Volume 1: Who Breaks Through the Void by the Star Chapter 173 The General Shoots the Sky Wolf with a Crossbow
Ye Chang frowned slightly.
If you change a few days ago, 300 steps is indeed the limit of what you can shoot, but now it is different.
After a while, Natuguhun reached a place of about three hundred steps, and then shouted at the top of his voice: "Hongji City has been captured, Huangfu Weiming will be captured, you small Hualong City, there are only 1,500 soldiers, if you don't surrender quickly, when the army attacks the city, it will be powder."
Ye Chang came to a winch crossbow and patted the soldier in charge of aiming: "Wait a minute, come here, bring a silk belt"
After the ribbon was brought, Ye Chang picked up the pen and wrote some words on it, and then tied it to the crossbow end of the winch crossbow, and then said: "Shoot out."
The spear-like crossbow bolt quickly flew out of the crossbow, and the Tuyuhun was shouting loudly, when he saw a crossbow flying, he retreated again and again, and found that the crossbow shot farther, so he relieved himself, and ran over to look, but saw a silk ribbon tied to the crossbow, and there were words written on it.
He didn't understand what was written on it, Ye Chang made a pretty face for the blind man.
"What's written on this?" He brought the ribbon back, and someone from the team came to take it, and then handed it over to a few guys dressed as Han people, Ye Chang sneered: Sure enough, in any era, there are always people who are willing to take refuge in foreign people. Next to him, Yang Jinghui looked at Ye Chang with some suspicion, a little uneasy about what was written on the ribbon.
Ye Chang ignored him, but said to the soldiers aiming at a few winch crossbows: "Seeing Fang Cai's silk, that guy should be a dog official, stay for a while, aim at him and shoot."
The soldiers nodded, their faces showed excitement, and one of them couldn't help but say: "Don't worry, you have joined the army to teach us positioning in the past few days, as long as he is within our range, he will be able to shoot."
"Well, now it's time to lure him to our intended target." Ye Chang also smiled.
In the past few days, an important task for Ye Chang and the craftsmen is to standardize the crossbow arrows and strings used in all winch crossbows - not only the length and size are exactly the same, but even the weight is almost the same. Then the soldiers on the head of the city shot dozens of arrows every day, and the goal was to aim at the target that Ye Chang said.
"This is waiting for the rabbit, how can the senior official of the dog Rong go to that target?" Yang Jinghui is still a little worried.
"That's why I want to write that ribbon, I said, the Tuyuhun people are soft-spoken, and they are impermanent, and their words are not enough to be believed, only the head of the dog Rong army comes to ensure our safety, and we are willing to sacrifice the city."
"But, sure enough, they're here" Yang Jinghui felt that Ye Chang was still a little taken for granted, even if the leader of the dog Rong was fooled and shouted from the front, how could he stand on Ye Chang's preset target?
But in an instant, he understood what Ye Chang was afraid of.
Shouting to the city, people's habit is to stand taller, and the highest place in front of the city is the target preset by Ye Chang. A total of twelve winch crossbows that were originally in the city and those that had been driven out in these days were all aimed at this target at this time.
There is a special mark on the lookout hill of the winch crossbow, and as long as this mark covers the high rock in the cross-shaped view, then the arrow will be able to hit five or six out of ten.
The group of dog Rong nobles stepped on the preset torture platform for them, and the expression on their faces was relaxed and slightly excited, probably because they felt that the news brought by the Tuyuhun people was really good, a eunuch without eggs, plus a literati who had never been on a real battlefield, and the army they brought with them had no combat effectiveness.
"Three, two......" Ye Chang began the countdown.
The noble dog Rong began to open his mouth and shout, and Tuyuhun next to him translated for him, but what they said, the city didn't care at all, and everyone's attention was focused on Ye Chang's voice.
"Put"
With an order, the twelve wrestlers swung the sledgehammer in their hands and knocked the wedge away, and the strings of the winch crossbow suddenly popped out, launching the crossbow bolts out of the wedge.
"Let you barbarians taste the power of basic ballistics," Ye Chang roared out of the depression in his heart.
Twelve crossbow arrows broke through the air, and the attention of the Tang army at the head of the city shifted from Ye Chang to these guys who drew shallow arcs in the air. I saw them fly to the highest point, and then they swept down at a rapid speed, getting closer and closer to each other, and finally took one place.
The dogs on the boulder outside the city, who had not figured out what was going on at first, were in a mess at the moment, and they dodged one after another, but the crossbow bolts flew extremely fast, and only a few people on the edge jumped away in time, and the rest of them were strung into meat skewers by the flying crossbow arrows
Of the twelve crossbow arrows, four of which hit the target and those who missed, penetrated into the Inujun's brigade, and at least three of them penetrated several people before they were exhausted.
