Chapter 18: The Trebuchet Strikes

Although there was some confusion, the previous system had a great effect, and under the leadership of the commanders of each team and group, each team found its own trebuchet.

In the distance of the chaotic stone forest, smoke and dust were everywhere, and the bandits attacked again, and everyone was nervous, but in addition to being nervous, there was a trace of excitement and expectation when they saw the trebuchet in front of them.

Xu Chuan and Ji Liang stood together, looking at the robbers pressing in the distance, with solemn expressions.

"Come on, see if I have what it takes to make a difference."

Xu Chuan muttered to himself, he knew that if he failed this time, even if he didn't die, he would definitely lose the management of the town guards after he went back.

lost the right to manage, and all his subsequent ideas would turn into bubbles.

Looking at the approaching bandits, Xu Chuan took a deep breath, stood behind the town guards, and shouted with a megaphone in his hand: "Everyone, no one is allowed to attack without my order!" ”

He was waiting for those bandits to get closer, and when most of them were in the attack range, he would directly eliminate most of them in one wave.

He was confident that the power of the trebuchet would not let him down.

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In the distance, the bandits who led the charge rode on horses, looking at the side of the stone forest, while chatting and laughing with the brothers on the side.

It's not the first time they've robbed the three areas, at least two or three times a year, and every time the grain is harvested, they will definitely come to grab a wave.

In the eyes of all the bandits, there is no better place than a hen that lays golden eggs, a granary that provides them with food.

As for the guards, they didn't take it seriously at all.

"Big brother, how about we rush into town and grab a few women this time? The brothers haven't opened meat for a long time, and the few female dependents who robbed the caravan last time were simply not enough to play. ”

Among the leading group, a thief on a horse said, and on the side, others chimed in.

"Yes, eldest brother, the second brother is right, we haven't tasted a woman for a long time, and it's time to grab him this time."

"Hahahaha, okay, this time we will grab food and women, we will do it!"

Hearing his little brother's appeal, the eldest brother on the white horse laughed, turned his head and shouted to the team behind him: "Brothers, this time we have entered Sanzhi Town to grab money, food and women!" ”

Behind him, a slogan of grabbing money, food, and women sounded, and the sound was so loud that it even reached the ears of the town guards thousands of miles away.

The face of the town guard who heard the slogan was full of anger, and he wanted to draw his sword and fight the bandits, but under the suppression of Xu Chuan, Ji Liang and others, he stopped his movements and waited for the bandits to enter the range of the trebuchet.

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"Commander, the bandits have entered the range of the trebuchet."

Among the town guards, the person in charge of observation reported loudly, and he saw that the bandits had rushed into the previous marked line.

"Don't worry, wait, this time we're going to teach them some hard lessons! Let all the bandits know that we are not easy to bully! ”

Xu Chuan replied, staring at the bandits rushing over.

When the bandit who took the lead on horseback crossed the second marker line, and when the bandit who was walking behind also entered the strike range, Xu Chuan waved his hand and shouted loudly: "Everyone, attack!" ”

With a loud shout, the town guards who finally waited for the order slashed down and slashed on the fixed rope, just like the rope in front of him was the neck of those bandits, venting the anger in his heart.

Five hundred trebuchets made a whistling sound, and countless pieces of rubble flew out, overwhelming the sky and making it dark, and slamming into the bandits who rushed over.

With the prior arrangement and the initial training in the use of trebuchets, the guards who were specially responsible for the operation used the strength of the milk to quickly turn the winch to bend the bamboo again.

The loader in the back immediately filled the net pocket with gravel.

The second round of catapults had been loaded, and the stones thrown from the first round had just fallen, slamming into the heads of the charging bandits.

There is no tactic for these bandits to charge, people are crowded, a honeycomb rushes forward, and dense stones are smashed down to ensure that everyone has a share, and everyone is treated equally.

Suddenly, the screams on the rocky hill were endless, even if they were hundreds of meters away, the screams were transmitted to the ears of all the town guards against the wind.

After all, this person, if he is injured or not, he may feel that there is no big problem.

But if this head bleeds, everyone will think seriously, these thieves who were hit by stones and rubbed to the point that they are still conscious, only feel that the blood on their heads is not stopping, and when they touch it, their hands are also full of blood, and they immediately panic.

Especially when I saw that there were companions around me who were directly blurred or dead by gravel, I was even more panicked, and ran back one by one holding my head.

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Hearing the screams of the bandits, the guards became even more excited, and the knives in their hands swung down fiercely again, cutting a small section of fixed rope again.

The second wave of rubble was thrown out, and both retreating and advancing were under the cover of the blow, and once again smashed the bandits to the ground in pieces like wheat harvesting, not knowing whether they were dead or alive.

And on the horse, the big brothers who charged in front of them were also within the striking range of the trebuchet, and more than half of the more than 100 horses were hit by stones, and in fright, they almost didn't overturn the people on horseback.

Looking at the brothers around him who were bleeding and screaming, and looking at the guards in the Sanzhi area not far away, the eldest brother on the horse shouted angrily: "Brothers, kill me and avenge the dead brothers!" ”

The angry shouts sounded, and the eldest brother waved the machete in his hand and drove the horse with the brother who was riding on the horse beside him, and rushed towards the town guards.

In these years, if you can be a thief in troubled times, you can ride on a horse, and you can manage thousands of people, how can you not have any ability.

But unfortunately, the town guards are not the same as before.

After the team, Xu Chuan looked at the eldest brother who took the lead and sneered, and didn't care, letting the town guards continue to control the trebuchet to attack the walking bandits behind and cut off their support.

As for these horseback rushes, he was prepared.

When he heard that some bandits had horses, Xu Chuan arranged for some town guards to make some rejection horses and place them in front of the catapults to prevent the cavalry from rushing over.

These horses are made of logs, half a person high, fixed to the ground and tied with sharpened bamboo, as long as you dare to rush, the horse will dare to stab you directly.

What's even more insidious is that Xu Chuan also asked people to carry some rice stalks and some stones on the rejection horse for a little cover, so as to prevent the bandits from being discovered too easily.

Originally, it was a trap to deal with these cavalry, but unfortunately, the ground of the rocky hill was full of gravel and could not be dug, so Xu Chuan could only think of other ways, and then thought of such a thing as rejecting horses.

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