When the first rock bomb of the Khitans was thrown out, the two brothers Li Shimin and Li Xuanba were sitting in a carriage and chatting.

They were all heavy infantrymen, and they were wearing armor and the terrifying Mo Wan for more than 100 kilograms. When they marched, it was impossible for them to rush on their own armor like light infantrymen.

Their armor had a special carriage convoy responsible for transporting the marching, and marched during wartime. In order to ensure sufficient physical strength to deal with it, Chen Kefu specially dispatched a military car to ride it in the army when there were sufficient horses and horses in the army.

In this way, they were the most relaxed and comfortable group of people when they marched. A group of people along the way, four or five people were in a carriage, just in time to brag and spank, and they could also give a glimpse of the light infantrymen who were struggling to travel from time to time.

However, when the ambush battle was held, the light infantry and cavalry quickly entered the defense preparations, they were stunned by the feeling. Li Shimin, who had just become extremely comfortable, shouted, "Get out of the car, get the armored Modao, and form the Modao formation!"

However, the order was simple and there was only one sentence. But if you really wanted to form a sword formation, it was not something that could be accomplished in a short time. They had to find the carriage loaded with their armor and weapons among the carriages, and then put on the heavy infantry armor weighing dozens of kilograms among the stone bullets and fireballs flying all over the sky. Usually, other soldiers helped them with armor for this job, but now, they had to face each other and help each other put on this armor.

Seeing a group of cavalry rushing out of the dense forest, they didn't even have the armor fully equipped, not to mention forming a formation.

Mao Yi, the commander of the First Division, led the people around him to join Chen Kefu's men as soon as he was attacked. At this time, he looked at the catapults that were constantly firing and the Khitan cavalry that charged forward and said loudly, "General, if this continues, many new recruits will definitely not be able to withstand it. At present, those catapults not only bring great casualties to our defensive formation, but also reduce the morale of the army a lot. It is not possible to be beaten passively, but I will lead a cavalry to destroy the catapults."

Looking at the Khitan cavalry getting closer, Chen Kefu gritted his teeth and said, "No, don't move now!"

Of course he knew the huge threat from those catapults to them. Now they formed a dense defensive array, which can be said to have become a fixed target for passive beatings. However, the entire morale of the army is already a little unstable, and a bad move may cause a chain reaction among the new recruits.

Chen Kefu was unwilling to take such a risk, "Wait first, we will defend against the first wave of Khitan cavalry attacks, and then destroy the catapults. Now you move, I am afraid that the new recruits will follow you, and the Khitan cavalry will attack again. This is a blow that they have been preparing for a long time. If one is not good, then ours may not be able to stabilize the position and cause chaos. So, now we do not seek to make contributions, but only seek to stabilize the position. Stabilize the position and prevent this first wave of attacks, and then counterattack!"

"But such a loss will be very large. Every time those catapults thrown, they will take away the lives of our soldiers. These are the lives of many new recruits and veterans. If they are hit, they will die, and the casualties are too great."

"Ci doesn't control the troops. If you attack now, if the entire formation collapses, then it will not be one or two people who die. Mao Yi, a general, cannot just focus on one place and the overall situation. Sometimes, although we don't want to see those sacrifices, we have to bear it. You urge Li Shimin to get his heavy infantry brigade to complete the equipment as soon as possible. If you want to win this battle well, they will be indispensable."

"I understand!" Mao Yi responded unwillingly and walked towards Li Shimin in the formation behind him.

Although the shield formation and spear formation can also protect the impact of the Khitan cavalry well, these are not as direct and practical as the Modao formation of the heavy infantry brigade. When such a heavy infantry brigade was built, it was to use it to deal with the cavalry, how could they rest behind them at this time?

The galloping horses were very fast, and the sound of hooves seemed to come from the horizon. The Khitans were all wearing cavalry bows. They did not intend to use the cavalry to attack the Sui army directly with their impact, and then used their skillful cavalry and shooting skills to attack the Sui army outside the formation, constantly putting pressure on the Sui army and forcing the Sui army to be in chaos. Then they used their ability to hunt wolves on the grassland, constantly chasing and driving them, until the other party completely lost command and lost all the formations, and finally surrounded and annihilated the fearful and exhausted Sui army!

The soldiers of the Northeast Army of the Central Army formed eight defensive formations nearby, saying that they formed a dense circular formation like eight fortresses.

