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The scouts sent by Nangong Jing found a Han army spear infantry of more than [-] people ten miles away. This news made Nangong quite excited. The number of Han people was not large, which was just right for his army to fight the first battle and defeat the Han army.

Although Ma Chao asked him to wait for the main force to arrive, Nan Gongjing was already impatient, and he immediately led [-] cavalry to the southeast.

After a while, they rushed to a high ground and found the Han army several miles away. Nan Gongjing immediately put up a hand curtain on the high ground and looked at the Han army. The Han army seemed to have spotted them and was retreating slowly, but the They stopped three miles away, and there was a prairie in front of them, obviously wanting to fight them.

Nan Gongjing narrowed his eyes slowly. The Han army was not many in number, they were basically infantry. It was estimated that they were ambushing reinforcements, but they were discovered by their own scouts. This was their chance.

Nan Gongjing is very conceited. His five thousand elite cavalry are all veterans who have fought for many years. They are the elite army of the Guishuang Empire. They also participated in the last expedition to North Tianzhu. Fifty thousand Tianzhu troops were defeated.

It was the repeated victories against the Tianzhu army that made this army look down on the Han army. The Han army may be well equipped, but they are not nomads, and they are not strong in cavalry, and they are only stronger than the Qiang army. Compared with the Frost Army, it is still far behind.

"Prepare for battle!"

Nangong Jing shouted loudly, and the five thousand Guishuang soldiers raised their spears in an orderly manner, showing superb military qualities.

"Line up!"

'Woo--' the low-pitched horn blew on the grassland, which was the order to attack.

The Guishuang army marched slowly. The five thousand cavalry were divided into five rows, with 1000 men in each row, with a distance of two feet, as if they had been carefully measured. It is made of refined iron, thrown far away by arm strength, and pierces the enemy at a distance of thirty steps. This is the sharpest weapon of the Guishuang Army against the rest of the heavy cavalry.

The cavalry began to trot, holding shields in one hand and spears in the other, still lined up neatly, and the sharp short spears in their hands shone coldly in the sun.

The Han army encountered by the Guishuang Army was the left-wing spear infantry led by general Zhang Ren. Zhang Ren's army was deployed at the north gate of Guzang County. When he heard that reinforcements were coming, he took the initiative to ask Ying to intercept them.

The army led by Zhang Ren was originally Liu Zhang's Yizhou Army. Most of the soldiers came from Bashu. They had followed Liu Jing for many years in battle, and they also had rich combat experience. Especially they participated in the Battle of Han Dynasty and the Battle of Longxi. Certain experience.

The Han army is equipped with horned crossbows, and the effective killing range is a hundred steps away. The only disadvantage is that the winding is slow, and it can only be fired twice within a hundred steps. In order to make up for this weakness, each Han army is equipped with a pair of bows and arrows. Suitable for short-distance shooting, followed by knives, spears and shields, fully equipped. (Baidu search Leduwoxue.com is the fastest and most stable update)

But this time they did not carry bows and arrows. Bringing too much equipment would make it inconvenient for them to march, but they brought the most powerful secret weapon of the Han army.

Although this was the first time Zhang Ren fought against the Guishuang Army, his rich combat experience enabled him to see the strengths and weaknesses of the Guishuang Army at a glance.

Needless to say, if they are well-trained, they can maintain a neat formation while running, even the Qiang cavalry can't do it. Obviously, they are very skilled in overall coordination. From this point alone, this is a formidable enemy.

Secondly, they don't have bows and arrows. Each of them has multiple short spears behind them, and there is another long spear besides the short spear. From this, it can be inferred that short spears are their throwing weapons. The range of short spears is not as good as that of crossbow arrows. The Han army has a slight advantage.

The war horses of the Guishuang Army seem to be very strong, tall and strong, and they seem to be much stronger than the war horses of the Huns, and even faster than the war horses of the Han Army.

But his weakness is also obvious, that is, their armor is tight-fitting leather armor. This kind of leather armor cannot withstand the crossbow arrows of the Han army, but he seems to know this weakness. Each of them has a large shield, but even Even a shield can't stop the bee crossbow iron arrows of the Han army.

Zhang Renxin had a plan to fight the enemy, so he immediately ordered: "Put the crescent crossbow formation!"

The flag of the Han army waved, and began to quickly adjust the formation, adjusting it into a slightly curved crescent-shaped army formation, with five rows in the middle and two rows on both sides, so as to ensure the maximum concentration of crossbow arrows. The Han soldiers in the platoon held huge shields, which were to defend against the sharp spears of the Guishuang people.

The Han army also advanced slowly, holding crossbows and arrows, and stopped on a high ground, maintaining a tight formation. The two armies were getting closer and closer, hissing and shouting intertwined, the rumbling of drums, and the whimpering of horns , Inspiring the morale of their respective soldiers.

Two hundred steps... 150 steps... 120 steps, already entered the killing range of the Han army's crossbow arrows, the Guishuang cavalry raised their shields, but Zhang Ren did not order to shoot arrows, he stared sharply at the Guishuang people's shield, It seems to have seen through these wooden shields. These shields can withstand the hard crossbow of the Han army at 120 steps, but not necessarily at [-] steps.

All the Han troops held their breath and stood ready.

