Chapter 159: Stones and Arrows
In the big tent of the Chinese army, Joan of Arc discussed with more than a dozen generals for most of the day, but did not come up with any good defense methods.
With a sad mood in his heart, Joan of Arc had no choice but to take a dozen generals to the top of the camp wall.
Is twenty miles a long way away? It's really far away, so far away that the human eye can't see anything small.
However, that's only a small thing. The 600,000-strong camp of the Beichen Army was so large that it was more than twice the size of the camp outside Hachi in Gaul.
After all, the amount of grain and grass carried by the army of Beichen Kingdom was very huge. Add to that a whole bunch of siege weapons, and those things not only drink money, but also take up space.
Thousands of siege weapons are almost as large as the area of an army of more than 100,000, especially catapults. The catapult is almost enough to compare the area of more than 100 soldiers, plus the large stones that are in demand for it, and the area is even more sea.
Joan of Arc stood on top of the high camp gatehouse, looking at the surging red in front of her. Although they are far apart, the large camp of the Beichen Army is very large. In addition, this area is a large plain, and there are no mountains and rocks and mounds to cover it, but it can also be seen with the naked eye.
From a distance, the camp of the Beichen Army was like a sea of red. The surging red flags, like ocean waves, swayed and rolled back and forth on the sea surface of the Beichen Army camp.
The entire camp of the Beichen Army, in Joan of Arc's eyes, has completely turned into a red world. You can't see anything other than red.
Just when Joan of Arc was looking at the Beichen Army camp from afar, Xiao Chen was also not idle.
Standing on the wall of the camp that had just been erected, Xiao Chen led Yue Fei and other generals to also observe the military camp of the Gallic State in the north.
"Uncle Yue, according to the report of the intelligence officers of the Military Intelligence Agency. This time, the Gallic State has made an old fate, and it will also keep us out of Hachi. An army of 500,000 people, and almost all the troops of Gaul are gathered here! Xiao Chen smiled and said to Yue Fei, who was dressed in gold armor beside him.
The corners of Yue Fei's mouth raised slightly, and a pair of tiger eyes stared directly at the camp of the Gallic State in the distance, but there was a trace of disdainful mockery. "An army of 500,000, hehe, it's just a joke!"
"Judging from the intelligence, Joan of Arc has only 300,000 capable warriors. The rest of the 200,000-strong army is either a recruit or a rabble, vulnerable! As soon as Yue Fei finished speaking, Zhang Han on the other side also spoke.
Yue Fei looked at Zhang Han who was speaking next to him, and only sighed slightly in his heart.
In the past, when I was in the Xiaoxiong Continent, I didn't talk much with Zhang Han, and I didn't know much about Zhang Han. However, in the past half a month, Yue Fei discovered that Zhang Han was actually very powerful. If you are not careful, you may also fall into Zhang Han's way.
And from Zhang Han, Yue Fei also found a serious problem, that is, he underestimated the generals of the Qin Dynasty a little. I used to be familiar with various history books, and I have always had a bad impression of the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty.
But now I have discovered a problem, in fact, the Qin Dynasty is not as written in the history books. Emperor Qin, who can dominate the six major powers in the world, even if he is old, will never be so mediocre.
It can be said that everything is the situation in the world, according to what Zhang Han told himself. At that time, after Qin Shi Huang ruled the world, he was majestic on the surface, but behind him was like a needle.
The remnants of the original Six Kingdoms are ready to move, and the nomads in the border grasslands are also wolf-eyed southwards, trying to take advantage of the Central Plains War just after the war to go south to fight the grass valley.
Qin Shi Huang changed the remnants of the Six Kingdoms with the same book and the same track, and tried to let them plan to the old Qin clan as soon as possible. In the north, an elite army of 300,000 was mobilized, and people were recruited to build the Great Wall. All of this is for the consideration of tens of millions of people in the Central Plains!
