Chapter Twenty-Four: The Ironclad Ballista
- "Woohoo! ”
The miserable howls of the wolves were heard endlessly.
Under the scorching sun, a one-sided slaughter was taking place on the martial arts arena.
All the onlookers were silent, and even after a long time, their eyes were still wide at the scene in front of them.
In the end, bursts of exclamations and discussions quietly came out.
"Guan Sigongzi, what a good means!"
"It's just that Guan Gong is a martial artist... Guan Sigongzi did this, so where did the 'martial arts' come from? Isn't it against Guan Gong's original intention? ”
"Yes, if everyone is like Guan Sigongzi, then why bother training?"
"You see, Guan Gong's face... It's not pretty! ”
Some soldiers noticed Guan Yu's cheeks.
On that cheek, which had always been expressionless, there was still a full of horror at the moment, but in the horror, his Danfeng eyes drooped, as if... It's a little angry.
It's Guan Lin, Guan Suo, and Guan Yinping, they are eating beef jerky, chatting on the mountains, and every other section they use Zhuge crossbows to "suddenly" for a while, and then... Among the wolves gathered in one place, a few unlucky wolves returned to the west.
It's as if the three of them are hunters, and the wolves are the prey waiting for death at any time...
There is no easier "battle" than this!
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"The son of Yunqi is so smart and smart!"
Beside Guan Yu, Ma Liang was the first to open his mouth to praise.
Originally, Ma Liang was full of curiosity and expectations for Guan Lin because of his "answer sheet".
Well, now, the way he defeated the wolves far exceeded Ma Liang's expectations.
Even, surprise...
Guan Lin made Ma Liang feel a different kind of surprise that he had not seen for a long time.
This is a feeling that has not appeared for a long time after Pang Tongjun and Zhuge Junshi left one after another.
"Sneaking and tricking!" It was Guan Yu, who woke up from his surprise and squinted his eyes and said: "If it is common for me to sneak and play tricks like this in the Guan family's army, then who will train desperately?" It's all going to learn to cheat and play tricks! ”
Guan Yu maintained his usual strictness.
In addition, he has always advocated martial arts, and Guan Yu was surprised to win by such a "trick", but he couldn't look down on it from the bottom of his heart.
"What's more, who allowed him to move a cage in the place where the martial arts platform was tested?"
"Guan Gong's words are too harsh on Yunqi Gongzi..."
Ma Liang hurriedly defended, "Today's 'test', Guan Gong only mentioned 'testing martial arts with wolves', but did not stipulate what can be carried and what cannot be carried, Guan Ping and Guan Xinggongzi are holding the Qinglong Yanyue Knife is acceptable, Yunqi Gongzi moved to the cage for defense, and then used the 'crossbow' as a blade to attack, naturally it is okay, this is within the scope of the rules, Yunqi Gongzi just made reasonable use of the rules. ”
I heard Ma Liang boasting about Guan Lin.
As a father, Guan Yu instinctively felt a burst of warmth in his heart, but this warmth did not melt half of the coldness on his cheeks.
"It's just clever, is it possible, can you still move to a cage when you go into battle to kill the enemy?"
Guan Yu frowned, and his tone was as stern as ever.
Ma Liang turned back to the martial arts arena with a gloomy gaze, looking at the "crossbow arrows" that kept shooting out from the cage, and watching the wolves fall to the ground, Ma Liang sighed with emotion: "On the real battlefield, it is to move a cage, as long as you can defeat the enemy, why not?" ”
Not...
As soon as these words came out, Guan Yu raised his eyes, and he felt that Ma Liang had something to say.
Sure enough, Ma Liang's words continued, "Guan Gong didn't hear that Cao Cao had a general under him, named Tian Yu, a native of Yuyang Yongnu (Tianjin), who guarded the northern frontier for Cao Cao all the year round, and his martial arts were also mediocre, and riding a bow horse was not worth mentioning, but he successively fought from the expedition to Wuhuan, cut the bones, and broke the Ke than Neng, and had many meritorious deeds... Let Cao Cao have no worries in the north, does Guan Gong think this person is strange? ”
Tian Yu?
Cao Jun's northern Xinjiang general?
