Chapter 5: Vehicle Configuration
Qingji's eyes, full of determination, were fixed on a place called Hulukou!
Hulukou, as the name suggests, is a place shaped like a gourd.
The area is overgrown with weeds and there are cliffs everywhere as far as the eye can see, which makes it easy to hide and is conducive to ambushes.
Qingji grew up in Wu, so he is naturally very familiar with the environment here!
For a general, it is not enough to be proficient in the art of war and understand military affairs. One must also be able to integrate the knowledge of the art of war and apply it flexibly, which is the key to victory.
Therefore, whenever arriving at a place, ancient generals would usually survey the terrain themselves first, so that they could identify the right opportunity to fight and make the most critical judgment!
At present, Qingji's opponents are Helu and Wu Zixu, both of whom are famous generals in history. Qingji naturally does not dare to take it lightly.
"Heifu!"
"I will be here!"
"You will immediately lead two thousand soldiers and three hundred chariots to the north of Hulukou. If the enemy army rushes over and you hear the sound of fighting, you will immediately rush over to hunt together!"
"promise!"
After receiving the order, General Hefu immediately turned around and left.
Qingji also gave orders to the generals present and arranged their tasks properly.
The importance of this battle to Qingji is self-evident.
He can't be careless at all!
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The next day, in the wilderness less than thirty miles away from Wudu City, two powerful armies were confronting each other.
On one side were the soldiers of .
On the other side were the soldiers of the Qingji Army wearing oval helmets and red uniforms.
The clothes and flags of both sides were crimson, the only difference was the shape of their helmets!
Of course, in order to distinguish between friend and foe, the soldiers of the Qingji Army also tied black hemp belts around their necks.
“Boom boom boom!”
The dull and slightly depressing sound of cowhide war drums rang out across the wilderness.
What followed was a shout that shook the sky!
"Roar! Roar! Roar!..."
The soldiers of Qingji's army formed several huge square formations. Under the flags covering the sky, the soldiers in armor and armed with sharp weapons roared loudly.
Standing in the front were warriors holding a shield in one hand and a sword in the other. Every three steps they took , they would strike the round shield with the bronze sword in their hands, and then shout "Roar".
Following closely behind were chariots arranged in an orderly manner. On each chariot was a flag representing the Qingji Army, and there stood the driver, charioteers on the left and right.
The driver drives the horse, holding an arrow in his left hand and a spear or halberd in his right hand, and so on!
On both sides of the chariot, there were many soldiers in helmets and armor providing guard.
In this era, the importance of chariots is self-evident.
Therefore, each chariot was extremely well equipped. In ancient times, there were ten armored soldiers on board. However, as wars became more frequent, the size of chariots also continued to expand.
In this era, in addition to the three armored soldiers on the chariot, there are seven armored soldiers and twenty infantrymen!
The armored soldiers came from the Chinese people, while the infantry soldiers came from the common people. There was a difference in their status, and the status of the common people was lower than that of the Chinese people.
The armored soldiers charge into battle, the main combat forces on the auxiliary vehicles, and the infantry do some miscellaneous work, logistics, etc.
During the Warring States Period, the staffing of a chariot changed again. The three armored soldiers on the chariot were still the main force, and there were 72 infantrymen under the chariot!
Because the distinctions between the common people and the common people had been confused at that time, they were all called infantry.
At this time, the Qingji army and the Helu army were confronting each other in the wilderness, with drums beating loudly and the atmosphere was full of murderous intent.
The frontline of the Helu Army's phalanx was composed entirely of shield bearers, unlike the warriors of the Qingji Army!
Walking in the front were shield bearers holding huge rectangular shields.
This undoubtedly made Helu's army inferior to Qingji's army in terms of momentum!
“Boom!”
At this moment, a chariot rushed out from the formation of Qingji's army, with the sound of horse hooves in chaos and raising billowing dust.
When the chariot was out of the range of Helu's army's arrows, it stopped immediately.
A soldier on the chariot shouted loudly: "Ji Guang! My master invites you to stay in front of the battlefield for a while, do you dare to accept it?"
The soldier shouted three times in a row, but Helu had a gloomy face and did not respond.
As Helü waved his arm, an arrow flew in front of the horse in the chariot and stuck in the horse's hoof.
“Oh—”
The charioteer hurriedly pulled the reins and stopped the frightened horse.
Obviously, Helu had no intention of meeting with Qingji on the battlefield!
The military vehicles that came out to shout then rushed towards their own formation.
Helu killed the emperor and usurped the throne, but he knew he was in the wrong, so he did not go out to ask Qingji for punishment.
In order to prevent the Qingji army from shouting and cursing and confusing the army, Helu immediately drew his sword, stood on the chariot and pointed at the Qingji army formation opposite, and shouted: "Soldiers, raise troops for a thousand days and use them for a moment!"
"It's time for you to make achievements!"
"Shield formation, attack——"
Following Helu's order, thousands of shield bearers shouted loudly and advanced forward with their large shields raised like mountains.
Qingji also waved his sword and pointed it in the direction of the Helu army on the opposite side, shouting loudly: "Beat the drum! March!"
The formation of Qingji's army remained unchanged.
The warriors are in the vanguard, followed by shieldmen and archers in the middle, and the flanks and center are the few chariot soldiers!
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The two armies faced off, and the sound of killing shook the sky.
No matter whether it was the Helu Army or the Qingji Army, they all followed the call of the war drums and marched forward step by step!
Looking from top to bottom, you can see two crimson waves surging across the wilderness, with a roar that shakes the earth.
"Shoot!"
After the soldiers of Qingji's army came into shooting range, the archers of Helu's army on the opposite side immediately drew their bows and arrows in unison.
Following the flag officer's order, thousands of archers immediately released their fingers that were twisting the bowstrings, and arrows were fired at once!
“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!”
Powerful arrows were thrown out like a swarm of locusts, densely covering most of the dome.
This moment can make people with trypophobia tremble!
“Puff!”
"Uhhhh!"
A large number of arrows fell, immediately killing dozens of warriors of Qingji's army.
Many warriors either raised their round shields or swung their swords to chop away the powerful arrows, but most of them could not completely block them. Many warriors were pierced by arrows and were shot like hedgehogs, dying!
The bright red blood flowed on the overgrown land.
The warriors of Qingji's army were shot by arrows and fell one after another, and the whole place was filled with wailing.
However, the remaining warriors did not stop in fear.
Amid the dense sound of war drums and the rain of murderous arrows, they shouted loudly and charged forward at an even faster speed, stepping on the corpses of their comrades!
"Crossbowmen, release your arrows!"
Qingji stood on the chariot, waved his sword and pointed it at the Helu formation opposite, and ordered the archers following behind the warrior formation to shoot arrows in unison to cover the warriors' offensive .
