At the critical moment, the two armies were extremely close.
Heijiu looked at the two hundred Quyang troops guarding Hulukou, and could even see clearly the facial features of these Chu soldiers.
Although Heijiu was shocked at first by the iron armor worn by these two hundred people (these Chu people are so powerful), Heijiu quickly felt relieved.
These Quyang soldiers, even if they are well-equipped, are still a mob!
At least they are new recruits who have never seen blood. They are not as good as the veterans under his command who have fought bloody battlefields for many years!
Because the hands of those Quyang soldiers holding strange-shaped crossbows were clearly trembling!
A slightly cruel smile appeared at the corner of Heijiu's mouth.
Such miscellaneous soldiers cannot withstand the impact of the Shaohu pirates who are fleeing for their lives!
Perhaps, not even in close combat.
It is possible that as soon as the Shaohu bandits come close, these Quyang soldiers will collapse immediately!
When the time comes, the well-forged armors of these Quyang soldiers will only become their biggest obstacle when escaping!
Heijiu yelled: "Charge over! Kill these Chu dogs! Rush back to Shaohu!"
…
"Two hundred steps!" Faced with the fierce killing of the Shaohu bandits, Quyang's army was somewhat disorganized.
"One hundred steps!" The distance between the two armies was getting closer and closer. For some reason, the square formation of Qu Yang's soldiers seemed to have stabilized. The repeating crossbows in the hands of the soldiers in the first row no longer trembled.
"Fifty steps!" Zhong Hua's eyes were already red: "Master!"
Xiong Wuliang ordered in a deep voice: "Fire the arrow!"
Zhong Hua suddenly took a step forward and shouted at the foot of the mountain: "The Lord has an order—shoot the arrow!"
'Bang Bang Bang' The dense sound of bow strings instantly drowned out all the sounds on the battlefield.
In an instant, a handful of arrows shot out!
Like a black cloud passing rapidly close to the ground!
This is a terrifying scene where two thousand arrows were shot out in a very short time!
Heijiu's eyes popped out - he rushed to the front, and almost instantly, seven or eight arrows were pierced in his body.
It looked like he couldn't survive.
"What!" The Shaohu bandits were in chaos!
How could a mere two hundred people create such a terrifying arrow rain!
The Shaohu bandit who rushed at the front lay down on the ground.
He suddenly became shorter on the battlefield!
General Jin, who was on the other side of the battlefield, also heard the intensive sound of bowstrings in the distance - he felt his scalp numb at that time.
Looking up, I saw that the Shaohu pirates had lost nearly half of their casualties almost instantly!
General Jin felt chills all over - if such a terrifying rain of arrows fell on his head, even if he was protected by armor and a large shield, the Imperial Guards soldiers would suffer considerable casualties!
At this moment, he no longer dares to look down upon Xiong Wuliang's Quyang Army!
Just this rain of arrows is enough to make people look at him!
Even Xiong Wuliang on the mountain couldn't help but sit up straight.
He knew that the power of the crossbow volley must be fierce, but he did not expect it to be so spectacular.
Under the shock, for a moment on the battlefield, the shouts of killing and the sound of weapons even disappeared, and fell into a brief and eerie silence - only the injured Shaohu pirate soldiers who were shot to the ground were still wailing in pain.
Quyang's soldiers seemed to be shocked for a moment by the killings they had caused, but they quickly reacted, dropping the repeating crossbows in their hands on the ground, raising their shields, and drawing out the swords from their waists.
With Xiong Wuliang's local supply regardless of cost, these two hundred Quyang soldiers were armed from head to toe, which can be said to be armed to the teeth.
The shield is a round shield covered with iron sheets and nailed with iron nails, and the sword is a fine iron sword made of fine iron that has been hammered hundreds of times with hydraulic forging equipment.
In later generations, such iron material was called Baili Steel!
Under the sun, the two hundred iron-clad Quyang Army looked like a dark and daunting forest!
And behind the Shaohu bandits, one hundred forbidden troops led by General Jin were still killing mercilessly and mechanically! Keep pushing forward!
The Shaohu bandit’s mentality has collapsed! despair!
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Xiong Wuliang calmed down his brief shock.
Surprisingly, he seemed to have no discomfort with the killing scene in front of him.
Mr. Xiong looked at Shaohu aside and said with a victor's smile: "General Shaohu, please start your performance..."
Shaohu understood.
No hesitation!
The former Yue general took a step forward and said loudly: "Second and third sons, look over here, I am Shaohu!"
"Lord Qu Yangjun has an order - put down your weapons, surrender without killing!"
Heijiu was lying on the ground, his vision blurry due to the massive blood loss.
As he lay dying, he heard Shaohu's call, which seemed to come from afar.
Heijiu smiled bitterly and died.
"It's really General Shaohu!"
"General Shaohu is not dead yet!"
The Shaohu pirates were overjoyed, as if they had found a life-saving straw in despair.
Perhaps because of his humble background, General Shaohu always treated his subordinates with love and care, and the Vietnamese soldiers at the bottom had a very good reputation.
Therefore, when Shaohu "died", many Shaohu thieves wanted to avenge General Shaohu with red eyes.
Now Shaohu is not dead!
Everyone was still happy to believe what Shaohu said.
Moreover, the situation in front of us is very clear - if you resist, you will die, but if you surrender, there is still a chance of survival.
The Shaohu bandits who were still standing knelt down on the ground and threw their weapons on the ground: "Surrender, I'll surrender!"
General Jin, who was still charging forward, was stunned.
In his impression, these Yue people are all brave and fierce barbarians... Why are they so easy to talk to today?
General Jin waved his hand, signaling the Forbidden Army formation under his command to stop killing.
The Imperial Guards soldiers stopped, still forming a strict formation, staring closely at the large number of Shaohu bandits kneeling on the ground, wary of their unusual movements.
Even Shaohu was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that his persuasion to surrender would be so effective.
Xiong Wuliang nodded with satisfaction.
These Shaohu bandits had been frightened out of their courage by the repeated crossbows. Their leader Heijiu was shot to death by random arrows, leaving them leaderless.
In addition, thieves like 'Shaohu' and the chieftains survived, and these pawns lost their will to fight.
It is reasonable to choose to surrender cleanly.
Zhong Hua laughed twice - this battle was a blast! With three hundred people surrounding a thousand people, not a single one of the more than a thousand Shaohu thieves escaped the trap!
"Master, please give the order!" Zhong Hua's eyebrows were dancing.
"Collect their weapons and protect the wounded." Xiong Wuliang commanded calmly: "Take custody first. Anyone who wants to resist will be killed immediately."
Zhong Hua strode down the hillside and came to the middle of Quyang's soldiers, touching this and patting that.
In this battle, Quyang's army suffered zero casualties!
Victory in the first battle!
Some soldiers who were on the battlefield for the first time turned pale and their hands trembled slightly. Some soldiers turned pale and vomited while leaning on their shields.
For recruits who go to the battlefield for the first time, this is a normal phenomenon - it is a physiological reaction that must be experienced. No matter how harsh the training is, seeing blood for the first time is always difficult to accept.
Zhong Hua patted a soldier next to him who had begun to vomit green bile and expressed comfort: "Second and Third Son, this battle is won."
"My lord's reward will come soon!"
"It's a great achievement for both of you!"
