Chapter 34: Artillery Battles

"Order all armies to make repairs for a while, and then launch an attack in the afternoon, and let the generals of all departments come to my tent to discuss the attack plan!"

Hojo Tokimune listened to Hu Qi's advice and decided to make full preparations before launching an attack, and at this time, the morale of the front army had been shattered by the barrage, and it was impossible to organize an effective attack.

The shogunate army retreated like a tidal wave, and the battle seemed a bit anticlimactic.

However, Fan Zhuoyuan would not let them fight so easily and leave as soon as they wanted, as soon as the shogunate army withdrew, the cavalry and light infantry scattered and rushed out.

He took advantage of the noon attack on the enemy's troops stationed outside the wooden village, and just took advantage of the low morale of the enemy army to attack and harass at noon, causing at least more than 1,000 casualties.

The fighting spirit of the Fan family army was so high that the various troops of the shogunate were jealous, but there was nothing they could do.

In the afternoon, the shogunate army was again surrounded on three sides.

If there are 10,000 people, there will be no bounds, and if there are hundreds of thousands, I am afraid that there will be a crowd of people under my eyes.

In order to see the enemy's situation clearly, Fan Zhuoyuan climbed up to the lookout platform and carefully observed it with a clairvoyant mirror, and suddenly saw that in the large array of 80,000 troops in the center of the enemy's army, there were hundreds of bed crossbows and trebuchets slowly pushing up to the front line.

They were scattered, and they came mainly for the high ground where they were.

Fan Zhuoyuan immediately ordered, "All artillery is concentrated in the middle and fights according to conventional tactics." ”

Zhang Xi asked, "When will the artillery be used?" ”

Fan Zhuoyuan pointed to the hundreds of bed crossbows and catapults in the distance, and said, "When they enter the shooting range, click them off for me one by one!" ”

Half an hour later, the Shogunate's three-sided army launched an attack in a loose formation, intending to reduce the damage of Fan's long-range firepower.

They still ordered the people to drag cattle and horses with huge bed crossbows and catapults, and the shogunate army followed behind.

Fan Zhuoyuan saw that the trebuchet of the shogunate army was still a backward manpower-drawn trebuchet, and one required twenty or thirty people to control it at the same time, and the strength and accuracy could not be guaranteed at all.

The counterweight trebuchet used by the side is a counterweight trebuchet from Central Asia, and the counterweight is stable, so according to the weight of the stone, the bullet point can be effectively controlled, and the range is longer and more stable.

And the bed crossbow is the same on both sides, this thing is not as efficient at destroying fortifications as trebuchet, Fan Zhuoyuan is not afraid.

He personally commanded the army and waited for the opponent to advance until he reached a distance of a thousand paces, and if the opponent wanted to form a firepower superiority, those scattered ballistae and trebuchets would inevitably be gradually concentrated.

Fan Zhuoyuan was waiting for the time of concentration.

The enemy entered eight hundred steps, and Fan Zhuoyuan raised his hand and slashed downward.

Artillery fire, crossbow bolts and flying stones!

They are condescending, and the range is naturally longer!

In an instant, the enemy people wailed, and many trebuchets and ballistae were damaged by hits, and the splashed sawdust caused more damage.

There was little morale, and even the people, who were full of resentment towards the shogunate, were attacked only once, and then fled frantically for their lives.

Then he was forced to advance by the soldiers in the rear, and the firepower of the three major highlands on Fan Zhuoyuan's side extended, and then smashed towards the rear army, causing a wail.

Hojo Tokimune clenched his fists and scolded angrily: "Useless waste, why don't you move forward!" ”

Hu Qi said: "The people are overwhelmed, and the soldiers still need to advance at the risk of arrows and stones, if the generals don't even have this bit of courage, I'm afraid it will be difficult to fight with Yuankou!" ”

Hojo Tokimune nodded vigorously, waved the command flag, and asked the Hao clan to personally move forward with catapults and ballistas, and at the same time ordered the warlords to come forward, and whoever didn't move would be killed!

