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Qiaoshan is named after "the mountain is high and sharp (steep)".

The mountain is unusually steep, the sharp edge stands, the ridge is rugged, the climbing is difficult, and it is impossible for the large army to march to cover.

In a word, Mengkeng takes Qiaoshan as the east mouth and the Fen River as the west mouth, Qiaoshan is high and steep, and the Fen River is emptied.

Thirty miles of east and west Meng pit, cliffs hundreds, traversing north and south, becoming a fierce moat for soldiers in the era of cold weapons.

When Yao Xing hesitated, Wei Shuo was not idle, and he discussed with his subordinates several times the strategy of facing the enemy.

Although the terrain of Qiaoshan is dangerous, it is only a natural danger after all, and if the Hexi Army wants to play a role with it, it must adapt measures to local conditions.

At this time, the 'well-informed' Wei Shuo suddenly came into play, and he explained his defense concept in detail to everyone.

That is to use the dangerous terrain of Mengkeng, including Fenshui, Qiaoshan and other geographical terrain, to build a simple barrier, and configure a long-range lethal weapon-bed crossbow, to block the Qin army with all its might.

To put it more simply, stop the enemy from moving north at all costs.

Originally, he only had 10,000 horses in his hands, and with this little force alone, he couldn't stop the Qin army at all.

Fortunately, there is a natural danger to rely on, and there is a bed crossbow available, and there is finally hope that the impossible will become possible.

Wei Shuo made a gradient deployment of all firepower according to the mountain, and when the Qin army attacked north to about 300 paces, the large bed crossbow was the first to start firing.

Then, when the rebels entered the range of small and medium-sized crossbows, they used the crossbows to kill and injure the Qin army first.

Finally, when the Qin army marched closer, it was the turn of the archers.

With such three layers of firepower, they continued to pour fire at the enemy, trying to give the invading Qin army the maximum damage.

In the era of cold weapons, long-range lethal weapons such as bows and arrows or crossbows, once a large-scale array of intensive fire, were very lethal to the charging side.

In particular, the terrain in front of Qiao Mountain is a slope, and the Hexi army is condescending to the mountain, as long as there are enough arrows, Wei Shuo believes that no matter how many Qin troops attack, he is confident to repel them.

In addition, there is another important point, it is currently in the middle of summer, not to mention that the Qin soldiers have no armor to wear, and those generals in the army will take it off even if they have.

Wei Shuo even considered taking advantage of this to inflict maximum casualties on the other side when the Qin army attacked.

At noon, Gao Jinzhi, who had been sent out by him to take on the responsibility of attacking and harassing, returned, and came back with the news that the Qin army was coming.

This time, Gao Jinzhi led his troops south, although he failed to inflict heavy damage on the Qin army, but he brilliantly completed the task of harassing the Qin army and slowing down its march.

However, the cavalry was of little use in the future, and Wei Shuo immediately ordered the cavalry to go down to rest and serve as a reserve.

After Gao Jinzhi took the order, Wei Shuo ordered the infantry to prepare to meet the enemy, and at the same time, he climbed the Qiaoshan Heights with Cui Hao and Zhang Teng, and raised the clairvoyant mirror to look south.

Just as Wei Shuo was looking into the distance and thinking about his own thoughts, the roar of men and horses suddenly came from the south.

"Yao Xing is finally here, and the bloody battle will begin!" Wei Shuo muttered to himself.

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When Wei Shuo received the news of the arrival of the Qin army, at about the same time, Yao Xing also received information that the Hexi army was guarding the mountain.

In the face of the Hexi Army, which was waiting for work, Yao Xing did not rashly order an attack, but ordered the whole army to stop advancing.

And learning the lessons of the previous continuous sneak attacks by the Hexi army, he kept telling the generals to strengthen their vigilance and strictly prevent sneak attacks.

After Yao Xing issued several orders one after another, he immediately summoned Di Bozhi and other generals to come over to discuss the matter.

At this time, the soldiers had set up their tents in an open field, and all the generals who had been summoned to discuss the matter were in the shaded tents to talk.

After the generals arrived, Yao Xing didn't bother to wipe the sweat beads off his face, so he stared at Di Bozhi and asked: "Di Qing, the Hexi army is defending against danger and preventing our army from going north." ”

"Our army is in a dilemma, I really can't make a decision in my heart, I don't know if Aiqing has a good plan?"

"Hmm......" Diber stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.

At this time, Yao Guocheng, another general under Yao Xing's command, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the last general thinks that there are only a few thousand Hexi Army infantry, even if there is a natural danger to rely on, how can he stop my tens of thousands of Houqin troops?" ”

"The last general is willing to make a military order to capture Wei Shuo and present it to His Majesty."

