Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 217 Military Artifact
Chenzhou
Zhou Xian, the commander of Zuo Shence Army, received the emperor's order to attack Chenzhou.

At this time, Zhou Xian had built dozens of catapults and more than a hundred ladders.

The siege of the city is also a training matter, but before the catapults lined up, dozens of black things were rolled out from the city gate, and Zhou Xian's expression changed drastically.

Zhou Xian was born in the Divine Strategy Army, and he had never seen any kind of military weapon, but the reason why he was terrified at this time was because he encountered the divine weapon he was most afraid of - the eight-ox crossbow.

"withdraw!"

Zhou Xian's face darkened, and he immediately ordered the withdrawal of the troops, retreating three miles away.

There are also eight-ox crossbows in Chang'an City Tower and Tongguan. This thing is also called bed crossbow. Two or three strong bows are used to store power. At the height of the city tower, the shooting range can even reach a thousand steps (about 1000 meters), and the arrows can penetrate even if they are wearing several layers of heavy armor.

Unexpectedly, Chenzhou also has this thing.

Zhou Xian originally planned to use catapults to attack a wave at night, but before he could calm down, he reported that Xuanwu Zhang Guiba led [-] troops and had reached Xihua County thirty miles away.

Zhou Xian was terribly panicked. In the past, he would have thought of running away, but now, no matter how afraid he is, he has to hold on.

The marching Sima Pu Yanhui also kept cheering up the soldiers.

"Think about your parents, think about your wives and children. If you don't die, your parents will die under the knife, your wives and daughters will be humiliated, and your property will be robbed."

"The imperial court has 30 powerful soldiers. As long as we stop the bandits, we will win!"

"The Zuohuwei army, the left and right Shenwei army, and the eight cavalry armies all have military exploits. Li Maozhen, Wang Jian, and Wang Chongying were all defeated by the imperial army. And Tuoba Sigong, the cavalry of the party members is strong enough. Destroy them in one battle. , our Zuo Shence Army will also make military exploits."

"Military merit has twelve ranks, and one person's head can be promoted to one rank. Soldiers, this can affect the children and grandchildren, you can divide the land, and you can get a lot of rewards. With military merit, you have the last time, a lot of rewards." The girl is waiting for you to choose..."

Comparing left and right, life has gotten better and better in the past two years, with enough food, warm clothes, and money to spend.

His Majesty the Emperor took the lead, although he was still afraid in his heart, but when he thought of his parents, wife and children, and the good life now, no matter how afraid he was, he had to muster up his courage.

"You are wearing the best armor, and you are holding the best weapons in your hands. All the soldiers, I ask you, has the imperial court ever deducted your military salary?"

"never had!"

"If there is credit, the court will shorten your reward?"

"never had!"

"The imperial court raises soldiers for thousands of days and uses them for a while. Now is the time for you to contribute..."

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

All the officers and men were in a heated discussion, Zhou Xian and Pu Yanhui looked at each other, the morale of the army was available.

But even so, Zhou Xian did not dare to be careless. Although the Zuo Shence Army was established relatively early, the only time it took to the battlefield was to fight against Li Maozhen, and it still existed as a support at that time.

It can be said that these 1 people have not actually fought on the battlefield. Zhou Xian has no idea what he can do. He dare not fight in the wild.

Zhou Xian raised his account immediately and summoned all the commanders and envoys, who were in the middle of the army, Sima, judges, and generals who were close to the army and cavalry to discuss matters.

"I want to set up a camp in Zhoucun, and send a messenger to report to His Majesty before proceeding. What do you generals think?"

Zhoucun is in the northwest of Wanqiu City in Chenzhou, close to Caishui. It can not only block Zhang Guiba's army going south, but also defend itself according to the river. .

Zhao Xintian, the judge of Zuo Shence Army, said: "General, if this is the case, our army has Zhang Guiba in the west, Zhang Cunjing in the east, Chenzhou in the south, and Caishui in the north. If there is a change, which direction should we go?"

Zhou Xian looked at Qu Xianming, the commander of the army, and said, "How much food and grass are left in the army?"

Qu Xianming said: "When you return to the army, you will be accompanied by a thousand carts and eight thousand shi of food and grass. If you save some food, you will have no problem for a month!"

"Now there is food, relying on Caishui, there is no shortage of drinking, all soldiers, obey orders!"

"promise!"

…………

Zhou Xian was blocked by the Ba Niu Crossbow. His Majesty led Gao Wenmin's Right Godly Army, the cavalry of Wang Rulin's Department and Li Cunxiao's Department, and the cavalry of the left and right Xiaoqi, the left and right Shenqi, and the left and right Wuqi. The [-] loyal armed forces confronted each other.

His Majesty the Emperor severely criticized Duan Kun.

"The Zhongwu Army brought more than one hundred eight-ox crossbows with them, why didn't they report this matter?"

There are also many Ba Niu crossbows in the imperial court, but His Majesty the Emperor dislikes them as being too bulky and inconvenient to transport. They have never been with the army in field battles.

But this bluffing encounter immediately suffered a big loss. His Majesty sent more than 100 light cavalry archers. He wanted to test it out, but before he got close, hundreds of huge arrows flew in. Fortunately, they were not very accurate. Even so, More than ten people were also killed on the spot.

These people are all treasures, His Majesty the Emperor is very distressed.

"The Zuo Shence Army reported to Zhou that there are dozens of Baoxu crossbows on the top of Wanqiu City. If you want to attack Chenzhou, you must have a lot of casualties!"

"Your Majesty, the general will dereliction of duty, please punish him!"

Duan Kun was also very wronged, he also heard his subordinates get a report, the bastards from the seventh school can't do things, they only said that they have a lot of luggage, how could they know there are so many bastards?He also blamed himself for not asking anything.

Sorry!

"It's not an example!"

"promise!"

Li Ye paced back and forth, and asked, "How many Yushan guards are there in Chenzhou Wanqiu City?"

"11 people?"

Li Ye shook his head. It was too difficult for 11 people to seize the city gate. Instead of taking risks, it would be more effective to stay in the city.

When Li Ye walked into the Luyi county government office, all the officers and men were there.

When Li Cunxiao arrived for the first time, he was eager to make contributions. When he saw the emperor sitting down, he hurried forward and said, "Your Majesty, the rebel army is relying on the power of eight oxen and crossbows to resist the king's division. The general thought that it is not easy to attack during the day, so we can wait at night." , when the thieves can't see it, naturally the eight-ox crossbow will be useless, and we can stand still!"

Li Ye said happily: "You can be sure of filial piety!"

Li Cunxiao hurriedly said: "I would like to issue a military order."

Li Ye waved his hand and said: "The military order will be exempted. You must be careful when going to attack the camp. If you can't do it, don't force it. The most important thing is to protect yourself."

"Your Majesty!" Li Cunxiao felt His Majesty's deep love, which was completely different from his adoptive father Li Keyong.

There is only one sentence in Li Ke's distribution of military orders, if you can't take it down, you don't have to come back.

Li Ye waved his hands, and said to Song Huineng, the commander of the right Xiao cavalry army, and Zhou Shunxin, the commander of the left god cavalry army: "Military commander Song Huineng, military envoy Zhou Shunxin, the two envoys lead the troops from behind to meet Cunxiao."

"The last general takes orders!"

(End of this chapter)