All of a sudden, the dog camp was in chaos
"How is this possible, how is this possible, why can the Tang people's winch crossbow shoot here?"
If one shot, it's a coincidence, but four shots, and it's four hundred steps away, what the dog Rong doesn't understand, this is definitely an intentional move by the Tang people. But this was completely unexpected, although the Tang people's winch crossbow could shoot up to 700 paces, but at this extreme distance, the crossbow bolt could not be aimed at all, and the real effective shot was within 300 steps, and it was only effective against larger troops who were crowded into a group.
But now, far away and accurate......
Naturally, they didn't know that Ye Chang had improved the winch crossbow, changing it from one bow to two bows, and the winding method was also changed from human and animal power to pulling the winch directly and replacing it with a pulley group. In order to complete these improvements in the past eight days, Ye Changke racked his brains, and he felt that he had never been so diligent since he came to this world.
Ye Chang's efforts did bear fruit, and the four crossbow arrows that hit could be said to have eliminated most of the high-level of this dog army. The soldiers and civilians in the city saw this scene clearly, and they all cheered happily.
Corresponding to their cheers, in the formation of the dog army, there was a ghost crying wolf. Chaos swept through the army in an instant, and in the face of the enhanced version of the winch crossbow, the dog Rong showed great fear.
The reason why Inu Rong is so eager for the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty is simply because these craftsmen can make powerful weapons and armor, and can create exquisite and valuable goods. For a long time, the craftsmen of this time, the skilled workers of another generation, were not given the attention they deserved, which can be said to be one of the key reasons why China missed out again and again and left the rest of civilization far behind
"Kaesong, Attack"
Ye Chang ordered again.
This is a good opportunity, the nobles of the dog Rong have suffered huge losses, and the formation is in chaos, if there are enough cavalry at this time, Ye Chang even feels that he can decide the victory in one battle.
But there are not many cavalry in his hands, all of them combined, it is only more than 300 cavalry, and the main force is still foot soldiers. Therefore, after the gate of Hualong City was opened, a group of people poured out of the city, only the infantry with Mingguang armor and the Mo sword.
This time, Ye Chang invested his blood, and six hundred Mo sword soldiers rushed out and set up a formation under the city.
Unfortunately, after all, it was the first time he commanded such a battle, and he did not dare to take any risks, these soldiers were all stored in the city, and by the time they were in array, the dogs had already withdrawn and could hardly be seen. If it weren't for this, these Mo sword soldiers were outside the city at first, and they attacked in a big way when the dog Rong was in chaos, even if they couldn't catch up with their main force, they would have forced the dog Rong to throw down their baggage and escape.
This made Ye Chang a little stunned, but the soldiers and civilians in the city all cheered.
With only twelve crossbow arrows, he repelled the dog Rong and severely damaged his nobles, and he did not lose a single soldier. Such a result, how can it not make people happy
"Ye Chang, sure enough, both civil and military, true celebrity, true celebrity"
Ye Chang transferred the six hundred Mo sword soldiers back, and the order was passed down, and Ling Cheng over there had already come over with his eyebrows fluttering.
Originally, he was frightened by the dog army, but now that he looks at it, it is nothing more than that, and suddenly his arrogance came up again, and he was a little eager to try it in his heart, feeling that he could command such an easy victory.
Ye Chang looked at his face, and immediately understood what he was thinking, and secretly screamed that it was not good.
How could he forget the talent attribute of this teammate and pull him to Hualong City, although he added some troops, but if he tried to dictate military affairs, wouldn't he become a teammate who was pitted by him?
As soon as he thought of this, Ye Chang suddenly said with a bitter face: "Bian Gong, Fang just barely made it difficult and scared the dog Rong away." The dog is powerful, and it will inevitably make a comeback, and this time it will come again, but it will not send people to persuade it to surrender, it will be a bloody battle. A certain is just a rural villager, who has never commanded a battle, this matter is tied to the body of Bian Gong's gold, and he really doesn't dare to bear it, so please ask Bian Gong to ask Gao Ming......"
These eunuchs are all psychologically distorted people, and Bian Lingcheng is even more of a leader, if Ye Chang holds on to the military power, Bian Lingcheng will have to take it away. But now that Ye Chang took the initiative to return the command to him, and he still looked prevaricating, Bian Lingcheng's heart suddenly became suspicious again.
The good and decent Ye Chang just won a victory, why did he push it up again in the blink of an eye?
He looked at Ye Chang suspiciously, and found that Ye Chang's face was really full of bitterness.
"Aren't you pretty good at commanding?" Bian Lingcheng said.
"It's really trembling, and it's just a fluke." Ye Chang sighed.
