333 Stormy Rain
The power of this kind of machinery is not comparable to that of human beings.
If a person comes to a ballista without a steam catapult device, it is a few people who give strength to a ballista.
Because the crossbow machine that can be carried out of battle in a horse-drawn cart must be a giant rhubarb crossbow.
The crossbow arrows fired by this rhubarb crossbow are basically the same size as spears, and their lethality is quite large.
But the problem is that although this rhubarb crossbow is powerful, it can only cause a single click kill.
I can't do the cover blow of the opposite side!
And with such an improved steam car, it was possible to achieve full fire coverage.
If the big yellow crossbow is equivalent to the breech gun of this era that fires solid shells.
Then this kind of steam catapult cannon is equivalent to the Katyusha in this era!
And this kind of sub-packaged boiler and gas cylinder can just meet the situation of insufficient sealing process and insufficient thermal pressure in this era.
Although it is in bulk, the mechanical energy generated is still not to be underestimated.
One such system is capable of winding one or even several ballista wagons at the same time.
The ballista's gun carriage is also made in the shape of a porous beehive, but the back of each tube is sawn open to facilitate the bowstring to reciprocate.
The bowstring used for the beehive is a catapult net woven with multiple bungee cords.
Each knot of the net corresponds to the point at which the bolt is shot.
The piston pushes the connecting rod, which drives the flywheel, filling the huge mesh crossbow string.
When the shooter saw the command of the little flag officer, he smashed the circlip with a mallet, the trigger was released, and the string net popped out.
The bolts in the beetrough will be ejected, because the launch tube is also equipped with a slide, which ensures that the ballistic trajectory of the bolt is smooth when it flies out of the launch tube.
In addition, the tail of the arrow is still a special plastic piece brought by Yang Yinuan Xiong Lanxing, which can better maintain the stability of the arrow body in the air.
Therefore, the trajectory of this crossbow arrow is flat and straight, the accuracy is extremely high, and the arrow also adopts a special armor-piercing triangular design, so the lethality is great.
This battle was fought against them with the strongest spears they had modified, the strongest heavily armored cavalry in the region.
'Buzzing and swishing' high-speed arrow rain pierced the sky.
The long-pole heavy arrow directly hit the charging heavy armored cavalry!
'Puff puff ......'
The heavy iron-skinned horses under the crotch of the tin can have rough skin and thick flesh are not a big deal.
But the tin cans on horseback were shot down one after another......
With the sound of heavy arrows breaking through armor, a blood mist suddenly filled the air, and even the screams of countless cavalrymen falling from their horses sounded.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack ......"
The heavy armored cavalry battle formation let out bursts of miserable screams, and Qin Shaoyu's army resounded with bursts of shouts.
"Quick, adjust the direction of your attack!"
Not to mention, this Qin Shaoyu's reaction was very fast, and he immediately discovered the direction where the enemy was.
Immediately from his army there was a drum beat, and soon the heavily armored cavalry began to adjust the direction of the attack......
I have to say that these guys are well-trained and not afraid of death.
Even if the vanguard troops were shot by the ambushed ballista carts, their large troops were still in chaos.
He was even able to immediately change direction and charge in the direction of the ballista array.
Apparently I want to have a frontal hard steel with them!
Yang Yinuan saw that the other party adjusted his direction like this and rushed towards them, and he had to admire the courage of this army.
This indigenous unit is truly courageous!
You must know that Yang Yinuan deliberately waited for them to charge halfway before suddenly attacking from the flank of this team.
Throughout the ages, there has been only one way to win any war, whether it is tactics or strategy!
That is to strike from the opponent's blind spot!!
Let's just say that the offensive tactics of the modern army, whether it is a roundabout flank or a large depth interspersed.
These are the ultimate goals of tactics, which are to detour the enemy's weakly defended flank, or penetrate the enemy's back and attack the enemy's weak points.
And the most effective thing about attacking the enemy's weak and blind spots is that he can quickly break down the enemy's morale.
This time too, Yang Yinuan attacked from the flank.
One shot at the face, using a steam ballista, to shoot hundreds of heavily armored cavalry off their horses.
It stands to reason that such a surprise attack will inevitably cause confusion among the enemy.
What surprised him was that this group of heavily armored cavalry was actually driven by the sound of drums in the rear.
On the battlefield, with a slight slowdown, the direction of the attack began to be adjusted.
Led by the generals in front, he rushed in the direction of his ballista array.
This group of heavy armored cavalry, whether it is their courage or their tactical execution, is worthy of Yang Yinuan's thumbs up.
Sure enough, it can be called the elite of this world!
If it were an opponent in the same world, it would be possible to be defeated by them.
It's a pity that this time they bumped into Yang Yinuan, and he has tactical means and military theories that are thousands of years ahead of the world!
He immediately had people wave the order flag and instruct his chariot team to prepare for the three-stage strike!!
The chariots on the battlefield were soon divided into three platoons.
The first row of ballista carts in front had just completed a salvo, and at this moment, they were pulled back to the third row and began to reload.
The second row of ballista carts in the back was pushed forward.
"Put!"
The small flag officer in front waved the flag downward, and the operator picked up the mallet and smashed the bamboo shoot hard.
'Buzz'
The web-like crossbow strings shot out violently, and rows of arrows poured out of the beehive ejection slots of the ballista carts.
A dense rain of arrows weaved in the sky, covering the clouds and the sun, and rushing towards the rushing heavy cavalry...
The group of charging heavy armored cavalry instantly appeared a 'rain cloud' above their heads, and then there was a 'clanging' sound on their bodies.
Because this Liangchi Prefecture is located on the main trade route with the Western Regions, it has more influence on the culture of the Western Regions.
Most of the armor equipped by their soldiers was plate armor, unlike the Eastern Kingdoms, which mainly used sheet armor and piercing armor.
Therefore, the protection of their heavy armored cavalry is naturally higher.
It's a pity that most of the plate armor they wear is made of pig iron.
It's not steel armor at all, and these iron armor can still have a certain amount of protection against ordinary bows and swords.
can run into this ten-gram armor-piercing arrow specially prepared by Yang Yinuan, it will be like paper paste.
In a 'poof' sound, countless ironclad cavalry fell to the ground one after another.
However, the iron-skinned horses under their crotches were rough and thick-skinned, and many of them still rushed through the rain of arrows alive.
However, without the control of their masters, these iron horses soon lost their goals and became a plate of scattered sand on the battlefield.
A rain of arrows shot hundreds of knights off their horses, but hundreds of lancers still rushed out of this rain of dead arrows...