Chapter 218 Use offense to replace defense, use defense to attack, Pang Nuan is orthodox at the Qin
Chu army command post.
Seeing that the Qin army only used a small number of elite archers to shoot down the Chu army who had advanced first, Qu Huan frowned deeply: "The Qin army has few arrows?"
He used elite archers to shoot the Chu army first, It can greatly reduce the consumption of arrows and allow more crossbowmen to take turns.
But this is the only benefit.
There is no need to consider accuracy issues when diffusing, and you can shoot at the maximum range of the crossbow.
However, burst shooting has high requirements for accuracy and can only achieve the effective range of the crossbow.
Even if they stand on the top of the city and shoot from a high position, the range of most elite archers is only 50 to 60 feet.
So most of the elite archers are used for last-ditch damage after diffusion, and will not be used as the main output.
Using elite archers as the main force is usually just a helpless move when the defenders are short of arrows.
But were the Qin army's arrows so few that they would be stretched thin at the beginning of the war?
Xiang Yan said thoughtfully: "This general reminds me of an old friend."
While thinking, Jing Ku's troops had already protected the crossbowmen of the Chu army and stepped outside Anling City. One hundred and fifty feet.
At this moment, the north gate of Anling City suddenly opened.
Three thousand Qin army crossbowmen suddenly stood up and fired arrows at the Chu army formation without hesitation.
Just one round of fire, and more than 300 Chu army crossbowmen spilled blood on the battlefield!
Scared to the point of panic, Jing Qu's men subconsciously raised their shields to block their heads, fearing that they would be the next unlucky ones to be shot.
Qu Huan's eyes narrowed: "The Qin army is trying to lure our army into the best range of the Qin crossbow?!"
The range of the Qin crossbow is nearly a hundred feet farther than the range of the Chu crossbow.
When the Chu army's crossbowmen could barely reach the wall of Anling City, the Chu army's crossbowmen were already deep within the range of the Qin army's crossbowmen, and it was difficult to retreat even if they retreated!
Xiang Yan immediately ordered: "Send an order to Jinghou's troops, loosen the outer pine and tighten the inner, and let the Qin army go deep."
"Send the order to Captain Zhaohuang, and lead the army to press forward!"
There are people overhead! Arrows, elites in front of me.
Jing Ku’s former army was unable to withstand the double pressure brought by the Qin army.
Before Xiang Yan's order was issued through the messengers, Jing Ku's front army had already collapsed.
Zhaohuang's troops had just set out, and Su Jiao's troops had already broken into the military formation of Jinghou's troops.
The casualties increased sharply!
Xiang Yan suddenly smiled: "No wonder this general looks familiar."
"Chang'an Jun's fighting method actually has a bit of General Pang's shadow."
Both Xiang Yan and Qu Huan participated in the Fifth War of the Five Kingdoms against Qin. They had served as Pang Nuan's generals and were quite familiar with Pang Nuan's tactical concepts.
Now that Xiang Yan had pointed it out, Qu Huan suddenly realized: "We will not hesitate to allow the enemy to climb the city and actively invite the enemy to engage in close combat." In order to attack, he does not hesitate to take risks, relying on the city's offensive and defensive rotations."
"This is indeed General Pang's style!"
"But how can the tactics of Qin Chang'an be different from General Pang's. Shadow! "
If Ying Chengyu had another origin, looking at his fighting methods would make people suspect that he is Pang Nuan's disciple.
But Ying Chengyu is a descendant of the Qin royal family!
Pang Nuan has been a general of Zhao since Ying Chengyu can remember, and he has been advocating for a joint attack on Qin.
How could he teach a disciple who came from the Qin royal family?
Xiang Yan looked at Ying Chengyu who was standing at the top of Anling City in the distance, his eyes were quite cautious: "General Pang cannot be the commander of Lord Chang'an."
" Lord Chang'an may be fighting with you. General Pang stole what he learned during the battle! ”
Qu Huan was shocked: "How much of General Pang's tactics can you learn from just a few months of fighting?"
"How ridiculous!"
The battle between the two armies is not about two people fighting against each other. Fight.
The overall picture of the enemy's army is not visible, and the thoughts of the enemy general are not available.
How to learn the enemy general’s tactics without having a full view of the situation and no explanation?
Isn't this a joke?
Xiang Yan said in a deep voice: "But this is the only reasonable explanation."
