Chapter 69: The Dagger (3)

sent Empress He and the prince to the Jiade Palace, and the Empress Dowager Dong couldn't help but look at them angrily. Empress He has always been at odds with Empress Dowager Dong, and in the face of Empress Dowager Dong's cold eyes, she naturally won't give her any good looks. However, Liu Bian and Liu Xie have a good relationship, and they don't know the intrigues of adults at all, and they are tired of being together.

Chen Cheng didn't have time to care about the bad things between the queen and the queen mother, since ancient times, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was not good, even if they were the highest-status women in the world, as long as they didn't fight.

The arsenal had been successfully controlled by Yan Zhong and Wei Li, and they had begun to deliver weapons and armor to Nangong. The Han army had an extremely high armor rate, but the vast majority of them were pierced and bundled. Even the Yue Cavalry Battalion, one of the five battalions of the Northern Army, did not have a single iron armor per person.

First, it is too expensive, and the production of iron armor not only requires fine iron, but also requires many skilled craftsmen to spend a long time. Second, there is no need for that. The Vietcha are not assault cavalry, but rather a class known for their galloping and shooting, and they seek greater mobility rather than higher defense.

But then, they are likely to have to hold on to the city, and with an iron armor, the chances of survival will be much higher.

After the first batch of iron armor and arrows were sent into the Canglong Gate, Chen Cheng immediately received the news. When he rushed over, he found that many of the soldiers who had arrived carrying weapons were wounded, and there were several arrows stuck in the cart.

"General!"

Chen Cheng said: "No courtesy. How many dead and wounded did you come over? ”

"Only seven people were wounded, all of them were shot by the thieves' dark arrows!" The commander who led the troops said hatefully: "I don't know where the soldiers and horses came from, I don't dare to fight us, I will only shoot cold arrows in the corner!" ”

Chen Cheng patted the tun chief's shoulder, his hand was hard and cold, obviously he had changed into the iron armor in the arsenal. He said to Natun, "You go and rest first, and I'll do the rest." ”

There is a long distance from Nangong to the arsenal, first through Shuiheli, Buguangli, and then through Yong'an Palace to arrive, almost across half of Luoyang City. With such a long distance, there are too many uncontrollable factors. If the soldiers in front of them hadn't gone fast, they might have been annihilated in the streets.

So, he had to do it himself.

"Click", the heavy palace door was opened. Chen Cheng took the lead and came out first. Behind him, another commander led a hundred Yue horses, escorting ten carts to follow.

There was already a fire near the Pingcheng Gate near Luoshui in the capital, and I don't know how many people were taking advantage of the fire to rob. Chen Cheng couldn't care so much, he rode Gollum in small steps in front of him, and suddenly opened the "Sunset Bow" and shot an arrow at the darkness.

In the darkness, a man lying on the wall screamed and fell asleep with the bow and arrow in his hand.

Even in a completely lightless environment, Chen Cheng could see the enemy's position, not to mention that there was still some moonlight and firelight.

He rode up and down the streets, occasionally bending his bow and shooting arrows, shooting his enemies one by one. The Sunset Bow has the power of ten stones, and although it has a slow rate of fire, it has more lethality than a powerful crossbow. Every time the bowstring vibrates, a scream must sound from the darkness.

Escorting the convoy to the vicinity of Yong'an Palace, the sound of footsteps on the street was sharp, as if it was a summer rainstorm. In the midst of the flames, three or four hundred mixed infantry and cavalry troops met them unexpectedly, and looking at the direction they were heading, they were also going to the arsenal.

In the firelight, one of the generals shouted on horseback, "Who are you?" ”

Chen Cheng waved his hand to stop his soldiers and horses, and said loudly: "Hussar General, Julu Marquis Chen Cheng is here, who are you?" ”

The general turned his head to the people around him and asked, "Yang Zhi, what should I do?" ”

Yang Zhi was an elderly man, he glanced at the opposite side by the light of the fire, and felt that his own advantage was great, so he said decisively: "General Ji Ling, they are also going to the arsenal, kill them!" ”

Ji Ling nodded, didn't answer Chen Cheng's question, raised his arm, and ordered loudly: "Crossbowman step forward!" ”

Seeing that the group of people on the opposite side instantly turned from white to dazzling red, Chen Cheng cursed secretly, and also ordered: "Attack!" ”

Yue Qi was already tense in his nerves, he had already taken off his bow and arrows, and immediately bent his bow and shot at the opposite side after Chen Cheng gave the order.

The arrows pierced through the air and staggered, and several people on each side fell to the ground. The more you ride on this side, the armor is better, and the archery skills are better, but there are more people on the opposite side, and when you shoot at each other, no one can help anyone. However, in terms of exchange ratio, the more riders have the advantage, and even if they are shot, they are only injured. Most of the crossbowmen on the opposite side only had leather armor, and they immediately lost their combat effectiveness when they were shot.

Chen Cheng bent his bow and shot at the opponent's general, but the man found the clue and dismounted in advance to dodge. Powerful arrows grazed the enemy's side, piercing an infantry with torches in the back.

Ji Ling heard the screams around him, and when he looked back, he saw an arrow shooting through one of his soldiers. His body suddenly became hot, and the secret road was dangerous. He hid among the soldiers and gave a loud order: "Throw away the torches, the infantry charge!" ”

What he brought was Yuan Shu's private soldiers, all of whom were fed with money and food, and the crossbowmen in the front row were shot dead and did not waver, still shooting at the enemy on the opposite side. After hearing Ji Ling's order, the crossbowmen got out of the way, and the officers behind shouted loudly together, and led the soldiers to launch a surprise attack on the opposite side.

