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- In the formal establishment of the Tang Army, crossbowmen accounted for a large part, second only to the cavalry, and the training of crossbowmen was not as expensive as that of cavalry, because the crossbowmen themselves did not need to have any superb shooting skills. With technology and the existence of a huge arrow array, they only need to shoot out the feathered arrows.
Of course, the Tang army's use of archers was definitely not as good as that of the Pre-Qin Dynasty. In the Pre-Qin Dynasty, the old Qin people's use of bows and crossbows reached the pinnacle. Whether it was Qin destroying six kingdoms or attacking the Xiongnu from the north, crossbows were everywhere. played a vital role.
The Qin Army's crossbow array is absolutely unprecedented. The first factor is that the Qin Army was the first to standardize weapons. Every weapon is exactly the same, and the seal is engraved with the name of the supervisor. Anyone found to be unqualified will be punished. Therefore, the Qin army's crossbows are absolutely excellent in terms of manufacturing.
In addition to the standardized arrow clusters of the Qin Army's crossbows, the crossbow machines are also standardized! The Qin army's crossbows were so powerful that they had to press the crossbow with both legs and pull the string with both hands, so that the string could be placed on the crossbow machine.
The crossbow is the trigger of modern guns. You only need to pull the crossbow lightly with your finger, and the arrows will fly to the target quickly. Obviously, Qin Nu didn't need to pull the bow hard all the time, and the arrow saved a lot of effort on the string.
The Qin army's crossbow array was divided into several rows. The first row was the shield array, the second row was the crossbow shooters array, and the third row was the listening array of crossbowmen. Anyone who had fired the array retreated to the back to wind it up. It is conceivable that the Qin army's crossbow array became a new array of archers and crossbowmen.
The biggest advantage of the Qin Army's crossbows is that they can cover shooting. Once targeted by the Qin Army's crossbow array, they are basically useless.
In the world where Du Rui lived, there was a movie that intuitively reproduced to people the huge power of the Qin Army's crossbow array. There were cavalry phalanx, infantry phalanx and archer phalanx in the movie. Obviously people have a relatively high evaluation of the Qin Army's arrow array. Of course, no matter in terms of range, power or density, it is a bit exaggerated. Arrows are very expensive war materials, and the Qin army cannot lay waste to an empty city like that.
It¡¯s just that the director applied the fire coverage theory of modern artillery to the pre-Qin Dynasty. It looks really good when shot like this. It has an overwhelming and indestructible majesty like a rainbow, which leaves an indelible impression on people.
Everyone knows that this is false and not a historical fact, but this falsehood contains precious truth. The most imaginative part of the entire film is the arrow array. It requires imagination to make up things that did not exist before, and perhaps even more to restore things that existed in history. This is what is said, it is easier to paint a ghost than a horse.
Before the Qin Dynasty, crossbows were used on a large scale in China, and there were already such examples during the Warring States Period. "Historical Records: Biography of Sun Wu" describes the Battle of Maling. It is said that Sun Bin ordered the Qi army, who was good at shooting ten thousand crossbows, to lie down across the road and defeat the Wei army led by Pang Juan. It can be seen that during the Warring States Period, bows and crossbows were widely used in all vassal states in combat, and Qin's crossbows seemed to have particularly outstanding performance.
As for the power of the Qin Army's crossbow array, no one can explain it more clearly. Some people are very doubtful about the power of the Qin Army's crossbow array. They even think that if the powerful empires in the Western world at that time could defeat If they go to the east, they will already be the masters of China.
So, why didn¡¯t Alexander attack China?
It¡¯s very simple, because he is still a little self-aware. He knows that the Huns on the way are difficult to deal with, and even so, he still did not return in triumph. Alexander¡¯s Eastern Expedition was repulsed by the army of the Mauryan King in India.
Unfortunately, Qin's main focus at that time was on annexing the six eastern powers. If their combat power had been invested in the European battlefield, Europe would have been unified long ago. Meng Tian built the Great Wall in the north, accumulated war supplies, and then defeated 300,000 Xiongnu elites within a year. The defeated Huns gradually moved to Europe and finally destroyed the Roman Empire. Greece was destroyed by the Roman Empire. Compare: Qin defeated the Huns, the Huns defeated Rome, Rome defeated Greece, and Greece defeated an unknown country.
