After the world collapsed

Chapter 44

The one who just came from the rear is naturally a team of the Daybreak Army. Even if a legion is composed of pure cavalry, it is impossible to have only a few dozen horses, not to mention that the Daybreak Army is not composed of pure cavalry.

And this Dawn Army that just arrived also saw Dugu Zhaorong and the others here, and almost all the cavalry silently straightened their horses, and the leading knight said a few words to the other knight next to him Then he left the team and came over here.

"The captain of the second team, Shan Xin, sees the general!"

The knight in silver-white armor rode his horse not far away, got off the horse cleanly and then knelt down on one knee and shouted towards Dugu Zhaorong.

At this time, Dugu Zhaorong had already put on the dark red helmet again, and was about to get on the horse, but he didn't stop at all when he heard the sound of seeing behind him, he grabbed the rein with one hand, stepped on the stirrup with his left foot, and kicked lightly with his right foot The next moment, he was already sitting on the saddle.

"You came at the right time. The third team has already gone to camp. After you catch up, help me prepare two sets of equipment and wait for them to be delivered when I arrive." Dugu Zhaorong seemed to think for a while, then looked sideways at Zhang Sheng and the two , asked softly: "Can you two ride a horse?"

Zhen Xiaofan shook his head, Zhang Sheng naturally knew a little bit, he had also learned equestrianism when he was in school, but it was only a beginner's level, and all the horses he rode were ponies.

If he was wearing armor and riding fast like the Dawn Army cavalry, he wasn't sure if he could do it, so he shook his head after seeing Zhen Xiaofan shaking his head.

"Then you don't need to prepare horses with the two of them. Okay, let's move on."

Shan Xin was very surprised to look at Zhang Sheng two more times. Both of them looked like recruits, except that one of them was a little tall and a little strong.How could you let the general greet you alone like this.

"The last general takes the order." After taking the order, Shan Xin got on his horse and chased after the team that had already left.

Dugu Zhaorong was not in a hurry, he still walked slowly as before, only a little faster than normal walking.

"Follow up on foot, I know what you two want to ask, and you will know when you arrive at the camp."

Hearing this, Zhang Sheng and Zhang Sheng immediately followed. Since they were young, they often went to the mountains to hunt and collect herbs. Naturally, their physical strength is still good. Dugu Zhaorong and the three knights are not fast in front of them. They can still compare Easy to keep up with.

The direction of the dawn army is different from the direction of the city gate that Zhang Sheng and the others walked in when they entered the city. Their village is in the east of the city, but now they are heading to the west of the city.

Izumo Kingdom is on the west side of Dongyang Kingdom, and Fengping City is one of the westernmost small cities in Dongyang Kingdom, so continuing in this direction means that they are getting closer and closer to the place where the two countries are at war.

As he walked west, Zhang Sheng could even vaguely smell a trace of blood in the air.

Seeing Dugu Zhaorong's unhurried appearance in front of him, it seemed that the battlefield was still far away, but he could still smell blood, which meant that the tragedy of this battle far exceeded his expectations.

After leaving the west gate of Fengping City, they rode three riders and walked northwestward for about two hours.

After walking for so long, even Zhang Sheng felt a little tired, but fortunately, he vaguely saw the military camp not far ahead.

For a moment, he was a little nervous. Although he had been making mental preparations along the way, when it was time to enter the barracks, he realized that any mental preparations were useless.The bleak atmosphere in the barracks immediately involved him, especially the temporary barracks before the war, if he didn't have the consciousness to put life and death aside, he might be frightened and his legs would go weak when he entered.

Zhang Sheng felt this way, but he was not scared, but tired from walking all the way.

Following the general in, along the way he found that this was not the barracks of the Dawn Army, because he hadn't seen the silver-white armor and horses before.

But every soldier who saw them still saluted her respectfully, even Zhang Sheng could see the admiration and eagerness in the eyes of some soldiers.

It seems that the general they are following is not only in the Lixiao army, but also has a high status in most of the Dongyang country's army.

After walking in the huge military camp for a while, Zhang Sheng finally saw the territory belonging to the Xiaoxiao Army in the military camp.

The tents here are all different. The military tents I saw just now should be able to accommodate about ten people, while the ones of the Daybreak Army are smaller. There are five war horses tied to the outside of each tent, which means that a tent Five Dawnbreaker cavalry lived in it.

After arriving at the camp of the Poxiao Army, Dugu Zhaorong got off his horse, walked over to Zhang Sheng and the two of them and said:

"The two of you have fairly decent footwork. You have passed the test of this general. Welcome to join the Daybreak Army."

Zhang Sheng and Zhang Sheng looked at each other, he quickly winked at Da Zhuang, then knelt on one knee and said at the same time: "See General."

Zhang Shengxin said that if he showed a half-hearted look in the middle of the road, maybe now he would be randomly thrown into other military camps instead of becoming a member of the Daybreak Army.

