The commanding general judged that there were no troops ahead.
Without hesitation, he issued the order: "Attack from the front, don't get surrounded."
After all, cavalry needs sufficient distance to charge.
Only by running can you unleash your true fighting power.
But this happened to fall into Li Ye's trap.
Whether it is the rear or the two wings, they are actually feints, and only the front is the biggest killer move.
Because most of the infantry were concentrated in the front, equipped with large heavy crossbows, they had extremely strong lethality.
The enemy rushed forward and soon came in front of the ambush.
"Release the arrow."
A sound of 㵔.
Everyone raised their heads from their hiding places and shot at the enemy cavalry with crossbows.
The enemy was completely stunned by the rain of arrows.
In all these years of fighting, I have never been ambushed by infantry.
Quickly take out the shield and weapons to block.
The generals in the front saw that they were all infantrymen, and their panic quickly subsided.
In his opinion, infantry was no match for cavalry.
As long as they rushed forward and relied on the impact of the horses, they could completely break down the formation in front.
In front of them, they are just lambs to be slaughtered.
"Charge! Kill them! General Dayuan is truly foolish. He dares to ambush us with infantry. He's simply courting death!"
The soldiers blocked the arrows and charged faster.
They even laughed out loud as if they saw hope of winning.
Such a battle is simply a gift of merit to them.
It doesn't matter if a few people are killed by crossbow arrows, as long as they rush to the enemy, they will win.
No one can resist their cavalry.
"I can see this commander is a complete idiot. How dare he look down on our cavalry warriors? We must teach them a lesson."
They were not happy for a few seconds before heavy crossbow arrows came to them.
A crossbow arrow as thick as an arm pierced the warhorse's body fiercely. The severe pain made the warhorse raise its front hooves high, and then fell heavily to the ground.
They can block small crossbows at a distance, but heavy crossbows are powerful and terrifying.
The most crucial thing was that there were so many of them that all the horses in the front row were severely damaged in an instant.
In the rear, people were jostling and bumping into each other, and the horses were also bumping into each other, making it a chaotic mess.
More heavy crossbow arrows shot over, as if an invisible wall appeared.
The war horses were unable to break through this line and crashed into each other fiercely.
The attack formation had lost its effect, and the cavalry behind were desperately trying to control the speed of their horses to prevent a collision.
But in doing so, he forgot to block the crossbow arrows.
Casualties mounted rapidly.
The cavalry on both sides and in the rear also caught up and fired at them with crossbows.
Screams and shouts were heard in chaos.
The enemy soldiers cursed loudly, and their horses were huddled together, making it impossible for them to break out.
The generals were extremely angry. This battle was too frustrating.
It was clearly relatively flat land, yet we couldn't even charge forward.
"Don't stop, keep charging forward, they have a limited number of crossbows.
Just rush over and the crossbow will be rendered useless."
"Uru, Ata, you lead the troops to block the two wings!"
The general shouted loudly and commanded the army to launch a counterattack.
The armies of the Jin and Khitan dynasties were originally extremely fierce.
Not only did they fight with Dayuan all year round, but they also often fought with the barbarians.
So every soldier is a veteran of many battles.
But this battle left them all stunned.
Under the attack of heavy crossbows, the army suffered heavy casualties, and most importantly, their charging tactics were prevented.
Once the cavalry stopped, they all became sitting ducks.
In addition, their armor is far inferior to that of the barbarians, and even a small crossbow can penetrate it as long as they get close.
The beaten ones were huddled together, not knowing how to fight back.
Many people simply use their companions as shields.
You have to survive first no matter what.
After tens of thousands of men were killed or wounded, the generals finally realized that they were surrounded.
The opponent's crossbow arrows are simply inexhaustible.
If I continue to wait, I'm afraid I'll end up dead.
He quickly shouted, "Pile all the bodies in front to block their crossbows.
All generals controlled their men and were ready to charge at any time.
We can't be trapped here, we will all be killed soon.
Organize a death squad immediately, and charge out no matter how heavy the casualties are."
He couldn't understand why the Dayuan army's weapons were so sharp.
The soldiers' physical fitness could not match theirs, but so many crossbow arrows were really terrifying.
Not only is the power great, but the number of crossbow arrows is also extremely large. After continuing to attack for such a long time, they have not been used up yet.
He didn't dare to bet on how long he would have to wait, so he decisively made a breakout move.
Their army was far smaller in number than the barbarian army and could not withstand such heavy consumption.
If the losses were too great, the barbarians would swallow them up without Dayuan having to take any action.
As expected of someone who had fought on the battlefield for many years, he made a prompt decision and indeed saved them.
Finding a weak spot, they desperately rushed out, and more than 200,000 people burst out with a strong desire to survive.
After rounds of attacks, the weak spots were found.
All the following troops rushed out desperately.
Shoot all the arrows to protect your own people.
Li Ye listened to the news reports from various places in the rear and sighed helplessly.
“There’s no other way, our military strength is really limited, and we still can’t wipe them all out.
It's good enough that the battle can be fought like this. It tells the ambushers behind not to take risks and just kill as many enemy troops as possible.
Don’t fight them!”
"yes!"
The scout immediately gave the order.
Zhao Wudi also found that the enemy's charge was too fierce.
Being able to gain an advantage relies on the sharpness of crossbows.
If they engage in close combat, they will be no match for them.
Once the hand is bitten, the weakness of weak combat power will be exposed, which may turn the tide of the battle.
Seeing that he couldn't hold on any longer, Zhao Wudi opened a gap and let some of the enemy troops go.
Leaving behind can easily deal with the enemy and then annihilate them.
Rich experience allows for extremely precise control of the battle situation.
Only fifty to sixty thousand men were left, who quickly closed the encirclement and launched a fierce attack on them.
Surrounded on all sides, the remaining enemy troops had no power to resist.
Under the rain of arrows, there was a one-sided massacre.
The escaping enemy troops were already frightened and rushed out without looking back.
Although some generals considered whether to turn back and charge for a while.
Perhaps we can break through the encirclement and attack from both sides together with the surrounded army.
But they had not rushed out far when they were once again met with a dense rain of arrows.
Originally, these ambushes were intended to be used to sneak through the net after a great victory.
The enemy was completely frightened.
Seeing that there were ambushes outside, the enemy troops no longer dared to stay after suffering a blow.
They didn't know how many troops were lying in ambush.
If we delay any further, we might be surrounded again.
The general also gave up the last glimmer of hope, bypassed the ambush army, and ran all the way into the night.
The arrows were so powerful that there was no resistance at all. I had to run as far as I could.
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