The drums sound like a thunderous bean.

The moment Xuanjia rode out of the valley, Xiaoguo Army, who was the defensive party, had already discovered their traces.

The drum trumpet in the army also sounded, and the soldiers in the front row held their weapons tightly and prepared to face the enemy's attack! No matter what idea Li Mi thought when designing this large formation, at least for this moment, the wooden fence in front of these soldiers gave them enough security, allowing these soldiers to have the confidence to resist the charge of armored cavalry with infantry.

If it were in the past, when facing the armored cavalry, these Snapfrog soldiers would use shields to form a shield city, and then handed out the short spear from the gap in the shield, turning themselves into an iron-shelled hedgehog.

This method may not necessarily effectively block the armored cavalry, but at least it can make the enemy afraid. Consider whether it is really necessary to hit him and fight to the death.

But now this arrangement makes each array turn into a horizontal strip shape, like a flat shoulder pole.

The single battle line only has a thin layer, with fortifications in front and behind, and there is no room for them to set up their most familiar shield formation to meet the enemy.

The most effective defense method is actually the countless defense facilities in front of you and behind you, and the swords, guns, bows and crossbows in your hand.

This is also one of the considerations when Li Mi set up the formation. Although the array of single-row soldiers is so dense that there is no room for circling the formation.

However, there is a large gap between the rows, and behind the fortifications behind it is a spacious arrow.

Then there was the second row of soldiers who refused horses and wooden fences.

From the perspective of the enemy, this arrangement also has its reasons.

After the attacker breaks through the first defensive array, he is not the enemy but the open space.

The soldiers in the second row of the defenders can shoot arrows calmly without worrying about accidentally hurting friendly troops in the front row.

The attacking side could only continue to advance in the rain of arrows all over the sky to break through the second level of defense.

The open space in the middle can not only consume the physical strength of the attacking party to buy time for the subsequent troops, but also play a role in doubting the troops.

After all, there is such a wide road, who can know whether to move or not?

As long as you feel suspicious, you will inevitably be slow and you will be able to attack more calmly for the defenders.

This is why this formation is nearly ten miles away from the beginning and end.

But for the defensive side, such a large gap between the two battle lines means that the front and back cannot echo.

Even if the robes in the back row are willing to help themselves, they can't make it.

When fighting, you can only rely on your own weapons to save your life, and no one else can count on it.

There is no support from the enemy in front and the back, so there is only one way to fight to the death! This is actually the intention of Li Mi to design this formation for Yang Xuangan.

In his opinion, whether it was recruiting or forcibly recruiting farmers, they had not received much military training, so they really wanted to take over the elites of the Great Sui Dynasty's battles, and they would be weak without having to fight.

I lost half of the battle before I could fight, and I was afraid that I would be disbanded if I hadn't fought a few times.

They must cut off all their retreat and force these people to death in order to stimulate their final potential to grit their teeth and fight.

Although this kind of desperate effort is not enough to change the final result, they can exchange their lives for the lives of the elite soldiers of the Great Sui Dynasty, and this plan is considered successful.

The same is true in the past and now.

What Li Mi asked for today is to exchange the life of the Xiaoguo Army for the life of your Xuanjia Cavalry.

Although my confidant is not a Green Forest, it is not these Xiaoguo Army.

In order to go home, how could these Guanzhong people fight with themselves to fight the world?

In other words, these people are just unfamiliar wolf cubs. No matter how good they are to them, they will not hesitate when it is time to eat them.

Besides, if these people have had the experience before, it is impossible to say a little bit of grudge in their hearts.

No matter what they say, they must still feel dissatisfied.

Even if you temporarily surrender, you will definitely feel rebellious over time.

Therefore, these people can only be used as transitions, not as consciences, they are just consumables.

Since it is a consumable, just use them in the most suitable place.

It is also worth it to use them to suppress the Green Forest faction first, and then exchange their lives with Xuanjia Cavalry.

As for the remaining people, they would use them to fill the city walls in Luoyang or the natural danger of Tongguan.

In short, there will never be a place for them in their own empire.

Before they all died in battle, they had to squeeze out the greatest value! After all, they were the best-selling brigade in the world. After seeing the Xuanjia Cavalry's wall formation, these Xiaoguo Army did not show panic or even at a loss like their previous opponents.

Instead of choosing to shoot arrows at the first time, they held their breath and stared at the cavalry that was getting closer and closer to them.

Just as the image of the first row of knights became clearer, the sound of war drums suddenly changed! Accompanied by a few short and shrill sounds of horns, the crossbow! Launch! Unlike the arm crossbows commonly used by Huainan crossbowmen, whether it is the Xiaoguo Army or the Wagang Army, the crossbows used are basically the crossbows.

