The front line of Wei and Qi, southwest of Chang State.

After continuous marching day and night, the main force of the 50,000 Qi army led by Qi General Tian Ji finally arrived here.

After crossing this recently captured city, they will meet up with the Qi Hou army who has come to meet them, and the soldiers who have been fighting hard can take a breather.

However, the Wei army stationed here, Gongsun Yan, was obviously not prepared to let Tian Ji's army go eastward.

When Tian Ji's purple banner appeared on the horizon, the 20,000 elite Wei troops commanded by Gongsun Yan were already ready.

…

The wind kept blowing, blowing the ribbons on the halberds of the Qi army's officers and soldiers, and also blowing the red banners in the Wei army's formation opposite.

With his long sword in front of him, standing on the chariot in the phalanx, the Qi army commander Tian Ji silently stared ahead.

Although the battle has not officially started yet, just from looking at the formations on the opposite side, Tian Ji already knows that what is in front of him is definitely not a mob, but an iron-blooded elite fighting with sword after sword on the battlefield.

If given a choice, Tian Ji would not be willing to confront such an opponent head-on.

But at this moment, he has no other way out. Only by defeating the current elite blocking the road can he and his soldiers have a chance of survival.

The same thought came to his mind. General Qi, who was standing next to Tian Ji, bowed and said, "General, our army has no way out at this moment, we can only fight!"

"Yes." The hands holding the hilt of the long sword tightened, and Tian Ji's eyes were filled with coldness. "Our army only has one battle!"

The next moment, with a crisp sound of being unsheathed, Tian Ji held the sharp sword in his hand.

The long sword pointed forward at the Wei army formation opposite. Without any unnecessary words, Tian Ji only issued the simplest and most direct order to his soldiers.

"attack!"

"Dong dong dong..."

The large banner swayed in the wind, the war drums beat the rumbling war music, and the Qi soldiers at the front of the phalanx began to slowly move their steps.

Like a wild giant beast, the huge body composed of 50,000 soldiers began to slowly extend its claws, showing its power towards the prey.

However, the offensive launched by the Qi army did not cause any panic in the position of the Wei army on the opposite side.

Even though the enemy's strength was more than twice our own, the face of the commander-in-chief Gongsun Yan who was on the Wei army's chariot showed no sign of solemnity at all.

Very calmly, he swept past the approaching opponent in front of him. Gongsun Yan just gave a faint order: "The crossbowmen are ready..."

"Woo..."

A long horn sounded on the battlefield, giving the order to attack to the strong crossbowmen at the front of the Wei army's formation.

Stepping on the crossbow with their feet, holding the crossbow string with both hands, and using their knees together with their upper body to exert force suddenly, the crossbow soldiers in the Wei army finished winding the crossbow like a machine.

Immediately after the strung-up strong crossbow was completed, special crossbow arrows were placed on it, and the preparations for launching the powerful crossbows, which could be regarded as weapons of war, were completed.

"put!"

"put!"

"put!"

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Along with the roaring orders one after another in the square formation, a famous strong crossbowman struck the hanging knife of the strong crossbow in his hand almost at the same time.

With the powerful force generated by the recovery of the crossbow string, the sharp crossbow arrow was pushed out in an instant.

"Fengfengfeng..."

Sharp arrow clusters pierced the air, and violent explosions erupted between the two armies.

Gradually, the death music played by the explosion became clearer and clearer in the ears of the Qi soldiers, until crossbow bolts filled the sky fell on their heads.

"Raise your shield!"

Facing this overwhelming barrage of crossbow bolts, the formation was unfolding, and the Qi soldiers immediately following their opponents raised their shields in unison.

It's just that the shields in their hands seemed a bit weak under the attack of this powerful crossbow. The arrow clusters carrying huge kinetic energy tore through the shields very easily, and the defense line composed of leather armor was shot into effortlessly.

In flesh and blood.

Under the blow of the powerful crossbows of the Wei army, some Qi soldiers were killed on the spot; some of them let out painful wails and were killed by the next falling crossbow bolt.

Before the two sides actually collided, just one round of crossbow bolts struck down, and the Qi soldiers led by Tian Ji suffered heavy casualties.

Seeing that the crossbow bolts fired by their own side had achieved success as soon as they were released, the strong crossbowmen at the front of the Wei army's formation became even more motivated to fight, and the crossbow bolts poured down one after another.

Facing the almost destructive power of the Wei army's powerful crossbows against the Qi army, which was famous for its bravery, the commander-in-chief Tian Ji, who saw everything on the battlefield, felt extremely solemn in his heart.

But he knew very well that the armor worn by his soldiers could not cope with such fierce crossbow bolts, so there were only two ways left to reduce losses as much as possible.

First, change the dense square formation and use a more dispersed formation to reduce the damage caused by the Wei army's powerful crossbows;

Second, speed up the attack, replace distant combat with close combat, and use long swords and short blades to offset the threat of the Wei army's powerful crossbows.

Following Tian Ji's order, the originally tight Qi army began to disperse, rushing towards the Wei army like a tide.

Standing on the chariot, watching the changes in the Qi army's phalanx on the opposite side, a faint smile appeared on Gongsun Yan's face.

The battle situation is in chaos, and the balance of victory in the war has gradually shifted to one's own side.

Sitting there, waiting for the opponent to hit the iron wall, this is not Gongsun Yan's style of military use;

What he prefers is to take the initiative and use the sharp sword in his hand to cut through the opponent's defense and give the opponent a fatal blow.

Even though the strength of the troops was less than half of Qi's army, Gongsun Yan's eyes still shone with a strong fighting spirit.

"Pass my general's order, the strong crossbowmen retreat, the soldiers step forward, and the left and right wings move forward to face Qi's army directly."

"Here."

"General Gongsun has an order..."

The horses of the messengers galloped between the square formations, and in conjunction with the large banners in the central army formation, Gongsun Yan's orders were delivered to the ears of every officer.

After a moment, the left and right wings of the Wei army were like a pair of powerful giant pincers, clamping straight towards the Qi army that was approaching rapidly on the opposite side.

After a back and forth, the forwards of both sides finally began to fight.

When the raging tide encountered a dam formed by Wei soldiers armed to the teeth, the forward force was suddenly curbed.

Relying on the copper and iron walls made of large oars and long halberds, the Wei soldiers did not give the Qi army, which was good at individual combat, a chance to fight alone.

Every time the sharp halberd blade thrust out, it would take away the lives of the Qi soldiers. The Wei soldiers were so efficient in harvesting Qi's martial arts.

Gradually, the attacking Qi army began to lose control of its own front, and the giant pincer formed by the two wings of the Wei army began to advance forward in an unstoppable manner.

During the confrontation, after understanding the gap in combat power between the two sides, the Qi army began to continuously invest troops in the front, hoping to rely on their numerical advantage to counterattack the Wei soldiers who were gradually advancing.

However, the war situation did not develop as the Qi army hoped. Even after investing more troops, they could only stabilize the battle line, and the two sides began to fall into a stalemate.

"Woo..."

At this moment, a trumpet sound suddenly sounded from behind the Wei army's formation.
Chapter completed!