"Raise the shield!"
When Zhou Jun's arrows had not passed the halfway point, the shouts of orders rang out in unison.
This command was shouted by hundreds of centurions and thousands of captains almost at the same time.
The entire Xia army formation came to a sudden stop like a sudden brake.
Amidst the roaring sound, the first row of shield guards on both wings squatted down, stood the three-foot round shield in front of them, and tilted it back slightly to cover their whole bodies.
The second row was in a lunge and half squat, covering their chests and above with their shields.
They also tilted slightly backwards, and the lower part of their chests were blocked by the shield guards in the first row.
The third row places the shield directly on the chest to protect the head and face, and also tilts it backwards.
Those in the back all held their shields above their heads.
The spearmen did the same with their two-and-a-half-foot shields hanging on their chests.
The Huben archers and militia crossbowmen at the end of the phalanx fired back with bows and arrows.
The Xia army's formation was quite dense between the front and rear rows.
With such a shield array, the probability of arrows thrown through the gap and injuring people was very small.
Dense arrows crisscrossed in the air, and the crackling sound of the powerful arrows hitting the shield was heard.
The sergeants on both sides suffered heavy losses from flying arrows.
However, Huben among the Xia army suffered very little losses, and most of the casualties occurred on the militia halberdiers who were not protected by shields.
Even though the casualties suffered by these halberdiers were still much smaller than those of the Zhou army.
Because they have a full set of armor protection, and most of the Dongyi archers in the Zhou army use less powerful bamboo bows, On the other hand, the Xia army's concentrated arrows caused great casualties to the Zhou army, which had thin armor.
Since the range of Xia Fang's crossbows was much greater than that of the Zhou army, many Dongyi archers in the back row of the Zhou army also fell to the ground after being struck by arrows.
Hundreds of shooters on the chariot were also shot dead.
This person was not injured by a stray arrow, but was killed by a precise curved shot by a compound bow archer standing far behind the formation.
Jiang Ziya saw that he would not get any advantage by shooting at him like this, so he ordered the drummer to speed up the military formation and move forward.
When the distance between the two sides was less than twenty meters, officials at all levels shouted orders.
The soldiers of the Xia army immediately resumed their formation.
The five-meter spears in the hands of the spearmen in the first few rows were lowered one row after another.
The first few rows were flat, but the spears in the last few rows were different from the ground.
Holding the angle in their hands, the spearmen in the last few rows still maintained their original posture of standing with their spears erect.
Zhou Jun was already within ten meters.
The distance from the spearman's spear edge was less than five meters.
At this time, the archers from both sides were running forward from behind the formation.
Jiang Ziya could only think of attacking the spear formation with bows and arrows.
Quick arrows whizzed between the two formations.
An arrow hit the thigh of a Xia army spearman without any armor.
He fell to the ground in pain and was released by a soldier who had just crossed the formation.
The Huben archer who finished his arrows was dragged behind.
His position was quickly filled by spearmen from behind.
The Zhou archer who shot him was also killed by the arrow.
In order to defeat Xia Jun's spear phalanx in one fell swoop, Jiang Ziya ordered the shooters to concentrate on the center formation.
This greatly reduced the losses of the Xia Fang militiamen at the extreme edges of the left and right wings.
Correspondingly, Hua Chuan ordered the militia crossbowmen to concentrate on the spear phalanx in the center to provide long-range cover for the spearmen in front.
The powerful arrows shot by the crossbow pierced the bodies of rows of Zhou army soldiers.
This close-range exchange of fire did not last long, and the two sides were already "hand-to-hand".
Obviously Xia Jun's five-meter spear forest had more advantages.
In a moment, Zhou Fang's center formation was stabbed into a mess and completely deformed.
A large number of corpses of Zhou soldiers fell down in the formation.
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Most of the soldiers of the Zhou army were unable to pass through the dense forest of spears, and the short spears in their hands were naturally unable to reach others.
Even if very few people were lucky enough to pass through the forest of guns, they could not cause effective damage to the Xia Army's spearmen equipped with sophisticated armor, and were quickly knocked down by the Xia Army's Huben shooters at close range.
