Chapter 411 Do you call this a partial teacher? Have you ever cheated your son like this?
Dark clouds cover the sky.
The eight thousand crossbow bolts shot out densely are like a big airtight net for the eight hundred and one knights, and there is no way to avoid them!
Even if the Chu army avoided the first round of arrows, after a few breaths there would be the second, third and even infinite rounds of arrows.
How do they escape?
Xiang Rong roared:
“Hold the shield with your backhand!”
“Close to the horse’s back!”
“As soon as you land, form a formation and hold on nearby!”
While shouting, Xiang Rong turned his left hand upside down, grabbed the double-arc painted walking and red paint shield about three and a half feet (0.8 meters) behind him, and made his body fit with the horse's back. Tighter.
"Dong dong dong~dang!"
The dull impact sound continued continuously.
More than a dozen crossbow arrows hit the shield with the force of their falling force, causing Xiang Rong's tail vertebra to go numb from the shock.
But Xiang Rong just felt numbness in his tailbone.
The war horse under the crotch will suffer the old sin!
The double-arc painted infantry shield and the sophisticated armor were able to protect the Xiang family's disciples who were huddled on the back of the horse, but they could not protect the horse underneath them at all.
The arrows passed through the barrier of the shield and pierced into the body of the war horse.
"Hey!!!"
The war horse looked up to the sky and neighed. Although it was incomprehensible to human beings, the sound of the neighing was extremely sad.
Xiang Rong pulled the reins hard with his right hand to control the direction of the horse, and shouted in a low voice: "Hold on!"
"Keep charging!"
"Charge!"
There are horses that stumble and fall because of the unbearable pain.
A descendant of the famous Xiang family was thrown off his horse.
Only a hundred feet away from the Qin army's formation, Xiang Rong's horse could no longer hold on, and fell forward as soon as its front hooves gave way.
Xiang Chuan's heart skipped a beat and he exclaimed: "Captain, be careful!"
As soon as Xiang Rong felt the change in the horse's jolting rhythm, he tugged the reins to the left, forcing the horse's body The shape tilts to the left.
Then he released the reins, used his right hand and both legs to support the horse's back, put the shield under his body with his left hand, and lowered himself to the left side of the horse.
"困~~~"
Under the action of inertia and gravity, the war horse fell and slid to the right with a mournful cry.
However, Xiang Rong fell to the ground safely with the help of the shield.
After rolling a few times along the inertia, Xiang Rong quickly hid behind the body of the war horse, and used the body of the war horse and the shield in his hand to build a small safe area.
The whole set of movements was completed within a few breaths, and Xiang Rong finally found his mind and shouted: "Dismount!"
"Arc formation!"
Xiang Chuan and the other five The dozen or so soldiers who had not yet fallen off their horses pulled the reins without hesitation, turned over and dismounted, and then quickly came closer with Xiang Rong as the center.
Shields were stacked up one after another, forming an arc-shaped shield wall around Xiang Rong, blocking all crossbow arrows.
Xiang Rong closed his eyes for the war horse with pity, then looked at the Qin army a hundred feet away along the gap between the shields, and hammered the ground with his hands bitterly: "The Qin army arranged at least two Five thousand crossbowmen are here!"
"His mother is here!"
"Is this a partial force?"
"This is clearly the main force of the Qin army!" br>
In the pre-war meeting, Xiang Yan believed that Ying Chengyu was likely to send a partial division to Dahongshan.
The Qin army has a total strength of 200,000. How many men can be divided into partial divisions?
The Qin army is still setting fire on all sides, and must deploy some fire and interception forces in all directions. How many people can there be in the main force of the partial division gathered in the west?
So Xiang Rong planned to use the speed of his war horse to quickly cross the dense forest and the range of the Qin army's crossbowmen, and smash into the Qin army's formation in one fell swoop.
Then the elite troops were used to break up the Qin army's crossbow formation, giving the follow-up troops a chance to come out of the mountain.
To this end, Xiang Rong pulled out the most elite Xiang family members, put on the finest armor, mounted the strongest war horses, and carried long shields that only infantry could carry on their backs.
