Great Wei Overlord

Chapter 1004 The battlefield will always be a paradise for warriors
Chapter 1011 The battlefield will always be a paradise for warriors

The auxiliary soldiers in front paved the way for the soldiers behind to charge one by one. At this time, the soldiers of the Allied Forces of the Western Regions still charged in a swarm.

What Jiang Pu likes the most is this kind of charge by the coalition forces of the Western Regions. As long as it enters the range of the eight-ox crossbow or crossbow, each crossbow can easily take away the lives of two, three, four, or even three or four enemies. Those ballista shells are even more powerful, and they will never fail.

The soldiers of the Allied Forces of the Western Regions were indeed very brave. They shouted loudly and pushed the ladder to run quickly. It's a pity that this is a backward army that is at least an entire era behind the Wei army.The ancestors of China left a deep-rooted advice to their descendants: "If you fall behind, you will be beaten!"

One thousand steps, eight hundred steps, six hundred steps,

Jiang Pu slowly lowered the command flag in his hand, and fired at least three or four hundred eight-ox crossbows together. The long crossbows were like a flying wall, flying from the city wall to the enemy formation.The eight-ox crossbow is a long-range weapon that the Wei army is best at. After the soldiers shot the first set of arrows, they began to fill the second set of arrows without looking at where the arrows were going.

The crude wooden shields and rawhide shields held by the soldiers of the coalition forces of the Western Regions shattered as soon as they came into contact with the arrows. Wear it out from the body, and then consume your own kinetic energy on the bodies of other soldiers.

Even those modified siege ladders with shields on them, the kind of wooden shields that are nearly six inches thick, can't withstand the powerful impact of the eight-ox crossbow.The ladder car shot by the eight-ox crossbow is still very lucky, because the ladder car can withstand most of the kinetic energy of the eight-ox crossbow.But the siege ladder vehicles hit by ballista shells were not so lucky.

With a "boom", a ballista shell exploded, and the soldiers of the Allied Forces of the Western Regions around the bombing point instantly turned into a pile of lifeless minced meat. The sawdust on the ladder car was thrown like a goddess scattering flowers, and the soldiers of the Allied Forces of the Western Regions around the ladder car seemed to be ravaged by a tornado over and over again.

Conley Muke was finally shocked at this time. The first wave of elites drawn from [-] countries were swept away by the eight-ox crossbows and crossbows of the Wei army in just a quarter of an hour.Three thousand of the most elite warriors from the Western Regions fell on the ice in various weird postures. The originally smooth ice was now covered with a thick layer of siege crossbows, and the blood did not even have time to spread. It was solidified into a ball by the cold north wind and looked extraordinarily bright.

Conley Muke is a cold-blooded general. Moreover, these so-called elites are all the elites of the Western Regions, and they are the objects of mutual use with Yuwen Kingdom. He will not feel the slightest sympathy for these Western Regions coalition soldiers.But he felt like something was stuffed in his throat, making it difficult for him to breathe.

"His mother's, this battle can still be fought like this!" Conley Muke suddenly realized a serious question: "Why do the Han people have so many eight-ox crossbows and crossbows? When did they transport them?"

The Anxi Army gathering place in Jincheng, since the Shangyuan Festival, the Anxi Army visiting relatives have all returned to the team one by one.Although the ground is covered with snow and the surrounding fields are frozen, the Anxi Army has entered intense training.

"In the future, our Anxi army will be stationed in Chuzhou to be responsible for the defense of Tingzhou and Chuzhou. For the territories to be opened up, the Great Wei will never treat meritorious soldiers badly. All the soldiers of our Anxi army will become landlords in the future!" Anxi Lieutenant General Liu Ke said with a smile: "Tingzhou has 400 million farmlands, while Chuzhou has no less than 600 million farmlands. It will not be a dream to get [-] farmlands by then."

Anxi Army Commander Shi Zhaoxun said with a smile: "Although the yield per mu of fields in the Western Regions is not as high as that in the Central Plains, I heard that the fields in the Chu River Basin are all Shangtian, and the yield per mu is no worse than that of Shangtian in the Central Plains. It's a pity, even if we are rewarded with so many fields I'm afraid it won't be able to plant it."

