Chapter 498

The army walked on hearing the drum and stopped.

Together, nearly a million troops from both sides lined up outside Xiping City, with dozens of banners and iron armor.

Shi Lei, a rebel general, looked back at Li Yuanshan surrounded by heavy cavalry. There was something different in his eyes. Li Yuanshan ascended the throne, proclaimed the emperor, established the great Zhou Dynasty, and named him Duke Su, ranking first among the princes, with the highest rank among the generals. Although the title was like a child's play, he was still dissatisfied with the title.

Wan Yansong and Zhou Dingguo were Li Yuanshan's soldiers. When Shi Lei was regarded as the head of the seven tiger generals, Wan Yansong was just a soldier captain and Zhou Dingguo was just a brigade leader. After Li Yuanshan set up the army, Wan Yansong was promoted to the fourth rank general and Zhou Dingguo to the fifth rank general.

Wan Yansong was the first one who led the troops to rush into Zuo Xiaowei's camp in the battle of Manchu flag sneaking attack on Zuo Xiaowei. After this battle, he was promoted to the third grade general by Li Yuanshan and listed with Shi Lei.

Shi Lei has been following Li Yuanshan for more than 15 years and has been a four pin Lang general for more than seven years. Once he thought he was the first person under Li Yuanshan. Later, he realized that Li Yuanshan had always been wary of seven tiger generals. Shi Lei knew that when Li Yuanshan started the army, the seven tiger generals really didn't agree, but in the end, they didn't leave and chose to follow. Because of this, Li Yuanshan began to cultivate new confidants. This change made the seven tiger generals uncomfortable.

This is why up to now, Shi Lei is the only one of the seven tiger generals standing next to Li Yuanshan.

Wu Kui was defeated and killed, and Chu Feiyun left without saying goodbye after Li Yuanshan became king. Long live Yan Baoshan and Meng, each leading an army, no longer listen to Li Yuanshan's control. Now the seven people are dead and scattered, and there is no day to gather again.

It seems that he felt Shi Lei's eyes, and Li Yuanshan, wearing heavy armor, looked over here. Shi Lei's eyes flickered and turned to look in another direction. At this moment, Li Yuanshan suddenly felt ashamed and couldn't help looking at Shi Lei more. Shi Lei is the only one left of the seven tiger generals. Is he too mean to him?

The idea flashed away in Li Yuanshan's heart and disappeared in less than a second.

He looked at the Sui army array opposite, took a deep breath, and then ordered: "blow the horn, let Shi Lei lead 50000 troops to attack, and feint on the left and right wings."

As he gave the order, the blaring horn sounded immediately.

Shi Lei took back his thoughts, looked left and right, and his trusted general nodded. Everyone hugged his fist and his face was determined. Shi Lei pointed forward the long pen in his hand, and the 50000 Army started slowly.

Good weather, good venue.

It seems that today is especially suitable for a decisive battle.

Shi Lei's rebels began to accelerate, and the team without cavalry moved forward neatly. When they rushed forward, the array was still very neat. It can be seen that Shi Lei was very strict in running the army. At the beginning, Li Yuanshan allocated hundreds of thousands of people to him, but now there are only 50000 people left. These people are all fighting in the sea of corpses and blood, and their quality is better than those so-called elite led by Li's nephew.

Seeing the rebels attack, Jin Shixiong waved the flag. The archers in front of the arrow array put their arrow pots at their feet. When their hands hang down, they can easily draw feather arrows. The watchman stood high and kept waving flags, while the soldiers below loudly reported the distance of the rebels.

The emperor leaned back on the blanket covered seat, one hand on his jaw and squinted.

"Good"

He said two words faintly.

Su Buwei bowed his head and said, "my maidservant doesn't understand military affairs, so I don't know what your Majesty's praise means?"

The emperor smiled: "I gave this job to Jin Shixiong. What I was most worried about was that Jin Shixiong didn't forget the defeat of the Manchu flag more than three years ago. As the chief general, if his reason was blocked by his resentment, his command would be in a mess. I was worried that Jin Shixiong would order an attack just now. I can't rest assured until he abides by it. At this time, it's not necessary to change orders with the rebels one-on-one, those rebels Li Yuanshan's life is worthless, and Li Yuanshan's life is worthless. It's unwise to rush up to fight. Resist the attack of weak soldiers with strong soldiers, and then wait for the opportunity to fight back. Jin Shixiong's leader is still as safe as ever, so I say it's very good. "

"Archer, shoot the arrow!"

The archer general who commanded in front gave a loud order. The front row of archers put an arrow on the bow string. The feather was dyed red, which was much longer and heavier than ordinary feather arrows. When the bow was thrown back, a row of feather arrows were sent out neatly. About 230 or 40 steps away, the feather arrows poked on the ground, and the wavy red line was clearly visible.

The watchman standing high stared at the row of arrows and waved the flag when he saw the rebel line passing.

"Shoot!"

At the general's command, the arrow array was launched immediately. Tens of thousands of feather arrows flew into the air, drew a beautiful arc, and then fell down. The covered blow of the thrown feather arrows fell into the rebel crowd, just like the rainstorm hitting the beach, and countless small pits were hit in an instant. Each small pit represents a rebel soldier falling to the ground with an arrow.

"Raise the shield! Raise the shield!"

The rebel general shouted loudly: "run, speed up! Let the feather arrows fall behind, come on! Run for me!"

