I don’t know who got up first, slowed down a bit, turned around and ran backwards. Running away is contagious, especially when the one facing death is in front of you, so the entire barbarian team began to turn around and retreat. However, in the middle of the team,
Some people did not retreat. They braved the rain of arrows and continued to rush forward, stepping on the corpses of their clan members.
These people are wearing a kind of strange armor. Whether it is an iron arrow or a feather arrow, if it is hit by an iron arrow or a feather arrow, it will quickly fall aside. Originally, these people were inconspicuous among the barbarian soldiers. Now, other barbarians
As soon as the soldiers retreated, they were like rocks on the seashore, with the tide receding and towering rocks exposed. Without the obstruction of other barbarian soldiers, and the bows and arrows could not stop their progress, these people quickly ran to fight with the Han army.
distance of land.
Seeing that these people were unable to shoot arrows, the speed of the crossbowmen slowed down significantly, and sweat gradually began to form in their palms. Obviously, they had never thought of such a situation.
Zhao Yun and Dian Wei both looked at Zhu Rong, wanting to find out what was going on with her, but her eyes were blank. Liu Xin was also shocked and blurted out: "Vine Armor Soldiers! There really are Vine Armor Soldiers!"
"What is the Vine Armor Soldier?" Zhao Yun and Dian Wei asked almost in unison, while Guo Jia, Feng Lie, and Zhu Rong were all waiting expectantly for Liu Xin's answer.
"Order the archers to shoot at the rear of the vine armor soldiers to separate them from other barbarian soldiers!" Liu Xin did not answer their questions immediately, but issued an emergency order, and then said, "In the deep mountains in the central and southern areas
There grows a kind of tough old man
The barbarians there collected these old vines, soaked them in tung oil for half a month, took them out to dry, continued to soak for half a month, and dried them again. After repeating this for dozens of times, they woven them into armor. Wearing this vine
"A, you can wade through water without sinking, and you can't be hurt by swords and arrows."
Liu Xin had just seen that there were not many barbarians wearing rattan armor, only three thousand. If it were just these rattan armored soldiers, even though they were invulnerable, using the well-trained battle formations and familiar cooperation of the Han army, they would be completely
You can rely on the local advantage in numbers to win them over,
It's just that the cost may be higher. However, if other barbarian soldiers use these vine armor soldiers as shields and rush up, it will not only be a higher cost, but also likely to be completely defeated. That's why Liu Xin gave the order.
Separate the vine armor soldiers from other barbarian soldiers.
Inspired by the vine-armored soldiers who were not afraid of the rain of arrows, the morale of the barbarian soldiers was boosted. Many people really followed the vine-armored soldiers and rushed over. At this time, the barbarian soldiers' formation was considered the most reasonable. With the vine-armored soldiers,
The Jia soldiers took the lead to block the Han army's bows and arrows, and the others followed closely behind to attack the Han army's positions.
However, it was too late for them to do so now. Because of the chaos just now, the other barbarian soldiers had been pulled away by the vine armor soldiers, giving the Han army an opportunity to take advantage of the crossbowmen. The rain of arrows falling from the sky ruthlessly stopped them.
They had no idea of continuing to move forward, so they all stopped and watched outside the distance of two arrows.
The vine-armored soldiers had no backup, but they were not afraid. The armor on their bodies was not afraid of swords and arrows. As long as they could disrupt the formation of the Han army's crossbowmen, the barbarians behind them could still rush over. When they had to, they could
You can choose to retreat, even if the Han army fires cold arrows from behind, it will not be able to do anything to them. Moreover, these vine-armored soldiers are confident that their foot strength, which they have trained since childhood by climbing mountains and crossing mountains, is definitely not something that these weak Han soldiers can catch up with.
After listening to Liu Xin's explanation of the origin of the Vine Armor Soldier, Zhu Rong couldn't help but admire him even more. As a barbarian and a descendant of the God of Fire, he had never heard of the Vine Armor Soldier, but Liu Xin actually knew everything about it.
Chu couldn't help but ask: "Brother, who told you these?"
Zhao Yun and Dian Wei were both leading troops. They were shocked when they heard the power of the rattan armor soldiers. Since they were invulnerable, how could they fight this battle? They had no time to ask Liu Xin where the information came from. The most important thing now was
How to deal with the Vine Armor Soldier? They all said anxiously: "Brother (Lord), since you know the origin of the Vine Armor Soldier, how can you possibly crack it?"
Of course Liu Xin knew how to crack it. Since this kind of rattan armor is not afraid of water, it is naturally afraid of fire. But now that we are in front of the two armies, it is difficult to use tactics. Liu Xin was thinking about whether there is any other way besides relying on the human sea tactic.
There are other better ways, and he said slowly: "Last night, a god in golden armor entrusted me with a dream. I didn't quite believe it, but I didn't expect it to be true."
Zhao Yun and Dian Wei had both heard about the story of the "God-man in Golden Armor". Liu Xin's story was so miraculous that of course they believed it. Although Zhu Rong had never heard of the existence of the "God-man in Golden Armor" before,
But since these words came from Liu Xin's mouth, she was willing to believe them. Moreover, the facts were here. Liu Xin, a vine armored soldier whom she didn't even know about, could actually speak eloquently. Except for the "Golden Armored God", who else could
Would you still tell him this?
But Guo Jia was doubtful and said doubtfully: "I dare to ask my lord, since this golden-armored god came here in a dream, he must also have explained the method of cracking it."
