Great Wei Overlord

Chapter 16
Chapter 016 Offense Instead of Defense

Almost all of those Xianbei cavalry carried bows and arrows. They were also elite cavalry, and their reactions were fast enough. They all opened their bows and shot at the Wei army behind the low wall!
"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!. , but can only shoot at the low wall!Even a young Wei pawn made a face at the enraged Yan Jun.

"Hey! You can't shoot!" He shrank his head and hid behind the low wall!

At this moment, taking advantage of the gap between the Yan Army's cavalry changing arrows, the Wei Army's second wave of crossbow arrows came through the air again!

It should be said that the shooting speed of the crossbow machine is far less than that of the bow and arrow, and the Wei army only has a thousand shooting sergeants, so it is impossible to complete such intensive shooting.It's a pity that Zhang Ai is not a brave and foolish man, but a wise and brave general!He felt that the Wei army had too few archers to stop the Yan army's cavalry, so he asked the Wei army infantry to help load the crossbow behind the shooting camp. They are not archers, but they are responsible for loading and stringing the crossbow. The infantry handed the stringed crossbow to the hands of the shooting sergeant. Since then, Zhang Ai has used a thousand crossbows. Hands, completed the shooting that almost required three or four thousand crossbowmen to complete!
With such a short distance and such great power, the Xianbei cavalry was completely enveloped in the rain of arrows of death.

The passage reserved by the Wei army was very narrow, and the charging Yan army was very dense, almost reaching the point where people were next to each other!At such a short distance, the accuracy of the pedal crossbow has greatly increased, and it is almost like a crossbow arrow shot to death a Xianbei cavalry!
At this time, Xian Yuliang's left leg was pinned down by his beloved horse. Although there was no fracture, he still couldn't get up for a while, so he could only shout desperately: "Rush up, kill those archers! If we don’t go up, we’re all dead!”

Countless Xianbei cavalry who screamed strangely had to rush towards the low walls on both sides according to the order!
However, an accident happened at this time. In Xian Yuliang's imagination, cavalry fighting archers should be a one-sided massacre.

But in fact this was not the case. The cavalrymen of the Yan army who had rushed to the low wall before they had time to show off their power were suddenly stunned. Their high-raised sabers, Ma Shuo, and spears all fell to the ground powerlessly.At this time, the infantry of the Wei Army who helped the Shesheng Army load their crossbows behind the Shesheng Battalion drew up their weapons and charged at those cavalrymen fiercely!
Those cavalrymen of the Yan army who rushed to the low wall died miserably, some were even stabbed by more than a dozen spears, and some were beheaded by the ring-shou knife!From time to time, soldiers of the Wei army jumped out of the low wall, stabbed the wailing Xianbei wounded soldiers to death with iron spears, and cut off their heads with sharp knives.

Murong Ke was also very anxious when he saw that Xianyu Liang was frustrated before the battle.At this moment, Murong De, the general who conquered the South, who was later the founding emperor of Nanyan, rode out to the front of Murong Ke and panted, "Fourth brother, my younger brother, please fight!"

Seeing Murong De invite to fight, the brave Murong Ba (Chui), who was later the founding emperor of Houyan, said, not to be outdone, "Fourth brother, my younger brother also invites to fight!"

Both Murong De and Murong Chui's troops are the former Yan State's central army, the ace in the lineage, especially Murong De, who has [-] "armored horses" under his command.

"Armored cavalry" refers to heavy cavalry that both men and horses wear armor.It consists of six parts: the face curtain; the chicken neck; the chest; the horse armor; the back; and the parasite. The "face curtain" is a long and narrow piece of metal armor with holes on it, which mainly protects the horse's face; the "chicken neck" is actually a pair of armor for the horse's neck, which is made of nail plates and has a buckle on the front It can be buckled up; it can be used as a chest; a horse body armor; when it is worn, it is a large piece of armor in the front, middle and rear of the horse; and the parasite is an upturned broom-like decoration placed on the tail of the horse.This is the foundation of the Yan State, and there are only more than [-] "armored riding equipment" like this in the entire Yan State!
The Three Kingdoms, Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties were precarious and frequently fought.In order to win the war, various forces attach great importance to the improvement of military equipment, and the protective equipment of cavalry is the focus of armament development.

At that time, both cavalry and war horses were put on armor, and when the two were used together, they were called "armored riding equipment".Cavalry armor appeared earlier, and complete horse armor appeared at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.During the Three Kingdoms period, there were very few horse armors. Cao Cao’s army had less than ten horse armors. Cao Cao’s tiger and leopard riders were actually well-trained cavalry. At best, the men wore armor, but the horses did not.There are only more than [-] in Yuan Shao's army.

In the early years of the Western Jin Dynasty, horse armor was still a precious thing.During the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Sixteen Kingdoms period, horse armor became commonly used equipment in the army, and its rapid popularity was closely related to the Xianbei army.

Although the heavy cavalry played an important role in large-scale wars, its shortcomings were also highlighted. The armored horses had a heavy burden, and their flexibility and speed were limited, making it difficult to carry out deep and long-lasting operations.What's more, although the heavy cavalry is not afraid of being stabbed with knives and spears, they can also deal heavy blows to the heavy cavalry with heavy crossbows, and once the heavy cavalry falls off their horses, they will not be able to get up by themselves!

