Chapter 479 The bloody battle of Beishan and the breakthrough of the ballista card
At the top of Beishan City, Lott, the commander of the two armies of the Thai and Western troops, slapped the city wall angrily.
The barbarians, these damn bastards, what the hell, they just started fighting, and they are already thinking about retreating, what the hell.
"Give the order, the infantry will attack, maintain the formation, and ignore the retreating barbarians."
"The flying bird soldiers immediately took to the air, cooperated with the infantry, and strangled the Han army's main formation. We must defeat this Han army."
Rotli's military orders were issued one by one, and the sergeants responsible for delivering the orders rushed up and down the city.
The Taixi army started to move, and the army that had already left the city began to form a military formation. The Taixi people's unique shield formation and spear formation interacted with each other, and they slowly advanced forward with heavy steps.
Overhead, a dozen flying birds flapped their wings and slowly advanced.
From time to time, arrows shot through the air and fell from the sky, sweeping away everything in front of the formation. The barbarians were defeated, and the Han army scouts who came forward were shot into bloody gourds one after another and fell in front of the Taixi army.
After the Han army formed a large formation, Su Lu was wearing a purple robe without any armor. He looked at the birds in the sky and gave orders.
"Where are the people from the ballista battalion and the land warriors? Go up and fire the cannons, fire the crossbows, and shoot down the Taishi's birds for me."
"The infantry is preparing to move forward to block the Taixi infantry and not allow them to break through our army's crossbow array."
"Where's Hua Xun? Press on me, control your speed, don't be completely exposed to the arrows of the flying bird soldiers, and pay attention to cooperating with the crossbow and artillery soldiers."
As the military orders from Su Lu were passed down one by one, the guards marched out in front of the main formation and the ballista battalion.
Thick clusters of arrows soared into the sky, and the sound of birds being hit by crossbow arrows resounded in the sky. It didn't take long for the birds flying in the sky to turn into hedgehogs.
Su Lu looked a little ugly. The new Taixi flying bird has a very high flying ability. Before that, the shooting range of the old crossbow could reach the upper limit of the flying bird. Now there are adjustments, and the new crossbow has a shooting range of twelve miles.
The cannon can only reach the flying birds, and the arrow clusters are unable to penetrate the flying birds.
"Kill"
The shouts of killing rang out. The main formation of the Han army led by Hua Xuntong engaged the Taixi Infantry Army. The two armies collided with each other, and the shouts of killing were loud.
Flesh and blood fly, flags fly.
Level 3 spear array cards were scattered one after another, covering all parts of the Han army's main formation. The Han army's offensive was boosted. The morale of the Han army, which had suffered a lot due to the rain of flying birds and arrows, began to rise again.
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Compared with the flying bird soldiers, the Taixi infantry was much easier to deal with, and the spear formation was invincible.
"Wow"
The troops separated, and Hua Xun, covered in blood, retreated and saluted Su Lu with clasped fists.
"Commander Commander, it's too late. Our army can't attack. Although the Taixi infantry is poor, Taixi's flying birds are too strong. With the cooperation of the two, our army will suffer heavy losses and we cannot fight against them."
Su Lu asked in a deep voice: "What are the casualties of the Chinese army?"
"More than five thousand people died, and no less than six thousand people lost their combat effectiveness."
Hua Xun's face was full of gloom. Most of his troops were lost, and almost all of Yingyuan's forward battalion was dead. If this continues, almost 20,000 Chinese soldiers will die here.
Su Lu looked at the flying birds in the sky with an equally gloomy expression. Even the latest ballistae could not penetrate the flying birds in the sky. If he continued like this, his entire army might really be annihilated.
"Give me my order, and the ballista battalion will fire to isolate the Taixi rear army."
Saying this, a new reminder suddenly appeared in front of Su Lu.
Level 2 crossbow artillery card, +1
Su Lu's expression changed. The crossbow artillery card was finally upgraded.
"Come here, ask Cao to pick him up, and order He Wu to push the latest ballista over to me."
Su Lu ordered, Cao Jiecao's artillery skills were unparalleled, and if he added the newly upgraded level 2 crossbow artillery card, he should be able to have a fight with the Taixi flying birds.
