Chapter Forty-Eight: The Transformation of the Elbow and the Armpit on the Crossbow

When more than a dozen big food spies charged at the gunfight of the guards at the West Gate, Wang Fei stood on Chiyanhua and watched from a distance.

"The number of crossbowmen in the defenders is small, and the firing speed of the crossbow is still a little slow, so it would be nice if it was a repeater! In an instant, a hundred arrows were fired, and in one round, more than ten cavalrymen were definitely going to be killed or wounded! Finding that the crossbowman had only had time to shoot one round before he was killed by the Great Food Scout into the gunline, Wang Fei said with annoyance.

"Brother Fei, do you know how to make a repeater?" After hearing Wang Fei's complaint, Ashina Wenxia looked like a crescent moon and asked excitedly.

"Oh, I thought about it a little, and two days ago, I discussed the matter of the repeater with Brother Ang and Zhao Dazhu." Wang Fei said lightly: "Zhuge Wuhou Tianzong talent, hundreds of years ago created the Yuan Rong crossbow, according to the annals, he's profit and loss crossbow, called Yuan Rong, with iron as the arrow, the arrow is eight inches long, a crossbow and ten arrows. It's a pity that the craft is lost and not known to future generations. ”

"Wen Xuanxuan has been talking for a long time, but he still hasn't said that he is ugly!" The corners of Ashina Wenxia's mouth twitched, and she was dissatisfied.

"It's not clear how the repeater will be made, but I've figured out some clues about its shortcomings." Wang Fei smiled, not caring about Ashina Wenxia's dissatisfaction.

"The downside? Unknown technology, think about its weaknesses first, Xiao Langjun's idea is a bit interesting. While paying attention to the battle situation near the West Gate, Du Huan still has spare strength to concentrate on two purposes.

Wang Fei said modestly: "Actually, it was mainly thought out by Brother Ang and Zhao Dazhu, so let's talk about Brother Ang." ”

Ashina Jiang, who was looking at the sky in a daze, unexpectedly Wang Fei suddenly pushed him out and refused incoherently: "I...... I can't say it, let's talk about it! ”

"Alas, brother, just say it if you want to, don't be stupid all day long." Ashina Xiaoyun really hopes that his younger brother can be generous and sunny.

"Oh, let's start from the characteristics of the Yuanrong repeater in the historical records, and deduce that it has three shortcomings." Ashina Jiang was very afraid of the eldest sister with a hearty personality, and tried to say in clear sentences: "First, in order to pursue rapid bursts, the strength of each arrow must be extended, and the lethality is limited; Second, the structure is exquisite, and the production process must be difficult, which is not conducive to promotion; The third is to use iron as the arrow, the tail has no feathers, the flight is unstable, and the range is not far. ”

When it comes to craftsmanship, Ashina's words are much more fluent than usual. Du Huan, Wang Yong and Li Dingbang all nodded again and again after hearing this.

"In this way, this repeater is useless!" Ashina Wenxia said thoughtfully.

After hearing this, Wang Fei shook his head slightly: "Sister Wenxia, although the crossbow is flawed, it is not useless, otherwise, with the intelligence of Zhuge Wuhou, he would not have wasted effort to improve and perfect." Shooting from a distance on the ground, the power of the repeating crossbow is indeed limited. But if you are condescending, ambushing the enemy, or fighting for your life in the streets and alleys, this repeater is a weapon of victory. At that time, the Three Kingdoms were established, Shu lacked cavalry, and Wuhou went on a northern expedition, mostly in the Qishan area with infantry and Cao Wei's iron cavalry, and the power of the crossbow could be fully displayed. If the defenders had ten crossbows and shot at each other from the top of the wall, they would have been able to get a lot of gains. ”

"Streets and alleys, five steps to fight for your life!" Regarding Wang Fei's tirade behind, Ashina Wenxia didn't care, her attention was focused on the "five-step life".

"Brother Fei, can you entrust your Su Yeju to customize a repeater for Master and me!" Ashina Wenxia remembered Wang Fei's opening of the store and said excitedly.

The smiling Ashina Xiaoyun quipped: "Brother Fei's shop has not yet opened, but the business has come to the door first!" ”

Ashina Wenxia glanced at her sister, then put her lips to Wang Fei's ear, and said mischievously: "Brother Fei, you can quote a price." ”

Ashina Xiaoyun smiled faintly, as if he hadn't seen his sister's sensitive food protection, and turned his head to chat with Wang Fei.

