Chapter 145 The first battle
Horns sounded from time to time, and the Song army in front slowly approached in darkness.
Xiao Haohu licked his lips, widened his eyes, and looked at the Song Army in front. Although the Song Army came from afar, the flags of the Song Army were neat, the formation was neat, and there was no chaos at all. Compared with the ordinary Song Army, it was already rare.
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The Khitan army was naturally inferior to the Jin army, but it was much more capable than the Song army. Until the fall of the Liao Dynasty, the Song army did not gain the upper hand in battles with the Khitan army. Moreover, after the gold was dropped, the Khitan army was more capable than before.
Fight. In Xiao Haohu's heart, he looked down on Song Jun.
Seeing that the Song army was slowly approaching within one mile of him, Xiao Haohu sent five hundred cavalry to disrupt the Song army's formation.
When the two armies are fighting, the battle between the two generals mentioned in the novel naturally rarely happens. However, it is common for a small army to disrupt the enemy's army.
Shao Ling looked at the cavalry of the Jin Army rushing over, but ignored it and calmly directed the army to advance. The Jin Army kept going back and forth in front of the Song Army, looking for flaws, but could never find them. Instead, they were pressed back step by step by the Song Army.
In the end, they had to withdraw to the Jin army's formation.
After forcing the Jin army more than a hundred steps in front of the formation, Shao Ling commanded the army to stop.
Xiao Haohu looked at Song Jun and couldn't help but narrow his eyes. When two armies are fighting, what they fear most is that the opponent's lineup is well-organized and there are no flaws. That means one thing, the two sides can only fight head-on to see which side can disrupt the other side first.
Both sides fired arrows respectively. Everyone between the two formations was quickly forced out by the arrows, making them appear empty.
Shao Ling stopped his horse and looked at the Jin Army in front, his face extremely serious. He was very nervous now and could hear his breathing clearly. After joining the army for so many years, this was the first time he led a large army to fight against the Jin Army. He had heard it before
There are many legends about the Jin Army. When I actually see them, I feel a sense of oppression. To be honest, the lineup of the Jin Army in front is not as strict as my own, but there is a murderous aura.
Looking up at the sun, it was already setting in the west. Xiao Haohu understood that now was not a good time for the Jin army to attack. When attacking, the sun was shining into the eyes of the Jin army, preventing them from raising their heads. For the Song army, this was the best
So what? Xiao Haohu didn't care. In Xiao Haohu's impression, such an advantage was of little use to the Song Army.
A horn sounded and drums sounded. Along with the drums, a large group of Jin troops pressed against the Song army.
Shao Ling's face turned slightly pale. He looked at Jin Jun without saying a word. He held the reins firmly in his hands and his mouth felt dry.
Zhang Jun on the side said: "Brother, why don't I take my cavalry and go up to disrupt the Jin army!"
Shao Ling shook his head: "No need! You lead the cavalry on one side and listen to my orders!"
The pace of the attacking Jin army was consistent with the sound of drums. The closer they got, the sound was like the earth shaking and the mountains shaking. Most of the Song army were new soldiers. When they heard the sound, they became more and more nervous. Many people's faces turned pale, and their hands holding swords and guns were unknown.
No matter how hard I try, I don't feel any pain.
"Shoot!" Shao Ling suddenly let out a roar, and the messengers around him waved their flags.
Following an order, the Song Army's powerful crossbows suddenly fired together. With a sharp sound, the bows and arrows were shot towards the Jin Army. After one round, an unknown number of Jin Army fell to the ground. However, the remaining Jin Army's lineup remained the same.
Neatly, pressed like a machine.
Xu Yang led his men behind the hillside not far away, looking at the battlefield ahead. The drums on the battlefield had a strange rhythm, which caused his blood to flow unknowingly and accelerate.
The real battlefield is cold. Blood is boiling and fighting spirit is high, but it happens to certain people in certain corners. Onlookers only see a cold field. Some people fall, and some people continue to move forward. The defender
After the round of arrows, the next round followed. Everyone was highly nervous. When there was no order, they could only stand there coldly.
Time seemed to pass very slowly. The pace of the Jin army in the rain of arrows was not disordered at all, but kept moving forward. Time seemed to pass very quickly. Wherever the Jin army passed, countless corpses had fallen.
The strong crossbows have stopped, and now the Jin army has entered the shooting range of the strong crossbows. The density of the arrow rain is even greater, and it almost never stops.
When two armies are fighting, the empty space in the middle is a dead zone. The attacking side must first pass through here and pay a huge price before entering into close combat. In the era of hot weapons, in order to avoid artillery and machine guns, it must pass quickly, and there is even no specific formation.
It was different in the era of cold weapons. We would rather brave the rain of arrows and sacrifice human lives to ensure that the formation was neat. If the formation was chaotic, there would be no threat even in front of the enemy's formation.
Shao Ling was riding on the horse, his face was cold and expressionless. When he saw the Jin army arriving in front of his formation, he just said: "Kill!"
The commander's flag was waved, and the crossbows stopped. The long ax in the hands of the soldiers at the front was raised like a wall. As the drums sounded in the formation, the long ax was raised forward, like a big mountain, pressing up against the Jin army.
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These are the thousand armors brought by Zhang Jun. They are the most elite troops in Wang Xiaolie's army. The soldiers are carefully selected and trained strictly. Wang Xiaolie tried his best to get the armor on his body, almost at any cost. In
On the battlefield, they are the sharpest arrows.
Why use a long ax? Instead of an ordinary spear? This is what the Song Dynasty paid for with blood and tears during the battle with the Jin Army. The rise of the Jin Army was very rapid, and it quickly destroyed the Liao Dynasty and seized a large amount of military supplies.
.The real Jin army often wears iron armor when fighting, and there is more than one layer. One layer of iron armor and one layer of leather armor are very common.
When the battle is stalemate, the Jin army often wears the most armor according to their physique. As long as it can be worn on the body and can still move, the more armor on the body, the better. Even after wearing the armor, it is difficult to move and cannot do even slightly complicated movements.
As long as you can hold your gun, that's fine.
In such an army, bows and arrows are useless. On the battlefield, they are like a moving mountain. Their soldiers are connected one by one, and they will not fall halfway because one of them is exhausted. The two sides engage in hand-to-hand combat, with ordinary swords and guns.
It is difficult to break the armor of the Jin army. The Jin soldiers are particularly hardworking and conducive to long-term battles. In this era, neither the Song Dynasty nor the Khitan could stop the frontal attack of the Jin army.
Wang Xiaolie tried it for a long time, and finally found that the long ax was the most suitable for elite troops. It has a sharp point in the front and can stab like a spear. The ax has a blade and can cut like a knife. Most importantly, the ax is very heavy and can be used.
It can break through heavy armor like a mace. Even if Jin Jun uses armor to protect every pore of his body, he can still be seriously injured if an ax hits his body.
Naturally, Xiao Haohu's army would not wear such heavy armor like the Jin army, and the Khitan people did not have such fighting habits. When they fought against the Song army's iron-armored and long-axe soldiers, they were immediately defeated. The soldiers in front were killed.
If one piece is knocked down, the formation will be in chaos.
In just the blink of an eye, the Song army turned from defense to attack and pressed forward. Xiao Haohu, who was behind, saw it and was surprised. After fighting for so long, this was the first time he saw such a powerful Song army.
The army was unable to resist. He hurriedly ordered Ming Jin to have the army retreat.
Chapter completed!