"Before the army comes to battle, there is no need to salute. It happens that there is nothing left and right. I will take you to the fifth team to get acquainted." At this time, Dugu Zhaorong took off his helmet and shook his hair, which seemed to be her habitual action at this time.

It seemed that the general was in a good mood, and he actually wanted to take the two of their recruits to familiarize themselves with the barracks.

On the way leading them to the Fifth Division, all the soldiers of the Dawn Army passing by saluted her in the same way. The elbow of the right hand was forward, the arm was bent back, the palm was stretched out on the left shoulder, and then Just bow your head slightly.

Only then did Zhang Sheng figure out that the former captain called Shan Xin did the one-knee salute because he knew he was going to take orders. Usually, this kind of bowed-arm salute is enough to greet the chief.

Along the way, Dugu Zhaorong briefly introduced the general situation of the Poxiao Army to them.

As the most famous and strongest independent army in Dongyang Kingdom, the Lixiao Army naturally has one of the best combat capabilities.

There are six divisions in total, the first to fourth divisions are all cavalry units, and the sixth division is the logistics team, which is responsible for the food and horse feed of the whole army.

The Fifth Division is quite special. Although the Fifth Division is not cavalry, it is the source of their name of the Daybreak Army. The Fifth Division uses the heavy weapon Daybreak Crossbow.

When they came to the camp of the Fifth Division, Zhang Sheng and the others understood what heavy weapons are.

A heavy crossbow was placed on one side of the camp. The heavy crossbow was about half the size of a bed, and the strings on it were as thick as three fingers. He felt that such thick strings must be made of some kind of special animal skin. If it is made, it must use a lot of strength to pull it apart.

Each heavy crossbow is fixed on a separate cart, with two wheels in the front and one wheel in the back, and there seems to be an obvious pedal on the rear wheel. Zhang Sheng speculates that this pedal is used to borrow force when installing the crossbow. .

Next to each ballista, there is an arrow basket with the thickness of a bucket. The basket is woven with wire, and the special arrows are contained in the basket.

I don't know that the use of such a heavy weapon requires the cooperation of several people, and it must be impossible for one person to handle it.

"See General!"

Seeing Dugu Zhaorong coming in person, several soldiers immediately walked out of the tent of the Fifth Division.One of them, who looked like the captain, stepped forward and saluted.

"Well, no one will give them the Daybreak Crossbow, and then briefly teach them how to use it."

"Yes, General, huh? No, there is no extra Daybreak Crossbow?"

Hearing this, Dugu Zhaorong's beautiful eyes widened, and he immediately asked: "Didn't my father ask you to take that too?"

"Oh, the general you said, the two of them? Use the old general's?"

"What? Have an opinion?"

"Don't dare to dare, this subordinate will take it now."

The captain had just left when Shan Xin walked over and said:

"See general, two sets of equipment and the subordinates of the military account have brought."

Behind him were three soldiers, each holding two suits of armor and a bundled military tent.

Dugu Zhaorong signaled the two of them to put on the armor immediately.

"Here?" Zhang Sheng asked hesitantly.

"Nonsense, it's all old men, why are you ashamed?" Dugu Zhaorong said with a half-smile.

"You are not a gentleman..." Zhang Sheng only dared to say these words silently in his heart.

However, he still obeyed his orders. The first iron rule in the barracks is not to disobey the orders of the chief.

Knowing that it might be the first time for them to wear this kind of heavy armor, Shan Xin and the three soldiers he brought stepped forward to help. They felt that it was definitely not ordinary people who could receive special care from the general.

Shan Xin has met Zhang Sheng and Zhang Sheng before, and he remembers the same body shape. Although he chose the biggest set of armor for Zhen Xiaofan, he still wore it a bit reluctantly, but he always stuffed it in.

Seeing Zhen Xiaofan's slightly funny look, Dugu Zhaorong couldn't help smiling, as if plum blossoms were in full bloom in the ice and snow, and he was stunned by the soldiers of the Daybreak Army nearby.

Due to the general's arrival, the Fifth Division had already surrounded many soldiers of the Daybreak Army, but they naturally did not dare to step forward without orders, and just stood side by side in front of their respective military tents to watch forcefully.

"Okay, take it off, and go back to Liufan to order a set for him." The general said the first half of this sentence to Zhen Xiaofan, and the second half to Shan Xin.

"Order!"

With the help of a few people, Zhen Xiaofan crippled the boss and took off all the armor, and put on the new recruit's thin light armor.

Although this set of light armor is not suitable, but he is not so tightly wrapped, it will not make him breathless.

At this moment, the captain who had just left led a few soldiers and pushed a huge Dawn Ballista across the barracks and came to them.

This ballista is more than a circle larger than the row next to it.The crossbow bolt hanging on the side looks like it can be used as a spear.

Just the two of them using such a large Dawn Ballista?Zhang Sheng felt that he might not be able to help.

"Zhen Xiaofan, try to see if you can pull it away." Dugu Zhaorong said with some expectation, she looked at the ballista with a trace of admiration in her eyes.

