In the sequence of the Han army, infantry has few chances to perform except in the offensive and defensive battles of the city. In the field, cavalry is the first choice of generals at all levels. Even if there are not enough cavalry, or there is no battlefield suitable for cavalry to gallop, the generals will give priority to the use of various long-range weapons. The cavalry and long-range weapons such as bows and crossbows and catapults of the Han army have extremely powerful lethality. Therefore, those swordsmen, spearmen, and vine players in the infantry are more difficult to fight face-to-face with the enemy.
Nevertheless, it does not mean how weak the infantry of the Han army is. On the contrary, even though they were not born tall like Daqin, the rigorous training, coupled with good food standards, made the young soldiers very strong. The skillful cooperation of swordsmen, spearmen and vine players will definitely not lose to the dense phalanx of the Daqin Legion. This should be a close contest.
However, the two huge phalanx formed by the Silesian Army and the Egyptian Army have been smashed into six sections by the heavy cavalry of the Han army. The powerful combat effectiveness of the Daqin Army derives from their dense phalanx. Now that the phalanx is scattered, the soldiers of the Daqin Army can't effectively stop the attack of the Han infantry at all.
Just because they had enough confidence in their infantry comrades, the heavy armored cavalry of the Han army that rushed through the enemy's formation did not continue to enter the enemy's formation, but turned their horses' heads and slowly circled the sides of the battlefield. Firstly, the infantry on both sides were fighting in the middle of the battlefield. They rushed into the battlefield and it was very likely to cause accidental injuries. Secondly, Daqin's heavy infantry was really different from other armies. They rushed to a wave and consumed more energy than usual. The biggest weakness of heavy cavalry is that both men and horses consume a lot of physical energy and cannot carry out sustained combat. Now that the battlefield situation has been set, they will certainly not waste precious physical energy, but will quickly retreat to the rear for some rest and recuperation.
However, the battlefield did not appear to be one-sided. Although the Daqin Legion lost the law of a dense army and was forced to go into separate battles, they were still brave, and none of them took the initiative to retreat. Whether it is a warrior holding a double-edged axe or a pikeman with bare hands, they all adopt a desperate style of play.
Although the Qin army's desperate efforts did not have much effect, it also delayed the Han army's offensive to a certain extent. For a period of time, the battlefield even fell into a stalemate. However, the squad of dozens of people in the Han army still occupies a lot of advantages in such a chaotic battle. After half an hour, the resistance of the Qin Army finally became futile, with more and more casualties, and it seemed that the fate of the entire army was inevitable.
At this time, there was another dull sound of footsteps on the north side of the battlefield. This was a peculiar noise made by the Daqin Army Corps wearing heavy armor when they marched intensively. The soldiers of the Silesian Legion and the Egyptian Legion, who were already on the brink of desperation, heard the sound of the arrival of reinforcements, and suddenly became excited again as if they had been beaten with blood.
The warriors holding the double-edged axe were swinging more and more, and they were moving forward, almost to the point of straight up and down. Although these double-edged axes are heavy, it is difficult to cut off the armor of the Han army. At most, they can sink the Han army soldiers with great strength. They are more useful than iron rods, but they are hard to kill. hurt. When they tried their best, the double-edged axe seemed to become stronger. It was not uncommon for some Han soldiers to get rid of their armor, and even their entire arms were removed.
The unarmed lancers also began to change their style of play. At first, they only acted as axemen's meat shields to cover them, but now they are picking up the weapons on the ground, including the spears they threw, and the soldiers on both sides of the battle. The discarded double-edged axe, spear, and tyrant sword, and then pounced on the Han army like a madman. Some soldiers of the Qin Army had no time to pick up their weapons, so they bit their teeth, pinched them with their hands, and even hugged the Han soldiers on the opposite side to their deaths and refused to relax.
Zhang Xi was perplexed by the changes in the Qin Army, and he was hesitant to send another group of infantry to kill him. The Great Qin Army formation on the west was getting closer and closer. From a distance, the darkness was overwhelming, with a total of hundreds of thousands. People, it seems that the main force of the Great Qin Legion stationed in Asia Minor has arrived.
Soon, Zhang Xi understood why the soldiers of the Qin Army who had fallen into a bitter battle suddenly became crazy. The new Qin army's phalanx rushed into the battlefield and killed people when they saw it, regardless of whether it was his fellow soldiers or the hostile Han army in front of them. The dense phalanx of the Daqin Army is a bit like the heavy cavalry of the Han army. Once they get close, the Silesian Legion and the Egyptian Legion will bear the brunt. Instead of dying under one's own spear, it would be better to move forward, perhaps to find a way out.
Faced with more and more Qin troops, Zhang Xi did not back down, and ordered several reserve teams to rush up. Originally, the dense phalanx of the Qin army was the best target for the trebuchets, but Zhang Xi didn't want the soldiers who were trapped in the battle group to be accidentally injured, so he could only give up this great opportunity. For the same reason, the heavy armored cavalry who had recovered a lot of physical strength also lost their usefulness and could only stand on the sidelines.
