Chapter 222: Explosive Crossbow
"Xiang Rong!" In the military tent, Ning Ze called.
"The last general!" Xiang Rong immediately came out of the queue and saluted with his fists.
"Move the Futu Army to the rear!" Ning Ze ordered, calling again, "Xiang Yan!"
"The last general!" Xiang Yan stood up.
"Transfer my crossbowmen brigade to the front army!"
"The last general commands!!" the Xiang brothers obeyed the order and hurried into action.
Ning Ze looked around at everyone and said with a smile: "The other party has won for a while, and it is a good thing that morale has risen." But my elite is not the Futu Army~ Boping City should be full of confidence now, thinking that he can resist our army? You say, isn't it cruel to break their thoughts at this time? Feng Cheng!"
"The subordinates are here!" strategist Feng Cheng immediately stepped out.
"Tell the logistics team to replace the iron crossbow with the bamboo crossbow, as well as the special crossbow arrows!" Ning Ze got up, "I want to make all their morale disappear!"
"But Du Du," Feng Cheng said, clasping his fists, "the new weapon has just arrived, and it has not yet been tested. The level of danger ......"
"It's all in strict accordance with my orders, and after multiple inspections and audits, there will be no problems!" Ning Ze said, "The quality inspection is very strict, so there is no need to worry." ”
After the army was mobilized, the Xiang brothers and Feng Cheng came over one after another to return to their lives, indicating that everything was ready.
"Very good!" Ning Ze got up, "Sun Yi should feel honored that the killer weapon that has been secretly developed for nearly a year can come out in front of him." They all think that I rely on the Futu Army? Crossbowmen are my favorite, and they are also my trump card! All the soldiers, go out again with me!"
"Wow!!"
Because of the repulsion of the Ning Ze army and the victory in the first battle, the soldiers of Boping County were jubilant and their morale soared.
Everyone regained some confidence in defending the city and even defeating Ning Ze.
There has been no movement for half a day, and I thought that I would be safe today.
Unexpectedly, in the afternoon, Ning Zejun appeared again.
"Report ——!!" the scout panicked, "Ning Ze reorganized his troops and horses, and led the troops to attack again!"
"What?" Sun Yi stood up and immediately beckoned the civil and military officials to the city gate.
Standing on the city wall, I really saw Ning Ze's army approaching, and the Futu army was in the rear of the army, and the front army was replaced by tens of thousands of crossbowmen.
Behind the crossbowmen, there are also large groups of soldiers and horses pushing ballistas, which seem to be going to fight long-range battles.
Sun Yi immediately ordered: "Erect a big shield!"
"Brush Lala!" the defenders of the city wall immediately raised their large shield, which just merged with the city wall and turned into a metal wall. At the same time, countless archers were prepared, with shield soldiers as cover, ready to fight at any time.
In this way, it is difficult for the defenders to be hurt by both bows and crossbows.
Sun Yi stood at the head of the wall, saw Ning Ze leading the troops approaching, and shouted loudly: "The general of the defeated army, dare to come again?"
Ning Ze looked up at Sun Yi and replied with a smile: "Our army is not defeated, but only temporarily retreated." ”
"If you want to attack the city, even if you come, you will definitely return!" Sun Yi said coldly.
"Really?" Ning Ze pointed his hand forward, "The whole army obeys orders!"
"Whoa~" The generals shouted an order, and the crossbowmen quickly raised the iron crossbow in their hands, loaded the crossbow arrows with unique shapes, and aimed them on their backs in a half-squatting position.
"Attack!" Ning Ze gave an order, and all the crossbowmen pulled the trigger.
"Whoosh!!" a dense stream of crossbow arrows shot out towards the city, creating a torrential rain.
"Shield defense!!" Sun Yi shouted loudly.
"Huh!" the shield soldiers at the head of the city stacked their shields on each other, blocking all the gaps and forming an airtight wall.
The bolt hit the shield and suddenly exploded.
