Da Wei Chun

Chapter 119 Temporary Evolution
Seeing that the cavalry is all right, just broke a few horses, Li Chengzhi is in a good mood.

But Li Wenzhong was so startled that his heart trembled.

If before, he was only afraid of why the enemy's equipment was so strong and why the lineup was so neat, then at this moment, he was already chilled by the strength of the enemy soldiers.

These fallen enemy cavalry were only twenty steps away from his central army forward. Facing five or six thousand strong enemies, these enemy soldiers did not choose to run away at the first time, but formed a defensive formation on the spot?

How determined is this?

And the formation was like a plum blossom, which he had never heard of before. After a closer look and a deeper thought, it seemed that even cavalry could be defended?

This is not considered elite, what kind of soldiers can be called elite?
But why have I never heard that there is such a strong army in Jingzhou, even the frontier army in Gaoping Town, I am afraid that they do not have such a calm and brave spirit...

Li Wenzhong was startled and suspicious, and shouted sharply: "Crossbow team, shoot me..."

Just listening to the sound of "tie, tie, tie", forty or fifty crossbow arrows shot at the more than 20 cavalrymen.

"Haha... Squat!" An old soldier laughed out loud when he saw that the enemy was only shooting arrows, but did not send cavalry to surround and kill them.Just let the soldiers hide behind the shield.

In addition to shields, the cavalry also wore steel armor, and the crossbow arrows alone, no matter whether they were shot directly or projected, could not cause much damage to them.

Unless the luck is so bad that the crossbow bolt shot through the gap in the visor and shot into the eye...

Sure enough, hearing a ding-ding-dong-dong sound, none of the five cavalrymen lost a single hair.

Seeing that there was no movement after a round of shooting from the opposite side, and vaguely heard the voice of "creaking", the old soldier chuckled again, and ordered the cavalry to change formation and retreat:

"Haha... Withdraw from the circular formation, form a square formation, hold the shields in the front row, hold on to the belts in the back row, and retreat all bowed... Remember not to look up, listen to my orders, stop as soon as I say..."

Although the crossbow is strong, it is not without disadvantages: the arrow is too slow.

Foot crossbows and waist-guided crossbows are both crossbows as their names suggest. They cannot be strung with only two hands. Shooting an arrow in half a minute is considered fast.

In 30 seconds, even if you bow your body and step back, you can retreat more than ten meters.

Guessing that the enemy's crossbowmen had already wound up their strings, the old soldier gave another order, and all of them squatted down. This time it was easier: the soldiers in the middle held their shields and covered the top of their heads.

This is not because of the fear of the enemy's projectiles, but because of the fear of the opponent's stone cannon...

Li Wenzhong was startled and angry, his nose was almost crooked: How could he have nothing to do with these 20-odd enemy soldiers?

But no matter how angry he was, he didn't dare to send cavalry to surround and kill.

The team of enemy cavalry that rushed into the formation just now circled the formation and rushed to his right flank, while there was still a team of enemy cavalry on the left flank watching intently, as if waiting for him to make a mistake.

More importantly, the enemy's cliff-like infantry has approached to about [-] feet from the front army. As long as the enemy commander gives an order, he can rush to the front of his own formation at most ten breaths.

Not knowing how the opponent will attack, Li Wenzhong dared not move the formation at all...

Seeing that the enemy's iron cavalry did not really charge into the formation, and the formation under the wall did not collapse as imagined, Fa Ming couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and then asked suspiciously: "Why is the enemy fighting in this way?" ?”

It seemed like they were going to charge, but they were about to collide, but they turned sharply, and just passed by, throwing three or four rounds of javelins?

There were indeed casualties on one's own side, but only a few dozen, and the other party was not without damage.

Although not many people died, at least a dozen horses were lost.Wouldn't it be more beneficial for one's own side to play like this?
Li Wenzhong gritted his teeth: "Why else? The enemy commander is testing the formation... Sending a few elite cavalry to feint once can test the strength of our formation: where is it thin, where is it thick, and where there are cavalry?" , where is the bow...

Next time, the enemy commander will aim at the weak points of our formation and attack..."

Faming's expression changed slightly: "So easy?"

Doesn't it mean that you have fulfilled the enemy's commander's intention: not only let the enemy test the strength of the formation, but also reveal the position of the crossbow team you are most proud of...

Take it easy you aunt...

Li Wenzhong's head was filled with smoke.

Not to mention having such strong equipment as the opponent, even if the soldiers under the city can have half the fighting spirit and morale of the enemy soldiers, Li Wenzhong would not have exposed the position of the crossbow team so early.

Otherwise, let the two hundred enemy cavalry show off their power and pass by unscathed, and the four thousand soldiers under the wall may be scared and defeated on the spot.

At least let them understand: the enemy is not invincible, let alone a monster, as long as the tactics are proper, they can still be killed...

"But it's still very strange?" Fa Ming asked again in a daze. "Look at the enemy cavalry, all of them are carrying short bows. Why don't they shoot arrows, but throw guns? Could it be that the enemy army lacks arrows..."

Miss you motherfucker...

The enemy army is only covered from head to toe with iron, and how many arrows are missing?
Li Wenzhong almost scolded: "The king of France claims to have 20 troops, you can ask, how many of his men can do both?"

It turned out that the direction was wrong, which was not good for riding and shooting...

Fa Ming blushed and was about to say something to change the subject when he heard a few whistles from the north.

The team of enemy cavalry that just passed by is here again...

Li Wenzhong's face changed slightly, and he shouted sharply: "Raise the shield!"

As he spoke, his face was livid, and he looked at Fa Ming and sneered, "Look carefully, what did he shoot this time!"

As soon as the words fell, Bai Qi rushed to the front of the formation, and the leader was still Li Shi.

Now that the strength and weakness of the enemy's formation have been tested, how could Li Shi not know how to deal with and prepare for it?

He was bolder this time. Although he was still twenty paces away, he didn't even raise his shield when he reached the enemy's right-wing cavalry.

After one round of shooting, he rushed to the front of the Chinese army formation, which was the place where the crossbow arrows had been shot just now. Li Shi deliberately bypassed it. Not only was he more than thirty steps away, but he didn't even shoot the arrows. The whole team leaned over and raised their shields.

Most of the arrows shot by the crossbow team couldn't even hit the horse's body, and a few were nailed to the wooden armor, which had no lethality at all.

He rushed forward for more than ten feet, and when he saw that he was about to ride on the left wing, Li Shi slammed his horse, approached the enemy again, and at the same time bent his bow and set an arrow...

When passing by, he still didn't forget to take the few horses that stood up again and were still able to walk away.

If it can be cured, it can be cured, but if it cannot be cured, it can be killed and eaten...

The cavalry on both wings of the enemy army were shot and screamed, and more than [-] cavalry were damaged immediately.

Fortunately, most of the soldiers are wearing Zhajia, and they are all horses.

The cavalry generals on both wings yelled angrily, if they come again three or four times, their cavalry formation will collapse...

Li Wenzhong's shock turned into shock, and his fear turned into fear, but he was not so frightened that he lost his mind: now is not the time to dispatch cavalry.

Looking at the white-armored infantry stationed thirty feet away, Li Wenzhong's eyes flickered, and he whispered to the soldiers before hanging them off the wall.

Not long after, there was a commotion in the army formation under the wall.

Li Wenzhong actually changed his formation temporarily...

(End of this chapter)