I am the Qin Emperor

Chapter 17 The Crossbow Camp
The dust cleared away, only [-] blood wolves were lined up, motionless like a mountain.Only a thousand or so riders were scattered in the front row, taking confidential parts from the ring and assembling them one by one.

This is the crossbow battalion of the Blood Wolf Cavalry. Everyone has at least the strength of a fighter in the late stage. With the third-order scaled horse and various equipment on their bodies, they are enough to compete and even defeat ordinary big fighters.

Of course, the name of the crossbow battalion, the main task is naturally not to charge into battle, their task is very simple.During the battle, relying on the rings obtained from the enemy country, either captured or ransom, a large number of crossbows were transported. During the battle, they provided long-range fire support for the blood wolf cavalry, and assisted in the ascent of the city.

Although it is only a low-level ring, there are thousands of crossbow parts in storage, including various types of crossbows, including heavy crossbows that can kill fighting spirits and blast city walls, and harvest infantry There are also light crossbow machines for archers...

A crossbow aimed at cavalry charges?No need, at least, in this land, there is no cavalry unit that dares to challenge the blood wolf army.

In half a stick of incense time, a thousand light crossbow machines No. 349 have been assembled, and thousands of riders in the crossbow camp are working together to assemble heavy crossbow machine No. 76. Among the three thousand-man brigades belonging to the crossbow camp, two The brigade, coming out of the army formation, is testing the light ballista.

These three thousand-man brigades are not only responsible for protecting the crossbow battalion, but are also responsible for providing ammunition for the crossbow battalion.Even though the crossbow bolts are big and heavy, each cavalryman can carry hundreds of crossbow bolts thanks to the strength of the scale horses.A total of 30 crossbow bolts are enough to support the blood wolf cavalry to finish a battle.

It was already noon at this time, and because it was near the sea, the sun was not very harsh, but it was not a pleasant thing to stand under the sun wearing a solid light armor that covered the whole body.Even the soldiers on the top of the city were a little restless. Seeing that the Qin army had not launched an attack, they hid in the shadows one after another.But the blood wolf army was waiting there, but it didn't move at all, like a stone without perception.

The No. 76 heavy-duty crossbow machine is powerful, but the assembly is really time-consuming. After three incense sticks, two hundred units were assembled.

16 meters long and seven meters wide, the jet-black heavy crossbows lined up in a row, aiming at the fortress.Cooperating with the silver-white No. 349 light crossbow beside him, it looks like black and white impermanence that is about to harvest life.

After a simple adjustment, the crossbow battalion began to attack. Thousands of light crossbow machines have been calibrated and loaded with crossbow arrows, while two hundred heavy crossbow machines have been raised to face the city wall and Door.

Following the order of the chief, 1000 or [-] crossbow machines fired crossbow bolts at the same time. The crossbow bolts fired by the light crossbow machines were like a hailstorm, crackling the city wall.Even though the frontier guards on the city wall had taken precautions, or hid under the battlements, or set up shields, this wave caused hundreds of casualties.

However, compared to the movement of the heavy ballista, the light ballista can only be regarded as nothing.

Two hundred crossbow bolts with a length of 12 meters were like two hundred shells hitting the city wall. With a deafening bang, hundreds of three-meter-sized holes appeared directly on the city wall. The soldier even fell directly to the ground.The city gate was even worse, but it was just sixteen crossbow arrows, which were knocked down directly.Like a drunk old man, the city gate slowly fell down, bringing a loud noise and dust on the city wall.

The chief of the crossbow battalion showed a hint of satisfaction in his eyes. He controlled it well. All sixteen arrows hit the joint between the city wall and the city gate, directly knocking it down.

The commander of the crossbow battalion continued to order: "Cloud."

The crossbow battalion quickly reloaded the arrows and adjusted the angle.

"wind!"

At the command of the officer, the second wave of crossbow arrows launched an attack.

Then came the second wave, and then the third wave. It took five waves to stop, and the heavy ballista stopped firing as early as the third wave.

