The soldiers of the Qin Dynasty who followed Hu Hai to the north were all equipped with the latest powerful crossbows produced by Shangfang and modified with ideas provided by Hu Hai! The new crossbow machine is slightly larger than the previous one, but it has two more crossbow arrows!
The machine body is brand new made of iron, but the supporting arms are made of wood, so the weight has not increased much! In addition, the new bow string made of tanning has increased the power and range of the Qin Nu! The crossbow arrows are all made of iron.
The three-sided arrowheads made with lead increase their penetration and lethality by at least 30%!
But the new crossbow machine also has flaws!
The number of crossbow arrows equipped on the strong crossbow has been increased from one to three, which also causes the trouble of reloading after firing! And they must be shot before they can be reloaded! And the three crossbow arrows can only be fired one at a time, not three.
volley!
But even with these small flaws that are not considered flaws, Hu Hai is very satisfied!
"shield!"
When Du Teng and others saw the overwhelming harpoons appearing again, they were all frightened out of their wits and shouted in unison! If this doesn't go well and the emperor is injured or hit by a fork, then they can go directly
Dead!
Hearing the roars of Du Teng and others, thousands of round shields appeared densely above the head of Hu Hai's central army formation! Not only were there densely packed small shields covering Hu Hai's surroundings and the top of his head, but Hu Hai's whole person was also unable to be taken care of.
Long Xuan and others called several tall dragon guards to surround them tightly, forming a second human shield!
The situation is urgent, and too many rules are obviously no longer suitable to be discussed at this moment!
Two huge dark clouds coming from top to bottom with great momentum first collided with two smaller dark clouds that were humming quietly from bottom to top!
Sparks flew everywhere, crackling and crackling!
The two small dark clouds were suddenly washed away by the heavy harpoon cloud. They bounced away one after another! However, the powerful crossbow arrows still shot down many harpoons, and many crossbow arrows got through the gaps in the harpoon clouds.
past,
Then came the second wave. The third wave of crossbow clouds continuously hit the harpoon formation of the Baiyue barbarians!
After three consecutive collisions, both the harpoon cloud and the six crossbow arrow clouds have shrunk a lot!
The crossbow arrow that passed through reached the dense forest first!
The sound of "duh duh duh" was continuous! Interspersed with a series of screams!
The dense forests on both sides of the old road in Heze facing Hu Hai's army experienced this rain of crossbow arrows. The tall trees suddenly turned bald! All the leaves and twigs were swept away!
Of course, it was precisely because of the obstruction of these branches that the lives of many Baiyue barbarians were saved!
The remaining nearly 10,000 harpoons were now above the heads of Hu Hai and others!
The harpoon pecked at the small shield above Qin Jun's head with heavy force, smashing the small shield around! From time to time, harpoons shot down through these gaps, tearing apart the weak parts of Qin Jun's armor.
, penetrate into the body!
It's such a long time!
The sound of "ding ding dong dong" was endless, like hail falling! Hu Hai was sandwiched between several tall dragon guards. He watched helplessly as a sharp harpoon passed through the gap above his head and one of them protected him.
Long Wei penetrated straight into his neck!
And if he hadn't stretched out his neck to stop the harpoon, it would have fallen in the exact direction of Hu Hai, who was surrounded in the middle!
Everything seemed to be in slow motion, with the three sharp prongs of the harpoon penetrating right into the dragon guard's neck. Hu Hai could even clearly see the torn skin and even the holes that had opened to both sides due to the foreign object entering the body.
Bright red flesh and blood, and the subtle sound of tearing muscle meridians!
Three streams of bloody swords spurted out from the Dragon Guard's neck!
The main artery in the neck was poked! Such a ridiculous idea suddenly flashed in Hu Hai's mind!
A pool of hot blood splashed on Hu Hai's face and neck, slowly flowing down! A few drops even rolled into Hu Hai's mouth! A sweet and salty smell spread in Hu Hai's mouth!
The dragon guard with the middle fork placed his entire body tightly on the body of the dragon guard opposite, supporting a human tent and firmly protecting Hu Hai below! This was also his last action!
The small shield in my hand slipped weakly!
In an instant, several harpoons penetrated his completely unconscious body again!
The hail of harpoons has finally stopped!
When Du Teng, Long Xuan and others came back to their senses, they were frightened when they saw the blood on Hu Hai's face, thinking that Hu Hai was injured!
"Your Majesty is injured! Come to the doctor quickly!"
Under the strict protection of several Dragon Guards, Hu Hai wiped away the dried sticky blood on his face and said expressionlessly: "I'm fine! Count the casualties! Move the wounded soldiers to the center of the road! Pay attention to the enemy's attacks.
Another sneak attack!" He paused and said: "Not a single soldier who died in battle is left behind!"
After hearing Hu Hai's words, Du Teng and Long Xuan were relieved and bowed in response!
A harpoon formation. Even with the protection of numerous shields, the Qin army suffered more than a thousand casualties this time! Now Hu Hai's central army only had less than 4,000 people! Almost a quarter of the casualties! The most lost ones were the horses.
, at least two thousand war horses fell dead on both sides of the road! The soldiers in the team were all injured by stray arrows!
This is because there were six waves of crossbows ahead that shot down a lot of harpoons, otherwise the casualties would have been even greater!
The Baiyue barbarians in the mountains and forests on both sides of the old road to Heze suffered similar casualties to the Qin army! But now they have no weapons! So they can only watch the Qin army holding small shields methodically treat the wounded!
