Chapter 994: Defense and Attack

Qin River

Before the corpses of the last battle could be retracted, the next offensive came like a tide. The Gao army, who had lost his position on the shore, was ruthless, and under the personal command of Zheng Ziyu, he attacked the Black Flag Army front again and again, without caring about the casualties.

Xiahou Baichuan's face was a little tired, Zheng Ziyu's team had been attacking since last night, and it had been more than six hours now. The soldiers on the front line hadn't even had time to eat a bite yet, because the enemy bit too hard, and the reserves had to go up one by one if they wanted to go up to replace them, otherwise Zheng Ziyu's men and horses would swarm up if there was a gap in the front.

There is no tactical aspect to this.

It's just desperate.

On the day when the Gao army was repelled and the Black Flag Army crossed the river, it was Xiang Qingniu who broke into the Gao army's camp with a group of well-cultivated Jianghu guests, destroyed most of the Gao army's stone-throwing carts and ballistas, and was attacked in a hurry, and then was caught off guard by Xiahou Baichuan, which lost the defense line on the river.

But even so, the Black Flag Army crossed the river at least 2,000 lives.

"Xu Ding!"

Xiahou Baichuan held his clairvoyance to observe, and found that there were signs of loosening on the left flank defense line and hurriedly ordered: "Take two Zhechong battalions to the left flank to support, Zheng Ziyu has used all the heavy armored infantry on the left flank, and the brothers over there are a little unbearable." Remember, we have the means to deal with the hoplites, don't mess around! ”

Don't call Xu Ding's general to take the order loudly and take the two men and horses of the camp to make up for it.

The left flank of the Black Flag Army

At first, the Gao army used a few light cavalry to charge into battle, but was easily destroyed by the light cavalry of the Black Flag Army. Speaking of the combat power of the cavalry, the light cavalry of the Black Flag Army has not yet found an opponent in the Central Plains. But Zheng Ziyu wanted to divert the cavalry of the Black Flag Army, and then concentrate all the heavy infantry under his command to storm the left flank.

Although the artillery of the Black Flag Army gave the enemy great damage, Zheng Ziyu, who was already half-crazy, didn't care about filling it with human lives at all, first used light infantry to storm and attract the firepower of the Black Flag Army's artillery battalion, and then the heavy infantry followed behind the light infantry, and used the human life of the light infantry as a barrier to protect the heavy infantry to kill in front of the Black Flag Army.

The musket was only as lethal to the hoplites, and the feathered arrows could not penetrate the thick layer of chain mail. Infantry defends against feathered arrows, and chain mail is the most effective means. Dense iron rings are woven together to effectively prevent feathered arrows from drilling in.

"Why did the ballista stop!"

Zhao Yisi, the general of the Black Flag Army, turned around and roared in a hoarse voice, as the enemy got closer and closer, the ballista was about to lose speed. Against the heavy infantry who are armed to the teeth, the ballista is the best weapon to use at this moment. The artillery can't hit so close, the feather arrows have no lethality, and the repeater crossbow is meaningless for the hoplite to tickle.

"The heavy crossbow is running out, and the auxiliaries are being transported this way!"

His own team was running over to inquire and then turned back to report.

"Pikemen!"

Zhao Yisi personally waved the order flag: "All the pikemen were pushed forward by Lao Tzu, and at least four rows were arranged. It's up to you whether you can resist the heavy armor! ”

A battalion leader with pikemen began to form a formation, replacing the archers. Thousands of pikemen formed a long phalanx in front of the formation, and the thickness of the pikemen's formation was the key to whether they could resist the enemy's onslaught. However, under the continuous attack of the enemy, the formation is not very smooth.

"The cavalry hasn't come back yet!"

Zhao Yisi asked loudly!

"General Xiahou has transferred all the cavalry!"

"Then we'll have to rely on ourselves!"

Zhao Yisi beckoned and asked his soldiers to hand over their long lances: "The brothers of all battalions are working hard in this battle today, our side is under the most pressure, and the heavy armored infantry are all here, but this is not a reason why we can't stand it!" Lao Tzu always told you that to be a soldier is to be the best soldier, even if the strongest enemy is here, we can't let the brothers of the other battalions say that we are cowardly! Lao Tzu stood in the first row, and whoever saw me retreat would slash me from behind! If Lao Tzu is still alive in this battle today, even if he violates the military rules when he goes back, he will get drunk with you. If Lao Tzu dies, those who are alive remember to burn more paper money for Lao Tzu today next year, and Lao Tzu will invite his dead brothers to drink underground! ”

"Array!"

"Kill!"

The soldiers roared and waited.

The heavy infantry armed with Mo knives pressed over neatly, like a moving mountain. Feathered arrows spilled over, sending strings of sparks through the formation of the hoplites, but almost no one fell. The ballistae on the Black Flag Army's side have not yet been replenished with heavy crossbows, and the artillery cannot be used.

After losing thousands, the enemy finally sent the heavy armor to the front of the Black Flag Army.

"Don't be a bad seed!"

Zhao Yisi roared, stood in the first row of the queue, and clenched the long lance in his hand: "Even if it is death, in the future, when people mention the brothers in our battalion, they have to give their mother's thumbs up, and say that we are all real men, good men!" ”

"I'd rather die! No refund! ”

"I'd rather die! No refund! ”

The shouts were so neat that everyone's faces were full of determination. Maybe this is the next sentence of many people before they die, but at this moment, none of them regret it. Regardless of the purpose of this war, as military men, they have not forgotten their duty.

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It belongs to the world of soldiers.

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"General, I'll escort you backwards!"

