novelhk Chapter 118
Chapter 118
A round of arrows came like a rain, and in the blink of an eye, the Wu Jing soldiers who had rushed halfway up the city wall were shot into a sieve, and they fell down unwillingly.
It wasn't over yet. I saw smoking bamboo tubes being thrown out from the city wall at some point. Wu Jingjun didn't know what the bamboo tubes were for yet. They looked at the bamboo tubes blankly, with astonishment in their eyes.
At this moment, the bamboo tube suddenly exploded, killing and injuring everyone around him. The Wu Jing army attacking the city was already dense, and only four siege ladders were sent up. Three hundred people were assigned to four siege ladders.
There were nearly 80 people on each siege ladder. Such a dense formation was simply used as a target for bamboo bombs.
As soon as the screams started, explosions occurred one after another, which blinded Wu Jing's army under the city wall, and they immediately fell into chaos. In the blink of an eye, almost a hundred people were killed and injured.
Before the archers who had just caught up understood what was happening, some bamboo bombs rolled in front of them and exploded.
These archers didn't even have time to draw their bows before they were blown to pieces. Several dozen people in the front row were directly killed and several others were injured.
This was just the beginning. A dense barrage of arrows was fired at the hundreds of archers, and scores of archers fell down. The rest were too frightened to come forward.
The four hundred people who attacked the stronghold engaged in battle almost at the beginning. As soon as they reached the city wall, they were killed until only a few dozen people were left. The rest were either dead or injured. Screams echoed under the village wall.
Cheng Ying, who was watching the battle below, stood up from his position in shock, his eyes full of disbelief. He thought he could easily capture the entire Longtou Village, but he never expected that such casualties would occur just after the battle.
One third of his thousand-man army was lost in one fell swoop. The rest were so frightened that they ran back. Moreover, everyone was injured, with bamboo shavings stuck into their bodies or faces, and blood flowed freely.
Cheng Ying and Cheng Yi took a breath and looked in the direction of Longtou Village in horror. He never thought that Longtou Village would have such a sharp weapon.
Cheng Ying narrowed his eyes slightly and looked in the direction of Longtou Bu Village. On the tower of the village wall, he saw several figures standing there from a distance, but he couldn't see the figures clearly.
But at this moment, his eyes were as cold as water. If eyes could kill, several people on the city wall had killed him countless times with their eyes.
"General, should we withdraw our brothers from Weihu Mountain and Tianlang Mountain and attack Longtou Village again?"Cheng Yi asked Cheng Ying cautiously at this time.
With such casualties, the remaining more than 600 people pressed forward together. I am afraid that they may not be able to capture Longtou Village. They can only find ways to increase the number of troops.
But In this case, the Weihu Village and Tianlang Village will be empty, and maybe the two villages will send troops to make a sneak attack. Then it will be troublesome!
"Huh... To destroy a Longtou village, do you need to call in troops from other places? After the order was passed, all the remaining 600 people were pressed forward. In addition, four siege ladders were added and the shields were used!"
Cheng Ying snorted coldly, with disdain on his face. He knew that his men had suffered such heavy losses because of his underestimation of the enemy.
If he had asked his soldiers to use high-speed shields from the beginning, how could the new-style arrows in Longtou Village be used? What's the use? At the same time, his eyes were also burning.
The weird arrows of the Dragon Head Arrow not only had a long range, but also seemed to be able to fire continuously, which made him greedy. If he could get his hands on this kind of weapon. Then his Wu Jing Army will definitely become the best among the best!
Therefore, he can't wait to send reinforcements, and he is also arrogant that he does not need reinforcements. If he even fights the weakest Longtou Village, he will have to use 3,000 soldiers. Ma, how can we fight the remaining two villages!
Hearing his order, Cheng opened his mouth and wanted to stop it, but in the end, he swallowed it back.
With the combat power of Wu Jingjun, if he goes all out , even if the opponent's weapons are powerful, they can still be easily taken down.
Although the opponent's arrows are fierce, don't forget that Wu Jing's soldiers have a shield. If they didn't abandon the shield because they were afraid of the inconvenience of attacking the city, they wouldn't be in trouble. They suffered heavy losses at the beginning.
As for the exploding bamboo tube, as long as the troops were spread out and got down in time when the bamboo tube fell, the damage actually caused to them was not that big.
"The whole army listened to the order, everyone pressed forward, and sent the remaining four ladders up. Everyone dispersed and maintained their formation. Today, they must capture Longtou Village. The first to enter the stronghold will be greatly rewarded by the general."
Cheng Yi shouted.
Suddenly, the enthusiasm of the military Jingjun was high, and the morale that had just been stunned and low was also aroused at this time.
