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Chapter 17: The First Battle of the Bed Crossbow

In the plain area, although the specific target thirty miles away could not be clearly seen, the vague outline could still be distinguished. When Jia Fu saw smoke and dust surging in the distance, he immediately exclaimed excitedly "Pah~!"

"He slammed his palms together with a loud sound, and laughed heartily and said: "Here it comes, finally here, Yunfeng, your death is not far away! Hahahaha~~~"

The clan members on top of the city also looked into the distance with a look of expectation. Obviously, they had high hopes for reinforcements.

A moment later, when he saw Yunfeng leading 15,000 cavalry to intercept him, one of the officers and men suggested: "Your Majesty, should our army leave the fort to cooperate with him?"

Jia Fu looked at the Liangzhou camp, shook his head and said: "Don't be busy, the enemy army still has fifteen thousand people left in the camp. Our army is not in a hurry to attack. We will wait until the reinforcements defeat the Liangzhou army."

"Then, he shouted to his side: "The cavalry and another five thousand infantry troops will gather in the Fort Gate Square. Following my orders, they will leave the fort at any time to cooperate with reinforcements!"

"Yes!" The two men saluted and hurriedly walked down.

After giving the order, Jia Fu continued to look at the battlefield and saw two large and small clouds of smoke approaching quickly. His heart also picked up. His hands trembled slightly and he clenched his fists. His face was excited and his mouth was full of excitement.

He was mumbling to himself, not knowing what he was talking about.

But not long after, his expression suddenly changed. He couldn't believe his eyes. In just one round of confrontation, the reinforcements were defeated and fled! 'How is it possible? How can the Liangzhou army be so strong?

?'

At this moment, Jia Fu felt as if he had fallen from heaven to hell, and the ups and downs of his life were all revealed in this short moment.

Not only Jia Fang, but everyone on the city wall was ashen-faced and dumbfounded when they saw this incredible scene! They could no longer rely on reinforcements and could only rely on their own strength to defend Wubao.

They knew in their hearts what would happen if Wubao was breached. Originally it was just a matter of money and food. As long as they handed over their property and disbanded their armed forces, everyone could still survive. But there was no way, their family head had already

Now that they have said it all and they have made it clear that they are going to rebel, will Liangzhou let them go again? It is impossible to think about it. The outcome of the failed rebellion will naturally be the confiscation of the family and the extermination of the clan!

It took a long time before Jia Hu recovered from the shock. He took a deep breath and said loudly: "Everyone, our clan has reached a critical moment of life and death. If we fight to the death, there may be a glimmer of hope! I now give an order that no one can retreat.

If you take half a step, you disobey the order, you will be killed! Another group of people from the fort named Ding Kou were organized to guard the fort. If you disobey the order, you will be killed!"

Everyone in the fort looked solemn and entered the highest state of combat readiness.

After the Yunfeng tribe defeated the 20,000 clan coalition forces, the two separate cavalry teams also easily defeated the enemy troops that came to intercept. This time, Yunfeng did not pursue for too long, and retreated after only thirty miles.

Also, at the same time, he sent fast horses to give orders to the garrisons at the seven nodes to annihilate the defeated rebels as much as possible.

After cleaning the battlefield, packing up supplies, gathering horses, and burying corpses, it was not until dusk that Yun Feng led his troops back to camp.

Gradually, late at night came, and it was obvious that for the Jia clan, this was a sleepless night, and tomorrow would tell whether they would live or die.

For this battle, despite Jia Fu's words of ferocity and clamoring to hold on to the end, he actually had little confidence. The scene during the day shocked him greatly and made him frightened. Taking advantage of the darkness, he

He was making preparations for oiling the soles of his feet, secretly collecting gold and silver items, and ordering his wife, concubines, and children to change into casual clothes. If he ran out of money, he would immediately run away.

It has to be said that Jia Fang's idea was similar to that of Hero Yunfeng. Yunfeng ordered Zeng Daniu to lead three thousand horsemen, all of whom were wrapped in horse hoofs and had coins in their mouths. They secretly left the camp in the middle of the night and headed for the east gate of Wubao.

Set up camp thirty miles away.

The waiting time always passed very slowly. Finally, a hint of white fish belly appeared in the sky, and the unbearable dark night finally passed.

After the soldiers had eaten, Yunfeng ordered 2,500 cavalry each to ride towards the south gate and the north gate, leaving 3,000 cavalry to guard the camp. He personally led the remaining 19,000 troops towards Jia's Wubao.

Come on, speaking of it, this is Yunfeng's first siege battle, and Jia F just happens to be giving him some practice.

With the beating of passionate drums, the soldiers marched out of the camp one by one, and used 19,000 troops to attack the fortress garrisoned by 15,000 people. The number was slightly thin, but the soldiers were fearless because they had

The invincible commander, General Yun!

The entire army stopped 450 steps away. This was a position determined by precise calculations by the craftsmen. At this position, the enemy's trebuchets could not hit it. The newly developed kerosene bombs weighed only

Six kilograms can be fired at the top of the city directly opposite.

Regarding the siege troops who were arranged in neat formations and made no noise, even though they were small in number, none of the defenders at the top of the city dared to look down upon them. They all clenched their weapons and looked down nervously.

Waiting for the opponent's upcoming charge.

However, Yunfeng was not in a hurry to attack the city. There were six-foot-long watchtowers on each of the four corners of Jia's Wubao, and there was a two-foot-wide trench in front of the fort. These obstacles had to be cleared one by one.

Looking up at the dark fortress wall, Yunfeng waved his hand and said: "Trebuchet and crossbow are ready!"

Suddenly, a creaking sound was heard in the formation, and ten trebuchets for each of ten crossbows were dragged by war horses toward the watchtowers on both sides.

A bed crossbow requires thirty people to operate. Since the trebuchet fires kerosene bombs and is lighter, it only requires less than thirty people to operate it.

Soon, the bed crossbows and trebuchets entered the designated positions. First, the bed crossbows carried out the first round of strikes. The soldiers worked together to pull the giant string, and set up three-foot iron feather giant arrows, aiming at the two watchtowers respectively.

Not only Yunfeng looked at them expectantly, but even the defenders at the top of the city looked uneasy, with fear in their eyes, especially the defenders in the watchtower, whose faces were pale and their calves were weak, such a huge arrow.

Once hit by an arrow, how long could the wooden watchtower withstand? However, they could only watch helplessly. There was no way, the trebuchet in the castle could not hit that far.

"Sheet!" The heralds on both sides waved their flags almost at the same time, and immediately a strong sergeant raised his giant ax and cut off the tight rope with force.

In an instant, accompanied by the deafening sound of bowstrings, ten thick black lights each shot towards the target like lightning. Almost at the same time, "Bang Bang~!" Several loud noises came in succession, and the two watchtowers shook for a while.

Bang bang bang

Sawdust fell straight down, and there was actually an unlucky defender who was shot in the thigh! The result was that his leg was missing. It is not known whether he was beaten to a pulp or was broken off on the spot and disappeared.

without a trace.

Just when the defenders were frightened by this astonishingly powerful weapon, Yun Feng frowned and seemed dissatisfied. With his eyesight, he could clearly tell that two arrows were hit in the watchtower on the left and one on the right.

Three arrows.
Chapter completed!
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