Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 791 Battle of Zhenxi Fort ([-])
At this time, there was another command to fire, and another wave of crossbows. The guns came, iron crossbows with a length of three feet. The guns flashed in mid-air, exuding a breathtaking death under the winter light. When the light of the Liao army flew over the heads of the Liao army like lightning, the crowd below couldn't help but look up at them, until someone watched them shoot at themselves like heavenly soldiers...

Every time the crossbow and gun penetrated into the crowd, there was a mass of flesh and blood flying everywhere, arousing brilliant blood flowers in the formation of the Liao army.

At a distance of 150 meters, ten giant crossbows fired five waves, and each wave of crossbows and guns would leave a group of people in a pool of blood on the wasteland.The last person stabbed by each of these crossbows and spears lost most of their strength, although they were all hit by the crossbows.These people crawled painfully in the slowly frozen blood plasma on the wasteland, wailing heart and lungs, swinging their fragmented limbs, telling the cruelty of war.Although those whose heads and chests were shot to pieces died painfully, these people often did not have to suffer for a long time, while the wounded who had their spines or limbs stabbed off had to suffer for a long time before they died.

First it was the gunpowder pack, and then it was the gunpowder. The damage caused finally caused many brave officers and soldiers of the Liao army to fear and stop.No matter how much the officers yelled and scolded, they couldn't take their eyes off the survivors. A general leading the team had already raised his whip high above his head, intending to give a good lesson to the soldiers who disobeyed orders, but just as he While whipping the whip down, a crossbow gun shot at his waist. Unfortunately, his lumbar spine was smashed to pieces at that moment, and his abdomen, intestines and intestines were also cut. Feces have flowed all over the body.

A group of soldiers nearby looked at their general, they had already formed a circle, they all stood there as if petrified, except for the increasingly rapid and heavy breathing, they could no longer utter a single word.

The Adam's apple kept rolling up and down rapidly, and only the sound of the beating heart could be heard in the ears, and the throbbing in the chest and abdomen became more and more intense.These Liao army elites who have been fighting for more than ten years and are used to fighting on the battlefield finally spit out "wow".

Under the bombardment of Xiangfu country's gunpowder packs and strong crossbows, the formation of the Liao army has begun to lose touch, and more and more people behind them are cowering.And the vanguard line at the front of the team has approached the edge of the wavy outer wall.These Liao troops still refused to give up those shield vehicles.

Since the Xiangfu army fired crossbow guns, the soldiers in the front row of the Liao army felt that the blows facing them seemed to have weakened, and the pressure was relieved, and their steps towards the front suddenly became brisk.The soldiers of the Liao army in the front couldn't see the tragedy behind them, so they sped up briskly and quickly distanced themselves from the Chinese army.

Zhenxi Fort was built in a hurry, and the field fortifications were indeed not as strong as a strong castle, in the eyes of these Liao army soldiers.The defense system they faced had neither tall towers nor tall and thick brick walls. How many seemingly indestructible fortresses stood in front of them in the past, didn't they all fall because of their brave assault?
There were three gaps in each of the three low walls on the outer layer of Zhenxi Fort.Each gap is opened in the middle of two bastions. The channel sandwiched by the two bastions in the middle is basically perpendicular to the entire central defense line, while the channels on both sides form an angle of about 45 degrees with each defense line, obliquely. Pointing to the rear of the Suzaku Legion's position on the two wings.

These three passages are used to facilitate the maneuvering of the Suzaku Legion.The function is similar to the gate of the city. If there are no such passages, if the Suzaku Legion wants to turn to the counterattack, it needs to turn over from its own fortifications.Xiangfu country's military tactics textbooks have long defined that a defense without means of counterattack is a weak defense mode and an incomplete defense.

The existence of these passages allows the defenders to launch a swift counterattack at any time, forcing the attacker to pay attention to this defensive core and keep troops on guard at all times.Faced with the threat of such a counter-offensive, the attackers could neither maneuver in front of the line of defense as they wished, nor could they devote all their forces to a focused attack on the flanks.And there are three channels.This makes the defense line beneficial to the defender unilaterally, instead of restricting both sides at the same time. As for the three channels adopting different radiation angles, it is to further strengthen the defender's advantage in internal maneuvering.At the same time, the enemy will be more willing to attack the ready-made passage than to climb the low wall wearing thick winter clothes and armor in the face of fire.

From the starting position to the outer low wall, although there is only a short distance of a few hundred meters, several rounds of gunpowder packs and several waves of giant crossbow strikes have already dealt a considerable blow to the Liao army.Finally, the entrance to the outer low wall was in sight.Behind the passage several feet wide is a low wall that is also not very high.Further back is the fence that is only half the height of a person.

