Looking in the direction pointed by Zhang Bao, Zhang Jackal saw from a distance Shi Hu's flag, surrounded by thousands of dark cavalry, rushing towards the left wing of the Qingzhou Han army.
"Shi Hu has elites in his hands, how could he send them out so easily?"
Zhang Bao's voice was full of surprise.
"Huh, it's just a bluff."
Zhang Jack snorted coldly and looked around, looking at the powerful Jin soldiers who had just been hastily assembled.
"When it comes time to kill someone, we have to go up and block the Qingzhou Army's sword first."
The place where Zhang Jack is is the left wing of the Hu-Han horizontal formation, which corresponds to the right wing of the Han army in Qingzhou.
Zhang Jacky was not familiar with these Qingzhou troops, so he could only look at the formations and flags of the Qingzhou Han troops from a distance to judge the strength of his opponents.
Zhang Jack looked up and saw that the Qingzhou Army's center and left wing should be the strongest, because the formations and flags there were very strict.
The infantry of the Qingzhou Han Army were like puppets led by invisible ropes. Following the orders of trumpets and flags, they lined up in neat queues and approached the defense line of the Hu and Han Army.
"These Qingzhou troops, do they practice marching in formation every day? How can they be so neat?"
Zhang Bao clicked his tongue in surprise.
"Its speed is like the forest, and it is the levy of a strong army."
Zhang Jack frowned and said.
"However, the Qingzhou Army opposite us seems to be much worse."
Brother Zhang Bao said casually.
Zhang Jack then looked at the right wing of the Qingzhou Han army facing him.
In fact, the right wing of the Qingzhou Han Army is not bad, but it is indeed much worse than the Qingzhou Army's center left wing.
"It's a pity. Even so, it's almost the same as us."
Zhang Jack felt that the level of the right wing of the Qingzhou Han army should be similar to his own.
"Brother, what's the use of just marching well in the array? Only by killing with real swords and guns can we see who is the hero!"
Zhang Bao said.
Just as Zhang Jack was about to speak again, bursts of loud shouts suddenly came from a distance.
It turned out that the Hu and Han cavalry led by Shi Hu had approached the left flank of the Han army in Qingzhou.
Thousands of Hulu cavalry began to gallop on their horses and attacked the left-wing infantry of the Qingzhou Han army.
Tens of thousands of horse hooves churned on the snow, making a rumbling sound like spring thunder that disturbed everyone's hearts.
With the continuous sound of drums and trumpets, the left wing of the Qingzhou Han army seemed to have been prepared. Tens of thousands of infantrymen instantly formed several huge spear phalanxes.
The sharp spear points were densely packed, shining with a deadly cold light, just waiting for the Hulu cavalry to collide head-on.
However, the Hulu cavalry led by Shi Hu had no intention of charging the Qingzhou infantry head-on. Instead, as they approached, they shot dense clusters of feather arrows from their horseback.
Thousands of arrows smashed into the Qingzhou Infantry's array in a steady stream, and the sound of clanking arrows and the collision of armor kept coming.
Liu Yu, who was located in the center of the Han army in Qingzhou, immediately smiled contemptuously after witnessing all this.
"Huh, these Hulu, it turns out they only have this ability."
Wu Xin, the cavalry general who was guarding him, also followed suit.
"Your Majesty, these Hulu have really made no progress at all. Apart from riding and shooting, they haven't learned any other skills."
When Wu Xin said this, he raised the horse in his hand and continued.
"Your Majesty, the general's men have rested their power and can go up again to kill these Hulu cavalry!"
Liu Yu saw from a distance that the Hulu cavalry were attacking the left wing under a tall crimson flag. Looking at the words on it, it seemed that the surname was Shi, but he didn't know whether it was Shi Le, Shi Hu, or other Shi. The surname is Jiehu.
"These Hulu infantry on the left are all just a guise. They are just to delay the advance of our army, so as to give the Hulu infantry on the opposite side a chance to form a formation."
Liu Yu pointed at the Hulu formation opposite.
"Ignore these Hulu rangers, send an order to the left wing, use all the strong bows and crossbowmen, repel these rangers, and then continue to move forward. Only by defeating the Hulu formation on the opposite side can we truly win."
Subsequently, Liu Yu's order was passed to the array on the left wing through flags, drums and the guards running back and forth.
Shi Hu was riding on a horse, controlling the horse while using the bow and arrow in his hand to attack the stopped Qingzhou Han infantry.
The galloping horses added extra strength to mounted archery. Although protected by armor, many Qingzhou Han soldiers were still hit by arrows.