Seeing that the soldiers on the opposite side began to charge, Chen Cheng opened his bow and ordered: "Spread out to both sides!" ”

Yue Qi immediately threw away the cart and scattered. They were the best at galloping in the Han Empire, and after a long period of hard training, they were even better at archery on horseback than the Hu people in the north. Horses galloped up and down the streets, and arrows flew out like locusts, knocking down the disbanded infantry one by one.

The soldiers with shields were okay, as long as they were not hit by Chen Cheng continuously, the arrows of the other Yue Cavalry could be blocked, and there were more than a dozen shields in the hands of many soldiers, which looked like a porcupine. The pikemen were shot and killed, and their bodies lay all the way down.

Yang Hong saw the casualties on both sides in the back, compared them, and couldn't help but be secretly frightened. He persuaded Yuan Shu to send the general Ji Ling to seize the arsenal, thinking that the action was fast enough, but he didn't expect that there were people who had the same idea as him. He said in his heart: It's really the same as what heroes see, but I didn't expect Yue Qi to be so difficult!

Although their own infantry scattered the Yue cavalry, the enemy was scattered but not routed, and fought back while retreating, if it was a long time, the victory or defeat was still unknown. Yang Hong said loudly: "General Ji Ling, don't entangle with them, go and seize the arsenal quickly!" ”

Ji Ling was very convinced of Yang Hong, and before coming out, Yuan Shu also explained that he wanted him to listen to Yang Hong's command, so he no longer hesitated, shouted loudly, and while letting the infantry pursue straight and occupy the center of the road, he ordered the cavalry to rush in the direction of the arsenal with more troops.

Seeing that the other party had changed his tactics, Chen Cheng was not in a hurry, there were Yan Zhong and Wei Li on the arsenal, and there were five or six hundred soldiers and horses, how could it be that one or two hundred cavalry could be defeated? I don't know where these enemies came from, and I don't know what the way is, but as long as they are enemies, let's kill them!

He shouted loudly, commanding the Vietnamese cavalry to surround the enemy infantry regiments that had left them in place, and constantly attacking them in small formations, while he himself continued to shoot enemies who had no shields or showed flaws. His divine power is unparalleled, and the accuracy and power of the Sunset Bow are exerted tenthly, and every time the bow is fired, one person on the opposite side will fall.

At first, the broken infantry lined up the crossbowmen outside to shoot at him, but after being shot and killed more than thirty people, even the most elite soldiers under Yuan Shu's command couldn't stand it anymore, so they could only let the crossbowmen withdraw inside and push the infantry up.

Gollum trotted and swept across the front of the formation, and the general in the infantry array immediately gave the order, and the crossbowmen fired a volley. Arrows and crossbows flew whistling past his ears, and Chen Cheng's body shook suddenly, but he was hit by a crossbow arrow. The strong force broke through the double armor on his body and pierced into the muscles, and his blood volume suddenly dropped a few points.

He immediately controlled his horse and moved more than ten paces away, and then opened his bow and shot at the gathered enemy. At a distance of sixty paces, the accuracy of the Sunset Bow was still the same, but its power had decreased considerably. As the distance increases, the power of the arrow shrinks dramatically. If you reach a distance of 100 paces, even an artifact like the "Sunset Bow" can only kill and damage units with no armor and light armor.

The arrow sank into one of the shields, making a dull sound. The soldier holding the shield leaned back, as if he had been hit by a hammer, and there were several cracks in the shield in his hand. The soldier was terrified, and the arrow came again, and the shield in his hand burst, and the sawdust flew sideways, piercing the comrades on the side, and many people immediately screamed. Chen Cheng raised his bow again, and with a loosening of his fingers, the arrow crossed a distance of sixty paces and shot the enemy to death.

The enclosed infantry formation was tightly organized, and it took three or four arrows to kill an enemy in a row, so Chen Cheng immediately changed the way of shooting, no longer shooting directly, but throwing arrows into the infantry battle formation. It doesn't matter if you can't see the enemy, you can always hit a few more arrows. Anyway, he had no fear, at sixty paces away, an ordinary bow and arrow didn't have much accuracy, and even if it could shoot at this distance, it wouldn't be powerful enough to penetrate the double armor on his body.

The only thing that could pose a threat to him was a strong crossbow of more than five stones. But crossbows are scarce, and how can the rate of fire be compared to bows and arrows? He kept moving, and one person suppressed the half hundred shooters inside.

Yue Cai also replaced with light arrows, and kept throwing them at the enemy line from a distance. In the infantry battle array, the sound of screams continued to sound. The enemy generals constantly gave orders for the crossbowmen to fire volleys of volleys, but they could not pose much of a threat to the rushing enemy.

When Chen Cheng shot a bag of arrows again and took out another bag, the infantry battle formation that had been shot and wounded more than 100 people finally collapsed. They were left behind, and their morale had already suffered a certain blow, and they were able to survive until this time, which was already a super level of performance.

I don't know who started first, but suddenly someone left the array with a howl and ran into the darkness. Chen Cheng immediately ordered loudly to let those who had escaped leave. Now, there are even more people who have fled. Even if the officers tried their best to stop it, they couldn't stop the fleeing crowd. Seeing this, some of the officers also ran away.

The so-called defeat is like a mountain, nothing more than that.

In the end, only about two dozen soldiers remained in place. Chen Cheng stepped forward and shouted: "Surrender, I can spare you from dying!"

The besieged enemy general's face was distorted, and he laughed wildly, he pulled out the arrow on his body, blood splattered, and roared: "A certain family will only die in battle, and will not surrender!" ”

Chen Cheng looked at the other party's bloodstained face and still standing proudly, sighed, and said, "It's a pity!" ”

Fu hardened his heart again, turned his head and shouted, "Shoot them!" ”

The remaining more than 80 Yue cavalry stepped forward together, and suddenly arrows rained down.