The decision was made, Liu Bei and Guan Yu both showed determination on their faces.
"Line up!" This time Liu Bei did not back down or retreat to the second line. He waved his two swords and shouted loudly to the thousand soldiers who had been following him for many years. But there was a bit of bravado in the voice.
Liu Bei and Guan Yu chose a slightly open terrain and set up an offensive and defensive formation.
At the same time, the two thousand elite Longxiang battalions brought out by Zhang Xiu also formed an array outside Shenyuan Pass.
At the front are seven hundred sword and shield soldiers, wearing heavy armor, holding a sword in one hand and a shield in one hand, standing strictly like a steel city wall, covering the swords and arrows of their companions behind them. Behind the sword and shield soldiers were six hundred crossbowmen, wearing light armor and holding powerful bows and crossbows. Six hundred spearmen were at the end, their green iron spears shining with a dark and cold light.
The standard configuration of infantry in the nine field battalions of Dawu Kingdom is nearly three. The three main combat arms of sword and shield soldiers, crossbowmen and spearmen each account for 30%, and the special arms account for 10%. Of course, it is not unchanged at the same level, and can be slightly changed according to the preferences of each battalion commander.
Although this team was small in size, walking in the cold morning breeze outside the pass, the momentum it exuded made the air stagnant.
One hundred soldiers pushed five catapults and five city-defending crossbows at the end of the team.
General Zhang Xi was riding on a horse, holding an iron gun in his hand, staring closely at Liu Bei and Guan Yu, who was standing beside Liu Bei and holding the Qinglong Yanyue Sword. The cold light that shot out from the red-faced Guan Yu's pair of slightly narrowed red phoenix eyes made Zhang Xi feel a chill in the distance.
The ultimate master! Anyone who can reveal this kind of energy must be an extremely skilled person.
Zhang Xiu is no stranger to this. The Dawu Kingdom is full of masters. Zhang Xiu felt this kind of energy in the dragon rider general Zhao Qu. This person's martial arts skills are superior to mine, how is that possible? Zhang Xi didn't expect to meet such a rare master here!
Zhang Xiu was self-aware and judged at the first moment that Guan Yu's martial arts was superior to his own.
"Dong, dong, dong" Two thousand Longxiang troops advanced slowly. Their uniform steps exuded the momentum of thousands of troops with every step they took. Every step is like stepping on the pulse of the earth, causing the earth to resonate, and the momentum also rises.
There are no horns, no war drums, no scolding each other in front of the battle, and no fighting generals in front of the battle! Because all this is unnecessary, both sides understand that the outcome of this battle can only be for one side to leave alive.
The two thousand Longxiang Army marched forward at a steady pace with a steady pace.
Liu Bei and Guan Yu began to show surprise on their faces.
Just now, they thought that the thousands of soldiers they brought out with their own hands were enough to compete with any powerful army in the world, and that they had a great chance of defeating the army in front of them. Now they are not sure.
The army approaching them from the opposite side gave them the feeling that they were like a majestic mountain, standing erect; they were like a rolling torrent, everything in front of them would be washed away completely!
The two thousand Longxiang camp soldiers looked so dark in this small space, which put so much pressure on Liu Bei and Guan Yu that they didn't realize that there were five catapults and five defenders at the end of the team. crossbow!
With the absolute advantage, no one would have thought that Zhang Xiu, a lunatic, would actually move the catapults and crossbows used to defend the city from the top of the city. But the battlefield is like this. Sometimes a little negligence can be fatal, not to mention such a powerful weapon of war.
Zhang Xiu is one of the first veterans to follow Huangfu Sword. To say he is a veteran does not mean how old he is, but to say that he has followed Huangfu Sword long enough. Huangfu Jian has always advocated the concept of winning wars at the lowest cost, and he learned a lot about it. In order to save a few subordinates from dying and save some time, what method could Zhang Xi use?
Although Liu Bei and Guan Yu felt tremendous pressure, it was just pressure and they had not lost their confidence. Liu Bei is such a person, indomitable and tenacious, like an unbeatable Xiao Qiang. Never admit defeat without taking the last step.
Liu Bei immediately stationed in front of the formation. Guan Yu stood beside Liu Bei holding the Qinglong Yandao. The thousand soldiers behind them were motionless. They stood like this, waiting for the soldiers of the Longxiang Battalion led by Zhang Ruo to come and prepare for the attack.
The two armies continued to approach, but Liu Bei and the army behind him did not move. It was the soldiers of Longxiang Camp who were advancing.
"Stop advancing!" When the two armies were three hundred steps apart, Zhang Xiu's roar came.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????: The legs of the Longxiang camp soldiers lifted up in the air slowly fell down, and the entire army came to a sudden stop.
At this moment, Zhang Xi rode his horse to the front of the formation, as if he wanted to talk to Liu Bei. But he did not come forward to talk. He just rode his horse in front of the formation and circled back and forth. After driving around for a few times, Zhang Xiu probably felt that he had had enough of showing off his power, so he stopped on one side of the army and gave up the space in the middle.
Three hundred away, brothers Liu Bei and Guan Yu were standing in the middle of the opposite side, looking at the enemy army opposite with some confusion. I can't figure out what song the enemy is singing. He attacks but doesn't attack, and doesn't say anything. I don't know what he is doing.
