Chapter 2027: The Luban Bridge, the Three Armies Fight for Crossing
The warships built by the Chang'an Workshop are now exclusively supplied to the Fenshui Navy, and the Qingyishui Mengchong Clippers, which are suitable for inland warfare, are equipped with shiny new light artillery to replace the original cumbersome trebuchets.
, coupled with the five-hundred-step crossbow, the Fenshui Navy has achieved powerful combat capabilities both near and far.
Under such circumstances, if he continues to serve as the Army Division's transport team, then Uncle Li would simply buy a piece of tofu and be killed.
As the flagship, the Mengchong Clippers is in the second position. The clippers in front also select elites to detect the situation. Once they are frustrated or simply sunk, Li Shurang will take the lead and lead them.
Follow up with the warships to launch an attack, even if they never return.
After all, the water volume of Fenshui is not that of the big river, and it is where the canyons on both sides tighten, so the water surface is even narrower.
Back then, the big five-toothed ship built by the Han Dynasty could come and go with ease in the dangerous currents of the Three Gorges. But now, even a guy like Meng Chong, who is three or four times smaller than the five-toothed ship, can sail on the Fenshui River.
It also seemed a bit crowded.
The Han army formed an array on the beach at the southern end of Luban Bridge, but it remained outside the range of the Zhou trebuchets. The Northern Zhou army set up several trebuchets on the Luban Bridge, with their trebuchet arms hanging down ready to go.
Of course, these trebuchets are not big ones like the Han Dynasty's Thunderbolt Chariot. They are also throwing small stones held in nets. The advantage is that they are light and the necessary stone bullets are everywhere on the river beach under the Luban Bridge. Moreover, these trebuchets are
The trebuchet is thrown from a high position, and its destructive power on infantry can be imagined.
When they realized that the Han army intended to use the navy as the vanguard, the Zhou people immediately turned the direction of the trebuchet, but soon they received "cordial greetings" from the Han army's navy.
The artillery on Mengchong fired at the same time. Although it was a light artillery with a short range, it was still better than the small trebuchets of the Zhou people. At the same time, although the artillery of the land division on the river beach arrived belatedly,
But after all, he was not absent. As soon as the layout was completed, he cooperated with the navy to launch an artillery bombardment.
However, there are only three or four artillery pieces on the river beach, and the Navy's Mengchong warships are lined up in a row. Although each ship has an artillery piece, it is far or near from the surrounding defense lines, so calibration is naturally out of the question.
Yes, so the first round of shells hit and fell scattered everywhere. Some landed at the bridge head, which was fine, and some flew behind the bridge. No one knows where they went, and what's more
The person flew directly into the water, and the water column lifted up almost touched the Luban Bridge.
The artillerymen were actually a little embarrassed. If the artillery fire was far or close, it would not be able to cause damage to the enemy at all. But if it hit the Luban Bridge directly, would it cause the stone beam to collapse directly? In this case, Lu
The division really doesn't need to launch another attack, it can just wait for the navy's transfer.
As the warship continued to move forward, the Zhou people's trebuchets also began to show their power.
Compared with the scattered artillery of the Han army, the Zhou people's trebuchets were obviously easier to aim. In such a narrow waterway, even if the soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty who controlled the trebuchets were incompetent, they could at least throw stones into the river.
, as for what can be hit in the future, that is left to fate.
The shield had already been erected on the ship, or to be precise, it was pulled up diagonally.
These warships were built to fight deep into tributaries of inland rivers such as the Fen River. It was already expected that they would be baptized by enemy arrows and stone bullets. Not only were the ships themselves thickened, they were also equipped with special shields.
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These are actually thick wooden shields. They usually hang on the sides of the warship. They can be used as protection on both sides of the warship to avoid direct damage to the ship due to collision with mountain walls. They can naturally be pulled up when attacked.
, and then insert pillars into the card slot to hold it up, and naturally it becomes a shield that covers the deck diagonally upwards.
I could just hear the large and small stone bullets hitting these shields, making a dull sound that made my heart tremble, just like a hailstorm falling in winter. Of course, there were still stone bullets falling from the shields.
The missiles were thrown in from gaps or places that could not be covered by shields - such as artillery emplacements, etc. However, there were not many soldiers left on the deck, so they did not cause many casualties.
Even the leading Mengchong warship had withstood most of the baptism of stone bullets. Many shields were unable to withstand such continuous impacts. There were cracks in many places. Finally, one shield could not hold up.
It was the first to break, and the two soldiers behind the shield who were responsible for supporting it immediately let go and let the shield lower itself, so that the shield could also be used as a shield for the side of the ship. Otherwise, once it fell apart, they would inevitably be trapped underneath.
The arrow seemed to be waiting for this moment and darted directly through the gap, but the two soldiers had already been prepared for this and rolled and crawled to hide behind other shields.
Of course, the Han army's artillery could not allow the Zhou people to be so arrogant. The second round of artillery shells shot over immediately. This time it was obviously more accurate than the last time. Several trebuchets were directly blown away by the shells, and the rest of the trebuchets were also immediately blown away.
There was no sound, and the soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were obviously frightened by this battle.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the first Meng Chong moved forward quickly and crossed the Luban Bridge in an instant. Without any hesitation, the warship rushed directly onto the river beach against the turbulent current.
Arrows were like rain, piercing the shields set up on both sides of Meng Chong. This senseless resistance was obviously enough to illustrate the panic in the hearts of the soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty at this time.
The tidal flat behind Luban Bridge was the camp of the Northern Zhou army. The soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty who originally transported stone bullets and arrows did not expect that the enemy would break through the obstruction so easily. For a moment, they did not even bother to transport supplies to the hillside.
They all drew their swords and rushed towards it. Isn't it just a Meng Chong warship? Relying on the strength of its numbers, the Northern Zhou army had not yet reached the point where it was about to retreat.
The shields on the warship fell at intervals, and the musketeers opened fire one after another.
The bullets were very dense and landed on the beach. Some of them collided with the cobblestones and caused sparks to fly. Some even penetrated directly into the chests of the soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
The Northern Zhou army immediately fell into chaos, but Han Guo on the hillside had already come up with his crossbowmen. Arrows continued to penetrate through the gaps, forcing the Han army to even pull up their shields. There was no other way.
Who has a large family, and the distance is already very close, so there is no way to take advantage of the musket range.
At this time, the artillery on the ship roared again, and a cannonball accurately penetrated into the crowd and suddenly exploded. More than a dozen crossbowmen were overturned by the exploding cannonball at the same time.
Narrow mountain roads and dense crowds, once given the opportunity to fire artillery, would not be the most suitable battlefield for the Han army.
Han Guo did not stand with the crossbowmen after all, so he escaped and shouted "disperse". Unfortunately, it was too late, and the flagship of the Han Navy followed closely to break through the blockade.