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Xuanwu three years, July 22nd.
"hidden!"
"Boom~~"
In the early morning, at the Xuanwu Pass of the Han Dynasty, the intersection of nomadic and farming civilizations, alien troops that could not be seen outside the pass were forming in formation, 300 steps away.
Following the order from the foreign commander, more than twenty giant trebuchets fired a salvo, slamming a hundred and twenty kilograms of boulders poured with kerosene into the majestic wall on the opposite side.
When the Han army watchers at Xuanwu Pass saw this scene, they waved yellow flags and shouted, signaling the officers and soldiers on the city wall to take shelter immediately.
As the boulder fell on the city wall, it immediately caused a violent shock. Dozens of Han soldiers who had no time to dodge were ruthlessly thrown off the city wall. The scene was very messy.
"Uh~"
A Han soldier was hit in the lower abdomen by flint fragments, which quickly broke through his armor. He couldn't help but stare, and then squatted on the ground with gritted teeth, covering his bleeding lower abdomen and groaning in pain.
"Kacha..."
"boom……"
On the other side, two Han soldiers who were pushing a catapult on the track did not want the catapult to be hit and break apart on the spot. A wooden stake directly hit their bodies. In the end, they and the cart derailed and fell down the city wall.
The Mengluo Army's offensive was unprecedentedly fierce. More than a hundred trebuchets rained down on Xuanwu Pass from all directions. The Han soldiers were unable to parry and could only hold back their fierce strength and hide behind the wall. After the body, watch the movements of the alien army outside the pass from the crenel.
"What's going on? Fight back, why don't you fight back!"
A sound of shouting and cursing echoed. Han Kuang, the guard of Xuanwu Pass, ignored the obstruction of his own soldiers and boarded the city in person to supervise the troops.
When I see that the situation in front of me is one-sided, and I can only be beaten without fighting back, I feel really itchy with hatred...
Han Kuang was a general of the previous Zhou dynasty and had always guarded the front line of Xuanwu Pass. After Liu Ce established the Han Dynasty, he greatly strengthened the defense line of Xuanwu Pass and still appointed Han Kuang as the chief general of the Xuanwu Pass garrison.
For Han Kuang, the change of dynasty is nothing. The key is to see how much support the new king will have for the defense line of Xuanwu Pass.
Facts have proved that Liu Ce has not relaxed the reinforcement of the Xuanwu Pass defense line at all from the first day he ascended the throne. As for the officers and soldiers, they have never missed a month of military pay since then. Not to mention, they only gave Xuanwu Pass "heavy weapons" and soldiers' weapons. The equipment, compared with the previous dynasty, is enough to be regarded as a replacement of a shotgun with a cannon.
Considering that Xuanwu Pass stretches for more than a hundred miles, in order to quickly throw the 400 catapults at the top of the city to various battlefields, four railway tracks were laid out on the nearly 12-meter-wide city surface at the top of the city, covering the entire city. head.
It is precisely because of this "cross-era" product that when faced with the attack of Monro's army today, he can easily push the catapult to fight back with "iron artillery", resisting nearly a hundred enemy attacks.
But now, when Munro's army took out long-range heavy weapons such as giant catapults, there was nothing they could do.
The giant trebuchet has a range of 420 steps, one step is one meter, and can launch a maximum of 150 kilograms of ammunition at a time. The maximum range of the trebuchet is 210 steps, and the maximum ammunition load is only 32 kilograms. Two Their ranges are twice as different, so they are not on the same level at all.
In fact, the giant trebuchet was originally a military instrument invented by Liu Ce. Unfortunately, together with the horseshoe, alien spies stole the technology and brought it to the Munro Empire. Otherwise, this battle would not have been so difficult.
Han Kuang also suggested to Xu Wenjing of the Chang'an Ministry of War several times to install a giant trebuchet on Xuanwu Pass. Unfortunately, for several months in a row, Xu Wenjing's reply was always two words: further discussion.
Reconsideration? I think your whole family is so cute!
Han Kuang was so angry that he greeted Xu Wenjing's whole family several times in private, and even thought of directly bypassing the Ministry of War and asking Liu Ce for instructions.
However, considering the relationship between Xu Wenjing and Liu Ce, and fearing that Xu Wenjing would be offended by this matter, which would inevitably make her unhappy, she gave up the idea after being dissuaded by her subordinates.
Now, faced with the giant trebuchet offensive of Monro's army, Han Kuang, besides being incompetent and furious, could only order the medical team to take the wounded soldiers off the city for treatment, and let the newly formed "firefighting" team put out the burning remains in the pass. fire.
At first, Han Kuang was extremely dissatisfied with the Ministry of War's order to form a medical battalion and a firefighting battalion. He believed that this was a pure waste of manpower and material resources, and the formation process was not active.
But it was not until Huo Qing took office as the Northern Military Minister and the marching commander that he had to speed up the establishment of two battalions under his pressure, and finally formed an army seven days before the full-scale war between Han and Mongolia.
Now, Han Kuang finally realized that these two logistics battalions were no less useful than regular soldiers. The medical team greatly reduced the casualty rate of soldiers, and the fire brigade could minimize accidental losses throughout the pass, ensuring the maximum safety of the Xuanwu Pass army. Combat strength and morale are stable.
"When the war is over, I, the general, will report to the Ministry of War to allocate funds for the establishment of two additional battalions each for firefighting and medical care." Looking at the busy firefighting and medical care teams, Han Kuang swore secretly in his heart.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom——"
There was another deafening roar, and the giant trebuchet of Munro's army showed its power again, pouring its fury towards Xuanwu Pass.
"hidden!"
Han Kuang roared loudly, and was then pulled under the crenellations by his soldiers. As the city wall and city surface shook violently, a suffocating smell of tobacco oil hit his face.
"Ahem!" Han Kuang, who was choked, raised his head, glanced at the miserable faces around him, punched the crenel, and roared angrily: "These barbarians, wait for me, General." , sometimes you cry!"
"Woo~~"
When the tenth round of giant trebuchet firing ended, a harsh and dull horn sound sounded, and it was Munro's army that launched the offensive.
"Finally here!"
When several Han soldiers heard the sound of the trumpet, they all geared up and kept their posts consciously without the need for orders from their superiors. Many of them even came to the catapult and skillfully wrapped each piece of lime, iron slag, and rusty nails. The "iron artillery" used by Nisha uses a unique hook and sickle, and two people work together to load it into the trebuchet magazine.
Another soldier immediately turned the winch and pulled the catapult arm to the specified scale. After observing and calibrating, he immediately began to pay attention to the dense crowd of Munro soldiers outside the pass like a tide.
"Kill!"
"Kill the Han dog!"
"Kill them all!"
The alien soldiers outside the pass all let out deafening roars, carried ladders, raised fox knives and tiger spears, and rushed towards the city gate with ferocious expressions.
"Hey~hey~hey~"
Behind them, siege towers were slowly approaching the city gate, pulled and pushed by a group of more than a hundred people.
"Wait until you get closer, don't panic!"
The Han commanders at the top of the city all looked excited, trying hard to suppress the bloodthirsty excitement in their hearts, and calmly commanded the Han officers and soldiers.
Who would have thought that many of these young commanders would be transformed into machines born only for war after only a few months of service as recruits.
When they experienced such a battle for the first time, they were so scared that they danced with fear. Now, they just want to see the scene of the enemy wailing to satisfy their twisted desires.
War can really make a person's heart grow faster than his age! It also proves that growth is not directly related to age!