Everyone picked up their shields. What they thought in their hearts was that there was a shield. As long as they push their hands under the city wall and then attack the city wall, how can they stop them with the combat power of Longtou Village.
The shield can withstand arrows, but the new weapons of Longtou Village are of little use to them.
Thinking about it this way, The remaining 600 Wu Jing troops immediately pressed forward. They chanted the slogan of destroying Longtou Village and began to march towards the village.
The speed was much faster than before. They were worried that Longtou Village would kill them. The ladder that had just been erected on the city wall was knocked down.
However, fortunately, Longtou Village did not seem to have any intention of knocking down the ladder, and actually let the ladder be properly erected on the city wall. This was simply a humiliation for Wu Jingjun.
Cheng Yingye Seeing that Longtou Village did not push down the ladder, he frowned, with doubts in his eyes. In a fierce battle, Longtou Village would not have given Wu Jingjun a chance.
But why did he not push down the ladder? , is it that the people of Longtou Village are arrogant, or that Longtou Village did not expect this.
He did not know that Yunze's intention was not to knock down the ladder, which was to give Wu Jing's army the illusion that they still had a chance to capture Longtou Village..
And Yunze's strategy also worked. Seeing that the ladder had not been overturned, the soldiers attacking the stronghold rushed up in a hurry, fearing that the people in Longtou Village would react and knock down the ladder. At the bottom of the mountain, everyone except Cheng Ying In addition to the 80 personal guards, the remaining 600 people all attacked the slope under the village gate. They were scattered very scattered. Such dispersion would make it difficult to shoot arrows.
Moreover, the bamboo tube The lethality of the bombs became weaker, and this tactic seemed to be indeed very effective. Seeing that there was no reaction on the wall, Cheng Ying was relieved. Cheng Yi also had a look of disdain, having underestimated the enemy before Fortunately, this time we know the enemy's methods, do you still want to save Longtou Village?
With disdain on his face, Cheng Ying wanted to scream loudly. He felt aggrieved and wanted to vent his unhappiness.
But still Before he could roar, he saw several torch-bearing arrows on the wall of Longtou Village aimed at three piles of withered grass on the edge of the hillside.
Cheng Ying's originally proud mood suddenly felt a bad feeling. On a premonition, he opened his mouth and wanted to ask his men to withdraw.
But at this time, the fire arrows had already shot at the three piles of hay. Before he could react, the hay made a buzzing sound at the moment the rockets penetrated, and the fire shot into the sky. Get up.
Even if the hay is dried again, it is absolutely impossible to produce such a powerful fire. This makes Cheng Ying's sense of crisis even stronger. He shouted in shock and anger:
"retreat! Quick...retreat!" He shouted anxiously. Unfortunately, his voice was drowned out by the shouts of the excited soldiers who were rushing to the summit.
Just a few breaths after his shouts started, bang... the mountain shook, and the hillside was shaken. It suddenly exploded, and almost all the dozen or so people there were blown away.
The Wu Jingjun who rushed to the peak were so frightened that they turned their heads to look in the direction of the explosion. When they saw their companions who were blown away, their scalps went numb. There was a strong fear in his eyes.
Wu Jingjun, who had just been excited to rush to the peak, turned around and ran away in fright. Those Wu Jingjun who had just rushed under the city wall were frightened to death. How could they still think about attacking the city.
In the blink of an eye, , a group of Wu Jing's troops who were originally aggressive were suddenly defeated. However, they fled like this, but they did not stop the explosion of the dense bamboo mines buried on the hillside. Wherever they passed,
600 people were stunned by the explosion, and they became People were killed in pieces, and almost no one was spared. Not only that, on the city wall, there were also people throwing bamboo bombs at crowded places. It seemed that they were afraid that these people would not be killed. Explosions were heard one after another. At the foot of the mountain, Cheng Ying was paralyzed. Sitting on the chair, his eyes were full of disbelief. Two words popped into his mind!
"It’s over! One thousand of his elite subordinates were completely overwhelmed in this battle. They did not even reach the top of Longtou Village, and they did not even encounter the bandit soldiers of Longtou Village."、
The explosion lasted for dozens of breaths, and almost all 600 people were killed on the mountain. The three bamboo thunders were ignited together, and they were not ignited until the 600 people rushed halfway up the slope.
There was no chance for the enemy to escape. Six hundred people lost their combat effectiveness in this way. At least more than half were killed, more than half were seriously injured, and a very small number were slightly injured.
But they were so frightened that their legs were weak and they still had the strength to escape down the mountain.
At this moment, the gate of Longtou Village was opened, and nearly 300 village soldiers poured out from inside. They attacked Wu Jing's army who was not dead on the ground. Those who were slightly injured were so frightened that they stood up and tried to escape, but they were all shot.
