() 180,000 people marched hard against the strong wind. The flags roared and the flagpoles were bent under the pressure. The flag bearers struggled to carry the flags. Every one of them had their hearts in their throats, fearing that the flags would

If you cannot withstand the strong wind and are blown off, it will not only be a bad omen, but you will also be pulled down by the stone tiger and beheaded.

"Crack!" There was a crisp sound, and no one knew which unlucky guy it was. The flagpole in his hand broke in the wind. The man's face turned pale with fright. Before he could bend down to pick up the flag, Shi Hu couldn't control his anger.

Said: "You are a broomstick who only ruins my big things. Someone, drag me down and chop me down!"

"General, please spare my life." As soon as the flag-bearer cried out, he was dragged to the rear by two wolf-like guards. Not long after, a long and pitiful scream was heard.

This made the remaining flag bearers even more nervous. They all supported the flagpole with their bodies and stretched out one hand to the longest position to hold the middle of the flagpole to share some of the huge force brought by the strong wind. No one could tell who would be next.

Unlucky guy.

In the fear of the flag-bearers, Shi Hu waved his hand: "Stop!"

The whole army stopped in formation three miles south of Jianzhang Palace, and the trebuchets were then slowly pulled towards the front by horses. The 50,000 cavalrymen as the main guard turned their horses to face the direction of Chang'an to prevent Liu Yao from leaving the city for a sneak attack. This time

During the attack, Shi Hu did not expect to complete his victory in one battle, but first gained a foothold in Jianzhang Palace.

Shi Hu looked at the sky anxiously and saw dark clouds rolling in the sky, but not a drop of rain fell. He couldn't help but said angrily: "God, what's going on? It's fun to play with me! You're the damn one."

ah!"

Murong Huang didn't dare to answer. Even though he had guaranteed that it would rain, at this time, he was looking at the northwest sky eagerly, mumbling words and making calculations with his fingers.

A large mushroom cloud of white on top and gray on the bottom is often about to expand to the top of the head, but it inexplicably disperses and then regroups. Just a little bit different!

In fact, the oncoming strong wind had already carried the smell of wet earth, indicating that a heavy downpour was falling not far away.

After hearing the news, Liu Yao and Yang Xianrong came to the city to watch the battle. They were holding big yellow umbrellas and looking at the sky in the northwest. They were also very puzzled. Is this rain going to fall or not? Can you tell me the truth?

ah!

After all, Yang Xianrong is a woman in her forties, and she is tortured by heavy mental pressure. She can't sleep, and her body is getting worse. When the strong wind blows on other people, they will only feel that the heat has faded away, and the whole body feels comfortable.

The blowing on her body made her shiver, and she huddled up unconsciously, and her face was pale without any trace of blood.

Liu Yao turned back and advised with distress: "Xianrong, why don't you go to the tower to rest for a while. I'll be here to watch."

Yang Xianrong shook his head and said: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. However, the battle between the two armies below the city is related to the fate of our country, Zhao. I can't worry about it. It's better to accompany Your Majesty."

Just as he was talking, a continuous sound of "papapapa!" suddenly came from the umbrella. Yang Xianrong couldn't help but exclaimed: "Your Majesty, it's raining!"

I saw a water line moving from the northwest at a speed that could only be seen by the naked eye. In just a few breaths, my ears were filled with a huge rushing sound, and the world was already a vast expanse!

Hundreds of thousands of people at the foot of the city heaved a sigh of relief. It was so hard to wait. The rain finally came, and it came fiercely. If Yunfeng used the common language popular in his previous life to describe it, it was at least a heavy rainstorm that occurred once in fifty years.

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Shi Hu immediately used all his strength and shouted: "The trebuchet moves forward, the cavalry is ready to fill the trench!"

The 30,000 horsemen on the left rushed to the cart piled with sandbags. Once the trebuchets arrived at the predetermined fighting position, they used stone bullets to suppress the Qin army, and then filled the trenches at lightning speed.

Clear obstacles for the infantry as the main force of the attack.

In the sky, heavy rain poured down. Seeing the hazy trebuchets of the Jie army getting closer and closer, the former Liangzhou general Ma Ji, who was the commander of the front line, waved his flag fiercely, and then, one after another, the flags were spoken.

Spreading along the long trench like a wave.

Ma Ji did not have the skills of Shi Hu. In the roaring rainstorm, it was difficult to convey orders by roaring alone, so he had to use a relay to send out flags. For the same reason, Jie's army was supposed to rise up.

For the first time, the war drums that played a role in cheering did not make any sound.

In fact, just like bows and arrows, after the rain stops this time, all the tip poles of the trebuchets of the two armies will also need to be replaced. The tip poles are made up of several wooden poles and thick and long animal tendons mixed together longitudinally, and the appearance is wider.

The raw animal skin strips are tied into a circular composite lever arm, which is also afraid of water.

, and as the rain continues, the range of the trebuchet will only become smaller and smaller, and eventually lose its effectiveness. Compared with the bow string, the expense of replacing the tip rod is a huge expense for the Qin and Jie armies, but

No matter how high the price is, it is worth paying for the victory in this decisive battle.

The buzzing sound of firing stone bullets was completely covered up by the sound of rain. The stone bullets soared silently into the air and then disappeared without a trace. Seeing this scene, Yunfeng couldn't help but think of Jiang Fa. He didn't know that this old guy had used the trebuchet.