Wang Fei tilted his head slightly, and replied seriously: "Sister Wenxia said that she laughed. If Su Yeju can figure out the production process of Yuanrong repeater, he will definitely give priority to tailoring it for his sister. My sister's life-saving grace, I can't forget it, I often hate it and can't repay it, what price do I say! I just don't know when it will be developed! ”

"It's okay, I can afford to wait!" Ashina Wenxia made a pun, smiling like a flower, her jade arm stretched out, and patted Wang Fei's shoulder.

When Wang Fei tried to dodge, he suddenly heard Wang Yong exclaim: "Not good! The defenders of the West Gate are about to be breached! ”

Wang Fei hurriedly rubbed his body like an ape, stood on the saddle, and looked west.

When the Great Food Scout launched a charge, Wang Fei saw that the defenders of the West Gate were dealing with the situation in an orderly manner and were not chaotic, and his heart was very steady, so he was in the mood to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the repeater with his friends.

At this time, I saw seven or eight Sogdian warriors dressed as big food spies, like hungry wolves pounced on the deer, slashing and killing in the scattered spear array of the defenders of the West Gate.

Among them is a sturdy big food scout, riding a tall and long-legged big food horse, slashing left and right, swinging a knife like the wind. Beside him, there was also a heroic young samurai, and his sword skills were also extraordinary.

"What about Captain Ma and the tooth soldiers?" Wang Fei asked anxiously: "If you can raid from behind in time at this moment, the Great Food Scout will definitely be captured." If it's a little bit later, they might have escaped! ”

Wang Yong nodded approvingly: "What Xiao Langjun said is very true. Look! Captain Ma has been launched! During the Battle of Broken Leaves, I found that in the short sprint, our war horses were still slightly inferior to the big food horses, otherwise how could it be possible for these more than ten big food spies to rush into the array of the West Gate defenders. ”

At the west gate of Tingzhou, Kudulu's left arm struggled to carry the Tang army's huge shield of foot combat, tightly covering the vital parts of his body. He followed Mudeamah and rushed through the inner gate of the west gate.

Behind Kudulu, after shooting a round with their cavalry bows, the ten Beiting Ya soldiers abandoned their bows and straightened their spears and rushed straight at the back of the Khorasan cavalry.

The pikemen and sword and shield soldiers, who were already weak, gritted their teeth and roared when they saw the reinforcements arrive, and struggled to stand up. The bayonet slashed and slashed at the mount of the Great Food Scout.

The Khorasan cavalry, which had been attacked on the flank, stopped their charge without waiting for Mudea'a's order and fought on the spot to cover the escape of Khudulu and Mudea'a.

The Beiting tooth soldiers waited for work, and rushed back, and with the help of the remnants of the defenders, the momentum was like a rainbow. And the Khorasan cavalry was after the bloody battle, and the murderous spirit rose, knowing that they were in danger of ten deaths, but they fought to the death and never gave up!

The North Courtyard tooth soldiers and horses are like a forest, spitting and receiving, and the lance sees blood. The Khorasan cavalry's horse-eating horses bore the brunt of the attack, almost wounded.

The Khorasan cavalry either abandoned their horses and fought on foot, or exchanged their lives for their lives, and when they were more than half killed or wounded, they temporarily withstood the onslaught of the tooth soldiers.

Of course, the price was heavy, and the desperately struggling Khorasan cavalry was wounded and bleeding, and soon lost its combat effectiveness.

After the bloody battle, Kudulu suddenly felt much harder. He gritted his teeth, ignoring the roars and screams behind him, and did not hesitate to slap his horse forward.

As soon as I crossed the city gate, I heard the dense sound of "whooshing" breaking through the air again. Kudulu curled up behind the giant shield, listening to the sound of crossbow arrows shooting on the shield, and sighed that Mudea really expected things like a god.

As he dodged the bolts, Khudulu was alarmed by the sound of horses' hooves raining down on the wall above him. He shrank behind the giant shield, and when he didn't know what was happening, he suddenly saw a white figure, like a giant eagle hunting, swooping down and landing in front of Kudulu's horse.

Kudulu's vision was obscured by a shield, and he couldn't see the enemy's position at all. In a panic, he swung his scimitar in his right hand to block the opponent's attack.

The clanging of weapons rang out continuously, but none of them came from the scimitar in Kudulu's hand.

"Huh?" Kudulu secretly glanced at the edge of the shield, only to find that the silver-armored warrior who had just been chasing after him was fighting with Mutaia on horseback with the method of foot combat.

