Although he was ready for a decisive battle, Meng Xi still suppressed his fighting spirit.
We are at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, and the Weiwei Army is already good at defending. Now that the Weiwei Army is in the camp and rashly launches an attack, it is no different than getting yourself killed.
You have to wait for the fighter plane.
But, will the fighter planes really come?
Meng Xi felt a little uneasy.
Meng Tian, on the other hand, was extremely calm at this time.
In other words, cold.
He watched indifferently as the five hundred slave soldiers led by Young Master Fusu fell to the ground one after another under the long-range fire of the guards' powerful crossbows. Their miserable howls were earth-shattering, without any change in their expressions.
He is the first general in Da Qin and the only general in Da Qin now!
He had been chasing death in the south of the desert for several years. Although he was just over 30 years old, he had already spent nearly twenty years on the battlefield.
He knew that the Weiwei army could not continue to shoot at the slave soldiers led by the young master Fusu.
The Weiwei army is equipped with a large number of powerful crossbows, which have a higher hit rate and greater lethality than bows and arrows.
However, crossbows also have their disadvantages compared to bows and arrows. Their range is much shorter than bows and arrows.
The crossbow arrows of the Qin Dynasty had no tail feathers, so they were not conducive to flight and could not remain straight in the air for a long time. Moreover, the crossbow arrows were shorter than bow arrows.
Therefore, if both are within fifty steps, crossbow arrows are much more lethal than bow arrows. However, as the distance increases, the lethality of the crossbow arrows begins to weaken rapidly.
This is the origin of the so-called "at the end of a strong crossbow, it cannot penetrate Lu's silk".
On the other hand, bows and arrows are different. Even if the bows and arrows are shot into the sky, they still have enough lethality when they hit the ground.
In addition, the firing frequency of crossbow arrows is much slower than that of bows and arrows. After all, the crossbow arrows must first unstretch the crossbow string, insert the crossbow arrows, and then aim and fire them, while the bow and arrows are fired in one go.
Therefore, although the five hundred slave soldiers howled loudly, in fact, only a handful of them were shot by the crossbow or even the bed crossbow, and except for a very small number of slave soldiers who were shot through by the bed crossbow or hit in vital parts, the other injured Most of them were just a little injured.
On the other hand, the rear army of the Guards Army was heavily equipped with troops. Except for the thousand soldiers with triple heavy armor, even if the other soldiers had armor, they were only leather armor. After all, they are heavy troops and must go into battle lightly.
Moreover, the slave soldiers used not only ordinary bows and arrows, but also a large number of rockets. Although there were not many fires ignited in the baggage camp due to the heavy snowfall and the limitations of fire starters, if they were allowed to continue, it was inevitable that the entire baggage camp would be burned to ashes.
After all, the baggage camp is full of hay needed for war horses, as well as various rice, grains, oils, wood, thatch, and other materials. Once a fire breaks out, it is extremely difficult to put out.
Therefore, the baggage camp will definitely choose to attack, it just depends on the method of attack.
Moreover, when they attack, they will be quick!
As Meng Tian expected, a horn suddenly sounded from the baggage camp, and then the dull sound of military drums resounded throughout the world. Dozens of naked prisoners poured out from the gate of the camp and began to move away from the camp under the rain of arrows. The horse at the door.
The terrain of Langya is flat, and the camps cannot be built according to the terrain. Therefore, the main camps of the Weiwei army are all cut down and erected as stronghold walls.
The rumble of military vehicles sounded in the camp, and a cold smile appeared on Meng Tian's face.
The Weiwei Army is indeed the strongest army in the world, and its soldiers are brave men drawn from various armies. Even the Great Wall Army under Meng Tian is not as good as it.
However, the Weiwei army has no commander!
Weiweijie was born as a shepherd slave and knew neither soldiers nor books.
He only selects officers based on their bravery!
Therefore, officers at all levels in the Weiwei Army are capable of killing generals and capturing flags, but they have no skills in commanding troops, and their knowledge of the art of war is limited!
Of course, not knowing the art of war does not mean that you cannot command an army. There are also precedents in the Qin army for being promoted to senior officers after meritorious service, and among the Wei army, there are also people like Li Chao who came from a family of generals.
However, the art of war needs to be tested on the battlefield, and the Weiwei Army has never been on the battlefield. The last time their swords drank blood was when they put down the rebellion of Changxin Marquis Lao Ai.
To Meng Tian, the Lao'ai rebellion was just a joke. The Weiwei Army's defeat of such an opponent really did not help their officers' command experience much.
If everything goes well when guarding the First Emperor on weekdays, when the First Emperor goes on patrol, there must be rules and regulations, and the guards only need to follow the steps.
However, when facing the enemy and facing the ever-changing battlefield, you can see the idiot nature of the people who command the troops in the Guard Army.
