Chapter 163 The Battle of Linjing (Part 1)

Looking at the Qiang iron cavalry rushing forward like a flood, the archers among the officers and soldiers were already ready, unhurriedly drawing their bows and setting arrows, sharp arrows were placed on the taut bowstrings , as the archer's powerful arm pulled back, there was a slight trembling sound.

"Prepare!"

Officers at all levels ordered one after another, and at the end of the official and army formation, more than a thousand Han soldiers stepped on the huge crossbow with both feet, and put a huge arrow as thick as two fingers on the bowstring. Pull the bowstring hard, lie down on the back, squatting with the whole back on the ground.

This huge crossbow is called the Pouting Crossbow. Most people can’t pull it open at all. They have to hold it with both feet and use both arms to pull the bowstring. The general crossbow can shoot three hundred steps at most, while the Pouting Crossbow The maximum shooting range of the Zhang Nu can reach 500 or even 600 steps, which can be described as a great killer, second only to the bed crossbow used for siege.

Seeing that the 15,000 Qiang iron cavalry on the opposite side rushed into the range, the commanding officer waved his arm without hesitation.

put!

Crash!

Countless bowstrings sounded instantly, and a thousand pistol crossbows released a thousand two-finger-thick arrows. The arrows covered with huge kinetic energy, just like a thousand spears falling suddenly.

The Qiang iron cavalry who was galloping at high speed looked up in surprise, only to see a series of black shadows suddenly descending, piercing Hu Qi's body fiercely. The thick arrow pierced through Hu Qi's body with ease. An arrow penetrated directly from Hu Qi's chest, pierced through his chest and abdomen with unabated strength, and came out from the back. The huge wound was bleeding continuously , Hu Qi's body staggered, and he fell off the horse.

Some war horses were also hit by thick arrows on the spot. The sharp arrows pierced the horse's head like a long sword. The painful horses raised their heads and neighed.

More than a thousand arrows killed more than 400 Huqi on the spot, but the arrows with the thickness of two fingers were not fired again. As the saying goes, there are only three shots before the battle, and it takes effort and time to push the crossbow. Facing the fast-moving cavalry, you only have one chance to fire.

Li Wenhou was actually covered by the shooting range of the crossbow, but the powerful and loyal soldiers around him raised their shields to resist, allowing him to escape.

"Don't be afraid! The Han army's pouting crossbow can only be fired once before the battle, let me charge."

Li Wenhou stared viciously at the densely packed army in front of him. As long as the Qiang cavalry could enter the formation of the army, the flesh and blood of the Han army would not be able to withstand the horseshoes and swords anyway.

Charge, go in, destroy these fragile pawns, Yongliang and Liangzhou will be our Qiang people's world from today on, the Han people should get out of Sanfu, get out of Tongguan!

Although they suffered a round of shooting from crossbows, the huge number of Qiang iron cavalry did not stop charging, but accelerated the horses under their crotches, trying to avoid the range of the Han army, swinging their swords and galloping their horses Entering the Han army formation is like destroying a group of broken sacks.

"The enemy has reached two hundred paces!"

"The enemy has reached one hundred and fifty paces!"

The officers on the front line kept conveying the distance of Hu Qi, and waited until Hu Qi rushed into the effective range, and the tense bowstrings of the Han army's crossbowmen were finally relaxed.

"shooting!"

Whoosh!

The tense bowstring suddenly relaxed, thousands of archers who had been preparing for a long time let go of their arms, and thousands of arrows suddenly shot out, drawing a beautiful arc in the air, and falling heavily.

A series of arrows landed on Hu Qi who was galloping, piercing blood holes in Hu Qi's flesh, spraying out a series of blood flowers. Some Hu Qi was so unlucky that he was shot with a dozen or even dozens of arrows all over his body, turning into a hedgehog.

A round of arrows was fired, and the archer ignored the sore arm muscles, but immediately pulled out the arrow from the quiver on his back and put it on the bowstring, preparing for the second shot.

"put!"

Another round of arrows rained out, and some of Hu Qi's charging group immediately fell down, but Hu Qi's distance was already within a hundred steps.

Without Li Wenhou's order, these Hu people who had been in the northwest for a long time and grew up on horseback skillfully took out a riding bow that was one size smaller than the walking bow, and aimed their arrows at the officer army on the opposite side.

Although there were no stirrups at this time, there were already prototypes of stirrups. Moreover, the Hu people were born able to ride horses and graze, just as the Han people were born able to tend the land. Riding and archery can be regarded as a compulsory course for them.

The small riding bow made the sound of death, and thousands of arrows shot out in the wind. The Han army had already laid out the shield wall, and the pawns in the middle grabbed the round leather shields and lifted them up to cover their heads and faces. However, many feathered arrows still rushed into the Han army formation through the gaps, and there was a muffled sound. Hum sound.

Before launching the charge, Hu Qi used their bows and crossbows to give the Han army the first round of counterattack. Within the last hundred steps, the Han army infantry archers and Hu Qi fired at each other for the last round, giving each other After causing a slight wound, they put away their bows and arrows in unanimous agreement, took out their sabers and spears tacitly, and prepared for hand-to-hand combat.

Fifty steps!

Thirty steps!

The two armies have been able to clearly see the facial features of the enemy on the opposite side. Everyone's face is tense, the facial muscles are like a lump of iron, and the upper and lower rows of teeth are clenched tightly.

kill!

After several rounds of salvos by the Han army, there were still more than 13,000 Huren iron cavalry left, and the remaining group of people finally got their wish and entered the Han army formation.

The barbarian cavalry in the first row waved their sabers without hesitation, and collided fiercely with the shield wall of the Han army. The infantry of the Han army clung to each other tightly, and the collective strength was condensed. Many Hu Qi slammed into the shield wall and flew directly from the horseback.

But it doesn't matter, after the Hu cavalry in the first row broke up, the cavalry in the second row rushed up fiercely. Before the officers and soldiers could react, the condescending Hu cavalry inserted their sabers into the Han army. shoulders, head and chest.

Although the Han army lined up densely, Huangfusong arranged at the forefront not the elite of the Northern Army, but the soldiers of the county. They were far inferior to the Northern Army in terms of equipment and combat effectiveness. They used bows and crossbows to deal with Hu Qi from a long distance Nothing yet, confronting Hu Qi at close range, he immediately felt the pressure.

Finally, rows of Hu Qi rushed up, and the huge body of the horse slammed into the shield. Finally, some county soldiers couldn't resist, and the first line of defense was torn apart by the rampage of Hu Qi. Hu Qi, who got his wish, rushed into the formation of the Han army, wielding his saber wantonly, massacring the Han army whose defense line was broken.

Huangfusong saw it, but didn't say anything.