The strong wind blows continuously from the north, causing waves of coolness.
At this time, on the plain, a war that determined the lives of tens of thousands of people had come to an end.
Despite the continuous efforts of Yan Dan and others, they continued to boost morale and wield the last bit of potential in their lives, but they were ultimately outnumbered.
Moreover, the Yan soldiers under his command were lagging behind in all aspects, from equipment to strength, which became a major disadvantage even before the war started.
At this time, facing nearly twice the number of enemies, and fighting to the death, it is only natural that they will be defeated.
After Yan Dan's last 10,000 people launched a desperate charge, the imperial soldiers were already prepared and did not confront them directly.
In the past, it was helpless to directly engage in hand-to-hand combat with the soldiers of Yan State and engage in the lowest level of fighting.
In order to catch up with them and catch up with the soldiers of Yan State who broke through the encirclement, Zhao Yun and others had to speed up and try their best to catch up.
However, the mouse he was chasing in front suddenly stopped and wanted to bite him back. In his haste, it was difficult to slow down and turn. This was his helplessness and he chose the most inferior way of fighting in hand-to-hand combat.
Now that we have time to prepare, and the two sides have distanced themselves enough, and have purchased a complete formation, they will naturally not be so stupid, and then go to Yan State's group of soldiers to engage in a battle between two soldiers.
The war horses began to accelerate again, and the two armies began to approach quickly again. Three miles, two miles, one mile, the distance that was originally opened slowly shortened.
But when they were still hundreds of meters apart, Zhao Yun and others suddenly turned around and took out the crossbows at their waists.
In the horrified eyes of the Yan soldiers, with a bang, the helper pulled the trigger and fired the crossbow arrow that had been placed in the key slot.
The sky turned dark, like a sudden storm, and its expression suddenly changed.
More than 45,000 people fired crossbows together. What kind of concept is this? Moreover, they still use continuous-shooting crossbows in their hands, which can fire nearly ten crossbow arrows in just one minute.
In just one minute, more than 400,000 arrows were poured on the poor 10,000 people in the Yan Kingdom.
This is no longer just about hiding. The dense rain of arrows is like raindrops, sparsely scattered all over the body. If you are not a true master, can anyone really be able to avoid even a raindrop?
No, those Yan soldiers composed of ordinary people absolutely cannot.
So are they all top masters? No, at least not many of them are second-rate masters who can hide from such a level of arrow rain.
Even though the cavalry is an elite unit, all of them are the best among the armies, and their strength is much stronger than the ordinary army.
While the Yan State has always been famous for its lax military armaments, the people in the country still maintain the ancient feudal and backward well-field system that was enfeoffed by the Zhou Dynasty eight hundred years ago.
It still maintains the tradition of being a high-ranking aristocracy, where official positions are always hereditary, and capable people without family background will never be able to sit in high positions. The strength has been lagging behind, and it is difficult to fully display the strength of Yan State as one of the seven heroes of the Warring States Period.
All this is because their backward and closed system has severely affected the civilians at the bottom, who want to serve the country and gain fame.
And because of the deep-rooted aristocratic system, it has always rejected outside talents. Even those talents are of noble birth, and they are not much lower than those ignorant and backward nobles of Yan State
Because it is far away from the Central Plains and in a bitter cold land, the princes of the world have never looked down upon the barren place of Yan State, and it is often invaded by the Hu tribe in the north.
Instead of conquering Britain with a loss of troops, investing huge manpower and material resources to defend the Hu people in the north, and rebuilding the foundation of Yan State and restoring production, it is better to keep Yan State and let it resist the attack of the Lakers for itself.
However, due to its own system and geographical restrictions, the Yan State could not achieve a big climate, so it has been slowly holding on to a small area there. From the beginning to the end of the Warring States Period, there was nothing too great from the beginning to the end. Big expansion.
The only well-known expansion was more than 20 years ago, when Qin Kai, a general who escaped from the Hu people's territory, finally expanded the territory thousands of miles and conquered Liaodong.
All of this makes the Yan State, a country with a population of more than two million and an area of 2,000 miles, even among the seven great powers, it is not the last one. It is even stronger than him, with a smaller population and a smaller territory than him. Even South Korea can't compare.
At least South Korea was still prosperous during the reign of Han Zhaohou. Relying on their famous crossbow technology and the national strength after Shen Buhao's reforms, they organized an elite army of more than 300,000 and became a hegemon among all the countries in the world. .
He was given the title of "Jin Han" by the people in the world, and this glorious period lasted for decades before he fell into decline under the attack of the Wei State, which was more powerful than him.
But after his death, he still maintained his strength and title as the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, and no one in the world dared to ignore him.
Moreover, there are many talented people in the country. Young Master Han Fei, Zhang Liang and his grandfather who were ministers of the Five Dynasties, and even their general Ji Wuye are not figures that can be easily ignored. Others in the country are more ordinary, but they are also outstanding. The talents are countless.
So what does Yan have? Nothing at all.
The person in charge of the country's political affairs is a lecherous and greedy person like Yan Chunjun. The person in charge of the troops of Yan State was a stingy and incompetent person like General Yan Yi.
The only relatively capable Prince Dan was born, but he was ostracized by his father and the villains in the court. He was depressed and frustrated. How could anyone join the Yan Kingdom under such circumstances
Therefore, among the 30,000 Yan cavalry, the number of third-rate masters with internal strength is only a thousand, and the number of second-rate masters among them is just over a hundred.
Under this rain of arrows, tens of thousands of people were unable to dodge, and a large area was cleared directly. Many people could not even scream, because their throats were pierced by the ubiquitous arrow rain, and they could only make a weak and painful sound. .
After ten rounds of arrow rain were fired, all the soldiers' crossbows no longer had any arrows. They put the crossbows back on their waists and pulled out the long swords or long swords from the sheaths.
Focus your gaze and murderous intent on the hundreds of people who survived this incident.
These remaining soldiers of the Yan Kingdom who were lucky enough to survive and were obviously in a restless mood were not yet grateful that their lives had been saved, but they were about to face the subsequent siege that made them even more desperate.
Life, at this moment, has become so difficult.
However, the remaining 100 people did not want to surrender, because in their hearts, they still had the honor of being Yan people, which supported them to continue fighting.
This is the last one today. The author has found a job these days and has to go to work. I don’t have much time to code and update, so I can barely guarantee the progress of two chapters a day.
I posted a post this morning. I stayed up late last night and wrote it. I just got off work at 6pm. After I got home, the author kept coding and finally wrote this post now.
The quality of these pictures may have declined a bit, and there are some suspicions of watery drama. The author admits this weakness here. In order to ensure that the author guarantees two updates every day, this is the only way to keep his unbroken habit and reputation.
I can't help it. It's my first time to go to work after graduation. I can't adapt to many of them, and I've been very irritable these days. The author can only adjust slowly and write in a better state.
I hope everyone can forgive me. After saying this, the author will continue to buy two copies for tomorrow, so I won’t say more.
Finally, I would like to thank the readers who are still supporting me. Your support gives me the motivation to continue writing.
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