Mythical Three Kingdoms-Chapter 1582 - 1524: Abandoning Defense for Direct Offense
As for the changing formation, after so many years of battle, it's the first time Zhou Yu encountered an opponent who doesn't recognize military formations but directly uses a ferocious linear charge to crush formations. At this moment, Zhou Yu suddenly realized his newly recruited Eastern Wu infantry is really too weak!
Watching the Northern Huns elite cavalry pierce through the vanguard in a very short time, rushing towards the archers led by Zhou Yu, both Wen Pin and Cheng Pu were greatly alarmed.
"All soldiers, follow me and charge!" Wen Pin shouted loudly, leading his own troops to collide towards the direction of the Northern Huns' charge.
"Clang!" No matter what, Wen Pin is a top Inner Qi Manifestation expert, his strike just barely missing the life of the Northern Huns' Vice King, yet due to being long stationed in the south, he didn't estimate how high the speed of the cavalry on horseback could be, resulting in the Northern Huns' Vice King escaping by chance under the Cloud Qi.
"Shoot arrows for me!" The Northern Huns Vice King passed Wen Pin, a piece of flesh taken from his side, his eyes immediately turning blood red as he shouted, and the Northern Huns soldiers all drew their bows and unhesitatingly shot towards Wen Pin's direction.
Wen Pin whirled his long spear, desperately deflecting arrows, his Inner Qi Manifestation combat power exploding frenziedly, but unfortunately he was still struck in the left shoulder, then more arrow rain fiercely covered him, the ruthlessness of the Northern Huns was vividly evident at that moment.
"Release the arrows!" Usually gentle Zhou Yu, at this moment his expression was ferocious as he shouted, as a sage he never lacked toughness, just never forced to this extent before.
Zhou Yu forcibly used Pseudo Legion Talent to stabilize the central army's morale, stopping the archers of the central army who were ready to abandon their bows for swords, isn't it just a contest of ruthlessness, to see who can endure greater damage?
Three thousand archers of the central army lined up, under Zhou Yu's stern order, directly halted their movements of switching weapons, all drew their bows and shot towards the charge of the Northern Huns.
The Northern Huns elite cavalry breaking through the vanguard, breaking Wen Pin's line, charged into the central army archers like a violent thunder.
Zhou Yu stared at the Northern Huns cavalry already less than three hundred steps away from himself, directly didn't dodge, the command banner is right here, if you Northern Huns have the ability, come and cut it down!
Under Zhou Yu's command, the three thousand archers of the central army directly refrained from changing weapons, endured the Northern Huns cavalry charge and shot, at the instant when Northern Huns rushed into the central army, all the archers entered range, and unlike the previous high arcs, all were direct shot!
From ten or so steps to tens of steps, the power of the archers almost reached its maximum, in an instant over a hundred cavalrymen of the Northern Huns were shot into sieves along with their horses, and hundreds of Northern Huns elite cavalry were injured under this unavoidable rain of arrows.
At this moment both the Northern Huns and Eastern Wu archers were enduring unimaginable significant damage, yet Zhou Yu even drew his sword, standing under the command banner vowed not to retreat, not one of the central army guard dared to step back.
The Northern Huns' ferocious charge was almost stopped in a few breaths, this "pull you with me to death" method was pain the current Northern Huns couldn't endure.
At this time, the Northern Huns are just a dozen steps away from Zhou Yu and Eastern Wu's command banner, but sadly that thunderous charge of Northern Huns had already been forcibly halted, Eastern Wu soldiers were shooting like pillars, enduring their own great casualties to bring equally severe loss to Northern Huns.
Zhou Yu coldly watched the already halted momentum of Northern Huns, cavalry indeed is king of the plains, but archers have always restrained cavalry at any time, even if it's plate armor of heavy cavalry, can't penetrate it only because the arrow's power isn't large enough.
The Northern Huns Vice King, pierced by several arrows, viciously turned his horse towards the flank, looking at the aloof Zhou Yu standing under the command banner, the other's aloof expression to him seemed full of mockery, pierced by several arrows, he knows clearly if he charges over these remaining ten plus steps, he'll die!
"Shoot with all your might!" Zhou Yu seeing the Northern Huns Vice King turning around, immediately ordered, their Eastern Wu infantry indeed are weak trash, but so what?
The Legion Talent Zhou Yu simulated itself can arouse emotions deep in soldiers' hearts, in full effort situations, making soldiers bound not to retreat is done.
Although this isn't a belief recognized by soldiers, forcibly aroused by Zhou Yu, the Pseudo Legion Talent created by Zhou Yu can only sustain for tens of seconds.
Completely different from Xubo Cheng and Pang De's lasting and sustained effects after being recognized by soldiers, but as long as timing is grasped well, it's still usable as a trump card, especially to a sage like Zhou Yu adept at seizing battle opportunities.
From Sunx Ce period, to Sunx Quan period, until the end, how trashy Eastern Wu's infantry is (Yuan Shu's infantry was actually very strong) needs no more saying, basically experience packages.
This point is difficult to change even under Zhou Yu's command, so when Zhou Yu discovered the huge gap between the forces in ground battle, and the war had reached a point of no return, Zhou Yu directly abandoned defense.
After all, Eastern Wu infantry's fragile bodies, full defense and zero defense, are both crushed instant-death rhythm when hit by the Northern Huns elite cavalry on the opposite side. Since that's the case, then enhancing defense is pointless, fragile in any case, why add points to defense.
Convert Cloud Qi, attaching defense of military formation entirely to offense, shield is meaningless discard it, close combat meaningless don't use knives, how about we purely engage you cavalry in ranged fight, let our war become mutual immediate kills?
So Zhou Yu's central army directly abandoned sword and shield, just took archers to have a fight against Northern Huns, indeed the Northern Huns are fierce enough to instantly kill frontal archers, but nearby archers can also instantly kill Hun elite cavalry at close range.
Therefore when Northern Huns rushed into Zhou Yu's central army, the war became mutual offense, Zhou Yu instantly perceiving the huge disparity in strength between both sides, and finding a solution certainly exemplified his quality as a Renowned General. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢
Northern Huns came and went like the wind, quickly rushed out of Zhou Yu's central army, and this time Zhou Yu clearly saw the terror of Northern Huns when breaking formation, yet he had already found a solution.
"Such strong cavalry, my infantry sword and shield, even strong soldiers have almost no value against them." Zhou Yu looked gravely at the Hun elite cavalry darting away.
"Cheng Pu, order all infantry to switch to bows and arrows!" Zhou Yu said coldly, "Since defense is ineffective, we'll attack directly then, see how much loss you Hun people can bear."
Northern Huns' assault on the central army failed, originally the central army, nailed down by Zhou Yu forcibly using Pseudo Legion Talent, had stabilized its formation at this time, such is war, if the archers hadn't shot desperately risking casualties before, Zhou Yu's army might have collapsed by now.
And now having forcibly driven back the Northern Huns elite cavalry, the soldiers previously standing firm shooting under Zhou Yu's order even had the guts to pursue and shoot the Northern Huns elite cavalry!
