Chapter 539: The fall of the alliance

Chapter 539: The fall of the alliance

Speaking of which, the Northern Allied Forces, divided into six routes and headed southwards, could be described as overwhelming at first. In less than ten days, they hit the vicinity of Xuzhou, and Cao Cao's troops, the fastest moving, hit directly outside Lujiang City.

He didn't go with the others to rob Xuzhou, because now Li Yunfei's real base is in Lujiang. It is said that there are some secret research institutes here, and many incredible weapons come from here, so he plans to take this Lujiang in one fell swoop, if he can get it Institute, all losses are worth it.

It's just that the ideal is very plump and the reality is very skinny. It is precisely because of his actions that Xu Shu's long-prepared plan was launched a few days earlier, not because he was afraid that Cao Jun could really take Lujiang City. Instead, he was afraid that after Cao Cao's defeat in Lujiang, he would cross the river south and join forces with Liu and Zhang's allied forces in Jingzhou, and that would be Zhuge Liang's credit. Although it is said that he and Zhuge Liang are good friends, since it is his own business, of course he has to deal with it himself, otherwise he will not be laughed at when he sees Zhuge Liang in the future.

However, Xu Shu was a little surprised that the first attack on Cao Jun was not pre-arranged. Lao Qi led the Wild Wolf Legion, but the Phoenix Legion of Miss. According to Xu Shu's arrangement, the Phoenix Legion attacked last. It was because he was afraid that something might go wrong with the lord's jewel.

But Miss Lu hated Cao Cao deeply, and had a revenge for killing her mother. At the beginning, her mother Yan died at the hands of Cao Jun, and now she finally has the opportunity to catch the main lord and take revenge, of course, she is a little impulsive.

He didn't even choose to make a sneak attack, and it was not easy to make a sneak attack in this plain area, so he directly led tens of thousands of crossbow cavalry, and set up a formation in the field to attack Cao Cao's army of more than 100,000.

Of course, the reason why she did this was not entirely impulsive, but she had a certain degree of certainty, because the equipment was so good that she could completely ignore the quantitative gap between the enemy and us.

Hearing the spy's report, a few miles ahead, an army of tens of thousands of little ladies blocked the way. Cao Jun was immediately excited, and they all said that they were going to capture those little ladies and present them to the lord.

The spies carefully observed the surroundings and determined that only the 10,000-odd Women's Army was there, and that Cao's army finally moved after no ambush was found in other places.

More than 30,000 cavalrymen were dispatched directly. In their perception, 30,000 cavalry soldiers dealt with 10,000 enemies, and the opponent was a group of women's soldiers, so it was definitely a sure win.

But what they didn't know was that the 10,000 Women's Army was the real elite, and it could be said that they were armed to the teeth. When the distance was close enough, Cao Jun also launched a charge, and the Phoenix Army also launched an attack, but it was not a charge, but a field bed crossbow. The two waves of attacks were followed by several waves of strong crossbows.

This was just an appetizer, which reduced Cao Jun's cavalry by nearly 10%, but when the cavalry entered the range of more than 300 meters, the tragedy began.

Wave after wave of crossbow arrows, like a continuous rainstorm, the impact speed of the cavalry is only 40 kilometers at most, and it takes at least 30 seconds to run a distance of more than 300 meters. Crossbow, the rate of fire is less than a second.

And also made a quiver box similar to the magazine, each crossbow cavalry horse will carry six quiver boxes, one quiver box 20 arrows. Under this kind of large-scale combat, there is no need for too much aiming at all. As long as you aim at the angle and then continuously pull the joystick to shoot, the density of arrows that strike is extremely terrifying, comparable to a modern machine gun. .

Hundreds of thousands of arrows, under the continuous blow, half of the 30,000 cavalry had been killed when they approached 200 meters, but it was not the continuous arrows that really broke the confidence of this group of cavalry. arrows, but followed by burst arrows. A row of hundreds of bursting arrows suddenly exploded in the charge formation. After the ground shook for a while, Cao Jun was completely blinded, and his confidence was completely destroyed.

Although only a thousand people were killed by a wave of bursting arrows, they completely collapsed when the second wave of bursting arrows struck again, and the tens of thousands of cavalry soldiers who had finally approached disappeared in an instant.

Lu Lingqi also took out the steel sword and rushed out first. The girls from the Phoenix Corps also took out the steel sword and launched a charge. Although some of the defeated cavalry wanted to turn their horses to resist, they were greeted by a burst of arrows. Rain, throwing another wave of corpses, can only choose to continue to escape.

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The explosion of hundreds of explosive arrows just now, the seventh in Lujiang City, a few miles away, also heard the movement, and immediately knew that the eldest young lady's Phoenix Army had launched the attack first, so he was hungry and rushed out with the cavalry in a hurry. The infantry also rushed out after him.

