sword in his hand and shouted: "Those who bully my Han people die, those who insult me in China die, we are the elite of the Han Dynasty, and we should swear to the death to drive out the Hulu." ”
"I, Chen Jing, swear here today that I will live and die with all the armies, live and die together, and fight to the death without retreating!"
Even though the sound of shouting and killing on the battlefield shook the sky, Chen Jing's words still reached everyone's ears, and Han Jun, who was still in a panic, couldn't help but become firm.
The people of Guanzhong are proud to join the army, and they are even more carefully selected elites, if they are defeated, they will definitely lose face.
What's more, almost all of these people migrated to Liangzhou with their families, and if they were defeated, the entire Liangzhou would be exposed to the Qiang people's troops.
At that time, what will happen to their parents, wives and daughters?
A Han soldier's face turned red, and he shouted loudly: "The status of the king is respected and not afraid of life and death, what are we afraid of?" ”
"For the sake of the big man, for the sake of the lord, for the sake of the family, fight to the death with the enemy!"
"Fight to the death!"
The Han army, which was originally demoralized, burst out with unprecedented fighting spirit, and the shouts resounded in the sky, and the murderous spirit was breathtaking.
"Look for death!"
When Ma Chao saw Chen Jing between words, he provoked the morale of the Han army, and couldn't help but be furious, and killed Chen Jing in that direction.
In today's situation, even if the morale of the Han army is greatly boosted, Ma Chao is confident that it will be defeated.
But in this way, his soldiers will also suffer heavy casualties, and the gains will not outweigh the losses. For now, the only way to do this is to kill Chen Jing first.
Chen Jing knew that Ma Chao was brave, and when he saw him rushing here, his face remained unchanged.
"If you want to kill the envoy, kill us first!"
A captain led his subordinates to block in front of Ma Chao without fear of death, and all kinds of weapons beckoned forward.
"I can't help myself!"
Ma Chao snorted coldly, and the spear drew a graceful arc, and all the others were killed immediately except for the captain.
As for Wu Chang, his hands were broken and his face was hideous.
For the little person in front of him, Ma Chao didn't bother to continue to deal with it, he lost his combat effectiveness on the battlefield, and he would not be too far from death.
However, just as the war horse was about to walk away from Wu Chang's side, Wu Chang roared angrily and directly pounced on the horse's head and hugged it.
Due to the fracture of his hands, when Wu Chang used this action, his face turned blue with pain, and a large drop of sweat flowed down.
Although he had lost his lethality, his body hung on the horse's head, blocking the horse's sight and causing the horse to stop charging.
"Look for death!"
Seeing that an ant that he didn't want to kill would be so ignorant of life and death, Ma Chao couldn't help but be furious, and wanted to shoot and kill Wu Chang.
However, one of the soldiers fell, but the rest of the soldiers still rushed forward with all their might.
If there are too many ants, they can bite elephants to death, let alone these Han soldiers who are not afraid of death?
Ma Chao could only avoid the heavy and light, first let go of the person hanging on the horse's head, the spear in his hand trembled, and he killed several people in a row.
"Poof!"
Wu Chang's body was still pierced after all, and he tried hard to fight, but Ma Chao was too brave and no one could stop him.
"Poof!"
The corpse of the Captain fell to the ground, and the war horse trampled over him, but was stopped by the others.
Sometimes, when one person falls, countless people will stand up, and many Han troops, under the command of Chen Jing, slowly surround Ma Chao.
Capture the thief and capture the king first, but Ma Chao is not the only one who thinks so, Chen Jing is also the same. If Ma Chao is besieged and killed, the remaining soldiers and horses will not be afraid.
And Chen Jing asked the soldiers to defend their positions, and it was not true that they didn't know whether they were alive or dead.
As long as everyone is not afraid of death, and the speed of the cavalry can be reduced with flesh and blood, that is when the Han army counterattacks.
More importantly, Fan Chou and Ma Play also led a group of people. When the two of them came to kill and led the troops to attack the enemy left and right, the Han army could not turn defeat into victory.
After Yang Qiu died in battle, his men and horses were also divided equally between Fan Chou, Ma Wan, and Yang Ding.
Even if Chen Jing didn't like to see the horse play very much, but there was no one available at the moment, he could only start to use this person.
Now, Yang Ding follows Chen Jing and dies on the battlefield.
Fan Chou and Ma played with the two, but they each led 3,000 soldiers and horses to ambush on both flanks in case the war changed.
did not put all the troops into the battlefield at the beginning, which was also the most correct move for Chen Jing.
All he has to do now is two things.
One is to kill Ma Chao as much as possible, and the other is to delay time, delay the speed of the cavalry, and wait for reinforcements.
Although this battle will be very difficult, as long as the morale of the Han army does not collapse, even if it is not victorious, it will not be defeated.
Chen Jing still stood on top of the chariot with his head held high, and his face did not change in the slightest when he saw everyone being slaughtered by Ma Chao.
Although his heart hurts, there will always be people who die in war, as long as the death is worthwhile, it will be fine.
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This book is also in the late stage.,I originally wanted to write a little longer.,But the results are not good, so I'll only write the main plot.,It's estimated that it will be completed in a few months.。
I still want to take advantage of the fact that I haven't finished the book and rush to the historical combat power list.
In the future, a chapter of 4,000 words will be released every day, and the chapters will be released regularly at 7 p.m., and everyone will come to read it when the time comes. Next month, the outbreak will be concentrated in one day, and the average number of words after the outbreak will definitely not be less than 6,000 per day.
Students who feel slow can raise it first, and watch it together when it breaks out next month.