Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 648
Khitan army formation.

Yelu Bishe and Yelu Wuzhi are very confident in the Tielin Army and Pishiying Army that have been carefully built over the years.

Both of them were looking at the battlefield, looking forward to the performance of the Tielin Army and the Pishiying Army.

As a result, large areas of the Tielin Army fell like leeks, and Yelu Bishe and Yelu Wuzhi were dumbfounded.

They are far behind, and they don't have a clear view of the situation on the front line.

I can only vaguely see the fall of the Tielin Army, and I don't know the position of the Central Plains Army.

Yelu Bishe yelled angrily: "What's the matter with Baoneng, how dare you use the Iron Forest Army to resist the crossbow array?"

When he said this, his heart was bleeding.

Since Luo Youdu won the Central Plains, he publicly stated that he and the Khitan are feuds, and they will never die.

Faced with such pressure, Khitan has been engaged in an arms race with the Central Plains.

The Central Plains encouraged technological development, and so did the Khitan.

In addition to promoting his own technological development, he also tried every means to steal advanced technology from the Central Plains and the West.

In this environment, Khitan's smelting technology has also made great progress and development.

They specially invited craftsmen who were proficient in armored cavalry from Tubo to develop an armored cavalry suitable for Khitan, and trained them into an army, called the Iron Forest Army.

In order to form this elite force that spans the world, Yelu must cut down his clothing and diet, and he does not hesitate to offend the powerful, clean up corruption, raise taxes for the people, and even exempt the death penalty. All criminals are sent to mines for mining.

On the day when the Iron Forest Army was formed, Yelu Bishe personally reviewed the army. Looking at the brilliant Tianwei of the heavy armored cavalry, he was very happy and felt that everything was worth it.

Who in the world can resist such a strong soldier?
How proud he was, how distressed he was at this moment.

The composition of the Iron Forest Army, whether it is horses, armor or even riders on horseback, is a treasure, and it just fell down in pieces.

Yelu Bishe almost turned his back in anger.

Yelu Yazhi didn't answer the call, and he didn't know why.

The Khitan Central Plains are feuds, and they have been hostile to each other for a hundred years.

For each other's tactics and tactics, they have known the bottom line for a long time, and there are no secrets.

When the Iron Forest Army was interviewing, they tried the defensive power of the armor.

It is very difficult for bows and arrows to cause fatal damage to armored objects, but the crossbow is an exception.

The power of the crossbow cannot be offset by ordinary iron armor...

Therefore, the first taboo of the Iron Forest Army is not to take the lead and resist the crossbowmen in the Central Plains.

They even set up a set of tactics in a targeted manner, using flesh and blood to receive one or even two rounds of crossbow strikes, creating opportunities for the Iron Forest Army to get close.

Logically speaking, it is impossible for the Tielin army to fight the crossbow array.

In fact, Xiao Qulie and Master Baoneng also want to know this question.

They seemed to be dreaming. They thought it would be a devastating situation, but the result was completely opposite.

Their offensive was blocked by a round of intensive arrow rain, and the Iron Forest Army within the range of the arrow rain completely lost its organizational structure.

Why are bows and arrows so powerful?
Shouldn't this be the power of a crossbow?

Such questions appeared in the minds of both of them.

Xiao Qulie had dispersed to the left and right, facing the cavalry on the left and right flanks, but he didn't know the details.

Master Baoneng discovered that the opponent was indeed using a powerful crossbow.

One of the guards beside him was shot with an arrow in his left wrist.

The powerful crossbow shot directly through his wrist armor, and the slender crossbow shot into his helmet and hit his forehead.

However, because the rest of his strength was exhausted, the crossbow bolt only left a hole in his forehead, and did not directly kill him.

The slender crossbow hangs on the helmet...

Master Baoneng looked at the enemy's lineup, no matter how he looked at it, he didn't see a formation that could arrange a crossbow array.

Did the opponent shoot a crossbow with a bow and arrow?
Master Baoneng didn't know what went wrong, and he had no time to worry about other things.

The most effective way to deal with crossbow arrows is to rush forward and fight hand-to-hand with the opponent at the cost of losses.Only by quickly approaching the enemy can the power of the crossbow arrows be unleashed and there is a chance to pull back.

Master Baoneng completely ignored the mourning and the chaos of the people and horses, and shouted loudly: "No matter what else, rush up and bite them."

The soldiers of the Iron Forest Army are all battle-hardened and courageous fighters.Although the casualties were extremely heavy at this time, facing the call of the chief general, the others still followed closely behind like ants, without flinching, and fought bravely to be the first.

Seeing this scene, Luo Youdu couldn't help but yelled secretly: "Good guy!"

Facing such a large-scale attack from the God Arm Bow, the ordinary soldiers have long since lost their morale and collapsed.

