Mythical Three Kingdoms-Chapter 1565 - 1508: Central Army Battle

When Wei Yan and Guan Ping encountered their opponents, Zang Ba's Central Army also faced a ferocious attack. The situation of the war differed somewhat from Zang Ba and Xu Shu's predictions. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

As the Miscellaneous Hun filled the field of view and charged within fifty paces, the five hundred Repeating Crossbow archers Zang Ba had ambushed suddenly revealed themselves, and five thousand Crossbow Bolts burst forth, which was basically all of the Northern March Legion's stock.

Repeating Crossbows have been under investigation by Liu Bei's side, but issues with loading and range have always restricted their development. The hopes of achieving the miniaturization with great power and high loading capacity, as used by Jia Xu and others, which could stop at any time, were ultimately deemed a fantasy.

Such items were essentially crafted by a Grand Craftsman, handcrafted; wanting to mass-produce them, even on an assembly line, would require every step to be executed by artisans of considerable skill. With such high-level skills, only someone insane would put them to work on a production line, believed Chen Xi.

When over a thousand finished units were produced, production was halted solely because Chen Xi deemed it not cost-effective. This time, Jia Xu took half when heading north, giving them all to Zang Ba's trusted aides.

Although these items were indeed costly in terms of money and labor, it must be admitted that they possessed tremendous lethality. This device was given by Jia Xu for Zang Ba to compensate for the lack of archers due to inadequate troops, which led to insufficient siege and breakthrough capabilities.

A fierce shower of arrows brought down numerous Hu Cavalry, yet the Hu Cavalry at that moment seemed oblivious, continuing their gallop forward and then rushed towards the dense Spear Formation under Zang Ba's shocked gaze.

This was completely different from Zang Ba's expectations of the plot. However, this was not the time to think about such matters; drawing his blade, he grasped the Long Spear with one hand and shouted fiercely, a dark gray aura directly enveloping most of his subordinate soldiers.

The next moment, the Hu Cavalry that fiercely scattered the Spear Formation madly crashed into Zang Ba's Sword and Shield Infantry. However, the scene anticipated by the Hu people did not occur, the slightly tilted Great Shield merely emitted a dull sound, and the Sword and Shield Infantry effortlessly swung their swords to slash at the Hu Cavalry.

"Legion Talent!" Qiu Linbei fixed his gaze on Zang Ba, standing with a spear among the Central Army of the Han Army. There was no doubt that this force was absolutely the elite of the Han Army, and calling the commander a virtuous general had absolutely no issue.

"This might be some defensive Legion Talent!" Qui Fu solemnly stated, "Even if the Great Shield of the Sword and Shield Infantry is of high quality, the shield might withstand it, but a person surely cannot endure the trampling strike of cavalry horses, yet the others could effortlessly counterattack."

"They should be relying on Legion Talent to bolster the Great Shield, distributing the impact force of the cavalry, so the cavalry cannot easily knock the infantry flying." Xubo Cheng said somewhat weakly, blaming himself for his previous defeat that left him speaking timidly lately.

"That's likely true." Huyan Chu glanced at Xubo Cheng, nodding.

With a blank expression, Zang Ba swung his spear, and all his soldiers stepped forward in great strides, as the Hu Cavalry charging head-on against the Han Army were slashed by the Great Sword countless times, followed by the rows of Sword and Shield Infantry again resembling a rocky reef beaten by huge waves, crashing in, shattering, and repeating the assault, unable to shake the reef.

This is Zang Ba's Unmovable like a Mountain. Without this capability, he wouldn't dare to take on this deceitful task. To be precise, if not for another hidden card, he wouldn't dare take on this role against the swarming Hu people, who almost overwhelm them.

But as the Hu people's frenzied assault continued, their solid defense gradually showed signs of damage. Though Legion Talent is powerful, it certainly isn't invincible. As soon as the first Sword and Shield Infantry's Great Shield shattered, Zang Ba's line gradually revealed gaps.

Luckily, Zang Ba had already anticipated this. He arranged three layers of defense. As the Hu Cavalry shattered the first layer instantly, Zang Ba's second line was already up. But he noticed that after Wei Yan and Guan Ping charged out, the opponents, remaining unshaken, encircled their entire army from front to back.

[Ignoring the change in troop numbers lead to formation issues; it seems the Hu people have indeed learned to think.] Zang Ba pondered somewhat solemnly as he had basically guessed the Hu people's objectives and also anticipated the situation Wei Yan and Guan Ping encountered.

[It seems early preparation is necessary to avoid any surprises.] Zang Ba thought with a serious expression, roughly estimating his Legion Talent and contemplating the frontal situation; he immediately disabled his Legion Talent since the Hu Captives' infantry had arrived, no point in continuing to waste his energy.

Enduring the Hu Cavalry to the rear appearance of infantry, Zang Ba's Central Army was like a yolk wrapped at the center, surrounded by massive infantry upfront and cavalry on both sides and behind, yet it seems the Hu people meant to spread out and encircle the Central Army.

With a single slash, severing a Hu leader's head, and thrusting his spear to kill a sneaky Miscellaneous Hun attacking him, Zang Ba watched the battlefield with a grave expression. The situation had already become quite chaotic, with the Hu people relying on their enormous numbers to segment and surround his soldiers.

Fortunately, Zang Ba's soldiers were also experienced, advancing and retreating together, and not many had been separated by the Hu people's infantry thus far. However, under such incessant attacks from all directions, the original Round Formation of the Central Army was flattened into a long strip, greatly increasing pressure on both sides.

At this moment, the rhythm of the war drums in Zang Ba's army suddenly changed, a signal agreed upon with Xu Shu. Although Zang Ba couldn't see the entire battlefield, he could roughly feel the pressure from the front; their assault was gradually fading.

The dull drumbeats traveled miles, and Zang Ba's soldiers followed the drum's rhythm in dispatch, rushing slightly southwest.

That place was the meeting point of Hu Cavalry and infantry, with the dispatch being slightly chaotic. By Zang Ba leading a charge, the situation was put into greater disarray, even leading to cavalry trampling infantry. Without hesitation, Zang Ba fiercely attacked at this spot!

"Oh, he's quite skilled, but how could I let you meddle like this." Qui Fu sneered as he drew his bow to shoot. He had already seen Xu Shu, although the distance was incredibly long, and with numerous Cloud Qi obscuring in between, but as the Northern Huns' top archer, he was confident his arrow could resolve the issue!

Xu Shu stood with a grim expression aboard the war chariot, as the drummer behind him beat the war drum per his instructions. The number of Miscellaneous Hun troops was immense, with all loopholes continuously changing as they moved. Although his eyes could distinguish illusions from reality, within the heap of vast soldiers from the Miscellaneous Hun forces, the relatively weak parts still held considerable absolute strength!