"put!"
The trebuchets had already been loaded with stone bullets. Following the orders from the generals, the soldiers cut the ropes directly. The tight force rebounded instantly, and the huge stones were thrown through the arc in the air, and they were smashed one after another. Falling into water.
One after another, miserable howls mixed with the sound of huge water splashes filled the whole place. Huge boulders fell down, and blood and flesh flew everywhere. It was not a single casualty at all, but often brought down a lot of people.
The Spirit Army was still advancing, and no one knew how many soldiers were killed. In the desire to survive, they finally rushed into the distance of the return fire.
"Crossbowman——" The spirit generals from all the tribes began to roar.
The Spirit Army was not just a mob. With the arrow shooting distance, the crossbowmen drew their arrows from their backs one after another while rushing forward through the water, stringed their bows, and started shooting randomly in front of them.
Mobile arrow shooting is a major feature of the large-scale battles of the Spirit Army. Although it is chaotic, it is continuous.
The counterattack was of course effective. Many Qin soldiers failed to react in time and were shot by stray arrows and fell to the ground howling miserably.
Soon, General Qin also responded.
"shield--"
With the shout, the shield hand quickly stepped forward, and the heavy vertical shields hit the ground one after another. The arrows shot out and made a crackling sound. At the same time, the wounded were quickly dragged down.
The well-trained Qin army immediately began to cooperate on the battlefield. Behind the heavy shields, there were rows of powerful crossbows. They pulled the triggers and fired a volley of sharp arrows. Then, they squatted behind the shields, loaded the crossbows, and fired again. trigger.
Under such continuous blows, the death toll of the Ling Army was rising in a straight line. From the perspective of the Qin Army, the more they rushed forward, the more people died. Often, a row of powerful crossbows fell down. .
"Charge! Charge! Break through the Qin army's defense line!"
Somewhere on the battlefield, there was a young general from the Spirit Army pointing at his sword and shouting hysterically, but what followed was several crossbow arrows hitting him.
This happened too many times. The Ling Army faced not only huge rocks falling from the sky, but also the most powerful crossbows in the world. They were hit while crossing the river, which was completely risking human lives.
Fortunately, with a large number of troops, they finally approached the river bank after trampling on countless corpses.
"Change of formation——"
Qin generals in various ministries began to give orders.
The Qin army's crossbowmen quickly retreated and staggered forward with the infantry.
After erecting the shield, the halberd is like a thorn.
At this time, the Ling Army also exploded with unprecedented combat power. Near the river bank, countless soldiers roared loudly, raised their swords high, and rushed towards the Qin Army.
But the heavy vertical shield blocked their attack, and halberds shot out from behind the shield, instantly knocking them to the ground.
However, they had already rushed to the river bank with all their strength. At this time, the Ling army undoubtedly had more hope. One group was stabbed to death, and the other group was stabbed without stopping at all. There were also brave warriors who ignored everything and flew into the air with halberds drawn by the Qin army. He used his life to knock down the heavy shield and led several people over. Afterwards, the spirit army rushed forward with a loud shout, slashing at random with their swords...
The two sides began to engage in real hand-to-hand combat. The confrontation was like a meat grinder, with blood splattered at every moment.
Torches fell to the ground, burning grass and trees. Looking across the battlefield, the river bank stretched for more than ten miles. There were firelights and shouts of death everywhere, forming a magnificent war picture.
With the Qin army's tight defense and tacit cooperation, it was not that easy to break through this perfect line of defense. Not long after, Su Yi, who was looking at the overall situation, gave an order, and several war drums were beaten at the same time.
The drummer waved his arms vigorously and in a uniform manner.
This was the signal for an all-out attack. Su Yi never fought blindly on defense, and his grasp of battlefield timing was unparalleled.
Under the thundering drums, the Qin army's infantry exploded instantly, their heavy shields moved away, and countless soldiers raised their swords high, rushed out from behind the defense line, and attacked the Ling Army.
"Kill--"
At that moment, everything was affected.
The dark Qin soldiers descended from the mountain like fierce tigers. As soon as they entered the battlefield, they swung their swords fiercely.
The spirit army that had just landed was unable to break through the shield formation, but it was counterattacked fiercely, and its momentum was instantly seized.
The blood of the soldiers on both sides was being shed. The Qin army counterattacked and pushed the Ling army from the river bank back into the water in one breath. But the battle had reached this level, and it was impossible for the Ling army to retreat hastily.
west coast.
As the head coach, Murong Yan certainly did not participate in crossing the river. There were flames on all fronts now, so he could roughly see the situation on the battlefield.
He stared at the other side with a solemn expression, feeling extremely nervous.
The deputy general was equally nervous and couldn't help but say: "General, this Su Yi fights with defense as the supplement and offense as the top priority. When there is a slight chance, the Qin army counterattacks and pushes back our landing troops. , the situation is very bad."
Murong Yan glanced at him and said quietly: "I still say what I said, no matter what, we must cross this river!"
The deputy general said: "According to the current situation, our army will not be able to attack for a long time, and the loss of troops is too serious. Moreover, once Su Yi's good power is taken away, it may have a big impact on morale. More importantly, our army has been fighting hard for a long time, and the sergeant We are all tired, and all our fighting power at this time is to fight hard, so the general must pay attention to this."
The implication of the deputy general's words is that our side is at the end of its war effort. Although it is euphemistic, it is the truth.
Murong Yan also knew it in his heart. Hearing this, he asked in reply: "According to the art of war, you must repair and strengthen your skills before attacking. But do we have time to repair now?"
"This..." The deputy general was speechless. Yes, in the eyes of Lingjun, King Qin's pursuers were still behind him!
After a pause, Murong Yan looked at the lieutenant again and said: "It will be a loss of morale. Go and supervise the battle in person."
"This, yes!" The deputy general clasped his fists and left.
Murong Yan knew in his heart that he had been on the run for a whole day without supplies and repairs, and was relying on his last breath to hold on, so he needed to break through quickly. Su Yi also knew that otherwise, he would not beat the drums to fight back, just to defeat the last strength of the Ling Army and severely defeat its strength.
Once pressed, in the state of the spiritual army, there will no longer be much combat power at all.
The war was still going on. According to Murong Yan's order, the deputy general of the Ling Army went to the front line in person and formed a war supervising army. He strictly ordered all the soldiers not to take a step back, otherwise they would be beheaded on the spot for escaping from the battle.
The spiritual army, which had been pressed back, once again launched a fierce attack across the board.
This was really a fierce battle. Along the entire river bank, under the light of the fire, there were screams, clashes of weapons, and shouts of death everywhere...
With both sides facing each other head-to-head, the battle finally came to an end until the sky brightened.
The clear river water has long been dyed red.
Tons of rocks stood in the river, some of which were still lying on top of the corpses.
Arrows were thrust slantly, and feathers were everywhere.
Viewed from a high altitude, the red shallow river stretches for more than ten miles and is covered with corpses.
The cruelty of the battlefield cannot be described in words.
The soldiers of the Ling Army who had not captured the other side all night were exhausted and lay on the ground in a mess on Feiyun Beach.
(End of chapter)
