Chapter 57 Counter Shots
Chapter 57 Counter Shots
The convoy roared forward, swimming towards unknown "prey" like a long winding snake, or maybe they were the ones being hunted, in any case, life and death were at stake.
"Hold your crossbow, check the equipment, don't string it now, don't string it!"
"The chariots move forward one by one, and the guards spread out! Stay out of the way!"
Several sub-captains rushed back and forth, yelling all kinds of orders. Even with the training of more than ten days, the time is still too short. By defaulting the battlefield, there is finally a chance for error correction and adjustment.
Running in a hurry, they finally arrived at a place more than one mile away from the Hunhe wooden bridge in less than half an hour.
The old wooden bridge is far away, but the enemy's figure is also close at hand, and the only bridge is almost equal distance between the enemy and ourselves.
Li Xian gritted his teeth bitterly, if they had a little more time, even half an hour longer, they would probably be able to fight their way and rush to the bridge and cross the river before the barbarians!
But, even if they get on the bridge first, with their backs against a strong enemy, who dares to bet that these barbarians won't come after them?If you are hit by the enemy halfway, then you are really doomed, and there is no chance of a comeback.The opportunity to cross the bridge first seems to be close at hand, but in fact it is like a castle in the air. We can only calm down and fight this battle, and take the opportunity to cross the river in the short gap before the arrival of the barbarian brigade!
"Type 2 chariot formation, line up!" Zhong Heng gave an order, and the twenty carts were driven into a line by all the servants, facing the barbarian enemy horizontally, and the driver was sweating profusely, removing the buckles on the necks of the cattle. organ.
"Boom boom boom!" There was a loud bang, the vehicle was semi-fixed and parked on the ground, and the stewards drove the cattle to the rear of the vehicle in a hurry.
"The convoy is in place, open the window panels, and the arrows and ballistas are wound up!"
Following the long sound of orders, several circular windows were opened on the walls of the closed carts. Amidst the creaking sound of the crossbow being wound up, there were huge arrows the size of a palm, and the tips of them were shining brightly. The terrified blue light steadily aimed at the opposite side.
Among the ten large carts, each one hides a strange weapon. Mr. Li called it a "mechanical arrow gun". Although its appearance is quite different from ordinary crossbows, the effect of this strange thing is During the training these days on the road, these twenty subordinates who were fortunate enough to be trusted by the young master were shocked out of their wits!
This "mechanical arrow gun" is indeed not a strong crossbow, and it is not included in the list of weapons and armor that the imperial court strictly prohibits private preparations, but this thing... is hundreds of times more terrifying than a strong crossbow!
Tiejia listened attentively to the order of the Zhongdu team, and hissed to convey the order: "Fire the arrows and cannons!"
He has a special understanding of mechanisms and equipment. Although he is strong, his hands are extremely dexterous. Others are still figuring out how to operate them. He has been able to lead his disciples to wind up the mechanisms, so he was appointed as the captain of the Arrow and Cannon Squad by Zhong Squad.
The eldest disciple Cheng Zi was in a group with him, manipulating the mechanism arrow gun, and looking out from the round window, the dust in front of him rose half a sky high, and the sound of shouting and crying could be heard faintly, at this distance, both the enemy and us could already see each other , a few barbarians probing and whistling, flying towards the convoy.
Chengzi's hands trembled involuntarily, but he failed to buckle the mechanism several times. Fine sweat oozed from his forehead, his teeth chattered, his eyes turned red, and he whimpered and said, "Master, master, master!" , I, I can't, I..."
Tiejia's eyes were bloodshot, he grabbed his apprentice's trembling hand, pressed him to fasten the mechanism quickly, and without looking at him, he said in a hoarse voice indifferently: "Afraid there is a ball? I can only wait for death. Barbarians are beasts." Regardless of whether you are afraid or not, if you want to live, you can only kill them, kill them clean!"
Cheng Zi couldn't bear it anymore, tears and snot flowed down his nose, and he cried in a mess. He wiped his face vigorously, and shouted with all his strength: "Kill Hu, kill Hu, I want to live!"
He shouted hoarsely, his veins burst, but his hands gradually stopped shaking, and slowly returned to their previous proficiency and speed.
Master is right, barbarians are animals!If you want to survive, you have to kill them. With the blessing of the fairy-like young master, everyone will be able to live for a long time.
