The first nineteen six chapters of stubborn resistance
When the sun rose, hundreds of crossbows and crossbow carriages had been arranged along the lower slopes of the hillside. In the dense forest above, arrow towers loomed, and they were numerous, which were the best targets.
With an order, hundreds of crossbows and crossbows began to fire. Crossbows with arms as thick as several feet long popped out from the powerful tendon bowstrings, making a terrifying buzzing sound, and aimed at the arrows on the hillside.
The tower fired. At this moment, the officers and soldiers demonstrated the powerful power of the regular army. Having hundreds of expensive and cumbersomely maintained bed crossbows and ballistas at one time is enough to illustrate the strength of the Zhou army.
The number of various types of equipment possessed by the Imperial Guards in the capital exceeded all the armies of the Zhou Dynasty. The armies in several border towns may not have such large-scale crossbow camps. It can be seen that Guo Xu really spent a lot of money this time.
You know, the construction of bed crossbows and crossbow carriages seems to be cost-effective, but in fact it is extremely expensive. A crossbow arrow must use pear wood that is more than ten years old as the arrow body, and the front end is a fine iron arrowhead. Not to mention fine iron, this alone
After ten years, pear blossom wood is extremely expensive. Pear blossom wood is a kind of hard and elastic wood, with uniform wood and equal weight. For a crossbow with a thick arm, stability during flight is extremely important. If the front and back are
Different weights and densities must not reach far, which affects the power. Fine iron arrows can break rocks at a distance of hundreds of steps, which requires the hardness of the arrow and arrow body, as well as strong power. Therefore, the material of the bowstring
The requirements are extremely high.
There are no bowstrings made of synthetic high-strength composite materials these days. The most ideal natural material is beef tendon. But the production process is also extremely complicated. It requires the best thigh tendons, which are exposed and steamed several times to make them.
Decompose it into hair-thick filaments, select the parts of uniform length and suitable length and twist them into thin ropes. The thin ropes are then twisted into thick beef tendon ropes as thick as your thumb. They are then steamed and exposed to the sun, and then coated with corrosion-resistant materials before they can be used as
The material of the bowstring. It is said that making a bed crossbow requires the slaughter of a cow, plus a lot of manual work. This is evident from this. Not to mention the sandalwood frame required for the bed crossbow and the crossbow itself and the expensive wood required for the bow body.
.Every aspect is full of money.
Guo Xu mobilized hundreds of these crossbows and crossbow carts at one time to fight, which could be said to have emptied the storehouse of the Imperial Army of the Zhou Dynasty and used extremely precious strategic materials.
At this moment, these crossbows and crossbow carts did not disappoint him. With a low buzzing sound, thick crossbow arrows accurately hit the arrow towers and fortifications above. Each crossbow arrow hit the arrow tower body.
There was a burst of smoke and dust. The main body of the Luoyan Army's arrow tower was made of stone, which was designed for fire prevention, but the platform, fence and top of the arrow tower above could only be made of wood. Once these powerful crossbows hit the top
The fence and platform roof were in a mess with sawdust flying everywhere. The fine iron arrows tore and broke the thick wood, causing the entire top to collapse. Even the stones that hit the tower body were quite destructive.
The stones built into the fortress will collapse and burst. If the weak point is continuously hit, the entire arrow tower will collapse.
The bed crossbow and the crossbow cart fired more than ten rounds in succession, and almost all the visible arrow towers within the range above were destroyed. The soldiers of the Luoyan Army who were guarding above fled, and some were unlucky enough to be hit by the crossbow arrows and fell directly to the ground.
It will penetrate the body and explode directly. The internal organs will feel like
It looked like it was being exploded, bursting out everywhere, and it was too horrible to see.
After the wild bombing, the formal attack began. Amidst the sound of war drums and horns, officers and soldiers all over the mountains and plains attacked the top of the mountain like ants, and the shouts of killing resounded throughout the mountains and fields.
The Luoyan Army's counterattack was powerless. After many arrow tower fortifications were destroyed, the Luoyan Army's defensive system had been broken. When the officers and soldiers charged, only sporadic arrows shot from above. But that could no longer stop the tide of arrows coming up.
In just the time for tea, the officers and soldiers had already advanced two hundred steps up and occupied a dense forest on the east slope. It was originally the hiding place of the Luoyan Army and the place where the fortifications relied, but now it was easily conquered by the officers and soldiers.
A large group of Yanjun soldiers fled in panic from the forest and retreated to a higher mountain top.
At the foot of the mountain, Guo Xu sat on the horse with a smile on his face. Finally, victory was in sight. No matter how cunning Lin Jue was, in the face of absolute strength, he was just a tree-shaking mantis and a mantis blocking the car. All the generals were defeated.
He crushed him mercilessly. Guo Xu even suddenly felt a little boring. When he had a glimpse of the top of power and understood the true meaning of using power, many things that he thought were difficult to do before and people who were difficult to deal with were actually no longer
Difficulties can be easily overcome.
Lin Jue, once upon a time I really admired and admired him, and even felt that I was inferior to him. However, at this moment, I will eventually crush him. Suddenly I felt that I was stupid before? I actually suspected that I was inferior to him.
