Chapter 463: Don’t bully people like this

Dongting Lake, the mouth of the river.

The thick fog gradually dissipated, but the sky became even more gloomy. The lead-gray dark clouds were heavy and low, making it difficult for people to breathe.

After receiving the order from the Shangzhu Kingdom, Zou Qiang issued instructions for the general attack as soon as possible.

The Baling Army, who had long been unable to hold back, immediately shouted and charged towards the central mound from all sides. There, more than 400 black-clothed guards were ready to fight, not afraid of the enemy troops several times more than their own.

The black-clothed guards were divided into forty teams, distributed in eight directions: east, west, south, south, south, southwest, southwest, and northwest. Four teams were guarded in each direction. The remaining eight teams were used as reserve teams, shrinking in the central area, waiting to play at any time.

Qin Lei delegated the combat command in each direction to the team leader, and they decided on their own how to attack. He had only two requirements: "Fight to the death and do not retreat! Do not advance recklessly!"

When the enemy rushed within a hundred steps, they entered the performance time of the squad leader. These black-clothed guard elites calmly observed the enemy in front of them, and used crossbow arrows in their hands to command two powerful crossbows on both sides and shoot at the officers of the Chu army.

As the saying goes, "A bird cannot fly without a head, and a snake cannot do without a head." In an army, although officers must not kill more enemies as much as soldiers, they will undoubtedly lose if they are separated because they are responsible for organizing tasks, organizing offense, organizing defense, and even organizing retreat.

Therefore, shooting and killing officers is very effective because it can cause the enemy to paralyze to varying degrees. Except for the very special period, officers are very conspicuous. They often have distinctive clothes and armor, which can be distinguished from soldiers at a glance. So it is easy to find them.

Since there are many benefits of shooting officers and it is very conspicuous, why has the death rate of officers been far lower than that of soldiers? There are three reasons: First, the position is relatively low. As the saying goes, you can charge, and I will escape first; second, you have a helmet and armor, with super protection, safety and protection, so your life is longer; third, grassroots officers who charge in the battle often have two tricks, and they cannot be called masters, but ordinary soldiers cannot be greeted.

But these three points are not tenable in front of the Black Guard, because the Black Guard has strong crossbows and are all sharpshooters. When the bowstring sounded, blood splashed, and the officers of the Baling Army fell one by one. Within a distance of 100 steps, no matter how well-established armored crossbows were installed, they could not withstand the latest armor-breaking crossbows of the Black Guard.

The results of the battle were amazing. The distance between fifty steps, the Chu army officers mixed in the team were shot to death!

Seeing the officers around him fall one after another, the Chu army was panicked. They had never received training in this area and had no idea how to fight without an officer. The surviving officer was even more scared. His grandmother, how could he fight like this? Is it easy for us to get to this point? He was still counting on earning money to support his family. He began to stop moving forward and soon fell to the end of the team.

Zou Qiang was angry, but now the two sides were too close to fight back with bows and arrows. He could only hope to launch hand-to-hand combat as soon as possible to limit the enemy's crossbow.

"Continue to charge! Those who retreat will kill!" Under his instructions, the supervisory team shouted in unison and approached the back team.

He glanced at the shaking ghost-headed sword behind him, and the officers covered their mouths and said to himself: "Fuck, Xiang Qian can still get some pensions if he dies, but Xiang Qian will take over the whole family if he dies." Chu Lu stipulates: If he winces, he will be killed, and his family will be exiled.

After thinking about it, the officers made up their minds and drove the soldiers to rush towards the Qin army frantically.

There is no formation at this time, so let's go all the way together...

Instead, the black guard's sharpshooter was unable to lock in the officers, so he could only shoot some soldiers at will. The number was not too large... Before the hand-to-hand battle between the two sides began, five or six hundred were poured out.

After finally rushing within three feet, the Qin army's rain of arrows suddenly became sparse. The Chu soldiers, who breathed a sigh of relief, thought to themselves: "It's our turn..." and raised their Pu sword high and wanted to chop the head of the Western Barbarians.

The facts are cruel, so it is still not their turn.

Countless long wolves poked out from the Qin army formation, sweeping a large area. I don’t know how many Chu soldiers were gently hooked by them, and they would peel off even if they didn’t die. This was just the beginning of their nightmare. More iron spears were extended out, stabbing all the Chu soldiers who were hung, hooked, pulled, and grabbed.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the thick formation of the Chu army was cut off a layer.

However, the number of Chu troops was too large. They rushed to the positions of the Black Guards from all directions. It seemed that blue waves hit the black reefs, and the attack was everywhere. Even though the wolf's long spear was covered with long spears, there were still many good luck in the Chu army rushing over.