"Boom!" the first one exploded, and the shield-wielding soldier was overturned by the huge impact, and the wooden shield in his hand was torn apart.
The explosion was like thunder, which shook Sun Yi's legs and feet, and he almost fell to the ground.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom......" Explosions continued one after another, and for a time flames broke out everywhere and gunpowder smoke filled the air.
The shield wall broke open in an instant, and the defenders of the city were in chaos.
"Thunder!"
"Demon law! demon law!"
"Ning Ze has used witchcraft!"
"Ning Ze led the thunder to blow up the city!"
......
With a round of crossbow arrows, the shield guards at the head of the city suffered heavy casualties. The bolt hit the wooden shield and exploded instantly.
Some people are lucky enough to have the wooden shield in their hands burst, or they haven't even blown the wooden shield, and at most they will be hit a little. Some were unlucky, not only did the wooden shield burst, but they were also injured.
The air was filled with the smell of gunsmoke, and the city was full of fires as it exploded.
It turned out that Ning Ze had already ordered someone to study gunpowder, and he didn't know how to make guns, but the principle of explosive crossbow arrows was relatively simple.
In order to develop gunpowder, many craftsmen were accidentally injured or even died during the year, and the pressure was actually quite high. But in the end, it was still successful, which meant that it first entered the use of thermal weapons.
Of course, the cost of the explosive crossbow is high and it is not easy to take it out.
This round of shooting is quite expensive.
Who called this era backward in craftsmanship and without the level of production in the modern world.
At the end of a round of shooting, Ning Ze ordered to stop the attack.
The defenders of the city were already in disarray, and Sun Yi had already fled in a panic with the civil and military officials, leaving only the generals of the city to make up for the defense and quickly move the casualties away.
There were people everywhere in the city shouting: "Ning Ze leads the thunder to blow up the city!"
After all, in this backward era of cold weapons, no one has ever seen such a battle. The ancients were ignorant, and when they heard the sound of thunder, they thought it was a demon law, and they thought it was Ning Ze who summoned thunder.
In particular, Ning Ze knows "spells", and everyone knows it.
Not only the enemy defenders, but even their own generals were stunned and couldn't believe it.
Of course, they knew that this was not a spell, but Ning Ze's special weapon. But I can't understand why there is a loud thunder explosion, and the terrifying lethality.
Therefore, the gaze that looked at Ning Ze was full of awe.
Ning Ze let the crossbowmen shoot only one wave, and did not continue to attack. In itself, it is something that shocks the other party and demoralizes.
He is not rich enough to bomb infinitely at any cost, after all, the budget for this is limited.
Because of the pursuit of perfection and safety, the cost of an explosive crossbow arrow is as much as a dozen taels of silver. The arrowhead is specially made, and the flint and gunpowder that detonate the explosives, even the arrow body is specially made. Think about it, this round is tens of thousands of taels of silver?
In order to reduce costs, it is necessary to raise the level of craftsmanship in this era. If we can enter the mechanical age, we can reduce costs by countless times.
The problem is that Ning Ze doesn't know this knowledge, and he is not omnipotent.
Fortunately, the goal was achieved, and this round of shooting alone caused heavy casualties to the defenders, and their own side was not damaged at all.
Psychologically, it is able to give the other side a fatal blow.
At this time, the morale of Boping City, which was finally boosted, was instantly defeated.
All the soldiers had just gained some confidence, and they were completely wiped out.
In particular, countless frightened people shouted everywhere, saying that Ning Ze used the demon magic to lead the thunder to bomb the city. Spells are such a thing as an extremely awe-inspiring existence that is difficult for ordinary people to resist.
Sun Yi and the civil and military officials in the city were also frightened, and left the city wall in a panic, their expressions were ugly.
But when he got below, he didn't dare to leave, because Ning Ze was so powerful in one round of attacks, if he came a few more times, would he directly blow up the city wall and the army would enter the city?
