In order to ensure that the opponent would have bows and crossbows available when attacking, the Great Hammer God had to order the use of arrows sparingly. However, this economy made the Cinu people more arrogant. They would often send archers to approach the city walls to provoke them and use longbows unscrupulously.
Shoot the defenders.
There are more and more wounded.
Medicines are running out...
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The anxious Great Hammer God is waiting for the moment when Blackwater City falls.
However, what surprised the God of Sledgehammer was that on the twenty-eighth day of his struggle, the attacks of the assassins suddenly became weaker, and the frequency of longbow shooting became less and less. You know, in normal times,
, every shot fired by the assassins blocked out the sky and the sun. On top of the city wall, the ground was covered with feathers, like heavy snow, and the scene was extremely spectacular.
Regarding the consumption of arrow feathers, the Great Qin Empire was well prepared.
The Qin Empire had a complete bow and arrow manufacturing industry to meet the huge consumption caused by rapid shooting.
In Zhanyun Continent, other countries that lack political unity are unable to complete such a heavy support task. To deal with a cavalry charge, three to four volleys can be fired, followed by free fire. Just take the battles recorded by the Qin Empire as an example. If
During each enemy charge, an archer has the opportunity to fire 5 arrows, so 7,000 to 10,000 people equals 35,000 to 50,000 arrows.
In a battle, dozens of charges were commonplace, and throughout the war, the shooting of bows and arrows did not stop, with as many as 500,000 to 800,000 arrows used!
No one has accurately counted the specific number. Later, someone described another battlefield - the ground was covered with feathers, like heavy snow.
Could it be that the supplies for the assassin slaves have also been exhausted?
Immediately, the Great Hammer God gave up this idea.
It can be said that the Cinu clan has carefully planned for today's war. It stands to reason that they will never fight an unprepared battle. Since they dare to openly set up camp not far from Blackwater City, it means that they have a very well-informed intelligence system. They know
The difficulties faced by Blackwater City.
It can be seen from the frequency of sieges some time ago that the Cinu people took turns to shoot arrows every day, which was a planned consumption of Blackwater City's supplies. They were waiting for the moment when the troops in Blackwater City were distracted, and then captured Blackwater City in one fell swoop.
At that time, the southern gate of the Great Qin Empire will be completely exposed to the iron hoof of the assassins...
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It has to be said that the Great Hammer God is an extremely good general, full of the adventurous spirit and courage of a soldier. Although he is unable to determine the dilemma faced by the assassin army, it does not mean that he will let go of this opportunity.
The Great Hammer God began to send small groups of heavy armored cavalry to harass the slave army, spy on the strength of the slave army, and gathered all the warriors on the city wall to use longbows to rush to support the heavy armored cavalry. At this time, Blackwater City must cherish every moment.
An arrow feather, so using the warrior as a longbow can increase efficiency.
The impact of the heavily armored cavalry is terrifying. The Slave army will never allow heavy armored cavalry to invade their camp. It will be a disaster.
The overwhelming arrow feathers are like a forest of thousands of arrows.
After repeated attempts to charge, soon the arrows that stabbed the slaves were no longer so dense.
Could it be that their sharp arrows are really almost used up?
The scene in front of him fell in the eyes of the Great Hammer God on the city wall, and the Great Hammer God suddenly became energetic.
Although Blackwater City is almost at the end of its rope, it still has natural dangers to rely on, and the army of assassin slaves is huge in number and has come from afar. If there is a problem with the supply, it will be a disaster.
The Great Hammer God did not hesitate any longer and made a decisive decision, constantly sending out Blackwater City's most elite cavalry to provoke.
At this time, the Great Hammer God no longer cared about cherishing the few arrow feathers, and ordered all longbowmen to rush to the aid of the heavy armored cavalry harassing the assassin slave army at all costs.
The method is very simple. A large number of tightly wrapped heavy armored cavalry are constantly harassing the surroundings of the Cinu camp. Once the Cinu army is encircled and suppressed, they will immediately return to Blackwater City, and the warrior long archers will use dense rain of arrows to block those soldiers.
The Chasing Slave Cavalry.
Compared with the heavily armored cavalry of Great Qin, which are armed to the teeth, the Cinu cavalry are really a bit shabby. In order to pursue speed, they all go into battle lightly. They wear some light leather armor at most. Some of them even wear ordinary clothes.
