Chapter 625: Wufang County (Medium)
The eldest prince and Situ Bufan were lying on the city wall, and when they saw these strange chariots, they all looked at each other, what is this? Can you still move forward on your own? The speed of travel is not very fast, at most it is the speed of a trot with ordinary people. The point is, what exactly is this thing, and what is the use? Is this the only thing to attack the Five Directions?
Princess Ming did look at it secretly in the back, it seems that the Nineteenth Duke is going to recover the two counties, not just to talk about it. The hole cards in her hand are still bursting. Princess Ming had seen this kind of mecha chariot, and it was with this mecha chariot that she should have defeated her ironclad army, and there were only four at that time, and now she took out eight at once.
The current mecha combat vehicle is one-third larger than the original, the armor is thicker, and the key thing is that the front end is no longer a strong crossbow to launch missiles, but two naval guns, which are removed from the auspicious three treasures. This power is several times higher than that of the original mecha chariot, and the range can reach a distance of 1,500 paces.
This is Mu Chunyi's research and development design in the past six months, originally Mu Chunyi stayed in Zirui Country, but since the Nineteenth Duke mainly settled in Xiyuan City, Zhu Xiaobao flew pigeons and passed the book to Mu Chunyi to rush over.
So Mu Junyi has been in Xiyuan City for half a month, and he also brought ten sets of transmission equipment for mecha chariots with the ship, and the rest of the design data are in Mu Junyi's hands, and ten mecha chariots were quickly assembled here.
Now this kind of mecha chariot is three meters wide and four meters long, and the six wheels below are made of stainless steel, including the axle is also made of steel, in order to reduce the weight to the greatest extent, only the first half of the top is laid with steel plates, and the front end of the chariot is also a steel plate, and it also has an inclined angle, which can effectively spread out the arrows and boulders shot from the front, which is borrowed from the tanks of later generations.
When the whole mecha chariot is fully loaded, there are eight people, and the four people in the back are powered by shaking their hands and feet, and driving the big gear by urging the small gear, so that although the speed is slower, but the four people can drive this behemoth weighing one and a half tons, and it is relatively labor-saving, when the battle is fierce, the first two people can also participate in the battle, and the last two people can also drive this mecha chariot.
In addition to the two naval guns, there are also four people who can shoot at medium and long ranges, and there are two super crossbows on the top, so the combat power of a mecha chariot is quite huge in this era! In addition, there are more than 20 infantry behind the mecha chariot, and with the mecha chariot opening the way, their safety is very guaranteed, and they are constantly shooting while hiding behind!
"Strategist! This is a chariot? Have you ever seen this thing? The eldest prince asked suspiciously, this was the first time he had seen this kind of chariot, and he couldn't figure out what was so powerful.
"I have also seen some similar mecha chariots, some are horse-drawn, and some are pushed by people in the back, but the effect is not ideal, because the bumps are terrible, shooting on this kind of chariot, the accuracy is very poor, and the speed of this chariot is not fast, the steering is not flexible, it is easy to be attacked by catapults, so in the end this chariot was gradually abandoned! I didn't expect to see it again here! Situ Bufan said with some doubts, he couldn't figure it out, why did the Nineteenth Princess take out the mecha chariot that had been eliminated in the north again? Combat has proven that the efficiency of this combat vehicle is very low, and it is also very clumsy. It's easy to be targeted!
"What now? Do you want to go out of the city to meet the enemy? The eldest prince asked a little eagerly, he still likes to charge into battle when he fights, large-scale battles, the more tragic and exciting he is!
"Wait, when they're within range of the catapults, we'll focus on destroying these mechs! Get all the catapults ready, and once you're in range, be sure to hit the projectiles and destroy them in one fell swoop! Situ Bufan said very calmly.
