Chapter 476: Thousands of troops, one spear to kill [Subscribe]

To the north and south of the Xianbei king's tent were continuous mountains.

The clear Tula River flows slowly from east to west at the foot of the mountain south of the royal tent.

To the east and west of the king's tent were vast grasslands.

The two armies lined up on the grassland.

The drumbeats were filled with a solemn and murderous atmosphere. The cold light of weapons shone in all directions, illuminating every inch of the void.

The sky was overcast and the wind was blowing.

The flags of the two armies kept making explosions that whipped the air.

Cao Cao stopped his horse on a high ground, and the cloak behind him was as red as blood.

He was looking at the battlefield not far away.

There were more than 50,000 Cao troops, wearing armor and holding sharp weapons, and their military force was powerful.

The Xianbei gathered various tribes and had a large number of men and horses.

More than 100,000 troops from both sides confronted each other, and the battlefield stretched long and was spectacular.

"The eight Xianbei kings have joined forces, and only these main forces remain."

"If we lose this battle, the Xianbei will no longer have the power to fight back."

"They also have two groups of soldiers from various tribes, from the Tolan, Che Kun and other tribes."

At the side of Cao Cao's horse, followed by a group of grassland tribal leaders who were separated by his personal army, respectfully introduced to him the distribution of the Xianbei troops.

The Xianbei used their own cavalry as the central army.

The ten thousand-man troops on the two wings were the troops formed by the tribes under their command.

At this time, those who were still willing to stand on the side of the Xianbei and fight to the death with the Wei army were all tribes that had gone south to plunder Han territory many times over the years.

These tribes have existed since the Donghu and Xiongnu periods, multiplying from generation to generation on the grasslands and have been enemies of China for generations. Now their numbers are small, so they have become vassals of the Xianbei.

They could not and dared not surrender to Cao Wei.

Boom-boom-boom!

The war drums seemed to be urging the two armies to start fighting.

The Cao Wei army stood still and steady as a mountain.

Zhang Liao was commanding the troops at the front, concentrating on observing the Xianbei troops.

"Where are Cao Wei's crossbow troops?"

"As soon as we move, they will appear! They are probably hiding in the formation and haven't shown themselves yet."

Behind the Xianbei army, the chiefs of various Xianbei tribes, generals, high priests, Tuoba Jiefen and others were all riding on horses.

For some chiefs, it was the first time that they were attacked at their doorsteps. Seeing the might of the Wei army with their own eyes, there was a look of shock on their faces.

The sophisticated equipment of Cao's army shocked the people of these grassland tribes.

All 50,000 Cao troops were dressed in armor, the front troops held long spears, and the rear troops held short guns.

As the battle was about to begin, the entire Cao Wei army was silent, without any fear or restlessness as before a battle.

The fifty thousand soldiers were like a tiger lying there gathering strength before hunting!
"Send troops from both wings and attack the Wei army diagonally.

Then the central army will move slowly to support each other and guard against the crossbow attack of the Wei army."

Tuoba Jiefen discussed with the high priest for a while and then issued an order:
"Raise the troops, don't let the Wei army move first!"

The Xianbei people's superb riding skills and flexibility can only be fully demonstrated when they move.

As soon as Tuoba Jiefen finished speaking, the war horn sounded.

The Xianbei vanguard immediately urged their cavalry to fight.

The war horse raised its hooves.

The Xianbei soldiers crouched on their horses, and the center army slowly advanced forward to attract the attention of the Wei army.

On both wings of their array, two other teams of cavalry suddenly emerged.

The center army and the two wings moved together, one slow and one fast, coordinating with each other.

If Cao's army responds improperly, the speed, strength and weakness of the Xianbei's two wings and central army will change accordingly.

As soon as they went into battle, the Xianbei showed the flexibility of their light cavalry and their changeable formation to the fullest.

The cavalry on their flanks, starting later but arriving first, rushed towards Cao's army at speed as fast as an arrow.

They planned to attack from both wings at an oblique angle, taking advantage of their light cavalry and avoiding head-on combat.

On high ground.

A smile appeared on Cao Cao's lips.

The classic tactic of the Xianbei light cavalry was to break through the flank, thereby shaking the entire army and gradually eroding it.

Once Cao's army was attacked and fell into chaos, the Xianbei central army that followed would immediately charge forward with all their might.