Some civilian and military generals were unlucky, the explosion point was relatively close, their ears were ringing, and they couldn't even hear the people around them clearly.
Yan Tao and Chu Hong's faces were as earth-colored, and they had lingering palpitations about the scene that had just happened.
Finally relieving, Sun Yi found that the city wall was quiet, and there were no more terrible explosions. Hurry up and tell them to go back and investigate.
When his subordinates returned to the city at the risk of death, they saw that Ning Ze did not continue to attack, so they immediately stepped forward and said loudly: "You are vulnerable! The governor of Pontus has the virtue of a good life, so he rarely kills evil." Such kindness and so much so can't be understood, and still celebrating the great victory, it's simply ridiculous and generous! If I attack, who can stop it?"
The defenders in the city were frightened and panicked, afraid that Ning Ze would "use demon magic" again.
The henchman ran down and relayed Ning Ze's words to Sun Yi.
Sun Yi was terrified: "Ning Ze's demon method is powerful, how can it be good?"
"Young Envoy Jun!" Yan Tao hurriedly said, "I heard that the black dog's blood can break the demon law, so I don't order the whole city to collect it." ”
"Yes, yes!" Sun Yi nodded again and again when he heard this, "Immediately let the people of the whole city ask and collect the black dogs! As long as you break the demon law, you don't need to be afraid of Ning Ze!"
That being said, I was shaking a lot.
His subordinates helped Sun Yi to rest, and Yan Tao ordered people to quickly search for the black dog in the city.
The chaos in Boping City lasted for a long time, and the army concentrated on the head of the city to guard against Ning Ze, and did not dare to ignore it.
It's just that after Ning Ze shouted, he ordered the whole army to retreat to the camp, and he had no intention of coming again.
Sun Yi couldn't understand his thoughts, and he was even more uneasy in his heart.
The main thing is that I don't know the secret of Ning Ze's crossbow arrows, as well as the cost of this explosive crossbow.
The other party did not plan to attack the city with an explosive crossbow in the first place, because the inventory was insufficient. Purely to hit morale, let the soldiers of Boping City experience the mood of a skyrocketing morale and a sudden drop to the bottom, like a roller coaster.
His goal had been achieved, Sun Yi and his subordinates were all stunned, and the confidence that they had built up with great difficulty disappeared in an instant.
Chu Hong was the same, seeing the power of the explosive crossbow, he originally thought that after the Long Hook Army was formed, he could defeat the Futu Army and defeat Ning Ze. Now I think it's impossible, even if the long hook army is successfully formed, it can't withstand the power of the opponent's crossbowmen and Ning Ze's "demon method".
Could it be that Boping City really can't hold it?
Ning Ze is so terrifying, can anyone in the world defeat him?
With distress, I sat in the study at night and thought about it, sighing.
"Second uncle," Chu Wenxiu came to the study again, and asked curiously in front of him, "Today, there are rumors in the city that it is Ning Ze who used demon magic to lead thunder to bomb the city. I did hear what sounded like thunder, could this man really have a spell?"
Chu Hong sighed: "I don't know if it's a spell or what!"
"Second uncle, can you tell me?"
"This ......"
"Second uncle, tell me!" Chu Wenxiu said, "Maybe Wenxiu can help you." ”
"I've said it all, girls are ......"
"But the current situation is not good, does the second uncle want the enemy army to attack the city?" Chu Wenxiu said.
Chu Hong hesitated for a long time, thought about it a lot, and finally told her about the scene he saw in the city.
After hearing this, Chu Wenxiu thought about it carefully and said to him: "Second uncle, in my opinion, the enemy army is not using illegal techniques! I wonder if the second uncle can take the crossbow arrow fragments?"
"What are you going to do?"
"Wenxiu wants to know the truth about the 'Explosive Thunder' and find out what the secret of this weapon is!"
"I can get the pieces, are you sure?"
"You have to try it to find out!"