Hu Che Er suddenly felt a sense of uneasiness. This was the sixth sense of a general. This uneasiness made Hu Che Er crouch down without thinking. Just as Hu Che Er crouched down, he heard the sound of arrows piercing through the air. Huge arrows emitted the aura of death as they shot towards Hu Che Er. There were no less than five of these huge arrows that wrapped around Hu Che Er's horse.
Two of them were originally aimed at Hu Che Er, but it was a pity that Hu Che Er hid under his horse. The remaining three were aimed at Hu Che Er's horse. The first arrow pierced through the horse's head and killed the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry's Arabian horse. Although the horse was shot dead, its inertia was still there and it threw Hu Che Er away. In this chaotic situation, if he was trampled by the cavalry behind him, even if he was the commander of the Xiliang Cavalry, he would not be able to stop them. Hu Che Er immediately broke out in cold sweat. However, this also saved his life. The remaining two arrows only hit the horse's corpse and did not block Hu Che Er's movements.
"General!" A Qiang general by the side pulled Hu Che Er. Hu Che Er was also an expert in horsemanship. He jumped onto the Qiang general's horse. The two of them riding on the same horse naturally put a lot of pressure on the horse. Fortunately, there was an ownerless horse that was shot down and Hu Che Er rode on it.
"Ai! What a pity! " Liu Mang stood in the distance and couldn't help but shake his head in pity. He had ordered the five ballistae around him to fire in order to kill Hu Che Er. Liu Mang was afraid of Hu Che Er and was also influenced by Liu Mang's Han Chauvinism. Liu Ye also wanted to kill Hu Che Er. Therefore, he ordered the five ballistae to aim at Hu Che Er. As long as Hu Che Er was killed, the Xiliang Cavalry would have no leader! This way, they would be able to decide the outcome of the battle. The Xiliang Cavalry would definitely be afraid of the death of their commander.
Although Liu Ye felt that it was a pity that he couldn't decide the outcome of the battle, he did not relax at all. "Fire, fire, fire!" Under his command, the fifty ballistae shot out their aura that represented the death god.
"Ballistae, ballistae!" Back in Shouchun, Xu Shu had used 12 ballistae to kill more than a thousand of their soldiers. But now, there were 50 ballistae. Xu Shu fired 50 ballistae at once. These 50 ballistae weren't just aimed at the 50 Xiliang Cavalry. The penetrative power of the ballistae was terrifying. Within 300 steps, even the thick planks of the ships couldn't withstand the arrows. And now, the closest Xiliang Cavalry was less than a hundred steps away from the ballistae!
The penetrative power of the ballistae was terrifying. A single ballista could kill more than ten Xiliang Cavalry. A single round of ballistae would directly wipe out five hundred Xiliang Cavalry. Who would be able to bear such a result? There were more than seven thousand Xiliang Cavalry. It would take more than ten rounds of ballistae to kill them. But don't forget, these ballistae were modified by Liu Mang. One ballista could shoot ten ballistae consecutively. It was also very easy for him to reload the ballistae. He had already loaded the ballistae into the magazine and reloaded the magazine into the ballistae.
If the casualties were to be calculated based on this, the seven thousand Xiliang Cavalry would be wiped out in two rounds of magazine at most.
"Hu!" Liu Mang and Huang Zhong breathed a sigh of relief. This Liu Ye, Liu Ziyang, really appeared at the right time. Why couldn't he come out earlier? Seeing that Liu Mang and Huang Zhong couldn't hold on any longer, he came out. But this also caused the first wave of ballistae to be very dense!
"Get into formation, get into formation. Steady, steady!" Liu Mang didn't relax immediately. Although the ballistae were strong, they were long-range heavy weapons. Once they were engaged in close combat, they would be very fragile. After all, they were made of wood and couldn't be very sturdy. This could be seen from how Zhang Fei was able to destroy two ballistae. Once they were engaged in close combat, the ballistae wouldn't have any power and could only be used as fire sticks. Even fire sticks would feel that the ballistae were too thin. Therefore, Liu Mang needed to hold on while the Xiliang Cavalry was in chaos. He needed to grasp the timing and reorganize the troops so that the gaps in the Black Tortoise Battle Formation could be filled up. Liu Mang looked at the City Guard soldiers lying on the ground. His heart was in pain. In just an hour, his City Guard had lost more than half of their men. Countless corpses were lying on the ground. Liu Mang couldn't care less about the pain and could only let the soldiers who were still alive pull themselves together. The huge Black Tortoise Battle Formation had now turned into a tortoise battle formation. It had shrunk by more than half! But because of the density, his defense had increased by a lot. The eyes of the City Guard soldiers were filled with anger. Their enemy was right in front of them and the battle wasn't over yet. Their comrades had died on the spot for them. Because of Liu Ye's rescue, the morale of the City Guard didn't drop. Instead, it became stronger and stronger.
