Chapter 1002: The strong crossbow is powerful and the enemy is afraid
The soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Battalions, located in the front row, pulled the trigger at the same time, and a thousand crossbow arrows flew towards their own troops who poured out of the gate, and immediately after shooting the arrows, they crouched down and took out the levers to load the arrows.
"Ready!" ordered the commander of the third and fourth battalions behind him, "Beep!" Almost at the same time, the whistle sounded, and a thousand more crossbow arrows were fired.
The two waves of arrows were less than three seconds apart, and the back row was shot, and the front row was already loaded with arrows.
"Stand up. Shao Dianye and Mo Jun ordered, and the first and second battalions got up and aimed.
The self-army pursuing the special operations battalion can be unlucky, less than 300 paces away, the oncoming crossbow arrows can break through the heavy armor and fine armor, so dense arrows no one can parry, only a few clever lying down to escape the catastrophe.
"Rush over! those archers have no one to protect them, and if you get close, you can kill them all!" shouted an officer, who classified the crossbow battalion as an archer unit.
Officers, who also had different ideas, commanded their subordinates to run to the special operations battalion. After all, the crossbow battalion is three hundred steps away, this distance can be described as the road of death, I don't know how many people have to be filled to get close to the crossbow battalion, and the special warfare battalion is much closer, as long as it is mixed with the special warfare battalion, there will be no crossbow arrows shooting.
The special operations battalion ran twenty or thirty steps away from the gate and stopped, turned around and re-arrayed.
"The phalanx, in platoons, two rows in front and back. Lei Feixiang pushed to the front of the team again, "The injured will be treated urgently in the back." "He has already stepped into the ranks of the slashing warriors with half a foot, and his sword skills have not yet reached the level of a master.
Soon there were their own troops rushing up, and it was true that the special operations battalion was very strong, and a few more people still had a chance to win, which was much less threatening than the strong crossbow battalion that kept shooting deadly crossbow arrows.
"Hey!" Lei Feixiang used his shield to open the spear on the left, split a sword with a knife, and then sharply twisted his wrist to circle the knife flower, bounced a spear, and blocked the attacks of the three people one after another. "Keep to the right. Someone shouted behind him, and he hurried to the right.
Wow, a crossbow bolt flashed, hitting the spear's own army's heart.
Dou Xiao put away the empty crossbow, handed it to the back, took a crossbow loaded with arrows, and immediately aimed at the next target. He cooperated with Lei Feixiang for the longest time, and when the special operations battalion was separated, he subconsciously followed Lei Feixiang and ran, normally he should go to the other side to command.
At this time, some soldiers of the special operations battalion also changed to crossbows and cooperated with their comrades in front to kill the enemy. The Special Operations Battalion is the most proficient unit in the use of crossbows and can be used when fighting in small groups.
The own troops pursuing the special operations battalion could not escape the threat of crossbow arrows, and of course, the comrades on the frontal battlefield were even worse.
The best way to deal with long-range attack troops is to approach quickly, usually ranged troops are not good at close combat, and the closer they are to the enemy, the lower their combat effectiveness, so there is nothing wrong with your own charge.
However, the lethality of the crossbow arrows was too high for their own troops to parry, and they fell with arrows before they could take a few steps, and the soldiers in the back row quickly became in the front row, and then the arrows fell, and those who lay down and wanted to climb forward were nailed to the ground in a blink of an eye.
Seeing that the troops pouring out of the gate kept falling, some officers reacted and shouted at their colleagues: "Where are the archers dead?
"Ah, yes! The squadron of archers went to the nearest bunker and attacked the enemy forces outside. "The commanders of several divisions near the gate came to their senses.
Archers will be able to exert maximum attack power when combined, and will be weakened when separated, but they can still threaten the enemy. The 20,000 archers had gathered in the clearing, and after being broken up by the crossbow battalion, they returned to their divisions, and they could enter the bunker to attack the crossbow battalion, because the projectile of the crossbow arrows could not hit them behind the bunker.
Naturally, there were fortifications in the barracks for archers, but there were not many that could attack three hundred paces outside the gate, and the best place was the watchtower and the head of the wall.
Huan Qiao and other magicians finally understood the general's order, and they smashed their magic on the fortifications that could attack the strong crossbow camp, so that the archers of their own country did not dare to come forward.
There's no way, the magician group in my country is all providing magic power to the elemental giants, and they are fighting with Ding Kui and the others.
Theoretically, Xia Fan, Blue-Eyed Mask, and more than seventy magicians combined, the total combat power is higher than that of Ding Kui, Ding Kun, and Ao Yu, but the elemental giants can't burst out all their combat power at once, and can only rely on punches and kicks to drain them, so they may not be able to distinguish the winner from defeat the next day.
Ding Kui didn't dare to let the elemental giants go, today he dispatched almost all the elites of his subordinates, the elemental giants rushed out, one punch can kill several, he can't afford such a loss, so he stubbornly consumes the elemental giants.
Ao Yan didn't have much to gain here, and occasionally he was able to kill a few Xuantie elite armor infantry, forcing Gong Jun not to show up, and it didn't hurt much to the elite squadron, and a hundred fifth-level fighters joined forces, at least they could defend against her attacks.
Shi was a thief, and he singled out senior officers to fight, especially the officers who commanded the attack on the special operations battalion, and a division commander, three group leaders, and more than 20 squadron leaders had already died under his arrows, and he didn't bother to pay attention to them at the squad leader level.