How far has the transformation gone? Yunfeng is interested in Gu Xi

The operating principle of the torsion type crossbow invented by Lu is to rely on a torsion spring as power to drive the crossbow arm to drive the bow string to eject projectiles or arrows. Yunfeng drew everything he knew into drawings, but the most critical thing is the torque.

As for springs, Jiang Fa has to figure it out on his own.

With Yunfeng's eyesight, he couldn't see clearly in the vast rain curtain whether the trebuchet on the opposite side was hit. Including Shi Hu, it was also unclear. The only people who knew about it were the Jie Army soldiers who operated the trebuchet. For others,

Well, it's a mystery.

What Yunfeng saw was that his side's position was bombarded by stone bombs, water splashed in front of the mud and sand bags, wood chips flew from the arrow tower, several trebuchets collapsed, and some soldiers unfortunately died under the stone bombs.

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The trebuchet has a range of five hundred steps. In the violent storm, there is a vague shadow five hundred steps away. It is impossible to throw it accurately. Both sides are throwing it randomly in the general direction, and the effect of the throw is

No one could see it, the wind, rain, thunder and lightning obscured everything.

Compared with when it wasn't raining, the cavalry's assault was more concealed. The earthquake that accompanied the assault was obscured by the wind and rain, and only when they got closer did a dark shadow appear.

Suddenly seeing the cavalry charging straight from 300 paces away, the horses were so anxious that they forgot to raise the flag and blurted out: "Arrowmen, prepare, crossbowmen, prepare!"

The sound was quickly blown away by the strong wind. Fortunately, the soldiers on the position also discovered the incoming cavalry. They took out their bows and arrows from under the reed mats and aimed forward. The crossbowmen on the archery tower had already fired at the enemy cavalry that was rushing towards them.

, As for whether she was hit or not, only God knows.

In conjunction with the cavalry, the Jie army's trebuchets dumped bursts of stone bullets towards the Qin army's position. Although it was not accurate, it was better to use them concentratedly, while the Qin army's trebuchets were more numerous than the Jie army's, but they were scattered throughout the area.

There is nothing we can do about long trenches. The defense must be comprehensive, but the offense can be focused on a small area. At this time, we have to rely on the mobile crossbowmen team to come in for reinforcements.

Using concentration versus dispersion, the Jie army's trebuchets quickly gained the upper hand. Several loud rumblings were heard, and several archery towers collapsed out of thin air. The soldiers fell to the ground with long screams, and the bows below

The crossbowman couldn't avoid it and was immediately hit by the fish in the pond. For a moment, blood mixed with rainwater dripped all over the ground.

Under the intense suppression of firepower, the enemy cavalry followed the momentum and drew out their short spears and threw them forward. On the position, with the support of reserve crossbowmen and the cover of mud and sand bags, they also fired their crossbows in unison, with raindrops catching them.

Arrows swooped towards

The enemy cavalry in front of the long trench, due to the close distance, could see patches of war horses stumble and fall, rushing forward with huge momentum, and some even rushed directly into the trench, but it was not necessary.

The work of filling trenches.

The arrows in the sky could not stop Jie Qi from sprinting. On the contrary, the short spears they threw posed a great threat to the Qin army's position. Jie Qi, who was rushing forward, had already begun to throw sand into the long trench.

Bag.

Seeing that the war was about to escalate, to everyone's surprise, the wind suddenly stopped, and the rain dropped sharply. The dark clouds that were originally dense in the sky were dissipating and collapsing at a speed that could only be seen by the naked eye, and the sun was shining through the gaps in the clouds.

When we came down, the sky and the earth were dark the moment before, but at this moment, the sky and the earth were filled with light!

The strong change made everyone stunned. The Qin army's crossbowmen stopped firing unconsciously. The murderous intent of the Jie Zhao cavalry also subsided like water. Even the trebuchets on both sides stopped firing.

Played.

Has the rain stopped?

Everyone looked up at the sky. Indeed, except for some filaments still flying, the heavy rain should have stopped.

The two armies, who were originally confused about each other's situation, confessed in front of each other that in the Qin army's view, the Jie army's trebuchet position was in a mess. There were the remains of dozens of trebuchets on the ground, interspersed with scattered corpses, and

In front of the battle, human and horse corpses were strewn all over the ground, and the rainwater on the ground was dyed dark red.

In the eyes of Jie Jun, the Qin Army's position was equally miserable. They saw short spears stuck unevenly on the mud and sand bags, like hedgehogs. The water seeping out from the gaps in the mud and sand bags was all

Bloody water, almost all the arrow towers within the attack range of the trebuchets have collapsed, and the few remaining ones are also in a dying state. There is no doubt that as long as another strong wind comes, they will be blown down.

As the wind and rain disappeared, the clattering of horse hooves suddenly became louder. Ma Ji trembled all over and shouted: "Quickly, shoot the arrows quickly, don't stop! Replace the trebuchet with kerosene bombs!"

Ma Ji's cry was clearly heard by Shi Hu, and he quickly called out: "Get everyone back, mother, come back to me! This fucking thief, you are playing tricks on me!"

The cavalry turned their horses' heads one after another and ran back like they were lifeless. What the Jie army feared most was the Qin army's kerosene bombs. If this thing was released, it would mean death!

The trebuchet was also dragged back quickly. However, it was big, heavy and slow. Before it was out of danger, strings of fireballs fell from the sky. While splashing water, flames bloomed in all directions. There were dozens of people on the spot.
Chapter completed!