"Damn it! Where did the ballistae come from! " Hu Che Er gritted his teeth and roared. His eyes were filled with anger. He was about to tear apart Liu Mang's Black Tortoise Battle Formation when the ballistae appeared. Hu Che Er looked at the turf that was being torn apart. He didn't expect that there would be people hiding in the ground. There were even 50 ballistae.
"Detour! Retreat!" Hu Che Er was a calm general. He knew that he would not be able to gain any advantage here. The ballistae were constantly shooting arrows. These arrows were like an invitation to the god of death for the Xiliang Cavalry. In front of the ballistae, the heavy armored cavalry were just a joke. The ballistae were originally designed to deal with heavy armored cavalry. However, they were only used to intimidate. However, Liu Mang's ballistae were not only intimidating, they were even more powerful. They had become the nemesis of the heavy armored cavalry.
"You want to leave? Impossible! " There was a reason why Liu Mang chose this moment to appear. He even put his Lord Liu Mang in a dangerous situation. He wanted Hu Che Er to think that victory was in his hands. He wanted Hu Che Er to bet everything like a gambler. If he won, not only would he be able to kill Liu Mang, he would also be able to obtain thousands of heavy armors from the City Guard. The value of these armors was not lower than the value of a good horse. However, the consequences of losing were also very big. Since he had bet everything, did he want to run after seeing the trump card? Impossible!
Right now, the vanguard of the Xiliang Cavalry was mixed with the City Guard. Hu Che Er's Central Army was also mixed with Liu Mang's Army. It could be said that most of the Xiliang Cavalry were trapped in the Black Tortoise Formation. Liu Mang and Liu Mang had a tacit understanding. Liu Mang held the Xiliang Cavalry back and didn't let them leave.
If Hu Che Er really wanted to leave, then his vanguard and Central Army would be left behind in this battlefield forever! The vanguard and Central Army had no less than 5000 soldiers. If these 5000 soldiers were swallowed by Liu Mang, then Hu Che Er would be left behind.
Hu Che Er gritted his teeth. He couldn't afford to lose. Without these 5000 Xiliang Cavalry, he wouldn't be able to escape death even if he went back to Zhang Xiu. Therefore, Hu Che Er could only risk his life.
"All troops, charge! Kill them all! Kill these Southern Barbarians! " Hu Che Er bore the brunt of the charge. This time, he didn't hide anymore. He wanted to take the lead and open a gap in the Black Tortoise Formation. Only by destroying the ballistae would he be able to live. If he couldn't break through, then there would be nothing left for him! There was no need to think about it anymore.
"Are you going all out?" Liu Ye sneered as he looked at Hu Che Er. The Xiliang Cavalry was like a cornered beast. If they retreated, they would still be able to preserve some of their strength. However, they would lose more than half of their strength. Hu Che Er couldn't afford to lose. However, his inability to lose also brought about the possibility of his destruction!
"Milord, Milord, it's all up to you now!" Liu Ye's 50 ballistae shot out fiercely. As long as Liu Ye had enough time, he would definitely be able to eliminate the Xiliang Cavalry. The only thing that could give Liu Ye time was the City Guard in Liu Mang's hands that had already lost more than half of their men!
They were the walls of the ballistae unit. They were the moat. With these walls and moats, they could display their greatest strength!
"Kill, kill, kill! Brothers, we have no way out. If we can kill, we will live. If we can't, we will all die together! " Hu Che Er's eyes turned red. He was from the Qiang Tribe, so he had a bloodthirsty nature in his bones. However, he had been in the Great Han Dynasty for a long time, so he had hidden it. But now, it had completely erupted. Hu Che Er's hand was firmly holding onto his sword as his warhorse galloped forward.
"Kill the Southern Barbarians! Protect the General! " As the saying goes, a general is the flag of an army. Hu Che Er's reckless actions also caused the Xiliang Cavalry to erupt. They were the Xiliang Cavalry. They had defeated the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. They were one of the strongest heavy cavalry in the world.
"Hold on, hold on!" Liu Mang suddenly shouted. It wasn't only Hu Che Er who was risking his life. Liu Mang was also risking his life. His voice was hoarse and his eyes were also red! A beast was the most terrifying when it was injured and in a desperate situation. A trapped beast could really drag you down with it. But now, Liu Mang was not only facing a trapped beast, but also an angry and injured beast. If this beast was not dealt with properly, Liu Mang and his subordinates, the City Guard, as well as Military Advisor Liu Mang, would all die. Yangzhou would be finished and the Lvbu's Army would not be far from being destroyed.
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