Chapter 48: Scout Battle (Part II)
"Woo woo woo ......"
Five or six Eight Banner cavalrymen were shot in an instant, and then fell under their horses. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info those cavalry who were originally charging, and the speed of the war horse was already very fast. But suddenly fell under the war horse, and the potential energy brought by the speed of the war horse's charge was instantly converted into kinetic energy and transmitted to these cavalry. Outcome...... Hehe!
"Poof-" The Eight Banners cavalry who fell off their horses immediately vomited blood, and even if they didn't die, they were seriously injured.
Dozens of arrows killed and wounded five or six Eight Banner cavalrymen, this deal is worth it!
"What's going on? These Han horse thieves are still able to shoot arrows? Those Eight Banner cavalry immediately exclaimed.
But soon, dozens of arrows were quickly shot over, and the remaining five or six Eight Banner scouts didn't have time to dodge at all, and were directly shot to the ground.
"Dismount quickly, catch it alive!" The scout squad leader said.
The scout squad easily annihilated the scout squad of the Eight Banners, and the scout squad leaders brought horses to some of the Eight Banners scouts who were not too seriously injured, and prepared to send them back for interrogation, which in turn could obtain information about the other party.
"This Zhuge repeater restored by Commander Tan is really amazing! I really didn't expect that Commander Tan would be able to think of such a method, this kind of Zhuge repeater is a sharp weapon for our scouts! A cavalryman said with a Zhuge crossbow.
These scouts all held in their hands a Zhuge repeater that could fire continuously, this kind of Zhuge repeater had been lost before, but it was later restored by Tan Feng based on the mechanical knowledge of later generations. This kind of Zhuge repeater is actually not very powerful, and even not only is it small, but it has a short range.
"Although this Zhuge repeater has little power and short range, it is an artifact for us scouts! It can shoot ten times in a row, and although the arrow can only kill the enemy within six zhang, once the enemy's scout is hit by the arrow, it will fall off the warhorse. Such a huge dash of war horses will cause them more damage than our crossbow arrows! The scout squad leader said.
Tan Feng's restored Zhuge Repeater, in fact, according to Tan Feng's feelings, the power of this Zhuge Repeater is called a battle scum! This Zhuge repeater has a short range, and the effective range is only about twenty meters, which is only six zhang in ancient times. Even, this Zhuge can't even break through the armor with a crossbow, and can't shoot through the enemy's iron armor, which is weak! The loss of Zhuge Lian's crossbow is not accidental, it is because it was of little use in ancient times.
But Tan Feng understands very well that there is no absolutely backward weapon in this world, and it still depends on whether he is suitable for the battlefield. If the Zhuge Repeater is used on the frontal battlefield, it will naturally be a scumbag. But what if it is used in cavalry, what if it is used in special forces? It's a very nimble thing that adds power at close range.
Although the Zhuge repeater has a short range and cannot break through the armor, for those light cavalry and those reconnaissance scouts who are not wearing armor, the lethality is really incomparable. According to the general scout tactics, bows and arrows are used to shoot enemies. Although the bow and arrow seem to be much farther than the Zhuge Repeater on the surface, the effective range of the bow and arrow is as high as 100 meters. However, the rate of fire of the bow and arrow is very problematic, and once one arrow is fired, it is difficult for the cavalry to shoot a second arrow.
Originally, crossbowmen also had the saying of "three arrows at the enemy", which means that once the crossbowmen encountered the enemy, they were often able to shoot three bows and arrows. What's more, their scouts are cavalry, and the charges on both sides are mutual, so it would be good to shoot once.
The kind of longbow that seems to have a long effective range is fired once, but it is quickly approached by the Han scouts, so that the Zhuge repeater of the Han scouts is simply a big killer. Although this kind of Zhuge repeater crossbow has a short range, small power, and low accuracy, the huge rate of fire at close range largely makes up for the need, which is the reason why those Manchu scouts suffered a big loss.
On the other hand, none of the scouts sent out by the Manchu Qing Dynasty came back.
"General Voerdan, none of the more than a hundred scouts we sent out have returned." The man with the Eight Banners said.
"What? None of them came back? Voldan exclaimed.
As the people of the Eight Banners, of course they know the power of the cavalry, more than a hundred scouts! They are all cavalry, and the biggest advantage of cavalry is that they can be very mobile? Even if you can't defeat the enemy, you won't be able to run back to any of them!
As a veteran, Fu Erdan knows that victory and defeat are a common thing for soldiers, but as a cavalryman, even if he can't beat the enemy, he can run! It's too difficult to annihilate a cavalry. Why is it that infantry can often be wiped out, but almost no cavalry can be wiped out? That's because the cavalry can't beat and can run, and even the speed is very fast, and the general class can't stop it.
But this time, none of them came back, it's too weird!
"General Fu, here, one of our scouts is back!" There were eight banner cavalry shouting.
The scout of the Eight Banners barely dragged his badly wounded body back and quickly rode his horseback. Of course, in fact, the arrow wounds on his body were not serious, and the lethality of the crossbow arrows of these Zhuge repeaters was not very great, but he chose to speed up the horse desperately, which made the originally non-fatal injuries become more and more serious and cruel, and even his wounds have begun to be torn by his vigorous horseback riding, and his clothes have begun to be stained with blood.
"General, general, military intelligence, urgent military intelligence!" The only scout of the Eight Banners ran back.
Knowing that the scout probably didn't have much to live, Voerdan hurried up to hear the last, and perhaps most important, news.
"Say, say, what's wrong?" Fu Dan grabbed the badly wounded scout and shouted.
"Rain of arrows, their cavalry, rain of arrows! Burst fire, a cavalry crossbow capable of bursting! Uhhh
Fu Erdan soon saw a short arrow less than twenty centimeters in length in the abdomen of this Eight Banners scout, and there were no feathers on it, and then he felt very puzzled.
"Repeater? A cavalry crossbow capable of firing continuously? What the hell is this? How can it be? Isn't a repeater, a repeater heavy? How could a repeater equip a cavalryman? Zhuge Repeater, this is Zhuge Repeater? Oh, my God! It's actually a Zhuge crossbow? Voerdan shouted.
Manchus love to read all kinds of Han novels, and even the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a theme that Manchus like to read. Of course, this is also a reason why the Manchu culture level is relatively low, and they can't understand the content of Han culture that is too profound. Being literate does not mean being educated, and many Manchu aristocrats are considered educated, but they are far from understanding those profound Han philosophies. They like to read those little talk books that are very philosophical, so they are not absolutely unfamiliar with Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Repeater in the Three Kingdoms.
"These Han horse thieves actually created Zhuge Repeater?" Voerdan thought in surprise.
The Manchu generals next to them saw the more than 100 scouts they had just sent out, which was equivalent to being wiped out, and their faces were suddenly full of gloom.