The eldest son of the red mansion

Chapter 636 First Victory
Ruan Zhengyu saw that the Central Plains' fierce generals were like clouds, and these people under his command were not opponents, so he no longer placed his hopes on a one-on-one fight.

What Ruan Zhengyu wanted was to maximize his strengths and avoid his weaknesses. Since he was not as good as the opponent in military generals, he should use his strengths, the four elephant troops.

This war elephant army is very popular among these small countries in the south, and these countries regard the war elephant army as a symbol of their own national strength.

However, due to national strength, most of them only raise a dozen or twenty elephants, because these elephants eat too much, and most countries really can't afford them.

Ruan Zhengyu worked hard, and finally trained more than 800 war elephants. These war elephants followed him to conquer the north and south, and made great military exploits. They invaded the border of the Central Plains several times, and the troops of the Central Plains He also fled on the lookout, so he is very confident in his war elephant unit.

Ruan Zhengyu gave an order, and the four elephant troops began to move from the back to the front, and the pawns in front gave the elephants a way to come to the front.

While Jia Ke was in front of his formation, he saw that the formation on the opposite side began to change, and after a while, hundreds of monsters gathered in front of the enemy's formation.

And these war elephants were not only seen by Jia Ke, but also the soldiers under Jia Ke's command and the Eight Banners cavalry.

These people are all warriors from the north. They have never seen such a huge monster before, so they are all terrified.

Jia Ke turned around and looked at the troops under his command. Although each of them was still standing there forcefully, keeping the formation in order, but seeing that their complexions had changed, he knew that if they didn't boost their morale, they might die. The round was overwhelmed by the opponent's war elephants.

So Jia Ke rode to the front of the battle and shouted to the soldiers under his command: "What are you afraid of? They are just a group of wild beasts. Our army has long been prepared."

After hearing what their commander said, the soldiers below still didn't believe it, but their momentum picked up a bit. These people held their weapons tightly and wanted to fight to the death with these war elephants on the opposite side.

After Jia Ke couldn't finish this sentence, he said to Liu Yu next to him, "Go and send the three-bow bed crossbow to the front of the formation. I want to see whether it is my bow and arrow or the opponent's elephant's skin."

As soon as Jia Ke finished giving his orders, Liu Yu hurriedly ran backwards. After a while, Jia Ke's formation also began to change, launching hundreds of ballistas of various types.

Jia Ke knew that going south this time would inevitably lead to siege, which was different from fighting the Tatars in the past, so after getting the secret map of making utensils presented by Jia Mu, he ordered the craftsmen to build according to these blueprints. They came in handy today.

There are three bows on this eight-ox ballista, two are positive and one is reverse, and at least 30 people need to turn the axle to pull it apart. Its power can be imagined. This is the long-range weapon with the longest range in the world. If it is fired at close range, it can Nailed directly into the city wall.

And this time these eight-ox crossbows are equipped with iron buckets on the bows, and dozens of arrows are placed in them, which can be shot all at once. Like flying, it is also called "Jackdaw's Arrow".

Jia Ke couldn't believe it. Facing the Jackdaw's Arrow from the Eight Bull Crossbow, those elephants were really invulnerable monsters?

But Ruan Zhengyu on the opposite side didn't know that Jia Ke had already made an arrangement. He first ordered all the war elephants to start charging, and then according to the previous practice, ordered the 1 cavalry he had managed to get together to divide into two groups to outflank the two sides. The infantry followed the elephants to attack Jia Ke's formation.

Ruan Zhengyu's set of tactics is the experience he summed up in his southern and northern wars. Although he has no skills, but in a real fight, these small countries in the south are really no match. First of all, these elephants have thick skin and huge flesh. One charge, no matter what formation you are in, you will be reimbursed immediately.

And his [-] cavalry is rare in the south. This is a part of which he smuggled from the Central Plains at a high price, and bought a part from Hu merchants.With these two armies alone, Ruan Zhengyu ruled the roost in the south.

Now Ruan Zhengyu is still full of confidence in his troops. He watched the war elephants roaring forward, and felt that this time he would definitely defeat Jia Ke. Expand the soil for hundreds of miles.

Jia Ke looked at the approaching elephants. It would be a lie to say that he is not afraid. Hundreds of monsters kept rushing forward, but everyone would be terrified.

But Jia Ke couldn't show a trace of panic on his face. If he was scared, what would the soldiers below do?
Seeing the elephant getting closer and closer, Jia Ke felt that the time was almost up, and immediately ordered the arrow to be released.

As for the crossbow and arrow troops, after receiving Jia Ke's order, they immediately began to release the eight-ox crossbow like an elephant.

The troops controlling the ballista could not be controlled for a long time. Seeing the hundreds of elephants charging non-stop, everyone was terrified and wanted to attack for a long time, but because they didn't have Jia Ke's order, they dared not act rashly .

Now that the order is given, the soldiers immediately hit the mechanism with a hammer.The eight-ox crossbow immediately shot countless huge arrows.

The elephants on the opposite side didn't know that the catastrophe was still there, and they kept charging forward. Suddenly, the bowstring on the opposite side sounded, and crossbow arrows several meters long were fired.

