Chapter 972 Human-Elephant Synergy
Thinking of the predicament he was facing, Rahul decisively opened his clairvoyance. Since I can't suppress you with routines and designs, I will wait and see how the battle line changes and then fight you.
Yes, Rahul gave the clairvoyance to Peacock, but that doesn't mean Rahul himself can't use it.
It was just like Guan Yu beheaded Feng Rui and gave him to his personal guards. Without the soldiers, Guan Yu could no longer use them for himself, and at most he could not use them to reinforce other legions.
The moment Rahul's clairvoyance was activated, the entire battle line between the Kushans and the Han Dynasty appeared before Rahul's eyes. Looking at the positions where all the Han troops had cut into the battle line, Rahul's face turned pale. These were all the weak points in his battle line!
Rahul's first reaction was that this was unreasonable, and his second reaction was that there was a traitor and he was betrayed. Then he thought about it and realized that this was unreasonable. Only a few people could get his battle line deployment, and those people were his right-hand men. It was impossible for them to betray him.
Although he was certain that there were no traitors under his command, Rahul still made an incredible judgment at the first moment.
There is only one conclusion, that is, the other party is very strong and may be on the same level as him.
"I underestimated the other party." Rahul said calmly.
"Zhuge Kongming?" Rahul couldn't help feeling a little dazed as he recalled the intelligence he had seen.
He is so young and yet he has already commanded the three armies. This battle will be really difficult to fight.
"Beat the drums, order the side camp and the center camp to launch a full-front counterattack. The second batch of guards get ready. The rain of arrows is explosively suppressing. The catapults and crossbows are ready. The side covering strikes and the projection of tung oil cans are ready!" Rahul hesitated for a moment, then issued a new military order.
As a famous general, Rahul has absolute confidence in his control over his own army and is extremely confident in himself.
Even seeing Zhuge Liang's attack command that cuts into all weak points.
It was shocking, but to him it was just a bizarre way of attacking.
Rahul did not have any doubts about himself and made another judgment.
He did not choose to strengthen the defense line to deal with Zhuge Liang's full infiltration. Instead, he chose to counterattack on all fronts. It is a very dangerous thing to command according to other people's ideas on the battlefield.
So after realizing the true level of his opponent, Rahul immediately changed his tactical style.
This kind of command style was totally inconsistent with Zhuge Liang's perception of Rahul's personality, but Zhuge Liang just frowned, silently suppressed his doubts, and notified all the battle lines under his command to prepare for the strong attack.
It has to be admitted that Rahul's variation interrupted his command rhythm, but it was not a big problem. Compared with offense, he was better at defensive counterattacks.
Zhuge Liang had just finished making adjustments when all the Kushan fronts from left to right suddenly launched a fierce attack. There was no shield defense, but spearmen wearing leather armor launched high-density thrusts at the Han army with dense spear formations.
It was the fearless spearmen trained by Rahul who launched a desperate charge.
In the sky, stones, crossbows, spears, and burning earthenware jars all flew towards the Han army.
Zhuge Liang understood Rahul's combat intention in an instant. It was different from ordinary combat methods, which required calculating war losses and the losses of each unit. In a war of this scale, it was impossible for the front to retreat while the rear was still attacking.
In other words, the other side was using the lives of these spearmen to forcibly exchange casualties with the Han Dynasty.
Unable to retreat and unable to see the overall situation clearly, these spearmen can only charge forward blindly.
As long as the military momentum in the rear can overwhelm the military momentum in the front, the so-called collapse will never occur.
Rahul is absolutely sure that he can suppress the chaos on the front line, so the most correct way now is to use a strong attack to drag the Han Dynasty into a meat grinder that cannot be deployed.
The defense of the Fearless Lancers is indeed very poor. In order to maximize the lethality of the stabbing, Rahul did not provide these Fearless Lancers with any armor at all.
Although a lot of them could be killed easily with a wave of arrow rain, it was hard to say whether any elite troops could easily stop the spearmen who were crushing over like a torrent.
This tactic is the best way to unleash combat effectiveness when there are many people and not enough elite troops to lead, and Rahul uses it very smoothly.
When countless spearmen charged on the ground, spears flew in the sky, stones flew, and tung oil cans were burning, the power exerted by this condensed torrent was enough to scare away gods and ghosts.
