The speed of Zhang Wenbi's bow cavalry has once again increased to a new level.
This cavalry was originally the elite of King Zhao's army, and many young men from Hou Jin joined them, allowing the archers to fully utilize the original tactics of Hou Jin.
At the moment of acceleration, the archer takes action!
"jump!"
"jump!"
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
The sound of arrows piercing the air was followed by the sound of bowstrings crashing.
These bow riders are equipped with heavy arrows at this time. Although their range is shorter than ordinary arrows, their power when thrown is better than ordinary arrows, and their penetration is not inferior to that of divine machine crossbows.
Penetrates chain mail, leather armor and leaf armor.
The defense power of Longwu Army's crossbowmen is not low. The archers and crossbowmen of Zhao Wangjun are all equipped with leather armor. After all, there is no expectation that these people can block much damage. Moreover, these people are equipped with waist knives, which is necessary.
Sometimes, you can also put down your crossbow and fight in close combat.
Traditional archers are elites in the military, with better physical fitness and strength than ordinary soldiers. Archers should be physically fit and strong enough to draw a bow.
For example, Zheng Chenggong's elite "Iron Man Army" in the Ming Dynasty. According to the "Records of the Military Expeditions", Zheng Chenggong's Iron Man Army: "Each class has six squad leaders, two each of the Yunnan Slaying Horses, two each of the Kung Fu, and the whole class is equipped with bows and arrows."
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Many Blue Star games in later generations linked archers with agility attributes, which was purely misleading.
Bows and arrows are much more tiring than wielding weapons and shields, because the user cannot use explosive force, and the bow will be easily damaged. The user needs to draw the bow steadily and slowly. When aiming, the user is still pulling the bow with all his strength.
If the bow is stuck in a stalemate, even if it is only for a few seconds, the consumption will be very large.
A traditional archer is still a good hand with a broadsword and axe.
Long Wujun made "small" changes to this.
Taking crossbowmen as the center of army construction was something only the army of the former Song Dynasty did before.
There are very few archers in the Longwu Army, but there are indeed countless crossbowmen.
Both crossbows and bows have their own advantages and disadvantages, but for the Longwu Army, the crossbow is much easier to use.
After the crossbow is opened, you don’t have to work hard to hold it. You can hold it in your hand and aim calmly. Therefore, many crossbows can be fired at the same time according to the command. However, the bow cannot store mechanical energy for a long time. On the battlefield, the shooting speed is generally very fast, and it is basically a pull and shoot.
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For an army like the Longwu Army that relies on salvo tactics to deal with the enemy, this advantage of the crossbow is crucial.
Archers need strong strength to shoot, but crossbowmen don't.
The draw force of a crossbow can be made very large, even to the point where it far exceeds that of a bow.
The most common crossbow can generally be drawn with the arm, and its power is equivalent to that of a bow. The difference is that the bow stands up and down, while the crossbow is placed horizontally, and it has a crossbow machine and a mountain looker, which is the so-called arm-drawn crossbow.
Above the arm-tension crossbow are the kick-tension crossbow and the waist-tension crossbow. The kick-tension crossbow relies on pedaling force when pulling the string, while the waist-tension crossbow has a waist hook design. The whole person sits on the ground and pedals with waist strength and both feet.
Strengthen the string.
Therefore, more people with average physical fitness can become crossbowmen.
Not only that, the Longwu Army's strong crossbowmen are not equipped with leather armor, but light silk mail. It is armor made by smelting fine iron into filaments, braiding them into small iron rings, and then twisting them together.
, heavy on the inside, light on the inside, soft and comfortable, wearing it will not have much impact on movement, and you can still shoot the bow freely. It can resist arrows, but it is not very effective against chopping with broadswords and heavy axes.
This is also the result reached by Yang Qingyuan and Cao Xueyang after weighing the matter.
Because of the Longwu Army's special tactics, long-range arms occupy a pivotal position in the Longwu Army, so the equipment of the Longwu Army's crossbowmen is also extremely important.
Not only were they equipped with divine machine crossbows on a large scale, but these strong crossbowmen were also equipped with light silk chain armor, completely abandoning melee equipment such as waist knives, and only had a short sword for self-defense.
If you can't suppress the main one from a distance, you won't be able to fight in close combat!
Zhang Wenbi's bow rider was covered with a shower of arrows. If it were an ordinary crossbowman, he would be basically lifeless under the attack of throwing heavy arrows. The force of the falling heavy arrows could even penetrate his body.
However, in the face of the mail armor equipped by the powerful crossbowmen of the Longwu Army, although the arrows could penetrate the mail armor, the force on it was exhausted when it penetrated the mail armor. Therefore, although the Longwu Army had more than 600 crossbowmen injured by the arrows
, but very few died.
"Serial divine machine crossbow! Fire!"
