Lord of the House

Drawing iron into wire is not a new technology.

The craftsmen of the previous dynasty were able to make zozi armor, which belonged to the same class of superior armor as scale armor.

Zozijia is made of drawn iron wire, and then cut the wire to make a ring and weave it into a chain coat to prevent swords and bows.

It's just that Zozijia is good at defending against arrows and slashing, but it is weaker in preventing sharp blade stabs, so it is not more popular with generals than scale armor, but the technical inheritance has not been broken. Huaidong generals also liked to wear light sorghum armor in addition to the armor, and the protection in combat was particularly high.

It is easy to draw iron into wire, and craftsmen have accumulated skills in quenching and annealing thin iron wire, but it is not an easy task to pull out a thin iron wire of hundreds or even thousands of meters, and then twist the thin iron wire into a rope.

Huaidong has put forward higher and more stringent requirements for the strength and toughness of the ropes since the Linzhengjun-class super-large ships with a capacity of more than 20,000 Shijia were introduced. Get rough.

Compared with traditional hemp rope, iron wire and wire rope are undoubtedly better choices. Only when Huaidong has a strong demand in this regard can Huaidong craftsmen continue to toss for several years and invest a lot of resources to perfect the wire rope technology.

The dozens of bundles of wire ropes stored in the Huanglongtan Ying Camp are far from perfect, but they have obvious advantages compared to traditional hemp ropes and iron ropes. In fact, as early as two years ago, the iron wire rope was applied to the Lin Zhengjun-class ships, but it was not understood by other forces.

An iron wire rope with a length of 500 steps can withstand a pulling force of tens of thousands of pounds, but the total weight is no more than 400 pounds; and a relatively strong iron rope can even have thousands or tens of thousands of pounds.

Even if there are fixtures on both sides of the strait that can withstand tens of thousands of pounds of pulling force, it is definitely not the same level of difficulty to cross a 400-pound wire rope and a tens of thousands of pounds of iron rope over the turbulent flow. Although the wire rope is suspended above the water, it is not absolutely impossible to destroy it, but it is definitely much more difficult than burning a piece of hemp rope or bamboo rope with a fire.

When Luo Wenhu first arrived at the iron wire rope and the bundles of thin iron wire that were only a few centimeters thick, he thought that this thing would make a trip rope and pull a few lines on the battlefield before the enemy cavalry sprinted. How **** exciting? ! However, he didn't mention it either. This kind of thing can only be used as a trick. The generals of the Huaidong Army should have considered it long ago. It can only be used once, and it is far less widely used in other fields.

At dusk, Chen Zui and Huang Zuyu came to the Yiying Camp, and the craftsmen who usually wore plain clothes and mixed with craftsmen in the Yiying camp also changed into official official uniforms at this time.

Whether they can successfully pull the suspension cable between Longclaw Rock and Shanmen Rock tonight, and decide whether they can deal a fatal blow to the more than 80,000 enemy soldiers still stranded on the south bank of the Han River, how can Chen Zuo and Huang Zuyu take it lightly?

Luo Wenhu was shocked by the secrets revealed by the Huaidong Army in the past two days. In order to better keep up with the generals of the Huaidong Army, he and Chen Zhu asked to join the front line to cross the river first. Only in this way can it be possible to have a deeper understanding of the many unpredictable tactics of the Huaidong Army.

After Yan Hu heard the police, he was bound to madly counterattack the beachhead on the South Bank. In a **** battlefield, it is also necessary to lead the soldiers to fight against the enemy and fight against the enemy to boost morale. To avoid the collapse of the command system due to casualties of generals, send more generals to replace them.

Luo Wenhu wanted to go to the south bank first with the front, Chen Zhuo would naturally not object, but would admire his courage and distinguish him from other generals.

Of course, if Luo Wenhu wants to go to the South Bank first, he must first conduct zipline training.

Since only two or three ziplines can be set up to connect the two sides of the river at the earliest in the early stage, the elites of the first battalion who first rushed to the south bank to organize the early defense could only use rigging to zipline across the river.

The elite of the first battalion who planned to cross the river first was led by the brigade commander Liang Shou, with a thin face called Luo Wenhu. It was hard to imagine that Liang Shou was only a butcher in Dengzhou City before joining the army. Come on, zipline training.

Entering the secret training camp in the depths of the mountain, Luo Wenhu realized that the Huaidong Army's rush to cross the Han River was not a temporary initiative, but one of the plans formulated before the occupation of Fancheng - in the secret training camp, two tall pillars were connected A suspension rope, a zipline is not complicated, but it also requires repeated training in advance to ensure that when crossing the river, it will not be stuck there because of individual problems.

In the camp, Luo Wenhu also saw hundreds of fine iron bed crossbows and scorpion crossbows that were prepared to block the river. At this time, he tore off the rain-proof varnish and pulled it out of the camp to reveal a hideous face in the open space. The soldiers at the front base The horse is also ready, ready to fill in the Dragon Claw Rock at any time.

