Zhou Yu did not panic at all, and ordered with a calm look: "Archers, shoot arrows immediately to suppress them. Spearmen and shield soldiers, line up to meet the enemy."
The order was passed down quickly.
Zhou Yu no longer visited the front in person and returned to the rear to command. The shield soldiers in the front row quickly set up shields. Behind the shield is a spear formation, with soldiers holding spears standing ready.
At the same time, the archers kept shooting arrows.
Bows and arrows shot through the air, and a dense black rain of arrows passed through the air and fell on a large number of cavalry.
The arrow rain is not very lethal to the cavalry because it is not accurate and is too scattered. However, the advantage of indiscriminate shooting of bows and arrows is that it affects the cavalry's offensive, weakening the cavalry's attack momentum to the greatest extent, forcing the cavalry to dodge and block.
Two thousand Qin cavalry weakened the offensive.
After Xiahou Dun noticed it, he held up his gun and deflected the incoming bow and arrow, and shouted loudly: "Rush over and kill Zhou Yu."
He was a veteran on the battlefield and knew that when encountering Zhou Yu's formation, he should first use infantry to defeat them, and then use cavalry to surprise and kill them. However, under Zhou Yu's operation, the morale of the army was turbulent and the hearts of the people were unstable. Xiahou Dun's infantry could not afford to waste it.
The only way is to make a desperate move.
Xiahou Dun and Ma Chao led the cavalry to attack. As long as they could tear apart Zhou Yu's army formation and continue to cover up and kill after breaking through, they would be able to overwhelm Zhou Yu's army and win this battle.
This is the only way.
Xiahou Dun had no other choice.
Xiahou Dun led his cavalry and braved the rain of arrows to rush forward, constantly closing the distance with Zhou Yu's army. When the two sides closed to less than ten steps, Xiahou Dun let out a low roar and thrust out his big spear.
The defending Wu soldiers raised their shields to defend.
"Ding!!"
The tip of the spear collided with the shield.
Xiahou Dun's hand holding the gun suddenly tightened his grip. At the moment when the tip of the gun hit, with the help of the force of the shield's shock, he retracted the gun and smashed it down.
boom! !
Domineering force impact.
The soldier responsible for holding the shield groaned and fell back. But at this moment, the pikemen quickly stabbed their spears.
Xiahou Dun was unable to rush forward due to the intensive impact of spear points. He could only sweep away the spears that were thrust at him. He quickly retracted his spear to advance further, but more spears came at him, causing Xiahou Dun to block immediately and was unable to advance.
In a short time, another shield soldier came forward and filled the gap.
Xiahou Dun sprinted one after another, but failed to break through.
Not far away, Ma Chao did the same.
Ma Chao carried a tiger-headed golden gun and charged forward with great bravery. Especially in these years, Ma Chao has been constantly honing his martial arts in order to avenge Xu Chu. But now when encountering the formation set up by Zhou Yu, it was impossible to break through for a while.
When Xiahou Dun and Ma Chao were unable to advance, a large number of Qin cavalry had already rushed up and attacked together, putting huge pressure on the defending pikemen.
Ding Laosan is the corps commander in charge of defense. He is in charge of five soldiers and is the lowest-level general.
Even so, Ding Laosan is also literate.
This is Zhou Yu’s consistent request.
Officers in the army have always been required to study and be literate. It is precisely because of Zhou Yu's consistent implementation that there have been changes in the army under Lu Xuan's command. The generals at the grassroots level are more educated and visionary, and are different from ordinary fools.
Ding Laosan was holding a spear and standing behind the shield soldier, his eyes focused and he did not dare to be distracted at all.
When a cavalryman rushed forward, Ding Laosan seized the opportunity and thrust out his spear like lightning. With a bang, the tip of the spear pierced the horse under the cavalry's crotch. The war horses neighed in pain, and more spears were thrust out, killing the war horses and Qin's cavalry in an instant.
