Chapter 104: The Doomsday of Shi Yong (Part 2)

Seeing Ke Bi Neng laughing, Liu Bao asked, "Shanyu, what are you laughing at?"

"Hahaha, if the Han people walk in the Xigu or Ziwugu, they will definitely lose." Ke Bi Neng said with certainty.

"Shanyu, why is this?"

"Why? I ask you, what month is it now?" Kebineng asked.

"May."

"The roads in Xigu and Ziwugu are rugged and difficult to travel. If you encounter heavy rain and rocks collapse block the road, no matter how many people come, you will be trapped on the road. May of Yongzhou is a rainy season, until August. Do you still remember the heavy rain that happened the day before yesterday?"

Liu Bao nodded, and Ke Bi Neng continued: "After such a heavy rain, the roads in Xigu and Ziwu Valley are muddy and difficult to move forward. Maybe rock collapses will occur to block the road. If the Shu army dares to walk Xigu or Ziwu Valley at this time, they will definitely be blocked on the road. So we don't have to worry about the Han people going back to Zigu, at least before September."

While the Jie people marched to Chang'an, they did not forget to rob the halfway. As a result, the Jie people's marching speed was much slower. Although the Jie people were light cavalry, they often robbed the road, which wasted a lot of time, which made the Xianbei cavalry not as fast as the infantry led by A Dou.

More than 200 miles west of Chang'an City, the Jie people met A Dou.

The Jie people had fought with Zhuge Liang near Tianshui before, so Shi Yong naturally believed that the reinforcements of Shu Kingdom were all in Tianshui. In addition, Liu Bei's Shu army was all in Chang'an and was besieged by the 300,000 troops of Xianbei and Xiongnu. Therefore, Shi Yong believed that the area along the Wei River to Chang'an City was very safe. Therefore, the Jie people did not rule out scouts and reconnaissance along the way. Until twenty miles away from the Adotou Tengjia soldiers, the Jie people initiated a large army of tens of thousands of Han people in front of them to block them.

Shi Yong whipped the soldiers who reported the news with a horse whip and said, "What are you doing for food! The Han people are only twenty miles away from us, and you only discovered it!"

"It's just tens of thousands of Han troops blocking the road. It's solved with just one charge. The general doesn't have to be angry." The person next to him hurriedly persuaded.

"I'm worried that it's not just 30,000 Han troops, but I'm worried about how the Han people came here." Shi Yong said.

"Master, these people may be reinforcements from the Han people. They happened to be here and were encountered by us." The person next to him said.

"Idiot, we just fought with the reinforcements of the Han people. This is definitely not the reinforcements of the Han people!" Shi Yong said.

"Master General, are these soldiers the Han army in Chang'an City..." The person next to him said here, and his words suddenly stopped.

Liu Bei was surrounded in Chang'an City, with 300,000 Xiongnu and Xianbei coalition outside. If the Shu army in Chang'an City really ran out, and there were 30,000 people, it would only mean that the coalition between the Xianbei and the Xiongnu was defeated.

"No, they should not be the Han army in Chang'an City. Ke Bineng and Liu Bao had 300,000 troops and would never be defeated by the Han people."

"Master, have you forgotten that the Han people are good at conspiracy? Maybe the Xianbei people and the Huns have fallen into the Han people's treacherous plan."

Shi Yong shook his head: "Absolutely, there are 300,000 Xianbei and the Huns in total. Even if they are defeated, it is impossible for them to escape alone. I ask you, have you seen the Xianbei people alive and defeated the Huns?"

“Not seen.”

"That means that Ke Bi can still do well."

"But where did the Han people in front of you come out?"

"Can you find out who the other party is?" Shi Yong asked.

"I have found out clearly. The character 'Liu' is written on the handsome flag." said the scout.

"Liu? Is it really Liu Bei?" A trace of cold sweat broke out from Shi Yong's head.

"Master, the Han people are only twenty miles away from us. Let's go and check it out in person."

Shi Yong nodded: "That's right, it's twenty miles away in a short time. I'll go check it out myself."

On the high slope, Shi Yong looked at the Shu army in the distance and had already set up its formation and stood in line. A big flag was flying in the air, and the big "Liu" character was on it.

"Master, look, what are the Han people wearing?" A general next to him pointed at the vine armored soldiers in front of him.

"Yes, what's that? The Han people's armor doesn't seem to be that way." Shi Yong said with a frown.

The vine armor worn by the vine armor soldiers is made of rattan strips. Most of these rattan strips grow on the cliffs of mountains and forests. The Jie people live on the grassland and have never seen rattan strips. Therefore, when they first saw the vine armor, everyone did not know what the vine armor soldiers were wearing.

