In addition to commanding the deployment, Yuguan did not look for some tables, chairs and benches to dismantle, and temporarily piled up a simple wooden platform. The wooden platform is roughly level with the temple wall, and you can see the outside of the temple when you climb the wooden platform. This is naturally convenient for him to command, and at the same time, it is also convenient for Emperor Qin and everyone to take the stage to observe the battle situation.

Climb the wooden platform to look outside the temple, the armed squad has already withdrawn into the temple to set up, at this time the temple is dark outside, there is not a little fire, only the sound of shouting and killing is still coming from afar, and it is getting closer and closer.

Wang Zhen shrunk his neck and said, "Let's stand on a high place, what if a thief uses an arrow for a while?" ”

Wang Guoan patted him on the shoulder and comforted: Bows and arrows are the sharp weapons of the country, and the people are forbidden to do so. Thieves don't have bows and arrows, and even if they do, they're just homemade hunting bows at best, and they can't shoot them against the wall. ”

After a long wait, as the shouts of killing gradually became clear, sporadic fires slowly emerged from the mountains and forests outside Xinping Temple.

Under the light of the torches, the thieves can be seen wearing all the same night clothes, and their faces are covered in black scarves.

"The thief formation is not scattered, and there seems to be some rules."

The firelight was hazy, and the number of thieves didn't look real, but judging from the formation, it was not a simple rush up. Between the arrangements, it seems to be in formation.

Pei Shengqin was observing the weapons of the thieves, and as Wang Guoan had guessed earlier, the thieves did not have bows and arrows. However, most thieves are armed with knives, which also makes Pei Shengqin's heart sink slightly.

In this era, the cheapest weapon of the army is the gun, which is also the standard weapon of the vast majority of armies in the world. A wooden stick embedded with the tip of a metal gun is a sharp weapon to kill the enemy, although the power may not be satisfactory, but the advantage is that it is fast and low-cost. In small-scale rebellions, the thieves usually use guns, and they can't afford other weapons, and even if there is enough metal, they may not have the corresponding forging process.

The sword is also a relatively ordinary weapon, but even if it is ordinary, a knife or a sword has to use up several catties of iron, plus several hours of smelting and forging by craftsmen, its value is far from being imagined as a long weapon such as a spear. Officers in an ordinary army may also have swords and swords, but if a sword is used by all members of an army, then the army must be elite.

And most of the thieves of unknown origin in front of them are actually holding knives! This can only show one thing, they are not ordinary mob rogues, and this attack on the mountain is not a coincidence - this is obviously the existence of an army that can already be called an army, and their actions are definitely premeditated, targeting the Qin Emperor.

Pei Shengqin's eyes looked at the armed squad who was waiting for him, and he couldn't help but worry. The armed squad is the elite of the elite, enough to be one as ten, and the world knows it. If a thief comes prepared, how can he not know? Yet the thieves came...... Can the armed squad really resist it?

"Ready, fire!"

Seeing that the thief was approaching and entering a place of stone's throw, Yuguan began to give orders calmly.

As an elite, the biggest advantage of the armed squad is that it is fully armed, and everyone is equipped with a sword, axe, and bow and arrow.

After receiving the order, the two hundred armed squads drew their bows and arrows in unison, and they did not need to aim, so they began to shoot in the direction of the thief.

The rain of arrows fell into the thieves' formation like locusts, and in an instant, a group of thieves fell.

However, the thieves did not fall into disarray as expected. Instead, he maintained his formation, ignoring the corpses of his fallen comrades and continued to move forward.

"Put it again!"

Another round of arrows swept through, leaving dozens of corpses behind by the thieves. Counting the first round of flying arrows, the casualties of the thieves have exceeded 100.

According to the previous number of Yuguan listening and hearing, it is estimated that there are more than 1,000 thieves. Hundreds of casualties account for one-tenth. If an ordinary thief, or even an army with a little less discipline, inflicts such huge casualties before they even come into contact with the enemy, it is enough to collapse the entire army.

