Chapter 228: Expanding Advantages
The biggest advantage of the bed crossbow is the amazing range, reaching the effective range of three hundred zhang, which is an astonishing number, and what is even more amazing is that the maximum range of the bed crossbow is more than four hundred zhang, just like the rush shot, the advantage of range is also incomprehensible, unless you have the same weapon, you can't fight back at all.
Seeing that the city tower of the coalition army was suppressed, Zhang Liao wanted to expand the results of the battle again, so the flag immediately danced sharply, and a series of flags were played, extending back a hundred zhang, and this order was quickly understood.
As soon as the experienced shooter saw the flag, he immediately understood, and kept shouting: "Raise the angle, raise the angle, calibrate the position, and extend it back a hundred zhang!" β
The bed crossbow shooter moved quickly, and I saw that everyone slowly shook the machine, and the angle of the bed crossbow changed instantly.
"One hundred zhang, the angle is raised, and the first test shot is ready!" The shooter immediately returned and quietly waited for the military order.
'General, the first team is ready for test firing, please order!' The flag was played again.
The order was quickly reported: "Report to the general, all the preparations for the test launch are complete!" β
"Shoot!" Zhang Liao was unrelenting, and the military order was immediately issued again, ordering the standard-bearer to quickly play the flag.
"Whew! Swish! Swish! The power of the powerful bed crossbow reappeared, the target was directly aimed at the rear of the enemy, and dozens of cold rays instantly crossed the city wall, approaching the rear position of the enemy army, and the people who were busy below did not know that death had come to their eyes.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" In the midst of the panic, one of the soldiers shouted, and everyone didn't know why.
The faces of the soldiers who occasionally looked up at the sky changed drastically, and the alert man did not hesitate and jumped into cover.
"Ahh The screams came out all of a sudden, the gourd reappeared, and the bed crossbow had great lethality in dense areas, dozens of people were killed in an instant, and an arrow could take the lives of several people, and the death suit was even more miserable.
Several coalition soldiers escaped death, looking at the dead clothes of their companions, slumped to the ground in horror, and muttered to themselves: "It's terrible, what kind of weapon is this!" Are they human beings or ghosts! β
A certain Duber dragged the fallen man and roared: "Calm down, stop shouting, disperse quickly, find a place to hide!" If you don't want to die, hide it for me! β
"Yes!" The stunned soldiers immediately fled in all directions, trying to find cover to avoid the crossbow sniper.
The screams in the city continued, and the coalition soldiers were all in danger, and in a short period of time, hundreds of people were killed, and the record was brilliant, but this was not the main thing, the spread of fear was the most terrible, and the coalition soldiers were tormented by their will to resist, and they were eroded by crossbow arrows again and again.
"Damn it!" Le Jin punched hard, the enemy's intentions couldn't be more obvious, but he couldn't help it at all, everything was that damn giant crossbow, Le Jin had never hated it so much, he hated his own incompetence.
"Hide, hide!" Xiahoudun shouted hoarsely, in the face of this kind of crossbow arrow, there is no other way, unless you can take out the high platform, there is no other way.
The battle situation is favorable, Meng Ge sees it clearly, Zhang Liao has a very good grasp of the timing, the shock of the enemy's psychology is in place, the crossbow arrows are obviously higher than the head, but the enemy still does not dare to raise his head, this is the deterrence, the enemy army in the city tower is already afraid, the city wall has become their only reliance, losing the city wall, no one can guarantee their own safety, at this time the firepower is extended, naturally do a good job.
Xiahou Lan suddenly said shamelessly: "General, Wen Yuan is doing a good job, compared to what I have!" β
For Xia Houlan's complacency, Meng Ge suddenly found that he was too good to this guy, and now this guy got carried away, thinking of this, Meng Ge immediately gave him a violent shudder.
"Ouch! Pain! Xia Houlan looked at Meng Ge innocently, he didn't know where he was wrong again.
Meng Ge hated that iron could not become steel, and said: "I said that you kid is not flat, right, don't look at your rotten skills, for the use of bed crossbow, you are far worse than Wen, let me ask you, do you really understand the role of bed crossbow?" β
"Huh! Isn't it just that the range is long, and you can carry out ultra-long-range attacks! Xia Houlan muttered quietly.
Meng Ge was almost amused, this weapon only has this effect, Meng Ge said with a funny face: "I said Xia Houlan, won't you use your brain more?" The attack power of this weapon is amazing, but the number is not too much, the lethality is very limited, and it is used indiscriminately, it is a waste, and the good steel is used on the blade, don't you understand this truth? β
Xia Houlan looked at a loss, how did this good Meng Ge educate people, but after thinking about it, Xia Hou Lan understood, isn't this teaching by words and deeds, Meng Ge has always done this, Zhao Yun is a member of the pro-military camp, maybe he will leave one day.