"Hu Zhe and other general Pang's disciples are now serving Zhao. It is impossible for them to kill Pang Nuan. "I taught you to Lord Chang'an."
Qu Huan was speechless.
Indeed, although it is outrageous for Ying Chengyu to steal an army before the battle.
But it is even more outrageous for a general of the State of Zhao to be a teacher of a young master of the State of Qin!
Xiang Yan looked at Ying Chengyu who was standing on the gate tower of Anling City in the distance, and said in a solemn voice: "For the long-term plan of our great Chu, we must kill the Lord of Chang'an at all costs in this battle!"
< br>Qu Huan was a little surprised: "Even if our army loses troops and generals, or even loses this battle, Shangzhu will not hesitate to kill Lord Chang'an?"
Xiang Yan asked back: "Such a general, how dare Qu Sima let him grow up? Get up?"
"The Lord of Chang'an has defeated Han and Wei in succession."
“But he is only eighteen years old this year!”
“He is still learning and growing!”
“Qu Sima dares to imagine how terrifying this boy will be when he is seventy or eighty years old?! ”
At the end of the Warring States Period, the average age of the generals of various countries was quite high.
Generals in their 40s and 50s can be praised as young and promising. There are many generals in their 70s and 80s. Only Pang Nuan, Yang Duanhe and other generals who are over 90 years old and still fighting can be praised. He is called an old general.
And Ying Chengyu is only eighteen years old!
It is said that he also knows medical skills!
If nothing unexpected happens, there will be no problem for Ying Chengyu to fight for the Qin Dynasty for another fifty years.
And after fifty years of experience accumulation, learning and growth, how terrifying should Ying Chengxuan be?
Xiang Yan didn’t even dare to think about it!
Qu Huan's voice was a little bitter: "I don't dare to think about it."
It's not that Qu Huan doesn't dare to imagine, but he doesn't dare to think about it.
Because there was no need to imagine at all, the seventy-year-old Bai Qi's figure automatically appeared in Qu Huan's mind. With Ying Chengyu's growth rate and stable development for fifty years, it is entirely possible for him to grow into the next Wu Anjun!
Xiang Yan's voice turned solemn: "Today the Lord of Chang'an has defeated Han and Wei in succession."
"Don't look at the fact that he is only eighteen years old, he is already a great general in the world!"
"Even if the force I lead is several times that of Lord Chang'an, what qualifications do I have to say that I will win?" "
"Since I dare not say that I will win, why should I regard failure as a price?"
"In my opinion, as long as I can kill Lord Chang'an, no matter what I have to pay? The price is a great victory for our army!"
Facing Ying Chengyu, Xiang Yan was not panic-stricken, but his vigilance was already full.
Xiang Yan didn't regard Ying Chengyu as an eighteen-year-old general at all, but as a famous general who needed him to fight with all his strength!
After being silent for a long time, Qu Huan suddenly asked: "Shangzhu Kingdom is worried that the king will not want to do it?"
There is no need for Xiang Yan to tell Qu Huan about his inner vigilance towards Ying Chengyu.
Since Xiang Yan said it, he must have something up his sleeve.
Xiang Yan nodded: "I have no way of knowing whether the king understands how much of a threat Chang'an Lord poses to our great Chu."
"Fifty years from now, this general will most likely have died of old age. How many of our current generals will be able to fight?" This general is worried. "
"So I hope that Qu Sima can join me in the performance!"
Thinking of the abilities of the next generation of Chu generals, Xiang Yan said with emotion: "Previously. There was Lord Wu'an, and now there is Lord Chang'an. Why are there so many great generals in Qin? "
What's the reason?
Qu Huan knew it very well.
If Bai Qi, Wang Jian, Meng Ao and other generals served as officials in Chu State, they would never be able to become generals in their lives!
Because they are neither from a royal family nor from an old noble family.
What's the use even if they are capable?
They can only be used as cattle and horses for the nobles.
The solid upper-class dignitaries of Chu State would not allow such an awesome person to exist!
Characters like Ying Chengyu may appear for a few moments in the Chu Kingdom, and then die due to various accidents after returning to the court in triumph.
The stubborn old nobles of Chu State cannot allow such an awesome person to appear in the royal family of Chu State!
After selecting each standard and internal fighting one after another, how could it be possible for Chu State to produce too many generals?
Sighing in his heart, Qu Huan solemnly said: "Please submit the seal script memorial to Zhu Guo, and I will also attach a seal letter!"
