Shu Chen

Chapter 281
The fine snow is like fragmented pear petals, flying lightly between the sky and the earth with the accompaniment of the clear wind, making Ling Jusai, who has been ruined for a long time, look awe-inspiring.

This year's first snow was a little earlier than in previous years, which made Jia Xu, who was standing under the banner, feel a little regretful.

Although the snow does not fall heavily, it will also muddy the road, making it more difficult and dangerous for soldiers to attack.

If the ministries were less selfish, the simple camp guarded by [-] soldiers in the Nishu area would have been pulled out long before the first snow came.

Sneaking a sideways glance at Huang Hua not far away, Jia Xu first closed his eyes and took a deep breath, looking around at the soldiers who had finished forming, before suppressing the anger in his chest.

In yesterday's military discussion, when Huang Hua claimed that all the infantry under his command would be included in the attack, all the ministries in Hexi vowed to fight shoulder to shoulder, regardless of their willingness or not.

No way, they have to protect themselves.

Jia Xu, Huang Hua, Pang Hui, Ke Wu, and the generals of Zhangye County led the five men to form a combined force of more than [-], and they already had the absolute right to speak.If they don't make a statement, Jia Xu will take away the part of the private army on the grounds of violating the general's order.

However, soon, they lost their slander.

Because Jia Xu, who is well versed in the greedy and vulgar nature of the Hexi Haoyou and Qianghu tribes, not only used his subordinates as the first to attack the first wave of dead soldiers, but also promulgated post-war rewards for meritorious deeds-a customary in the army. In addition to decapitation, the spoils of war will be distributed according to the number of soldiers killed in battle.

This ingenious and predictable distribution of benefits has completely aroused the momentum of all the ministries calling for a fight to the death.

For the leaders of the Haoyou and Qianghu tribes, in the barren Hexi Corridor, as long as there is enough money and food, there will never be a shortage of apprentices.But the armor and ordnance equipped by the [-] Han troops in the camp in front of them had no resources and no place to replace them.

After weighing the two, they no longer begrudge the casualties of private soldiers.

"Bang the drum!"

Jia Xu, with a serious face, drew out his saber and pointed forward, with a burst of spring thunder in his mouth.

Suddenly, the cowhide drum was like thunder, and the sound shook the ground.

"war!"

"war!"

The soldiers from all the Hexi ministries roared in unison, and the echoes that made Jusai rippling showed their determination to fight bloody battles.

Pang Hui and Zhangye County General, who were supervising the battle on the front line, led the trilogy to beat the shield with the ring-shou knife, and marched step by step towards the west and north of the Han army camp.

About 150 steps away from the fence of the Han army camp, under the order of Shichang, the sword and shield soldiers approached in groups of ten, holding their shields high to form a small round fortress, protecting the rear and pushing the carts up quickly.

The shape is very weird. It is better to call it a simple version of the ladder than a carriage.

It is based on the method of making a siege vehicle, using wood to install slope-shaped steps on the frame. .

A pawn with a little bit of agility can jump up by taking two or three steps from the run-up.

This is the result of Jia Xu's brainstorming, and it is also a helpless move.

It is difficult for the Hexi soldiers with few armors to brave the strong crossbows of the Han army to move forward bravely, but if they hide behind the carts, they can more or less protect them.

"Boom!"

"Boom! Boom!"

Just as the Hexi Allied Army was pressing forward, the sound of drums in the Han army camp was also loud.

Based on WISCO carts, the barracks were lined with long trees, with large oars and spears in front, and strong bows and crossbows in the back. The soldiers performed their duties in silence and stood ready.

In the middle of the camp, Chinese characters and flags were flying, and Guan Xing, who was wearing a helmet and wearing armor, looked at the Wei Jun who was coming from the black, and smiled.

Like Zheng Pu, he is already eager to see through the attack against Wei Wei.

Even if he saw the Wei army's vanguard soldiers pushing strange carts, he knew that once the Wei army approached his camp, the simple fence would not be able to protect his soldiers, so he didn't show any worry.

"The order!"

Before the army of Wei could advance a hundred paces, he tilted his head and ordered, "Use the chariot as a barrier against Wei, and don't shoot the crossbow first. When he pulls out the deer village, don't be stingy with arrows."

"promise."

A messenger at the side immediately responded and left.

Well, this is because they carried Yuanrong crossbows to contain the cavalry. All the soldiers in his army used strong crossbows with three stones or less, and did not carry crossbows or crossbows with more than three stones.

The range of the three-stone crossbow is within a hundred steps, so it is difficult to break through shields or penetrate wooden boards, so there is no need to waste crossbow arrows. 【Note 1】

The Luzhai is located within fifty paces, within this distance the crossbow is a killing weapon.

