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Chapter 341

"Sun Tzu's Art of War" has a saying: "To treat chaos with order, and to treat chaos with tranquility, this is the one who controls the heart." Treating the enemy's chaos with order and order, and treating the enemy's noise with calmness and composure, this is the way to master and use the military spirit.

Different government orders and unclear rewards and punishments are called chaos; mixed flags and troops are called riots, which have always been regarded as taboos in the use of troops.

Liu Jingjun adhered to China's consistent military traditions, lined up in a dignified formation, kept silent and dignified, made no noise, and his army was as majestic as a mountain.

The Jiaozhou army on the opposite side, more precisely the Wuhu people, was completely different from the quiet Liu Jing army. They beat bells and drums in front of the battle, sang and danced, sacrificed to ghosts and gods, and prayed for victory.

Liu Jing glanced at the Wuhu people dancing like a god in the distance, and soon lost interest. He took the banner from his brother Liu Liang, handed it to Chu Fang, and said, "Ziping, today is the autumn of meritorious deeds." , Mian Zhi..."

When soldiers fight in formation, they just "listen to the sound of the drums and look at the flags and banners".Liu Jing awarded Chu Fang the flag symbolizing the commander-in-chief, which represented that he appointed Chu Fang to take full charge of the battle, including the left and right governors Han Guang and Cai Sheng. Commander - beheaded.

"Promise." Chu Fang bowed solemnly holding the flag.

Liu Jing nodded slightly, stopped talking for now, and rode his horse back to the rear.

Watching Liu Jing leave, Chu Fang took a deep breath and sent an order: "Beat the drums..."

"Drumming..."

"Boom...boom...boom..." Dozens of cowhide drums sounded almost simultaneously, and the huge sound swept across the entire battlefield in an instant.

When General Liu Jingjun heard the sound of the drum, his face turned red for a moment, his heart beat wildly, his blood spurted out, and his breathing became rapid.

The Chinese army under the personal command of Chu Fang has tens of thousands of horses. He divided the Chinese army into two formations, each with 5000 soldiers and [-] teams.

The basic combat unit of the Han army is a "team" of 50 people. The Gein team is at the first level and can already form square, round, curved, straight, and sharp formations.

Liu Jingjun's list is a square formation of ten people horizontally and five rows deep. In front of the square formation, there are one flag bearer and one drummer. .Because the flag bearers and drummers are at the forefront, it is extremely dangerous, and those who are not brave and brave are not competent.

The captain is behind the phalanx and is responsible for pressing the formation, while the Shichang and Wuchang are on the left and right sides of the phalanx.

In this way, there are officers on all sides of the phalanx, and the soldiers are equivalent to being imprisoned in the phalanx.

"Military Law": "If there are those who fail to advance in the army, the leader will kill them; .”

Therefore, unless the team system has completely collapsed, let alone being afraid of fighting, soldiers who dare to hesitate a little will not escape death.

Captain Xiandeng Feng Xi held up his long knife, pointed it at the Jiaozhou Army, and shouted: "Go forward..."

In terms of understanding of the generals of the Jingzhou Army, Chu Fang considers himself second, and no one dares to admit that he is the number one. He has fought fiercely with the generals of the Jingzhou Army for two years, and it can be said that he has a deep understanding, and Feng Xi is the leading general of the Jingzhou Army. It can be seen from his official position that he ascended to the school first, and the old saying goes: "A strong man is in the army, he ascends first when attacking a city, falls into the battle to defeat the enemy, and cuts the general's flag." It must be a warrior.So Chu Fang took Feng Xi as the vanguard of the army.

Ten square formations in the first row and ten square formations in the second row, a total of [-] soldiers, heard Feng Xi's order, and moved their legs almost at the same time. The 楯 is behind, pushing forward like a wall.

The Huo Du Department of the second echelon, followed closely by the Wei Yan Department of the third echelon...

As soon as the central army moved, Cai Sheng and Han Guang on the two wings were naturally not to be outdone, and advanced at the same time.

250 steps, two hundred steps, 150 steps...

When the phalanx was 120 steps away from the enemy's position, the rhythm of the drums suddenly accelerated, and the soldiers of Liu Jing's army, who were advancing slowly, also accelerated their pace and turned into a fast pace.

With 120 steps, Gein has entered the strike range of six-stone and above heavy crossbows. In fact, the six-stone crossbow alone has a range of 180 steps.But at this distance, not to mention the lethality, the difficulty of shooting someone is no less than that of piercing Yang with a hundred steps. 120 steps is the longest firing distance for heavy crossbows formulated by the Han army after experiments.

However, the expected rain of arrows did not appear, only scattered arrows hit. Liu Jingjun's soldiers in the front row of the phalanx wore hoods, armors, and big scorpions. They were fully armed and flew more than a hundred steps. The limp bamboo arrows can hardly do any damage.

This is also normal. Although the people of Wuhu have the craft of making crossbows, their skills are far inferior to those of the Han people. The material they use for making crossbows is the thorny bamboo that is abundant in Jiaozhou. The skin is very thick. It is more than four feet long, and it is called "Gu Crossbow", and its shooting range is only about a hundred paces.

Of course, Liu Jingjun would not let go of such a golden opportunity. In the square formations, there was an endless stream of strings, and a crossbow arrow shot out, flying straight towards the enemy formation on the opposite side.

Wuhu people don't wear pockets, but only wrap their heads in coarse cloth, and the armor rate is not high, only one out of ten out of ten, and they mainly use leather armor. effectiveness.

As soon as they entered the hundred paces, the bows and crossbows of both sides fired at full force immediately, the strings sounded like thunderbolts, and the flying arrows rained like rain. Liu Jingjun.

Eighty steps, sixty steps, forty steps...

The battle between the two sides became more and more intense, and Liu Jing's soldiers had to pay a lot of casualties every step forward. Under such an environment, even the toughest people would feel extremely tormented.However, Liu Jingjun's soldiers neither charged nor slowed down. They still strictly followed the rhythm of the drums and walked quickly.

The jackets, pockets, weapons, and shields equipped by the soldiers all add up to a hundred (Chinese) catties. If you charge from too far away, you may be exhausted as soon as you reach the enemy's position. Facing an enemy who is waiting for work is tantamount to a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

Based on the experience obtained by countless predecessors, twenty steps is the best for pawns to charge.

The standard bearer at the forefront of the phalanx is the key target of the Wuhu people, and many people have died in battle. However, once the standard bearer dies, a successor will appear immediately, and so on.

"Kill..." When the phalanx advanced to twenty steps, the flag bearers without exception raised their banners, protected themselves with banners, and charged.

"kill……"

The soldiers with spears and halberds at the front of the phalanx followed the flag bearer, and rushed towards the Jiaozhou army's position against the arrows like a storm.

"Kill..." After the crossbowman shot the last arrow, he drew his sword out of its sheath, followed closely in the footsteps of the spear and halberd warriors, and charged at the enemy.

(End of this chapter)