However, the thieves did not collapse and continued to move forward in an orderly manner.

Yuguan's originally confident face began to ooze fine sweat...... It wasn't what he expected.

Yuguan's original idea was to kill the thieves directly through one or two rounds of bow and arrow shooting, so as to achieve zero casualties and victory. However, the rain of arrows went out, and the effect of the rain of arrows met expectations, and the thief's reaction was completely different from what he expected.

And if the thieves are not killed and scattered, it is obviously impossible for the armed squad to really shoot all the thieves. After all, there were only 200 people who fired the arrows, and there was no way to aim accurately in the black light. A round of accumulation can only kill and injure dozens of thieves at most. The distance between the thieves and the temple is shrinking, and once several rounds of arrows fail to solve the thieves and let the thieves advance in front of them, then they can only start a white-knuckle battle.

Although Yuguan is confident that he can crush the thieves in a straightforward battle with a weapon, after all, the sword has no eyes, and it is inevitable that there will be casualties at that time, and it is impossible to win with zero casualties. The imperial court consumes a lot of resources to train a qualified armed squad, and once the casualties are too great, even if the thieves are defeated, the gains outweigh the losses.

Seeing that the thieves did not have the slightest trace of collapse under the devastation of the rain of arrows, and they were getting closer and closer to Xinping Temple, Yuguan finally gritted his teeth and said, "Put away the bow and prepare the white blade." ”

The armed squad put away their bows and arrows in silence, and at the same time drew their straddle knives, waiting for the thief to step forward. As for the long-handled axe, it was a weapon used in cavalry warfare, and it was too narrow to be used.

At this moment, the mutation regenerates.

A handful of thieves suddenly raised their arms.

Pei Shengqin had been observing the battle situation, and he had noticed that most of the thieves were holding knives, but there were still a small number of thieves who did not have knives in their hands, but had a piece of black stuff wrapped around their forearms. It's just that the distance is a little far, and the night is dark, so I didn't see it clearly.

At this time, the thieves raised their arms, and Pei Shengqin faintly saw the cold light from their arms, and finally reacted to what it was.

"Beware, thieves have crossbows!"

Pei Shengqin opened his mouth suddenly, and shouted "Your Majesty forgive you", so he couldn't help but say, and crossed everyone in three or two steps, and blocked in front of Emperor Qin.

Before the words fell, I saw a burst of crossbow arrows mixed with cold light, most of the crossbow arrows shot at the armed Banzhi guarding the temple gate, but there were also some sporadic crossbow arrows shot onto the wooden platform.

"Damn, thieves have crossbows!" Yuguan has also reacted and shouted: "Defense, defense!" ”

On the wooden platform, a crossbow arrow was shot diagonally into Pei Shengqin's chest, and there were also a few unlucky noble sons who were standing in the front row who were hit by arrows.

Emperor Qin's pupils shrank, if there was no Pei Shengqin in front of him, this arrow should have hit him!

"Little Pei Qing!"

Emperor Qin held Pei Shengqin's shoulders and called anxiously.

Pei Shengqin turned his head and smiled at Emperor Qin, and then casually pulled out the crossbow arrow in his chest and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, the end will be fine." ”

With the light of the torch, Emperor Qin saw the crossbow arrow taken out of Pei Shengqin's chest, and there was no trace of blood on the blade, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Pei Shengqin explained: "Before the end of the day left, he wore seven or eight layers of silk underwear, the silk was tough and the arrows were difficult to penetrate. ”

If he hadn't been fully prepared, Pei Shengqin wouldn't have rushed forward to block the arrows for Emperor Qin, he still had to spare his life.

Emperor Qin once again sighed in his heart that Pei Shengqin was fully prepared and had the style of a general, and at the same time sighed: "If there is no little Pei Qing to save him today, I will be in danger!" ”

Several of the noble sons who had been hit by the arrow fell to the ground and wailed, but seeing that they still had the strength to scream, they thought that they were not shot to the point, and the injuries were not very serious, and they were dragged down by the accompanying medical officer to heal their injuries.