Liu Ke said angrily, "Zhao Changshi, couldn't the Anxi army catch enough slaves? Although those barbarians don't know how to farm, the knives in our hands will teach them how to farm."

The history of Anxi Army Commander is Ran Ming, Zhao Xun, the internal history of the original Qin Palace.After the formation of the Anxi Army, Ran Ming transferred Zhao Xun from Qinzhou Biejia's position to serve as the Anxi Army.Although the military commander Shi and Zhou Biejia are both fourth-rank officials at the level, they are considered average.But the fool also knows that it is too easy for the commander of the first army to make contributions, but it is much more difficult for Zhou Biejia.If there is no accident, Zhao Xun's becoming Anxi's chief history is only a transition. After the Tingzhou Governor's Department or Chuzhou Governor's Department are established in the future, Zhao Xun will not be able to escape as a state governor.Since then, Zhao Xun has been promoted from a middle-level official of the Wei State to a high-ranking official.

Zhao Xun's face was blue from the cold, but he couldn't see his emotions: "General Liu, the General Staff ordered me to send troops in early March. Why do we have to increase the amount of training now? Wouldn't it be a waste of energy for the soldiers?"

Liu Ke said: "Zhao Changshi does not know that the climate in the Western Regions is much worse than Jincheng, and the temperature difference between day and night is extremely large. This general once heard a joke from His Majesty: "Wear leather jackets in the morning and gauze in the afternoon." , Eating watermelon around the stove at night. "You think, since the weather is so bad, how can the soldiers can't adapt to the severe cold there, so now the soldiers must carry out the necessary cold and frost resistance training, so as to avoid large-scale non-combat attrition. You must know that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent five The Wan Dajun went to the Western Regions, and the loss of non-combat personnel was as high as [-]% along the way, more than three times more than the battle damage, we must not repeat the mistakes of the Han army back then!"

"Xun made a mistake." Zhao Xun's face suddenly turned pale, and he said tremblingly, "If I had known this, Xun would have asked the logistics department to prepare three sets of down jackets for each of the soldiers."

Liu Ke tapped his knuckles on the table and said expressionlessly: "Your Majesty gave me a death order. This battle can only be won but not defeated. If you win, you will have everything. If you fail, you will die. Therefore, this The general has to be fully prepared. This general intends to order the [-]th Cavalry Division, the [-]th Cavalry Division, and the [-]th Foot Division of the Anxi Army, as the vanguard of the entire army, to set off first, explore the road along the way, and build military stations at the same time."

"Your Majesty's order?" Zhao Xun asked worriedly.

"If something goes wrong, I will bear all the responsibilities." Liu Ke said: "The general will not grant orders from the emperor. Our Anxi army must have the ability to fight in any weather, any terrain, and at any time. If it is even cold If you can't stand it, our Anxi Army may not be able to complete His Majesty's mission."

On the 22nd of the first lunar month in the year [-] of the Yellow Emperor's era, Lieutenant General Liu Ke, General Anxi, officially issued a military order, ordering "the [-]th Cavalry Division, the [-]th Cavalry Division, and the [-]th Foot Division, as the vanguard of the entire army, to officially leave Jincheng."

However, after Liu Ke's order was conveyed, the troops had not yet officially moved out, and seven representatives of the Wei Guoan Western Army Soldiers Committee found Liu Ke.The principle of the members of these soldiers committees is that generals are not allowed to join them. Even in a front-level formation like the Anxi Army, the clerk of the soldiers committee is only a captain.

Captain Niu Zijie, Secretary of the Soldiers Committee of the Anxi Army, stood respectfully in front of Liu Ke, "The lowly position is an official, and this is my certificate!"

"Secretary of the Soldiers Committee?" Liu Ke looked at Captain Niu Zijie's certificate and said in a bad tone: "I have not done favoritism or fraud, or corrupted the law, or surrendered to the enemy or treason, or abused any soldiers. Not on the head of this general, right?"

Ran Ming created the Soldiers Committee to prevent the generals from leading the army for a long time to turn the national army into a private army, but to prevent the soldiers committee from interfering with the general's command of operations and to prevent the army's combat effectiveness from declining.Therefore, many constraints are imposed on the soldiers' committee.As Liu Ke said, with these four rigid rules, the Soldiers Committee can function only when the leading general commits a crime.