When it comes to the ranking of combat power, the champion undoubtedly belongs to Qin, the runner-up is the Huns, the third runner-up is Rome, and Greece ranks fourth.
It can be seen from this that if Alexander took the wrong path and came to the Chinese territory, the first thing he would encounter was the Huns, the world's runner-up. From a comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of his tactics, Alexander's head would definitely be hung in front of the Hun king's horse. In fact, Later, the Huns did sweep across Europe and were invincible.
If they were lucky enough to bypass the territory of the Huns and come to Qin, and directly challenge the world champion regardless of life or death, then it would be a pity, because they do not have such qualifications at all, just like a featherweight player directly challenging a super heavyweight boxer Like the king, the result will be very tragic. The Qin army's crossbow array only needs one battle to turn Alexander into aBoss Hedgehog, it is impossible for Alexander¡¯s expeditionary force to have any survivors back to Greece because the Qin Army¡¯s crossbow array is highly mobile, because the Qin Army¡¯s crossbow arrows can penetrate any of their armor, and the effective killing distance for armored soldiers is More than 150 meters, if the part without armor is shot, the effective distance is close to 300 meters. Unfortunately, none of Alexander's spear-throwing soldiers can survive to enter the effective distance of throwing spears. This is a unilateral battle between the Qin army soldiers competing for credit and honor. Massacre, you know, the Qin army killed more than 2 million soldiers of the Six Kingdoms in total in the war with the Six Eastern Kingdoms.
"It is a pity that the soldiers of the Qin army did not get this opportunity. They were very disappointed and hoped that the traitors who were cheating could attract more foreign strongmen to provide them with live targets for their crossbows.
Compared with the Qin Army, the Tang Army's crossbow array was obviously far inferior in scale, but the Tang Army's crossbow array was superior to the advancement of smelting technology and the development of manufacturing technology.
Just like now, the Tang Army does not have to fantasize about fighting against so-called powerful outsiders like the Qin Army. They are indeed carrying out a one-sided massacre.
The Tang army used a crossbow array to shoot and kill, but the Maori army had no power to fight back. Although they were shooting with sharp weapons from the cold weapon era, the fierce war scene was so brutal that it was simply indiscriminate bombing.
"There are ~~~~~~~~~ a total of three thousand dead and injured." Zhenla took a look at the mountain of corpses that was still shaking, and immediately estimated how many clan members were dead and injured.
"Those outsiders are devils!" Zhenla howled miserably in his heart. At this moment, in his eyes, the Tang people were no longer weak people who could be killed and eaten at will by them. They were simply devils.
Chenla is naturally not a softie if he can achieve the position of leader. On the island of New Zealand, he also led tribal warriors to fight against tribes who were unwilling to obey. He fought countless battles. Like now, It has never happened before that three thousand people were killed or injured without even touching the enemy's clothes. This was the first time in Zhenla's life.
Of course, Zhenla didn¡¯t know that the so-called wars he had done before were just like playing house in the eyes of the Tang people who regarded war as drinking water and eating.
"Buzz! Buzz!"
However, just as he was in a daze, the second wave of crossbow arrows from the Tang army appeared in the air, once again weaving into a huge arrow net, covering the Maori army.
When the sound stopped and the smoke cleared, many mountains of corpses appeared again, still shaking. They were the corpses of Maori soldiers twitching incessantly.
"Oh God! Please save us!" Zhenla looked at the mountains of corpses that kept appearing, and her heart almost started to bleed.
At this moment, the remaining tens of thousands of Maori have been surrounded by the Australian Aboriginal servants led by the Tang Army and Glo. Although the encirclement is not tight due to the lack of troops of the Tang Army, the Maori have long been frightened. People don't care about discovering this at all, they just bump around like headless flies.
"Buzz! Buzz!" Immediately afterwards, Tang Jun's third wave of shooting began.