As long as the number of crossbowmen blocking this place is less than 10,000, Xiang Rong has a great chance of achieving his tactical goal!
Ke Xiangrong didn’t expect it.
There were more than 20,000 crossbowmen blocking him in front of him!
According to the regular ratio of the main field force of the Qin Army, crossbowmen account for only 15%-30%. In other words, this Qin Army is likely to number more than 80,000!
Xiang Rong really wants to ask Xiang Yan, do you call this a partial teacher?
Have you ever cheated your son like this?
Xiang Chuan gasped for air, his eyes searched back and forth on the battlefield, and said in a deep voice: "Captain, there are still more than 500 of our descendants left."
"Next. What should our troops do?"
Xiang Rong kept observing the battlefield and ordered in a serious voice: "Let the Xiang family move closer to this general and join forces to advance!"
"Order the left, right and middle troops to form a turtle formation, hold shields out of the mountain, and move closer to our army!"
Looking at the Qin Army's crossbowmen who were retreating while shooting, Xiang Chuan couldn't help but said: "But, the Qin Army's crossbowmen The soldiers are constantly retreating."
"If we walk with shields, we can't catch up with the Qin army!"
Xiang Rong shouted in a deep voice: "Don't forget the purpose of our troops. What is it?”
Xiang Rong’s troops are not here to kill people, but just to gain a foothold away from the mountain fire for the army!
If the Qin army retreats, then let the Qin army retreat!
As long as the Qin army withdraws from a safe distance, the Chu army will naturally get enough space to get out of the mountain.
Xiang Chuan suddenly realized and immediately raised the flag and issued an order.
The three Chu troops picked up the long shields left by the fallen shield soldiers and rushed out of the forest.
“Forward! Forward!”
"Pay attention to Shiwu, keep the shield wall, don't let any gaps appear!"
"Don't pay attention to the dead Paoze, keep moving forward!" Even though some of the crossbow arrows were attracted by Xiang Rong, there were only more than 6,000 crossbowmen. Then he fired crossbow bolts at the left, middle and right units under Xiang Rong's command.
But the soldiers of the left, middle and right tribes do not have as sophisticated armor as the Xiang's children.
Every crossbow arrow that passes through the gap between the shields will cause injury or death to a Chu soldier, which will lead to a gap in the turtle shell formation, exposing more Chu soldiers to the arrows.
Thousands of Chu troops came in response to the order.
But when they approached Xiang Rong, there were only more than 6,000 people left!
Xiang Rong did not ask about the casualties at all, and directly shouted: "The left, middle and right troops spread out and push outward!"
"Order the rear troops to enter the formation and merge directly. My troops are here!”
“Send a message to Vice General Jing that our troops have established a foothold outside the mountain. Please come out of the mountain with your troops!”
Seeing the flags displayed by Xiang Rong's men from a distance, Jingchou waved his right fist excitedly: "Good!"
"Very good!"
"Xiang Duwei is indeed worthy of his title. The general promised to bite off a piece of meat from Qin Jun’s mouth!”
“Command the whole army”
“Come out of the mountain!”
The main fire in the south has struck, and Jingchou's troops have long been forced to hide in the fire road to survive.
Hearing the order to escape from the fire scene, the generals cheered excitedly: "Wei!"
The Chu troops even ignored the military orders and couldn't help but shout for joy.
"Stand up quickly! Hurry! As long as you rush out of the forest, you can live!"
"Aweng, hurry up, I will carry you, I will take you away!"
"Don't shout, be careful of fainting, walk slowly, we can all go home alive!"
The eyes of the dying Chu soldiers burst out with the desire for life.
Squeezing out the last of their strength, the Chu soldiers stood up as if they were having a flashback, or ran on their own, or supported their relatives and headed toward the west as fast as possible.
That is the direction of life.
That is also the direction where the Qin army is!
Looking at the Chu army rushing out of the dense forest, Yang Huan laughed heartily: "The Chu army is hiding its troops in the Dahong Mountains just as the commander expected!"
"Even if the army hidden here is just a partial army, I The whole effort of sneaking thousands of miles is not in vain!"