Because there were not many troops in Qin at that time, after the destruction of the Six Kingdoms, the remnants had not yet returned to their hearts. The Qin State has always relied on the old Qin people to replenish the blood of the army. However, how many Lao Qin people there are, and after hundreds of years of war, the casualties of the Lao Qin clan are also not light.
When it came time to dominate the world, the only truly loyal soldiers of the Qin State were a few hundred thousand. Otherwise, it would not be in the end, the world will be four antis, and there will be no soldiers to adjust.
And Zhang Han, a famous general of a generation, was also covered by endless dust. Relying on the 200,000 convict army, hundreds of hundreds of elites of the Six-Nation Alliance, this is a miracle!
The convicts' army was poorly armored and unarmoured. After the Six-Nation Alliance occupied the lands of Guqi, Guzhao, and Guchu one after another, all the ordnance and armor were taken from the Qin army, which could not be described as excellent. But even so, Zhang Han still won, this is a miracle!
Fighting with Xiang Yu, it can't be blamed on Zhang Han at all. The 200,000 convict army suffered many casualties and low morale. The army brought by Wang Li was also wiped out because of the Mengshi clan, and he had no intention of fighting. In addition, he met the overlord Xiang Yu and his eight thousand Jiangdong soldiers, Zhang Han was unjustly defeated!
Thinking of this, Yue Fei smiled again and said, "General Zhang is right, if Joan of Arc has an elite army of 500,000 in his hands, maybe I will have a headache for a while." But now, an army of 500,000 people, I regard it as a mustard! ”
"Hehe, since Uncle Yue is talking like this, do you already have a plan in your heart?" Xiao Chen looked at Yue Fei's confident appearance and hurriedly said.
Who knew that Yue Fei smiled and only said, "Haha, the king doesn't have to worry." In less than a month, I will go to Hachicheng! ”
Xiao Chen was speechless, he was the king, and he didn't say anything to himself if he had a plan.
"Marshal, what do you think we should do now?" Luo Cheng next to him asked suspiciously.
"Now, let's eat first! Then push the catapult and the bed crossbow and disgust Gaul! Hahaha"
Xiao Chen was stunned, he didn't expect Generalissimo Yue to have such a side! It's weird!
――――――――――――――――-500,000 Beichen troops pushed nearly 500 catapults and more than 800 bed crossbows, grinning in a neat formation, and slowly pressed towards the camp of the Gallic State.
In fact, the scouts of Gaul cannot be blamed for the error in the data. Rather, it was because some catapults and bed crossbows were slow to transport and fell behind. So, the information that the Gallic soldiers received was a little wrong.
But Joan of Arc didn't care about that now, and had already scolded those scouts in her heart. Nima, this is the 300 catapults and 500 crossbows you reported? Then why is it now five hundred catapults and eight hundred crossbows! General Pitmoto's!
Joan of Arc didn't lead the army out of the camp to meet the battle, and now he is pulling Beichen Guo outside to fight, which is really not a good time! Although he also has an army of hundreds of thousands, are the 500 catapults and 800 crossbows for dry food?
Not to mention the catapults, with those eight hundred bed crossbows, it was enough for the Gallic army to eat a pot. A spear with a field of several meters, after being shot by a bed crossbow, can penetrate four or five people at once. Even, it's not hard to run through seven or eight.
The bed crossbow is like this, if the five hundred catapults hit the twenty pounds of small stones. When the time comes, there will definitely be a dense rain of stones above the sky. Not to mention fighting, a glance at it is estimated that the 200,000 recruits and garrisons will be stupid.
So, let's stay in the barracks honestly and defend! At least there was some cover in the barracks that could be used to avoid heavy casualties. As for the big battalion, even if the Beichen Army was to be smashed, they would not dare to attack easily.
After all, the weapons that were placed on his own city to defend the city were also not dry.
Looking at the 500,000 troops of the Beichen Kingdom slowly approaching outside the camp, at a glance, it was as red as blood, and the evil aura covered the sky. The flags are surging, the armor is distinct, and the spears are like a forest. Such a scene made Joan of Arc's brows frown.
