This time Li Shentong was very well prepared, and the morale of the Li family army was very high, and they were sure to win.
Unfortunately, since the history of mankind, the development of some things has often been very different from the expectations of the parties involved, or even completely different.
Holding a monocular telescope in hand, Wang Junlin looked at it carefully and carefully for a long time. Li Jiajun's trebuchet was not small in size, and the imitation could be considered decent. But if you look carefully, you will find that there are still some
difference.
Li Shentong obviously wanted to use two longer-range attacks, the trebuchet and the giant crossbow, to cover their men. They used pit-filling trucks to bury the horse traps, and then destroyed the outermost low walls and trenches in two offensives.
The plan sounds good, but in Wang Junlin's opinion, it is simply wishful thinking.
Wang Junlin handed the telescope to a counselor next to him, smiled slightly, and said: "Let the other party see what the gap is, and let them see the power of the art of observing objects."
The Far Eastern Army's Engineer Troop Battalion has four trebuchet fleets, each with 25 giant trebuchets. At this time, all 100 trebuchets have been prepared for launch at their respective positions.
Polished stones were prepared next to each trebuchet. The faces of the soldiers responsible for the operation were full of confidence and disdain. They were just waiting for the Li family army to finally send it from Shuozhou City, or to spend several dollars.
Various instruments crafted over time were smashed into pieces.
The position configuration in all directions is the same as the previous days. Directly in front of the frontline defense of the Chinese army are five thousand infantry. Each soldier holds a steel bow. As long as the enemy can enter the attack range, they will carry out covering fire. Giant
The crossbowmen also set up their position behind the ice wall filled with corpses at the front line, with the cocking machine next to it.
Although Wang Junlin and even the Far Eastern Army were confident that they could repel the enemy with long-range attacks alone, the five thousand cavalry also strictly followed the relevant provisions of combat doctrine and were ready to charge at any time on both wings of the infantry square.
On the opposite side, Li's army's 20,000 armored cavalry pressed forward at the rear of the Chinese army, while another 20,000 light cavalry followed 30,000 infantry pushing giant crossbow shield vehicles and pit-filling vehicles.
There are also 8,000 light cavalry deployed on the left and right sides of Li's army, apparently to prevent the cavalry wings of the Far Eastern Army from attacking.
From the overall layout alone, Li Shentong appears to be extremely sophisticated and steady.
Obviously, Li Shentong thought that as long as his siege equipment worked, filled the horse traps and suppressed the Far Eastern Army's long-range attacks, he would let his light cavalry and even their 20,000 armored heavy cavalry charge, thus killing him in one fell swoop
Capture the Far Eastern Army's camp.
The Li Jiajun has a lot more long-range attack equipment, which has put some pressure on the soldiers of the Far East Army.
Excellent soldiers and armor have always been an important factor or the biggest advantage of the Far Eastern Army's combat power. Gunpowder charges have exploded many city walls, and giant guns and crossbows are a great weapon that can be used in city defense, siege, and field battles.
The crossbow is a life harvester on the battlefield.
Li Shimin has been doing everything possible to obtain the Far Eastern Army's black gunpowder granular gunpowder formula and steel-making methods, as well as the manufacturing methods of advanced equipment such as the hundred-fire crossbow and the nine-shot fast crossbow. He does not know how much money he has paid.
None of the elite manned spies have been able to obtain the core technology. Although there are similar imitated instruments, their power is still very different.
big.
Therefore, the huge advantage of weapons and equipment is a very important factor why the morale of the Far Eastern Army can be invincible and maintain confidence in victory and high morale no matter which enemy it faces.
At this moment, the relaxing atmosphere during breakfast was long gone. Inside and outside the Far Eastern Army's barracks, there was silence and desolation in front and behind the formations.
It didn't take long for the Li family's cavalry at the front to reach within the effective range of the Far Eastern Army's giant trebuchets and giant crossbow guns.
However, Li Jiajun's own trebuchets and giant crossbows were obviously far from reaching the shooting position to hit the Far Eastern Army, so they could only continue to move forward.
"First scare these knock-offs." Wang Junlin's order was an understatement, even a little frivolous, but when this order was executed by the four trebuchet fleets, it was extremely terrifying.
The giant trebuchet behind the Chinese infantry square, the long throwing rod was instantly flattened by the force of the gears. The loader quickly loaded the stone bombs. The leader of the trebuchet crew used a special small hammer in his hand to...
It hit the shooting bulge with hatred, and an extremely stable and powerful force instantly threw the throwing rod up at an extremely fast speed. A round rock the size of a man's head formed a parabola at an extremely fast speed and flew towards the Li family army who was attacking.
troops and strictly followed Wang Junlin's orders. The target was a trebuchet locomotive belonging to Li Jiajun.
Hundreds of thousands of troops from both sides stared intently at the trajectory of this stubborn stone thrown. The expressions of the Li family's army had already changed, and everyone was extremely nervous, because this was different from what they expected. How could the opponent's stone trebuchet be launched so far.