Khitan was able to stabilize the situation and continue to advance, which is indeed remarkable.

but!

The smile on Luo Youdu's face grew wider as he quietly watched the performance of Dayu's soldiers.

Before the Tielin army could reorganize their offensive, the guards led by Liu Fu jumped over the tower shield soldiers in the front row and the pikemen behind them, and rushed towards the Khitan's Tielin army.

They countercharged the cavalry.

Yelu Bishe, Yelu Wuzhi and others in the distance saw that Master Baoneng had stabilized the situation and launched an attack again, so they let go of their hanging hearts.

They were most afraid that Master Baoneng would not be able to withstand the pressure and wanted to retreat in order to avoid the range of the crossbow arrows.

If you really want to do this, you will be hit harder.

Although the Iron Forest Army has suffered heavy losses, it has always maintained its combat power. As long as it can get close, it will be crushed.

It is difficult for any sword, gun, sword or halberd to cause harm to the Iron Forest Army.

Yelu Bishe had widened his eyes, ready to appreciate the power of the Tielin army.

Immediately afterwards, he discovered that countless Central Plains soldiers had launched a charge against their Tielin army first...

This?
Yelu must take pictures of why.

But Yelu Wuzhi understood it, and said, "They want to fight our army before the speed of the Tielin Army increases."

He once again had a bad premonition, even if the speed of the Iron Forest Army hadn't increased, it was still hard to resist. Why should the opponent resist the Iron Forest Army with flesh and blood?

They have full confidence in Tielin Army, but they don't know that at this moment, Master Baoneng is scolding his mother in his heart.

As one of the commanders-in-chief of the Tielin Army, Master Baoneng has always instilled the idea that the Tielin Army is the best in the world. Today, he let the God Arm Bow teach him a lesson, thinking that he can regain face in close combat.

Unexpectedly, the opponent would charge at them first. The key is that everyone on the opponent is holding a long-handled big axe.

Especially the leader, he is tall and huge, wearing a heavy armor, walking like flying, the weapon in his hand is not a big axe, but a long sword with two blades.

This is?

Mo Dao?

This thought flashed through Master Baoneng's mind.

At the same time, Liu Fu also locked his target on Master Baoneng.

Both of them took the lead, and both of them were brave men.

Between lightning and flint, they quickly approached each other.

Master Baoneng had a ferocious face, thinking of the anger of the crossbow rain and the grief and anger of his colleagues who died in battle, he roared: "The Buddha has saved you bastard!"

Wielding a gigantic iron rod, he rushed towards Liu Fu.

With this stick, no matter how heavy the armor is, you have to report to Lord Yan.

Facing the impact of Master Baoneng's power, Liu Fu did not give an inch, raised the Mo Dao in his hand, and slashed down Huashan Mountain with his strength.

"court death!"

Master Baoneng had fanaticism in his eyes, no matter how brave the other party was, it was simply stupid to use flesh and blood to match the power of the unity of man and horse.

However, just when the two sides were about to face each other head-on, Master Baoneng's gaze changed from fanaticism to dullness, and then to panic...

Immediately, like flying through the clouds, Master Baoneng flew into the air, like a cannonball, and slammed into the crowd.

Liu Fu had no intention of competing with Master Baoneng in physical strength at all, so he slashed at Master Baoneng's horse's head with his Mo Dao.

The powerful force directly shattered the head and neck of the horse.

The horse's head was smashed to the ground abruptly, and the huge inertia caused the horse to turn over.

Liu Fu was forced to fight back, and he didn't feel well. He retreated three steps in a row, and was supported by the soldiers behind him.

"Pretty!"

Luo Youdu had binoculars, and saw this scene clearly in his eyes, and a trace of nostalgia flashed in his eyes.

Liu Fu is the kind of strange person that God rewards with food.

In ancient times when nutrition was insufficient and the body size was generally 1.7 meters, Liu Fu's 1.9-meter-five body shape stood out from the crowd in this era. When Guo Rong personally visited Huainan, Liu Fu went on foot to Shouzhou to meet him.Guo Rong directly broke the rules and promoted him, who had no merits, to serve as the vanguard of his forbidden army.Later, because he lacked people in his hands, Guo Rong transferred Liu Fu to him later.

Liu Fu and Chang Side have always been the main force in the two-step battle in the Yuying Division.

Chang Side is as stable as a mountain, while Liu Fu is as aggressive as fire.

After learning that Khitan produced iron armor on a large scale, Luo Youdu immediately thought of upgrading his armaments.

Ordinary swords, guns, swords and halberds are obviously outdated when facing heavy armor, and heavy weapons will become the main force in infantry combat.

Liu Fu is undoubtedly the best candidate for heavy armored infantry.

At first Luo Youdu wanted to form a Modao team, but he gave up in the end.

The manufacturing process of Mo Dao is complicated. According to the forging method handed down, the cost of a Mo Dao is as high as that of a good horse.