At this time, the city gate outside the west gate was about to be closed, and the suspension bridge outside the city had been raised for the most part. When the crossbowmen on the city wall saw that the city gate was about to close, they thought that it would be difficult for the enemy to escape the net, and threw a mouse trap for fear of accidentally injuring Ma Lu, so they just tightened their grip on the hanging knife and firmly locked on the two enemies, but no longer fired.

When Kudulu heard that the crossbow arrows were no longer fired, and that Mutaia and the silver-armored warriors were in a difficult battle, he put the giant shield on one side and prepared to swing his sword to join the warband.

"Secret Service, Retreat! Rahaman! Before Kudulu could start, he heard Mudea shouting breathlessly in a big food voice.

After Mutai'a fell into battle, more than half of his strength had been consumed. When he was about to rush out of the city, he was blocked by Ma Lan, and the opportunity was fleeting, and he couldn't help but be a little disheartened.

If it weren't for Ma Lan's lack of superiority in foot combat and cavalry, with Mu Tai'a's state at the moment, he would not be able to resist Ma Lan's fierce offensive at all.

When life and death were fighting, Mutaia's mind was racing, and he suddenly thought of the hidden Lahaman and the rest of the hundred or so Khorasan cavalry, and immediately decided to turn around and join Lahaman.

As for what to do after that, after thinking that Rahaman had been dormant for so long, he should have come up with a better idea.

Kudulu was slightly stunned when he heard this, but when he looked up, he immediately understood that it was hopeless to break through the west gate.

"Drive!" Kudulu raised his shield, turned his horse's head, and pierced through the doorway again.

Seeing that Kudulu began to turn around, Mu Tai'a slashed vigorously with his right arm, forcing Ma Lan to withdraw his knife and return to defense.

Taking advantage of the moment in Ma Lu's defense, Mutaia immediately kicked the horse's belly and pulled the reins sharply. The mount spun sharply in place, then sprang forward.

When Kudulu was about to penetrate the door, he heard the sound of crossbow arrows breaking through the air behind him. He was slightly frightened in his heart, and was worried that Mu Tai'a would not be able to dodge, when he saw an afterimage like lightning, and Mu Tai'a actually rushed in front of him again.

Inside the west gate of Tingzhou, all the Khorasan cavalry had fallen to the ground, and only a few blood-stained horses were left, wailing.

Only one of the enemy's Beiting Tooth soldiers who attacked from behind was slightly wounded, and the remaining nine were unscathed.

After killing the Khorasan cavalry, the Beiting Ya soldiers divided into four men and dismounted to help the wounded pikemen and sword and shield soldiers; The remaining six people regrouped and prepared to kill through the door hole and answer Ma Lu.

When he launched the back charge just now, the sharp-eyed Ma Lu caught the figures of Mutaia and Kudulu about to flee through the obstacles. So, he immediately left the group and rode Flying Frost up the side stairs to the city walls. Then he leaped forward, swung his sword in the air, and slashed at Mudea'a, who was at the front.

When the tooth soldiers rushed to kill, they heard the sound of gold and stones intertwining from the urn city, and they knew that the brave and resolute Captain Ma dragged the big food scout who was about to escape.

After taking out the enemies on the inside of the gate, the six tooth soldiers reformed into a wedge formation. They were about to pass through the doorway to help Ma Lu, when they heard the sound of horses' hooves echoing from the dark doorway.

After a moment's hesitation, the tooth soldiers saw two horses galloping towards the corpse of the Khorasan knight.

"Meet the enemy!" The tooth soldiers were just about to raise their horses, and the two horses separated from the left and right, bypassed the triangular wedge formation, jumped past the rejected horses, and returned to the side street!

The tooth soldiers looked at each other, and when they didn't know what the enemy's nerves were, a whistle sounded, and the flying frost of the divine steed stepped out of all four hooves and returned from the city wall to the doorway.

Ma Lan, who came in a hurry, jumped and landed on Feishuang's back: "What are you stunned about!" Chase! ”

The four tooth soldiers who helped to rescue the defenders had already pulled away the rejection horse, and Ma Ling led the remaining six tooth soldiers to chase after him with a whip.

After galloping back and forth, Kudulu found that the speed of the big eater horse began to decline, and he could no longer maintain the momentum of the indomitable and charging forward. And Mu Tai'a beside him was also tired, his face was blue and his body was sore.

"What should I do?" Kudulu asked anxiously.

"Wait!" Mutai'a said weakly: "The Rahman ghost has a lot of ideas. ”