From mentioning AK47 to farming in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 92

"Come here, I can't hear you."

Tens of thousands of soldiers shouted in unison, which could be heard even a few kilometers away.

After the sound fell, there was the long-lasting loud laughter, but when it fell on Gongsun Zan's side, it was extremely ear-piercing.

The majestic and majestic Han Dynasty at the beginning has finally declined, so that now it is too late to read a proclamation.

In previous battles, whenever there was such a situation of talking before the battle, one could walk up to the opponent without fear.

It's just that this rule has changed since Zhao Tai appeared.

Is it the scribes, or the bones of this era are soft?

No, it's just that they knew Zhao Tai was unruly and didn't want to risk his life in vain.

Who ruined Zhao Tai's reputation?It's Chu Yan.

At the beginning, he led the army to borrow food and sent envoys to negotiate with each other a hundred steps outside the city, but by accident, Zhao Tai was blamed for betraying the alliance and killing the envoys.

There are also sniper guns and pearls in the front, and behind the blame. Once all kinds of conditions are added, this reputation will of course be ruined.

Why did Gongsun Zan live in seclusion, accompanied by shield soldiers.

Why did the scholars of Xuanxi stay so far away? The so-called Xiwen has become a joke.

They were just trying to prevent Zhao Tai from giving them a cold shot.

The unstoppable Gongsun Zan, who always took the lead in every battle, was forced to stay in the central army, which shows how much psychological shadow Zhao Tai left on the outside world.

Facing the provocation from Zhao Tai's side, the scribe was completely unmoved.

Maybe he will be charged with ineffectiveness in the future, but at least he can save his life, that's enough.

On the way of envoy Xuanxi's turn, Gongsun Zan's hand holding the sword hilt at his waist was already turning white.

Faced with the enemy's arrival of the imperial army, not only was he not afraid, but he also acted very provocatively, which was a shame to anyone.

"Thieves rebel and rebel, despise the power of the court, attack."

Keng sounded a sword sound, and the tip of the sword in Gongsun Zan's hand pointed directly at Zhao Zhuang.

As he gave the order, the war drums on the high platform began to sound, followed closely by the order flags waving.

The mighty army formation was changing, and the soldiers holding swords and shields stood at the forefront, marching forward with neat steps, and the low voices in their mouths seemed to be cheering themselves up, and they were also boosting the morale of the entire army.

The spirit that had been dampened before was abruptly pulled back at this moment.

Under the gaze of Zhao Tai and others, the sword and shield soldiers kept advancing at a constant speed, and then Zhao Tai heard the sound of the wheels rolling.

The tall nest carts and ladders were pushed forward by many hands, and a wheel mark more than ten centimeters deep was pressed out on the ground.

In this era, there are no more advanced tires, and the ground is not so hard. The wheels that rely purely on wood can only be pushed and pulled hard.

Zhao Tai was a little worried, if the explosives were buried shallower, would they be crushed directly.

Fortunately, Han Yu gave him a reassuring look, which made Zhao Tai's worries a little less.

Zhao Tai's subordinates have been specially taught about the characteristics and precautions of gunpowder, and the chances of making such low-level mistakes are very small.

To command and mobilize an army of tens of thousands of people, and to match various types of arms without chaos, is a great challenge to the commander's command ability.

However, although Gongsun Zan was not the later White Horse General, Marquis of Du Ting, how much a person has achieved is inseparable from how capable he was in the early stage.

"Although this large army can't be called elite, even because they belong to different places, the cooperation is not so tacit and scattered, but Gongsun Zan can command them scattered without chaos, which is already quite capable."

Zhao Tai sighed and thought of his subordinates. People like Gongsun Zan who could barely be called handsome, he didn't have any.

"Then this battlefield will be handed over to you, and I will not ask how to do it."

This time was no different than the last time. The imperial army not only had siege equipment, but also crossbows and thunder chariots.

If he still bullies Chu Yan without archers as before, he will stand on the top of the city and watch the situation change.

That's not boosting morale, it's putting your life on the line.

Think about the rain of arrows falling all over the sky, and the stones the size of washbasins falling from the sky, isn't that a life bet?

Zhao Tai tactfully walked down the city wall, which made General Zhou Ping heave a sigh of relief.

The son of a thousand gold can't sit down, and he is talking about Zhao Tai's type of person. When his subordinates think about the safety of the superior, they are actually thinking about themselves.

"Duke Ming, don't worry, the subordinates know that they will come to General Gao, no matter what, the imperial army will not be able to attack."

That's what he said, but Zhou Ping didn't despise the enemy at all. After all, the crossbow was not a joke.

The crossbow's firing range is 450 to 600 steps, which is nearly [-] or [-] meters, which is enough to suppress Zhaozhuang's fire.

Although the thunderbolt car could not knock down the city wall, its lethality was not as great as expected.

But its momentum is big enough to pose a great psychological challenge to the defenders.

The rumbling sound of the stone falling, the power to hurt when rubbed, and the power to break bones and tendons when touched, who dares to say that he can deal with it calmly when facing it.

If a person is unlucky, he will be smashed into a pulp, which will have a huge impact on morale.

The sound of war drums in the distance began to become more rapid, and Gongsun Zan, who had been livid with anger, smiled at this moment.

With a wave of his hand, the flag bearer issued an order in time, and the crossbowman who had already reached the range suddenly lay on his back.

Put your feet against the body of the crossbow, and pull the strings of the crossbow with both hands, and the assistants next to you put the arrows on the crossbow.

