Three Kingdoms

Gong Jun lay down under a rock, leaning against him were two powerful crossbows. There are also a few crossbow arrows stuck on the ground, with the tail end facing up, so they can be accessed at any time.

This is about a hundred steps away from the bottom of the valley, which is the distance where the crossbow arrows are strongest.

Normally, a strong bow has a longer range and a strong crossbow has a shorter range, but this shortness is also relative. The longbow can even start shooting from 200 meters away, and its lethality is not weak, but the strong crossbow cannot. Because there is no tail fin, the strong crossbow cannot enjoy the unique gravity blessing of bows and arrows at the end range. It can almost be said that at the end of the stroke There is no lethality in it. The so-called strong crossbow cannot penetrate Lu's silk.

But within the effective range, the power and penetration of the crossbow are several times that of the bow and arrow!

It is common to see the dwarf mule movies of later generations. The samurai is still charging with arrows hanging all over his body. On the one hand, this is because the dwarf mules mostly use bamboo bows and bamboo arrows. Secondly, it also shows that the armor-piercing ability of ordinary bows and arrows is really worrying.

The appearance of strong crossbows was originally intended to break armor. Therefore, during the period when iron cans were rampant in the West, there was an order not to allow civilians to hold crossbows...

Moreover, the strong crossbow produced by Huang's workshop has another advantage that ordinary strong bows do not have due to its material. It is not afraid of moisture and can even be used in the rain! In this misty and humid weather, while the archers need to carefully keep their bowstrings from getting wet, the Zhengxi soldiers can use the crossbows unscrupulously.

Yuan Jun sent out scouts before camping, and also sent a few to climb up the mountain to take a look. He even sent out sentry scouts to provide warnings in the front and rear of the valley. However, what Yuan Jun did not expect was that Gong Jun and Ling Jie took advantage of dusk. There was also the chaotic sound of Yuan Jun's camp, so he quietly moved along the mountains, bypassing Yuan Jun's sentries in front and behind the valley.

Gong Jun used his eyesight enough to see the shadowy figure of Yuan Jun swaying in the valley. The fog is relatively thick in the morning and evening in spring, especially in the mountains and fields. If he is far away and the light is not strong, he cannot see clearly at all. .

On the mountain opposite, there seemed to be some figures shaking slightly. They were other people led by Ling Jie. However, with Gong Jun's eyesight, he could only see some fragmentary images. If he didn't stare carefully, it would be almost impossible to see. See.

Gong Jun knew clearly in his mind, so he had a directional identification, but those soldiers of the Yuan family who were preparing to camp in the valley could not see clearly. Moreover, Gong Jun knew that in addition to soldiers from Zhengxi, many county soldiers from other areas were blinded at night. He knew that it might be due to diet, but Gong Jun didn't know the specific reason. Therefore, for Gong Jun , he became more fond of the night...

Raising soldiers is a very expensive matter, and few princes are willing to pay such a large sum of money to ordinary soldiers, except Fei Qian. Because of Fei Qian's willingness to invest, and the fact that Pingyang is close to Hu, the combat effectiveness of the Zhengxi Soldiers is far superior to that of similar soldiers. In terms of night fighting technology, no one can compare with the Zhengxi Soldiers at the moment.

"Let everyone get ready..." Gong Jun whispered, "Don't mess around! Come one by one, no one can grab it!"

"Wei!" the soldiers behind him responded in a low voice, and then passed on Gong Jun's orders one by one.

Gong Jun was still squatting, but he began to move his hands and feet, taking turns to stretch out his arms and legs. The Zhengxi soldiers following Gong Jun also began to do the same movement quietly, removing the blood vessels that had been blocked from crouching for a long time. Local events open. This is a small detail, but people who don’t know how to do it won’t pay attention to it at all. As a result, sometimes it will happen right in front of them. As a result, the person ambushing yelled and then couldn’t stand up. Instead, the opponent who rushed up and was startled directly The embarrassing situation of being hacked to death...

After moving for a while, Gong Jun began to wind the string. With the help of the ratchet, he hung up the crossbow arrows with a subtle clang sound, then placed it on the rock, cocked the second crossbow, and then raised his hand. , making a gesture backward.

After a few breaths, the Zhengxi soldiers who were ambushing behind Gong Jun also raised their fists, shook them in the air, and retracted.