"To kill the horse, kill the horse first."
Ding Laosan commanded the soldiers and roared so loudly that his face turned red, his ears flushed, and his eyes turned even redder.
He adjusted the attack of his soldiers.
The team he was in was very brave and had strong attacks, killing more than ten cavalry.
"Old Ding, Xiao Ming was killed."
Suddenly, hysterical roars were heard, and Hong Ming, a soldier under Ding Laosan's command, was killed. This kid was only nineteen years old. He was once called Hong Gou'er. Because his nickname made it easy to make a living, his family gave him the name Gou'er.
After Hong Gouer entered the army, he began to read and write. He asked Ding Laosan to give him a name, and he got the name Hong Ming.
He is the youngest soldier under Ding Laosan's command.
As soon as Ding Laosan heard the news, his eyes were stern, but he ignored the sadness and thought, and rushed over to fill Xiao Ming's position. He thrust out his spear and directly killed the attacking Qin cavalry.
While defending, Ding Laosan said loudly: "Block me, no one can retreat, and we will die here. If we die on the battlefield, we are heroes, and our families don't have to worry. If one person dies in battle, the whole family will be honored, and the whole family will be safe." Placement.”
"If you become a coward and a bear, everyone will despise you."
"Fight, fight to the death."
"The Governor treats us with great kindness, teaches us to study, treats us as human beings, gives us enough to eat, and makes money to support our family. Without the Governor, we would not be where we are now."
"Today is the time to serve the Governor and the King of Wu."
"Kill and stop me."
Ding Laosan's eyes widened and he kept roaring. His face looked like he was willing to die without any fear. He resisted with all his strength and killed three more Qin cavalry. But at this moment, Ma Chao rushed up directly.
Ma Chao's face was cold and solemn, and the tiger-headed golden spear thrust out like lightning, so fast that Ding Laosan could not stop it.
Phew!
A shot penetrated Ding Laosan's body.
Ding Laosan groaned, blood gushed out from the corner of his mouth. He felt the strength of his body dissipate and felt the pain all over his body. He gritted his steel teeth, gave up his spear, hugged Ma Chao's big spear directly, and said loudly: "Come up and kill the war horse of this Qin thief."
"Make it up, block it!"
Ding Laosan held on tightly.
So much so that when Ma Chao wanted to withdraw his spear, he actually didn't pull it out for a while.
puff! puff!
Ding Laosan kept vomiting blood.
However, he still glared angrily and stared at Ma Chao, refusing to let go. Such a desperate fight made Ma Chao's heart skip a beat, but he instantly became furious, shouted loudly, and yanked out the tip of the spear, causing Ding Laosan to fall down.
The moment Ding Laosan delayed, Wu soldiers rushed up to block him again.
The spear array and shield soldiers took shape again.
When Ma Chao saw this scene, his brows were furrowed and his scalp was numb. He killed many Wu soldiers in a row, but every Wu soldier was fearless and fearless of death. They all died together, which made Ma Chao feel numb.
This army is untouchable.
It is easy to shake a mountain, but it is difficult to shake Zhou Yu's army.
Ma Chao was a little confused, but he continued to attack and could not break through. He glanced around and found that a large number of Qin cavalry were blocked, as were the Qin infantry who rushed up.
All the offensives of the Qin army were stopped.
Ma Chao looked at Xiahou Dun who was not far away. Like him, Xiahou Dun also kept attacking. He wanted to tear apart Zhou Yu's military formation defense line and overwhelm Zhou Yu's army. However, let alone attacking Zhou Yu's army, he did not even break through Zhou Yu's military formation. .
Ma Chao swallowed his saliva.
Deep in his heart, a hint of chill suddenly arose. In terms of martial arts, he was brave enough to be unworthy of anyone. However, in front of such a military formation where everyone is not afraid of death, dares to die, and dares to die together, his personal bravery is completely useless.
