Chapter 509: Crushing Defeat [Subscription Request]

The Wei army and the Kushan army lined up in a large open area.

Both sides were extremely confident and planned to rely on large-scale positional warfare to annihilate their opponents.

Just before the Wei army attacked, the Kushan commander, Tobis, who had come from Vrushalayim, was making the final mobilization for battle:

"I want to know who gave the Wei people the courage to bully our Great Yuezhi and invade our Kushan!"

"In this battle, I will lead you all to fight against the Wei army."

Tobis looked around at the generals, his face flushed with excitement, and shouted, "Let's chop off the heads of the Wei people together."

"Kill the Wei army, the whole army fights bravely!"

"Fight bravely!"

As the Kushan army shouted, the Wei army's formation changed and the crossbow army appeared from the rear.

Tobis shouted, "We expected them to attack with crossbows first. All troops, listen up and attack!"

The infantry of the Kushan vanguard immediately raised their shields in response to the order conveyed by the battle trumpet.

Their troops separated into small square formations nearby to reduce the covered area, while they held shields and pushed forward at high speed, preparing to engage in battle with the Wei army.

The Kushan army had long considered how to resist the Wei army's archers.

Until the large crossbowmen appeared, the generals in the Kushan rear remained calm.

"Four hundred steps away, the Wei army showed their bows and crossbows?"

"They want to intimidate our army and seize the advantage of the main attack!"

Several Kushan generals were exchanging views.

At this moment, Qu Yi issued an order for the entire army to attack.

Thirty thousand crossbowmen, all of them shot foot-pedal crossbow arrows!
Even the roar of war drums could not cover up the sound of thirty thousand arrows breaking through the air.

From a distance, the thirty thousand arrows looked like a dark cloud pressing down from the sky, and the sound was like a whistling sea tide.

At this stage, the powerful crossbows used by the crossbowmen, although not the latest batch of Sendai crossbows of Cao’s army, have been upgraded to the stage of recurve design and engraved with Mohist patterns.

Its range and power are more than one-fifth higher than that of a conventional crossbow.

Among them there are also a small number of Sendai crossbows and large compound bows with guide wheels.

The arrows shot out were also innovated into the prismatic arrowheads of the Qin crossbow, with faster initial velocity, less wind resistance, longer distance and greater power.

shhhhh--

The bowstring vibrates.

The Kushan general stared blankly at the first wave of arrows from the Wei army, which actually fell across four hundred steps.

What was even more surprising was that the target of the crossbow arrows was not the infantry in the center of the army, but the light cavalry columns on the two wings.

These light cavalry stopped advancing four hundred steps away in order to guard against bows and crossbows.

However, when the Wei army's arrows fell, the entire fan-shaped Kushan light cavalry formation was completely covered by them.

In an instant, there were neighing and screaming of horses...

Among the Kushan light cavalry, one person or one horse was hit by seven or eight arrows at the same time.

A round of arrows attacked, and 16,000 light cavalry on both wings of the Kushan Empire fell down in large numbers.

From a microscopic perspective, when the arrows fell, the light armor on the cavalrymen was immediately penetrated.

The Qin crossbow's prismatic arrowhead is able to penetrate light armor, further enhancing its armor-piercing capability!

"Sun-shooting arrow, shoot again!"

Shooting the sun is a term used in crossbow training, telling them at what angle the shot should be fired in order to accurately hit the target.

The reason why Qu Yi gave the orders personally every time was because he had an innate talent for identifying factors such as the angle distance of the arrow and the impact of wind on the arrow.

He can make an accurate judgment with just one glance.

Therefore, the crossbow army led by Qu Yi himself was the most powerful.

"put!"

He shouted orders again and again.

The Kushan soldiers on the opposite side were covered in blood like rain.

Some cavalrymen tried their best to block one arrow, but the second and third arrows had already fallen at the same time.

There were screams, and more and more soldiers were seen on their horses falling to the ground, with more being shot in the face, more being shot in the abdomen, and more having their legs nailed to the horses' bellies by long arrows.

Some people, the arrow shafts on their bodies were still shaking, and they were covered by the second wave of arrows.

Thirty thousand arrows, four or five rounds of continuous shooting, would only take thirty or forty breaths.

The sudden attack quickly overwhelmed the Kushan generals in the rear with fear.

"How can their arrows shoot so far?!"

Tobis's excited fighting spirit disappeared completely.

And the battle has just begun.

Sixth salvo.

The crossbowmen finally aimed their crossbows at the rapidly advancing infantry phalanx holding shields.

At this time, the infantry phalanx was more than 300 steps away.

"Draw your bows and shoot at the infantry formation, 340 steps!"

Qu Yi counted accurately: "Lower the attack height of both feet, shoot!"

hum-

Arrows cover the sky!

In fact, the Wei army's crossbowmen did not use their full strength until this moment.

All the great crossbowmen drew their crossbows until the full moon.

The crafted patterns on the bow arms all emit faint halos and intertwine with each other as the bow is opened more widely.

The arrow was shot out in a low-arc parabola and hit the enemy camp.

The front row of Kushan infantrymen all held large square shields that were several inches thick.

The inner formation after the second row holds light shields.

They held their shields above their heads before the Wei army's crossbowmen shot at them.