Gong Jun raised his crossbow and gathered the figure of a military academy who was commanding the camp layout in the camp. He followed his footsteps and moved slowly. Then when the military academy stopped, he pulled the trigger. Hanging knife.

The sound of the crossbow string was still echoing in the valley, and a huge blood flower bloomed from the chest of the Yuan Jun military academy, and he fell to the sky!

Yuan Junbing, who was being scolded by Yuan Jun's military academy, was stunned, as if he couldn't believe his eyes. Although the thought of cursing crossed his mind for a moment, when it actually came true, he was still more frightened than surprised...

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

The single-shot crossbow bolts resounded in the mountains with a rhythm full of death. The middle and lower-level military academy members of Yuan Jun, whose identities had long been confirmed, were almost killed in the first round of sniping!

A few Yuan Jun officers who were lucky enough to escape the attack were so frightened that they immediately hid behind their tents or luggage, pulled their necks and started shouting: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

The rapid sound of the gong resounded chaotically throughout the valley, and Yuan Jun ran in panic.

The erected weapon rack was pulled to the ground by an impatient Yuan Jun. The spears that were originally put together rolled everywhere, tripping an unlucky guy who was running towards him, and then hit the bonfire nearby, bringing him with him. He screamed and rolled around aimlessly, trying to extinguish the flames on his body, but the flames smeared all the way, igniting the oilcloth on the side, and quickly ignited the tent. The raging flames were accompanied by dense Black smoke began to rise...

Gong Jun silently cocked the two crossbows again, then raised the crossbows, looking for more valuable targets before shooting. The surrounding Zhengxi soldiers were silent. Apart from making some creaking sounds of winding and crossbow strings rebounding, they did not say a word. They just quietly looked for the target, and then drew the hanging knife.

This weird way of fighting made Yuan Jun extremely uncomfortable. They roared and turned around but couldn't find the enemy. When they grabbed the weapons, they found that there was no opponent to fight in hand-to-hand combat. Waiting for them, only one weapon after another greeted them. The root roars, bringing the crossbow bolt of death!

Soon, under the threat of death, even a stupid pig would act quickly, so Yuan Junxue became smart and figured out the direction of Gong Jun's shot, and began to hide behind various bunkers. Those who could find cover would also pretend to be dead and lie down on the ground, so as not to attract the roaring crossbow bolts...

It seemed that the target had been lost, or that the crossbow bolts were exhausted. Gradually, the valley became quiet. Apart from the painful groans of the injured people, mules and horses, there were only the sounds of heavy breathing and There was a crackling sound of something burning.

After a while, Yuan Jun's soldiers, who were more courageous, began to look around. Those who were lying on the ground pretending to be dead slowly got up, looking around with shrinking heads...

"Is this... leaving?" Yuan Bing looked around, looking at each other.

"You guys, hurry up and put out the fire!" A military academy who was lucky enough to escape the attack stood up and pointed at the area where Gong Jun attacked and said, "Sword and shield players, form a formation and go forward to check the mountain top!"

Under the protection of several shield soldiers, the vanguard general of the Yuan Army came out of the tent after seeing that the situation was stable, with his hands on his waist. Before he could give any instructions, he heard the frightening sound in the air again. The sound of the crossbow string reverberating!

Several sword and shield players guarding the general took a step forward quickly, placed their shields in front of the general, covering them airtight, and shouted at the same time: "General! Go back! Go back..."

Before he could finish speaking, the guard heard the vanguard general behind him who was supposed to be well-shielded grunt and stumbled to the ground. The guard suddenly discovered that the crossbow arrow was not fired from the original direction of Gong Jun. , but on their backs! They worked hard to block, but they completely sold out the Pioneer General!

"General!"

The guards screamed in panic, trying to turn around and cover themselves with shields, but it was already too late. In the meantime, the vanguard general vomited a few mouthfuls of blood and quickly died...

After the remaining military academies were called one by one again, although the remaining ordinary soldiers accounted for the vast majority, they were not injured. However, without anyone's restraint and guidance, it was discovered that the general was also dead. , began to panic, and even began to flee backwards.

One person started to run away and took the second person with him.

Then when a group of people started to flee, the entire vanguard camp was completely out of control. All the Yuan troops were fleeing in a panic, as if there were countless evil ghosts chasing behind them, abandoning their helmets and armor, not caring about anything. , I just want to get away from this dead area as soon as possible and escape to a safe place as soon as possible!

Ling Jie put down the crossbow in his hand and scratched his head.

Just run away like this?

