Early on the next morning, the Yi soldiers' war drums were beating and they continued to attack the Han army's camp from three sides.
For a time, arrows rained down like rain inside and outside the camp and on the mountains. The crossbowmen on both sides kept firing arrows to hold their own armies in position.
However, due to the geographical advantage, the Han army currently has the upper hand, especially the crossbowmen on the hills on the left and right sides, who are condescending and shoot from the side, even avoiding the shield bearers of the Yi people, causing a lot of damage to the Yi soldiers.
However, these barbarians were not afraid of death and were numerous, so they still put a lot of pressure on the Han army under a full-scale attack.
Just as the Han army had the largest number of people in the camp at the foot of the mountain, Gaoding also sent the main force in front of the camp at the foot of the mountain.
In order to destroy the antlers, thousands of barbarian soldiers slowly advanced forward holding iron or wooden shields. Behind them were armored barbarian soldiers with rope claws and iron axes.
All the barbarian soldiers raised their shields to block the arrows and built a barrier for the brothers behind. The barbarian soldiers behind saw the opportunity and threw out rope claws to hook the antlers. They pulled back with all their strength, and suddenly a section of the antlers was torn apart.
Some Yi soldiers also saw a place where the rope claws could not be pulled, picked up the ax in their hands and stepped forward to chop it. In a few breaths, they chopped the antlers in front of them into sections of tree trunks.
Of course, the Han army would not let the Yi soldiers approach and destroy the antlers smoothly. Under Yang Qing's order, the crossbowmen on the mountain below were divided into three teams and continuously fired arrows at the Yi soldiers' formation.
Although this move put the Yi soldiers under the attack of bows and crossbows almost all the time and killed a lot of people, the Yi soldiers were still outnumbered. After a while, the outermost antlers became riddled with holes, and the Yi soldiers even broke them open. After a long journey, he rushed to the second level of antlers.
"Master Fu, we can't let the Yi soldiers go on so wantonly." Liu Yin couldn't help but said anxiously as he saw the Yi soldiers trying to destroy the outermost antlers.
Yang Qing, who was on the high tower, also saw the movements of the Yi soldiers and nodded in response: "What Xiuran said is absolutely true. I intend for you and Lei Xiong to lead our troops to attack and defeat the enemy in front of us in one fell swoop."
Liu Yin looked happy, cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Mr. Fu."
He had long wanted to personally lead his troops out for a fight. Now that Yang Qing had ordered an attack, he immediately did not dare to neglect. He went down to the foot of the tower and found Lei Xiong, asking him to assemble his troops to prepare for the attack.
With a loud hiss, the door of the Han army camp opened, and hundreds of sword and shield soldiers covered in iron armor swarmed out, quickly bypassing the four layers of antlers inside and killing towards the outside.
Behind them were hundreds of spearmen. Although none of them were wearing iron armor, they were all wearing leather armor and were well-equipped with weapons. The cold light of Ru Lin's spears was truly breathtaking.
The Han soldiers and Yi soldiers who quickly attacked joined the battle. Lei Xiong's sword and shield song and Liu Yin's spear song could be said to be the most elite soldiers of the county army.
Especially Lei Xiong's troops, all of them were wearing iron armor, and most of the soldiers were holding seventy-two-refined Huanshou swords. When a pair went into battle, they immediately put huge pressure on the enemy.
Like tigers emerging from their cages, they rushed straight into the enemy's formation, and soon knocked the barbarian swordsmen and shieldmen at the front to pieces.
Wearing iron armor to protect themselves, they were not afraid of life or death at all. They jumped into the crowd, waved their sharp blades, and killed the barbarian soldiers in a blink of an eye, forcing them to retreat.
Liu Yin's subordinates were not to be outdone. The antlers and spears were stabbed like the wind. It was difficult for the enemy in front of him to get up close and he could not block them. His armor was broken and blood was gushing out. He had no choice but to retreat and fled to the rear.
When Liu Yin saw this, of course he would not let him go easily, and led his men to chase after him with their antlers. The morale of the Yi soldiers was greatly reduced, and they did not dare to turn around to resist. For a time, they were defeated like a mountain.
At this moment, a golden roar suddenly sounded from the Yi people's rear formation. It turned out that Gao Ding saw that his son could not resist and suffered heavy losses, so he quickly gave the order to retreat.
Seeing this, the Han army's morale was even higher. They chased forward one after another, slashing with swords and spears, rushing left and right, killing the Yi soldiers so hard that they abandoned their helmets and armor and panicked. Some of the slower runners even knelt down on the spot. Abandon weapons and surrender.
Seeing that the Yi soldiers were defeated, Yang Qing quickly ordered the gold to withdraw the troops in order to prevent the soldiers from rising up and rushing into the enemy's formation.