Most of the servants who have never seen the battle are as frightened and frightened as the sons, but they have to work hard for their own lives. Some people, although they have never seen blood, are born without fear, and they are extremely excited before the battle .
Yi Xiaolu tried his best to pinch the ragged horse, and ran crookedly behind the cavalry led by Zheng Qing. After more than ten days of training, although he is still not familiar with riding horses, he can barely be regarded as an infantry soldier on horseback. Especially his crossbow arrows hit nine out of ten shots, except for Zhong Dui, Zhang Qilang, Zheng Qing and a few other people, there are really few people who can match this accuracy.
With the enemy in front of him, he only felt that the blood in his body was about to boil, and even the horses under him felt his agitation and restlessness.
Although Yi Xiaolu was excited in his heart, his mind was surprisingly calm. With one hand on his waist knife and his crossbow slanted on his leg, he waited quietly for the order to attack.
"Arrow car, open the box! The women's team nurses, the logistics team are ready!"
"No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 arrow guns, aim at the enemy cavalry and fire!"
Hearing Zhong Dui's order, Tiejia gritted his teeth and murmured: "Kill Hu Shahu..."
He squinted his eyes and leaned over the aiming circle, pointed the arrow at the enemy horse, and opened the mechanism with force!
"kill!"
"Du!" With a muffled sound, the huge arrow shot out instantly, with the sound of the wind, and hit those wild horses directly. At almost the same moment, two huge arrows roared out from the cart next to them. .
A horse hissed suddenly, and the leading horse, whose chest and abdomen were pierced by a huge arrow, fell suddenly, blood and internal organs splashed all over the ground, and its huge body pressed the knight on it, and there was no sound at all. .
The knight on the other horse was brushed by the arrow of the huge arrow, and screamed miserably, a huge wound was cut on the waist and abdomen by the large arrow that shot almost flat, and the whole person bent down and fell, seeing that he was dead.The arrow remained undiminished, and it flew for another thirty or forty feet, cutting through the bodies of three or four barbarian infantry, before falling to the ground exhausted, leaving a trail of flesh and blood.
The third giant arrow missed the point, and brushed past the side of the enemy rider who was a foot away, and shot obliquely towards the barbarian's side and behind no one, and fell to the ground in vain. Fleeing, quickly detoured and fled into the rear of the infantry.
Tiejia and Chengzi held their breath in the car, staring at the giant arrow's castration. Only then did they relax, Tiejia's eyes brightened, and he squeezed out "Okay!" through his teeth.
Chengzi gasped, then cheered and shouted, not knowing what to do with his hands and feet, and kept saying, "Master, this, this arrow gun is really cruel, oops! It's a pity that the one on the No. 3 car missed, so I just said That kid, Gou’er, is not accurate enough. How long have you been making such a good steel arrowhead, Master? What a waste! Look at that barbarian, tsk tsk tsk! Quickly break it into two pieces..."
"Stop talking nonsense! Winding and loading arrows!" Tiejia yelled, his muscles tensed up, he slammed open the mechanism, and then wound the machine.
At this moment, endless strength seemed to pour into his body, the young master kept his word, don't fool anyone, if you say kill a man, kill him!Kill all these goddamn beasts!
It's just a pity that the production time is too short, and the very concave and convex "stripping lens" mentioned by the young master can't be produced, so we can only get this simple front sight. Where to shoot!In the future, when we arrive in the Northwest, even if we risk our lives, we must help the young master to make the "stripping mirror", which will strip the barbarian slaves of their strength and their lives!
There was a commotion in the barbarian team on the opposite side, and the escaped barbarian cavalry rushed to a barbarian chieftain on a high horse to report the enemy's situation. After a while, hundreds of barbarian infantry shouted and shouted in disorder, and gathered in a group, they all drew out their swords and spears. He beat those captive Dayan people vigorously, and those who ran slowly were cut down to the ground by the barbarians behind.
Amidst the loud cries, nearly a thousand people were driven like docile but powerless lambs, stumbling straight to the execution ground.
"These savages, knowing that our young master's crossbow arrows are powerful, actually use my people in Dayan as a shield! Damn! Why don't these people run? They can't resist, even if they run to the side, they can escape for their lives!" The little donkey looked like a bull. Driven like sheep, unarmed, crying and struggling, but still running towards the convoy, the people of Dayan were gnashing their teeth with hatred.
