Bad people in Qin Dynasty

Chapter 261 Dragon-Slaying Weapon
"Those bastards from Qin are really crazy. I'm exhausted."

A stone half as tall as a man rolled down, and a bearded sword knight couldn't help but curse.

These days, he almost died of exhaustion. First, he galloped thousands of miles without changing horses, and then moved rocks, cut down trees, and demolished bridges here. His busy schedule never stopped.

Now my waist is hurting so much that I can't straighten up. The main reason is that they don't have special tools here and rely entirely on human power. After a long time, even bronze people can't stand it, let alone flesh and blood bodies like them.

Although more than 2 people came to see it, it was nothing compared to these jobs.

"What can you do? Is it possible that you want to fight with those [-] Qin troops?"

A martial arts knight next to him complained that although he was tired now, it was better than losing his life.

Although their Wuling Knights and Husband Cavalry are powerful, they are mainly strong in their mobility as light cavalry, but now they are in the mountains. Although this road is still wide, it is not enough for them to ride horses. If you face a hundred thousand Qin troops here, they will definitely be chopped into pieces.

"I'll just say it."

The knight with the sword said helplessly, and immediately continued to look for rocks to roll.

"Oh, it was so sudden this time, I didn't even have time to prepare the tools."

The martial knight sighed dejectedly. He had participated in the attack on the group of Qin army pioneers who had opened the way, and found that they were quite well prepared, including crowbars, ropes, saws, etc. Even the destroyed bridges could be quickly destroyed. Build it out.

"Everyone, mount your horses and retreat!"

At this time a knight came running and shouted loudly.

All the busy Husband Cavalry and Wuling Knights did not hesitate at all. They rushed to the place where the horses were resting, got on their horses and ran back quickly.

"The general is too careful!"

General Zhao, who finally retreated, complained. Before setting off, the general specifically told them not to get too close to the Qin army, and that they must be separated by a day's journey to prevent the Qin army from raiding.

"You went to see it before. Those Qin troops were obviously well prepared and equipped with all kinds of tools. They had expected that we would block the road in this way. This place is not suitable for us to perform. There is nothing wrong with being careful."

General Li, who was cautious by nature, did not underestimate the enemy. He strictly carried out the orders given by the general and did not give the Qin army a chance to approach.

Even if the Qin army hadn't advanced too fast, he would have wanted to be thousands of miles away from it and leave this mountain area as soon as possible.

As a cavalry commander, he didn't like to stay in such terrain. Unfortunately, only two of their cavalry could reach here quickly at this stage.

Seeing what his companion said, General Zhao couldn't say anything else and retreated to the rear.

Soon night fell, and the Hu Dao cavalry and Wuling knights entered the tents they had set up to rest. Even so, they were still shivering from the cold.

This is winter, the water outside is frozen, and it can freeze to death. Even if you use a tent to cover it, it will still be very cold.

However, what they didn't know was that the [-] Qin troops did not rest tonight. Even the vanguard army that opened the way started working overnight after changing a group, quickly clearing obstacles and advancing forward.

At the same time, royal masters and new members of the Birds attacked to clear out the hidden sentries left by Zhao Jun on the road one by one, assisting the army to advance quickly.

When the army advanced several miles away, the sound of horse hoofbeats woke up the masters on Zhao's side.

"General, it's the sound of horse hooves, at least [-] in number."

An expert lay on the ground and listened carefully, quickly estimating the number of enemies.

"As expected, the Qin army came for a sneak attack. Let's retreat and get rid of the Qin army!"

His expression changed slightly, and General Zhao immediately ordered the army to retreat.

General Li on the other side frowned, feeling that the Qin Army's arrangement might not be that simple, but for a moment he couldn't see what the Qin Army's arrangement was, but he felt very uneasy.

The Hu Dao cavalry and Wu Ling knights were quickly awakened, and they quickly set off after packing their dry food, water bags and food, regardless of packing their tents and the like.

They set up a lot of roadblocks before setting up camp here. Even if the Qin army is very close, it will take some time to break through, enough for them to evacuate.

As far as they know, the Qin army can be regarded as heavy cavalry, and some of their horses are protected by armor. They can't match the speed of light cavalry like them, so it is not difficult to get rid of them.

In this regard, the Qin army still advanced unhurriedly, maintaining the speed at an appropriate position, neither too slow nor too much horsepower loss.

This is already the fifth batch of war horses that they have replaced. It is truly a rapid raid that changes horses without changing people. At the same time, this is also the last batch. The next battle will still need the assistance of these war horses. If the physical loss is too great, it will not be easy to start the battle. .

"Stop, the people who went to explore the road didn't come back to report."

