gnovel Chapter 66: Let me show you what a "real man in one hour" really is.
Chapter 66: Let me show you what a "real man in one hour" really is.
Lu Yong had already dismounted; he didn't want to become a target for the enemy archers.
Standing atop the breakthrough point, one can survey the entire battlefield.
On the distant horizon, a dark mass of people began to appear rapidly.
On Jiao's side, there was almost no trace of a queue.
The Yue soldiers were used to fighting independently.
The formation was loose while marching, and the distance between the front and rear ranks depended entirely on the frequency of their running.
Zulang's men were slightly more organized, but only slightly.
After reading it, Lu Yong felt even more confident.
The opposing army appears to be numerous and powerful, but in reality, it lacks unified command and coordination.
There is no coordination between departments; the main approach is to act arbitrarily.
Zulang's army drew ever closer.
There was no probing, no feint.
Jiao led more than 8,000 men and launched an attack directly on Lu Yong's troops.
The Yue people, who had hardly ever seen a regular army, believed that war was all about who was more ruthless and who charged the furthest.
Jiao, already mounted on his horse, brandished his sword and shouted, "Brothers, kill! Take the enemy general's head, and the reward will be a thousand pieces of gold!"
More than 8,000 people charged forward with a roar.
Lu Yong secretly used the [Black Tortoise Formation Diagram (Unique)].
He then raised his hand and shouted, "Release the arrows!"
The archer on the hilltop released the bowstring that had been ready to be drawn.
A thousand arrows rose into the air simultaneously, tracing an arc before landing among the charging crowd.
The Yue soldiers had no shields or armor, so arrows pierced their bodies directly.
The first volley of arrows felled more than two hundred people.
But the Yue people are fierce and fearless by nature.
The people in front fell, and the people behind stepped over the corpses to keep rushing forward.
Lu Yong unleashed a second volley of arrows from his ranks, and another two or three hundred Yue people fell.
Jiao kept urging the horse to speed up.
He believed that as long as his soldiers charged to the front lines, Liu Bei's soldiers would be utterly crushed!
The enemy forces are getting closer and closer.
When they were thirty paces away, Jiao's archers began to retaliate.
The arrow shot towards the top of the slope.
But when the arrows struck Lu Yong's army formation...
Lu Yong's soldiers, however, felt exceptionally strong today.
Those sharp arrows, when they struck the soldiers' armor, only managed to penetrate half an inch before stopping.
"Wow! I'm so hard!"
"They can't shoot! They can't shoot at all!!"
"Hahaha! Come on! I'll take on ten of them!!!"
"..."
Jiao's archers returned fire several rounds.
However, Lu Yong's lines on the slope remained completely still, with not a single person lying on the ground.
Jiao reined in his horse, staring at the iron-gray shield wall on the slope, his expression changed.
"The soldiers of Lu Yong are certainly well-equipped, but surely their defenses aren't this ridiculously strong?!"
But Jiao refused to believe it. He pointed his knife forward and roared, "Keep charging!"
Just then, Lu Yong waved his hand again, and the messenger immediately sounded the bugle call to hold the line.
"Woo-woo-woo!!!" The horn sounded.
The soldiers, who had just been shouting wildly, fell silent instantly.
The shield bearer slammed his massive shield, as tall as a man, into the ground, forming an iron wall.
The pikemen placed the shafts of their pikes across the gaps in the shields, creating a terrifying forest of spears that sent chills down the spines of the enemy.
"ah!!"
Those who were running in the lead could no longer stop.
Even if he wanted to stand firm, the people behind him would push them forward.
And so, the Yue people at the very front watched helplessly as they were being pushed forward by Liu Jun's spears!
"Boom!" Jiao Yi's men crashed into the spear, and then into the shield wall!
Flesh and blood were skewered on long spears like candied hawthorns.
Then it crashed into the iron and wood shield, making a dull thud.
The shield wall remained completely still.
The spear retracted from the gap, then continued to thrust out rhythmically, reaping lives with precision and efficiency.
The mountain soldiers tried to cut open the shield with their swords, but when they did, they could only leave a white mark.
Jiao had already dispatched another two thousand men to encircle the enemy from the left flank.
But Lu Yong's formation was like a turtle that had retreated into its shell, with shields on all sides and spearheads on all eight directions.