"It seems that Liu Anxi has a lot of resentment towards our Soldiers Committee!" Niu Zijie did not fear Liu Ke's power at all, but said coldly, "I can remind you that there is neither an imperial edict nor an order from the General Staff for troop transfers. , privately transferred the army, and still transferred two reorganized cavalry divisions and one reorganized infantry division at one time, a total of [-] soldiers were transferred according to legal orders, doesn't General Liu need to explain?"

A flash of anger flashed in Liu Ke's eyes: "This general just ordered the troops to move out in advance. Is there any problem with that?"

Niu Zijie shouted: "What's the problem? It's a big problem. The Anxi Army is His Majesty's army, not your General Liu's private army. Why do you want to mobilize it? Let me tell you clearly, if there is no Tiger Talisman from His Majesty, there is no order from the General Staff , You don’t want to mobilize a single soldier.”

"Arrogance!" Liu Ke said, "Niu Zijie, if I remember well, you are the deputy battalion commander of the third battalion of the [-]st, [-]st and [-]st regiments of the Forty Division?"

"That's right!" Niu Zijie said nonchalantly: "General Liu, don't deliberately change the subject, you must explain clearly why you transferred troops without permission."

Liu Ke suddenly became angry, how can he say that he is also Ran Ming's second apprentice, a student of the Son of Heaven, and now the senior brother Chen Yong is already the commander of the expeditionary force, with 25 troops in his hands, and he finally became General Anxi, and wanted to make contributions However, he was made things difficult by this bug-like captain.Thinking of this, Liu Ke smiled and said: "The Anxi Army will definitely attack Yuwen Kingdom in the future. This general feels that Captain Niu is loyal and brave, and he is an ideal pioneer."

Xiandeng, as the name suggests, refers to the first person to climb up the enemy's wall in a siege war. In this era, it generally alludes to death squads.Go to the camp first to make meritorious deeds quickly, of course the rate of death or disability is very high.It is too easy for a general in the army to kill a captain and deputy battalion commander, it is as easy as crushing an ant.However, this ant has not yet awakened, and has no sense of fun at all.

Hearing this, Niu Zijie said loudly: "Members of the Soldiers Committee have long been aware of being loyal to the emperor and sacrificing for the country. If General Liu orders you to take the humble position first, I would like to thank General Liu for his trust. Explain clearly about the deployment of troops without order."

"You!" Liu Ke looked at Niu Zijie and other seven members of the soldier committee, who were not willing to stick to their will. He had no choice but to tell his plan.After obtaining the unanimous consent of Anxi Army Commander Shi and the staff, he officially led the vanguard troops to set off.

However, it was precisely because of the delay of the Soldiers Committee that the Anxi Army did not officially move out until the 26th of the first lunar month. At this time, the offensive and defensive battle in Beiting had been fought for nine days.

At this time, Jiang Pu standing on Beiting City could no longer laugh. Even the most stupid donkey would not sprain his feet twice in the same place.Let alone people.Although the Hu people in the Western Regions are not very civilized, they are not stupid.During the war, they gradually discovered that the more people they gathered together, the more lethal the Wei army's eight-ox crossbows and crossbows were.

After half a month of fighting, after more than 8000 people were killed in battle, the coalition forces of the Western Regions have become much smarter. Wei Guo can no longer rely on gunpowder to kill and wound a large number of soldiers of the Western Regions coalition forces like it did at the beginning. The familiarity with gunpowder has reached the point of perfection, especially at this time, Wei Guo's firearms are not trigger-type detonation fuzes, but have a certain delay.The allied forces of the Western Regions are like a strong man with a big finger and agility in the army. Their duty is to see Wei's ballista shells or hand balls fall, and use the big stick in their hands like hitting a baseball. These bombs were knocked into the air, thereby greatly reducing casualties.

If there is an unavoidable explosion, the soldiers of the allied forces of the Western Regions will lie down immediately instead of standing there as before and continue to be the target of the Wei army.