"Ye joins the army, your skills, we are clear, you just have to let go and do it, so that you can defeat the dog Rong for the first time, and you can defeat the dog Rong for the second time after a while, we are optimistic about you" Bian Lingcheng pondered for a while, and also felt that it was very tricky.
If he has more than enough troops in his hands, he will not hesitate to control the military power, and then personally command it to obtain a big victory that he takes for granted, so as to leave Huangfu Weiming and Ye Chang aside, and return to Chang'an to offer prisoners and invite merit. But now the difference in strength is too great, although Bian Lingcheng is greedy for merit, he also knows that with his ability under this situation, it is impossible to win at all.
That being the case, handing over the command to Ye Chang, waiting until things are bad, then taking back the power, and forcing the soldiers in the city to escort him to break through and flee for his life. In this way, the credit for victory is his, and the responsibility for defeat is Ye Chang's.
Bian Gong said so...... Then so-and-so reluctantly tried again, but Bian Gong can please remember, if there is anything wrong, Bian Gong should not blame me. ”
Bian Lingcheng laughed and made a trusting look, Ye Chang and him were vain, but his heart drifted to Nan Jiyun.
He still has the confidence to hold Hualong City, but if he defeats Dog Rong, he can only hope that Nan Jiyun can bring reinforcements. No matter how Huangfu Weiming wanted to borrow a knife to kill people, but Nan Jiyun went to Hongji City to ask for help, he couldn't shirk it anymore......
Nan Jiyun didn't know what Ye Chang was thinking at this time, what he thought of was to rush to Hongji City as soon as possible and ask Huangfu Weiming for help.
He is arrogant, but he also knows that this call for help may not go too well. Therefore, he secretly made up his mind in his heart, first went to find the king, and asked the king to speak.
He took two horses, and on the way he shot two dog Rong detectives, one person and four horses took turns to ride, and in just half a day, he rushed from Hualong to Hongji. At this time, the sky was still bright, and he looked at the Hongji City from a distance, the banners of the Tang Dynasty were displayed, and there were more people in the city, which seemed to be more than usual
He urged his horse forward, and someone from afar asked him, but saw that he was only a single man, and did not really shoot him with crossbow arrows. When he reached the city gates, he shouted: "Open the door, open the door, there is an urgent military situation"
Chengshang stretched out a head and looked at him: "Isn't this Nanba?" ”
Nan Jiyun saw that he knew himself, and he was overjoyed, and immediately arched his hand and said: "There is an urgent military situation, and if you want to enter the city to report, please make it convenient."
"Urgent military intelligence?" The man hesitated slightly.
But at this time, another person poked his head out and said impatiently: "Doctor Huangfu has an order, within three days, the city is forbidden to enter and exit, Nanba, what military situation do you have, come back in three days to report." ”
"What?"
Nan Jiyun was stunned for a moment, and ...... for three days Who knows if Daohua Longcheng will survive three days under the attack of dogs ten times larger than himself
The people in the city definitely didn't dare to joke about the emergency military situation, he said that it was the order of the emperor, then it was really the order of the emperor, in such a situation, how could he ask for help?
As soon as he thought of this, Nan Jiyun shouted loudly: "I won't enter the city...... Please pass on the news for me, the dog Rong has invaded Hualong City in a big way, and now Hualong City is besieged, and the ambassador Bian and others are anxious for the Huangfu doctor to relieve the siege"
He originally wanted to find the king to intercede, but now the emperor is clearly blocking this road, even so, he also wants to make a big deal out of it, even if it is to make things bigger.
He originally thought that this shout would cause chaos in the city for a while, but he found that the few small soldiers who had originally stuck out their heads also retracted their heads at this time, and they turned a blind eye
Nan Jiyun was surprised in his heart, and shouted a few more times, but there was still no response from the city, he was furious, with a bow in his hand, looking at the big flag embroidered with the word "Huangfu" over there, and raised his bow and shot.
The big flag fell, and there was an exclamation from the city, Nan Jiyun pointed to the city and scolded: "Huangfu Weiming, you heartless rat generation, jealous of the virtuous and jealous, framing loyalty, borrowing a knife to kill you and remember, today you hurt Ye to join the army, and someone will look for you in the future."
After scolding, he turned his horse, turned around and left.
The cold wind blew in his face, and the hot blood that surged up was cold, and Nan Jiyun suddenly felt a little weird: when he first met Ye Chang in Luoyang, didn't he think he was a villain and didn't want to make friends with him at all? Why did Fang Cai, but dare to scold a town for him
That guy, who had been with him for a little longer, was unconsciously influenced by him and regarded him as a close person......
It's just to repay him for being kind to his family.
Nan Jiyun defended himself like this, and then smiled bitterly, next, he had only one way, which was to kill back in Hualong City and die with that guy.