Chapter 677: The Great War

The clash of iron and blood, the neighing of war horses, the cold glow of spears flickering, and blood spurting out of the battlefield.

The Xianbei cavalry slammed into the front row of shield walls and the joint defense line of the gun forest, although the first batch of Xianbei people were stabbed to death by the gun forest almost instantly, but the subsequent Xianbei people were not discouraged and continued to attack.

Carrying huge casualties, the Xianbei people quickly opened a gap, and the giant shield soldiers and heavy armored cavalry who were responsible for guarding there were almost instantly overwhelmed by the surging Xianbei cavalry.

However, at this time, the heavy armor mad knife stepped forward with a two-meter-long big knife, and the giant blade that exuded a terrifying cold glow slashed out, accompanied by a cold flash, and the Xianbei people who rushed in first were cut into two with people and horses, and the blood spurted out wildly, but the heavy armor mad knife did not move, and continued to step forward and wave the knife, slash!

As the Heavy Armor Blade came into play, the gap in the defensive line was blocked. The combination of the shield wall and the gun forest was re-established, but the rest of the place was once again porous.

On the entire front, this kind of shield wall was broken through, and then the plot of heavy armor and crazy sword counter-killing was staged repeatedly. Even some Xianbei people with relatively strong combat power not only broke through the shield wall, but even the heavily armored mad knife responsible for the second-line sniper was penetrated, and they had to use the support of giant axe soldiers to slowly stabilize their position.

"Lord, there is a Xianbei army quietly circling behind!" Seeing that Shang Ji had been observing the battle situation very calmly, Guo Biao next to him couldn't help but remind in a low voice.

"Haha, don't worry, General Hansheng will entertain them."

Guo Biao was stunned when he heard this, no wonder the lord had been indifferent, it had all been arranged.

When the frontal battlefield was in full swing, an elite Xianbei army of about 5,000 people quietly detoured to the rear of the Pingzhou army, trying to penetrate the bow and crossbow troops through this weak area.

The five thousand elite Xianbei troops galloped like lightning, and the fast horses came to the rear of the Pingzhou army, and they were just about to attack, but they saw a full 10,000 strong crossbows from the north turned around impressively, and the crossbow arrows were aimed at the enemy who was sneaking in.

"Put!"

With Gao Xiang's roar, five consecutive crossbow arrows instantly spit out 50,000 steel crossbows, and the steel crossbows almost instantly saw that the Xianbei army was completely submerged, a full 5,000 troops, and less than 2,000 were still alive after a round of crossbow rain.

"Quick, rush over, they've already shot their crossbow arrows!"

The Xianbei military general in charge of the sneak attack was also tenacious enough, and the loss of three-fifths of the army in the blink of an eye did not scare him down, but launched a ruthless attack to continue the attack.

In fact, conventionally speaking, this Xianbei general's choice is correct. The difference between crossbow arrows and bows and arrows is quite large, and under normal circumstances, crossbow arrows can only shoot directly, which is why the strong crossbows of the Northland did not participate in the attack at the front, and the hoplites in front blocked the direct fire route.

However, after the giant axemen, Huang Zhong also arranged a lot of strong crossbows in the north, just in case, if the Xianbei army can really break through the three lines of defense, the steel crossbow of the strong crossbow in the north is the last line of defense.

In addition, compared to bows and arrows, crossbow arrows have a faster rate of fire, conventional crossbow arrows can generally achieve two or three consecutive shots, and the Northland strong crossbow can generally achieve five consecutive wins, if necessary, you can choose seven consecutive shots.

Of course, the shortcomings of the crossbow bolts are also obvious, the range is relatively short, and the crossbow bolts need to be reloaded after firing, which usually takes a long time, and the crossbowman has almost no resistance at this stage.

However, since it is said that it is a general situation, then there are naturally special circumstances, and the Northland strong crossbow is one of the very few special cases.

