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46. ??Shenkuo car

After performing shooting calibration, Zhao Jun, a counterweight catapult car who was later called the God-Back Car, officially debuted.

Compared with its future improved version, the magical reel at this time was just a magical reel of the human-powered catapult car, which was very rough, but the power it exerted should not be underestimated.

The original hit rate of less than one out of ten was improved, but after improvement, it actually increased by two out of ten or even three out of ten.

Except for the interval between changing the hemp rope, the stone bullet kept hitting Changping Pass like a sudden rain.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Every time it hits, it is like hitting Wang Ling, Sima An and Qin Jun's hearts.

"If this continues, the morale of the army will be dispersed." Sima An punched the level hard and said angrily.

The morale is not only because the catapult can hit you, but cannot fight back.

But after the fall of Changping Camp, it is difficult to transport the supplies from the rear to the front line.

Moreover, the person who transported the logistics company was chased by the Zhao army on the road. After a lifetime of death, many people would rather stay in Changping Pass than return.

The Zhao army cavalry had four legs, and they ran faster than two legs.

In addition, Sima An was back-stinged by Lian Po after the night attack and had to escape into Changping Pass, which resulted in huge logistics pressure on Changping Pass.

In fact, the current food is enough for these Qin soldiers to eat for ten days and half a month.

But firstly, the Qin army had a record of losing food before. Secondly, now the Changping camp in the rear was being taken down, and the logistics transportation was difficult, so the Qin army was discussing it in private.

I feel that the prospect is very pessimistic.

The repeated blows of catapults exacerbated this idea.

Some Qin soldiers even thought that the Zhao army had received the help of the gods, and the catapult would become accurate and far.

This idea is not without a market. If it weren’t for the help of God, the good Changping Camp would be gone.

Some people even said that Zhao Kuo was born a god. Seeing that the Qin army was too much, they came down to the earth to punish the Qin army.

At Changping Pass, Wang Ling also looked bitter: "If this continues, our army will not be able to hold on, but the Zhao army's baggage is burned and there is not much food or grass. If it continues for a long time, the outcome is unknown. Our army can still hold on."

"Zhao Kuo has it. It is said that Zhao Kuo had already brought half of Zhao's grain to Changping before, and it was right there in Daliang Mountain. If it was evenly released, it would be short. And I heard that I knew that I, Old Qin, took it.

After the city was asked to borrow grain from Wei, the prime minister of Zhao, Lin Xiangru, also persuaded the King of Zhao to take out the treasure and borrow grain from Chu." Sima An clenched his fists and was very bored.

Wang Ling sighed, and he knew that Sima An was telling the truth. But this was not something he could change. At present, we must first solve the problem of Zhao Jun's throwing car, otherwise the morale of the Qin army would be destroyed.

"I will take the people, rush out and burn the catapult cart." After Sima An was a famous general, he also realized that the most important thing now was that he immediately went down to rectify the troops.

"Slow down!" Wang Ling shouted, "I am the master here, so I should take people there. Listen to me. If I fail and die there, you must obey my last order."

"Please give orders to the general."

"Take your brothers to withdraw Guanglang City, and it was my order. Our army had difficulty in logistics transportation. Staying here is no different from waiting for death."

Wang Ling actually wanted to use his reputation to protect his Qin army before his death.

But Sima An shook his head and refused. No one could order him to retreat except Bai Qi.

Ten thousand Qin troops began to assemble and put on armor. Before leaving, Wang Ling once again emphasized that Sima An could retreat on his own, saying that it was Wang Ling's order.

Then, the door was closed and opened.

Although the Qin army that was first poured out was hit by some stone bullets that shot in front of the door and suffered some losses, they still completed the assembly in a short period of time.

They gritted their teeth, held the crossbow, and ran forward quickly, hoping to use the momentum to increase the range of the crossbow arrows as much as possible.

The Qin army behind them followed closely with long spears or swords and shields.

"Uncle, Qin Jun can't sit still."

"Don't worry, I'll leave it to me." Lian Po waved his hand. The Zhao army soldier who had been resting behind the catapult cart held up his shield and immediately moved forward.

