The last three kingdoms

Chapter 987
Liu Yin's wedge-shaped battle formation was inspired by a movie in his previous life. I forgot the name. The background of the story is that the Romans invaded England. The Roman army used this wedge-shaped battle formation to crush the English army all the way. , Created a miracle of winning more with less.

It cannot but be said that Hollywood played up the war scenes in a high-level way. Liu Yin watched this movie at the time, and the feeling was shocking. The wedge-shaped battle formation of the Romans was like a steel fortress, indestructible. The English were in front of it. Powerless to fight back, completely crushed by the sweep.

This kind of battle formation left a deep impression on Liu Yin. He also practiced this kind of formation when he was training the army.

Of course, it cannot be said that this kind of battle formation has no shortcomings. Although the use of heavy infantry and giant shields has obviously improved the defense level, it has also sacrificed speed. The formation is obviously not applicable, so although the Shu army has practiced, it has never been put into actual combat.

A scene like today undoubtedly provided Liu Yin with an opportunity to use a wedge-shaped battle formation. A head-to-head collision requires a strong defensive formation such as a wedge-shaped battle formation, so Liu Yin sacrificed it without hesitation.

Although they had practiced before, the soldiers of the Shu army were no strangers to this formation, but it was the first time they used it in actual combat. This made the heavy infantry at the front eager to try, and their excitement was beyond words.

Fu Qian was still a little worried about Liu Yin's simple use of infantry. After all, the cavalry accounted for a large proportion of the Jin army, and in the plains, the cavalry had an incomparable advantage. Liu Yin left the tiger cavalry army idle. On one side, a formation of pure infantry was deployed, which made people sweat.

However, Liu Yin was calm and calm. In normal practice, he could at most rehearse the operation of the formation, and he could not see any clues. Only by experiencing actual combat in person can he experience the shock brought by the wedge-shaped battle formation.

The wedge-shaped battle formation of the Shu army moved forward slowly, solid and heavy, like a movable steel fortress, and even every step taken by the hoplites could hear a uniform click sound, sonorous and powerful.

Unlike the slow movement of the Shu army, the Jin army's assault was extremely fast. The cavalry on both wings suppressed the speed, allowing the infantry trotting all the way to keep up with the rhythm of the cavalry. The entire Jin army's attack line was in a horizontal line superior.

The high-speed running made the Jin soldiers a little out of breath, but it could arouse the Jin soldiers' emotions. There was a feeling of excitement.

The distance between the two sides is only two or three arrows away, and they are facing each other. In just a moment, the distance between the two sides has been shortened to within an arrow's distance.

Entering the land of one arrow, the archers on both sides would naturally not waste such an opportunity. Almost at the same time, the arrows shot by the Jin army shot into the formation of the Shu army, and the arrows shot by the Shu army Then they shot at the Jin army's formation, and the two sides had already launched a bow and arrow shooting battle before they entered the hand-to-hand combat.

However, the results of the shooting were very different. The Jin army's shots fell into the formation of the Shu army, either hitting the shields in the hands of the Shu soldiers, or shooting the armored soldiers in heavy armor. For the arrows that were shot, their whole bodies were covered by thick armor except for a pair of eyes that were exposed. Even in the dense arrow rain, the probability of hitting the eyes was almost negligible. Dang dang dang, the random arrows swooped down from the top of the head, hit the helmets and armor of the soldiers of the Shu army, and fell to the ground without exception, causing no damage at all.

But the arrows shot by the Shu army are different. Most of the soldiers of the Jin army are wearing leather armor. The advantage of the leather armor is that it is light and flexible and does not affect the speed. Arrows can easily penetrate the body of Jin soldiers. Even if some soldiers wear iron armor, most of them are light chain mail, which is far from the heavy armor of the Shu army in terms of protection.

In this round of arrow confrontation, the Shu army obviously had the upper hand. The Jin army only caused a small amount of damage to the Shu army, but the arrows of the Shu army caused the soldiers of the Jin army to fall in pieces. go down.

However, this is obviously not enough to shake the will of the Jin army to move forward. After all, this battle is decided by hand-to-hand combat. This round of arrow attack is just an appetizer. Such a small number of casualties , It will not affect the morale of the Jin army at all.

Wen Yang was supervising the battle not far behind. Seeing this scene, he immediately ordered the Jin army to speed up and not to entangle with the Shu army in bow and arrow shooting. The distance between one arrow and one arrow is not too far. As long as you rush to the front of the Shu army's battle formation, you can disable the Shu army's bows and arrows.

Wen Yang also admitted that in terms of defense, the Jin army is obviously inferior to the Shu army, but in terms of speed and flexibility, the Jin army is far superior to the Shu army. Bulky armor will become a burden, and Jin soldiers can completely gain an advantage in hand-to-hand combat by virtue of their flexible body skills.

Of course, the Jin army relied more heavily on the cavalry. When fighting on the plains, the cavalry is the king. For a long time, the cavalry of the Wei and Jin Dynasties has occupied a leading position among the Three Kingdoms. This advantage is almost unshakable. Wen Yang smiled contemptuously. Regardless of the fact that the Shu army has tasted a little bit of sweetness, as long as the cavalry rushes up later, they will naturally suffer. The mighty cavalry battle formation organized by tens of thousands of fine cavalry will surely smash the iron armor of the Shu army in a destructive way. war.

The so-called solid defensive formation is nothing but a joke under the impact of cavalry.Wen Yang imagined how the battle formation of the Shu army would collapse thousands of miles under the impact of the cavalry of the Jin army, and a slight smile appeared on his stern face.

Under his gaze, the troops of the Jin army finally rushed to the front of the battle formation of the Shu army. The white torrent and the red torrent collided, but they always maintained a distinct state and could not blend together.

The scene of hand-to-hand combat that Wen Yang imagined never happened.

The soldiers of the Jin army charged bravely, and when they rushed to the front of the battle formation of the Shu army, they realized that what they were facing was an impenetrable wall of copper and iron, with giant shields lined up densely, and it was almost impossible to see anything In the gap, under the reflection of the sun, the golden shields shook so that the Jin soldiers couldn't keep their eyes open. The Jin soldiers had no idea how to break such a defensive formation.

(End of this chapter)