Chapter 812 The strong are kings
In the bad situation of being surrounded by regiments, the Qingzhou Army did not panic and showed its killer weapon in a hurry.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”
The first movement was on the side of the hull, in the uniform rhythm, a porthole was pushed open from the inside, and the Liaodong Army, who was preparing to go, was surprised by the hull structure, but also saw the murder weapon looming in the porthole in an instant!
That's supposed to be a kind of crossbow machine......
At the bottom is a rectangular bracket with three large bows on top of it, the arms of which are nine feet long! The three large bows were placed in two front and one back, and at the back of the brackets, two huge winches.
The most direct evidence, and the most fearful of people, has to count the crossbow bolt on the crossbow arm...... Judging by its shape alone, it might be more appropriate to describe it as a spear.
How can an ordinary crossbow bolt have such length and thickness?
As soon as this never-before-seen crossbow machine appeared, it shocked everyone. Its power, the generals of Liaodong are still unknown, but just looking at the appearance of this thing, a cold air rising from the bottom of their hearts has already made them stiff.
"This thing...... What the hell is it? Yang Yi forced himself to be calm, but the nonsense he asked undoubtedly proved that his performance at the moment was far less than the general he expected.
"It's a crossbow, right?" It took a long time for someone to answer, and when Yang Yi followed the sound, he found that it was Liu Yi, who he had never looked down upon, who spoke. Compared to Yang Yi, who focused on Liaodong affairs, Liu Yi's insight was much broader, although he was also shocked. But he still whispered an allusion.
"This should be the bed crossbow...... I heard that Sikong Chen Qiu was too punctual in Lingling, and the state soldier Zhu Gai and others were opposed. Tens of thousands of people besieged Lingling with Guiyang thief Hu Lan, and killed those who fled and surrendered. It is known that the officials are old and weak, and the city is guarded, the string is a big wood for the bow, the feather spear is the arrow, the opportunity is launched, the distance is more than a thousand steps, many kills and injuries, and the city is not lost in the end......"
"More than a thousand steps!?" Yang Yi's body shook suddenly, and she almost couldn't stand still. The tone was both shocked and suspicious, but also full of fear.
Hanbu is about the same as the rice of later generations, more than a thousand steps is a thousand meters, two miles, at this distance, Yang Yi has not heard of any weapons that can be powerful.
As far as he knew, the Big Yellow Bow was a terrifying crossbow, a ten-stone crossbow with a maximum range of more than four hundred paces. If it is against an unarmored soldier, it will have lethal damage within 300 steps.
And if it is really as Liu Yi said, the so-called strong crossbow shown by the Qingzhou Army can hurt people from a thousand steps away. Doesn't that mean that the bed crossbow is more than three times as strong as the rhubarb crossbow?
"A thousand crossbows?" He asked aloud in disbelief.
Han system, 30 catties for one even. All four are one stone, and Liu Yi is not wrong. The bed crossbow of the Qingzhou Army is a real Qianjun crossbow.
Continuing to deduce, the distance between the two is now less than a thousand steps. If what Liu Yi said is true, isn't his own fleet putting itself under the enemy's crossbow arrows?
This can perfectly explain why the Qingzhou army still did not panic when it was at an extreme disadvantage, and put up such a stupid circle formation - in doing so, it could maximize the lethality of the bed crossbow, and of course they had nothing to panic about.
However, Yang Yi didn't believe it, he didn't want to believe it in his heart, the Qingzhou Army had such a killer feature.
Chen Qiu is just a literati, relying on the power of his family to reach a high position, what real skills can he have? More than a thousand steps, maybe he just thinks that the distance is very far, so he exaggerates to call it more than a thousand steps, isn't what those family members like the most is to talk about it and blow the atmosphere?
Come to think of it, how can there be a weapon in this world with a range of two miles? A thousand crossbows, is that what humans can make? Even if there is, it is a treasure worth more than ten thousand gold, how can it be like a soft bow with one stone, and take out hundreds of them in one go?
From his point of view, it can be seen very clearly that each ship of the Qingzhou Navy Division has six portholes, and twelve ships are seventy-two. The crossbow was very large, and it was not something that could be moved casually, and according to common sense, the other side should be similarly arranged.
In other words, the fleet in front of you alone is equipped with one hundred and forty-four thousand crossbows! No matter how rich Qingzhou people are, they can't be luxurious to this extent, right?
"Ignore him, just bluff and keep going! Strike at a distance of 500 paces and kill with all your might, without sparing your hands! Yang Yi stomped his foot and waved his arms and shouted.
Although he said that he was bluffing, he didn't really take it lightly. The Qianjun crossbow may have been misled by rumors, but that thing must be a powerful crossbow, and it is likely to surpass the Great Yellow Bow. So, he decided to launch a surprise attack at about five hundred paces.
The more powerful the crossbow, the worse the accuracy, which can only be compensated for by a salvo, as is the case with the Great Yellow Crossbow. What this weapon is most afraid of is the kind of enemy with small targets and fast moving speed, and the warp is undoubtedly the most suitable for this standard.
