Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 624: Defeat the enemy with one shot

Just a few breaths ago...

Compared with other soldiers, Jiang Yang thought more.

While other single-shooter cannons generally turn their angles, and then take advantage of the fact that there are many people below, they don't aim carefully at all, and just let people out in one go. Anyway, there are people below, so there is no need to worry about not being able to hit, even if it is a hit. When they reached a relatively open place, the fire pole exploded in the air, and when the caltrops were scattered, it could hit several people. Even if it couldn't hit anyone, it could still block the fast horses behind it.

However, Jiang Yang was unwilling to perform such a rough operation, but wanted to find valuable targets as much as possible.

Of course, if it was the old man who only knew how to face the loess and turn his back to the sky, he would never think beyond the things in front of him, but because there was a king niu in the same village, the situation was different.

When Wang Niu was in the village, he was famously indolent and would never stand up when he could lie down. This habit did not change even after he came to the Wuding camp. At most, it was because of the team leader's urging, so he had to deal with it a little bit. .

However, I have to admit that Wang Niu still has some skills, especially his sharp tongue. So after that detachment, Jiang Xi and Jiang Yang were assigned to different teams, and they were still doing the work of soldiers, and Wang Niu was But Niu gradually became more valued by Shangguan, and mostly did errands.

After running around, getting acquainted with people at all levels, and opening your eyes, if your conversation changes, you have to find someone to show it. Fellow villagers like Jiang Xi and Jiang Yang are ideal goals. Xi and Jiang Yang's views have changed. At least they know the preferences of their superiors and what counts as meritorious deeds.

At this time on the battlefield, after enduring the initial suffering, Jiang Yang's fear had completely faded away. He saw that under the attack of these forts, even if there were many enemy soldiers, it was still difficult to resist them.

However, as the width of the battlefield expanded, the firecrackers fired from more than a dozen forts became somewhat focused on one thing and not the other, making it difficult to take care of the entire situation.

In fact, the single-shot cannon at this time had already gone through two rounds of construction. Under the supervision of Gongshuhua and others, there were many finished products and many defective ones. Most of them were pulled over and placed on the city wall for preparation. .

However, apart from part of it having to be separated so that the city could be equipped with it, Dai County was not a small city either. The city wall was divided into several sides, so the finished trebuchets had to be evenly distributed on several different walls.

Not only were the forts separated, but even the firearms that had been stored in advance were also scattered to several sides.

Jiang Yang and the others were on this side of the city wall because it was right next to the North Gate. Chen Zhi had estimated in advance that if the enemy attacked, they would most likely attack from the North Gate and the West Gate. Therefore, on the walls of these two gates, He was the most fully prepared, and as expected, this was confirmed at this time.

In fact, right now, the reserves of fire poles from the other three city gates are moving as far as possible to the north gate. After all, no matter how fully prepared he is, there is still too little time. These rounds of fire poles flying out have been prepared in advance. "Ammunition" has been consumed less than half.

Now that the battlefield is open, if you can hit this side, you can't hit that side. It's like whack-a-mole. If you hold down this side, the other side will pop up, which makes people feel like they are in a hurry.

And to make matters worse, since this is the first time to use this kind of equipment, and the people who control it are all recently recruited recruits, there is not much rules in the command. Even those responsible for overall coordination are amateurs themselves, not to mention coordinated operations. , it is good not to interfere with each other.

The result is that as soon as the fire poles fly out, they are either too scattered to be effective in intensive attacks, or they are too dense and they attack the same place repeatedly in a swarm, attacking in several batches, causing repeated damage.

As a result, the effectiveness of the weapon is greatly reduced.

However, because of the comprehensive and ingenious design of the fire pole, its lethality, relying on coercion and fear, and the first time such a ferocious weapon appeared in the world, it naturally made many nomads afraid to move forward, so it was still possible. Take control of the situation.

"Jiang Yang, other cannons have fired four rounds, and we only have two rounds. When will the third round be thrown out?"

Jiang Yang could hold his breath, but the others in his group couldn't bear it.

This single-shooter cannon required more than 40 people to operate it. At this time, when one person raised it, others also joined in. There was a messy sound immediately, which made Jiang Yang feel irritable.

He quickly waved his hands and said: "Don't make any noise. I know what you are thinking. You still want to make meritorious deeds and kill more thieves, but what's the point of killing these unknown people? If you want to fight, just catch a big fish!"

"Where are the big fish?"

The man was still asking, and Jiang Yang was about to answer, but his eyes suddenly lit up and he saw at the edge of the battlefield, at the front of the cavalry that suddenly accelerated and exerted force, there was a person whose appearance and momentum were completely different from the others. , and was surrounded by many red-robed cavalry!

"This is the guy. Judging from his appearance, he is definitely not simple!" He was still thinking, but he heard a "collapse", and a single-shot cannon not far away suddenly flicked the rope, and there was a The fire pole flew straight towards the man with extraordinary momentum!
"Not good! Let others take the lead!"

