The front line of the Jin army, five hundred steps behind the line, is on a hill.
Tan Zhi had already moved to this position. He did not hit the commander's flag. He was looking at the position where he was just now. The commander's flag was still standing there, but there was no one there. A few stones occasionally flew nearby and hit the ground. There were small pits on the ground. The place where we stood just now was about to become a small quarry. Only the flagpole flying the general's flag still stood.
Tan Shihuai breathed a sigh of relief, took out the two signal flags from his arms, and said with lingering fear: "It was really too dangerous just now. If the lord hadn't ordered us to move immediately after ordering the attack, I'm afraid we would all be dead now. Hit. It's just those catapults..."
His eyes turned to the military formation in front. The thirty catapults that had been firing just now had now turned into a piece of broken wood and beams, along with dozens of battered and bloody corpses. , the original shape can no longer be seen at all, and the stones originally placed beside the car are scattered on the ground, turning this place into small stone fields, it can even be said that it has become a shallow stone field. The wall naturally separated the more than ten square formations in front of the Crane Wing Formation.
Tan Zhi looked at the hundreds of archers who were quickly getting into the square formation in front, holding up their shields and protecting their heads again, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, they have all entered the formation and protected them." Myself, as for these catapults, it is too troublesome to move them. I arranged them here to use them as bait to draw out the enemy's armored machine men. They do have unique skills in machinecraft. These things have turned into mobile catapults and crossbows. In order to destroy the demon thieves in the future, we have to study these mechanism techniques. They should be of great use when we defeat the Hulu during the Northern Expedition."
Tan Shihuai nodded, and frowned again before looking at the battle formation in front: "But our bows and arrows can't be fired now, and the trebuchet is gone, how can we stop these demon thieves moving horses in front? My lord, have you prepared powerful crossbows, especially the eight-stone running bull crossbow, and are ready to completely defeat them in one wave?"
Tan Zhi looked ahead. The sergeants of Tianshi Dao were like ants moving, running back with the corpses on the ground on their backs, or using ropes around their waists to tie up the antlers of the horse and deer, and then moved in three or five steps. A group of people worked together to shout slogans and quickly dragged the resisting horses back. Others stepped forward and held shields to block the moving warriors. They watched, thirty steps away from the front of the formation. Most of these obstacles have been cleared away, leaving only a distance of about ten steps, and there are still some resistance horses.
And further away, about a hundred to a hundred and twenty steps away from the front line, more than a hundred armored machinemen have walked out of the thick smoke and reached this position, nearly two feet high, like this It was like a city wall, and on his shoulders, the densely packed crossbow arrowheads were visible to the naked eye. The armor on his body, with the fish scale-like armor leaves on it, were clashing with each other as he stepped forward, making a sound. A jingling sound, combined with the huge bodies of these wooden armored robots, gives people a double impact from hearing to vision. When these double impacts merge in the heart, they will create a feeling of fear, almost wanting to Turn around immediately, turn around and run!
Tan Zhi sighed softly: "The wooden armored machine man is also covered with iron armor, which is even more difficult to deal with. Fire attack is not that easy. The demon thief is so confident that he will win this battle. It seems that he is indeed There are still some killer moves. Shi Huai, if you are asked to fight, what are you going to do?"
Tan Shihuai shook his head: "Lord, I am just your personal guard. Commanding operations and ordering formations are not my specialty. Besides, I don't dare to talk nonsense now, for fear of affecting your command."
Tan Zhi waved his hand: "You have also read some military books and tactics. Besides, I already know it in my mind. I don't have to ask you to know how to fight. If you have any ideas, it doesn't matter."
Tan Shihuai hesitated for a moment and said: "These armored machine men are clearly intended to directly attack our phalanx. Our bows and arrows may not be able to hurt them, and the catapults and archers we exposed before are also affected." We have suffered a lot of losses, and it is difficult to directly threaten these armored machine men."
"If we let them move away these resisting horses, then we will face the repeated crossbows of these armored mecha men. Even heavy armor and large shields will be difficult to resist. I think that before these armored mecha men rush forward, we can still When we are blocked by the enemy's horses, it is better for our forward soldiers to retreat first and retreat to the center of the army. There should be catapults and ballistae over there, and then we can use these catapults to smash these armored machine monsters."
Tan Zhi smiled slightly: "However, the enemy is now only about ten steps away from us. If we retreat rashly at this time, the enemy will directly pursue and kill them. First, they will use armored machinemen to fire repeating crossbows, and then let these infantry attack , what consequences do you think there will be?"
Tan Shihuai gritted his teeth: "There is indeed a possibility of collapse when retreating in front of the enemy. Then some troops need to stay and fight to the end, or suddenly open the formation gate and use jumping soldiers to counterattack. If they mix with the enemy, Let’s fight together in close combat, and these enemy armored machine monsters won’t dare to launch them casually.”
At this point, Tan Shihuai's eyes lit up and he said anxiously: "This is the only way to fight. Lord, give the order."
Tan Zhi said calmly: "This method is not feasible. The reason why these enemy armored monsters dare not rush forward and directly attack our phalanx now is because they are within our large shield. They are not sure whether there is an ambush or a killer move. They are afraid of being counterattacked if they rush forward rashly, so they have to clear the way with infantry first. If all obstacles are opened and there is no obstacle in front of them, they can launch powerful crossbows from a distance of about a hundred steps. , directly attack the front of our phalanx, and once a gap is opened, we can rush in with troops."
Tan Shihuai suddenly thought of something: "Lord, you asked Captain Asiba to lead his troops first. Are they now in the square formation in front? Just for counterattack?!"
Tan Zhi laughed: "Yes, this is my plan. I just want all the auxiliary soldiers of these demon thieves to come up and move obstacles and move the horses away, so that they can't form formations and can't take weapons. These obstacles It is not used to block the enemy's attack, but to leave them empty-handed. Once they move away from the obstacle, I will not give them a chance to retreat to make room for the armored machine man to attack. I will directly attack with my troops. Our heavy armored infantry lacks speed, and those who are best able to launch a fierce counterattack..."
Tan Shihuai said without hesitation: "They are Captain Axiba's Dongman brothers!"
Tan Zhi's eyes flashed coldly: "Then what are you waiting for?" (End of Chapter)
