Chapter 529: The War of Nations! [Subscribe]

Early March.

The Cao Wei and Kushan armies, with their powerful forces everywhere, each lined up their battle array on the vast plain.

The two confront each other.

The Cao army on the east side was dressed in black iron armor and held spears or lances. The huge Wei character pattern on the flag shone brightly in the sun.

The two main generals Huang Zhong and Taishi Ci were both at the front of the battle, looking at the enemy.

The Kushan army had tried to use force many times before, but it was not until today that the Wei army marched out of the camp in full force.

The Kushan army on the west side was also wearing fine armor, but it was polished dark silver.

They held spears and short swords in their hands, and their eyes were full of hatred towards the Wei army.

The battle for life and death is about to begin.

Boom boom boom!
The trumpets and drums sounded like thunder, and both armies were ready for battle.

The Wei army on the Yuzhen line had more than 50,000 elite troops.

In the middle is an infantry phalanx, with a triangular formation at the front, and the two rows spread out like goose wings, which is extremely aggressive.

"General Pang Da, the bows and crossbows of the Wei people are very powerful and can even penetrate armor. You have to be careful."

Afuyu was riding on a reddish-brown warhorse and was in the Kushan army.

"I have long heard of the might of the Wei army's bows and crossbows."

Pang Sai: "Your Majesty has ordered a batch of heavy shields to be made and specially refined for outer defense. I believe the Wei army will not be able to penetrate them.

If we can rush forward, our Kushan people will not be afraid of any Wei army."

Afu Yu looked further ahead.

The Wei people's crossbows were difficult to defend against and block, so the only way to avoid them was to spread out the formation and reduce the area covered by the attack, or to resist with shields and armor.

The Xianbei suffered greatly from the crossbows of Cao Wei.

The Xianbei cavalry's flexibility had no room to maneuver under the suppression of crossbows.

But at this moment, Afu felt a little relieved as he looked at the battlefield.

The cavalry of Dayuezhi were all well-armored, somewhere between the light cavalry and heavy cavalry of Cao's army, while also possessing the skill and flexibility of the horse-riding tribes.

In terms of combat attributes, if they can get close, they should be able to restrain the Wei army.

Afu Yu said again:
"In addition to the main battlefield, we must also guard against the Wei army sending another team to attack the Kushan capital.

That is their usual tactic, and the general will be in a dilemma."

"I have also studied the military style of the Emperor Wei."

Pang Dalu: "But this battle is different. Previously, the Wei army had been sitting back and watching, allowing us to send more troops several times."

"I set ambushes twice to lure them to attack my food and baggage, but they never moved."

"You should have heard about the news that the Parthian envoy was killed by the Wei army and his head was sent back.

The Wei army is trying to lure Parthia into escalating the war."

Afu Yu was surprised and asked, "You mean, the Wei people led the Kushans and Parthians to gather troops on the battlefield, hoping to fight a large-scale battle from the front and defeat both of you in one fell swoop?"

Ponsai was the most famous general of the Kushan Empire and had experienced many battles.

He took a comprehensive look at the battle situation and made a very accurate analysis.

Cao Cao did have the plan and confidence to accomplish his goal in one battle.

“The Wei army wants to defeat our main force head-on, so I judge that they will not attack Flusha.

Because there is no need.”

"If he can defeat me on the front battlefield, my Kushan main force will be defeated. If he attacks Furusha again, the effect will be the same. There is no need to launch a surprise attack at this time."

After Ponsai finished speaking, he said decisively: "Front troops, attack!"

On the battlefield, the two armies moved almost simultaneously.

The Kushan infantry phalanx pushed forward quickly, and the cavalry protected the two wings from the sides and rear, and they went into battle together.

This is the classic battle formation they often use.

Large crossbowmen appeared on both wings of Cao's army.

However, this time the crossbow army only had 10,000 people.

The main force of 30,000 fully-strength crossbowmen is not here.

Ten thousand crossbowmen sat on the ground, pedaling their crossbows and shooting arrows at the same time.

"Raise your shield!"

