The last three kingdoms

Chapter 862
Luo Xi seemed to be calm and unhurried. The Huns used trebuchets to attack the sidecar formations, which was completely expected by Luo Xi. Last time the Huns made a profit by relying on trebuchets, and they will definitely continue to use them this time. Naturally, it’s nothing novelty.

However, since the last defeat of the Shu army, the side car array has been greatly remodeled. The previous side car was only equipped with wheels in one direction and could only move forward or backward. The maneuverability was poor. When attacked, it is difficult to transfer. If you retreat forcibly, it will disrupt the formation of the van and give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it.

In response to this weakness, the Shu army improved the wheels of the van. In addition to retaining the original four longitudinal wheels, four more horizontal wheels were added. These four wheels are movable and can be used when not in use. It can be suspended at any time, and when the van needs to move laterally, just press the pressure lever to press the four wheels to the designated position, and then the van can be easily moved laterally.

After the addition of four wheels, the actual combat maneuverability of the van is greatly increased. After encountering the attack of the enemy's catapult, the van can move quickly to the rear. During the movement, it can still remain relatively stable. The formation will not create any chance for the enemy to attack.

After all, the trebuchet is a relatively heavy machine and moves slowly. If the van cannot move, it can only be beaten passively. But after the van can move, the trebuchet can't keep up with the rhythm.

Secondly, the layout of the side car formation has also improved compared to before. The previous side car formation was a single-ring structure with only one layer. Once the enemy broke through, it had to use manpower to make up for it. Now the side car formation It belongs to a duplex structure with two layers inside and outside. Even if the outer van is destroyed by the enemy, the inner van can still function to block the enemy's attack.

Although the Huns destroyed a few sidecars, the Shu army's sidecar formation retreated very quickly. Before the Huns' catapults fired again, they moved backwards as a whole, out of the trap of the catapults. attack range.

Moreover, the Xiongnu cavalry rushed forward when they saw the opportunity, but they did not expect that this was just a flaw deliberately leaked to them by the Shu army. In addition to the first floor, there is another layer inside the box car formation. Now they only break through the outer box cars. If they can't destroy the inner side car, they still can't break through the Shu army battle formation.

At this time, the trebuchets could not keep up with the moving speed of the van formation. The Shu army camped in a relatively flat place, so that the vans could move flexibly and freely, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, sometimes fast. Time and time, you can go left or right, front or back, whatever you want.

Although the Huns had a lot of cavalry, they could even encircle the battle formation of the Shu army, but this kind of encirclement was very limited. When the chariot formation rushed towards this side, the cavalry of the Huns had to give way one after another. The dense rain of arrows behind was not something the Huns cavalry could resist.

However, the trebuchet was too heavy, and it was quite difficult to move it. Many Hun soldiers took a lot of effort to lift the trebuchet to the designated place, only to find that the van had already moved again. At this moment, the trebuchet, They simply couldn't keep up with the moving rhythm of the upper van, and they couldn't launch stone attacks at all.

Ordinary cavalry could not stop the movement of the van formation at all. Later, Luo Xi also specially commanded the vans to move to places where the Huns were densely populated, and used powerful crossbow arrows to strike them from a distance, making the Huns fearful of avoiding them. It was too late, and when he saw the van rushing towards him, he ran away in despair, and only dared to stop to rest after he escaped within a stone's throw.

Hu Yanhao was a little dumbfounded, what was supposed to be in his hands now turned into an elbow armpit. Although the trebuchet is still a trebuchet, the same power is infinite, but at this moment, it is not powerful enough. After sending a few stones, in the end, the trebuchet was completely useless, and I could only watch the sidecars of the Shu army galloping across the battlefield, as if entering the land of no one.

Hu Yanhao also participated in the last battle of Jiexiu. What impressed him deeply was that under the attack of the catapults, the Shu army was almost defeated, but only a few years later, the Shu army improved the partial box car. They are flexible and can advance and retreat freely, but the catapults they use are still as cumbersome and slow as before, and they are destined to be eliminated if they fall behind.

A rare smile appeared on Luo Xi's face. It was not easy. After experiencing the last disastrous defeat in Jiexiu, both Luo Xi and the Yong'an Army were under great pressure. Rectifying the name of the car is something that must be done in front of Luo Xi. In this battle of Jiexiu, Luo Xi took the initiative to invite Ying to fight and act as the vanguard. The disgrace of yesterday.

Although the sidecars have undergone large-scale improvements, and new drills have been carried out for the sidecar formations, only actual combat is the standard for testing combat power. Feeling proud, whether it is a mule or a horse, you have to pull it out for a walk.

As a result, Luo Xi was not disappointed. The man's van turned the heavy catapults of the Huns around. The speed of the van, on the contrary, was under the powerful shooting of the Shu army, which caused a lot of losses to the Huns cavalry.

This battle can be regarded as the sidecar completely saved its face, completely ended that period of failed history, and also shattered the myth that the trebuchet became the "killer" of the sidecar. Since then, The van is still the only magic weapon against cavalry.

Hu Yanhao came here on a whim. He was planning to rely on cavalry and catapults to kill the Shu army by surprise, but he never expected this kind of ending anyway. The battle was too aggrieved. Hu Yanhao tried to He wanted to change something, but the more he fought, the more he realized that the chances were slim, because even if Hu Yanhao wanted to break his head, he couldn't think of any other good way to deal with the van.

Just when Hu Yanhao was still debating whether to continue fighting, a messenger of the Huns suddenly rushed towards Hu Yanhao, and before he got close, he shouted loudly: "General Huyan, it's a big deal! It’s not good, the Shu army attacked Jiexiu City, Jiexiu has already fallen!”

When Hu Yanhao heard it, his face suddenly turned pale.

(End of this chapter)