Chapter 4: The Raid
Yun Key stood on the hill, and not far away was the logistics and transportation line of Meng Tian's army. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThere is a watchtower every 100 steps, and each watchtower is made of brick and stone. The watchtower is densely covered with shooting holes, and inside the square shooting holes is a powerful crossbow with great lethality.
After the occupation of Korea, the Qin army captured a large number of Korean crossbow craftsmen. These craftsmen improved the Qin crossbow to make the already powerful Qin crossbow more lethal. They also modified the lookout for aiming, and this most primitive sight became sophisticated. You can even adjust the lookout to increase accuracy according to the shooting distance.
After the powerful Qin army obtained these powerful crossbows, it was simply like a tiger with wings. Qi Guobiao suffered a big loss under this kind of crossbow arrow!
Tonight, Cloud Key is preparing for a large-scale raid battle. This section of the towers of ten miles away should be bulldozed in one fell swoop. In this way, the logistical line of Meng Tian's army became extremely fragile. Now that he has become king, Cloud Key must do something. At the very least, let the Qin people know that he had already started the process of unification.
That is, if the invisible crescent moon hangs high in the sky, it will not be moonless tonight, but it will be about the same as moonless. This kind of weather is the most suitable for sneak attacks, and the so-called night is dark and windy, and today is the night of killing.
In the distance, the lights on the watchtower are very eye-catching in the dark night. From time to time, there were still the sounds of Xun and the laughter of the soldiers, drifting along the mountain wind. It seems that these Qin troops have been stationed here for some days, and they have a very comfortable life when there is no war.
I looked at the moon in the sky, and then looked at the watchtower in the distance. Cloud Key said lightly: "Let's start!" ”
The herald shot like an arrow, and soon a dull roar of comprehension was heard in the darkness. There's no way around it, as soon as they start marching, these guys will roar in a rage. It seems that he is unwilling to be enslaved by humans with his huge body.
The sound of the takin on the watchtower stopped in an instant, and the roar of the wild takin all over the mountain formed a sound wave. Like the waves of the sea, crashing against those tall watchtowers.
Sergeant Qin felt uneasy in his heart, they had never heard such a terrifying voice before. Especially the sound that spread over the mountains, and behind all the shooting holes, a pair of frightened eyes stared into the night. It's a pity that they can't see anything. Without moonlight, it is simply impossible to see far with human eyesight alone.
The failure to extinguish the lights at the first time is enough to see the inexperience of these Qin troops. At least inexperienced in night battles!
The takin cavalry went straight to their target according to the pre-battle assignment. The commander-in-chief of this attack was Zhang Han, who divided the takin cavalry into many squads. There were only twenty takin cavalry in each squad, and each takin had three man-sized jars of fire oil hanging on its body, and it was very likely that there would be no fighting tonight. The characteristics of the Yun family's combat, the things that can be solved with tools are absolutely not life and death with the other party.
The fire oil jar is prepared for the Qin watchtower, dozens of jars of fire oil are thrown in, even if you don't need anything to ignite the fire, you can also ignite the wooden stairs inside the watchtower. As long as the stairs are lit, the soldiers in the entire watchtower are considered dead.
Because of the protective effect, the shooting hole of the watchtower is not allowed to be drilled out by one person at all. If you run to the top of the watchtower and jump down, it takes some courage to jump off the building. And Yun Key didn't think that a guy with armor would jump from a height of more than ten meters without damage. Of course, the undefeated martial arts master in the East does not count. If there were so many undefeated Dongfang in the Qin army, Yun Key felt that it was better to surrender quickly.
The Great Qin soldiers were horrified to see a bunch of monsters rushing out of the darkness, these things were tall. It also has two horns and is covered in pitch-black iron armor. The knight above was also dressed in pitch-black armor, and the hideous visor had a faint glow. In the dark, it looks like a demon god out of hell.
"Shoot ......! Shoot ......! The captain guarding the watchtower shouted in horror that this was an enemy attack. I heard that there is a powerful takin cavalry in Pingliang, and both people and takin are wearing heavy armor and arrows are difficult to penetrate. Looking at this thing, it must be the legendary takin cavalry.
The soldiers who reacted began to release arrows, and the powerful Qin crossbow cut through the air and made a "whoosh" and "whoosh" sound. When the sound of the crossbow machine was still echoing inside the watchtower, the arrows had already slammed into the armor of the takin cavalry.
According to the idea of the Qin military captain, even the thick armor at such a close distance could not prevent the improved crossbow arrows. Unexpectedly, those takin cavalry were holding a thick pine board as a shield. The arrows were nailed to the pine planks, and some even pierced the pine planks. It's a pity that the amazement of the improved Qin crossbow can only go so far.
The takin cavalry rushed to the foot of the watchtower, took off the oil jar and randomly scratched the takin's buttocks. The fuse with the linskin was lit, and he struggled to throw the oil jar into the watchtower. Then the pine planks with arrows inserted into them were also thrown in, and the Qin military captain finally understood why they didn't take a shield with better protection and wrapped in iron sheets. It turns out that this pine board is also a combustion-boosting thing, which is really easy to calculate.
Dozens of lit jars of oil were thrown into the watchtower, and the first floor of the watchtower immediately turned into a sea of fire. The orange flames and the screams of the Qin soldiers immediately filled the entire watchtower, and even the cloud key on the hill could be heard clearly.
Each watchtower is a blazing torch, more than ten miles long official road, hundreds of watchtowers are blazing hot. The Qin soldiers roared in the desolation of the fire, and the sound in their throats was similar to the most primitive roar of a beast.
Many people couldn't survive the scorching fire, fled to the top of the watchtower, and then jumped. Those who jumped off tended to let out even more miserable howls, and many broke their legs. Bone stubble emerged from under the battle skirt, red blood and white bone marrow, flowing out with yellow water. You can tell from their wide open mouths how painful they are. Countless Qin soldiers screamed in the background light of the fire, and the takin cavalry ignored them. Instead, they retreated according to the predetermined route, and if it was not expected, Meng Tian would definitely send troops to rescue. Now their mission has changed from arson to reinforcements.
From the point of view of Cloud Key, the whole official road is now spectacular. Hundreds of huge torches were lined up, and the fire illuminated the entire official road red. It is bright, like a street lamp lit in later generations.
"Xiao Han's battle is getting better and better, rushing in the dark and then setting fire. The Qin army only had time to release one round of crossbow arrows, and since they were all protected by pine planks, it is estimated that the casualties should be very low. Fan Zeng looked at the huge fire dragon in front of him and nodded in praise.
Yun Key was about to speak, when suddenly Ao Canghai pointed into the distance and said, "It's coming!" (To be continued.) )