The outer soldiers of the Kushan central army all raised their large shields, and the soldiers in the back row also raised their shields to defend against the crossbow arrows.

While holding the shields, they continued to jog forward, with a strict formation and no gaps.

The legion under Ponce is the most elite force of the Kushan Empire, and is much stronger in both offense and defense than other tribes.

Dangdang!
The arrows came down like dark clouds, landing on the shields as densely as rain.

Although the elite soldiers of the Kushan Legion raised their shields to resist, the powerful impact of the arrows caused their shields to shake unsteadily, leaving a large number of gaps, and Kushan soldiers were injured and fell to the ground one after another.

"The bows of the Wei army are indeed powerful."

Under Ponset's gaze, the heavy shields of the front army were fine, but the light shields raised in the rear row showed signs of being shot through after several rounds of arrow attacks.

This kind of crossbow power was also the first time he had seen it.

However, his troops continued to advance at high speed under the rain of arrows, without any fear or hesitation. Their determination to fight was unprecedented in the Wei army.

Boom-boom-boom!

The Kushan army faced the rain of arrows, and the footsteps of the army rose and fell!

On the opposite side, even Huang Zhong's eyes brightened.

Ever since he defeated the Xianbei that year, he rarely got excited when encountering an enemy.

"The whole army!"

"Go to war!"

"Kill!"

Cao's army struck the armor with their weapons, making a loud bang, and their fighting spirit soared.

The two armies have not yet engaged in battle, but an invisible fighting spirit is already in the air and smoke is rising everywhere.

The clouds in the sky rolled and surged like the sea tide under the impact of the fighting spirit.

Taishi Ci: "I will lead the troops to fight at the head of the battle!"

"Four thousand cavalry on each wing, follow me to kill the enemy!"

Taishi Ci immediately squeezed his horse's belly lightly, led the Cao cavalry, separated from each other in two rows, and stabbed at the enemy like a sharp sword.

The infantry phalanx in the middle followed closely behind.

The two armies were relatively close and their momentum was constantly rising.

Seen from the air, both sides had thousands of troops lined up, both looking very aggressive.

Taishi Ci drew his bow and shot on horseback, as if he had a thousand hands and arms, and arrows flew out from his hands at the speed of a storm.

Every time he shot an arrow, one of his opponents would fall off his horse.

Taishi Ci combined his own martial luck and shot arrows with amazing accuracy. A Kushan soldier shouted loudly, but the sound stopped abruptly because the arrow shot into his open mouth.

Another Kushan general tried to use his skills to cut off the arrow shot by Taishi Ci.

His sword was as sharp as a thread, accurately capturing the trajectory of the arrow.

However, when the arrow was hit, it suddenly changed direction, and its speed increased instead of slowing down, suddenly hitting his cheek and penetrating into his brain.

The brave Kushan general was shot dead with one arrow.

Ponsai, who was watching the battle from behind, was surprised:
"This man's arrows have reached the point where they are in harmony with God's will, like an extension of a limb!"

"This Wei general has shot and killed more than ten of our generals in every battle!"

The speaker was one of Ponce's lieutenants.

He is also the chief brave general of the First Legion under his command, Moni Sarath.

He was a slender man with strong hands, brave and resourceful, and was Ponsei's right-hand man. "I'm going to fight him!"

A strange light flashed in Pangsai's eyes as he observed Taishi Ci from a distance and said:

"Looking at his archery skills, this Wei general has all the energy in his body. Even I can't find any flaws. He must be extremely brave in close combat. You have to be careful."

Ponsei has a unique skill, which is a pair of divine eyes that can see through the opponent.

In the past, as long as he gave some instructions on the battlefield, he could often help his troops gain the upper hand and defeat the enemy.

But at the moment he was unable to see Taishi Ci's weakness.

Salas' heart trembled slightly. He took a round shield, held it with one arm, and held a particularly slender silver spear in the other hand.

This spear is also one of the Kushan's most powerful weapons and is known as the Eagle Eye Spear.

Sarath immediately rode out on his horse and charged straight at Taishi Ci.

Under the interaction of Qi, Taishi Ci immediately noticed Sarath's approach.

