The Jin army did not relax their vigilance just because the formation gate was wide open, but instead became more cautious.
The flags in the hands of the eight generals were waved frequently, and the soldiers with swords and shields formed a triangle shape to cover the charge of the soldiers and horses in the rear.
It seems that it has become a habit for the two armies to be covered with arrows before a close encounter. No matter how many enemy troops can be killed, if you want to cover them with a wave of arrows, you can kill as many enemy troops as you can.
Looking at the dense rain of arrows like jade flutes, the shield bearers of the Longmen Formation quickly raised their shields to cover the brothers behind them.
Several of Du Yu's personal guards also hurriedly guarded Young Master Liu with shields. Although the formation was high and ordinary arrows could not reach here, they were afraid that if there were sharpshooters staring at Young Master Liu's position for a sneak attack, .
In addition, Liu Ya has no eyes, so it is better to be careful. After all, although Jin Guo's Bed Crossbow is not as good as Dalong's Eight Bull Crossbow, its power cannot be ignored.
After being hit from a certain distance, there is almost no chance of survival.
Three waves of arrows were fired at each other, and the Jin soldiers and horses, covered by sword and shield soldiers, finally rushed into the formation gate.
Liu Mingzhi waved the command flag in his hand, and the sword and shield soldiers who were originally on the defensive suddenly retreated, revealing the archers, crossbows, and horses behind them.
The charging infantry were directly covered by a hail of arrows from the archers. There was no need to aim at such a dense enemy.
The cavalry who charged in had no time to stop, and were knocked upside down by their horses. After rolling around for a few times, they were cut into pieces by the sword and shield soldiers on both sides, both men and horses.
The following cavalry stopped in time, but were directly stabbed under the horses by the spearmen with their long spear heads through the gaps specially left in the shields.
The Jin army, who did not know the specific situation in the formation, paid a heavy price as soon as they entered the formation.
After the generals of the Jin Kingdom had a rough understanding of the situation in the formation, they gradually waved their flags and launched an effective counterattack.
However, these generals gradually realized that any of the eight brothers who entered the formation would be attacked from both sides.
Soldiers and horses along the way must beware of the dragon guards on both sides who are attacking and killing at the same time.
Suddenly, several roars of artillery were heard from the position of the Jin Kingdom's Central Army. Smoke of gunfire filled the Longmen Formation in the blink of an eye. The densely packed Dragon Guards were directly blown into the air by the artillery.
Liu Mingzhi's face condensed, and he subconsciously looked at the artillery he had arranged in the formation. Before he could give the order, Sun Mingfeng immediately found the position of Jin Guo's artillery and fired back.
Wanyan Chizha promptly ordered artillery assistance, causing gaps in the three gates of the Dragon Gate Formation to the west, southwest, and northwest. The Jin army rushed over without any hesitation.
Liu Mingzhi's eyes were focused, and he waved the command flag in his hand.
The soldiers and horses of the Jin Kingdom's front team who rushed toward the gap were directly attacked by a group of sword and shield soldiers and spearmen in the middle, and were completely surrounded by the gap created by the artillery.
The sword and shield soldiers turned around and tried their best to resist the soldiers and horses that wanted to rush up to help. However, before they had time to charge, the hundreds of soldiers surrounded by the Jin Kingdom were easily killed by crossbows and spears.
Both sides tried their best to kill each other's enemies. Gradually, the eight generals of the Jin Kingdom gradually discovered the most terrifying part of the Longmen Formation.
That is, the gaps left by the eight formation gates are only enough for 5,000 people to enter. The soldiers at the rear can only wait for the brothers in front to die in battle, or to kill a gap before they can fill it.
The combined strength of the eight formations is only more than 40,000, and the fate of being caught in a large formation of more than 100,000 people is clear at a glance.
Thinking of Wanyan Chizha's words, the eight generals did not care about their brothers who died in the battle, and directly ordered the withdrawal of troops.
If we don't withdraw our troops, we will be annihilated sooner or later by the enemy bit by bit.
Although the brothers crowded on the periphery could kill the dragon soldiers and horses at the edge of the formation, the army at the rear could not engage in close combat. Just relying on the tens of thousands of people in contact, their own losses were completely disproportionate to the losses of the dragon soldiers and horses.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the Jin army once again chose to retreat, leaving behind a pile of corpses of both the enemy and ourselves.
