Wenpin raised his hand and said: "My lord, there happens to be a city attack and defense drill today. If you are brave, please lord watch this drill."
Liu Xin nodded and said, "Don't tell them I'm here. Let them practice how they want. I want to see the most real situation."
In front is a simulated city built of bricks and stones with high walls and deep pools. It has a moat, city gates, city towers, and a deer village outside the city. There is even an attached urn city. It looks extremely strong. Looking at the entire Han Dynasty, it can be compared with There will definitely be no more than twenty cities comparable to this simulated city. They also include such big cities as Xiangyang, Chang'an, and Luoyang.
Liu Xin took Qiao Xuan up a hillside near the simulated city. There is a high observation tower on the hillside. From here, you can overlook the entire city. This is also where Wenpin dispatches city defense drills and evaluates the effectiveness of the drills. center.
Wenpin took out two telescopes and handed them to Liu Xin and Qiao Xuan. He pointed to the direction of the city and said, "I would like to inform you, my lord. Today, the defenders of the city are local coalition forces from Yangzhou and some counties in Jiaozhou. A total of Thousands of people. The one responsible for the siege is the First Division of the Third Army. There are 20,000 people in total. This group of local troops has been training at the base for more than three months. Today is the time to test the effectiveness of their training."
There are also local armies in Lujiang. These local armies and the regular legions under Liu Xin all wear the same clothes and armor. Please come to more chapters faster. The only difference is that the flags they use and the logos on their chests are different. In Qiao Xuan's eyes. The so-called local army is actually a miscellaneous army. The combat effectiveness is naturally not much better. Now, 20,000 well-trained regular troops are used to attack 10,000 miscellaneous troops. Moreover, these 10,000 miscellaneous troops come from different places. Such an exercise is simply useless. There is no fairness at all. Liu Xin must have arranged it this way deliberately to show him the combat power of the regular army.
However, when Qiao Xuan picked up the telescope, he was surprised. Through the telescope, the city in the distance seemed to be pulled in front of him. Qiao Xuan held the telescope and looked at it carefully. He couldn't help but ask : "General Wen. What kind of treasure is this? Update as soon as possible"
Wenpin cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Qiao, this was invented by my lord. Look over there. The weather is good today. You can see the smiles on the faces of the soldiers on the city clearly. But the cost of this telescope is It’s really expensive.”
Qiao Xuan picked up the telescope and observed carefully. Sure enough, he could clearly see the top of the simulated city. The young faces were nervously and resolutely watching the movement below the city. As the telescope in his hand moved slowly. You could clearly see in the wilderness outside the city. Groups of soldiers carrying long ladders, under the cover of huge shields, were slowly approaching the moat. It was unexpected that a small telescope could actually see objects so far away. Qiao Xuan's admiration for Liu Xin deepened. Updated as soon as possible
At this time, Wenpin took out a fireworks tube. With a "bang" sound, a red firework exploded in the sky, startling Qiao Xuan who was unprepared.
Liu Xin explained: "Foreigner Qiao, this is a signal flare. The red one means that the drill can officially start. A green flare will be used later to announce the end of the drill. Look over there. The city is about to be attacked."
This is a drill that is close to actual combat. Of course, all arrows have their arrow clusters removed. The swords and guns are also relatively blunt wooden knives and wooden guns. The arrow tips and swords and guns have been smeared with lime in advance. They are used to evaluate the drill. Results.
As the red signal flares rose into the sky, the soldiers of the Third Army shouted and rushed towards the simulated city from four directions. They obviously did not know how many times they had conducted this drill. They almost rushed with their eyes closed. When they arrived at the moat, the defenders on the top of the city seemed a little flustered. They drew their bows and shot arrows early. The arrows with their clusters removed fell like raindrops to the side of the moat. They hit the shields with a "snap" sound. But for The "casualties" caused by the attacking side are extremely limited. Although it is just a drill, the soldiers shot by the arrows will consciously withdraw from the battlefield.
The morale of the attacking party was not affected in any way. Under the cover of the shield, the scratching hook hand threw the lasso and scratching hook. The deer village outside the city was quickly cleared.
What surprised Qiao Xuan was that the soldiers who attacked the city actually put the long ladder directly on the wide moat, and then ran across the long ladder. The long ladder was swaying, and soldiers kept falling in. In the moat.
Liu Xin explained: "These soldiers did not fall in because of their unsteady feet. Instead, they were shot by bows and arrows from the top of the city. Although the bows and arrows with the arrow clusters removed did not have much lethality, being hit by the bows and arrows also indicated that they had been killed. In order not to affect the attack of the follow-up troops, these soldiers jumped off the moat on their own initiative."
Qiao Xuan didn't expect these soldiers to work so hard in training. If it were a real battlefield, they would be a group of tigers.
After the brief panic at the beginning of the war, the local army soldiers who defended the city quickly stabilized their position. The shooting of bows and arrows was not as blind as at the beginning. The hit rate was greatly improved. The siege soldiers fell one after another. "The whole exercise was not as one-sided as Qiao Xuan imagined. Instead, it was extremely difficult.
