How to deal with the strong crossbow? Yu Di has the most right to speak in his own army, and it is not unreasonable for Dai Gu to insist on sending him to Matu City.

"Flag array, well, tell me, how to face such a situation?" Zhong Wei asked the people around him, there were several regiment leaders who came with him, Shao Dianye, Mo Jun, etc. were all listed.

"The flag can only be used from a distance, it's useless to get close, the enemy has to climb the city wall if they want to attack the city, wait for them to come. "Mo Jun is the most experienced, and he skillfully dodges the question.

"It's a pity that you can't use ballistas, otherwise all the shots will burn out. "Shaodian wants to be simple and straightforward.

The others laughed and said nothing, "Nonsense! You two said nothing, can you set a good example for the soldiers below?" Zhong Wei feigned anger.

"You say. He pointed at Li Hao.

Li Hao said shyly: "There is no good way to be humble, but I do have an idea. ”

Zhong Wei encouraged: "Be bold and say, they are all your superiors, if you don't say well, they will point you out, and if you say it well, you will show your face, in short, you won't suffer." ”

"Oh, let's talk about it, the flag is used to block the view, and everyone doesn't know what is behind it, if the enemy continues to advance, our army may attack and shoot a few rounds of arrows.

Hehe, everyone knows this, but he thinks that the number of crossbow arrows in our army is limited, and it is a little difficult to replenish them, so the enemy may deliberately lay a suspicious array to consume our army's arrows. ”

Li Hao didn't know where to swing his hands, raised his right hand and touched the back of his head.

"yes! This kid is going to live. Mo Jun's eyes were a little different when he looked at Li Hao.

"What do you see, he's a crossbowman, he turned out to be an archer, understand?" Shao Dianye hurriedly reminded Mo Jun.

Niu Erbing smiled bitterly: "I'm here." "Because of his meritorious service in quelling the chaos in Dingjiang City, he has been promoted to the commander of the Third Regiment of the Strong Crossbow, and Li Hao is his subordinate.

"Very good!" Zhong Wei clapped his hands and said, "I also estimate that the enemy will use the flag array to advance, digging tunnels behind to avoid the fire of our army's strong crossbows, and it is very likely to advance to a distance of two or three hundred meters from the city wall, and then pile up an earthen wall." ”

"Does Lord Zhong mean that the enemy army wants to build an earthen city and send archers to shoot at our army?"

"Oh, Lao Fei saw it accurately, the enemy army was not eager to attack the city, and this move also meant to test the reality of our army. Mo Jun saw more.

Siege of fortified earth cities is not a new method, and it can often be seen in wars everywhere. This was usually done because the city was very well defended and the defenders were small.

If there are more defenders, the attackers will not be able to take the city for a while and a half, and the defenders will rush out at night to destroy the earthen wall.

The reason why your own army is doing this is to see how many defenders there are in the city of Matu.

The 1st Mixed Division was far outnumbered by its own troops, and it was unlikely that it would rush out of the city to destroy the earthen wall because it would have to find time to rest at night.

"It's coming!" again.

The width of the Banner Formation was about the same width as the western wall, and now it began to advance, and it could be faintly seen through the gaps in the flags, with large wooden carts following behind.

Li Hao regretted: "That town should be burned." Zhong Wei knew what he was talking about, so he taught him earnestly: "You can't do this, the unspoken rule between big countries is that you can't torture and kill the people, especially when we are still in the enemy country, you must remember this in the future." ”

"Oh, okay, humble duty!" Li Hao solemnly saluted Zhong Wei.

Zhong Wei guessed correctly, and when the flag array advanced to five hundred meters away from the city wall, it did not stop, and continued to move forward.

"Trebuchet launches. Zhong Wei ordered.

The walls were equipped with all kinds of equipment, and ballistas and trebuchets could not be used, and the three battalions began to attack.

At this distance, instead of stones, they threw out oil cans, including some alcohol cans, which were flammable anyway.

No matter how big the stone is thrown so far, people will definitely be able to avoid it, and it does not have real and effective lethality, and flammable materials are different, and throwing a fire after throwing it can at least disrupt the enemy's formation.

Fire attack is the most effective against the flag array, and the fire flag that your army carries out can't be.

However, their own army had already prepared, and when the oil canister fell to the ground, it was immediately covered with sand, and someone would put out the fire if it was lit, and the numerical advantage was undoubtedly revealed, even if a flag caught fire, it was immediately put to the ground, and another flag was added.

"Master Zhong, my subordinates originally led a group out to kill for a while. Mo Jun surrendered his hand and asked for his life.

The enemy was prepared, and the advantage of the strong crossbow could not be brought into play for the time being, and the infantry regiments enthusiastically applied for battle.

"What's the hurry! Can you kill 100,000 troops? Let them do their work first. The thunder and rain are also a kind of torture for the will of the people in the city to resist, and I am glad that the enemy army will take his time, anyway, we have no intention of occupying this place for a long time. Zhong Wei refused the infantry's request.

Just kidding! There are so many enemy troops, no matter how much the infantry regiment can fight, it will be crushed into slag if it runs out.

To really fight, it is not enough for a regiment of infantry to defend a wall.

Ding Kui didn't say that the 1st Division would defend Matu City alone, but where were the reinforcements, when would they come back? Zhong Wei didn't know the answers to these questions.

