5, car array
The mysterious party rode a horse and surrounded by many guards, and the white dog gathered. At this time, the Qiang people who were dispersed and fled for a disaster also fled one after another. Yan Xing took his cavalry to avoid the sharp edge of the Qiang people, and rode his horse to the back of the chariot formation, and his cavalry to the formation.
Seeing that the tribe members who used to claim to be brave and good at fighting have suffered a great loss, fled everywhere under the attack of the Han people, and finally fled back in shame. The anger in the hearts of the mysterious party became more and more intense. He raised his whip and pointed at the chariot formation by the forest, ordering the pursuing Qiang people to kill all the Han slaves, and he wanted to cut off Yan Xing's head to make a drowning pot.
The Qiang people originally had more than 300 people, but dozens of people were killed and injured after being attacked by Yan Xing. Now there are nearly 300 people, and they still have an advantage in number. The Qiang people in the first wave of attacking the chariot formation were either walking or riding horses, some carrying spears and bows, and some were only holding bows and arrows. The number was about 100 people, rushing over with shouts and roars.
Yan Xing knew that the Qiang people were strong and brave, and they were indeed at odds. These Qiang people who charged forward were the bravest people in their clan. If they could not hold back the first wave of offensives and directly let the large Qiang people press up, they would probably collapse in a moment.
The situation was critical. Yan Xing stood in front of the car formation, holding his breath and concentrating. He opened his bow and arrow to aim at the Qiang man who charged in front. He guessed that the Qiang man's forward had entered within eighty steps, and instantly released the bowstring on the right ring. With a whoosh, he shot out quickly with a feather arrow.
The arrow penetrated directly through the left eye of the Qiang man at the forefront, bringing up a blood mist. The Qiang man's body was running forward paused, and he fell down without saying a word. Seeing the test shot hit, Yan Xing immediately waved and shouted:
"Bow and arrow, fire!"
The people who had been waiting in the car formation for a long time moved and loosened their strings. For a moment, dozens of arrows flew out of the car formation. The Qiang vanguard, who was the first to be attacked, was instantly shot by the arrow rain. In horror, they rushed forward and either raised their shields to protect their upper body, or dodged and moved. The Qiang people behind could not stop and rushed forward and collided with each other, which seemed more and more chaotic. The dense and chaotic Qiang people increased the lethality of the arrows. The next second and third rounds of volleys in the car formation killed twenty or thirty people. The surviving Qiang people were all frightened and left their companions' bodies and retreated in panic.
Seeing that the Qiang people's first wave of attacks were repelled, Yan Xing secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He arranged the cart loaded with goods into a chariot formation, which was to follow the Wugang chariot formation set up in the decisive battle of the former Han general Wei Qing in Mobei. Of course, Wei Qing set up the chariot formation to stop the attack of the Xiongnu cavalry and thus exert the power of the Han army's strong bow and crossbow to the extreme. Yan Xing's current purpose is actually to stop the Qiang people's attack while preventing his own people from collapsing in a short time and doing the opposite, secretly complying with the death of the military tactics and then live.
Morality should rise rather than discharge. Taking advantage of the collapse of the first wave of Qiang people's offensive by bows and arrows, Yan Xing loudly ordered:
"The Qiang and Hu have no faith, and it is equivalent to this. The two and three sons are in Yunwu. This is a place outside the border. If you go to the house for hundreds of miles, you will be able to die if you leave. How can you have a plan to survive? I will give you a reward of thousands of coins for those who kill the first-level captive leader, and the casualties will be twice as many. The two and three sons, follow me to kill Hu!"
Although thousand coins cannot be considered a heavy reward, it is also a considerable amount for ordinary Guizhou heads, which is worth several months of spending for several families. Moreover, Yan Xing has already shown that there is an advancement but no retreat, and there is no life. His subordinates naturally shouted loudly in harmony. Ding Zhuang, the other coachman, also cheered for their morale and cheered for the death to fight against the Qiang people in front of him.
The fan party watching the battle at the gate of Zhumaju saw the warriors in his family coming back by the rain of arrows in the chariot formation, and the Han people became more motivated. His thin face suddenly turned into a pig's liver, cursing the crowd that drove the horses to rush back, whipping the backwards with a horse whip, and the Qiang guards around him drove the horse forward to block the backwards.
The Qiang people who lost the first battle finally stopped retreating amid the whip and curses of the horse whip, and turned to face the chariot formation that had just claimed dozens of their lives. Amid the reprimanding of the mysterious party, the first wave of Qiang people who retreated were arranged behind, and the second wave of Qiang people who had just been scrambled by their partners was arranged in front this time. They gathered a team of nearly two hundred people, and lined up into a wide semicircle, holding their weapons and rushing towards the chariot formation again.
Although the number of Qiang people attacked this time has increased, the formation has become wider and scattered. The power of the bow arrow cannot be effectively exerted. On the contrary, the Qiang people who opened their bows and lifted their shields also began to counterattack after entering fifty or sixty steps, putting considerable pressure on the archers in the chariot formation.
Seeing the Qiang people gradually approaching, after shooting down another Qiang archer, Yan Xing withdrew the archer. The team led by the team continued to face the enemy from the convenient melee weapons, while the young and brave, who temporarily acted as archers, retreated to the back of the chariot formation. The others who were carrying a spear and carrying a wooden shield immediately stepped forward to make up for the gap. The people in the front row half-squatted and put the spear on the car. The people in the second row put the spear on the shoulders of the half-squatted first row, and the spears in the third row made up for the gaps in the second row. In this way, the layers of mixed together formed a fearful forest of spears.
