The unstoppable arrows, with the buzzing sound of a thousand birds flying in unison, poured towards the enemy's fish-scale shield formation seventy steps away. Book mi group 2
Those Xiliang cavalry hiding behind the iron shield thought they could effortlessly deflect the enemy's crossbow bolts just like the last battle in Heyang, but this time, they were wrong.
Those were the five thousand strongest crossbows in the world. They roared in and penetrated the seemingly indestructible iron shield. In shock, hundreds of people were hit by the sharp arrows in an instant.
Howlings began in the fish scale shield array, the military array began to shake, and the rhythm of the advance was immediately disrupted.
Ma Chao, who was hiding in the formation, was really surprised. He really didn't expect that the enemy's crossbow was as powerful as a human. Only then did he suddenly understand that this was the fish scale shield formation specially prepared by the enemy to deal with him.
Ma Chao¡¯s confidence immediately weakened a bit, but he still had the confidence to win.
Although you, Liu Feng, have a hard crossbow, don¡¯t forget that I also have the sure-kill skill of a javelin.
"Don't panic, the whole army will speed up the advance"
Ma Chao shouted loudly in the formation, encouraging the soldiers who were beginning to feel agitated to continue moving forward.
Facing the enemy, five thousand crossbowmen kept firing arrows.
Originally, when dealing with the cavalry, the crossbowmen could only fire three arrows before the enemy cavalry had already rushed forward. However, the special tactics of Ma Chao's army determined that his cavalry must advance slowly under the protection of the fish scale formation. This gave The time for the enemy crossbowmen to release their arrows calmly.
When Ma Chao's fish scale formation trudged forward for more than forty steps against the rain of arrows, five thousand crossbowmen had already fired nearly forty to fifty thousand sharp arrows, and more than a thousand of Ma Chao's troops had been shot to the ground. txt e-book download**
Seeing this, Liu Feng immediately ordered the crossbowmen to withdraw from their formation.
The flag was waved, the Chinese shield formation separated, and the five thousand crossbowmen quickly retreated into the formation.
At this time, Ma Chao's fish scale formation separated almost at the same time, and thousands of Xiliang knights holding javelins attacked our army from a distance of forty steps.
According to Ma Chao's tactics, his javelin soldiers would not be activated until they were at least thirty steps closer, but this time his battle plan was disrupted by Liu Feng's powerful crossbow. In order to avoid more casualties, Ma Chao decided to Launch the impact in advance.
Liu Feng had just speculated that Ma Chao would use troops in this way, so he ordered the crossbowmen to retreat to the main formation in advance.
When Ma Chao's four or five thousand standard cavalry came out fiercely, all the crossbowmen on the opposite side had retreated. What greeted him were layers of giant pillars and countless spear blades as dense as a forest.
Ma Chao sneered ferociously. This scene is so similar to the Battle of Heyang. Stupid enemies, do you think that a mere wooden shield can withstand the blow of my javelin?
In Ma Chao's mind, the scene of the enemy army's collapse seemed to have emerged. At that time, he could urge the army to cover up the killing, and even kill Liu Feng's fellow in one fell swoop.
Just when he was proud, five thousand standard cavalry had already rushed in front of the enemy's formation. When they were about ten steps away, these Xiliang knights, who were skilled in riding, suddenly changed the direction of their horses' running, and changed from charging straight in front of the enemy's formation. pass by.
The moment he passed by the enemy formation, the javelin in his hand came out.
Countless cold fronts, like the sharp thorns of hedgehogs, fell towards the enemy's formation.
The moment the spear and shield collided, Ma Chao's originally proud expression instantly turned into one of horror.
The javelin he was so proud of could not penetrate the enemy's shield
In the blink of an eye, more than 5,000 javelins were thrown, and except for a few, almost all failed.
It was only then that Ma Chao suddenly realized that the enemy's shield also had a secret, and he had already been prepared to restrain his javelin.
The fish scale shield and javelin, the magic weapons of the Ma Jiajun, have all been destroyed. The military morale of the thousands of Xiliang knights who have returned without success is on the verge of collapse.
On the contrary, Liu Fengjun, after nervously blocking a round of enemy fire, the morale of the unharmed soldiers suddenly increased.
The time has come, Liu Feng can see clearly on the mountain.
He slowly pulled out his sword, pointed in the direction of the enemy, and shouted sternly, "Send the order, attack."
The battle flags were waving, the thunderous drumbeats reached their peak, and tens of thousands of infantry troops from the front army roared towards Ma Chao's army.
Hundreds of steps away, Liu Bei clearly saw the defeat of Ma Chao's Xiliang cavalry. His only remaining hope fell to the cold bottom in an instant.
The cavalry has been defeated and the enemy's formation has been launched. At this time, it is impossible to retreat under any circumstances. A retreat will mean the collapse of the entire line.
The only way is to fight to the death,Maybe there is still a last glimmer of hope.
Liu Bei mustered up his courage, drew his sword and shouted, "The whole army attacks."
The order was passed down level by level, and the military formation of nearly 40,000 people moved with a roar, facing the enemy's 100,000-strong army on the opposite side.
In the Fish Scale Formation, Ma Chao was horrified. At this time, all his fighting spirit had disappeared.
He looked back at his pitiful 40,000 soldiers and horses, and then looked at the enemy's overwhelming 100,000-strong army that could not be seen at a glance, and a kind of fear suddenly arose in his heart.
This fear is exactly the same as when he was defeated by Cao Cao.
"Liu Bei is finished, really finished. How can I, Ma Chao, be buried with him?"
His thoughts changed in an instant. When he looked up again, the enemy's formation had been pushed closer to more than twenty steps, and there was not much time left for him to hesitate.
Ma Chao took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and shouted loudly, "Retreat to the west, follow me to Xiliang."
Under the roar, Ma Chao took the lead, turned to the west and ran away with his silver spear. The fish scale formation of ten thousand people suddenly collapsed, and most of the Xiliang soldiers followed Ma Chao and fled.
Most of these Xiliang soldiers were from Qiang and Hu origins. The reason why they worked for Liu Bei was not only for the generous reward, but also because of Ma Chao's reputation.
Now that Ma Chao has escaped like this, they will naturally follow suit and collapse.
Ma Chao's escape from the battle really hit Liu Bei hard, making him so angry that he almost vomited blood.
¡°My dear Ma Chao, I should have known I couldn¡¯t rely on you¡ª¡ª¡±
No matter how angry Liu Bei was at this time, it was useless. Ma Chao fled with 10,000 elite cavalry. The chain reaction caused by this was that his 40,000 troops were disillusioned.
Liu Feng, who was on the hilltop, witnessed with his own eyes the generous gift Ma Chao gave him, and couldn't help but feel overjoyed. He immediately ordered Zhang Ni to lead 10,000 troops to pursue Ma Chao, and ordered Ma Zhong to lead 3,000 cavalry to attack. Attack Liu Bei's army from the flank.
"Whoever wins Liu Bei's head will be rewarded with ten thousand gold and be granted the title of Marquis of ten thousand households"
Liu Feng shouted loudly, held a heavy gun in his hand, and urged Lu Chong down the hill. Like a vast torrent, the 100,000-strong army rushed towards the Guanzhong Army on the opposite side, which was already in a huge panic.
"Could it be that God really wants to kill me, Liu Bei?"
Looking at the slutty soldiers around him and the fierce enemy ch¨¢o coming from the opposite side, Liu Bei looked up to the sky and sighed, feeling indescribable grief, anger and pain in his heart.