No one thought that the eldest lady, who has always been very obedient and obedient, would suddenly go into a rage and launch an attack first, so that the 100,000-strong army led by the old seventh would change from a main attack to an assist. Although it was a bit depressing, but the eldest lady robbed It doesn't matter if he is credited, he is worried that if something happens to my sister, it will be a big trouble. Therefore, the speed of rushing out is also extraordinary, and the rushing is even more fierce.

Seeing the cavalry's defeat, Cao Jun's camp quickly erected a shield formation, trying to block the onslaught of the cavalry that followed, but it was not long before the shield formation was erected, and the terrifying explosion started. All were shaking, the formation collapsed in an instant, and orders could not be conveyed. Under waves of arrows like rain, Cao Jun suffered an unprecedented defeat. Soldiers dropped their heavy shields and fled...

It is because the weapons of the two sides are so different that there is no way to fight back. They can only be beaten passively. No one can stand it.

When Lao Qi's cavalry arrived, Lu Lingqi had already defeated Cao's main camp. He sent the infantry to help capture the prisoners, recover the arrows, and clean up the mess, but he himself continued to pursue with the cavalry, and continued to execute Xu Shu's advance. Arranged plans.

The defeated Cao Jun became a frightened bird, and there were chasing troops constantly appearing all around, some were really crowded, some were just bluffing, but Cao Jun had been frightened, and the only option when he saw the chasing troops was to run, constantly. 's escape.

Driven by the beneficial pursuit of the soldiers, let their escape route go into the ultimate pocket. Even if Guo Jia is extremely intelligent, under this general situation of defeat, there is no way to turn the tide. There is a problem, but you can't stay, because staying is the end of death, there is still a chance to escape, so you can only run.

The team that left behind never came back. They were either caught and turned into prisoners, or they were shot into hedgehogs by random arrows. Even the extremely brave Xu Chu was shot down by a series of horses as soon as he rushed out. , brave but useless... There is no effective means of counterattack at all, because the range of the opponent's bow and crossbow is more than double that of his own.

Several other teams were also attacked, ambushed and chased, but the losses were not as serious as Cao's army, but all the coalition forces gathered together again in the siege and interception.

It stands to reason that it would be better to annihilate them separately, but Li Yunfei's army prefers to be annihilated together. On the one hand, the weapons are more suitable for large-scale team battles, and the other is to let this group of coalition forces that look alike have internal turmoil, and then clean up. Endgame...

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When the six coalition forces went south, there were more than 600,000 people, but now there are only less than 300,000 people left. They huddled in the almost abandoned Shouchun City. They were completely surrounded by the army. It was a rain of arrows, and there was an increasing tendency to surround the army.

The new army in Xuzhou is fighting more and more. At the beginning, it was 250,000, and then it expanded by 500,000. Then it continued to expand. After just one month, the total force has soared to one million. crowd.

The food and grass in Shouchun City could barely support the coalition forces for more than ten days, but Xu Shu did not rush to attack, but began to arrange defense lines around to prevent the turtle in the urn from escaping.

It is enough to trap them. There is no need to attack and cause unnecessary casualties. The coalition also wants to break through, but the cavalry charges that have been organized several times are all shot back by crossbow arrows. Open the shield array and then greeted by arrow rain.

Statistics on casualties on both sides, calculated step by step, the ratio has reached more than 100 times. The war has gone on until now, and the coalition forces have lost 300,000 people, while the Xuzhou army has lost less than 3,000 people. This battle is not at all. In a fair contest, it is only a matter of time before that group of coalition forces are annihilated...

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In addition, I have to say that Zhuge Liang is indeed a talented person Especially his eloquence is unparalleled in the world, because Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu's army was in the middle of the gap, and he even persuaded Zhang Jin, the Jiaozhou Muhammad, to surrender.

It was said that Zhang Jin had originally heard that the Northern Alliance was attacking south and Xuzhou was in chaos. He also wanted to take advantage of the opportunity. The initial targets were Wuling and Changsha. If it went well, he would continue to go north.

Only his tens of thousands of troops arrived at Wuling, and was ambushed by a few squads sent by Zhuge Liangmai, or ambushed several times in a row, and then bluffed a few times, and then persuaded him again. The Battle of Xuzhou was basically over. The hundreds of thousands of alliance troops had been surrounded by millions of troops in a deserted city. When he died, he was really scared. After Zhuge Liang persuaded him, he directly came over and offered the whole thing by the way. Jiaozhou...

After Zhuge Liang had no worries, he brought his military talents into full play. There were also a variety of equipment that emerged in an endless stream, and they were used just right. The allied forces of Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang were beaten and retreated. The army was pushed to the vicinity of Wuzhangyuan and approached Hanzhong. It was only at this time that the pace of the attack was suspended, and it was better to ask the lord to make a decision. Now Zhuge Liang is not too arrogant, and he does not think that he is smarter than Li Yunfei.