Murong Ke saw that Xian Yuliang was defeated in front of the battle, but he said calmly: "The Wei army is well-organized and morale is high. It is not an excellent opportunity to attack at this time. Besides, Xian Yuliang should be more than that. Fifth brother, Sixth brother, don't be impatient, and let's see how Xian Yuliang defeats the enemy. As long as Xian Yuliang makes a breakthrough in the front of the Wei army, the Wei army will mobilize other forces to increase the strength of the frontal resistance. In this way, our opportunity has come. At that time, the fifth and sixth younger brothers will break through the formation and kill the enemy!"

Murong Ke's eyes shot out a sharp cold light: "Give me an order to order Yokono General Shen Tu Ji's headquarters to attack with five thousand troops."

One is only more than two miles less than three miles in front of Wei Jun.Murong Ke successively invested [-] troops!
Sure enough, Xian Yuliang did not disappoint Murong Ke. After the initial defeat, he immediately reacted and stabilized his position. The soldiers under his command started a fierce confrontation with the Wei army!

Arrows from both sides were only flying in the air, and the densely packed arrows almost covered the sun in the sky!There are many Xianbei people, and there are more arrows. Although the soldiers of the Shesheng Battalion did not use strings and focused on shooting arrows, the arrows of the Xianbei Army were too dense, and the soldiers of the Shesheng Battalion of the Wei Army could not lift their heads!

Zhang Ai saw that going on like this would be of no benefit to the battle except to increase casualties, so he had to order the sergeants of the shooting battalion to withdraw from the battle and retreat to the second low wall to continue resisting!

Yan Jun's arrows were very dense. Afterwards, Wei Jun pulled out nearly [-] arrows on the first low wall!

Dozens of them were shot in a place the size of a palm!Out of fear of the Wei army's armor-piercing cone, Xian Yuliang had no choice but to order heavy shields to be brought up from the rear barracks. If the heavy shields were not enough, the door panels would be used instead!After paying the price of more than a thousand casualties, Xianyu Liangbu continued to break through the first low wall, but he had no way to deal with the trench. In order to avoid the arrows, he slowed down. The cavalry without speed could not jump over the Wei army at all. The trench dug!

Just at this time, General Shentu of Yokono, with 1 troops from the headquarters, also came to the front of the formation. The two joined forces and filled the trenches together. There were more people and more strength. More than [-] people filled the trenches and quickly filled the two trenches Road trench!
"Your Majesty! If things go on like this, I'm afraid Zhang Ai, the captain of Shesheng, will not be able to stop the Yan army's advance. Why don't the last general lead the cavalry and the Yue cavalry to charge for a while!" Wei Cheqi general Zhang Wen asked for a fight!
Ran Min looked at the Yan army formation in front of the formation, and couldn't help but sneer: "Don't be busy, good steel must be used on the blade, and now the two armies of Tunqi and Yueqi are my general reserve of the Great Wei. It is not a last resort. Easy to use! Now these stupid yellow-bearded slaves think they have succeeded, but they don't know, how can our Great Wei Kingdom be defeated so easily!"

Ran Min patted Zhang Wen on the shoulder, General Cheqi, don’t be discouraged, “You killed Huang Xunu, now order the catapults to stay behind the shooting camp, bombard the front row of heavy shield soldiers of the Yan army, and disrupt the formation of these Yan troops , As long as the Yan army is in chaos, let the Shengjie army, the Shesheng battalion, and the infantry swarm up, let these yellow-bearded slaves! There will be no return!"

"Obey!" Zhang Wen, Dong Run, Sun Wei, Su Yan and others said with joy on their faces!

Looking at Ran Min's figure, Zhang Wen felt excited. Ran Min is like this. He always gives people a sense of security at the most dangerous time. As long as he is by Ran Min's side, no matter how many enemies there are, no matter how strong the enemy is, he will not be afraid !
"The artillery is ready, the target is the heavy shield soldiers in front of the Yan army! Prepare to release!"

The trebuchet was a very powerful weapon in ancient times and was necessary for siege.

The first stone bullet rushed into the heavy shield formation of the Xianbei people with a whirring sound!
Twenty or thirty kilograms of stone bullets almost penetrated the three-layer shield formation of the Yan army at once!I don't know how many people's arms and thighs were taken away along the way, and how many people's chests and heads were smashed through. After the bloody alley, there was a scream of screams!
Amidst the whistling sound, stone bullets shot into the Yan army's formation one by one, or passed through the formation, bringing up a bloody mist of stumped limbs.Or hit the door panel and send it flying in all directions. In less than a quarter of an hour, the entire Yan army forward was in chaos!
Sun Wei drew his knife and shouted: "All the officers and men will kill Huang Xunu with me! Dazhang is making great achievements!"

The forwards of the Yan army were in chaos, and there was no shield protection. The "armor-piercing cone" of the Shesheng Battalion took the opportunity to start shooting crazily. The distance between the two sides was very close. Rush to the melee!

The melee at this time is quite unfavorable to the Yan army.They are all cavalry, but they are cavalry without speed. They happen to be the targets of Wei Jun!

Under the leadership of Sun Wei, the soldiers of the Wei army lined up in a neat array of spears to launch a fierce countercharge against the Yan army!
Xian Yuliang's left leg was broken, but he continued to charge with his horse. "Dayan warriors, charge with me and kill all the Han dogs!"

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