Because of its strong strength, this kind of crossbow requires the use of foot pedals and the power of the waist and knees to complete the bow-pulling and loading action, and the force is far above the step arch.

However, since the crossbow arrow itself does not have a balanced tail feather, the range is not as far as the bow shooting, and the effective range is only about seventy steps.

Moreover, the loading speed is slower than the bow. Even the most outstanding crossbowman in the Xiaoguo Army cannot keep the crossbow firing speed consistent with the bow.

But compared to the power and damage of the crossbow, the above shortcomings are nothing.

Although it has a short range, the damage it causes within seventy steps is not comparable to that of a bow and arrow. Especially when facing an armored cavalry, the advantages of this weapon are simply irreplaceable.

If their opponent is the Hu Qi in the Grassland, it will be difficult for the crossbow to suppress firepower.

Those rangers who are not even light cavalry may suppress crossbow soldiers, with fast horses and arrows.

Even if you fire crossbow arrows in the rain of arrows, that's the case for the Hu people.

Its real use is in this situation. When the armored cavalry rushes forward, the crossbow can be used to make great use.

For cavalrymen with equipment such as Xuanjia Cavalry, conventional insurgent bows are not very threatening, even the good bows equipped by the Xiaoguo Army.

The Xuan Armored Cavalry, both men and horses have protective gear as if they are covered with iron. Moreover, these armors are not just scratched and even scratched, they are carefully crafted by skilled craftsmen. Each armor leaf is worn on the knight after repeated tempering.

Even if your arrow hits, it is difficult to penetrate the armor and cause damage.

What really threatens them is a force crossbow.

Even the so-called heirloom armor of the general cannot resist the crossbow arrows at close range.

What's more, the target of these crossbow arrows is not the human, but the cavalry's mounts.

All the crossbows had already completed their first loading before the war started and were only ready to be launched.

The insurance performance of the bronze crossbow machine is not trustworthy, even if it is a good product.

Therefore, the rule of crossbowmen is to "put a crossbow on the sky and shoot the ground", which means that the crossbow that has been loaded must not be flat to avoid accidental injury, either facing the sky or the ground.

The rules of the Xiaoguo Army are simpler. All the crossbows are loaded and they will hit the ground after they are loaded. They will shoot horses and not shoot people in the face of battle! These are all summarized experiences. Compared with those first-class generals who can move back and forth on horseback or dance weapons to the point where they can't splash water, no matter how clever the horse's reaction ability is limited.

Not to mention this wall-type charge formation, where can I hide in rows of feet squeezed together?

Accompanied by the sound of whizzing through the air, the crossbow arrow broke through the air.

After the crossbowman fired, he did not look at his shooting results, but immediately put down the crossbow machine, stepped on the crossbow arm with his feet, pulled the crossbow strings with his hands and exerted force, and tried his best to string the crossbow bow.

Some workers in the Xiaoguo Army have made it clear that the crossbowmen are only responsible for firing crossbow arrows, regardless of close combat.

They are not equipped with short spears and other hand-blade weapons, just to protect themselves with a straight knife.

Moreover, since the training, the crossbowman has already understood that the incident after the crossbow arrow is shot has nothing to do with him.

Never look at the results, and don't consider whether you shot someone a big shot to death.

What they have to do is to hurry up and complete the loading, and fire as many crossbow arrows as possible before the enemy approaches.

If it is a normal battle, then the robe that raises the shield should be used to protect the crossbowman with a shield wall.

But now I can't form a formation, I can only leave it to fate.

Fortunately, the Xuanjia Cavalry has always been famous for its formation and charge, and as long as they are not allowed to get close to them, there should be no threat.

Besides, they are all old corpses, so there is always this confidence.

If you can become a full-time crossbowman in the Xiaoguo Army, your ability is naturally not bad.

Although due to the limited number of crossbow bows, it is impossible to shoot the effect of covering the arrow rain, it is enough to deal with cavalry of this width.

You can guess without looking at it. As the crossbow arrow shoots out of the black armor, the cavalry will inevitably turn over.

At least more than half of the first row of cavalry must fall to the ground. Although the man will not die, the horses will be shot down and the armored cavalry will find it difficult to exert their power, so the others can naturally take over their own robes.

God does not follow others' wishes! These crossbowmen are busy loading crossbow bows, so they naturally cannot see the movements of the Xuan Armor Rider, but the robes beside them can clearly see.

The expected scene of the man turning over or screaming repeatedly did not happen. Just as his crossbowman was firing, he saw the commander who had the black armor and glaring at the face of the King Kong, suddenly swaying on the horse. The spear in his hand swung like a dragon, and the spear tip trembled like a spiritual snake spitting out a letter. The spear blossoms bloomed, and then the metal and iron clashed! This man actually took the crossbow arrow shot at him with his spear!
Chapter completed!