sweeping the world

Chapter 236 Dragon Guardian, Attack!
There is never a lack of noise on the battlefield, and the sound will be so noisy that it is relatively difficult to distinguish movement by sound.

In summer, everything is dry, and a large number of people trample on the area where dust and fog are very likely to appear. If you deliberately drag the branches, the smoke will definitely cover a certain area. Let alone people outside can’t see clearly, people inside can only squint Eye.

Five hundred Dragon Guards were ordered to make an assault. They had been warming up in the valley for a period of time, saying that they should attack immediately after the order was issued.

"The new troops have already gone up." Cui Xuan's face was full of gloom: "They are only used as bait, and they don't have much effect."

Shijie's Zhao army has always had Jin people as soldiers. If they want to join the army at the county and county level, they must have family members as hostages in addition to being physically strong.

In fact, seeing the Han army erecting the Han flag with my own eyes had a great psychological impact on the Jin soldiers in Shijie Zhao's army.Although they became soldiers at the level of county and county soldiers, their treatment and living environment were not very good, and even because of the lack of labor in their families because of becoming county and county soldiers, every family seemed even more difficult.

Some Jin soldiers who became soldiers in counties and counties are small landlords themselves, and they know more things than ordinary people, such as what the Han flag represents.They also know another point, for example, since last year, the imperial court's attitude towards Jin people is to kill all Jin people!

The living environment has always been bad, and then they are bullied wantonly. If you want to say how willing Jin people are to work for Shijie, it can only be said to be a very small part, and there is no choice for more.

"Wait a minute, don't rush forward foolishly." He Zimin lowered his voice and told his cousin: "Yell, follow yell, but you don't need to work hard!"

"That's right." He Zishan paid attention: "The big guy doesn't want to fight the Han army."

Maybe it has nothing to do with what you agree with, but it is simply the principle of seeking good fortune and avoiding evil. The Han army is not a mob, and they fight fiercely and fiercely. Fighting with them will definitely not end well.Then again, as Shijie's soldiers, if you win, you will not be rewarded, but if you lose, you will be abandoned in the wilderness. If you take a step back, you will beheaded and abandoned. It is strictly forbidden to retreat.

Whispering was not limited to the Jin soldiers, the Zarou soldiers who were transferred were also talking in low voices, and the Zarou soldiers who had the same attitude as the Jin soldiers did not want to go all out.

If it is said that the soldiers of the Jin Dynasty had a more or less "nostalgia complex", the soldiers of the Zahu obviously did not want to die.

"The soldiers of those big clans can't win, how can we do it?"

"That is, they are about to collapse at the first touch, so how can we win?"

Not only the soldiers, but the officers of the Zhao State in Shijie also had an attitude of not wanting to go all out. The main reason was that they knew their own strength. Weak battle situation.Furthermore, under the premise that there are punishments but no rewards, what reason do they have to go all out?

One side is confident and determined to fight, and the other side is planning to fish in troubled waters. The new battle has been doomed from the very beginning.

"It depends on whether the Han army is fooled into chasing it." Deng Heng must know the mentality of his troops participating in the battle, and has sufficient preparations: "If the Dragon Guards can repel the Han army, the rest of the troops should advance properly. We need this Frontier camp."

Deng Heng didn't think in the direction that the Han army would set fire to the mountains. They really needed a forward position. If they were not squeezed into the mountainous areas, they could defend, but then they would be completely passive.

"The next batch of reinforcements has been rushing day and night, and it is expected to arrive before noon tomorrow at the latest." Cui Xuan seemed worried: "This kind of tug-of-war...the casualties are too heavy, why not retreat to the mountains?" He was worried that this would continue. , the continued low morale will turn into a rout of the whole army.

The two were talking, and a new round of confrontation on the battlefield began again.

The attack echelon composed of Jin people and Zahu, they just shot arrows on the periphery, dawdling but not launching a charge.This is not only the attitude shown by the soldiers, but even the officers do not have any expectations for the attack, or the officers have plenty of ways to make the soldiers charge.

"It can't be returned..." Deng Heng said halfway, and shouted: "Order the armored riding gear to move out."

It was when the Han army saw Shijie and Zhao Jun dawdling, cracked the shield wall and took the initiative to counterattack and charge. The battle cry just now covered up the noise of the battlefield for a while, which can be regarded as a wake-up call for Deng Heng.

Amidst the roar of "Han army mighty", the Han army rushed in front of the sword and shield soldiers. They just collided with Shijie Zhao army. As a result, Shijie Zhao army retreated after a little resistance.

The sound of heavy horseshoes is not very obvious in the noisy battlefield. The five hundred dragon guards are actually armored heavy cavalry with both men and horses. After they left the valley, they directly plowed the rout and continued to move forward, resulting in defeat The broken soldiers who came from the formation ran to both sides crying for their fathers and mothers, but they quickly gave way to the attacking route.

