Fu Song

Chapter 606
Looking at the slightly narrow battlefield ahead, Zhang Jue finally understood what Wei Wu had been planning these days.

The fierce attack on Xiayi these days is nothing more than a cover.

No wonder the daily offense feels weird.

It looks ferocious, but it's actually all to the point.

After each attack, part of the army would quietly withdraw from the battlefield.

After more than ten consecutive days, more than two thousand people withdrew from the Xiayi battlefield.

Backed away quietly, so that no one noticed.

Then, they came to the place in front of them.

When the river came here, because of the barrier of the hills, it suddenly made a big turn that was almost at right angles.

The official road is between the river and the hill, and the road is not very spacious, and because it is the dry season in winter, the area in front of Zhang Tie is much wider than that on the other side of the hill.

It wasn't until he arrived here that Zhang borrowed that he knew the clear task for today.

They were going to ambush reinforcements from Shangqiu.

And it's all cavalry.

Huang Hai, who was stationed in Xiayi, was attacked fiercely. Huang Chun of Shangqiu was naturally anxious, not only because Huang Hai was his son, but more importantly, because of the importance of Xiayi's location.

If Xiayi is lost, how can Shangqiu be preserved?

Originally, the Song army's attack on Xiayi was extremely sudden, and the progress was too fast, which made Huang Chun unable to react in time.

But to his delight, Xia Yi survived under the leadership of Huang Hai, which gave Huang Chun the opportunity and time to rescue him.

A team of [-] cavalry and [-] infantry was assembled and set off for Xiayi.

And here is the path they must pass through.

The soldiers are busy setting up their positions. The Song army who came here from Xiayi has only [-] infantry and [-] cavalry, but what they want to ambush is the entire cavalry team of as many as [-]. It sounds very strange. It's ridiculous.

But looking at the terrain in front of him, Zhang Jue knew that everything was possible.

Or the purpose of this battle to attack Xiayi is to attack the reinforcements from Shangqiu!

This is a deadly terrain. When the cavalry turned around the hill and walked forward for a certain distance, they could find this shooting position, the road that looked spacious and the beach full of traps, but they could retreat. go back?
impossible.

The first is the speed of the cavalry.

The second is the special terrain here.

The combat characteristics of cavalry will also prompt their first reaction to rush over.

And Song Jun took advantage of this.

The beach is very loose and easy to dig. The one-meter-deep trench is covered with straw mats, and then a thin layer of fine sand is sprinkled on it. If you don’t get close and look carefully, you can’t see anything unusual at all. .

The sandy beach is covered with tripping ropes and sprinkled with barbed wire.

Of course, these alone will only cause certain casualties and confusion to the cavalry, but if you add the dozens of crossbows and thousands of crossbows behind you.

The God Arm Crossbow does not require soldiers to go through strict selection and training, and can be used with a little guidance.

This is also the most terrifying part of the God Arm Crossbow.

The Great Song Dynasty was able to block the Liao army in the past, and the sharp weapon of the god arm crossbow really did a great job.

But this kind of bow and crossbow is expensive, and it is not easy to equip it if you want to equip it.

There were more than a hundred people in the entire team that Zhang borrowed from before, and he was not equipped with even a god-arm crossbow.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the craftsman camp in Tokyo was taken away by the Liao army.

In the past, only the artisan camp could make powerful weapons like the God Arm Crossbow. Thousands of bowsmiths who specialized in making God Arm Crossbow worked day and night to forge this weapon for Song Dynasty.

Until, Xiao Cheng started to imitate.

Now whether it is Qu Zhen or Liu Yu, they have lost the ability to make the god arm crossbow, and what they have now is one less than one.

But now, a battalion led by Zhang Jietong has a total of five hundred people, equipped with a magic arm bow.

Zhang Zhan's eyes were straightened when he saw the divine arm bow that was still wrapped in oil paper pulled by a cart.

When the cavalry was overwhelmed by the sand, the traps on the road, and the tripping ropes, the repeating crossbow with a range of nearly two hundred steps would bring them a second round of damage.

There are hundreds of crossbow machines, each of which can fire six arrows in a row. Each arrow is about one meter long, and the arrow is half a foot long. I have seen them nailed deeply on the city wall of Xiayi.

As long as a man and a horse are hit by one, they will almost be useless.

Next, thousands of god-armed crossbows shot together, causing a third round of blows to them.

Finally, there is a battalion of the White Feather Army.

They use the anti-enemy bow.

