A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 191 The First Battle of the Crossbow Formation
The soldiers of the Yan State fought against Yi and Di all the year round, and their strength is still very strong. However, because Yan State is located in the north, the climate is cold, and it is not suitable for farming. In addition, there are few people. Although the land of Yan State is thousands of miles away, its overall strength ranks among other countries. It can only be regarded as second-rate.

"Does the Marquis of Yan remember that Duke Huan of Qi attacked Lu in the past?" Gongsun Mao asked.

"Duke Huan of Qi attacked Lu?" Marquis Yan asked in surprise.

Gongsun Mao smiled and said: "In the old days when the Lu State and the Qi State competed for the front, Duke Huan was defeated first, and then followed Guan Zhong's strategy. He sold grain at a low price and harvested at a high price. Plant grains to earn money, but after three years the country of Lu is full of mulberry crops and there is little grain.”

"Immediately after Duke Huan issued an order not to sell grain to Lu, the state of Lu was famished, and Duke Huan easily destroyed it. The people rushed to join Qi, and Duke Lu had no choice but to cede land to Qi for peace."

"How similar is the state of Yan to the state of Lu now? The price of food in Yan is high, and the people cannot afford to buy it, so they can only serve Qi. If Yan is not vigilant, Lu will be a lesson from the past!"

Yan Hou's face became more and more ugly.

"Damn!"

Thinking of Qi State and San Jin's joint attack on Huai not long ago, Yan Hou immediately decided to teach Qi State some lessons.

"Your envoy, please report back to Duke Huai that Yan State is willing to form an alliance with Huai State and attack Qi State. When Qi State's army goes south, Gu will send an army to attack Qi State."

"Marquis Yan, you are truly a wise monarch."

The cloud of war hangs over the land of the Central Plains, Wei and Song are still confronting each other, and Huai, after knowing that the six countries are attacking Huai, begins to send troops, and at the same time recruits the four kingdoms of Zhongcai to send troops.

Wang Pu sent Xu Feng to command [-] Tengjia troops and [-] ordinary soldiers to defend the Dabie Mountains to resist the Chu army.

In the east, based on Huai'an, [-] Tengjia troops and [-] ordinary soldiers were dispatched. Shangqing Fan Jie led the north and the upper and lower Pis to build a defense line to deal with Qi.

As for the Allied Forces of the Jin Dynasty, Wang Pu personally led the [-] Tengjia Army, and [-] Yulin Guards and [-] soldiers went north.At the same time, [-] troops and [-] feather forest guards were left to guard Jinling.

In addition to recruiting 30 troops, the Huai country also recruited 20 civilians to transport supplies, grain and grass. If it weren't for the developed water transportation in the Huai country, the number of civilians needed would be even greater.

The Allied Forces of the Six Nations sent troops to attack Huai. As expected, Qi and Chu attacked from the northeast and west respectively, while the Three Jins attacked from the north.

Song State's position is very important, the land is fertile, and the population is large. If it falls into the hands of the Three Jins, their strength will immediately increase, and Wang Pu leads the army to the north.

The three Jins assembled 25 troops, plus the 30 troops of the Wei State, a total of 20 troops, and at the same time there were [-] civilians. It can be said that the banners cover the sky and the sun.

The reinforcements of the Huai State's 3000 Tengjia Army rushed to Shangqiu first, and the Wei State could not attack the Song State, so they wanted to encircle and fight for reinforcements. Seeing that only [-] people came from the Huai State, they immediately wanted to take advantage of the Huai Army's unstable foothold to launch an attack .

It's a pity that Wei Guoli didn't know that the vanguard of the Huai country was the Three Thousand Tengjia Army.Traveling a hundred miles with a heavy load, you can still go into battle.But this time Wei Guo sent troops to rescue, but did not march in armor.

Therefore, after seeing the army of the defending country attacking, the three thousand Tengjia troops were immediately divided into six rows and arranged in formation.Wei Qi, the general of the state of Wei, was very surprised to see the Huai army lined up like this.