If it weren't for the long distance of this trip, most of the companions were big ships that could withstand the wind and waves, and Yang Yi would definitely let the main fleet wander eight hundred paces away, all relying on the ships to break the enemy.
"Brother Fali, no!"
Liu Yi shouted, grabbed the hand ordered by Yang Yi, and hurriedly persuaded: "Since Wang Huqi entered Qingzhou, he has changed the legacy of the previous dynasty, admired the literati, and also attached great importance to craftsmen...... Chen Qiu may be exaggerating, but this thing in front of him is definitely not to be underestimated! ”
"And what do you say you want to do?" Yang Yi turned his head suddenly, stared at his blood-red eyes, and looked at Liu Yi viciously, the latter had no doubt that if he opposed it to the end, the other party would directly draw his sword against him!
Yang Yi is really anxious.
But what needs to be said has to be said, otherwise it will be really finished when a big mistake is made and irreparable.
"The Qingzhou Sailor has such a sharp weapon, if Leng Ding makes a move, we may not be able to react, and we will definitely be able to hit our army hard. But they didn't, but showed it openly, and didn't mean to attack with all their might, it can be seen that the other party still has the intention of turning the war into a jade silk after all, and they don't want to really see each other, so they ......"
"Give up now, it's better to have a bloody battle!" Yang Yi shook her head resolutely, and her tone was extremely firm: "We have already started, and when it comes to negotiations, this matter will definitely be used as a bargaining chip by the people of Qingzhou, so it is better to give up halfway, it is better to see the real chapter!" ”
He raised his finger and pointed to the other side, sneering: "Now the matter is very clear, that Tai Shi Ci relied on his own force, and he didn't put you and me in his eyes at all, first used the great victory in Liaoxi to intimidate me, and now he used this crossbow to deter, he thought that we would give in this way, but he was wrong, it was because he couldn't think of it, we had to fight with all our might!" ”
"Oh, Brother Fali, what do you tell me to say about you, even if you can attack it unprepared for this battle, but what about your previous plan? Haven't you thought that the Qingzhou Army can build 140 bed crossbows now, and 1,400 in the future? Liu Yi couldn't persuade him, seeing that the distance between the two armies was getting closer and closer, and in a blink of an eye, he had already passed the thousand-step mark, and he was so anxious that he stomped his feet.
"It's just a crossbow arrow, can you sink a ship with a single arrow?" Yang Yi Tie's face was blue, but he refused to let go: "The foundation of Liaodong is not easy to come by, and it can be abandoned safely?" There is always a battle with Qingzhou, if you can't win today, then everything will be suspended, otherwise, ......"
He turned around like a whirlwind, raised his arms high, and shouted: "Brothers, the lord treats me well, and the dignity of the people of Liaodong cannot be disgraced. Listen to my generals, the flagship rushes forward, and the whole army attacks! ”
With that, he strode forward until he reached the bow of the boat before he stopped, and stood with his hands in his hands, the big red cloak behind him like a flag, hunting and flying, and looking powerful.
Obviously, Yang Yi also made a killer move and put on a posture of taking the lead.
"Fight to the death!" Taking the lead in the morale of the army has always had an effect against the sky, and the Liaodong army suddenly swept away the previous panic and anxiety, and the morale was high.
Liu Yi could only sigh and shake his head.
On the one hand, he hoped that he had not mistaken the mentality of the Qingzhou Army not wanting to make a big move, nor did he misunderstand the power of the crossbow, so that he could end this nightmare journey with the smallest sacrifice; On the other hand, he also hopes that Yang Yi is right, that he can fight to make peace, and that he wants to maintain an independent posture and be beyond the turmoil in the world, and he can't do without the strength to protect himself.
On the other side, Tai Shici also sighed, waved his hand and said, "Since they don't know how to advance or retreat, let's do it and give them a good time." ”
"Whoa!" The command was given, and all the crossbowmen responded.
The killer feature of the Qingzhou Sailor is the crossbow, the three-bow bed crossbow!
Huaxia was the first civilization to invent the crossbow machine, and as early as before the Shang and Zhou dynasties, records related to crossbows can be found in historical books. With the expansion of the scale of the war and the increase in intensity, all kinds of crossbows can be said to have come into being, among them, the bed crossbow that began to be put into use in the Eastern Han Dynasty can be said to be the king of crossbows.
This crossbow is extremely powerful and requires a lot of manpower, and it requires ten people to cooperate with each other to wind it alone.
Now that the strings have been twisted and the bolts have been set, there are other things that keep the crossbowmen busy. They cooperated with each other, placing a brazier slightly in front of the crossbow bolt, and together with the man in charge of aiming, they kept correcting the angle until they were satisfied, and then gave a thumbs up to indicate that they were ready.
Each unit is in charge of a chief, who then transmits the information to the commander of the tube, and so on and so forth, as if giving orders.
When Tai Shici received the feedback, he did not hesitate, waved his hand vigorously, and shouted: "Attack!" ”
Tai Shi Ci didn't know what kind of thoughts the Liaodong people had to make them so stubborn, but he was very sure that this world was respected by the strong, and under the suppression of absolute strength, all stratagems and courage were all floating clouds. (To be continued......)