Chapter 911 The paper armor is destroyed, and the crossbow appears
It was raining heavily, and the raindrops connected together were like whips, beating crazily towards the earth.
The light of lightning is still light blue in the sky, but the end near the ground turns pink. The lightning is still the same lightning, but the difference is that there are only dark clouds and rain in the sky, and apart from rain and mud, there are large areas on the ground.
The blood mist is rising.
The cavalry wrapped in raindrops ran quickly past, and just after bypassing the obstacle in front of the Qingzhou Army formation, they were focused by a cold light flying from the side. The cavalry's figure shook, and he reached his hand towards the wound in disbelief, trying to confirm that
Is the severe pain in my buttocks real or a hallucination?
His hand touched the cold arrow shaft, which swayed and touched the wound again. The physical pain and mental pain hit him at the same time, defeating him. During the next leap of the war horse, the cavalryman fell slumped under the horse, behind him
The burden-free war horse did not feel relieved. Instead, it looked up to the sky and let out a mournful cry.
The Xiliang cavalry that quickly achieved a breakthrough did not enjoy the joy of victory first. Instead, they were stunned by the sudden blow.
They did not understand why the enemy built the crossbow machine in a wooden box. The biggest advantage of this type of crossbow machine seems to be that it can prevent rain, but fighting in the rain is not a conventional method of warfare. It would be unavoidable to spend so much effort just to be able to use it in the rain.
It's also overkill and overused.
They are also not sure what the Qingzhou Army's purpose is. Could it be that they want to use this little trick to defeat their own 80,000 cavalry army?
No matter what the mystery of the crossbow machine is, its lethality can only be reflected in the initial blow. When the follow-up troops arrive and begin to attack the Qingzhou Army's small infantry formation from the side, what can the crossbow soldiers in the formation do?
As a crossbow machine, it is convenient to shoot, but very troublesome to load. Especially for the box-in-box crossbow in the hands of the Qingzhou Army, loading is definitely more complicated than an ordinary crossbow.
Of course, the most unbelievable thing for the Xiliang generals was that the paper armor was suddenly useless!
When they first got the paper armor, all the Xiliang generals were very dissatisfied with Cao Cao. When they heard the name, they thought it was unreliable. How could something as fragile as paper be made into armor?
After the experiment, it was discovered that this paper armor was indeed extraordinary. Its defensive power against bows and crossbows was actually close to that of iron armor. Although it had shortcomings such as being afraid of fire and not durable, it was already a dream for the Xiliang army who lacked equipment.
's baby.
It was precisely with the help of these tens of thousands of paper armors that Ma Chao turned defeat into victory in Zixian County and defeated the famous Qingzhou general Xu Shu in one fell swoop. If it were not for the paper armor that prevented the crossbows from being killed, Ma Chao's temporarily assembled cavalry army would not have been able to break through Qingzhou's crossbows.
In the crossbow formation, there will be heavy casualties. It will be difficult to please in front of the dense formation of the Yulin Army behind.
After experiencing that night battle, Ma Chao certainly became a god overnight in the Xiliang army. Paper armor was also regarded as a magic weapon. Even the damaged paper armor was carefully recovered and carefully kept. As in the attack and defense of Gengyang City,
In the fierce battle, they were not willing to use it.
It wasn't until this decisive battle with Wang Yu in Longshan that the Xiliang Army tried its best, took out all its inventory, and prepared for a desperate fight. It was originally thought that it would shorten the equipment gap between the two sides with the help of paper armor, but it turned out that the actual battle
At that time, the paper armor was broken at the first touch, completely losing its majesty in the battle of Zixian County.
"Quick, move forward quickly! Get rid of these weird crossbowmen!"
Yang Qiu had a different identity. Of course he was wearing iron armor, but the fact that the paper armor suddenly failed still made him feel chilled. Seeing the guards on the left and right sides being attacked and falling off their horses, he was completely lost.
Courage, blindly galloping, want to escape this death zone first.
On the other side, Ma Wan had different thoughts. He thought a little deeper than Yang Qiu.
The biggest weakness of the crossbowmen is their slow reloading speed. Just now, the crossbowmen on both sides of them launched volleys. In a short period of time, they no longer pose any threat. Instead of continuing to rush forward, accept the baptism of crossbow arrows from other small battle formations of the Qingzhou Army.
, it is better to defeat the enemy in front of you first.
"They have no more arrows. Come with me, go up and kill them!" Ma Wan roared, turned his horse around, and charged towards the enemy formation twenty steps away. Seeing this, the guards on the left and right were good at equestrian skills.
People also rode their horses to keep up, but others couldn't stop and could only continue to move forward.
Ma Wan's equestrian skills are very strong. If an ordinary person suddenly changes direction while running wildly, even if the horse can turn the corner, the person will be thrown out by the huge inertia. But Ma Wan and the dozens of guards around him can do it easily.
After completing this difficult action, he drew a perfect arc and rushed towards the enemy's formation.
Ma Wan had already made a plan. The killing power of the killing formation set up by Qingzhou would mainly be borne by the vanguard army. Now that he was turning the spearhead, he could just avoid the damage from the follow-up crossbowmen, and then he could follow the front army and specifically massacre it.
The Qingzhou Army ran out of crossbows.
This is of course not without risks, but it is better than being used as a living target by the Qingzhou crossbowmen.
As for the danger of flanking the Qingzhou array, he didn't care much. The crossbowmen were out of arrows, and the shield soldiers could only defend. The biggest threat was the row of Changge soldiers in the middle. As long as they were careful to avoid the Changge's thrusts and counterattacks,
If you hook it, there will be no problem. This kind of technique is not a problem at all for him, a master of riding skills.
In the flash of lightning in his mind, a dozen steps passed by in a blink of an eye, and he rushed to the enemy's front before his eyes.
Ma Wan stared at the several crossbowmen in front of him, fully prepared to block or dodge. Because he was so focused, he didn't even notice the crossbowmen in front of him.
Instead of loading the crossbow with a nervous expression, he raised the arrow box in his hand with an indifferent expression and pointed it at Ma Wan and the personal guards behind him!
"Chi! Chi! Chi!" Chang Ge waved, and a cold light pierced the air.
The crossbow arrows hidden under Chang Ge's swing were already very concealed, and Ma Wan and others did not expect that Qingzhou's crossbowmen quickly launched two volleys without reloading or changing the crossbow machine.
He shot, but ended up being shot all over the place.
"Puff! Puff! Puff!" A blood mist rose up. The guards wearing paper armor were certainly defenseless, and even those wearing iron armor could not withstand the close-range shots of crossbow arrows.
In the blink of an eye, the cavalry around Ma Wan were swept away. After trying his best to block the arrows, he was shocked to find that he was already alone. He was facing Chang Ge who was attacking from three directions.
And the Qingzhou crossbowmen who still have no intention of putting down their crossbows and loading arrows!
"Bastard!" Ma Wan knew he was doomed. He roared up to the sky with red eyes, letting the strong raindrops hit his face, and flowed down his cheeks, like unwilling tears.
His martial arts and riding skills are both excellent. Even if there were twice as many long-range soldiers, he could still save his life. But the crossbow in the box was a weapon that was completely beyond imagination. Even if he had three heads and six arms, How can it block the fire of dozens of crossbow machines?
It’s not a crime of war!
Before being shot into a hedgehog by a crossbow arrow and taking his last breath in the muddy water, Ma Wan had this thought in his mind. Before this battle, who had ever heard of a crossbow machine that could fire continuously? And this A crossbow machine, but it happened to appear in a battle where the paper armor failed?
Is this the so-called destiny? (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)