"Who do you know what they are wearing?" Shi Yong pointed ahead and asked.

Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, but there was no words. In the end, a soldier next to him spoke, "Master, the things worn by the Han people seem to be weaving straw."

"Stick-weaving? How is that possible?" Shi Yong felt a little incredible. But after careful look, what the Shu army wore was indeed like straw-weaving.

Shu is not short of iron, so in Shi Yong's impression, the equipment of the Shu army is very well-equipped. Whether it is armor or weapons, the equipment level of the Shu army is much better than that of the Jie people.

The weapons in the group of Shu troops in front of me looked pretty good, but the clothes and armor were too cold. Even if there were no iron armor, they would not use grass to wove armor and put it on their bodies.

"It's a strange thing. The Han people shouldn't be so poor. Is there a fraud in using grass to build armor?" Shi Yong said with a frown.

"Master, the Shu army has only 30,000 people, and they can't even afford to wear armor. Master, what are we waiting for? We will gather troops and destroy these Han people immediately."

"Yes, Grandmaster, the terrain here is flat, which is just good for our cavalry to perform. If we kill us immediately, we will definitely wipe out the Han army."

The soldiers next to them followed suit and strongly demanded to attack the Shu army in front immediately.

Although Shi Yong felt something was wrong, he couldn't figure out what was wrong. Shi Yong shook his head slightly, maybe he was too careful.

Shi Yong took a deep breath and said, "Send the order, gather troops and prepare for the attack immediately!"

After some assembly, Shi Yong finally rectified the army of 50,000.

When the Jie people attacked Tianshui and confronted Zhuge Liang, they lost more than 20,000 people. Now many Jie people have gone out to rob. The Jie people who went out to rob often ran two or three hundred miles away to rob, and sometimes stayed outside. Therefore, Shi Yong spent only a lot of effort to gather 50,000 people, and the remaining Jie people went out to rob.

The Jie cavalry roared towards the Shu army. The charge of 50,000 cavalrymen could only cause a strong vibration from the earth to rush to the ground. The sound seemed like a mountain collapse and cracked, and was rushing towards the face.

The vine armored soldiers under A Dou were all from barbarians. These barbarians have lived in the mountains and forests since childhood and have never seen so many cavalry. More than 50,000 cavalry charged up, and the momentum shocked every soldier. The rumble of cavalry charges made the entire earth tremble continuously.

Adou looked around slightly and found that many barbarian soldiers' hands holding weapons had begun to tremble. These barbarian soldiers are all elite soldiers among the barbarians. This is not the first time they have been on the battlefield. Many of them are elite soldiers of a hundred battles, but for the first time facing so many cavalry, these barbarian soldiers are still a little scared.

A Dou frowned slightly. It was the first time these barbarians living in the south saw so many cavalrymen, and they would inevitably feel a little scared. Now this negative emotion must be eliminated as soon as possible.

Looking at the Jie cavalry ahead, A Dou estimated the distance, and finally, the Jie people were almost at the range of Zhuge Crossbow.

"Show me an arrow!" A Dou shouted lightly, and the five thousand crossbowmen immediately raised the Zhuge Crossbow and shot at the Jie soldiers in front of him at an angle.

Zhuge's continuous crossbow is known as a crossbow and ten arrows, and can be fired ten times in a row without changing arrows. With the order of Adou, countless crossbow arrows flew towards the charge of Jie army like locusts. The arrows were submerged into the Jie army, and the Jie cavalry fell down in an instant.

"Master, the Han people are shooting arrows!"

Shi Yong nodded: "Bows and arrows will definitely not reach this range. This should be a crossbow. Although the Han crossbow has a long range, it is much more troublesome to replace the arrows than the bows in our hands. Don't worry, speed up and rush forward. When the Han people's arrows pass, they will inevitably install arrows again. At that time, our cavalry had already rushed to the front of the Han people.

The range of crossbow arrows is farther than that of bows. However, the speed of crossbows changing arrows cannot be compared with bows. The Han people's riding and shooting skills are not as good as that of Hu people, so since the pre-Qin period, they have used crossbows to deal with Hu people's bows. Shi Yong was aware of the shortcomings of crossbows, so Shi Yong judged at a glance that the Han army used crossbows. Moreover, based on their understanding of crossbows, the Han army would definitely install arrows after a round of shooting. Using this gap, the Jie people could use their speed to enter the range of bows and arrows, and then the Jie people could use bows and arrows to counterattack.

As soon as Shi Yong finished speaking, countless arrows flew out from the Shu army ahead and fell into the Jie army.

"So fast? How could the Han people install arrows so fast?"

