A rush of war drums sounded, and Wei Ba, who was waiting anxiously in front of the formation, suddenly became energetic, raised his arms high, and shouted in a long voice: "Light the fire, prepare to launch-"
The three crossbowmen bent over the crossbow cart, put their fingers on the crossbow machine, held their breath, and responded in a deep voice: "Get ready to launch!"
A soldier held a torch and lit the oil cans tied to the shafts of the giant arrows one by one. The lead of the oil cans illuminated the faces of the crossbowmen, illuminating the beads of sweat on their faces.
Wei Ba raised his head, closed his eyes, and discerned the sharp roar that was about to appear among the noise.
Beads of sweat slipped quietly from his forehead. Whether he could win more with less and defeat Sima Yi again was just a blow. He couldn't help but be nervous.
Under the command podium, Wu Yi personally issued the order, and he shouted loudly: "Launch!"
The ten crossbowmen pulled the crossbow machine in response. The bow string as thick as a finger trembled, and there was a muffled "buzz" sound. The huge and heavy crossbow cart shook violently, and the giant arrow left the string with a sad sound.
Breaking through the air, piercing through the thick darkness of night, piercing through the warm and then cold night wind in late spring, piercing through the noisy and harsh sounds, it disappeared from sight.
Wu Yi stared closely at the direction where the giant arrow disappeared, and closed his mouth tightly. In an instant, he felt that his heartbeat had stopped.
The giant arrow flew over the battlefield and flew over Wei Ba's head, making a harsh whistle.
Wei Ba heard this. He opened his eyes and seemed to see a giant arrow flying across the sky. He raised his arm and waved hard: "Fire!"
The three crossbowmen fired the crossbow machine in response, and the machine spring made a smooth soft sound. Fifteen giant arrows rose into the sky and flew towards the Wei army's central command platform in the distance.
Except for Wu Yi, Wei Ba and these crossbowmen, no one noticed all this. Even the flames of the oil tanks on the giant arrows were so inconspicuous on the battlefield where the fierce fighting was going on. Mixed in with the countless flames, there was no trace.
Several people will notice something unusual about these firelights.
Sima Yi didn't notice it. He was a little uneasy at the moment. He felt frightened when he thought that there might be an ambush hidden in the darkness. He tried to comfort himself that this was just his own illusion. If the battle had reached this point, if Wei Feng really
When he came to Fancheng, he would definitely join the war and not wait until now. The Shu army with insufficient strength could not hide an elite soldier in the dark. But he still could not convince himself. An inexplicable feeling of danger made him
He was terrified.
He saw the flames rising from the formation, but did not realize the real danger. Only when he discovered that the flames were getting bigger and bigger, flying for a strangely long time, and flying towards him, did he feel
Something is wrong.
Sima Yi subconsciously shouted: "Guard——"
The guards rushed over quickly, raised their shields skillfully, and set up a shield formation in front of Sima Yi. They did this purely out of instinct. As long as Sima Yi said the word "guard", they would do it until the shield
Only then did they realize that this was somewhat inexplicable.
The enemy is at least 300 steps away. Who can we form a shield formation to defend against?
Xin Pi also felt the same way. He was held tightly by the guards who suddenly came over and protected him in the middle. He was a little panicked for a moment and didn't know what happened. He looked at Sima Yi's face hidden behind the shield half a step away.
I saw fear in Sima Yi's eyes.
The firelight shone through the gap in the shield, shining on Sima Yi's face, passing through his widened eyes, illuminating the fear in his heart.
After a while, the light suddenly became bigger.
"Crack!"
A spear suddenly appeared in front of them, easily piercing a shield. The thick shield was as thin as paper in front of it. After the sharp spear tip pierced the shield, its speed did not slow down, and it pierced the guard holding the shield again.
His body penetrated deeply into the wooden board of the podium, and the entire spearhead almost disappeared. The strong force did not subside, and it shook violently, emitting a series of high-pitched trembling sounds, making everyone stagger and feel dizzy.
The guard hung on the spear and kept shaking. With every tremor of the spear handle, blood sprayed out like rain, splashing all over the other people's faces. The smell of blood suddenly became stronger, making people smell it.
Desire to vomit.
Sima Yi, who was only half a step away from the spear, was stunned, staring at the trembling giant spear, dumbfounded.
Before they could react, the second giant arrow arrived again, hitting the couch where Sima Yi had just been sitting. The exquisite couch remained motionless, only a hole was pierced by the giant arrow that was speeding towards him. The rest of the arrow was unharmed until the giant arrow.
It started to tremble, and the couch suddenly broke into pieces and scattered in all directions.
Two more giant arrows flew in. One of them collapsed a corner of the podium, while the other shot slightly missed and easily penetrated the war drum as tall as a person under the podium and the drummer behind the drum.
In two breaths, ten giant arrows were like divine weapons descended from heaven. Without anyone's preparation, with an ominous whistle, they burst out of the dark night and appeared in front of Sima Yi and others.
, showing the devastating power.
