Chapter 69 Dangerous
Zhang and Chang took the order and left. Not long after, two groups of more than 900 officers and soldiers separated from the Central Army and headed towards Liu Zhizu's and Zhang Zhiyuan's troops.
Liu and Zhang saw that the officers and soldiers were approaching fiercely and did not dare to be careless. They immediately ordered the entire army to stop advancing and set up defenses on the spot.
Zhang Daojun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the two enemy troops beside him stopped advancing. Now he only had one target, and that was Pei Xiaoer's Chinese army in front. He wanted Pei Xiaoer to pay the price.
Because the cavalry was watching eagerly from the side, Pei Xiaoer's army moved very slowly. It took such a long time to take more than 300 steps. Looking back, he saw Zhang Daojun's officers and soldiers coming towards him again, and a faint smile appeared on Pei Xiaoer's face.
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There were originally nearly 5,000 officers and soldiers, but after three days of fierce siege battles, only about 4,000 were left. After two more divisions, the cavalry unit of 950 people, as well as Zhang Chang's two thousand-household troops, were eliminated.
After the separation of 1,800 people, only a little over 1,000 were left.
At this moment, General Pei Xiaoer has brought over five battalions with 7,500 people. After separating the Liu and Zhang battalions, there are still 4,500 people left. At this moment, he has a huge advantage.
"Li Chang" Pei Xiaoer called Li Chang beside him, "Act as planned"
"Yes", Li Chang was also a smart man and nodded immediately to express his understanding. Not long after, another battalion of 1,500 people separated from Pei Xiaoer's Chinese Army.
Zhang Daojun stared at Pei Xiaoer's Chinese army flag. He could no longer divide his troops. If he divided his troops again, he would die miserably. "Don't worry about anything else and charge towards Pei Xiaoer's military camp."
At this moment, the sun has reached the center, and the whole morning has been consumed in this tug.
The physical strength of the officers and soldiers is also approaching the limit at this moment, especially the heavy infantry wearing heavy armor. Think about a person wearing more than fifty kilograms of heavy armor who has been exercising for a whole morning. Even a person with good endurance is afraid that he will be exhausted at this moment.
No strength left.
"Kill", the officers and soldiers heard Zhang Daojun's order. Although their strength was almost exhausted, their fighting spirit was still very high. They relied on their indomitable momentum and their past contempt for the bandits.
Pei Xiaoer finally stopped retreating at this moment. He felt that it was time, so he ordered the entire army to line up, with Liu Changle's troops in the front, and their main task was the charging Zhang Daojun's Chinese Army; Pei Zhu'er's troops were behind, and the others
The main task is to keep an eye on the official cavalry that has been wandering outside.
Eighty steps, sixty steps, fifty steps.
Almost at the same time, Zhang Daojun and Pei Xiaoer shouted, "shoot arrows."
In an instant, dense arrows flew into the sky and fell into the opponent's line, splashing blood flowers. The lives of nearly a hundred people stayed at this moment forever along with the blooming blood flowers.
The muscles on Pei Xiaoer's face twitched slightly, "Put it on again"
After several rounds of arrows, nearly 500 of Pei's troops fell, but only more than 300 officers and soldiers were killed. It can be said that this attack of arrows was actually a loss.
There is nothing that can be done about it. The archers of the Pei family army are mainly mountain hunters recruited by Wang Hong. Although their accuracy is good, they are not suitable for large-scale battles at long distances. In addition, the protection of officers and soldiers is much better than that of Pei Xiaoer. With this
The results are pretty good.
However, the power of bows and arrows only stopped here. After a few rounds, the arms of the archers on both sides were so sore that they could no longer draw the bows and shoot arrows. The real decision of victory or defeat came from close combat.
Soon, the heavy infantry of the official army rushed in front of the Pei family's army. The soldiers of the Pei family's army looked frightened. However, under the orders of the captains of each team, they still raised their spears like a conditioned reflex.
"Stab" Following the captain's short and high-pitched command, the soldiers' minds became hot, and some even closed their eyes. They poured all their strength into the head of the gun and stabbed forward hard. In an instant, it seemed as if something was coming.
It was pierced, a popping sound came out, and a big hole appeared in the enemy's thigh in front of him.
"Stab", another shot was stabbed hard, but this shot hit the man's neck. The enemy in front of him vomited blood and fell to the ground.
However, there are only a few who are so lucky to directly stab the neck. Most of the spearmen stab the enemy's chest, where the enemy's armor is thick. After being blocked by the enemy's armor, they have no time to stop and are killed by the enemy.
He stepped forward, threw the long knife in his hand, and lost his life.
In the "Stay, hold on" camp, the grassroots officers of the Pei's Army tried their best to stabilize the formation. However, it was not that easy. As more and more heavy infantry rushed into the formation, the formation of the Pei's Army gradually became unstable.
situation.
Pei Xiaoer, who had been observing the battle situation, looked so gloomy at this moment that he seemed to be dripping with water, "Liu Changle, go in person and stabilize the formation."
"Yes." Liu Changle was also very anxious in his heart. He did not expect that his subordinates, who he was so proud of, would be defeated by the enemy's charge. This made him lose face in front of Pei Xiaoren.
Carrying a saber, Liu Changle squeezed into the fiercest part of the battle, only to see a fierce general wearing heavy armor killing all directions. No one around the soldiers could stand a chance.
When he was slashing at a soldier, Liu Changle saw the opportunity and ducked to his side. The general seemed to have noticed something, and swung out his long knife, but it turned in mid-air and slashed towards Liu Changle's neck. However,
Seeing that Liu Changle had already predicted his next move, he lowered his head and leaned down. At the same time, he made a circle with the saber in his hand and hit the general's ankle.
The general screamed in pain. Liu Changle took this opportunity, stood up and slashed at the general's neck with the long knife in his hand. The general raised his hand to block, but unexpectedly, what Liu Changle wanted was at this moment, and the long knife suddenly
Turn around and stab him along the armpit where he raised his hand. It would kill him instantly.
When the surrounding soldiers saw that Liu Changle had killed an enemy general so easily, their morale was greatly shaken and they gradually stabilized their positions.
Just when Liu Changle's troops were attacked, Li Chang also led his troops to attack from behind Zhang Daojun. In order to break through Pei Xiaoer's middle army in one fell swoop, Zhang Daojun put all the heavy infantry in the front of the formation, leaving only some light infantry in the rear.
Defense. Suddenly attacked by a large army, just like ice and snow encountering the sun, it is only a matter of time before it melts.
Zhang Daojun was attacked from both sides and was so anxious that he shouted: "Send the order, the cavalry brigade attacks the enemy's rear."
After the messenger received the order, he did not dare to neglect. He rode on the shoulders of his companions to make himself a little higher, waved the order flag and issued the attack order to the cavalry in the distance.
Captain Ding, the cavalry servant, was also on pins and needles waiting for the order to attack. When he saw the flag waving, he knew that the order to attack had been issued. He immediately led the army to kill Pei Zhu'er's troops at the back of Pei's army without hesitation.
(I found that three hundred steps in ancient times is equivalent to 500 meters, so one step is equivalent to 1.67 meters. The range of the bow and arrow is about 100 meters or about 60 steps. To ensure the kill, wait for 50 steps before releasing the arrow. How much water is there?
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