She Song

Chapter 145 You come back after we die!
Yuan Shishi took the box and inserted it into the long hardwood box in his hand, and a complete quiver-type repeating crossbow was assembled.

Looking at the cold murder weapon, Li Daoyi calmly introduced it.

"It is used in the same way as a normal crossbow, but it is more powerful than the Liao repeating crossbow. The effective killing range is 120 steps. According to the speed of the cavalry, it is enough to fire four arrow boxes. There are 450 repeating crossbows in total, each with six arrows. Box, I pulled it over for you."

Although he felt that the total number was too small, Yuan Shishi also knew that it was not easy to make this new repeating crossbow. The crossbow team must have worked day and night to make this.

There are 24 arrows in the four quivers and 450 repeating crossbows, which can fire more than 1 arrows in total.

It was precisely because of this "fire coverage" advantage that Han Xiaoyao had the confidence to pull up the mounted infantry to confront the Forbidden Army.

Think about it, when the Forbidden Army cavalry charged, nearly five hundred crossbowmen rained down arrows continuously. Especially at a distance of fifty or sixty steps, the cavalry target was nothing more than a living target.

He might be able to shoot down [-] of his men, reducing his number by one-third, which would be a strong blow to any army.

One rises and another falls, and it is not impossible to defeat Tong Guan's cavalry in one fell swoop.

The fourteenth emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, who was confident in his heart, immediately selected [-] people who were good at shooting crossbows from the cavalry, distributed the repeating crossbow quivers, and Li Daoyi explained the essentials of operation.

Because of the powerful spring and semi-automatic cocking mechanism, the crossbowman only needs to do three things.

Load the arrow box into the slot, pull the arrow bolt, aim at the target and pull the trigger to complete a shot.

Because there were two extra arrow boxes, Yuan [-] gave special permission to allow the crossbowmen to test-fire three arrows to familiarize themselves with the loading and firing operations. The remaining three arrows were kept until dawn after crossing the river.

After seeing that Chen Liang and Yuan Erlang had almost settled the prisoners and left behind the wounded, Yuan Shili led [-] cavalrymen to mount their horses and set off to the ferry thirty miles east.

The sky was twilight, Yuan Shishi arrived at the ferry, and a simple pontoon bridge made of fishing boats, bamboo rafts and bamboo rafts formed a thin arc due to the impact of the river water.

"All the links are tied with steel wires and hemp ropes. Let the soldiers lead the horses and walk through in batches. There will definitely be no problem!"

Seeing that Yuan Shisi and the cavalry officers and soldiers were a little worried, Tu Xiong patted his chest and said.

Han Xiaoyao said: "A hundred infantry have already crossed the river for defense. Jiang Que'er and Dong Xiaoyi have also cut off Tong Guan's communication with Tokyo. What's left is for you and me to join forces to launch the final attack!"

Yuan Shishi quickly saluted a military salute and said: "Yes! The cavalry will cross the river immediately!"

A group of 50 people was determined, but the one who walked in the front was Han Xiaoyao, the king of Zhenbei, who was holding the horse. This made the cavalrymen who were originally feeling relieved to cross the river one by one with peace of mind.

At three o'clock in the morning, which is equivalent to eight o'clock in later generations, Han Xiaoyao finally set foot on the south embankment of the Yellow River.

Looking back at the long pontoon on the river, the soldiers pulled their horses across the river in an orderly manner. Just as they were about to take a breath, Dong Xiaoyi came quickly to report.

In the early morning, the Forbidden Army sentry scouts had detected the pontoon bridge built by the Korean army. Tong Guan, who was unaware of the destruction of the Forbidden Army in the north, sent a vanguard and a large group of cavalry along the south embankment to block it.

At present, the vanguard of the Forbidden Army is only a quarter of an hour away from the south ferry crossing of Thirty Mile East, and the subsequent [-] cavalry brigade is also less than a quarter of an hour away from the vanguard.

Because of the huge difference in strength, Dong Xiaoyi gave up his plan to forcibly block the [-] cavalry, and only sent multiple batches of three or five people to attack with cold arrows to slow down the advance of the vanguard.

However, the Imperial Army ignored the harassment and rushed directly along the south embankment. Dong Xiaoyi had no choice but to inform Han Xiaoyao.

What the hell, you can’t even breathe!

I haven’t said anything yet, let’s kill these four hundred cavalry appetizers first!

There were only fifty horsemen who followed Han Xiaoyao to cross the river first. Of course, they were all good archers equipped with repeated crossbows.

Seeing that the next group was about to land, as well as the 200 infantry soldiers who had crossed the river to garrison before, Han Xiaoyao only had [-] people in his hands.

