Chapter 236

The Feng Army was not wearing heavy armor. Although the Central Army had now become the Peng Army, their armor was still made of leather, but the color was red. Now, during the charge, they were hit by the arrows of the Tianyuan Army, and suffered heavy casualties. Soldiers were shot and fell to the ground in groups. After a round of arrow rain, there were many gaps in the camp, and people screamed and roared.

The first, third, fifth, seventh, and ninth corps of the Plain Army had just completed a round of volleys, and Xiao Muqing immediately waved the command flag twice. This time, the even-numbered corps of the Plain Army began to shoot arrows. Tens of thousands of arrows were fired from the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, and tenth corps, and the overwhelming arrows flew over the heads of the Central Army again.

The eagle feathers were dense like rain, and countless Central Army soldiers were shot and fell to the ground. As soon as the second round of arrows was over, Xiao Muqing immediately waved the command flag three times. This time, the whole army fired at the same time. The Pingyuan Army and other corps fired at the same time, with nearly 200,000 people. The scale and sharpness of the attack can be imagined.

The rain of arrows cut through the sky, forming a hurricane-like whistling sound.

In the open area in front of the two armies, the Central Army had nowhere to hide and was exposed to the arrow formation. This round of volleys fell into the Central Army's camp. There were almost no soldiers in the front who could still stand. The corpses piled up and covered the battlefield, and were quickly covered by arrows. Looking around, the ground could no longer be seen on the battlefield. Wherever you look, there are dense black arrow tails stuck in the ground.

Before the Central Army rushed to the Tianyuan Army's camp, more than 10,000 soldiers were shot dead or injured by the arrow formation.

At this time, Zhong Wen couldn't retreat even if he wanted to. He could only bite the bullet and continue to rush forward. Even if he used people to fill in, he had to fill in the opponent's arrow formation. Only by killing into the enemy camp could he get a glimmer of hope.

The Central Army almost stepped on the corpses of their companions all the way to the camp of the Tianyuan Army. At this time, they had to face the direct army of the Tianyuan Army and the most powerful Pingyuan Army.

Under the dispatch of Xiao Muqing, the direct army took the lead. The square formations of each corps quickly advanced upwards, with the halberd holders in the front and the soldiers holding spears in the back.

There would be no melee in the head-on confrontation between corps and corps. In the ancient battlefield, the formation was crucial and directly related to the victory or defeat of the two armies. After all, the power of one person is limited, and the overall coordination can exert great power. The soldiers of both sides launched a full-scale melee without forming a square formation, which only exists in movies and TV series.

As the square formations of both sides came into contact, the battlefield immediately turned into a close combat of short weapons. The soldiers in the front kept stabbing the halberds and spears in their hands into the opponent's camp, either stabbing the opponent to death or being stabbed to death by the opponent. As soon as the soldiers in the front fell to the ground, the people behind immediately followed and filled the vacancy. The close combat between the two armies was a veritable war of attrition, and no one dared to guarantee whether he would be alive in the next second.

When two sides meet on a narrow road, the bravest wins. At this time, the two sides compete more on willpower and the will to win.

The soldiers were knocked to the ground by rows of stabs. Many of them were not dead yet, but they were soon trampled into meat paste by the people rushing up from the front and back. In such a large-scale battlefield, human life is insignificant.

The spiritual warriors were using all the spiritual martial arts skills they could release, but the consumption of spiritual energy also indicated that death was approaching. Many spiritual warriors were firmly clamped by the many long halberds in front of them before they could even release their skills. Then the soldiers holding spears immediately followed and stabbed them all over their bodies. The spiritual armor could withstand the stabbing of one or ten spears, but it could not withstand the fierce attack of hundreds or thousands of spears. As soon as the spiritual armor on the spiritual warriors was broken, their bodies were stabbed into a hornet's nest, and in the end, even the complete corpse could not be found.

Large-scale corps warfare is like a huge meat grinder, grinding up all the creatures on the battlefield.

The Central Army's combat effectiveness is indeed very strong, especially now it is a desperate battle, all the soldiers are doing their best, they all know in their hearts that if they can break out of this battle, they can save their lives, if they can't break out, they will die. Under the desperate attack of the Central Army, the direct army of the Tianyuan Army gradually lost, and the entire camp began to retreat.

Seeing that the direct army was unable to hold on, Qiu Zhen hurriedly said to Xiao Muqing: "General Xiao, the direct army is no longer able to support, let the plain army take over!"

Xiao Muqing was relaxed. He smiled at Qiu Zhen and said: "Don't worry, sir Qiu, the direct army is the close army around you, it won't be so vulnerable, not to mention, now is a good opportunity to hone them!"

In fact, he knew that the central army was in full swing, and no matter which army went up to resist its edge, the battle would be very difficult. The plain army was his army, and he treasured it very much, so he planned to use the direct army to wear down the central army's spirit, and when both sides were almost exhausted, he would send the plain army to pick up the leaks and defeat the opponent in one go.

It's true that the direct army is the close army around Tang Yin. Although there are many people, it has not been established for a long time, and most of the members are ordinary Fengguo people who came to join the army from all over the country. Even after a period of training, the overall combat effectiveness is not very strong.

