Royal Road - Chapter 156

[Chapter 155 | City]

20,000 horses, the momentum alone is enough to shock people.

Like a ferocious long serpent, the Huns spread out in front of them.

Because it was an encounter, they did not set up camp, but directly set up a battle.

Bright helmets and armor, swords and spears unsheathed, and sturdy warriors riding on horses.

Just looking at it from a distance is terrifying.

Sun Jiao put his hands behind his back, stood in the army formation, and looked at the dazzling formation of the enemy army in front of him.

The other general is obviously a middle-aged player.

Whether it is the density of the camp or the arrangement of arms, it is extremely measured.

Even if it is unfolded in front of them, there is no flaw to follow.

More importantly, the other party even arranged for the front army and the rear army, obviously to guard against the flank sneak attack, and to stifle all possible dangers in the swaddling clothes.

Really a good general.

Now, however, is not the time to back down or fear.

“Open the obstacle avoidance! Prepare the school artillery.” Sun Jiao ordered loudly.

Following this order, several soldiers quickly ran to the tents standing on both sides of the camp and tore off the sackcloth covering them.

Four wooden machines with a height of more than one person and a length of more than two feet appeared in front of everyone.

This is exactly the new Thunderbolt Cannon developed by Liu Jian, Li Xin and Liangfu craftsmen after spending months!

It is half the size of the trebuchet used for ordinary siege, and the structure is several times more complicated.

Above the long cannon tip, there is no rope for people to pull. On the contrary, a four-foot-square wooden basket is added in front of the fuselage, which is full of stones.

Below it is a complex and dizzying mechanism.

There are beams that can lift the tip of the gun, a twist plate that can be manually wound, and a gun stock that can hold a stone the size of a human head.

Just looking at it, you can feel the terrible power contained in this wooden machine.

Next to the thunderbolt guns, the two officers used their thumbs as the mountain to look at, and quickly calculated the angle and distance of the enemy camp. After a while, they shouted loudly: “The front gun is raised by one notch, and the range is 350 steps. The rear cannon is lowered by half a scale, with a range of 200 steps. The two cannons are fired at ten breaths apart!”

Both of them were surveying and mapping soldiers who came out of the original school. After retraining to fire cannons, they also learned quickly.

Hearing this order, several gunners immediately corrected the firing position in an orderly manner, and some took out the prepared projectiles and dumped them in the butt.

After hundreds of drills, no one is flustered even when facing the enemy.

Only a creaking sound echoed in my ears.

This is also one of Sun Jiao’s favorite voices nowadays.

Because of these four cannons, the battalion he led became the second numbered battalion, called “Thunderbolt Camp”!

“Xingjing” has a cloud: “The five stars of thunder are in the north of Yunyu, and the Lord God will strike and destroy all things.” As long as the thunder is there, all things can be changed!

In the distance, the enemy troops have already lined up.

The rumbling sound of drums sounded, and the three thousand cavalrymen rushed towards their camp like a rolling turbid wave.

Sun Jiao raised his voice: “Prepare the artillery formation! Shoot and kill!”

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Liu Cong has been observing the enemy camp ahead.

Although there were only 5,000 infantrymen, this group of people was completely unlike the Jin army they encountered in the past, and they never showed any fear when they saw an army that was several times their own.

The battalion is solid, and the formation is also considered stable. It is estimated that it is the most elite army of the Shangdang.

As long as this army is defeated, the Shangdang may not be able to draw any troops.

At that time, all the counties will worship with trembling under their own feet.

But even with full confidence, Liu Cong was not careless.

Instead, a team of people was specially dispatched as a rear army to guard against possible flank attacks.

However, just as the military formation was unfolding, there was a change in the opposite camp.

The odd tents standing on both sides of the camp were suddenly torn down, revealing what was covered under them.

Liu Cong’s eyebrows wrinkled: “What is that?”

There was a confidant next to him with good eyes, and immediately said: “It looks like a Thunderbolt?”

“Such a small Thunderbolt? Why is it placed in the camp?” Don’t know the purpose of the Thunderbolt?

This thing is clearly used to attack the city, who would use it to fight against the enemy?

