Qiang Qin

In the middle of the night.

When a dark cloud covered the lonely star in the distant sky, the soldiers of the Chu army hidden in the shadow of the river bank and water surface were like a hungry leopard looking for food, finally waiting for the best time to launch a surprise attack.

"Ayilu!"

"Wow wow wow!"

Accompanied by Fan Ren's strange cry that sounded like a ghost, Chu Jun Fan Wuyu jumped up first. When he was lurking, he had already found a hard rock in the river bed, and now he kicked hard, his whole body That is to say, with the sound of shouting and roaring, it soared into the sky, and a scorpion dragon tattooed on the naked body with ferocious eyes, like an ancient beast, makes people shudder.

"What a ghost--!" Qin Jun led a momentary distraction and only had time to call out, feeling the chill on his neck for a moment, only to feel the world spinning, and the scene in his eyes immediately turned upside down, and then came into view What was actually there was one black figure after another, with their heads up and their feet up, rushing out from under the surface of the water.

"Chu Man!" The unknown team leader who finally came to his senses opened his mouth hard, trying to shout to remind his companions, but there was no sound from his mouth except for a ball of blood spilling out.

"Qin Dog, that's all!" Wuyu laughed, and waved the giant bronze sword in his hand violently in satisfaction, and then kicked Wuzhu's head six or seven feet away. Unwillingly, he fell into the chasm with a bang, and disappeared into the water after rolling a few times.

The name of the giant que.

Invented by Ou Yezi, a master swordsmith in the Yue Kingdom, this sword has a blade length of three feet and three feet, a handle of seven inches in length, a blade width of about five inches, and a weight of about five catties.At that time, after Yue State was destroyed by Chu State.The Juque sword was carried into the deep mountains by some children of the Yue royal family, and after tossing and turning, it fell into the hands of the Shanyue people.

Losing command all at once, the Qin army patrolling who woke up from the trance at night faced groups of ghosts with broken hair and tattoos rushing out like water ghosts. The team really couldn't stop the strong Fan soldiers pouring into Hexi.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!" The sudden change by the river was transmitted to the Qin army camp not far away almost instantly. The general of the Qin army who is on duty tonight belongs to Li Zhongxiang's department. against.At the same time, the doctor was dispatched to inform Li Zhongxiang that he knew.

The Fanren took advantage of the night to attack!

Breaking through the stalemate in the chasm, Wu Yu used one round to finish off the Qin army's lead, but when annihilating the rest of the remaining Qin army patrols, it took a quarter of an hour. The proud Fanren generals did not expect , The bronze sword they are proud of almost fell into a complete defeat in the confrontation with the Qin army's standard iron sword.

Copper and Iron.

The alternate status of the two metals with different properties also symbolizes the continuous development of civilization.The Central Plains began to transition from a slavery society to a feudal society.

The change of this system not only comes from ideology, but also from the emergence of the state, a powerful ruling institution.After the Qin army occupied Handan and Xiping, all the craftsmen in these two important iron smelting towns were recruited to Jinyang by Sima Yin.This method of concentrating the technical power of the whole country and going all out to study a technology is much more effective than in the past when there were many vassal states and subordinate craftsmen who only relied on individual research to fight alone.

The Guo family in Handan, the Zhang family in Xiping, and the original Jinyang craftsmen such as Mo Shi from Lishan Bingzao.These craftsmen who are usually located in various places, and it is impossible to exchange their experiences with each other, constantly improve iron smelting and other crafts in the collision of ideas.

Just one year.The iron wares of the Qin state have grown from a small amount of equipment for the army, most of which can only be used for farming, to a large number of equipment for the front-line army. In the end, not only the generals have iron swords and armor, but even ordinary soldiers, They also got the "magic weapon" that they dreamed of.

Such a standard iron sword, in terms of sharpness, is of course impossible to compare with the giant sword made of meteorite iron by Ou Yezi in Wuyu's hands, but the advantage of the standard iron sword lies in its universality. The iron ore and the high-quality coal in Yunzhong County provide the best raw materials and the most superior forging conditions for forging ironware. Coupled with a large number of skilled craftsmen owned by Qin Guobing, the production speed of iron weapons Growing almost all the time.

Fanren's courage.

One lies in their experience in fighting harsh environments; the other lies in the maturity of bronze smelting technology, which helped them win the initiative in the battle with wild beasts.

But now, the Qin army suddenly gained an advantage in one aspect, which surprised the Fanren, and at the same time wavered about the next battle. This psychological change directly led to the besieging and killing of the Qin army on patrol. neglect.

Those who can serve as patrol scouts are all carefully selected winners. They may not be as brave as those sharp fighters who are used to charging in front of the battle, but they are the most loyal in terms of understanding of death. In other words, These Qin army scouts have long put life and death aside.