General Li, who was leading the army on the run, suddenly ordered the entire army to stop, and finally knew what was wrong.

In order to ensure that they would not be surrounded by opponents, he arranged for people to run back and forth on the retreat route and come back to report once a day.

When we set out before, we sent people to explore the road ahead, but now no one has come back. There must be something wrong with the road ahead.

"Is there an ambush?"

General Zhao who was traveling with him also reacted and drew his machete to prepare for battle.

"I'm afraid it will be more troublesome. Let's go over first and see what's going on."

General Li also picked up his longbow to be on guard and led the army to continue running forward.

Although there was a problem ahead, they had no choice now. With mountains and forests on both sides and the Qin army chasing them behind, they had no choice but to move forward.

After traveling like this for an hour, the two generals felt their hearts sink when they saw the road ahead that was completely blocked.

This road was blocked much more exaggeratedly than theirs. Stones and trees were piled more than ten feet high. I just used Qing Kung Fu and jumped up to take a look. I saw that the length of the blockade was dozens of feet long and it was completely blocked.

At this moment, fire appeared in the mountains and forests on both sides, and quickly extended and expanded. After a while, the fire illuminated the dark night.

At the same time, dozens of arrows were fired from both sides and shot into the blockade in front, instantly igniting raging flames and turning into a sea of ​​fire.

Although the firelight dispelled the chill around them, all the Hussars Cavalry and Wuling Knights had cold hands and feet, and a large amount of cold sweat broke out on their heads.

"Fight!"

Looking at the sea of ​​​​fire in front of him, and then at the sea of ​​​​fire that was still spreading rapidly in the mountains and forests on both sides, General Li smiled bitterly, and then decisively ordered the war to begin.

Judging from the current situation, it is impossible to escape. It is the twelfth month of winter, and there has been no rain during this period. The dead leaves and grass in the mountains and forests are very dry. Even if a martial arts master rushes in, he will not be able to escape. It would be a disaster, not to mention that the other party might have other ambush.

Now there is only one battle!

"When we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. I don't believe that we Hu Daoqi can't defeat those bastards from Qin!"

General Zhao shouted angrily, and immediately rushed to the end of the team, preparing to lead the charge.

General Li also headed to the end of the team, preparing to fight the Qin army.

The army led by Ying Zheng and Meng Tian arrived quickly. When the two sides met, they showed no intention of talking nonsense and charged forward.

Ying Zheng and Meng Tian rushed to the front, followed by a group of royal masters, followed closely by the Iron Eagle Warriors.

The moment before contacting Zhao Jun, they suddenly dispersed, and the Iron Eagle warriors at the rear also separated, but iron chains were revealed in the middle.

General Zhao, who was rushing at the front, looked at the chains and his pupils shrank suddenly. He realized something was wrong. Just when he was about to speak and order to change the charging formation, a swift gun shadow appeared in front of him.

Those were not illusory gun shadows, they were real sharp edges. It was Ying Zheng who took action.

The moment he missed the horse, Ying Zheng fired nearly a hundred shots.

This is battlefield martial arts, which pays more attention to instant bursts. Whoever has a stronger burst will win and survive.

"Ding!"

At the same time, an arrow shot accurately, aiming directly at the eye hole in the visor, but Ying Zheng turned his head and blocked it with his helmet.

But it wasn't over yet. The arrows that followed were shot like a volley of arrows, all pointing directly at the only exposed eye slit in Ying Zheng's armor, and some hitting the eye socket of the war horse. They were all extremely accurate. He was obviously a master of archery.

However, Ying Zheng's own Thunder Breathing Technique has been cultivated to the level of Dacheng. Coupled with the third level of Observation of Motives and Colors, his reaction speed is very fast. He avoided all the arrows one by one, and those who shot at the horse's eyes were also swung with guns. poke.

Meng Tian on the other side noticed Ying Zheng's situation, looked closely and saw another general in the Zhao army shooting arrows rapidly, and immediately designated him as the primary target of attack.

At the same time, the Qin army quickly ran from both sides and tripped up the Zhao cavalry one by one with the help of chains, without fighting directly.

Use the power of the war horse to drag the chain and trip the opponent. In such a situation, no matter how good your riding skills are, it will be useless.

Of course, the chain is not fixed. There is a live buckle on it. Once the resistance reaches the set level, it will break to prevent the horse from being dragged down.

The two sides passed by each other quickly, one inside and two outside. Zhao Jun was turned upside down. If he was lucky, he just fell over. If he was unlucky, he was crushed by the horse, or even trampled by the horse's hooves, turning into a mosaic.

This is war, very cruel and very real.

"It's still the same old thing!"

