NFBE Chapter 341
Chapter 341
Chapter 341
Chapter 341
Ying Gang is still very clear about the principle of attacking first and suffering later.
Now there are more than [-] trebuchets that have been rushed out in the city of Xingyang.Although I haven't tested the shooting range yet, if I don't take advantage of the fact that the Chu army's trebuchets are all crowded together to make some money, it's hard to wait for him to set up a formation and bombard him before he can hit him.
More than sixty trebuchets were divided into four parts, and they were placed in formation a hundred steps behind each city wall, facing all sides.
However, the trebuchets made by the Mo family are also pulled by human power, that is, the net bag and body shape of the slingstones are obviously much larger than the trebuchets of Chu State, and the throwing handle is also much longer.
More than sixty trebuchets were quickly set up, and the people standing in front of the trebuchets were not ordinary people, but ten soldiers of the Qin army.
"Whirring whirring!"
Four-foot-sized rough stones flew out one after another from behind the four city walls with a whirring sound.
This is a catapult for calibrating the target and landing point. After all, the Mohist catapult has been made since it was made, and it has not been tested how far it can hit.
Fortunately, the four stones flew over the city wall without hitting any of their own people, and everyone in the Mo family wiped the cold sweat off their heads.
Four stones flew over the city wall for a distance of more than [-] steps, and hit the open space in front of the fifth ditch closest to the city wall, splashing a cloud of dust, then jumped up and rolled several feet away, and then stopped. .
Although it cannot be compared with a cannon, this range has exceeded everyone's imagination.
Trebuchets are nice and powerful.
A smile appeared on Ying Gang's face.
Although he didn't hit a Chu army's catapult, it far exceeded Ying Gang's expectations. More than 700 steps, it is obvious that the trebuchets of the Chu army, which are obviously a circle smaller than the trebuchets made by the Mo family, cannot have such a long range.
Hundreds of trebuchets of the Chu army are now climbing over the second trench, and there are still more than 1000 steps away from the city wall, so it is naturally impossible to hit it.
But even so, the four huge boulders flying out of the city caused a commotion among the Chu army who was pushing the catapult.
Qin Jun actually has a trebuchet?
Chu Jun, who was originally full of confidence, saw the boulder flying out of the city, which was obviously much larger than the stone on his catapult, and his heart sank suddenly.
Chu State's foundation is shallow, and it is absolutely impossible to manufacture a large number of machine crossbows in batches at once.
Because of this, they developed a large number of trebuchets.
Unexpectedly, Qin Jun also developed a trebuchet.
"Yang Duanhe, immediately lead someone to make more trebuchets according to the Mohist's request, hurry up!"
Although it was a temporary trebuchet, it was clear that its power and range far exceeded Ying Gang's expectations.
Now that they have finally seized the opportunity, they must fully stabilize this opportunity.
"Here!"
Although the four boulders shot out of the city caused a commotion in the Chu army, more than [-] catapults were still approaching Xingyang City in an orderly manner.
A large number of soldiers carrying wooden shields of the size of the middle door and carrying long ladders have followed the catapults across the two trenches. Obviously, these soldiers were used to attack the city when the catapults projected stone bombs.
Through the telescope, Ying Gang can clearly see that the wooden shield is actually made of several pieces of wood.But even so, these crude wooden shields can greatly reduce the power of Qin Jun's trebuchets.
Chu Jun's preparations were indeed too full.
When more than [-] catapults of the Chu army crossed the fifth trench, the number of catapults in Xingyang City had increased to [-].
Behind the four walls, there are twenty units on each side.
"Hoohoo!"
One after another, huge boulders with the size of a foot flew out of the city with the sound of piercing through the air, and flew towards the catapult of Chu State that was still approaching.
The muffled sound of "bang bang bang" sounded, and the Chu army surrounded by hundreds of catapults burst into cheers.
None of the more than 80 stones thrown by more than [-] trebuchets hit the soldiers of the Chu army.
All the stones are not at 01:30.
"My lord, let's go to the city." Wang Ben stepped forward and whispered in Ying Gang's ear.
After all, the Chu army's catapults will be in place soon.At that time, the city was bound to face overwhelming stone bomb attacks, and it seemed unsafe for Ying Gang to stay on the city wall.
Even though he was powerful, the powerful impact of the boulder made people dare not look directly at him.
If Yinggang is damaged, the morale of the entire Qin army will be affected.
Ying Gang did not persist. This was the first battle. If he stayed on the city wall at this time, not only would it not be able to boost morale, but it would cause the soldiers on the city wall to devote most of their energy to protecting him. You must know that there are no stone bullets. With long eyes, it is impossible not to hit him just because he is a young master.
What's more, if Ying Gang saw him on the city wall, most of the stone bullets would be aimed at him.
While Wang Ben was whispering to Ying Gang, dozens of boulders flew out of the city.They whizzed and smashed at the Chu army's catapult army, which was less than [-] steps away from the city wall.
There is a craftsman on the city wall who specializes in correcting the shooting points for the soldiers. Although Ying Gang doesn't know how they determine the shooting range and shooting point, as long as they can hit.
Anyway, he wasn't going to build a career on the trebuchet.
After all, he can make this weapon, and so can the enemy.
If you want to create, you must create what others cannot do.
This time Chu Jun was not so lucky.
Sawdust flew across.This is the first time I saw blood in Chengwu city!
At least [-] of the more than [-] boulders hit the Chu army. Just before Ying went down to the city, there were only [-] or so stone bullets on the south wall, and six or seven of them were hit, and there were several stone bullets left. Although it did not land directly on the heads of the Chu army's catapult army, the flying stone bullets rolled and plowed bloodstains in the Chu army who pushed the catapult forward.
A wave of stone bombs, at least thirty catapults were smashed into pieces by the stones thrown from the city.
"General Long, please go and beat the war drum yourself!" Zhang Liang did not expect that there would be a trebuchet in the city, and it was obvious that the range and power of the trebuchet were far greater than the trebuchets used in his army.
Fortunately, there are still very few trebuchets in the city, and it is impossible to destroy all the trebuchets on his side.
The attack was originally intended to be launched after the trebuchet was in place, but it was obviously of little use to delay it.Attract the Qin army to the top of the city early, so that after the trebuchets of your own army are in place.It can directly cover the top of the city and kill a large number of soldiers guarding the city of the Qin army.
Long Qi didn't say much, and strode towards the huge war drum in the Chinese army's camp.
"Boom boom boom!"
The gentle sound of war drums suddenly became high-pitched, one wave faster than the other.
The tens of thousands of Chu troops who had been on standby in front of the camp heard the suddenly loud drums, and under the leadership of their respective generals, they all shouted and began to cross the trench and rush towards Xingyang City.
In just over a hundred steps, the Chu army pushing the catapult forward seemed to have gone through several reincarnations.
(End of this chapter)