The strength is weaker than that of the Divine Arm Bow, but because of the use of armor-piercing arrows, the lethality is also amazing. More importantly, as long as you have enough arm strength, the Anti-Enemy Bow can shoot continuously, which is much faster than the Divine Arm Bow. It is also much simpler.

There are also two things that Zhang Tie doesn't know what they are, which are hidden in this camp of the Baiyu Army.A dozen or so soldiers were guarding each side, and even battalion generals like Zhang Ju were not allowed to approach.

It must be something more powerful, Zhang Zhan is not annoyed, anyway, as soon as the battle starts, he will be able to see what is so mysterious.

This is a death trap, Song Jun is like a cheetah hiding in the grass, waiting for their prey to take the bait.

Zhang Jue had to admire Wei Wu's trap.

It looks like Xiayi is at stake,
But if Xiayi is defended, the Shangqiu cavalry who arrive suddenly can cooperate with the Xiayi defenders inside and outside, and wipe out the Baiyu army under the city of Xiayi.

This gave the enemy an excellent opportunity to reverse the battlefield and defeat the Song Army.

It was really well planned.

When the cavalry who were eager to rush to Xiayi suffered heavy losses here, their infantry would be attacked by the Song cavalry from Xiadang again.

At that time, no one of the [-] elite soldiers from Shangqiu will be able to return to Shangqiu.

When all the Zhao troops including Xiayi were killed, how could Shangqiu hold on?
After suppressing Shangqiu, Songcheng and other places, Kaifeng is already in sight.

If this is really achieved, the world will definitely be shaken.

If Kaifeng and Tokyo fall back into Xin Song's hands again, the political and military significance will be too great.

After sitting cross-legged in the position, Zhang borrowed quietly waiting for the arrival of the enemy.

The other party was too careless.

Not even a scout was sent.

Or was it sent out and cleared by one's own side?Zhang borrowed not knowing.

Or maybe they think that Xiayi has restrained the main force of the Song army, and the Song army has only so many troops, it is impossible to separate troops to attack them!
They could never have imagined that there were only two thousand people setting up an ambush here.

The ground shook slightly, and the experienced Zhang knew that his opponent was coming.

He stood up.

Many of the subordinates here, I'm afraid they haven't seen the scene of thousands of cavalry charging, but he has seen it.

That was really a scene that could make people feel weak in their legs and lose control of their urine and feces.

Soldiers who have not undergone strict training are basically unable to withstand such a charge.

And the spacious beach in front of it can accommodate thousands of cavalry to attack at least once.

Once they break through the lineup, it will be a tragedy for them to ambush.

No plan can be perfect, and it may be overturned and reversed.

Whether it is female or male, in fact, it can only be decided at the moment of the battle.

Iron Foot General Wei Wu personally commanded the battle.

He left more people under the city of Xiayi, under the command of deputy general Zhou Guang. If the enemy troops in the city made a surprise attack and provided mutual assistance with the reinforcements, Zhou Guang would be responsible for blocking them.

There is no favorable terrain around Xiayi City.

So of the five thousand white feather troops, Wei Wu left four thousand for Zhou Guang.

If Huang Hai dares to come out of the city, I believe that Zhou Guang, who has been through battles for a long time, will give the opponent a great surprise.

Zhang Bian's battalion is on the front line.

He has this awareness.

As a newly defected army, he performed well in the siege battle, showing considerable military command ability and bravery in combat. Now, it is time for him to continue to show his loyalty.

If you have fully demonstrated and survived, the future will be much brighter.

If unfortunately died in battle, then naturally there is nothing to say.

"Remember, the cavalry will definitely charge wildly. We only have a chance to shoot one round. After the shooting is over, don't be reluctant. If you lose the magic arm crossbow and hold the long gun, everyone listen to me. At this time, whoever Backing down is harming everyone. Even if you don’t die on the battlefield, I will kill you with one knife. Raise the spear, aim at the enemy, and resign yourself to fate. Whoever the horse hits, that’s bad luck. , Immortal for thousands of years." Zhang borrowed to shuttle through the crowd, roaring loudly.

They don't have many people, so the battle line is very long.

The queue is thin.

Facing the frenziedly rushing cavalry in the five-element formation, the retreat of any one of them will lead to the collapse of the battle line.

At this time, even if the best brother showed cowardice, Zhang Tie would chop off his head with a knife without hesitation.

He glanced back at the Shesheng Battalion of the White Feather Army behind him, and the cavalry of the White Feather Army further away.

They look very calm.

They were even talking to each other with a smile on their faces. Their relaxed expressions were not arrogance, but self-confidence.

On the other hand, the [-] brothers under his command have all gone through fierce battles, but they couldn't hide the nervous expression on their faces at this time.

coming!

