There was nothing wrong with the solemnity of the little prince, and neither was the hope of moderation. [Full text reading]

As the captives entered the distance of 200 meters, the situation of the battle quickly changed.

In the past, the movement caused by the crossbow bolts in the cavalry array was not small, the sound of 'dang, dang' was the sound of the crossbow bolts hitting the iron shield and being bounced off, the sound of 'grabbing, grabbing' was the sound of the crossbow bolts shooting into the body of the wooden shield or the shield covered with iron shields, and the sound of crossbow arrows breaking through the air and neighing of men and horses, even under the cover of rumbling horses' hooves, was still clearly audible.

However, after reaching a distance of 200 meters, the first sound became louder, and from time to time there was the sound of metal cracking; The second kind of sound became less and less, but the screams of people and the neighing of horses were so loud that for a time they were even on a par with the sound of horses' hooves.

The reason is very simple, the closer the distance, the stronger the power of the divine arm bow, which is embodied in the following: the wooden shield is broken, the iron shield is broken, and the person is turned over on his back.

Without the protection of the shield, the cotton armor on the Tartar had no effect, and the iron armor only reduced the fatal wound to a minor injury, and the scene of the charge suddenly became tragic.

The little prince just frowned, this situation was expected, after all, the crossbow arrows of the Ming army were made of stainless steel, and it was normal for them to be more powerful, and what made him envious was mainly the wealth of the Ming Dynasty.

"Fortunately, the firing speed of this crossbow is not fast, otherwise......" A large piece collapsed in front of the charging queue, and the three salvos of the second round, the killing and wounding of the captives were several times that of the previous ones, and seeing that more than a thousand horses were gone, the chieftains of the Tartars were all smacking.

However, such a result is still acceptable, with the current situation estimated, at most the Ming army can release two rounds of continuous fire, the two sides are about to start contact, maybe can also cause two or three thousand casualties, however, when it comes to close combat, it is the turn of their own soldiers and horses to play.

However, things were not as they thought, and just when the distance was shortened to sixty paces, that is, about 100 meters, the situation changed sharply, and the frequency of the Ming army's firing suddenly increased, continuously, like a raging storm.

There seemed to be an invisible wall in front of the captive cavalry, and no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't rush through, and in just a few moments, the casualties were already several times as before.

"This, how is it possible, that kind of crossbow has at least six stones, no, without the strength of ten stones, it is impossible to have such power, how can it be so fast?"

"They're fired in turns, aren't there tens of thousands of crossbows in wheel?"

"There are tens of thousands of such things? Immortal Heaven is above, how can the Ming people be so rich! ”

There was a sigh and shouting around, and the little prince almost gritted his teeth, he knew that the crossbow of the Ming army was powerful, but he still didn't expect that it would be so powerful, fast and ruthless, and the range was still long, was there any reason for it?

He hadn't seen the Ten Stone Bow, but he had heard the elders of the tribe mention that there was that kind of crossbow in the Song army, and that thing was very close to the bed crossbow, but it was not as big as the bed crossbow. If you want to pull that kind of crossbow, you must use all the strength of your whole body, so that kind of strong crossbow is also called a stretch crossbow, which means to open the bow with your feet.

Think about it, if you have a ten-stone bow, that's six hundred catties of strength, who can have that much strength in your arm? If you're not a strong man, you can't step on it even if you step on it. In the case of this kind of bow and crossbow, the previous shooting frequency was actually very fast, but I didn't expect that it was not the limit, and now this is not the limit?

Although the enemy's firing frequency had already frightened him, the little prince still didn't dare to make up his mind, this Ming army was too weird, so strange that it was completely impossible to make an accurate judgment.

"Tusizan, go back to your troops, follow behind Ba Lost Scrape, and rush forward!" The little prince's eyes were blood-red, and he shouted loudly.

The charge of 10,000 horsemen may not be able to reach the enemy, and if they hadn't seen it, no one would have believed such a thing. However, seeing that the vast team of people and horses in front of them had formed a wall, the Tartars had to believe that it was really possible for these 10,000 horsemen to be wiped out by the opponent's long-range attack.

And Tusizan is also the captain of the little prince, he obviously does not plan to give up, and he will fight to the end. The leaders are a little cold, they are so ruthless to their descendants, it is impossible for others to preserve their strength, after this war, how many people can return to the grassland safely?

"King Khan...... Let's go to the flank of the Ming army, the crossbow arrows of the Ming army are too powerful. Tusz advised.

"If the crossbow arrows can't be hit, what's the use of breaking through the right flank?" The little prince pointed at the Ming army on the opposite side with his horsewhip, and roared loudly: "Don't you see? How well did the shield-raising foot men and crossbowmen work together? Broke the right flank, do you think they won't turn into a circle defense? Do you think they can't do it? ”

"......" Tusi Zan silently.

The crossbow is fired horizontally, when the crossbowmen shoot, the infantry in the front row will cause obstacles, and the solution of the Ming army is that the infantry squats, squats and rises, neatly as one person, just looking at it from a distance, it is enough to evaluate the discipline of the Ming army, and the idea that the Ming cavalry can directly attack the side of the Ming army is really not very practical.

"Ben Khan doesn't believe that their crossbows can keep going at such speeds, and they don't believe that their crossbows can shoot all the time."

