Chapter 235: Hidden Murder
Almighty Cultivation Supreme
The longbow is very amazing for the target of no armor or half armor, but it is for the full armor of the infantry armor, the damage is extremely limited, as a military general, this basic judgment ability is still there, since the longbow does not wear heavy armor, Wei Gui is very natural, the focus of the attack is on the body of the infantry armor.
Wei Gui didn't know that there were three kinds of arrows in the longbow, and what was shown now was only the first one, two of which were specially used to deal with infantry armor, but they were only used against ordinary archers with light protection, and they were also the most common and commonly used long arrows, real heavy arrows and armor-piercing arrows, which had not yet been used.
With super-hard steel and some unique designs, the armor-piercing arrows that existed specifically for armor-breaking in later generations, as well as heavier heavy arrows, both of which are specially made and have fewer quantities, but if it is really a step armor, Zhao Xin will definitely use it without hesitation.
At the same time, as long as the rebels attack the city, they know that there is also a weapon specially designed to deal with the heavy infantry, the tree cannon, this kind of tree cannon that has been improved to a certain extent, increasing the range and power, even if the number is small, once fired, it will form a terrible barrage, even Sun Ji shuddered a little when he thought about it.
The body and martial arts that he is proud of, before this layer of barrage, there is nothing to praise, even if his defense is three or four times higher than that of ordinary step armor, in the face of such an attack that is all steel, he can only hate on the spot.
To be honest, in terms of psychology, Sun Ji's first feeling about this tree cannon is uncomfortable, not that he is optimistic or not optimistic, the power of the tree cannon is there, the power of this tree cannon is very strong, and it is simply felt that the appearance of this, his personal martial arts and bravery, seem to be useless.
Sun Ji relied on the intuition of a military general, keenly grasped this point, the emergence of thermal weapons, in fact, is to make the strength of the individual, in the collective, it has become a relatively secondary, or less important aspect, in the era of thermal weapons, discipline and execution, is the most important place, the individual is too strong, but will be rejected by the whole collective, the rafters will be blown off by the wind.
Perhaps, in a small area, for example, in individual combat, for example, in the battle behind enemy lines, individual forces are also very useful, but on the battlefield, the professionally trained special forces, in the display of the surface, in a million, or even millions of base display, the role played is really very insignificant.
A war, a small area of contact that was not even a temptation, under the restraint of both sides, was over, the rebels began to set up camp, and then began to send a large number of men out to carry out a number of felling.
Sun Ji is a person who knows the battlefield and tactics very well, and he knows very well what the other party is doing, attacking the city, and it is definitely necessary to prepare siege weapons.
The Northern Song Dynasty forbidden army, other equipment is very well prepared, but the siege equipment, most of the first to do, at most to make some professional steel parts, and then with a new view of the trees, these combined, most of the siege equipment, are under the city wall, after a little temptation, there is no chance to suddenly take the city, after the preparation.
A complete engineering equipment, too heavy, heavier than the baggage troops, there will not be any army, will carry engineering equipment, on the contrary, most of the engineering paint, are composed of numbers, the whole of China, except for a small number of places such as grasslands, other places, trees are numerous, how many and how many, which greatly saves time.
When the big trees were cut down from the woods, and the logs were carried into Miaojiazhuang, even Zhao Xin knew what they were going to do.
If he wants to choose, Sun Ji would rather the other party invest military strength in the early stage to attack the city, obviously, the other party is not a fuel-efficient lamp, even if Wei Gui can't do it, the Wang family behind Wei Gui can't let him consume so much, without any engineering equipment, even if it is an ordinary county town, on the frontal battlefield, it is very difficult to break, not to mention the fortress, which is far more terrible than the ordinary city defense, and it is even more difficult to attack it directly.
The other party is very smart, and understands the truth that if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, even Sun Ji is a little anxious, after all, the other party is a regular army of more than 10,000 people, or an elite forbidden army, which puts heavy pressure on him
As far as today's battle is concerned, if the little poorly trained, if they don't retreat immediately, and they seize the opportunity, it won't take much time, as long as it takes more than 300 breaths, they think that the long arrows projected in that area may reach five or six times the current one, and it is difficult for others to say, that shortbow team is almost going to be abolished.
But the other side is very smart, the first time they found out that something was wrong, they retreated, and in the end only produced two or three hundred casualties, although it was to negotiate the morale of the other party, but to a certain extent, their overall strength was not weakened in the slightest, and the strength was still there.