The flag array advanced more than 200 meters before it stopped, and the wooden carts behind it could be seen erected and the sound of clanging banging could be heard.

"Do you want to ask the magician to attack?" asked Niu Erbing. The western city wall is his defense area, and he can't sit idly by and ignore the enemy, he has to do something.

Now the Red Army also has mages with the army, although they are temporary, but they are also real mages, and they can be asked to help when there is a combat mission.

"No, just pick a few good arrows, shoot them when you have the chance, and cause trouble to the enemy. Zhong Wei still refused.

Since blind shooting will be wasteful, then come to strike accurately, the strong crossbow can cause considerable damage at a distance of more than two hundred meters, and there are still many loopholes in your army's flag array.

When Li Hao heard this, he immediately raised his crossbow, hooked the trigger, and shot an arrow with a "whoosh". He was confident that he was the best in arithmetic in the third battalion, and he had a share in the division commander's order.

"Hmmm!" a flag fell in the blink of an eye.

The good hand in the city couldn't hold it back for a long time, and after getting the affirmative look of his boss, he aimed at the target and pulled the trigger, and the flag array below kept people falling.

Suddenly, a dense drum beat came from the main formation of his own army, and then the shouts in the ranks continued to boil into the sky, and the soldiers in the rear shouted and cheered for the flag array.

Zhong Wei suddenly raised his right hand and held an arrow between his two fingers, the tip of which was less than two palms away from his face.

"Sure enough, there was preparation, and the archers were ambushed behind the banner. He curled his fingers and flicked arrows. Arrows were being fired from under the city, and he had already been targeted as an officer like no other.

Archers hidden behind the banner array emerged one after another, shooting crossbowmen with superb archery skills, buying time and space for the right army building the earthen city.

Yu Di knew that ordinary archers could not defeat crossbowmen, so he would use the earthen wall siege method, using archers against crossbowmen before solving the disadvantaged terrain, which could at least shorten the strength gap a little.

His own country is not as rich in archers as Cao State, but there are many in the army, at least more than Shaodian State, and it is not difficult to pick out a few hundred in a legion.

As a result, the pressure on the city increased sharply, and the three battalions only had a total of 500 men, and a part had to be left as a reserve, and it was difficult for a few few elites to fight against a few hundred archers.

"All-out counterattack!" It may have been that arrow that ignited Zhong Wei's anger and decided not to get used to the enemy anymore.

If the enemy runs so close and comes out to shoot, it is not a waste of crossbow arrows to return fire at this time, and the soldiers of the three battalions have gone into battle.

This is a duel between the traditional bow and the crossbow, the crossbowmen have the advantage of the terrain, and the archers have been trained for a much longer time, which can basically be seen as a contest between weapons.

In terms of the frequency of shooting, the archers are much ahead, and with the Beaded Arrow technique, the crossbowmen shoot one arrow, and they can shoot ten arrows.

In terms of accuracy, the archers are still superior, after all, they have been immersed in this art for many years, and they are more accurate than crossbowmen who have been trained for half a year and a year.

In terms of lethality, crossbowmen have the upper hand, and every arrow shot is the same power, unlike archers, who depend on the strength of their arms, the higher ones are better, and the lower ones are not enough.

As an aside, the armor of the crossbowmen is superior to that of the archers, the archers are flexible, most of them wear light armor such as leather armor and cloth armor, and the crossbowmen wear the well-known fine armor, and the defense of the two is not on the same level.

In terms of staying power and stability, the crossbowman completely crushes the archer, because it is very laborious to pull the bow and hold the arrow, unlike the crossbow string, which is attached to the mechanism, and the crossbowman has no effort at all except to load the arrow.

In the beginning, the two sides were evenly matched, and the people on both sides were about the same, except that many of the crossbowmen were unscathed, while most of the archers were shot through the body by the crossbow arrows, and it was difficult to continue the fight even if they did not die.

Gradually, the archers became less and less, and the crossbowmen began to divide their men against the enemy who built the earthen wall, still maintaining a strong ranged attack power.

Yu Di has been observing the battlefield with a telescope, and his heart is becoming more and more uncomfortable: still no! This crossbowman is more difficult than I thought, do you want to use a magician?

The number of magicians in his hands is not large, less than five hundred, and he has to take care of the entire legion, if he is sent out this time and is ambushed, there will be no magicians to help him fight in the future.

Ding Kui's battle report in Huangyu City has been circulated among the armies of the two countries, how could Yu Di not know that the friendly army still has master-level masters to help in the battle, and there is nothing here, in case, ah! The consequences are unimaginable.

Although the archers were outnumbered, the foundation of the earthen wall was still laid, and this time the large shield was very effective, and the surface was full of crossbow arrows, but fortunately it was not shot through, and the shieldmen did not lose much, and the soldiers who worked in the back were also greatly affected.

A morning was spent in a dreary confrontation, and our army completed the rudimentary shape of the earthen wall, but also dragged back more than a hundred corpses, and in general successfully completed the tactical deployment.

"You go down and rest first, there are subordinates here, and the enemy army will not launch a large-scale attack for the time being. Niu Erbing persuaded Zhong Wei.

"Okay, you hold on for a while, I'll go get something to eat. Zhong Wei did not shirk this time.

However, the trees wanted to be quiet but the wind was not "accurate", and a strong wind suddenly blew in the sky, blowing the flags of the two armies in all directions, and even suddenly.

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