The arrows fell like raindrops, constantly collecting the lives of the Maori people. On the ground, there was a thick layer of corpses. This was an amazing result, which was shocking.
The power of bows and arrows can be seen in general. In the battle to regain Hetao, Meng Tian set up a crossbow array and killed 80,000 Xiongnu troops in one burst. This is how he came about.
In front of the infinitely powerful crossbow array, flesh and blood bodies can only be slaughtered and will not have the slightest resistance.
The Maori soldiers had lost their fighting spirit, their heads were drooping, and their morale was greatly low.
They consider themselves to be warriors among the tribes, and their strength is definitely better than most people. They have fought many battles in the past, but they have never encountered such a situation where they have no power to fight back. They can only endure endless massacres. It doesn't matter if they don't have low morale.
"Chief, what should we do? What should we do?"
¡°Chief, make up your mind quickly, make up your mind quickly.¡±
"If there is no other way, we will be killed."
Although several small clan leaders who were attached to the Zhenla tribe had great respect and fear for Zhenla, they could not care less about the situation in front of them and roared loudly.
They knew very well that if they could not deal with the Tang army's crossbow array, they would definitely die.
In their eyes, Chenla is undoubtedly a wise man, but that is only in relative terms. Manpower is sometimes poor. Although Chenla is considered to be extremely smart among the Maori people, at this time, faced with this situation that he has never seen before, He was exhausted of all the weapons and fighting methods he had come across, and was at his wits end. There was no other way but to sigh. In the face of absolute strength, any strategy is redundant, and this is the situation now.
What frightened the Maori army even more was that the Tang armyThe encirclement circle was shrinking, and the Tang army began to compress the Maori army. They wanted to drive the Maori army together so that they could be more concentrated so that they could be shot by the crossbow array.
After several rounds of shooting, there were only a few Maori troops within the range of the crossbow formation. Only by driving them together and allowing the Maori troops to concentrate could the power of the crossbow formation be unleashed.
Under the urging of Chenla, the Maori army ran for a day and a night. The Tang army had just fought fiercely for a long time and was already exhausted. They were shot mercilessly by the crossbow array, and their morale was even lower. They had long been unmotivated. Lianzhan, driven by the Tang army, rushed toward the range of the crossbow array like a flock of sheep driven by tigers.
"Don't retreat! Don't retreat! No one is allowed to retreat!" Zhenla also discovered this. He was a smart man after all. He quickly noticed Tang Jun's intention and shouted loudly, "Don't retreat. If you retreat again, you will be killed." No life left!"
Zhenla pulled his neck and shouted for a while, but at this moment, the crowd was noisy and no one could hear him. His efforts were in vain and could not stop the Tang army's offensive at all. He could only watch helplessly as the warriors in his clan were being compressed and crushed. Shoot!
Soon, these Maori soldiers were driven into the range of the crossbow array, and what greeted them was naturally an overwhelming barrage of crossbow arrows, turning them into corpses.
The Maori troops were driven within the firing range of the crossbow array, and they were densely packed, as dense as straw on a field. However, as soon as the crossbow arrows arrived, they were like cut rice, flying in the air for a while, and then fell to the ground. , turned into corpses, piled into mountains of corpses.
The Tang Army's crossbow array kept showing its power, and arrows flew over one after another. There were more and more corpses on the ground.
The Tang army was still moving, compressing the encirclement and compressing the Maori army together. As time went by, the Tang army compressed the entire battlefield a lot, and there were fewer and fewer Maori soldiers alive on the battlefield.
Soon, it got dark. The Tang army put up lamps to fight at night and lit up torches. Tens of thousands of torches illuminated the battlefield as if it were daytime. Under the light of the fire, they saw mountains of corpses everywhere on the battlefield, and it was so dark. There were so many mountains of corpses, and the ground was soaked with blood and looked extremely muddy.
So far, no less than 70,000 Maori have died under the crossbows of the Tang army. If the fighting continues, all of these 150,000 Maori troops will be killed by daybreak.
