"General, the mission from the Li Dynasty has been surrounded by prairie cavalry. The situation seems to be in danger."
"In addition, the identity of the leading general has been found out. He is one of the leaders of the eighteen grassland tribes. He is full of beauty."
Hearing this, Li Kaiyuan and all his followers couldn't help but have a look of surprise in their eyes.
"Wanyanbuxiu? Isn't this the cousin of Wanyanlie, Khan of the Grassland? He actually came in person?"
"I heard that his subordinates are extremely brave. If the envoy from the Li Dynasty is surrounded, they will definitely escape death."
"Ha! These fools from Lichao may still have a chance of survival if they break out of Luoyang Pass at this moment. If they are surrounded, they are destined to die."
If the mission breaks through to Luoyang Pass, then the Wu Dynasty will be forced to take action even if it doesn't want to take action at that time, given the current situation between the two countries and being on their own doorstep.
It was different at this moment. The mission was still some distance away from Luoyang Pass. They could use the excuse of ignorance to get by.
However, the mission did not break out and chose to resist on the spot. In their view, this would undoubtedly lead to death.
With the strength of the troops being almost the same, the cavalry has a huge advantage. Its mobility and impact can be said to be crushing.
that's the truth.
Even with a phalanx of spears, the cavalry was more defensive than offensive. At this moment, rows of spears were shining coldly around the phalanx.
The soldiers held spears in one hand and shields in the other. Civil servants, women's family members, and the wounded were protected in the innermost layer of the phalanx, with shields covering them above. The whole thing looked like a huge shield box.
The real spear phalanx requires the soldiers to cooperate seamlessly, so that they can push forward all the way.
But there are no such conditions at the moment. It would be good if we could barely form a formation to hold on.
There is no need to think about relying on the large formation to push horizontally, but apart from the large formation...
When Wanyan Buxiu saw this strange formation, he couldn't help but have a look of surprise on his face, and the soldiers around him had already laughed sarcastically, "What turtle formation? It's a fool's errand to use this to resist the impact of our prairie warriors." "
"kill!!"
Various killing cries came, and the prairie cavalry tried to break through the phalanx.
However, due to the presence of the spears, they were unable to get close at all. The horses beneath them were stabbed by the spears, and they were instantly turned upside down.
The bows and arrows were also ineffective because the shield enveloped the entire phalanx.
Zhao Qianjun couldn't help but be happy to be sent to escort the mission. He and the accompanying soldiers were obviously not ordinary people. At this moment, he could see that the spear phalanx restrained the cavalry, like a turtle shell covered with sharp thorns. .
The prairie cavalry was helpless.
Wanyan Buxiu's face became very gloomy at this moment. Although they had an absolute advantage on the scene and could come and go freely, there was nothing they could do with those spears.
The only chance seems to be to rush forward, regardless of casualties.
And in this way, it is equivalent to exchanging pieces.
This is obviously something he cannot tolerate. In his eyes, these soldiers from Li Chao are not worth mentioning at all and can be easily defeated.
The Ganfan Wang couldn't help it anymore. He was here to fight, but now that his brother-in-law had him guarding him like this, he felt like he was shrinking.
"Brother-in-law, we can't stand guard like this. If we are surrounded like this, we will die sooner or later."
"It's better to fight them."
His words obviously made sense. These soldiers had just formed a formation, and their cooperation could only be considered average. In addition, they had to protect Zhu Liang and others, which was almost equivalent to giving up their mobility.
You can only be forced to defend and get beaten.
If they can't wait for reinforcements, they will all be trapped to death in the end.
Zhao Qianjun also echoed after hearing this: "That's right! Mr. Lin, what should we do next? Wait for reinforcements from the Wu Dynasty?"
Zhu Liang said: "The Wu Dynasty must have received the news, and they may arrive soon."
Want to be beautiful!
Lin Bai rolled his eyes. Li Chao was the one who took the initiative in forming an alliance between the two countries. Wu Chao had a stronger military. This could be seen from Gu Qiankuang's attitude during his last mission.
This time, let alone whether the Wu Dynasty would rescue them in this attack, even if they did, the mission would definitely be looked down upon even more.
Besides, counting on others is always a bad idea.
Immediately he said hurriedly: "If you shoot the man, shoot the horse first, and to capture the thief, capture the king first. Next..."
"Children of the grassland, crush them!"
Wanyan Buxiu had also lost his patience at this time. With a command, he gathered all the soldiers under his command to prepare for a forceful charge.
Time is running out, this is the territory of the Wu Dynasty after all.
Suddenly, a group of prairie cavalry rushed in madly. However, at this moment, gaps appeared in the middle of the shield of the spear phalanx that was originally like a turtle shell, and arrows shot out from it instantly. .
Shuo Shuo Shuo! !
The whistling sound cut through the space, and the speed of these arrows was extremely fast, obviously exceeding that of ordinary bows and arrows.
The most important thing is that you need space to draw the bow, and the arrow cannot be released so fast. But at this moment in the square formation, the arrow completely violates this point. It seems that there is no space for the arrow to be released, but the result...
And the lethality is amazing.
The screams of war horses came one after another. The horses in the front fell instantly, and the horses behind also fell down. The whole scene was chaotic.
When Wanyan Cuixiu saw this scene, his eyes showed a look of disbelief, because this completely subverted his understanding, and there was no room for arrows in the narrow crack.
But not only did the opponent shoot out arrows, but their lethality was astonishing.
More than half of the soldiers in the front rows were lost in an instant.
However, everything had just begun. Those arrows were being shot in a steady stream, and the prairie cavalry was completely stunned. Many soldiers from Lichao were already occupied in the outer circle of the spear phalanx.
plus previous casualties.
In other words, it was impossible for Li Chao to have too many archers, but at this moment, the number, speed of arrows, lethality, etc. of these arrows exceeded expectations.
An unknown number of the prairie cavalry were killed or wounded in an instant, and the losses were heavy.
This is the wonderful effect of Zhuge Liannu combined with the spear phalanx. Ordinary archers have no room to perform within the spear phalanx, but Zhuge Liannu is different.
It has a loaded design, and the arrow box can hold dozens of arrows at a time.
In fact, Zhao Qianjun and others were not equipped with Zhuge Liannu on this mission. They were obviously afraid of being exposed after entering the Wu Dynasty, but Lin Bai couldn't control that much.
Life was at stake, so he had already prepared some for his personal guards.
The quantity is not much, but it can be of great use in critical moments.
Like right now.
In the past, these Huru dispersed the impact, which was wasteful to use, easy to expose, and had no surprising effect. However, it was different now. Under the cover of the spear phalanx, these things no longer existed.
And in order to forcefully attack the phalanx, all the cavalry on the opposite side gathered together and became living targets, so that every arrow was not wasted.
One can imagine!
Under a hail of arrows, the group on the opposite side suffered heavy losses. Wanyan's face changed drastically, "Retreat quickly!"
In this situation, there is no way to attack the phalanx, otherwise more people will die.
At this time, Xu Da's thunderous voice rang out, "Thief, it's not too late to retreat now!"
boom!
Along with the sound, Ganfan Wang emerged from the formation, waved his arm, and with a forceful swing, a meteor hammer flew towards Wanyan Buxiu in an instant.
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Some people died, but not completely...