"It is said that the Huai army is the elite of the world. In my opinion, it is nothing more than that. However, 3000 troops are lined up horizontally. How can we win? Let's see how I defeat the enemy today!"

"The general's majesty, the Huai country is at a loss for advance and retreat, and they even set up such a battle formation. This time, the general will defeat the Huai army, and he will shock the world!" The surrounding lieutenants complimented.

"General, Huai country's elite are well known in the world, so don't be careless, why don't you test it out first?" Another person persuaded.

Wei Qi laughed and said: "Huai country came from far away, but with only 3000 troops, without rest, and with such formations, how can we be the enemy of our country? I don't know the law of war: wait for work with ease, and preemptive strikes!"

Immediately pointing to the 3000 men and horses waiting in line not far away, he said: "Sun Tzu has a saying: Ten will surround them, five will attack them, and double will divide them. There are only three thousand exhausted troops. I have an army of tens of thousands. The advantage lies in Oh, how can I not win this battle?"

Immediately ordered the army to attack.

After Wu Shennai Qingji, he inherited his father's bravery. He has the power to pull an ox back and is brave in battle.Seeing that Wei Guo sent tens of thousands of people to attack, he immediately waved his hand to stop the army.

The three thousand Tengjia troops took out their crossbows one after another and wound them up in array.The army of the defending country took the chariot as the vanguard and rushed directly to the Huaiguo army formation, followed by the army behind.This tactic is the tactic of crushing infantry by relying on chariots for hundreds of years.

Seeing the Chariots charging, Wu Shen sneered. Since the development of bows and crossbows, this tactic of charging with chariots has been outdated, and can only be used to bully barbarians.Now Weiguo actually uses this tactic to deal with Huaiguo's elite.

The chariot rumbled forward, and the army of the defending country pressed up. They didn't make any attempts at all, and wanted to destroy the Huai army in a single battle.The pressure of facing the chariot charge is extremely high. If the will is not strong enough, facing the overwhelming momentum, you will collapse and starve.

The Tengjia Army of the Huai State was naturally battle-tested, and the 3000 men remained motionless in the face of the chariot charge.There was no sound in the battle.This surprised the soldiers of the defending country who were charging.

Seeing the chariot rushing forward, when there were only eighty steps left, Wu Shen immediately ordered: "Let go!"

'Bang Beng Beng! '

The dull sound of bowstrings sounded instantly, and the first row of [-] crossbow arrows was released instantly. The crossbow arrows instantly passed through a distance of tens of meters, rushing to the front row of horses and instantly hit the arrows. With a sound, they fell over one after another, and even the chariot behind them ran into it without being able to dodge.

Immediately after the second row of crossbowmen stepped forward, five hundred crossbow arrows were fired again, followed by the third and fourth row, and six consecutive rows of crossbowmen fired alternately. Like rain, it falls one after another.

There was an endless stream of crossbow arrows, and those chariots that were lucky enough to escape the first round of crossbow arrows could not escape the second round. Under this continuous rain of arrows, they fell to the ground one after another, and the soldiers of the defending country who were charging behind the chariot It was like mowing grass, falling down with a swish.

The continuous arrows caused heavy casualties to Weiguo's charging army, and even the armored shields they wore couldn't stop Huaiguo's crossbow arrows.

The power of crossbows and arrows is stronger than that of bows and arrows, not to mention that the rattan armored army is equipped with crossbows, which are as powerful as two stones (one stone weighs 120 catties), and can penetrate the iron armor of Huai State within fifty steps, let alone Wei State. armor.The defending country who rushed forward suffered countless casualties.

Such heavy casualties directly caused the army of the defending country to collapse. Seeing the enemy's defeat, Wu Shen immediately led his army to attack. The [-] guards were killed and the corpses littered the field.

(End of this chapter)