"Brothers, as long as we cross the trench in front, the time of our victory will come, avenge the dead brothers, and the opportunity to defeat Wang Jun and capture Hongdong County is just around the corner, rush with me!" After breaking through the pit with difficulty, the forward battalion of the Ming army after breaking the stumbling horse rope, and seeing that there was only a wide trench in front of them, they could confront the Wang army, and the soldiers in front suddenly shouted loudly.

The role of the trench in the ancient cold weapon is not the same as the trench in later generations, the trench in later generations is mainly used to protect oneself and avoid dealing with dense bullets or shells, but the ancient trenches are not like this, they are used to block the enemy's attack as a necessary means, from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Chinese military strategists began to use trenches to protect their own troops, and by the end of the Ming Dynasty, this means has been very mature.

It is precisely for this reason that the ancient trenches were dug deep and wide, so as to play the maximum protective role, on the one hand, in the battle, the offensive side of this kind of trench, that is, let the soldiers carry specially built ladders, and then brave the enemy's arrow rain or other attacks, these ladders are erected on the top of the trench, so that the army can pass smoothly.

But in this way, the soldiers of the attacking side will be very dangerous, they can only carry the ladder forward to attack unsuspectingly, in the face of this situation, how can the people on the defending side give up such a good target, so every time the battle is not a one-sided battle, when fighting for the trench and attacking the city wall, it is the time when the loss is the most serious, and this is why the trench has been popular in China for thousands of years but is still used by generals.

Of course, it was not easy for the Ming army to take the trench, although they were very well-equipped and armored, but these did not allow them to pass the trench smoothly. Fortunately, for this method, the Shaanxi Ming Army or Shi Lei had already prepared, which is also the meaning of why Dong Qi sent the forward battalion to come alone this time.

"Hahaha, come here, you dogs are here. Wasn't it quite powerful just now, why are you stunned there now, dumbfounded, let me tell you, when you encounter such a trench, you can fly over with wings, otherwise, go back obediently! "When the forward battalion of the Ming army came to the side of the trench, they saw how deep the two men were. The trench three or four meters wide stopped next to the trench for a while, and seeing this situation, the soldiers of the Wang Army, who had just been pressed pale by the indomitable momentum of the Ming army, suddenly shouted excitedly.

The reason why they are like this, in addition to the sudden decrease in pressure, is more to avenge the anger that they and others were so frightened by the Ming army just now that they almost fled. Unfortunately, they rejoiced too soon. Just as they continued to attack the Ming army on the other side of the trench, they opened their mouths to be sarcastic. When they were scolding, a scene that surprised them appeared.

I saw that the originally loose shields of the Ming army standing in front suddenly gathered together, and in this way, the originally wide shields formed a huge wall, so tightly blocking the attack of the Wang army, and the forward battalion soldiers standing behind. But he suddenly raised the shields in his hands one after another, and at this time, a surprising scene appeared, and he saw that the shield that was originally held in the hands of every Ming soldier. They were connected, and every five pieces were connected together, and at this time this was no longer like a shield, but like a heavy plank, and for a while, countless such planks were quickly created in the ranks of the forward battalion.

You know, although the trench dug by Wang Jun is wide, it is at most a distance of six or seven meters, for this distance, the distance between the five shields is more than enough, you know, each soldier in the forward battalion of the Ming army is a carefully selected man, at least about one meter eight in height, the shield they use is also specially made, put on the ground, almost to their neck, only leaking out of a head.

For this situation, the Wang army on the other side of the trench can not be seen, they also think that the Ming army has run out of donkey skills, at this time standing on the opposite side of the trench is just a swollen face and a fat man, and after a while they will retreat if they can't get through the trench, but they can't see it, but it doesn't mean that the generals of the Wang army such as W Fuchen standing at the head of the city can't see it, and when they see this scene in the forward camp of the Ming army, they have already been stunned in shock.

"No, no, it can't be, how can this Shaanxi Ming Army have such a thing, how can they make the shields so exquisite, how did they connect so many shields together, this is not fucking true." Seeing this scene in front of him, a general of the Wang army couldn't help but shout, but whether he believed it or not, the trench that was originally used by them as a defensive weapon had become a smooth road for the Ming army at this time.

Looking at the situation under the city, listening to the surprised voices of the generals around him, W Fuchen's heart has become completely disheartened, he never thought that the Shaanxi Ming Army would be so difficult to deal with, whether it is a pit, a tripping horse, or this defensive weapon trench, this kind of existence was a nightmare for all armies in the past, and even the Manchu Eight Banners that had infinite scenery, for this kind of defense, if you don't pay a certain price and loss, you can't break through, but now these things are under the hands of the Shaanxi Ming Army, But it's as easy as a child playing at home, I'm afraid that no one will believe it when this thing is said.

"Come, pass the order, let the people of the cavalry battalion prepare, wait until the forward battalion breaks through the Wang army in a while, immediately rush over, support the forward battalion, you must break through the front line of the Wang army in one fell swoop, and strive to take Hongdong County in one fell swoop, if anyone goes wrong, the governor of Pontus will not spare him at that time." At this time, in the position of the Ming army, when Dong Qi saw the movements of the forward battalion through the clairvoyant mirror, he shouted an order to the heralds beside him. Although, before coming, Shi Lei told him that as long as he dragged the 50,000 army of W Fuchen, Dong Qi was not the kind of old general in his seventies and eighties after all, he was young, although he would not do anything impulsive, but he also had a surging blood in his heart, he still hoped to defeat the 50,000 army of W Fuchen in one fell swoop and take Hongdong County, this is not because he is earnest, but he hopes to prove himself.

