Chapter 2: The Behemoth of War
"This is our largest elephant, and it's called Elephant Bear." Miao Long pointed to a huge male elephant in the pure steel fence and said.
Yun Yue looked a little stupid, in front of such a super behemoth. Only then can people realize their own insignificance, and elephants can be described in one word, that is, big. The male elephant was more than four meters tall and more than a meter long, resembling two curved knives. The thick thighs are like four giant pillars, and the ears as big as a fan are two circles larger than Yun Yue's head. It's just that the smell is a little unpleasant, and a fishy smell comes to the nose, which makes Yun Yue a little suffocated.
"Do you want to put it on for Hou Ye to see?" Long Yan had a flattering smile on his face, who the hell said that ethnic minority brothers would not be flattering. This kid obviously didn't learn well in Pingliang!
"Take a look!" Yun Yue really wanted to see what this behemoth would look like in armor.
It takes time for an elephant to be draped, and Yun Yue took the opportunity to look at other elephants.
When the elephants were first captured, the male elephants were also captured, and many female elephants and baby elephants were captured. After arriving in Pingliang, many elephants are still herding in the mountains enclosed by iron fences. As a direct result, six female elephants have successfully conceived in the past six months. It seems that it won't be long before the Yun family will be able to add new combat power. If the elephant is used well on the battlefield, Yun Yue doesn't mind organizing an elephant army. These behemoths are definitely a nightmare for the infantry of the Warring States princes. The most sophisticated Wei Wushu is a scum-like existence in front of them.
Each elephant has a name, and three servants are responsible for caring for these behemoths. Miao Long and Miao Yan's clansmen were responsible for training elephants to obey orders. The old fisher also sent a proud disciple to be a tactical instructor. Tell these Miao people what these elephants are going to do on the battlefield.
Yun Yue thought that it was necessary for Yu Lao to do this, and such a fierce army as a war elephant must be in the hands of his own people.
On the edge of the training ground, a bear-like man bowed to Yun Yue. Even if he bent down, he was not much different from Yun Yue's height.
"The lowly Ma Xiong meets the Hou Ye!"
Yun Yue looked at this man called Ma Xiong, who was a little familiar, and it seemed that the old fisherman had seen this kid when he was tinkering with the trebuchet. The man is tall and big, but the hands are very skillful.
"Thank you! Do a good job, and you will become an army in the future. You are the commander of the elephant army, and it is not difficult to get the rank of colonel on the plate. Maybe you can make a great achievement, and the Brigadier Star can also hang on your shoulders! Yun Yue patted Ma Xiong's thick shoulder, feeling no different from patting on a wall. This guy's name is really not wrong.
"Thank you, Hou Ye, Ma Xiong must fulfill his duties and train a group of capable beast soldiers for Hou Ye."
"You don't need the orc, you just need to get the rhinoceros and the elephants. Let the beasts do it, what do people do? Moreover, a beast is a beast, and can never replace man. You see they're so tall and have supreme brute strength. You see, it's not like you're in a cage and at the mercy of others. It can be seen that brute force is not enough, and the reason why we can tame such a huge animal depends on this! Yun Yue pointed to his head and said to Ma Xiong.
"No, Ma Xiong has been taught." The bear immediately understood that animals were still animals when they were fierce. The reason why people can kill them is that they are smarter than animals. Attack smart people with stupid animals, and you will succeed once or twice. But after a long time, human beings will inevitably find a way to restrain them. It's like Yun Yue was in Shuzhong, and after suffering the loss of the war elephants, he quickly made a large firecracker, which blew up the elephants one after another.
As long as the mind does not slip, there are always more ways than difficulties - Grandpa Mao!
The group walked and chatted and came to the place where the rhinoceros was kept in captivity. Unlike elephants, rhinos are kept in the open air. It seems that they are not as well adapted to the dry and cold climate of the north as elephants.
In fact, rhinos basically don't need to be trained, when they go to the battlefield. They will all wear bronze armor, spaced five or six meters apart. Then every three or five rhinos were chained in a horizontal row, and the red-eyed rhinos charged, which would collapse any infantry phalanx. When the Macedonian phalanx encounters this style of play, it is a scumbag. Even the Romans, who came from behind, could not escape the doom of destruction.
"Master Hou, can you tell the master. Replace the rhinoceros' armor with pure steel, although these animals have rough skin and thick flesh. But it is also necessary to charge, and the protection of the bronze armor is too poor. "Ma Xiong, this guy will take the opportunity to ask for something. As long as Yun Yue opened his mouth, he dared to go to the old man to ask for steel armor.
"A pair of stainless steel draped is almost more than 200 catties, and you are afraid that this bunch of rhinoceros will use thousands or even tens of thousands of catties. No wonder your master got you bronze armor, which is enough to make a swords, saddle, and lance for a cavalry division. Our steel production is still insufficient, and we just have to use it on the cutting edge. The rhinoceros was meant to charge, but after a moment or two, the enemy would find a way to deal with them.