Luo Wenhu tried two ziplines. Wearing armor, he slipped over a distance of more than 100 meters without too much difficulty, so he and Liang Shou and General Yingshao further studied the terrain around Shanmenyan and Miaotan Ridge on the other side. and various contingency plans.

There are more than a dozen craftsmen who will cross the river with them, who will be responsible for the later suspension bridge erection.

This battle is not to use ziplines to send five or six hundred people over, but to use iron wire ropes to set up a suspension bridge between Longzhaoyan and Shanmenyan that can be passed by people and horses on a large scale, transporting three to five thousand people in one or two days. Even more elite soldiers and horses crossed the river, cutting off the Xianggu passage at the southern foot of Miaotan Mountain in one fell swoop, completely sabotaging the enemy's plan to escape to the north on the south bank.

This kind of combat method was something Luo Wenhu had never thought about before. He couldn't help but ask him to think about the battle of Xuzhou, Chen Hansan was probably still defeated in a daze...

Luo Wenhu has always been puzzled by Chen Hansan's defeat in Xuzhou. But as soon as the Huaidong Army's Gongzaoguan explained, Luo Wenhu didn't think the reasoning here was so simple, and lack of knowledge really killed people.

After nightfall, Luo Wenhu and Liang Shou led the troops to gather behind Longzhao Rock; at this time, the wind picked up, and looking at the hazy night sky, Luo Wenhu asked worriedly, "Will there be rain and snow?" The rain and snow will undoubtedly increase. Difficulty of crossing the river.

"It's better if it snows hard..." Liang Shou looked up at the sky. Crossing the river was not difficult. With so many crossbows and scorpion crossbows blocking the narrow river surface, he was not afraid that enemy ships could attack the fine iron ropeway from the water, but When the enemy heard the news, it was less than forty miles from Gukou at the southeastern foot of Miaotan Ridge to Shanmenyan. If it snows heavily, it can greatly delay the speed of enemy troops coming to encircle it.

Rain and snow weather is not good for anyone, and it is good for everyone.

The Huaidong Army's preparations were done well, and the worse the weather, the worse it would be for the unprepared and unprepared enemy forces on the south bank.

Chen Zhu and Huang Zuyu came over and said, "There is nothing abnormal on the south bank. It is estimated that it will snow today. You should be careful about the rocks and slippery feet in the past; are you ready?"

Liang Shou nodded, Chen Zhuo, Huang Zuyu and Li Baidao, who led the second batch of people to cross the river, said, "Then push the crossbow ashore first..." Although the enemy sentry ships passed through this section of the river every two hours after dark, but Guessing that the upstream enemy navy warships will come faster, the armored soldiers zip across the river, and face the bows and arrows shot by the enemy ships in the air. ferry…

The wire rope has not yet been unfolded, and a bundle is placed in front of the "I"-shaped iron stake, but one end of the wire rope is fastened to the iron stake with an iron buckle made of fine iron, and it is ready to hang the rope; Under the cover of the night, a bed crossbow was also pushed from the camp to the shore cliff. After the slotted giant crossbow arrow was in place, it aimed at the waterways upstream and downstream of Longclaw Rock.

Just after the Xu hour, two enemy patrol boats went down the river. Fearing the strong crossbow of the Huaidong Army on the north bank, the two enemy patrol boats passed almost close to the south bank, causing people to worry that the men and horses lurking on the south bank at this time would reveal their whereabouts. .

The north wind is howling, the sky is hazy, and the night is as black as ink. The enemy patrol boats pass by, and the lurking men and horses on the south bank use lights instead to indicate the shooting direction for the four giant crossbows set up on Longzhaoyan!

The four bed crossbows made of fine iron are obviously larger than the bed crossbows commonly used in the army. Luo Wenhu is also nervous. Although the string tension of the giant crossbow is stronger than that of the ordinary bed crossbow, he is not sure whether he can shoot the giant arrow with the lanyard at the end to the other side, and he has not seen the repeated actions of the soldiers before. Experimentation always feels unsafe.

On the other side, the lights were used to mark the shooting direction. Chen Zhu waved his hand to issue the commander, listening to the arrows breaking through the air, caught in the whistling north wind. Seeing that the rope was stretched straight, the arrow tail rope said excitedly, "Shoot to the other side!" After a while, the other side also used lights to send a message to show success.

Seeing Chen Zhu, Huang Zuyu, Tang Xitai, and the others staring at the night under the river with a solemn expression, Luo Wenhu felt that the sweat in his palms was a bit redundant.

After quickly tying the three bundles of iron wire ropes to the ropes, Luo Wenhu watched the iron wire ropes slowly pull down the river; after about half an hour, the three iron wire ropes were stretched straight on the Dragon Claw Rock, with a very small Angled down...

Luo Wenhu first descended the platform with a rigging rope, and then slid into the air with both stepping stones, listening to the cold wind whistling in his ears and the surging sound of waves under his feet. , did not tell him to think too much, the castration was approaching, but he also saw the situation on the other side more clearly.