As the rebel soldiers ran madly forward, the formation began to become scattered. However, this kind of disorder is not a disorder without an organic system, but a deliberate distance to avoid feather arrows. There are not enough shields. At this time, if they gather together and rush forward, more people will be sent to hell by feather arrows.

"Catapult!"

The general of the Sui army raised his right hand high, and then pressed it down fiercely: "put it down!"

Hoo!

With his order, hundreds of heavy crossbows flew out flat. The speed of the Heavy Crossbow was much faster than that of the feather arrow, and the strength of the cable was far from human power. To hit the enemy in the distance, the archer needs to throw a feather arrow to kill, but the Heavy Crossbow flies forward parallel to the ground.

Thin iron is feather and fine steel is front.

When the heavy crossbow with thick and thin arms is shot, it is like cutting wheat with a sickle, turning over the front rebels. The strength of the Heavy Crossbow is completely irresistible to the shield. Even the shield covered with a thick layer of leather will be smashed by the Heavy Crossbow at the moment of contact. As for the soldiers behind the shield, there is no way to survive.

After a Heavy Crossbow smashed the shield, it passed through the front chest of the rebel soldiers, leaving a large blood hole on the chest. There are several outward extending wounds around the blood hole, which are the traces left by the iron feather of the heavy crossbow. Under this force, the leather armor on the rebel soldiers was like a piece of window paper, which was broken at the first stab.

The Heavy Crossbow passing through the rebel body was only stopped, slowed down a little, and then crashed into the body of the second rebel soldier. The crossbow blade cut off the soldier's arm from his shoulder, and the arm holding the steel knife fell to the ground with a slap. His body was knocked back, and the wail immediately rang out. The soldiers who rushed up from behind gave way one after another, but someone could not dodge and stepped on the wounded soldier.

He shouted wildly, but he couldn't stop the trampling from his classmates.

Soon, his cry drowned in the crowd and gradually lost its voice.

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Because the speed of infantry is far less than that of light cavalry, archers can calmly shoot six arrows after the enemy enters the range, and even the worst people can send five feather arrows out. Shi Lei's 50000 rebels were washed again and again by arrow rain. Almost none of the four or five rows of soldiers who rushed to the front survived. The sound of the falling arrow hitting the shield was continuous, mixed with the dull hum and painful howl of the person who was hit by the arrow.

The rebels fell layer by layer, and the people behind them immediately filled up. For the attacking side, there is no effective means to isolate the lethality of the enemy's feather arrows. The most effective thing is to rush forward with a shield and run as fast as you can. The spearmen and PuDao men who rushed to the front had nothing to hide. Their defense against feather arrows completely depended on their leather armor and luck.

As a long gunner whose marching speed is second only to the cavalry, if he wants to survive the attack of the arrow array, he can only run forward with his head down.

Spearmen have the simplest equipment, only a leather armor on the upper body, and the weapons in their hands are also the cheapest. The cost of a Seiko made long gun can be exchanged for hundreds of long guns.

At the same time of sacrificing defense, he traded for the fastest speed.

The horn sounded again, and the imperial army began to change. After firing two rounds, the crossbow must retreat because it moves too slowly to risk firing a third heavy crossbow. The archers also began to retreat and handed over their positions to their colleagues. Although the quality of these soldiers can not be compared with the soldiers of the great Sui Dynasty, the fighting over the past year has made them qualified soldiers. When the archers retreated, there was no confusion. They retreated in a queue. The space left between the two columns can be filled up by the soldiers behind as soon as possible.

The transformation was completed in just two minutes. With the forward movement of the long arrow hand and the giant shield hand, the archer and the crossbow car were out of danger. But they dare not stay. Once the close combat is over, the archers must withdraw to the rear of the army array, otherwise they will block the follow-up team's support to the front array.

A man's giant shield banged on the ground. All the men holding the giant shield were strong men with big arms and round waist. After they poked the giant shield on the ground, they half squatted down, clenched the handle of the shield with both hands, and shouldered it against their shoulders. Behind each layer of giant shield is a row of long pawns. They put the long pawns on the giant shield and are ready to meet the impact of the enemy at any time.

"Kill!"

Shi Lei waved a horizontal knife and shouted hoarsely. Finally, the rebel soldiers who were no longer baptized by the arrow rain understood that this was the time to work hard. The rebels who had been suppressed for too long knew that the success or failure of life and death was in this war, so they broke out with unprecedented courage.

Boom

The rebel torrent hit the dam composed of giant shield, and immediately stirred up a blood wave. It is conceivable that although they are behind the giant shield, they are not safe. Once knocked down, without any weapons or armor, they will immediately become the target of the enemy's anger.

The long man kept poking his hand forward and shouting. There was a layer of blood in front of everyone's eyes. They will not look at the face of the enemy on the opposite side, but mechanically stab the long dog out. There are not many people who are still alive after the war. They will vomit or fecal incontinence frightened by blood and flesh.

Human life is of the least value at this time.

As more and more rebel soldiers crowded in, the first layer of giant shield was overthrown. The shield hand without weapons and armor had no choice but to meet the enemy's blade. The Sui army commander in the back fought hard, but they had no way back and were soon submerged by the flood. Two people who fight for life and death die together, just like a pair of old friends who haven't seen for a long time.

The main melody of the battlefield has never changed.

dead person

Life passes away so quickly.