Moreover, Luo Youdu found that the price/performance ratio of Mo Dao was too bad. It is true that the power of Mo Dao was indeed terrifying.

However, the performance of the big ax on the battlefield is not bad, and a single ax can kill people...

Cutting horses and killing people is no less than Modao, and the decisive big ax has become standard equipment in the army.

However, he still specially made a few Mo knives to give away.

Liu Fu naturally received a gift.

He also lived up to expectations, showing the power that Mo Dao should have.

Seeing that the general's sword is so powerful, the guards' morale was greatly boosted.

Compared with the Iron Forest Army, the soldiers of the Divine Guard Army are not inferior.

After all, they are wearing 35-jin iron armor and wielding a three-meter-long ax in their hands. If it weren't for carefully selected heroes, how could they bravely kill the enemy on the battlefield?
Like wolves and tigers, they rushed to the Iron Forest army who was riding on horseback a lot taller than them. The soldiers who chopped off the horse's legs were unparalleled in heroism.

Master Baoneng was thrown three feet away and landed in the crowd.

He fell so badly that he didn't have a chance to show his bravery, and let the guards around him slash and kill him with axes.

Luo Youdu originally thought that the Tielin Army would not last long, but the actual situation was somewhat beyond his expectation.

The Tielin army is worthy of being the elite of the Khitan. In this situation of losing the general, the deputy general immediately took over the command, and they still resisted tenaciously under the command of the deputy general.

Luo Youdu also secretly exclaimed: The current Khitan may not be the peak Khitan led by Xiao Chuo in history, but there is no doubt that they are the strongest in this era.

Even the Khitan in the era of Yelu Abaoji and Yelu Deguang couldn't compare.

He looked across, if they hadn't met him, maybe they could have made some achievements.

Just when the Tielin Army was endowed with resistance, the Pishiying Army led by Xiao Qulie and the Dangjin Longxiang Army also kicked off in the rain of arrows.

In the beginning, the Pishi Army was the name of the Khitan elite. Yelu Abaoji used the camp as a palace to strengthen the strength of the guards. .

However, Khitan Taizu Yelude only selected 30 fine armors from all over the world as the Leather Army, which made the Leather Army more productive, and the elites were no longer elites.

After Yelv Bishe ascended the throne, he reorganized the Pishi Army, named after the birds of prey, and divided them into Eagle Army, Dragon Army, Phoenix Army, Tiger Army, Bear Army, Iron Pigeon Army, and Falcon Army. elite.

Xiao Qulie's unit is the Eagle Army among them, one of the elite of the Khitan Division.

He withdrew his gaze from the direction of Tielin Army, his expression was inevitably a little anxious, and the situation was clear.

The Iron Forest Army was suppressed by the enemy and was powerless.

Xiao Qulie has already felt the invisible pressure on his shoulders, and this will be the only breakthrough for him if he wants to turn defeat into victory.

Squinting and looking at the Longxiang army not far away, Xiao Qulie thought to himself: "As long as I can defeat him, I can tear a hole from the flank, cut the opponent's central army into two sections, and turn defeat into victory."

Dragon Race!
party in!

Xiao Qulie looked at the opposite banner and knew who his opponent was.

He is good at analysis, he is familiar with all the generals of Dayu, and has a certain understanding of their character and ability.

Dang Jin is a member of the Xi clan, illiterate, and a reckless man, but he is brave and good at charging, only good at charging.

This kind of reckless man is the most inflexible, and once he encounters an unexpected situation, he will take advantage of him.

"There is a play!"

With this in mind, Xiao Qulie stopped probing and rushed to Dangjin not far away.

Seeing that Dang Jin on the opposite side rushed towards his side as he had expected, he secretly rejoiced: they were equipped with the latest Khitan-developed recurve bow and chisel-shaped arrowheads.Compared with the previous riding bow, the power is not the same...

In the past, their cavalry bows could not cause great damage to the cavalry wearing chain mail like the dragon army, but now it is different.

The two sides are approaching quickly!

Xiao Qulie held the bow in his hand, seeing that the opponent was about to enter the range, he was preparing for the first round of shooting, when he accidentally found something extra in the opponent's cavalryman's hand.

That is?

shield?

Cavalry shield?
When did the Central Plains cavalry equip shields?

Didn't they all cover their faces with their wrist guards, and forcefully accelerate to approach the battle, fighting with their light cavalry with speed?
"shooting!"

Although a little surprised, Xiao Qulie still called out the password.

The specially made armor-piercing arrowhead roared and flew towards the Dragon Army...

The dense arrowheads rained down on the shield, making a sound like fried beans.

The new bows and arrowheads were really extraordinary, and they were firmly shot on the cavalry shield, and some even showed an arrow on the other side of the shield.

(End of this chapter)