Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 358

The more honest a person is, the more frightening the madness will be.

The same is true for cattle. Although this kind of animal is usually very gentle and harmless, once it goes crazy, it is definitely more terrifying than a war horse losing control. Thousands of buffaloes going crazy at the same time, the scene is unimaginable.

Cao Jun showed this ultimate move fiercely, and even Luo Zheng and others who were watching the battle from the rear were taken aback.

Although he had expected that Cao Jun must be hiding something before, he never thought that it was thousands of buffaloes.

Gao Shun was right in front of the formation, his eyes were dignified, but he was more calm and calm, and he immediately ordered the army to line up on the spot, and then issued another military order, "Heavy infantry come out and block the fire." Cattle!"

"As ordered!"

The commanding lieutenant in front of the formation did not hesitate at all, and responded loudly, leading a whole thousand heavy infantry out of the formation.

At this time, the firewood on the backs of thousands of buffaloes in front of Cao Jun's formation had been ignited. After kicking down many Cao soldiers, the frenzied buffalo let go of their hoofs and rushed towards the front of Xiliang Army under the driving of Cao Jun.

It is conceivable that if these crazy buffaloes are allowed to rush to the front of the formation, the formation will definitely be completely disrupted.

No one can stop the mad running bulls, let alone thousands of them.

A whole thousand hoplites, led by the captain of the commanding army, rushed down carrying huge shields, trying to use the huge shields and flesh and blood to stop the mad running bulls under their armpits. The ground array is not chaotic at all.

This is a bloody picture, a picture stained red with blood.

Hoplites can block the charge of cavalry, but they cannot stop the iron hooves of the rushing head.

A thousand hoplites lasted less than half a stick of incense, before thousands of running bulls broke through the line of defense. pierced through the body.

Before the formation of the two armies, whether it was the Xiliang army or the Cao army, they all watched with chills in their hearts.

In the rear of the Xiliang army, Luo Zheng's face was ashen, and Jia Xu, Fazheng and others couldn't help but sucked in a breath of cold air.

Cao Jun was in the rear, and Guo Jia also had a serious face and an inexplicably heavy heart.

The lieutenant gasped, and hissed: "Aren't these Xiliang soldiers really afraid of death? They even dared to shake the running bull's iron hooves with flesh and blood. They knew they would die, so how could they have the guts to charge forward?"

Guo Jia said in a deep voice: "Xiliang's military regulations, those who are afraid of the battle and retreat before the battle will be killed; those who die in the battle will be rewarded heavily. Rather than being beheaded for public display because of being afraid of the battle, it is better to die on the road of charge and leave behind the meritorious service." Adorable offspring."

The lieutenant general couldn't help cursing: "This military rule is too cruel. Everyone has people who are afraid of death. There are special conditions. In order to motivate soldiers to fight to the death, it's okay to kill a few soldiers who are afraid of fighting. The rules are a little too cruel."

Guo Jia didn't say anything, some things cannot be judged by right or wrong or even morality.

Soldiers are a major event for the country!
Just a few words can describe the essence and cruelty of war.

As long as the victory can be achieved and the army strengthened, whatever method is used is bright.

Although the Xiliang Army's new regulations are very strict, it is undeniable that this is the foundation of the Xiliang Army's strength.

If it was Cao Jun instead, Guo Jia couldn't guarantee that the soldiers would rush forward and shake their heads hard with flesh and blood.

At this time, thousands of frenzied buffaloes pushed the Xiliang Army's heavy infantry defense line seventy-eight backwards, and continued to rush towards the Xiliang Army's main formation a hundred paces away. The situation was already very critical.

Fortunately, thousands of hoplites did not sacrifice in vain, and successfully stopped the mad navy.

Moreover, after more than a dozen buffaloes were blocked, they turned around and rushed towards Cao Jun's main formation.

Hundreds of soldiers were killed by being bumped and trampled, and the frontmost formation of Cao Jun's Central Army was kicked to pieces. Only a dozen buffaloes that went crazy were killed by Cao Jun's soldiers together, and they quickly regrouped.

Soon, the frenzied buffalo rushed within fifty steps of the Xiliang army.

At this time, a row of huge wooden boxes was pushed to the front by thousands of soldiers.

"what is this?"

Cao Jun Zhongjun, Guo Jia's eyes froze suddenly, and he felt a bad feeling in his heart.

After taking a closer look at these guys who looked like huge wooden boxes, but with two wheels underneath, they didn't look like delivery vehicles or food trucks, so I couldn't see the use of these things.

The deputy general said uncertainly: "It should be a kind of chariot!"

Guo Jia was not so optimistic. As early as the pre-Han period, ancient things such as chariots had been eliminated by war. Except for infantry who would use transportation vehicles to deploy defenses when encountering a surprise attack, who would specially create this kind of people with limited mobility? Partner.

After all, things like chariots really lack flexibility, and they can no longer adapt to the endless tactical needs.

It is impossible for the Xiliang Army to specially produce a batch of vehicles to bring to the army, unless these big guys have other functions.

For some reason, Guo Jia felt a little uneasy.

In front of the Xiliang army.

"shoot!"

Gao Shun raised his right arm and swung it down violently.

