war
Especially ancient wars are not like those in the movies, where they rush forward in a swarm of swarms without thinking.
According to the layout of the battle formation, advance slowly like a wall. Before the two armies came into contact, they relied entirely on crossbows and arrows, and after the close combat. The front row fights each other, and the back row also has bows and arrows to suppress the opponent's reinforcements.
There is a general behind him on a tall command podium, or on a high hillside on the battlefield, remotely commanding the follow-up troops to replenish their combat power at that location.
This is a manifestation of intelligence, observation, and scheduling ability, which is why there is a saying: It is easy to win a thousand troops but hard to find a general.
Datang's side has a complete set of armor and bows and crossbows, especially the small steel cannon. Against such a unit with very little armor, one shot will kill and injure them all.
dong dong dong
The war drums sound
The soldiers in the front row of the coalition raised their shields and started to advance forward like a steel wall.
Immediately next to the bed crossbow with the bowstring attached, the Taoist attack commanded the crossbowman to smash open the control rod of the bed crossbow.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
The crossbow with a range of hundreds of meters flew from the crossbow frame, and the huge power pierced the sky with its roar. On the goose egg-thick arrow shaft, the palm-width arrow could easily penetrate the bodies of several enemies.
ah...
There were several unlucky ones on the slave side who were more or less pierced and stuck in the ground like sugar-coated haws. Their miserable appearance made the surrounding slaves tremble with fear.
"The enemy is attacking"
Seeing that several city-state kings in his own family were still drinking, the general who was still sober reminded them.
"Let the slaves rush forward"
"If you win, give each of them a piece of meat."
"Yes, give me another drink."
.....
The kings of several city-states promised what they thought were generous rewards.
Then the general passed the order and reward to his own army formation, and added another one: If you are afraid, the first one will be killed!
The war supervisors were naturally the minions of these city-state kings in the past. They held the swords in their hands and stared at the slaves in front of them. As long as they made the slightest move, they would kill them with great difficulty.
Woo woo woo
The sound of war drums and giant horns sounded. Regardless of the arrows and crossbows from the Tang Dynasty, most of the slaves could only numbly rush towards the steel wall opposite them.
It is good to have courage
In this land, since they don't have such powerful crossbows, most of them rely on swarming up to fight at close range. Now they understand what it means to be crushed by technology.
The long-range bed crossbow is just an appetizer, but as the distance between the two sides continues to get closer, countless crossbow arrows are waiting for them when fighting from a thousand meters to zero distance behind the military formation.
The Piao Kingdom did not have such crossbows specially prepared for war at first. After joining forces with the local army of the Tang Dynasty, they saw the neat steel armor of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty and the rain of arrows, and they understood Come here: It was so wise for the king of his family to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
Like a swarm of bees, the slaves crowded together and charged towards the Tang Dynasty military formation. They rushed to a position 150 meters away from the Tang Dynasty military formation. The crossbowmen holding crossbows behind the military formation raised their Crossbow in hand.
"Lift~! The ruler is 150 meters."
"put"
Thousands of arrows flew out from the Tang army formation, passed over the front row of Datang soldiers, and fell like raindrops. Their swarms continued to decrease under the attack of crossbow arrows.
finally
All the slaves who charged in the first wave fell under the rain of arrows. The Tang army marched in neat steps, completely ignoring the enemies who fell on the ground, and continued to advance towards the city-state alliance's main town.
hiss
Shocked by such a tragic scene, some drunk city-state kings sobered up a bit and thought to themselves: No wonder they were able to fight all the way. Those city-states that surrendered were so smart.
If it weren't for his brutal rule, maybe he could surrender or something.
But
Now it seems that it is too late. Anyway, I have been eating, drinking and having fun for a long time. In addition, I have someone to support me. After I die, I can still go to heaven according to the words of those sacrifices.
Facing the first wave of disastrous defeat on their side, the city-state side had no intention of changing their tactics and continued to let the slaves charge.
In their eyes, slaves are consumables, and they are dead when they die. Only those soldiers wearing armor who do not move are their foundation.
not to mention
They are blessed by gods
The omnipresent and omnipotent gods protect them from defeating their enemies.
Yan Yan has been in this continent for a long time, and he knows what the opponent's battles are like, so he issued an order: "This town moves forward and clears the battlefield."
"promise"
Cleaning up the war is not about cleaning, but about helping the wailing and seriously injured to end their pain, while the slightly injured are captured and awaiting punishment.
Why don't those who are slightly injured stand up and make a sneak attack? When someone around you dies and you are frightened, you will naturally not move without enough faith to support you.
Those with faith: No matter how many enemies there are, they will always move forward.
The total number of people fighting on both sides is over 100,000. Without the intervention of large-scale cavalry, the battle on the battlefield cannot be resolved in just a few minutes.
The soldiers in the front row can naturally advance easily under the suppression of arrows, and occasionally encounter unyielding resistance on the way. But the arrows can no longer clear the enemies in front of them, and close combat begins.
"prick"
"Hey"
The spear standing behind the shield suddenly thrust out from the gap in the shield, piercing the enemy's body, and then suddenly withdrew it.
The Chidun soldiers in front pushed the corpse away with force, raised their shields slightly, stepped on the enemy's corpse with their combat-booted feet, and continued their duties without hesitation.
The battle with the slaves of the city-state alliance in the front row lasted for nearly an hour, and the opponent had more than six casualties. Looking at the steel city wall in front of them, the Tang army fled frantically as if they were broke.
The soldiers in the front row stopped, and then the shield soldiers and spear soldiers who had not yet engaged in the battle walked past them, and they would take their positions.
call
One hour
Tens of thousands of slaves were defeated, and the war team killed some of the escaped slaves. Faced with more slaves, they also expressed their helplessness.
As the army continued to suppress, the city-state federal army was making its main force and started a collision with the Tang army.
"Small steel cannon, ready to fire"
"promise"
Slaves with incomplete clothes have no need for big weapons like small steel cannons. The only ones with real combat power are the direct line troops of the city-state kings.
Good things should be reserved for important enemies. Yan Yan naturally understood this truth. As long as the two sides started fighting, a dozen or so small steel cannons would fire a salvo, which would not only frighten the enemy, but also effectively kill the opponent's main force.
Once the opponent's morale is defeated by small steel cannons, the last strength of these city-state kings will become eggs with broken shells.
"God will bless us"
"Yes, God said he would take us to heaven."
"Let the little ones rush forward"
"After raising you for so long, it's time to sacrifice your life for our gods."
The king of the city-state may have been under the anesthesia of alcohol and asked his direct troops to charge forward.
Yan Yan ordered the messenger: "Fire three volleys from the small steel cannon."
To be continued