Zhang Teng's face froze for a moment, but he returned to normal immediately.

The development of the matter was as he expected. Most of the [-] cavalry bypassed the big turn and galloped forward for a while, only to discover the Song army's attack position in the distance.

The galloping cavalry rolled forward, with a wide front and a narrow rear, making it extremely difficult to turn around.

So the Zhao Jun cavalry did not hesitate to destroy the horses, and charged towards the strike position ahead.

Before the weak position, there must be ghosts.

But this is not a reason to hinder the cavalry charge.

Just like the soldiers in the front row of the infantry were charged by the cavalry but could not dodge, the cavalry in the front also had the task of clearing the way for the army.

There is a trap, and they have to fill it.

There is an ambush and they have to lure them out.

Of course, their lives and blood were used.

The cavalry all spread out, which is the best formation to avoid long-range strikes.

It's just that although the river beach is very wide, it is still a bit crowded for thousands of cavalry.

People turn their backs.

The design of traps and tripping ropes is insidious. The people who set up these things are well versed in the habits of cavalry. It goes without saying that the cavalry who gallops at high speed falls off the horse.

The vanguard cavalry cleared these traps with the corpses of themselves and their horses.

Then, the sound of a powerful crossbow firing rang in Zhang Zhe's ears.

The thick crossbow bolts crossed the distance of two hundred steps, and shot the cavalry rushing madly to the ground row by row.

Hundreds of crossbows fired six hundred such powerful crossbows in a very short period of time.

This made Zhang Tie's vision very open.

The cavalry also had red eyes.

If there is no retreat, those who are dead will die, and those who are not dead must charge forward.

"Shoot!" Zhang Ju shouted loudly.

One hundred steps, thousands of arms and crossbows fired together.

When the crossbow was shot, Zhang Tie didn't even look at the result of the battle, but said loudly: "Abandon the bow, raise the gun, abandon the bow, raise the gun!"

The long spear was raised obliquely, and the tail touched the ground.

The whistling sound of the enemy bow rang in my ears.

At the same time, there was the neighing of war horses.

There are also enemy cavalry who have overcome many obstacles and rushed up.

However, the ones that came were a little sparse.

This made Zhang borrow a sigh of relief.

On the nearly [-]-meter front line he defended, there were only a dozen or so horses, and there were two empty horses. The knights on the horses probably died on the way to charge.

When Kong Ma saw the shining gun blade ahead, he naturally turned a corner and ran away.

But the knights lifted the reins violently, controlled the horses to rise into the air, and directly trampled on the soldiers below.

Defeat the enemy bow sound.

The knights in the air are shot by arrows with their horses,

The spears in the front row did not move, but the spears in the rear rows were raised.
The sound of puffing and puffing sounded.

The lineup was ripped open, but the rushers couldn't die more when they came down.

The gap was quickly filled.

Under the intensive attack of long-range strikes, the cavalry's impact was out of touch, and there was no follow-up.

But this is just the first wave!
Zhang Tie's heart was in his throat.

Because in the future, there will be no such intensive blows before, and the infantry phalanx will face a greater impact.

At this moment, he saw the two big fellows in the White Feather Army who were covered with felt cloth were suddenly torn off the felt cloth, revealing their true faces.

"What the hell?" Zhang Jue was stunned.

The long tube-shaped thing is fixed on a wooden frame.

That's a copper cannon!

The few bronze cannons that Xin Song had just built.

They were all quietly sent to the east by Xiao Cheng.

Two of them arrived at Wei Wu's place.

A huge roar sounded, and Zhang Zhe's ears were buzzing.

The entire Song army position was filled with smoke.

On the beach, however, clusters of flames burst into flames, and then the enemy cavalry who had just gathered in the rear fell to the ground as if they had been harvested.

But this is not the most terrible thing, the most terrible thing is that the enemy's war horses are frightened and confused.

The horses, which were usually connected with their masters, were no longer under the control of the knights at all. They jumped around and ran around.

At this time, the horn of the charge sounded.

Five hundred white feather army cavalry rushed obliquely to the ribs of the enemy cavalry.

No wonder all the horses of the White Feather Army had their ears plugged.

What is this?
Zhang borrowed a deep breath, he did not forget his mission.

"All the army, advance!" He shouted, drew his sword and took a step forward, walking in the forefront of the team.

Behind him, hundreds of soldiers were pressing forward, not fast, tightly next to each other.

Zhang Teng's reaction was the fastest, and then the entire front of the Song Army began to squeeze forward.

(End of this chapter)