The military camp fell into dead silence. Ye An blushed and scratched his head: "It's still almost..."
"I hate your mother!"
There was silence in the military camp. Cao Yi was the first to react. He rushed over and yelled at the soldiers operating the trebuchet: "Quick, a few people will push forward. Changsheng will instruct the craftsmen to build more, three hundred steps! Nearly!"
Three hundred steps! Haha! Why worry about attacking the city with such a sharp weapon?! Haha..."
The military camp was filled with Cao Yi's arrogant laughter, and the soldiers of the Anhua Army finally reacted and shouted in unison. With ready-made equipment, practice makes perfect.
The bearing was also easy to solve. Ye An used the simplest method. Two thick wooden shafts were sleeved together, using hard wooden beads in the middle to reduce the friction, and then pouring vegetable oil, and the problem of the wooden shaft was solved.
Chen Lin stood there in a daze for a long time, then walked towards Ye An and whispered: "To be disrespectful, this stone chariot is even more amazing than Taizu's thunder chariot! Why didn't you offer it earlier?!"
"Nonsense, no one asked me how I know this thing works?!"
A dozen trebuchets were built in one night. This thing does not need to be complicated, as long as the structure is strong, there is no need to polish it carefully to be so beautiful.
In the morning light, more than a dozen blazing fireballs drew a perfect arc in the air, like bolides from the sky, and smashed into Pingyuan Village. The whistling and loud noises mixed together like a giant hammer crushing the village.
The tranquility before dawn.
Fire oil is crude oil that has not been processed. Once it is ignited, it is difficult to extinguish, and it has adhesive properties. If it falls into Pingyuan Village, it will be extremely destructive.
As the stone carts continued to throw stone bombs into Pingyuan Village, the fire also spread among them. The fire burned with black smoke and dyed the entire sky, making it look like purgatory under the morning light.
The Anhua Army barracks went from cheering to horror to silence. Everyone looked at Ye An with eyes full of awe. The young man in front of him was as powerful as a god, especially his handsome face in the firelight of Pingyuan Village opposite.
It looks particularly weird below...
How is a general's prestige established? It is accumulated by leading his soldiers to continuously kill enemy troops to gain military merit and win victories.
But even Ye An himself did not expect that the power of the stone car would be so great and the destructive effect would be so astonishing.
The most important thing is that the houses in Pingyuan Village are relatively dense, the streets are narrow, and they are all wooden structures. In addition, the weather is dry and dry, which is easy to ignite. So the fire engulfed the small Pingyuan Village, and the west part of the village was destroyed.
The Qiang people finally broke through the gap.
It was already daylight, and Cao Yi ordered the Anhua Army to pursue the enemy, but the generals in the army wanted Ye An to give the order. They had already determined that Ye An was the general of the Anhua Army.
Cao Yi was furious, but was stopped by Chen Lin with a smile, and said at the same time: "Yehou has led the elite to Shiliangdu in order to stop the retreating Xiqiang people. Don't waste time! Yehou
But we only brought less than 800 people!"
The general was so frightened that there was no reason for the commander to risk his life. He cursed and ordered his men to leave, leaving Minzhuang to pack up the stone car.
Cao Yi was so angry that he wanted to kill someone. He was a dignified military governor! How come he was not even half as good as Ye An in the eyes of these Anhua Army generals?
Chen Lin could only smile helplessly: "The Anhua Army has followed Ye An's orders along the way, and with the "miracle" last night... don't be surprised. In the eyes of ordinary soldiers, it can throw a huge boulder three hundred steps, and still
Those who set fire to the village are gods... In this way, Ye An, the young prince, became the Wuqu star in the mouth of the Anhua Army soldiers."
"What? Wuquxing?!"
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At this time, Ye Ancai did not have the demeanor of Wu Quxing. Not only was he wearing a strong armor, but he was surrounded by Tieniu and his own soldiers. He was afraid of being hit by a flying arrow on the battlefield.
Ye An struggled to push away the group of people and shouted in a low voice: "You see clearly, the Xiqiang people haven't crossed the river yet, what are you doing?! Even if it's a close fight, do you need me to personally take action?! Give it all to me!" Ambush well, wait for the Western Qiang people to cross the river, and attack them halfway across the river!"
The so-called elite are actually the crossbowmen in the Anhua Army. These people's crossbows are more accurate and their arms are strong. As long as the Xiqiang people dare to cross the river from the opposite stone beam, they will definitely be allowed to stay in the river to feed the fish!
Occupying the right time, place and people, Ye An did not believe that he could not completely annihilate the Xiqiang people in Pingyuan Village.
A fire ended the plundering time of the Xiqiang people. The burning Pingyuan Village looked increasingly decadent in the sun. The screaming plunderers rushed out of the village, uttering various vicious curses.
The Xiqiang people on horseback rushed at the front, followed by the infantry. The Anhua army had gradually surrounded them, but the cavalry seemed to have hit an invisible wall when they rushed out of Pingyuan Village for more than a mile, row after row. Gulches that are only one person wide are densely intertwined on the ground. They were quietly dug by Anhua Army soldiers last night at the risk of their lives.
The Xiqiang people were attracted by the flint bullets fired from the stone carts on the other side. They all cowered in the city in fear and did not dare to climb the city wall.
Not only were there trenches, the "caring and meticulous" Longxi men also deliberately sprinkled caltrops in the trenches. This caltrop, which had thorns on three sides, would deal a fatal blow to the Xiqiang people if it was sprinkled on the ground with one side facing upward.
Howling and falling into the pit, and being visited by caltrops again, the only way to climb out is to step on the corpse of your companion, provided that you can't be crushed by a horse when you return.
Compared with these cavalry, the infantry were undoubtedly lucky. They crossed the ditch carefully. If they fell, they would only consider themselves unlucky. There was nothing they could do except wail in pain.
Cao Yi and Chen Lin had already led the soldiers of the Anhua Army to cover up the enemy. The Song Army was still mainly infantry, but it was still supplemented by a hundred cavalry for convenience and support.
At this time, Cao Yi's ability was revealed. The infantry advanced in an orderly manner, and he strictly ordered the soldiers not to sprint quickly. At the same time, he ordered the cavalry to outflank the two wings, but they must not be faster than the infantry to engage the enemy!
Ye An, who was on the other side, could already see the fighting on the other side. It was a bit far away, but there were loud sounds of killing.
The Xiqiang people chose the former when it came to crossing the river or engaging the enemy. Their intuition told them that the Song army that came over to cover them up was quite powerful, with steady steps and a stable military formation. There was no unnecessary noise. After getting closer, they heard bursts of war roars. : "Wonderful victory! Wonderful victory!"
Compared with these Song troops who were astonishingly powerful and eager for revenge, the Xiqiang people had no choice but to head towards Shiliang Crossing. However, it was obvious that they had not learned the art of war of the Han family.
There were not many boats. Except for the leaders and others who could ride on them, others could only wade across the river. Fortunately, the river was not wide. When they came, they deliberately tried not to cross one end at most, and they also deliberately left some boats on the tidal flats. The pole serves as a warning.
It's a pity that the pole is still the same pole, but the water in the river is not the same. The water in the Maling River rises very quickly during the summer flood season, and the pole has been moved outward by Cheng Gongshou, Xu Yongzhang and others.
To be precise, this is no longer Shiliang Crossing. Xu Yongzhang, who has good water properties, tried it, but he couldn't reach the bottom with a strong thrust.