The war between contradictions has been going on for thousands of years, and there will naturally be no exceptions. The great Wei appeared with a sharp spear of gunpowder. At the beginning, it killed many Hu people. They will naturally learn their lessons and slowly You will come out of the fear, and try to find a way to deal with it. Generally, you have the spear before the shield appears!
Although the allied forces of the Western Regions still haven't found a shield that can completely restrain the sharp spear of Wei's gunpowder at this time, they have adopted many methods to avoid losses. Take the skirmish line charge.In order to prevent repeated injuries from the eight-ox crossbow, a layer of lock nets was placed on the shield, which is the most obvious sign of the evolution of the coalition forces of the Western Regions.

Of course, the coalition forces of the Western Regions are evolving, and the Wei army is not static.Under the baptism of blood and fire for more than half a month, the eight thousand new army quickly formed an army, and the gunpowder weapons were all improved.Especially for the ballista shells, they shortened the fuze of the ballista shells by a third. Although there is a certain chance that they will explode in the air, they can prevent them from being dodged by the coalition forces of the Western Regions.The hand bombs are released with a delayed time.

War is the best catalyst for the innovation of weapons and war concepts. Whether it is the Wei army or the coalition forces of the Western Regions, they are all evolving.

At this time, the allied forces of the Western Regions were already crazy, and those barbarians were brave and fearless. Even if they were smashed to pieces by hand bombs, they still fought fiercely.Even if the whole body was burned with fire, it still continued to fight.

Looking at the casualties being carried off the city wall, Ji Polu asked calmly, "How many times has the enemy launched today?"

Jiang Pu spat out bloody phlegm and said wearily, "Six attacks were launched in just one morning!"

"It's not right!" Ji Polu said, "It's understandable that these barbarians are fierce, but it's a bit unreasonable for them to attack without regard for their lives. Don't they know that if a tribe dies too many soldiers, they Will the tribe be annexed by other tribes?"

Jiang Pudao: "Death is death. General Ma Ge's corpse is considered a good death. However, Beiting is a matter of great importance. Even if we all die in battle, it is worthwhile if we can ensure that Beiting is not lost. But if we die, we can't protect the safety of Pingfan in the northwest of Great Wei. , I, Jiang Pu, will not rest in peace!"

"It's a pity!" Ji Polu said: "This special envoy guesses that something must have happened within the coalition forces of the Western Regions, otherwise these soldiers of the Western Regions coalition who are scattered like sand would never be so crazy."

"It's actually not difficult to know what's going on inside them!" Jiang Pu said: "Later we will deliberately leave an empty area on the city wall with weak defenses, let them climb up the city wall, and capture a few more valuable targets. We can get the information we want!"

Jiang Pu made some arrangements, and after a lot of effort, he finally transported four saimen knife carts to the city wall. The saimen knife carts are special vehicles used to block the city gate after the city gate is breached by the enemy. .This kind of vehicle is about one foot wide, and four vehicles can be piled up to fill the entire city wall.No matter how brave the enemy is, they will be helpless in front of the Saimen knife cart.

Without any warning, a watchtower in the west city of Wei State was on fire, and dozens of Wei army officers and soldiers fled in disgrace.As soon as the pressure on the city wall weakened, a commander of the Allied Forces of the Western Regions under the city saw an opportunity to take advantage of it, so he personally led his troops to participate in the siege.

The three aerial ladder carts leaned against the city wall smoothly, and the aerial ladder was also raised smoothly, and it was firmly placed on the city wall.Regardless of the grenades and crossbow arrows flying down from above his head from time to time, the commander bit his scimitar and climbed up quickly.There were the screams of soldiers, the muffled sound of corpses falling to the ground, and the screams of the arrows shot by the horse crossbow passing by.He saw with his own eyes that the warrior beside him was hit on the forehead by a crossbow arrow, and his brains flew out.But continue to climb without fear.He believed that as long as he killed the city wall, the army of Wei Jun would immediately collapse. He had seen such scenes many times.

Ji Polu saw this scene and said to Jiang Pu: "These barbarians from the Western Regions. They may not be able to make such exquisite weapons, but they can make simple things to the extreme. Therefore, the battlefield is always smart. land of the brave and the brave."

"No matter how fierce the wolf is, it will eventually become the food of the tiger!" Jiang Pu snorted coldly and waved the command flag in his hand.

(End of this chapter)