boyutpedia Chapter 231 Improved Crossbow
Chapter 231 Improved Crossbow
When all the generals stood up and prepared to gather troops to attack, the news sent back by Feng Nong Yue finally reached Yun Zhi after being transferred through the imperial city.
Looking at Lord Tong's confidant who hurried in, Yun Zhi frowned slightly.
Lord Tong's job is to collect and manage intelligence sent back by spies and traitors from various countries. Before she left, Yun Zhi told him that if he had any news related to the war, he must pass it back as soon as possible.
So, what's going on now?
"Your Majesty, Lord Tong asked me to hand this letter to you." The confidant presented it with both hands.
Yun Zhi took the letter and quickly opened it to read.
After a while, after reading the contents above, she folded it in half with a calm expression.
"Go back and tell Master Tong that I know."
The confidant responded and hurriedly retreated back to the imperial city.
After the confidant left, several generals looked at each other, wondering whether they should go out and prepare to send troops or wait for Yun Zhi's further instructions.
Just when they were at a loss as to whether to stay or leave, Yun Zhi finally spoke up, "The Yu Kingdom has made improvements to their crossbows. Everyone must be careful on the battlefield."
"Improvements to crossbows?" Chen Yuanshu murmured softly.
What can be improved about crossbows is nothing more than improving their power and range.
Chen Yuanshu looked up at the generals around him. They looked thoughtful at the moment, and were obviously speculating in these two directions.
"The crossbows they used in the first two battles were no different from before. It seems that they did not use the improved ones. They did not have them before. It is possible that they did not use them because there were not many of them. Or they may want to keep them as a backup to kill us by surprise. But now they have lost two games in a row. In order to win back a game, there is a high possibility that they will use them this time." Ning Cen said solemnly.
Yun Zhi nodded slightly, "General Ning is absolutely right. We have to be on guard."
After pondering for a moment, Yun Zhi decisively ordered, "Pass my order, the number of shield soldiers will be doubled this time."
"Yes!" The generals acted quickly.
Half an hour later, the army assembled and headed towards the city ahead.
On the city wall, Xue Lingyue breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the An Guo army did not take out the unknown weapon.
"It seems that their weapon is not inexhaustible."
Yan Shufeng, standing by, echoed, "A weapon like that must be quite difficult to manufacture. Isn't it reasonable to say so?"
After saying this, he looked forward and said, "We must not lose again this time."
"Of course, General Yan, I'll let you see the power of our improved weapons later." Xue Lingyue said proudly.
"my pleasure."
At the foot of the city, Yun Zhi looked at the enemy troops on the city wall who were ready for battle, and had a plan in mind.
"Chen Yuanshu, Ning Cen, listen to my orders!"
"The general is here!"
"I order you two to each lead a team of troops to launch a feint attack from the left and right flanks to attract the enemy's attention. Remember, stay safe and don't fight too long."
"I obey your orders!" the two men said in unison, then turned around and left with their troops.
For a moment, shouts and cries of killing were heard everywhere.
As they approached the range of the arrows, the archers on the city wall fired arrows in unison, and the arrows shot at the beginning were the same as usual.
It was not until Chen Yuanshu and Ning Cen got closer to the city wall that Yun Zhi noticed that after the enemy above had shot the last batch of arrows, the soldiers in the rear immediately took over, and the Thousand Machine Crossbows in their hands were indeed somewhat different from the previous ones.
Yun Zhi narrowed her eyes. As expected, this was the one they had improved.
"Let the main army retreat, and the shield soldiers take over."
The flag bearer beside her heard her words and quickly waved the flag to convey the order.
The soldiers quickly followed the order and began to retreat in an orderly manner.
"bang bang bang"
There were dense thumping sounds as the shield soldiers struggled to resist the enemy's improved Thousand Machine Crossbow.
Some of the crossbow arrows that were not blocked were shot towards the soldiers in the rear.
Because the generals had reminded them to be extra careful before setting off, when they saw the flying crossbow arrows, they quickly picked up their weapons to block them.
However, several soldiers did not have time to resist and were staggered a few steps by the impact of the crossbow arrows, and some were even knocked away for a distance.
Fortunately, every soldier was wearing armor, so they were not fatally injured by the crossbow arrow, but they were still seriously injured.
