Seeing that Chen Gong had a good attitude of admitting his mistakes, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, Liu Xie said: "Calm down, I know that you are loyal, and the situation was also urgent at that time, you are not wrong." ”

Chen Gong said: "Thank you, Your Majesty. ”

Liu Xie re-examined the generals in the account: Chen Gong, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Tai Shici and Zhang He, but he didn't see Ma Feng, so he asked, "Where is Wen Lu?" Why didn't you see her coming? ”

Zhao Yun said: "Wenlu is young and a woman, so she didn't come." ”

Liu Xie said with a smile: "Zilong's words are wrong, I am young, didn't I also ascend the throne and pro-government, and drive the pro-conquest?" Yan Er is a female stream, isn't she also a first-class general, and went to conquer Zhang Xiu? Cai Wenji is also a female streamer, isn't she also reused by me and is in charge of Yuefu? Go and call her. ”

Zhao Yun replied: "Yes, Your Majesty!" ”

After a while, Ma Feng came to the big tent and knelt down and said, "The courtiers see Your Majesty." ”

As soon as Liu Xie finished speaking, Ma Feng got up and stood aside with a smile. Liu Xie asked, "Is Sister Wenlu happy on this trip?" ”

Ma Feng suppressed his smile and said: "Zilong's brother has passed away, Zilong is sad, and the courtiers are unhappy. ”

Liu Xie sighed and said, "Zilong Festival mourns and changes. ”

It was estimated that the enemy army would attack again, so Liu Xie and the generals removed the camp and came to the front of the battle. I saw that there were two wooden watchtowers about ten meters high in front of the battle, and there were soldiers watching from each of them. In the middle of the watchtower, there are multiple antlers that resist horses.

On the side of one of the watchtowers, a platform more than two meters high was erected, and Liu Xie and his entourage would climb the wooden platform.

Chen Gong divided the whole army, whether cavalry or infantry, into three squads, each with 4,000 people, one squad for combat readiness and two shifts for rest. Each class is equipped with 100 sunset crossbows to serve.

In the event of an enemy attack, first use the Sunset Crossbow to fire flaming arrows to block the attack. Each Sunset Crossbow requires five strong men to operate with all their hearts, and it takes the power of three stones to pull it apart, and the range is the farthest, and the fire arrow arrives before the enemy reaches the land of an arrow.

Moreover, the fire arrows are equipped with gunpowder iron pellets, once they land, the iron pellets that explode can kill a large area, and the power is huge, and a round of fire arrows can cause huge deterrence and fear to the enemy.

Liu Xie has strict requirements for the equipment soldiers in charge of the Sunset Crossbow, once the battle is lost and the main force is separated, the Sunset Crossbow and the Fire Flame Arrow and the Fire Meteor must be destroyed as quickly as possible, so as not to fall into the hands of the enemy, and prevent the enemy from using it to blow up his own people.

Therefore, in this battle of Hedong, although Liu Xie was defeated and lost a large number of men and horses and baggage, the sunset crossbow and its accessories were basically destroyed by well-trained soldiers.

There is a furious sun and angry attack, forming the first long-range line of defense, although there are many enemies, it is difficult to break through. Even if it breaks through, it has already caused a huge psychological shock to the enemy army, and the morale will drop a lot, and then there will be a second round of long-range blocking: a volley of fire meteors mixed with bows and arrows.

The Fire Meteor is a hollow iron ball filled with gunpowder and more iron pellets, and due to its heavierness, it has less range than the Fire Arrow, but its range and rate of fire are comparable to that of ordinary individual bows and arrows.

After the enemy army reaches the land of a stone, the morale has been greatly reduced, and at this time, coupled with the fire meteor and the salvo of bows and arrows, it will cause greater damage and psychological shadow to the enemy army to a greater extent.

At this time, the enemy calculated that most of the casualties were not lost, and they did not dare to advance due to fear. During all the attacks, a large number of enemy troops began to retreat and flee at this stage.

