The last three kingdoms

Chapter 149 Fierce Battle
Compared with gunpowder arrows, the bamboo tube grenade is one of Liu Yin's last cards. Due to the rush of time, only more than 2000 grenades were produced in total. They are Liu Yin's treasure at the bottom of the box. Liu Yin is not prepared to use them as a last resort. of.

Now Deng Ai is desperate, throwing almost all his troops into attacking Jingjun Mountain violently in turn. The defense of the entire mountaintop is already in jeopardy. It is useless to break through the Wei army's huge shield attack with Yuanrong crossbows and bows and arrows alone. A lot of crossbow arrows were wasted, with little effect. Seeing that Wei Jun's shield array was getting closer and closer to the first line of defense on the top of the mountain, Liu Yin made a decisive decision and ordered the soldiers to use grenades.

All the bamboo tube grenades are sealed and stored in wooden boxes. In order to prevent moisture, each grenade is wrapped in oiled paper to ensure that the grenade can be used normally even after being exposed to rain.

The wooden box was firmly nailed, and the soldiers pried it open with knives and guns, and immediately distributed the grenades.

The use of the grenade is very simple. When he was in the Majia Manor, Liu Yin had already practiced it for the soldiers. He lit the fuse and then threw it vigorously. As long as the direction is correct, the distance of the throw depends on the physical strength of each person. .Soldiers with strong physical strength can throw grenades to a distance of seventy or eighty steps, and weaker ones can also throw grenades to a distance of forty or fifty steps.

One after another, grenades with ignited fuses were thrown out from behind the stone wall. The distances and heights were different. Some landed under Wei Bing's footsteps, and some landed on the shield above Wei Bing's head. Before Wei Bing understood When this thing came, there were violent explosions one after another, the smoke filled the air, and steel balls splashed everywhere.

The gunpowder loading capacity of the grenade is ten times that of the gunpowder arrow, so the power is naturally different. After the gunpowder arrow explodes, it can only hurt people at best, but after the grenade explodes, it becomes a sharp weapon for killing people.A grenade exploded on Wei Bing's shield, and the thick shield was immediately blown to pieces. The aftermath of the explosion even blew up the shield soldier's facial features to a bloody mess.

A solid shield is vulnerable to a grenade, let alone a soldier of flesh and blood. As long as the grenade explodes in the crowd, under the huge shock wave, the stumped limbs and broken arms will fly sideways, and those bean-sized steel balls will be even more powerful. If it splashed out, even the armor worn by Wei Bing three steps away could be penetrated.

The Wei army's offensive shield completely collapsed under the blow of the grenade, and the Wei soldiers who were lucky enough not to be killed by the bombing began to retreat. The shock brought to them by this powerful firearm is self-evident. The denser the formation, the more damage it will cause. The bigger it is, it is not difficult for a grenade to kill or injure more than a dozen people at the same time.

The Wei army's offensive momentum was quickly curbed, and they seemed to be in a dilemma. If the formation was dense, they could effectively avoid the blows of crossbow arrows, but they were unable to defend against grenade attacks. If the formation was scattered, the damage caused by grenades would be greatly reduced. Individual soldiers have zero protection against bows and arrows and Yuanrong crossbows.In this way, no matter whether the Wei army is assembled or not, it will be difficult to escape the attack of the Shu soldiers, and the number of casualties will increase exponentially.

"It seems that I really underestimated this Liu Yin!" Deng Ai said with some self-deprecation. A team of hundreds of people actually blocked more than 2 Wei troops at the foot of Jingjun Mountain. If it were normal, this would be almost unimaginable. Even Jiang Wei, who thought he was the only opponent in the Shu army who could be called an opponent, had victories and losses with Deng Ai in the record of fighting each other. He had never gained the upper hand, and was beaten by an unknown junior. This is probably the first time in Deng Ai's life that it was so miserable.

Deng Ai finally admitted for the first time that advanced weapons could change the course of the war. From gunpowder arrows to grenades, it was these new weapons that brought him great trouble.Zhuge Liang is a genius. The Yuanrong Crossbow he created has been surpassed by no one so far, but the firearms owned by Liu Yin today seem to be far more powerful than the Yuanrong Crossbow.Deng Ai had no way of knowing how Liu Yin obtained these new weapons, but he really felt the power of these weapons, how amazing it was.

Could a small Jingjun Mountain become the place where Deng Ai broke his wings?

"Captain, our army has more than 3000 casualties today, do you see if..." When Shi Zuan reported the military situation to Deng Ai, he couldn't help being a little frightened. At the cost of more than 3000 casualties, he couldn't win a small Jingjun Mountain , this tough battle was fought too fiercely.

"Take an hour's rest and prepare for the night battle!" Deng Ai spoke indifferently like ice grains.

Shi Zuan was secretly startled, with 3000 casualties, Deng Ai's expression remained normal, but he went down immediately to convey the order without saying a word.

It's not that Deng Ai didn't feel it. When he heard the news that 3000 people were killed in battle, his heart was shocked, but his reason told Deng Ai that at this time, he should not panic, let alone be confused. All eyes of the whole army were fixed on Panic was like a plague in his body. Once it spread in the army, the consequences would be unimaginable. He could only force himself to be calm and stabilize the morale of the army. Only in this way could he lead the entire army to tide over the difficulties.

At this point, Deng Ai has no choice. If he wins, he will live, if he loses, he will die. There is no third way to go.

Going forward, and only going forward, is the only hope to save the defeat.Deng Ai gritted his teeth. Having experienced countless ups and downs, he didn't believe that this Yinping path was his final destination. When encountering a narrow road, the brave wins. Until the last moment, he will never give up lightly.

It is more difficult to attack at night than during the day, and it is also more difficult to defend than during the day. Choosing to attack at night is more of a blow to the spirit of the Shu army. Deng Ai did not know that Liu Yin was using a shift combat method. I just want to use this continuous attack to drag down the Shu soldiers on the mountain.

The great advantage of the Wei soldiers lies in their large number of people. Even if they fight in rotation, they still have a far superiority in numbers. However, the number of Shu soldiers on the mountain is limited, and they cannot withstand continuous combat after all.

This was a life-and-death contest, and the Wei soldiers launched attacks again and again regardless of the cost, in an attempt to destroy the Shu army's will to resist.

Liu Yin also gritted his teeth and persisted. Deng Ai was indeed a formidable opponent. If it were another army, they would have already fled in the face of such heavy casualties, but Deng Ai did not take a step back. Use his iron will to tell Liu Yin what it means to be a great army in a hundred battles and what it means to be brave and not afraid of death.

The battle lasted for three days and three nights, and it was always in a stalemate. There were more and more corpses on the mountain road, almost paving the entire road. Every inch of the soil was completely soaked in blood, and the air was full of that kind of blood. The lingering smell of blood.

(End of this chapter)