The wealthy people in front had no choice but to make their own army advance with equipment, and they had to advance to 600 paces before they could shoot at the hostile enemy.

However, the distance of two or three hundred paces is like a moat.

The solid cannonballs, mud bombs, stone bullets, and giant arrows flying from the three high ground in the distance made them taste everything that the people had experienced before.

Even the most brave samurai who have never experienced such a war will never be able to hold out mentally.

The Hao army advanced dozens of steps, often about to collapse a wave, and after being killed by the warlords, they regrouped and continued to advance.

Repeated more than a dozen times, the troops of the major wealthy clans were not only greatly damaged, but their morale was even more difficult to maintain.

A wealthy clan came directly to the Chinese army of Hojo Tokimune and shouted, "General! I can't fight anymore, please let me wait for the people to come down and adjust! ”

Hojo Tokizong said coldly: "I'm about to enter the range of six hundred steps, how can I give up halfway!" If anyone dares to retreat again, even the head of the family will be killed! ”

In the Chinese army, 80,000 elites shouted in unison, and the blades pointed forward.

Many wealthy families have a chill on their bodies, and even if they have remorse, they can't retreat at this time.

The Hao soldiers were almost crying and pulling catapults and ballistas, a third of which had been destroyed, and the men and horses were killed or wounded.

Hu Qi observed the distance, calculated with the help of his fingers with the help of the shadow, and said: "General, set up a formation to shoot, once the firepower is successfully suppressed, a group of soldiers and horses repaired in the rear can attack the high ground." ”

Hojo Tokimune nodded slightly, causing the flag to roll.

The army in front was like an amnesty, and after stopping, it was still under more precise blows from the Yuan Kou within 600 steps, and began to arrange counterattacks to suppress.

Seeing this, Fan Zhuoyuan said to Zhang Xi: "General Zhang, you go to lead the cavalry, lurk on the side, and listen to the drum and trumpet charge!" ”

"The Last General's Order!"

Nearly seventy trebuchets and bed crossbows of the shogunate, in the process of arrangement, suffered two more volleys, and more than a dozen were scrapped.

The soldiers near the trebuchets and bed crossbows were the most terrified, because all the blows came at them.

The bed crossbow is fine, and it can be operated by eight people.

But a trebuchet requires at least thirty people to meet the range, and so many people crowded in front of the catapult are pure live targets.

They hurriedly lined up, and after the stone bullets were loaded in the rear, they didn't even dare to take too long to aim, so they pulled the ropes in unison and pulled the throwing rods to throw the flying stones under the command of the commander.

As a result, due to excessive force, the flying stone flew to the open space on the side of the three highlands and missed nothing.

The commander hurriedly asked them to control the force a little before throwing.

This time, the twenty or so people who pulled the rope all lowered their strength, and as a result, the stone only flew out of more than 300 steps, which was very far from the three high grounds.

In the follow-up throwing, the force of more than 20 people was uneven, and under the threat of highland fire at all times, everyone fired indiscriminately, and the accuracy could not be guaranteed.

It didn't even complete a neat salvo, basically whoever was ready would launch it immediately, scattered, sparse, and completely barrage.

The bed crossbow is okay, it is good for aiming, and after being launched, it can basically fly towards the fortifications on the high ground.

However, the destructive power is limited, and it is difficult to hit the artillery and other equipment hidden on the high ground, let alone want to hurt people.

Unlike the bed crossbow and counterweight trebuchet on Fan Zhuoyuan's side, the field of vision is wide and condescending, and after a round of corrective shooting, adjust the angle or change the weight of the stone, and the next round of strikes can be closer to the target.

So much so that in the eyes of the shogunate army, it was simply too accurate.

Hojo Tokimune looked at the situation in front with blood-red eyes, and found that the imaginary firepower suppression did not appear, but was still being suppressed by the other party.

He turned his head to look at Hu Qi, "Your country's artifact is so useless?" ”