The troops next to the catapult cart also picked up the crossbows that had been prepared long ago.

Zhao Kuo has traveled through time until now and has never fought such a wealthy battle.

He asked the soldiers next to the catapult to change three rounds, which ensured that the physical strength of these soldiers was enough to shoot the crossbow in their hands before the Qin army arrived.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The two armies shot violently.

Compared with bows, crossbows have stronger lethality and stronger armor-breaking ability. In the first round of shooting, the Qin army had the upper hand.

But the width of the battlefield here is really large.

Zhao Jun, who had already prepared, quickly bypassed the body of his robe and rushed forward.

Two teams of Zhao army cavalry rushed along the two wings of the Qin army.

They did not intend to get close to the Qin army, but repeatedly poured the bows and arrows in their hands towards the Qin army's crossbowmen.

Even if the Qin army had armor, there were always some arrow branches that penetrated through shields, gaps in armor, and gaps in helmets into the body, causing damage.

What's more, no matter how high the Qin army is, it cannot bear to complete the loading of the crossbow under repeated harassment from the bow and arrow. The sword and shield hands are determined to protect the robes, but are entangled by the armored infantry that followed the Zhao army's cavalry.

Then, the Zhao army's chariot soldiers rushed into the Qin formation from the side.

The war horses of this era are not tall and big horses of later generations, and they don’t have that much load. Therefore, most of the cavalry are leather armor, and some are covered with bronze armor, and a thin layer of bronze armor in front of the war horses are considered heavy cavalry.

Moreover, stirrups have just been invented by Zhao Kuo and have not been popularized yet. Soldiers who can fight while riding horses need to undergo longer training.

However, the terrain here is flat, but it is the time when the chariot soldiers show their power. Although Zhao State gradually turned its focus to the cavalry after the Hu clothing and cavalry, it does not mean that no one can do the chariots and there are no chariot soldiers.

"Adjust, turn, rush!" As the command of the general, the chariot soldiers rushed into the two wings of the Qin army.

The chariots pulled by four horses rolled up countless dust, and accompanied by the thunderous sound, roared into the Qin army formation. The Qin army could not resist and dodge.

Zhao Kuo looked from a distance and felt that a cart of four horses wasted food. He wanted to finish the food quickly and send these food-eating war horses back to Handan.

He didn't keep any of the chariot soldiers before.

"General, retreat." Wang Ling's deputy general advised.

"Retreat now, Zhao's army will follow us into the city." Wang Ling rode on the horse with a firm look on his face.

"Then we, the queen, you should retreat."

"I am the old general Qin, not the kind of corrupt body like Zheng Anping. I'll die if I die, what's there to be afraid of?" After saying that, Wang Ling gritted his teeth and led the remaining Qin army to charge again towards the Zhao army, which was ten times more than him.

Then he was shot into a hedgehog.

The closing of Changping Pass has never been opened from beginning to end.

The closed Sima's saddle bit his lips and his eyes were filled with tears. He understood Wang Ling's intention to refuse and admired him.

But I saw Zhao Jun's catapult car launching again.

This time, the thin wooden barrel was filled with stones and tinder oil.

The raging fire burned above Changping Pass. The Qin army continued to fire on the city walls with fire, trying hard to fire bows and arrows, pushing the rolling wood, thunder and stones, regardless of the smoke and fire.

But there are always some places where fires are strong and cannot be approached.

Zhao Jun, who had just won the victory, took the opportunity to rush up with his shield and pushed the siege cart up.

They had no intention of using a ladder at all.

After completing the shooting calibration, the catapult never moved its position.

The places where the turmeric oil and the stone bomb fall are basically the same.

Several city walls on the level have already shown signs of loosening after being repeatedly attacked by throwing stones.

Bang!

With a loud bang and the cheers of Zhao's army, a weak city wall was smashed by a siege car.

When facing death, especially when there is no way out and no meaningful death, if there is a glimmer of hope, there will always be someone who will choose to seize it.

Especially when someone bears the infamy.
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