Chapter 1847: Ballista
Zhang Fei has a certain strategy in leading the troops to fight, but he is more irritable in character, which is extremely fatal for a general, and the commander on the battlefield, in the face of an emergency, the more calm and composed, the more he can get a greater advantage.
However, in some cases, Zhang Fei's performance is commendable, such as when attacking Yizhou, he released Yan Yan and made Yan Yan return to his heart, so that the pacification of Yizhou was accelerated.
"Big brother, rest assured, I will definitely be able to defeat the army of King Jin." Zhang Fei said with confidence, the strength of the Yizhou army today is not the same as in the past, and the two thousand Xiliang iron cavalry with Ma Chao who went with the army have reached four thousand in terms of the number of cavalry.
This is all the combat effectiveness of the cavalry in the Yizhou army, but when defending the city, the cavalry is more of a role to explore the situation of the enemy, or to raid the enemy, when defending, more need to rely on the strength of ordinary soldiers, Yan Yan is a famous general in Yizhou, if he is in Zitong, Liu Bei can also be relieved.
Compared with Yan Yan, Liu Bei trusts Zhang Fei and Guan Yu more obviously, over the years, Liu Bei has been displaced and lost his position for a while, but Zhang Fei and Guan Yu have followed him inseparably, helping Liu Bei through the difficulties in the most dangerous times, this kind of kindness, Liu Bei is in his heart.
"Yide, on the battlefield, you are the commander of the army, and you should be calmer in case of trouble."
"Whoa." Zhang Fei hugged his fists, his expression was full of excitement.
At the same time, Lu Bu led the army to break through the Jianmen Pass, and outside the Jianmen Pass, the news of the Yizhou army led by Yan Yan spread in the city, and Yizhou was shaken for a while, mainly because Lu Bu has too much fame in the world, since Lu Bu appeared, there are few times to fail, and the soldiers under Lu Bu are extremely elite, if such a person enters Yizhou, what a bloody storm will be set off.
There are a large number of Yizhou troops, but in the battle of Jianmen Pass, it is seen that there are still a lot of problems in the strength of the Yizhou army, and there is still a big gap compared with the army under Lu Bu, especially in the face of the Qiang people, the Qiang soldiers under Lu Bu have not been formed for a long time, and in this battle of Jianmen Pass, they have shown strong strength.
"My lord, the Yizhou craftsman workshop has created a repeater car." Zhuge Liang said in a low voice.
Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard this, if the crossbow cart can have the effect that Zhuge Liang said, it will play a huge role in the process of fighting against Lu Bu's army, and the crossbow arrows will not stop firing during the battle, what damage will be caused to the enemy army, especially for the cavalry, the power of the crossbow cart is greater.
Cavalry has great power when charging on the battlefield, this can not be denied, but the cavalry is extremely prominent on the battlefield, if you can't break through the defense line as soon as possible, it will become the target of the enemy archers, the appearance of the crossbow can greatly restrain the cavalry on the battlefield, especially in the face of heavy cavalry, the role that the crossbow can play is bound to be huge.
The strong combat effectiveness of the heavy cavalry on the battlefield has shown the terrible place of the heavy cavalry, Liu Bei has the intention to form a heavy cavalry, but Yizhou lacks war horses, even if Sun Qian bought a lot of war horses from Chang'an, but if they are used as heavy cavalry, there is obviously a big gap.
The heavy cavalry not only requires the cavalry to be equipped with heavy armor, but even the war horses under them must be covered with armor.
On the war horse, the Chang'an army has an absolute advantage.
"Kong Ming, hurry up and take this king to check." Liu Bei said excitedly, when Lu Bu attacked Yizhou, if the soldiers in the army could use the crossbow and other equipment, they would have a greater advantage, and even it was not impossible to defeat the Chang'an army in one fell swoop.
In the craftsman's workshop, responsible for building the place of the ballista, the defense is extremely tight, the ballista is the most important hole card in Liu Bei's hand, after Zhuge Liang said a word about the role of the ballista on the battlefield, Liu Bei was overjoyed and put the building of the ballista in the first place.
If the bed crossbow is used to defend the city, it has obvious effects, but if it is used on the battlefield in the wild, there is a great deficiency, mainly because the princes have a certain degree of defense against the bed crossbow, and it is obviously impossible to break the enemy army by surprise with the bed crossbow on the battlefield, in this case, if the ballista can appear on the battlefield, it will play a huge role, according to Zhuge Liang, the movement of the crossbow on the battlefield is much more convenient than the movement of the bed crossbow.
This is a repeater car that the craftsman barely built after months of development, and it is said that it is a car because these crossbows, like vehicles, are equipped with wheels underneath, which is more convenient to move on the battlefield.
"Demonstrate the ballista." Zhuge Liang reminded in a low voice: "The king of Hanzhong came in person, as long as you can have an outstanding performance, you will not worry about rewards." ”
The craftsman looked at Liu Bei with a fiery gaze when he heard this, they are craftsmen, and it is already a very lucky thing to be able to see Liu Bei, and there are rich rewards after creating the crossbow car, which Zhuge Liang has already told the craftsman, for these rewards, the craftsman is still more important, the craftsman is the lowest figure in this era, their skills, in the eyes of ordinary people, is nothing, and the officials lack enough attention to the craftsman, If it weren't for the great results achieved by Lu Bu's craftsman workshop in Bingzhou, it would still be difficult for the craftsmen under the rule of the princes to be reused.
In fact, in the eyes of craftsmen, the most suitable place for them is to merge with the state, and the state is a paradise for craftsmen, in the state, as long as you have enough skills, you don't have to worry about getting reused, and the most needed thing for the craftsman workshop is to have the ability of the craftsman.
The treatment of the craftsmen in the craft workshop of the state has long been spread in the world, and the craftsman can even get an official position through his own efforts, which is a great attraction for ordinary craftsmen, but it must be extremely difficult to become a craftsman in the craftsman workshop in the state, and the princes will definitely not let the craftsmen under their rule go to the state at such a critical moment, and they themselves are much lower in the background of the craftsmen, if the craftsmen are lost, it will be even more dangerous.
(End of chapter)