"Your Majesty, I request your order to fight!"

Ma Chao, who was stationed beside Cao Cao, was eager to try.

"Not urgent."

Cao Cao leaned forward and looked at the battlefield.

The cavalry on both wings of the Xianbei army galloped forward, their horses' hooves flying, their speed increasing, and they had already rushed to within two hundred feet of the Wei army.

Constantly changing speed while galloping, testing the enemy's light cavalry tactics, the grassland cavalry is indeed better used.

Their ranks are staggered, with men and horses united as one.

Under the watchful eyes of both the enemy and us, the front army of Cao Wei suddenly moved, splitting to the two wings, leaving a group of troops in the rear formation.

The rear army was arranged in an oblique direction, divided into two rows, facing the Xianbei cavalry approaching from the flank.

As soon as this Cao Wei army appeared, they were sitting on the ground with their powerful crossbows ready.

When the Xianbei cavalry came out, the Wei army made targeted changes.

It's just hidden inside the military formation and difficult for outsiders to see.

These troops who were sitting on the ground and pedaling crossbows were the great crossbowmen under Qu Yi who were transferred back from the Western Regions.

In this battle, Cao Wei unprecedentedly mobilized 20,000 crossbowmen!

"Shoot horizontally, release the arrow!"

Qu Yi gave an order.

The next moment, arrows began flying.

Although the Xianbei cavalry had been on guard against crossbows and arrows, their formation was dispersed.

But as they approached, the formation naturally gathered and became denser.

When Cao Wei's troops changed their formation and revealed their crossbow troops, the Xianbei cavalry had already rushed to a very close distance.

Because the distance was short, the crossbow troops shot arrows in a flat manner, with a faster shooting speed.

The disadvantage is that you can only shoot two or three rounds of arrows at most before the enemy cavalry rushes to the front, so the power is limited.

Whoosh-whoosh!

Thousands of arrows were fired.

The Xianbei troops rushing in the front fell down in groups.

The power of Cao's crossbows shocked the Xianbei army who were watching the battle.

Some arrows can penetrate horses or soldiers and kill the second row of soldiers.

This power is far beyond the norm.

Previously, Chi Yunfu's troops were blocked by Qu Yi and completely wiped out, and they did not report back to the Xianbei that they were shot by crossbows from the Wei army.

Many Xianbei people saw the power of Cao Wei's crossbows for the first time. More than half of Cao's crossbows had recurve designs, which further increased their power on the basis of the original crossbows.

There were also a few crossbowmen whose bow arms were engraved with intricate patterns.

That is a specially made powerful crossbow!
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Only two rounds of volleys were as powerful as four or five, and the destructive power brought by thousands of arrows fired at the same time.

"Switch to crossbows and kill!" Qu Yi shouted.

On the battlefield, a scene similar to that when blocking the enemy in the Western Regions occurred.

Twenty thousand crossbowmen put their foot-pedaled bows on the ground, took out the relatively small Qin crossbows, and rushed towards the cavalry coming up from both wings of the Xianbei.

This is Qu Yi's specialty.

The troops under his command were divided into rows of thirty men, holding short hand halberds similar to hook-sickle spears. In close combat, they could cut the horse's legs and hook the enemy's neck, joints and other vital parts.

The rest of the troops held Qin crossbows and shot from a distance to suppress the enemy, cooperating with each other.

When the crossbows destroyed the front-line cavalry of the Xianbei, causing them to fall and their formation to be in chaos, Qu Yi's troops pressed forward and engaged in close combat.

Twenty thousand crossbowmen are enough to deal with the cavalry rushing up from both wings of the Xianbei.

In a blink of an eye, the two sides were in close combat.

"Order the central army to engage the Wei army at full speed!"

Tuoba Jiefen discovered that Cao Wei's crossbow army had joined the battle and immediately sent orders.

The Xianbei central army, led by General Tuoguhe, accelerated and rushed towards the Wei army!

opposite.

The Wei army also had two generals who rushed out from the side of Zhang Liao, followed by thousands of soldiers.

hold head high--

On the high ground, Yin stood beside Cao Cao and howled with his neck raised, shocking both the enemy and us. A strong wind swept across the battlefield.

The war horses neighed in fear.

Both sides were agitated.

"Yin, stop shouting. You want to intimidate the horses on the opposite side, but our horses are also afraid. If you shout again, the formations of both armies will be disrupted." Cao Cao laughed.

