sweeping the world

Chapter 325 The Offensive Begins

The long sound of horns was continuously blown in the barracks of the Qiang army, and the background wall of the sound was one after another of cooking smoke that could not be counted no matter how many times.

Before fighting, soldiers are always given a good meal, and they are expected to work harder because of this. How could Yao Yizhong, who has led the army for decades, not understand this?The amount of cattle and sheep he brought this time exceeded one million. Before, he only gave the soldiers what they should have, but today he decided to let the soldiers eat openly.

The current season is summer, and the fat of the livestock has not been raised. No matter what kind of cooking method, the slaughtered cattle and sheep do not have enough fat. It is a pity that the soldiers are not fat enough.

After the sky brightened, there were not only desolate horns in the Qiang camp, but also the sound of drums.

Among the various orders, the soldiers who had enough to eat and drink were taken out of the camp. Some people received sword and shield carts and various wooden carts, and shouted to push the equipment forward.

Looking from the direction of the Han army camp, the frontier of the Qiang camp has been covered with various equipment and vehicles. If you want to count carefully, the number of various equipment and vehicles will definitely not be less than five thousand. It can be seen that the number of equipment and vehicles in the past How frantically they build machines these days.

When it’s time to go out to battle, the Qiang soldiers are making final preparations. They try to place fire-resistant things on top of the equipment as much as possible, which can be wet cloth or fur, or various sacks filled with sand.The reason for doing this is nothing more than worrying that the shooting of the rocket will make the equipment burn.

In addition to a large number of equipment troops, the Qiang cavalry was also mobilized, and the cavalry warming up in the camp could be seen everywhere, so that there were galloping horses everywhere within sight.

The Qiang army is busy preparing for the battle, and of course the Han army is not doing nothing.

The bow and crossbow troops of the Han army are preparing a large number of rockets, as are the bed crossbow and cart crossbow troops.The catapult troops are preparing fire oil tanks, which they have only used in small amounts before.

In addition to the long-range troops, the melee troops of the Han army are strengthening the fortifications over and over again. Those fortifications can be fence walls, earth walls, horse-repelling bushes, wooden fences, etc., but there is no sign of trenches.

It was an extremely helpless thing. Liu Yan led the army and was in a combat state when he first arrived. He didn't have the time to dig trenches at all, and the trenches were not so easy to dig.

Faced with the Qiang army's frantic efforts to build arrow-blocking equipment, the Han army was actually feeling almost crazy and depressed.The Han army showed off the sharpness of their bows and crossbows wherever they went, and often fired arrows repeatedly to force the enemy to surrender, not to mention how exciting it was to inflict countless casualties on the enemy without losing one's own.

Where there are spears, there will be shields, and the Han army has not encountered enemy troops who wantonly built arrow-deflecting equipment, but those enemy troops before were really a bit of a show compared with the Qiang army.

The benefits of the bow and crossbow will be offset, and it is foreseeable that the role of the crossbow and crossbow will decrease in the future, and the melee combat between the two sides will increase.

The total strength of the Han army here is only 12. Judging from the situation of Yao Yizhong's mobilization today, the mobilized troops of the Qiang people are at least [-], which is a four to one force gap.

The camps of the army are not crowded together. For example, the camps of the Han army are distributed in three areas, one main camp and two guard camps.On the side of the Qiang army with more troops, as the number increases, there must be more camps, and the area spread out is at least tens of miles.

"Order..." Yao Yizhong put on his military uniform, raised his hand and waved it down lightly: "The troops advance."

The sound of the horn sounded "Woo!!!", followed by the rhythmic sound of "Boom—Boom—Boom—" the sound of war drums.

The Qiang soldiers who received the order began to shout the chant again, and the first batch of [-] Qiang soldiers shouted the slogan "Hey! Hey!"

Looking at the size of the sword and shield car, one should have a weight of about [-] catties. There will be no rubber tires in this year, and the wheels will only be made of wood. Furthermore, the wheels may not really be all In a circular state, the feeling of pushing it up can be imagined.

By the way, there is no such thing as an axle at present, which means that the wheel rotates on a single wheel, so it is not too easy to turn.

Each arrow deflecting device is driven by five to two to thirty people, and each device will be followed by dozens to hundreds of soldiers. No matter what the combat weapon is, those soldiers must still hold a shield in their hands.

The reason why it is not suitable for livestock pulling equipment is very simple. In this year, there is no Gewu, let alone physics, and there is not so much time for craftsmen to open their minds, and the rear livestock push has no time to do it.Then they built the equipment to block the arrows, and used the livestock to pull them in front. Is it to let the animal power shoot the arrows?
The shields in the hands of Qiang soldiers look very complicated. What they have in common is that they are made of wood, which makes them look very complicated. The soldiers also added things they thought were necessary to the shields, such as skin.As for the iron pieces, let alone barbarians, even Jin people with strong hands-on skills, what can they do without materials?
Nearly a thousand vehicles of various types were followed by soldiers, and they made a lot of noise when they moved forward.