The city wall was already riddled with holes and corpses were strewn all over the place. Before the battle officially started, nearly [-] soldiers had already died.

In the meantime, the border guards also wanted to fight back, but with an attack distance of up to 3000 meters, they had no choice but to be beaten.They imitated Qin's crossbows and they couldn't reach that far. If they used bows and arrows to fight back, they must at least have the strength of fighting spirits.

Ye Guyun and the others did not make a move, and assisted in the defense. They shot down only when the crossbow arrow was about to hit him.

It's not that they are ruthless and don't care about the lives of soldiers; it's not that they feel that they have lost their value.It's just to preserve strength, maintain ample fighting spirit, and prepare to deal with the generals of the Qin army.After all, even if the ordinary soldiers died, the city walls fell, and the fortresses were destroyed, as long as the generals were still there, there was still hope.But if the warlord has consumed too much battle energy for the crossbow arrows fired by these machines, leading to his fall.Even if the soldiers are intact, it is only the military exploits of the Qin army.

After the crossbow arrows attacked, a group of soldiers rushed over from behind the army formation. Most of these people were infantry, and a few were cavalry, but they were not riding scaled horses.There are old and young, even men and women. In terms of strength, some people have reached the level of Dou Ling, while others have not yet broken through to be a Dou Zhe.

These people are the crime camp!

The members of the criminal camp come from various sources. Some are soldiers who violated the basic military discipline, or were demoted after repeated admonitions; , Voluntarily apply to serve in the criminal camp in exchange for amnesty; there are also princes, nobles, ministers and generals, and sons of honored nobles. They committed mistakes, such as robbing civilian women, killing people, etc., and were sent to the criminal camp to perform crimes and make meritorious service.However, as a privileged class, in view of the fact that they have made great contributions to the Qin State, the Qin State also gave them privileges, unless it is the unpardonable crime of treason, other crimes only need to be in the crime camp for a period of time , then the merits and demerits can be offset, if they can live to be released.However, even if they are a privileged class, they only have three chances. If there is a fourth chance, then they can only stay in the criminal camp for a lifetime, or die in battle.In history, there is no shortage of Douwang Douhuang level powerhouses who were exiled to criminal camps.

More than the above, the members of the crime camp come from a wide range of sources: unfilial people; merchants who sell fake goods; gangsters who have been verified collectively by neighbors and neighbors; people who spread rumors and sow discord;

All kinds of things, in short, they are all guys who are not a pity to die.

The task of the crime camp is to take charge of the first wave of attacks, and the first wave of attacks often results in heavy casualties, that is to say, the crime camp is cannon fodder!

However, if the goal is successfully completed without dying, the outstanding seven percent can be forgiven and escape from the camp of sin.However, no matter who you are, you only have three chances. If you come in for the fourth time, no matter how much credit you make, don't even think about going out. At most, it will improve your salary.In order to prevent some strong people, relying on their strength, to regard the crime camp as nothing.At the same time, it also gave those people the opportunity to correct themselves.

But if he shrinks back and retreats without orders, the supervisor team behind him will never show mercy.

If it is in other legions, the number of criminal camps is very small, because no matter how many people are sent from the country, seven or eight will die in one battle.

However, there are [-] people in the crime camp of the Blood Wolf Legion. This is naturally not the Blood Wolf Legion. They are merciful and reluctant to use these cannon fodder.I just simply feel that their existence hinders the army's attack, get out of here, scumbag!
Anyway, they consume very little food, and they will not be a burden to the blood wolf cavalry, because they are often only used to attack the first line of defense.After breaking through the first line of defense, leaving hundreds of people to watch them, the blood wolf cavalry usually ignore them and go fight their own way.

Just like this time, the mission of the crime camp is just to clear the obstacles outside the city, and by the way, comeo as a bait.If the archers of the border guards counterattacked, the crossbow battalion of the blood wolf cavalry could teach them what is called a long-range attack.

However, there are advantages and disadvantages in everything. Although the survival rate of the blood wolf army is higher, it is extremely difficult to get out through military exploits.

(End of this chapter)