People relative to elephants, as small as a chicken, when the chickens see a group of people rushing forward, must be fluttering wings flying around, although people are organized and disciplined intelligent creatures, can restrain their instincts, but the Ming army soldiers are still discolored.
Sima Jiu didn't say hello at all, and directly ordered the huge elephant army to rush straight over Don't look at the elephant usually slowly, in fact, the speed of running is still quite fast, equivalent to a sturdy man running with all his strength, every step down, there is mud bursting, the earth rumbles, if you have to describe the power of the elephant charge, it can only be said to be far better than the galloping of ten thousand horses Jin Yuehua, Xi Xiang and Ling Xiang all covered their mouths nervously, and their eyes widened to the maximum.
"Don't panic, see how I break his elephant soldiers" Yang Yan smiled back.
Sima Jiu came so slowly, it was the gathering of elephant soldiers, and the scouts had already reported the news, considering that the elephant's skin was rough and rough, and a bombardment would only provoke ferocity, and no one could control it, so Yang Yan asked the craftsmen of the army to rebuild the most primitive trebuchet, and hurriedly made thistle terrestris, which was specially prepared for elephants, with spikes nearly a foot long, strong and sharp.
Since the elephant is not an ungulate, its paws are just a thick layer of dead skin, and stepping on them with that weight of tons will surely pierce the paws of their feet and render them incapacitated.
The elephant array was getting closer and closer, and when the forward forward approached about three miles, a general waved his hand violently "Put" "Stretch" A bag of thistles was projected into the air, and the cloth was blown away by the high-altitude current, and the thistles fell to the ground like rain, quickly building a thorny area about fifty paces wide a hundred paces before the battle.
As the distance got closer and closer, one after another, the elephant operator discovered the anomaly on the ground, but the difficulty of the elephant in the strangulation and running was more than a hundred times greater than that of the galloping horse, only a few breaths later.
"Woohoo" There was a cry of sorrow, and an elephant fell to its knees in pain as soon as it stepped on it, and then rolled on the spot, and the four elephant soldiers on the elephant were crushed into pulp before they could escape.
This is just the beginning, there are more and more elephants stepping on the thistle, and all of a sudden, the flesh and blood are flying in front of the battle, the sorrow is continuous, and the elephants are rolling all over the ground, although some of the injuries are not serious, but the ferocity has been completely stimulated The elephant is a smart animal, and it can also realize the danger ahead, no one needs to strangle it, some of them have not stepped on the thistle terrestris and immediately turn around and run, Sima Jiu's department fell into bad luck, facing the elephant, what cavalry, chariots and infantry, all rushed over like a devastating one, and countless people were trampled to death.
But there were still more than a dozen elephants that went crazy, and the puncture wounds on the soles of their feet were not too serious, and they continued to run forward, so Yang Yan shouted: "Release" The cannon loaded with solid bullets was fired at the same time as the bed crossbow, because the elephant's skin was four to eight centimeters thick, and ordinary arrows could not penetrate, but the three-foot giant arrow was powerful and heavy, and the lethality was more than enough Before the battle, it was unbearable to see, the elephants were mountains of meat, densely packed, and the elephants had enough blood, not only dripping the ground into a small lake of blood, but also dyeing the elephants themselves red, and there were countless flesh and blood blurred corpses.
"Guo Yu, you lead 10,000 horsemen to attack" Yang Yan turned his head and called.
"No" Guo Yu bowed his hand heavily, rushed away, and 10,000 cavalry bypassed the Iron Tribulus Formation and rushed towards the defeated Sima Jiu's army Among all the riding animals, except for mules, donkeys and other animals that have no military value, only horses do not have excessive ups and downs on their backs no matter how they run, and elephants are not among them.
It can run at a maximum speed of forty kilometers per hour, and at such a speed, the huge bumps are enough to turn the elephant saddle and the soldiers on its back upside down, and if you are lucky, you will be dizzy, and if you are unlucky, you will be trampled into a puddle of flesh.
After the elephant was frightened, he turned around and galloped, this part of the elephant has more than two hundred heads, Guo Yu did not chase, only in the pursuit of the rout at the same time, try to collect the war horses, although the southern horses are all short horses, there is the advantage of endurance, but the sprint is weak, it is still possible to pull the cart and drag the goods.
"How so, how so" "Why is Sima Jiu so unbearable?"
At the top of Ziyun Mountain, Li Xiong screamed in disbelief, his face full of panic.