Amidst the huge buzzing sound, piercing howls pierced the sky.

The boxes of fifty ballistas shook violently, and a total of [-] wooden guns were ejected violently. The distance between each long gun was no more than one meter, forming a dense killing area, keeping the distance from the ground. Ping Qiping shot dozens of steps, and pierced fiercely into the frenzied rushing buffalo herd, bringing up delicate and beautiful blood flowers.

Amidst the earth-shattering roar, the buffalo with a head of more than three steps was pierced through the body by the wooden gun.

After rushing out of more than ten infantry, the buffaloes that were shot through their bodies fell to the ground with a bang, but the vitality of these buffaloes is too amazing, these big guys have not been completely dead, and they are still mooing and roaring.

It is conceivable that if you switch to bows and arrows, you can only injure these buffaloes at most, and you will definitely not be able to kill them.

Even war horses would not be killed instantly if they were not directly shot through the vitals, let alone buffaloes.

Hundreds of buffaloes were shot through and fell to the ground, immediately blocking the buffaloes behind them.

Given this resistance, most of the buffaloes behind immediately changed their direction. After all, these big guys are not controlled by people.

Most of the buffaloes rushed to the ground on both sides, and only a small number of buffaloes were still rushing forward.

"This……"

Cao Jun Zhongjun, the lieutenant general's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

Guo Jia's mouth twitched, and he was speechless for a while.

When did the Xiliang army have such sharp weapons, why didn't they know.

This new type of weapon was only unveiled in a hurry when blocking the Xianbei people. At that time, the scouts and spies of other princes could not be mixed on the battlefield. In addition, the Xiliang Army had always kept secrets very well, so it was not until Before today, Guo Jia didn't know that there were such terrifying weapons in the Xiliang army, so he didn't count this part.

If he had known that the Xiliang Army had such a terrifying weapon of war, Guo Jia would not have used his trump card so easily.

Although the lethality of these big guys is terrifying, Guo Jia can still see the flaws in them at a glance.

As long as you know in advance, there are still ways to deal with it.

But now, it was too late to say anything.

It took too much time to load the crossbow car with the wooden spear. The buffalo had already charged within fifty paces. It was too late to load the crossbow gun at this time. Fortunately, there were not many buffaloes rushing over, only hundreds of cattle.

"Pikemen, come out!"

Gao Shun waved his hand and ordered decisively.

A thousand spearmen quickly rushed across the formation, brazenly facing the hundreds of buffaloes rushing towards them.

Blocked by the ballista, the speed of the hundreds of buffaloes that were still rushing over had slowed down. Thousands of spearmen formed a fish-scale formation to block them. After paying more than [-] casualties, they finally killed the crazy buffalo. kill them all.

"The former army obeys the order and defeats Cao Jun!"

Gao Shun's eyes were fixed, and he waved his hand violently and ordered loudly.

Amidst the thundering drums, the Xiliang Army's front line quickly began to regroup on the spot, preparing to charge Cao Jun again.

The lieutenant general of Cao Jun's army said with an ugly face, "Master, the Fire Bull Formation has been broken."

Guo Jia's face has returned to normal, and he said lightly: "It's okay, this is also expected, if the mere fire bull formation can also stump Luo Zheng, then Luo Zheng is not Luo Zheng, and it is impossible to lay down today's foundation! "

The lieutenant general hesitated and said, "The Xiliang army has already arrived, should our army retreat to the city?"

Guo Jia said calmly: "No, this Fire Bull Formation is just a surprise for Luo Zheng, and the good show is still to come!"

The lieutenant general's face changed several times, and he said in a concentrated voice: "Military division, do you want to dig the embankment now?"

Guo Jia looked at the [-] Xiliang cavalry lined up a mile away, and they had no intention of attacking at all. After thinking for a while, he said, "Wait a little longer. Sticking together, once the embankment is dug, even if the [-] Xiliang infantry can be left behind, the [-] Xiliang cavalry can withdraw from the battlefield at any time, wait and see!"

The lieutenant nodded and said nothing.

The Xiliang Central Army, seeing that the fire ox array was broken, Luo Zheng was relieved.

Fazheng also rubbed his hands, and said with a sigh of relief: "It turns out that Cao Jun set up the Fire Bull Formation, and the secrecy is really good. If it weren't for the fact that our army's ballista has not been detected by all the princes, if we want to break this today. The Fire Bull Formation is not that easy."

Luo Zheng made a 'hmm' sound, and said: "Although this fire bull formation is not difficult to break, it is indeed a bit unprepared to take it out suddenly at this time. Guo Guicai is really good, and he hides so deeply that he almost let this general Make a big somersault!"

At this time, Jia Xu said with a serious face: "My lord, something is wrong!"

Luo Zheng was stunned and said: "What's wrong?"

Jia Xu shook his head and said, "I don't know, but I just feel something is wrong. The importance of Hulaoguan is far from being comparable to that of a mere Fire Bull Formation. It is a dream come true to use a mere Fire Bull Formation to resist the Lord's army. , not to mention defeating the lord's army in the first battle. So Xu thinks that this Fire Bull Formation should not be Guo Jia's final trump card."

Luo Zheng was startled, and after thinking about it carefully, his face immediately changed.

(End of this chapter)