The smell of blood hit their nostrils, stimulating everyone's minds. Whether it was the Dalong soldiers or the Jin Kingdom soldiers, they were all red-eyed in just half a day of fighting.
As the three dragon guards gradually shrink their formation, you can clearly hear the sound of trampling water with every step, which is the fresh blood flowing from the corpses on the ground.
Liu Mingzhi quietly looked at the retreating Jin army, exhausted physically and mentally, leaning on the thick flagpole with his command flag in hand and panting.
Although he did not take the lead and kill the enemy personally, standing in the center of the formation, watching all directions and listening to all directions, he was indeed the most tired person.
With more than 300,000 people fighting hard, any oversight could cost hundreds of lives.
Liu Mingzhi had been highly focused from the moment the Jin Kingdom soldiers and horses charged, and his mind kept spinning for half a day. It was a good thing that he didn't pass out.
"The Jin army retreated and won!"
"The great dragon is victorious! Standing side by side, the king may be mighty, and he may live a thousand years!"
"The great dragon is victorious! Standing side by side, the king may be mighty, and he may live a thousand years!"
"The great dragon is victorious! Standing side by side, the king may be mighty, and he may live a thousand years!"
Exciting shouts came from the dragon gate formation from the inside out. One hundred and forty thousand people, including half of the auxiliary soldiers, withstood the charge of two hundred thousand elite Jin troops head-on. The soldiers of Dalong couldn't think of it. It’s hard to get excited.
Liu Mingzhi looked around at the cheering soldiers holding their swords and grinned.
The sense of accomplishment of this head-on victory is far more exciting than the sense of accomplishment of passive defense.
"Zhang Kuang obeys orders."
The arrogant and slightly aged eyes looked at Young Master Liu excitedly.
"The general has received the order. May I ask the commander-in-chief if he will pursue the victory?"
"No pursuit. They are withdrawing, not defeated. Pursuing them will only arouse their determination to go all out. A group of crazy wolves will not be so easy to deal with."
"Mind the battle damage and send thirty scouts to pay attention to the battle situation in the Jin Army's camp!"
"But don't be regretful. Wanyan Chizha dares to break the formation again. As long as their military strength is the same as ours, even if it is more than 20,000, it doesn't matter. At that time, we will go out to kill the enemy!"
"Got the order!"
The sun was setting in the west. In the main camp of the Kingdom of Jin, Wanyan Chizha frowned and looked at the battle results presented by Sima in his hands.
"More than 10,000 people were damaged in half a day? This is more than the number of people who were damaged in three projects!"
Yelumo's eyes were red and his expression was full of self-blame. He glanced at the colleagues around him who had equally dull expressions and knelt on one knee in front of Wanyan Chizha.
"Commander, I have misjudged the power of the Dragon Gate Formation. The situation in the formation is too complicated. The Horse Guards Formation, the Caltrop Formation, the Bamboo Spear Formation, and the Crossbow and Arrow Formation are all interlocking."
"Before the brothers had time to remove the obstacles, they were surrounded by soldiers and horses on three sides and killed them in batches. However, the gates of the formation were limited, and there were not many brothers who could enter the formation to support. The real power of this formation is not the five dragon heads. , but the interlocking changes in the formation."
"It was all the general's own cleverness that caused more than 10,000 brothers to die on the battlefield."
"The last general deserves death!"
Yelumo gently took off the sword from his waist and held it in his hand, closing his eyes slightly.
"I will eventually be willing to die to pay my debts to my brothers."
Wanyan Chizha looked coldly at Yelv Mo, who was begging for death to apologize, and suddenly stretched out his kick and kicked Yelv Mo to the ground.
"Look at your potential. Victory and defeat are commonplace for military strategists. If you can't bear this little setback, what potential can you have in the future?"
"I dare to praise you as a general, so you do this to me."
"Quinzi, Quanzi, are you worthy of your father's reputation?"
"If you are really a man, you can sum up your experience for me, find out the loopholes in the Longmen Formation, wait for an opportunity to kill him, and let Liu Mingzhi pay with his blood."
"I, Dajin, only have sons who died in battle, not cowards who committed suicide in front of the tent."
Yelv Mo opened his eyes and looked at Wanyan Chizha's cold eyes, took a deep breath, and gave him a fist with cold eyes.
"The last general takes command!"
"Please, Commander-in-Chief, give the last general a force of troops and horses. The last general will fight to the death to find a way out of the formation for the brothers!"