Immediately, crossbow arrows shot through the elephant's body. Those elephants wailed, and they were shot so cold that they rolled on the ground non-stop.

In fact, elephants are very timid. Once they are frightened, they will definitely go crazy. Now that they have suffered such a severe blow, the uninjured elephants would turn around and run back.

But behind them were Ruan Zhengyu's infantry, this time these infantry suffered a disaster, the elephants who charged the enemy line turned around and attacked them now, how could these people bear it.

Soon An Nanguo's infantry was rushed to pieces.

But after all, Ruan Zhengyu has fought south and north for so many years. Although he has never fought against himself, like being opportunistic by the enemy, he is still relatively calm now.

When he saw the war elephant, Jia Ke defeated the disillusionment in his heart, but he didn't stop there. He immediately ordered people to wave the command flag to let the infantry open the way and let the war elephant escape.

The war elephants ran all the way to the front of Ruan Zhengyu's formation before being appeased and controlled by the elephant slaves who controlled the war elephants one by one, and lined up behind the formation again.

The infantry in front also reluctantly regrouped, and continued to attack Jia Ke under the urging of Ruan Zhengyu's personal soldiers.

Seeing this scene, Jia Ke smiled slightly. Now he was afraid that the troops would lose discipline and run away completely. Then he would have to spend a lot of effort to catch these people in the mountains and forests.

Since they are strictly disciplined, let them die together again today.

So Jia Ke issued an order for each ballista to continue firing.

These An Nanguo soldiers on the opposite side have suffered a lot. The arrows of those eight-ox crossbows are several meters long, and one arrow can penetrate more than a dozen people.

Before An Nanguo's soldiers approached Jia Ke's camp, a large group of people were already lying down before the battle.

Seeing that the opponent's formation had been taken over by him, Jia Ke immediately ordered the infantry to move forward.

Soon the infantry of the two sides met one place, and the level of the match was immediately distinguished.

The Central Plains soldiers are not only tall and burly, but also wearing armor and holding sharp knives.

And these soldiers in An Nanguo were almost none of them approved as counterfeit, and the weapons in their hands were not uniform. Most of the soldiers' weapons had been used for decades, and they were already stained with rust.

With this contact, An Nanguo's soldiers were immediately killed and turned on their backs. It didn't take long for An Nanguo's formation to be cut off a large area.

Seeing this scene behind the formation, Jia Ke knew that the opportunity must not be missed, and immediately ordered the Eight Banners cavalry to attack from both sides.

The Eight Banners cavalry were still afraid of those elephants, but now that they saw these war elephants fleeing madly after being shot by Jia Ke several rounds of crossbow arrows, they were relieved, and immediately dispatched after receiving Jia Ke's order.

The Eight Banners cavalry covered Annan's army from both sides, and the movement of the Eight Banners cavalry covered the sky with smoke and dust.

Ruan Zhengyu, the lord of Annan Kingdom, couldn't help being shocked when he saw the cavalry from the Central Plains hiding from both sides. If these cavalry rushed over, his own infantry would probably be dumped.

So Ruan Zhengyu hurriedly waved the order, ordering the Maxian four guards who had already charged with the infantry to immediately divide into two groups to resist the Central Plains cavalry, so that his own infantry could retreat back to the camp.

An Nanguo's cavalry galloped across the south and had never encountered an opponent, so they were very proud. Seeing that the opponent had a large number of cavalry, they didn't take it seriously. , and marched towards the Eight Banners cavalry respectively, trying to completely defeat this group of cavalry.

The Eight Banners cavalry couldn't help but be overjoyed when they saw the cavalry of the opponent rushing over. They were afraid that these people would run away, but they didn't expect that this group of cavalry would turn themselves into a trap. batch of slaves.

So the cavalry of the two sides collided together, and the battle was immediately decided.

The Manchu Eight Banners galloped on the grasslands because they grew up on horseback, and they all rode excellent war horses.

And An Nanguo's cavalry were all acquired, and they all rode pony horses. The contact between the two sides was immediately killed by the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry.

It didn't take long for the [-] cavalry to be dumped, and the last few thousand wanted to escape regardless of whether they were on the battlefield. They didn't know that they were few in number, and their riding skills were not good. Surrounded by the Eight Banners, these people saw that they could not escape, and they had no determination to fight to the death, so they immediately dismounted and surrendered.

The Manchu Eight Banners did not make things difficult for them when they saw them surrender, so they immediately assigned some people to tie them all up. These people were good slaves, and they were transported back to the grassland. They could graze cattle and horses for themselves, which is very important on the grassland. property.

When Ruan Zhengyu saw that his cavalry was defeated by the opponent in an instant, the entire army was wiped out now, and the retreating infantry ran towards the camp in a panic.

And his elephant soldiers had just assembled, and before they could be used again, they faced another rain of arrows.

Except for a few elephants who were appeased, the other elephants were either shot to death or ran into the mountains, never to be found again.

Ruan Zhengyu didn't know the power of the Central Plains Dynasty until now, so he couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh, "Heaven will destroy Annan, what can I do?"

(End of this chapter)