Hit the shield and the shield will pierce.
Shot in the body, body pierced.
Hitting the podium, the podium trembled and collapsed.
No one can block this blow from the sky, and nothing can withstand this divine power.
In an instant, the podium was hit by three giant arrows. A corner of the podium collapsed, and several cases on it were scattered. The most shocking thing was that the arrow that arrived first pierced a shield right in front of Sima Yi's eyes.
And the body of a personal guard. If it were one foot higher, the one who penetrated would be Sima Yi himself.
Seven other giant arrows were shot around the command podium, piercing two war drums and three soldiers in total.
Although the damage was not very serious, the power of these ten arrows was enough to stun everyone. Even though they were all experienced warriors, they were frightened out of their wits by this scene.
The two armies are fighting, which is a very rare scene.
The crossbows of the Han Dynasty had many specifications. The four-stone crossbow had a range of 160 steps, and the six-stone crossbow had a range of 240 steps. These were the more commonly used powerful crossbows on the battlefield. The ten-stone crossbow had a range of 400 steps and was usually used for defense.
City, also known as city guard crossbow.
Of course there are stronger crossbows, but because of their huge size, they are installed in fixed positions. Moreover, strong crossbows are controlled weapons. Except for the capital city, there is no edict and no ten-stone crossbow is allowed to be installed in any city.
When the two armies are fighting, the two sides are at least two hundred steps apart. In addition to the thickness of the formations of both sides, the command platform of either side is four to five hundred steps away from the other side's front line. Even if six-stone or eight-stone powerful crossbows are placed in the formation,
Even in front of it, it is impossible to shoot at the opponent's central army. The command platforms of both sides are further apart, at least 800 steps. No weapons can attack such a long distance, so the generals of both sides are very safe.
There is no need to consider the danger of being shot by a stray arrow.
The Shu army that is closest to the command platform is still more than 300 steps away from here. Even if it is shot with a six-stone crossbow, it cannot be hit. What's more, the six-stone crossbow is huge and cannot move quickly at all. It is not very big when breaking out of the formation.
Its function is not as practical as the four-stone arm-opening crossbow.
Starting from Sima Yi, no Wei soldier would have expected this scene. Ten giant arrows flew across an unknown distance, fell from the sky, and shot directly at Sima Yi's command platform. The power was so powerful that it made people's hair stand on end.
Facing these powerful giant arrows, everyone took a breath of cold air and every hair stood on end.
Sima Yi immediately thought of the strange fire lights just now, and subconsciously looked up at the sky.
A dozen or so sparks quickly illuminated his pupils, growing in size like meteors, and the sound of breaking through the air was like muffled thunder rolling in from the sky.
"No!" Sima Yi yelled. He didn't know where the strength came from. His nearly fifty-year-old body suddenly became unusually flexible, and he fell off the podium with a somersault.
Just as his body soared into the air, an arrow grazed the sole of his shoe and shot over. The sharp arrow shaved off the sole of his shoe and a piece of flesh. But he felt no pain at all. As soon as he landed on the ground, he started to fuck easily.
A shield rolled with the force of its fall, then he carried the shield behind his back and ran to the left while rolling and crawling.
An arrow hit the podium, and the oil tank tied to the arrow shaft burst. The oil inside burned quickly and splashed everywhere. In a moment, the podium burst into flames. The people on the podium were so panicked that they had no time to leave.
They jumped down the stairs. There was also fire on the ground, burning their hair and beards, setting their clothes on fire, and roasting their flesh.
At this moment, no one cares about their identity anymore. Even Sima Yi ran away regardless of his image. There is nothing else they can do. As long as they can survive, no one cares about whether they look good or not. Xinpi jumped down from the podium,
I stumbled out a few times in one breath.
After ten steps, he stopped. The guards next to him caught up and tried their best to beat the flames on his body. As for the guards who were on fire, they simply lay on the ground and rolled around, and some rushed towards the Han River without caring.
How far away is the Han River, can you run away?
Sima Yi reacted the fastest and escaped the farthest. A bodyguard ran over and extinguished the flames on his body. It took Sima Yi a while to come back to his senses and looked at the command podium that was already burning into the sky, and then looked at the burnt podium.
There was only one piece of cloth left as the battle flag, and I secretly screamed that it was not good.
"Drum, drum, the right army is ready to fight -" Sima Yi roared, but no one responded. The guards looked at each other, wondering if Sima Yi was crazy. And the messenger responsible for delivering the order was not around, either.
Several large drums were half blown away, and the remaining soldiers fled in all directions. No one could hear Sima Yi's orders. Although Sima Yi roared at the top of his lungs, he could not pass on his orders.
Sima Yi's hair was disheveled and he ran back and forth like crazy twice. Only then did he realize that his command center was destroyed and he could no longer effectively command his army. Having lost control of the army, there was no way to reverse the fate of failure. Even if he had
What's the use of all the clever tricks if the soldiers can't hear them?
An arrow shot through the clouds and shattered his dream. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)