Han Xiaoyao quickly judged that the key to victory was to block the opponent on the south embankment to buy time for the subsequent cavalry to land. As long as he could survive two quarters of an hour, it would mean that at least two hundred serial crossbowmen would join in. At that time, victory would not be guaranteed. lose.

Of course, the terrain is also conducive to defense. The south embankment is twenty steps wide, the north is the surging river, and the south is close to a cliff. As long as the defense line is twenty steps wide, it will be useless no matter how many cavalry the opponent brings.

So Han Xiaoyao ordered a fortification to be set up 200 meters west of the ferry, and more than 100 swords and guns were inserted diagonally on the south embankment, forming a ten-meter-long forest of swords and guns to prevent war horses from passing.At the same time, the fishing team and the engineering team were responsible for filling the sand and soil under the river embankment with sacks, and piling up a low wall of more than half a person's height every ten meters behind the sword and gun forest. They built three walls first to try to last for two quarters of an hour.

Han Xiaoyao arranged for a hundred infantry to guard the first line of defense. The first group of fifty cavalry to cross the river used crossbows to support the infantry in the second line. The cavalry who were about to land guarded the last line.

However, the first earth wall was half piled, and the one hundred cavalry from the Forbidden Army vanguard had already arrived.

Hey!
This panicked Han Ji soldiers and employees building fortifications.

Han Xiaoyao immediately ordered all the soldiers: "What are you afraid of? We have to defend the South Ferry without an earthen wall. Once the pontoon bridge is destroyed by them, all the thousands of brothers on our bridge will die! First team, follow me!"

Han Xiaoyao walked to the first line of defense with a long knife in his left hand and a bow and arrow in his right hand. He inserted the long knife and arrows on the sand bag so that he could shoot arrows quickly.

Once the enemy breaks through the forest of swords and guns, he can also kill the opponent with a long knife.

Watching Han Xiaoyao silently making preparations, Han Xiaoyao's eight attendants did the same preparations as Han Xiaoyao without hesitation.

The infantry all gritted their teeth and stood in front of Han Xiaoyao. At the same time, he shouted: "All the [-] forbidden troops in Beiqiu Mountain were destroyed by Instructor Yuan. Our families can also survive. Brothers, for the sake of our families and for the sake of the town." King Bei, let’s fight!”

Many soldiers were deeply moved, and the safety of thousands of comrades was on them. This made them regain their courage and returned to the defense line. A dozen people followed, blocking Han Xiaoyao's front.

Han Xiaoyao patted Dutou on the shoulder and ordered: "Everyone go to the back, and you can come up to us after we are dead. In the final analysis, there is only one thing: as long as there are people alive, we must not let them pass!"

Dutou reluctantly obeyed the order, but he made up his mind and rushed to King Zhenbei at the critical moment.

At this time, the Forbidden Army cavalry had entered within a hundred steps of firing range, and Han Xiaoyao ordered: "Every unit is in position, prepare to shoot!"

On the bare south embankment of the Yellow River, apart from the ten-meter-long forest of swords and spears, there were only three groups of Korean officers and soldiers working together, preparing to withstand the assault of a total of [-] of the most elite cavalry of the Forbidden Army.

Eighty steps!
"Free Fire!"

After saying that, Han Xiaoyao quickly drew the bowstring, held his breath, and aimed at the cavalry leader carrying the flag.

"Whoosh!"

The arrow flew against the enemy's cavalry, and in just three breaths, the arrow accurately hit the chest of the soldier carrying the flag.

The cavalryman who was suddenly hit by an arrow screamed and fell off his horse, but one foot was still in the stirrup and was dragged forward by the horse. The flag of the Forbidden Army vanguard also fell into the river.

"Good shot!"

"King Zhenbei, you're hit!"

The Korean officers and soldiers suddenly burst into cheers, and then the sound of bows and crossbows rang out.

The galloping Forbidden Army cavalry could not avoid the dense arrows in the narrow space. Especially, Han Xiaoyao and his eight attendants were almost as accurate as a sniper.

As a result, the distance of eighty to fifty steps was covered with the Forbidden Army horses that had been hit by arrows. In addition, there were twenty or thirty horsemen who slipped down the embankment and fell into the river.

So the Forbidden Army dismounted and took out their crossbows and fired at the Korean army. As a result, the Korean defenders began to suffer casualties, but no one flinched.

After all, the King of Zhenbei stood at the forefront and refused to retreat even an inch.

Seeing this situation, the vanguard officer of the Forbidden Army also changed face. Such an overwhelming killing, and then attacking like this is tantamount to death.

However, on the pontoon bridge on the river, waves of Korean cavalry were coming in an endless stream. If they delayed any longer, they would definitely be punished by Tong Guan's military law.

How can we defeat the opponent?

(End of this chapter)