Although the opponent is indeed a group of iron lumps, if they use bows and arrows, the lethality they can cause is impressive!
Among bows and crossbows, only infantry crossbows are counted, excluding those heavy crossbows such as large vehicle crossbows and bed crossbows. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages.
"Tiangong Kaiwu" contains: "The crossbow is a weapon for guarding the camp and is not suitable for formation. Anyone who is strong in bows and arrows can move more than two hundred steps, and the strongest crossbow stops at fifty steps. That is, if it passes within a short distance, it will not be able to penetrate Lu. . However, its speed is ten times that of a bow, and its penetration into objects is also twice as deep."
What we are talking about is that crossbows are mostly used as defensive equipment and are not used for marching. The range of strong bows is more than 200 steps, while the strongest crossbow arrows only stop at 50 steps. Even if the range is exceeded, the power of the crossbow arrows will be nothing. But within the range of the crossbow, the speed of the arrow is ten times faster than that of the bow and arrow, and its penetrating ability is more than twice as strong as that of the bow and arrow.
Between bows and crossbows, the former has an advantage in range, while the latter has an advantage in penetration.
Of course, this is just a comparison between the most common bows and crossbows.
There is definitely a difference between a one-stone bow and a three-stone bow, and there is also a difference between the most common hand crossbow and the hard crossbow used by Xiandenshishi.
However, no matter how low the armor penetration rate of the Pishi Army's bows and arrows was, it would be difficult to cause effective damage to these two heavy armored infantry. However, not every part of these two heavy armored infantry can be best protected. Parts of their faces and necks are not within the defense range of the heavy armor.
Xirong's heavy armor was completely covered, except for his two eyes and hands. However, except for Xirong, the heavy armor in other places still has a face in the design!
Therefore, if the Pishi Army continues to consume these two heavy armored infantry units, no matter how impressive the actual lethality is, these two units will still be exhausted at that moment.
As a normal general, the leader of the Pishi Army had this idea and planned to detach a part of the Pishi Army to mount and shoot around the trap camp and the Euphorbia warriors. It can be seen that just when the Pishi army was preparing to bend their bows and arrows, the Xianden dead soldiers hidden in the trap camp and surrounded by the Euphorbia warriors emerged.
"Ding, Ju Yi activates his skills first.
First Ascend, First Ascend the Dead Soldiers, Live to Death, First Ascend the Death Soldiers Legion skills, this skill can only be awakened when the founder or leader of the First Ascend Death Soldiers and the tacit understanding with the First Ascend Death Soldiers reaches a certain level. The skill effect can only be activated when the dead soldiers are commanded and the dead soldiers are commanded.
Effect 1: When the leader of the army is in charge of the dead soldiers, the commander +2 and the force +2.
Effect 2: When facing light cavalry, the commander will gain +2 again, and the force will gain +2 again.
Effect 3: When fighting on the battlefield, the force of the whole army will be +1 if the soldiers who are the first to be killed are under the command. And if facing light cavalry, the force of the whole army will be +1 if the soldiers are to be killed first.
Effect 4: When facing a head-on confrontation with light cavalry, it will seal the effects of its army-wide amplification skills or legion skills.
Note: At the same time, only the army-wide amplifying skill effects or legion skill effects of the enemies that are three times the number of the dead warriors who first boarded can be sealed. It is invalid for enemies other than three times. Only one of the two can be sealed. When all enemies are sealed, When the military amplification skill effect is used, the legion skill effect cannot be sealed again. "
The hard crossbows of the dead warriors are extremely restrained against light cavalry. As long as the opponent enters their shooting range, the crossbow arrows in the hands of the dead warriors can easily break their chests.
Even if the Pishi Army is not light cavalry with weak defense, it certainly has nothing to do with heavy cavalry. In front of the soldiers who died first, their armor was still very weak.
"Ding, as soon as the effect of Ju Yi Xianden's skill is activated, when the commander of Xianden Dead Soldier is in action, the commander +2, the force +2, the basic commander is 92, the current commander has been raised to 94, the basic force is 86, and the current force has been raised to 88."
"Ding, Ju Yi Xianden's skill effect three is activated. When fighting on the battlefield, the force of the entire army of Xianden Dead Soldiers under his command will be +1. Currently, it conflicts with the effect of Zhendong's skill. The activation of this skill's effect is invalid."
The two troops of the trapped camp and the Euphorbia soldiers were like a steel fortress, tightly and seamlessly protecting the army of the First Dead Soldiers in the center.
In fact, although the armor equipped by the First Ascension Death Soldier is not as heavy armor as that of the Trap Camp and the First Ascension Death Soldier, it is definitely not light armor. In terms of defensive strength, it is not as good as the Trap Camp and Euphorbia Soldiers. , but definitely not bad.
Moreover, although the Xianden Death Soldiers were armed with crossbows, it did not mean that they did not have other weapons. Some of them were armed with long knives, some were equipped with long spears, and some were equipped with heavy shields. Therefore, the protection of the Xiandenshishi unit itself is not bad, and it has the ability to fight alone.
However, even if the first-death warriors have the ability to fight alone, if they are allowed to fight alone, a large part of their strength will be used for defense, and their firepower will be different.
In order to deal with Dongyi's cavalry troops, the first-death warriors must ensure firepower support. Therefore, the two troops of the trapped camp and the Euphorbia Guards took over the defense instead of the First Dead Soldiers.
The crossbow arrows from the deceased soldiers came towards the Pishi army at an extremely fast speed. Even though the Pishi army had superb riding skills, they were still in a hurry when facing the sudden crossbow arrows. The cavalry could avoid the arrows, but the war horses could not. It was not easy. Under the crossbow arrows, many war horses were in pain and knocked the cavalry to the ground.
Before engaging the enemy head-on, they lost more than a hundred cavalrymen. The commander of the Pishi Army was immediately furious. The Pishi Army had never suffered such a loss.
"Quick! Open the flag! Let the Pishi army charge forward!" Under the high platform, Yelu Abaoji ordered in a deep voice.
The Pishi Army is a force that is good at riding and shooting. After encountering the enemy, especially the infantry troops whose speed is incomparable to them, the most labor-saving method is to avoid frontal contact and constantly use bows and arrows to consume them.
However, the situation is obviously different now.
Logically speaking, there is indeed a gap between the range of crossbows and the range of bows. However, the first soldiers are not equipped with ordinary crossbows, but hard crossbows. When the Pishi Army enters the range, they can target you. When it is within, it will naturally be within the shooting range of the dead soldiers first.
The periphery of the dead soldiers who climbed first was protected by a group of iron lumps. If they were consumed in this way of shooting, the Pishi Army would definitely suffer.
Therefore, Yelu Abaoji reacted immediately after receiving the battle situation, allowing the Pishi Army to charge decisively and use the powerful impact to knock over others.
In the past few years, he has built a good reputation in northern Xinjiang, and his ability to fight with his feet is enough to make him proud.
But Yelu Abaoji has never lacked confidence in the Pishi Army, which is equivalent to his own guard camp.
(End of chapter)