The Continuous Divine Mechanical Crossbow is a new type of crossbow made under the design sketches of Yang Qingyuan and supervised by skilled craftsmen. It is better to call it a crossbow than a crossbow.
The design concept is very simple, it just strengthens the divine machine crossbow, reduces it, and installs it on a movable crossbow vehicle.
The serial divine machine crossbow can shoot fifty crossbow arrows in an instant.
Legend has it that the Yuanrong repeating crossbow used by Zhuge Wolong, the prime minister of the Ji Han Dynasty, could fire ten arrows in a row. In the Battle of Mumen Road, Cao Wei general Zhang He died under this repeating crossbow.
This became a weapon for Shu Han to use infantry against Cao Wei's cavalry.
Later, Liannu was captured by Cao Wei and was sent to Cao Wei to Ma Jun, who was involved in the incident. When Jun saw Zhuge Liannu, he said: What is clever is clever, but it is not perfect.
He believed that the Yuanrong Repeating Crossbow had not yet reached the state of perfection, so he worked hard to study it. On the basis of the Repeating Crossbow, "it can be made five times more powerful". The Repeating Crossbow can shoot ten arrows at a time, and its power is increased by five.
It should be able to shoot fifty arrows at a time.
Of course, although there are historical records, both the Yuan Rong Crossbow and the Ma Jun Crossbow have been lost long ago. The Xuanji Crossbow of the Great Zhou Dynasty only restored part of the technology of the Yuan Rong Crossbow, but it was still not as powerful as it was.
Yang Qingyuan doesn't know tricks, but he has ideas.
Although the current serial crossbow is huge, its mobility can be improved by mounting it on a vehicle.
It can fire fifty crossbow arrows at a time, and its penetrating power is even better than the divine machine crossbow.
It is said that at the beginning of the design, Yang Qingyuan wanted to name the serial crossbow car "Katyusha", but he encountered strong opposition from the general supervisor and the Sixth Army Governor's Office.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The name is not only difficult to explain, but also extremely convoluted. It was only after negotiation and compromise between the two parties that it was named the Lian Shen Ji Crossbow.
In front of the Longwu Army formation, the originally tight shield formation suddenly opened up. Behind the large shield, more than a hundred ballistae were slowly pushed out.
Zhang Wenbi noticed the problem as soon as the Longwu Army's formation changed, and immediately turned his horse around.
Regardless of whether the Longwu Army uses light cavalry to pursue them or uses some other method, there is definitely nothing wrong with running now.
Thousands of archers, under the command of Zhang Wenbi, swung their tails in a beautiful arc in front of the Longwu Army's formation, trying to repeat the same trick to avoid the Longwu Army's arrow rain.
But the subsequent development of things made Zhang Wenbi feel suffocated.
One hundred and thirty-six serial divine machine ballistas were aimed directly at the cavalry archers of King Zhao's army after being launched.
"put!"
Suddenly, countless crossbow arrows were fired at the cavalry archers of King Zhao's army.
In the span of ten breaths, these ballistas actually fired fifty crossbow arrows.
Such a dense level of crossbow arrows made it impossible for the archers and cavalry of King Zhao's army to hide and escape!
Six thousand eight hundred flat-firing crossbow arrows exploded in an instant, and their power was even greater than the divine machine crossbows equipped by the Longwu Army.
The archers of King Zhao's army were caught off guard and fell off their horses one after another. In just one salvo, they killed more than two thousand horse archers of King Zhao's army.
The corpses of knights and horses lay on the ground in front of the Longwu Army. Some horses and knights were still alive and wailing. The blood continued to seep into the earth and was swallowed up by the sand, making the red leaves of Hongye Plains even more charming.
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"What kind of device is this? It's so powerful?!"
Zhang Wenbi, who had escaped unharmed, looked at the serial divine machine ballistas that were slowly retreating, with a look of shock on his face.
In just an instant, these hundreds of crossbow carts unleashed such an overwhelming rain of arrows, and they were all flat-firing crossbow arrows.
What's important is the power of the crossbow!
Zhang Wenbi even saw that many crossbow arrows continued to fly after piercing the horses, and their momentum continued unabated.
The power of this kind of war equipment is really astonishing. Now they are mainly attacking cavalry with bows. If there are cavalry charging in groups from the front, Zhang Wenbi can't even believe the scene.
But soon, Zhang Wenbi calmed down. Although this kind of ballista was powerful, it definitely had huge flaws.
Otherwise, why would Long Wujun bother to defend and counterattack with himself?!
Wouldn't it be enough to just use this crossbow to push it horizontally? With the current equipment of King Zhao's army, it is simply difficult to withstand the power of this serial divine machine crossbow.
Judging from the situation just now, I am afraid that this kind of ballista can only be activated once in a long time.