Yin stopped roaring with some grievance.

It followed all the way to the grassland, and was very eager to contribute some strength.

But there has never been any opportunity.

At this time, Cao Cao personally jumped off the Red Hare horse.

Not far away, soldiers carried up a huge drum.

The drum surface was dark green, as if it was carrying the sea water, and there seemed to be the sound of surging tides.

The Kui Lei drum that Cao Cao obtained!
He held the drumstick and tapped the drum lightly.

Boom!
A ripple spread out like a tide.

The huge noise almost caused several defenseless grassland leaders nearby to fall off their horses.

Boom-boom-boom!

The war drum that Cao Cao struck was the one that started to ring by itself after he obtained it. It was only after Yao Jing recognized it as the lost drum message called Shanhe Ling.

Huangdi once beat the drums according to the Mountain and River Order, which aroused the fighting spirit of the whole army, defeated Chiyou and commanded the world.

At this time, drums suddenly sounded, giving orders to the troops.

The patterns on the drum surface ripple, creating layers of sound waves.

It seemed as if a thousand huge waves were rising inside the drum, and the drum sounded like a thunderous sea.

Cao Cao integrated the country's destiny into the drumstick, and every strike shook the battlefield.

When the Xianbei soldiers heard this, their eardrums were about to burst and their minds were unsettled.

When the Wei army heard this, they were eager to fight.

Amid the sound of drums, the central armies of both sides closed to a distance of less than fifty feet.

Both sides put their lances under their arms at the same time.

The closer the distance.

At the moment when the two sides engaged in battle, a ray of sharp light appeared in the Xianbei formation and pierced the general commanding the Wei army.

"Tuoguhe has taken action. He is a famous brave general of Xianbei!"

Behind Cao Cao was the leader of the tribe who had surrendered to him.

In the rear of the Xianbei, Tuoba Jiefen and others also had high hopes for Tuoguhe and were eagerly watching the battle.

battlefield.

Tuoguhe, with a dark face and thin body, held a shield in his left hand and a spear in his right hand, stabbing out with lightning.

But he saw the Wei army general opposite him swinging his sword and chopping down at a faster speed.

Takuya held his shield horizontally to block.

The shield came into contact with the opponent's sword and shattered like thin paper.

At the same time, a spear suddenly came from Tuoguhe's flank.

The speed and power of the spear were something he had never seen in his life.

Tuoguhe was stabbed under the armpit by a spear. He had no chance to dodge as the spear tip penetrated his body and knocked him off his horse.

One spear kills!

The Wei general who challenged and killed Tuoguhe had a black face and a beard, and was none other than the thief Lao Zhang with round eyes.

When Guan Yu saw Zhang Fei rushing out to snatch the monster, he immediately turned his horse around and engaged in battle with the Xianbei people on the other side.

Cao Wei's vanguard generals, one on the left and one on the right, were Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

The two men charged into the enemy camp and instantly tore through the ranks of the Xianbei soldiers, destroying the enemies like flying wherever they passed.

The Cao army in the rear, led by the two men, broke into the enemy formation one after another.

In the Xianbei formation, Tuoba Jiefen and the high priest both had their pupils shrink.

Tuoguhe was actually stabbed to death by a spear!

Boom boom boom!
Suddenly, a beast roar was heard from the Kui Lei drum that Cao Cao was beating.

It seemed as if there were thousands of troops fighting inside the drum, shaking the heaven and earth and the mountains and rivers.

"General Dian, General Xu, I order you two to lead the heavy cavalry, break the enemy's center, and kill the enemy leader!!"

Dian Wei and Xu Chu stepped out immediately.

Behind Cao Cao, the heavy cavalry, which had expanded to 129 people, followed Dian Wei and Xu Chu, and charged out fiercely.

"Your Majesty, there are still some generals who have not moved."

Ma Chao and Pang De frequently asked for battle.

"Wait a little longer, the time will come for you to go into battle!"

The movement of Dian and Xu's troops meant that the war had reached the most critical moment.

Yin, who was beside Cao Cao, suddenly followed Xu Chu and rushed out together, attacking the enemy camp.

Even Red Hare and Claw Yellow rushed forward.

Several grassland chiefs around were all stunned.

This horse is so warlike.

Everyone looked at the heavy cavalry led by Dian and Xu.

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