Liu Xin nodded and said: "Of course there is a way to crack it, but it's just too cruel. I hesitate in my heart and don't know whether I should use it."
Indeed, although this kind of rattan armor is invulnerable, it has been dipped in tung oil so many times that it will catch fire and is difficult to extinguish. Once a fire attack is used, these rattan armor soldiers will probably be burned to charcoal. Legend has it that Zhuge Liang burned the rattan armor soldiers because of the fire.
The scene was too tragic, and he was punished by God and his life span was shortened. Liu Xin still wanted to live a few more years.
The barbarian troops on the opposite side suddenly burst into cheers. It turned out that although the Tengjia soldiers were barefoot, they were running very fast. When everyone looked up, they had already rushed within thirty steps of the Han army's battle formation.
Although Zhu Rong didn't want his clansmen to suffer too much harm, seeing these invulnerable vine-armored soldiers about to rush in front of him, he couldn't help but become anxious and said repeatedly: "Brother, how long has it been since you still showed kindness to a woman? What you did just now
I shot five or six thousand people to death with one bow and arrow, but you didn't find it cruel, so why can't you kill these three thousand people!"
If he just killed three thousand enemies, Liu Xin certainly wouldn't feel anything, but thinking of these three thousand people being burned and huddled together, he felt sick. What's more, even if he wanted to attack with fire
, there are no conditions now.
Liu Xin's eyes gradually became serious when she looked at the Vine Armor Soldiers. These were only three thousand Vine Armor Soldiers. If there were thirty thousand, how could they resist without fire attacks? Thinking of this, Liu Xin couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.
In fact, Liu Xin was overthinking this. Wu Tu Gu only had these 3,000 vine-armored soldiers, and the rest of his men were just like other barbarian soldiers, and they didn't even have decent clothes.
However, speaking of this rattan armor, it was really invented by Wu Tu Gu.
He once went to the city and saw the county soldiers guarding the city wearing helmets and armor. He was so envious that he thought about getting a suit of armor for his barbarian soldiers to wear. The central and southern areas are rich in minerals, including gold and silver.
, copper, and iron are both available, but the smelting technology and workshops are mostly in the hands of local Han wealthy people. The barbarians are in short supply, not to mention equipped with iron armor, even iron pots for cooking.
Although Wu Tu Gu was very ambitious, he struggled to obtain enough pig iron. He was having trouble with something, but when he went hunting in the mountains, he unexpectedly discovered that the old vines on the mountains were very tough. He chopped them twice with a machete, but they were not completely intact.
After cutting it off, I came up with the wonderful idea of using old vines to make armor.
In the mountains in the central and southern areas, there are so many tough old vines that one can grab a handful of them, providing enough raw materials for Wutu Bone to make armor. After several experiments, Wutu Bone finally found a set of
How to make rattan armor, and how to make it with Zhou
I tried my best in the conflicts between several tribes, and it turned out that I was invincible. Since the Wutugu tribe was the largest in the area, not many tribes dared to fight with them, so the use of rattan armor was limited, so it was naturally not known to outsiders.
Got it.
Some people may ask, since there are plenty of old vines, why doesn’t Wutugu make more vine armor for his own people? The reason is simple. Although there are many old vines, expensive tung oil is not easy to come by. This kind of old vines have just been picked.
Although it is tough when it comes off, it will become brittle over time, and it will break easily even without cutting it with a knife. It must be repeatedly soaked in tung oil to make the armor invulnerable to swords and arrows.
On the other hand, making this kind of rattan armor is very complicated and takes a long time. For Wutu Bone, these three thousand pieces of rattan armor are enough for him to dominate the surrounding tribes. Wutu Bone, who does not have much patience, of course
There is no need to waste money and effort to produce more rattan armor. At this time, Wu Tu Gu is walking at the front of the team, waving the steel fork in his hand. As long as he advances about ten steps, the Han troops on the opposite side will be defeated.
It's time to turn around and run away.
This time, Wu Tu Gu finally showed his face in front of the entire Central and South Allied Forces. Meng Huo, Yang Feng, and Mulu were all frightened by the bows and arrows of the Han army. Only Wu Tu Gu
Bones and the vine armor soldiers under him are not afraid. If he can further take off Liu Xin's head, it would be perfect. Based on today's battle, looking at the entire barbarians, who dares to compare with him, the Central and South Barbarian King
The title will belong to him alone.
Wutu Gu had already imagined that he was high on the throne, with beautiful Han girls waiting on his left and right. Meng Huo, Yang Feng, Mulu, and even Gaoding, Wang and his wife all surrendered at his feet. His people also
They can all live openly and openly in the big houses in the city, and no longer have to endure hunger and cold in the mountains and forests. The more Wu Tu Gu thought about it, the happier he became, and he couldn't help but let out a burst of unbridled laughter.
With his laughter, the Han army's battle formation suddenly moved. The Han army's battle formation moved, but it did not retreat as Wutu Gu hoped. The shield erected at the front was still like a bronze shield.
There is no sign of slackening in the wall. The spears protruding from behind the shield are still denser than the green bamboos in the forest. Although the crossbowmen behind the forest of spears have stopped firing arrows, they are still looking nervously out of range.
The movements of barbarian soldiers.
These people just stuck to their posts and seemed not to have seen Wu Tu Gu and his rattan armor soldiers approaching. The people who really started to move were still behind them.