"Nonsense! How can you not fight an undefeated battle if you are so reckless as you are? Don't go back yet. ”

After being reprimanded by Yao Xing, the generals no longer dared to speak lightly, and they all looked at Di Bozhi.

I saw Di Bozhi's brows furrowed, and he thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, the Duke of Yiyang is trapped in the firewood wall today, and if you want to relieve the siege of the firewood wall, you must pass through the Mengkeng natural danger. ”

"Thirty miles from east to west of Mengkeng, hundreds of cliffs, traversing north and south, unless there are immortal means, it is really difficult for mortals to cross, only detour east and west."

"However, the water surface of the Fen River in Xikou is more than 100 zhang wide, the river is wide and the valley is deep, and the water potential is grand, like a huge trench with a relative depth of more than 30 zhang.

"Now it seems that the greatest hope is to go north through Dongkou Qiaoshan!"

"But the Hexi army here is in full array, and I am worried that it will be useless and the troops will be wasted."

"Your Majesty, now that my tens of thousands of troops have entered the territory of Pingyang, it is close to Chaibi, so I have to try it no matter what."

"Even if the road to Qiaoshan is different, Your Majesty will cross the river to the west with the whole army, from the west bank of Fenshui to the other side of Chaibi."

"In that case, why don't you cross the river west now?"

To tell the truth, Yao Xing really didn't want to touch the Qiaoshan position, when he besieged Dailai City, he had learned the power of the Hexi army, and he was extremely impressed by the Hexi bed crossbow.

Imami had the opportunity to bypass Qiao Shan, and of course he wanted to seize it.

Unexpectedly, Diberch gave him a basin of cold water.

"Your Majesty, along the west bank of the Fen River is just an expedient measure, after all, Tiandu Tianhai is still in the hands of Hexi, even if we go along the west bank to the other side of the Chaibi, we will not be able to meet the breakthrough of Yiyang Gong."

"The only way we can do it right now is to break through the Johnson defense!"

……

Feeling that there was no other way out, Yao Xing had no choice but to order a strong attack on the front line of Qiaoshan.

"Tell the whole army, get ready!"

At the sound of the order, the archers put their arrows on the strings, and the sergeant who was in charge of operating the bed crossbow had already wound several thick crossbow arrows, and all the crossbowmen were ready to shoot.

"The enemy is already within range of the bed crossbow." The sergeant in charge of the lookout hurriedly reported the enemy's movements to Wei Shuo.

"Pass my military order, and the bed crossbow will start shooting!" Wei Shuo calmly gave the order.

As the order to attack was given, dozens of huge bed crossbows were painstakingly wringed by several sergeants in a creepy "creaking" sound.

Duber, who commanded the bed crossbow, shouted, "Fire!" ”

In an instant, dozens of crossbow arrows as slender as spears were fired from the bed crossbow.

In the loud "whoosh" sound, it swept straight across the open space in front of the formation, and shot rapidly towards the Qin army's outpost three hundred paces away.

The advantage of the bed crossbow is that it is powerful, has a long range, and can hit three hundred to four hundred paces.

The disadvantage is that the shooting accuracy is insufficient, and unless a large salvo is used, it can cause very great damage to the densely arranged enemy troops.

After several years of development, the use of crossbows by the Hexi Army has reached a very high level.

Whether it is in the field or in defensive warfare, there are relevant tactical applications.

There are a total of 30 bed crossbows on the first line of Qiaoshan, which are arranged at the highest part of the position, along the east-west direction, and are lined up.

Seeing the Hexi Army firing bed crossbows, the Qin army, which was attacking, immediately reacted.

Long before the attack, Yao Xing had repeatedly told everyone that the Hexi army had sharp crossbows and must be cautious when attacking.

In order to reduce the damage of the bed crossbow, as soon as Qin Bing heard the sound of breaking through the air, he hurriedly bent down and spread out the formation to both sides.

If it was in an open area, the measures taken by the Qin army would be very effective.

Unfortunately, the area around Johnson is not only sloped, but also the terrain is relatively narrow, so there is not much room for detours.

When the dense Qin soldiers were marching rapidly, it was impossible for them to disperse quickly.

Not to mention that no matter how fast a person moves, it can't compare to the speed of a crossbow arrow speeding through the sky.

Sure enough, a Qin soldier was a little late, and was shot right by a speeding crossbow arrow.

Long bolts of crossbow bolts pierced his abdomen, piercing his entire abdominal cavity and passing through his body.

A large amount of blood gushed out from the wounds in both directions of the body, instantly staining half of the body, as well as the ground under the body, and it was impossible to live.

At the same time, the bolt pierced the leg of the other sergeant, piercing deeply.

The sergeant screamed, followed by the sergeant in front of him.

The remaining sergeants, who were scrambling to dodge, stomped on him mercilessly, and a continuous scream rang out.