After a pause, the little prince shouted unwillingly: "Even if this is really the case, I don't believe that 100,000 warriors will be stopped by thousands of crossbowmen." Tell Eto and Usu to keep an eye on each other's cavalry, if the enemy does not move, they don't have to do anything, and the rest of the people will join the charging array for Ben Khan, even if they use a pile of people, Ben Khan will crush the Ming army! ”

When he shouted, his heart was also dripping blood, and those who were on the front line were all his descendants! But there was no way, he had invested too much in this entry operation, and he couldn't give up no matter what.

Although the fire sieve will arrive soon, if he does not firmly attract the attention of the Ming army, the surprise attack behind him may not have much effect. The fire sieve is not as invested as much as him, if he can't see the chance of victory, he won't be too desperate, if the Warat people are shot by the Ming army, the fire sieve is likely to escape.

Therefore, the little prince seems to be a crazy desperate fight, but in fact, it is also helpless.

...... "Master Hou, this is ......" Wen Wen also has the same doubts as Tartar, and his doubts are deeper than Tartar, because he is close and can see more clearly.

There are no tens of thousands of strong crossbows used for rotation as the Tartars imagined, but only a few thousand auxiliaries who specialize in winding crossbows. The auxiliaries were strong, but they were far from the standard of Hercules, and they didn't use their feet, but placed their crossbows on a horizontally placed shelf, and then turned a handle on the side of the shelf, and the crossbow was opened.

"That's the winder, it's similar to the winch principle of the bed crossbow, but it's more convenient than that, it applies the principle of mechanics, relying on pulleys, gears and levers to save power......," Xie Hong explained with a smile: "Without this thing, this crossbow really can't be pulled casually." ”

"Winder ......" Wen Wen felt a strange feeling in his heart, Hou Ye is worthy of being a craftsman, and he fights as if he is working, especially in the crossbowmen, which is even more vividly reflected.

Specialized in shooting, special winding, and special maintenance and repair. And there is a special lookout on the crossbow, which can ensure accuracy, and there is this winding device on the winding, and the person in charge of maintenance and repair also has special equipment, which is temperature measurement and cooling, and it seems to be no different from the assembly line of the Ordnance Division.

"Master Hou, the temperature of the bowstring continues to rise, and the wear is too great, so you can't shoot at the limit speed anymore, otherwise it may be damaged on the spot."

"Alas, the quality of the steel is still a little worse, if there is a special steel ......" Xie Hong touched his chin and sighed, this shortcoming is not a big problem, no matter what kind of machinery it is, it can always be used vigorously, there will be this kind of problem.

Although the main structure and principle are the same as those of the Divine Arm Bow, after all, there are improvements from him, and the strong crossbows equipped by the Guards are more advanced than the Divine Arm Bow. Needless to say, the rate of fire is also a lot stronger, with good coordination, the rate of fire of the strong crossbow can reach two to three arrows per minute, and five thousand strong crossbows can shoot at full speed, and they can even block ten thousand horsemen.

However, the wear and tear and scrap rate caused by this firing frequency is also very high, and after a battle, at least half of the bowstring needs to be remaintained or even replaced, so it is said that fighting a war is burning money.

Xie Hong is not worried about money, there is a sufficient supply of accessories and everything, but when the war is in full swing, the strong crossbow cannot be dumbfounded. It doesn't matter if you let the Tartars come over, the Guards were originally trained according to the standards of the Cold Weapon Age, and they are not afraid of close combat.

What's more, the Tartars' brigade is accelerating, and seeing that a full-scale attack is about to be made, five thousand crossbowmen cannot fully cover the entire military formation, and close combat is inevitable.

"Second brother......" he nodded to Zhengde.

"The wind team pauses shooting and erects the 'forest' flag!" Zhengde will know.

…… From the beginning of the charge to now, in fact, it has only been a total of ten minutes, but it feels like a long time has passed, from the excitement at the beginning to the anger of seeing the tragic death of his companion, to the final desperate struggle in the metal storm, his state of mind has been ups and downs.

The striker was wiped out, he who was originally in the middle of the team became a striker, he had already smelled death, but at this moment, he suddenly felt the pressure relaxed, and the team quickly crossed the obstacle on the ground and rushed towards the queue of the Ming army.

He looked up in surprise, a little doubtful that he was dead and dreaming. Under the shroud of the Ming army's terrifying crossbow array, how could the charge be so smooth?

What made him ecstatic was that for some reason, the Ming army had stopped shooting, and next to the big banner with the word "wind", another flag was erected, this time with the word 'Lin' on it.

And what is it this time?

There was a shock in the heart, the wind was terrible, and this forest may not be bad. If possible, he would have liked to stop and watch, but he couldn't, not only his cavalry, but from the louder and louder sound of horses' hooves, he could already hear that the king of Khan had urged the main force, and all he could do was to rush forward.

Then, he understood the meaning of the word Lin, when the crossbow arrows stopped shooting, the infantry in the front of the Ming army all stood up, except for the people in the first row who still held shields with both hands, the rest of the people put up their spears and put them on the shoulders of their comrades in front.

Behind the shield array, it seemed that a forest suddenly grew, and it also carried a death message, and the forest glowed with cold light.

(To be continued)