Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 161
Zhang Yun had already stepped off the high platform, and, like Wang Ping, went to the former army to supervise the battle.

The Wei and Han armies fought for a long time, and the soldiers of the Wuwei battalion had withdrawn to rest. The Wei army's Long and Liang soldiers had also been sent to the battlefield by Zhang He to resist the attack of the Han army.

Fortunately, the soldiers from Long and Liang had fought against the Qiang people for many years and fought bravely, so they were able to fight fiercely with the elite Han soldiers in a short period of time.

However, Zhang Yun knew that the soldiers in Long and Liang had poor military discipline and had no intention of fighting to the death. Facing the Han army's fearless style of fighting, it would be a matter of time before they retreated.

Although the situation has entered an emergency, Zhang He remains calm as always, because he knows that now is the best time to dispatch the tiger and leopard cavalry.

Zhang He said loudly to the scouts: "Order the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to attack!"

The tiger and leopard riders who had been waiting for a long time took off their armor and weapons from their camel horses, and began to put on their armor amidst the sound of bugles.

Wei Yan, who had been following the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry for a long time, got the news, turned around and looked at the soldiers who were ready to go, and said in a deep voice, "Every department is in position, set up a continuous charge formation."

"The general has an order, with the tooth flag as the heart, set up a continuous attack formation!"

"The general has an order, with the tooth flag as the heart, set up a continuous attack formation!"

The military flag of Wei Yan's headquarters was waved, and the sound of bugles resounded through the sky. The scouts carried the flags on their horses and sent orders to the whole army.

The [-] soldiers of the Han army were well-trained to lay down the continuous charge formation. When the tiger and leopard cavalry had just formed the formation, they had already completed it, and they moved forward slowly amidst the sound of the horn.

Although Hanzhong had not been invaded by Cao Wei for several years, Wei Yan did not slack off. Instead, he focused his attention on training soldiers, carefully training and cultivating what he gained.

Wei Yan may have been born in a tribe, so he treated the soldiers very kindly in the past, so the [-] soldiers in the headquarters were willing to work hard for them.

The Lianchong Formation (Note ①) originated from the Han Dynasty's fortification method against the Huns. The front was narrowed, and the thickness of the formation was deepened. The built-in spears are mixed with bows and crossbows, and the central army arranges sudden cavalry to prevent the enemy from attacking from the flank, protruding from the formation and attacking the enemy's flank.

Wei Yan's headquarters was already familiar with this formation. Since there were not many cavalry in the Han army during the Northern Expedition, almost every Han army would set up this formation.

Usually, it is convenient to station in place in this formation, but at this time, it is necessary to take the initiative to attack. Since antlers and horses cannot be placed in place, they can only be pushed to the outer circle with light vehicles, and every two vehicles are connected by iron rings.

Behind the vehicle, the Han army erected a wall of shields. Behind the large shield, there are a large number of spearmen, and the spearmen put their spears on the shields, and the soldiers in the back row put their spears on the shoulders of the front row. On the ground, a dense jungle is formed, and some crossbowmen are sandwiched among them.

Looking at Wei Yan who was going away, Wang Ping felt a little heavy in his heart. He used [-] infantry to stop a thousand tiger and leopard riders. Although there were chariots to help, there might still be a lot of casualties.

Zhang He, who was in the Wei army's formation, also found that the 3000 soldiers of the Han army had set up a continuous formation to block the tiger and leopard cavalry. I was worried that the tiger and leopard cavalry would not be able to complete the task of charging into the formation. Compared with the current military strength, it might be difficult for me to defeat the Han army, so I am not sure...

Indeed, after several days of fighting, nearly 2000 people were killed or injured in the 3000 soldiers of the Wei Army in the Wuwei Battalion, 9000 people were killed or injured from the [-] Liangzhou soldiers, and [-] people were lost from the [-] people of the Longyou soldiers.