The reason why the Tang Army achieved such fruitful results is that most of the Australian mainland is a vast wilderness. The Maori army had nowhere to hide and had no other way out except to be shot.
"Chief, if you can't come up with a solution, we will be doomed."
"Yes, leader, please think of a solution quickly."
The chiefs of the small tribes looked at the heavy casualties among their clansmen, and they were all filled with fear and roared loudly at Zhenla. At this moment, Zhenla was the only one they could count on.
"I'm not a god, what can I do?" Zhenla wanted to respond to the generals like this, but if he said this, the remaining morale of the army would immediately disappear.
"Don't worry, there will be a solution." Zhenla could only continue to comfort everyone.
"You've said it countless times." Everyone retorted in unison. Now they didn't care about Zhenla's previous prestige. If Zhenla couldn't take them to escape and return to their hometown, they might even be killed. Zhenla was killed to vent his anger. After all, Zhenla had a sudden idea to support Ou Weng.
"Yes. Yes!"
Zhenla racked his brains, and suddenly, his eyes suddenly brightened like the stars at night.
Looking at Zhenla¡¯s appearance, he seemed quite excited. However, the chiefs of the small tribes did not believe it and struck him mercilessly: ¡°Chief! Do you have any other way besides comforting us?¡±
The Maori army was in a desperate situation at this moment. Zhenla had said many times that he would soon have a way to comfort them. Making the generals believe that this was true was even harder than climbing to the sky.
"I really have a solution." Zhenla shouted an order, "Give me the order, divide everyone into five teams, and divide the troops from five directions to break out!"
"Chief, we are already in dire straits. If we divide our troops again, wouldn't we die faster?" Someone immediately objected.
"Yes! Chief! Besides, this is not our homeland. We are not familiar with this place. If we run away and get lost in the desert, we will be trapped to death even if the outsiders don't kill us!" "
Although the Australian continent is surrounded by sea, its climate is very dry. The desert and semi-desert area reaches 3.4 million square kilometers, accounting for about 44% of the total area, making it the continent with the largest proportion of dry area among all continents.
The main reason is that the Tropic of Capricorn crosses the central part of the continent, and most areas are open all year round.Under the control of subtropical high pressure, precipitation is difficult to occur due to sinking airflow. The outline of the Australian continent is relatively complete, with no large bays penetrating into the interior. Moreover, the continent is wide from east to west and narrow from north to south, which expands the area controlled by the returning high-pressure belt. The tall mountainous Great Dividing Range is close to the eastern Pacific coast, which reduces the influence range of the southeast trade winds and the East Australian Warm Current, limiting the rainy area to the eastern Pacific coast, while the vast inland and western areas receive scant precipitation. The vast central and western regions have flat terrain and cannot be uplifted. Offshore winds blow strongly along the western Indian Ocean coast, and the West Australian cold current passes along the coast, which has a cooling and dehumidifying effect. Therefore, the Australian desert area is particularly large, and reaches directly to the west coast.
The Australian Desert is the largest desert in Australia and the fourth largest desert in the world. It consists of four parts: Great Sandy Desert, Victoria Desert, Gibson Desert and Simpson Desert.
The Australian Desert is located in the southwest of Australia, covering an area of ??approximately 1.55 million square kilometers. There is little rain here and the drought is abnormal. The maximum temperature in summer can reach 50 degrees Celsius. Without the obstruction of tall trees, strong winds roared over this desert all day long. The wind is the only sound here, and anyone would think this is a land of death.
But there are more than 3,600 species of plants thriving in this desert. If calculated on a unit area basis, the species diversity far exceeds that of the tropical rainforests of South America. Therefore, the local natives call this desert garden. Plants growing here require very little water and nutrients, almost one-tenth that of plants elsewhere. At the same time, the leaves of all the plants here are not green, but come in various bright colors. What¡¯s even more bizarre is that these flowers secrete unimaginable amounts of nectar.
The local natives are very clear about everything in the Australian desert. It is natural for them to survive in the desert. However, when the Maori arrived for the first time, they only saw the horror of the desert. They did not know what to do after walking in. Therefore, Everyone is afraid of the desert.