At this time, many long ladders had been erected on the city wall. A large number of archers from the attacking side also came to the city and started shooting with the soldiers on the top of the city. The defenders still had the upper hand, relying on the geographical advantage. Time passed little by little. .Some soldiers began to climb up the city. In a blink of an eye, they were counterattacked by the reserve force organized by the defenders.
The offensive and defensive drill lasted for an hour and a half. More and more soldiers from both the offensive and defensive sides quit the drill. Many soldiers were injured during the drill. Military doctors with red cloth strips on their arms walked through the rain of arrows and were busy bandaging them. The wounded and soldiers from both sides who had retired from the battlefield gathered together, talking and laughing, commenting on the gains and losses in the battle.
Standing on the observation deck, Qiao Xuan was extremely nervous. It seemed that what he was seeing was not a drill, but a real war with real swords and guns. Qiao Xuan was also a person who had led soldiers. He knew very well such a fierce offensive. If his former soldiers came to defend the city, they might not be able to last for half an hour, because just now he was observing through the telescope and counting silently in his heart. An attacking soldier climbed up to the top of the city from a long ladder. When he counted to six, the soldier had already rushed to the top of the city. Please come to more and faster chapters. At this speed, even the best archer only had time to shoot an arrow.
Seeing this drill, which was extremely close to actual combat, Qiao Xuan's palms were filled with sweat. He couldn't help but ask, "Master Liu, how long will this fight last?"
Liu Xin put down the telescope and said: "Under normal circumstances, the winner must be determined. Of course. Today's situation is special. Liu also wants you to see some of the equipment used to attack and defend the city. Just let me know. Let them end it early."
Wenpin received the order and took out another fireworks tube. There was another explosion in the sky. This time it was a green signal bomb. Soon, bursts of gongs sounded from the simulated city. The actions of both the offensive and defensive sides stopped instantly. Please come to more and faster chapters. They assembled as quickly as possible and withdrew from the "battlefield" in an orderly manner. Their mission has ended. The remaining cleanup work will naturally be completed by the base's professional team.
After a short time, a school captain ran over and presented the battle report. The casualty ratio between the attacking and defending sides reached two to one. It seems that Wenpin arranged for 20,000 people to attack the city and 10,000 to defend the city. This result had already been anticipated.
Qiao Xuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with lingering fear: "Master Liu, this drill is too realistic. It's just risking your life."
Liu Xin chuckled and said: "Such drills are held almost every day no matter how windy or rainy they are. The only difference is the scale. The more you sweat on the training ground, the less you will bleed on the battlefield. Qiao Yuanwai is attacking and defending the city. In the city, there are still some heavy equipment. Let Zhongye demonstrate them to you now."
Wenpin nodded. He took out another fireworks tube and released a yellow signal bomb. A large number of figures suddenly appeared on the top of the originally empty simulated city. This was another army. After the soldiers were busy, .Ten huge crossbows appeared on the top of the city.
Liu Xin picked up the telescope and observed it. She pointed with her hand and said, "Come out, Qiao, look. That's a ballista. The arrow is one foot and five feet long. Its range is far beyond that of a bow and arrow. It can hit the enemy attacking the city directly." Chinese Army."
While he was talking, the ballistae had been launched. The ten ballistae fired at the same time. Ten huge iron arrows flew nearly a thousand steps from the top of the city and stuck heavily on the muddy ground. Qiao Xuan even felt his feet shaking slightly. .his expression changed involuntarily.
Liu Xin explained: "The crossbows are very powerful, so they were not used in the siege drill just now to avoid unnecessary casualties. Now, such crossbows have been deployed at important checkpoints such as Hulao Pass, Wuguan, and Yumen Pass. Car. Look again."
Following the direction of Liu Xin's finger, ten newly improved catapults were slowly pushed out. The ballistae on top of the city had already been withdrawn.
Wenpin hesitated for a moment, then raised his hands and said, "My lord, do you really want to demonstrate a stone throwing attack?"
Liu Xin waved her hand without any doubt and said: "Liu asked Mr. Qiao to come here today. Naturally, I want him to see some genuine things. Let's vote."
Wenpin did not dare to persuade anymore. He asked people to wave the big flag on the observation tower. There was a loud "rumbling" sound in the distance. Huge stone bullets roared and flew towards the tower of the simulated city. After improvement, each trebuchet Ten stone bullets can be thrown at the same time. Ten trebuchets are a hundred stone bullets. These one hundred stone bullets are still running towards the same target at the same time, which is to simulate the gate tower of the city.
There was another loud "boom". The city gate building withstood such a huge impact and collapsed on the spot.
Qiao Xuan's mouth was wide open and he was too shocked to say a word. He had never even heard of such a powerful weapon. If it were put into actual combat, no city would be able to stop the Han army's advance.