readx;? Chapter 8: Xiongguan (2)

"Big crossbows, they have big crossbows!" The team pushing forward froze for a moment, and the soldiers from Youzhou screamed loudly in their hoarse voices while desperately lowering their bodies. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The official name of the big crossbow is the bed crossbow, and the range is up to more than 350 steps. As long as it hits, even a lotus leaf armor made of stainless steel will pass through. At present, there is no equipment in the Black Panther Battalion at all, and it can be used as its sharp cherry. On the ice wall opposite, there are at least five such killing weapons! Even if the accuracy is not good, and only one of them can be hit in each round of fire, who can guarantee that he will not be the next unlucky target?

"Spread out, speed up! Don't give them time to wind up!" Amidst one exclamation after another, the command of the commander Kang Yanling suddenly sounded. A little flustered, but the meaning expressed is very clear.

Fearing that his soldiers would lose their courage, he personally rushed to the front of the entire team. With a knife in one hand and a flag in the other, the flag of the Black Panther Battalion was whirring and cheering.

This move is undoubtedly to instruct the bed crossbow on the ice wall to attack the next round of targets. Soon, two more cold lights fell in the air, frightening the surrounding soldiers into a big rage. However, two cold rays of light fell one after another in the empty space, and in vain they plowed two deep furrows in the ground. The most dangerous of them was five or six feet away from Kang Yanling, and he couldn't even reach the goal that scared him.

"Probably head! See, this thing is not accurate at all, the stronger the wind, the more uncertain the head!" Kang Yanling suddenly became arrogant, and ran back and forth in front of his team with one hand holding the recognition flag, "Rush forward, whoever is shot is unlucky." Rush to within fifty paces of the city, and let them pay for their blood!"

The general is the courage of the three armies.

Even the commander risked his life, what reason did the others have to cower any longer? Suddenly, all the generals and ten generals raised their weapons one after another and took the lead in charging towards the ice wall. "Follow me, let the thief pay for the blood!"

"Blood debt and blood repayment!" "Blood debt and blood repayment!" The soldiers from Youzhou also let out a series of shouts from their mouths, holding their weapons high, scattering the formation, and rushing forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow. The entire Black Panther Battalion instantly began to roll forward again, and everyone in the team showed a bit of madness on their faces.

"Snort-" "Snort-"

"Snort-" "Snort-" "Snort-"

A new round of air tearing sounded, and two more terrible blood streams splashed in the crowd. In this round, the bed crossbow was much more accurate than the previous round, sending at least four running Youzhou soldiers to hell. However, the rest of the Black Panther Battalion soldiers turned a blind eye to the imminent death and continued to shout loudly, moving their legs forward.

Whoever is shot deserves to be unlucky! Rushing to the front may not become a target for sniping with a bed crossbow, and the slowest runner may not be without being killed. In that case, what is the difference between being a little ahead and a little behind? Moreover, the commanders are all at the front to personally hold the flag high, and according to military law, before he is shot to death, anyone who is the first to flee back will be immediately taken down by the overseers and beheaded in front of the battle!

"Follow me, move forward, keep moving forward!" The commander made Kang Yanling hold the flag with one hand, jumping around like a big horse monkey, never stopping in the same position for many more.

This is the experience he only found out when he was rolling on the edge of life and death in the past, and it is easy not to reveal it to anyone. Whether it's a bed crossbow or a strong bow, you need to be on the right foot if you want to hit the target. And the body that does not beat regularly will make most shooters unable to grasp the opportunity to aim. As for those one-in-a-million marksmen, if they really existed, they would never be buried in the middle of a wave of village warriors.

"Keep up, keep up with General Kang!"

"Spread out, spread out between teams, don't get too close!"

"Keep a distance of five feet from the front and back. The crossbow is also up to five feet long!"

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The leaders and ten generals in the team saw Kang Yanling's actions in their eyes, and they were greatly encouraged. The panic in my heart was gradually suppressed by courage, and the orders that came out of my mouth became more and more practical.

"Blood debt and blood repayment!" "Blood debt and blood repayment!" all the Youzhou soldiers shouted, staggering forward. There were people slipping and falling in the snow, and people getting up from the snow to keep up with the team. Whether they fought against the Xiangyong or the regular army in the Central Plains, they had won more than they lost in the past. Therefore, although he was in a state of unilateral beating for a while, his belief in victory in his heart has not been reduced by this.

"Hmm-!" was far away at the foot of the mountain, and the commander made Ma Yanxu nod with satisfaction.

A strong army is a strong army, and it is impossible to be defeated by one or two so-called magic weapons. And even if the weak brigade has the upper hand for a while with its strange skills, sooner or later it will be beaten back to the prototype.

"There are so many crossbows in a military village, this Guo Wei is really willing to pay for it!" Han Zhuo, who joined the army in the book, was cautious, lest Ma Yanxu also make the mistake of underestimating the enemy, so he hesitated and reminded in a very small voice.

"But isn't it, I'm afraid that even in Dingzhou City, you may not be able to afford so many bed crossbows!" Ma Yanxu smiled and responded casually.

Cities and villages close to the Juma River have been repeatedly looted by wars, people's livelihoods have withered, and the treasury is empty in broad daylight. Therefore, there are very few Jiedu envoys and state and county guards who are willing to spend money to build bed crossbows, jack gates and other expensive defensive weapons. Anyway, if the Liao army refuses to accept the bribe, it must break the city, with or without bed crossbows and jack gates, the result will be the same.