Seeing the entrance of the central passage in front of them, the soldiers of the Liao army in the front row felt their eyes were red.The general leading the team ordered the messengers nearby to blow their horns, and without hesitation, the soldiers of the Liao army let out a violent cry and rushed towards the defense line of the Suzaku Army.

In addition to pushing the shield carts, the hordes of infantry also carried regimental cards and digging tools. Some officers ordered the shield carts to make way for a large number of cavalry to rush in first.

"50 meters!" The observer shouted another distance.

"Quick crossbow ready!" Several two infantry brigade commanders ordered at the same time.

In front of the cavalry and infantry of the Liao Kingdom rushing into the central passage, there are two sharp corners on the left and right sides, behind these two walls and the bottom parapet walls of the two sharp corner forts.All of them were ready-to-go crossbows. The soldiers of the Suzaku Legion stepped on wooden tables or benches one by one, and set up the crossbows on the parapet.

The two infantry brigades consisted of 8000 pure infantry, excluding special arms. At this time, the 2000 infantry were divided into four waves, each wave of [-] soldiers, with only two weapons in their hands, a fast crossbow and a long spear.

At this time, the two thousand fast crossbowmen defending on the front wall have been on guard since the Liao army began to attack.Everyone held their weapons in high spirits, and stood guard at their respective posts without moving. Only heavy and uneven panting and occasional low-pitched coughs could be heard from the entire line of defense.

After the enemy's attack began, the two brigade commanders had been leisurely pacing back and forth in front of the fence. When they saw the enemy entering the central passage, the two brigade commanders stood firmly facing the front and shouted loudly at the same time: "Get ready!" .”

Following the order of their respective brigade commanders, two thousand fast crossbowmen entered the aiming state, aiming the fast crossbows in the direction of the entrance steadily.These fast crossbowmen bowed their waists slightly forward one after another, and at the same time closed one eye, tilting their heads to aim at the galloping cavalry.After adjusting the posture.None of these fast crossbowmen fired.They quietly exhaled clouds of white air and waited silently.Watch as enemies in your field of vision get closer and clearer.

Before the enemy soldiers rushed into the third low wall, a large number of them fell sideways to the belly of the horses, and they flew down from the still running horses with their bows raised.With a quick jump, these vigorous fighters hid their bodies behind their horses and shot a batch of feathered arrows at the officers and soldiers of the Suzaku Legion. The whole set of movements was done in one go.

Standing on the podium, Deng Chongxuan and Wang Chao couldn't help admiring in their hearts when they saw their flexible movements: "It's really worthy of being a nation on horseback. Apart from the cavalry, the other cavalry of our Xiangfu Kingdom are far behind them."

At this time, most of the vanguard cavalry of the Liao Army hid behind their horses, and they were still 50 meters away from most of the fast crossbowmen. According to their past experience, this is a fairly safe distance.

Most of the bows and arrows they scatter hit the low wall, and [-]% of the bows and arrows flying over the wall also flew over the heads of the Suzaku Legion. The fast crossbowmen on the wall all wear low-brow helmets. When facing danger, soldiers can use their helmets to block attacks as long as they lower their heads slightly.So in the end, those bows and arrows that were lucky enough to hit were all in vain.

The helmet was hit by a bow and arrow, and its owner seemed to be pushed gently by someone. The cavalry of the Liao Army shot three or four waves of bows and arrows in one breath, and the fast crossbowmen of the Suzaku Legion occasionally bowed and raised their heads. , Still no one fired the quick crossbow.

The Liao army moved forward for a certain distance. After they entered the last low wall, a wave of arrows rained down. A few brave men rushed out from behind their horses. Throw it from the sharp corner of the fort.But the Suzaku Legion on the opposite side still didn't respond to this attack.At best, it is to make the fast crossbowman behind the protective wall lean closer to the wall.

The two brigade commanders were well aware of the tactics of the Liao army. They were told repeatedly during the training that the Liao army most liked to attract enemy infantry archers or fast crossbowmen to launch from a long distance, and then took the opportunity to approach and attack.Now the target of the Liao Army is obvious. They are trying to rush to the bottom of the bastion to attack the Suzaku Legion at the wooden fence, so the two brigade commanders have the idea of ​​not scatter eagles if they don't see rabbits, and never carry out inefficient attacks.

The Liao army on the opposite side of the Suzaku army was also very anxious. In the past, when they faced off against the enemy.They have successfully lured opponents countless times, and those enemy soldiers often even felt nervous because they watched them rushing forward, and their accuracy was poor.But the group of enemy troops in front of them didn't say anything.

The Liao army at the front took another look at the fence ahead. The walls on both sides were densely packed with fast crossbows. These flashing crossbow arrows made the Liao army feel very bad, very, very bad.

(End of this chapter)