The soldiers in the rear who noticed all this immediately stepped forward to replace the wounded and continued to stubbornly resist the enemy's attacks.
After taking in all this, Yun Zhi withdrew his gaze and looked upwards at the enemy troops who were about to start shooting at the next group.
From the current point of view, the power of their Thousand Machine Crossbow has increased a lot.
After the next batch of arrows were shot down, Yun Zhi continued to give orders, "Send a team of elite soldiers with good light skills to rush up the city wall when they are least prepared and destroy their crossbows."
"Yes!" The general immediately went to arrange it.
Soon, a group of soldiers in light armor quietly set out and ran towards the city wall.
Looking at the soldiers who had already set off, Yun Zhi glanced at generals such as Wang Hu, Zhao Zheng and Duan Yao who were already ready to fight.
"Now is the time to charge!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Hu roared and rushed towards the enemy first. The soldiers behind him followed closely, and the shouts of killing resounded through the sky.
Most of the soldiers who were lured away by Chen Yuanshu and Ning Cen's feint attack had no time to rush over.
Seeing the attacking army, the morale of the army, which was already unstable due to the previous rumors about the creation of God, suddenly became chaotic.
It was at this time that the elite soldiers also successfully climbed up the city wall and engaged in close combat with the enemy, trying to destroy the Thousand Machine Crossbow.
The city wall instantly fell into chaos, with blood splattering everywhere.
Yun Zhi was closely watching the situation below, shouting commands, "Archers, cover the elite soldiers!"
Upon hearing the order, Yun Jingxian hurriedly led the archers forward a few steps, drew their bows and shot arrows.
A dense rain of arrows shot towards the city wall, and immediately, the pressure on the elite soldiers was relieved a lot.
The elite soldiers took advantage of the situation and fought hard, successfully destroying dozens of Thousand Machine Crossbows.
The enemy's firepower suddenly weakened a lot.
Soldiers led by generals such as Wang Hu and Zhao Zheng took the opportunity to quickly approach the city wall.
"Set up the ladder!" Zhao Zheng shouted.
Ladders were set up on the city wall and the soldiers began to climb up with all their might.
Looking at the ladders on the city wall, the two commanders, Xue Lingyue and Yan Shufeng, shouted loudly: "Quick, overturn the ladders!"
But few of the soldiers, who were in such a mess, were able to calm down and listen to them.
There was no other way, so Xue Lingyue drew his sword and killed several soldiers, finally stabilizing the situation a little. He suppressed the urge to turn around and run, and began to deal with the An Guo army that was climbing up.
Yan Shufeng glanced at Yun Zhi in the distance, his brows furrowed. "No, maybe An Guo has learned about your improved weapons? The enemy has so many shield soldiers today, it's obvious they've been prepared."
Xue Lingyue's face darkened. "Impossible. This matter is extremely confidential. They just happened to be there by chance."
Looking at the people who refused to admit it, Yan Shufeng snorted in his heart, thinking that the people in Yu State were really useless. Even such a confidential matter could be discovered by An Guo.
How can the morale of the coalition forces, which have been suppressed time and time again, compare to that of the An Guo army, which is now eager to fight.
After a while, it became difficult to bear.
At this time, Wang Hu was the first to climb up the city wall, waving a big knife and chopping down a group of enemy troops.
Duan Yao followed closely behind and climbed onto the city wall to join the ranks of killing the enemy.
More and more Anguo soldiers climbed up the city wall and gradually gained the upper hand.
Seeing that there was no chance of turning the tide, Yan Shufeng took a few steps back, his face calm, "General Xue, let's retreat."
Xue Lingyue nodded unwillingly, looking at the man in black armor who was strategizing in the distance, his eyes bloodshot.
He paused in his retreat and called over a general to whisper a few words in his ear.
Afterwards, he looked at Yun Zhi deeply again and hurriedly evacuated with the remaining soldiers.
The coalition forces began to withdraw in an orderly manner, just like a hole was broken, and the An Guo army took the opportunity to fill the hole.
A quarter of an hour later, the city gate was broken open and the coalition forces withdrew.
Seeing them retreat, Chen Yuanshu turned back and was about to ask Yun Zhi if she wanted to pursue them when something strange happened...