After advancing for a certain distance, nearly a thousand equipment and vehicles divided into two waves, heading towards the two guard camps of the Han army camp. When they were waiting for them to separate from the left and right, the Qiang camp had new troops pushing forward with various equipment and vehicles. It is clear that the three Han army camps were to be fought together from the beginning.

"Once Yao Yizhong makes up his mind..." Liu Yan said with a smile on his face, "That's the big move."

Ji Chang and others couldn't laugh it off. The Qiang people went crazy and built arrow-blocking equipment. The advantage of the Han army's bows and crossbows was offset, and their military strength was at an absolute disadvantage. The next situation would be very bad, especially for the Han army. The number of cavalry here is a disadvantage among disadvantages, and the passive situation is almost doomed.

"Relax, relax." Liu Yan didn't feel nervous at all, and said with a smile: "Isn't this situation expected by us a long time ago? It's also what we want."

No one said anything, most were smiling wryly.

That's right, they were mentally prepared to fight hard from the beginning, everything was to attract Yao Yizhong to cross the river, so that they could use the terrain to wipe out Yao Yizhong's Qiang army as much as possible, but when they really faced a bad situation, How careless it must be to be able to relax?
"Your Majesty, we..." Sang Yu lost his usual laughter and asked seriously, "How many days do we need to support?"

Liu Yan said flatly: "It depends on how many days Yao Yizhong will block our reinforcements."

The battlefield is composed of multiple parts, which can be divided into more important ones and more intense levels. The first batch of Han troops will come from the southwest of Jishui, while the second batch of Han troops will come directly from the south. No matter how Yao Yizhong would not easily let the reinforcements of the Han army join Liu Yan's headquarters, it is conceivable how many local battlefields will be extended.

This kind of situation is really what the Han army wants, but there will be a premise for everything, that is, the defense of Liu Yan's location is equivalent to Liu Yan being a bait and the key to the entire battle.

"If you want to achieve your goal, how can it be possible without taking risks?" Liu Yan said with a sincere smile, "Otherwise, why would Yao Yizhong stay here so firmly?"

Using Liu Yan as bait is an extremely risky thing, so except for Liu Yan himself, all the other members of the Han Department are against it.For the Han tribe, the importance of Liu Yan as a leader needn’t be said too much, not only because Liu Yan is the ruler of the Han tribe, but also because no one can quickly form an army except Liu Yan, and Liu Yan doesn’t know about the ships What method is used to quickly form it.

The sound of dense clappers was sounded in the two guard camps of the Han army. It meant that the attacking Qiang troops had approached within the range of the crossbow. They are burning flames, and the process from being shot to falling is just a few breaths.

"Raise your shield!"

The sound of wood colliding frequently sounded. It was the attacking troops of the Qiang people who raised their shields and moved them closer together, forming a barrier of stacked shields on top of their heads. In the next instant, a large number of rockets fell, and the arrows landed on the shields. There was a knocking sound like it was raining.

There were screams amidst the bumping sound. It was the crossbow arrows passing through the gap in the shield and hitting the human body. When a person fell down, a gap would be exposed, causing the Qiang soldiers in the area to shout and roar, in order to rush to the shield. The gap closes up.

The first wave of shooting was followed by the second wave. The continuous shooting has caused the Qiang soldiers a lot of suffering in the past few days. Before fighting the Han army, they had never encountered such an arrow attack, or they would not have built it. So many arrow blocking devices and shields.

When a flaming crossbow arrow falls on a shield, it's fine if the shield is made of metal. No matter what measures have been taken before, a wooden shield will always burn after being exposed to fire for a long time. As a result, a burning smell begins to appear, and thick smoke begins to appear. Also began to appear on the battlefield.

Hu Yansheng said anxiously: "We need to speed up the progress!"

Yao Yizhong, however, was staring at the camp of the Han army who kept firing arrows. He knew that the preparations had taken effect, and he was mentally prepared for what happened.

If the advance speed can be accelerated, how can the attacking Qiang troops move forward slowly? The problem is that the speed of the arrow-blocking equipment is only the same, and the speed of the advancing troops with the shield raised will become loose and loose. There is simply no way to speed it up.

"This situation is already very good." Yao Yizhong smiled, and he pointed to the Han army camp: "The frequency of their shooting arrows is faster than ever before. Do you know what this means?"

Hu Yansheng kept blinking his eyes, and smiled at the next moment: "The Han army has also become anxious, which is a good thing for us."

……Dividing line……

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