Chapter 35 Shooting Exemption Cards

As mentioned last time, Huang Xu won the championship in the competition, although the others did not win the championship, but the results were not bad, even if the two did not shoot the wooden card, in fact, it is already very good to be able to shoot the arrow so close to the hemp rope at such a distance.

After Liu Hou rewarded everyone, Huang Xu came out of the city alone. Before the soldiers on both sides could figure out what he wanted to do, this Huang Xu bent his bow and shot an arrow towards the city. An arrow was fired, and he didn't wait for the results to come out, he turned around and left.

All the movements were swift and sudden, and it was impossible to react for a moment.

Yu Ling's arrow was as fast as a meteor, and in the blink of an eye, the iron arrow "whoosh" and broke the hemp rope that hung the war-free card, and the war-free card fell in response.

There were cheers from the Shu army again, and some of the soldiers were so excited that they stood up and danced, and the officers pressed again to make them sit down. Guo Youzhi looked at this scene, stroked the short beard under his chin and nodded secretly, thinking to himself, the prince's method is indeed good, and his morale has been stimulated. The morale of the Soochow army has been greatly damaged and has fallen to the bottom.

Liu Hou swore that he definitely didn't think about it that much, he just wanted to shoot the no-fight card down for fun in the first place. What motivates morale, what strikes the enemy, such a far-reaching thing, he has never thought about it.

When Huang Xu turned around and ran for more than 20 steps, the Eastern Wu army came to his senses, and the people with bows and arrows at the head of the city drew out the arrows in their quivers and shot at Huang Xu.

Unfortunately, not everyone can draw a two-stone bow, and not everyone is an archer. Huang Xu shot an arrow one hundred and twenty steps away, and now he has run away more than twenty steps, a distance of nearly one hundred and fifty steps, which is definitely not something that can be shot with a nine-bucket bow of the standard in the army.

The Nine Bucket Bow can generally only maintain good lethality at a distance of fifty steps, and when it reaches a hundred steps, it can no longer wear Lu Min, and one hundred and fifty steps don't even need to think about it, it has already landed.

The arrows shot by the Eastern Wu army fell behind Huang Xu, and many of them didn't even reach half the distance, but masters are everywhere, not to mention that in the Three Kingdoms era of Jin Ge Iron Horse, Eastern Wu was also capable. No, the three feathered arrows went straight to Huang Xu's vest with the momentum of a meteor catching the moon.

Huang Xu heard the sound of the wind, and he didn't even think about pulling out the long knife on his waist, and at the same time his body moved sideways and twisted, and the long knife was waved, only to hear the sound of "Ding Ding Ding" three times, and the three feather arrows that were obviously shot by the archers were blown to the ground one by one.

Huang Xu also broke out in a cold sweat, looking at the power of these three arrows, the other party is obviously no less than his own master of archery, but fortunately, the distance is far away, and the arrow power has been greatly weakened, if the distance is a little closer, he may have to hate the spot this time.

After Huang Xu flew three arrows, without saying a word, he continued to run, he also knew that the opportunity was fleeting, and if he ran slowly, he might die.

One hundred and fifty steps, two hundred steps, two hundred and fifty steps, three hundred steps, the soldiers of the Shu army watched Huang Xu run back, and they all cheered, some cheered, some cheered for him, and the scene was noisy.

When Huang Xu ran to three hundred steps, he suddenly heard a "hum" sound of machine springs, followed by a "whoosh" sound of breaking the air, and a javelin with a thick arm flew over. That's right, in Liu Hou's eyes, this one is the same size as the javelin of later generations.

The spring that can make the Shu army from such a distance hear the vibration sound, you can imagine how amazing its elasticity is, and how great its range and lethality are.

"Bed crossbow! Bed crossbow ......" Many soldiers recognized it, pointing behind Huang Xu and shouting. Huang Xu obviously heard everyone's shouts as well, and hurriedly looked back. At this glance, the souls of the dead are all rising.

Fortunately, he had received rigorous training at the Military Academy, and his reaction was not slow at this time, so he immediately threw himself forward to the ground and rolled on his side. The javelin-like crossbow arrow "poofed" and stuck in the place where Huang Xu had just swooped forward.

Huang Xu's lazy donkey rolled and saved his life. The soldiers of the Shu army, who were shouting and shouting at the scene, suddenly quieted down, and when Huang Xu stood up and ran away again, the cheers continued to be overwhelming.

Liu Hou couldn't help but regret a little when he saw this scene, such a talent, after being loyal, if he was lost here because of his willfulness, it would not only be a waste, but also a sin.

If you commit such a sin because you are playful, you don't know how long you will feel guilty. It seems that in the future, you should be careful in your own actions, and you should not issue random orders based on your preferences.

Whether he is a superior person, or a top-level kind of superior, his words and deeds are highly regarded, especially after becoming an emperor in the future, he will follow his words, and any of his own requirements, the people below will risk their lives to achieve them.

At this time, everything must be thought twice, everything must be considered for possible consequences, and effective solutions to the adverse consequences must be planned in advance before implementation.

No one knew that Liu Hou had thought so much, and Guo Youzhi just thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was doing this to improve morale, everyone was chanting the names of Huang Xu and the Prince, and the morale had climbed to the peak.

Liu Hou hurriedly ordered the artillery team to step forward to suppress the bed crossbow at the head of the city, not to let them be so arrogant. This time, there were only ten small-caliber copper cannons with the artillery of the army, after all, the mountains were high and the roads were long, the roads were rugged, and the transportation of artillery was very difficult.

Of course, the baggage team is still transporting some artillery pieces with larger calibers one after another, after all, if you want to guard the Nanling Ancient Road in the future, the cannons will still be of great use.

