Chapter 1027 Xu Chu breaks through the formation
Xu Chu held a half-person-high shield and half-squatted on the ground without moving.
The dense arrows were continuous, making the large shield sound. Although the large shield was very thick and there was a layer of iron armor on the outer layer, it still could not completely block the close-range shooting of the powerful crossbow. When the opponent's crossbowman reached within thirty steps, the large shield had continuously shot through the powerful crossbow arrows, and the arrow even shot through Xu Chu's arm armor.
But Xu Chu still didn't move, just letting himself hide better, hiding his body half as big as an ordinary person behind the shield as possible. His shoulders and back had been scratched several times by arrows, but with heavy armor protection, it was not shot from the front, and it was not a big deal except for leaving a few scratches.
He was waiting. The task given to them was to hold these infantrymen and prevent them from leaving. With four hundred people, five thousand people were delayed by 5,000 people, and five thousand people equipped with a large number of powerful crossbows. Even for Yicong Camp, this was not an easy task. But neither Xu Chu nor Dian Wei, nor other Yicong, they said no, and they even took the task calmly without any accident.
Yi Congqi is the sharpest spear under Sun Ce's command, while Yi Congying is the strongest shield and sword under Sun Ce's command. Whether it is attacking or defending, they are well-deserved and strongest. Long before Sun Ce had Yi Congqi, they were Sun Ce's ultimate skill. But they have been a little silent recently. Seeing Yi Congqi making contributions one after another, they were invincible. Although they said nothing, everyone held their breath and waited for an opportunity to prove their value again.
Now, this opportunity is right in front of you. Although there are several people who are not well prepared and are shot by a powerful crossbow, they still grit their teeth and silently cut off the arrow shaft and tie the wounds with the prepared cloth. At this time, they cannot draw the arrows. First, there is no time, and second, a large amount of blood will make them lose their combat effectiveness. They can only cut off the arrow shaft that is too long to avoid affecting the battle later.
The distance of the assault is best within ten steps. If more than ten steps, the speed will drop, so they have to wait a little longer and wait until the other party gets closer.
But the other party obviously knew their intentions. After thirty steps, they stopped moving forward. They planned to use a powerful crossbow to severely attack them, and then let the sword and shield hands and spearmen step forward to attack. The battle situation was stalemate for a while, but it was exactly what Xu Chu wanted. The battlefield on the west side had already calmed down, but Sun Ce never came back. It seemed that he had encountered new trouble. But it didn't matter. No matter how long he delayed, Yiqiongying had the confidence to stick to his return.
At this time, Dian Wei, who was more than a hundred steps behind, shouted. "Zhongkang, southeast direction."
Xu Chu turned his head and looked at the southeast direction. There was smoke and dust in the southeast direction. The smoke and dust were very narrow and not large. It seemed that there were cavalry approaching, but the number was not too large, just one or two hundred cavalry. Xu Chu looked further away and immediately concluded that these people came from the south side of them. It might be Sun Ce or Yuan Jun’s reinforcements.
He then looked at the Yuan army's position opposite and found that the Yuan army's position was being adjusted. Some of the powerful crossbowmen were moving to the south. The arrow formation opposite became a little sparse. Xu Chu quickly made a decision, raised his hand and made a gesture to Dian Wei.
Dian Wei nodded vigorously and issued an order to attack. Two hundred Wu Mengying Yichi, who were holding shields, immediately stood up, formed a dense shield formation, and began to attack forward. Seeing this, Yuan Jun’s powerful crossbow captain immediately ordered some crossbowmen to change their targets and block Dian Wei’s troops. Dian Wei was about 150 steps away from them, and they could not be killed without a powerful crossbow.
The pressure faced by Wuwei Camp suddenly became much smaller. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xu Chu suddenly stood up and charged forward with one hand with a large shield. Wuwei Camp Yi immediately followed. The special large shield was twice as heavy as ordinary large shields. Not everyone has Xu Chu's divine power, and can be raised with one hand. Most shield players must hold the shield with both hands to advance. Their safety can only be left to their companions to take responsibility, but they cooperated very well and formed a shield array in the assault to provide maximum protection.
