si-mexico Chapter 2287 A pincer attack
Chapter 2287 A pincer attack
Feng Mulan had no intention of confronting Helian Hui head-on; instead, she meticulously set up a death trap to devour the charging cavalry!
Triplocks slow down the enemy's advance, powerful crossbows inflict long-range damage, obstacles block and accelerate, infantry hold the core, and cavalry wait for an opportunity to counterattack... all linked together!
"Damn it! Feng Mulan!!"
Helian Hui's eyes were bloodshot, he was furious but powerless.
His cavalry excelled at field raids and mobile strangulation, and were most afraid of this kind of positional attrition warfare with pre-set fortifications.
Charge! Ahead lies a series of deadly obstacles; without their speed advantage, the cavalry are nothing but sitting ducks.
If they didn't charge, Zhao Yu's white horse riders would have already been closing in like a shadow!
"Don't stop! Spread out! Flank around to the sides! Fire arrows!"
Helian Hui, quick-witted, gave the order in a hoarse voice.
Some of the Scorpion Clan cavalry attempted to spread out to the sides, looking for weak points or trying to suppress the Chu crossbowmen with mounted archery.
However, Feng Mulan had already taken precautions against this.
Behind the seemingly passable scree slopes on both sides, more flags suddenly appeared, and the Chu archers who had been lying in ambush were revealed.
They blocked the passage with more precise direct fire, while the few barbed wire caltrops and horse traps they laid also caused great trouble for the cavalry who tried to outflank them.
The charge turned into a difficult gnawing.
The Scorpion Clan cavalry were forced to engage the well-prepared Chu army's frontline infantry under multiple attacks from tripwires, crossbow bolts, and obstacles.
They lost their most valuable momentum, and could only dismount or keep their horses in place to engage in brutal close combat with the Chu army's halberdiers and swordsmen.
Every step forward comes at a heavy price.
The Chu army's lines, however, stood firm like a rock, supported by arrows and crossbows.
Even worse, the pressure behind the scenes has increased dramatically!
Seeing that the Scorpion Clan's offensive had been thwarted, Zhao Yu's White Horse Cavalry were greatly encouraged and charged even more fiercely.
Although the horses were exhausted, the attack on the enemy's rear and flanks was the perfect opportunity to wait for them to tire themselves out and vent their frustration.
The silvery torrent crashed into the Scorpion Clan's rearguard, instantly unleashing a bloody storm.
Ahead lay an impregnable fortress, behind were pursuers seeking their lives.
Helian Hui found himself in the worst possible situation—he couldn't advance, he couldn't retreat, and if he stayed put, he would be slowly worn down.
His scorpion cavalry were like insects trapped in amber, possessing only fierce strength and a will to survive.
However, they were trapped in this death zone meticulously constructed by Feng Mulan, unable to advance or retreat, and the number of casualties was increasing rapidly every moment.
The battle had reached a desperate stalemate, but for Helian Hui, every second was a countdown to the abyss.
Feng Mulan sat firmly atop the low hill, coldly overlooking the struggling black tide below, like a patient hunter watching a beast fall into a trap and make its final, futile resistance.
She did not commit all her forces to a frontal interception, but instead constantly redeployed them to further compress Helian Hui's room for maneuver, like slowly tightening a noose.
Helian Hui's furious roar echoed across the battlefield, but it could not change the increasingly clear fate of being surrounded and gradually strangled.
Half an hour later.
Zhao Yu's white horse cavalry were like a pack of silver wolves that had finally spotted their prey.
After receiving confirmation that Feng Mulan had already laid an ambush ahead, he completely abandoned all his worries about running out of horsepower and his anxiety about not being able to catch up for so long.
A mixture of ecstasy, a desire for revenge, and a final burst of fighting spirit burned fiercely in the hearts of every knight.
They saw the familiar banners belonging to Feng Mulan's troops rising on the horizon ahead.
They also saw the black torrent that was frantically attacking the low hill defense line, but was like hitting a reef – Helian Hui's Scorpion Clan cavalry, who were now in a dilemma!
"All troops! Wedge formation! Target—the rear guard of the enemy! Pierce them!"
Zhao Yu pointed his silver spear forward, his voice trembling with excitement, yet incredibly clear and resolute.
He no longer pursued the perfect encirclement arc, but instead concentrated all the remaining impact force into the sharpest point, piercing straight into the most chaotic and vulnerable tail of the Scorpion Clan cavalry!
The white-horse cavalry roared in unison, their shouts drowning out the panting of their warhorses.
They quickly adjusted their formation, with the most elite knights, whose horses were relatively well-preserved, automatically gathering behind and on both flanks of Zhao Yu, forming a sharp, silvery-white arrowhead.
Despite the warhorses foaming at the mouth and their steps becoming unsteady due to extreme fatigue, driven by their will to fight to the death, this exhausted army still unleashed a breathtaking sprint.
Instead of trying to engage the scorpion riders who had spread out on both sides, they concentrated all their forces on a frontal breakthrough.
Meanwhile, atop the low hill, Feng Mulan calmly surveyed the entire battlefield.
She witnessed the reckless charge of Zhao Yu's troops, and also the intense chaos caused by Helian Hui's troops being blocked at the front and attacked from the rear.
The time has come.
"Pass on the order!"
Feng Mulan's voice was calm and even, yet it carried an air of authority that commanded the entire situation.
"Left Wing Commandant Li and Right Wing Colonel Zhang, each lead their own cavalry to press towards the center, coordinating with General Zhao's offensive to cut off the Hu barbarians' escape routes to both sides."
"Central crossbow formation, advance fifty paces, extend your firing range, and cover the central area of the enemy ranks."
"Infantry square formation, hold the defensive line firmly, long halberds advance to prevent the enemy from desperately jumping over the wall and counter-attacking our formation."
The orders were quickly issued via flag signals and messengers.
The Chu army, which had been holding firm to the low hill defense line like a rock, suddenly began to move.
On both the left and right flanks, several hundred elite cavalrymen galloped out from their pre-arranged positions as if guided by their own arms.
Instead of charging straight into the heart of the enemy lines, they traced two graceful arcs along the edge of the battlefield.
Like two giant iron pincers, they flanked the Scorpion Clan's rear guard, which was being attacked by Zhao Yu, aiming to block any gaps that might allow Helian Hui's remaining forces to scatter to the east or west.
The crossbowmen of the central army, under the cover of the shield bearers, advanced in unison.
No longer content with defensive counterattacks, they launched deadly crossbow bolts deeper and denser into the Scorpion cavalry ranks, further exacerbating their chaos and preventing any possible reorganization.
The infantry phalanx on the front roared in unison, their halberds thrusting forward like a forest, their shields slamming heavily into the ground.
They adopted a posture of being ready to counterattack at any time, putting enormous psychological pressure on the Scorpion Clan's vanguard, which was blocked from the front.
Zhao Yu's arrowhead pierced deep into the Scorpion Clan's rear formation!
Wherever the silver spear pointed, men and horses fell.
Exhausted from dealing with Feng Mulan's defense in front and with their formation somewhat scattered due to repeated setbacks, the Scorpion Clan's defenders were no match for this desperate attack launched from behind, fueled by a bellyful of anger.
Although the white horse cavalry's horses were exhausted, the riders' skills and determination to fight to the death made up for their lack of speed.
They cut into the butter like a hot knife through butter, instantly turning the Scorpion Clan's rear guard upside down.
Many Scorpion Clan cavalrymen were stabbed off their horses before they could even fully turn around.
"Don't panic! Turn around! Form a circle! Block those behind you..."