"Master, it may be a crossbow! The Han people are really expensive, they actually use the crossbow!" Shi Yong said, frowned slightly: "But don't worry, the Han people's crossbow can shoot at most two or three times. Just survive this round."

However, the facts are far from what Shi Yong thought. Before the second round of arrows fell, the third round of arrows flew up from the Han army again.

Immediately afterwards, the fourth and fifth rounds of flying arrows rose into the air. This time, Shi Yong was really stunned.

"Why are there arrows? How is this possible?"

Arrows kept falling from the sky, harvesting fresh lives. The Jie cavalry fell one by one. The arrows flying out of the Zhuge crossbow formed a barrier of death, blocking the Jie people's way.

Five thousand Zhuge crossbows, each continuous crossbow can fire ten arrows in a row, which adds up to 50,000 arrows. Five thousand arrows are shot at extremely fast speed, which is enough to cause great damage to the Jie people.

After the ten arrows were shot, Adou immediately ordered the installation of arrows. At this time, 50,000 arrows had already reduced the number of Jie cavalry by one tenth.

After this round of arrows fell, killing so many Jie people, the fear of the large cavalry in the hearts of the barbarian soldiers gradually disappeared.

Without the long-range suppression of Zhuge Crossbow, the Jie cavalry immediately drove up and rushed forward. The cavalry crossed the corpse of their companions and finally entered the range of the bow and arrow.

"Shoot the arrow now!"

The Jie cavalry drew their bows one after another, bent their bows and arrows, and shot towards the Shu army in front of them.

Everyone in the Jie army is good at shooting. Without the high bridge saddle and double-sided kickstick, it is very difficult for people to maintain balance while running on a fast horse. This ability to shoot archery on a fast horse can only be mastered by these nations who have lived on horseback since childhood.

Seeing the Jie people bent their bows and set up a frame, Adou immediately shouted: "Rise the shield!"

The barbarians wearing vine armor raised the vine shields in their hands to protect their eyes. As for other parts, they were protected by vine armor and would not be afraid of arrows at all.

On weekdays, the arrows of the Jie people will cause great damage to the infantry. After the bow and arrows fly into the sky and fall down, the gravity will greatly increase the power of the arrows, and even ordinary leather armor is difficult to stop. However, ordinary soldiers naturally cannot have iron armor on their bodies to protect themselves. Therefore, in the past, as long as the arrows of the Jie people fall, it will cause great damage to the Han army.

The arrow flew over the head of the Shu army and then fell down. A smile appeared on the corner of Shi Yong's mouth in the distance. Shi Yong could even imagine that the arrow would cause the Han army to fall in large numbers.

"Bang!" The arrow fell on the vine armored soldiers and was immediately bounced away by the vine armor. It was unable to break the vine armor, and the formation of the Shu army did not cause chaos.

When the Jie cavalry saw that the formation of the Shu army did not have any chaos, they knew that the first round of arrows did not play their due role. At this time, the Jie people immediately shot out the second round of arrows.

Fighting on the plains, cavalry arrows constantly harassing the infantry formation, then waiting for an opportunity to attack, tear the infantry formation, and then annihilate the infantry. This tactic has been used by the Jie people for countless years, and it can always work.

But now, the Jie people found that this tactic seemed to be useless. After the arrows entered the Han army formation, the Han army soldiers were still standing still, without any impression, and did not even scream in a half.

"What's going on?" Shi Yong looked at the Han army formation in amazement, and there was no trace of looseness.

"Master, the situation seems to be a little wrong. Look at the Han people, it seems that they are not affected by the workpiece at all."

"Yes, handsome guy, I've been shooting for several rounds, but I didn't even have any effect."

At this moment, the crossbow soldiers behind had already installed arrows for Zhuge Crossbow. Then Zhuge Crossbow released arrows again.

One crossbow and ten arrows. After each Zhuge crossbow is shot, the arrow can be automatically turned on. Just pull the string up and you can shoot arrows again. The speed of fire is even much faster than the bows in the hands of the Jie people. However, compared with the Shu army, the Jie people did not have vine armor to protect themselves, so the Jie people's bows and arrows cannot cause harm to the Han people, but the Zhuge crossbows of the Han army can continuously harvest the lives of the Jie people.

The two sides exchanged another round of arrows, and the Jie people lost one-tenth of their troops again, but the Han army was unscathed.

"Master, this is not possible! The arrows have no effect at all."

"Master, if this continues, all of us will be shot to death by them!"

"Master, we have a lot of people anyway, so there is no need to be afraid of them. So just rush forward!"

At this time, Shi Yong was also angry by the Shu army opposite. From the moment he was defeated by Zhuge Liang, Shi Yong held his breath in his heart.
To be continued...