"put!"
"put!"
"put!"
Hundreds of large yellow crossbows fired at the Liaodong Army's formation, which was clearing away the horse resistance, under the orders of the generals.
Although they are still several hundred meters away from the shooting range at this moment.
But what Wei Qing wanted was to boost the morale of the Han army, and to get the crossbowmen accustomed to the firing of the big yellow crossbow and adjust their condition.
Whoosh whoosh——
Although there were only a hundred crossbow arrows, the momentum was huge and ruthless.
The vanguard of the Liaodong Army stacked up their shields to defend themselves, and the single-swordsmen who were clearing the enemy horses also quickly ran behind the shield wall.
Although it was beyond the range of the big yellow crossbow, the crossbow bolts did not cause any effective casualties.
However, Dahuang Nu's first attack and the formation changes of the Liaodong Army inspired the soldiers of the Han Army a lot.
The change in energy and spirit made Wei Qing on the city wall nod with satisfaction.
"Report, the rear flag instructs the rock-throwing unit to fire from a nearby location!"
"distance!"
"Eight hundred steps by eye!" (one meter and a half per step)
"We have reached the farthest shooting range. It doesn't matter. Those big yellow crossbows nearby are also a threat. Now set off!"
"promise!"
"promise!"
The general of the rock-throwing unit following the Liaodong Army's formation shouted loudly.
Ten trebuchets were spread out to the left and right in a row.
Each trebuchet is spaced ten meters apart.
In the cavalry position, Zhang Qi looked at the stopped trebuchets, as well as the ballistae and Liaodong Army that continued to advance, and nodded.
The improved trebuchet has a range of one kilometer due to the enhanced lever and energy storage device. Although at this extreme range, the landing point of the trebuchet is almost uncontrollable, but as long as the trebuchet is shot too much, there will always be misfortune. Eggs can be hit, especially in siege battles.
The city wall area is so large, as long as you shoot more, there will be enough miracles.
What is this called? This is where great power can produce miracles. Accuracy is not enough, but firepower is needed. Times have changed, adults!
One by one, like spiders, the trebuchets lowered the support frame coiled on the base to the ground, and then nailed the wooden stakes down to increase stability.
The horses dragging ammunition were also lined up, and a large number of stone bullets were piled on the ground.
"Aim, calculate parameters, and adjust the zero value at all times!"
The general of the trebuchet unit took out his telescope and looked at the distribution of soldiers under the Han army's city wall and on the city wall. He immediately spotted a unique general among them.
"The bearing is due south and shifted seventeen points to the left. The first round of test firing of cluster bombs! Fire together!"
"Get ready——"
The winch moved and made a squeaking sound.
There are about twenty people on each trebuchet, three loaders, three aiming hands, and the remaining 14 people are responsible for launching the trebuchet.
The big stone bullets were wrapped around with ropes, and neatly arranged small stone bullets were tied to the dozen or so extended ropes.
When the stone bullet is thrown out, it will become a large piece.
"put!"
Boom——
The powerful stored energy was released in an instant, and smoke and dust were splashed around the riprap unit.
The cluster bomb stretched out in the air, like an octopus spreading all its tentacles.
"General!"
A general on the wall pulled Wei Qing down from the wall. He noticed something was wrong with the Huns. When he looked up, he found that almost all the black spots were coming towards them.
Bang bang bang——
"ah!"
"ah!"
A series of stone bullets collided with the city wall and the soldiers under the city wall. The scene was very tragic. The morale of the Han army that had just been boosted for a moment was like a blow to the head.
Although only one or two stone bullets in the first round of test fire hit people and the city wall, and a large number of stone bullets crossed the city wall and flew to unknown directions, Zhang Qi and the generals of the rock-throwing unit laughed.
Okay, two out of ten, a great hit rate!
"No. 3, No. 7, No. 8, No. 9 lower the center of gravity, No. 5 and No. 10 keep it up! Load the cluster bomb!"
The general continued to order that after the trebuchet was fired once, it would take six or seven minutes to recharge through the winch. During this time, aiming could be improved.
The general held a pen and paper in his hand, recording the parabolic parameters transcribed after the aimer of each trebuchet was activated. Those who can be generals of the trebuchet unit are the ones with the best math scores, so he looked at parameters, effective guidance and adjustment can be made.
Zhang Qi's side was full of shouts, and on the Han army's side, everyone looked at the two places that were hit in shock.
The logs of the log city wall were directly broken. Although they did not fall, they were now useless.
Wei Qing, who was knocked off the city wall by the general and was stunned, now stood up with a face full of disbelief.
"Is this a trebuchet?"
"This is a trebuchet!"
"Why do those barbarians have trebuchets!!"
Many puzzlements lingered in Wei Qing's mind.
We also have our own trebuchets, but they cannot achieve the range and accuracy of the Huns today, and they need to be assembled on site and cannot be moved.
Equipment has always been a powerful weapon for the Han Dynasty to crush surrounding countries, but today, Wei Qing found that they were crushed.
"This is impossible!"
Even though he was as calm as he was, he couldn't believe it at all at the moment and just felt like he was having a weird dream.
"General!"
"General, you must not do this. The lives of more than 200,000 troops are in the hands of the general, general! I'm afraid the Huns we will encounter are not the Huns!"
The general's words suddenly made Wei Qing wake up.
Yes, I always thought that the enemy I encountered was the Huns, but serious Huns don't have so many tricks. They will always be the same old three.
Taking a deep breath, Wei Qing was not climbing up the city wall, but looking at Zhang Qijun's formation a few miles below.
Unfortunately, it was too far away and he still couldn't see the flag clearly.
Instead, he saw the flag flying in the Liaodong Army's formation, which was approaching step by step.
"Can anyone see the flag on the opposite side clearly?"
Wei Qing looked down on the flag, so he asked the soldiers.
The generals who were good at using bows and crossbows looked attentively, and several uncertain answers came out.
"General, it seems to be the flag of Liao"
"Liao"
"Liaohou Zhang Qi!!!"
Got it, got it all.
That cavalry, today's trebuchets, and those military formations.
At this moment, Wei Qing was as furious as Liu Che in Chang'an.
"Damn it, he's planning to rebel!"
"The crossbowmen aimed at the military formation and fired continuously. They cannot be allowed to dismantle and resist the horses so smoothly."
"Vice general! Send a messenger to inform General Qingche and ask him to rush to the rescue and destroy the trebuchet."
"Two teams of ten thousand people, one battalion and two battalions, moved forward in formation and met the army in close combat."
"Two battalions of three and four battalions with ten thousand people are ready to assist us at any time."
"Put your hands up and shoot all the enemies in front! Quick!"
Under the orders of many levels, the Han army began to take action.
Wei Qing decided not to sit still and wait for orders. If the opponent's trebuchet is not eliminated, no matter how many people he has on his side, it will be in vain.
That being the case, let’s fight grandly!
"Your Majesty, they have moved."
On Zhang Qi's side, they had telescopes and could see clearly the movements of the Han army.
Zhang Qi nodded: "You Yi's army is patrolling both sides of the battlefield. There are too many Han soldiers. They will definitely attack us from the side."
"Ming Jin, ask the Liaodong Army to withdraw to the side of the rock-throwing unit, and the cavalry guards are ready!"
(End of chapter)