Three hundred steps, if the Sui army had a bed crossbow in hand, this distance would have entered the attack range of the Sui army. Unfortunately, those things did not think they would use them when they came to Fuyu City this time. Whether it was the Fuyuan crossbow or the bed crossbow, they were all left in Jinshan City.

Chen Kefu's defensive formation was the largest, with more than 3,000 people, not including the 6,000 heavy infantry brigade who was still in a hurry behind. The entire formation of nearly 10,000 people was at the center of the eight defense formations of the central army. At this time, a three-meter-high Dao Dou had already been established in the center of the circular formation. On a small platform above, four flag soldiers were standing. They stood on the top to watch the flags of the flag soldiers beside Chen Kefu, and then the four people each took one side to convey Chen Kefu's orders to other formations.

The high platform as high as more than three meters, all the flag soldiers in the nearby defensive formations could see their flag words, thus accurately conveying them to the commanders.

"Beat the drum and blow the horn!"

With a call, the military band next to Chen Kefu in the central army quickly began to beat the drums and horns. The twelve drummers and twelve horns began to beat and blow the orders of the battle. The tight sound of drums and horns gradually calmed down the soldiers' fears. They were excited by the killing sounds in the drums and horns.

"Raising the shield!"

As the enemy soldiers had just rushed to a distance of two hundred steps, Chen Kefu roared.

The messenger soldiers beside them hurriedly waved the blue and red flags to the messenger soldiers on the Diaotai. The four flag soldiers quickly understood Chen Kefu's orders, and each raised the red and blue flags and issued the order to raise the shield to the other seven defensive formations in the distance.

Although officers of other formations could definitely make orders to raise shields in the face of the impact of the Khitan cavalry, Chen Kefu hoped that such a unified action in the entire central army would deal with the Khitan cavalry without leaving any chance for the other party.

One hundred and eighty steps!

"Tree Spear Array"

One hundred and sixty steps!

Crossbowman prepares! One hundred and fifty steps to shoot freely!

The red and blue flags were constantly waving, and more than 20,000 soldiers of the central army of eight defensive formations received orders. Even the shield soldiers and spear soldiers in front temporarily put down the large shields of the spears and picked up the crossbow arrows.

One hundred and fifty steps, this is the best shooting distance for the Sui army's crossbow arrows!

"put!"

With the roars of various square formations, the entire shooting order was passed. The soldiers pulled the thrust, and the arrows in the crossbow arrows left the string, more than 10,000 crossbows, and all three consecutive crossbows. In just a moment, the first crossbow arrow formed an arrow curtain, venting the sky and out of the sky to the bald Khitan cavalry.

The four defensive formations attacked the two thousand cavalry of the Dahe clan, and the other four defensive positions close to the rear army, the crossbow arrows shot attacked the five thousand cavalry of the Yaonian clan. The crossbow arrows shot by the crossbow are not only faster, but also more accurate and have a greater power. The crossbow arrows shot by new and veterans are not as different as those shot with bows. This is the power of the technology of this era.

The cavalrymen who had been raising their spirit for more than a day were stunned by this formation. Like all the enemies who had never fought with the Sui army, they were still holding bows and calculating the best shooting distance, but the Sui army's arrows had already shot at them first. The arrows did not fall in mid-air, but actually hit the cavalry in front of them.

Like a knife, the sound of puffing sounds kept coming. One after another, Khitan cavalry fell off his horse with incredible eyes and was trampled into mud by the knights behind. Perhaps they would not believe it until they died, and that all the Sui army could shoot arrows so far.

"put"

There were another roar, and there was no need to load it. Three consecutive crossbow arrows can be shot in a row or a single shot. Just now, just one single shot was shot, and there were two crossbow arrows in the arrow box.

"Swish, swish, swish" Like the sound of a locust swarm passing through the border, another round of dense crossbow arrows was launched, and the tiny and dark crossbow arrows flew out again. They shot the large number of cavalry in front of them again.

Continuous shooting is also something that the Khitans never knew. Even the best archers in the Khitan tribe could not have such a fast continuous shooting technique. Although they knew that the crossbow beds guarding the city could shoot continuously, and even shot five or six crossbow arrows with one arrow, they were large crossbow arrows, and even the smallest crossbow guarding the city would have to operate it. All the cavalry in the front formation fell under the crossbow arrows, and the cavalry in the middle formation suddenly became the front formation.
Chapter completed!