It has to be said that Zhang Wenbi's reaction was indeed at the top level, and he could easily see the weakness of the serial crossbow car.
Yang Qingyuan wanted to name it "Katyusha" not only because it burst out with powerful firepower in an instant like Katyusha, but also because it tested the logistics of loading...
This serial crossbow car belongs to the category of "shooting is fun for a while, filling the crematorium". It takes four soldiers an hour to load these fifty crossbow arrows, even with the assistance of a winch.
It is also for this reason that the Longwu Army did not mass-produce this kind of serial crossbow vehicles. Its limitations are still too great, and it can only display its amazing power under specific circumstances.
Zhang Wenbi had a guess in his mind, and without much hesitation, he immediately wanted to take action. However, he turned around and saw that the eyes of the archers behind him were full of fear.
The scene just now left them with a really strong sense of shock. There were more than 7,000 archers under Zhang Wenbi's command, plus the soldiers and horses assigned to him by Zhang Shimei. However, there were more than 2,000 people in just the volley just now.
The horse was killed in battle.
If we follow this calculation, they can withstand three and a half rounds of arrows, and they will all be reimbursed here.
The most taboo thing on the battlefield is to fear the enemy like a tiger. Once you feel fear, no matter how powerful your combat power is, you will not be able to use it.
Zhang Wenbi could also understand that the scene just now, not to mention these soldiers and captains, even he was shocked beyond measure.
Zhang Wenbi retreated two miles with his bow cavalry before stopping, and then turned to face the soldiers of King Zhao's army.
"Brothers, I know that the scene just now frightens you. If the Longwu Army can continue to inspire Liannu like this, I will be scared too, let alone you!"
Soon someone caught the meaning of Zhang Wenbi's words.
Zhang Wenbi's words clearly meant that Long Wujun had no way to continuously activate the serial divine machine crossbows.
This is the effect Zhang Wenbi wants to achieve. If Zhang Wenbi directly told them that the Longwu Army's ballistae was not good and could not be used continuously, 80% of the people would not believe it.
But now Zhang Wenbi has sold a small flaw and let them read the meaning by themselves, and the credibility will be greatly improved.
Such is human nature!
Soon, there was a burst of whispers in the archer camp.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Wenbi had no expression on his face, but the faint smile on his lips betrayed him.
"I will take the lead and lead a thousand brothers to prove it to you! Who dares to go into battle with me!"
At this time, it is easiest for the blood to surge up, and soon dozens of cavalry came out on horseback!
"I am willing to follow the general, life or death!" The cavalryman who had been with Zhang Wenbi for a long time came out.
Not long after, a cavalryman with a money rattail came out on horseback. Judging from his riding skills, he was even better than those knights just now.
"Not only you Zhou people have warriors, but we Jurchens also have warriors! Harimu is willing to follow the general!"
As this person came out, more and more people followed him.
There were Jurchens and even more Zhou people, and they quickly gathered a thousand elites.
"Okay! Brothers, you are all warriors! Today, I, Zhang Wenbi, will work with you to kill everyone in all directions. Let these Longwu Army know what a strong army in the world is! Kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
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The sudden shouts of killing from King Zhao's army made Cao Wenzhao shudder. From his point of view, the chain of divine machine ballistas just now was enough to demoralize these archers and make the army lose their will to fight.
Unexpectedly, in such a short period of time, the archers and cavalry of King Zhao's army regained their high morale. The opponent's leading general was really a difficult person to deal with!
Before Cao Wenzhao could wait, the archers and cavalry of King Zhao's army came again! They were still galloping back and forth in front of the Longwu Army's formation as before.
These horse archers were like a pack of wolves, waiting for the Longwu Army to reveal their flaws amid repeated attacks.
As everyone knows, when the wolves are spying on their prey, the hunters are also spying on the wolves.
The elite cavalry under Yang Si Niang's command are hunters. After repeatedly observing the attack rhythm of Zhao Wang's army's archers more than ten times, Yang Si Niang has mastered its trajectory and habits.
Although Zhao Wangjun's new bow and cavalry tactics are powerful, she now has a way to break them.
"Everyone, get ready! Mount the crossbow and draw the string!"
"yes!"
Fighter planes have now appeared.
The power of the serial divine machine crossbow just now obviously had a big impact on the archers and cavalry of King Zhao's army. At this time, the number of archers and cavalry led by Zhang Wenbi was only about a thousand, which was different from the more than 5,000 cavalry just now.
As long as she seizes the opportunity, Mrs. Yang Si is confident that she can defeat this elite bow cavalry of King Zhao's army in one fell swoop and capture and kill its leader.
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Zhang Wenbi was so fashionable and didn't know that he was being targeted. He was still using the bow and cavalry tactics.
When the number of people increased to a thousand, this strategy became more flexible.