Chapter 309 (1/2)
On theshi+elds below Shouchun’s walls They lined up in neat rows and coluave a sneer Did they think that this formation would be able to withstand the ballista?
The ballista is Xu Shu’s hands were an improved version The previous version of the ballista could pierce through firs Even if the shi+eld soldiers had strong bones, they would still fall before the ht of the ballista
“Ready!” Without Xu Shu’s instructions, Deng Yi gave the order for the twelve ballista to be pushed out and prepared
“Military advisor Would this seriously be unhindered?” Liu Bei asked Pang Tong Liu Bei could not be bla the shi+elds were his precious White Eared Soldiers He did not want to lose a single one of the the ht now, he had no choice but to do it
“Don’t worry Milord With the weapon at the ca was very confident
“But!” Liu Bei still felt sceptical Based on Zhang Xiu’s experience, everyone had learned that arainst attacks from the ballista The armors that used to e arrows froh the armor and the horse of the cavalry They believed that the shi+elds would not be able to help
“Milord Have you forgotten about Second General’s battle at Shouchun?” To give Liu Bei a peace of ht Guan Yu into the wheelussion Guan Yu’s battle could not even be considered a battle It was an escape Liu Mang captured Shouchun within a day with Guan Yu only able to retreat and leave behind the provisions This made Guan Yu’s heart ache
“Second Brother’s battle?” Liu Bei did not share Guan Yu’s pain Instead, his eyes shone because of the catapult He wasn’t depressed that Guan Yu lost Shouchun This is because even if Guan Yu were to press on, he would only be added to the list of casualties Now, the situation was different, Liu Bei was the one sieging the city with Liu Mang defending “Can that weapon at the ca’s catapults?”
“This is…” Based on the infor received from the youth, this is not possible This is because fro’s catapult could throw rocks as heavy as three hundred kilograms to about three hundred to five hundred paces away If the rocks were about one hundred kilograms, it would even be able to send those rocks seven hundred meters away
In this ancient era, all catapults were made ood The youth felt inferior to others but was confident of his own catapult It ’s catapults that had springs installed but it was still capable of bo would not tell this to Liu Bei and destroy his confidence Instead, he indifferently said that the catapult would not be inferior in any aspects
His words made Liu Bei feel relieved, who then ordered Chen Dao to act according to plan
“This one will obey!” Chen Dao cupped his fist He then went and made preparations
“Milord What do you think Liu Bei is trying to do?” Beside Liu Bei’sXiu had also watched the battle at Shouchun The loss of his Xiliang Cavalry made him miserable He did not even have a place to cry After all, he was the one that had his et shot by Xu Shu’s ballista
“Liu Bei?” Zhang Xiu still felt doubtful What is Liu Bei thinking? Is he not afraid of the ballista on the walls with those heavily ar Xiu’s observation, the ballista could not be blocked However, the White Eared Soldiers have noent to test it out,Xiu sceptical However, when he looked at Chen Dao’s expression, he believed that Liu Bei’s Ars!” Chen Dao shouted All the soldiers carried sandbags except for the White Eared Soldiers holding the shi+elds at the front lines The soldiers moved and then waited for Chen Dao’s next order
“Alright Our objective is Shouchun’s moat! Forward!” Chen Dao spoke The White Eared Soldiers were his pride Although the White Eared Soldiers could only be established with the help of the three Peach Brothers, most of the hard work had still been done by Chen Dao himself
In Chen Dao’s opinion, the White Eared Soldiers was like the Wolf Cavalry when co There were none that would be a ’s famous Urban Army Now, they invincible on the Central Plains as the Wolf Cavalry had been disabled and would not appear again for at least half a year
Unlike the tremor caused by the heavy cavalry, the White Eared Soldiers had neat and orderly paces This was the military law for the White Eared Soldiers They followed orders even though hell awaited before them This is also why Cao Cao was unable to capture Liu Bei even though he sent out the Tiger Cavalry several times
“Heavy armor and shi+elds? Haha Today, I will turn you all into bingtanghulu1!” Xu Shu sneered He waited until the White eared Soldiers weer in range before he ordered the attack
The twelve ballistae started to roar again Each arrow pierced through the air loudly
The power of the ballista was displayed again The shi+elds were smashed and the armor of the White Eared Soldiers at the first roas penetrated Besides the heavy armor of the White Eared Soldiers, they also wore chainood resistance against arrows but even these were useless against the ballista Most of the soldiers at first roere killed or severely injured
“Keep shooting! Do not stop!” Xu Shu ordered Xu Shu had also saw the neat march of the troops below and knew that they were Liu Bei’s elites, the White Eared Soldiers It would be extremely beneficial if Xu Shu could destroy theh there were only twelve ballistae, the arrows continued to rain down After all, its body is large and its arrows could be fired continuously The White Eared Soldiers were truly elites When the first row crumbled, the second row quickly took over The ones that could be saved would naturally be saved while they gave up on saving the ones that could not
“Do you have more shi+elds than I have arrows?” The losses suffered by the White Eared Soldiers should be very heart breaking for the Liu Bei’s Army However, Chen Dao’s eyes twinkled as he watched the formations of the soldiers from Liu Bei’s ca, there was also another youngster watching the scene unfold “At two hundred paces away, it is able to two layers of shi+eld The heavy armor is completely useless” One side recorded this down as they spoke “Yes,nodded and then waved the coh of relief Truthfully speaking, Chen Dao could not hold on for long fro, he ordered, “Fall back a hundred paces!”