So basically, the third stage of defense is not needed, and the third stage is a bow and crossbow salvo, at this time, the formation is no longer safe, but it can still fight the enemy.

Liu Xiejun ascended the wooden platform, and after a while, he heard the scouts on the lookout shout: "The enemy is coming!" ”

Huang Zhong ordered: "The flaming arrows are waiting!" ”

From time to time, the scouts reported the distance of the enemy troops, and when it was about one and a half times the distance of a stone's throw away, Huang Zhong ordered: "Fire arrows, release the arrows!" ”

The first round of a hundred flaming arrows were shot with a whistling sound. The elevation angle of the Sunset Crossbow is adjusted according to the distance of the enemy and the rate of fire of the Flame Arrow, and the distance of 1.5 arrows is the best shooting distance for the Fire Arrow.

When fired, the flaming arrow forms a parabola, first into the air, and then downwards into the enemy camp by inertia.

As soon as one arrow was fired, the soldier began to mount a second arrow. Huang Zhong gave an order: "The second flame arrow, release!" ”

The second round of fiery arrows was fired, and at this moment, there was also a continuous explosion in front of the formation, which was the explosion sound caused by the first round of fiery arrows falling into the enemy formation, and the terrible screams of the enemy soldiers could be faintly heard from the enemy formation.

After releasing the second flaming arrow, followed by the preparation of the third arrow, the enemy continued to scream, but it still could not stop the enemy attack.

After releasing the third flaming arrow, Huang Zhong ordered again: "The fire meteor is waiting, and the archers are ready!" ”

"Fire meteor, put! Bow and arrow, put! ”

After only one round of fire and arrows, the scouts were heard: "The enemy has retreated!" ”

Liu Xie said with a smile: "This enemy army retreated without even seeing it." That's too cowardly, isn't it? ”

Chen Gong said: "The enemy is still very strong, but our Han army has powerful weapons. ”

The Southern Xiongnu Baibo coalition launched a total of six waves of attacks, all of which were repulsed. Some generals suggested pursuit, Chen Gong and Liu Xie were opposed, the terrain of Hedong was complicated, the Han army was not adapted to the water and soil, if it went deep, the gains outweighed the losses, and the previous defeat in Hedong was an example.

Liu Xie ordered the whole army to continue to hold on to the river, and on the other hand, he sent people back to Luoyang and instructed Wang Yun to do a good job in the defense of Luoyang to prevent the warlords of Cao Yuan from taking advantage of the situation.

It is estimated that the next round of attacks will not be until later, and Liu Xie and the others will return to the camp tent and order the firefighters to prepare dinner. In the tent, Liu Xie said: "This Yuan Shao is really treacherous, robbing Liu Wei and not helping Yu Fuluo and Guo Tai fight." ”

Chen Gong said: "Yuan Shao's heart is known to passers-by. His soldiers and horses are all in Hebei, and it is inconvenient to come here, so it is better to unite the princes to attack Luoyang in the east, and he can also show his meritorious service in protecting the king of Hongnong in the princes, and use this to command the heroes. ”

Liu Xie said: "It's a pity that Mrs. Guo is stupid, and she is willing to do anything for the sake of her immediate interests." ”

Suddenly remembered something, and asked Zhao Yun: "When you robbed the prison, did you see Han Xian and Hu Cai." ”

Zhao Yun said: "When the minister went, he found that Han Xian and Hu Cai had been killed by Liu Bao. I thought that the result was that guy, but there were too many enemy soldiers to break through, so I had to give up. ”

Liu Xie smiled: "Fortunately, Liu Bao's guy was killed by Cai Yan." ”

Hearing that Cai Yan could kill Liu Bao, all the generals were shocked. Although Liu Bao is far from Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong, he can also send a first-class general, and he was actually killed by a weak woman like Cai Yan.