"Not everyone has the courage to go all out. The more you beg the enemy to survive, the less you will survive." Zhongheng stared at the rushing people, raised his right hand solemnly, and issued an order: "The crossbow team is ready, the angle of elevation is 45 degrees, In front of--"
It is Manhu's usual trick to use common people to charge the battle. The general is a little merciful, and is rushed into the army by a large number of people, followed by Manhu.The Dayan army, which was already at a disadvantage in the field battle, if they lost the advantage of the army formation, what awaited them would be a barbaric massacre.
Back then, he followed his father to guard the Northland. During the occasional offensive and defensive battles and the rare field battles, when he encountered such a situation, at first he would be sad, angry and pitiful, angry at these people's unwillingness to fight or resist, and later, everywhere Flesh and flesh taught him to harden his heart and numbly issue the most favorable order.These people are indeed innocent. What is wrong is the world, the army and the court that are unable to protect them, but he has no choice when encountering them on the battlefield.
However, the crossbow made by A Xian gave him another choice.
Although the shooting range of this extremely delicate hand crossbow is not as good as that of the arrow cannon, it has the same excellent design. There is a choice of elevation angle at the handle. As long as you can memorize the "simplified numbers" and turn the angle according to the command, you can be accurate. Calculate the elevation angle from the ground and project accurately!
Zhongheng shouted angrily: "—Shoot!"
Sixty hand crossbows were adjusted to the exact same elevation angle, and at almost the same moment, the crossbow team pressed the trigger——
"Whoosh whoosh!"
Sixty fine steel arrowheads, wooden shafts, and almost identical non-piercing arrows shot out quickly, forming a dense arc of shadows in midair, over the heads of the people of Dayan, and shot straight like locusts. Falling, the barbarian pawns who followed behind the people and drove them down, gnawed down a piece like crops, and screamed one after another.
This is another great secret method of the son, the unparalleled arrow!
Arrows have been difficult to make since ancient times, not only in the difficulty of hand-grinding the arrows, but also in the thin shafts, each of which needs to be cut, straightened, cut, and polished... The procedure is complicated, the process is cumbersome, and manual When it comes to making, a skilled craftsman may not be able to make three or five arrows a day.
However, Mr. Li took a different approach and took out magic weapons such as uniform measurement, hydraulic knives, and flowing water. The output of arrows is simply dizzying. In the past, crossbowmen brought at most a pot of ten arrows, but now—— Lord's arrows are made from boxes!A box of thousands of sticks.
The people of Dayan were trembling, seeing the tragic situation brought by the arrow rain, they stayed in the battlefield for a while, not daring to retreat or run forward, and occasionally a few were hit by arrows, screaming desperately Move to the side, for fear of killing the crossbowmen of the convoy with an arrow.
"The spear team stepped forward and stabbed flat. Follow me and shout: 'People of Dayan, run sideways and dodge, only kill the barbarians!'"
"String the crossbow team, shoot again!"
Zhong Heng shouted orders, the crossbow team and spear team shouted in unison, and the little donkey was hoarse with excitement holding his hand crossbow, shouting desperately, telling the people to run away to avoid accidental injury.
The spear team shouted loudly and raised their spears at the same level. The foot-long steel spearhead shone faintly in the sun, making people shudder.
The common people rushing to the front looked at the deadly spear, and the terrifying arrows shot past their heads, fighting with each other. Shouting and running to the side, those who were smarter let out a violent cry, and took the opportunity to run to both sides desperately, fleeing the battlefield.
This run, no matter how frightened and timid he was, he knew where to flee, crying for his father and mother for a while, even rolling and crawling, desperately running to both sides.
The barbarians at the back couldn't catch up for a while, and cursed loudly. The enemy was in front of them, and the convoy had set up this tortoise array. Seeing that it was tough, the barbarians didn't dare to waste their arrows, so they had to draw their bows and throw them at the convoy in resentment.
However, the convoy was able to shoot the barbarians, but the short bows of the barbarians could not shoot the convoy. The most powerful arrows were blown lightly and crooked before reaching the convoy.
In the middle, the difference is more than a thousand years of technology generation difference.
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