This is a contest between the brave and the brave. Both sides can only advance without retreating. Rows of soldiers fell, and rows of soldiers climbed up, and countless young lives just disappeared in the wilderness. The battle continued until dusk, with countless casualties on both sides, and the earth was stained dark red with blood, but no one was willing to make an active concession.
The two sides are now competing not only for the victory of a battle, but for the honor and invincible confidence of soldiers as soldiers. From the very beginning, the battle in this way is destined to have no real winner.
The sky was completely dark, and the soldiers on both sides who had been fighting for a whole day had become a little numb, mechanically waving the weapons in their hands, and could not even see the other side's figure. Zhang Xi finally gave the first order to retreat. The gong rang, and the well-trained Han army immediately retreated like a tide, in order, and did not give the opponent any opportunity to take advantage of it.
Seeing the Han army retreat, the Qin army's back formation also sounded the horn of retreat. After all, the soldiers were tired and hungry after a day of fighting, and the Qin army general knew that the fighting would only increase casualties. However, many of the Qin Army soldiers who had been so red were unable to keep their footsteps, and they still chased the Han Army.
The two armies in the melee suddenly separated, retreating and chasing each other. How could Zhang Yun let go of such a great opportunity, pointed his spear forward and shouted: "Shoot!"
The crossbowmen, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately let go of the arms of the crossbow, and tens of thousands of iron arrows shot at the Qin army's phalanx, which was in hot pursuit. The Qin army's momentum was stagnant, and the retreating Han army went further. Opened the distance. Zhang Yun's spear was raised again, and he roared: "Chong!"
The heavy-armored cavalry of the Han army, which had been reserving for a long time, rushed into the Qin army like several iron dragons. Facing the double blow of the Han army's crossbows and the heavy cavalry, the exhausted Qin army soldiers finally couldn't hold it back and were defeated. Although the speed of the heavy armored cavalry of the Han army is not fast, compared with the light cavalry, the four legs always run faster than the two legs. Pound, who led the heavy cavalry, was waiting to be killed on the road, but heard the rapid sound of a gong again behind him, he had to rein in the reins angrily and led the soldiers to turn around.
It turned out that the heavy-armored cavalry was the treasure of the Han army. If it was too late today, Zhang Xun was worried that the Qin army would be ambush in front of him, so as not to lose. Zhang Xi’s goal in this battle was to show the people of Daqin the bravery of the Han army, telling them that the Han army was able to win not only by "demonic methods" and ingenuity, let alone luck. Even if it was done with real swords and guns, it could also be defeated. they.
In this battle, both sides invested a lot of troops. In addition to the Qin army dispatching six legions, the two legions affiliated with Getta are also watching from behind, and may join the battle group at any time. The big man also invested 160,000 infantry and 20,000 heavy cavalry. The total strength of the two sides participating in the war reached 580,000.
However, it cannot be simply assumed that the Han army is outnumbering the enemy. The whole battle is actually divided into two stages. The first stage was the battle between the Han army and the Silesian army and the Egyptian army. In this stage, the Han army not only had an advantage in numbers, but also gave full play to the power of trebuchets, crossbows, and heavy cavalry. It is the stage of bullying the weak.
In the second stage, the other four legions of the Great Qin Empire went into battle. The strength of the two sides seems to be equal. In fact, the Qin army still has a certain advantage, because the crossbowmen, slingers and heavy cavalry in the Han army did not participate in the battle. The Han army opposed the Qin army with 140,000 people. Ten thousand people. At this stage, the Han army is indeed weak as an outnumbered enemy, but the gap is not huge.
In the first stage, the Han army won, and the two sides have been in a stalemate in the second stage. However, due to the fact that the Han army was weak in military strength, Zhang Xi believed that this was enough to prove that the combat effectiveness of the Han army's infantry was stronger than that of the Qin army, and his goal had been achieved.
In order to achieve this goal, the Han army paid a very heavy price. In this battle, the Han army killed more than 8,000 people and nearly 30,000 were seriously injured and slightly injured. These casualties were not nomadic cavalry on the grassland, but from the elite Dahan regular army. It can be said that the Han army suffered the biggest loss in the history of war. Moreover, such large losses were basically caused in fierce battles with the four subsequent legions. It can be seen that the Daqin army was not in vain.
Of course, Qin Jun's loss was even greater. Both the Silesian Legion and the Egyptian Legion were annihilated. Commander Alani was killed on the spot. Although Klaus recovered a life, he lost his arms in the battle and became a useless man ever since. The four regiments that rushed to the reinforcements did not please, all of them suffered heavy casualties, especially one of the regiments was directly maimed. This regiment is well-known in Daqin. It used to be Putimius' direct line of troops, one of the four most arrogant royal regiments!