Xiao Chen stood on top of his special royal chariot, leisurely hugging Ling Xue'er, drinking wine in his mouth, watching hundreds of thousands of troops advance. Drunk and lying on the knees of beauties, wake up and take charge of the world! Hahaha, why isn't this the case for me at this time?
Yue Fei and the rest of the dozen or so generals all stayed on top of the huge command chariot together. Quietly looking at the Gallic camp not far ahead, the blood is slowly rising!
"Catapults, bed crossbows move forward, infantry protection!" Yue Fei waved the command flag in his hand and immediately ordered.
Subsequently, there were several cavalrymen, riding fast horses, to spread this military order throughout the army.
As soon as the military order was given, the originally neat Beichen army formation immediately cracked open one after another. Countless catapults and bed crossbows passed through the iron armor-clad soldiers around them and came to the front of the army.
After that, many soldiers followed the butt of the catapult with small carts. They are specialized in catapults, providing ammunition to transport troops.
Joan of Arc, who was standing on the camp wall, immediately ordered after seeing this move of the Beichen army: "Order the army, find cover, and dodge catapults and bed crossbows!" ”
"No!"
As soon as Joan of Arc's military order was issued, there was a panic within the promise. Many of the soldiers were looking for a place to cover their bodies, and many were even about to fight for a good place. Of course, most of the troublemakers were the garrisons.
Before the soldiers in the Gallic battalion had finished hiding, the Beichen army had already issued the order to attack!
"Attack!"
All of a sudden, countless boulders, small stones, and thick crossbow arrows swept across the sky and flew towards the camp of the Gallic army.
A whistling sound was followed by a loud rumbling bang. When a boulder hits the camp, it will cause a loud noise. Some of the smaller rocks, although not as loud as the boulders, are the most lethal.
Boulders are scarce, and there aren't many targets that can be hit. It can be said that if you are lucky, you will not die. Of course, if you are hit, you can't live if you want to. More than 100 catties of boulders smashed into the body, whether it was bones or flesh and blood, it would turn into meat puree.
Small rocks are different, although they are a little smaller, but the impact is still not light. Twenty or thirty centimeters of wood or stakes are no different from tissue paper, and when they hit a person, they are a hole.
Crossbow arrows are a bit unruly, as long as the stakes or planks are thicker, they may not be able to penetrate through. Of course, if you are unlucky enough to be hit by a crossbow arrow, it will definitely make you happy. If you are shot by a crossbow arrow, then it is not a hole that can be solved. Perhaps, you will be nailed to the ground, and then you will slowly wait for too much blood loss and die!
The armies of the Gallic Kingdom were all hiding, so the first round of attacks launched by the Beichen army did not cause any damage to the Gallic army. But Xiao Chen doesn't mind, even if he only kills one person, we will make money.
There are stones everywhere, and a Buqila mountain range is enough for the catapults of the Beichen Kingdom to play for hundreds of years. As for crossbow arrows, there is no shortage of them, and if they can't be manufactured, the same is true for the spears that have been captured before. Anyway, there is not much difference between the spear and the crossbow arrow, both are very long and sharp.
The first round of battle was not fruitful, and Yue Fei directly ordered the army to play hard. Play as much as you want. As long as the Gallic soldiers are unhappy, the general will be rewarded!
As soon as these words come out, you have to ~! The rain of stones in the sky, and the long, thick crossbow arrows, were suddenly thrown into the Gallic state camp desperately!
It wasn't until evening that the Beichen Army pulled back the catapults and bed crossbows. The 500,000 troops, after looking at the stones and arrows for a long time, yawned and ran back to the camp for dinner.
In half a day, the Beichen army probably sent more than 80,000 crossbow arrows to the camp of the Gallic State. There are more than 12,000 boulders, and nearly 150,000 small stone projectiles.
And Joan of Arc sat in the big tent of the Chinese army, looking at the casualties on the paper, and scolded Chen Xiaotian thousands of times in his heart.
Nima, more than 8,000 casualties!
Moreover, the entire battalion was almost smashed! The camp gate doesn't know where to fly!