This method of warfare is what Shi Hu and his Hulu cavalry are familiar with and love. As long as the infantry on the opposite side cannot form an effective counterattack, this method can be used to wear down the morale of the infantry bit by bit.
As long as the infantry loses morale and falls into disorder and panic, the cavalry like Shihu can turn into wolves and pounce into the infantry like a flock of sheep to kill.
However, the Qingzhou Han Army infantry in front of them was different from most of the infantry encountered before.
Although more and more soldiers were injured by arrows or fell to the ground during the rapid shooting of the Hulu cavalry, the Qingzhou Han infantry did not waver or panic at all.
In fact, except for the occasional sound of drums, the entire infantry formation on Qingzhou's left wing did not make any unnecessary noise at all.
So much so that it gave Shi Hu the feeling that these Qingzhou Han troops were stone elephant puppets. Not to mention they didn't care about the casualties of friendly troops next to them, they didn't even care about their own casualties.
The other Hulu cavalry also felt the same way.
This put fear in their hearts. They were not fighting living people, but inanimate puppets.
If these Qingzhou Han troops were not afraid of the Hulu cavalry's fire, their morale would not be broken, and they would not be able to take advantage of the situation and rush into battle.
If we really relied on horseback shooting and wanted to shoot these tens of thousands of Qingzhou armored soldiers to death, even if these Hulu stretched their arms to the point where their bows were exhausted, it would not be possible at all.
Just when these Hulu cavalry began to feel powerless, the Han army's counterattack on Qingzhou's left wing also began.
I saw a large number of archers getting ready for battle after a blast of horns in the formation on the left wing of the Han army in Qingzhou.
After bursts of bang bang bang bang bowstring sounds, densely packed infantry bows and arrows launched a counterattack at the Hulu cavalry.
The more powerful foot bow feather arrows were more powerful and had a longer range than the cavalry bow, and soon caused many casualties to the Hulu.
After a banging sound, a Hulu cavalryman behind Shi Hu was hit by an arrow and fell off his horse, but one foot was hung on the stirrup. After a burst of screams, there was soon no movement.
Then, another rain of arrows struck, and more Hulu screamed and fell from their horses after being hit by arrows, and were trampled into pulp by the horses' hooves that followed.
"Come with me!"
When Shi Hu saw this, he yelled, and then led his Hulu cavalry, without stopping at all, and fled diagonally to the rear.
These Hulu cavalry can quickly gather strength to attack a certain point of the infantry formation. However, if they cannot defeat or shake the infantry array before the infantry archers counterattack, they will often avoid shooting with the infantry archers.
"General, these Qingzhou troops are really unable to take advantage of them."
A Jiehu general came up to Shi Hu and said in frustration.
Shi Hu looked at the Qingzhou Han army in the distance with a gloomy face.
"Let them be arrogant for a while longer, and then at the end, we will fight back."
"Now that my uncle has formed the formation, as long as these Qingzhou troops are held back by our infantry, the subsequent sudden cavalry of iron horses will win the final victory!"
Looking at the Hulu Rangers who were escaping in the distance, Liu Yu couldn't help but feel even more contemptuous.
"How come these Hulu cavalry are getting weaker and weaker, and they can escape so fast with just two rounds of walking bows to fight back?"
"Your Majesty, I think these Hulu cavalry are just a bluff, just to delay some time for the Hulu infantry."
Zhao Kun said.
In order to keep the array tight and neat, the march of the Qingzhou Han army was indeed affected.
It was at this time that the Hulu infantry on the opposite side had basically completed their formation.
Flags rising and falling, like fluttering clouds, swayed above the heads of the Hulu array.
Liu Yu looked at the Hulu infantry a hundred steps away and found that these Hulu infantry already looked somewhat different from the rogue-like appearance before.
"It seems that Shi Le will now rely on these infantrymen to fight us desperately."
Liu Yu pointed at the Hulu infantry opposite and showed a confident smile.
"Well, in that case, let's let Hu Lu learn what a real infantry is!"
After marching, the array of the Qingzhou Han army was no longer so neat, with both the left and right wings lagging behind. The Chinese army protruded forward for a long distance, like a huge "convex" shape.
The Hulu formation was also slowly approaching. The Hulu right wing was almost entirely composed of cavalry, quickly approaching the flanks of the Qingzhou Army. The Hulu infantry in the middle, under the personal command of General Shi Le, faced the enemy. The central army of the Han army in Qingzhou came.
