Including Fang Yuanwu, everyone in the camp was thinking hard.
"That's all."
After a while, Fang Yuanwu spread his hands with a wry smile.
"Let the engineers repair it as quickly as possible. At the same time, immediately demolish other positions to make up for those that cannot be repaired. We must ensure that the trebuchet position can suppress the enemy."
"General," someone looked embarrassed and couldn't help but want to speak, "but..."
"It's nothing." Fang Yuanwu immediately raised his palms, without giving his subordinates a chance to speak.
"Also, quickly send someone to carefully check the second and third positions and all the baggage in the warehouse."
"Attention," he banged the table hard, "are all the baggage, not only limited to trebuchets and light and heavy crossbows, but also large and small crossbow arrows, stone bullets, kerosene, etc."
"If there is any damage or excessive rust, and..."
Speaking of this, Fang Yuanwu opened his mouth hesitantly and took a while before continuing.
"As well as those with falsely reported quantities, all will be counted."
The battle had just begun when such a big disaster happened in the highland position.
As soon as he closed his eyes, Fang Yuanwu couldn't help but think of the endless Japanese pirate warships on the sea, and he couldn't help but beat a drum in his heart.
This pot is already too big for a mere left-wing general to carry, so it must be calculated as soon as possible.
If the situation is too serious and cannot be solved by the left wing alone, he must report it to Feng Haohan as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, Fang Yuanwu quickly pulled out the gleaming general's sword from his waist and placed it on the table in front of him with murderous intent.
"I'm going to say something ugly first. The statistics this time must be true and accurate. No matter who it is, or who is standing behind you, you are still playing tricks on me now, so be careful with your heads!"
Everyone was shocked and stood at attention, "I understand."
However, before everyone could finish speaking, the sound of guards knocking on the door was heard outside.
"General, the imperial envoy has come to our high ground again."
Fang Yin Bao?
Fang Yuanwu almost forgot about this person. When he came back to his senses, his vision suddenly went dark, and he fell down on his seat and could not stand up again.
The other people in the camp looked at each other, and they were all full of pain and at a loss.
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sea surface.
Japanese pirate fleet, rear.
A messenger hurried to the general's side.
"General, news from the front line."
"Read!" Ishikawa Taki was pondering the terrain around Dinghai Pier, with no intention of raising his head.
"For some unknown reason, the enemy's firepower on the high ground on the left wing has been greatly reduced. Our vanguard has successfully landed and is fighting the frontal defense line of the central army. The battle situation is temporarily stalemate, but our advantage is expanding. Attached is the list of fallen generals..."
There are no undead people in a war, let alone the vanguard?
Ishikawa Taki raised his hand and stopped Xiaobing from reading any more.
"What happened at Fang Yuanwu's place?" He raised his head and looked west.
The military advisors all shook their heads, "General, there is really not much intelligence on the shore, and my subordinates have no way to judge. But in any case, the suppression firepower on the highlands has become smaller, which is a great thing for our landing and attack. This is a God-given opportunity.
also."
Ishikawa Taki nodded and waved his right hand down decisively.
"This is the general's order that the second and third fleets do not need air defense and will dock at full speed and land immediately."
"After landing, attack the high ground on the left and right wings according to the combat plan, and seize the trebuchet group above at all costs!"
"yes!"
The news spread quickly to the front.
Wow!
The warships hoisted their sails one after another, and at the same time their long oars were thrust into the water.
After a while, a ship came roaring towards the shore with full force.
boom!
The battleship is huge and very fast.
Under the huge inertia, as soon as the second and third batches of warships approached the Kawashima Fleet that landed first, the two sides violently collided or collided with each other.
However, no one cared about it at all. From the general down to the private, they got up immediately.
They didn't care about the injuries or bruises on their bodies. Those who controlled long-range weapons hurriedly operated them, while the soldiers who landed took their own weapons and ran towards the pontoon in front of them, screaming.
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On the shore, the Fifth Arrow Camp.
There were hundreds of people looking for the vanguard with panic-stricken expressions on their faces.
"Qian Chang, we are almost running out of arrows. The Japanese pirates are crazy, and they are rushing to the shore regardless. The brothers' stringing hands are all broken, but they can't shoot at all."
"Thanks for your hard work."
Hao Youduo patted his subordinate's shoulder comfortingly.
He couldn't help but frown.
How long has it been since the fight started?
However, this is already the third Baichang who has come to ask for help.
"It's just a superficial injury. Let brothers hold on a little longer. It will be time for you to rotate soon."
"As for the arrows, I will go and see what's going on now. Don't worry, I won't leave you with no arrows to shoot."
After saying that, he turned around and looked at the hourglass next to him, his expression becoming more solemn.
Arrows of this size are consumed a bit too quickly.
"General," one of the guards leaned over and whispered, "just now when the first hundred commander came over to ask for arrows, my subordinates felt something was wrong, so they secretly counted the bundles of arrows sent by the logistics."
"What do you mean?" Hao Youduo was confused.
"General," the young guard looked strange, "just now, my subordinates randomly selected a baggage cart and found that there were only ninety-three bundles of arrows in it. The number of arrow pots in each bundle varied, but most of them were between seven and nine. In addition,
There are usually only about twenty arrows in each pot."
"What?" Hao Youduo almost jumped up.
"How is this possible?" He was so angry that his mouth was trembling.
According to the regulations of the Yunchui Ministry of War, the normal reserve of bows and arrows is that twenty-five are made into a pot, ten pots are made into a bundle, and a hundred bundles are made into a cart. In addition, two to three additional bundles should be prepared for each cart to avoid loss during transportation.
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Based on this calculation, the number of arrows sent by logistics was fully one-fourth less than the normal quantity.
But the little guard hasn't stopped yet.
He took out a pot of arrows from nowhere.
"General, please look."
After saying that, the little guard shook the quiver in his hand vigorously, and then fell down.
Hua Hua Hua.
Along with the collision of arrows, a stream of gray powder poured out.
The dust was so thick that it almost choked Hao Youduo, who was concentrating.
"General, not only are there not enough arrows in this pot, but many of the arrow shafts have already been eaten by insects. Some are so brittle that they cannot be stringed at all and will break when you break them lightly; some even if they are stringed, they cannot hurt anyone when fired.
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"How can this not make sense? How can it not make sense!"
Hao Youduo grabbed the pot of arrows and looked through them carefully, but the more he looked at them, the more desolate he became.
As a commander, he can be considered a middle-level general, and he knows some of the secrets of the legion that are unknown to outsiders.
But Hao Youduo never expected that it would be exaggerated like this.
"Where are the heavy crossbow arrows?" Hao Youduo's voice was a little trembling, "Have you checked it?"
If the heavy crossbow arrows were infested like this, there would be no way to shoot through the large shield held by the enemy, and there would be no way to suppress the enemy's progress.
No wonder the Japanese pirates came so quickly.
well.
The little guard didn't say anything, just let out a long sigh.
Hao Youduo's heart suddenly sank.
He gritted his teeth and made a decisive decision: "Immediately count the remaining arrows on hand and pick out all the ones that cannot be used. I will go to the back to see what is going on."
After saying that, Hao Youduo subconsciously raised his head and looked towards the left wing high ground.
Suddenly an idea flashed in his mind.
Suddenly I understood why there was so little firepower on the high ground.