Xiang Yan bowed his hands sincerely: "Thank you!"
After reaching an agreement with his deputy and determining the main goal of this battle, a big stone fell in Xiang Yan's heart.
Seeing that Su Jiao's troops had penetrated into the center of Jinghou's troops, Xiang Yan ordered in a deep voice: "Send orders to Jinghou's troops to encircle the two wings, and cooperate with Zhaoyuan's troops to encircle and kill the Qin army!"< br>
Seeing the flag waving, Jing Ku secretly cursed: "You want our army to surround this Qin army?"
"This army is definitely the elite of the Qin army!"
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Scolding is enough, but the general's order has been issued, what can Jinghou do?
Jing Ku immediately stopped shouting: "Soldiers come forward and defend the front!"
While giving the order, Jing Ku rode his horse and personally led his troops to meet Su Jiao's troops.
"Captain of the Chu Army?"
Wiping the blood on the gun barrel with his lower garments, Su Jiao's eyes lit up as he looked at Jing He who was getting closer and closer.
The two or five hundred masters are still only mid-level and high-level generals, but the captains are the high-level generals who can independently carry out tactical tasks.
So it is a big threshold to go from being a 200-500 lord to a captain, and many generals will not be able to cross this threshold throughout their lives.
After the Battle of Xiuyu City and the Battle of Daliang City, Su Jiao has accumulated a lot of military exploits, but he still cannot complete the leap in status.
“But if I kill another captain, can I be awarded the title of captain?”
Licking his dry lips, Su Jiao tightened his grip on his spear and shouted angrily. Drink: "The general of this army is right in front. Men, follow me and charge!"
While roaring, Su Jiao rushed forward, and Jing Ku also led his troops forward.
Fifty feet!
Thirty feet!
Twenty feet!
The distance between Su Jiao and Jing Ku is getting closer and closer. Su Jiao can already see from a distance that the position of Captain is waving to him!
However, just when Su Jiao was about ten feet in front of Jing Ku, he suddenly heard a loud shout: "The former army gives way!"
Following Jing Ku's order, Jing Ku and Su Jiao stood in the way. The Chu troops in between suddenly dispersed to both sides.
Su Jiao was able to face Jing Kuang head-on, but there was no excitement in Su Jiao's heart.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster!
Su Jiao quickly retreated and shouted: "Shield!"
As soon as the shouts ended, Su Jiao saw Jing Ku take off a short hand crossbow from his waist.
On both sides of Jing Ke, five hundred domestic soldiers took off the hand crossbows from their waists like Jing Ke.
Holding the crossbow in his left hand and holding the long wooden pole behind the crossbow in his right hand, Jing Ku shouted: "Solley!"
Su Jiao's pupils suddenly shrank and he roared: "All the troops Short body! Shield! "
While shouting, Su Jiao rolled back to the Qin army's formation.
Before the shield hand was in position, Jing Ku had already raised his crossbow and pointed it in the direction of the Qin army, and suddenly pulled the long wooden pole with his right hand.
The crossbow teeth at the top of the wooden pole catch the bow string and pull it apart together.
When the baffle built into the long pole hits the copper pillar at the end, the baffle rises, the crossbow teeth fall, and the bowstring hooked on the wooden pole is instantly released!
The two arrows contained in the crossbow were pushed by the bowstring and shot towards the Qin army!
Although only 500 of Jing Ku's soldiers were equipped with hand crossbows, one hundred and two crossbow bolts were fired in just one salvo!
This is not the end.
The moment the arrow was shot, Jing Ku's right hand suddenly pushed the wooden pole back to its original position.
The baffle is returned to its position, the crossbow teeth hook the bowstring again, and the crossbow arrows in the arrow case have also fallen into the crossbow machine under the action of gravity.
Looking at Su Jiao with cold eyes, Jing Cheng pulled the wooden pole open again!
The military structure and court system of the Chu State are very different from those of the other six countries. Cheese believes that it is too difficult to remember the several sets of official names interchangeably, and Qin and Chu have many official positions with different names, so it is easy for them to appear. It is confusing, so in this book, official positions with roughly the same powers and responsibilities are described by the official names of the Qin State, while official positions such as Ling Yin and others whose scope of rights are different from those of the Qin officials are described by the original official names. Of course, this This is Cheese's personal opinion. If you prefer to see the original official system of various countries, you can leave a message and tell Cheese, and Cheese will make adjustments!
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