Chapter 80: The Abyss
Although tonight was his first time on the battlefield, in the face of the surging Lingzhou army, he not only did not have the slightest fear, but seemed extremely excited.
"Brothers, raise your repeating crossbow!"
At a distance of about two hundred paces from the Lingzhou Vanguard Army, Du Feilong resolutely ordered.
Hear this.
The five hundred crossbowmen behind him raised their repeating crossbows one after another, aiming at the Lingzhou vanguard army.
One hundred and eighty steps.
One hundred and fifty steps.
One hundred and twenty steps.
It's getting closer, and the Lingzhou Vanguard Army is getting closer and closer.
"Shoot the arrows!"
Du Feilong waved his hand.
Hundreds of crossbowmen pulled the lookout mountain in unison.
Whoosh –
I saw a rain of arrows crossing the parabola and suddenly descending on the head of the Lingzhou vanguard army.
"Quick...... Raise your shield to block! ”
Seeing this, Zhang Kun, who bore the brunt of the attack, hurriedly raised his shield and couldn't help shouting, and at the same time his heart was full of shock.
This...... How is this possible?
Ben will be at least a hundred steps away from those armorers.
How could Li Xingchen's crossbow arrow shoot so far?
At this critical moment.
Later, when the Lingzhou vanguard army heard the sound, they raised their shields one after another.
Some of the soldiers who were too slow to react were shot on the spot.
"Soldiers, take advantage of the time when the Pingcheng armor soldiers are on the arrows, and rush through the ditch with the general!"
Zhang Kun thought that after the Pingcheng armor shot a wave of crossbow arrows, there would inevitably be a time lag for the arrows.
So, he rushed to the ditch again.
But in the next second, something happened that frightened him.
None of those Pingcheng armor soldiers put down their bows and crossbows, but they pulled Wangshan again.
Scene after scene of arrow rain continued to fall on the head of the Lingzhou vanguard army.
"This ...... How is this possible? Li Xingchen actually has a continuous crossbow? ”
Zhang Kun was completely stunned, and cold sweat was dripping.
He never dreamed that there would be a bow and crossbow in this world that didn't need to be reloaded.
But now I have seen this kind of bow and crossbow with a long range and can fire continuously.
He only felt cold all over his body, like falling into an ice cave!
In fact, this can't be blamed on Zhang Kun's carelessness.
After all, before Yuan Wanshan set out on the expedition, he already knew that Li Xingchen had a continuous crossbow and earth-shattering thunder.
However, Yuan Wanshan was worried that these weapons would hit the morale of the Lingzhou army, so he did not disclose these things to his generals.
"General, the ditch in front is too wide, and the Pingcheng armor has this kind of bow and crossbow, we are afraid that we will not be able to rush through!"
"Captain Zuo is right, if we fight hard, our army is afraid that before it reaches the front of the Pingcheng armor, it will suffer heavy casualties!"
"General, why don't we retreat for the time being, join forces with the main army of General Yuan, and attack the ditch of Pingcheng Jiashi together!"
Faced with the suppression of the sword rain, the generals hurriedly consulted Zhang Kun.
For them, a repeating crossbow is really no different from an automatic rifle.
Although the casualties caused at the moment are not large, the shock caused to their psychology is definitely a hundred times stronger than physical lethality.
"Pass my general's order, the rear army will turn into the front army, and temporarily avoid the edge of the Pingcheng armor!"
Zhang Kun had already begun to retreat.
Hearing the advice of his generals, he almost didn't think about it, and gave the order directly.
"Deputy General Zhang has an order, the rear army will turn into the front army, and temporarily avoid the edge of the Pingcheng armor!"
With the herald's own military order was delivered.
The shape of the Lingzhou vanguard army changed and slowly retreated.
But at this moment, a sound like thunder suddenly exploded.
Boom Boom Boom –
As a series of explosions rang out, smoke rose and dust fell in the valley.
The retreat of the Lingzhou Vanguard Army was also completely cut off.
I heard a roar in the valley.
Yuan Wanshan, who was waiting for the military situation at the mouth of the valley, was shocked.
Not only him, but even Zhang Shun, Gao Xian and others were also so frightened that their faces were bloodless.
At this moment, a sense of foreboding surged in my heart.
"Report ...... Old general, the big thing is not good, Deputy General Zhang's vanguard army is trapped in Shuofang Valley! ”
A herald rode up to Yuan Wanshan and said eagerly.
Yuan Wanshan was shocked and said, "Aren't there only more than a thousand people in Shuofang Valley? Why are you trapped in the valley? ”
"There are indeed only a thousand people in the Shuofang Valley, but they are wearing heavy armor, armed with repeating crossbows, and there are extremely powerful explosive weapons on the ground......"
The herald said with a sad voice: "Old general, please hurry up the army to rescue the vanguard army, at the moment Deputy General Zhang is struggling to support, if it is one step later, I am afraid that I will be surrounded and annihilated by the Pingcheng armor!" ”
"Damn, Ben will damn it!"
When Yuan Wanshan heard this, he blamed himself and said: "The general already knew that Li Xingchen had weapons such as crossbows and earth-shattering thunder in his hands, but he forgot to tell you when he set out on the expedition!" ”
Zhang Shun hurriedly admonished: "Old general, now is not the time for you to blame yourself, rescuing Deputy General Zhang is the top priority!" ”
"General Zhang Pi is reasonable, now Vice General Zhang is deep in Shuofang Valley, and if he hesitates a little, he may not be able to save his life!"
Gao Xian looked at Yuan Wanshan and arched his hand and said, "Old General Yuan, please give an order quickly!" ”
But Yuan Wanshan was caught in the battle between heaven and man.
The situation in front of him was very strange, as if Shuofang Valley was a huge abyss.
If he led 6,000 main forces to rescue Zhang Kun rashly, maybe there would be an even bigger trap in it.
At that time, don't say that Zhang Kun can't be rescued, his 6,000 main army may still fall into it.
After all, the previous Lu Ben is a lesson from the past.
But if he didn't save him, Zhang Kun obeyed his Yuan Wanshan's general orders, and then rushed into Shuofang Valley and was besieged.
At that time, Zhang Kun's 2,000 pioneers were wiped out, not to mention, he Yuan Wanshan would still have no power and be notorious.
"Old General Yuan, please don't hesitate, make a decision quickly!"
Looking at Yuan Wanshan, who was entangled, Zhang Shun was even more anxious: "If you lead the army into Shuofang Valley at this time, our main army will be able to take Shuofang Valley under the cooperation of Deputy General Zhang, and then those mysterious weapons will all fall into your hands!" ”
As soon as I heard this.
Yuan Wanshan's eyes suddenly became hot.
Yes, how did the old man forget this stubble.
If you can defeat the Pingcheng armor in Shuofang Valley, then these mysterious weapons will belong to the old man.
Well...... It's definitely worth the risk!
That's it.
Yuan Wanshan resolutely ordered: "The whole army obeyed the order, rushed into Shuofang Valley to strangle the rebels in Pingcheng, and rescued two thousand pioneer comrades!" ”
Will order.
The main army of 6,000 suddenly opened up, and then poured into the Shuofang Valley.
I saw that all the soldiers and horses had entered the Shuofang Valley.
Xiong Tonghai, who had been lying in ambush in the cave, was overjoyed, and immediately took his two thousand armor soldiers out of the cave, came to the mouth of Shuofang Valley, and began to dig a pit to place earth-shaking thunder!
In about two quarters of an hour, the valley mouth half a mile away was covered with earth-shattering thunder.