The 500 white armor guards of the Han army lost nearly half, the 500 Wudang flying army lost 500 people, the [-] Han army lost [-] people, plus the [-] Tsing Yi guards, there were [-] people left .

Now 500 Han troops have been dispatched to resist tiger and leopard cavalry. At this time, there are only 8000 people left in the Han army, and [-] people in the Wei army. However, given the current situation, the Wuwei battalion is on the verge of collapse; Wei Jun continued to fight, fearing defeat.

When Wei Yan's headquarters was marching, the tiger and leopard cavalry had already made the sound of iron hoofs stamping on the ground, rolling up billows of smoke and dust, from far to near.

The tiger riders waited and watched from a distance, and Niu Jin led hundreds of leopard riders to dance around with knives and bows around the chariot formation, looking for weaknesses.In the end, they reined in their horses hesitantly and returned to their original places, not daring to approach easily.

The Han army stopped, and the soldiers took the antlers from the chariot, rejected the horse, and placed it in front of the formation.

Most of the soldiers in Hanzhong behind the vehicle had never seen such a large-scale cavalry scene, and they were inevitably a little nervous as the waves of yellow dust hit their faces.

Wei Yan, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, walked through the soldiers in front of the soldiers, and comforted him all the way: "Our military vehicles are lined up everywhere, and the army is well-organized, and the enemy dare not approach easily!"

Sure enough, facing the army formation with a wall of chariots and a forest of spears and spears, the tiger and leopard riders did not dare to approach easily. After firing a burst of arrows, he finally retreated.

The soldiers of the Han army, who had encountered such a situation for the first time, saw this, and they did not know how deep they were, so they couldn't help cheering. Returning to Wei Yan of the Chinese army, he quickly waved the flag and ordered the troops not to move rashly.And the officers who had experienced the Battle of Hanzhong also shouted loudly: "Those who move will be killed!"

At the same time, from the rolling yellow sand, the tiger cavalry broke through the yellow sand and charged straight out, followed by the leopard cavalry and went straight to the army formation.

When the tiger cavalry approached, a large number of crossbowmen in the army began to shoot.

Since he wanted to attack the tiger and leopard cavalry, Wang Ping specially recruited [-] crossbows to Wei Yan to enhance his long-range strike ability.

As the tiger cavalry approached, facing the two layers of armor of the tiger cavalry, the Han army had to move closer to shoot at them.

One hundred steps!

Fifty steps!
Thirty steps!
"Shoot!" The officers roared in unison.

A large wave of dense arrows shot out, and there was a loud sound of piercing the air.The tiger riders who were charging in front fell to the ground one after another, and the tiger riders behind them quickly filled up.

At the moment of charging into the formation, hundreds of Han army chiefs, military marquises, and old soldiers shouted together: "Close your eyes and raise your spears!"

The loose array of tiger riders to avoid the arrows suddenly slammed into the gap in the car array like a sharp knife.

Lian Chong's left corner was overturned and shattered by the rushing Tiger Rider.First, vehicles were overturned, shields were trampled down, and spears were broken.

Soldiers of the Han army were either pierced through the chest by galloping horses, or knocked over their shields by the horses, fell to the ground and were trampled to death by the rebels.The left corner of the army formation was just a moment of commotion. The military marquis braved the arrows of the leopard cavalry, boarded the vehicle, shouted that the already sluggish people drew their swords and fought, and gathered spearmen and sword and shield soldiers to block the gap.

At this time, a large number of Han troops behind them also came forward to support under the command of the head of the village, and assisted the soldiers on the left corner to kill the tiger rider who broke into the formation.

The tiger cavalry broke into the formation, holding their horses high, and when they were fighting, they were thrown to the ground by dense spears and spears.The tiger rider who fell from his horse was stabbed with knives and spears by the soldiers who gathered, and he was killed immediately.
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"Zhuge Liang's Collected Works Volume II": "The Chen of Lianchong is narrow and thick, which is a good formation. Make the riders not separated from each other, and protect the side riders from each other."

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