Horns sounded from time to time, and the Song army in front slowly approached in darkness.
Xiao Haohu licked his lips, widened his eyes, and looked at Song Jun in front of him. Although they came from afar, the Song army's flags were neat and orderly, and there was no chaos at all. Compared with the ordinary Song army, it is already rare.
The Khitan army is naturally inferior to the Jin army, but it can fight much better than the Song army. Until the fall of the Liao Dynasty, the Song army fought with the Khitan army but did not gain the upper hand. Moreover, after the gold reduction, the Khitan army was more capable of fighting than before. In Xiao Haohu's heart, he looked down on Song Jun.
Seeing that the Song army was slowly approaching within one mile of him, Xiao Haohu sent five hundred cavalry to disrupt the Song army's formation.
When the two armies are fighting, the battle between the two generals mentioned in the novel naturally rarely happens. But it is common to use small armies to disrupt enemy forces.
Shao Ling looked at the cavalry rushing over from the Jin Army, but ignored them and calmly directed the army forward. The Jin army kept going back and forth in front of the Song army, looking for flaws, but never found them. Instead, they were suppressed by the Song army and retreated step by step, and finally had to withdraw to the Jin army's formation.
After forcing the Jin army more than a hundred steps in front of the formation, Shao Ling commanded the army to stop.
Xiao Haohu looked at Song Jun and narrowed his eyes. When the two armies are fighting, what they fear most is that the opponent's lineup is complete and there are no flaws. That means one thing, the two sides can only fight head-on to see which side disrupts the other first.
Both sides fired arrows. Everyone between the two formations was quickly forced out by the arrows, making them appear empty.
Shao Ling stopped his horse and looked at the Jin army ahead with an extremely serious expression. He was very nervous now and could hear his breathing clearly. After joining the army for so many years, this was the first time he led a large army to fight against the Jin army. I have heard many legends about the Jin Army before, but when I actually saw it, I felt a sense of oppression. To be honest, the lineup of the Jin Army in front was not as strict as mine, but it had a murderous aura.
I looked up at the sun, which was already setting in the west. Xiao Haohu understood that now was not a good time for the Jin army to attack. When attacking, the sun was shining into the eyes of the Jin army, preventing them from raising their heads. For the Song Army, this is the best cover. So what? Xiao Haohu didn't care. In Xiao Haohu's impression, such an advantage was of little use to the Song Army.
A trumpet sounded and a drum beat. Along with the sound of drums, the Jin army of the brigade pressed against the Song army.
Shao Ling's face turned slightly pale. Looking at Jin Jun, he didn't say a word. He held the reins firmly in his hands, and his mouth felt a little dry.
Zhang Jun on the side said: "Brother, why don't I take my cavalry and go up to disrupt the Jin army!"
Shao Ling shook his head: "No need! You lead the cavalry on one side and listen to my orders!"
The pace of the attacking Jin army was consistent with the sound of drums. The closer they got, the sound was like the earth shaking. Most of the Song army were new soldiers, and they became more and more nervous when they heard the sound. Many people's faces turned pale, and their hands holding knives and guns unconsciously exerted force without feeling any pain.
"Shoot!" Shao Ling suddenly roared, and the messengers around him waved their flags.
Following the order, the Song Army's powerful crossbows were suddenly launched together. The bows and arrows shot towards the advancing Jin army with a sharp sound. After one round, countless Jin soldiers fell to the ground. However, the remaining Jin army's lineup was still neat and they pressed forward like machines.
Xu Yang led his men behind the hillside not far away, looking at the battlefield ahead. The sound of drums on the battlefield has a strange rhythm, which causes your blood to flow faster and faster unconsciously.
The real battlefield is cold. The blood is boiling and the fighting spirit is high. It only happens in certain corners and to certain people. Onlookers saw nothing but ice. Some people fall, and some people continue to move forward. After one round of arrows is fired by the defender, the next round will follow. Everyone's spirits were high. When there is no order, he can only stand there coldly.
Time seems to pass very slowly. The golden army's pace in the rain of arrows did not fluctuate at all, but kept moving forward. Time seemed to pass quickly. Wherever Jin Jun walked, countless corpses had fallen.
The strong crossbow has stopped, and now the Jin army has entered the strong bow's range. The arrow rain became more dense and almost never stopped.
When the two armies are fighting, the empty space in the middle is a dead area. The attacking side must first pass here and pay a huge price before entering into a close combat. In the era of hot weapons, in order to avoid artillery and machine guns, one had to pass quickly without even having a specific formation. The era of cold weapons was different. They would rather brave the rain of arrows and sacrifice human lives to ensure the neatness of the formation. If the formation is in chaos, there is no threat even if you reach the enemy's formation.
Shao Ling was riding on the horse, his face cold and expressionless. When he saw the Jin army arriving in front of his formation, he just said: "Kill!"
The handsome flags were waved and the crossbows stopped. The soldier at the front raised his long ax like a wall. As the drums sounded in the formation, the long ax was raised forward, pressing down on the Jin army like a big mountain.
This is the thousand armors brought by Zhang Jun, the most elite unit in Wang Xiao's hunting army. Soldiers are carefully selected and trained strictly. The armor on his body was obtained by Wang Xiaolie in every possible way, almost at any cost. On the battlefield, they are the sharpest arrows.
Why use a long ax? Instead of using an ordinary spear? This was obtained by the Song Dynasty with blood and tears during the battle with the Jin army. The rise of the Jin Army was very rapid, and it quickly destroyed the Liao Dynasty and captured a large amount of military supplies. The real Jin army often wore iron armor when fighting, and there was more than one layer. A layer of iron armor and a layer of leather armor are very common.
When the battle is stalemate, the Jin army often wears the most armor according to their physique. As long as it can be worn on the body and can be moved, the more armor on the body, the better. Even after wearing armor, it is difficult to move and cannot do even slightly complicated movements. As long as you can hold the gun straight, it will be fine.
In such an army, bows and arrows are useless. On the battlefield, it's like a moving mountain. Their soldiers are connected one by one, and they will not fall halfway because one of them is exhausted. The two sides were fighting hand to hand, and it was difficult for ordinary swords and guns to break through the Jin army's armor. Golden soldiers are particularly able to endure hard work, which is conducive to long-term battles. In this era, neither the Song Dynasty nor the Khitan could stop the Jin army's frontal attack.
Wang Xiaolie tried it for a long time, and finally found that the long ax was most suitable for elite troops. It has a sharp point at the front and can be stabbed like a gun. The ax has an edge and can be used for cutting like a knife. Most importantly, the ax is very heavy and can break through heavy armor like a mace. Even if Jin Jun uses armor to protect every pore on his body, he can still be seriously injured if an ax hits his body.
Naturally, Xiao Haohu's army would not wear such heavy armor like the Jin army, and the Khitan people did not have such fighting habits. When they fought against the Song army's armored and long-axe soldiers, they were immediately defeated. The soldiers in front were knocked down, and the formation was in chaos.
In just the blink of an eye, the Song army turned from defense to attack and pressed forward. Xiao Haohu from behind was surprised when he saw it. After fighting for so long, this was the first time I saw such a powerful Song army, and my own army could not resist it. He hurriedly ordered Ming Jin to retreat the army.
Shao Ling breathed out a sigh of relief. This golden army is not as powerful as I thought. As long as you can defeat them, there is no need to be afraid of them. If you can't break your own formation, what's the use of having more troops on the opposite side?
