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 his eyes could kill, several people on the city wall had killed him countless times with his eyes.
"General, are we going to withdraw the brothers from Weihu Mountain and Tianlang Mountain and then attack Longtou Village!" Cheng Yi asked Cheng Ying cautiously at this time.
With such casualties, if the remaining 600 people attack together, they may not be able to capture Longtou Village. They can only find a way to increase the number of troops.
But if this is the case, the Weihu Village and Tianlang Village will definitely be empty, and maybe the two villages will send troops to make a sneak attack. Then there will be trouble!
"Hmph... to destroy a Longtou stronghold, do you need to call in troops from other places! Send the order, and the remaining 600 people will all press forward. In addition, add four siege ladders and use the shields!"
Cheng Ying snorted coldly, with disdain on his face. He knew that his subordinates suffered such heavy losses because of his underestimation of the enemy.
If he had asked his soldiers to use upper shields from the beginning, what use would the new arrows in Longtou Village be? 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 Jingjun will definitely become the best among the best!
Therefore, he couldn't wait to send reinforcements, and he was arrogant that he didn't need reinforcements. If he had to use 3,000 troops to fight against the weakest Longtou stronghold, then how could he fight against the remaining two strongholds!
After hearing his order, Cheng opened his mouth and wanted to stop it, but in the end, he swallowed it.
With Wu Jingjun's combat power, if he goes all out, even if the opponent's weapon is powerful, he can still easily take it 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 have suffered heavy losses at the beginning.
As for the exploding bamboo tube, as long as the troops are spread out and get down in time when the bamboo tube falls, the damage to them will not be great.
"The whole army listens to the order, everyone presses forward, and sends the remaining four ladders up. Everyone pays attention to disperse and maintain the formation. Today, we must capture Longtou Village. The general will give a big reward to the first one to enter the village."
Cheng Yi shouted loudly.
Suddenly, the enthusiasm of the military Jingjun was high, and the low morale that had just been beaten was also aroused at this time.
Everyone picked up their shields. What they were thinking was that with the shields in their hands, as long as they pushed it under the city wall and then attacked the city wall, how could 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.
With this thought, the remaining 600 Wu Jing's 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 knock down the ladder that was just erected on the city wall.
However, fortunately, Longtou Village did not seem to have any intention of knocking down the ladder, and actually allowed the ladder to be properly erected on the city wall. This was simply a humiliation for Wu Jingjun.
Cheng Ying also saw 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 what is the reason for not knocking down the ladder? Is it because the people in Longtou Village are arrogant, or is it that Longtou Village didn't think of this.
He didn't 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.
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 foot of the mountain, except for Cheng Ying's 80 personal guards, the remaining 600 people all attacked the slope below the village gate. They were spread out. Such dispersion will make shooting arrows very difficult.
Moreover, the lethality of the bamboo tube bombs has become weaker. This tactic does seem to be very effective. Seeing no reaction on the wall, Cheng Ying felt relieved.
Cheng Yi also had a look of disdain. He suffered the loss of underestimating the enemy before. This time he knew 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 for once and wanted to vent his unhappiness.
But 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 was originally in a proud mood, but suddenly had a bad premonition. He opened his mouth to ask his men to withdraw their troops.
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 and the fire shot up into the sky the moment the rockets penetrated.
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! Hurry...retreat!" He shouted anxiously. Unfortunately, his voice was drowned out by the shouts of the excited rushers.
Just a few breaths after he started shouting, bang... the mountain shook, something on the hillside 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 to look in the direction of the explosion. When they saw their comrades who had been blown away, their scalps went numb and a deep fear filled their eyes.
Wu Jingjun, who was excited to rush to the peak just now, turned around and ran away in fear. Those Wu Jingjun who had just rushed under the city wall were frightened to death. There is no way to think about attacking the city.
In the blink of an eye, Wu Jing's army, which was originally aggressive, suddenly became a defeated army. However, they fled like this, but they did not stop the explosion of the dense bamboo mines buried on the hillside.
Wherever it passed, six hundred people were stunned by the bombing. They were killed in pieces, and almost no one survived. Not only that, there were people on the city wall throwing bamboo bombs into crowded places.
It seems that they are afraid that the explosion will not kill these people. Explosions came and went. At the foot of the mountain, Cheng Ying slumped down on a chair, his eyes filled with disbelief. Two words popped into his mind!
"It's over! His one thousand elite subordinates were completely overwhelmed in this battle. They didn't even reach the top of Longtou Village, and they didn't even touch 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 officers and soldiers, 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, but what is missing now is theory and practice.
"Brother Yun, we won the battle today, why don't you look happy?" Han Long asked quickly when he saw Yunze's expression was wrong.
Su Qianmo and the other three heads 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 pay a huge price today. Don't underestimate it. Look at Wu Jingjun.”
Yunze looked at Han Long and others. His words immediately made a few people wake up, and they were not fools.
Even if you win a big victory, you can still see the problem. A few of them can even be said to have strong military talents.
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 were allowed to attack the city, the consequences would be...
"Everyone, don't worry, I've thought of another way to deal with them." Yunze nodded slightly when he saw this. Then he said.
It was good that everyone could realize the problem, but he was afraid that everyone would be so complacent that they would forget about it.
"Brother Han, how is the iron ore refining going?" Yunze asked Han Long!