It seemed that he saw that Yuguan was going to turn around and ask for guilt, and Emperor Qin hurriedly said: "Yuguan, continue to command the battle, don't worry about me!" ”

The eunuchs also reacted, and took the remaining planks from the construction of the wooden platform, and stood neatly in front of the wooden platform to hold the planks horizontally, erecting a barrier for everyone. Of course, it is also very thoughtful to leave some small gaps between the wooden planks, so that everyone can continue to observe the battle situation.

The armed squad is guarded directly according to the temple gate and the courtyard wall of each section, and the armor material itself is good, and the crossbow arrows can only be fired horizontally, and cannot be thrown to attack the back row. In addition, this round of thieves' crossbow arrows has just entered the range, the power is not too great, it is not a big casualty after a round of crossbow arrows, and only a dozen or so people were killed and injured by the armed squad, and the unfortunate few noble sons around Qin Huang were not dead.

However, when I think about it, there are only two hundred in the direct number of the armed class, and it is one twentieth less at once, which is not less. Of course, what's even more terrifying is that these damn thieves actually have crossbow arrows! As you get closer, the power of the bolts increases.

"Your Majesty, it's not easy to attack the thieves tonight!"

Crossbows, like bows, are controlled by the imperial court, and because crossbows are more difficult to manufacture than bows, they are less likely to appear among the people.

However, although they are both ranged weapons, there are also big differences between bows and crossbows. In terms of convenience and ease of operation, the crossbow is naturally far superior to the bow, not only small in size, easy to carry, and easy to use, just a little contact with a little person, can be used, in contrast, the training of the archer is very time-consuming and laborious. But when it comes to range, the crossbow of this era is far inferior to the bow, and the eight-bull crossbow, the sharp weapon that destroyed the city in later generations, has not yet appeared. At this time, the crossbows were just small crossbows, and the range was very limited, which is why the armed squad could release the crossbow arrows to counterattack after a few rounds of bows and arrows were released directly at the thieves - the range was not enough before, and they couldn't shoot!

In addition, the power of the bow is linked to the user's own combat effectiveness, even if it is a weak bow, if it is fully drawn, the power will not be small; And even if you are given a ten-stone strong bow, you can only pull it away a little. The arrows fired will not be very powerful. The crossbow is different, no matter who holds the crossbow, after deducting the machine, the power of the arrow shot is the same, and it will not vary from person to person like the bow. Of course, subject to the crafting process, the power of the crossbow in this era is just like that, it will not be too weak, nor too strong.

There are other detail gaps, such as crossbows typically have a faster rate of fire than bows and are easier to aim than bows; But a bow can be thrown, while a crossbow can only be fired horizontally, and so on. Generally speaking, if two rookies hold a bow and a crossbow, most of the winners will hold a crossbow. And if the same bow and crossbow are handed over to the master separately, the winning one must be holding the bow. In the words of later generations, that is, the upper limit of the bow is high, the lower limit is also high, and the output of the crossbow is relatively stable.

In today's world, ordinary armies and top elite soldiers generally use bows. Ordinary armies use bows because bows are much cheaper than crossbows, and top elite soldiers use bows because of the high upper limit of bows, such as armed squads; However, the elite troops that are slightly inferior to the top elite soldiers are usually equipped with crossbows, not to mention stable output, and they don't need to spend too much time training, and the time saved can be used to practice sword riding.

The thieves have a formation, they do not retreat through the rain of arrows, and they are even equipped with crossbowmen.

"Where are the ordinary thieves, looking at the posture, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the elite of the army!"

Yuguan smiled bitterly and said astringently. For the first time, he doubted whether the two hundred armed squad could stop more than a thousand thieves under the advantageous terrain.

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