Another row of soldiers with shi+elds went to the front as they all began to withdraw
“Trying to run? Leave half of you here forCavalry had been defeated They dispersed and they were also fast As a result, the accuracy of the ballista was lowered However, the current opponents were Liu Bei’s White Eared Soldiers They were infantries and thus, slower So, the arrows continued to be fired
“It paused every ten shots?” The youth recorded it down Every ten shots, the ballista would pause Although the pause was only for a short time, the youth noticed it
“General It has been a hundred paces!” The White Eared Soldiers reported to Chen Dao Chen Dao nodded and the arain
The arrows continued to fly and pierce through their armor There was no difference between two hundred paces and three hundred paces away
“It still h the shi+eld at three hundred paces away?” The youth frowned He did not expect a person to be able to develop such a weapon in that era Three hundred paces was a short distance to cavalries but would still take some time for infantries If such a weapon was placed on every wall, it would become difficult to attack cities in the future “Go ahead, ain
Chen Dao’s men retreated another hundred steps This tiiant shi+elds were penetrated, only a few of them were killed
“Milord The White Eared Soldiers are slow Are they all idiots? Theythe shi+elds?” Deng Yi commented as he looked at the White Eared Soldiers If he was the one in command, he would have ordered for the soldiers to throay their shi+elds Only by doing this, would the soldiers be able to run quickly and spread out, ” Xu Shu was finally re Yi that it would be unlikely for the commander of the White Eared Soldiers to be an idiot Liu Bei would not have sent him out as a commander otherwise It was less effective to fill the moat with heavily armored soldiers as it would be difficult to ht Xu Shu felt uneasy and used the telescope to look at both the White Eared Soldiers and the ca? Are they not filling up the moat? They must have believed the shi+elds would protect the Yi proudly said
“They are not filling up the h the soldiers held sandbags in their hands, they were not near the s away They were just distractions
“What is that?” Xu Shu finally the co Each time it aved, the White Eared Soldiers ood!” Xu Shu finally understood his bad feeling However, it was already too late
The White Eared Soldiers finally moved seven hundred paces away from the ballista The power of the ballista finally becah the shi+elds could still be destroyed, the arrows could not coet stuck in between
“Seven hundred paces?” The young man in the Liu Bei’s Ar and said, “Military advisor We can counterattack now”
“Counterattack!” Pang Tong laughed He had been waiting for those words “Co passively long enough Time to show them our weapons!”
“Yes!” The nearby soldier accepted the order This time, the order was for the White Eared Soldiers to return to cah of relief when he saw this flag He had been suffering all this tirief They could only be attacked without having the power to fight back The casualties was also heavy It had only been seven hundred paces but he had already lost more than seven hundred men All of them were also White Eared Soldiers Each death made him feel distressed When they ambushed the Wolf Cavalry, they only lost five hundred men Now, they lost seven hundred Fortunately, this is now over “All units! Return to camp!” Chen Dao ordered and allowed the soldiers to finally feel afraid This ballista was not so a normal person could deal with because they would not knohether they would die there or not