Park Daobing immediately gritted his teeth and used a huge shield to separate the enemy outside the formation. The crossbowman no longer shot freely, but instead focused on killing the close enemy.

However, the number of Chu soldiers who followed one after another was too large, and their combat power was absolutely not weak. The pressure on the Qin army formation was too great, which exceeded the technical scope and was purely a competition of numbers. If this continues, the Black Guard will inevitably suffer casualties.

Le Buyi once calculated that the cost of Qin Lei training a black-clothed guard was enough to allow the Qin army to train fifteen charge cavalry, the Chu army to train fifty sailors, and the Qi army to train eighty army infantry. From the perspective of Leng Bingbing alone, losing a black-clothed guard and killing fifty opponents would not be worth it.

Therefore, although casualties cannot be eliminated, they should be minimized.

As mentioned earlier, Qin Lei had long imagined this scene and also discussed the solution with Le Buyi.

So the master guards were dispatched. Gongsun Jian led his fellow disciples to support the east, Xia Suiyang led his children to support the south, and Le Buyi directed the group of miscellaneous masters to guard the west and north... The north was also where the Chu army's generals were located, and the pressure was the heaviest.

These masters are agile and skilled in martial arts. Although they are not very useful in the front battlefield where the battle formation is rushing, they are definitely not comparable to those of black guards who beat the edge drum, beat the attack, and find out what is missing.

They relied on the powerful military formation, with their bodies floating around, and they wandered to places where the situation was urgent. They sucked Lengzi and gave the Chu army a chance. This kind of poisonous snake-like attack was extremely efficient, and each stroke would take away a life of the enemy. In a short while, they helped the black guards stabilize the formation again.

The most important thing is that these people have a vicious look, and they can always find the dangers faced by the Black Guard, and take the lead in resolving them, so that the Black Guard has no worries and concentrates on killing the enemy, and its power has skyrocketed.

Standing in the middle of the earth slope, Qin Lei's expression was as plain as water, but he was still very satisfied. How to perfectly integrate the master guards with the black guard was the topic he had been thinking about. Finally, on this sandbank on the riverside, under the high pressure of his enemies several times his own, this fusion was achieved. Although it was not so perfect, it was enough to cope with the scene in front of him.

With the help of the master guards, the formation of the black-clothed guard became extremely strong again. No matter how huge waves surging, it could not shake the reef at all!

One has been reduced and the other has risen, and the other has disappeared. The evil fire of the Chu army has been vented. Although there is a military order to urge the deaths and cannot retreat, the offensive has irreversibly eased.

Zou Qiang saw clearly. Although he was unwilling to accept it, he had to admit that this wave of attack could not have been successful. He stomped his feet hard and said powerlessly: "Ming Jin."

‘Dangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdang…’ The sound of the pleasant gong that the soldiers of the Baling Army were still looking forward to finally sounded. The officers and soldiers were grateful to the gods and Buddhas in the sky, and then retreated like a tide.

The invincible army formation of the Black Guard still stood proudly on the sand dunes.

Both sides have a short rest and count the casualties.

The Chu army suffered 1,700 casualties, and the Qin army was slightly injured... Two of them were too excited and caused muscle strain. Therefore, the Chu army used 1,100 soldiers to injure three Qin army... not even serious.

Too cruel! This is simply fatal to the Baling Army, not in terms of military strength, but in terms of morale.

In order to restore morale, Zou Qiang ordered the archer to teach the other party a lesson with bows and arrows. But the Qin army was prepared for a long time. When they saw the other party shooting arrows, they squatted in a single pit and blocked their heads with a solid shield... They were basically invincible in the era of cold weapons.

He shot all the arrows out in one breath, and Zou Qiang organized a team of shocked teams to charge again.

But the Qin army, who was squatting in the pit, stood up calmly and even had time to dust the soil on their shoulders.

The result is conceivable... Another round of massacres, and another three or four hundred Chu troops fell to the ground, but even the Qin army's hair retreated without even touching it.

Looking at the dispersed defeated soldiers, even the supervisory team could not bear to take action. They also understood that it was okay to let someone die, but this kind of charge was simply meaningless and inhumane.

After that, the indomitable Captain Zou organized several waves of offensives, but it was said that he would make a concerted effort, and then he would lose his power. He could not wear Lu silk at the end of his strength. Even without Gongsun Jian and the others taking action, the Black Guard could firmly suppress the Chu army.

Looking at half of his subordinates who had lost half of them, Zou Qiang was completely defeated. If someone had said that he could not conquer the position of 500 people with 5,000 people, he would have been furious and asked the man to apologize. But today he was completely convinced and could not even raise the fighting spirit of fighting again.

"Go to report to Shangzhu Kingdom and say... our army's attack failed," Zou Zhengwei was almost crying: "Request... reinforcements..." If he hadn't brought these brothers home, he would have thought of committing suicide by slashing his sword.