Duan Ying won a great victory in Fengyi Mountain, which means "the army has a sharp blade, a spear, a strong crossbow, and a light cavalry as its left and right wings." However, today, Yan Xing's subordinates are mostly Guizhou heads who have not been war-torn, far inferior to Duan Ying's army of hundreds of battles. Therefore, Yan Xing simplified the complexity and reduced the archers and cavalry he lacked, and only arranged the crowd into three rows of spearmen to guard the chariot formation, and arranged several gangs or cavalry members at the head and tail of each row to coordinate and command. As for the others, they held swords and were ready to fill in and fight at any time.
The enemy and us fought along the line of the chariot formation. The Qiang people faced the dense spears, and the closer they got, the more casualties they suffered. They often blocked the spearheads that stabbed the chest, but could not prevent the spears that stabbed the ribs. With the blocking of the chariots, although the Qiang people were crowded, they were obviously unable to open up the situation, and they only increased casualties in front of the spear forest.
The Guanxi spear used by the people in the chariot array was very different from the commonly used spears of the Han army. The spear was about two feet and four feet long. The body of the spear was made of oil-soaked bamboo, and the head and tail were paired with iron tips and iron horns. It was strong and durable. It was suitable for defending against nomadic cavalry and Yan family. In the past, guests practiced this spear more often.
Yan Xing also replaced the Guanxi spear in his hand. He was extremely powerful. The heavy spear was like a spirit snake in his hand. It could often be stabbed out from various tricky angles, making people unable to defend themselves. Almost every time it poked out, it would take away the life of a Qiang man. Since the battle, there have been four or five Qiang people who died under his spear.
The situation of the two sides of the warring side gradually expanding. The Mid-Gang saw it, and the anger in his heart was slowly replaced by fear. He never thought that the warriors in the clan who usually galloped would suffer a great loss today on a group of Han people. Thinking back to the burly figure that was rushing towards him not long ago, Mid-Gang felt a chill in his heart. He gritted his teeth, waved his hand and waved his last guards and subordinates around him, pointed to the chariot formation and gave a few instructions. Soon the guards around him also sped out, leaving only a few people guarding in front of the Mid-Gang horse.
The Qiang guards rode their horses but did not join the ranks of besieging the chariot array. Instead, they kept rafting horses on the periphery. At the same time, the guards in charge shouted loudly: "Master Midang has an order to break through the chariot array, and ask for the property they obtained. The leader of the Han people gave him ten horses and ten slaves. Those who dared to retreat were beheaded on the spot, and their wives and children were not slaves!"
This order is undoubtedly like a huge stone being thrown into the water, causing a sensation. For a moment, the Qiang people who were staggering in front of the dense spear forest were shouting in a loud voice, venting their emotions like evil wolves stimulated by blood. The Qiang tribes are of level. Most of the gains from fighting and plundering in the past were handed over to the adults and nobles in the tribe. Therefore, although the Qiang people are brave and good at fighting, they often cannot last when they encounter strong battles on the battlefield. They are afraid that they will get a bargain for others after they die in battle. Now the mystery party promises to distribute all the spoils to the Qiang warriors, and kill the enemy's heads, and to get a heavy reward, which is to stimulate the bloody nature of the Qiang people in their nature to kill the enemy.
The Qiang soldiers who were sobbing by the blood and tempting interests in front of them burst out with extraordinary combat power. They no longer chose the formation that they were not good at fighting, but instead divided the spearmen on the front, and instead took a group of people to attack both sides of the chariot formation. The relatively sparse spearmen on both sides of the chariot formation suddenly increased pressure. Although the Qiang people in the chariot were unable to break through the spear defense line for a while, their successive attacks made the people in the chariot formation exhausted.
Seeing that the Qiang people had changed their tactics and their offensive became more and more fierce, Yan Xing hurriedly led his men and Ma Lin to reinforce the personnel on both sides of the chariot formation. The archers who were originally resting in the rear hurriedly carried short troops forward to support. The battle between the two sides became more and more intense. Under the repeated attacks of the Qiang people, the lines on both sides were shaking, and the people in the chariot formation could only rely on the spear formation to support them. After Yan Xing stabbed the seventh Qiang people with a spear, the spear tip, which was chopped by the weapons many times, finally couldn't stand the impact. With a crack, Yan Xing had no time to throw the spear rod, he stabbed at another Qiang people who wanted to turn over the chariot formation. The sharp broken mouth slashed the Qiang people's chest, but the power was significantly reduced a lot.
The seriously injured Qiang people were also aroused their ruthlessness. They held the spear tightly with both hands and did not let go. Another Qiang people took this opportunity to avoid a spear in front of them and jumped into the car sideways. Yan Xing was very anxious. When the situation was urgent, his arms suddenly burst out with several times of divine power. He shouted and threw it out with the man and the pole, like an iron hammer hitting the Qiang people hard, knocking away two Qiang people behind. Yan Xing, who had both hands, quickly pulled out the Hundred Refining Ring Knife at his waist and jumped into the car to meet the Qiang people. The Qiang people who had overturned the car were obviously the first-class warriors in the clan. Seeing Yan Xing, he immediately took the lead and slashed with force and heavy force on Yan Xing, who had just stood on the car.
Chapter completed!