Chapter 524: A Little Test
On the city wall, the faces of the soldiers were full of expressions of gold control and nervousness.
The previous defeat left too deep an impression on everyone, causing a very serious psychological burden, and Ye Feng was anxious in his eyes.
Soldiers, morale is the most important thing, and before engaging the enemy, soldiers have fallen into deep fear, and they can not be defeated.
If he is facing the Qin army, or the Han army that is brave and good at fighting, he only needs to say a word of encouragement to everyone before the battle, and the morale will be boosted and the results will be immediate.
But at this moment, he is facing orcs and demon beasts, he doesn't know what to say, even if he shouts that we will win, the soldiers don't necessarily believe it, they will have doubts in their hearts, if they can really defeat the wolf knight, why will it cause more than 200,000 casualties last time?
It doesn't make sense!
So he was in a dilemma, trying to boost morale, but didn't know what to do.
Ying Luoyue was also anxious, she could see that in the frightened atmosphere, many soldiers were trembling, under this pressure, people's movements would become stiff and extremely uncoordinated, and it would be difficult to hit the target when shooting arrows.
Liu Yuying gently tugged on Ye Yunyang's sleeve and whispered, "Why do I think the atmosphere is wrong?"
Ye Yunyang smiled bitterly, lowered his voice and said, "It's normal for people to be afraid of death, and they just lost the battle, so it's normal for this situation to occur." But this can't be done, we must find a way to boost the morale of the soldiers, otherwise the city will not be able to defend. ”
The enemy is strong and I am weak, the only thing we can rely on is this wall, if we can't hold it, the orcs will rush into the city, and the result will be even worse.
"What should I do?" asked Liu Yuying?
"Look at me!" Ye Yunyang walked to a bed crossbow beside him.
Since the Han and the Ghost Mask Army united in an alliance, the two sides exchanged ideas and experiences, and the Ghost Face Army improved various weapons according to the experience provided by the Han army, including the bed crossbow.
Now this bed crossbow is no different from Ye Yunyang's common ones, from firing ten crossbow guns at a time to one, and also adding sights, and also increasing the range.
"Let me try. He said to the soldier who was wielding the bed crossbow.
"But the young marshal, the distance is too far, more than three miles, and it is beyond the effective range. The soldier said with a respectful expression.
In the Ghost Face Army, although he has no military position, because he is Ye Feng's only son, and his reputation is all over the world, he is affectionately called a young marshal by the soldiers.
"No, you'll have to try to find out. He laughs.
The soldier nodded, striding to the side.
Ye Yunyang stood in the shooting position, grabbed the handle with both hands, pressed the crossbow arm down while aiming, and the crossbow gun in front of him was raised high, at the same time, he opened his mouth and asked: "Wind direction, wind power?"
Liu Yuying held a feather in his hand, and according to the swing force of the feather, he said: "The wind direction is due east, and the wind force is about three levels." ”
Then she looked up at the sky and said, "The weather is clear, the temperature is moderate, and the air humidity is moderate." ”
The soldiers around were all stunned, what do you mean?
They may not understand, but Ye Yunyang knows very well that these seemingly inconspicuous matters will have an impact on long-range sniping.
He continued to adjust the angle of his crossbow arm, and after a few seconds, he spoke: "Three miles ahead, a werewolf with a green strip of cloth tied to his head, ready to fire." ”
The soldiers hurriedly looked around, and sure enough, they found a werewolf with a green cloth strip tied to his head in the enemy formation.
Ye Feng and Ying Luoyue raised their binoculars at the same time and quickly locked onto the target.
"What is Yun Yang going to do?" asked Ying Luoyue.
Ye Feng smiled and said, "Do what we want to do but can't do, Yun Yang still has a very good way." ”
Ye Yunyang took a deep breath and gently pulled the crossbow machine.
Sou!
The ballista flew out like a meteor, leaving an afterimage in the air.
On the enemy line, the wolf knights raised their heads when they heard the sound of bowstrings.
But the disdainful gaze quickly replaced the astonishment, this place was three miles away from the city wall, and it was already beyond the maximum range of the bed crossbow, and even if the crossbow could fly over, it would be the end of the crossbow, plus there was no target.
Including the guy with the green turban, it didn't feel any danger, so it didn't make evasive moves.
But the next second, it was dumbfounded.
The bolt flew from the air, aiming at its throat.
It tried to dodge, but it was too late.
Burst!
In its disbelieving gaze and expression, the crossbow pierced its throat accurately, and the head of the spear peeked through the back of its neck, more than two feet long.
The surrounding werewolves were also startled, and the giant wolves involuntarily retreated backwards until they collided with their companions, causing a commotion.
The green-turbaned werewolf's body shook twice, and slumped to the right.
Poof!
The sound of the corpse falling to the ground was not loud, but it was very harsh, and it clearly reached the ears of the surrounding werewolves.
They looked at each other, at a loss.
The corners of Ye Yunyang's mouth rose, and his heart made you wear a green turban, which is so conspicuous in the wolf crowd, who will you kill if you don't kill you?
At the same time, the walls of the city were boiling, and the soldiers cheered loudly.
Ye Yunyang took the opportunity to say loudly: "See it all, werewolves are not copper-headed and invulnerable, they also know that they hurt, and they will also die! After the research of several wizards in the Holy Temple of the Great Han Emperor's Capital, it was found that although werewolves have the attack power of the martial artists of the Gathering God Realm, their defense is very weak, only in the early stage of the Yuan Cultivation Realm! Moreover, their bodies are weak from top to bottom, once they are attacked, they will definitely die, and the bows and arrows in everyone's hands are the best weapons against the enemy. ”
The soldiers listened attentively, and their eyes were full of joy.