Ignoring Xiahou Lan's thoughts, Meng Ge continued: "Remember, the war must have a clear goal, otherwise it can't be easy to start a war, Wen Yuan's goal is to attack the heart, what he wants is the spread of fear, you all have to learn something!" Maybe one day you can use it! β
Piece killing is the most likely to cause fear, no matter how a soldier encourages morale, but has been suppressed and beaten, morale will soon disappear, and finally become fear, the powerful suppressive force of the bed crossbow is the greatest deterrent.
Meng Ge on this side has kung fu to teach skills, and on the other side, Yang Dingfang is not easy, the coalition army has rushed up, and it is a fierce attack as soon as it comes up, and the two armies are about to fight.
"Captain, the enemy is coming!" Observing the soldiers who came to report immediately, Yang Dingfang's expression suddenly froze.
The enemy army was fierce, the sound of horses' hooves shook the heavens and the earth, and the vibration could be felt from afar, Yang Dingfang did not dare to ignore it in the slightest, and the military orders flew out one after another.
On the front front, Du Bo, who was in charge of the command, stared at the front quietly, seeing the enemy coming, Du Bo said softly: "Attention, listen to my orders!" β
"Shoot!" After hiding the domain cover, the crossbowmen began to wield their might, and the rain of arrows came again in an instant.
The rain of arrows that made the coalition army frightened, looked from a distance, like flying locusts in the sky, almost in the blink of an eye, the arrows arrived, the screams came one after another, the front of the Wenchou army immediately suffered heavy losses, fragile lives, small feather arrows can be captured, the coalition forces have no choice but to rush forward, only to repel the enemy.
"Rush, kill them!" Wen Chou shouted loudly, arousing the morale of the coalition forces, holding a steel gun, Wen Chou constantly inspired the army to charge.
"Fool, do you think you'll be able to break through this way?" Yang Dingfang sneered, this stupid charge was just a vain death, and it had no effect on the entire battle situation.
Brave sometimes has the opposite effect, Wen Chou is in a hurry, leading his troops to storm the right flank of Meng Ge, this move is in the middle of the heart, Yang Dingfang's subordinates are in the position, not afraid of Wen Chou's onslaught at all, and the rain of sharp arrows continues to fall.
A few not too tall earthen walls, like moats, the Wenchou cavalry was useless, but the attack of the rain of arrows frequently caused casualties to the enemy, and the right flank position was not damaged at all.
"Shoot!" Behind the low wall, a rain of arrows continued to shoot, and the fortifications built in a short period of time had an incomparably huge effect.
The messenger soldiers quickly reported: "General, you can't rush up, our army can't get past the enemy's rain of arrows!" β
There is no need to report, Wen Chou can also see it clearly, and suddenly Wen Chou shouted: "Line up and rush with a shield!" β
"No, General Gao Ran hasn't arrived yet! The sword and shield hand is still behind! The pro-soldier beside him immediately reminded him.
"What, it's not there yet!" Wen Chou glared angrily, and his momentum was immediately half discharged, but he couldn't be on top at the critical moment, which was really annoying.
The temporary disconnection of the army is naturally not unreasonable, the sword and shield hand holds a large shield, the weight of the equipment is large, the speed is naturally not as good as the light infantry, let alone the cavalry, and it is inevitable to run slower.
"Hurry, hurry, don't be slow!" Gao Ran kept urging, the battlefield was in full swing, one point earlier, the coalition had a better chance of winning, at this time the sword and shield hand must resist, otherwise it would be difficult to get close to the enemy formation, even if it rushed through the enemy formation, the ensuing strangulation would make the coalition hate.
After fighting for so long, Gao Ran is not a mediocre person, and he can also see that the doorway of the Menggo battle formation is basically based on the crossbow army as the core, first carrying out long-distance strikes, causing chaos as much as possible, and then the frontal hard shock, supplemented by exquisite battle formations, so that the enemy army has nothing to do.
Ring by ring, tightly seamless, impeccable tactics, once it is operational, it is difficult to resist, frontal combat is afraid that only the cavalry can impact, but now, there is news from the front, the cavalry can not cross the damn low wall, only with a big shield to kill.
Knowing the important surname of the big shield, Gao Ran became more and more anxious in his heart, for unnecessary losses, and for the strategy of the coalition army.
"Kill!" A handful of enemy troops rushed through the blockade and immediately rushed in, but death awaited them.
"NaΓ―ve!" Several soldiers immediately surrounded it, the spearmen stabbed, the sword and shield hands followed, and the small area cooperated with the flowing water, instantly killing the invading enemy, and before the coalition forces could resist, the two small formations were immediately submerged, leaving only a terrible scream.