The gun wagons were quickly pushed out, lined up four hundred paces from the city gates, and at this distance, the enemy's bed crossbows were basically indestructive. In fact, this kind of small-caliber cannon, if you use solid bullets, the lethality of hitting a distance of 400 steps is also greatly reduced, but it is better than a bed crossbow.

The gunners were fast, they first fixed the wheels of the gun carriage and drove long nails into the ground to hold the entire gun carriage in place. Then start loading ammunition, ranging, calibrating and aiming at the elements. As soon as he was ready to stop, the artillery captain trotted over and saluted and reported: "Report to His Royal Highness the Prince, ten artillery pieces have been prepared and are ready to be fired." Please instruct! ”

Liu Hou waved his hand and said, "Aim at the enemy's city gate and bombard, and smash the city gate for me." ”

"No!" The captain of the artillery answered the promise and trotted back. Soon the rumbling of cannon fired. Ten cannons were concentrated at the city gate, and the big black iron eggs smashed on the city gate one by one, some embedded in the gate, and some were bounced back, leaving only a deep pit in the gate.

"Huh?" Liu Hou observed the city gate with a telescope for a long time, and found that something was not quite right, so he couldn't help but sigh.

"What material is this gate made of? Why is it so strong, it doesn't matter if it wasn't blasted open by shells, and the door panel didn't even have a hole in it. Could it be that this is an iron gate, and the latch inside is also an iron bar? Liu Hou felt very strange,

They have also tried to bombard the city gate with artillery before, generally speaking, a cannonball will pierce a hole in the city gate, and after dozens of cannons, the city gate will be full of holes, at this time the city gate is already useless, just let the soldier carry a piece of wood to knock it over and knock it open.

After the city gate is slammed open, the musket team and even the hot air balloon are used to drop bombs to suppress the defenders on the city wall, and then the cold weapon troops are sent to rush into the city, and a city can be easily captured. They used this trick to attack the city and tried it repeatedly.

"It shouldn't be the gates themselves." Guo Youzhi said, "According to Youzhi, it is estimated that the city gate was sealed by Buqi, well, it may be filled behind the city gate with heavy objects such as mud and sand, stones, etc., so even if our cannons penetrate the city gate, they will not be able to penetrate the thick earth and stone wall behind." ”

After listening to Guo Youzhi's words, Liu Hou picked up the telescope again and took a closer look, this time because he was observing with a purpose, and soon he found that some of the shells fell off in the bullet holes, showing a yellowish color.

Previously, he was obsessed with observing whether the bullet holes were transmitting light, which meant that the door panel had been penetrated, completely ignoring other color issues. Now looking at the earthy yellow color of these bullet holes, which is completely different from the color of the door panel, Liu Hou finally believed Guo Youzhi's inference.

Since he knew that the Dongwu people had blocked the city gate with earth and stones, it would be futile to continue firing artillery, and there was no need to waste ammunition, so Liu Hou ordered the artillery team to stop the shelling first and wait in place. He discussed the next step with Guo Youzhi.

"Sir, is there a way to deal with this rogue practice of the Soochow people?" Liu Hou asked.

"Why don't you let the hot air balloon go up to the sky to reconnoiter the situation in the city, first, you can find out the weak position of the city wall, and second, you can also throw some thunderbolts down to deter the defenders on the city wall." Guo Yuzhi built yì road.

"It's fine." Liu Hou agreed, and immediately issued an order to act according to the plan. Soon, 10 hot air balloons were raised. The Eastern Wu Army, who had never seen such a miraculous thing, was so surprised that they opened their mouths wide enough to stuff eggs, and looked up at these flying gods, not knowing that this was an ancestor who could kill them.

Ten hot air balloons, slowly flying above the city, divided into two and flying along the city wall from the left and right, they will circle the city, reconnoitring the city.

Other hot air balloons will bomb various gate towers and some places where soldiers are concentrated.

Looking at the dense black balls that fell like raindrops, before the Dongwu people could react to what it was, they heard a rumbling sound, and these iron balls exploded nearby, killing and injuring a large number of nearby Dongwu soldiers.

These black balls turned out to be not angelic gifts, but demonic life-seeking chains, which exploded into a large piece.

It is not easy to say that this hot air balloon bomb is not an easy thing, because if the thunderbolt explodes late, it will fall to the ground and smash into pieces, and its effect is similar to throwing a stone in the air, which can kill one by one, and cannot play the role of a bomb;

What if the explosion was too early? If it explodes too high above the ground, the power of the explosion will not affect the people on the ground, and the lethality of the bomb is limited to the free-fall movement of the fragments, which may be worse than using the whole bomb as a stone.

Ideally, of course, it would explode close to the ground, and the most lethal would be if it exploded momentarily before the thunderbolt hit the ground. It is not easy to control the timing of the explosion in this era.

First of all, the altitude is measured, which is the height at which the hot air balloon is located, or the height at which the bomb is dropped. That's the hardest part. In the absence of an altimeter, it can only be an approximate estimate.

Liu Hou made some simple rangefinders based on the principle that the farther an object is from the observer, the smaller it looks, mainly for artillery use, and the same rangefinder is also used by pilots on hot air balloons to measure altitude.

Then they will use the formula of free fall to calculate the detonation time according to the measured height, and finally adjust the length of the fuze according to this detonation time, so as to meet the requirements of the detonation time.

Before dropping bombs on a large scale, it is necessary to try to drop one or two thunderbolts, observe whether the detonation time is correct, whether it can meet the requirements for killing, if it is not satisfactory, adjust the length of the fuse according to the observation results, and re-conduct the test explosion test, until the optimal fuse length is found before starting a large-scale air raid operation.

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