The Han army had 50,000 men and the Zhou army had 50,000 men. Even the numbers were almost the same.
However, the Han army was only part of Xiao Shilian's command in the southeast, and it was only a part of Xiao Shilian's command. For the Han army, even if this army was lost, Li Xingchen would lead another army within two months.
Arrive.
However, the Northern Zhou army was almost all that Wei Xiaokuan could mobilize in the Lantian camp. Wei Xiaokuan's generals such as Liang Shiyan, Gao and Li Shiqian also came out in full force. It was obvious that Wei Xiaokuan was planning to make a desperate move.
Behind the comparison of military strength between the two sides, is it actually not the current comparison of national strength?
Yang Jian, who is already extremely weak, is actually just stubbornly resisting unless there is an impossible reversal.
But the current situation seems a bit strange.
Just a few days ago, the Han army forced across Lanchuan and rushed towards Liang Shiyan, who was fighting and retreating on the other side. However, in just a few days, the Han army once again relied on Lanchuan to defend.
Obviously, the Han army now wants to fight steadily, while Wei Xiaokuan wants to go all out. The mentality of both sides has actually changed a lot.
"Let go!" The thundering chariot of the Han army roared first.
No matter how steadily the Han army fights, the coach is still Xiao Shilian.
He would never give Wei Xiaokuan any chance to get the upper hand.
The battle to protect food had been anticipated for a long time, so the craftsmen had measured the specific conditions on the other side in advance, and even conducted test firings with the Thunderbolt Vehicle, which naturally came in handy at this time.
The stone bullets roared out. Because all the scalars have been adjusted, the stone bullets were almost lined up in a row when thrown out.
In the war, everyone is evolving, the Han army is advancing, and the same is naturally true for the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
As the whistling sound of stone bullets came, the Northern Zhou army began to disperse in all directions. It was obvious that they had all undergone at least qualified training, so that they could minimize the damage caused by the stone bullets. The hit of the stone bullets was actually
Depending on the face, I am afraid that the stone bullets will suddenly fall in a crowded place. One stone bullet will kill four or five people or even more.
"Fire the cupping pot!" The next row of flying stones were not stone bullets.
Cupping jars are no longer a novelty for the Han army. However, cupping jars are not very stable. Sometimes they explode on their own, and there are even records of burning down the entire trebuchet. Therefore, they are not as good as stone bullets.
It is durable, especially since the current positioning of the Thunderbolt Vehicle is still focused on attacking fortifications. For tall city walls, stone bullets can both kill and damage enemies and destroy the city walls. They are also cheap and good-looking, so naturally they are better than cupping pots with a narrower scope of application.
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Later, the Ministry of Industry also made some corrections to this problem and enhanced the firmness of the cupping jars. This can ensure that the cupping jars will not harm at least one's own people. And now the Ministry of Industry has used all its production capacity to produce new types of gunpowder and cupping jars.
This kind of transitional product has become useless, so according to the instructions of the Ministry of Industry, the remaining cupping jars must be consumed as much as possible.
"Bang!" The cupping jar hit the Zhou army's column on the other side, bursting with a bang, and the flames directly swallowed up everything that could burn around it. However, obviously the effect was not as good as the stone bullets just now, but the shocking momentum was still there.
, especially the crossbows of several Zhou troops were ignited.
Those crossbows are burning brightly, so it is quite spectacular to see them from here.
Getting closer and closer to Lanchuan, the Northern Zhou army began to rein in the team again. Their crossbowmen also began to fight back at this time. At the same time, there were also small trebuchets carried by the army, and they were not willing to be lonely and attacked the opposite side, which was much larger than themselves.
Many of my peers protested.
"Get ready for battle!" Xiao Shilian decisively ordered, and the army put up their shields and began to advance.
Xiao Shilian was not a kind person, and he would not let go of such a good opportunity to attack halfway across the river.
"Kill!" The Northern Zhou soldiers rushed into the water.
"Kill!" The Han soldier raised the spear in his hand and stared straight at the enemy who was getting closer and closer.
The crossbowmen on both sides fired arrows round after round, in neat or scattered formations, and people kept falling after being hit by arrows, but there was absolutely no empty space.
The Northern Zhou people, or to be more precise, Wei Xiaokuan's attack was very resolute and resolute. The entire army pressed forward and no one was spared. It was almost a battle to determine the outcome.
In fact, Wei Xiaokuan had no choice when he reached this point.
The strength of the two sides is about the same. If he deploys his troops to attack bit by bit, I am afraid it will eventually turn into an out-and-out fueling tactic, and in the end it will just kill Xiao Shilian for nothing.
So let’s just decide the winner directly.
Xiao Shilian raised his eyebrows. Wei Xiaokuan's decision was indeed unexpected, but it was also reasonable.
More importantly, there is no procrastination, which suits Xiao Shilian's taste.
As the left and right wings of the Han army, Lu Guangda and Huang Wan's troops quickly faced off against Liang Shiyan and Gao's troops on the opposite side. Xiao Shilian also led the Chinese army to the shore of Lanchuan. On the other side, Wei Xiaokuan's
Wave the flag in the wind.
Almost all the soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty rushed into the water. If you looked at Lanchuan from the sky at this time, you would be shocked to find that there were only black people left on the entire river.
The flow of water has been blocked, the mud at the bottom of the river has been stirred up, and the once clear river water is now rolling and rolling as if it has been boiled. Soldiers from the Northern Zhou Dynasty continued to fall down from arrows, and their blood was mixed into the water.
In the increasingly turbid river water.
As more and more people from the Northern Zhou Dynasty fell, the originally clear river water gradually turned black, and then turned into a frightening deep red. That was because there was already too much blood, and it was not too much.
The river water has no way to dilute it.
And until this moment, the battle has not really begun.
The two leading flags tilted forward slightly at the same time.
The first row of Northern Zhou soldiers had already rushed to the shore.
What greeted them were rows of spears.
Almost at the same time, the spear pierced the body.
The Han army and the Northern Zhou soldiers fell at the same time, and people naturally came up behind them. Even as the drums of the Han army became more and more urgent, the Han army soldiers in the front row had already stepped forward steadily to press the Northern Zhou army.
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The two sides crowded on the river bank, constantly fighting back and forth, and bodies continued to float downstream along the water, and the river was completely dyed red.
"Kill, kill, break through!" The Northern Zhou general who led the team shouted loudly, urging his soldiers to move forward, but judging from the current situation, his shouting was in vain. The Northern Zhou soldiers stepped on the black and
The water is red, but it is difficult to get back onto the river bank.
No one is willing or allowed to take a step back. The two sides can only compete with each other bit by bit to see who can withstand such losses, and who can collapse first.