Several horse lanterns illuminated a natural footing stone platform under Shanmen Rock. A dozen people who had lurked earlier stood on the stone platform. At this time, a long pole stretched out and hooked the body of Luo Wenhu, who was about to be castrated. He pulled it to the stone platform and untied it; there were three rope ladders hanging down on the left side of the stone platform so that people could climb up, and four fine iron giant crossbows were nailed to the position just below the stone platform, blowing the wind and waves, motionless, shooting into I'm afraid there is a depth of half a foot in the stone...

What a strong crossbow!

While Luo Wenhu was in a daze, "huhuhu", three more people slipped from the opposite bank behind him at the same time...

There was a person here holding a horse lantern, and he couldn't recognize Luo Wenhu: "Why didn't Liang Tou come over? Who is this general?"

"This is Commander Luo Wenhu of the Ministry of Military Intelligence; Dong Biao, is there anything unusual here?" Liang Shou's voice sounded beside Luo Wenhu, asking the man who came over with a lantern.

"It turned out to be Commander Luo," Dong Biao, the sentinel who had sneaked in and was in charge, leaned over, bowed to Luo Wenhu, and said to Liang Shou, "The enemy in the Qiangu of Miaotanling is still in a dream; As well as the two watch posts at Huyatan, each with fifteen or sixteen soldiers. When we approached before nightfall, we bumped into three enemy posts in the south of the mountain, killed two, and told one to escape, but it should not be The enemy was disturbed too much. There are 3,000 enemy soldiers in Caochongzhai in the upper reaches of the Nanhe River, who are stationed there before nightfall.

It is normal for the Huaidong Army to have scouts infiltrating on the south bank and Yanhu's scouts on the north bank. Both sides will search for the other's scouts and sentries at every interval. Liang Shou, who sent a large group of troops to hunt down overnight, was not worried that Dong Biao and the others would be so alert to the enemy when they killed and wounded the patrol...

Liang Shou and Luo Wenhu did not delay, and climbed from the rope ladder to Shanmenyan.

Shanmen Rock is slightly smaller than Longzhao Rock on the north bank, and the rock head is only forty or fifty steps deep. In the past, it was a dense forest that could be seen everywhere in Miaotan Ridge. The two iron wire ropes were fastened to the roots of the giant tree with iron buckles, and they were so tight that they broke the bark and stretched them on the rocks.

The whole plan looks very simple, but such a simple and practical background hides Huaidong's strength to let people see to the end, and such a simple and practical strategy is also difficult for the enemy to see through; Almost any battalion general or sentry general from the Huaidong Army would be no worse than him—and it would be difficult for the Huaidong Army to plan a lot for this...

Soon another 20 or 30 people zipped over, and several of them had bundles of thin iron wire less than a centimeter (tenth of an inch) thick tied to their bodies. There are more than 40 people lurking in the dense forest behind Shanmenyan. In addition to seven or eight craftsmen who have lurked in the early stage, other vigilance guards have even taken iron wires and used the surrounding trees as stakes to quickly encircle it. Set up a temporary defensive camp.

Using iron wire to enclose wood as a camp, although simple, is much faster than logging for a camp.

Even if these iron wires can be cut with a knife and axe, but the iron wires are densely surrounded by a mesh, UU reading www.uukanshu.com can also make the enemy slow down, and they are not caught by fire; it is more effective to use with iron caltrops . The Huaidong Army's bow and crossbow are deployed behind the iron wire, and can effectively and intensively shoot and kill the enemy troops blocked by obstacles such as iron wire nets, iron caltrops, and refusing horses.

When it comes to fighting, the elites of the Huaidong Army are not at all brave.

Although Shanmenyan is in the Miaotan Ridge, it is not far from the mountain. After all, it is necessary to consider that the elite soldiers and horses can quickly attack from the Miaotan Ridge and cut off the passage between Xiangyang and Gucheng. After the enemy finds out, they will attack Shanmenyan very quickly, and there are not many terrain obstacles.

The suspension cables above the Han River can hide from the enemy until dawn, and the enemy will attack before the sun as soon as possible. Liang Shou led the front to cross the river. A suspension bridge is set up on it, so that more soldiers and horses can quickly cross the river...

After passing through more than 400 people, only two enemy patrols came from upstream.

Although the night was like ink, the three suspension cables were suspended fourteen to five feet above the water surface, and so many people had been placed on both sides of Longclaw Rock and Shanmen Rock, and the surrounding birds and beasts were shocked, and naturally they would not call the enemy sentry ships. Not alert.

When the enemy sentry ships walking close to the southern cliff raised their fires to illuminate the night sky, they were naturally greeted by a rain of arrows like locusts; more than half of the dozens of soldiers on the enemy sentry ship were instantly casualties, but the remaining enemy soldiers on the ship were also ordered in time. Start the beacon fire at the stern to warn the south bank!

Standing on the rock, Luo Wenhu saw that the enemy's watchposts in Dongling and Huyatan quickly set off a warning beacon; only then did he realize that the enemy's watchposts on the left and right were so close, if not for the Each is separated by a ridge, and the straight-line distance from Shanmenyan is only four or five miles away. My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter