Because of being dragged down by the itinerary of the Shang Shui Army, the "First Advance Army" only drove more than 20 miles in the afternoon of the same day, and did not even go out of the scope of Zhongmu County.

At this speed of marching, there will be ghosts who can reach Chenggao Pass within two days.

Not to mention two days, five days can be considered thankful.

Because of this, when the whole army camped that night, the Dangshan army looked at the Shangshui army with obvious contempt and displeasure.

Think about it, it takes more than 20 miles in half a day, and less than 50 miles in a day, if it is placed in the general army, this is already a good result, but for the "Sixth Battalion of the Garrison", this is simply a shame!

It may be the undisguised cold gaze of the Dangshan soldiers, and the soldiers of the Shangshui Army are faintly aware of it.

"Whew, whew."

With a rapid gasp, three young soldiers of the merchant and water army, tired faces, pulled a carriage carrying heavy weapons of war into the garrison.

These three young soldiers of the Shang Shui Army did not seem to be very old, at best they were only sixteen or seventeen years old, and they didn't seem to notice that where they were, there were soldiers of the Dangshan Army everywhere, and the soldiers of their Shang Shui Army were resting in another position in the distance.

"It's really hard, I have to drive more than 20 miles to pull such a heavy car......"

Among the three Shang Shui sergeants, a short-haired young man wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then looked back at his two companions: "Ah Hui, Ah Wu, are you okay?" ”

The two companions, exhausted and out of breath, smiled back, indicating that they didn't care.

These three people are called Li Hui, Le Leopard, and Yang Wu, except for Yang Wu, who was conscripted into the army during the "Wei Chu War", the rest of Li Hui and Le Leopard. All of them are recruits who enlisted in the Shangshui Army when they expanded their recruitment again after they were stationed in Shangshui County.

"By the way, what's on this car? Dead and sunny, ......"

Seeing that the two companions were unharmed, Le Leopard relieved himself and looked curiously at the four-wheeled cart they had pulled all the way.

He wondered what was on the cart and why it was so heavy.

But it's a pity. The outside of the "thing" loaded on the cart was covered with a layer of green cloth, so that it was impossible to see what was inside.

"Don't you worry about sneaking a look?"

Le Bao looked at the corner of the green cloth and looked inside the tent.

At this time, his companion Yang Wu noticed his actions and asked puzzledly, "Ah Leopard, what are you doing?" ”

I saw Le Bao looking at the things in the green cloth and said, "I just want to see what is on this car and why it is so heavy." ”

Yang Wu frowned when he heard this. He whispered, "Hey, it's forbidden." …… The chief has commanded that it is not allowed to be uncovered without an order from above. ”

"I haven't uncovered it, I'm just going to take a look."

"Don't do it......" Li Hui, who looked a little weak, persuaded him.

As he was talking, he suddenly heard Le Leopard exclaim, and he took two steps back in shock and fell to the ground. And in his hand, he still pinched the corner of the green cloth.

Because of the relationship of Lebao. The "thing" on the cart was slightly revealed, revealing its hideous side.

It turned out that what they were pulling on the cart was actually a repeating crossbow.

Good guy, I saw this repeater, and the base of the chassis was a full square circle. The whole body is made of iron, and the crossbow strings are as thick as fingers, so it's not hard to guess that this is quite a "powerful" thing.

And the reason why the leopard was frightened was because of the arrow slot of this repeater. Swinging three crossbow bolts thicker than a finger, although they were not tightly wound, this terrifying weapon of war was enough to frighten a new recruit like him.

It's no wonder that the leopard looks frightened, after all, if this kind of thing hits the human body, it's not just as simple as "hitting the arrow".

However, Le Leopard's exclamation attracted the attention of the nearby Dangshan sergeants.

The soldiers of the Dangshan Army turned around one after another, looking at the screaming guy with an unkind expression, and when they noticed the "sharp weapon" on the cart, their eyes also showed surprise.

And casually, this shock was replaced by unhappiness.

"These guys......

"It's just a bunch of soldiers......

"It's still a bunch of waste......

"Why ......?"

『…… Why is there such a thing?'

The nearby Dangshan soldiers stopped their work one after another, and looked at the repeater with strange expressions.

Not far away, the general of the Dangshan Army who came to inspect Wen Xu, and when he saw the repeating crossbow, the pupils in his eyes couldn't help shrinking.

"Hey, what kind of crossbow is this, this is ...... at all."

Wen Xu really didn't know what to call the "monster" that caught his eye, saying that it was a heavy crossbow, and the three arrow slots on that thing clearly told everyone that it was a repeating crossbow; But if you say that it's a crossbow, that kind of thick arrows and crossbow strings, don't say you can see it, you haven't heard of it.

"Could it be that this is the "new clothes" issued by the Smelting Bureau to the merchant and water army?"

Wen Xu frowned and did not speak.

The repeater in front of him made him instinctively feel threatened.

I have to say that Wen Xu's intuition is quite accurate, after all, this repeater is a new type of ballista developed by the Smelting Bureau with the main purpose of "breaking the shield".

The so-called "broken shield" refers to its ability to shoot the mainstream shield of the current Wei State with one arrow, and its penetrating power is extremely strong.

Although the Smelting Bureau did not disclose it, in fact, in the process of research and development, this ballista was based on the strongest shield of the current Wei State as an imaginary enemy.

And this also includes the shield used by the Dangshan sergeants.

This is the reason why Wen Xu instinctively senses the threat, after all, the Dangshan Army's combat method is to rely on a strong shield to block the enemy's attack, and then attack when the opponent is in between attacks.

But in the face of this kind of ballista, the Dangshan army will no longer have a chance to make a late attack, they will be shot dead in the first round of attack, even with the shield in their hands.

"Unexpectedly...... What is His Royal Highness King Su thinking about such a terrifying weapon that has been distributed to this group of troops?!"

Wen Xu's eyes showed a gloomy look like Sima An's.

He subconsciously turned his head and looked in the direction where the Shang Shui sergeant was resting, only to see that there were similar four-wheeled carts everywhere.

At this time, Shang Shuijun's side also seemed to notice the chaos caused by Li Hui, Le Bao, and Yang Wu. Seeing this, several old soldiers got up and walked over, and one of them slapped the head of the leopard, who was still sitting on the ground.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

After being beaten for no reason, Le Leopard jumped up and shouted dissatisfiedly.

However, the old soldier glanced at the nearby Dangshan sergeant. Pointing to the resting place of their merchant army behind him, he said coldly: "Boy, pull the car over there." ”

"Why?"

Lebao looked puzzled.

However, Yang Wu understood the old man's words, and said in a low voice: "Don't say it, let's pull the car over there, here...... It's not where we stay. ”

The old man glanced at Yang Wu with a little surprise when he heard this, and said in a low voice: "Since you understand, hurry up and pull the car away." ”

Yang Wu nodded, and immediately greeted Li Hui and Le Bao. Ready to pull the car away.

And at this moment, a cold snort came from the side.

"Humph! …… And this thing? ”

Li Hui, Le Bao, Yang Wu and a few old soldiers subconsciously turned their heads, only to find that there was a strong man standing next to the car at some point.

Judging from the armor on the other party, the other party is obviously a general.

"Good...... It's so tall......

Le Bao looked at the tall and burly general in front of him in shock, although it is said that Wei people are generally tall, but this general is a head taller than ordinary Wei pawns, which is definitely enough to suffocate tall.

"Pang Meng?"

Wen Xu, the general who was watching from a distance, frowned.

Pang Meng is a military marquis under the command of Bai Fangming, the general of the "Zhanke Battalion". can be called the first wrestler of the Dangshan Army, but this guy is also notoriously brainless. is a complete reckless man, although he fought bravely, Wen Xu still didn't want this kind of guy to be under his command.

"As soon as this husband shows up, he will cause chaos...... Wait.'

Wen Xu's face was wrinkled at first, and he raised his feet and walked over there, but he didn't take two steps. But he listened to the footsteps, and looked thoughtful.

At this time, Pang Meng, the military marquis of the "Zhanke Battalion", turned his head and glanced at the crossbow on the cart, pointed to the veterans of the merchant army and said, "Hey, you go and cut down some trees." Later, we will use it for cooking in the army. ”

Hearing this, the veterans of the merchant army frowned, and the newly recruited pawn Le Bao said even more dissatisfiedly: "Why should we chop wood for you?" Go on your own. ”

Hearing this, Pang Meng's face showed a little unhappiness, raised his right hand, and flicked his fingers at the door of Le Leopard's head, and his strength actually made the latter stumble.

"Why? It's just that you guys have dragged down the itinerary of my Dangshan Army! …… It's just a group of defeated troops surrendering, and the tone is really big! ”

The veterans of the Shang Shui Army also had bursts of anger on their faces when they heard this, and the old pawn who had just beaten the head of the Le Leopard said coldly: "Yes, our Shang Shui Army is indeed from the army, but now, it is the army under the command of His Royal Highness King Su. After that, he turned his head and motioned to Li Hui, Le Bao, and Yang Wu: "Go." ”

Li Hui, Le Bao, and Yang Wu were about to pull the car away when they heard this, but they didn't expect that Pang Meng grabbed the rear of the car with one hand and forcibly offset the pull of the three.

"What the hell are you going to do!" Le Leopard asked angrily.

"You guy?" Pang Meng asked with a thin face on his face: "Little cub, do you know who you are talking to?" ”

Le Leopard replied puzzled: "Aren't you from the Dangshan Army?" Isn't it? ”

"Good boy!" Pang Meng was furious when he heard this, and raised his fist and smashed it into Le Leopard's chest.

And at this moment, a hand reached out from the side and grabbed Pang Meng's huge fist.

"That's it. …… For Wu's sake. "A young general in a general's armor came here at some point.

"Fifty percent of my strength...... This guy was easily blocked?'

Pang Meng withdrew his fist and glanced at the general in disbelief, and then, seeing that Hunting was happy, he laughed and said, "Who the hell knows who you are!" ”

As he spoke, he threw his fist at the visitor.

To Pang Meng's surprise, the other party held his elbow with his right hand, and while avoiding his fist, he turned around and buried himself in his body, and poked him under the ribs with a knife in his hand.

The tactile sensation under the "......" ribs made Pang Meng subconsciously stop moving.

Because if this is a weapon such as a dagger or a short sword, he will already be killed by the other party.

"We, the merchant and water army, will be responsible for your army's firewood, so ...... That's it, general. The young general of the Shang Shui Army said with a smile.

"......" Pang Meng glanced at the other party with an incredulous gaze, and then left with a heavy snort.

In the distance, the general of the Dangshan Army shook his head when he saw this scene, and a bit of mockery flashed in his eyes.

"It's a shame, Pang Meng's horseman, he was simply killed by the other party. But then again, that guy's strength is really good, the commander of the Shang Shui Army...... Wu Ji!'

At the same time, Wu Ji, who successfully resolved the dispute, turned to Li Hui, Le Bao, and Yang Wu and smiled and said, "Let's go, go to the place where we are a merchant and a water army." ”

Le Leopard looked at Wu Ji with a wistful expression, nodded again and again, and immediately, he whispered to his partner Yang Wu, "Who is he?" Is it someone from our merchant army? ”

"You guy......" Yang Wu looked at Le Leopard incredulously, and said in a low voice, "What are you doing when you train?" That's the general of our merchant army! ”

"There are so many people in training, how do I know ......," Le Leopard muttered dissatisfiedly.

"General Wuji has trained us for so long......" Yang Wu shook his head speechlessly.

Glancing at the somewhat noisy Li Hui, Le Leopard, and Yang Wu, Wu Ji shook his head slightly.

Immediately, he turned his head and glanced around at the soldiers of the Dangshan Army.

"These people really don't look like the Junshui Army at all, and they thought they could get along as well as they did with the Junshui Army......

Wu Ji sighed slightly.

From the cold gaze of these Dangshan soldiers, Wu Ji instinctively felt that this was an army completely different from the Junshui Army.

The soldiers of the Dangshan Army were indifferent and clearly rejected them.

Even, with a vague hostility. (To be continued.) )