The Three Kingdoms began with island farming

Chapter 618 Stable as a mountain
Liu Bei coughed lightly, breaking the noise in the tent: "Everyone, in the battle at the Tapti River Pass, we must not only stop the enemy's attack, but also leave room for maneuver. General Yan is mature and prudent, this important task is none other than you."

Yan Yan puffed out his chest and clasped his fists in response.

Wei Yan and others looked unwilling.

The terrain at the Tapti River Pass is narrow, and only 10,000 to 20,000 troops can be deployed on the front line.

Yan Yan is at the front, and they will probably have nothing to do after this.

However, since the three kings had decided on this matter, there was nothing they could do.

The next morning, the war drums in the Kushan camp thundered, and the two armies formed their battle arrays to confront each other.

Kumar was wearing armor with gold borders, standing on a war elephant, holding high a golden sword that symbolized the authority of the royal court.

"The war elephants lead the way, and the infantry follows closely behind to crush the Han army's defense line!"

More than ten thousand elite soldiers followed the three thousand war elephants and rushed forward together.

Three thousand war elephants swung their long trunks, let out earth-shaking roars, and their heavy feet made the earth tremble.

Yan Yan led 20,000 infantrymen on the opposite side. Looking at this earth-shattering momentum, he could not help but nod slightly.

Sure enough, the elephant soldiers still have some strength.

Compared with the Sindhu soldiers they had encountered before, it was only here in Kushan that they truly felt the deterrent power of the elephant soldiers.

The deterrent power of thousands of war elephants charging towards us is simply incomparable to that of war horses.

Yan Yan took a deep breath, turned around abruptly, and waved the command flag in his hand fiercely.

"Prepare the crossbowmen and elephant soldiers! Prepare the crossbow carts! Get the catapults in place!"

There was a creaking sound of equipment turning in the Han army's formation, and dozens of crossbow carts slowly raised their dark crossbow arms.

The catapult's giant rope was also pulled to the limit by the winch, and the huge stone bullets swayed slightly in the basket, like a giant beast ready to strike.

The three thousand crossbow and elephant soldiers led by Zhang Ren were in the center of the army formation, with the crossbow strings already pulled tight.

When the war elephants came within 300 steps of the target, Yan Yan shouted, “Shoot!”

The bowstring of the crossbow made a teeth-grinding buzzing sound, and a giant arrow as thick as a bowl broke through the air and, like a flash of black lightning, fiercely pierced into the body of the war elephant in the front row.

Amid screams, several war elephants fell to the ground.

The catapults that followed closely also began to show their power. Stone bullets whizzed through the sky and exploded among the elephants, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.

The crossbow elephant soldiers also continued to fire crossbow arrows, but their power was ultimately not as strong as that of the bed crossbow, so they could only aim at the infantry around the elephant soldiers.

When Kumar saw this scene on the back of the war elephant, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he quickly returned to his fierce look.

He didn't expect that the Han army's weapons were so powerful.

The crossbow and elephant soldiers were fine, he didn't take their lethality seriously.

The power of the crossbow and catapult was beyond his imagination.

Fortunately, the elephant soldiers were not slow, and the number of crossbow carts and catapults was limited.

After all, this big guy is too bulky. Even if it has been modified as much as possible, it still cannot be as flexible as the crossbow elephant soldiers, and can only be equipped in small quantities.

Otherwise, if the number is too large, once it affects the army's formation change, the enemy will take the opportunity to attack us, which will be very dangerous.

Although a small number of elephant soldiers were hit, many others were affected and scattered.

However, these elephant soldiers were elite troops carefully trained by the Kushans after all. They did not collapse directly and continued to rush towards the Han army's camp.

When the distance between the two sides was shortened to a hundred steps.

Yan Yan clearly felt that something was not right with some of the soldiers.

Because apart from the veterans in the front row, most of this army are new recruits who have just joined the army.

Although they were well-trained and had fought in wars as logistics troops, they were still unable to withstand such a situation.

But fortunately, the instincts from long-term training are still there.

Moreover, with the help of Yan Yan's talent, the entire army still maintained strong organization and morale. "Fire the rockets!"

Following Yan Yan's order, the archers on the front and center immediately drew their bows and shot out special rockets.

The rocket cut through the sky with a scarlet flame tail, weaving a sea of ​​fire in the morning mist.

Amid the exclamations of the elephant soldiers and drivers, the rockets pierced into the thick flesh and saddles of the war elephants, and black smoke instantly rose from the leather soaked with tung oil.

A large number of war elephants shook their bodies like crazy, throwing the Kushan soldiers off their backs, and began to run wildly in panic.

However, Kumar remained calm.

The talent was activated instantly, and a chilling air suddenly arose, and the flames on the flaming arrows shot by the Han army became shaky.

In just a moment, the situation on the battlefield changed.

A large number of war elephants continued to rush forward.

Yan Yan looked at the approaching herd of elephants and his pupils shrank slightly.

Within a hundred steps, both the crossbow and the catapult will lose their accuracy.

Raise the banner and command: "Form a fish-scale formation! Spearmen line up in three rows to repel the enemy!"

The sound of armor clashing could be heard in the Han army's formation. The front row of shields closed together like a city wall, with their steel spikes facing outward.

The spearmen in the back row raised their 10-foot-long spears at an angle, and the tips of the spears shone coldly in the sunlight.

When the first war elephant crashed into the Han army's defense line, the entire valley shook.

The shield line of defense creaked under the heavy weight, and several Han soldiers were knocked back, spitting blood.

From afar, the scales of the fish scale formation broke and fell off, but the entire formation did not collapse. The soldiers in the rear continued to replenish them, forming new scales one after another.

Liu Bei and others were in the rear, watching this scene from afar, and couldn't help but sigh: "Yan Yan is indeed a rare and good general."

He does not have the same unique style as other generals, or his attack as fast as thunder, or his imposing manner, but the feeling Yan Yan gives people when he uses troops can be summed up in one word: stable!

Stable as a mountain!

No matter what situation you face, you can solve it calmly.

It may not be a particularly beautiful fight, but it won't disappoint anyone either.

Under such layers of resistance, even the imposing elephant soldiers were still slowly delayed in the army and unable to move.

Kumar frowned when he saw that his frontal attack was blocked.

"As expected of the legendary Han army, it is so formidable!"

Then the golden sword pointed to the left wing of the Han army: "Order the right wing to send 5,000 mountain soldiers to attack the left wing of the Han army from the west slope!"

Shouts immediately rang out from the Kushan army. The mountain soldiers in leather armor formed a battle formation and moved around the western slope with incredible agility.

The steep slope, which was quite difficult to climb, was as easy as walking on flat ground for these soldiers.

Yan Yan was prepared and waved the flag in his hand to the left.

Five thousand infantrymen followed suit, with the front row forming a shield wall to resist, while the back row armed with bows and crossbows launched an attack on the marching Kushan mountain soldiers.

Light leather armor is destined not to have strong protective power.

As dense arrows were shot down, screams suddenly resounded throughout the valley.

However, these Kushan soldiers seemed to be fearless and continued to advance.

The two armies fought again and fell into a stalemate.

Seeing this, Kumar was extremely helpless.

The opponent seemed to be a turtle, this defense was too comprehensive.

(End of this chapter)