As Tan Pingzhi's command was shouted out, several sounds of bow strings vibrating were heard. Even on the mountain range several miles away, it could be heard clearly. This shows the strength of the one who fired the bow. , four or five bows and arrows, drawing long and large curves, flew high in the air, and were inserted on the ground in front of the formation at varying distances. The feathers of the arrows were eye-catching red, even in the Xie Dynasty. The positions of Xuan and others can also be seen clearly.
Although Liu Tingyun was a military blind person, she could see it to some extent and said with a smile: "Is this distance measurement? Is it where the arrow is inserted, or how many steps before leaving the formation?"
Wang Miaoyin nodded: "Yes, the farthest arrow shoots a hundred steps, and the others are eighty steps, sixty steps, and fifty steps." At this point, she frowned, "Why still? Thirty steps? According to the military system of the Jin Dynasty, after fifty steps the archer will fire the last arrow and retreat."
Liu Tingyun blinked: "Why is this?"
Huan Xuan said sternly: "Because the cavalry's assault speed is very fast. As the saying goes, shoot the horse first to shoot the man, and capture the king first to capture the thief. There is also a military proverb that says, "You can't do more than three arrows in battle."
"Because the cavalry charges from a hundred steps away to you. At the speed of the archer's firing, it can only fire about three arrows. The strongest archer can shoot a hundred steps away, which is the farthest position, but Generally speaking, even if the shot reaches here, the force will be at its limit, and it will basically not cause any damage."
"If you want to break armor and kill cavalry, generally speaking, crossbowmen need one hundred and fifty steps, and archers need within seventy steps. And the distance between seventy and thirty steps is the timing and fastest speed for them to fire arrows. That is to say, three to four arrows, and no more than five arrows. When the enemy knight enters within thirty steps, it is the sprint stage. At this time, he must use his hand to push forward, and the archer must retreat within thirty steps to avoid It messed up our position!"
Liu Tingyun suddenly realized: "So that's it. That means that only when the enemy cavalry rushes into the distance marked by these arrows, will the infantry here fire arrows?"
Huan Xuan laughed and said, "That's right. Look, the enemy cavalry has already charged close to 200 steps away. The crossbowmen should be stepping forward now to fire the first round."
Huangfu Fu suddenly said: "No, Master, I'm afraid Liu Yu is not prepared to use bows and arrows to solve the battle."
Huan Xuan's expression changed: "Why do you see it?"
Huangfu pointed at the formation in front and said in a deep voice: "Liu Yu didn't even resist the horse. It seemed that he was going to fight the cavalry directly, fighting in close quarters, and fighting with his feet. If it was a defensive counterattack, then resisting the horse and strong force Bows and crossbows are a must, but Liu Yu's soldiers are heavily armored, holding long spears, and there are very few archers in the back row. I think he wants to fight head-on with the cavalry!"
Huan Xuan's brows furrowed: "Fighting a horse on foot, fighting hand to hand? Is his brain broken?"
Huangfu Fu suddenly looked at Sun Wuzhong: "General Sun, could it be that your subordinates had any surprising and winning tactics today?"
Sun Wuzhong smiled slightly: "Everyone, just sit back and watch!"
While he was talking, he heard the rough roar of the observers from the infantry square of the Beifu Army in the valley: "The enemy is one hundred and fifty steps away!"
Tan Pingzhi waved his hand coldly, and fifty crossbow-wielding warriors emerged from the gaps in the queue. They picked up the powerful crossbows in their hands and fired at the cavalry in front without even aiming.
The sound of "push" can be heard endlessly. From time to time, some small red dots will appear on these horses covered in white cloth armor. When these specially-made crossbow arrows hit the armor of the war horses or the armor of people, they will It will leave red cinnabar traces. According to the judgment of the drill, if the target hits three places, it will exit the battle.
More than ten war horses came to a slow stop, while the other horses did not slow down and rushed faster and faster towards the front, accompanied by the roar of the range-finding soldiers in the infantry formation: "The enemy's distance is one hundred and thirty." step!"
Tan Pingzhi continued to wave his hand, and the fifty crossbowmen in front quickly threw their empty crossbows back, while their companions behind them handed over a new strung crossbow. They picked up the crossbow and took aim. He fired forward, and after another burst of crossbow strings, a faint red mist rose from the opposite side, and the fifteen or six riders stopped.
Wang Miaoyin nodded thoughtfully: "That's it. Although the crossbow arrows are powerful and can hit farther, they can only shoot straight. Secondly, loading and stringing the arrows takes too much time. There is time to reload the crossbow. The enemy cavalry At least they have rushed over a hundred steps, so it is actually the fastest for them to change their crossbows after firing one arrow."
Liu Tingyun said curiously: "Hey, Sister Wang, just now you said that at seventy to thirty steps, you can fire three arrows in advance. Why do you now say that a crossbow arrow takes more than a hundred steps? Doesn't that mean you can only fire one arrow?" "
Huan Xuan smiled slightly: "Miss Liu, what Miss Wang just said was a bow and arrow, not a crossbow. The bow and arrow can be fired very quickly. An excellent archer can even shoot five, six, or even a dozen arrows with one hand. Between your fingers, you quickly string the bow and fire it quickly. Just like these wild knights now!"
Huan Xuan pointed his finger and saw the shadow troop cavalry quickly approaching the front line of the infantry. Many people suddenly appeared on the seemingly empty horses, all wearing leather hats and cloth armor, and some were even shirtless. , but in each person’s hand, there was a large bow that was almost as tall as a person.
Between their fingers were filled with long white spike arrows, which were fired at the infantry array on the opposite side. The formation that had just rushed towards the front of the infantry began to fiercely move towards the right front, circling around. It formed an arc, and from a distance, it looked almost like this long yellow dragon, making a temporary ninety-degree turn in front of the enemy's formation!
A burst of red mist rose in front of the formation, and a few more red dots suddenly appeared on the bodies of more than ten crossbowmen. They reluctantly dropped their crossbow arrows and sat down in place dejectedly to show that they were withdrawing from this battle. Perform martial arts.
Liu Yu sneered: "Sure enough, he was hiding in the saddle and attacked directly with his light cavalry. He wanted to catch us off guard. Send the order, hold the spear to protect the formation, and shoot with bows and arrows from the back row!"
Xie Tingfeng, standing next to Liu Yu, this clever boy became Liu Yu's messenger today. Since he didn't know how to fight, he had to rely on others to shout. He quickly ran forward and faced the fifty The front army formation outside the gate shouted: "Brother Jinu has an order, let go, shoot with bows and arrows!"
The crossbowmen quickly fired up the third powerful crossbow in their hands, and then dispersed from both sides of the formation. More than a hundred soldiers in the first row let out a loud roar and put down their long spears in unison. Like a forest of steel, the fine armor reflected white light, piercing the opponent's knight's eyes. From a distance, it looked almost like a luminous source, making it impossible to look directly at it.
And just behind this row of archers, two rows of archers raised their arrows to the sky, accompanied by the command of their respective squad leaders: "Target eighty steps, three arrows fired quickly!" chapter;