Qiu Zhen was so smart that he could see Xiao Muqing's intention. He frowned secretly. On such an important battlefield, Xiao Muqing still had his own selfish motives. This was too much of a misunderstanding between public and private. He said quietly, "General Xiao, I gave you the command so that you can do your best to defend against the enemy, not to favor one over the other and preserve the combat power of your own army."

Xiao Muqing's face changed slightly when he heard this, but he could not hold himself back and said sternly: "Good steel should be used on the blade! The Pingyuan Army is not only my army, but also the army that your Excellency values ​​the most. To preserve the strength of the elite army on the battlefield, use In the most crucial part, this is not wrong, right?”

As far as tactics are concerned, Qiu Zhen really couldn't argue with Xiao Muqing. He took a deep breath, changed the subject, and said with deep meaning: "I just hope that General Xiao will not kill all your direct troops. Sir, tell me!"

Xiao Muqing said confidently: "Master Qiu is serious. After all, the direct army is also a brother of our army. I will not push the brothers of the direct army into the pit of fire!"

"hope so!"

"Thank you, Mr. Qiu, for reminding me!"

The arguments between the two military commanders on the battlefield were certainly due to their different philosophies. Of course, it could also be seen from another aspect that the Tianyuan Army dealt with it easily in this battle.

The direct army was forced back to its own camp by the Central Army, and the vanguard of the Central Army had already pressed into the camp. At this time, Xiao Muqing sent an order to let the 30,000 Bessa heavy armored cavalry led by Xiaona and Blanca sneak around. Outside the camp, the Chinese army attacked the Central Army and cut it off.

Xiaona is Princess Besa, so naturally she will not fight in person. Blanca Portis followed Xiao Muqing's military order, led 30,000 heavy armored cavalry, quietly left the Tianyuan Army camp from the side, and then made a big circle , charging straight towards the central hinterland of the Central Army.

At this time, Zhong Wen was taking command of the Chinese army. The brave Tianyuan army from the front army was retreating steadily, and his own side had successfully pressed into the opponent's camp. This made his heart drop in his throat. If the war can develop according to this situation, If we go down, it is not impossible for our side to break out of the encirclement.

He was getting excited when he suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet shaking faintly, and a humming rumbling sound gradually came from the distance.

How is this going? Zhong Wen looked around nervously. It's still dark now, and all we can see is the dust flying in the east. It seems that an army is charging over. As for the specific army and how many people there are, it's unclear.

Could it be that there are enemy troops lurking out of the camp, trying to intercept our own Chinese army and divide our camp into two? Zhong Wen was indeed well-read on military tactics and tactics, and he could guess the opponent's intentions before they even got close. After thinking about this, his expression suddenly changed, and he immediately shouted to the generals around him: "Set up the formation! The enemy is coming from the side, prepare to fight!"

Following Zhong Wen's order, the central army of the Central Army immediately took action. The soldiers turned around together, and the sides of the formation became the front of the formation. Spears were protruded from the camp and pointed straight ahead. The entire camp was like a A large hedgehog covered with spikes.

Soon, people finally saw clearly the cavalry phalanx charging over.

After seeing clearly, the faces of the Central Army officers and soldiers, including Zhong Wen, showed expressions of surprise. They have never seen such cavalry. The knights on the horses are all wearing heavy helmets and armor. Even their faces are protected by the helmets, leaving only two eyes exposed. Looking down, the horses are also covered with thick chain armor. , dragging it from the horse's head and back to the ground to protect the whole body of the war horse.

Not to mention anything else, this outfit alone is estimated to weigh several hundred kilograms. If an ordinary war horse carried these heavy objects, plus the weight of the cavalry, it would be impossible to even stand up, let alone charge. The officers and soldiers of the Central Army looked at the heavy armored cavalry getting closer and closer. They forgot their fear for a moment, and there was only surprise in their eyes.

As the heavy armored cavalry approached, the vibrations on the ground became more and more obvious, and the muffled sound of the rumble became louder and louder, like an invisible giant hammer, hitting everyone's heart.

The generals of the Central Army were the first to wake up from their surprise and shouted: "Fight! Prepare to fight!"

The roars of the generals brought the soldiers back to their senses. People cheered up. Instead of retreating, the camp slowly moved forward.

boom!

The heavy armored cavalry finally came into contact with the Central Army's phalanx. Although the cavalry did not run very fast, the impact was extremely strong. The Besa knights on horseback raised their spears one after another at the moment of contact between the two sides, pointing their spear heads straight ahead, and then Due to the inertia of forward motion, the spear stabbed the shield hard. With a crackling sound, the iron-wrapped shield was immediately pierced by the spear. Its force was so fierce that it did not diminish even after piercing the shield, and then The soldiers holding shields pierced through together. The impact of the war horses was even more ferocious. The shields could not stop the iron hooves of the war horses. A whole row of Central Army soldiers were knocked out with their shields, and rolled into a ball with the people behind them. Together with them, the Central Army soldiers The camp was in chaos.