The soldiers rushed up to help the crumbling Zhao Yisi, wanting to bring him back from the front. Zhao Yisi shook his shoulders and pushed his soldiers away, raising his hand to wipe away the blood that had confused his eyes. Too many of his comrades had fallen beside him, and the corpses had covered the land with no trace of the color of the earth.

"My soldiers are fighting to the death, and I will not retreat."

Zhao Yisi tried his best to poke the lance out of the armor, he was already exhausted, he couldn't accurately poke the lance into the visor of the enemy on the opposite side again, his martial arts were not bad, and he had killed at least a dozen enemy hoplites before. In the face of the soldiers in heavy chain armor, it seems that only the face and neck are the weakest points. The visor is thin, and the chain mail around the neck is comparatively the thinnest.

When the bang.

The heavy infantry on the opposite side used a Mo knife to split Zhao Yisi's lance, and the huge shock force made Zhao Yisi unable to hold the lance tightly. His body staggered for a moment, and he couldn't stand on his feet anymore, and a Mo knife on the opposite side slashed down. The pro-soldier team beside him roared and rushed forward to press Zhao Yisi. The heavy and sharp Mo knife mercilessly cut the pro-soldier team in two, and the blade farted on Zhao Yisi's body by inertia.

The Mo knife was stuck in his armor, and blood continued to flow out along the opening.

The pain of this knife made Zhao Yisi sober up again, he struggled to stand up, clamped the enemy's Mo knife under his armpit with his arm, and then pounced and slammed his iron helmet into the enemy's face. This time, Zhao Yisi tried his best strength, and the iron helmet slammed the enemy's face armor into the suffocation, and blood immediately flowed out along the hole in the face armor.

Perhaps blinded by the knock, the hoplite wailed backwards, covering his face, his hands constantly picking at the iron sheet embedded in his face.

"Fellow Death...... Don't live alone. ”

Zhao Yisi crawled over, holding the retreat of the heavy armored infantry with both hands and pulling it down, then pounced on the heavy armored infantry, pulled out the dagger hanging on his waist and thrust it down with both hands, the dagger pierced into the hole in the armor, and entered the eye socket of the heavy infantryman.

Burst!

Another Mo knife fell, and Zhao Yisi's head was unloaded with half of his shoulders and slowly slid down.

"Support is coming!"

At this moment, there was a cheer from the Black Flag Army's defensive line.

Xu Ding came over with two folding battalions, each holding a wrist-thick ash rod in their hands. This wood is extremely tough, and it does not necessarily break even if it is bent in half. The ash rods in their hands were two meters long, far longer than the spears of pikemen.

"Brothers, go down and rest, replace us!"

Xu Ding roared and rushed forward first: "The general said that as long as we hold on for another half an hour, the enemy will be defeated!" ”

He held the ash pole in both hands and poked it forward, poking it in the chest of a hoplite, even if there was a spear head, it could not pierce that layer of armor, let alone without a spear head. But Xu Ding didn't want to poke the enemy to death, but to poke the enemy down! The tenacity of the ash rod played its role, and it was almost ninety degrees old without breaking, and he took advantage of the momentum to push the hoplite backwards. The soldier tripped over the corpse and fell to the ground with a thud.

Wearing such heavy armor, it is not easy to get up after falling!

Seeing that the soldier fell, Xu Ding held the stick of the ash rod in both hands and raised it and smashed it down, the roll threw an arc in mid-air, and then smashed heavily on the soldier's body with a bang. The cheeks can block the arrows of the sword, but the blow to the stick cannot be counteracted.

When the stick went down, the heavily armored soldier immediately let out a muffled snort, and he couldn't stand up even more.

In a dense attacking formation, once the hoplites fall to the ground, it is actually a dead end. Later, his comrades kept pushing forward, and they were trampled on the first foot, and then they were trampled into flesh.

The fresh force of the two rushing battalions came up and temporarily blocked the heavy infantry with this special weapon in their hands. Patches of sticks poked forward, knocking down the front row of hoplites. The hoplites had to change their tactics and use their knives to chop the sticks. But in this way, their physical exertion has accelerated a lot. You must know that the Mo knife of Lu Dao, ordinary people can't dance at all!

Even though they are all burly and strong men, they are wearing heavy armor and holding Mo knives, and every step is consuming their physical strength, so the heavy infantry will choose heavy weapons like Mo knives and pursue one-hit kills. But now, they had to swing their knives and chop those long ash rods!

This undisciplined means of defense completely confused the formation of the heavy infantry. The soldiers in the first row fell, the people behind were tripped one after another, and the hoplites in the back did not know what was happening in the road, and continued to advance at a pace that was customary.

The horn sounded, and the enemy's heavy armor began to slowly retreat and regroup.

At this moment, the war drums of the counterattack sounded on the side of the Chinese army.

"Our light cavalry went around behind the enemy and copied their rear! The enemy army is in chaos! ”

"Brothers, onward!"

"Kill!"

The generals of the battalions saw the opportunity and launched a counterattack with their men in an instant. The offensive was blocked, and Gao Jun, who was about to adjust and prepare for the next attack, was caught off guard, and the timing of this counterattack was just right!

Xiahou Baichuan turned over the war horse, took off the lance and pointed forward: "Black Flag Army!" Break through the enemy camp! ”

"Kill!"

The Black Flag Army, which had been defending for more than seven hours, finally reached the time to raise its eyebrows, and the counterattack was like a mountain flood that broke the embankment, drowning the enemy's advance in an instant. In the distance, two black lines, one left and one right, slammed into the back of Zheng Ziyu's army, which was the elite cavalry of the Black Flag Army that bypassed the raid.

war

There may be a stalemate for a long time, but when the victory comes, it is often at that moment that it is decided.