"I'm afraid that the reserves of bows and arrows in the fortress are also very sufficient!" Seeing his own reminder, he didn't attract Ma Yanxu's attention at all. Han Zhuo had to raise his voice several degrees and continue to add.

This time, Ma Yanxu finally understood what he meant, but he didn't plan to make any adjustments. No matter how many bows and arrows there are, they all need people to make them! With only the city walls and no city gates, even if the panther battalion suffers some losses, it can withdraw the team at any time!

"Hmm!" Han Zhuo nodded slightly.

In front of the two armies, he couldn't say too much, so as not to affect Ma Yanxu's judgment. In addition, the opponent's lack of a gate on the ice wall is indeed a huge flaw. Even if you are lucky enough to gain the upper hand, it will be difficult to quickly expand the gains.

"I hope they are timid!" With some anticipation, Han Zhuo, who joined the army in the book, turned his eyes to the battlefield. The soldiers who watched the Black Panther Battalion, under the leadership and encouragement of Kang Yanling, continued to approach the ice wall step by step.

Two hundred steps, one hundred and seventy steps, one hundred and fifty steps, one hundred and twenty steps...... , during which bed crossbows were constantly being shot from the ice wall, but the effect was very low. The steep winds and cold weather seriously affected the accuracy of the bed crossbow. And the witty response of Kang Yanling, the commander of the Black Panther Battalion, made the results of the bed crossbow even worse.

100 steps, 90 steps, 80 steps, 70 steps......

"Woo woo woo-" The horn sounded, and the flag of the Black Panther Battalion suddenly fell on the snow, and the flagpole was two feet deep.

In the forward push team, some people stopped in place, while others accelerated and ran forward. Several heads weaved through the crowd, boosting morale and passing orders. The ten generals slapped their brothers on the shoulders and arranged a small group of soldiers according to their ranks. The sword and shield hand is placed at the front, attracting the opponent's feathered arrows and providing protection to everyone. The archers were five paces away from each other, lined up in a straight line behind the sword and shield men, ready to attack. The spearmen retreated to the end, raising their spears high above their heads, swinging from side to side to the sound of the command, interfering with the view of the defenders on the ice as much as possible.

"Squeak-" A terrible whistle was suddenly heard in mid-air, and the defenders struck decisively before the Black Panther battalion could attack. Dense feathered arrows flew out of the city, like a black hailstone. Hundreds of thorns quickly grew on the white snow. Among the thorns, red "flowers" bloom one after another, reflecting each other with the snow in the wilderness, which is extremely enchanting.

Han Zhuo's heart twitched violently, and it instantly hurt to the bone marrow. "Fight back, fight back now, hold them down!" he raised his arms and waved them like a madman. Tear your throat and shout, regardless of whether the soldiers in front of you hear it or not.

"Fight back, fight back, hold them down!" shouted like a landslide and tsunami. All the Youzhou soldiers who were dragging behind and pressing the formation had red eyes, and they opened their throats and barked wildly.

All the way south to the grass valley, there was little resistance. Even a few festival envoys secretly sent a large amount of money and food with smiling faces. In a mere rural fortress, how dare you not kneel down and suffer death? Actually, you dare to shoot feather arrows at the Liao army first, really, it is really a heinous crime, and it deserves to be cut down and eradicated!

As if hearing their barking, the Black Panther battalion in front of the formation launched a counterattack against the rain of arrows from their opponents. More than two hundred and fifty angular bows were quickly raised and filled, and more than two hundred and fifty wolf-tooth arrows quickly broke away from the bowstring.

"Whew-" The cold wind howled, holding up a black arrow shaft. The distance of seventy paces was swept by in an instant, and the wolf's tooth arrow smashed into the ice wall with a blinding cold, emitting a series of penetrating "crackling" sounds.

Pale blue ice slag splattered in all directions, and white mist billowed up. Between the light blue and pure white, a little red star splashes up and falls, as colorful as the falling English in early spring.

After fighting with the Khitans for a long time, the Youzhou soldiers were unknowingly affected by the fall outside the Saiwai, and they worked very bows and arrows. Of the more than two hundred and fifty wolf's tooth arrows, at least half of them landed accurately in a small area directly above the ice wall. And the huge lethality of the wolf's tooth arrow was brought into full play at this moment.

Several Li Jiazhai villagers who hastily raised their shields to protect themselves were pushed by the wolf's tooth arrows to stand unsteadily, and fell directly from the other side of the ice wall screaming. Several archers who were hiding in the stacks of arrows to shoot were shot in the lower leg by the wolf's fang arrows bouncing on the ice, and they held their wounds with both hands and screamed in grief. There are also more than 20 village warriors, who were directly hit in the chest or back by a wolf's tooth arrow, and died tragically on the spot. The crimson plasma flowed down the surface of the ice wall, and in an instant, it became a stream.

The villagers, who were lucky not to be affected by the wolf's tooth arrows, gritted their teeth and opened their bows and released their arrows. Pouring revenge on the Youzhou army. In mid-air, arrows come and go, continuously. Above and below the city, the screams of the dying and the screams of the wounded were also endless.

"Niang-" "Niang-" "Mother-" All the mournful sounds are exactly the same, no matter the pronunciation or tone. Youzhou and Dingzhou are not far from each other. The city and the city were originally full of Han people.

They were originally villagers, brothers, with the same accent and similar faces. And at this moment, they can't wait to kill each other immediately, and they don't hesitate to do it!

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