It's too late, it's too soon.

The Wei army, who was coming quickly, had approached the Han camp for more than [-] steps.

At this distance, they didn't need to be led by a general, and they shouted out their fighting spirit with great excitement.

"kill!"

"kill!"

After all, Wei Guo's military laws are so strict that the supervisors behind them will declare with swords and spears.

As for those arrogant disciples and members of the Qianghu tribe, their lives depended on other people's thoughts, and they had no way out.

However, sometimes, the bloody courage inspired by fear will melt away in the face of greater fear.

When they started to destroy the deer stronghold, or directly bypassed and launched a decisive charge towards the Han army camp, the crossbow arrows like locusts swept in with unrivaled momentum.

Neither shields nor simple carts can provide a little shelter for their flesh and blood.

"Advance leads to survival! Retreat must be cut!"

Pang Hui, who acted as the supervising team with trilogy, held a shield in front of him with one hand and waved a sharp knife with one hand, announcing the order to continue attacking sharply, "The superintendent has an order to behead a hundred acres of land; punish the traitor Guan Xing Those who have been transferred to the post of captain and rewarded with a thousand cattle and sheep!"

"kill!"

As soon as these words fell, all the Hexi soldiers cheered again.

Although the force of the crossbow is frightening, they have not flinched, and their morale is still strong.

On the battlefield, it is a process of living to death.

It is necessary to spend human life to expend arrows and crossbows, so as to have the opportunity to rush to the enemy's front and fight hand-to-hand.

As for who was shot by an arrow and died as a skeleton filling the ditch, who returned home with rewards and property to see the smiling faces of his wife and children.
Then everyone will live in peace!
It's just that they all lost the favor of God.

Those lucky ones who were not shot to death by the strong crossbow faced a new test when they crossed the deer village and continued to rush forward.

Covered with a thin layer of snow, the seemingly flat ground suddenly collapsed.

When the Hexi Allied Forces were arguing about whether to attack the fortress, Guan Xing took advantage of this time and asked the soldiers to dig countless pits [-] steps before the camp.

They are all camouflaged with turf hanging on the branches. If you don't distinguish carefully, you can't see it at all.

The location of the pits is dense and disorderly, and there is no trace to be found; and the size is different, the wide one is three feet wide, and the narrow one is more than ten feet long.

Even if the Hexi soldiers who rushed to the charge saw a trap, they would fall due to lack of strength; some soldiers could stop suddenly, but the end was inevitable.

They were pushed down by Pao Ze, who was running wildly behind.

The soldiers who fell first were strung on the sharp stakes or spears that the Han army buried first in the pit.

It was lucky to be killed on the spot.

Some people were pierced through the body, and even their internal organs were stabbed out by the sharpened stake, but they didn't die completely, they could only howl terribly, and they were relieved only after the falling robes overlapped and crushed to death.

Inevitably, their formation was disorganized.

And the Han army's crossbow harvesting was more accurate.

Whether it is supervising Jia Xu under the big flag, or Pang Hui and others who are in command, looking at the battlefield with screams and wailing, watching the soldiers under his command dying in vain, there is no pity in his heart, and there is no emotion in his eyes. Make a little noise.

The thunderous battle drums still sounded.

The supervising team with sharp knives still moved forward step by step, deterring the soldiers from turning around and fleeing back.

Since ancient times, kindness has not been in charge of soldiers.

In order to get close to the camp of the Han army, someone had to consume the arrows and fill the pits.

If it was a normal battle, maybe Jia Xu would choose to withdraw the troops first.

Then dispatch countless small teams to fill the trap with stones, wood, sand, etc., and then plan to attack the fortifications.

But the news of Jiang Wei's attack on Wuwei County could not be hidden from those Haoyou and Qianghu tribes for long, and Jia Xu didn't have time to do things to reduce casualties.

The Hexi Allied Forces, assembled from interests, are not Wei Guojun soldiers who have undergone many military exercises, and there are no strict orders and prohibitions.

If Jia Xu's name is gold, the next attack will not be able to inspire their bloody courage.

Therefore, human life is worth nothing from now on.

Already forced to thirty steps, perhaps with more than a thousand casualties, they will be able to climb the fence of the Nishu camp, right?
Jia Xu silently calculated in his heart.

But Pang Hui, who was within a hundred steps of the Han camp, was not so optimistic.

Because at this distance, the array of the Han army camp on the opposite side has been roughly seen.

For example, he saw that the big oar soldier of the Han army was squatting in front of the WISCO car.On their shoulders, there are more than ten long spears protruding from the rear, which are as lush as a forest.
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[Note 1: According to the research of Juyan Han bamboo slips, the effective killing distance of the three-stone Han crossbow is 100-150 meters (the Han step is about 1.4 meters). 】

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