As for morale, smart generals will make adjustments in the subtleties, and if morale is low, then retreat a little and wait until the morale is rectified.
Seeing a large amount of wood entering Miaojiazhuang, Sun Ji found Zhao Xin and informed the other party of the movement, this point, as early as Zhao Xin's consideration, the cloud ladder could capture the entire fortress, and the fortress could not have such a huge power.
Seeing that Zhao Xin didn't take the engineer to heart at all, Sun Ji was a little anxious and wanted to say something more.
"Relax." Zhao Xin said calmly: "The protection of our fortress still has a backhand!" ”
Sun Ji was skeptical, but he only believed Zhao Xin's words, Zhao Xin was not pretending to be a master of the clouds and mountains, he took him around, this circle was on the periphery of the fortress, and under a circle, Sun Ji understood.
Not to mention above, those professional arrangements, even if they risked climbing to the top of the fortress with the help of a ladder, they had to face the enemy's superior forces, and those with more people could always win with fewer people.
The art of war is to make perfect use of this, to grasp the advantages of fighters and create regions under the premise that they are evenly matched and similar to each other.
Without considering individual differences, 3 people are always stronger than 1 person, much stronger.
The fortress is like this, before going up, it was the side of the two angles against the inside, it was the advantage of troops, and after going up to the fortress, it was under the same plane. It is still a minority and a majority, and it is an inverted sector forward, even if it is evenly distributed, it is still dominant.
It is such a unique design, even if it is Sun Ji himself, with 100 people, it is easy to break through all difficulties and dangers, and when he goes up to the fortress, he has to face a siege of 400 people, I am afraid that he can only ensure his own safety, and withdraw, and if he is a little weaker, he is likely to be completely annihilated by the opponent's superior troops.
Sun Ji thought that this was all about the fortress, the moat, the height, and the layout after coming up, but he didn't expect that in the fortress, there was something more insidious.
Zhao Xin took Sun Ji and went down the spiral ladder, there are two parts with the outside, in Sun Ji's previous opinion, it was used to hide soldiers, and the troops were hiding in it, quite safe, once the enemy attacked the top of the fortress, they could quickly come out and besiege the enemy who boarded the fortress.
However, that is only one part of his role, and the larger role is attacking.
Hiding in the defensive area to attack, while ensuring their own absolute safety, they can also attack the enemy, this is in the understanding of Sun Ji before, you have to be afraid of death to figure it out.
Heavy infantry and cavalry are also under absolute defense, ensuring their own defense, and can also effectively kill the enemy, but there is a premise, that is, they can control the heavy armor.
But the current arrangement, even under absolute safety, will still effectively kill the opponent, and even the opponent knows that there is no way to solve it.
On the outermost side of the bastion, on the side near the outer wall, on each floor, near the outer wall, there is a small room, and at the outer end of the room, there is a ventilation hole.
Or is Sun Ji's ventilation hole, the location of the ventilation hole is quite strange, not at the highest place, but in the middle, sometimes when he sees this ventilation hole, Sun Ji is still very strange, why the ventilation hole is so low, that is, the position where ordinary people stand, ordinary people standing here, just can easily use power.
If it is used as a ventilation hole, it is a little low and not very beautiful, but it is used as a hole for people to exert force and attack outward, which is just right, and this height is adjusted and proportioned according to the height of the person.
Now, Zhao Xin took him directly to the location of this vent, and explained to Sun Ji the function of the vent.
Sun Ji didn't care at first, but after Zhao Xin's explanation, his mouth grew bigger and bigger, it turned out that the defense could still be used here, and he finally understood that this was not a ventilation hole, this was an offensive arrangement.
Because of the unique design of the vent, coupled with the fact that the outer wall is thick enough, both inside and outside, it is impossible to shoot arrows, perhaps in the future, after the popularity of thermal weapons, it can be used as a shooting hole, and the way that it can be used now is that with the help of a special wooden pole, a wooden pole can be stretched out, and the wooden pole also has a fork above the horn.
What is this for, when Zhao Xin compared the ladder, Sun Ji suddenly understood, this fork is used to push the ladder?
Such a simple arrangement, compared to pushing the ladder on the city wall, is even more terrifying here, because the people who push it are safer, and they can also use the power, as long as there are enough people, the ladder will definitely be able to be pushed.
Since there is a ladder, the focus of the siege is around the ladder, whether it is the attacker or the defender, the ladder is the first thing to deal with, which is the element and focus of the siege.