Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 838 Life and Death Battle ([-])

Wei Ziqi quickly freed his left hand to pull out the arrow, a warm liquid flowed over the skin of his chest, he felt that the wound was not deep, but the wound was very painful, the teammate on the left suddenly screamed, with a A heavy arrow fell to the sky, and the teammates in the back row quickly stepped forward to fill the front line.There are many archers among the Liao people. This sentence is true. The infantry of the Xiangfu Kingdom wore iron armor and helmets with low eyebrows on their faces. Only half of their faces were defenseless. The archers of the Liao soldiers aimed specifically at the faces of the soldiers of the Xiangfu Kingdom. .Witnessing this scene on the podium, Yang Jiye thought that after the battle, the equipment department could try to research the face-protecting helmet, leaving only the eyes out.

The one who was shot was Zhang Gazi who was sleeping next to him in Wei Ziqi's class. Wei Ziqi felt an unknown fire in his heart, and the fear that started in his heart disappeared.

The long spears lined up on the Liao army's infantry were getting closer and closer, and the front row and two wings of the Liao soldiers suffered heavy losses. Under the repeated attacks of gunpowder packs, giant guns, crossbows and quick crossbows from Xiangfu Kingdom, this short four to five hundred steps , they have already lost nearly 3000 people, especially in the position where the fast crossbowmen on the two wings of Xiangfu Kingdom continued to shoot, there was a gap in the long spear array of the Liao army. Those few concentrated strikes, those places of the Liao army were penetrated, and just after making up for it, they were wiped out by the next round of salvo.

The Liao army's skirmishers and heavy arrows also pose a great threat to the infantry of the Xiangfu Kingdom. Although they can shoot through the armor of the Xiangfu Kingdom's army in more than 20 steps, their rate of fire is higher, and it also caused the Xiangfu Kingdom's six soldiers in a short time. There were 700 casualties, but the power of bows and arrows was limited, and the number of direct deaths was not many.

Finally, there were only the last twenty steps left. The two sides endured the blows of long-range weapons and approached the distance to engage in combat. A close-range death battle was about to come.

The marching drums of the Xiangfu Kingdom's phalanx suddenly stopped and turned into slow drums with intervals.

"Sideways flat gun!"

Twenty steps away, the roar of the battalion commander and company commander sounded, and the first three rows of spears in the eight battalion squares of the first echelon of the Xiangfu National Army were leveled. Wei Ziqi turned to the right, left hand in front and right hand behind, The spear is aimed in the direction of the Liao soldiers. This action uses the left hand as the support point, and the right hand plays the role of controlling the body of the spear. It can be held all the way to the tail of the spear shaft, which can save energy relatively and increase the attack range of the spear to maximum.

When both sides have long spears nearly one foot four feet long, it is difficult for the soldiers to accurately judge the timing of the thrust. If they rush forward and stab, they will often hit the opponent's spear head by themselves, but they will not stab the opponent. Approaching slowly and looking for an opportunity is the most suitable for the battle with ultra-long spears.

A dense array of spearheads appeared in front of the array, the drums of the Liao soldiers slowed down, and their spearmen also leveled their spears, keeping a flat front and approaching step by step, but there are various ways to hold them, and there are no auspicious symbols The national infantry is so uniform.

During this process, the two companies of the two fast crossbowmen on the two wings encountered a lot of Liao army skirmishers who counterattacked wildly with heavy arrows, and more than 100 people died in total, but the eight battalions in the back kept dying one by one, so the number never reduce.At this time, they fired a final round of volleys, and the Liao soldiers threw a wave of flying axes and flying swords, causing the last long-range damage to the opponent, and then the two companies on the two wings of the Xiangfu Kingdom's phalanx began to retreat, but They didn't retreat completely, but were in the waist position of the first echelon phalanx, on the hillside, and continued to shoot at the Liao soldiers.

At the same time, the infantry in the fourth row of Xiangfu Kingdom's phalanx slowed down in the phalanx, drew out their daggers and waist knives, squatted down along the front line and got under the line of spears, and then hid in the gaps in the first row of spears.

The stragglers of the Liao Kingdom did not have this kind of training. After the movement space disappeared, some rushed forward to fight recklessly, and were immediately stabbed to death by dense spears. Do it, these short soldiers looked at each other fiercely under the spear, waiting for the opportunity.Before the spears engage each other to distract the enemy's attention, these short soldiers cannot attack, otherwise they will be easily tied into meat skewers by the opponent's dense spears.

The quick crossbows on the outside of the two wings kept firing, and they used intensive long-range attacks to suppress the Liao soldiers who were beyond their own front lines. The archers of the Liao soldiers on the outside were also counterattacking.

However, Wei Ziqi's ears only responded to the beat of the drum, and he took a step forward every time the drum sounded. The other sounds seemed to be far away in the sky, and the two wings had nothing to do with him. , subconsciously approaching the enemy step by step according to the slow drumbeat.