Bai Qi, who was behind, looked at the battle in front and couldn't help but shake his head. He really had no sense of accomplishment at all.

Although that kind of chain tactic is a bit destructive, but the art of war is like this, as long as it can win the final victory and better protect one's own soldiers, it doesn't matter what method is used.

Not to mention that there is no suspense in using heavy cavalry to confront light cavalry in this kind of terrain. This method will only make their losses less.

The [-] young soldiers following behind were not idle either. They dismounted, assembled two short spears and turned them into long spears, and then opened a distance to touch up the Zhao soldiers.

Regardless of whether they were angry or not, they hit the vital points twice, and some even held individual combat crossbows to shoot them from a distance.Unlike ordinary soldiers, these Hu Daoqi and Wulingqi cannot be recruited and subdued, and they are useless if they are kept. In addition, they are the elites of the Zhao State, and they are also the main goal of their entry into the Zhao State this time. They are originally running for Coming from annihilation.

With the advantages of tactical equipment and geographical advantages, the outcome of this war was already destined.

Not to mention that Ying Zheng chose to go ashore from the north-south Yellow River instead of following the Yellow River all the way from the mouth of the Yellow River to attack Handan City, just to lure the two legions of Hu Daoqi and Wu Lingqi over and confine them to the Taihang Mountains In a terrain that is not conducive to the opponent's performance, forcing a decisive battle.

It is natural to win by calculation without intention.

The war ended quickly. The Iron Eagle warriors dismounted and took a rest. The young army who followed them continued to clean up the battlefield. They even dragged out some of the unsaved horses and slaughtered them to make barbecue. They ate part of them now and took part of them with them as dry food later.

Although they brought dry food, it was made from fish meal mixed with grains and baked. It was as hard as stone and the taste was not very good.

If conditions permit, it is natural to have a good meal.

Coupled with the cold weather today, horse meat does not deteriorate easily and can be carried for several days.

"What you did is too exaggerated."

When he came to the front of the road and looked at the long sea of ​​​​fire, Sima Jin couldn't help but complain.

"Create a path through the forest on the edge."

Xuan Jian, who was covered in blood, said that he was just giving orders to do the work. As for how the work was done, it was the business of those under his command, and those horses were all trained by that boy in the beginning, and they were all very slick and precious. Pay great attention to the preparation work before the station.

"We can only open a way through."

Looking at the burning forest beside him, Sima Jin couldn't help but sigh at the madness of these people.

Fortunately, he doesn't have to worry about this. This time there is a dedicated engineering team to assist.

The pioneer team originally responsible for opening the road came and started construction on the spot where the fire burned. The warriors wielded their swords and quickly cut down the burned trees. The engineering team moved forward and moved to the side, and then used steel shovels to turn over the soil. , to prevent the remaining fire from damaging the horse's hooves, and soon opened up a road three feet wide and one hundred feet long.

The fire here was very conspicuous, and the Zhao people in the east quickly realized something was wrong, and immediately went back to report it.

"It's over!"

Lian Po, who received the information a few days later, almost fell to the ground in a sway, knowing that it was over, completely over.

"General!"

The deputy general on the side quickly helped Lian Po, feeling shocked and worried.

They really didn't expect that the Qin army would attack so cruelly and directly wipe out their two legions.

Judging from the fire that appeared, it should have been planned in advance and a counter-siege was coming.

"I had expected that the Qin army would prepare for the obstruction, but I didn't expect it to be so ruthless."

Calming his mind, Lian Po couldn't help but smile bitterly.

This time he lost. This was also the disadvantage of losing the opportunity and being led by the enemy.

"General, should we divert to Handan next?"

A general asked, now that the most mobile Hu Dao Knight and Wu Ling Knight on their side have been killed by the Qin army, it is impossible to send people to stop them. If they can't catch up, they can only go towards the opponent's final target. Go.

"Give me the order, abandon everything except your weapons, take three days of food and grass, and set off quickly. Send someone to the city in front to let them prepare a few days of dry food. No delay. Anyone who disobeys will be killed."

Lian Po took a deep breath and gave the order.

Now we can only march at full speed, hoping it's too late.

Although he is proficient in the art of war and battle formations, he considers himself to be the best in the world, no worse than Bai Qi back then.

Bai Qi's record is better than him, mostly because of the strength of Qin State. If he were in Qin State, he would not be worse.

It's just that the enemy is thousands of miles away now, and he is beyond reach. No matter how powerful the military strategy is, it will not help.

Now I just hope it's too late and Handan can hold on longer.

On the other side, Zhao Wangdan in Handan also received the information that was quickly sent back. After reading it, his face was livid with anger.

"I should have killed that kid at all costs."