However, as if they knew Situ Bufan's intentions, these mecha chariots suddenly stopped when they were still fifty paces away from the range of the catapults. Situ Bufan was also angry on the city wall, and almost scolded his mother. What's going on, the other party seems to know what he thinks, and he also knows the specific location of the catapult, so he stopped out of the range of the catapult so precisely?
Situ Bufan looked from a distance in confusion, a twenty-meter-high lookout platform was set up in the other party's camp, and from above, he could condescendingly see all the conditions within the walls of Wufang County, but it was impossible to see clearly at such a distance? Situ Bufan really couldn't figure out what was the use of the other party building this watchtower. After all, human eyesight is limited! He couldn't see what was on the watchtower now, and could only vaguely see a figure shaking.
But on the watchtower, Zhu Xiaobao and the others saw the inside of the Wufang County City very clearly, and even the puzzled expression of the boss on the city wall could be seen clearly, because a high-magnification telescope was erected on the watchtower, and this telescope could only be fixed there to see clearly, because the magnification was high, and if it trembled slightly in his hand, it would affect the observation effect. But from the watchtower, you can see it very clearly.
Princess Ming is also on the watchtower, this is the first time she has participated in such a battle, she feels that she is almost unable to keep up with the situation, how can she still fight like this? Looking at the telescope in your hand, you can also get a rough look at Wufang County.
And Zhu Xiaobao is simply enjoying the command of the battle, there is still wine and food on the watchtower, and there is a chessboard on the old apprentice, and there is a game of chess that has not been played on it. Little treasures
Holding the waist of the nineteenth princess, the two are still whispering, more like they are talking about love, and the nineteenth princess is still complaining that it is too risky for Zhu Xiaobao to burn down the granary of the eldest prince!
Among them, only Mu Jun was silent, she only cared about the data of her newly improved mecha chariot, and did not care about anything else. She had never been satisfied with the steering and speed of the mecha.
"Duanmu Military Division, it's almost time to attack, right?" Princess Ming asked a little eagerly, she is still working part-time as a signal soldier, because the personnel on the watchtower are limited, so Princess Ming took the initiative to take on the work of a signal soldier.
"But! Let them start! Duanmuqi nodded and said.
With the wave of the red flag in Princess Ming's hand, the people in the mecha chariot immediately started the first round of shelling at the same time. The mecha chariots are all heavyweights from Xiyuan City, Yu Shuang and Yu Xue, as well as Wu Yue, Wu Lijia, Yu Dahong, Yu Qing and others, each of whom controls a mecha chariot. Yu Li didn't come here anymore, she was guarding the east side, beware of the Sixth Highness. In fact, Wu Yue played a little trick in the middle, she wanted to drive the mecha chariot and participate in the attack, so she changed Yu Li to the east. However, Yu Li is very generous now, she doesn't care about these little things, and she does nothing conscientiously, which is praised by everyone!
With a flash of fire, the sixteen naval guns of the eight mecha chariots began to fire at the same time, aiming directly at the walls of Wufang County. Suddenly, with the whistling sound of cannonballs, the city wall was blown up in flames, the rubble cracked, and the smoke of gunpowder was immediately filled, and the solid city wall was also blown out of several huge gaps. And the soldiers on the city wall, there are countless dead and wounded, and there are panicked soldiers everywhere, and they don't know where to run!
The eldest prince was also blown up, and asked in horror: "Master Situ, what is this, so powerful?" In two rounds, the walls were blown through! ”
"No...... I don't know, it should be that kind of red-coated cannon, which they put on the mecha chariot! Unexpectedly, this thing is equipped with this kind of firearm, and it is very powerful! Situ Bufan also had a black and gray face, and said with a little fear. This was the first time he had seen this kind of siege.
But before he finished speaking, the second round of shelling came again, this time it was even more desperate, directly hitting the location of the catapult, hundreds of catapults were blown apart, and those oilcloth bags that were ready to be used were also ignited.
The third round of shelling was even more terrifying, shooting directly into the barracks behind, and immediately bombing those soldiers crying dad and mother, scurrying around, no one could have imagined that they would be bombed if they stayed in the barracks!