After ten steps, Zhang Ren still didn't give an order. Many Han soldiers' palms were soaked in cold sweat. This was something they had never experienced in many years of fighting.

At this time, the Guishuang cavalry suddenly accelerated, and the distance between the formations began to widen, but the formation was still neat. This is the rich experience of the Guishuang cavalry. At the last moment, the distance was widened, so that the killing area of ​​​​the Han army's bows and arrows was small.

The horses were galloping, and the cavalry shouted to kill the Han army overwhelmingly. After seventy steps, Zhang Ren pointed his sword and roared: "Shoot!"

The three crossbow arrows in the first row shot out flat. This is the advantage of seventy steps. There is no need to shoot parabolas, and they shoot straight. The arrows are like rain, and they shoot towards the Guishuang cavalry group.

The powerful crossbow shot through the shield of the Guishuang cavalry, pierced the leather armor, and penetrated the body. The horse fell to the ground, and the cavalry fell from the horse screaming. The momentum of the attack was shattered.

Immediately afterwards, the thousand arrows of the second round and the third round also shot. Within seventy steps, the five thousand Guishuang army lost more than a thousand people. Shoot down, so that the Guishuang cavalry is not closer to the Han army, it is still seventy steps,

At this time, the soldiers of the Han army who had finished the first round of shooting had already wound up, raised their crossbow arrows again, swung their hanging knives, and the arrows rained down. Three thousand arrows shot at the Guishuang cavalry overwhelmingly.

The [-] soldiers in the second row also finished their stringing, and they raised their crossbows to shoot. They didn't need to aim, they just aimed at the direction and fired quickly, and the soldiers in the third row also raised their crossbows.

Archery, stringing, loading, and raising the crossbow, the soldiers moved extremely smoothly and in one go. In a very short period of time, they had already shot two rounds of [-] arrows.

The Guishuang cavalry had lost more than [-] men, and the rest of the soldiers were red-eyed, raised their knives and roared, urging their horses to gallop.

More than [-] precious frost cavalry rushed forward against the dense rain of arrows, and the speed was getting faster and faster. The sound of horseshoes was like thunder, and the momentum was like a stormy sea. Army soldiers rushed forward.

At this time, the rapid drums of the Han army sounded, and the crescent moon crossbow array of the Han army suddenly dispersed, and before the short spears of the Guishuang army were thrown, they quickly pulled away to both sides, like a wild goose returning north in a figure-eight shape.

The soldiers of the Han army galloped, and the army receded like a tide. Behind them appeared densely packed wooden oxen and bee crossbows. This was a thousand bee crossbows. The cold crossbow boxes were aimed at the galloping Guishuang cavalry.

The change of the Han army caught Nan Gongjing by surprise. He had seen the first two rows of the Han army holding huge shields, which seemed to be to resist their spears, which made him happy. Any shield can resist it, and the dense formation of the Han army just allows their spears to rain down.

However, the Han army suddenly changed formation at fifty paces, and it was too late for Nangong Jing to adjust, so he had to shout: "Throw the spear!"

Without his order, the Guishuang cavalry had already raised their arms and threw. Thousands of short spears intertwined into a dense rain, flying in the air, and the momentum was terrifying. Although most cavalry threw at fifty paces away, they were assisted by horses. But most of the short spears still shot into the Han army's position.

The last part of the Han army had no time to retreat, and the sharp short spear pierced their armor quickly. More than two hundred Han soldiers fell to the ground screaming, and the short spear pierced their bodies, nailing them to death on the spot. .

At this moment, the bee crossbow was also fired, and only a click sound was heard, and thirty thousand iron arrows came out of the string, roaring and shooting at the galloping cavalry group.

More than a thousand Guishuang cavalry rushing forward saw a wooden ox blocking the way in front of them, and they reined in their horses one after another, but they were stunned by the sprayed iron crossbow arrows.

But the bee crossbow had a longer range. They passed the thousands of cavalry in front, but shot at the Guishuang cavalry behind, and the overwhelming iron crossbow rushed like a black cloud.

The iron arrows shot into the cavalry group like a storm, and the running Guishuang cavalry raised their shields to defend. The second round of [-] iron crossbows roared in again, and in just two rounds of shooting, the Guishuang cavalry behind were shot and defeated.

This kind of powerful weapon made Nangong Jing terrified, he turned his horse and fled, and the thousands of cavalrymen under him were also scared out of their wits, and followed the general to turn around and run away.

At this time, the bee crossbow showed its power again, and another [-] iron crossbow arrows were shot out, shooting densely at the fleeing Guishuang cavalry. Nangong Jing fled at the forefront, but he couldn't run away from the howling rain of arrows. Suddenly, several iron crossbows pierced his body, he only heard a scream from behind, his eyes went dark, and he fell off the horse.

At this time, the Guishuang Empire fought the Han army for the first time, and it was also the worst defeat since the founding of the country. Five thousand elite cavalry were shot to death after only one charge, and more than [-] people were shot to death. Less than a hundred people escaped from the arrow massacre.

The news later spread to Guishuang Kingdom, which made the king and ministers of Guishuang Kingdom terrified, and the homeland complex of King Dulin was shattered into pieces.

A few years later, King Suleiman of Guishuang went to the original pilgrimage. When passing by this battlefield, he also found a short spear of the Guishuang army covered with rust, which made him cry.