Soon, Cao Jie and He Wutong led a group of crossbow artillerymen, pushed up the crossbow with a dark barrel, and began firing in front of Su Lu in preparation for the attack.
"Prepare to attack"
Su Lu ordered.
A moment later, a crossbow bolt erupted from the muzzle and headed straight for the birds in the sky.
"Wow"
The crossbow arrows grazed the wooden board of the nearest flying bird, and the thick arrow clusters directly tore the wooden board, carrying the flying wooden board and flying into the sky.
It seems that if it hits the flying bird, there is still hope of penetrating the flying bird.
Su Lu thought in his mind and told Lu Zhan next to him: "Show up my flag."
Lu Zhan's face darkened, and he looked at Su Ge next to him. This place was at the forefront of the war, and it had already attracted the attention of the Bird Soldiers. If the Ouchi guards hadn't changed their uniforms, maybe the Bird Soldiers' attack would have reached here.
, the prince actually wanted to raise his flag.
Is this because he is afraid that he will not die quickly enough?
Su Ge stopped the guards who wanted to raise the flag.
"Your Majesty, it's dangerous here. If we raise the flag, the Thai birds will definitely come straight to us."
Su Lu looked at the sergeants who were busy loading crossbows, and said with a sneer:
"I just want these Taixi people to shoot me. I have killed so many Taixi generals. If the flag can't attract the attention of the Taixi birds, then the commander of the Taixi army is bullshit."
"Raise the flag, I am the prince or you are the prince."
As Su Lu became angry, the evil spirit suppressed Su Ge who wanted to refute, making her unable to say anything to refute.
Su Lu's flag lit up, immediately attracting the attention of the Taixi people.
The Taixi infantry moved at the same time as the birds in the sky. A battalion of about 800 people changed their offensive and began to move closer to Su Road.
In the sky, two flying birds broke away from the group, cooperated with the Taixi infantry on the ground, and began to fly towards Su Lu's position.
Su Lu looked at Cao Jie, who was operating the cannon: "Watch it, I'm going to hit it accurately this time. I'll use it as bait for you. If you don't hit it accurately again, I'll skin you."
Cao Jie spat into the palm of his hand, his face became serious, and he scolded the auxiliary Ordnance Department officials and the crossbow artillerymen next to him.
"Get out of the way, don't block the road, I'll do it myself."
Soon, several officers from the Ordnance Department let go of their hands, and the crossbow artillerymen loaded their crossbows and moved out of the way.
Cao Jie hugged the ballista and ordered: "Li Er, Zhao Niuzi, listen to my order and pull the bow string to the maximum, the first level."
The two crossbow artillerymen who heard the order looked at each other and saw the horror in each other's eyes.
The first level has never been tried before. It is only the theoretical maximum limit. If you are not careful, the bow string may break.
Although they were horrified, the speed of the two of them was not slow. In just a few breaths, they pushed the bowstring to the first level.
"Creak"
The crisp sound of the bow string being stretched to the limit continued one after another, as if the bow string would be broken in the next moment.
The surrounding imperial guards and imperial guards all held their breath, looking at Cao Jie who was firing the cannon, with shock and fear on their faces.
Cao Jie, who was holding the ballista, had sweat all over his face and was breathing heavily. As he held the ballista, his whole body seemed to be shaking with his breathing.
Ruined!
Cao Jie's eyes seemed to be blurred with sweat, and he felt timid in his heart.
My own strength is limited and I cannot lock the target in this situation. Although the distance between the Taixi's flying birds is getting closer and closer, I cannot control the accuracy of the ballistae at the first level.
what to do?
Cao Jie's whole body fell into fear.
"do not worry"
A gentle voice sounded in my ears.
Cao Jie's heart moved. He was the commander-in-chief or the mountain chief, just like the voice he used when giving lectures to himself when he was studying in the martial arts hall.
"Try your best. If you can't aim right, try again. I don't believe that a Thai bird can kill me in one shot."
Su Lu looked at Cao Jie and fiddled with the cards. The level 2 crossbow artillery soldier card was added to Cao Jie.