Is this the end?

If we count them in detail, less than a hundred Yuan soldiers died directly in the valley, which resulted in the collapse of the entire camp of nearly 3,000 people...

What General Zhengxi said is really not wrong at all!

"Captain...take this..." the Zhengxi soldier on the side said hesitantly, "Do you want to pursue me?"

"Fuck you! Go down and burn these Yuan Jun's rations and leave!" Ling Jie laughed, "We won't die from exhaustion after chasing them. We'll just wait for them to come to our door!"

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Wei Yan, who was far away in Hanzhong, was also preparing to send him to his door at this time.

Xu Shu, who was sitting on the upper hand, was stroking his beard. After hearing Wei Yan's plan, he was neither sad nor happy, nor did he make any comments. Instead, he turned to look at Ma Heng and said, "Ma Zhizhong, what do you think?"

Ma Heng was silent for a moment, then raised his hands and said, "Report to the envoy... Captain Wei's plan may be feasible..."

Xu Shu said noncommittally: "In this case, why don't you Bingming Liu the governor?"

Ma Heng moved his lips slightly, but before he could say anything, he heard Wei Yan on the side say in a deep voice: "Liu Governor said that this plan is too risky and I don't agree with it!"

Ma Heng glanced at Wei Yan and lowered his eyelids.

"Then Captain Wei feels that there is no risk?" Xu Shu asked. Liu Dan disagreed, and Xu Shu had expected it, otherwise Ma Heng and Wei Yan would not have jumped over the hierarchy and directly found Xu Shu. But what Xu Shu didn't expect was that Liu Dan seemed to be overdoing it now. He was so bold before. , is simply seeking death, but now he is timid and cautious. Is this change a good thing or a bad thing?

It is said that during these days, Liu Dan went to see Zuo Ci almost every now and then, and he didn’t know why...

Or was it deliberately performed for Xu Shu?

"Is there any risk in the Jin Ge thing?" Wei Yan said without thinking, "If you are in the military formation, looking forward and backward, hesitating, it is a big taboo!"

"One thousand people, five days of food, if we can't..." Xu Shu said slowly.

"I am willing to issue a military order!" Wei Yan said loudly, "If we can't, we can take someone's head on his neck!"

Xu Shu smiled and said: "Captain Wei, it is spring now, and insects are flourishing in the mountains. If we can't kill you within five days... I'm afraid I won't have to come and take your head..."

"..." Wei Yan was speechless.

Wei Yan's plan is to go around the mountain road, like Yan Yan's last sneak attack, avoid Baishiling, and attack Hanchang City. If the sneak attack is successful, then Hanchang can directly threaten the hinterland of Brazil County. Basically, it is It is equivalent to opening the door to Brazil County, and the next step will naturally be easier to capture.

But what Xu Shu said is also true.

Spring is here, and there are so many insects in the mountains. How to repel and avoid them is indeed a problem.

"I heard that General Shang Yonghuang..." Wei Yan said, cupping his hands, "There is a medicine to avoid insects. I wonder if I can kindly ask you to give it to me..."

Xu Shu smiled.

Somewhat understood.

Wei Yan was worried.

Huang Cheng was training the mountain camp in Shangyong, and it was almost ready to form an army. However, Wei Yan had not made any progress here, so he became somewhat anxious. Otherwise, when the mountain camp was really deployed in the fall, Wei Yan would probably become a partial army. , even spectators.

Anti-insect medicines have been manufactured since early times. They are made from realgarwood, cloves, mugwort leaves and other plant minerals that have a repugnant smell to insects. They can be made into ointments or sachets and can be applied or worn. Can repel mosquitoes. By now it was a large-scale production, with a lot of personnel deployed, and the scouts were basically the first to be deployed. Therefore, as a general in the Western Expedition Army, it was normal for Wei Yan to know this situation.

From a strategic point of view, Wei Yan's plan to build a stronghold in the open and attack Hanchang secretly is indeed a good one, and most people think that autumn and winter are suitable for marching. There are insects in spring and miasma in summer, so it is also sudden to a certain extent. , but the question is, will Wei Yan lose his original reason because of his personal emotional urgency?

"Bring the sand table!" Xu Shu stood up, looked at Wei Yan and said, "If Captain Wei is confident, how about we deduce it with someone? If so, I will make the decision to give these thousand soldiers food and fodder!"

Wei Yanteng suddenly stood up and responded loudly: "I obey your orders!"