Chapter 1062 Yu Jun's control over the battlefield
"Daqin Legion, keep moving forward, break through the frontal offensive of Hu Nu, and divide the battlefield!"
"Scout camp, run and pass the order!"
"Kill!"
Bai Qi also personally held a spear, rode a horse, and kept galloping forward.
Although the Hu Nu cavalry was brave, their armor and weapons were far inferior to those of Dayu's major legions. The most fatal thing was that a cavalry was lightly equipped and attacked the rear of their army.
Force comparison:
On the Hu Nu side, there were 800,000 tribal cavalry, elite Khan's personal guard camp, and 100,000 royal knights.
On Dayu's side, Daqin, Han, Tang, and Song each had 300,000 soldiers and horses, the Huaxia Legion had 500,000 soldiers, and the Ming Legion was gradually returning to the capital, totaling 1.7 million troops.
In terms of combat power, armor, and weapons, Dayu was enough to crush Hu Nu, especially Huo Qubing personally led a cavalry to attack the king's city of Hu Nu, and now led his army to attack the rear of Hu Nu.
"General Wu."
"There is news from the court. In three days, His Royal Highness will ascend the throne."
"Three days?"
Wu Qi frowned slightly, looking at the battlefield in front of him, which was still thundering, and murmured: "Three days seems to be enough."
"Pass my order, the crossbow chariot army will be deployed, and all 10,000 five-link giant crossbows will be pushed up, and the rangers will ride and shoot on both wings!"
"Yes!"
The five-link giant crossbow is a new generation of crossbow chariot developed by Lu Ban and other craftsmen of the Engineering Bureau through the improvement of the three-bow strong crossbow. Not only is it perfectly integrated into the chariot, it can even be shot upward, and even shot while the chariot is moving. Although the power has not changed much, it is conceivable that 10,000 chariots will be put into the battlefield. What kind of lethality will it bring.
"Go!"
"Chariot team, enter!"
Wu Qi raised the long sword in his hand, and first four chariots appeared. Each chariot was like a moving fortress. The holes in the wall of the fortress revealed a grim spear, and there were four archers on the top of the second floor.
Each chariot has a total of twelve people.
The chariots are pulled by Xiaer horses, which are also the main heavy horses of Dayu today. They have great pulling power and can be equipped with heavy armor.
The four crossbowmen are not holding ordinary bows and arrows, but Zhuge crossbows.
As for the chariot soldiers below, some hold Mo Dao, some hold Tang Dao, and some hold spears!
"Huier!"
"Bang!"
"Ah——"
As the chariot team entered the field, a thousand chariots directly knocked down the Hu Nu light cavalry who rushed towards them. A thousand chariots went deep into the enemy formation, but turned to the two wings.
"Crossbow chariot army, prepare to fire!"
"Shua!"
A crossbow chariot phalanx was quickly distributed in all directions of the battlefield, and then the direct-fire crossbow chariots, projectile crossbow chariots, and mobile crossbow chariots all boarded the battlefield.
Direct-fire crossbow chariots are very simple. Just arrange the phalanx and aim at the Hu Nu cavalry for continuous shooting.
The difficulty of the projectile crossbow cart is multiplied. The giant crossbow thrown across the sky has a longer range, is more difficult to aim, and has a weakened power, so it requires higher requirements for the operator.
The mobile crossbow cart directly installs the five-link giant crossbow on the carriage, and shoots while moving and wandering. The range of this crossbow cart is shorter, but the stability can be better, and only two soldiers are needed to operate it!
"Swoosh!"
"Swoosh!"
With the sound of bowstrings, thousands of giant crossbows flew across the sky and shot at the charging Hu Nu knights from different directions.
Those giant crossbows were like flying spears, nailing the Hu Nu knights in a series.
There was no time to scream, and the charging Hu Nu knights were directly torn to pieces.
"Damn it!"
"How many giant crossbows do these Yu people have?"
"Ah!"
Seeing the soldiers falling in groups, some tribal leaders and generals also showed grief. There were Yu troops everywhere. In this battle, can they really win the final victory?
"Boys!"
"Charge forward and tear their crossbow carts apart!"
"Follow me and kill!"
Titiye actually went to the battle personally, charging at the front. He opened and closed his long spear and crushed the flying crossbows directly.
"Kill!"
"Follow the prince!"
"Kill all these damn two-legged sheep!"
More and more Hu Nu generals charged forward, and the morale of the Hu Nu knights was also shaken. Looking at the figures charging in front, their faces were full of fanaticism.
"Swish!"
"Swish!"
As the last wave of giant crossbows fell, the crossbow carts looked at the Hu Nu knights getting closer and closer, and finally began to retreat.
Titiye's face also showed a touch of joy. If they could seize this batch of crossbows, it would be a great help for their next siege!
But before he could finish being happy, another phalanx of chariots came forward and rushed towards them brazenly.
"Form a formation!"
The leading general shouted loudly, and the chariots in the rear turned around instantly. The wooden chariot was a long strip, not very tall, but it was loaded with many sandbags, and the height was just enough to stop the cavalry.
A cavalry defense line soon stretched across the battle formation, and Titiye was furious: "These damn Yu people are really cunning!"
They had never seen such tactics before, using rectangular chariots loaded with sandbags to resist the impact of cavalry. It was obvious that they had been prepared for a long time and waited for this moment.
The Hu Nu cavalry charging in the front hurriedly reined in their horses, but the knights in the back kept rushing forward.
"Ah!"
"Bang!"
As the battle formation gradually fell into chaos, a series of loud noises crossed the sky, and Titiye had a bad premonition in his heart.
"Bang!"
"Be careful of flying stones, this is the catapult of the Yu army!"
An experienced Hu Nu general hurriedly shouted and reminded the knights around him.
Looking at the flying boulders, the already chaotic formation became more turbulent, and there was no way to dodge.
"Damn it!"
"I swear, I must cut these Yu soldiers into pieces!"
"Ah!"
Another wave of screams sounded. This was a war without suspense. Titiye looked at the chaotic army formation and shouted: "My men, don't panic, Dayu doesn't have too many stones!"
"After enduring this wave of boulders, it will be our victory!"
"Follow me to kill!"
As he said, he rode his horse forward again, and the knights of the personal guard camp and the royal guards behind him also rushed forward.
Facts have proved that Titiye's guess is not wrong at all.
The stones were soon used up, but what made the Hu Nu knights despair was that the Yu army replaced the stones with kerosene.
Jars of burning kerosene were thrown down, and instantly burst into a man-eating flame.
And the war horses were most afraid of fire. The sky-high flames were released in the army formation, and the neighing of horses resounded through the world.
A sense of powerlessness suddenly surged in Titiye's heart. Looking at the almost collapsed army formation, a tribal leader directly ordered to stop the charge.
The general situation is determined!
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