Before the Wusun soldiers and horses were halfway through, the Han army's bows and arrows came over. The unprepared Wusun soldiers fell in large numbers on the spot. This was the first time for the Wusun people to encounter such sharp bows and arrows. Although they
They were also good at riding and shooting, but most of them were just ordinary herdsmen. They suddenly became timid and cowered, and some even started to retreat backwards.
The person responsible for commanding this army was Bai Bao, the brother-in-law of Wusun King Xing Miyuan. This man had a violent temper and was not good at leading troops. Seeing that his soldiers began to retreat, he did not know how to think of a countermeasure, but ordered his own soldiers to fight against them.
Anyone who retreats will be killed without mercy.
This group of soldiers had the same virtue as their master. After receiving this order, they immediately rushed forward with howls and screams. They treated their comrades mercilessly and chopped down dozens of them in the blink of an eye. However, this move still failed.
It really worked. The decline of the siege troops stopped, and the soldiers swarmed forward again. However, the space in front of the fortress was not wide, and no amount of troops could be deployed. The Wusun soldiers almost stepped on the corpses of their companions step by step.
Move forward.
Finally, after paying nearly 10,000 lives, the siege troops rushed to the city. More than a dozen long ladders were set up on the fortress wall, and the soldiers climbed up. Suddenly, several iron arrows were shot from the top of the city. These iron arrows
It was much denser than the arrow rain just now, and the most terrifying thing was that these iron arrows were shot one after another without stopping for a moment, making the Wusun soldiers below the city unable to even raise their heads. It only took a moment.
In a short time, more than 3,000 Wusun soldiers who rushed to the fortress were all killed, and no one even had time to touch the top of the city.
In fact, Wusun's siege troops were not the only ones who were shocked. The Han troops defending the city were also stunned by the power of this new weapon.[
This is a new type of repeating crossbow that was just shipped from Chang'an City the day before yesterday. After Ma Yun knew that Huang Yueying had invented the repeating crossbow, she immediately invited her to the research institute and summoned Ma Jun and a group of skilled craftsmen to improve the repeating crossbow and expand the capacity of the arrow box.
Capacity, increasing the number of loaded iron arrows from the original three to ten.
Then Ma Yun made a suggestion and asked them to test whether the arrow box could be designed to be easy to disassemble and install. The institute now has almost the best technical strength and various craftsmen in the Han Dynasty. Huang Yueying is extremely smart, and Ma Jun is proficient in
Machinery, after three consecutive days of hard work, finally developed a new type of repeating crossbow that meets Ma Yun's requirements.
There are two types of new repeating crossbows. The larger one needs to be held with both hands, and the smaller one can be held with one hand. Both types of repeating crossbows are equipped with an quiver that can hold ten iron arrows, and this kind of arrows
The box can be disassembled and installed very easily. The difference lies in their effective range and the size of the iron arrow. The range of the large repeating crossbow is within a hundred steps, while the range of the small repeating crossbow is only twenty steps. This is somewhat similar to
The difference between rifles and pistols in later generations, and the quiver is equivalent to the folder in later generations.
The final design of Lian Nu was of course inseparable from Ma Yun's creativity. However, more of it condensed the wisdom of Huang Yueying, Ma Jun and hundreds of technicians and craftsmen in the institute, otherwise it would not have been possible in such a short time.
It was successfully developed within a day.
The production of Dahan Research Institute has already been standardized. The error of each component of the serial crossbow is controlled within a very small range to ensure that these components can be replaced with each other. In particular, the arrow box must be installed on every component of the same model.
Load the crossbow. In this way, when the crossbowman uses it, he only needs to replace the quiver that has been loaded with iron arrows in advance.
The strong production capacity of the institute played a huge role at this time. Xiang Lang gathered all the craftsmen and produced 3,000 Dalian crossbows and 100 small continuous crossbows in just seven days. Each Dalian crossbow was equipped with an arrow box.
Ten, small repeating crossbows are equipped with two quivers. Small repeating crossbows are personal defense weapons and basically have no role in such a large-scale battle. Therefore, they were not shipped to the front line, but only three thousand large repeating crossbows were transferred to
Uzbel Fortress.
The soldiers in the fortress received this new long-range attack weapon just the day before yesterday. After two days of familiarization, they have not yet fully mastered its performance, but they have already achieved such brilliant results. When the second wave of Wusun attacks began
At that time, the Han army guarding the city even gave up the traditional bows and arrows, and waited until the Wusun army came to the fortress before using their continuous crossbows to spray iron arrows.
In less than an hour, Baibao commanded the Wusun army to attack three times in succession. On all three occasions, after arriving at the gate of Uzbeli Fortress, they were met with head-on crossbow attacks from the Han army. A total of nine thousand Wusun soldiers died as a result.
Under the fortress, one person survived. Baibao finally couldn't bear such losses and ordered his troops to retreat.
At this time, at the Kangju border, more than 30,000 old troops led by brothers Xiahou and Xiahouyuan had already headed east, and more than a dozen caravans also retreated to the roadside to camp in chaos. Shopkeeper Cui also followed Gao Lan's method to distribute the grain.
