Chapter 252: Boulder Volley

Seeing Song Qi's chain of ironclad horses rushing into the formation, the corners of his mouth curled up with disdain, and he retreated behind the ballista in a hurry, waved his hand into the air hard, and ordered loudly: "Release!" ”

With a few "pop" sounds, the body of the ballista shook violently a few times, and with a bang, sharp arrows ejected from the ballista, whistling in the low air, drawing a straight line of black death, and shooting head-on at the rushing chain of ironclad troops. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Because of the large number and density of ironclad soldiers, there was no need to aim at all, and almost every arrow did not miss, either on horses or people.

Although the iron helmet on the ironclad army is not afraid of ordinary feather arrows, as soon as it touches the huge arrows shot from this ballista, it is easily torn apart like a cloth.

The giant arrow can not only tear through the flesh of the iron armor, but also penetrate the iron armor behind it. Some arrows can even shoot through the iron armor of the person behind them after they have pierced through a person's body.

The ironclad soldiers who were hit by the arrows were carried into the air by the huge inertia of the crossbow arrows, like a swarm of flies being blown up by a fierce wind, and then fell to the ground with a bang far away.

The horses that were shot by the giant arrows screamed miserably and fell directly to the ground. One horse fell to the ground with an arrow, and the other five horses tied to the pile could not move, and could only whirl in place with a scream of horror, waiting to become a live target for the ballista. This is also the biggest disadvantage of the chain ironclad horse. The ironclad army on horseback was so frightened that they hurriedly jumped off their horses and fled towards their headquarters with heavy steps.

The crossbow of the Chuer machine is similar to Song Qi's repeater, and it can also be fired in bursts, it can fire five arrows in a row, and the range is more than 600 steps.

Although there were only a hundred ballistas, because they could shoot continuously, after the first round of frantic firing, the thousands of ironclad horses that rushed to the front were almost completely destroyed, and they completely lost their combat effectiveness.

The chain of ironclad horses that followed behind were either blocked by the horses that fell to the ground in front of them and crashed headlong into the iron wheels, or they were so frightened that they quickly turned around. The advantage of the ironclad horse is that it is indomitable and rampage. It was not so simple to make a U-turn, because the six horses were tied together, and in a panic, some turned to the left, some to the right, pulling each other, but could not move half a step. It has become a live target for ballistas again.

A part of the ironclad army narrowly escaped the first round of fire from the ballista, glaring at the enemy on the opposite side through the eyes of the iron helmet, urging the ironclad horse to roll forward like crazy.

Under the continuous firing of the ballista, the ironclad army fell to the ground one after another, letting out an earth-shattering scream. Only a handful of ironclad horses were able to rush to the side of the ballista, cutting down the soldiers next to the crossbow and knocking it over.

More ironclads managed to turn their heads around and rushed lifelessly towards their positions like headless flies.

Quan Dou and dozens of generals were watching the battle from the castle tower, and when they saw the ballista starting to show their might, they laughed happily and praised the left and right: "Wonderful! Wonderful! Mr. Chuerji is such a genius that he can build such an unbelievable thing as a ballista! ”

A general smiled and said, "It's still a great general!" Able to promote and appoint such talents as Chuer Machinery beyond the norm! What a discerning talent! ”

Another general clapped his hands and laughed: "This is enough for Song Qi to feel better!" ”

Song Qi saw a chain of ironclad horses rushing towards his position in the formation, and hurriedly shouted: "Stop!" "On the other hand, he ordered the sergeant Ming Jin to withdraw his troops.

The sergeant in charge of striking the gong hurriedly struck the gong, and the sound of the gong was crisp and agitated.

Those ironclad soldiers were frightened, and after hearing the sound of the gong, they stabilized their minds and successively restrained the ironclad horses, intending to turn around.

However, at this moment, Chu Erji said the second word "put".

Behind the ballistas, three hundred huge stone-throwing carts lined up.

Compared with the stone-throwing vehicles in Song Qi's array, these stone-throwing vehicles are simply one in the sky and one on the ground. The stone-throwing trucks on Song Qi's side need at least ten soldiers to serve each one, and they are particularly slow to launch, and the distance of the stone-throwing is not far.

And the rock-throwing truck of the Chur machine is completely different. There were only four soldiers waiting next to each of the carts.

The frame of this stone-throwing truck is about one zhang high and six feet wide, and it is also made of pure tungsten steel. At the back of the shelf is an iron rod about two feet long, and a huge iron plate is attached to the end of the iron rod. Each disc contained a large stone weighing about 100 catties. Next to each disc is a pile of large stones.

There are several circles, large and small, hanging on the shelf, and a thick long rope is bypassed through each circle in turn, one end is attached to the end of the iron rod, and the other end is attached to the mechanism on the shelf. There are also two traps on the shelf, pulling up the left trap will bring the long iron rod to the ground, and pulling down the right trap will make the iron rod quickly swing up and throw the stone out.

The main task of the four soldiers is to pull the mechanism up and down, and to carry large stones into the disc.

Upon hearing Chul's command, the soldier standing next to the catapult pulled down the mechanism of the division on the right side of the catapult.

When he landed, 300 stone-throwing carts rumbled. The huge iron rod that had stopped on the ground swung up sharply, and quickly vertically shot into the air, more than two feet high, as if the long arms of a giant had suddenly swung into the air.

The large stone in the disc was thrown abruptly into the air, drawing a graceful parabola in the air, whistling and flying high into the air, dragging a long trail of breaking through the air behind him.

After more than 300 stones were thrown to the highest point, they turned around and flipped over, falling diagonally downwards along the opposite trajectory of the ascent, and smashed into Song Qi's formation with an overwhelming attitude.

Song Qi and his cavalry, infantry, shield men, and archers were now retreating to a mile from the battlefield, where everyone stood nervously watching the progress of the formation.

They were all very dismayed to see that the chain of ironclad horses they relied on was completely suppressed by the ballista, and could not function at all, and could only make a dying struggle under the continuous fire of the giant arrows.

When the catapult threw the boulder into the air, everyone looked up at the sky, their gaze swaying in the arc of the stone in the air. None of them believed that a boulder could hit them a mile away.

More than 300 boulders are like a dense meteor shower, covering the sky and the sun, flying all over the sky, which is very spectacular.

When the stone flew above their heads, they came to their senses and ran, but it was too late.

Countless boulders broke through the air, like huge meteorites falling, constantly passing past Song Qi and them, smashing on the ground with a bang around them, and huge craters were immediately smashed out of the ground.

Countless unlucky soldiers were struck by stones falling from the sky, stirring up a monstrous amount of blood.

Although it is said that at the end of the strong crossbow, it is impossible to penetrate Lu Min, but at the end of the boulder, there seems to be a kind of destructive strength. The force of the stone when it hits the ground is almost the same as the force with which it is fired. The soldier who was hit by the stone didn't have time to say a word, and collapsed to the ground next to Song Qi, turning into pieces of meatloaf, which was miserable.

There is a tragic picture of the end of the world ... (To be continued.) )