On the battlefield, Liu Yin saw that he could no longer pursue, and had the intention of withdrawing his troops. Hearing the golden sound of the camp, he immediately led his troops back to the camp.
Although Lei Xiong felt unsatisfied and wanted to pursue him, he understood the military discipline of prohibiting the execution of orders and prohibitions. No matter how reluctant he was, he had to withdraw his troops and return to camp.
However, today's battle was a hearty one, and he was extremely happy. As soon as he returned to the camp, he shouted to Yang Qing: "It's so enjoyable, it's so enjoyable for Fu Jun."
Before Yang Qing could say anything, Dong Xuan couldn't help but said sourly: "That's right, a soldier with armor like you can kill him easily."
Seeing Dong Xuan's unconvinced look, Lei Xiong's smile became even stronger. He stabbed Dong Xuan's left arm heavily with his right elbow and said with a smile: "Haha, who told you to lose to someone in a competition? Otherwise, it was you. people have become armored soldiers.”
Seeing Lei Xiong, who was getting more and more proud as he talked, Dong Xuan became even more unconvinced, but knew that he couldn't defeat this guy, so he had to turn his head and look away.
When others saw the two bickering and fighting again, they couldn't help laughing. Everyone knew that the two had a good relationship, and Dong Xuan was not really jealous of Lei Xiong, it was just that the two were used to bickering.
After everyone had laughed, Yang Qing said: "Our army came out of camp to counterattack, and the barbarian soldiers were severely damaged. It is estimated that they will not attack again in the short term. You should seize the time to let the sergeants rest."
"No." Everyone bowed and obeyed.
"Xiuran, Meng Lie, although the two of you attacked and only suffered dozens of casualties, the sergeants must be exhausted from the all-out fighting. Take the time to rest."
"yes."
After everyone dispersed, Liu Yin looked outside the camp and said to Yang Qing: "Master Fu, the outermost antlers have been almost completely destroyed by the barbarian soldiers. You still have to seize the time to repair them. After all, if you can repair them for a while, you can cause serious damage to the rebels." A period of trouble.”
"Don't worry, Xiuran. I've asked Wen Ran to arrange the manpower to do this. You'd better go back to the camp to change clothes and rest for a while." Yang Qing looked at Liu Yin who was covered in blood and said with concern.
Hearing this, Liu Yin lowered his head and looked at the clothes and armor on his body. It was indeed full of blood stains. He responded with some embarrassment: "Yes, Mr. Fu."
In the Yi soldiers' formation, after hearing the battle losses reported by Huo Yuan, Gao Ding felt pain and anger in his heart. He looked at the Han army camp opposite with eyes blazing, and was speechless for a long time.
In today's battle, he lost more than two thousand people in total, and the soldiers who attacked the Han army's camp at the foot of the mountain suffered thousands of casualties, which really shocked him.
As for the thousands of Han soldiers who came out of camp to counterattack and defeated nearly two thousand men in an instant, he was dumbfounded, especially when hundreds of armored swordsmen and shieldmen entered the battle formation like wolves among sheep. A one-sided massacre ensued.
As soon as his son Langfu stepped forward, his sword was cut and his armor was shattered. He couldn't resist at all. The difference in combat power was frightening.
You must know that although these subordinates are not the most elite soldiers in Couture, they are considered to be strong soldiers in the entire army of the old people. I did not expect to be so vulnerable to the attack of the Han army, which is really unacceptable.
When the Shicai soldiers retreated back to the formation, he could clearly see that many of them had earth-colored faces. They must have been killed by the Han people and were terrified. I was afraid that these people would never dare to fight against the Han army again.
In fact, Gao Ding had already learned from E Huan that the official army had a group of hundreds of armored soldiers. Not only were they all wearing iron armor, but they were also holding swords that were as sharp as clay. They were extremely powerful and ordinary soldiers were unable to resist them.
At first, he didn't dare to completely believe this. After all, he also had hundreds of elite soldiers wearing iron armor. As for the weapons, they must be using the best weapons in the army like his own armored soldiers. How about hundreds of weapons? He was very suspicious of a sword that could sharpen iron like clay.
However, just after the battle, he learned that the Han army indeed had hundreds of extremely sharp Huanshou knives. According to his estimation, these knives were at least sixty years old. No wonder Yang Qing'er dared to send only a thousand troops to attack.
Today's attack has been thwarted and we have lost all our vigor. Should we withdraw our troops and return to camp? Gao Ding looked at the Han army camp opposite and thought.
Suddenly, the gate of the camp opposite opened again, and hundreds of people rushed out, bypassing the antlers inside and coming to the outermost area, where they began to repair the tattered outer antlers.
Hateful, how dare the Han army be so impudent?
Gao Ding was angry again. The tattered outer antlers were his biggest victory today. How could they be easily restored by the Han people?
Gao Ding immediately ordered to beat the drums and attack again, which was bound to give the Han army no chance to breathe.