The crossbow arrows used by the Northland strong crossbow are all single-person light crossbow arrows, which belong to two different concepts from the heavy city-breaking crossbow that requires a dozen or even dozens of people to work together.

However, similar to the city-breaking heavy crossbow, the crossbow arrows used by the Northland strong crossbow have also been transformed by the male loser who is proficient in machinery, and it is also a modified product after referring to the "otherworldly books" obtained by Shang Ji.

Referring to the principle of the firearm magazine, the male loser added a detachable structure similar to a magazine on the single light crossbow. After a box of crossbow arrows is fired, it only takes some simple and convenient operations to quickly replace the arrow box, and the efficiency is exceeded.

In addition, the transformation of the male loser also made the crossbow arrows more powerful, increased range, and enhanced armor-piercing ability.

With the improvement of the mechanism of these crossbow arrows, the Northland strong crossbow has crossed the threshold of the yellow level and advanced to the Xuan-level special class, which shows the contribution of the Gongyi family!

"Put!"

Seeing that Xianbei was about to be killed, Gao Xiang sneered and waved his hand fiercely!

"Puff puff!"

With many indebted emotions such as incomprehension, confusion, disbelief, panic and fear, Xianbei Wu was set on fire by dozens of bows and crossbows, and his body was instantly filled with crossbow arrows, and he fell weakly.

Accompanied by the Xianbei generals, there were also two thousand Xianbei elite cavalry, and a full five thousand Xianbei troops of the lowest fifth order were buried under the steel crossbow of the strong crossbow in the north.

"The left battalion is on alert, and the right battalion immediately fills the arrow box to guard against enemy attacks!"

After the order was given, the soldiers of the left battalion changed their arrow magazines again, held their crossbow arrows flat, and stared intently at the surroundings to guard against the surprise attack of the enemy. The soldiers of the right battalion sat down on the spot, took out the steel crossbows, and pressed them into the empty arrow boxes.

Compared with the battle that was close to slaughter in the rear, the battle on the frontal battlefield was undoubtedly tragic, after several repeated tug-of-wars, the Xianbei people broke through the triple defense many times, and the heavy shield soldiers who held on to the front suffered heavy losses, and the first line of defense in many areas had to be replaced by heavy armor and crazy knives.

Of course, compared with this, the casualties of the Xianbei people who rushed into the hoplite defense line with light cavalry (the Xianbei army was mainly light cavalry) were even more tragic, with human heads, horses, and corpses mixed together, stumps and broken arms everywhere, and many of the armor of the Pingzhou army had been completely dyed red. At this point, both sides are exhausted, and they are almost supported by the last breath.

On the flanks, the cavalry troops led by Tai Shici and Zhao Yun dragged the enemy troops several times their strength, and the two top generals led the few elite cavalry to rush left and right, messing up the Xianbei camp.

"Put!"

"Puff puff!"

A string of dense string sounds, in the noisy battlefield is particularly harsh, Shang Ji immediately followed the reputation, but saw that a battle line had been broken through by the Xianbei army, and the strong crossbow in the north was cooperating with the remaining soldiers to counterattack, trying to force the Xianbei people back.

"Almost, it's time for us to make a move!" Shang Ji stared at him and said in a low voice.

Guo Biao, who was next to him, immediately understood, waved his hand, and ordered the flag to dance, as a strategic reserve, and the elite cavalry unit of the Pingzhou Army, which was also the decisive force on the battlefield, was dispatched.

The 100,000 cavalry soldiers were divided into three routes, with about 60,000 on the one hand, and under the personal leadership of Shang Ji, they attacked the middle army of the Xianbei army, and the other two roads supported the left and right wings under the leadership of Gan Ning and Guo Biao, in an attempt to encircle and annihilate the Xianbei army on both wings.

In addition, Su Huan led the remaining Feifeng Fire Cavalry into the air, and more than 1,000 Feifeng Fire Cavalry went straight to the Xianbei Chinese Army, and the target was the commander of the Xianbei Army in this war.