Long Qie didn’t know whether he had killed Emperor Qin! But from below, the Qin army showed no signs of panic. He also knew that Emperor Qin must be fine! Although he felt regretful, he was able to kill and injure so many Qin soldiers. Long
And still very satisfied!
The rest depends on the Major General and General Yingbu!
Knowing that stopping in the mountains and forests would have no effect, Long Qie ordered the Baiyue barbarians to start retreating and watch the Qin army from a distance! At the same time, he sent his personal guards to report Xiang Yu's own achievements and the situation of the Qin army!
After a while, Weng Zhong's Xuanwu Army caught up with them. The journey was not long, so they were all wearing heavy armor. Everyone in the Xuanwu Army was still full of energy! Following them were Zhou Bo and the two thousand men he commanded.
Chinese soldiers!
Seeing from a distance the countless dead horses of the Qin army in the avenue, Weng Zhong and Zhou Bo were shocked! It was not until they saw Hu Hai that they felt slightly relieved!
After loading hundreds of wounded soldiers onto boxcars without compartments, and after a little cleaning of the corpses of dead war horses that could be seen everywhere on the road, Hu Hai ordered the army to move on!
We must get out of this old mountain road as soon as possible!
Although the hillsides on both sides of the old road are neither high nor dangerous, they are densely covered with jungles, so a forceful attack is obviously inappropriate! Not to mention that the war horses and Xuanwu Army cannot go up at all! The road behind has been blocked by hundreds of damaged boxcars and horse corpses.
It is unrealistic to clear a passage, not to mention that we are about to leave the mountain. If we turn back, we will not only have to open a lot of roads, but also may have to face a sneak attack again. It is too much gain and loss!
The only feasible option is to move on!
Although there are big trees blocking the road in front, those big trees are obviously much easier to clean than the densely packed large cars behind! And the car is still burning!
Hu Hai's middle army and Weng Zhong's Xuanwu Army joined forces and moved forward cautiously! Soon they caught up with Fan Kuai and Xia Hou Ying's 6,000 soldiers from the front army who were still clearing the road! Xia Hou Ying, who was on guard, saw Hu Hai's army coming.
He quickly came forward to greet me!
Hu Hai waved his hand and said: "No need to be polite, clear the road quickly!"
"The general will obey the order!"
Three thousand former troops who had been cruising for defense also joined the ranks of the cleanup, and the speed suddenly accelerated greatly!
Seeing that there were only a dozen or so big trees left, dust filled the outside of the mountain, and countless footsteps could be heard! The movements of the soldiers in the front army who were shouting to clear the road suddenly stopped!
When Hu Hai heard the movement, he narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Zhou Bo, lead two thousand people to dismount, climb over this section, and set up defenses! Fan Kuai quickly clean up!"
Zhou Bo led two thousand soldiers and quickly climbed over the ten big trees to set up defense in the middle of the road!
After a while, dense crowds of figures appeared at the corner at the end of the road, swarming in! Seeing the Qin army arrayed in the middle of the road from a distance, these figures seemed not to have thought that their forward momentum was suddenly stalled!
"Ang ang ang"
A short and rapid horn sound sounded from the rear of the attacking Baiyue barbarians!
Immediately, as if they had received the order, these figures climbed towards the mountains on both sides!
When the Baiyue barbarians who were originally in the middle of the road heard the sound of the horn, half of the Baiyue barbarians blocked the way in the middle of the road, and the remaining almost half of the Baiyue barbarians suddenly spread out with all their strength and ran out!
Instead of rushing forward, they all rushed towards the mountains and forests on both sides!
At this time, Zhou Bo also saw the two harpoons in the hands and waists of these Baiyue barbarians! Obviously the generals commanding these Baiyue barbarians were very smart. The Qin army was all cavalry, so it was obviously impossible to climb the mountain!
But the Baiyue barbarians, who have lived in jungles and swamps for generations and are all foot soldiers, do not have this flaw!
What are you doing up the mountain? Just look at the harpoon! Obviously these Baiyue barbarians want to use the harpoon to kill the Qin army as much as possible from the mountains and forests on both sides of the old road to Heze!
Although Hu Hai was in the back, he could see clearly! Because he had a crystal monocular telescope made entirely of gold in his hand! Although it was still very primitive, it was enough for use here!
At this time, Weng Zhong personally led hundreds of Xuanwu troops to move the last few big trees blocking the middle of the road aside!
The road ahead is clear!
"Order Xia Houying to lead two thousand soldiers to dismount and go up the mountain from the left side of the road! Fan Kuai, lead two thousand people to go up the mountain from the right side of the road! We must not let these Baiyue barbarians surround our army! Order Zhou Bo's two thousand soldiers to use crossbows to open the way! Weng Zhong leads the way
Two thousand Xuanwu troops then charged and killed them, and the last two thousand Xuanwu troops cut off the rear! The army rushed out of this old forest path as quickly as possible!"
Hu Hai knew very well that he still didn't know how many people were coming to ambush him! If he kept following the enemy's footsteps on the old road of Heze, then if there were enough Baiyue barbarians, they might be able to survive even with that simple harpoon.
Let nearly 20,000 of your elites die in this mountain forest!
Although it would be very disadvantageous to go up the mountain at this time, it is obvious that I can’t care about that much at this moment!
"Here!"
"Groan!"
The desolate and long trumpet sound sounded from Hu Hai's army! (To be continued) rq!~!
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