But soon the sarcastic look on Wu Kang's face solidified.
Because the soldiers and horses running forward seemed to have heard some orders, they began to slowly stop their pace. Shields were neatly erected at the front of the army, and the crossbowmen of the brigade rushed into the paddy fields on both sides at the same time, like
The open wings of the wild geese directly surrounded half of the entire hill. Seeing this scene, Wu Kang subconsciously shuddered, which meant that the enemy's crossbows could easily cover more than half of the camp.
At the same time, the enemy's few cavalry also followed the field path to bypass the hill and went directly to the back of the mountain. Needless to say, it was to check whether there were reinforcements coming from behind.
The swordsmen, shieldmen, and spearmen of the brigade began to form a team amidst the neat drumbeats. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the baggage team, which had been at the back of the team, also caught up. The craftsmen directed their men to skillfully assemble the crossbows.
As a forward, what Liao Wan's troops needed most to ensure was the speed of forward movement, so they did not carry large-scale thunderbolt vehicles and other equipment, but they still had bed crossbows and several small trebuchets.
Perhaps for most Nanchen generals, the most terrifying thing about Shuhan's equipment is its long range and high power, but in fact everyone in the Shuhan army knows that the most powerful thing about these things is that they are easy to disassemble and carry.
Mainly due to the assembly line production method, the equipment has the same size parts and assembly methods, so that it can be easily disassembled to follow the army and quickly assembled on the battlefield.
As long as there are manuals given by the workshop, ordinary soldiers can assemble a bed crossbow even without the guidance of a craftsman. It just takes a lot of time.
Not only the crossbows and trebuchets, but also the newly installed strong crossbows and repeating crossbows. These crossbows are relatively large and can be disassembled and folded at ordinary times. When used in battle, it is not easy to open and assemble them.
Late.
This naturally facilitates the advance of the army to a great extent.
For example, it seems that the advance of the Shu Han army is very disorganized, but in fact it is just Liao Wan giving the order to march. A strictly trained army will naturally start to form again as soon as it hears the order to stop the march.
Unlike the real rabble on the hills.
Looking at the formidable array of his subordinates, and then at the chaotic Nanchen Army, Liao Wan took a deep breath. To be honest, he doubted whether this kind of training was meaningful at first. The Nanchen Army can already be regarded as an army with forbidden orders, but with
The Shu Han army that has undergone these trainings is obviously not on the same level.
Strict discipline, hard training, advanced and convenient equipment, and of course these young guys with faces full of fighting spirit
This is the real army!
Liao Wan stood at the foot of the hill, looking ahead with his hands behind his hands, full of confidence.
"Tell Chen Zhishen, if you keep grinding, don't be the vanguard." Pei Zilie stood at the foot of Wanling City, watching that the troops and horses of the brigade were ready.
Pei Zilie has already begun to attack Wanling. The city is still northeast of Dangtu and closer to Jiankang Prefecture. However, Chen Zhishen, who should have attacked Dangtu, has only now advanced outside the city. This makes Pei Zilie very dissatisfied.
.Once Dangtu City cannot be taken, it is impossible for Pei Zilie to continue to advance at the risk of being attacked from both sides.
You must know that Li Xingchen is already preparing to attack in Jinxi County. They can't keep whining like this.
There was already a whistling sound around them, stone bullets were whizzing towards the city, and a large number of arrows also poured onto the city. The Shu Han soldiers lined up in a neat queue and began to move forward. The drums sounded behind them, pushing forward.
The waves also appear to be more and more rhythmic.
Soldiers who have undergone basic formation training can basically maintain the integrity of the formation. Row after row of people are stepping on the ground. It seems that the entire Wanling City has been stepped on by them. And two huge ladder trucks also started to move.
Slowly move forward.
These ladder trucks are actually already semi-finished products, transported all the way from Bajun. They only need simple assembly to turn into a ladder truck that poses a huge threat to the city. After all, a city like Wanling is not a big city.
, when the city was built, no one would have thought that the enemy would use thunderbolt trucks and ladder trucks to attack.
As the war continued, the craftsmen of the Shu Han Dynasty were no longer just fledgling apprentices, and they began to become more and more skilled in the use of these instruments. The thunderbolt carts were no longer blindly smashing. The craftsmen had summed up their own experience, and in
It is already controllable how far and how far the stone bullets can be placed and where they can hit.
Among the ten Thunderbolt Chariots that have been deployed now, four are responsible for suppressing the enemies on the city wall, while the rest are aiming at a point on the city wall to throw stones desperately. The city walls in this era were all made of rammed earth.
Especially the city walls in the south of the Yangtze River. The devastation of Hou Jing's Rebellion and more than 20 years of peace have caused these walls to fall into disrepair. So when stone bullets hit them, a pit soon appeared, and soon stone bullets continued to hit the pit.
Smashing into pits, the dents become bigger and bigger.
Pei Zilie looked at the city wall quietly. He knew very well what would happen next. In fact, Pei Zilie's mind was already far away. He was thinking about how to further utilize the power of the trebuchet and how to withstand this blow.
.
At least the current rammed earth city walls are outdated.
Just in front of him, the city wall collapsed, and a large group of Shu Han soldiers roared and rushed towards the gap. At the same time, two ladder trucks gradually approached the city wall.
Seeing the soldiers smoothly rushing towards the city on the ladder truck, Pei Zilie's thoughts became more complicated. The form of war has obviously begun to change quietly, and the powerful equipment produced by the workshop assembly line has obviously proved that
the value of its existence.
The simple ladders originally used for sieges have disappeared from the army, and specialized trench-filling trucks can well cope with the weight of the reduced-weight ladder trucks. Trebuchets and crossbows are responsible for suppressing the city head, and as long as the ladder trucks can be
After being sent to the city wall, the next thing the soldiers need to do is line up and go up to the city.
Perhaps this kind of attack method is not that big a threat to a city like a fortress like Jiankang Mansion, but for a small city like Wanling and Dangtu, it can be completely destroyed within one to two days.
Everything is changing. Pei Zilie stood up slowly.
The flags on top of Wanling City have been changed.
"Report, the vanguard of General Chen Zhishen has opened up the official road, and now the army is attacking the city!" A scout came quickly.
Pei Zilie was not surprised by this report, but now he was a little curious, where was Li Xingchen?
With such rapid progress on his side, he didn't want to be stuck in Caishiji. (To be continued)