When I saw a few people busy around the thunderbolt, a strange sense of crisis rose from the bottom of my heart.

Without hesitation, Liu Cong said loudly, “Let the cavalry be the vanguard, beat the drums and rush into the formation!

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To break through the enemy camp as soon as possible, it is necessary to cut the commander!

With an order, three thousand fine cavalry lined up and charged towards the enemy.

The distance between the two armies was only two miles, and the cavalry could arrive in an instant.

Followed by foot soldiers, taking advantage of the situation to tear apart the army formation and defeat the enemy.

Liu Cong took out 3,000 cavalry and 10,000 foot soldiers without hesitation.

With such an overwhelming advantage, when he can defeat the enemy in one battle, even if someone attacks from the side, he cannot break his camp.

Eagle-like eyes locked tightly, Liu Cong watched coldly as the cavalry approached the enemy line.

As long as they advance another 200 steps, these cavalrymen who are proficient in archery can draw bows and arrows and shoot the first round.

Although the enemy formation had a large shield as the wall, there were not many soldiers in armor, and only three rounds of rapid fire could open the front line…

At this moment, a buzzing sound suddenly sounded.

Liu Cong’s eyes widened.

The trebuchets in the enemy formation are activated!

Like a thunderstorm, a black cloud floated up in the air.

There were thousands of iron pellets densely packed, and they rushed towards the cavalry army with the momentum of thunder.

These cavalrymen were all light armored and could not resist such a terrifying rapid fire.

In an instant, blood splattered, and people turned on their backs.

With just one blow, the three thousand cavalry went to a small half!

How can it be so accurate?

Liu Cong almost didn’t roar!

What trebuchet is this?

Why can he hit his cavalry striker directly?

If there are more units, how can we rush into the enemy camp?

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However, Liu Cong did not hesitate at all and shouted angrily: “Come on! The infantry will keep up!”

Yes, there are only four catapults, and it may take a long time to reload such a huge machine.

We must take this opportunity to let the infantry keep up!

Before he finished speaking, another rain of bullets flew into the sky.

It was obvious to the naked eye that the cavalry formation was thin, and only less than 1,500 cavalrymen escaped the terrifying burst of fire.

There are still two hundred paces away from the enemy line, and immediately all the soldiers have red eyes.

They grew up on horseback and believed that they were unparalleled in riding and archery, but who would have guessed that there were such terrifying weapons in the world?

Powerless to resist, unable to escape, can only be slaughtered by others, without the power to fight back!

No one can be content with that.

Just another fifty steps, within fifty steps!

They have the power to fight back!

However, these fifty steps are not so easy to cross.

Sun Jiao coldly ordered: “Crossbowmen! Shoot and kill!”

Four hundred crossbows were raised, and the characteristic crossbows were thrown like arrows at the enemies who were about to bend their bows.

Four hundred arrows, four hundred human lives.

One hundred and fifty steps!

“Archer! Shoot!”

Another command sounded.

Six hundred archers raised their hard bows.

One shot!

Second shot!

Three rounds!

More than a thousand arrows crossed left and right, from the two wings to the cavalry formation, like a life and death boundary that can never be crossed!

Anger!

Screams!

And the long neighing of the horse!

There were only a dozen or so riders who broke through the last layer of arrow rain.

However, what they faced was the long spear spear sticking out from behind the wooden shield.

Five hundred steps, three thousand rides are gone!

At this moment, the infantry had just run halfway through and stepped into the limit of 350 steps.

This is the throwing range of the Thunderbolt!

Another round of slaughter begins.

Looking at the battlefield in front of him, Liu Cong firmly grasped the whip in his hand!

How could they have so many archers and crossbowmen?

However, how can such a strong army come from a mere faction?

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Since there is such a strong army, why is it necessary to fortify the walls and clear the fields?

To disturb his morale with beacon fires?

No, can’t stop!

“Drumming! Drumming to encourage battle!”

After the cavalry were ten thousand horses.

Even if half of the troops are lost, there are still 5,000 people who can get close to the enemy line!

On the other hand, there are at least a thousand bows and crossbowmen. These people have no combat effectiveness in close combat.