Zhen Xiaofan stepped forward, he knew from the conversation just now that this Daybreak Crossbow was probably used by Dugu Zhaorong's father, an old general of the Daybreak Army.

The lethality of this ballista may be several times that of other dawn crossbows. If this dawn crossbow can be used, the long-range combat effectiveness of the dawn army will definitely increase a lot.

With a few simple instructions from the captain of the Fifth Division, Zhen Xiaofan probably knew how to use the Daybreak Crossbow.

He held about a quarter of the crossbow bolt hanging on the side with one hand, and lifted it up, then passed the crossbow bolt around the left crossbow wing, and gently placed it in the middle of the dawn crossbow.

The captain next to this hand was already jaw-dropping in surprise, and Dugu Zhaorong's beautiful eyes also had a strange brilliance.

Ordinary crossbow arrows are lighter than this, and a soldier needs to hold both ends at the same time with both hands, and then put them on the crossbow.Zhen Xiaofan put one hand directly, didn't hold the middle, and most importantly, he seemed to have enough strength to lightly put the arrow on the Daybreak Crossbow, as if he was afraid of smashing the Daybreak Crossbow with too much force.

He put the arrow body on the slide rail, and then saw that the upper part of the arrow nock had a raised part like a fish fin, which was used to fix the string when pulling.

After putting the arrow tail in the middle of the crossbow string that was almost as thick as an ordinary woman's forearm, Zhen Xiaofan put the sole of his left foot against the baffle on the wheel below, and drew back his right foot, turning his body almost completely sideways, with both shoulders facing back at the same time Shen.

Then "drink"!Zhen Xiaofan pulled with all his strength, but the crossbow rope did not move at all.

Only Zhen Xiaofan heard a slight crisp sound, as if he broke something just now.Because the crossbow string has not been pulled for a long time, there is a thick layer of debris on it, and the animal skin crossbow string of this special material also seems to have a self-protective property of elasticity, if it is not pulled for a long time, it will solidify If you use it again, you need to break this layer of solidification to restore its elasticity.

Just when the soldiers around were about to boo, they seemed to see a divine soldier descending from the sky.

With the body leaning back, Zhen Xiaofan pulled the crossbow string to the maximum in an instant with another "drink". bow.

Dugu Zhaorong, who has always been calm, was also a little excited at this time. She remembered that her father could only occasionally fully load the Daybreak Crossbow when he was at his peak, and according to him, it would consume a lot of energy, and it would not be like this unless it was absolutely necessary. Do.

But this recruit actually filled it with the first stroke, it seems that her vision is very accurate.

For some reason, after seeing Zhen Xiaofan's distinctive appearance for the first time, she thought of this heavy weapon that once became famous in the hands of her father.

The Xiaoxiao Army, the Xiaoxiao Crossbow, it was the brilliant achievements of this Xiaoxiao Crossbow that established the current position of the Xiaoxiao Army.Ever since his father left the barracks with serious injuries, no one could pull the Daybreaker again.

Now that Zhen Xiaofan pulls the legendary Daybreak Crossbow, it also heralds the return of the real Daybreak Army back then.

"Then what should we do?" Zhen Xiaofan's naive voice came, interrupting the soldiers who were cheering excitedly.

The crossbow is on the string and has to be fired.The captain of the [-]th team obviously didn't expect that Zhen Xiaofan could really pull the dawn crossbow, and the direction was naturally out of control. Only then did he react and hastily said:

"Tell you to pull the string, who told you to put on the crossbow? It's broken, it's broken, and the ones in front are all dodged!"

For a while, the row of soldiers in front of the dawn crossbow realized that they were in extreme danger. As long as Zhen Xiaofan couldn't let go at this moment, let alone them, the row behind them might be pierced through in an instant , and even feel that it can be worn to other military camps.

When all the soldiers fled in a panic, Zhang Sheng stepped forward and looked at Zhen Xiaofan's expression, he found that the latter was far from reaching his limit.

"Da Zhuang, you can take it down." Zhang Sheng reminded.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Pulling the crossbow uses all the strength and body weight of the whole body. Do you think it's the same when you take the crossbow back with you? It takes twice as much force to ensure that the crossbow doesn't shoot out. No matter how strong he is ..."

Before the captain finished speaking, Zhang Sheng whispered in a voice that only Zhen Xiaofan could hear: "Have you forgotten what Master taught you when you were young?"

Even with Zhen Xiaofan's innate supernatural power, his complexion turned blue after staying in the full bow state of this heavy daybreak crossbow for so long.

At this time, when he heard Zhang Sheng reminding him, he immediately reacted, yes, I have a backer!
Relying on the mountain decision, Zhang Sheng vaguely remembered that Lao Dao seemed to have taught Da Zhuang this method of improving brute force when he was a child, but now he is not sure whether it was his fantasy or it happened in reality.

I saw Zhen Xiaofan smiled slightly, the veins on his body suddenly popped up, his whole arm seemed to swell out of thin air, and then under the surprised eyes of everyone again, he slowly retracted the crossbow string and removed the crossbow bolt.

(End of this chapter)