The soldiers of Longtou Village rushed towards Cheng Yingchu down the mountain, led by Su Qianmo. At this time, she covered her face and vowed to kill Cheng Ying here.
In order to prevent Cheng Ying from recognizing him, Yunze had covered his face before. Now, it was even more impossible to chase Cheng Ying. Who knew whether Cheng Ying could escape. Of course it would be best if Cheng Ying could not escape.
If he is recognized, I am afraid that many people will be implicated.
At the foot of the mountain, Cheng Ying, Cheng Yi and their eighty personal guards came to their senses, and their expressions suddenly changed. Cheng Ying didn't care so much, turned around and jumped on the horse beside him. He spurred his horse and fled forward.
He is neither a fool nor a fool. There is no passionate person who is not afraid of death. The people in Longtou Village have not taken action until now. This is the time when their vigor is at its peak.
No matter how powerful I am, how can I still fight against more than 300 people from Longtou Village? The arrows in their hands are not for nothing. No matter how unwilling he is.
But Cheng Ying also knew that he had to escape, otherwise, he would probably be found here today.
The eighty personal guards under him all had war horses. They mounted their war horses and chased Cheng Ying. In the blink of an eye, the supervising platform at the foot of the mountain was suddenly empty.
In less than an hour from the battle to the present, Cheng Ying's thousand troops of Wu Jing were destroyed, and Cheng Ying fled in embarrassment.
All the people from Longtou Village rushed to the foot of the mountain. They surrounded the battle supervising platform, their eyes full of excitement, and everyone looked up to the sky and shouted, as if they had never been so happy.
When Cheng Ying was about to attack them, everyone in the village was in panic. No one thought they could defeat the army and everyone was prepared to die.
But who would have thought that after Yunze came over, not only would there be a high wall at Gaozhai Gate, but he would also bring them extremely lethal weapons. Wu Jing's army rushed to the peak twice and was completely wiped out.
As long as Cheng Ying was not a fool, he would never dare to die again. He would not even dare to write a clear battle report here.
Yunze looked at the direction in which Cheng Ying was escaping and sighed. This guy was too slippery. It would be really difficult to kill him.
However, from the fact that Cheng Ying did not personally participate in the battle, it can be seen that this guy is a master who is afraid of death and will never take the lead. It’s really difficult to find a chance to kill him!
Originally, Yunze planned to use the bed slave to kill Cheng Ying, but he gave up this idea. Although the bed slave's shooting range has not reached the abnormal 1,500 meters, it can still shoot 500 to 600 meters.
However, Cheng Ying's location should be more than five or six hundred meters away. Even if he could hit Cheng Ying, the damage would be limited. Therefore, Yunze gave up this idea.
It seemed that Su Qianmo had to find another way to take revenge.
After the people from Longtou Village collected supplies at the foot of the mountain and returned to the mountain, Yunze saw the excited Han Long and others. Today's battle gave them hope of fighting against the imperial court.
However, in today's battle, Yunze still saw the shortcomings. If bamboo mines had not been planted on the hillside in advance, I am afraid that even if Wu Jing's army could be repelled today, there would be huge casualties in Longtou Village..
After all, Wu Jingjun was not a vegetarian. If he had not suffered from underestimating the enemy and not knowing the power of new weapons, it would have been impossible for Longtou Village to hold on without paying the price.
Yunze decided to think of some new weapons to solve the dilemma that would arise after being unable to lay mines. Looking at those bamboo bombs, Yunze stared at them for a long time.
Soon, his eyes brightened, if he could build a few small launch tubes, and then make bamboo mines into shells like mortars. It means hitting wherever. Compared to the grenade-style bamboo mine, I don't know how much more advanced it is.
This is very practical, what is missing now is theory and practice
"Brother Yun, we won the battle today, why don’t you look happy!"Han Long saw that Yunze looked wrong and asked quickly.
Su Qianmo and the other three heads around them all looked at Yunze
"Today we can only be regarded as having the upper hand, and Cheng Ying has the advantage of underestimating the enemy. If Cheng Ying knew the situation on our side and made corresponding strategies, we would probably have to pay a heavy price today. Don't underestimate Wu Jingjun."
Yunze looked at Han Long and others. His words immediately made a few people wake up. They were not fools.
Even if they won a big victory, they could still see the problem. A few people could even say that they already had strong Military talent.
The expressions of several people suddenly became solemn. If they wait for Cheng Ying to react and attack again, laying mines may not be effective. If they really let them attack the city, what will happen?……
"Don't worry, everyone, I've thought of another way to deal with them."Yunze nodded slightly when he saw this scene. He continued.
It's good that everyone can realize the problem. He was afraid that everyone would be so proud that they would forget everything.
"Brother Han, how is the iron ore refining going?"Yunze asked Han Long!