However, that's the extent of it. If you don't understand the core inside, this thing is indeed very difficult to crack. After all, this kind of gun blade is like a torrent and extends quite wide. With cover on the left and right, there is no possibility of being cut off by others. The front view is perfect.
Even if the shield guard faces this kind of torrent, he can only hold it back and block it with his strong defense. As for not retreating a single step, this is really not something that can be done just by wanting to.
One gun, three guns, ten guns, when they are poked at the shield, the shield can withstand it, but people cannot. This is a very realistic situation.
What's more, the Kushans also launched long-range fire cover. Under such a rapid attack, even the shield guards led by Wu Yi found it difficult to maintain a stable front line.
The fearless spearmen penetrated the shield guards' battle line almost instantly.
However, as the battle line was broken and the number of spearmen poured in increased, the Kushan side's offensive speed came to an abrupt halt.
Rahul does not take the lives of these gunners seriously, but they themselves cannot completely ignore the lives of their friendly forces.
As the shield guard line was broken, they rushed into the gap with unstoppable force.
Everything seemed fine, but when more and more people came in.
Those standing in front of these spearmen were no longer shield guards, but their own people.
And when the speed slowed down, the shield guards began to gain the upper hand.
An inch longer, an inch stronger. Once the shield guards get close, the spearmen's poor defense is exposed. Whether it's the shield guards' heavy punches or the shield strikes of the big shields, they can almost break all the spearmen's bones and cause them to vomit blood and die.
If the torrent stops, it will lose its power.
Once again, it was the Han Dynasty's turn.
Know what your tactics are and it will be easy to deal with them.
"Wei Yan!" Zhuge Liang said almost nothing and gave orders directly to Wei Yan.
Although the torrent of spearmen has slowed down, more effort is needed to completely suppress it.
Looking at the long torrent of spearmen, facing the torrent that even a rain of arrows could not completely wipe out in a short period of time, Wei Yan rushed forward with a heavy face, waving his sword.
Combo, diffusion, and energy storage. Wei Yan opened three legion talents in succession to enhance the legion's attack.
Dozens of legion attacks suddenly appeared as Wei Yan raised his hand, and the two large torrents collided directly with each other, and Rahul's stagnant fearless spearmen were thrown to the ground on the spot.
Facing such fearless spearmen, dodging and defending would only lead to death.
It is impossible for a human with only two hands to block more than a dozen spears that are nearly three meters long. If they rely solely on defense, they will only die.
However, the excellent defensive capabilities of the shield guards, under the arrangement of Zhuge Liang, helped them withstand the first wave of attacks, and then it was time for the Han Dynasty to counterattack.
Wei Yan's legion attack was completely fatal to a legion like the Fearless Spearmen, whose defense was almost zero.
There's no need to even fight them directly. The aftermath of the shockwaves alone is enough to overwhelm these fearless spearmen.
The instant evaporation of thousands of people caused fear in the hearts of these fearless spearmen.
Being fearless does not mean that you will not be afraid, it just raises the lower limit of your psychological quality.
The stagnation and the tragic deaths of thousands of people cast a shadow of fear in the hearts of these spearmen.
Wei Yan, who was almost exhausted by the attack of the Yunqi Legion, once again felt the abundant energy in his body.
Wei Yan released his legion's attacks almost non-stop. Even with the clouds above his head, every attack could take the lives of dozens of people.
Compared with the huge number of fearless spearmen, it is naturally not worth mentioning, but the impact brought by this killing constantly induces fear, and a large amount of fear replenishes his energy, forming a virtuous circle.
As this virtuous cycle continued, Wei Yan no longer held back and ordered his men to take out their powerful crossbows and launch indiscriminate attacks on the front.
"Wei Yan? I remember this Han general!" Rahul looked at the aura of fear and instantly guessed Wei Yan's identity.
For him, the priority of killing Zhang Fei and Wei Yan is even higher than Guan Yu and Zhang Ren.
A legion that specifically attacks miscellaneous soldiers is not good news for a large army commander like him.
What's more, the last time Wei Yan faced him, although he had the advantage in terms of battle damage, Wei Yan was not beaten unilaterally, he also exchanged a lot of Kushan's elite troops.
"Shoot a round with the crossbow, take away a piece first!"
Arrows as strong as spears were shot from Rahul's central camp.