Liao soldiers are not fools, they will not rush forward to the muzzle of their guns. As the two sides get closer and closer, their strides become smaller and smaller. close attack distance.

Opposite Wei Ziqi was a dark-skinned Liao army soldier. He was wearing an iron helmet, and his eyes were shining fiercely under the brim of the iron hat. Wei Ziqi did not look at the spear blade not far in front of him. Staring at the position of the opponent's shoulders, paying attention to the movement of the opponent, moving slowly, judging the distance between each other.

The pikemen can't keep their ultra-long spears flat for too long. The due time will come sooner or later. Wei Ziqi's spear head and the opponent's spear head began to exchange. From time to time, the spears made a light collision sound. At this time, the pace drum had stopped. The soldiers confronting each other on the front line were all focused on the frontal opponent, judging the most suitable time to assassinate while slowly approaching. No one had the time to make a sound. , only the battalion and company commander shouted reminders, and the rustling of footsteps.

Wei Ziqi felt as if he was in a forest of long spears. On both sides were the spear heads of his comrades in the back row, and in front of him were the spear shafts of himself and the enemy. The last four feet.

Thanks to the fact that they have had several long-gun confrontations with the blue team of the training department, this feeling of facing the head of a gun is no stranger.

But this is not a drill after all, the gun head in front of him swayed slightly, probably approaching the attack range of the assassination, Wei Ziqi didn't dare to approach any further, the three gun heads in the front and side were a great threat, stimulating his nerves , Wei Ziqi's forehead was covered with beads of sweat.

The Liao army soldier on the opposite side was also hesitating. Wei Ziqi's spear was also in front of him. The formation of Xiangfu Kingdom's phalanx was very straight, and his right hand was hidden behind him. He couldn't judge the enemy's assassination distance. He was attacked by three long spears, and this Liao soldier used the downward grip to hold the gun. Not only was it difficult, but he also had to leave a section of the tail of the gun behind, which reduced the attack range. It will be necessary to extend the length of the gun tail to maintain the balance of the gun body, so he is worried and anxious now.

As they approached slowly, there were only the heavy breathing of the two sides and the light knocking of nail leaves on the front line. Occasionally, officers shouted, but no one listened.

In the silence, the soldiers of the Xiangfu Kingdom faced the guns on the opposite side and rubbed forward with the smallest strides. Wei Ziqi's heart almost jumped out, and his whole body was in a state of high tension. He is as long as ten thousand years.

Suddenly, the right leg was empty, and a squatting black figure swiftly crossed a short distance, avoiding the back row of spears beside the Liao soldier, and smashed the Liao soldier's thigh with a dagger.

"Ah!" The tense Liao army soldiers let out an earth-shattering scream. This scream finally broke the nerves of both sides who were extremely nervous. The barrel of the gun went back and forth between the front lines, and after the gun body moved, the sound of collision was as dense as raindrops.

In the chaos, Wei Ziqi was distracted by the stabbing of the Liao army soldier, and took a step forward to occupy the attacking position like a conditioned reflex. Just like he practiced hundreds of times a day, he stepped forward with his left leg, leaned forward slightly, and moved forward with his right hand. He and his left hand reached forward at the same time, and the long spear stabbed out like lightning. When he was still a foot away from the opponent's spear blade, he felt a stagnation in his hand, and the long spear accurately pierced the Liao army soldier's neck, and the whole body Actions are completed in an instant.

The annoying long spear in front of him fell to the ground with a clatter, and the Liao soldiers on the opposite side were distracted, and almost did not dodge his assassination, and fell to the ground clutching their necks.

The melee fighter who came up from the back several rows stood up quickly again, and stabbed the neck of a Liao army spearman next to him. , There was no response when the neck was stabbed, the blood from the carotid artery spurted out like a fountain, he spit out blood and continued to stab the opposite side twice, and then fell limply to the ground with a bang.

The back row of the Liao army was advancing forward, and the melee soldiers of Xiangfu Kingdom did not dare to stay. They squatted down and moved quickly to the side. Two long spears stabbed at the place where he was standing just now from the back row. The melee soldiers escaped unharmed. Just as he was about to run back, another spear came out from behind and stabbed him in the back, causing him to roll over in pain on the ground.

The other melee soldiers on both sides drilled around under the spears, with clusters of sharp spear blades reciprocating on their heads. They rushed over and stabbed when they saw the opening, and then retreated quickly before the back row counterattacked. The killed spearmen Often distracted, he was killed by the spear on the opposite side.

At this time, the front line has become a mess, more and more soldiers rushed to the middle area, struggling in front of their respective formations, the pain caused by the cold weapons was very intense, the hoarse howls of the wounded soldiers resounded through the front line, wide and dense The contact surface quickly brought huge casualties. The first row of both sides quickly lost more than half, and the pikemen in the back row continued to fill up.The tidy rear quickly turned into a zigzag.

(End of this chapter)