Han Dao world

Chapter 85

Arrows fell like rain, hitting the iron helmet and nail leaves, sparks flying everywhere.

This time the shooting time was better grasped, and Li Shi was the target. It was much more orderly than last time, and the power was significantly improved.

Even with the best armor protection, the personal guards who rushed to the front were severely injured and shot on their backs.

The protection in front of Li Shi instantly became thinner.

Li Shi himself also received two arrows.

An arrow hit the helmet and was slid away by the helmet. The impact pressure made Li Shi's neck unable to bear it, and his head sank.

An arrow pierced the shoulder plate, and the sharp arrow pierced his shoulder.With every ups and downs of the horse, the arrow twitched the muscles, and the pain was unbearable.

In an instant, Li Shi felt that he was going to die, and his mind went blank.

The horse galloped forward, carrying Li Shi forward dozens of steps in one breath.

By the time Li Shi reacted, they had already rushed to the front of the formation, and there was no time to turn around.

Rulin's spears, the shining light of the knife, and the pale face behind the shield rushed towards him.

"Boom—" the horse slammed into the pawn holding the shield.

"Pfft—" the spear pierced the horse's body.

The pawns were knocked into the air, the cavalry were stabbed, and the horses were pierced by spears.

No one had time to get nervous, and both sides scuffled together.

Because of Li Shi's nervousness, he failed to give the order to shoot the volley in time, so the cavalry gave up the volley before the charge and charged directly into the formation.Although there are many cavalry shooting habitually, it is not as powerful as the salvo of hundreds of people.

The infantry escaped a catastrophe and were able to meet the impact of the cavalry with the most complete formation.

Still, they were under a lot of pressure.

The weight of the war horse, combined with the impact brought by the speed, is definitely not something human can bear.Almost without exception, the pawns who faced the collision head-on were either knocked to the ground or directly knocked into the air.

Except for squatting on the ground, pointing their spears at the front, waiting for the first row of infantry to be hit by the horses, most of them didn't even have time to pierce the spears into the bodies of the horses, let alone the knights on horseback.

The two or three rows of swordsmen and spearmen in the front were instantly severely injured, trampled by horseshoes, picked up and slashed by the spears and swords in the hands of the knights, and screamed pitifully.

But Shi Sunrui accurately grasped the direction of Li's attack, increased the thickness of the position in time, and avoided the consequences of being directly penetrated by the cavalry.Numerous infantry marched forward with howls, while supporting their comrades in front with their bodies, they stabbed spears and arrows at the knights on horseback.

Li Shi was so anxious that he kept yelling and speeding up.

Even if he is not experienced enough in combat, he knows how miserable the cavalry will be if they lose their speed.

Against the densely arrayed infantry, the relatively sparsely formed cavalry cannot compete at all, and often fall into a situation of being outnumbered.

The cavalry does not need much space to accelerate. As long as there is half the horse's body, an experienced knight can let the horse charge forward, collide with the opponent, and continuously expand the space.

Li Shi's personal guards were all battle-tested knights. Seeing that the situation was not right, they cooperated with each other without Li Shi's instructions. The horse's head and tail were connected, and they circled in a small area, preparing to protect Li Shi's breakout.

Most of the guards in the Weiwei Battalion had no similar experience, and they couldn't stop the cavalry's charge with only bloody courage. The halberd went to hook and push the knight on horseback.

For such a fast-moving target, a halberd is obviously better than a spear.

But only slightly better.

The knights did not dare to neglect, brandishing their knives and spears to block and fight back with all their strength.

Looking at the chaotic crowd in front of him, hearing the angry roars of the soldiers on both sides, and the crisp sound of weapons colliding, Li Shi was flustered.

He suddenly realized that the northern and southern armies of the imperial court were not as weak as he had imagined, and it was not as simple as being defeated at the first charge.

At this moment, he just wanted to leave this place.

The shoulder hurts more and the arrow seems to go deeper.

Li Shi felt dizzy for a while, his eyes became blurred, and his sweat gushed out like slurry.

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Shi Sunrui's situation is not much better.

Although the situation was as he expected, the infantry array blocked the cavalry's attack and even trapped Li Shi, but he knew that this was all temporary.

The infantry that the Wei Wei belonged to was not the main force in the field. Their duty was to protect Miyagi, and they didn't know how to fight against the cavalry.

It won't take long for these cavalry to leave the battlefield and reorganize the attack.

At that time, whether these pawns still have enough courage and physical strength to fight, and he is not sure enough.

"Beat the drums, order the Shesheng Battalion to cover, and the Infantry Battalion to attack."

The sound of war drums exploded, and Ju Jun and Wei Jie on the left and right flanks ordered to attack at the same time.

"Shot! Shot!" Ju Jun yelled loudly, ignoring the profuse sweat and sore eyes, he kept ordering his soldiers to shoot with all their strength to prevent more cavalry from attacking.

Wei Jie led hundreds of infantry from the infantry battalion to stand out and charged behind Li Shi.

He wanted to block Li Shi's way of retreat, bite Li Shi tightly, and not give him a second chance to attack.

The infantry battalion is the most capable force in the North and South Army.Wei Jie originally volunteered to fight Li Shi for the first time, but was rejected by Shi Sun Rui.

Shi Sunrui entrusted him with a more difficult task.

The [-] infantry not only had to cut off the retreat of the charging cavalry, but also faced the cavalry who might be reinforced at any time. The risk was so great that just thinking about it made one's scalp tingle.

But Wei Jie still agreed.

He knew that besides him, Shi Sun Rui had no one else to rely on.

This in itself is a gamble.

After winning, the imperial court regained its strength and won a glimmer of life.

If you lose, everyone dies together.

Wei Jie raised his saber high, his beard stretched out. "Whoever advances will be rewarded, and those who retreat will be beheaded!"

"Kill!" His follower - Sima Weimeng led more than ten troops to rush to the front.

The cavalry who were helping Li Shi out of trouble saw the infantry battalion approaching, and immediately understood their intentions. They did not dare to neglect. Dozens of cavalry rushed forward on horseback, drawing their bows and shooting.

Wei Meng was hit by an arrow, staggered and almost fell.

He grabbed the arrow shaft with his backhand, roared, pulled out the arrow, glanced at the knight charging towards him, jumped up, and inserted the arrow shaft into the knight's chest at the same time that the knight's arrow hit his abdomen , knocking the knight off his horse.

More people and horses rushed past them, Wei Meng fell to the ground, spat out a mouthful of blood, and lost his eyesight.

Wei Jie rode his horse past Wei Meng's body, glanced at it hastily, and raised his knife again, ignoring his sadness.

"kill--"

"Kill—" the soldiers of the infantry battalion roared angrily, and rushed forward following Wei Jie.

More knights turned their horses and charged Wei Jie's formation.

The lack of strict protection of the infantry on the move is the best opportunity for the cavalry to attack. A few charges can cut off the offensive of the infantry.

"Guardian, come with me." Wei Jie yelled angrily, and charged forward.

A Qiang knight rode his horse and pointed his spear, and came straight to Wei Jie.

From Wei Jie's armor, it can be seen that this is a senior official with a ratio of two thousand stones, killing one is worth more than a dozen ordinary infantry.

Wei Jie sneered, swung the long knife obliquely, parried the spear stabbed by the Qiang knight, and dragged the knife along the momentum, the blade brushed the knight's neck.

The sinister smile on the Qiang knight's face froze instantly, and his head flew up.

(End of this chapter)