Volume 1, Section 84, Engagement
Surrounded by Jiang Feng, there were several important figures in the Gushi Army.
The scout's information has been heard, and more than 20,000 ant thieves have crossed the Huai River and are winding towards Gushi. A fierce battle is imminent. Today's inspection is to make final preparations.
The passionate emotions at the previous oath-taking meeting have gradually dissipated. As soldiers who have experienced a lot of battles, Gu Minghai, Qin Zaidao and others naturally know that it is important to boost morale and rise, but the decline in morale will also change with the development of the war.
What really determines the outcome of the war is the competition between the strength of both sides.
More than 20,000 ant thieves are ten times more than their own side. Even if the two armies of the opponent were eliminated in the battle of Heshentan, the ant thieves already have more than 20,000 troops. Can Gushi City resist the crazy attack of the ant thieves?
Several people were thinking about this question deep down.
However, Qin, Gu and others did not expect that Jiang Feng would summon him and others to not discuss how to deal with the upcoming war, but to bring him and others to the city to learn about the preparations for the defense system.
This made the few people feel a little disapproving. It was not until the chariot crossbow and the god arm crossbow appeared in He De's mouth that the few people changed color suddenly.
If the repair of the Sheep and Horse Wall and the dredging of the moat only made Qin Gu and others realize Jiang Feng's ability to comprehensively analyze and consider wars, then the arrangements for the production and improvement of long-range weapons really made them feel a little incredible.
They never thought that Jiang Feng had already started to prepare for war after parting ways with Cao Wanchuan, and the preparations were so detailed.
The improved technology of the stone thrower shocked the three of them.
You should know that the range of ordinary stone throwers is only between fifty and eighty steps, and throwing twenty kilograms of stones is the limit. Even a stone thrower requires dozens of people to pull the cannon rope.
They had never heard of such a powerful stone throwing cart in front of them before.
Seeing Qin, Gu and others looked at each other in disbelief. Jiang Feng smiled slightly. He invited the generals to demonstrate this today to cheer them up in confidence.
The morale inspired by words alone is difficult to last. They must be allowed to see the dawn of victory before they will make up their minds to fight for it.
"Why, don't you believe it?" Jiang Feng sneered, "I'll let Lao He bring someone to demonstrate it to you later. I believe that after you see the power of the whirlwind cannon, you will understand why I am so confident."
Although the demonstration process of the whirlwind cannon was not perfect, it made Qin Gu and others look at Jiang Feng full of awe.
A seemingly simple improvement, not only does it double its power, but more importantly, it greatly reduces the number of operators. Thirty cyclone can save at least nearly a thousand people! This is simply a miracle!
They could not imagine how Jiang Feng was interested in ordinary and not often-used long-range attack weapons such as stone throwing cars, and could even improve and innovate. The heartfelt admiration of those craftsmen also made Qin, Gu and others vaguely feel that the gap between the Lord Yu Hou in front of them seemed to be getting bigger and bigger, and it was no longer limited to one aspect, but everything.
The dark camps were endless, and Jiang Feng could only reluctantly observe the Yellow Ant Army approaching Gushi City with his own eyes.
Without telescopes, in Jiang Feng's memory, a monolithic mirror would have only appeared in the Ming Dynasty at least. Now, in this era when even glass has not appeared, it is naturally impossible to have such long-distance observation equipment.
However, there are many branches of magic and magic in this era, such as smelting and casting, and there are also many talents of magic and magic.
Jiang Feng had no impression of glass manufacturing technology, but he knew that according to the historical trajectory, glass has become popular in this era, but the real transparent glass has not yet appeared, but history has been twisted, and magic has flourished in this time and space. So I wonder if there are any sorcerers who have explored this aspect. If you have the chance, you might as well try it in this aspect.
To be honest, Jiang Feng felt that he could not see the opponent's background from such a distance, and such a rough observation was not very useful, but Jiang Feng had to show his calmness and calmness in front of the generals.
This is related to the morale of the army, and countless people hope to determine the trend of this war through their own observations of the expressions of the Lord General.
The heavy bright light armor draped on Jiang Feng, which made Jiang Feng very uncomfortable, but as the head coach, he had to wear this layer of something that seemed mighty but actually had little meaning.
The three-day gap time allowed Jiang Feng to have more time to adjust the layout, but the three days also gave the Huang Yi Army plenty of time to build siege equipment.
Both sides are using these three days to make final preparations. Whoever can laugh at the end is the real winner.
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Qin Ai said that Gu Minghai's face was a little pale.
More than 20,000 ants were crowded like ants, four hundred steps outside Gushi City. Outside the range of the powerful crossbow, countless flags of different colors and patterns marked the part to which the ants thieves belonged.
Such a large-scale enemy army is the first time for both of them to experience it.
The two of them are not unfamiliar with close forces, but the battle that concerns the lives and deaths of tens of thousands of people in Gushi City is still a bit too heavy for Qin Zaidao and Gu Minghai.
However, Jiang Feng's performance made them sigh. Of course, they did not know that the ignorant and fearless sentence was used to describe Jiang Feng's performance, who had actually participated in the war for the first time.
"The ant thieves chose the east as the focus of attack, but gave up the advantages and weaknesses of the city gate on the south terrain. What do you think?" Jiang Feng said in a deep thought.
"Well, I thought they might think that the east wall is more likely to be broken, and the gulf is more likely to be filled. The four hundred feet of the city wall is too wide."
Qin Zaidao's eyes were still in the wilderness far below the city wall. The dense ants thief array put a lot of pressure on him. He was fully responsible for the defense in the east, and three battalions, including the Teeth Battalion led by Zhang Ziyue, were left to him to command.
After all, Qin Zaidao has been a long-standing battle, and Jiang Feng is much inferior in such face-to-face practical experience.
"At least it was not beyond our expectations." Jiang Feng nodded.
Except for the city gate and four corners of Gushi City, the rest of the main walls were all made of rammed earth, which opened his eyes.
He always thought that the city wall should be made of bricks, but he never thought that it was not the case. Jiang Feng was not sure how strong the city wall made of rammed earth would have for heavy strike weapons such as stone throwers.
Chapter completed!