"Governor, Governor. What's going on, why are the shields of the forward battalion able to connect, it's just that they can't do sorcery. After listening to Dong Qi's order, Gao Ligong on the side also asked in surprise, although Gao Ligong has now joined the Shaanxi Ming Army, but after all, he has joined for too short a time. There were many things he didn't even understand, or even seen before.

After hearing Gao Ligong's words, Dong Qi smiled and didn't explain anything to him, but turned to the guards beside him and said, "Go, take two shields from the forward battalion and let General Gao take a look." ”

Hearing Dong Qi's words, the guard quickly brought over two shields that were exactly the same as those used by the forward battalion, and then, at Dong Qi's signal. The two guards combined the two shields that were originally separated in an instant, in fact, it was very simple, the shields of the forward battalion were very thick, but this was also differentiated, the top of the shield was heavy, and the bottom was relatively weak, and the bottom was still an arrow. However, there is a special empty groove on the top of the thick shield, and the arrow pattern at the bottom is inserted into the groove on the top of the other shield. The two shields are cleverly combined, because this shield is very heavy, and there is a layer of iron wrapped on the outside, so the bearing capacity is also very considerable, at least it is possible for people to walk on it.

This is a method that was conceived by an apprentice craftsman, and the land of China has a long history. The people are also industrious and intelligent, which is why they have been able to stay ahead of the world for thousands of years, but it is precisely because of this. It has led to the blind self-confidence and pride of the Chinese people, who have never disdained to understand the outside world, and in addition to the foolish thinking of the imperial courts of all dynasties, and the idea of the supremacy of imperial power, it has led to the sad misunderstanding of "everything is inferior only to read high", which has led to the gradual loss of many very practical creative inventions in the process of inheritance, which has also caused the decline of China later.

The craftsmen of China are such a group of people, many of them have exquisite craftsmanship, but they are considered by the mainstream group to be inferior to the ninth, even if they themselves do not think that their craftsmanship is valuable. But all this in Shaanxi has been turned upside down, a deep understanding of science and technology is the primary productive force of Shi Lei, from the beginning of all the craftsmen as a baby, not only good treatment status is also very high, which also caused the craftsmen in Shaanxi from the original nine stream, into a person who everyone looks at differently.

The treatment is good, the status has improved, how can these simple, honest craftsmen not work hard, every day all the craftsmen will be very conscious beyond the late return, with twelve points of strength to build equipment for the army, supplement weapons, not only build, under the heavy reward of Shi Lei, many craftsmen have launched their brains, made a lot of very practical things, such as the siege crossbow that is now being used on a large scale by the Ming army in Shaanxi, is a craftsman made in accordance with the legendary Zhuge chain crossbow.

And the same is true of the shield used by the forward battalion, after hearing many generals complain that the trench is difficult to pass during the siege, he investigates this matter deeply, and finally knows that the reason why the trench is difficult to pass is because there is no thing that can be quickly combined on the battlefield to erect on the trench.

After the appearance of this kind of shield, it was quickly recognized by the soldiers of the Ming army, because his ability to quickly combine characteristics not only allowed the Ming army to use it when crossing the trench, but also in other places, whether it was climbing towering mountains or crossing rivers, it could be used, and it was not troublesome at all, so that the combat effectiveness of the Ming army in Shaanxi increased a lot at once, for this reason, Shi Lei also specially rewarded the craftsman apprentice.

The shield combination is very simple, and the production principle is also very simple, but this simple thing looks at Gao Ligong's eyes, but it becomes a deep admiration and awe, at this time he knows that the defeat of the Dashun army is not so unexpected, even if the Dashun army still exists, I am afraid that when it encounters the current Shaanxi Ming army, it will not have the ability to resist.

Just when Gao Ligong was studying this combination of shields, the forward battalion of the Ming army in front had already erected the bridge composed of this shield firmly on the wide trench.

"Smack, smack, smack"

With the loud sound of the combined shield hitting the ground, the soldiers of the Wang Army, who were originally gloating, suddenly fell off in surprise, they never thought that the Ming army still had this kind of artifact in their hands, and what they didn't expect was that they actually thought that people had no way to cross the trench and scolded others for being stupid, and when they saw all this, their hearts instantly rose with remorse.

But now it's too late to regret, I saw that the Ming soldiers on the opposite side had stepped on the combined shields, swarming towards them, wearing one-piece armor, under the light of the sun, like the gods and generals of the earth, so mighty and extraordinary, that many Wang soldiers have been frightened and forgot to resist.

"Bastards, what are you all stunned about, are you waiting to die, why don't you cut these things off quickly, or when they come, none of you will want to live." Seeing where the soldiers were stunned, some veterans or generals who had combat experience opened their mouths and scolded angrily, while angrily scolding the soldiers around them, while taking the lead with knives and guns and other weapons, rushing forward, trying to cut off the combined shield erected on the trench, or push it down, so as to prevent the Ming army from crossing the trench.

It's a pity that their plans are destined to fail, you know, these shields are made by Shaanxi craftsmen, in addition to the outer layer of iron, the wood inside is thick willow, and these willows are soaked in tung oil, not once, but three times, this kind of wood is even harder than ordinary steel, and how can they be able to cut it for a while.

Although the soldiers of the forward battalion of the Ming army were wearing heavy armor, but at a distance of five or six meters, even if they climbed, it would not take long, so except for a few unlucky Ming troops who were pushed down the trench by the combined shield of the Wang army, the rest of the Ming army successfully landed on the opposite bank, and when the two armies finally engaged in hand-to-hand combat, a massacre inevitably began.

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