This is like a dog trying to bite a hedgehog – it's impossible.
The Yue soldiers surrounded Lu Yong's formation and hacked and slashed for almost half an hour.
Aside from leaving countless knife marks on the shields and managing to cut down a few shield soldiers, there were no further achievements.
That group's defense was ridiculously strong.
Some soldiers even discovered that the enemy's arrows couldn't penetrate their armor at all.
They simply ignored it and didn't even bother to raise their shields.
As a result, these guys took turns getting kicked in the butt by Lu Yong.
Zulang stood on the earthen slope behind him, watching the stalemate in the battle ahead, his brows furrowing deeply.
But a hint of envy flickered in his eyes, "Is this the Han Chinese military formation? It's ridiculously strong!"
Jiao had already charged to within fifty paces of the enemy lines, brandishing his sword and shouting, "Smash the shields! Stab them through the gaps!"
The Yue soldiers crowded in front of the shield wall.
Someone went berserk and rammed their body against the shield.
Although Lu Yong's soldiers' defenses were greatly enhanced, their ability to withstand impacts remained unchanged.
Under the onslaught of a large group, gaps inevitably appeared in the shield formation.
Taking advantage of this gap, someone stuck a gun in and stabbed randomly.
But no matter how much I poked and prodded, it seemed like I just couldn't get it to budge.
Instead, the other side thrust the gun through the gap, making a gaping hole with each thrust...
A minor leader of the Yue tribes actually climbed to the top of the shield wall and tried to climb over it.
Before he could even rejoice, he was pierced by three spears at the same time, and then fell backward to the ground.
Lu Yong stood in the center of the formation, watching the increasing number of Yue soldiers gathering around him, yet his expression remained calm.
The blessing of the Xuanwu Formation will last for another quarter of an hour.
These Yue soldiers in the mountains had no heavy weapons.
It's impossible to break through the shield wall by simply slashing with a knife or thrusting with a spear.
Seeing this, Zulang sent his entire team forward, replacing all of Jiao Yi's wounded men.
But the result did not improve much.
Lu Yong's soldiers' shield wall remained completely unmoved.
After Jiao stepped down, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Zu Lang, he said, "General, Lu Yong's army formation is a bit strange; we can't break through it at all!"
Zulang said with a gloomy face, "No matter how strange it is, they're still human! Humans get tired! I don't believe it. We'll take turns attacking him all day, and he'll still be so resilient!"
After saying that, Zulang waved his hand again and sent all the remaining soldiers up!
More than half of an hour has passed.
Casualties began to appear in the ranks as well.
Just as Zulang and Jiaoyi's soldiers were celebrating the success of their efforts,
Behind them,
Suddenly, a series of muffled hoofbeats rang out!
"kill!!!"
Lei Hu, carrying an axe, followed beside Zhang Fei, his face full of scars and his expression ferocious.
"Zhang Yide of Yan is here! Who dares to stand in my way?!"
Zhang Fei's cavalry, like a sharp dagger, pierced the lower back of the Yue people!
The cavalrymen weaved and charged through the loose ranks of the Yue soldiers, as if they were in an empty field.
Zhang Fei swept his spear left and right, and those who stood in his way were utterly defeated.
Lei Hu's axe was also unstoppable.
The Yue soldiers were stunned by the sudden attack.
The people in the back line turned to run, but were blocked by their teammates, and suddenly they were squeezed together.
Upon seeing this, Zulang immediately dispatched his personal guards to try and stop them.
But in front of Zhang Fei, they didn't even have the effect of being a "speed bump".
Zhang Fei pierced through one of the leading men with his spear, and the rest immediately threw down their weapons and fled in all directions.
Zulang reined in his horse and retreated, shouting repeatedly, "Stop them! Stop them!"
Jiao Yi also wanted to stop Zhang Fei, but he knew he couldn't do it.
Lei Hu had already rushed to within fifty paces of him, blood dripping from his axe, his eyes fixed on Jiao.
Jiao was shivering all over and didn't care about Zu Lang anymore. He turned his horse and rode away.
Lei Hu was recognized as the fiercest warrior among their group, and they were no match for him.
not to mention,
Behind Lei Hu was Zhang Fei, who was several times more ruthless!