Chapter 1229 The Second Wave of Reinforcements Arrives
Faced with a mission that is almost certain to end in death, the sharp soldiers had no hesitation at all. This is also the most terrifying thing about the Han Dynasty now. Even though they know that this order is a life-threatening one, they will still execute the military order without hesitation.
The two elite legions, led by Cao Zhen and Cao Hong, launched a fierce attack, rushing towards Falgon and Balas from the directions of Dian Wei and Xu Chu at lightning speed.
"It's over!" Falgon's eyes turned black.
At this moment they only had two choices. One was to take away the Ruishi Corps and let the Yueqi and Tunqi in. The other was to continue sniping the Yueqi and Tunqi and wait for the Ruishi to rush over and hack them to death.
"Change!" Balas took a deep breath and shouted. The Han army is not afraid of death, so does the Kushan army have to be afraid of death?
Arrows fell like rain, and the warriors who were killing people in great numbers fell down in rows like harvested wheat.
However, their goal had been achieved. Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun did not let their sacrifice go to waste. They led the cavalry to break through the front line and rushed towards Falgon and Baras.
"I will cover your retreat!" Balas said to Falgon with an expressionless and almost cold look.
"What did you say?" Falgon was stunned, then looking at Balas's resolute expression, he suddenly understood.
"We have stronger will and higher success rate!" Baras said expressionlessly.
He planned to take a gamble. If he was lucky, he and his headquarters would be reborn in the reincarnation place in Peshawar. If he was unlucky, he would only die.
"Take care!" Falgon glanced at Balas, then led his men and ran to the back.
"Shoot the arrows with maximum power!" Baras roared and pulled the bow. The bow was like a full moon and the arrow was like a meteor, crossing the sky in an instant.
"Brahma is protecting us!"
Although Barlas did not believe in gods and Buddhas, he would believe in them to some extent at this time. After all, as top guards, they were qualified to be resurrected by his own hands. This was also the promise that Vessudeva I made to them.
The principle of their resurrection is probably similar to that of Gao Lan's super heavy step, but compared to the super heavy step's resurrection on the spot, they can only be resurrected at a designated place, and the success rate is not high, but there is hope after all.
Kabechi couldn't care about anything else at this time. Xiahou Dun had already rushed through his front line, and because of the breakthrough of the sharp soldiers, Dian Wei and others were also rushing towards Xiahou Dun's back.
If the infantry really followed the cavalry, their battle line would be truly cut off.
Things like military formation clouds are essentially connections between people. If they allow the Han army to form a closed loop within the Kushan army, the few legions that rush in front will be in danger.
"Get the chariot ready, charge in!"
Kabechi roared and played a trump card. Since they came to attack the camp and chose to attack at night, they must be trying to cover up something, and the ox cart was one of them.
"Shield ready!"
Dian Wei loudly commanded the soldiers to defend on the spot. The moment the enemy was broken, he had already seen the outline hidden in the darkness. He could vaguely see part of the chariots, which made Dian Wei realize that something was wrong. He immediately loudly ordered the soldiers to defend on the spot.
There was no room to dodge at this time. Even if the opponent's chariots could not increase their speed due to distance problems, their own weight was far greater than that of the cavalry, which was enough to directly disperse Dian Wei and his men.
"Load the crossbow!"
Seeing that the chariot had already started, Cao Ren no longer hesitated. Hundreds of crossbows fired at the same time, but there was no joy on Cao Ren's face. Instead, there was anger after being fooled.
"Activate the great secret technique and illuminate the battlefield!" Cao Ren roared. He actually ignored the problem of night. It turned out that the Kushans possessed something that could directly affect people's minds.
There are quite a few such abilities, but each one is difficult to guard against. Zhou Yu's mentally retarded aura and Xun You's hidden existence, even if these abilities are known, they will still be ignored in war.
And the cost of neglect is obviously fatal.
"Charge!" On the road solidified by the earth-gray clouds, a large number of chariots started madly driven by three oxen and two horses.
The Kushans never lacked cattle and horses, but in southern Kushan, cattle were sacred objects, so chariots were rarely seen. This was because chariots without cattle would lack impact power. Relying solely on the impact power of horses would be worse than using cavalry directly.
It is true that the cow is a sacred object in the south, but it is not the case in the north.