Moreover, a clear breakthrough would make the Tang Army, which was under-strength, unable to cope with it, and would also create some trouble for the Tang Army. However, dividing their forces to break out also meant that their strength would become smaller, and they might be divided and annihilated by the Tang Army. After all, they would still be alive. No, now that they are surrounded, although they are still going to die, for them, it is good to live for a while longer. Who doesn't want to live well?
"Shut up!" Zhenla rolled his eyes, his eyes flashed, and he shouted loudly, like thunder, and no one dared to say any more.
"Send the order and divide your troops to break out." Zhenla loudly ordered again.
Although Zhenla¡¯s order is a bit risky, it is definitely a good way to solve the problem at the moment. If the Tang army breaks through in a scattered way, the Tang army will not have enough troops to pursue it. As long as they can escape all the way, they will be safe.
Of course, in Zhenla¡¯s plan, the best way to escape is through him.
"You gather all the strongest warriors together, and we will act together. Leave the rest to your men and let them break out. As long as we can attract the attention of outsiders, we can escape!"
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this. They had disagreed just now because they were worried about not being able to escape. Now hearing Zhenla's arrangement, it was obvious that the other four routes were used to attract the enemy. As long as they could escape, they could still take care of it. The life and death of others.
"Okay! As long as we can escape, there is hope for us to go home!"
"Don't think too much. Looking at the posture of the outsiders, they are clearly preparing to annihilate us all. Even if we can break out, they will follow us. They ride horses and run faster than us. You still have to be more careful." Zhenla was very sober at the moment and shouted loudly to suppress everyone's joy.
¡°That¡¯s better than dying here right now.¡±
Everyone is still very satisfied, at least there is hope of survival. If they stay here, they have no hope at all.
At this moment, Di Renjie and Du Xuewu had arrived at a place and were directing the soldiers to kill the enemy. Suddenly they saw the Maori who were surrounded in one place and started to break out in different directions.
Although Di Renjie was not familiar with military affairs, he could guess what the other party was planning, and immediately ordered: "Order Geluo to lead people to block the front, and Mo Daoshou to block the front, Zhongfu! You lead two thousand cavalry, back and forth. The conflict disrupted the enemy's breakout formation, and the crossbowmen continued to shoot the enemies, blocking them and preventing them from breaking out!"
Di Renjie gave the order, and the Tang Army immediately took action. Although the native servant army organized by Ge Luo was not strong in combat effectiveness, it could still camp for a while with the weapons and armor supported by the Tang Army. Of course, the biggest barrier was still that Qianmo Swordsman.
"Thousands of Mo Dao held Mo Dao in their hands, marching firmly towards the Maori army.
Du Xuewu also ledWith two thousand cavalry, they launched a charge against the Maori. For a moment, the sound of hoofbeats was like thunder, large swaths of smoke and dust flew up wherever the horses' hooves stepped, and a dark cloud hanging from the ground suddenly appeared.
The cavalry came like a whirlwind and shot many Maori soldiers to death with their crossbows from a distance. When they got close, they shot them with bows and arrows, and many more were killed. These two thousand people were all members of the Imperial Guards of the Tang Dynasty, and their skills in riding and shooting were unparalleled in the world. With this display of power, many Maori soldiers were hit by arrows and fell off their horses, just like piles of straw being pushed down.
Rushing forward, the Tang Army cavalry drew their swords and greeted the Maori soldiers fiercely. At this time, the Maori soldiers were busy gathering formations and preparing to break out, but they had no time to think about fighting. Furthermore, they were already in dire straits, but these two thousand cavalry were a vital force. They were no match for them, they would only be massacred.
At the same time, the Tang army and the servant army responsible for the interception were like tigers descending from the mountain. Where the Maori army could resist, they could only retreat one after another.
The only thing that gratifies the Maori army is that the deadly crossbow array is no longer as powerful as before. Because this is a melee, the crossbow array cannot fire at full strength. Otherwise, even one of its own people will be shot and killed. You can't do this.
