Chapter 1431: The best soldiers are ominous (Page 1/1)

There were sharp wooden stakes planted in the ditch. Yuan Jun soldiers who fell into the ditch were pierced through their bodies and were dripping blood. They were unable to extinguish themselves for a moment and let out a shrill scream. The other soldiers ignored them and were squeezed forward by their companions behind them and fell one after another.

Fearing the power of the crossbow chariot, the soldiers of Yuan's army deliberately spread their wings. The formation was wide and thin, with only five or six people in front and back, and only eight or nine people. The pits on the hillside were concave and could not maintain a strict formation and were relatively loose. The two or three rows of soldiers in front fell into the ditch and the formation was half thin. The ones walking in the front were usually swords and shields, and the shields were usually covered by shields. Without them, the people behind would have no cover, exposing the bows and arrows facing the hands.

Two "Dangdang" sounds, the archers of the Jiangdong Army began to shoot, but at a distance of only a few steps, even the most ordinary bow can penetrate armor. Compared with crossbows, the rate of fire of the bow is faster. A skilled archer can shoot four or five arrows in one breath, and the fastest one can even shoot more than a dozen arrows.

Under the attack of the archers of the Jiangdong Army, Yuan army was shot and fell to the ground, and wailing sounds one after another. In a moment, few people were still standing on the position, with less than a hundred people left in the phalanx of 500 people. They dared not fight again, so they turned around and fled.

The Jiangdong Army did not chase after him. The sword and shield hand jumped over the deep ditch, cut off the heads of the Yuan army soldiers who were shot down, and collected their weapons for later use. Some people took out iron hooks, hooked up the corpses in the ditch, and also cut the heads and threw them on the hillside of the north ditch. Some threw farther away, rolling all the way down the slope, and even a few heads rolled in front of the Yuan army soldiers who were lined up to attack.

Looking at the blood spilled all the way, Yuan Jun's high morale was hit by a head-on blow. They knew there would be major casualties, but no one could reach such a huge difference in victory. One thousand people stepped forward and were repelled before they finished a meal. Moreover, the casualties were so heavy that less than 30% of the people fled back. Looking at the heads everywhere on the hillside, everyone felt a chill, and they felt like a root was growing under their feet, and they were reluctant to move.

Yuan Shao saw it clearly in the central army, was furious and shouted: "Beat the drum and send orders, continue to attack, those who violate the orders will be killed."

Just as he was about to send someone to order the former military captain to attack, Ju Su coughed, walked up to Yuan Shao, and bowed. "Lord, please behead all the defeated soldiers who had withdrawn without authorization."

Yuan Shao brows tightly, his eyes showed a bit of ferocity, and he turned to Zhang He and said, "Yun Yi, you go there."

Zhang He took the order and turned around and got off the general. A halberd soldier was holding a war horse and waiting in the audience. Zhang He turned over the horse and came to the front of the formation with dozens of halberd soldiers and five hundred personal guards. With an order, the personal guards stepped forward and captured the defeated soldiers who had just escaped from the formation, ordered them to kneel in front of the formation, line up, and then slashed their swords and killed them one by one.

One head after another fell to the ground, blood spurted out from the neck and flowed all over the ground, and more than two hundred corpses fell across the front, which was even more frightening than hundreds of people falling on the battlefield. In contrast, the head and blood of the corpses scattered on the hillside were not so terrible.

Feeling Yuan Shao's iron-blooded will, no one dared to hesitate anymore. Under the urging of the war drums, another thousand soldiers walked up the hillside. With the painful lessons of the thousand people ahead, they walked more firmly, and the big shield was more prepared. They crossed the corpses on the hillside, stepped on the blood of their companions, and forced them to the front of the formation step by step.

The crossbow chariot began to fire giant arrows and cluster arrows. Yuan's soldiers quickly dispersed. In groups of five, two people were covering the front with big shields. Three people followed behind with their waists and ran forward with their heads. Due to the slope, the coverage of the crossbow chariot was narrower than that of the flat ground. In addition, they were worried that they would accidentally hurt their soldiers, so the crossbow chariot could not set the shooting angle too low. When Yuan's soldiers rushed to the ditch, the power of the crossbow chariot would be unable to be exerted.