Why did Maleonn mention him?
It seems that this Tian Yu is a character who has nothing to do with the current martial arts field?
What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of "Ji Chang"?
Guan Yu's eyes narrowed, "Ji Chang can just say it bluntly!" ”
Ma Liang continued: "This Tian Yuqi is strange, when he faces the Hu cavalry, he often does not choose to fight directly, but will make the chariots form a circular battle formation according to the terrain, casting a 'wall' that horses cannot cross!" ”
"And the crossbowmen are full of bows and guarded inside, and the Hu people can't attack it, so they can only disperse! In this way, this Tian Yu has won many battles, and the method of the chariot wall has exposed the weakness of Xianbei Hu Cavalry who is good at field warfare and not good at attacking fortifications! It can be said that it has created a victory of infantry against cavalry to 'turn the tide'! ”
This...
Hearing this, Guan Yu understood something.
This is the same reason that the King of Qin built the Great Wall at any cost to prevent the Xiongnu.
What the cavalry is afraid of, they are afraid of the wall that they cannot cross.
So... Maleonn means...
Don't wait for Guan Yu to think about it.
Ma Liang's words continued, "If you think about it carefully, isn't Tian Yu's method of fighting against Xianbei Huqi exactly the same as that of Yunqi Gongzi against the wolves?" ”
Ma Liang stretched out his hand and pointed to the "iron cage" and said: "Guan Gong, look, Tian Yu used a chariot to besiege the city in a circular battle formation to build a wall to isolate the cavalry's charge, but Yunqi Gongzi used the iron cage to isolate the attack of the wolves more directly, and even the method of victory is exactly the same, but the difference between the bow and arrow and the crossbow, is this not the same?" ”
Speaking of which...
Ma Liang got up and bowed his hand to Guan Yu, "Congratulations to Gong Guan, Gongzi Yunqi can think of such a method, he is very smart, clever and clever, he is really talented!" ”
Hey...
Not to mention, after Ma Liang's analysis, Guan Yu also figured out a little taste.
You must know that before he attacked Xiangfan in the north, he could only choose to do so in summer and autumn, because this was the flood season...
The Guan Jiajun was a "naval marine", while most of the northerners of the Cao army were not accustomed to water, so they were invincible in the flood season.
But often in winter and spring, Guan Yu had to withdraw from the army, because it was the "dry period".
The rivers have dried up...
If you really want to fight, there are more cavalry in the north, more infantry in Guan Yu, and the cavalry is born to restrain the infantry, and the advantage is on the side of the Cao army.
Can... Today, seeing Guan Lin's "iron cage" wolf, and hearing Ma Liang's "Tian Yu" chariot breaking through Hu Lu, Guan Yu seemed to be suddenly clear.
It was as if the door was open and an additional window was opened.
If...
Behind the chariot, put on such an iron cage ...
No, there is no need to use iron, wood is fine, as long as it can block the enemy's front to a certain extent.
The repeater is then fixed in a cage.
Is it possible to shoot the cavalry of the Cao army outside the cage like the cloud flag shooting the wolf at the same time?
Thinking of this, Guan Yu's eyes lit up.
Repeaters are used to attack.
Combat vehicles are used to maneuver.
The cage can protect the crossbowman at the same time, and when it is horizontally raised, it is a wall!!
- Ballista!
No, this should be called - Ironclad Ballista!
The more Guan Yu pondered it, the more interesting he felt.
It's also strange to say.
How to fight the Cao Ying cavalry during the dry season? This is a problem that Guan Yu has been unable to solve for a long time.
But who would have thought that there would be no intention to insert willows... Just like that, it seems... It seems to have been solved.
And tracing back to the source, the source of all this is in this son whom he showed as a "rebel son"!
Hiss...
Guan Yu subconsciously let out a voice that was not surprised, but still felt that this matter was outrageous.
His Danfeng eyes opened and closed again, staring directly at Guan Lin on the martial arts stage.
Unexpectedly, there is an unexpected gain in a martial arts test!
Wait a minute...
Guan Yu suddenly thought of something.
He subconsciously muttered in his heart:
- "Could it be that this is what Yunqi called 'learning martial arts can't save the big man'?" ”
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