"Hurry, hurry! The Ironclad Army went out of the city to meet the enemy, and destroyed all these mecha chariots for me! The eldest prince was also anxious at this time, and without waiting for Situ Bufan to give an order, he had already sent his 10,000 ironclad army. Because Situ Bufan was hit by a fallen flagpole at this time, his face was suddenly covered with blood, and he passed out for a short time!
When Situ Bufan woke up, as soon as he saw that the eldest prince had sent an ironclad army, he immediately slapped his thigh in a hurry: "Wrong, wrong, you can't send an ironclad army, you should send light cavalry, flexible and fast to avoid shooting and killing!" ”
Sure enough, when those ironclad troops lined up and marched forward, they gave Wu Yue the best chance to kill, and they simply stood up and waited to receive the shells!
With only one round of naval guns, this 10,000 ironclad army was chaotic, and the explosive power was not like those catapults, with poor accuracy and limited lethality. This kind of naval gun has a long range and high accuracy, and a single cannonball can blow up those ironclad war horses. And against the ironclad army is not a bomb with huge explosive power, but a shell with better combustibility, once it explodes, it will splash flammable materials everywhere, and a shell can ignite a place!
At this time, the city gate opened again, and 10,000 light cavalry rushed out, their speed was much faster, and they were more scattered, relying on strong bows and crossbows to effectively shoot them! The lethality of artillery is greatly reduced.
At this time, the yellow flag on the watchtower waved, and the eight mecha chariots began to retreat at the same time, and there was no need to turn around, as long as the female warriors inside swayed and stepped on the back, they reversed backwards, and the speed was the same as before. No, it should be said that it is much faster than the original, because the soldiers who followed behind, at this time, one person pulled a rope and helped to work together, so that the power of the mecha chariot has been greatly increased, and it is nearly twice as fast as the original.
And the two naval guns in front of them are still firing, and the Wufang County is still suffering from the baptism of artillery fire. In this short period of time, 16 rounds have been fired in a row, and nearly 500 shells have been fired, and the casualties and losses caused are not insignificant!
At this time, the 10,000 light cavalry also began to chase after them, they had realized that the lethality of those shells to them was limited, so they began to have confidence, after all, 10,000 light cavalry was enough to smash these eight mecha chariots!
The eldest prince was also on the broken city wall, desperately waving the flag, so that these light cavalry could destroy these eight mecha chariots as quickly as possible, he hated these mecha chariots from the bottom of his heart!
Princess Ming, who was standing on the watchtower, was also a little anxious, the speed of this mecha chariot was still too slow, at this speed, it wouldn't take long for those light cavalry to catch up. Princess Ming couldn't help but feel sweat in her palms, she was very responsible
Xinwuyue's safety. After these days of running-in, Princess Ming has begun to like to fight with these female generals, and she has never had the confidence and integration she has never had. So at this time, her heart was raised!
"Hehe, don't worry, they have already prepared, those light cavalry can't get cheap!" Duanmu Qi smiled very calmly, and even Mu Junyi beside him nodded lightly.
Sure enough, the female warriors on the mecha chariot kept shooting the light cavalry chasing after them with strong bows and crossbows, which made these light cavalry very jealous, and they also shot with bows and arrows, but it was useless, everyone was in the mecha chariot, and they couldn't hurt these female warriors at all! Along the way, they were constantly shot by these female warriors, and more than two hundred light cavalry were already shot! But seeing that they were getting closer and closer, these light cavalry were still very excited, and the time for their achievements was about to come!
However, these light cavalry had just chased to the place where the mecha chariot had stopped just now, but they began to explode one after another under their feet, and without warning, the entire area was covered with this kind of bombs buried in the ground. In fact, it is also the mine of Zhu Xiaobao.