He now feels regret in his heart. He let the Qin proton escape, but now he leads the Qin army to kill him. It's too late to regret!
"Have you been able to explore the tunnels they dug?"

After finally calming down, Zhao Wangdan asked about the exploration of the tunnel.

Although there are currently not enough manpower to dig and search the other side's tunnels on a large scale, with a small number of people, at least the possible tunnels that exist inside the city must be found.

"no!"

Shaking his head with a wry smile, Zhao Jie regretted provoking Qin. Now that Zhao has become the enemy's target, Handan may be in danger this time.

Once Handan is captured, it will be a fatal blow to Zhao Guoguo.

"Your Majesty, if the situation is not good then, please ask Your Majesty to move. The place where Your Majesty is is the capital of our Kingdom of Zhao, and Handan is just a city."

After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Jie finally made a bold suggestion.

Zhao Wangdan was silent about this. Although he said so, once Handan was captured, it would be a fatal blow to Zhao State, and the impact would be in all aspects.

After being silent for a while, he finally said, "Go and invite the masters from the Mo family to come over."

Although the Qin army was coming fiercely and there were unknown tunnels, he still would not give up easily.

Soon an old man was led to the main hall by the guards. It was the leader of the Mo family who led the team this time. He was from the Mechanism lineage. He was even a descendant of Mozi, but just a side branch.

"I have seen the king!"

Cuiyu knelt down on one knee and saluted. After all, he was the king of Zhao. His mother was also from Zhao, and the king of Zhao was also his king.

"Master please get up!"

Zhao Wangdan raised his hand to provide support, and then asked directly: "How is the transformation of the city defense equipment going?"

Previously, he asked people from the Mo family to modify the trebuchets and crossbows on the city wall, specifically for the tunnels that the Qin army might dig in the city.

"All the city defense equipment has been modified and can rotate in all directions. We even raised the crossbow at a higher angle. Even if the opponent attacks from the air, we can still deal with it.

In addition, a self-destruction device was added. Once a place was captured by the Qin army, the bed crossbow and trebuchet could be temporarily paralyzed so that they could not be used by the opponent. "

Cuiyu replied confidently, although there are many scary things on the Qin side, they are by no means invincible, and there is no need to defend for a long time this time. They only need to hold on until the Zhao army comes back for reinforcements, which will only take a few days. time, no problem.

They even made a self-destruct device based on the Battle of Gongcheng. Even if the Qin army attacked the city, they could destroy the city defense equipment immediately, making it unusable for a short time.

"Master, you have worked hard!"

After hearing this, Zhao Wangdan breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter where the Qin army attacks from, the crossbows and trebuchets on the city wall can work. Even if the opponent digs a tunnel to the Zhao palace, he can still order the fire to the palace.

In short, the Qin army will never be allowed to attack Handan!
"The king needs to pay attention to one thing. We in the Mo family can only improve the equipment for defending the city, but the ones we use are people after all."

Cuttlefish gave a final reminder.

They can modify and improve those defensive equipment, but to make good use of them, they need an elite army, at least with excellent psychological quality, so as not to fall into panic due to some situations.

"What the master said is true. I will dispatch the most elite soldiers to take charge of the city defense equipment."

Zhao Wangdan nodded in agreement, he could understand this.

"As well as the water source of the moat, I would like to ask the master to take care of it."

Zhao Jie on the side reminded him that no matter whether the other party digs a tunnel or not, the moat must be stabilized. He has even ordered the exit of the moat to be blocked to increase the water level inside.

However, you have to be careful on the upstream side to ensure the smooth flow of the river.

"We brought Xuanwu this time and hid it upstream. Xuanwu is invincible in the water."

The Cuttlefish are very confident. As long as they are in the water, they are not afraid even if the Qin State drives the ancient bronze giant over.

"Besides that, there is the Black Dragon of Great Qin. Has the dragon-slaying mechanism that the master mentioned last time been completed?"

Zhao Jie asked about another thing. They had made a lot of preparations for Qin, including the black dragon.

If the Qin State brought the black dragon over, even the trebuchets on the city's defense equipment would be difficult to stop. The Mohists would have to ask the Mohists to create specialized dragon-slaying equipment.

"The construction has been completed. Even if the Great Qin Black Dragon comes, it can kill it!"

Cuiyu was still very confident. This time, in order to help Zhao State fight against Qin State, they even made the decision to go against the ancestral precepts and changed the non-offensive mechanism technique to the overbearing mechanism technique, and specially designed a dragon-slaying weapon.

Seeing Cuiyu being so confident, Zhao Wangdan and Zhao Jie were relieved.

They have cooperated with Mojia for many years and trust both parties.

(End of this chapter)