So, they are consumables. It is impossible to use it in large quantities, and these rhinos you have are the first and probably the last. Do you still think it is necessary to equip them with steel armor? ”
The rhinoceros is actually similar to the Fire Bull Formation. When you use it for the first time, it will also bring a huge impact to the other party. But after three or two times, the enemy will find a solution. For example, digging a hole is a good idea, and the rhinos are all in a row across the city. If one rhino falls into the pit, the rest will be dragged down.
Ma Xiong thought for a moment and immediately understood what Yun Yue meant. hurriedly bowed down and saluted, claiming to be taught. It seems that this tall guy is still a smart man.
The rhinoceros in the pen leisurely eats hay and chews some corn from time to time. It looks like a harmless picture of humans and animals, but this thing is crazy and can rush at you at a speed of nearly fifty kilometers per hour. That long rhinoceros horn will pierce you to the heart. The phalanx of infantry baptized by the rhinoceros, let the war elephants trample on it again. Yun Yue didn't dare to imagine what kind of scene it would be.
A loud elephant chirp startled everyone's attention, and Yun Yue was stunned by the situation in front of her as soon as she turned around. God, is this still an elephant?
As the elephant king, the elephant male is covered in stainless steel armor, which shines in the cold winter sun. The armor was lined with chain mail and covered with scales. In an era when cold weapons were kings, Yun Yue couldn't think of anything else that could pose a threat to this war beast. The four pillar-like elephant legs will make any creature that stands in its way trample into a meatloaf.
On his back was a small steel fortress with a rider on it. One spearman armed with a five-meter spear (who is also a backup driver), and two crossbowmen are in charge of long-range attacks. It can be said that this is a war monster that is very powerful in both long-range and close combat.
The elephant male, who was draped all over his body, walked over, and the earth seemed to tremble with every step. The long trunk is covered with fine scale armor, and the shaking makes a "rattling" grinding sound. Every time he got closer to himself, Yun Yue's heart paused. Even breathing stopped for a while.
The same goes for the killers next to them, if other creatures get so close. They had already chopped them into meat sauce, but they didn't even have the courage to draw their knives in front of the elephant bear.
"Wow......!" Xiangxiong let out a long roar and stopped two feet away from Yunyue. The tower had been drawn into a full bow and was facing the high rider. Even though the rider is also heavily armoured, the tower's modified compound bow will effortlessly shoot him through.
Yun Yue woke up from the shock, and suddenly felt that this elephant was a little weird. It took me a long time to understand that the elephant's eyes were also covered by armor. This thing is now blind and walking in complete darkness.
"What's going on? How could the armor cover the eyes so that it could still see? Yun Yue asked Ma Xiong beside him in surprise. The manufacturing process of the Yun family's armor is very sophisticated, and logically speaking, there should not be a thing where the armor is not the right size and blocks the eyes of the elephant.
"Back to the Hou Ye, these elephants not only have to block their eyes. Even the ears are specially stuffed with cotton cloth. Now they are almost blind and deaf. On the battlefield, it is all up to the commander to command, without worrying about the flames and sounds of the opponent. Seeing Yun Yue asking, Ma Xiong hurriedly bowed back and replied.
It turned out that this was the case, Yun Yue remembered that she used large firecrackers to scare off the beasts in Shu. It seems that Ma Xiong has learned about the battle. Now he is also prepared, on the battlefield where the crowds are buzzing. The ears are plugged and the eyes are covered. Even the biggest firecrackers are difficult to scare off these majestic elephant babies. At the command of their drivers, they will smash everything that stands in their way. The so-called red deer is a toy in front of them. The iron shoe-clad legs that hold the iron armor will kick those things to pieces.
Zhangxiong pulled out and walked around, showing Yun Yue tactical moves such as charging and driving away the enemy. Yun Yue was overjoyed to see it, and with these things, she was still afraid of Donghu Birdman.
"How many of us can reach this level now?" Yun Yue pointed at Zhangxiong and asked.
"There are 213 elephants in the elephant park, and now there are 51 elephants who can reach the level of elephant males. If it takes a while, it should be possible to put together sixty of them to participate in the battle. ”
"Instead of sixty, now there are more than fifty. You step up your preparations, and a big war will break out in Pingliang soon. These big guys of yours are going to be the mainstay. Yun Yue patted Ma Xiong's shoulder excitedly.
If the Rhino is a disposable product, then the war elephant is the tank of this era. Looking at the failures of the use of war elephants in the East and the West, it is nothing more than the clever elephant baby escaping. It's just a matter of being scared away by the other party's fireworks or loud noises. Now, the Yun family has successfully solved this problem. Donghu people, just wait for Lao Tzu's army of war elephants! (To be continued.) )