When he saw Xiang Rong and his eight hundred and one cavalry rushing out of the forest, Yang Huan was very panicked.
If the Qin army wasted so much time by dispatching the main force on the front line of Dahong Mountain, but only trapped 1,800 people, then Yang Min didn't even know how miserable the defeat was in this battle!
As a general who participated in the war, Yang Huan was bound to have his title reduced based on his crimes.
It wasn't until he saw the left, center and right troops under Xiang Rong that Yang Zhen finally let go of his heart that had been hanging for many days, and then aroused his deep admiration for Ying Chengyu.
The Chu army not only hid troops in Dahongshan as the coach expected.
As the coach expected, he really came out of the West!
Yang Hu said without hesitation: "Since the commander thinks that the main force of the Chu army is hidden in Dahong Mountain, then the main force of the Chu army must be hidden in Dahong Mountain!"
"Come from the west. There are so many Chu troops out there, I can’t even imagine how many Chu troops will be buried in the flames!”
"After this battle, the Chu army will suffer heavy losses!"
The corner of Yang Wei's mouth twitched slightly.
Look what Yang Hu said!
No wonder Yang Huan was obviously Yang Hu's uncle, but now he is the captain under Yang Hu.
This is the art of language!
This is the art of taking sides!
Yang Huan and other generals rushed to the front and shouted: "The commander knows the enemy first, and predicts events like a god!"
"Congratulations to the last general!"
Faced with the praises of the generals, Ying Chengyu did not show the slightest smile. He just looked at the Chu army blooming in the center of the battlefield with a solemn gaze: "I am just taking advantage of the situation."
"And I am just taking advantage of the situation." Although the general expected the Xiang family’s children to be brave, the fact that the Xiang family’s private soldiers were so brave actually exceeded my expectations!”
The descendants of the Xiang family can fight, and Ying Chengyu can understand.
After all, they are all fighting for their own interests.
Why are Xiang's private soldiers fighting so bravely?
The fighting will of Xiang Rong's men to fight to the death far exceeded Ying Chengxuan's expectations, and also caused Ying Chengxuan's planned tactics to go bankrupt.
Su Jiao immediately handed over his hand: "Commander, the enemy troops all carry shields and have no long soldiers. Although they are good at blocking crossbow arrows, they are unable to fight against chariots, cavalry, and infantry."
"The last general asked for orders to lead our troops to charge forward and push the enemy back into the forest!"
Looking at the three miles of dense forest that had been burned in front of him, Ying Chengyu shook his head: "The mountain fire has passed. "
"Pushing the enemy back to the mountains will not cause much damage to the enemy. On the contrary, it is possible to let the tiger return to the mountains."
"Since the Chu army is so eager to get out of the mountains, then. I will let them out!"
Ying Chengyu has no intention of fighting with Xiang Rong's troops now.
The current Chu army seems exhausted, but in fact it is the time when morale is at its highest.
Because all Chu troops have a common goal, to survive!
So Ying Chengyu chose to avoid its sharp edge and ordered in a deep voice: "Order!"
"Li Xin and Qiang Huai crossed the mountains and quickly rushed to the southwest side of the Dahong Mountains, and along the Jiuquan River, the second layer of encirclement was deployed on the Yangjia steep slope. "
"Order the front crossbowmen to continue to retreat with the enemy's movement to expand the encirclement."
"Deploy all the chariots to Xi Feng's headquarters, and order Xi Feng's, Yang Huan's, and Su Jiao's troops to prepare for the decisive battle!"
"Instruct the central crossbowmen to prepare fire arrows!"
< br>A group of Qin army generals suddenly handed over their hands: "Wei!"
The proportion of the Warring States crossbowmen in the entire army fluctuated greatly depending on the battle situation, battlefield and generals. According to the current well-documented According to records, the lowest is 12% and the highest is 60%. There are more crossbowmen in city defense battles than in field battles, and there are more crossbowmen in second-line troops than in elite troops. This is when looking at the entire army. If it is in a pure shooting camp, the proportion of crossbowmen can reach 80%
(End of this chapter)