But he did not shoot an arrow at it. Instead, he let its horse rush towards him.

Taishi Ci calmly drew his bow and shot and killed several enemy soldiers on the battlefield.

At the same time, the troops of both sides engaged in battle and clashed against each other!
Boom!

The smoke and dust were surging.

Even the enemy's and our own war trumpets and drums seemed to be in conflict.

The drummers beat the drums with all their might, giving it their all with every beat!

The two sides immediately engaged in a brutal fight.

Fight for your life on the battlefield, and every strike is aimed at killing the opponent.

In a flash, a large number of soldiers from both armies were killed or wounded.

Sarath's warhorse crossed the battlefield and finally approached Taishi Ci:

"General Wei will die!"

The power in Taishi Ci's body was running wildly.

He clearly felt that if he won this battle, the martial luck he would gain would help him break through to the realm he had always dreamed of.

In the distance, Ponsai, who was watching the battle closely, had a gradually solemn expression and clenched his fists.

The Wei army was stronger than he had imagined.

As the fighting unfolded, the Wei army's mental stability, the indifference and ruthlessness they displayed, and the proficiency of their teamwork seemed to be superior.

"Blow the war horn and have the cavalry attack the Wei army from both wings."

A signal horn immediately sounded in the Kushan formation.

And thousands of miles away, another great battle had just begun.

There is an open area to the west of Lan City, known as the Kabul Plain.

Parthia sent more troops to fight, which was exactly what Cao's army wanted.

Zhang Liao led the army out of the camp.

Cao Cao killed the Parthian envoy in order to promote such a war. The battlefield will be like a meat grinder, constantly drawing people in, and who is strong and who is weak will be revealed after the battle.

Ponce's analysis was correct. Cao Cao had no intention of attacking Flusa this time.

In order to defeat the two countries in a head-on battle, Cao Cao wanted to use the powerful soldiers and generals of Cao Wei to crush Kushan and Parthia directly.

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The bowstring trembled.

Huang Zhong had only 10,000 large crossbowmen, and the remaining 20,000 elite soldiers, including Qu Yi himself, were transferred to Lan's City.

The Kushans had fought many battles with the Wei army over the years and suffered greatly from the great crossbowmen.

They made many arrangements and targeted tactical drills.

But Parthia had never fought against Cao Wei. Even if they had heard or inquired that the large crossbowmen were very powerful, it would not be as good as experiencing it personally.

Moreover, the situation of the coalition forces was delicate. Having suffered losses themselves, even though they were allies, the Kushans would not tell Parthia how powerful the Wei army's crossbows were.

They would even deliberately conceal the truth and let Parthia make the same mistake they had made.

Therefore, if the large crossbowmen are deployed to deal with Parthia, the damage they cause to the enemy will be greater.

battlefield.

The tendons in Qu Yi's neck were all tense, and the sound was as loud as a war drum:
"Shoot from an upward angle, 320 steps away, shoot! Shoot again!"

With shouts, twenty thousand arrows were shot down in rows.

On the opposite side, the shield-wielding Parthian soldiers were quickly shot and stunned.

They were not unprepared for crossbows, and Parthian infantry and cavalry were accustomed to being equipped with one-handed shields.

They were not afraid of the archers at all.

However, no one has ever seen an Eastern crossbow that can penetrate a one-handed shield and then penetrate a human body.

The faster the Parthian soldiers charged, the faster they died.

In the first round of the battle, corpses were everywhere, and more than a quarter of the two 10,000-man squadrons that charged were shot dead.

The Wei army’s crossbows are so powerful!

The Parthian commander-in-chief, Sonus, gasped.

……

"Your Majesty, we are almost at the battlefield."

Dian Wei was at the head of the heavy cavalry, and he and Xu Chu followed Cao Cao on Red Hare's back on his left and right.

They are approaching one of the battlefields and will deploy heavy cavalry to kill the enemy!

Cao Cao listened carefully and heard the sound of war drums and the enemy's battle trumpets, and the fighting was in full swing.

"Speed ​​up, enter the battlefield from the flank, and attack the enemy!"

The speed of the entire army increased dramatically.

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