Wei Yan reflexively held the broadsword across his chest, but after the crossbow was knocked away, he realized that this thing was not the Peacock's beyond-visual-range attack, but just the most ordinary crossbow's flat shot.
However, even so, more than 300 soldiers of Wei Yan's headquarters fell. The flat-shooting crossbows did not care about the life and death of the spearmen at all. The covering fire did not distinguish between friend and foe, causing many soldiers to be unable to react and be directly pierced.
"Shoot!" Chen Dao gave a loud order, and nearly a thousand heavy arrows comparable to a ten-stone crossbow were released from the headquarters of the Bai Li soldiers.
They had been just paddling around before, but finally they waited for this opportunity, this opportunity created by Wei Yan.
Danyang could not carry out beyond visual range strikes, but their Bai Er elite soldiers could, and with their dual-standard talents, they perfectly captured the location of Rahul's crossbow position.
Before the second roar of the bed crossbow began, they rained down their arrows.
At that moment, the whole front line heard the shrill scream, and the Kushan soldiers who were aiming and shooting were harvested like wheat.
Even though they relied on crossbows to defend against arrows, they fell down in an instant because they had no idea what kind of legion they were facing.
Chen Dao's elite Bai Er soldiers can replicate the will of the Shesheng Camp without any interference.
"Ganesha, take your men over to tie down that legion. We must not let them go on." Rahul glanced in the direction of Chen Dao and others and made a quick decision.
"The other side's two beyond-visual-range archer legions have not yet made a move..."
Rahul glanced around and saw that although the attack of that legion was good, it was obvious that they were not standard beyond-visual-range archers.
Although the effect seems to be extremely strong, it is obviously a fake one.
No one understands the difficulty of creating a beyond visual range long-range legion better than him, the creator of the Peacock.
And no one knows , so he is used to attacking the long-range legion first.
Rahul also had information about Bai Er, so after determining Bai Er's location, he sent out his elite cavalry guards to meet him without hesitation.
Even if we cannot break through, we must prevent Bai Er from continuing to provide assistance to other places.
The situation was developing in the direction that Rahul expected. Although the Fearless Spearmen were blocked, Wei Yan's single legion was weak after all, and it was impossible to completely repel the torrent of Fearless Spearmen.
It is difficult for shield guards to face the attacks of so many spearmen. Spearmen are indeed not strong enough to restrain shield soldiers, but the spear formation formed by the long handles is enough to make those shield soldiers go away.
The big shield can withstand the stabbing of more than a dozen spears, but the person using the big shield will definitely not be able to withstand it. Once the movement is disturbed by the stabbing, the spearman who mainly focuses on attacking will be able to kill the shield guard with one shot.
Although the loss is heavy, Rahul doesn't feel sorry for it. He thinks it's a good deal to exchange ten spearmen for one shield guard of yours.
Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan. Rahul's counterattack was more determined than he expected. However, while Rahul was determined, he also retained the trump card of Peacock and had not mobilized too many Kushan elite troops.
Rahul was forcing Zhuge Liang to use the Archer Battalion and the Changshui Battalion.
The simplest and most labor-saving way to deal with these fragile spearmen is to use archers to rain arrows on the ground.
Bai Er and Danyang can play the role of archer corps, but it is different from a professional archer corps after all.
But you can't move. If you move, you will be immediately hit by the peacock's fatal blow.
Just like Rahul was afraid of Shesheng Changshui, Zhuge Liang was also afraid of peacocks.
"Order Meng Huo to lead the elephant soldiers to advance, Zhu Rong, Wutugu and others to lead the fire dragon soldiers, and the rattan armor soldiers to advance in coordination!" Zhuge Liang thought for a moment and decided to launch a counterattack.
The fearless spearmen are powerful, but they are still no match for the fearless elephants.
The elephant soldiers trampled on the spearmen's spear formation, and the elite barbarians such as the rattan armor soldiers and fire dragon soldiers followed the elephant soldiers' footsteps. The coordinated combat between humans and elephants was perfect for dealing with the current torrent of spearmen.
"go ahead!"
Meng Huo blew a heavy horn. As a barbarian king, he was particularly proficient in taming animals.
"Ah!~"
The elephants let out loud roars, and then the herd began to gallop, with the barbarian elite soldiers following closely behind.