‘Is there any reason for losing this kind of battle? Am I a pig?’ This qualified soldier doubted his ability for the first time in his life.

His report is meaningless, because the General of the Shangzhu Kingdom himself was also trapped in a mess of mud.

The Qin army's pulp steamers had excellent performance, and combined with unique tactics, the central army was overwhelmed. This so-called unique tactic... was quite a hooligan. In theory, water battles, sticks, slamming, and collisions were the main themes, and the so-called "close is the king's way."

But the Qin army's slurry ships did not get close to the Chu army. They began to attack the central army of Zhuli half a mile away, which made the Chu army very uncomfortable... The Chu army's longbow range was only a hundred feet, but the Qin army could hit 250 feet. Although arrows and stones have always been an important part of water wars, how could they be so far away? Especially when the other party can slap themselves, but they can't slap them.

Why could the Qin army throw so far? Because they installed six catapults on the deck and mechanized the operation. In addition, the flying fire meteor provided by the Prince's Mansion of Longwei County, the fun was really big.

I saw forty steamers shooting at one volley, which was filled with fireballs all over the sky, and even brightened the dark sky, like a meteor, like a rain of fire.

The reason for shooting volleys was because the Xiangyang Lake naval army had self-knowledge... We were too accurate and had to attack without any difference. Although this method was a bit stupid, the victory was real.

Under this indiscriminate attack, the Chu army, with dense formations, was immediately hit. Three snail battleships were smashed and the fire immediately ignited. The soldiers had to jump into the river one after another. Generally speaking, jumping into the river means escaping, because they are not only good in water, but also wearing vine armor, which is a life jacket!

But today is obviously not the lucky day for the Chu army. Ninety percent of the flying fire meteors fell into the water, and the turbulent oil broke out of the shell and did not sink under the water, but instead burned on the river. The area where the Chu army fleet was located suddenly turned into a sea of ​​fire.

Before the Chu soldiers who were diving in the water could breathe a sigh of relief, they found that they were already in dire straits, and the soldiers were frightened to ask for help from the approaching ships.

But the less fire on the river surface, the more intense it is. And the next wave of attacks will come at any time. How can warships dare to stay? The captains shouted and ordered their hands to row the boat out of the dangerous area at full speed. As for those poor people struggling in the sea of ​​fire... Alas, I can only die and not die.

At this time, Zhu Lie's seven tower ships were still two miles away from the battlefield. There was no way. This thing was very fucked. It was not much faster than walking when it was going against the current. Of course, it was going smoothly now, so it was naturally much faster than walking.

Looking at the burning river surface, Zhu Lie's hands trembled. He spent half his life on the deck, and naturally knew what the fire meant to the warships. Now that his opponent has mastered the means of fierce fire attack, he has a powerful tool to reverse the strength of the naval forces of the two countries.

After calming down and telling himself that he could not consider these things, he began to think about countermeasures nervously. In just a moment, he came up with countermeasures... nothing strange, just "get close".

He saw that the Qin army's fire bombs were terrifying, half a mile away. He keenly realized that although this double-edged sword could attack the enemy first, what if the enemy approached within half a mile? What about the boarding? Can you still expect those catapults with scattered attacks and messy attacks without any accuracy?

The answer is obviously no.

After reaching his own judgment, Zhu Lie ordered in a deep voice: "The fleet of commands must keep a distance of one hundred feet from the Qin army and attack freely!" His orders were undoubtedly wise. At this time, concentrating together was to give gifts to the Qin army. Only by dispersing can the damage be reduced.

A famous general is a famous general. You can think of so many things in a flash. High, really high!

But the general obviously did not understand the characteristics of the slurry ship. Taizu taught us: "Without investigation, there is no right to speak." So Zhu Lie's method... is not very useful.

The quality of the Chu navy was quite high. In less than a quarter of an hour, the marshal fleet was united again, and with a huh, they went on a slurry ship.

The person who led the Xiangyang Lake Navy was the curly bearded Qin Youde. This man fought like his beard, slipping and turning, and never suffered any loss. When he saw the enemy rushing over, he understood the little Jiujiu in the other party's heart and quickly ordered the right team of the fleet to move forward and head west.

The marshal fleet quickly changed direction and rushed towards the west.

Seeing the other party running with his butt, Qin Youde smiled and ordered the fleet to turn south. After a while, the Chu army also followed.

Qin Youde immediately smiled and stopped turning, but just ordered the ships to prepare for loading.

A strange thing happened. With the Chu army chasing at full speed, the speed of both sides was originally similar. However, the situation in the south has always been widened, and it took less time to widen to half a mile and far away.
Chapter completed!