Only the left wing, where Zhang Jack and other Jin lords were located, lagged far behind.
However, the Qingzhou Han army that faced them was a new auxiliary army composed of Jizhou powerful men and refugees, and they were also far apart.
As the two armies approached, more and more dense arrows hit the infantry arrays of the two armies. The screams one after another stimulated every soldier on the battlefield.
After a batch of soldiers were killed and injured under the crossfire of bows and arrows, the arrays of both sides would soon collide.
Most of the front row infantry of the Qingzhou Han army were spearmen. Their shining spears were arranged in a neat square formation, pressing towards the Hulu infantry on the opposite side.
"stand!"
Suddenly, the thumping sound of the war drums stopped, and the officers of the Qingzhou Army issued a series of commands.
"boom!"
Waves of neat footsteps sounded, and the entire Qingzhou Han Army infantry stopped.
At this time, the spears in the hands of the front row soldiers of the Qingzhou Han Army had collided with the weapons of the Hulu infantry on the opposite side.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
At this time, another burst of sound of bowstrings sounded in front of the handover formation between the two armies.
The archers on both sides have given up on projecting, and instead use the gaps between the arrays to shoot armor-piercing heavy arrows directly at the enemy on the opposite side.
"ah!"
"ah"
At such a close range, almost every time a soldier was fired, a soldier was shot, and all of them were fatally shot in the face and throat.
The soldiers on both sides who fell to the ground after being hit by arrows either wailed on the ground, waiting for death, or fell to the ground without even screaming.
At such a close distance, the Qingzhou Han Army and the Hulu Infantry Army could clearly see the expressions on both sides' faces.
There was almost no movement on the faces of the Qingzhou Han soldiers, as if they were facing a group of straw men on the training ground.
On the contrary, the faces of the Hulu infantry had different expressions. Some were filled with ferocious killing intent, some were pale with fear, and some had eyes that were wandering and dull.
Soldiers from both sides tested each other with their weapons, but neither of them immediately launched an attack.
This mutual temptation of facing death soon caused some of the infantry in the Hulu array to collapse.
"ah!"
A Hulu infantryman who couldn't stand it anymore shouted and stabbed the spear in his hand forward.
However, a rash advance would inevitably face the numerical superiority of the Han army in Qingzhou. After the spear in Hulu's hand was gently pushed away by one, the other two Han army spears pierced his throat and face like lightning. .
The Hulu infantryman didn't even scream. Blood spurted from his neck and he fell softly on the snow.
The other Hulu, armed with short swords and shields, got under the spears and spears, trying to attack the spearmen who were approaching and attacking the Qingzhou Han army.
However, the same sword and shield soldiers soon emerged from the Qingzhou Army array, and the two sides started fighting under the spears.
Suddenly, a sharp whistle sounded in the Qingzhou Han army formation, as well as bursts of roaring commands, breaking this torturous temptation.
"kill!"
"kill!"
The infantry of the Qingzhou Han Army followed the officer's order and all let out deafening shouts.
Then, thousands of spears and spears, shining with white light, stabbed at the Hulu opposite.
"puff!"
"ah!"
The sudden attack by the Han army infantry in Qingzhou made it impossible for the Hulu infantry to parry, so they could only bite the bullet and fight back with the weapons in their hands.
However, the Hulu infantry had already lost the initiative and soon suffered several times casualties.
With just one thrust, a large number of infantrymen in the front row of the Hulu fell to the spears of the Han army.
"kill!"
There was another burst of shouts from Qingzhou officers.
"kill!"
The Qingzhou infantry immediately followed and shouted, taking another step forward, and the cold light of their spears thrust forward again.
"ah"
"ah!"
There was another burst of wailing and screaming, and the front row of the Hulu infantry array had all lost their fighting spirit.
More Hulu infantry in the back row had to face countless Han army spears still dripping with blood.
Suddenly, a burst of passionate war drums sounded, and then more sharp whistles resounded throughout the array.
"Kill, kill, kill"
The Qingzhou Han army made another continuous attack. The Hulu infantry who were still able to hold on immediately lost their resistance and all retreated toward the rear in a panic.
Liu Xian, who was behind the formation, couldn't believe what he was seeing.
"Impossible, is this a defeat?"
"Is it a scam?"
ps. The more I watch Wan Ming, the more I feel that the scene descriptions in it are really wonderful. The supporting characters can not only advance the plot, but also show the details of the battle from a specific perspective. . . The more I look at it, the weaker my knees become. . . Kneel down for the masterpiece