As a result, many people in the Far East Army sighed secretly. The stubborn stone did not hit the intended target, but it was only two or three feet away from the trebuchet.
However, it hit the head of a Li Jiajun soldier who was pushing the trebuchet and was unable to dodge. His head was smashed to pieces on the spot, and he died horribly.
Such a result had been expected by the officers and men of the trebuchet fleet, as well as Wang Junlin and other senior officials of the Far East Army, because they all knew that the first shot was originally used for trial adjustment, and the first single shot could have such a small error.
It is enough to show how accurate the Far Eastern Army's giant trebuchet is, and the subsequent projectiles only need to be slightly adjusted to hit the target.
"This must be a blind cat meeting a dead rat." Many soldiers of the Li Jiajun thought so, especially those who also operated trebuchets.
Only Li Shentong and a few other senior leaders of the Li Jiajun thought about what would have been the result if the Far East Army had just launched a gunpowder packet?
But even if the gunpowder package was not used next, all the Li family soldiers would soon know how wrong they were.
The four trebuchet fleets of the Far East Army and one hundred giant trebuchets were launched at the same time. More than 70% of the trebuchets hit the target, and nearly half of these 70% of the trebuchets hit Li Jiajun's trebuchets and pit-filling trucks.
, shield chariot, bed crossbow and other equipment.
In other words, in one round of shooting, two-fifths of the equipment that the Li Jiajun relied on was lost. In other words, according to this situation, as long as the Far East Army fires three rounds, the Li Jiajun's equipment will basically be handed over here.
As the saying goes, 'the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment'. Such a result immediately hit the Li family army to the extreme.
These equipment and high morale suddenly dropped instantly.
These days, due to the lack of long-range attack methods such as trebuchets, the Li family army was at a disadvantage. They thought that their own equipment was finally transported from Shuozhou City to restore the situation, but the result was extremely disappointing to them.
Li Shentong immediately felt that the morale of his troops had begun to waver, and his face was extremely ugly. But when the battle reached this level, he had no choice but to order to speed up, thinking that he would be able to shoot as soon as he arrived.
Only when we start to use trebuchets to counterattack will the situation change.
Wang Junlin watched the four trebuchet teams showing off their power. He was delighted and filled with emotions at the same time.
Only ten people are needed to operate a giant trebuchet. These ten people are a trebuchet crew. The leader is responsible for commanding and operating the final launch.
At this time, you can see that each of these team leaders gave loud commands and skillfully directed the people in their team from taking the stone bullets, to adjusting the counterweight, aiming, then loading the stone bullets into the trebuchet, and finally ejecting the stone bullets.
The Far Eastern Army's giant trebuchets are not only far more powerful than ordinary trebuchets, but the stone projectiles they throw are also heavier, not to mention accurate. Although the hit rate is only 70%, this pair of trebuchets
This is an extremely incredible thing for a machine. If another hundred trebuchets are launched at the same time, it means that 70 bombs will hit the intended target every time.
The reason why the Far Eastern Army's giant trebuchets are so accurate is not only due to their own structural reasons, but also because they have their own method of calculating shooting and shooting elements that can be followed, which include the arm length of the throwing rod, counterweight,
The distance to the target, the weight of the stone projectiles, the position of the giant trebuchet, etc. are all carefully calculated to calculate the range.
Moreover, before the Far Eastern Army's giant trebuchets were equipped to the troops, they calculated the shooting table by summarizing the projectiles at different distances and weights. This allowed the trebuchet crews to directly use the trebuchet in wartime without calculating the shooting.
Based on this shooting table, just find the corresponding shooting elements and make corresponding adjustments. Although it cannot be extremely accurate, the error range will not exceed ten steps, and it can save a lot of time on the battlefield, even as long as
The team leader has memorized the shooting list and can make quite precise adjustments in a matter of seconds.
Therefore, the commanders, captains, captains, and even team leaders of the Far Eastern Army's engineer transport camp and trebuchet fleet are all people with a relatively high level of education at the same level, and can at least understand the shooting charts.
For this reason, Wang Junlin has even implemented Arabic numerals in the army so that soldiers can efficiently and quickly memorize the shooting tables, as well as the mathematical principles and calculation methods.
In fact, these generals have undergone professional training and some shooting calculation assessments, and there are corresponding subsidies in addition to military pay.
Therefore, even if the Far Eastern Army's giant trebuchet falls into the hands of Li Jiajun, the latter does not have a professional operator, does not have a shooting watch, and does not know how to calculate the shot. It will not be accurate at all for a while, even after a long period of groping.
, it can be somewhat accurate, but it is also very limited.
After losing nearly half of the equipment, Li Jiajun finally reached the range where his trebuchet could launch, and then he screamed and couldn't wait to set up the trebuchet and began to counterattack.