Although the crossbow cart is sharp, it has a fast firing rate, so it is far less likely to kill the moving target than the fixed target, and it is far less likely to kill the scattered target than the dense target. Yuan's soldiers used a scattered formation and moved quickly, successfully avoiding the attack of the crossbow cart and rushed to the edge of the ditch.

Most of the corpses in the ditch have been cleaned up, but the blood on the wooden stakes is still there, and the blood is very scary. The blood is accumulated in the pit, attracting many flies. The fishy smell is stronger than on the hillside, making people feel chest tightness. But the soldiers of Yuan army have no time to consider these things. Crossing these ditches is the issue they urgently need to consider.

The ditch is not wide, so you can jump directly, but opposite is the Jiangdong soldiers who are waiting for battle. If they jump directly, they will inevitably be hit by them and will not avoid the misfortune of falling into the ditch. If it were normal, they would definitely not dare to jump, but the more than 200 corpses lying under the hillside told them that they would undoubtedly die if they retreated. If they rushed forward, they might have a way out, and at least their families might get pensions.

The soldiers of Yuan shouted loudly, cheered each other up, accelerated their charge, and jumped over the deep ditch.

The soldiers of Jiangdong Army came up, stabbed with spears and shoved with shields. Yuan army soldiers were constantly pushed into the ditch and stabbed to death by wooden stakes, but the soldiers of Yuan army who had no way to retreat still rushed forward without hesitation and fought with the soldiers of Jiangdong Army. The crazy people were very scary. Although Lu Su led all well-trained Jiangdong soldiers, they still struggled to face these crazy Yuan army soldiers and could no longer succeed easily as before. The two sides were stirring and killing each other, and people kept falling down, and shouting and killing sounds of different accents mixed together.

Yuan Shao saw from afar that this attack was progressing smoothly. Although he had not yet broken Lu Su's position, he fought with great enthusiasm and was very satisfied. He turned around and said to Ju Su, "Your Majesty, you are right. There are many heroes in Yan and Zhao. If the soldiers in Jizhou are really going to be ruthless, they may not be as good as those in Jiangdong."

Ju Suhan had a face, so he didn't let himself show a wavering expression. Now the people who were in battle are all from Jizhou. He offered his plans to kill the defeated soldiers to inspire morale. Perhaps he could help Yuan Shao win the final victory, but it would damage his good deeds. However, the good soldiers were not bad, so he couldn't take care of them at this time.

"Lord, rewards and punishments are the authority of the king. If there is punishment or not, it is inevitable to be resentful. Please give orders to reward the soldiers who fight bravely."

Yuan Shao nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes. Gongyu, you are right. I heard that the reason why Sun Ce's subordinates dared to fight was because of the clear reward and punishment. Can't I do what he can do? He ordered the soldiers of the former army to reward all soldiers who fight hard, regardless of life or death."

Ju Su conveyed Yuan Shao's orders, and the commanders waiting on the stage rushed away and passed Yuan Shao's orders to various battalions. For a moment, the Yuan army soldiers cheered and shouted long live the mountain. Yuan Shao was very happy and stood up to greet the soldiers.

At this time, Zhang He rushed back and reported to Yuan Shao about the battle situation ahead. After performing the supervision mission, Zhang He did not come back immediately. He observed Lu Su's position close to the front and found a very serious problem.

The powerful crossbow position that Yuan Jun spent two days to build was completely unable to play its due role. The arrow formation looked very dense, but it could not cause effective killing. The wooden building built by Lu Su blocked most of the arrows, and his subordinates might not be afraid of the threat of the arrow formation and were wholeheartedly dealing with frontal attacks. If this problem is not solved, the more fierce the attack, the greater the casualties. Even if they can seize Lu Su's position in the end, they will be unsustainable because of the great losses and are unable to attack Xinzheng.

In addition, the deep trenches dug by Lu Su in front of the formation are also a big problem. We must find ways to fill these deep trenches, otherwise it will be difficult to send troops in time and we will not be able to exert our own military strength advantages.
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