Jiang Yang was startled and immediately beat his chest and felt pity, but when he looked carefully, he saw someone stepped forward and blocked the fire pole!

"There is still a chance! Someone is blocking it regardless of their own safety, which shows that this person's identity must be captured!"

As soon as the thought fell, he didn't bother to explain it in detail to his comrades. He swung the rope and asked someone to move the cannon bag. He changed the angle and aimed as hard as possible. When he saw another move on the fort next to him, he didn't dare. If there is any delay, please release your hands quickly!
Immediately, he stared at the flying fire poles and clenched his fists.

The aim of this catapult is similar to that of a bow and arrow. It must have a parabola in the air, but it is also affected by wind speed, distance and other factors. In addition to technology, it also values ​​luck.

Whoosh!
The fire pole flew straight out, relying on Jiang Yang's hope, drawing a wonderful parabola in the air, and finally hit the target!
Looking at Jiang Xi from this angle, it was not clear whether it hit him on the head or on the mount under his crotch, and the fire sword exploded immediately!
But no matter which one it is, it is enough for that person to eat a pot.

Sure enough, after being hit, this obviously important figure, like everyone else, screamed and fell off his horse, while the surrounding red-robed knights rushed over like crazy, risking their lives to rescue, and some knights took Wearing the cloak and robe on his body, he covered them up regardless of himself and wanted to help the man put out the fire.

"It's done! You are all witnesses, we caught a big fish!"

Jiang Yang laughed happily, turned around and said this to the many comrades who were still a little confused.

At the same time, in the center of the city wall, Chen Zhi, who was drawing a bow and shooting arrows on the city wall like the soldiers, happened to shoot an approaching rider off his horse with one arrow. His archery skills were superb and he could draw a large bow. Compared with the most powerful people in the city, The elite archers did not give in too much. Within sixty steps, they almost hit the mark with perfect accuracy!

This kind of shooting skills also made many soldiers look at the prefect with admiration. They no longer simply regarded him as a superior bureaucrat, and began to admire him vaguely.

Not to mention, the fire pole that killed the enemy troops was also made by the prefect. Therefore, the awe of Chen Zhi among the soldiers and generals on the city wall was almost reflected on their faces, and even Condensate it into substance!

Therefore, when Chen Zhi put down his bow and arrows, he commanded several soldiers around him to prepare broken stones, combine them with stones coated with special oil, saltpeter, and sulfur, and use heated iron cones to smash them down, smashing the fragments into the ground. When they arrived at the edge of the city wall, the enemy soldiers who wanted to destroy the city gate and put up a ladder were smashed and screamed, and they rolled on the spot one by one.

At this time, Ran Zhan, who was a little anxious, came running from the side, and said as he walked: "Prefect, the fire pot on the north wall is almost finished, when will we catch up!"

"It's almost time. I've already had someone move over to carry it. I believe it will arrive soon." Chen Zhi put down his bow and arrow and said calmly.

Ran Zhan said anxiously: "Prefect, the situation is not good now. The enemy troops suddenly divided their forces and opened a wide distance at once. Especially the cavalry on the left wing are extremely ferocious. If they want to suppress this side, it turns out that they are being defeated." The enemy forces that are blocking the way cannot be controlled. Should we mobilize more single-shot cannons from other city walls?"

"I will convey the order, but you must be mentally prepared. After all, this thing needs to be moved, which requires manpower, and it also needs to be disassembled. It is complicated and time-consuming." After saying this, Chen Zhi suddenly fell silent, thinking about whether he should use poison gas. The fire was gone. This thing was originally a trump card. The current situation seemed a bit difficult, but in fact it was much better than he originally expected.

"I thought I had to use my final trump card, but in this situation, in the worst case, using poisonous gas and fire seems to be enough to calm down..."

Just as Chen Zhi was thinking about when to officially issue the order to release the poisonous gas torches, and Ran Zhan was anxiously waiting for the other torches to be delivered, a piece of news that surprised them was suddenly delivered to the two of them——

"The enemy retreated suddenly, and in a hurry!"

Listening to the news reported by Chen Ju, Chen Zhi narrowed his eyes and turned to look outside the city. He had been standing at the top of the city bending his bow and shooting arrows, but he was also observing the situation on the battlefield because of Ran Zhan's arrival. He was slightly distracted, but still grasped the enemy's movements. At this time, he saw that the cavalry team belonging to Duan Wenyang's direct line was retreating in chaos, and he immediately understood.

He turned his head and ordered to Ran Zhan: "Stop supervising the battle here. Go and take the 2000 people, push the artillery cart, chase the enemy for me, and capture as many people as possible! There is a vacancy in the mine's manpower. very big!"

Ran Zhan was stunned for a moment, but he didn't ask any more questions and turned around to go!

　Thanks for the reward, brother!

　　The end of the previous chapter has been slightly revised.

　　
　
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