As long as he can break through the front line, he has a chance to defeat the enemy!

The drums of war were thundering, and against the chilling rain of flying arrows, the Xiongnu infantry launched a strong attack.

After all, they have experienced countless fierce battles, and they already have a fierce aura that is not afraid of death.

More than half dead?

Countless casualties?

Their mission is to defeat the enemy!

With this fierce and fearless momentum, the Xiongnu infantry pressed up.

Although there are many bows and crossbows, there are only a limited number of them. In the last round, Sun Jiao shouted loudly, “Drum!”

In the Shangdang army, the drum sounded.

The shield-wielding men backed away, revealing the army behind them.

Those were 2,500 soldiers with guns, the “combatable soldiers” in the words of their commander-in-chief!

“Kill! Kill! Kill!” A violent shout burst out from the mouths of those holding spears!

The motionless spear formation began to move.

Every row, every one, is the same action.

Step, shoot, stab!

After one row, there is another row, which stretches endlessly, like a raging ocean wave, rushing up!

Breaking through the blockade of the projectiles and escaping the deadly flying feathers, the Huns desperately came to the front, but were stopped by this mountain-like, tsunami-like army formation.

How can a person’s bravery resist the force of a thousand armies?

And hand-to-hand hand-to-hand combat is even more frightening than those arrows that cannot be touched or touched.

Meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!

The shouting and killing that shot straight into the sky finally defeated the remaining courage of the Huns.

Some people started to turn around and ran towards their own camp.

With the first, there will be a second, a third… When the Shangdang army took the fifteenth step, the Xiongnu formation collapsed!

The remaining soldiers will start to turn around and run back faster than when they came.

Sitting on the horse, Liu Cong felt his eyes were splitting!

In just a quarter of an hour, the 13,000 people who rushed into the formation were beaten to pieces.

Even when they encountered Tuoba Xianbei, they had never been defeated so badly.

How can this happen to a mere party member?

Do you still want to fight?

This question, not only Liu Cong was thinking, but also kept rolling in the hearts of the remaining seven thousand soldiers.

How can they win against such a terrifying army?

At this moment, the drumbeat on the opposite side stopped.

The turbulent army formation was like a momentary calm.

There is no sharp edge, no sinister murderous intention.

Back to the original silent and startling appearance, it was like the tens of thousands of corpses lying in front of them had nothing to do with them.

Liu Cong felt the chills all over his body explode.

He can’t win!

No one can beat such a terrifying team that is banned!

For such a formation, only a larger-scale cavalry attack would have a chance of winning.

But the five thousand light cavalry was in Liu Yao’s hands.

“Keep the formation and withdraw first.” Taking a deep breath, Liu Cong ordered.

Yes, they had to withdraw first.

The morale has been completely dissipated, and there is no way to break through the enemy’s line, there is no choice but to retreat.

Whether it’s withdrawing to Nie County or contacting Liu Yao to fight the enemy together, it’s better than staying here and wasting troops.

Liu Cong is a solid general who is familiar with military books and can lead a large army.

Therefore, he knows how to win, and he knows how to face defeat.

But the soldiers and horses his father gave him cannot be lost again!

Hearing the commander’s order, many soldiers breathed a sigh of relief.

No one wanted to be left to fight such a terrifying enemy.

Evacuate, withdraw to a safe enough distance, and then regroup the army!

The Huns pulled out their camp and retreated backwards. Even the retreat was orderly, leaving no gaps.

Liu Cong stared at the army formation in front of him, wanting to see if they would catch up.

Unexpectedly, the group of soldiers turned into stone sculptures and remained motionless.

Shouldn’t they catch up?

The trebuchet is inconvenient to transport. Without this big killer, how can this group of people be able to defend?

When the last group of soldiers also turned around and slowly left Xizhangpo, Liu Cong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Alright, as long as we can retreat smoothly…

Unexpectedly, the sound of horses’ hooves rang before the breath was finished.

Like rain hitting the ground.

In the distance, the sword light flickered, and the smoke and dust were like clouds.

Oops!

Liu Cong suddenly reined in the horse’s reins: “Array! The enemy is ambushing!”