No matter what, the Northern Gui are still a nomadic people.
To spread the idea that cattle are sacred to nomadic people and ask them not to eat cattle is probably not a clear-headed idea.
If Vessudeva had dared to issue a ban on such an inhumane behavior, there would have been a coup the next day.
The religious beliefs of Southern Guizhou are traditions, but the folk customs of Northern Guizhou are not traditions?
Speaking of which, when the North and the South were in confrontation, there was one thing that the South accused the North of, and that was the issue of eating beef. However, it was obvious that the South's mouth was not as hard as the North's knife, and in the end it could only ignore the North's behavior.
As the chariots charged, the first wave of hundreds of crossbows fired a large number of arrows that were enough to severely damage cattle and horses.
But before the second wave of crossbows could fire, the peacock arrows that fell from the sky accurately destroyed the crossbows.
"Go to the rear and fetch General Xu Huang. The third reserve team is ready to move forward!"
Cao Ren took a fierce look at the horizon. The disgusting beyond-visual-range, high-powered army like the Peacock always made people feel disgusted no matter when.
Especially during the camp war, those who defended the camp would be sitting ducks in Peacock's eyes, and it would be easy for a gap to be opened somewhere, so sufficient reserves had to be left behind.
Now that all of Cao Ren's preparations had been exhausted, he could only mobilize the last legion to reinforce his defense, otherwise there would be a total collapse.
But the good news is that Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun have already killed Balas's disgusting archer army. As long as the two of them break through, the initiative on the battlefield will return to his hands again.
A large number of chariots slammed heavily into the infantry battalion, and even Dian Wei was staggered by the impact.
Once they were knocked to the ground, those who were luckier would be trampled by cows and horses after being knocked to the ground, while those who were less lucky would be trampled by the wheels after being hit by the above.
Relying on superhuman defense, the impact damage of a chariot without speed is not enough to be fatal. These guys in the infantry battalion used to be full-time shield guards, and even had the talent of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
After all, they are the fruit of the Han Dynasty's military system, and all the benefits will go to these soldiers. It can be said that their talents have been basically washed away, and their defense has been directly maxed out.
Even the soldiers in the worst-off infantry battalion did not die suddenly, but not dying suddenly does not mean that everything is fine.
The tanks swept through, completely destroying the battle line, and the five thousand veterans of the infantry battalion could only be separated into groups of three or two.
However, the enemy was not a clay puppet. Before these soldiers could even get up from the ground, spiral spearmen and spear and shield soldiers rushed over from all directions.
A large number of spears stabbed from all directions at the infantry battalion soldiers who were still dizzy from the impact, but it was completely ineffective. The infantry battalion soldiers who raised their shields could not be stabbed to death at all.
It would be impossible for anyone who was not the most elite spiral lancer to penetrate their defense. At this moment, the spiral lancers of the Royal Guards ignored Dian Wei and passed directly by him.
These guys in the infantry battalion are completely invincible. Instead of fighting with them, it is better to just go straight through and attack the camp.
Leaving behind a group of dual-talented spiral spearmen and spear shield soldiers to fight.
The Kushan officer Abhidharma, with a miserable look on his face, organized his men to suppress Dian Wei. He could not be killed by beating, and he had no special attacking ability. He could only rely on stabbing with a spear. It was almost a dream to want to kill Dian Wei.
But he couldn't just leave Dian Wei alone, so he had to take his men and risk their lives to hold Dian Wei back.
Anyway, those dual-talented spear and shield soldiers are definitely not going to be able to kill the Tiger Guards, so they can only rely on manpower to limit them as much as possible to prevent the enemy from rushing recklessly and crushing the front line.
It was basically the same as what Cao Ren thought. After Dian Wei was dispersed, the left wing was completely useless. Cabecchi led the guards and attacked Huanglong directly, rushing towards Cao Ren through the previous gap.
After all, the reserve team was only used to put out fires, and even with Cao Ren's talent, their defense line was gradually being breached.
Cao Ren ignored the danger that was just around the corner and looked into the distance. Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun had already rushed out and began to reorganize on the right side of the camp.
All they had to do was wait for Xu Huang to arrive, drive out Kabechi, and wait for Dian Wei to organize his soldiers, and the balance of the battle would tilt towards them. The situation should be very good, but Cao Ren felt like he seemed to have overlooked something.