However, the reality is cruel. As soon as the Maori soldiers felt happy, they were ruthlessly destroyed because the deadly Modao battle formation showed its power.
A Mo Dao battle formation composed of a thousand Mo Dao can sweep everything. It was like a solid city wall standing in front of the breakout troops.
Mo Dao held Mo Dao in his hand and walked resolutely. Although they had not arrived yet, a thousand Mo Dao sparkled in the firelight, like a huge mirror shining, which frightened the Maori soldiers. All broken.
How terrifying the Modao battle formation is, they have just tried it, and they will understand that it is a terrible conclusion drawn with blood and lives. It is better to encounter the Tang army's crossbow formation than the Tang army's Modao battle formation.
Although the Tang Army's crossbow array is terrifying, you can still get a whole corpse if you encounter it. Although there will be many holes, it is much better than being chopped into pieces by Mo Dao. It's much better, a thousand times better. After the Mo Dao Battle Formation rages, no human form will be turned into minced meat, and even the internal organs will not be intact. Who can not be afraid?
Looking at the Mo Dao battle formation getting closer and closer, the Maori soldiers who had just thought about breaking out were sucking in the cold air and couldn't help but retreat. Their faces were twisted and hideous because of excessive fear.
"Oh God! Save us!"
"Great God, please tell us how to defeat these terrible outsiders!"
Under the coercion of Mo Dao, the Maori soldiers could not help but pray to their great gods for protection. However, their gods who did not even have names could not protect them at all.
I saw Mo Dao raised high and then struck down hard. A thousand mo knives were chopped down at the same time. Needless to say, the power was as powerful as the earth shattering. In just one round, many Maori soldiers were chopped into pieces.
The faces of the Mo Daoshou were calm, and there was nothing to be excited about, because they had long been accustomed to harvesting lives in this way. They stepped on resolute steps, wading through the blood and marching forward bravely. The Mo Dao in their hands was raised high again and struck down hard. Every time the Mo Dao was raised and struck, many lives were lost, and the Maori army suffered heavy casualties. In order not to be chopped into pieces by Mo Dao, he had no choice but to retreat, and a disaster happened.
The Maori soldiers retreated. There were more and more people, and they were getting more and more crowded. Everyone wanted to live. Although they were usually good friends in the tribe, but when faced with the choice of life and death, they still chose selfishness. , as long as they could, even if they just lived a little longer, they were unwilling to use their flesh and blood to stop the Tang army. They could only retreat, crowding together for a while, and trampling many to death.
This is nothing, what is more deadly is behind, because there are too many people, and they cannot retreat. In order to survive, the soldiers waved their weapons and started to kill. As soon as someone took action, others immediately followed suit. Without much effort, he There was chaos, and the Maori soldiers started killing each other, and many people died.
"Stop, stop, don't cause civil unrest!" Zhenla saw something was wrong and quickly stopped him loudly.
Chenla is the leader of the Maori people and the co-owner of all Maori tribes. Over the years, he has been a god-like existence in the hearts of the Maori people. He has great authority and has always given strict orders. There is no one who fails to obey the orders. However, what happened now was that the Maori soldiers did not obey his orders at all, as if they had not heard them.
"If you don't retreat, you will definitely die. There is no hope of survival. If you want to survive, you can only retreat. Even if you survive for a while, it is good. Who will listen to him?"
For the first time in his life, Zhenla's orders were useless, which made him very depressed and his heart was bleeding. Those tribesmen who are killing each other or being massacred by the Tang army are all his hard work. He has been constantly conquering for so many years, and he has continued to fight against them.?Isn¡¯t the purpose of fighting a war to become the king of the Maori people? Seeing that his wish is almost coming true, but now he has to give up all his money here, isn't this costing his life?
"Chief! What should we do? We are all crowded together now, how can we escape!?"
Zhenla knew that now was not the time to be sad. Escape and save his life were the most important things. Zhenla couldn't care less about being sad anymore. He shouted loudly and turned around to run away.
