Chapter 983: Hand-to-hand combat

The distance between the two sides became closer and closer, and when the Cao army's large array advanced to a place only forty or fifty steps away from the Qin army, the large array also stopped.

"Roar!" With the uniform shouts of the Cao army's soldiers, tens of thousands of archers were behind the shield array, and they all opened their longbows.

One arrow after another aimed at the Qin army's array, and the soldiers of the Cao army braved the arrows fired by the Qin army's strong crossbowmen and put on a posture of counterattack.

"Shoot the arrows!" With the shout of the officer, all the archers of the Cao army loosened their open bowstrings, and one arrow after another flew towards the array of the Qin army wrapped in the strong wind.

The black pressure pressed an arrow, just like a dense dark cloud, pressing down towards the Qin army's large array.

The arrows of the Cao army flew in, and the soldiers of the Qin army raised their shields to cover the feathered arrows under the hood.

Compared with the arrows of the Qin army, the feather arrows shot by the Cao army with a longbow were much weaker.

The feather arrows fell on the shield held by Qin Jun one after another, making a crisp sound of "crackling", and after hitting the shield, one arrow after another lost the strength of the forward rush and fell to the ground.

Holding a round shield, the Qin army's Pu sword soldiers covered the feather arrows for the soldiers in the array behind, while the Qin army's strong crossbowmen, under the cover of the shield, still cast arrows at the Cao army in echelons.

The feathered arrows of both sides flew in exchange with each other, both wrapped in strong winds, and flew towards their hostile array.

The feathered arrows slammed into the shields in the hands of the heavy infantry on both sides, and the crisp sound was endless.

The Cao army was far outnumbered by the Qin army, and they shot more feather arrows than the Qin army's strong crossbowmen.

The cloud-like feather arrows of the Cao army covered the Qin army, intertwined with the arrows shot by the Qin army's strong crossbowmen, and the flight trajectories of many feather arrows overlapped and collided with each other.

The Qin army's strong crossbow is stronger than Cao Jun's arrows, and when it hits the arrows shot by Cao Jun, it immediately flips the arrows and falls to the ground, but the Qin army's feather arrows will still fly forward.

The arrows on both sides were intertwined, and it was the heavy infantry with shields in their hands who suffered.

There was a constant crisp sound of "popping" on the shield, and the heavy infantry of the Qin army felt slightly better, as long as they placed the shield density very tightly, very few arrows could penetrate through the gaps.

But the heavy infantry of the Cao army was much more bitter, and the arrows fired by the strong crossbow were very powerful, hitting the big shield of the Cao army, and the heavy infantry of the Cao army only felt that the big shield was trembling, and even their tiger mouths were shocked and numb.

Some Cao Jun, who had a little less strength, couldn't support the strength of the Qin army's arrows hitting the big shield, and the big shield in his hand was deflected.

Their big shield was only slightly off, but for the Cao army behind, it was a catastrophe.

The arrows flew into the Cao army's array from the large shield that had been missed, and one by one the Cao army was shot by the Qin army's arrows and fell on the battlefield.

Even so, the longbowmen of the Cao army still did not stop the attack, and the feather arrows they fired also caused a lot of trouble to the Qin army.

The arrow attacks of both sides lasted for nearly half an hour.

In the main formation of the Qin army, Lu Bu on horseback held the reins in his hand, and his eyes stared at the two armies that were shooting arrows without blinking.

There was no expression on his face, and he knew very well that after the two sides were over, what would unfold would be a bloody fight.

After firing the feather arrows, a Qin army crossbowman reached out and touched the quiver, only to find that there was nothing empty in the quiver, and his feather arrows had been completely shot.

He was not alone, the crossbowmen and longbowmen on both sides soon found that their feathered arrows had run out, and the arrows that had lasted for half an hour were finally coming to an end.

The last feather arrow slammed into the shield of Qin Jun Pu's swordman, and after making a crisp sound of "pop", it fell to the ground.

Directly in front of the battle formations of the two sides, arrows fell densely on the ground.

When the last arrow landed, the large arrays of both sides let out an earth-shattering roar.

The crossbowmen and longbowmen of both sides, who had previously fired arrows for nearly half an hour, retreated one after another as the heavy infantry advanced.

The array of the two armies split into two groups, one advancing and the other retreating.

As the heavy infantry advanced, the cavalry on both sides remained in place.

The cavalry really rushed into the battle formation, and if they slashed, they couldn't cut the heavy infantry at all.

All they can rely on is to quickly maneuver from the flanks or behind, using the powerful force of the collision to ram the enemy and cause panic among the enemy troops.

The distance between the two sides was too close for the cavalry to be unleashed.

The infantry phalanxes of the two armies slowly advanced in the opposite direction, and the distance between the two sides became closer and closer, until they were only twenty paces away from each other, and then stopped.

The armies on both sides stopped marching, but their footsteps did not stop, and the soldiers were all standing still, staring at each other.

The footboard stepped on the ground, and pieces of smoke and dust were raised, and the thick smoke and dust wrapped the armies of both sides, which made the battlefield a little more tense.