For the drill of the battle formation, Meng Ge is not weaker than anyone at all, except for Gao Shun's trapped camp, Meng Ge does not lose to anyone at all, under the same circumstances, only Gao Shun's trapped camp may be able to win the battle formation than the crossbow battalion in front of him.
However, the coalition army does not have Gao Shun, even if there are training masters, but they can't do this, because the evolution of Menggo's battle formation has been listed as a routine and has become the standard for military training, in other words, mass production, even if there is a difference, but the difference is not too big.
The quality of combat effectiveness is almost the same, and the key depends on the leading generals; if the leading generals are capable, they will be able to exert superhuman combat power, otherwise they can only exert their basic combat strength.
On the battlefield, Meng Ge never stopped observing, the overall situation was under his control, Yang Dingfang guarded well, not moving at all, there would be no problems for the time being, this battle would last a lot of time, and this point was determined when the battle plan was formulated.
It is not known how many casualties can be inflicted on the coalition forces, but this psychological deterrence is probably enough for the coalition forces to drink a pot, and once in a while, I am afraid that no one in the Kwantung princes can stand it, this move is indeed enough damage, and I don't know what coalition forces will break and flee, Mongo smiled and touched his chin.
Laughing so insidiously, Xia Houlan quietly took two steps back, for fear of harming the pond fish again, but Meng Ge did not let him go, turned his head and hooked his hand, Xia Houlan was suddenly miserable, and leaned over unwillingly.
Meng Ge smiled and said, "I said what are you afraid of, I just asked you to go to the cavalry camp to standby!" β
"Well, immediately, immediately, I'll go!" Xia Houlan immediately pulled out his legs and ran away, he had already been photographed twice today, and he didn't want to be photographed again.
Seeing Xiahou Lan running away, Meng Ge couldn't help but sigh, turned his head and called out a herald, and ordered: "You, go tell Xu Rong and Zhang Liao, hurry up, smash the city gate open for me as soon as possible, I need them to hurry up, time waits for no one, you can hurry up!" β
"Order!" The herald hurriedly took the order and left.
The coalition offensive has been launched, now the comparison is speed, if you can be faster, this is fatal for the coalition army, once the city gate is broken, the situation is even more dangerous, into the city, the coalition soldiers are bound to panic, as long as there is chaos, the rout is not far away.
The herald quickly walked through the crowd and found Xu Rong: "General Xu, the general orders!" β
Xu Rong raised his eyebrows and said lightly: "Say!" β
The herald hurriedly repeated the original words, Xu Rong suddenly frowned, the speed of the operation was already very fast, could it be that he no longer implemented the strategy of suppression, and instead carried out the order to break the city, is it a bit rash to do so? Xu Rong couldn't make up his mind.
Such a siege method is layered, the coalition army is difficult to parry, it is the best way to attack, give up this formation, Xu Rong thinks that it may not be worth the loss, but Meng Ge will give the order, but you can try it, Xu Rong immediately made up his mind.
Xu Rong immediately ordered: "Hit the city hammer and drive it!" β
Before the Second Crossbowmen Battle Group had yet to be formed, Mungo changed his original plan and immediately began to attack the city, a decision that once again determined the course of the war, and the massive ram slowly advanced.
The coalition forces are facing an unprecedented crisis, and the moment Le Jin sees the ram, his heart trembles, and the enemy attack is coming so fast that he forgets to return for a while.
After being stunned for a while, Le Jin hurriedly said: "Quick, report back to the alliance leader, Menggo has hit the city!" β
On the other hand, Zhang Liao adjusted his strategy again, and the deterrence of the enemy's rear was completed, and even the enemy's rear was frightened.
"Adjust the angle, hit the fire, cover the siege!" Zhang Liao hurriedly gave the order to make the flag sound again.
The crossbow firepower of the bed shifted again, the city tower was destroyed again, the crossbow arrows of fear came again, and the coalition forces that were pressed could not raise their heads at all, and the city crashing car was approaching the city gate step by step.
The huge ramming vehicle, with a tight roof on top, the wings open horizontally, and the soldiers in charge of pushing it are just hiding under it, as if they are like turtle shells, and the crossbowmen in the rear are being fully suppressed, and the coalition forces are suffering.
"Be careful, be careful of the loss, and hide well!"
"One-two, one-two!" The shouts one after another, the morale of the soldiers was high.
It won't be so easy, Xu Rong still couldn't believe it, and had the mentality of giving it a try, but he didn't expect it to really work, so it saved a lot of effort.
The situation is getting worse and worse, and the coalition forces are facing a strong attack by Mongo, and the city gates are about to be breached, and the heavy burden of the coalition forces is overwhelming......
(To be continued)