"What if Xu Huang can't stop Kabeqi?"
Suddenly an idea came into Cao Ren's mind.
"How is it possible..." Cao Ren was suddenly frightened by his own thought, and then he started laughing.
That was Xu Huang. Even if the opponent had three talents, it would be enough to stop him. As for the threat from Peacock, Cao Ren naturally had ways to deal with it.
If it weren't for this method, Cao Ren would have run away long ago. Peacock's previous sporadic attacks were not worth Cao Ren's revealing his cards, so he could only endure it.
"Here I come! Follow me!"
"General Xu, defeat the Kushans on the left wing. Victory is waving to us!"
Xu Huang rushed out from the back of the camp, and Cao Ren immediately guided Xu Huang to confront Cabecchi head-on.
Then countless small black dots appeared in the sky. They were the burst shooting of the Peacock . The Peacock lost its combat effectiveness after three consecutive shots, but their mission was to support the main battlefield, and they also met this condition.
"Stupid!" Cao Ren looked at the rain of peacock arrows falling on Xu Chu's side with a sneer on his face.
He thought that the other side would choose Xu Huang's side, but he didn't expect that the other side would actually choose their strongest right wing. Not to mention that he had prepared secret techniques, even if he didn't, Xu Chu, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan all had ways to deal with the rain of arrows.
Although Peacock's rain of arrows is powerful, it is not invincible. His threat lies more in his ability to accurately attack every front line and deal a blow to the enemy's morale.
It can be said that Peacock is the worst among the rogue army, and he is the strongest only when he is tied with Rahul.
At least Rahul will never make the decision to directly empty Peacock's stamina bar. He will always keep a part of it to deal with possible variables.
"Eight-Gate Golden Lock Formation, start!"
Cao Ren sneered and activated the magic circle he had set up in the camp, although he only knew how to use the death circle and not the living circle.
But the death formation has its advantages. Although it is not the best, it is the most suitable when paired with his legion talents.
Suddenly, a strong wind blew over the entire camp. Although Peacock's arrows were extremely powerful, their trajectories would be easily changed if extra force was applied to the head and tail, so almost all of Peacock's attacks fell into the camp.
Only a small number of arrows hit the Han army, and some even fell into the Kushan camp.
"Hahaha, you've run out of tricks, right? Kill them!" Cao Ren laughed twice, then rushed towards the left wing with his troops. As long as he defeated Kabechi, victory would be within his grasp.
"We are here. The Han Dynasty will definitely be defeated today!" Barak's voice rang out from the horizon.
Cao Ren's face changed. The enemy's support came so quickly. Wasn't it said that the Kushan cavalry had already left with Temujin?
"Li Dian is here!" "Le Jin is here!"
Two loud roars also sounded on the horizon behind, and Cao Ren was instantly cheered up.
"Reinforcements have arrived. Our army will win today. Kill!"
However, Cao Ren's excitement did not last long, as Barak's voice rang out again.
"The balance of eternity!"
Something like a sky curtain appeared above the battlefield, and a scale appeared. The two parties being weighed were actually the Spiral Lancers and the Shield Guards.
"Defense balance!"
Barak's announcement made Cao Ren's scalp tingle. When he looked up, the shield guard's defense line began to fluctuate.
After the defense was balanced in half, the shield guard's ability to resist the line obviously declined significantly. The spiral spearmen who were originally unable to penetrate the defense were able to directly .
Reality was distorted on a large scale, and Cao Ren instantly realized the consequences of this.
Shield Guards cannot kill Lancers, but Lancers can pierce Shield Guards.
The confrontation between the strongest spear and the strongest shield began to become unbalanced, and the casualties of the dual-talented shield guards began to soar wildly.
The veterans of the infantry battalion led by Dian Wei were in a much better situation. Although their defenses had also been reduced, because their base number was large enough, they could still resist and fight even if their defenses were cut in half.
After all, they are not shield guards, they are soldiers of the infantry battalion. Defense is only one of their tasks, and many times they also need to use sabers to break through the front line.
"The effect of this talent! It can't last very long... No, it must last very long. Is it a secret technique specifically used to deal with shield guards?"
Cao Ren's mind was in a state of confusion. The originally advantageous situation took a sharp turn for the worse again. If they could not withstand the opponent's attack, their front line would collapse.