When the Fan soldiers surrounded them, when the hope of survival and breaking through the siege was shattered, when each of their companions staggered and fell under the enemy's sharp sword, the still alive Qin army scouts gradually died without fear.

"Fangou, if you want grandpa's life, come here, haha!" More than one soldier of the Qin army recklessly fought back when he was besieged by several Fanmen.

Their bravery and fearlessness also frightened the Fan warriors who had always considered themselves the most brave.

——.

Li Zhongxiang was dressed neatly, riding on a white war horse without a single hair.

This white horse named "Taxue" was originally a gift from King Loulan on Princess Anqinglan's 16th birthday. As a father, of course, it would not be frugal to give something to his daughter. The maternal line of Taxue comes from Dawan in the west. country, and its paternal line is the leader of the wild horses on the Mobei prairie.

When Li Zhongxiang returned to the Central Plains, An Qinglan couldn't accompany her because she was pregnant, so she gave Taxue to Li Zhongxiang as a mount. With this steed, it is almost impossible for ordinary people to hurt him.

The battle ahead is intense.

After the entire army of the Scouting Centuries was annihilated, Li Zhongxiang's deputy general led five or six hundred Qin soldiers to resist the onslaught of the Fanren. Fighting wild beasts here, the chai yan and obstacles laid by the Qin army had little effect on the Fan people. In the section where Wuyu waited for the generals to attack, the Qin army did not have many targeted defenses, which made the Qin army's resistance become very difficult.

Half an hour later, almost all the [-] generals of the Fanren had swam ashore. These soldiers responded to the endless shouts and orders and began to attack the Qin army's camp. The large Chu army passed quickly.

The half-strike has lost its time!

The main force of the Chu army is continuously receiving reinforcements.

This time, the Chu army's attack avoided the frontal battlefield that had been entangled for more than ten days, and found the Qin army's flank. This time, it caught Qin army by surprise.

"Report to the general, the Chu army has dispatched Fanren, and our army has lost more than a thousand people. The first Chaiyan line of defense has been breached, and we are currently fighting fiercely on the second line of defense—!"

The military situation from the front of the battle made Li Zhongxiang frowned fiercely. This kind of battle that fell into a passive position as soon as the battle started made him feel a little tricky.

A team caught in a melee can't just withdraw if they want to.

Judging from the current situation, the reinforcement troops of the Qin army and the Fanren are intertwined, and it is no longer possible to distinguish clearly. If they rely on the usual method of reinforcement, their Qin army will fall into a melee with a larger number of people and a larger scale. , and this may be what Xiang Yu wants to see the most.

The longer the time dragged on, the better it would be for the Chu army.

Xiang Yu, who pinned his hopes on reappearing the last battle, was very eager to give the Qin army a heavy blow when the Chu army still had the will to fight.

"Order the crossbowmen, line up and prepare!"

"Notify the cavalry troops, bypass the enemy in front of you, and break the Chu army's communication along the Honggou Valley from south to north—!" Li Zhongxiang's voice trembled slightly. From his order, it can be judged that he is not in a good mood. With such a calm expression on his face, the two strong reinforcements of crossbowmen and cavalry were only lining up and outflanking respectively, which meant that Li Zhongxiang had decided to abandon the fighting troops of the Qin army who were caught in the melee.

The strong man broke his wrist.

Not everyone has the courage to make such a decision.

Especially the one who abandoned was his lieutenant general, a colleague who has been getting along day and night.

Compared with the helpless Li Zhongxiang, Fan Jiang Wuyu was very proud during this time. The number of Qin troops involved in the melee in front of him was getting smaller and smaller. It is a hasty fight, and the advantages of formation and overall combat cannot be reflected. When it comes to individual combat capabilities, it is the Fanren who have an innate advantage.

As the vanguard, the Fan people succeeded in attacking the Qin camp by surprise. The news spread back to the central army of the Chu army. Overlord Xiang Yu was overjoyed and ordered to reward the Fan people. These rewards, together with the power given by Chu, would give the Fan people more power in Jiangdong. Benefit.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

The sound of a sharp arrow piercing the night sky awakened Wu Yu from his fantasy.

He widened his eyes, and watched in disbelief as one after another of the brave compatriots in front of him screamed and fell down. Although their bodies were painted with beasts such as sharks, dragons, tigers and leopards, they still couldn't escape the dense Qin army. Yayu.However, in the chaotic situation, this indiscriminate rain of arrows not only took away the lives of the Fanren, but also caused the sharp soldiers of the Qin army who were still fighting fiercely in the encirclement to fall one by one in a pool of blood.

"Qin Gou went crazy, they actually shot their own people." Wu Yu lay down on the ground with a face of horror, leaning against a corpse of a foreigner in front of him to hide. (to be continued..)