Lu Bu's Ambition

Chapter 361
During the past two years of dormant recuperation, Lu Bu has not been idle. With his strong support, the skilled craftsmen plundered from Luoyang, especially the strong bow and crossbow, have made huge gains.

Although the Mohists did not have such talents left over from history under his command, he transcribed all the various materials recorded in the books of the Mohism during the Warring States Period through the Heavenly Book to improve the combat effectiveness of the army under his command.

Especially during the Warring States period, South Korea was famous for its strong bows and crossbows. South Korea was famous for its strong crossbows. However, only the former Qin State was able to shock the world with its powerful crossbows.

These are not important anymore. The important thing is that he not only produced the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient people that has disappeared in history, but also improved and carried forward.

Three thousand ballistas, but he worked hard to make them, and the annual maintenance required a lot of material and manpower from him.

crunch ~ crunch ~
The ballistas had been wound up, and the ballistas were padded with stones. The direction of the arrows had been aimed at the city, and the sounds of the winches of the catapults on both sides began to sound.

put!
With an order, hundreds of catapults on both sides bang, a rain of stones appeared in the sky, and the ballista also began to launch.

hum ~ hum ~
Wave after wave of arrows flew into the sky, bang bang~ the arrows were powerfully inserted into the city wall, or fell into the city through the city wall.

Ah ~
Kacha~
Under the powerful crossbow arrows, the thick wooden boards were either smashed or pierced, and then the rain of stones fell all over the sky, and the rumbling sound kept echoing in the ears.

But in the sight of the [-] troops outside the city, the tall and sturdy city seemed to be being bullied, and the rain of stones fell from the sky continuously.

The ballista seems to be the most powerful, but unfortunately it takes too long to be wound on the battlefield, and it cannot guarantee continuous attack at all.

"Hurry up~ Rewind the ballista, be quicker."

The soldiers in front of the battlefield roared angrily, while the city in the distance continued to make loud rumbling noises.

Gongsun Zan on the top of the wall was completely stunned, staring in shock at the ballista and the catapult in the distance, which were so powerful, especially the range of the catapult was much farther than the news from the scouts.

Ah ~
my legs~
Miserable wailing sounded continuously on the city wall, and the earth-colored and frightened soldiers hiding behind the battlements aggravated their fear even more after the miserable wailing sounded in their ears.

Some of them couldn't bear the fear in their hearts, and ran away crazily, just as the veterans or corporal leaders drank loudly, rumbling~
This group of recruits, whose brains were dominated by fear, were either crushed to death by boulders or nailed to the city wall by crossbow arrows.

rumbling~
The deafening sound continued to ring out, and a layer of smoke and dust filled the city wall, but Lu Bu under the commander-in-chief nodded his head in satisfaction after seeing it.

However, when he turned his head and saw the ballista, dissatisfaction was evident on his face, and after this scene fell into Guo Jia's eyes, it was an endless wry smile.

"My lord, I have already said that the siege ballista can only deter the enemy, and its ability to continue fighting is worrying."

The generals kept talking, and the general who saw the ballista in action for the first time looked at this scene in shock.

In particular, Lu Ying was already dumbfounded. This kind of siege battle had overturned his cognition, and whenever he attacked the city, he became the one in the upper hand.

After seeing his father's dissatisfied expression, Lu Ying smiled helplessly. He finally understood why Junshi Guo often smiled helplessly.

His father pursued perfection too much, there is no strong city that can defend such a magic weapon in the world.

"My lord, the ballista consumes too much arrows, it should be stopped, otherwise I'm afraid there will be a decisive battle in the future!"

Jia Xu was on the sidelines to see the key to the problem, but the ballista was able to catch the enemy by surprise, especially to deter the enemy.

But the rain of arrows that rained down the sky, in Jia Xu's eyes, was a rush of financial resources. Even Lu Bu, who has a big family and a big business now, couldn't spend it infinitely.

In half a stick of incense, the ballista consumed a total of 20 arrows. Each of these arrows was extremely thick, and the Youzhou Army's defensive crossbows were not suitable at all, so they were not equipped with any arrows from the beginning. I was afraid that I would be used by the other party.

"Okay, order the ballista to stop, and the army will start attacking the city!"

dong dong dong~
The sound of beating drums suddenly sounded, and the densely packed soldiers shouted frantically with bloodthirsty expressions in their eyes.

As if contagious, deafening siege drums were heard from all directions in the world, and the people in the city were even more frightened and shivered.

"The enemy ballista has been withdrawn, hurry~stand up and defend against the enemy!"

Hiding behind the battlements, Gongsun Zan suddenly stood up and shouted when he saw the enemy's ballistas retreating slowly, followed by countless roaring soldiers rushing towards him.

At this time, he looked back and found that there were densely packed arrows everywhere on the top of the city, especially on the city wall, which was full of huge and sharp arrows.

Ladders, archery towers, battering rams, and all kinds of exotic siege equipment were pushed out, and the dense black shadows under the city roared and shouted to cheer themselves up.

In the blink of an eye, huge crossbow arrows pierced into the ground were everywhere on the city wall. Lu Yu couldn't help but took a long breath, the image of the arrow rain just now still lingering in her mind.

The blood started to boil, and the heart was beating powerfully. Lu Yu's face gradually flushed, and her eyes were fixed on the ballistas pushed down from the battlefield.

If there were more than ten thousand such sharp weapons, a fortified city could be turned into a land of arrows in an instant. Lu Ying's fiery eyes fell into Lu Bu's eyes, and she couldn't help shaking her head.

"Ying'er, do you know the cost of each arrow of the ballista and the production time? And the maintenance of the ballista."

Lu Yu who asked this question was speechless, but Lu Bu looked at the beehive-like city of the shot city from a distance, and sighed: "The maintenance of the big yellow crossbow requires a lot of money and manpower every year, let alone such a sharp weapon as a ballista. .”

Behind the handsome flag, a group of people in leather armor formed in a loose formation, and they were even more conspicuous in the army with clear military discipline.

One by one whispered to each other, and some of them kept writing with brushes and paper books.

"No, the ability of the ballista to continue to fight is worrying, and we must find a way to improve it."

"Old Li, in just half a stick of incense, there were no less than fifty crossbow carts that went wrong."

"Also, almost [-]% of the ballista's arrows hit the city wall, and three floors fell into the city, and the remaining two floors fell behind the battlements."

For a while, the group of people was chatting intensively, and some of them even flushed and argued endlessly.

"Here's an order to order the rear military academy lieutenant to lead five thousand soldiers and horses to escort these crossbow carts back to the barracks."

promise!
This time, it can be said that it was just an attempt. The majestic ballista was actually only scary in its imposing manner, but it did not cause too many casualties to the soldiers in the city.

"My lord, can these sharp weapons be used to defend the city and fight in the wilderness, or attack the city~" Guo Jia laughed awkwardly when he said this.

Lu Bu nodded his head indifferently after hearing this, which is regarded as approval, but it is not a loss. Looking at the Youzhou Army on the top of the city, each of them was frightened as if they had lost their souls, and their courage was gone.

(End of this chapter)