He continued: "We are now defending the city, we don't need to go out and fight with the werewolves, their attack power is high but there is no chance to play, everyone just needs to calmly greet with bows and arrows, and they will definitely be able to shoot them all!
An archer raised his strong bow and said loudly: "Of course you are not afraid, there are countless cultivators of the Yuan Realm who have died under our arrows, as long as the werewolf dares to come, I promise to shoot it into a hedgehog!"
"yes, shoot them like hedgehogs!" more soldiers responded.
In an instant, morale was high.
Ye Feng and Ying Luoyue glanced at each other, and both of them showed a smile at the same time.
The cheers affected the other soldiers, and the fear on everyone's faces disappeared, and the confidence of victory appeared.
Ye Yunyang took Liu Yuying to Ye Feng's side, and said with a smile: "How is it, is it okay?"
Ye Feng gave a thumbs up: "It's quite okay, it's worthy of being my son!"
Ying Qi looked at him with slightly strange eyes, and said in a low voice: "You are really a ghost, only talk about the shortcomings of werewolves, but don't say a word about the giant wolf, and the soldiers will soon find out that you have fallen for it." ”
As a demon beast, the giant wolf not only has strong attack power, but also has a deformed defense to the extreme.
He shrugged his shoulders and said, "My purpose is to boost morale, how to do it is just a means, as long as the result is good, why bother?"
Ying Luoyue nodded and said: "Yun Yang is right, as long as everyone has the belief that they will win, it will not be difficult to defeat a strong opponent! ”
Ye Yunyang's behavior just now was tantamount to a provocation for a werewolf.
A leader-like werewolf stood up, his bow in his hand and roaring!
More werewolves roared, and the elephants on the side stood up one after another, lifting the canvas to reveal the siege vehicles below.
The elephant man is five meters tall, extremely strong, pale gray complexion, knotted muscles, with a long trunk on his head, and the tusks are only a dozen centimeters long, which is more like some kind of decoration than a weapon.
Because of their huge size, the siege vehicles appeared larger, about 100 meters long and 8 meters high, with twenty-four huge wooden wheels on each side, and between the wooden wheels extended horizontal grips, which looked like a huge centipede from the air.
In the middle of the siege vehicle was a log with a diameter of more than three meters, in front of which a bronze dragon head battering ram was mounted.
With such a large ram, it is estimated that it only takes two or three blows to dig a hole in the thick city wall.
The elephants were in their positions, two elephants were in charge of a grip, and the other elephant men placed their shields diagonally in front of them, and they simultaneously pushed the siege carts towards the city walls.
At the same time, the werewolf leader roared, and the giant wolf under the seat stepped out of its strong limbs and followed the siege vehicle forward.
The minotaurs and tigermen on the other side stood up and joined the group.
Seeing such amazing siege equipment, the soldiers defending the city were all shocked.
Ye Feng frowned, and ordered: "The bed crossbowman obeys the order, aims at the elephant man and shoots fiercely, and can't let the siege vehicle approach the city wall." ”
Bed crossbows one after the other - let out a roar, and the bolts flew towards the target.
The mahouts have well-developed limbs, but they are not simple-minded, they hide behind their shields, the two mahouts at the front are in charge of the direction, and the other mahouts just push the cart hard, and they are deaf to other things.
The ballista was shot at the shield, most of them were bounced off, a few remained on it.
Ye Feng's brows had already condensed into pimples, but Ye Yunyang looked relaxed, waved his hand and said, "Flying wings attack, incendiary bombs are waiting." ”
Buzzing!
Twelve medium-sized wings rose into the air at the same time, each with two people, one for piloting and one for dropping bombs, and the rest of the space was stacked with incendiary bombs.
As an important tactical material, incendiary bombs are still in the stage of full production, and the Han army cannot be fully equipped, so they are not given to the Ghost Face Army.
Ye Feng's face was happy, although he still didn't know the performance of the incendiary bomb very well, he believed that his son would not do anything without a target, just like shooting a werewolf with an arrow just now, or he didn't do it, and he would definitely succeed if he did it.
The wings came over the siege vehicle and began to drop bombs.
Boom...... Rumble!
The incendiary bomb exploded in volley, and the incendiary agent attached to the siege vehicle and the elephant man, burning violently.
The elephant men let out a scream, and they swung their upper limbs to put out the fire, but instead of succeeding, they set their palms on fire.
More elephants were tricked, and suddenly there was chaos, the speed of the siege vehicle became slower and slower, until it was completely paralyzed, the flames burned more and more, and there were fires everywhere, and there was no possibility that the car could be extinguished.
The werewolf leader stretched out his hand to the sky, and his men drew their bows and arrows.
Feather arrows shoot at the flying wings like locusts, Ye Yunyang has specially explained, requiring that the flying wings should not be less than 1,000 meters when dropping bombs, and these arrows can shoot at most to a height of 600 meters, and they can't reach the flying wings at all.
The men on the wings were beaming with joy as they threw the remaining incendiary grenades at the wolf knight.
After the explosion, the flames began to rage, and the wolf knights dodged, unable to maintain their previous neat formation.
The cheers on the city sounded again, and the soldiers' belief in victory was even stronger.
Ye Yunyang said to Ye Feng with a smile: "I came in a hurry, and the incendiary bombs I brought were limited, so I have to save a little use, and I have already explained to the follow-up personnel to transport more strategic materials over." ”
Ye Feng nodded: "We will win this battle!"
The enemy abandoned the siege vehicle and continued to advance, and Ying Qi raised the command flag and shouted: "Soldiers, prepare for battle!"
Tens of thousands of soldiers bent their bows and arrows at the same time, aiming at the enemy in front of them.