Then Lin Jue is nothing more than this, nothing more than this!
Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers shouted and continued to charge towards the top of the mountain. After rushing out of the woods, there was an open space in front of them. A circle of open space appeared in the middle of the dense woods. It was obvious that it was an artificial open space. Because the weeds on the ground were completely cleared.
It was clean and paved with fine stones. Occasionally, there were a few tree stumps exposed. They were all dead and black. They should be trees that had been cut down very early. The officers and soldiers were very puzzled. The top of the mountain was covered with dense forests. Why were they so far away from the top of the mountain?
It is really hard to understand that there is such a circle of open space only a hundred steps away.
This is actually the fire break zone that Lin Jue ordered to open in order to prevent the village from being attacked by fire. At first, a fire break belt dozens of steps wide was opened around the wall of Dazhai. But later, I felt that a fire break belt may not be able to stop the fire.
Therefore, within a hundred steps below the top of the mountain, we cut down trees, cleared grass, and eradicated thorns and shrubs, and opened a fire prevention belt on the outside. The gravel from the quarry was transported here and spread on the ground to prevent weeds from affecting fire prevention.
Efficacy. When gravel is laid on the ground, even if weeds grow, they will not be too dense. Fire will not spread along the ground turf. Just cut off the long grass regularly.
And this location is actually very close to Dazhai. Less than a hundred steps deep into the dense forest above, there is another forest clearing, which is actually the main camp of the Luoyan Army. The main camp is close to the main stronghold, so it can be seen that
This is actually less than a few hundred steps away from the top of the mountain.
Being attacked here by officers and soldiers actually shows that the Luoyan Army's defense system has completely collapsed and all means have failed.
At the edge of the woods, Zhao Yuankang looked excited. The attack was so smooth that it was almost overwhelming. This was completely different from what Zhao Yuankang had thought before. At first, he was still a little nervous.
He was confused and felt that the Luoyan Army would not be so vulnerable and defenseless. But now, he had completely believed that the Luoyan Army was already a lost dog and there was no need to be afraid of them anymore.
He was dizzy and his mind was on fire. He remembered Guo Xu's promise that if he killed Lin Jue and Guo Kun and his son, he would be granted the title of king. What a temptation it was. Today's battle might be the reason why he would be granted the title of king.
Opportunity. He couldn't let go of this opportunity. Therefore, he completely ignored the words of a general who was transferred back from the border town.
"Commander, there is something wrong with this. The information before the war is that the Luoyan Army has more than 15,000 soldiers and horses. When the soldiers in the left wing were encircling and suppressing them before, they dared to fight head-on and were extremely brave. Today's attack was so smooth.
.Is there any fraud in this?”
"A fraud? Hahaha. General Sun, you are worrying too much. Facing such a powerful attack from us, their defense system has been completely shattered. Without the advantage of geographical location and fortifications, what can they do to fight us head-on? At this moment, they are afraid
They have all begun to flee. How can we let them escape? The vast Funiu Mountains are so huge that it will be difficult to find them again if they escape elsewhere. So we can't waste time, we have to attack them quickly and annihilate them all."
"This... is a humble opinion, should you think twice about it..."
"It's a joke. Tell the emperor about this. The emperor might praise you for your prudent behavior and careful use of troops. But I don't want to be scolded, and I don't want to sit back and watch this great opportunity go away."
Zhao Yuankang turned his head and ignored General Sun. He raised his long sword high and shouted loudly: "Soldiers, the opportunity to make a meritorious service is right in front of you. The bandits' stronghold is in the woods above. Let's attack the bandit's stronghold with all our strength. Kill!
!”
All the officers and soldiers shouted loudly, and the shouts of killing resounded through the mountains and forests. The soldiers rushed out of the edge of the woods into the open area, and stormed towards the woods above. No one doubted that they would be able to break through the mountain stronghold soon. The terrain was so steep before
They are all attacking. The gentle slope paved with stones in front of us is more conducive to charging, but of course it cannot be an obstacle.
However, just when they rushed to the middle of the open hillside, less than forty steps away from the woods above, countless crossbow arrows came towards them like a pouring rain from the edge of the woods above. The soldiers had already forgotten to attack in the rush.
There is no such thing as a shield. Some people have even thrown away their shields long ago, because they are really heavy and consume their energy. The sudden arrow rain is so dense and fierce that it exceeds all the previous counterattack arrows. It is as black as a swarm of wasps.
, came like a torrential rain of pear blossoms, knocking down several rows of officers and soldiers in just an instant like cutting wheat, and killed more than a thousand people.
"Stand up your shield, stand up your shield!" someone shouted loudly.
The soldiers quickly put up their shields and hunched over behind them, they heard a dense sound like rain hitting lotus leaves. The thumping sound was loud, and the shields of the soldiers in the front row were instantly filled with crossbow arrows and feather arrows. Many of them were inserted into the shields.
Those without shields hurriedly crowded next to the soldiers with shields, hoping to get protection.
"Damn it, you're still resisting and you won't repent until you die. Kill me!" Zhao Yuankang held the shield in his left hand and yelled while cursing.
The soldiers holding shields still charged upward, because they could not retreat, nor could they stand in the open space and be beaten, so they had to rush forward.
