.There is a ban ditch under the embankment of the Yellow River near Fenglingdu, which is about 10 miles long. The bottom of the ditches was washed by mountains and rivers for a long time, forming a ramp of about 30 meters long. In order to resist the Western coalition, the Han soldiers built 12 earth platforms at the height of the Yellow River embankment on the south bank of the bank, each with a circumference of about 3 kilometers. Since the southern edge of the earth platform is basically connected to the Tongguan city wall, it is called "Twelve City" and is marked with six on the left and right. (Most of this description does not match the reality, please do not worry about it)

It is these twelve earthen platforms that form the first line of defense in front of Tongguan in the empire. These Han soldiers can also arrive directly from Tongguan to Gaotai, which is the so-called Twelve Liancheng.

It was precisely with this clever arrangement and unyielding fighting spirit that the Han soldiers of the empire resisted nearly ten times the enemy and attacked for seven consecutive days.

Looking around, the 10-mile-long ban ditch under the Yellow River embankment was almost filled with corpses and blood.

I can no longer tell the difference between the enemy and me.

As soon as the Teutonic heavy infantry regiment landed, they were not in a hurry to attack immediately. Nearly a thousand people in the voyage first inserted their shields on the beach on the shore, and covered the troops behind them to land in the rain of arrows.

Sima Nan saw that if the enemy could land completely and successfully, his morale would definitely be greatly affected. He immediately organized his subordinates to start charging.

At that time, there were only more than one thousand Teutonic heavy infantry landed, and there was no configuration of archers in the Teutonic heavy infantry organization, so Sima Nan immediately organized three battalions of troops to launch a charge.

"Kill--" The two sides hit each other hard on the beach that had been stained with blood.

On the one hand, the Teutonic heavy infantry, who must strive to gain a foothold and gain space for subsequent troops.

On the one hand, the Han infantrymen who wanted to defend their country and fight for the right to survive for the robes behind them.

The armor made of fine steel hit the light armor made of bamboo, and the broad sword with both hands faced the standard saber.

As a second-level legion, the Fenwu Army did not have so many sabers, but because the fallen Zhongdu Longyang was a famous weapon manufacturing base in the empire. In order to resist the Western coalition, Li Changlin, the governor of the Central and Southern Province, distributed most of the sabers and crossbow arrows in stock to the Fenwu Army a few days before the Western coalition captured Zhongdu.

This is also one of the reasons why the Fenwu Army was able to withstand the enemy's attack for so many days without losing a disadvantage.

When the sharp blade of the broadsword intersects with the sharp blade of the saber, it makes a sour and grinding sound, and then there is a muffled note with the blade reaching its bones.

Although the Fenwu Army is a second-level legion, it does not require the training of the top ten legions because it is stationed in Zhongdu. Sima Nan was even a master of military arts in the empire a thousand years ago. He was deeply educated by his ancestors and trained very strictly. Except for no cavalry that could be used, the entire Fenwu Army did not need any legion in terms of infantry.

At this moment, the benefits of this rigorous training are reflected in the confrontation with the Teutonic heavy infantry regiment, the most powerful infantry in the Western continent.

In terms of number of people, the two sides are currently at a small distance, but the Teutonic heavy infantry regiment hastily set up a formation, and the main officers are still on the ship in the center of the river. They have not organized effective resistance at all for a while, and the attack level is extremely chaotic.

In contrast, the Han soldiers, in groups of three and five, have the upper hand everywhere in a small range.

Moreover, it is not the first time these surviving Han soldiers have fought with the heavy infantry in front of them. They know that if the 100-forged steel saber in their hands is skillful, they can completely split the heavy armor they wear on the other party.

Although the broadsword in the hands of the Teutonic heavy infantry looked extremely terrifying, the tricks were repeated in just a few tricks. With the flexible dodging of the Han soldiers wearing light armor, they could not cause fatal damage at all.

In addition, the Han soldiers charged from top to bottom, and the Teutonic heavy infantry who had just landed ashore for a while was defeated step by step, and were in a mess.

"Take a big splash and drive them down the river!" The commander of the Han infantry regiment led the team shouted.

The Han soldiers on the river beach became even more ferocious, slashing their knives and kicking their legs. After losing their weapons, they hugged each other tightly and rolled down the river together.

The iron armor like cans made the heavy infantry that fell from the river unable to float up and sank directly to the bottom of the river.

"These pagans are all devils!" A Teutonic heavy infantry screamed in his mouth. The broad sword in his hand had been picked up by a sabre, and he actually waved a huge shield directly, which made the Han soldiers around him unable to get close to him.

A thin Han army rolled on the spot, flashing through the opponent's shield, and a cold light flashed through the saber in his hand, slashing the back of the opponent's knee.

The Tauton soldier screamed and knelt forward. A Han soldier next to him immediately seized the opportunity and cut off the other party's head with one knife.

The first batch of Teutonic heavy infantry landed ashore gradually lost their fighting spirit, and only the strong Teutonic tenacity was still supporting them to persevere.

However, less than one-third of the brigade of a thousand-person who landed on the shore now can stand.

At this moment, a little anger appeared on the face of Fonseca on the ship in the river.

"Idiot, what does Manning, who leads the team, eat? Messenger, haven't you told him my order to defend on the spot and not get entangled with the enemy?"

"The chief of ten thousand men is not the incompetent leader of ten thousand men, but the Han army is too cunning, they do not have a head-on attack. Moreover, their small-scale division tactics are powerful, and even the chief of the army has not found a good way to deal with it." A staff officer advised carefully.

"Come on, use those weapons, and also ask the Han people to suffer from their own weapons!" Fonseca snorted coldly and ordered.

"Yes!" A group of soldiers behind him lifted a black cloth arranged at the bow of the ship. Under the black cloth was a weapon that was more than ten meters wide, seven or eight meters long, and was as shaped as an eagle wing. A crossbow arrow that entered the twenty-meter factory with a cold light shining brightly above it.

This is the most advanced weapon of the empire - the bed crossbow.

As the ultimate cold weapon of the Empire, bed crossbows are only quantitatively produced in the arms factory in the imperial capital. The craftsmen responsible for all processes of bed crossbows are mixed identities between workers and civilians and military and civilians, and it is strictly prohibited to withdraw from military status.

The dozen or so crossbows obtained by the Western Alliance arrived in Longyang, Zhongdu about three months ago by the imperial capital. The original intention was to carry out the production of crossbows at the Longyang Ordnance Factory.

As a result, more than 20 days ago, Zhongdu fell into the hands of the Western Alliance before these crossbows could be destroyed.

Fortunately, workers and villagers who know how to produce bed crossbows did not arrive in Longyang with bed crossbows. According to the plan, some workers and villagers will be transferred from Jiangshan Ordnance Factory to this point in the middle of the year.

Otherwise, the manufacturing technology of this crossbow would have been learned by the Western coalition.
Chapter completed!