The shields were connected to form a cross-section that protected the entire army.

Thousands of shields are combined into a giant shield to defend against crossbow attacks!
This is a military formation tactic specifically designed to target crossbows and arrows.

click...

The light shields raised by the Kushan infantry were actually pierced by the powerful crossbows. In a blink of an eye, three rounds of arrows were fired and many shields were shattered.

"The arrows of the Wei army can break the shield!!"

The soldiers' panic caused the formation to become disorganized.

In the fourth and fifth rounds, arrows fell like heavy rain.

The infantry was still on the charge when their formation was completely disrupted.

Tobis's shiny forehead also reflected a terrifying white light.

The deputy general beside him said urgently: "General, tell the front troops to retreat and hold the position!"

That's too late.

The bowstring on the opposite side vibrated again and again.

On the battlefield, without the protection of their light shields, the Kushan army became sitting ducks.

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Tobis shouted, "Send the order to retreat, stabilize the formation and retreat!"

Boom boom boom!
The Wei army's war drums changed.

The whole army pushed forward.

Those powerful crossbowmen who were sitting on the ground and pedaling their crossbows put down their powerful crossbows, replaced them with the Qin crossbows in their hands, and also stood up and charged into the battle formation.

A little further away, Taishi Ci personally led the light cavalry and attacked the enemy formation from both wings.

Tobis and others have already seen through the Wei army's tactics.

The Wei army started the battle with crossbowmen, destroying the formation and morale of the Kushan army.

Then further attack with cavalry.

The two armies cooperated to form a military restraint on the enemy.

When the real battle begins, always maintain the strategy of using the strong to attack the weak locally.

The Wei army used the method of changing military formations that had been passed down from the Spring and Autumn Period.

The speed of their formation changes and the perfection of their coordination are beyond the reach of a nomadic country like the Kushan Empire, which was established only a few hundred years ago and lacked historical background and heritage.

The Wei army's light cavalry attacked the enemy's infantry, aiming to completely wipe out the Kushan's main force of 20,000 infantry.

In the back, Tobis hesitated.

If he ordered the other troops to continue retreating, the 20,000 infantrymen would be wiped out.

If he sent more troops to support the infantry, he might suffer greater losses if he was defeated.

Tobis weighed the pros and cons for a moment, then suddenly raised his spear and gritted his teeth and said:

"All troops, follow me and charge into the battle formation to support the infantry's retreat!"

Woo-woo!

With the sound of trumpets, the Kushan center army pressed forward from the rear.

In this battle, they used 20,000 infantry as the main force in the front army, and 16,000 light cavalry on the left and right wings.

In addition, there were nearly 20,000 troops following Tobis in the rear, with a total force of more than 50,000.

At this time, the 20,000 troops from the rear were pressing forward, all of them were out!

In the Wei army, Taishi Ci waved his hand and said, "Beat the drum to send the message!"

The drums of war are thundering.

Behind the open field where the battle was taking place, Huang Zhong heard the drumbeat and personally led the Wei army, revealing his whereabouts.

The dirt and rocks flew under the horses' hooves.

Huang Zhong brought with him 15,000 elite cavalry of Cao's army stationed in the Western Regions.

As the battlefield approached, Huang Zhong suddenly got off his horse and stepped into the air.

He walked up to a height of dozens of feet, and with the sword in his hand, he released a huge blade light that seemed to cut through the sky and earth.

Rumble!
The sound of a sword was like thunder.

This sword has the power of the mythical realm.

[Your general Huang Zhong has entered the state of a divine general. His combat power has soared, and his divine martial skill: Qiankun Rift Formation]

On the battlefield, the sword light spanned the sky for dozens of feet, like a long rainbow, spanning half of the battlefield!

Many of the Kushan cavalrymen who rushed forward, including their soldiers and generals, were killed by the swords.

At the back of the battlefield, Tobis let out a shrill roar.

He was not injured, but he roared because of Huang Zhong's appearance, which meant that the situation was irreversible.

This defeat was a complete mess.

The Kushans' strength was not demonstrated at all. They were suppressed by arrows at the beginning of the battle and then collapsed.

It was a completely crushing defeat, without even a formal confrontation or fight.

In the Wei army formation, Taishi Ci and Huang Zhong's murderous intent were both directed at Tobis.

Taishi Ci suddenly shot an arrow, which landed on Tobis's forehead.

Huang Zhong took a step forward on the battlefield and appeared in front of Tobis.

Tobis has integrated the military forces and has a strength second only to that of a divine general.

But this step away from becoming a divine general seems like an insurmountable chasm.

The pressure brought by Huang Zhong's approach alone was enough to make his eyebrows split. Although he tried his best to avoid it, he still choked on a mouthful of blood.

At the same time, a cold light flashed before his eyes and his throat felt painful.

While he was resisting Huang Zhong, Taishi Ci shot the second arrow, which pierced his throat!

rear.

When the Kushan general Cetherus showed up with his troops and wanted to come to the rescue, Tobis had already been killed.

The Kushans were doomed to defeat in their first battle.

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The Kushan lord, Pothao, paced back and forth in the palace of Vrushalayim, waiting for the news of the first battle to come back.

"How's the battle going?" Bo Diao asked the attendant again.

Before the servant could respond, two interrogators came in from outside the palace.

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