"Get out of the way, let the shield-bearer go first. "An officer organized two hundred shield-bearers to carry a steel shield more than a meter high and walked out of the gate.
Many officers and men in heavy and fine armor fell from arrows, and their own troops realized that it was difficult to cross the road to death with the legs of infantry alone, and that more targeted troops, such as shield bearers and cavalry, were needed.
Knock knock, the crossbow arrow hit the steel shield, like a drumstick hitting the drum surface, the shield hand in front could not stand at all, if it was not for the people behind to resist them, they would have been shot to the ground.
The strong crossbow can break through the defense of a fifth-level fighter within two hundred steps, and although the distance of three hundred steps cannot shoot through the steel shield, dozens of arrows can be shot at a shield, how can the person carrying the shield stand it.
The two hundred shield-bearers moved less than twenty paces forward before they all fell, and those who did not die suffered serious internal injuries.
However, the number of troops attacking the special operations battalion is gradually increasing, and there is no attack from the crossbow battalion and the magician in those two places, and the distance of less than twenty paces can still rush through at the risk of death.
Bang, Lei Feixiang's knife was bounced up by the iron rod, and the edge of the knife curled in several places, and his wrist was sore until the fierce battle, and he was actually blocked by a squadron leader to block his attack.
"Commander Lei, quickly retreat to the back, it's your turn to be humble. Dou Xiao rode into a sword and shield, and squeezed in front of Lei Feixiang with a glance at the gap.
"Okay!" Lei Feixiang was not polite, and retreated sideways to the back row.
The special operations battalion is well-trained, and it is not necessary to be injured to retreat from the front line, because continuous fierce fighting is very physically demanding, and it is necessary to take a breath when you have the opportunity, so it is necessary to rotate at a reasonable time.
Lei Feixiang retreated to the last row of the phalanx, took out the dry food from his arms, took a few bites hard, and then swallowed it with clear water.
Resting people don't do nothing, they can load crossbow arrows, although this work is also exhausting, but it is less strenuous than fighting, and the nerves do not need to be so tight.
The special operations battalion had done similar training in the early days, and Ding Kui had specially formulated it for the use of crossbows, so they were not unfamiliar at all when they were fighting, and Lei Feixiang and Dou Xiaoqi were not on the same level of training.
At first, some soldiers who were wounded by arrows tried to crawl back into the barracks, but before they could reach a safe place, they summoned crossbow arrows until they could not move, so that the wounded who still breathed no longer dared to move, and lay on the ground and pretended to be dead.
The Strongbow Battalion is still firing rhythmically, and even if there are fewer enemies rushing out, they can find targets to attack on their own, and they are more accurate than the average archer.
The crossbow is similar to the bow, but the difficulty of the operation is far from the same, the crossbow can be used very quickly, there is more than half a year of training, and the error within the range will not exceed one meter.
The own troops besieging the special operations battalion suffered, and more and more crossbowmen aimed at them, although one may not be able to shoot, but the few who are aimed at it will not be able to run away, and even more unlucky will be targeted by dozens of them, and they will be beaten into hedgehogs by a concentrated fire.
"Don't rush, hide behind the fortifications!" Two division commanders gritted their teeth and gave this order, and they really couldn't watch their subordinates rush out and die.
As a result, the own troops outside the barracks were killed by the crossbow battalion, the special warfare battalion, the magician, and the general, and all of them were killed in less than a cup of tea.
From the attack of the strong crossbow camp to the elimination of the enemy outside the barracks, it only took ten minutes before and after, and a small half of the crossbow arrows were left in the quiver full of 100 arrows.
Our army can be said to have suffered heavy casualties, not to mention three or four thousand archers, and seven or eight thousand infantry fell near the gate, most of whom died under the crossbow arrows, which is equivalent to a division and regiment reimbursed in the face.
"Stop shooting and move forward a hundred steps. Zhong Wei gave the order to the crossbowmen.
"Assemble at the door!" Lei Feixiang ordered the special operations battalion.
"Go above the gate!" General Shi ordered the mage.
Retreating at this time, Ding Kui also made a big profit, killing a master knight, killing and wounding more than 10,000 of his own troops, and only using less than 3,000 soldiers, which can be called a brilliant victory.
However, the troops of Hengfu City did not stop attacking, and still rushed to the barracks, not to mention that their commander was still fighting inside.
Ding Kui paid attention to the situation at the gate, and the more he fought, the more excited he became, the performance of the strong crossbow battalion met his expectations, and it was very likely that this barracks would be destroyed if this battle continued.
Gong Jun didn't know the situation outside, and could only judge by the sound that the battle was over, but he didn't know which side had the advantage, and no one ran to tell him that his soldiers were hiding and didn't dare to go out of the camp to kill the enemy.
Seeing that Ding Kui and the other four sixth-level combat power were dragged by his own side, Gong Jun still had a glimmer of hope in his heart to hold the camp, after all, he had seventy or eighty thousand soldiers to fight, and it was impossible for one big arrow division and two or three thousand enemy troops to kill.
Xia Fan and the blue-eyed mask don't think so, the battle ahead can't hide from them.
"What kind of weapon are they using? It has such a strong lethality, if they let them rush over, I'm afraid even the elemental giants won't be able to stop it. "The blue-eyed mask is retreating.
"Well, what do you say?" Xia Fan's face became even more hideous.