The cars formed a circle and acted as a wall. While Liu Yu was helping with the work, he was thinking about how to place the two little girls, Tatjana and Laura. Suddenly, he saw another group of cavalry rushing towards Kangju Border Pass.
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The cavalry from Kang Ju's country came. The leader rushed to the caravan and said loudly: "You all listen, no one is allowed to stay here, enter the pass immediately! Mr. Jia said that the war ahead is tight, continue to stay, and go out."
You are responsible for your own affairs!”
They were notified just now that they were not allowed to enter the customs for the time being, and now they were asked to pass quickly. The merchants were busy coming and going, and they didn't realize they were complaining. But when they heard that the war ahead was tense, everyone who was not worried about their own safety couldn't care less about complaining.
Call your respective guys to quickly reload the unloaded goods and go into the city!
Shopkeeper Cui also got busy. Liu Xin heard an "ouch" and covered her stomach again. Gao Lan laughed and said, "Why, are you pretending to be sick again?"
Liu Yu ignored Gao Lan's ridicule and pretended to be struggling to climb onto the grain truck. This time Bian Zhang did not come to help Liu Yu because he wanted to watch Tatina and Laura. Liu Yu was indeed ill.
It was just a mental illness. Thinking that the two blond women at Kangju border were here to catch him, he felt a little guilty. As for the two little girls on the grain truck, Liu Yu didn't take it very seriously, even if they were
It doesn't matter if Shopkeeper Cui, Gao Lan and the others know about it. After all, it has nothing to do with them, and Shopkeeper Cui and the others won't harm the two little girls.
After a commotion, the caravans set off one after another. Unexpectedly, the Kangju border gate was extremely lax, and they were all let through without careful inspection, and the two "golden birds" mentioned by the military station sergeant were not seen.
It turned out that the communication system of the Han army was extremely developed, and the news just received in Beitian City was not long before Liu Xin, who was far away in Syria. Liu Xin finally understood that Caracalla was playing a huge chess game.
, he wants to unite with Guishang, Wusun, Dawan, which has been wiped out, and even his mortal enemy Parthia to deal with him.
Since ancient times, soldiers will block it and water will cover it. No matter what tricks Caracalla plays, Liu Xin is not afraid. He knows that this battle is crucial. As long as he wins, the Han Dynasty will be established as the world hegemon, and the people of the Han Dynasty will also enjoy
He felt the benefits brought by this victory. But if this battle was defeated, not only his own life and death would be uncertain, but even the Han Dynasty, which had just emerged from the war, would be in dire straits.
At such a critical moment, Liu Xin could only put state affairs first and sent a secret order to Ban Taoer, asking her to put aside the matter of searching for Liu Yu and make every effort to deal with this crisis to ensure that Guishang and Wu
Wusun's army invaded the territory of Kangju to ensure the safety of the retreat of the Han expeditionary army.
Although Ban Tou'er was the Queen Mother of Kangju and was in charge of the power of Kangju, Liu Xin knew that her men did not have any useful talents, especially the lack of generals. Both Cleia and Liu Xin were skilled in martial arts.
Xin not only liberated them, but also helped them get revenge. There is no doubt about their loyalty. At this time, they are needed as the right-hand man of Ban Taoer. Liu Xin will naturally not let their energy continue to be involved in looking for Liu Yu and Bian Zhang.
After all, looking for the Liu Yu brothers is just a family matter, and family matters can never be greater than national affairs.
Liu Xin also issued another order, allowing Zhu Rong to temporarily command the Han armies in Kangju territory and assist Ban Touer in guarding Kangju's border. Zhu Rong readily accepted this order, and she could finally live the life of a general.
Faced with a common crisis, Zhu Rong and Ban Tou'er had to work together to help each other, and their relationship also moved from relaxation to intimacy, which inadvertently solved a major problem for Liu Xin.[
Of course Liu Yu didn't know what was going on here. He looked through the gap in the grain bag and found that the inspection at the city gate was not strict. He couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and said to Tatina: "Okay, young lady from a rich family, you
You followed our convoy into the border gate, where do you want to go next?"
Tatjana turned her head and winked at Laura. She maintained her identity and did not bother to talk to these two humble caravan boys.
Laura could only say tremblingly: "We want to go back to Parthia."
Liu Yu rolled his eyes and said: "Okay, you guys continue to stay in the car and don't make any noise. I will find a way to send you to the concession first."
In fact, Liu Yu had already made up his mind. When he arrived at the concession, he must try to deliver these two girls to his father. The Han Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty were in a decisive battle, and Parthia was caught in the middle. If he could get the most beloved daughter of Artabanus
As a bargaining chip, it may have unexpected effects on the entire battle. And nominally, this noble blond girl is Caracalla's fiancée.
Tatjana actually doesn't like to go with Liu Yu and the others, because Liu Yu was originally her hostage, but now she has become Liu Yu's hostage, so she is extremely unhappy. However, the two of them are now civilians.
, it would be impossible to reach Parthia without following the caravan. Even though she was unwilling, she could only obey Liu Yu's arrangement.