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The thousand men that were wiped out by Zhao Yuan last time,

On the contrary, it was the later-established ones that...

Not only is their combat strength inferior, but...

Even their equipment is inferior.

These two thousand Hezha Meng'an before us,

A four-meter lance as the primary weapon.

An octagonal iron rod or a waist knife was used as a secondary weapon.

As for the Jurchen's elite cavalry and light cavalry...

Their bows were not special.

The number of arrows they carried was terrifying.

The elite cavalry carried one or two hundred arrows.

The light cavalry had a full load of three hundred arrows.

Arrowheads were primarily made of chisel heads.

There are also swallowtail, shovel, and rhombus shapes.

When riding and shooting,

It has some armor-piercing capability within forty meters.

Within 15 meters, its power exceeds that of the foot bow (the foot bow is actually stronger, but within 15 meters, it has not yet reached its maximum speed).

Jurchen arrows

Their quality far surpasses that of the Song army.

Whether it was the Southern Song or the Northern Song Dynasty

The Song army's arrows all had many problems.

For example, the arrowheads are too heavy, the shafts are too thick, the glue is not tight, and the fletching is easy to fall off, etc.

To put it bluntly, it's poorly made.

From craftsman to official.

It's just a series of deceptive layers of deception.

The Ming Dynasty captured a large number of arrows from the Song army.

Less than one-tenth of the products meet the quality standards.

Wanyan Loushi has not yet put the Hezha Meng'an into use.

He used elite cavalry and light cavalry in organized battle formations.

Fifty cavalrymen formed a group.

He dashed left and right in front of the Ming army's formation.

To prevent the Ming army from using long-range fire,

At the same time, he shot arrows at the formation while running.

Ming army on the front lines,

There were two vans blocking the way.

The front row was filled with large shields, each more than half a person's height.

He stood firmly on the ground to protect the soldiers behind him.

On the contrary, rattan shields and round shields were eliminated.

The wolf-tooth millers were replaced by spearmen.

The halberd wielders became crossbowmen.

The crossbowman fired the bolt.

The squad leader fired an arrow.

Each squad has three members who provide ranged damage.

They stood sideways behind the large shield, cocking it.

Then he turned around, exposing half of his body, and fired.

Leaving aside the archery team

There were approximately a thousand crossbowmen.

Zhang Guangdao equipped himself with all the old Song Dynasty crossbows he could find in Shanxi.

There are bound to be some quality issues.

It's been under repair all year.

The crossbow bolts also need repair.

Too thick and too heavy

It needs to be processed again.

The two sides continued firing at each other.

The battle lasted for nearly half an hour.

Both sides expended a great deal of arrows.

The damage caused is very limited.

"This method of fighting is useless."

Poluhuo said,

"The infantry must be allowed to advance."

"Remove the chains connecting the vans,"

"Then we will send heavy cavalry to charge into the enemy lines."

It's really useless; only close-range, level shots from cavalry can penetrate armor.

However, the Ming army's formation was shielded by giant shields.

In this situation, the Jin cavalry could only launch projectiles.

Armor-piercing ability is greatly reduced.

They couldn't penetrate the armor of the Ming infantry at all.

Similarly, the Jin cavalry operated in small squads.

Run and fire quickly in front of the lines.

The Ming army's crossbows could only be used by chance.

Even if they were to fire in unison on command,

The hit rate is also very low.

After playing for a long time,

It's like scratching an itch.

Seeing that he could not advance on either side of the mountain, Wanyan Loushi...

So Han Chang's infantry were called back.

These elite infantrymen, clad in medium-sized armor,

They only dared to advance towards the middle section of the Ming army's formation.

Because if we attack from both sides...

Ming archers on the mountain

The Ming army's bows and crossbows in the formation

We can fire at them in a crossfire.

Chapter 220 Formation! Defend Against the Enemy!

They bravely carried approximately 1,700 crossbows.

He jogged towards the line of cars.

The first round of shooting was easily withstood.

The second round of firing has already begun and the formation is unstable.

The arrowheads used by the Ming army also had specially made chisel heads.

It possesses armor-piercing capabilities.

This thing existed as early as the Northern Song Dynasty.

However, it was not deployed in large quantities.

The number of people increased dramatically during the Southern Song Dynasty in order to resist the Jin Dynasty.

When Han Chang's elite medium-armored infantry...

When they approached within about forty meters,

The second round of crossbow fire caused widespread armor-piercing damage.

These Liaodong men, though fierce and brave,

But they are also human beings.

Moving forward has become increasingly difficult and uncertain.

"Behead those who retreat!"

A cavalry unit enforcing military law charged in.

The knights shouted in unison.

Han Chang could only lead infantry.

We gritted our teeth and continued forward.

No one dared to retreat.

There's still a chance to survive if you keep pushing forward.

If anyone retreats in the face of battle, they will be beheaded.

"Shhhhhh!"

The third volley of arrows was fired.

This was within the optimal firing range.

A large number of Chinese infantrymen fell on the spot.

Han Chang's troops finally suffered a psychological breakdown.

They didn't care about military law anymore.

They all turned and ran away.

Going any further would mean certain death here.

But more than ten Jurchen cavalry units

But they avoided the routed soldiers.

Taking advantage of the brief lull in the Ming army's arrows,

They charged towards the center of the formation from both the left and right flanks.

In the blink of an eye, a large number of elite cavalry charged to the front of the formation.