The Liaodong Iron Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 201 Decisive Battle at Wuhuan Nine

The ballista of the Liaodong Army was evolved from the rhubarb crossbow. Because Huo Yu in his previous life had some knowledge of ancient weapons, the blueprints he gave had completely surpassed the imagination of craftsmen of this era.The four ballistas have been guarded by special personnel since their inception, and those selected infantry soldiers have undergone special training.

Moreover, on the basis of "Wangshan", Huo Yu invented a scale for ranging and aiming, which is used to improve the hit rate of the crossbow.The four ballistas were disassembled and hidden in the carriage on weekdays, which was unknown to outsiders.Because of the use of simple mechanical principles, the shooting range is up to [-] steps. Each crossbow is equipped with winches on both sides, and there are four iron crossbow bolts on it.

As the infantry soldiers of the Liaodong Han army began to retreat in an orderly manner, the Wuhuan cavalry who attacked frantically finally rushed into the Han army camp.However, the next moment they saw four strange things appearing in front of them.

"Launch!" Following the command of the commander of the ballista, the four ballistas started firing one by one.

The huge iron crossbow flew towards the swarming Wuhuan cavalry, and the places they passed were worn by horses, leaving obvious bloodstains on the ground, and some unlucky ones were hit by the powerless iron paper crossbow. Death.Four ballistas, each with four shots, a total of sixteen long bloodstains appeared in front of the formation.

Needless to say the tragic situation of those who were shot, Rao even the veterans who had experienced the test of life and death were shocked and kept silent for a long time.The Wuhuan cavalry was stunned, and the Han infantry soldiers were also stunned. Even Huang Xu, who had seen the test of power, stood dumbfounded on the spot.

"Hang!" A rough voice appeared on the silent battlefield, and the commander in charge of commanding the ballista continued his duties.

"Hey, hey!" The soldiers operating the ballista shouted commands in an orderly manner, pulling the capstan to pull the capstan, and lifting the crossbow bolt. In short, there was only one purpose, to quickly reload and prepare to shoot again.

"Loading is complete!" With the sound of the password, the ballista of the Liaodong Army entered the firing state again!
"Turn to where the enemy is densely packed, aim, and launch!"

Since there are four simple wheels on the bottom of the car, small angle steering adjustments are quickly completed.At this time, the Wuhuan cavalry who found that the ballista had turned towards him panicked. Many people saw the scene just now.In an instant, the Wuhuan people screamed and wanted to escape, but the range of [-] paces was not just talk.

In the second round, sixteen crossbow arrows were fired again, and the Wuhuan cavalry formation was filled with screams again.Today was a lucky day for Tatun, who was unscathed by the two ballista shots, but the people around him were not so lucky.

"Soldiers, follow me to kill!" Huang Xu, who came to his senses, drew out his saber and shouted, and rushed out single-handedly.The infantry soldiers of the Han army came out in a single file, and the crossbowmen rushed forward while looking for targets to shoot.

The morale of the Han army was greatly boosted, and the demoralized Wuhuan cavalry retreated steadily.Once the cavalry who have lost their impact force fall into the battle formation of infantry, they basically have no room to fight back.Huang Xu rose up to kill one man and one horse, trying to find Ta Dun to fight, but at this moment, Ta Dun saw that the situation was not good, and had already slipped away!
The Han army fought back for a while, beheading more than a thousand people, and then slowly retreated to the camp to strengthen the defense.The four ballistas have been slowly pushed forward. The two rounds of shooting just now are enough to prove the power of this big killer. From now on, no one dares to underestimate these robes who usually do nothing. .

"Trash! A bunch of trash!" Qiu Liju, who was in the back formation, found that his subordinates were repelled again, raised his horsewhip, and slapped the people around him several times.

Because they were too far away, Qiu Liju didn't know the power of the ballista at the moment, and a moment later, Tadun, covered in blood, appeared in front of Qiu Liju's eyes!
"Father Khan, the Han army used giant crossbows, and the tribal soldiers suffered heavy casualties!" Ta Dun knelt on the ground and said in a depressed mood.

"Giant crossbow?" Qiu Liju asked suspiciously.

"Four giant crossbows, each with four bolts, are all made of iron, with a range of more than three hundred steps, and can be worn by people and horses!"

Looking at the eyes of the retreating tribal soldiers in front of him, Qiu Liju knew that what Ta Dun said was true.On the battlefield, there is no difference between losing courage and dying, so Qiu Liju decided to go into battle himself.

"Come here, raise the king's flag, this king will go to battle in person!"

"Father Khan, no!" Ta Dun hastily dissuaded.

"Could it be that the king's soldiers are going to die in vain? Five thousand Han troops are fighting against you. Where is the courage of the Wuhuan people? Where is the honor?" Qiu Liju roared hysterically.

As soon as this remark came out, many Wuhuan cavalrymen who were demoralized gradually stopped their retreating steps, just silently watching Qiu Liju's king's banner move forward slowly.

"Wuhuan warriors, the Han people are lambs waiting to be slaughtered! Show your courage and follow me to kill all the Han people!" Qiu Liju shouted loudly while riding a war horse, holding the bend high!

"Follow the king to the death! Follow the king to the death!" With the shouts of the guards, the low morale of the Wuhuan cavalry was pulled back, and the king's flag moved forward again. How terrible are these grassland warriors!
"Gu!" A sharp chirping sound pierced the sky above the battlefield.

"Lieutenant Huang, look!" Tian Yuwei, who had keen ears, immediately pointed to the sky and said.

"The lord has arrived! The lord has arrived! Soldiers, our cavalry has arrived, and we will never retreat in a deadly battle, never retreat in a deadly battle!" Huang Xu shouted excitedly at his soldiers.

"Never retreat in a deadly battle, never retreat in a deadly battle!" All the Han troops roared loudly, as reinforcements arrived, the decisive battle was just around the corner.

"Yuan Jian, how is the battle ahead?" At this time, Huo Yu was leading the Liaodong cavalry to rest on the spot, which was less than ten miles away from the Bailang Mountain battlefield, which was a distance that the cavalry could reach in one charge.

Logically speaking, Huo Yu shouldn't have acted like this.At such a short distance, it is still very dangerous to be discovered by enemy scouts.It's just that Huo Yu believed in his Tianyu Guards, in Wang Jun's horse thief, and in Li Ji's big eagle. The Wuhuan scouts around him had been wiped out long ago.

"Feng Xiao, after this battle our Liaodong Army will become famous all over the world again. Yu worries that this is not a good thing but a bad thing!" Huo Yu said while looking at the agitated Guo Jia.

"My lord, let everything take its course! At least one step closer to the goal!" Guo Jia said while controlling his emotions.

"It's good to let nature take its course!" Huo Yu laughed and then turned around, looking at the generals around him.

"Everyone, it's time to make meritorious deeds, and this battle must be won!" Huo Yu said impassionedly.

These words were quickly spread throughout the entire Liaodong army.After the resurgence of Guangwu, with the gradual corruption of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty was repeatedly invaded by border nomadic clans, causing constant internal and external troubles.Huo Yu's expedition to Wuhuan this time will greatly change the current situation on the northeastern border of the Han Dynasty.

The Su Puyan tribe in Liaodong was destroyed, and now only Qiu Liju was left. As for Shanggu and Daijun's Wuhuan sub-clan, there was nothing to worry about.

(End of this chapter)