He actually wanted to use a military vehicle to deal with a group of slave soldiers!
Yes, the military chariot is indeed the standard equipment of the Weiwei Army. The daily drills of the Weiwei Army revolve around the military chariot.
Moreover, the terrain of Langya is flat, which is very suitable for military vehicles to gallop. Coupled with the heavily armored soldiers of the Weiwei Army, even Meng Tian would not dare to take advantage of it.
However, the chariots were slow and cumbersome. Facing a group of stragglers, it was obvious that they only needed to abandon the chariots and ride on horses, and then they could surround, annihilate, and chase them with the help of horse power.
Can the bow in the hands of the slave army penetrate the three layers of heavy armor of the Weiwei army?
Why use military vehicles?
The guards obviously didn't have time to think too much. The prisoners struggled to move the heavy horses away, and the two military vehicles rushed out from the gate of the camp. In two formations, they suddenly started to accelerate.
The bronze wheels of the chariot pressed against the ground, making a deafening roar. This was the torrent of steel in this era. Facing the charge of the chariot and the soldiers was truly terrifying.
Especially since the opponent started to divide their troops as soon as they left the camp. One Che went to chase the five hundred slave soldiers led by Fusu, and the other one rushed straight towards Meng Tian. Apparently they had already discovered Meng Tian and the men behind him. A hundred soldiers, intending to kill them directly.
However, Meng Tian remained expressionless, just raising the iron spear in his hand and making a ready gesture.
The sound of horse hoofbeats sounded, and the guards began to adjust their positions, calm the horses, and prepare to attack.
Seeing that the military chariot was approaching a hundred paces, and the guard soldiers following behind the military chariot had already raised their crossbows, Meng Tian just gave the order.
"Right out!"
There was a "boom" and horse hooves sounded like thunder, and a hundred personal guards, led by Meng Tian, circled to the right.
At the same time, the sound of "Beng Beng" crossbow strings was heard, and the guards behind the chariot had already fired the first wave of crossbow arrows.
However, they were still eighty steps away from Meng Tian and others, and the crossbow arrows were already weak at this distance. Moreover, Meng Tian had already led his guards away from the place. Even if several people at the end of the team were hit by crossbow arrows, the armor on their bodies was not something that these crossbow arrows, which were already at the end of their power, could penetrate.
"My dear Mengtian, how dare you not even dare to antagonize someone?"
A rough voice came from the leading chariot. It was obvious that the other party was the commander of this chariot.
Zhou is fashionable and pays attention to dignity. The two sides have chariots against chariots and horses against horses. They even need to pay tribute before the battle. On the one hand, it is to pay tribute to the other party, and on the other hand, the captains of both sides compete with each other for bravery.
However, it was already the Qin Dynasty at this time, and the war was no longer a battle of conquest to show its strength, but a battle to destroy the country by using all possible means!
When Meng Tian destroyed Qi, the people of Qi huddled in the city and did not dare to come out to fight with him. And when he killed the Huns in Hetao, the Huns would not join him.
Meng Tian didn't bother to pay attention to such stupid words. He directly led a hundred personal guards around the military vehicle, and then rushed straight towards the entrance of the camp!
"No, he wants to rush into the camp, intercept him quickly!"
The rough voice suddenly became sharp, and it was obvious that the other party had already figured out Meng Tian's intention.
The roar of the military chariot suddenly stopped, the neighing of the war horses was heard, and a heart-breaking "crunch" sound came. This was the turn of the guard's military chariot.
"Enter!"
"Move the wheels quickly!"
Urgent military orders sounded repeatedly. However, although the charge of the military vehicle was unstoppable, its steering was extremely cumbersome and it was impossible to complete such an action in an instant.
"The infantry abandoned the vehicle and intercepted it!"
Another order sounded, and the infantry following the chariot abandoned the chariot and rushed towards the route of Meng Tian and others.
However, this behavior is in vain, after all, Meng Tian and others have horses!
Seeing that there was no hope of interception, Meng Tian and others were less than a hundred steps away from the camp gate when another voice came from the gate of the camp.
"Quickly move your horses to block the shaft door!"
The prisoners who had been hiding aside ran out quickly, preparing to move their horses again, but at this moment, a military order sounded.
"The auxiliary soldiers belong to the camp gate. Shoot them!"
The one who gave the order was none other than Young Master Fusu, who was riding alone on a horse, surrounded by slave soldiers on foot.
At this time, ten of the five hundred slave soldiers had been killed, and the remaining four hundred or so people were also fighting in two groups when facing the oncoming military chariots. Many people subconsciously ran away with their heads in their hands. Those who listened to Fusu's order and shot arrows were just a few. More than a hundred people.
However, even if there are only a hundred people, it is enough.
The prisoners are all sinners. They have no armor or even weapons. After all, their role is not to go into battle to kill the enemy. They are responsible for filling trenches for the army, clearing out the horses, and even consuming enemy arrows and stones. .