At this moment, Zhang Xi, who was standing in front of the formation, slowly raised the shiny black iron gun in his hand and pointed it diagonally at Liu Bei. The moment Zhang Ruo pointed the iron gun at Liu Bei, all the soldiers of the Huxiang camp bent over and squatted down.
Brothers Liu Bei and Guan Yu were still watching all this incomprehensibly. They couldn't figure out whether their opponent was full and uncomfortable, and was doing some movements that were helpful for digestion. At this moment, they heard the roar of crossbow arrows. Five crossbow arrows as thick and long as war spears, as fast as lightning, passed over the heads of the Longxiang camp soldiers and shot straight towards Liu Bei and Guan Yu!
"To shoot the man, shoot the horse first; to capture the thief, capture the king first!" Zhang Xiu's hidden trump card finally came out at this moment.
At this time, Guan Yu understood what was going on and why the soldiers on the opposite side squatted down!
"Guan Yu is a master, a top master. He can react immediately and escape this disaster.
But Liu Bei was not a top expert, he was only a second-rate player at most, and he had never experienced the power of a giant crossbow, so he was still in a daze and had no time to react.
"Brother, be careful!" Guan Yu shouted loudly as his phoenix eyes turned blood red. At the same time, his tall body jumped up high, and then slammed into Liu Bei who was right next to him.
"Boom!"
"Poof!"
With all his strength, Guan Yu's collision was so powerful that he knocked Liu Bei, who was in a daze, off his horse. But after knocking Liu Bei away, Guan Yu had no time to hide, and a giant crossbow arrow hit him in the chest.
Liu Bei¡¯s mount did not escape its bad luck and was shot by two giant crossbows.
How powerful is the city defense crossbow?
The city-defending crossbow is the most powerful crossbow in the Dawu Kingdom so far. It can even be used to blow down city gates!
Although Guan Yu wore a set of heavy armor, it could only slow down the speed of the giant crossbow slightly. The giant crossbow with strong inertia still tore apart Guan Yu's heavy armor and shot into Guan Yu's tall body.
"Thum, thump, thump" Guan Yu took a few steps back with a giant crossbow on his body. His face, which was already terribly red, turned purple, and wisps of blood overflowed from his mouth. But even so, Guan Yu still stood firm and remained standing.
Liu Bei, who was knocked to pieces by Guan Yu's impact, saw Guan Yu hit by an arrow before he could get up. He was hit by an arrow in order to save his brother. Suddenly he was heartbroken, his eyes turned red, and he roared in pain: "Second brother!"
At this moment, Liu Bei, who was weak in health, also shed tears of blood
Most of the thousand soldiers who were waiting behind Liu Bei and Guan Yu were trained by Guan Yu. They respect Guan Yu more than Liu Bei. Now when they saw Guan Yu, their respected general was hit by an arrow, and they all shouted in pain: "General"
The originally silent and solemn battlefield between the two armies was filled with tragic cries!
Guan Yu's crossbow was in danger, and Liu Bei's thousand soldiers, who were originally motionless, became a little confused.
If you are left sick, it will cost you your life! Zhang Xi didn't care who Guan Yu was, how could he let go of such a fleeting opportunity?
"Attack!" Zhang Xiu shouted loudly, holding the spear high in his hand.
"Kill!" The two thousand Longxiang camp soldiers were shouting, and they rushed toward Liu Bei's thousand soldiers.
"Boom, boom, boom" Five catapults threw ignited oil bombs one after another, hitting Liu Bei's military formation.
The city guard crossbow has completed its mission and stayed in place.
Oil bombs fell on Liu Bei's army one after another, and fire broke out everywhere. Liu Bei's army was in chaos. As long as you are a human being, in this situation, you can't even think about it.
"Kill!" At this time, Liu Bei, who had lost everything, was really going crazy.
He waved the two swords in his hands and rushed directly towards the soldiers of Longxiang Camp, regardless of whether the soldiers behind him followed them.
Zhang Xi looked at all this coldly, this is the result he wanted!
"Shoot!" If the enemy is in chaos, I will not be in chaos; if the enemy is crazy, I will not be crazy! Zhang Xiu will not go crazy with Liu Bei.
Six hundred crossbowmen and six hundred strong bows and crossbows all fired at Liu Bei's army. Liu Bei's army, which had been disrupted in formation, wasIn the dense rain at Longxiang Camp, people kept falling to the ground
Liu Bei's swords were dancing wildly in his hands, looking like a madman, and he was rushing towards the soldiers of Longxiang Camp in the rain of arrows
The two armies are gradually approaching and are about to engage in close combat.
Zhang Ruo roared again, the archers quickly retreated, and the spearmen rushed forward. The sword and shield soldiers at the front and the spear soldiers rushing up formed a sword and spear formation that was conducive to close combat. The sword and shield soldiers alternated with the spear soldiers. The sword and shield soldiers defended and the spear soldiers attacked. One long and one short worked together, stabbing Liu Bei's army like a sharp blade.
At this point, the overall situation has been decided. Liu Bei and his thousand soldiers were not spared, and they were all buried under Shenyuan Pass.
The great hero Liu Bei died in battle, and the hero Guan Yu died in battle!
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