Chapter 45: The Bow and Crossbow Show Their Might (Part II)
"Close!" Chen Fei shouted.
Chen Fei returned to Jingyang County with three thousand crossbowmen, and then Chen Fei came to the top of the city tower.
"Chen joins the army, amazing! You have destroyed more than 1,000 enemies this time, which is amazing! Wei Chigong inevitably said.
But Chen Fei didn't think anything about it, and said: "It's only more than 1,000 people, but we dispatched 3,000 people, and we only destroyed 1,000 enemies, which is too little." β
Chen Fei didn't feel that this annihilation of more than 1,000 enemies at a time was a lot, after all, in the novel, tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of enemies were annihilated at a time, and his own more than 1,000 people were nothing. And a few years ago, didn't Li Shimin also break through Wang Shichong's hundreds of thousands of troops with thousands of Xuanjia troops at one time? So this can't be nothing, his own 3,000 people annihilated more than 1,000 enemies, and the proportion is not large.
"You said that the prince broke through Wang Shichong's hundreds of thousands of Xuanjia troops back then? This is just a miracle, and it can't be created at any time. Back then, Wang Shichong's soldiers were just a rabble, and the Xuanjia Army was also the most elite cavalry in my Tang Dynasty, not only breaking through the infantry with cavalry, this was nothing. And do you know my Datang Commander? If you win more with less, and destroy one-tenth of the enemy, you have already won in battle. If you are a military attachΓ©, then you may also be able to obtain the third turn of the six-rank flying cavalry captain. Wei Chigong said.
"Three-turn flying knight, what is it?" Chen Fei asked.
And Wei Chigong explained: "The flying cavalry lieutenant is one of the honorable officers, and his status is equivalent to that of Congliupin. However, this rank is only an honor, not an actual position. This belongs to the additional officials, and there is no corresponding grade of Yulu, and it is not granted to the field. β
When Chen Fei heard this, he was immediately speechless, this is just an honor. That is, if you win the battle, you can get some honors, that is, things like first-class heroes and second-class heroes. And these honors do not bring any real benefits, they are not official positions and do not receive the salary of officials. So this Chen Fei will not be unusual, it is better to do a good job in this official position with an actual position, and there is no need to envy this honorary position. Anyway, this kind of thing can't be passed on to future generations, and it's useless at all. And Chen Fei also has a title of Weinan County man, but he can pass it on to future generations, and he can bring a lot of wealth every year, so a fool would want this honorary honor!
"Knock knock ......"
The cowhide drum in the distance also sounded again, interrupting the communication between Chen Fei and Wei Chigong.
"The Turks are going on the offensive again!" Wei Chigong said.
And Chen Fei immediately asked: "Do you want to fight the enemy outside the city?" β
"No need, I'm afraid the Turks are not so stupid this time, I'm afraid they are all going to send a big army! Therefore, this time it is definitely an army of more than 30,000, and your 3,000 people may not be enough for them to stuff their teeth. So we're going to defend the city on top of this tower, and then you shoot with your bow and crossbow, so that we can also consume a lot of the Tuli army. If Tuli's losses are too huge, then I'm afraid Tuli will stop attacking, and then give up attacking from our Jingyang, and choose to follow Tuli's footsteps to attack. Even, when the time comes, he is afraid that he will be really afraid of our Datang, so he chooses to give up attacking our Datang. Wei Chigong said.
"Prepare to charge!" Tuli shouted to his cavalry.
And this time, the Turks' stubbornness led to a charge with 30,000 Turkic cavalry, and this time they were going to conquer this Jingyang County.
"Rush!" Obsessiveness shouted.
"Shoot the arrows!"
"Whoosh Whoosh ......"
The Turkic cavalry continued to rush towards the city wall of Jingyang County, but their losses were very huge, losing hundreds of people every three or four seconds. Because the Turkic queue was denser this time, they suffered greater losses. They rushed under the walls, immediately raised their shields, and then took cover from arrows.
"General, we are so crushed by the Han people's bows and crossbows that we can't lift our heads!" A Turk said.
And when he looked at this scene, he immediately began to have a headache and said, "Yes! The Han people's bows and crossbows are too strong, we can't stand it at all! If it comes down like this, then I'm afraid we won't be able to hold it at all! As soon as they rushed under the city walls, they lost more than a thousand. If you want to attack the city wall, there are not tens of thousands of people who can't take it. Oh, my God! How could the Han people come up with such a solution! β
The reason why the Turks were not afraid of the Han people's bows and crossbows in the past was actually because there was a gap in each archery, that is, there would be a gap of about twenty seconds after each shot, and they could attack during this gap. But now these garrison troops have no space at all, so it is impossible for these cavalry to rush to the top of the city wall. Now Chen Fei relied on the city wall for defense, so it was impossible for the Turkic cavalry to be able to conquer this city wall. As long as Chen Fei's bows and crossbows were exhausted, the Turks would not want to take a step up the city wall.
"Retreat!"
Soon, the Turks retreated again, and Tuli looked at the scene ahead of him, and he was very speechless in his heart. Tuli can also estimate that if he wants to conquer this city wall, he is afraid that the price he pays is not something he can afford. If you don't pay the price of tens of thousands of people, then I'm afraid don't want to conquer this Jingyang County. And if tens of thousands of people are lost for the sake of Jingyang County, which has little strategic value, it is probably not worth it at all. In the future, Tuli still wants to compete with Jieli for the position of Khan, but once he loses tens of thousands of people, he is afraid that he will lose a lot of money.
"Let's follow Jieli!" Tuli said.
Tuli thinks that since I can't capture your Jingyang County, I will take a detour from the other direction. Anyway, I can't afford to hide, so why do I have to conquer you! Therefore, Tuli is already preparing to attack from the direction of Gaoling, anyway, the direction of Gaoling has been conquered by Jieli, and there is no threat. Anyway, as long as you can preserve your strength, what can you look like even if you are sneered at by Jieli?
"Chen Fei joined the army, you have forced Tuli back this time. You've only been able to defend in just two short periods, and you've killed thousands of enemies, which is a great achievement! Thousands of people, just now I charged with the Xuanjia army and cavalry, but I only killed more than a thousand enemies. And you can kill thousands of enemies with crossbowmen, and this credit is greater than mine! Wei Chigong said.
And Chen Fei immediately said modestly: "General Wei Chi, I praised it." Although this bow and crossbow kills a lot of enemies, it consumes a lot of arrows! If it weren't for the sheer number of arrows, I wouldn't have been able to destroy so many enemies. β
Wei Chigong also smiled, because Chen Fei was still very sensible.
"Okay, since the Turks have retreated, then we should also retreat!" Wei Chigong said.
"What? Retreated? Chen Fei asked in surprise.