These criminals were willing to die in order to free their families from slavery, and they were not afraid even in the face of flying arrows.
It's a pity that the gate is not wide, only a few feet. More than a hundred arrows landed in such a small place, covering almost every inch.
Screams rang out, and more than twenty prisoners fell instantly. Although not all of them were shot down, the remaining people could no longer move the extremely heavy horses.
"Enter the soldiers!" A sharp roar rang out inside the camp gate, and dozens of soldiers ran out with heavy steps, preparing to continue moving their horses to block the camp gate.
At the same time, the rough voice behind him also sounded: "Shoot him with a crossbow!"
However, it was already too late. Meng Tian led a hundred personal guards and had already rushed to the gate of the camp!
"Evacuate quickly!" A slightly hoarse voice suddenly sounded, but it was not Weijun, but Fusu.
The Yiche chariot that came to pursue the slave soldiers was already in front of them, and the crossbowmen of the Guard Army behind the chariot had also raised their crossbows and were about to fire.
Although the slave soldiers can use their bows and arrows to shoot farther and have the advantage of triggering faster, they can shoot back and forth with the crossbows in the camp, but now the guard army is close to within a hundred steps, and if they don't evacuate, they will face a crisis. A massacre.
Moreover, they are no longer needed at this time.
After hearing Fusu's order, the slave soldiers were as if they had been granted amnesty, and they ran forward one by one dragging their bows and arrows.
However, Fusu himself did not turn around and leave. Anyway, he was riding a war horse and wearing iron armor. The Weiwei army's chariots were slow and they were pursuing them at this time. They could not use their legs and arms, but could only use their arms and legs.
At a distance of nearly a hundred steps, the crossbow was still unable to defeat the armor, and Fusu had enough time to escape.
He watched with fear the charge of Meng Tian and a hundred personal guards in the distance, a worried look on his face.
Before coming, Meng Tian had discussed with Fu Su how to charge the camp. Although the comparison of the strength of the two sides was mind-numbing, Meng Tian confidently told Fu Su that he had two victories, while the Weiwei army had two defeats. .
The winner is that the generals of the Weiwei army don't know how to fight, but Meng Tian is the number one general in the world!
The second winner, the Guards Army had three layers of heavy armor and had amazing defense, but it was too flexible to catch up with Meng Tian and others.
Facts also proved that what Meng Tian said was correct. The Weiwei generals made mistakes from the beginning and actually sent military vehicles out of the camp to clear out the troops.
The chariot moves extremely slowly. Not to mention Meng Tian and others riding war horses, even the slave army can run faster than the chariot.
Of course, being faster than a chariot is not necessarily faster than the opponent's crossbow. Moreover, the chariots are pulled by war horses after all, and the endurance of war horses is obviously much stronger than that of slave soldiers.
Taking into account the Weiwei army's soldier selection standards based on Wei Wu soldiers, the slave soldiers may not be able to outrun the opponent.
However, Fusu was not worried at all that the Weiwei Army would chase him all the way.
Because Meng Tianbu had already rushed to the camp gate!
It is obvious that the chariots cannot charge in the barracks, and the cavalry and horses trampling the company camp is the biggest nightmare for the infantry.
After all, a war horse plus the rider on it weighs more than a thousand kilograms. Even if the soldiers of the Guards are triple-armored, they will be knocked away when faced with the charging horses.
Moreover, the mobility of war horses is not comparable to that of infantry. Even if the guards form a military formation to try to block it, the cavalry will directly bypass it, or they will not face the enemy directly at all, but directly set fire everywhere, burning the entire camp to the ground. It takes a little effort.
Therefore, as long as Meng Tian and a hundred personal guards rush through the camp gate and rush into the camp, it will be a success!
However, attacking the gate is also the most dangerous moment.
Even though he was nearly two hundred steps away, Fusu could still hear the clanging sound of crossbow arrows hitting the armor of Meng Tian and others. A sharp whistling sound came from behind him, and his cloak began to puff. Apparently, crossbow arrows were also shot behind him. On the body.
There was a muffled sound in the distance. Although the guards were all in iron armor and had high protection, and the crossbow arrows behind them could not be penetrated, the oncoming crossbow arrows still posed a lot of threats.
After all, the iron armor could not cover the whole body, but the vital points were not hit. Even if a crossbow arrow penetrated the iron armor from the front, it would not penetrate deeply into the flesh and would not be fatal.
The most important thing is that at this time, most of the crossbows fired by the Weiwei army were aimed at Meng Tian, who was leading the way!
and……
A "boom" sound was heard, which was obviously much duller than an ordinary crossbow arrow. A black light flew out from the camp and shot straight towards Meng Tian. Fusu's expression suddenly changed.
Bed crossbow!
(End of chapter)
