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Chapter 106 Arrow and Shield Array
Hearing the scout's detailed information, Feng Yao frowned, and thought, "This Gong Yinglian really has some skills, it seems that her father is not the only one who became a general!"

Gong Yinglian divided the pikemen into two and placed them on the left and right, so that it would be difficult for the cavalry to charge again.

Feng Yao looked at the terrain on the left and right. There were few trees, flat terrain, and only a small amount of farmland. This terrain was more suitable for cavalry charge and infantry phalanx attack, but it was not conducive to defending against archer attacks.

"The whole army stops moving forward, the sword and shield soldiers step forward to prepare the shield wall to defend against bows and arrows, and all the archers of the whole army prepare!" Feng Yao ordered the standard bearer to issue an order.

The phalanx of sword and shield soldiers let out a roar and stepped forward in unison.

"Kang, kuang, kuang!", the first team raised fifty large shields at the same time, "Drink!" shouted in unison, pressing the large shields directly into the ground with force, the sound of the shields colliding with each other was extremely thick and invigorating Get excited.

These large shields are all long standing shields improved by Feng Yao. There are sharp points at the bottom, which are convenient for piercing into the ground for defense. The height is shoulder height. The body is hidden behind the large shield, and the entire row of soldiers can seamlessly juxtapose the long standing shields side by side, like a whole wall. Ordinary bows and arrows can never break through this kind of shield wall.

Immediately amidst the cheers of the team leaders, the second team followed closely with fifty large shields, closing behind the first team of sword and shield soldiers, but the second team did not need to press the large shields into the ground, but It is standing next to the shield, in a basic defensive posture.

"The first team of archers step forward!"

These were all trained by Feng Yao long ago, and the department of the bow and arrow battalion where he is located will immediately cooperate and issue further orders.

A team of fifty archers quickly ran to the back of the second team of sword and shield soldiers to stand by.

Immediately afterwards, the third team of sword and shield soldiers stepped forward and stood behind the archers, and so on. Five hundred sword and shield soldiers and five hundred archers lined up in a staggered formation, waiting for the next order.

The reason for forming this formation is that Feng Yao has been an archer before, and he knows the weakness of archers. The long-range attack of archers can certainly catch the enemy by surprise, but in the same way, as long as the enemy rains arrows, the same You will also lose a lot!

That's why Feng Yao made the long standing shield so tall, so that one big shield can defend two soldiers. As long as the big shields are lifted side by side, two to three soldiers can defend against the enemy's arrow rain under each big shield. !
These thousand-sword shield soldiers and archers are not Feng Yao's elite soldiers. There are 1000 elite soldiers and they are divided into two teams. All of them were chosen by Feng Yao to be dead men who would rather die than surrender. These thousand elite soldiers are like the blade of a good knife, they will not be dispatched easily, once they are dispatched, they will kill the enemy and return.

The last 1000 people are mainly the supply team for transporting food, all of which are miscellaneous soldiers, equipped with only a saber, as well as drum bands, scouts and other types of arms.

Feng Yao personally led 110 cavalrymen in two teams. These cavalrymen were all equipped with newly made copper stirrups. The cavalrymen had better control over the horses, and they could use the stirrups for their feet. Finally, even wearing the iron armor weighing [-] jins, he is more flexible than before. The only disadvantage is that after the weight is increased, the horses will carry a heavier load, which is not conducive to long-distance raids.

During the march, each knight is accompanied by two miscellaneous soldiers as assistants. One miscellaneous soldier is responsible for leading and feeding the horses, and the other is responsible for carrying the cavalry's weapons and armor, so that the cavalry can try their best during the march. Conserve stamina, and cavalry cannot ride horses without orders, and cannot consume the stamina of horses.

"Cavalry ready!" Feng Yao gave an order, and all the cavalry quickly put on their armor, led their horses, and stood still.

Feng Yao also put on his own armor!

Looking ahead, the three thousand elite soldiers of the Yellow Turbans rushed within one mile when Feng Yaojun was in formation. Come!

"There is such a capable female general in the Yellow Turban Army, and these three thousand elite Yellow Turbans are still unmoved by their own army of nine thousand!!" Feng Yao secretly praised, but the more such an opponent, the more Feng Yao interested.

"Hmph! What's wrong with the female general? As long as you dare to be an enemy of me, I will let you taste the horror of my arrow array!" Looking at the yellow scarf enemy soldiers approaching in front of the array, Feng Yao's face became cold, and the command in his hand Flag wave.

"Archer ready!"

The enemy also has archers, so Feng Yao stared at the front intently, secretly counting the number of steps between the two armies in his heart, as soon as the enemy army entered the range of the archers, Feng Yao would immediately send a wave of arrows towards them, If you wait for the enemy to act first, you are likely to be shot so that you can't lift your head.

The Yellow Turban Army advanced dozens of steps forward!

"Shoot!" Feng Yao shouted loudly.

The archers of the three armies launch at the same time! "Whoosh!" The dense sound of arrows leaving the string suddenly burst out, and the rain of arrows all over the sky was thrown obliquely upwards!

At the same time, the enemy general Gong Yinglian also issued the same order.

Feng Yao's pupils shrank sharply, and the movements of the archers in the enemy's back row could be clearly seen!
"Shield wall defense!" Feng Yao ordered hastily.

"Drink!" The sword and shield hand yelled angrily. Except for those in the first row who just lowered their bodies slightly, all the sword and shield hands behind raised their shields to the top of their heads. The archers behind heard the order and immediately took a step forward. Under the big shield.

"Puff puff puff!" The arrows rained down on the raised shield.

Feng Yao looked closely, except for a few shots that missed, almost all of the enemy's bows and arrows were coming towards the archers' phalanx!There is at least one arrow on each large shield.

"The enemy's shots are really accurate!" Feng Yao was secretly taken aback. If there hadn't been a large shield defense in advance, I'm afraid that at least [-]% of the archers would be lost now. However, Feng Yao is still very satisfied with the current results, except for a few The soldiers were slightly injured, and there were almost no casualties.

Gong Yinglian was not so lucky. Although the casualties of the [-]-blade shield soldiers in front were very small, at least [-] of the archers in the rear were killed by Feng Yao's arrow rain!The sound of arrows piercing the flesh, mixed with the screams of the wounded archers, was unbearable to hear.

"Bow and arrow back fifty steps! The sword and shield soldiers stand by and stand by!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Gong Yinglian immediately ordered.

Feng Yaoyan saw that the enemy archers were about to retreat, and immediately ordered the archers to send out another wave of arrows, but this time the effect was minimal, only less than fifty enemy soldiers were shot down, and most of the archers had already retreated. out of range.

"The sword shield archer goes forward fifty steps, and then shoots!" How could Feng Yao let go of such a good opportunity so easily, anyway, there are sword shield soldiers supporting him, so it doesn't matter if he goes forward another fifty steps!
The sword and shield soldiers marched forward for fifty steps in a neat manner, and the moment they put the shield on, the invisible archers suddenly appeared, the five hundred archers of Feng Yao's army, and the five hundred archers of Dai Ling's army. Hundreds of archers attacked at the same time, and a thousand iron arrows suddenly flew towards the archers who had just lined up behind the enemy soldiers.

In an instant, more than 100 lives of the enemy were taken away!
The enemy was shocked, and Gong Yinglian had to retreat another fifty steps, with only a thousand swords and shields in front of him.

Feng Yao didn't make the archers go forward again this time. Now, if the enemy advances with a striker, the archers may be caught off guard and have no time to retreat. However, two waves of arrow rain took away nearly [-] of the enemy's troops in one fell swoop. Casualties, but one of our own has zero casualties, which is almost the same.

Under Feng Yao's order, the drummers in the army played the victory drum, and their morale was shaken.

Since becoming a general, Gong Yinglian has never experienced such a defeat. Looking at the more than 200 dead soldiers on the ground, and some soldiers who are still dying and moaning in pain, she was furious and took a shield. Holding a long spear, he rushed to the front of the formation, shouting loudly from a distance: "I am the vanguard Gong Yinglian under the command of the Yellow Turban Marshal, does the enemy general have the guts to fight me to the death!"

(End of this chapter)