The Han army was burned by the fire and immediately collapsed. The Changshan soldiers who rushed over first were almost all swallowed up by the sea of fire. Hundreds of Han soldiers were burned alive by the fire. The following Han army could not rush through, and they were separated by the barrier.
The huge shield losses were too great, and they could not climb over the barrier to rescue their robes. Even if they could climb over, there was no way to rescue the hundreds of Han soldiers. They could only watch their robes being burned by the fire.
Devouring it, rolling around on the ground wailing.
At this moment, Zhou Jun's great luck came.
The wind is blowing, strong wind, south wind!
With a roar, the fire took advantage of the wind and swept over the barrier. Even many people in the Han army behind were burned by the fire. Zhao Ba had no choice but to lead his men back. After getting an advantage and seeing hope, he finally was able to
The proud Zhou army seized the opportunity and fired a large number of rockets at the Han army. The arrows also took advantage of the wind, and the range was a quarter farther than before! Although blown by the strong wind, the arrows were crooked and lost.
The original target, but still forced the Han army to retreat continuously. The last dozen giant shields were also ignited by rockets, and the Han army had to huddle behind the barriers to avoid the rockets.
The archers of the Han army fought back for a while, but the wind was too strong, and most of the arrows they shot were blown away by the wind. Even if a small part fell into the crowd of Zhou army soldiers, most of the force was offset by the wind.
It was difficult to cause harm to the Zhou army. Under the leadership of Shen Wannian, the Zhou army began to counterattack and actually retaken the six barriers in one breath!
At this time, the barriers behind had been demolished by the Han army. In order to facilitate the passage of the army, these barriers had to be demolished. However, in this way, the Han army, which had lost its bunker, was completely exposed to the bows and arrows of the Zhou army.
Seeing the fruits of hard work and hard work, they were about to be blown away by a strong wind. Both the soldiers and the generals of the Han army were in a hurry, but they could not think of a way to stop the Zhou army's counterattack. Only one Han army entered the attack.
Among the ten thousand people, the Zhou army guarding the Xianxian Gorge was also ten thousand people. Although at least nearly two thousand Zhou soldiers were killed before, the Zhou army was not injured!
Liu Ling immediately ordered the trebuchet to be set up at the mouth of the valley. Although the strong wind and terrain affected the range, it could still cause a powerful blow to three to three hundred meters away. Shocked by the explosive packets thrown by the trebuchet, the counterattack
The overwhelming Zhou army was finally suppressed and pushed back. However, the trebuchet could not move any further and had to be dismantled before it could move forward. The Zhou army's safety zone was three to four hundred meters away, and the Han army had no way to use it.
The trebuchet continues to move forward.
The two sides have reached a stalemate, and neither side can defeat the other.
Liu Ling ordered the soldiers to rest, and then convened the generals to discuss how to defeat the enemy. When it came to defeating the enemy, what this fearless black panther feared most was the deafening explosion. When the trebuchet showed its power, this fierce
The guy obediently retreated outside the valley mouth, not daring to go in. At this moment, when he saw his master walking out of the valley mouth, he rushed over and rubbed Liu Ling's legs, looking at his master aggrievedly.
Liu Ling patted Po Di's forehead and said, "Po Di, Po Di, do you have a way to Po Di?"
There is definitely no way to defeat the enemy, so it can only look at its master helplessly. This strong wind gave the Zhou army a huge advantage, and Liu Ling could not think of a way to continue the attack for the time being, so he could only order his soldiers to stand ready and wait for the strong wind.
Stop and then make plans.
"damn it!"
Zhao Ba cursed and retreated back in a gray and black suit. As he walked, he cursed: "Damn it, why is the wind blowing on a nice day? If it weren't for this strong wind, I would definitely be able to fight through it!"
Liu Ling comforted him with a smile: "Even if there was no such strong wind, the Zhou army counterattacked with rockets and the giant shield was burned, and there would be no way to continue the attack."
Zheng Chao sat down against a stone, still out of breath: "It's just a pity, as long as we give us half a day, we can kill them in one breath. I have seen that the Yongxing Army only built thirty barriers. We have already broken through less than half of it, what a pity. The black-faced general should be Shen Wannian, the tiger general under Xie Jun. This man has always been brave and foolhardy, but I didn’t expect it to be a rumor. This man’s strategy must not be underestimated. "
Liu Ling said: "That's natural. How can you be a fool if you can come up with a strategy like using a barrier to cut off the valley?"
"He was just fooled by General Zheng at the beginning, so he didn't think of using rockets for a while."
Zhao Er gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, I will choose three hundred skilled soldiers to climb over the barrier and kill them. As long as I can kill the commanding general, the Zhou army will be in chaos!"
"Easier said than done!"
Wang Banjin frowned and said: "Not to mention whether you can rush through the Zhou army's arrow array, even if you can, no matter how skilled the three hundred people are, if they are surrounded by the Zhou army, they can only be wiped out bit by bit!"
Hua Ling said: "Why don't you bring up the heavy crossbow and try it? With the power of the heavy crossbow, it should be able to suppress the Zhou army's archers. The Zhou army must not be equipped with a heavy crossbow, otherwise it would have been brought up to deal with our shield array." Already."