Xu Chu rushed in front, under the greatest pressure. The shield was already full of holes, and was covered with dense arrows, as if a cluster of dense thatched grass had grown. Xu Chu raised the shield with his left hand and held Qianjun in his right hand, took a big step and quickly rushed to the opposite Yuan Jun's crossbow position.
Yuan Jun was adjusting the formation. Some crossbowmen were transferred to the south to set up the formation, and some crossbowmen shot Dian Wei's army. The number of people dealing with Xu Chu's army was greatly reduced. Several changes occurred at the same time, and the originally strict formation was a little loose. Facing Xu Chu and others who were approaching quickly, they were all a little panicked.
Thirty steps, in just one or two breaths, the crossbowmen had just finished shooting a round of arrows, and Xu Chu and others rushed to them. Xu Chuhu roared, swung the large shield in his hand, and smashed the sword and shield hand guarding the array and the spear that poked out the shield.
"Bang" big shield first collided with the spear. The palm of the spear was painful, his arms were numb, and he took a step back involuntarily. The power of the big shield did not diminish, and then collided with the shield of the sword and shield, making a deafening loud noise. The shield hand, who was just in the buffalo, felt as if he was hit by a bison, his chest became stuffy, and his eyes became black, and he flew up with the person and the shield.
Xu Chu flew in, Qianjun Break back and a swordsman on the right and a spearman were killed. Qianjun Break cut half a circle, and the spearman on the left was cut into two pieces. Qianjun Break's remaining momentum was not weak, and he slashed on the shoulder of the swordsman. The swordsman could not bear it and threw himself forward.
Xu Chu threw away the big shield, held Qianjun Bor in both hands, shouted softly, advanced three steps forward, and then killed three more people.
Wuwei Ying Yichi followed closely and broke into the formation, then spread to the two wings. Qianjunpo waved like a wheel, killing one crossbowman after another. The crossbowman's melee ability was almost zero. Faced with these male lions and angry tigers, Yichi had no power to fight back. In the blink of an eye, he was killed and injured. The formation was in chaos, and many people began to escape.
Dian Wei, who was charging, faced a lot of pressure, and he accelerated his pace and followed the rush into Yuan’s army.
Although the Yuan army was a large number of people and ten times more powerful than the Yicongying camp, the one who was really threatening to the Yicongying camp was still three thousand powerful crossbows. Once they were rushed in front of them, they were no match for the four hundred Yicongs at all. Under the heavy blows of Xu Chu and Dian Chu, the spearmen who tried to step forward to block the attack, the sword and shield hands retreated step by step, and they could not resist them at all. The powerful crossbows were also seriously injured, and the formation was disrupted, with flags dancing, and people shouting and neighing.
Yuan Tan, who was riding his horse, was hoping that the powerful crossbow could block Sun Ce, saw it in the distance and complained secretly. He looked back and saw Sun Ce and others getting closer and closer. Without too much time to think about it, he turned his head and continued to run eastward.
After a while, Sun Ce and others chased him and saw Xu Chu and Dian Wei was killing all directions. He chased Yuan Jun and ran away with his head in his arms. He strangled his mount and shouted: "Zhongkang, Zigu, don't be as knowledgeable as these wastes. Get on the horse quickly and follow me to chase Yuan Tan." Before he finished speaking, he shook the reins of the horse and chased Yuan Tan again.
Xu Chu sent a signal to ask Yi Cong, who was guarding the horses, to lead the horses. Yi Cong gave up his opponents, jumped onto the war horses, and followed Sun Ce to chase eastward. After they walked away, the Yuan soldiers came to their senses and looked at each other, but they were still in shock.
"Who are these people?" someone asked. "Why are they like crazy?"
"I don't know."
After a while, someone said timidly: "I know the leader, he seems to be Xu Chu, a ranger from Peiguo."
The soldier who asked about it frowned and was shocked. "The one who was pulling the bull?"
"Yes, it's him."
The soldier was stunned for a moment, touched his forehead and sighed. "My God, I am so lucky. I actually walked in front of Xu Zhongkang and survived."
Chapter completed!