Looking at each other, the soldiers of both armies stood still, and neither side broke the stalemate.

In the main formation of the Cao army, Xiahou Yuan, who was stationed under the banner of Shuai, raised his arms high, and stared at the two armies that were facing each other without blinking.

The arm suddenly pressed down, and Xiahou Yuan shouted loudly: "Attack!" ”

At the same time that Xiahou Yuan pressed his arm, a "dong dong" war drum immediately sounded in the main formation of the Cao army.

As the war drums sounded, Cao Jun in the array immediately raised his blade, shouted, stared at the Qin army, and pounced on the Qin army.

There were only more than 20 steps between the two sides, and the Cao army launched a charge, and the Qin army did not wait for the order from the main formation at all, so they immediately shouted and killed the Cao army.

The soldiers of the two sides who rushed to the front, after colliding together, pushed each other with their shields, and the blades in their hands pierced into the opponent's array without a head.

The two armies collided in one place, shouts, shields collided, and blades stabbed one after another, and with the blades in the hands of the soldiers on both sides, the soldiers in the battle fell to the ground.

Blood splattered, flesh and blood flew sideways, and almost every second, many people would fall on the battlefield with blood splattered on their bodies.

A soldier of the Cao army raised the short spear in his hand and stabbed towards the Qin army opposite him.

The Qin army raised his shield and blocked the short spear that pierced his heart, and then slashed the Pu knife in his hand towards the neck of the Cao army.

Pu Dao slashed through a silver arc of light and slashed at Cao Jun's neck.

The neck was slashed by Pu's knife, and with a stream of blood shooting out, the head of the Cao soldier fell from the neck like a leather ball, rolling and falling to the ground.

The head fell to the ground, and the headless body was still erect, and blood splattered from the cavity like a fountain, and the people around him were all over their faces.

Cao Jun, who had lost his head, was still standing there, and Cao Jun behind him had already rushed up.

A soldier of the Cao army who followed closely behind him pushed his body forward, and at the same time that his body fell to the oncoming Qin army, he strode towards the Qin army.

Under the banner of the main formation of the Qin army, Lu Bu frowned tightly and watched the battle on the battlefield.

The heavy infantry on both sides were entangled in one place, but the cavalry was looking at each other from a distance, and no one moved at all.

Lu Bu and Xiahou Yuan both knew that the infantry on both sides were entangled in one place, and which side would be the first to use cavalry, and which side would be the first to send out the only combat power in their hands that could change the tide of the battle, and they would be very passive in the subsequent battles.

It was precisely because of this concern that neither Lu Bu nor Xiahou Yuan gave the order for the cavalry to charge, and they were quietly waiting for the opportunity.

On the battlefield, the heavy infantry on both sides was still slashing at each other, and the Cao army, which was far outnumbered by the Qin army, soon opened a formation and surrounded the Qin army.

Surrounded by the Cao army, the soldiers of the Qin army did not panic in the slightest, and still waved the blades in their hands, slashing at the soldiers of the Cao army.

Although the Qin army was slashing at the Cao army surrounding them, the number of Cao troops was still too many after all, and the encirclement not only did not relax at all, but became tighter and tighter.

Shouting, with blades and shields in his hands, Cao Jun rushed towards the Qin army like a tide.

Waves of Cao army's onslaught have caused great pressure on the soldiers of the Qin army, and the Qin army, which is surrounded in the middle, will also choose the moment when the Cao army has slightly unloaded the end after the onslaught and launch a counterattack.

The encirclement is pressed and loosened, like a rubber band that has been squeezed and then bounced up, but every time this circle is squeezed or bounced, many soldiers on both sides will fall on the battlefield.

Lined up in a large array, looking at the battlefield from a distance, the cavalry of the two armies were already a little uncontrollable, and even the war horses under their crotches kept holding the horses' hooves and snorting, as if they had long had the desire to rush to the battlefield to fight.

Looking at the battlefield from outside the battlefield, no matter who it is, they will think that the Qin army is being suppressed and beaten by the Cao army at this time.

But the soldiers of the Cao Army who were really on the battlefield would not think so in their hearts.

They knew very well that every time they launched an attack on the Qin army, they would be subjected to a heavy counterattack, and more and more soldiers on both sides fell on the battlefield, and in the face of the Qin army's counterattack, the Cao army also felt more and more pressure.

"Kill!" When the Cao army's charge was blocked by the Qin army again, the Qin soldiers in the encirclement let out a shout in unison, holding their shields, and launched a fierce counterattack against the Cao army on the periphery.

The round shield hit Cao Jun's big shield, the impact sound came and went, Pu Dao waved, and the Qin army actually beat Cao Jun back again.

"Mo Dao Array!" The battle on the battlefield was still going on, and Lu Bu, who was watching the battle from afar, saw that although the Qin army's Pu Dao soldiers were launching waves of counterattacks, the situation was developing in a direction unfavorable to the Qin army, so he waved his hand and shouted: "Attack!" ”