"put."

This type of crossbowman is called Jue Zhang, and they have been in this position since the Qin Dynasty, but the invention of the crossbow was only in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the application of the crossbow became more popular and powerful in the Han Dynasty.

Compatible with him is General Qiangnu, Jue Zhang Sima.

Now as the general's voice fell, the machine's sound mixed with the sound of crossbow strings and crossbow arrows sounded, forming a rain of arrows in the air like locusts.

Like a dark cloud, it is falling from the sky in a parabola and engulfing the entire Zhaozhuang.

The rocks on the long arm of the Thunderbolt Chariot also roared through the air, crushing Zhou Ping and the others helplessly for a while.

He could only carry it with his shield. At the same time, under the cover of the thunderbolt chariot and the crossbow arrows, the shield soldiers, the ladders, and the charging chariot were moving towards the city wall at the fastest speed.

Thunderbolt chariots and crossbows can be suppressed for a limited time. If they can be used all the time, why use siege.

The first is the consumption of stones and crossbow arrows, and the second is the physical strength of the crossbowman.

In the Han Dynasty, the tension of the crossbow was ten stones, and according to the unit of later generations, it would have to be six hundred catties. It would be terrible in the Han Dynasty, that is, the tension of [-] catties.

No matter how carefully selected these crossbowmen are, no matter how powerful they are, they can't shoot a few arrows.

But there is no doubt that even if the shortcomings of crossbowmen are obvious, he is also the main force in ancient wars.

Archers need three years of training to be qualified, but crossbowmen only need three days of training to become an army.

It is self-evident how big the gap is.

The reason why the crossbowmen can train so fast is that the Han crossbow added a scale on the "Wangshan" used for aiming, which is equivalent to the ruler of a modern rifle, which improves the hit rate.

The so-called "Wangshan" is a simple sight made of bronze.

Archers don't have this thing, and they can only rely on practice if they want to shoot accurately.

To some extent, the materials and energy required to build an archer are similar to the cost of building a musket.

But when it comes to quickly forming an army, the Musketeers are far behind the Archers by a thousand miles.

Even the crossbowmen have to be queued to the back, although the advantages and killing range of the crossbowmen are similar to those of the backward muskets.

But if it doesn't work for a long time, it can only be eliminated by muskets.

Zhao Tai could see the scene of thousands of arrows being fired and falling stones falling like meteors in the city. The soldiers on the city wall who used their shields to withstand the rain of arrows made Zhao Tai's desire for needles and guns even more.

He has never underestimated the use of war equipment by the ancients. It may seem backward, but he cannot doubt its power.

If you deny the wisdom of the ancients, you will never be able to face yourself.

"It's a good thing that the Eastern Han Dynasty is lonely. Otherwise, if I use the bed crossbow to deal with me, I'm afraid I won't be able to win easily even if I have explosives."

Seeing the third wave of arrow rain fall, there were shouts of killing outside the city, and Zhao Tai knew that the real siege battle had begun.

Offensive and defensive exchanges, the one shot by the arrow has been replaced by Gongsun Zan.

Even if Zhao Tai's soldiers were poor at using bows and arrows, for the densely packed army outside the city, no matter how skilled they were in archery, just firing a few rounds of volleys with their eyes closed would cause considerable damage.

Even if most of the arrows are blocked by the shield soldiers, the arrows that get into the gap can still kill the enemy, and if one falls, the pressure on the defenders will be relieved, which is not a loss for anyone.

Gongsun Zan launched an offensive here, but Gao Ai on the other side was in trouble.

No matter how he lures and provokes, that partial army sticks to Jingxing City and does not come out.

Only the three thousand elite cavalry were stationed outside the city, and the infantry could go head-to-head with the cavalry, which no one could do without an advantage.

The advantage of fast information transmission is now reflected, as long as you move your mouth, you can get it quickly.

That partial army made it clear that it wanted to defend the rear, no matter how much you induced it, it would remain unmoved.

Whether the rear is stable or not determines whether the main force on the front line can win, and it is no wonder that this partial army is so cautious and steady.

"Duke Ming, General Gao has a letter to report."

Before You Kan could salute, Zhao Tai took the letter that the Ministry of Intelligence had recorded.

"Jingxing's partial army general Yan Gang, always sticks to the key points, and if he wants to wipe out the imperial army, his subordinates have three strategies to use."

"One is a strong attack with explosives, and the partial army led by Yan Gang will be invincible. However, Gongsun Zan must be afraid of such an act of scaring the snake. If Gongsun Zan withdraws his troops and flees, the plan of total annihilation that Duke Ming said may fail."

"Secondly, the subordinates use a strategy to confuse the enemy. It will be the same as before and in the future. They secretly reduce the troops from the subordinates and rush to Zhaozhuang to join forces to defeat the enemy head-on."

"The third is to implement the first strategy first, to destroy the side army. During the time when the snake alarm returns to Gongsun Zan, the explosives will be detonated to cut off several limbs of the imperial army, and they will lose their courage. We will use the information letter to intercept The defeated army can be wiped out."

What are the three strategies? Gao Ai said that what he wants to do most is the third strategy.

It highlights information warfare, a tactic that was extremely difficult to achieve in ancient times.

For the application of the intelligence system, Gao Ai has already considered this level.

Zhao Tai glanced at the battlefield like a meat grinder on the top of the city, and the ladder that had already reached the top of the city.

Without even hesitating, he knew what to do.

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