After finally walking out of the valley, Zheng Shouchang just breathed a sigh of relief, but then, deafening shouts of death and the sound of war drums sounded from the left and right at the same time.
"No! The shield soldiers come forward, the pike soldiers stand up with their spears, form a defensive formation, defend quickly!" Zheng Shouchang shouted with all his strength.
"Don't panic, don't panic, the main force of the Chinese army will be here in a moment!" Zheng Shouchang tried his best to boost morale.
However, what happened at the next moment made his teeth burst into tears. On the mountain walls on both sides of the valley entrance, there were dozens of soldiers on each side struggling to push down a huge boulder. The boulder rolled down into the valley entrance, causing a commotion.
It was as if the earth trembled!
After the boulder, sparse gravel continued to fall, completely blocking the entrance of the valley. Without half a day's effort, it was impossible for the soldiers behind to pass through.
In other words, without half a day, his 3,000 former troops would not wait for even half of the reinforcements!
Just now, Xu Nian did indeed carefully explore the valley. If there were a large number of people hiding here, they would have been discovered by them long ago. However, if only a small number of people were hidden, then things would become simpler. p>
It is precisely because of this that this bandit-suppressing army suffered a defeat in the first battle!
"What a vicious bandit!" Looking at the sealed valley entrance, Zheng Shouchang's face turned extremely ugly.
This time, they may really have to fight hard!
"Hahaha, let the brothers shoot arrows for me and shoot away all the turtle shells!" Chao Gai laughed wildly.
He is sure to eat these three thousand officers and soldiers today!
Following Chao Gai's order, twenty crossbows mounted on a high ground launched a volley of fire!
The bed crossbow has a range of up to 500 steps. It is the longest range and most powerful crossbow at this time. It can be said to be the king of crossbows.
The arrows fired by the bed crossbow use wood as the shaft, the iron spear head as the arrowhead, and the iron feather as the tail. It is called "one shot and three sword arrows", but it is actually a short spear with feathers. It has great destructive power and can be used to attack a city.
, the city fortress is difficult to stop, and if you encounter an earthen city or a wooden stronghold, it will be destroyed.
The bed crossbow can also fire "treading arrows", which can be nailed to the rammed earth city wall in rows for attackers to climb up the city, just like a mobile ladder.
Or, you can put a pocket on the bow string, hold dozens of arrows at a time, and shoot out like a storm at the same time, called "jackdaw arrows", which is really a rare sharp weapon.
"Bang bang bang..." The shields in the front row were constantly blasted through, and the soldiers behind the shields also flew out together. The shield wall organized by Zheng Shouchang was instantly shattered into pieces. p>
In front of these cannon-like bed crossbows, these immovable shield walls seem like living targets.
"Disperse, disperse quickly!" Zheng Shouchang reacted aggressively, unwilling to let the soldiers continue to be living targets.
"Damn it, how could these thieves have bed crossbows?" Zheng Shouchang was so angry that he cursed, his voice filled with disbelief.
Crossbows are controlled products, and the technology for making crossbows has always been strictly confidential. Even the production technology of ordinary crossbows will never be leaked easily, let alone bed crossbows.
In fact, even the major dynasties did not know the specific manufacturing methods of battlefield weapons such as the Hundred Wars God's Crossbow, and they were all kept in the craftsmen's houses.
Naturally, no one in Liangshan makes bed crossbows. Being able to possess these powerful weapons is naturally thanks to Nan Xuanfeng's contribution, or more accurately, it should be thanks to Chen Xuanbao's contribution.
When Chen Xuanbao led the 3,000-strong army under Nan Xuanfeng, all kinds of soldiers and armor were well-equipped, and even some bed crossbows were equipped.
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"Quickly, clear the road, quick!" The fourth prince pointed at the huge mouth of gravel with an extremely ugly expression.
When the earth-shaking sound of the boulder falling came, everyone here had a bad premonition. They immediately rushed up and caught up, and what they saw was the sealed valley mouth.
Until now, these people still don't know that there must be an ambush ahead. I'm afraid that the former army has already fought against the opponent.
Moreover, the enemy dared to set up such an ambush, which meant that they must have the confidence and strength to quickly deal with the three thousand people in the front army. Thinking of this, the fourth prince Huangfu Mingfeng couldn't help but feel his heart sink.
If you lose the first battle, your morale will definitely be damaged, and subsequent battles will be even harder to fight!
"General Hong, are there any other routes around here that the army can take around?" Zhao Kuangwei asked quickly.
Since he was a child in the military camp, Zhao Kuangwei has noticed at first sight that it is absolutely impossible to clear the road in less than half a day. If he wants to rescue the former army in time, it is better to find other roads.
"Yes! There is a mountain called Yeren Mountain to the east from Xieyue Valley. It takes one and a half hours to ride along Yeren Mountain!" Hong Tiandu recalled it and immediately replied quickly.
As a native of Yannan Province, Hong Tiandu is quite familiar with the conditions of the roads in Yannan Province.
"Okay, great, General Wang, General Zhao, you two quickly lead our light cavalry, with General Hong leading the way, and rescue the front army along Yeren Mountain!" Huangfu Mingfeng said happily.
After all, the front army was a well-equipped force of 3,000 officers, and it was not necessarily impossible for them to hold on for an hour and a half. They made two preparations, with cavalry detouring for rescue, and the remaining infantry continued to clear the road here, so there were still some who could turn defeat into victory.
Hope.
"The last general takes orders!" Wang Yu, Zhao Kuangwei, and Hong Tiandu said in unison, cupping their fists.
Although Wang Yu tried every means to make the fourth prince lose this battle, at least on the surface, he was on the side of the officers and soldiers, and was a general. Therefore, he must do his best to win the battle from the perspective of the officers and soldiers.
Consider the interests of officers and soldiers.
The military situation was so high that the three of them had no time to prepare anything else. After receiving the order, they immediately led the three thousand cavalry in the bandit-suppressing army and detoured in a mighty way.
Although the fourth prince and Wang Yu have some grievances or interest disputes that Wang Yu has not yet investigated clearly, but this time when troops were sent to take a detour for rescue, the fourth prince Huangfu Mingfeng still had to rely on Wang Yu.
After all, they have only been in contact with these generals of Yannan Dao for a few days, and the fourth prince is not very clear about their specific abilities.
But Wang Yu and Zhao Kuangwei are different. They have known each other for some time, and although they have not deliberately come into contact with each other, they are aware of each other's talents.
Especially Wang Yu and Zhao Kuangwei, as the descendants carefully cultivated by the generals of the two towns since childhood, their abilities are definitely not bad. Otherwise, Emperor Cang would not have used these two people as his lieutenants to destroy Liangshan this time. Although Zhao Kuangwei usually looks a little careless, if he goes to the battlefield, he will become a different person!