In the early morning of the next day, the main forces of both sides set up a formation in the southern suburbs of Makino. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The gloomy sky suddenly began to drizzle, and dark clouds covered the battlefield for a long time.

On the side of the Zhou army, because of the trenches, the chariots were forced to be placed at the rear as reserves. The Chinese army was the native army of the Zhou State, with the 3,000 Tiger Ben army at the front, followed by 45,000 armor soldiers.

the alliance of princes, arranged on the left flank; The Inhuman Legion, on the right flank.

The Zhou Dynasty camp formed a standard attack formation.

Before the battle, after the completion of the Zhou army's formation, a solemn pre-war oath was held, and King Wu of Zhou denounced the crimes of the king of Zhou for listening to the slander of the favored concubine, killing the noble ministers, not sacrificing the ancestors, and tyrannizing and crueltying the people.

On the Shang Dynasty's side, the 100,000 crossbowman army was the core of the army, so it was decided to go on the defensive. The 20,000 sword and shield soldiers of the Inhuman Legion were at the front, and they used the shields in their hands to form a steel defense line.

A legion of 100,000 crossbowmen, arranged behind the sword and shield soldiers, arranged in a fan shape. A fan-shaped net of crossbowmen that crossfires from the left and right sides. Under such a three-dimensional defense system, the front, left, and right sides, as well as the multi-angle continuous strike of direct fire combined with projectile, greatly strengthened the lethal effect of the bow and crossbow.

Each team of 1,000 crossbowmen was organized into three groups. The first group of aimed shots, called the Hair Crossbows; The second group is in the ready to turn the head, which is called the crossbow; The third group of strings, called the upper crossbow. When the first group finishes shooting, it retreats to the third group, and so on to maintain the continuity of the shooting.

On the left flank are the Su Guard, the Royal Guard, and the War Elephants, while on the right flank are the cavalry of the 10,000 Inhuman Legion. In order to leave enough distance for the charge, the cavalry was arranged slightly further behind.

The arrangement of the Shang Dynasty camp was much beyond Jiang Shang's expectations. A few days ago, the secret agent sent to contact Weizi did not return, which already gave Jiang Shang a bad premonition. Now, seeing the opposite camp, what appeared was not the expected chaotic slave army, but the elite of the army, and I couldn't help but shout that it was not good.

However, the discussion document has been issued, and it is too late to retreat now. Now it's ready to shoot and has to be sent.

Jiang Shang personally walked to the war drums and beat the war drums.

The war drums sounded, and the Zhou army and the allied forces of the princes from all walks of life, stepping on the drums, one phalanx after another, took firm steps, and crossed one trench after another, like an overwhelming torrent, towards the merchant army.

The rolling army stepped on the green ground of the southern suburbs of Makino, just as the tide flooded the beach, and flocked to the merchant camp, trying to swallow it in one gulp.

King Wu of Zhou took the lead, surrounded by the Tiger Ben army, and walked at the forefront of the battle array.

Under the constraints of King Wu of Zhou, the battle formation marched forward in unison, the queue was neat, and the pace was the same. Above the battle array, spears like forests were lit up, and the military flags of the vassal states were fluttering.

"Raise your shield!" The herald gave an order, waved the flag, and the tiger army in the front row raised a wooden shield, like an iron wall. The soldiers shouted rhythmically and loudly, striking their shields with their weapons: "Woo, woo, woo, woo!" Accompanied by the shouting and the rhythmic drumbeat, all sides were in unison and marched majestically.

When the black-pressed Zhou Dynasty army was three hundred meters away from the Shang Dynasty's battle array, the Shang army's counterattack began.

The legion of 100,000 crossbowmen, under the command of the teaching team, overcame fear, half-knelt on the ground, raised the crossbow in their hands, and began to shoot. The massacre that took place on the outskirts of Makino had already reached the ears of the slave crossbowmen, and the Zhou army on the opposite side didn't care about their lives or deaths at all, so what was there to hesitate about.

Countless arrows rained in the air, intertwined into an impermeable network of arrows, and headed for the opposite Zhou army. Every wave of arrows rained the lives of thousands of soldiers and splashed blood-colored waves. The archers of the Zhou army, who were suppressed, had no power to fight back, and could only be beaten passively.

The advancing ranks, row after row, fell. Whether it is the elite Tiger Army, or the Princes' Alliance, or even the Inhuman Legion, they are all groaning under the rain of arrows, and no one can stop their sharpness.

King Wu of Zhou tried to stabilize the battle formation so as not to cause it to be chaotic. The rear army stepped on the corpse of the previous army, trampled it into a pulp, and under the encouragement of King Wu of Zhou, continued to advance fearlessly.

Retreat is a dead end. As long as you cross the death line of 300 meters, the crossbowman army on the opposite side will only be left with the fate of being slaughtered by them.

Zhou Jun was convinced.

The soldiers were hit by arrows one after another, and the wounded soldiers lay on the ground, filling the trench, and the blood flowed down the trench into a trickle, completely staining the earth red. The soldiers were dripping with blood, stepping on corpses, braving the rain of arrows, and continued to move forward, this is a vengeful army with no way out.