The shooters on both sides of the central formation were still suppressing each other and shooting, but soon Zhou Fang could no longer support it.
In addition to the fact that the opponent's crossbows are more powerful and the armor is more sophisticated.
The most important reason is that the spear phalanx is constantly advancing.
A Zhou Dongyi archer was about to draw an arrow and draw his bow.
The Zhou army infantry on the left and right in front of him had been stabbed to death with spears.
The strong bloody smell made his hand pulling the arrow tremble slightly.
When the bow string was fully drawn, a spear blade came towards him, first cutting through several fingers of his left hand holding the bow, and then piercing deeply into his chest with a "pop" sound.
The spear blade was pulled out, blood splattered everywhere.
Zhou Fang Dongyi's archers suffered a lot of losses and were quickly completely suppressed by the opponent's archers.
Now, whether the Zhou army is a disciple, a soldier on foot or a soldier on a chariot, they not only have to face stabbings with spears, but also the strong arrows of the Xia army at close range.
A brave centurion of the Zhou army pushed away the barrels of two or three spears with the shield of his left hand, and pushed forward with all his strength.
Suddenly, a spear blade pierced his arm, and the hand holding the shield drooped feebly.
Come down.
He gritted his teeth and endured the pain and continued to press forward.
If he moved forward two meters further, the opponent's spear blade would not be able to pierce him.
Then an arrow shot through his thigh again, causing the man to kneel down in pain.
Then, the spear blade of a spearman in the opponent's fourth row pierced his head, and his eyeballs flew into the air as the spear blade was pulled out.
Just as the central spear phalanx was advancing, the Xia Army militia halberdiers on the farthest left and right wings were also fighting fiercely with the Zhou army, and were also advancing in large strides, but the progress was slightly slower than that of the central formation.
The equipment equipped by these armored militiamen with halberds cannot be compared to even the opponent's high-level chariot warriors.
A soldier on a chariot waved his long sword wildly, but soon his sword was held by the opponent with a halberd, and then three or four long halberds pierced his body.
Now almost all the soldiers on the chariots are killed by halberds, lances or arrows.
When the Xia army's spear phalanx passed through the gap between a row of "dead" chariots, the phalanx could only be temporarily divided into hundreds of small sections.
Jiang Ziya's eyes lit up.
He ordered thousands of elite soldiers as backup to pass through his own formation, avoid the gunfire in a crouching posture, and rush behind the chariot.
The spearmen must separate to cross this obstacle line composed of chariots.
At this time, the Zhou army soldiers hiding behind the chariots can face the Xia army's spearmen emerging from the side and start killing them.
Suddenly, a large number of Xia army soldiers rushed up from the gap between the spear phalanx.
Each group was composed of five or six crossbowmen and five or six shield guards.
After the crossbowman approached the chariot, he suddenly knelt on the ground and fired a wave of arrows into the gap under the chariot carriage.
Killing and injuring a large number of soldiers of the Zhou army who were hiding behind the vehicles.
Then the shield guards stepped on the bodies of the crossbowmen and flew over the chariot, quickly killing these Zhou army soldiers who had not had time to get up.
And guard it in front of the chariot to prevent the opponent from taking advantage of it again.
When the Xia army's central phalanx passed through the "chariot barrier" and "healed" again, the Zhou army's front could no longer hold on.
The huge casualties have brought these newly attached soldiers to the critical point of collapse.
Jiang Ziya had already seen the signs, and the concentrated gaze in his eyes dimmed, and he said to Ji Dan beside him: "Fourth Young Master, we are defeated.
You should run to Xiqi for your life."
After the Zhou army's central formation collapsed, the left and right wings collapsed immediately.
The defeated troops fled north like a tide.
Spearmen are subject to strict combat regulations and are not allowed to stray at any time, even if they are chasing an enemy who has fled.
Therefore, the spearmen did not participate in the pursuit of the defeated troops.
A large number of militia halberdiers, shield fighters, and tiger shield guards, as well as all the reconnaissance and scout cavalry participated in this great chase.
Only then did Hua say to the surrounding independent cavalry who had not participated in the battle from beginning to end: "Follow me and catch the two big heads
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