The sharp arrow to resist the Qin Empire.
On the other hand, the heavy armored cavalry of the Great Qin Empire were not only covered with a thick layer of armor, but the horses were also covered with thick armor, which could not be penetrated by sharp arrows.
The only flaw of the heavy armored cavalry is the lack of mobility and the inability to travel long distances. However, this does not affect the heavy armored cavalry of Blackwater City, because they are fighting at home, and they are backed by archers composed of powerful warriors.
You can come back at any time.
Moreover, except for a very small number of Cinu martial arts masters, ordinary Cinu cavalry did not dare to approach the heavy armored cavalry at all, because the heavy armored cavalry of the Great Qin Empire were all strong men selected from a thousand. They were not only invulnerable, but also
They are extremely powerful, and the weapons they hold are all heavy weapons. As long as they encounter them, they will be seriously injured even if they are not killed. It is said that some strongmen are born with supernatural powers that even ordinary warriors cannot match.
In some classic battles of the Great Qin Empire, three heavy armored cavalry once broke into an infantry camp and killed hundreds of infantrymen.
In the Qin Empire, heavy armored cavalry has always been the trump card. It costs a lot to train a heavy armored cavalry. Its equipment alone costs more than millions of imperial coins. Both war horses and armor are carefully selected.
In Blackwater City, there are less than a thousand heavy armored cavalry. The Great Hammer God has never used heavy armored cavalry because this cavalry is the last hope of Blackwater City.
Now, the Sledgehammer God does not hesitate to use heavy armored cavalry to fight against the odds.
Using heavy armored cavalry is extremely risky, because no matter how powerful the heavy armored cavalry are, they are only cavalry, not immortal gods of war. They will still die, not to mention that they are facing hundreds of thousands of troops.
In less than a day, two hundred heavy armored cavalry were killed, and one thousand heavy armored cavalry were lost by one-fifth.
If two hundred ordinary soldiers died, it would naturally be insignificant. However, if two hundred heavy armored cavalry died in just one day, if the news spread to the interior of the Qin Empire, the whole empire would be shocked.
The heavy armored cavalry of the Great Qin Dynasty was a myth of invincibility among the people of the Great Qin Empire. In peaceful times, the death of even one heavy armored cavalryman would become news in the Great Qin Empire.
The Great Hammer God will not stop attacking. Even if it is a desperate move, even if Blackwater City falls, he will seize this opportunity. This is his only hope at the moment.
Now, what Sledgehammer God is most worried about is that the opponent will use this method to consume Blackwater City's strength when he is trying to get away with it.
The God of Hammer has no choice.
Now, Blackwater City has reached the point of desperate battle. If the assassin army does not encounter problems, then the fall of Blackwater City will only be a matter of time.
The Great Hammer God guessed that the assassin slave army was in trouble, but he never dreamed that the assassin slave army encountered the same problem as him.
Zhao Yuan's elite team caused huge damage to Shan Yu's logistics. Many tribes that transported food, grass and weapons to Shan Yu's army were attacked and burned by Zhao Yuan.
At the beginning, Zhao Yuan's lightning attack did not attract Shan Yu's attention, because at that time, Chan Yu had strong soldiers and horses, and abundant food and grass. However, on the twentieth day, Shan Yu was shocked to find that they had consumed
The bows and arrows needed could not be compensated, and the food supplies were exhausted, to the point of slaughtering war horses to satisfy hunger.
What about the loyal tribesmen?
At this time, Shan Yu discovered that the rangers of the Qin Empire, who had not been taken seriously by him, were actually burning, killing and looting on a large scale in the hinterland of the grassland. In just twenty days, they actually destroyed more than a hundred tribal camps.
, and most of them are tribes that provide logistical supplies to Shanyu.
Compared with the vast Qin Empire, which was vast and rich in products, the barren Cinu did not produce bow wood. Because of its backward industry, even metal arrowheads could not be produced on a large scale. Some weapons were accumulated bit by bit over many years.
In order to invade the Great Qin Empire this time, as early as twenty years ago, Shanyu had been making careful plans and ordered some tribes to reserve strategic materials on a large scale to prepare for emergencies. However, Zhao Yuan’s twenty years of preparations were burned down...