It turned out that the soldiers who followed behind just now were not idle, they were quickly laying mines, and they had set up a reserved route for the mecha chariots to retreat, and mines were planted in other places. Otherwise, how could Mu Qi be so sure, he would have been prepared a long time ago.
This mine, the 10,000 light cavalry to blow up all the meat, I can't figure out what's going on, and there is a smoke of gunpowder in front of mecha, even the mecha chariot in front of me can't see clearly, in the smoke of gunpowder, many war horses also began to kick and jump, 10,000 light cavalry suddenly huddled together, chaotic,
At this time, the mecha chariot began another round of artillery bombardment, this time it was a great moment of destruction, because those light cavalry were huddled together, but it was not so easy to dodge, and suddenly people turned on their backs, and everywhere there was smoke and scorching flames, and arrows not only shot from a distance......
By the time they rushed through this minefield, there were only 5,000 left of the 10,000 light cavalry, and these 5,000 lancers did not dare to chase anymore, who knows if there were any mines ahead. And if you chase it again, you will be too close to the other party's camp......
The eldest prince also reluctantly ordered the withdrawal of troops, and if he pursued it again, the five thousand light cavalry would not be able to keep it, and he was muttering in his mouth: "So this will happen? How many hole cards does she have, doesn't it mean that this kind of missile is very expensive? Why do they use it as if they don't need money! ”
"Ahem! Chitose, it's better to stick to it, see how many more such missiles they have, and see what kind of actions they will take later! Alas, it's so weird, it's the first time I've encountered such a fight, it's incredible! Situ Bufan shook his head and sighed, he was also a little helpless, the opponent's various hole cards were too much, and he couldn't guard against it!
But for the next three days, these mecha chariots came to the outside of the city on time and began round after round of shelling, the walls of Wufang County were blown up and damaged, and there was no defense, and every night just spent a lot of manpower and material resources to repair them, and the next day they were killed and shattered. The nineteenth princess's missile is like an inexhaustible source, which makes the eldest prince really painful, every day is worrying, and there are a large number of wounded every day, which also makes him very depressed, those herbs and gauze are exhausted, and what is even more troublesome is that the food is also urgent, and the food promised by the Sixth Highness has not been delivered for a long time.
"No! I can't sit back like this anymore, I'm going to lead people to attack, this kind of defense is too embarrassing! The eldest prince finally couldn't help it, and shouted angrily.
"No! Chitose, then we will lose even more! They are deliberately provoking us, that is, to get us out. We still have to stick to it! Situ Bufan was suddenly shocked and hurriedly dissuaded.
"Fart, the city walls are about to be blown up, how can you defend them, it's too late to repair the city walls every night! Shut up for me, stay in the city honestly and come up with some good ideas for me, don't stick to the useless trick of retreating all day long! The eldest prince scolded angrily.
"......" Situ Bufan was speechless all of a sudden, he really couldn't think of any other way.
Sure enough, as Situ Bufan expected, as soon as the eldest prince entered the edge of ** County, he was subjected to fierce shelling, and at the same time, a new force was killed from the flank, and it turned out to be Jialanga's men and horses, with 50,000 iron horsemen. This caught the eldest prince off guard, and immediately fell into passivity, and after a fierce artillery bombardment and strong bow shooting in the front, a large number of people rushed out to kill, led by Yu Shuang and Yu Xue, followed by Princess Ming!
The attack from both sides made the eldest prince suddenly difficult to resist, and the morale of his soldiers was low, they didn't want to fight at all, as soon as they made contact, they turned around and fled, and some even threw their weapons and surrendered! If you can't get enough to eat in Wufang County, it's better to be a prisoner, at least you can eat enough!
The eldest prince lost another 50,000 horses on this impulse, and he was also hit by an arrow, this time he was honest, and asked Situ Bufan very embarrassedly: "Military advisor, how do you think we should deal with it next?" ”
"Withdraw your troops! Return Wufang County to the Nineteenth Princess! ”
"Huh? Or a withdrawal of troops? ”