This is an elephant soldier, he never thought that the Ming army could defeat the elephant soldiers, and even if they resisted, they would inevitably suffer heavy casualties, and he happened to wave the army to attack and reap the benefits of the fisherman, maybe he could even kill Sima Jiu and include Ningzhou in Dacheng's territory.
Although Ningzhou is deserted, it is rich in products, especially gold and copper, which is still a scarce thing in the Central Plains.
But unexpectedly, Sima Jiu collapsed at the touch of a button, and he didn't even touch the roots of the Ming army.
A dejected atmosphere gradually filled the mountain, and many ministers looked down the mountain with gray faces.
"Your Majesty, look" Fan Ben suddenly screamed in horror.
In the camp of the Ming army under the mountain, the golden drums sounded in unison in an instant, and the soldiers drove out, and the artillery and bed crossbows were also dragged forward by the war horses, which was obviously about to launch a strong attack.
"Zhongqing, defend me, don't let the Ming army go up the mountain" Li Xiong hurriedly waved his arms and shouted.
The generals of the various armies also understood the urgency of the situation and hurriedly commanded the soldiers to deploy layers of defense, but many of them looked listless, and there were even those who were sick and crooked, standing and staggering.
Ren Hui hurriedly shouted: "Soldiers, don't panic, our army occupies a favorable position, with Your Majesty watching you, you will be able to repel the Ming army, after this battle, Your Majesty should be rewarded, but if anyone dares to cower or even flee from the battle, behead" After all, there are a lot of colds and flus, and it is not easy to stand up straight, as for those who are not sick, after a few days, it will also be enough to toss the weather.
Suddenly, someone around shouted in horror: "The Ming army is on the mountain, and the Ming army is on the mountain over there."
Everyone's complexion changed drastically, and they couldn't help but turn their heads to look, at the top of the peak, there was a group of dense black spots, this was not the Ming army or who "What's going on, how did the Ming army get up the mountain?"
Ren Hui was the first to come back to his senses, and roared loudly.
Li Xiang sighed secretly, shook his head and said: "The Ming army must have sent a small force to go up the mountain from a distance on a rainy night a few days ago, sneaking all the way in the mountains, and taking advantage of General Ren's leading the army out of the mountain, the guard was relaxed, and sneaked over to lurk. ” "How do you know when the Ming army will go up the mountain?"
Ren Hui glared at Li Xiang angrily, and he was unwilling to take the blame on himself.
Zhang Zhaocheng waved his hand and said: "At this time, it is pointless to accuse anyone, the top priority is to drive the Ming army back, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable, the Ming army can sneak up, there should not be too many people, and they should attack with all their might, or they can be redeemed. ” Li Xiong said anxiously: "Everyone, life and death, fight here" "No" The generals took orders.
The families put together a piecemeal, plus Li Xiong's own soldiers, organized a total of nearly 20,000 people to attack the mountain, but the morale was not high, everyone knew that this trip must pay a heavy price, especially if the price is paid, it may not be able to recapture, after all, the Ming army under the mountain is attacking, and they are in the dilemma of being attacked by the enemy.
"Shoot" With a shout from the top of the mountain, one arrow after another shot accurately towards the army, this is the arrow shot by Qianniuwei, almost killing the arrows, Shanyue knows that he is not as good as Qianniuwei in archery, but does not waste arrows, and prepares for hand-to-hand combat.
In the midst of the arrows, the soldiers of the Cheng army were driven to attack the mountain in a fan shape, followed by the supervising team, who were scolded and beaten at the lightest, and slashed and killed on the spot, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of soldiers had died at their own hands.
At the foot of the mountain, it can be clearly seen that along several crooked lines, the soldiers attacking the mountain are as dense as ants, screaming one after another, although the army has an absolute advantage in numbers, but from the bottom to the top to attack, the fighting spirit is insufficient, almost every small step forward, have to pay a heavy price.
And at the foot of the mountain, the Ming army took the artillery fire as the vanguard, advancing layer by layer, attacking small and hidden targets with foot soldiers, slow is a little slow, but stable and powerful, unconsciously, the wingmen and soldiers in the village gradually retreated to the mountain.
Li Xiong was sweating all over his face and kept roaring, for him, no side can afford to lose, and any loss is an unbearable consequence.
"Your Majesty, the national teacher, the national teacher is in battle" At this time, Yan Shi shouted beside him.
Li Xiong saw that Zhang Zhaocheng took a hundred disciples and rushed to the mountain occupied by the Ming army, and his eyes were immediately full of hope. 。
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