After overcoming fear, the crossbowman legion became more and more confident, and the cooperation became smoother and smoother. The arrows were more numerous, denser, and more penetrating, grazing past the soldier's ears and shoulders, or snorting and shooting directly at some unfortunate bastard.

The Zhou army's simple leather armor or wooden armor couldn't stop the sharp arrows at all. The casualties were too great, and the short distance of 300 meters made the Zhou army pay the price of 20,000 or 30,000 people.

When the remnants of the armor finally rushed to the front of the merchant army, they were greeted by the steel defense line led by Shi Wansui. A thousand heavy infantry from Shanhai County, arranged at the forefront. The infantry armor forged with fine iron is unbreakable and indestructible, and the spears of the Zhou army armor cannot be broken at all.

As an emperor-level general, Shi Wansui has three specialties, [Leading the Soldier] to increase the morale of the troops by 40%, [Southern Expedition and Northern War] to increase the movement speed of the troops by 30%, [Insight] to increase the attack power of the troops by 20%, plus the Shang Dynasty faction's additional 25% campaign bonus to increase the defense power.

Such a sword and shield army, with the blessing of Shi Wansui, in front of the Zhou army armor soldiers who use bronze weapons and wear leather armor, is a tiger and wolf army, an invincible army.

Shi Wansui raised the spear in his hand and shouted loudly: "Kill!" ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill! "The sword and shield soldier raised his shield in his left hand against the enemy's spear, and with his right hand, he swung a sharp broadsword and cut the enemy into two ends, and the stump and arm were severed, and they flew in the air, bringing out a puff of blood. The elite troops that the Zhou army is proud of, in front of them, are local chickens and dogs.

The steel defense line composed of sword and shield soldiers made it impossible for the Zhou army to advance an inch, but was suppressed and retreated.

The army of crossbowmen in the rear, like a tireless killing machine, is still running, rain after wave of arrows, mercilessly carrying thousands of lives.

The coverage of the arrow rain is so large, not only the Zhou army armor in the center of the arrow net, but also the princes' coalition army and the Inhuman army on the left and right wings are also within the range of the arrow rain.

The more than 50,000 Inhuman legions in the Zhou Dynasty camp have been cut by a third by the rain of arrows. The lords who rushed to the front suffered heavy losses, some became bare-bones commanders, and some were simply cleared out of the battle map. At this time, many lords had already retreated and began to be afraid.

An even bigger nightmare followed.

Under the cover of long-range fire from the crossbowman legion, the elephant array launched an assault. The soldiers on the war elephant's back and the soldiers on the war tower shoot with bows and crossbows from afar, and kill their opponents with long-handled bronze ges at close range. At the same time, the war elephant is harnessed to attack the enemy with its trunk and tusks, and around the war elephant, 10,000 guards follow closely to cover the war elephant from the enemy's infantry.

War elephants are in the Inhuman army, setting off stormy waves.

The Inhuman Legion was originally a scattered sand, with a large number of cavalry, but it was not effectively organized together, but instead fought on its own, and had suffered heavy losses before rushing to the front, and now it was hit by the war elephants, and it was immediately chaotic and disorganized. The warrior can't find his commander, the commander can't find his lord, he doesn't know whether he should continue to advance, or take advantage of the situation and retreat, he has a strong combat power, but he can't play it.

The Su guards of the Shang Dynasty, with the determination to defend their homeland to the death, under the cover of war elephants, waved their spears against this group of enemies, harvested the lives of the opponents, bronze armor and helmets, and provided good protection for the Su guards.

Originally, the most advantageous Inhuman Legion fought very ugly, and for a while, it was the Shang Dynasty Su Guards and the Royal Guards on the inferior side who had the upper hand, which was really a great irony.

On the right flank, Zhang Liao raised his spear and gave the order to attack: "Charge!" ”

The cavalrymen took up their long weapons, or lances, or spears, and rushed towards the half-defeated coalition of princes. The war horse, driven by the cavalry, nimbly crossed the trenches one after another, and rushed towards the opposite side without slowing down.

In the era of chariots, such a cavalry unit was simply a nightmare for the enemy. The arrow hit the Mingguang armor of the heavy cavalry of Shanhai County at the front, just like tickling, without any damage. The cavalry was like a red-hot iron, poked into the butter, easily tearing the princely alliance in half.

On the path of the cavalry's advance, there was not a single soldier of the princes who could stand, and not even a decent corpse could be found, because they had been trampled into flesh by the cavalry behind.

This is not a war, this is a living massacre, the battlefield turns into a slaughterhouse in an instant. The fierce cavalry, recklessly rushing back and forth among the allied forces of the princes, completely crippled this army.

No matter how brave a soldier is, in the face of such a hell on earth, he can't help but be afraid. The cavalry's horse lance, under the huge impact inertia, directly pierced the enemy, and one stab was several, just like human flesh torture.

The soldiers, who had not yet died, let out terrible cries in mid-air.

The cavalry was unmoved, and with a shake and a flick, the corpses that had been strung together were easily thrown to the ground, and all the intestines and internal organs ran out, flowing everywhere. Then the horses' hooves trampled by, mixing them with dirt and grass to make a salad of human flesh.

The relentless rain of arrows continues to reap the soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty camp. (To be continued.) )