Opening the way for Chenla and other nobles were thousands of strong men holding huge wooden shields. This was the most elite force in Chenla's hands. Among the Maori army, they also had the strongest defensive capabilities. Don't look at their shields. It was made of wood, but it was so thick that even the Tang army's crossbows couldn't penetrate it.
The Maori army wanted to break out of the encirclement, while the Tang army wanted to annihilate all the enemies. The fighting on the field had reached fever pitch. The Mo Dao of the Tang Army waved the Mo Dao and slashed hard at Maoli's giant shield soldiers. There was only a crisp sound. The Mo Dao collided with the giant shield, and a spark flew up. The originally invincible Mo Dao slashed On the giant shield, it actually had no effect. It just left a deep mark on the giant shield.
The wood used in the giant shields in the hands of Maori soldiers is a specialty of New Zealand Island. It is extremely hard, not even much worse than the armor of the Tang army. Of course, this giant shield also has disadvantages, that is, it is too heavy and can only be given to the most powerful warriors.
However, the Mo Dao Shou did not panic at all, and still responded to the challenge calmly. If he couldn't do it once, he would strike twice, and continued to swing the Mo Dao to chop hard. Facts have proved that the protective power of this giant shield is not infinite. After several chops, , suddenly shattered.
However, despite this, the giant shield soldiers still have a high fighting spirit. They are infinitely powerful and have amazing combat power. They are also not panicked. They fight together with the Mo Dao Shou. It can be said that they have met their opponents and they are inseparable.
Overall, Mo Daoshou still has the upper hand. Although the giant shield soldiers are great, they can only charge with a moment of bravery. The formation is very messy and it is difficult to form a scale. Otherwise, they can rely on a thousand swordsmen to block the giant shield soldiers in a majestic formation. He rushed up to fight, but even though Mo Dao was a good swordsman, he couldn't get any favors from him.
Furthermore, the advantage of giant shield soldiers lies in their protection and impact. They use the impact force caused by high-speed charging to impact the enemy's formation. Once this momentum passes, the giant shield soldiers will not be flexible enough in the subsequent hand-to-hand combat. , the huge wooden shield became a burden.
The load-bearing capacity of the Mo Dao Shou is much less than that of the Giant Shield Soldier, and it is always much more flexible to dodge and advance. The most important point is that the giant shield soldiers hold the shield with both hands, and there is no third hand to hold the weapon. They can only defend, not attack. When they rushed to the Mo Dao formation and disrupted the Mo Dao formation, they were taking advantage of it. What is more important is the terrifying impact generated by their own strength. When this impact passes, their advantage is lost. The Mo Dao was heavy, and even though the giant shield was strong, it could not withstand the Mo Dao's repeated slashes, even if it did not cause serious casualties.
The most terrible thing is that the backs of the giant shield soldiers are completely undefended. The crossbowmen wandering around the periphery fire arrows from time to time to attack, causing heavy losses to the giant shield soldiers.
In this way, the giant shield soldiers were attacked from two sides, and Mo Daoshou gained the upper hand and blocked the Maori breakout. Seeing that the breakout was unsuccessful, Zhenla's mood also fluctuated and changed greatly.
When the giant shield soldiers rushed to the front of Mo Dao's battle formation and broke into chaos, Zhenla was so happy that he couldn't help cheering and shouting loudly. However, his good mood did not last long. The elite he thought he was at a disadvantage was suppressed and beaten by the Modao battle formation, and his mood suddenly turned to rock bottom again. There are too many people who change their mood like him, and this is the case among the Maori army.
"Chief! Let the Giant Shield Warrior retreat a little, and then hit him repeatedly, you can always break the gap!" Someone came up with an idea.
"Yes, leader, this is a good idea." Everyone agreed in unison.
Their idea is very good. In previous tribal wars, once the giant shield soldiers of Chenla encountered this situation, they immediately retreated a certain distance, reorganized their formation, and charged again.
"Stupid! There is no one more stupid than you!" However, what surprised them was that instead of agreeing, Zhenla actually yelled at them.
"Chief, this is a brilliant move. Haven't we always done this before? How could we become stupid?" Everyone was confused for a while.