Du Yidao: "The movement of the ballista does not change. The terrain and wind will affect the power of the ballista. Even if the archers are suppressed, as soon as the ballista stops shooting and our men and horses rush up, the Zhou army's archers will immediately Will fight back. With those barriers in place, the power of the heavy crossbow is greatly weakened."
Zhaoxian sighed: "It's a pity that the range of thunderbolts is not as far as that of bows and arrows. Coupled with the wind, it can't hurt the Zhou army's archers at all!"
Liu Ling waved his hand and said: "Thunderbolt bombs cannot be used for the time being. They must be reserved for a surprise victory. Sooner or later, we will have a decisive battle with the Yongxing Army. When the decisive battle comes, thunderbolt bombs and continuous rockets are both big kills that can turn the tide of the battle. device."
He sighed and said: "If it really doesn't work, we can only mobilize the heavy armored infantry to press forward."
Du Yidao: "The loss is too great. Heavy armored infantry is a treasure on the plains and even in siege warfare. Moreover, we only have 3,000 heavy armored infantry. It would be a pity to fight here."
When Liu Ling mentioned the heavy armored infantry, his eyes suddenly lit up.
He suddenly remembered something!
I remember reading an imaginary history online novel in my previous life, which mentioned ways to deal with rockets, but I was so impatient just now that I forgot about it!
"Pierce the giant shield!"
Liu Ling said with a smile.
"Armor-piercing? But do you need to wrap a layer of iron on the giant shield? This can indeed block rockets, but now in the army, there is not so much iron, and there are no craftsmen."
Wang Banjin frowned.
Liu Ling laughed and said: "It's not iron armor, it's clay armor!"
"I ordered the soldiers to cut down branches to make a giant shield, and put a layer of mud on the outside of the giant shield, so that even if the rocket is inserted into the giant shield, it will be difficult to ignite the giant shield. The strong wind will stop sooner or later, as long as the wind stops, there will be The giant shield is not afraid of burning. The archers can suppress the Zhou army’s rockets by hiding behind the giant shield, and then use the old method of attacking with long spears!”
Everyone's eyes lit up and they couldn't help but praise: "This is a good idea. The prince is very smart and his subordinates are ashamed of themselves."
Liu Ling said modestly: "Reading more books is beneficial."
Everyone was stunned and didn't understand the meaning.
But what everyone didn't expect was that this strong wind blew for two full days. With the help of the wind, the Zhou army launched several counterattacks, but they were all suppressed by catapults and returned without success. By noon on the third day, The wind finally smiled gradually. Liu Ling ordered the soldiers to bury pots to make rice. After having a full meal of war food, the Han army began its second attack on the first-line gorge!
The giant shield made of watery branches was not easy to burn, and when it was covered with a thick layer of mud, the Zhou army's rockets finally lost their threat. Repeating the routine of the first attack, the Han army quickly broke through again Four or five barriers were broken. Shen Wannian was furious at the Han army's "shameless" failure to cooperate with his offensive methods, but he could no longer think of a way to deal with the Han army's giant shield. And the man suddenly had the idea of a rocket breacher. The enemy's soldiers, even if they wanted to kill them, did not wait for the inspiration to appear again.
By the afternoon of the fourth day, there were only six or seven barriers left that the Zhou army was holding. Unable to resist the Han army's attack, the Zhou army actually came up with the strategy of setting fire to the mountain. However, both sides of the Yiyi Gorge were surrounded by The steep cliffs and lack of trees and weeds made it difficult to burn. Even if they lit a few places, the Han army waited for the fire to extinguish and then killed them again.
Shen Wannian even sent troops to climb up the cliff and stone the attacking Han troops from above. But the mountain was so steep that it was almost difficult to climb. Even though a few skilled soldiers climbed up, the rocks above They are so strong that they cannot be pried apart.
Shen Wannian, who had tried his best, could only watch with horror as the Han army breached one barrier after another. By the evening of the fourth day, all the Zhou army's defensive barriers were finally captured by the Han army. Shen Wannian Wan Nian had no choice but to order a retreat, and gathered the remaining 6,000 infantrymen to retreat one mile to camp and prepare for hand-to-hand resistance. However, after Liu Ling broke through all the barriers, he was not in a hurry to have a final decisive battle with Shen Wannian. , but ordered the soldiers to rest for the night.
When the sun had just risen on the second day, the Zhou army who was eating suddenly heard the sound of horns coming from the Han army camp opposite. Shen Wannian quickly ordered the soldiers to assemble and form a dense square formation, guarding a section with only the narrowest The valley, which is more than thirty meters wide, is ready for the attack of the Han army.
After Shen Wannian, who was determined to die, saw the Han army going into battle, the last hope in his heart was shattered. When he saw that things were not going well the day before yesterday, he sent people quickly back to the Yongxing army to ask for reinforcements. As long as he held on for three days, reinforcements from the Yongxing Army would arrive. Unfortunately, the Han Army did not give him this chance.
The Han army that went into battle turned out to be a thousand heavily armored cavalry wrapped in iron armor with only their eyes exposed!
Since Liu Ling led his army in the southern expedition, it has now been more than ten battles, and the Shura battalion cavalry, which has never been used, finally appears! This time, the attack that the Zhou army is about to face will be as violent as a landslide and a tsunami! In the panic of the Zhou army soldiers With his eyes focused, the thousand heavy armored cavalry lined up in an impact formation came roaring towards them with a thunderous rhythm! (To be continued)