The smoke on the battlefield obstructed the line of sight. The sword and shield soldiers of the Han army who were waiting to attack found that there were cavalry charging.

The shield of the sword and shield soldier is a small round shield, only the heart guard with a metal structure in the middle, and the rest is actually rattan.The time is too short, they naturally can't pay attention to anything, they can only stand shoulder to shoulder with the nearest robed Ze, and use shields as much as possible to form a small shield formation.

Equipped with heavy cavalry, taking into account the weight of armor, people and horses, and then adding the speed when galloping, the impact force cannot be blocked by several people with small round shields.

Amidst the dull sound of hooves and impacts, the Longteng guards laughed wildly and ran over groups of several or even dozens of Han sword and shield soldiers. They also ignored their own wounded soldiers and trampled on them directly, with a strong impact. Under the circumstances, all but a few of the more than [-] Han sword and shield soldiers who had just attacked were crushed and passed by.

From the start of the war last night to now, the cheers belonging to the Shijie Zhao Army were shouted out for the first time, and all the soldiers of the Shijie Zhao Army widened their eyes, waiting to see if their armor and cavalry equipment could maintain an indomitable posture.

"It's done!" Cui Xuan shouted excitedly: "The Han army has no time to organize the shield wall!"

It looks like that, the Han army has stopped advancing, and it seems that they have given up organizing the shield wall, but there is something wrong with not running around.

"They are retreating to both sides." Deng Heng is old, his eyesight is a little weak, his confused expression didn't last long, and it was replaced by fear: "Not good!"

Almost at the moment when Deng Heng shouted "No", the Han army also stopped running, and all the soldiers squatted down. The next moment, the Han army fired thick crossbow arrows from the main formation.

It is an easy job for heavy cavalry to crush infantry, and nothing makes Longteng Guards feel more refreshed than seeing the fear on the enemy's face.And since the Longteng Guards were formed, they have long been accustomed to the smooth sailing after their own attack, causing the galloping knight knights to wear relaxed smiles behind their masks, waiting to see the Han army flee in fear.

The Longteng guards who were galloping saw the Han army splitting their formation to the left and right wings. At that moment, they might have thought, "You didn't run in a panic?" Waiting to see the Han army in front of them either squatting or lying on the ground, they would think "What are you doing, are you being frightened and stupid, and your legs are so scared that you are waiting to be trampled by a horse's hoof?" But in the next moment, it was their turn to appear frightened behind their visors.

"Spread out, disperse!"

Crossbow bolts, at least one foot long, with thick shafts!
Heavy armor can defend against bows, but it is not satisfactory when facing crossbows. If the crossbow is useless, with a sharp sound of piercing the air, the Longteng guard who is hit by the arrow has no time to react. It is directly shot through by the crossbow arrow belt Fly backwards.

The first batch of Longteng guards who were hit was not too many, just dozens.Not all the soaring dragon guards who were hit were taken to fly backwards, more people and horses were nailed in place, so that the cavalry behind had no time to dodge and hit them.

The shooting frequency of the crossbow is not high, even if the winch device is installed, it will take at least thirty breaths per round.Therefore, the fifty chariot crossbows are not shot all at once, but are divided into three batches. The first batch is about five for cavalry shooting, the second batch is for twenty chariots, and the third batch is thirty chariots for cavalry shooting. Pursue grabbing intervals with every shot.The so-called interval is to create artificial obstacles, and those enemy soldiers who were shot to death are obstacles.

The Longteng guards in the charge encountered the first wave of crossbow fire when they were about 450 steps away from the Han army, the second group was at [-] steps, and the third group was close to [-] steps.The ferocity of the Jie people was fully revealed at this moment. They were frightened at the beginning, and their companions died terribly one after another, but they were aroused to be ferocious instead, not trying to turn around and escape.

After three rounds of crossbow shooting, it is estimated that there were only about twenty people who were directly shot to death, and another ten were tripped, and there should be about 450 Longteng guards who were still charging forward?Therefore, although the movement of the crossbow shooting is loud, the damage it can cause is actually just that.

The rest of the dragon guards continued to gallop, and they had shown cruel grins. Once the Han army did not have time to organize a shield wall and let the heavy cavalry charge successfully, the end of the Han army would definitely come.

On the side of the Han army, half-squatting soldiers grasped their spears half-slantedly and stabbed out, and in a moment they became a forest of spikes composed of spears.

The Longteng guards in the charge couldn't see clearly due to the vision display, and what they saw was a large area. Deng Heng, who was in the distance, couldn't see clearly the spear formation in the smoke area, but he could see Some of the standing soldiers in the Han army infantry were not quite sure what kind of arms they were.

Very abruptly, a "dark cloud" rose from the main formation of the Han army, and in a short while there was another "dark cloud".Besides them, another thousand crossbowmen were waiting for the order to fire the crossbow bolts.

(End of this chapter)