"In the past, you know the past." Zhenla was very angry and cursed, "Were the enemies in the past so powerful? They have so many small javelins (feather arrows). If we keep the distance, we will not wait. Was he shot?"
Chenla is worthy of being the leader of the Maori people. He is keenly aware that when encountering these outsiders, the previous tactics are completely ineffective.
"Oh!" Everyone suddenly realized and were shocked. They had come up with an extremely bad idea. If they really did what they did, the giant shield warriors would soon be shot dead by the Tang army.
At present, because the giant shield warriors and Mo Dao's battle formation are fighting together, the Tang army's crossbow formation cannot shoot at will. If the distance is opened, the crossbow formation will show its power again. Once the Tang army's crossbow formation becomes powerful, there will be no solution. of.
"If you want to live now, you can only go forward and kill! Kill!" Zhenla waved his hand, and the Maori army immediately rushed towards the Tang army. They all knew that if they didn't fight hard, they would all die here. .
However, just at this time, Du Xuewu's two thousand cavalry had passed through the Maori crowd. The Tang army's crossbowmen no longer had to worry about accidentally injuring their companions. Then, naturally, the Maori people were greeted by an overwhelming rain of arrows, one after another. In one wave, there was no gap. The Maori soldiers fell down all at once, just like piles of straw being pushed down. After a while, there was a thick layer of corpses on the wilderness.
In front of the Tang army's crossbow formation, flesh and blood could not stop it at all, and even the Maori army could not do it without suffering heavy casualties.
After several attempts to charge to no avail, Zhenla became anxious. Now moving forward or retreating would lead to death. The only way to survive was to rush out. He could only order his warriors with red eyes to keep attacking.
The Maori people were anxious, but the Tang army did not need to be summoned. They still responded calmly to the enemy. The Maori army was still unable to rush over and reinforce the giant shield soldiers who were rushing at the front.
With the current situation, nearly half of the giant shield soldiers have been killed. Of the tens of thousands of giant shield soldiers, only half of them are still fighting. If the fight continues, the giant shield soldiers will be wiped out. If the Giant Shield Soldier were lost, the consequences would be disastrous. This was Zhenla's last trump card, and he never wanted to lose it.
Looking at the fewer and fewer Giant Shield Warriors, Zhenla was almost crazy with heartache. He really wanted to hit the wall. The Giant Shield Warrior was his trump card. If everything was explained here, he would have rushed out and returned to his hometown by luck. I am afraid that my status will not be guaranteed.
Gritting his teeth, Chenla ordered the Maori army to charge regardless of casualties. Although the Maori soldiers were unwilling, they had to bite the bullet and rush forward because of Chenla's accumulated power, rushing forward like they didn't care about their lives.
However, what greeted the Maori army was still an overwhelming rain of arrows, killing countless people. Even so, under the urging of Chenla, the Maori soldiers still charged desperately. It seems that Chenla really did not care about the cost.
At this point in the battle, the Tang army is already confident of victory. It is bound to win. It is just a question of the size of the victory. Di Renjie naturally wanted to wipe out all these rebels here, leaving no one behind. These people are a scourge. If they refuse to surrender after being beaten for this reason, they are naturally die-hard elements.
Of course, this is because Di Renjie does not know that these rebels are not Australian natives, but Maori. However, no matter what, these Maoris are destined to be unable to escape today, because Di Renjie has already sentenced them to death in his heart. .
"Senior brother!" Du Xuewu came over panting on his horse. His body was also covered in blood at the moment, and he still had half of his usual grace.
Di Renjie saw it and said anxiously: "What? Are you injured!?"
Du Xuewu smiled and said: "Senior brother, don't worry, they are all from the rebels. My little brother didn't even get a scratch on his oily skin!",
As Du Xuewu spoke, he glanced at the encirclement and said, "Brother! The rebels are almost dead!"
There was no trace of joy in Du Xuewu's tone. Maybe his heart was still soft. Even though he hated the rebels deeply, his heart couldn't help but be shocked when he saw so many people dead. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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